WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| tailgate n | (vehicle: hinged flap at back) (de pick-up) | puerta de la caja nf + loc adj |
| | Brad loaded the tools into his truck and put up the tailgate. |
| | After work, we sat on the tailgate and drank sodas. |
| | Después del trabajo nos sentábamos en la puerta de la caja a beber unos refrescos. |
| tailgate n | (rear door on hatchback, estate car) | portón nm |
| | | portón trasero nm + adj |
| | Ron flipped up the tailgate and took the suitcases out of the trunk. |
| tailgate⇒ vi | informal (drive close behind a vehicle) (informal) | conducir pegado al vehículo de delante loc verb |
| | | seguir de cerca a otro vehículo loc verb |
| | Don't tailgate; it's dangerous! |
| | No conduzcas pegado al vehículo de delante: ¡es peligroso! |
| tailgate [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | informal (drive closely behind) (informal) | conducir pegado a loc verb + prep |
| | | seguir de cerca a loc verb + prep |
| | A red car tailgated me all the way to the grocery store. |
| | Un coche rojo me siguió de cerca hasta el supermercado. |
| Additional Translations |
| tailgate⇒ vi | US, informal (have a party at the back of a vehicle) | hacer una fiesta en la parte trasera de un vehículo loc verb |
| | We are tailgating before the game; do you want to come? |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| tail gate n | (lock, canal: downstream gate) | compuerta de cola nf + loc adj |
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