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1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinar2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) suponer, imaginar
2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer- anybody's guess
guess1 nif you don't know the answer, have a guess si no sabes la respuesta, adivinaguess2 vb1. adivinar2. imaginartr[ges]1 (conjecture) conjetura; (estimate) cálculo■ have a guess! ¡a ver si adivinas!■ my guess is that they'll arrive around 8.00pm calculo que llegarán a eso de las ocho1 (gen) adivinar■ guess who I saw today! ¡adivina a quién he visto hoy!■ guess what! ¿sabes qué?■ I bet you can't guess how old I am ¿a que no adivinas cuántos años tengo?1 adivinar■ when did you guess? ¿cuándo lo adivinaste?■ we can only guess at the number of victims sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre el número de víctimas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat a guess a primera vista, al ojoat a rough guess a ojo de buen cubero... is anybody's guess vete tú a saber...to guess right acertar, adivinarto guess wrong equivocarseto keep somebody guessing tener a alguien en suspenso, tener a alguien en la incertidumbreyour guess is as good as mine ¿quién sabe?, vete tú a saberguess ['gɛs] vt1) conjecture: adivinar, conjeturarguess what happened!: ¡adivina lo que pasó!2) suppose: pensar, creer, suponerI guess so: supongo que sí3) : adivinar correctamente, acertarto guess the answer: acertar la respuestaguess vi: adivinarguess n: conjetura f, suposición fn.(§ pl.: guesses) = adivinación s.f.• adivinanza s.f.• conjetura s.f.• remusgo s.m.• suposición s.f.v.• aceptar v.• adivinar v.• barruntar v.• brujulear v.• columbrar v.• conjeturar v.• entrever v.• estimar v.• suponer v.ges
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
[ɡes]to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
1.N (=conjecture) conjetura f, suposición f ; (=estimate) estimación f aproximadato make/have a guess — adivinar
have a guess, I'll give you three guesses — a ver si lo adivinas
my guess is that... — yo creo que...
it's anybody's guess — ¿quién sabe?
your guess is as good as mine! — ¡vete a saber!
2. VT1) [+ answer, meaning] acertar; [+ height, weight, number] adivinarguess what! — ¡a que no lo adivinas!
guess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
you've guessed it! — ¡has acertado!
2) (esp US) (=suppose) creer, suponer3. VI1) (=make a guess) adivinar; (=guess correctly) acertar2) (esp US) (=suppose) suponer, creerhe's happy, I guess — supongo que está contento
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
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2 second-guess
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3 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) dejar de, abandonar; rendirse2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) renunciar a, desistir3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) ceder, renunciar a, sacrificar4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) sacrificar, consagrar, dedicar5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) dar porgive up vb dejar / abandonargive up vt: dejar, renunciar a, abandonarto give up smoking: dejar de fumarexpr.• darse por vencido, -a expr.v.• darse por vencido v.• dejar v.• desasir v.• desposeer v.• entregar v.• rendirse v.• renunciar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (renounce, cease from) \<\<alcohol\>\> dejar; \<\<pleasures/title\>\> renunciar a; \<\<job/project\>\> dejar, renunciar a; \<\<principle/fight\>\> abandonarto give up hope — perder* las esperanzas
to give up -ing — dejar de + inf
b) (relinquish, hand over) \<\<territory/position\>\> ceder, renunciar a; \<\<ticket/keys\>\> entregar*to give up one's seat to o for somebody — cederle or darle* el asiento a alguien
2) ( surrender)to give oneself up — entregarse*
3) (devote, sacrifice) \<\<time\>\> dedicar*4) v + adva) (cease fighting, trying) rendirse*the campaign is in its sixth week, you can't give up now! — estamos en la sexta semana de la campaña no vas a abandonar la lucha ahora!
all right, I give up — ( in guessing games etc) está bien, me rindo or me doy por vencido
to give up on somebody: I've given up on them, they're hopeless — yo con ellos no insisto más or no pierdo más tiempo, son un caso perdido
b) ( stop doing something) dejar5) v + o + adv ( abandon hope for)to give somebody up for lost — dar* a alguien por desaparecido
1. VT + ADV1) (=yield up) [+ seat, place] ceder; [+ authority] ceder, traspasarto give o.s. up to the police — entregarse a la policía
to give o.s. up to — [+ vice] entregarse a, darse a
2) (=hand over) [+ ticket] entregar3) (=renounce) [+ habit] dejar; [+ job, post] renunciar a, dejar; [+ friend] dejar de ver; [+ boyfriend] dejar, romper con; [+ beliefs, idea] abandonarI've given up trying to persuade her — he dejado de intentar persuadirla or convencerla
4) (=devote) [+ one's life, time] dedicar (to a)they gave up their lives for their country — entregaron or sacrificaron sus vidas por la patria
6) (=abandon hope for) [+ patient] desahuciar2.VI + ADV (=stop trying) rendirseI give up! — (trying to guess) ¡me rindo!, ¡me doy por vencido!
don't give up yet! — ¡no te rindas todavía!
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (renounce, cease from) \<\<alcohol\>\> dejar; \<\<pleasures/title\>\> renunciar a; \<\<job/project\>\> dejar, renunciar a; \<\<principle/fight\>\> abandonarto give up hope — perder* las esperanzas
to give up -ing — dejar de + inf
b) (relinquish, hand over) \<\<territory/position\>\> ceder, renunciar a; \<\<ticket/keys\>\> entregar*to give up one's seat to o for somebody — cederle or darle* el asiento a alguien
2) ( surrender)to give oneself up — entregarse*
3) (devote, sacrifice) \<\<time\>\> dedicar*4) v + adva) (cease fighting, trying) rendirse*the campaign is in its sixth week, you can't give up now! — estamos en la sexta semana de la campaña no vas a abandonar la lucha ahora!
all right, I give up — ( in guessing games etc) está bien, me rindo or me doy por vencido
to give up on somebody: I've given up on them, they're hopeless — yo con ellos no insisto más or no pierdo más tiempo, son un caso perdido
b) ( stop doing something) dejar5) v + o + adv ( abandon hope for)to give somebody up for lost — dar* a alguien por desaparecido
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4 suspect
1. sə'spekt verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) sospechar (de)2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) sospechar (de), desconfiar3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) sospechar; creer
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noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) sospechoso
3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) sospechoso; dudoso- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness
suspect1 n sospechososuspect2 vb sospechar1 (suspicious) sospechoso,-a; (dubious, questionable) dudoso,-a1 (person) sospechoso,-a1 (believe guilty) sospechar de; (mistrust) recelar de, desconfiar de, dudar de■ surely you don't suspect me! ¡no puede ser que sospeches de mí!2 (think true) sospechar3 (suppose, guess) imaginarse, creersuspect [sə'spɛkt] vt1) distrust: dudar de2) : sospechar (algo), sospechar de (una persona)3) imagine, think: imaginarse, creersuspect ['sʌs.pɛkt, sə'spɛkt] adj: sospechoso, dudoso, cuestionablesuspect ['sʌs.pɛkt] n: sospechoso m, -sa fadj.• sospechoso, -a adj.n.• sospechoso s.m.v.• entrever v.• maliciar v.• sospechar v.• temer v.
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1. sə'spekt1)a) ( believe guilty) \<\<person\>\> sospechar deto suspect somebody OF something/-ING: I suspect him of the murder sospecho que es el asesino; we suspect him of lying — sospechamos que miente
b) (doubt, mistrust) \<\<sincerity/probity\>\> dudar de, tener* dudas acerca de2)a) ( believe to exist)b) suspected past p3) ( think probable) imaginarseI suspected as much — ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
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III 'sʌspektadjective <package/behavior> sospechoso; <document/evidence> de dudosa autenticidad['sʌspekt]1.ADJ [person, package] sospechoso; [motives] dudoso, sospechoso; [testimony] dudoso2.N sospechoso(-a) m / fthe prime or chief suspect is the butler — el principal sospechoso es el mayordomo
is she a suspect? — ¿está ella bajo sospecha?
the usual suspects — (fig) los de siempre, los habituales
3. [sǝs'pekt]VT1) (=have suspicions about) [+ person] sospechar de; [+ plot] sospechar la existencia de2) (=believe)I suspect it's not paid for — sospecho que or me temo que no está remunerado
I suspect it may be true — tengo la sospecha de que puede ser verdad, sospecho que or me temo que puede ser verdad
I suspected you weren't listening — me figuraba or me imaginaba que no estabas escuchando
I suspected as much — ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba
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1. [sə'spekt]1)a) ( believe guilty) \<\<person\>\> sospechar deto suspect somebody OF something/-ING: I suspect him of the murder sospecho que es el asesino; we suspect him of lying — sospechamos que miente
b) (doubt, mistrust) \<\<sincerity/probity\>\> dudar de, tener* dudas acerca de2)a) ( believe to exist)b) suspected past p3) ( think probable) imaginarseI suspected as much — ya me lo imaginaba or figuraba
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III ['sʌspekt]adjective <package/behavior> sospechoso; <document/evidence> de dudosa autenticidad
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