Apagaba (en. Turned off)

/apaˈɣaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Cause a fire, light, or sound to cease to exist.

He turned off the light before leaving the room.

Él apagaba la luz antes de salir de la habitación.

Reduce the intensity of something, such as emotion or energy.

He extinguished his enthusiasm upon hearing the bad news.

Apagaba su entusiasmo al escuchar las malas noticias.

Interrupt the operation or activity of a device.

He turned off the computer after finishing the work.

Apagaba la computadora al finalizar el trabajo.

From the Latin 'appacificare', which means 'to make cease being active'.

extinguish fire

Extinguish flames from a fire.

apagar fuego

turn off the light

Close the electrical lighting circuit.

apagar la luz

dispel worries

Stop thinking about what troubles you.

apagar las preocupaciones

put an end to a discussion

Conclude a controversy or argument.

apagar una discusión

extinguish

Verb that indicates the action of extinguishing or making cease.

apagar

blackout

Interruption of electrical supply.

apagón

switch

Device or mechanism for turning off the light.

apagador

Disappear from a place or situation.

When the problem arose, he just disengaged from the situation.

Cuando llegó el problema, él solo apagaba la situación.

Stop participating in something.

At the party, since I wasn't having fun, I decided to check out.

En la fiesta, como no me divertía, decidí apagarme.