What does grifo in Spanish mean?

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

The word grifo in Spanish means water tap, tap, gryphon, griffon, griffin, curly, stoned, wasted, gas station, turn off the tap, turn off the tap, turn off the faucet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grifo

water tap, tap

nombre masculino (llave, espita) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo que arreglar el grifo del lavabo porque está goteando.
I've got to fix the tap in the bathroom because it's leaking.

gryphon, griffon, griffin

nombre masculino (mitología: mezcla de águila y león)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Apolo regresó a Grecia cabalgando sobre un grifo.
Apollo came back to Greece riding a griffin.

curly

adjetivo (CU, MX (pelo: rizado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La chica tiene una hermosa melena grifa en tono caoba.
The girl has lovely curly mahogany hair.

stoned, wasted

adjetivo (AmC, MX: coloquial (drogado) (slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No debes de manejar así de grifo como estás.
You shouldn't go on being as wasted (or: stoned) as you are.

gas station

nombre masculino (PE (estación de gasolina) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Busca en internet cuál es el grifo más cercano.
Search online for the nearest gas station.

turn off the tap

locución verbal (coloquial (dejar de proveer dinero) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Después de ese negocio que salió mal los inversionistas cerraron el grifo.
After that deal that went poorly, investors turned off the tap.

turn off the tap, turn off the faucet

(literal (cortar flujo del agua)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cierra el grifo mientras te cepillas los dientes.
Turn off the tap when you are brushing your teeth.

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