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How to Say "to collar" in Spanish

The Spanish word forto collaris collarB2 level.

English → SpanishB2
verbB2
to grab someone by the neck or shirt
A close-up view showing a hand firmly grabbing the fabric collar of a person's blue shirt.

Examples

El guardia de seguridad intentó collar al joven que corría.

The security guard tried to collar (grab) the young man who was running.

Finalmente, la policía pudo collar a toda la banda.

Finally, the police were able to catch the entire gang.

Regular -AR Verb

'Collar' follows the standard pattern for all verbs ending in -ar. Once you know the pattern for 'hablar' or 'cantar', you know 'collar'!

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