English–Spanish
“get stuck” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/tɾaˈβaɾ/
Example
La llave se traba en la cerradura.
The key gets stuck in the lock.
How to say “get stuck” in Spanish
“Get stuck” in Spanish is trabar.
A crosspiece or beam caught between moving parts, stopping motion.
Example sentences with trabar
El archivo se traba al abrirlo.
The file jams when you open it.
Tips for using trabar
- Spanish uses the reflexive trabarse for speech that gets stuck (se le trabó la lengua), for machines trabar usually implies a part is caught or jammed, and trabar is unrelated to trabajar 'to work'.