me agarré

I grabbed onto; I caught

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I grabbed onto; I caught With a la or a noun, it means “I grabbed onto” or “I held onto” something. With an illness such as un resfriado or una gripe, it means “I caught” it. It is the first-person singular past tense of agarrarse or agarrar.

SP: Me agarré al pasamanos cuando el autobús frenó.

EN: I grabbed onto the handrail when the bus braked.

Me agarré a la manga de Tom.

I grabbed Tom by the sleeve.

Me agarré un resfriado.

I caught a cold.

Me agarré una gripe.

I caught the flu.

Ayer me agarré un resfrío.

I caught a cold yesterday.

Me agarré con fuerza a la cuerda para no caer.

I held on tightly to the rope so I wouldn’t fall.

Parece que me agarré un resfriado.

I think I caught a cold.

Me agarré un resfrío terrible.

I caught a terrible cold.