No. 4,526 in Spanish
apagado
"Apagado" means "turned off," "dim," or "subdued" in English.
In a sentence
El televisor está apagado.
The television is off.
Here, 'apagado' is used as a past participle adjective from the verb 'apagar', describing the state of the television being turned off.
Él parecía apagado después de recibir las malas noticias.
He seemed down after receiving the bad news.
In this case, 'apagado' metaphorically suggests a subdued, low-energy or low-spirited emotional state.
Prefiero la luz apagada para dormir.
I prefer the light off to sleep.
Here, 'apagada' agrees in gender and number with 'luz' (light), and it describes the state of the light being turned off.
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