| Principal Translations |
| gag n | (cloth, etc., in or on mouth) | mordaza nf |
| | The prisoner had a gag in his mouth to keep him from making too much noise. |
| | El prisionero tenía una mordaza en la boca para que no hiciera ruido. |
| gag n | informal (verbal joke) | chiste nm |
| | | broma nf |
| | The journalist reported the fake news story as a gag, but people thought he was serious. |
| | El periodista comunicó la noticia falsa como un chiste, pero la gente pensó que lo decía en serio. |
| gag n | informal (non-verbal joke, prank) | chiste nm |
| | | chascarrillo nm |
| | | broma nf |
| | Knowing his brother hated sports, Tom gave him a football for his birthday as a gag. |
| | Sabiendo que su hermano odia los deportes, Tom le regaló una pelota de fútbol para su cumpleaños como un chiste. |
| gag n | figurative (legal ban on speaking about [sth]) | censura nf |
| | The government's gag on the press to keep the story quiet didn't work, as it leaked out via social media anyway. |
| | La censura del gobierno para que la historia no saliera a la luz no funcionó, porque igualmente se filtró por redes sociales. |
| gag n | (medical device) | mordaza nf |
| | The dentist used a gag to keep the patient's mouth open while he worked. |
| | El dentista usó una mordaza para mantener abierta la boca del paciente mientras él trabajaba. |
| gag⇒ vi | (choke, retch) | tener arcadas loc verb |
| | | sentir náuseas loc verb |
| | Kate gagged when she saw the dead rat. |
| | Kate tuvo arcadas cuando vio la rata muerta. |
| gag on [sth] vi + prep | (retch while trying to swallow) | atragantarse con v prnl + prep |
| | Jim always gags on pills when he has to take them. |
| | Jim siempre se atraganta con las pastillas cuando las tiene que tomar. |
| gag [sb]⇒ vtr | (put a gag on) | amordazar a vtr + prep |
| | The kidnapper gagged the victim. |
| | El secuestrador amordazó a la víctima. |
| gag [sb] vtr | figurative (ban from speaking) (figurado) | amordazar a vtr + prep |
| | | silenciar a vtr + prep |
| | The court gagged the media to protect the defendant. |
| | El tribunal amordazó a los medios para proteger al acusado. |
| | El tribunal silenció a los medios para proteger al acusado. |
| be gagging for [sth] v expr | UK, informal (want [sth] very much) (coloquial) | morirse por v prnl + prep |
| | (coloquial) | morirse de ganas por loc verb + prep |
| | Shall we go to the pub? I'm gagging for a pint. |
| | ¿Vamos al bar? Me muero por una cerveza. |