prenderse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prenderse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.prender VB trans

1. prender persona:

prender

to catch

prender

to seize

2. prender (sujetar):

le prendió el pelo con una horquilla

she pinned back her hair with a hairpin

llevaba una flor prendida en el ojal

he was wearing a flower (pinned) in his buttonhole

el bajo está prendido con alfileres

the hem's been pinned up

3. prender Col botón/parche:

prender

to sew on

4.1. prender:

prender fuego a

to set fire to

prendió fuego al bosque

he set fire to the woods

prendió fuego al bosque

he set the woods on fire

prendió un cigarrillo/una cerilla

she lit a cigarette/a match

4.2. prender LatAm:

prender gas

to turn on

prender gas

to light

prender estufa/horno

to turn on

prender radio/luz

to turn on

prender radio/luz

to switch on

5. prender Chil inf (llenar de gases):

prender

to give … wind

II.prender VB intr

1. prender:

prender vacuna:

to take

prender rama/planta:

to take

2. prender (arder):

la leña está mojada y no prende

the wood's damp and won't catch light o won't catch o won't take

3. prender idea/moda:

prender

to catch on

III.prenderse VB vpr

1. prenderse (con fuego):

prenderse

to catch fire

se le prendió el trapo

the cloth caught fire

2. prenderse Col (contagiarse):

se le prendió el sarampión de su hermano

she caught her brother's measles

se le prendió el sarampión de su hermano

she caught the measles from her brother

3. prenderse Col (animarse):

prenderse

to liven up

prenderse

to get going

4. prenderse Chil inf (llenarse de gases):

prenderse

to get wind

estoy prendido

I've got wind

Translations for prenderse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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ignite

prenderse fuego

switch on

prenderse LatAm

go up (burst into flames)

prenderse fuego

go up lights:

prenderse LatAm

turn on

prenderse LatAm

go on

prenderse LatAm

prenderse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prenderse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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prenderse una flor en el ojal

to put a flower in one's buttonhole

prenderse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

prenderse una flor en el ojal

to put a flower in one's buttonhole