apagar

/apaˈɡaɾ/, [a.paˈɣ̞aɾ]

extinguish, to turn off, turn off


Verb apagar (first-person singular present apago, first-person singular preterite apagué, past participle apagado)

  1. (transitive) to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to satisfy
  3. (transitive) quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
  5. (transitive, computing) to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
  6. (transitive) to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
  7. (transitive) to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch)
  8. (reflexive) to fade; to wane
  9. (reflexive) to go out, be extinguished

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No olvide apagar el fuego.

    Don't forget to put out the fire.

  • Que no se te olvide apagar la luz.

    Don't forget to turn the light off.

  • ¿Podrías apagar el televisor?

    Could you turn off the TV?

  • Tom olvidó apagar la cocina.

    Tom forgot to turn off the stove.

  • Asegura apagar todas las luces antes de salir.

    Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out.

  • Alguien acaba de apagar la luz.

    Someone just turned off the lights.

  • Asegúrate de apagar la luz al salir.

    Be sure to turn out the light when you go out.

  • Debería apagar su teléfono móvil.

    You should turn off your cell phone.

  • El bombero demostró cómo apagar el fuego.

    The fire fighter demonstrated how to put out the fire.

  • Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de ir a dormir.

    I forgot to turn off the television before going to sleep.

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