What does «apañar» mean in Spanish?
- To grasp, take something in one's hand; also to pick up something from the ground, especially fruit.
Examples of use in Spanish: "apañó una manzana caída del árbol".
- To take possession of a thing, usually in an illicit manner; to snatch, to steal.
Examples of use in Spanish: "el ladrón apañó todo lo de valor que encontró".
- Grooming.
Examples of use in Spanish: "las hermanas del convento se dedican a apañar mendigos".
- To shelter, to wrap someone.
- To resolve a complicated situation on an interim basis or to get out of a difficult situation.
- To fix or mend what is broken.
Examples of use in Spanish: "apañar unos pantalones".
- To agree.
Examples of use in Spanish: "no me apaña nada ir tan lejos".
- To prepare or season food; to dress, dress, dress, season, prepare.
Examples of use in Spanish: "se las ingenio para apañar una cena con pocos ingredientes".
- To place, to keep.
- Covering up or justifying a person who has committed a wrongdoing or a reprehensible action in order to avoid punishment.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Bolivia - Cuba - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Paraguay - Peru - Venezuela
Examples of use in Spanish: "el ladrón fue apañado por toda su familia".
- To give support, support or accompaniment to someone.
♦ Used in: Chile - To apprehend someone by the authorities or catch someone in the act of committing an offense.
♦ Used in: Mexico
Examples of use in Spanish: "el dueño apañó al ladrón en el momento que estaba por robar".
- Catching something in the air or falling with the hands.
♦ Used in: Panama - Uruguay - Listen to someone else's conversation to find out what they are talking about.
♦ Used in: Panama - (apañarse) To be skillful in a thing; to be ingenious.
Examples of use in Spanish: "a pesar de su edad se apaña bien en esto de la informática".
- (apañarse) Hitting or fighting people or animals.
- (apañárselas) Finding a way out of a problem; making do
Examples of use in Spanish: "durante su carrera se las apañó para estudiar, trabajar y salir a bailar todos los fines de semana".