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apretar

to squeeze

VerbFrequency #1419

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to squeeze/tighten) to squeeze

    Tienes que apretar el tornillo para que no se suelte.

    You have to tighten the screw so it doesn't come loose.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    (to hurry up) to hurry up

    Si queremos llegar a tiempo, debemos apretar el paso.

    If we want to arrive on time, we must hurry up.
  2. 2

    (to become tight/narrow) to get tight

    Estos zapatos me empiezan a apretar un poco.

    These shoes are starting to get a bit tight on me.

Impersonal verb

  1. 1

    (weather (cold)) to get cold

    En invierno, aprieta el frío en las montañas.

    In winter, it gets very cold in the mountains.

1(to squeeze/tighten)to squeeze

Tienes que apretar el tornillo para que no se suelte.

You have to tighten the screw so it doesn't come loose.

Por favor, aprieta la pasta de dientes desde abajo.

Please squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom.

Ella apretó mi mano con fuerza para darme ánimo.

She squeezed my hand tightly to encourage me.

Por favor, aprieta el limón.

Please, squeeze the lemon.

2(to hurry up)to hurry up

Si queremos llegar a tiempo, debemos apretar el paso.

If we want to arrive on time, we must hurry up.

Tenemos que apretar si queremos terminar el trabajo hoy.

We have to hurry up if we want to finish the work today.

El entrenador les dijo que apretaran en la última vuelta.

The coach told them to hurry up on the last lap.

¡Hay que apretar el paso!

We have to hurry up!

3(to become tight/narrow)to get tight

Estos zapatos me empiezan a apretar un poco.

These shoes are starting to get a bit tight on me.

La ropa me aprieta después de comer tanto.

My clothes get tight after eating so much.

El cinturón me aprieta demasiado, necesito uno más grande.

The belt is getting too tight, I need a bigger one.

Mis zapatos empiezan a apretar.

My shoes are starting to get tight.

4(weather (cold))to get cold

En invierno, aprieta el frío en las montañas.

In winter, it gets very cold in the mountains.

Por la noche, el viento aprieta y hace mucho frío.

At night, the wind gets cold and it's very chilly.

Con la llegada del invierno, el frío aprieta cada vez más.

With the arrival of winter, the cold gets more intense each time.

El frío aprieta mucho en invierno.

The cold gets very intense in winter.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularapretaría

2nd singularapretarías

3rd singularapretaría

1st pluralapretaríamos

2nd pluralapretaríais

3rd pluralapretarían

future indicative

1st singularapretaré

2nd singularapretarás

3rd singularapretará

1st pluralapretaremos

2nd pluralapretaréis

3rd pluralapretarán

gerund

apretando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularaprieta

1st pluralapretemos

2nd pluralapretad

imperative negative

2nd singularno aprietes

1st pluralno apretemos

2nd pluralno apretéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularapretaba

2nd singularapretabas

3rd singularapretaba

1st pluralapretábamos

2nd pluralapretabais

3rd pluralapretaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularapretara

2nd singularapretaras

3rd singularapretara

1st pluralapretáramos

2nd pluralapretarais

3rd pluralapretaran

infinitive

apretar

participle

apretado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía apretado

2nd singularhabías apretado

3rd singularhabía apretado

1st pluralhabíamos apretado

2nd pluralhabíais apretado

3rd pluralhabían apretado

present indicative

1st singularaprieto

2nd singularaprietas

3rd singularaprieta

1st pluralapretamos

2nd pluralapretáis

3rd pluralaprietan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe apretado

2nd singularhas apretado

3rd singularha apretado

1st pluralhemos apretado

2nd pluralhabéis apretado

3rd pluralhan apretado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya apretado

2nd singularhayas apretado

3rd singularhaya apretado

1st pluralhayamos apretado

2nd pluralhayáis apretado

3rd pluralhayan apretado

present subjunctive

1st singularapriete

2nd singularaprietes

3rd singularapriete

1st pluralapretemos

2nd pluralapretéis

3rd pluralaprieten

preterite indicative

1st singularapreté

2nd singularapretaste

3rd singularapretó

1st pluralapretamos

2nd pluralapretasteis

3rd pluralapretaron