What is the English translation for the Spanish/Portuguese word "aperna"?

Question

An example in a headline about a Chilean soccer player "Pardo se aperna en el Feyenoorin"

Examples of usage of the word "aperna"

La escalera se aperna con los mismos tornillos de la lamina.

La mayoría de los velocímetros marcan una velocidad mayor a la real , por lo que si alguien se aperna a la pista izquierda con el marcador indicando 120

Answer 1

This is what I am able to discern from that sentence hope it helps
perno is a Spanish word meaning-screw or pin
and aperna (the verb is apernar) means to put two things together with a screw or pin therefore to be attached, secured
( like with a screw or pin ) to something in this case a team
( meaning he signed up with that team )

Answer 2

The gist of that headline is "Pardo goes with Feyenoorin." I guess Pardo is the soccer player and Feyenoorin is the team. Doesn't sound like a Chilean team!

"se aperna" means "has" or "is with" or "goes with". Something like that.

Edit: I guess your example sentences would read:

"The ladder has the same screws as the floor"

and

"The majority of speedometers show a higher speed than there really is; so if someone's on the left track with the needle pointing to 120..."

Answer 3

I don't have a clue. "Apernar" is not standard Spanish. Might be some kind of Chilean slang, I pressume, since you mention it is a Chilean headline...

Look for Chilean people.

Answer 4

It means to pin something down with one's leg. To cling closely using one's leg. "Apernar" is used by followers of blood sports for the seizing of game by the leg on the part of dogs. With the reflexive, it has the feel of grasping something firmly with one's lower limbs.

Answer 5

I speak spanish, but I'm afraid I can't help you because the sentence has no sense. Maybe you can give more information.