WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| regar⇒ vtr | (echar agua a las plantas) | water⇒ vtr |
| | (farm) | irrigate⇒ vtr |
| | Para ahorrar agua, se recomienda regar las plantas al atardecer porque hay menos evaporación. |
| | To conserve water, it is better to water plants just before nightfall because there is less evaporation. |
| regar vtr | (río, canal: atravesar algo) | flow through, run through vi + prep |
| | | pass through vi + prep |
| | El Tamesí riega la parte sur del estado de Tamaulipas. |
| | The Tamesi river runs through the southern part of the state of Tamaulipas. |
| regar vtr | (derramar un líquido) | spill⇒ vtr |
| | El bebé regó la leche en el suelo de la cocina. |
| | The baby spilled milk on the kitchen floor. |
| Additional Translations |
| regar con vtr + prep | informal (acompañar con bebida) (colloquial) | wash down vtr phrasal sep |
| | | accompany⇒ vtr |
| | Regaron la comida con un buen vino. |
| | They washed down the meal with a good wine. |
| regarla loc verb | AmC, MX: coloquial (cometer un error) (colloquial) | blow it v expr |
| | (colloquial, UK) | make a botch of it v expr |
| | (colloquial, US) | botch v expr |
| | (slang) | screw up v expr |
| | Isabel siempre la riega cuando se trata de guardar un secreto. |
| | Isabel always blows it when it comes to keeping a secret. |
| regar vtr | CO, MX (desordenar objetos) | scatter⇒ vtr |
| | | separate⇒ vtr |
| | Es fácil regar las piezas de un rompecabezas; lo difícil es armarlo. |
| | It is easy scatter puzzle pieces; the hard part is putting them back together. |