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Del verbo meter: ( conjugate meter) \ \
meta es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: meta meter
meta sustantivo femenino 1 (en ciclismo, automovilismo) finish; ( en carreras de caballos) winning post 2◊ su única meta es ganar dinero his only aim o ambition is to earn money◊ trazarse metas to set oneself targets o goals
meter ( conjugate meter) verbo transitivo 1 meta algo en algo to put sth in(to) sth; logró meta todo en la maleta he managed to fit everything into the suitcaseb) ( hacer entrar):consiguió metalo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the companyc) ( involucrar) meta a algn en algo to involve sb in sth, get sb involved in sth2d) (Auto):meta la marcha atrás to get into reverse 3 (provocar, crear): metale miedo a algn to frighten o scare sb; no metas ruido keep the noise down meterse verbo pronominal 1a) ( entrar):( en la piscina) I got into the water; metase en la cama/la ducha to get into bed/the shower; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eyeb) ( introducirse):se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket 2a) ( en trabajo):metase de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nunb) ( involucrarse) metase en algo to get involved in sth;no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business; metase con algn (fam) to pick on sb; metase por medio to interfere
meta sustantivo femenino
1 Dep (llegada) finish, finishing line (portería) goal
2 (finalidad, objetivo) goal, aim
meter verbo transitivo
1 to put [en, in] (en colegio, cárcel) to put: la metieron en un psiquiátrico, they put her in a mental hospital (dinero) metimos el dinero en el banco, we paid the money into our bank
2 (invertir) to put: mételo en acciones, put it in shares
3 (involucrar) to involve [en, in], to get mixed up [en, in]
4 fam (causar) no le metas miedo al niño, don't frighten the child
5 (hacer) to make
meter jaleo, to make a noise Locuciones: familiar a todo meter, at full speed, in a flash
meter en el mismo saco, to lump together: son completamente distintos, no los puedes meter en el mismo saco, they're totally different, you can't lump them together as if they were the same ' meta' also found in these entries: Spanish: concentrar - fijarse - fin - llegar - norte - respiración - asequible - caminar - imponer - llegada - proponer English: finish - finishing line - goal - own goal - target - winning post - cage - destination - sight - wire
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