Today's two verbs: to stick and to unstick /Pegar y despegar/ English version + Podcast

 

Pegar con pegamento

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Today, in episode 243, we're going to talk about a verb that, in some way, is related to travel.

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No, it's not "viajar." Today we're going to talk about pega (stick), because that's where despegar (take off) comes from.

In another podcast, we discussed the excitement of the take off. Cuando el avión despega

 Por ejemplo: El avión despegó a tiempo (The plane took off on time).

El avión despega

Pero, ¿qué significa pegar?

 Su significado más básico es unir o adherir algo (to stick or glue something). Por ejemplo:/ For example

·         Pegué el botón con hilo. (I sewed the button on with thread.)

·         Pegué el jarrón con pegamento. (I glued the vase with glue.)

La chica pega el botón

También se puede despegar algo: Se me despegó la suela del zapato (The sole of my shoe came off).

En la cocina, la comida también se puede pegar (stick to the pan). Por ejemplo:

·         El arroz se pegó a la olla (The rice stuck to the pot).

·         Se pegó el pastel al molde (The cake stuck to the pan).

That never happens to Eduardo; he's very careful. Sometimes...food sticks to me.

Emotionally, "sticking" can mean being very close to someone.

Bailaban muy pegados (They were dancing very close).Many years ago when we had slow songs like the Bee Gees…

• What a time…!

·         La niña está muy pegada a su mamá (The girl is very attached to her mom).

Otra forma es apegarse (to become attached), como cuando alguien no quiere tirar o regalar nada: Es muy apegado a sus cosas (He is very attached to his belongings).

Por otro lado, pegar también puede significar/ On the other site pegar could mean golpear (to hit).:

·         Le pegó con el puño (He hit him with his fist).

·         El jugador pegó una gran patada al balón (The player kicked the ball hard).

Y en sentido coloquial, pegarle a algo significa tener éxito (to be successful at something).

Le pegó con ese negocio (He nailed it with that business).

So you see: "paste" can mean joining, adhering, being close, hitting, or even triumphing.

Copiar y pegar

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