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pegarle

to hit (him/her/it)

→ pegar
peg to stick, to glue + ar Infinitive + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Uncommon #17,066
to hit (him/her/it) Includes the pronoun “le” (“to him/her/it”), commonly used to mean “hit (someone)” in many Spanish-speaking regions.
SP: No vayas a pegarle a tu hermano.
EN: Don't go hit your brother.
Conjugation of pegar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pego —
Second pegas —
Third pega pegan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First pego —
Second pegas —
Third pega pegan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second pega —
Third pegue peguen
Past
pegado
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pegué —
Second pegaste —
Third pegó pegaron
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pegaba —
Third pegaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pegaba —
Third pegaba —
Present
pegando
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second pegues —

Voy a pegarle a Bleeker en la polla cuando lo vuelva a ver.

I'm going to hit Bleeker in the dick when I see him again.

— Juno (2007)

Puede que ella haya discutido con él, pero no creo que pudiera pegarle.

She may have argued with him, but I don't think she could have hit him.

Pero no debes pegarle.

But you mustn't hit him.

— Leviatán (2014)

No le culpo por pegarle.

I don't blame him for hitting him.

Ni siquiera puedo pegarle a un hombre.

I can't even hit a man.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Voy a pegarle un poco más.

I'm going to hit it a bit more.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Cariño, ¿tengo que pegarle a alguien?

Honey, do I have to hit someone?

— Dil se.. (1998)

Quería pegarle, pero él huyó de mi.

I wanted to hit him, but he ran away from me.

Es mi hermano y no voy a pegarle.

He's my brother and I'm not going to hit him.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Fue cruel de su parte el pegarle a su perro.

It was cruel of him to hit his dog.

Si quiere pegarle, tiene que informarme antes.

If you want to hit him, you have to inform me first.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Vi a Tom pegarle a Mary.

I saw Tom hit Mary.

Voy a pegarle hasta que se vaya.

I'm going to hit him until he leaves.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Quiero pegarle un puñetazo en la cara.

I want to punch him in the face.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Mary es más fea que pegarle a un padre.

Mary is uglier than sin.

Pero pegarle nunca, se lo puedo decir.

But I'll never hit him, I can tell you that.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

No vamos a pegarle.

We're not going to hit him.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Has dicho que trataste de pegarle.

You said you tried to hit him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Voy a pegarle un tiro.

I’m going to shoot him.

Quien quiera pegarle a un perro siempre encontrará un palo.

Anyone who wants to hit a dog will always find a stick.