Apagando (en. Turning off)

/apaˈɡando/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To make something stop being on.

I am turning off the living room light.

Estoy apagando la luz de la sala.

To reduce the intensity or force of something.

The rain is muffling the sound of traffic.

La lluvia está apagando el sonido del tráfico.

To eliminate or extinguish something.

Putting out the fire with water.

Apagando el fuego con agua.

It comes from the Latin 'apāgāre', which means 'to extinguish' or 'to make something stop shining'.

putting out fires

Solving problems or conflicts.

apagando fuegos

turning off lights

Finishing an activity or a meeting.

apagando luces

turning off the cellphone

Deactivating the mobile device to avoid being disturbed.

apagando el celular

turn off

The action of making something stop being on.

apagar

blackout

Interruption of the electrical supply.

apagón

extinguishing

The act of turning something off, especially in electrical contexts.

apagamiento

To cut something abruptly.

I told him not to continue with that, it was like shutting it off in one go.

Le dije que no siguiera con eso, era como apagarlo de un plomazo.

To stop doing something suddenly.

I don’t like how you shut down the conversation when you’re not interested.

No me gusta como apagas la conversación cuando no te interesa.