chug

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃʌg/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃʌg/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chug)

Inflections of 'chug' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chugs
v 3rd person singular
chugging
v pres p
chugged
v past
chugged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
chug n (engine's low repetitive noise)resoplido nm
 The chug of the car's engine makes the whole car shake.
 El resoplido del motor del auto hace que todo el auto se sacuda.
chug vi (engine: make low repetitive noise)resoplar vi
 I'm not sure what is wrong with the car, but the engine has been chugging lately.
 No estoy seguro de qué pasa con el auto, pero últimamente el motor ha estado resoplando.
chug vi (vehicle: move slowly, steadily) (sin prisa y sin pausa)circular vi
  avanzar vi
 The train chugged through the station.
 Traffic was heavy and the cars were just chugging along.
 El tren circuló por la estación. // El tráfico era denso y los autos apenas circulaban.
chug vi figurative (work slowly, steadily)trabajar sin prisa y sin pausa vi + loc adv
 I have loads of work to do, but I'm chugging through it at a steady pace.
 Business is a bit slow at the moment, but we keep chugging along.
 Tengo un montón de trabajo para hacer, pero estoy trabajando sin prisa y sin pausa a un ritmo constante. // El negocio está un poco lento ahora, pero seguimos trabajando sin prisa y sin pausa.
chug [sth] vtr slang (drink in large gulps) (coloquial)pegar tragos loc verb
  dar tragos loc verb
 Always competitive, the twins had a contest to see who could chug the soda faster.
 Los mellizos, siempre competitivos, hicieron una competencia para ver quién podía pegar tragos de gaseosa más rápido.
 Los mellizos, siempre competitivos, hicieron una competencia para ver quién podía dar tragos de gaseosa más rápido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
chug-a-lug [sth] vtr slang (drink in large gulps)tomar de un trago loc verb
  beber de un trago loc verb
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