Catalan Word of the Day
apagar
/a-pa-GAR/ • verb — 3rd of May, 2026
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Meaning: to turn off; to extinguish; to put out
Examples
- Apaga el llum quan surtis.
(Turn off the light when you leave.) - Pots apagar el telèfon durant la reunió?
(Can you turn off your phone during the meeting?) - El foc s'ha apagat ràpidament.
(The fire went out quickly.)
Synonyms
- tancar
- extingir
Use apagar for switching off devices (lights, phones, TV), and for extinguishing fires or lights. The reflexive form apagar-se is used when something goes off by itself (e.g., a device or light). Imperative forms like 'Apaga!' (informal) are common in everyday speech.
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