pillar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
pillar vtr (alcanzar a otro)catch up with vtr phrasal insep
  (informal)nab vtr
 Echó a correr tras él y lo pilló a los pocos metros.
 He ran after him and caught up with him in just a few meters.
pillar vtr coloquial (sorprender en flagrante)catch vtr
 El vigilante pilló a los ladrones cuando intentaban escalar el muro.
 The guard caught the thieves as they were trying to scale the wall.
pillar vtr (contraer, padecer)come down with vtr phrasal insep
  catch, get vtr
 Mi marido ha pillado la gripe y está en cama.
 My husband's come down with the flu and is in bed.
pillar vtr (coger desprevenido)catch vtr
 Me pillaste por sorpresa: no esperaba tu llegada.
 You caught me by surprise: I wasn't expecting you.
pillar vtr coloquial (comprender algo)get vtr
 Ya lo pillé; si me lo hubieras explicado así desde el principio, hubiéramos ganado tiempo.
 Ah, lo pillo. Al principio no entendí lo que decías.
 I got it. If you'd explained it to me that way from the beginning we would have saved time.
pillarse algo v prnl (pellizcarse con algo)catch [sth] vtr + n
  (with force)slam [sth] vtr + n
 Me pillé los dedos al cerrar el cajón.
 Ten cuidado al cerrar la ventana, que puedes pillarte un dedo.
 I caught my fingers when I closed the drawer. Be careful not to catch a finger when you shut the window.
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
pillarse por alguien v prnl + prep coloquial (enamorarse de alguien)fall for [sb] v expr
  fall head over heels for [sb] v expr
 La chica era muy guapa y mi amigo se pilló totalmente por ella.
 The girl was very beautiful and my friend totally fell for her.
pillar vi ES: coloquial (pareja: besarse) (colloquial)smooch vi
  (UK, colloquial)snog vi
pillar con alguien vi + prep ES: coloquial (besar a alguien) (colloquial)smooch [sb] vi
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
jugar a pillar,
jugar al pilla
loc verb
ES (perseguir y alcanzar)play tag v expr
 Después de la escuela, los niños jugaban a pillar en el patio.
 The children were playing tag in the playground after school.
pillar cacho loc verb ES, coloquial (ligar, liarse) (UK: colloquial)pull vi
  score vi
  (slang)hook up vtr phrasal insep
Note: Connotación sexual.
 Fueron a la discoteca a ver si pillaban cacho.
pillar el toro loc verb coloquial (con el tiempo encima)be running out of time v expr
 Démonos prisa, que nos pilla el toro.
pillar en bragas loc verb vulgar (sorprender) (colloquial, mainly UK)catch [sb] with their trousers down v expr
  (colloquial, mainly US)catch [sb] with their pants down v expr
  (informal)catch [sb] by surprise v expr
 Los invitados me pillaron en bragas; ni siquiera me había dado tiempo de hacer la cena.
pillar por sorpresa,
pillar de sorpresa
loc verb
(agarrar desprevenido)catch by surprise v expr
  catch [sb] red handed v expr
  (figurative)catch [sb] with their hands in the cookie jar v expr
 La tormenta los pilló por sorpresa.
pillar un rebote loc verb ES: coloquial (enfadarse mucho)go ballistic, become livid v expr
  (colloquial)hit the ceiling, hit the roof v expr
 Cuando se enteró pilló un rebote tremendo.
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