apagar in Spanish: to turn off, to switch off (verb)

Translation

to turn off, to switch off

Word origin

From Latin pacare ('to pacify, appease'), from pax ('peace'). The sense shifted from calming to extinguishing a flame.

Verb type-ar regular

, .

Please turn off the light before you leave.

bomberos tardaron .

The firefighters took hours to put out the fire.

Apagué .

I switched off my phone so I could sleep.

¿ ?

Can you turn off the television for a moment?

.

The wind put out all the candles on the table.

luz

light

fuego

fire, flame; light (for a cigarette)

televisión

television

cerrar

to close, to shut

encender

to turn on, to light, to switch on

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