What does cagar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cagar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cagar in Spanish.

The word cagar in Spanish means shit, crap, spoil, ruin, wreck, shit yourself, be scared shitless, fuck you!, not give a shit about, fuck up, screw up, lay into, eat s***!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cagar

shit, crap

verbo intransitivo (vulgar (defecar) (vulgar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los perros no deben cagar en la acera.
Dogs shouldn't shit (or: crap) on the sidewalk.

spoil, ruin, wreck

verbo transitivo (vulgar (estropear, fastidiar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se fue de la boca y les cagó la sorpresa.
He ran off at the mouth, and spoiled the surprise.

shit yourself

verbo pronominal (vulgar (defecar)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
El caballo se cagó y tuvimos que irnos de ese lugar.
The horse shat itself and we had to get out of the place.

be scared shitless

verbo pronominal (vulgar (asustarse) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se cagaron al oír el alarido.
They were scared shitless they heard the scream.

fuck you!

(ES: vulgar (maldecir, renegar) (vulgar)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Me cago en tu padre, cabrón: vete a robarle las novias a otro.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fuck you! I didn't need your help anyway.

not give a shit about

(ES: vulgar (despreciar algo) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Luisa se caga en tu dinero.
Luisa doesn't give a shit about your money.

fuck up

locución verbal (vulgar (echar a perder algo) (vulgar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
¡No vayas a cagarla como siempre! Esta vez cuida todos los detalles.
Don't fuck it up like you normally do! This time pay attention to all of the details.

screw up

(BO, CO: vulgar (arruinar, echar a perder) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Luciano llegó borracho y se cagó en la fiesta.
Luciano turned up drunk and screwed up the party.

lay into

locución verbal (AR, UY: vulgar (reprender)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

eat s***!

locución interjectiva (vulgar (rechazo enfático) (vulgar, offensive!)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

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