What does empalmado in Spanish mean?

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

The word empalmado in Spanish means connect, join, put together, piece together, overlap with, clash with, have a hard-on, have a boner, pull an all nighter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word empalmado

connect, join

verbo transitivo (ensamblar dos extremos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Empalma los tubos de cobre con un cordón de soldadura.
Connect (or: Join) the copper tubes with a welding bead.

put together, piece together

verbo transitivo (ideas, planes: unir)

La alcaldesa electa y el actual alcalde se reunirán esta tarde para comenzar a empalmar sus planes de gobierno.
The mayoress-elect and the current mayor are meeting this afternoon to begin piecing together their plans for government.

overlap with, clash with

verbo pronominal (MX (cruzar horarios)

El maestro de física cambió la hora del examen porque se empalmaba con el de inglés.
The physics teacher changed the exam time because it overlapped with the English one.

have a hard-on, have a boner

verbo pronominal (ES: vulgar (tener una erección) (vulgar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se empalmó nada más al ver la portada de la revista Playboy.
He had a boner just from looking at the cover of Playboy magazine.

pull an all nighter

(ES: coloquial (hacer algo sin interrupción)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Como había tanto que hacer, tuvimos que empalmar con la madrugada de hoy.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I had no sleep last night; I had to pull an all nighter at work.

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