le pegaron

they hit him/her

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they hit him/her Can also mean “they shot him/her” when followed by “un tiro” (a shot).
SP: Le pegaron en el brazo.
EN: They hit him on the arm.

Le pegaron un tiro en la cabeza.

He was shot in the head.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

A Tom le pegaron y le robaron.

Tom was beaten and robbed.

Le pegaron a un debilucho.

They beat up a weakling.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

Los soldados le pegaron muy fuerte.

The soldiers beat him up badly.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

A todo el que apareció le pegaron un tiro.

Everyone who showed up was shot.

Le pegaron con un palo, pero eso no la mató.

They hit her with a stick, but that didn't kill her.

— Río Místico (2003)

No pondré que le pegaron.

I won't say that he was beaten up.

— La ola (2008)