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pillar

verbInformal

A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.

What it means

  1. To catch or grab: voy a pillar el metro.

  2. To get or pick up something: pilla pan de camino.

  3. To understand, especially a joke: no lo pillo — 'I don't get it'.

Examples with translations

  • Pilla unas cervezas de camino.

    Grab some beers on the way.

  • No pillo el chiste.

    I don't get the joke.

  • Me pilló la lluvia sin paraguas.

    I got caught in the rain without an umbrella.