hacer agua
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˌθeɾ ˈaɡwa/ [aˌθeɾ ˈa.ɣ̞wa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /aˌseɾ ˈaɡwa/ [aˌseɾ ˈa.ɣ̞wa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ha‧cer a‧gua
Verb
hacer agua (first-person singular present hago agua, first-person singular preterite hice agua, past participle hecho agua)
- to let in water, to leak
- (idiomatic) to be flawed, to be riddled with holes, to not hold water
Further reading
- “hacer agua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024