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1 reaction

اِسْتِجابة \ reaction: the way that one behaves, as the result of hearing (or seeing, feeling, etc.) sth.: What were your first reactions on seeing the accident? To help, or to call a doctor. response: an answer; action in answer to a sign, demand, etc.; noticeable effect: I waved to her, but she made no response. \ See Also ردّ فِعل \ رَدُّ فِعْل \ reaction: the way that one behaves, as the result of hearing (or seeing, feeling, etc.) sth.: What were your first reactions on seeing the accident? To help, or to call a doctor?. response: to answer; action in answer to a sign, demand etc.; noticeable effect: I waved to her, but she made no response.

Arabic-English glossary > reaction
2 chain reaction

noun

(Chem., Phys.; also fig.) Kettenreaktion, die

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chain re·ˈac·tion

n Kettenreaktion f

to set off a \chain reaction eine Kettenreaktion auslösen a. fig

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chain reaction s PHYS Kettenreaktion f (auch fig)

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noun

(Chem., Phys.; also fig.) Kettenreaktion, die

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n.

Kettenreaktion f.

English-german dictionary > chain reaction
3 cross reaction
1. перекрёстная реакция
перекрёстная реакция
Способность одного вида антител, реагировать с несколькими антигенами see also: cross reactivity
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Тематики
- биотехнологии
EN
- cross reaction
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > cross reaction
4 reflex reaction

noun

(Physiol.; also fig.) Reflexreaktion, die

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noun

(Physiol.; also fig.) Reflexreaktion, die

English-german dictionary > reflex reaction
5 cross reaction

перекрёстная реакция

способность одного вида антител, реагировать с несколькими антигенами
see also: cross reactivity

Англо-русский словарь по биотехнологиям > cross reaction
6 answer

1. noun
1) (reply) Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.); (reaction) Reaktion, die

I tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet

there is no answer to that — dem ist nichts mehr hinzuzufügen

by way of [an] answer — als Antwort

in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)

2) (to problem) Lösung, die (to Gen.); (to calculation) Ergebnis, das

have or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen
2. transitive verb
1) beantworten [Brief, Frage]; antworten auf (+ Akk.) [Frage, Hilferuf, Einladung, Inserat]; (react to) erwidern [Geste, Schlag]; eingehen auf (+ Akk.), erfüllen [Bitte]; sich stellen zu [Beschuldigung]

answer somebody — jemandem antworten

answer me! — antworte [mir]!

2)

answer the door/bell — an die Tür gehen; see also academic.ru/73870/telephone">telephone 1.
3. intransitive verb
1) (reply) antworten

answer to something — sich zu etwas äußern

2) (be responsible)

answer for something — für etwas die Verantwortung übernehmen

answer to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] Rechenschaft ablegen

he has a lot to answer for — er hat vieles zu verantworten

3) (correspond)

answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen

4)

answer to the name of... — auf den Namen... hören

5)

answer back — (coll.) widersprechen; Widerworte haben (ugs.)

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1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) die Antwort

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) die Lösung
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) beantworten

2) (to open (the door), pick up( the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) Telefon beantworten; Tür aufmachen usw.

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) erfüllen

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) entsprechen

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- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone
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an·swer

[ˈɑ:n(t)səʳ, AM ˈæn(t)sɚ]

I. n

1. (reply) Antwort f (to auf + akk); (reaction also) Reaktion f; ( fig: equivalent) Pendant nt geh (to zu + dat), Gegenstück nt (to zu + dat)

there was no \answer (telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen; (doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht

he didn't give an \answer er antwortete nicht

in \answer to your letter... in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens... geh

to be the \answer to sb's prayer(s) ( hum iron) ein Geschenk des Himmels sein

\answer to a question Antwort f auf eine Frage

a straight \answer eine direkte Antwort

by way of an \answer als Antwort

to get an/no \answer eine/keine Antwort bekommen

2. (solution) Lösung f; MATH Ergebnis nt

there's no easy \answer es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung

\answer to a problem Lösung f eines Problems

to know all the \answers ( also iron: be well-informed) alles wissen, die Antwort auf alle Fragen kennen; (be big-headed) [immer] alles besser wissen

3. LAW (defendant's response to complaint) Klageerwiderung f, Replik f

4.

▶ a soft \answer [turneth away wrath] ( saying) mit ein bisschen Ruhe kann man so manchen Zorn besänftigen

II. vt

▪ to \answer sth

1. (respond to) question etw beantworten, auf etw akk antworten

“why not?” he \answer „warum nicht?“ erwiderte er

not many people have \answered our want ad so far bis jetzt haben sich noch nicht viele auf unsere Suchanzeige gemeldet

this \answers all our prayers unsere Gebete wurden erhört! geh

to \answer the call of sb jdm gehorchen

to \answer the call to [do] sth ( dated) dem Ruf folgen, etw zu tun geh

to \answer the call of nature ( also hum) dem Ruf der Natur folgen a. hum

to \answer the call for volunteers sich akk freiwillig melden

to \answer the door[bell] die Tür öffnen

to \answer the telephone ans Telefon gehen

▪ to \answer sb jdm antworten

\answer me! antworte [mir]!/antworten Sie!

2. (fit, suit) etw dat entsprechen; prayer etw erhören

that \answered our prayers das war wie ein Geschenk des Himmels

to \answer a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen

to \answer a purpose einem Zweck dienen

3. LAW

to \answer charges sich wegen einer Klage verantworten

III. vi antworten, eine Antwort geben

nobody \answered (telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen; (doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht

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['Aːnsə(r)]
1. n

1) (= response) (to auf +acc) Antwort f, Entgegnung f (geh), Erwiderung f (geh); (in exam) Antwort f

to get an/no answer — Antwort/keine Antwort bekommen

there was no answer (to telephone, doorbell) — es hat sich niemand gemeldet

the answer to our prayers — ein Geschenk nt

the answer to a maiden's prayer (hum) — ein Traummann m (inf), der ideale Mann

there's no answer to that (inf) — was soll man da groß machen/sagen! (inf)

Germany's answer to Concorde —

they had no answer to the new striker (Ftbl) — sie hatten dem neuen Stürmer nichts or niemanden entgegenzusetzen

in answer to your letter/my question — in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes (form)

she's always got an answer — sie hat immer eine Antwort parat

2) (= solution) Lösung f (
to +gen)
his answer to any problem is to ignore it — seine Reaktion auf alle Schwierigkeiten ist, sie einfach nicht wahrhaben zu wollen

there's no easy answer — es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung

there's only one answer for depression... — es gibt nur ein Mittel gegen Depression...

3) (JUR) Einlassung f (form), Stellungnahme f

the defendant's answer to the charge was... — laut Einlassung des Beklagten... (form)

what is your answer to the charge? — was haben Sie dazu zu sagen?

2. vt

1) antworten auf (+acc); person antworten (+dat); exam questions beantworten, antworten auf (+acc); objections, criticism beantworten

will you answer that? (phone, door) — gehst du ran/hin?

to answer the telephone — das Telefon abnehmen, rangehen (inf)

to answer the bell or door — die Tür öffnen or aufmachen, hingehen (inf)

who answered the phone? — wer war dran (inf) or am Apparat?; (here at this end) wer hat den Anruf entgegengenommen?

shall I answer it? (phone) — soll ich rangehen?; (door) soll ich hingehen?

to answer the call of nature (hum) — dem Ruf der Natur folgen

5,000 men answered the call for volunteers — 5.000 Männer meldeten sich auf den Freiwilligenaufruf hin

the fire brigade answered the alarm call — die Feuerwehr rückte auf den Alarm hin aus

..., he answered —..., antwortete er

answer me this — sagen or beantworten Sie mir eins

answer me! —

to anyone who claims... I would answer this — jemandem, der... behauptet, würde ich Folgendes erwidern or entgegen

2) (= fulfil) description entsprechen (+dat); hope, expectation erfüllen; prayer (God) erhören; need befriedigen

people who answer that description — Leute, auf die diese Beschreibung passt or zutrifft

this answered our prayers —

it answers the/our purpose — es erfüllt seinen Zweck/es erfüllt für uns seinen Zweck

3) (JUR) charge sich verantworten wegen (+gen)

3. vi

1) antworten

if the phone rings, don't answer — wenn das Telefon läutet, geh nicht ran or nimm nicht ab

2) (= suffice) geeignet or brauchbar sein, taugen

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answer [ˈɑːnsə; US ˈænsər]

A s

1. Antwort f, Erwiderung f, Entgegnung f ( alle:

to auf akk):

in answer to

a) in Beantwortung (gen),

b) auf (akk) … hin,

c) als Antwort oder Reaktion auf (akk);

he gave ( oder made) no answer er gab keine Antwort, er antwortete nicht;

he knows all the answers umg

a) er weiß Bescheid, er kennt sich aus,

b) pej er weiß immer alles besser

2. fig Antwort f:

a) Reaktion f:

I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer ich klingelte, aber es machte niemand auf; → maiden B 1

b) Gegenmaßnahme f:

have no answer nichts entgegenzusetzen haben (to dat)

3. JUR

a) Klagebeantwortung f, Gegenschrift f

b) weitS. Verteidigung f, Rechtfertigung f

4. besonders MATH (Auf)Lösung f

5. fig (to)

a) Lösung f (eines Problems)

b) Abhilfe f, (das) Richtige (für)

6. MUS Beantwortung f (in der Fuge)

B v/i

1. antworten, eine Antwort geben ( beide:

to auf akk):

answer back

a) freche Antworten geben,

b) widersprechen,

c) sich (mit Worten etc) verteidigen oder wehren

2. answer to fig → C 3, C 4;

I telephoned this morning, but nobody answered ich rief heute morgen an, aber es hob niemand ab oder aber es meldete sich niemand;

I rang the doorbell, but nobody answered ich klingelte, aber es machte niemand auf

3. (to sb) sich (jemandem gegenüber) verantworten, (jemandem) Rechenschaft ablegen, (jemandem) Rede (u. Antwort) stehen ( for für):

he had to answer for … in court er musste sich für … vor Gericht verantworten

4. verantwortlich sein, die Verantwortung tragen, haften, (sich ver)bürgen ( alle:

for für)

5. die Folgen tragen, büßen, geradestehen ( alle:

for für):

he has a lot to answer for er hat allerhand auf dem Gewissen oder Kerbholz

6. (for) (einem Zweck) dienen, entsprechen (dat), sich eignen, taugen (für), seinen Zweck erfüllen

7. glücken, gelingen (Plan)

8. answer to the name of … auf den Namen … hören

C v/t

1. jemandem antworten, erwidern, entgegnen:

answer sb back

a) jemandem freche Antworten geben,

b) jemandem widersprechen,

c) sich gegen jemanden (mit Worten etc) verteidigen oder wehren

2. antworten auf (akk), ( auch MUS ein Thema) beantworten:

answer sb a question jemandem eine Frage beantworten

3. fig reagieren auf (akk):

a) eingehen auf (akk):

answer the bell ( oder door) (auf das Läuten od Klopfen) die Tür öffnen, aufmachen;

answer the telephone ans Telefon oder an den Apparat gehen, einen Anruf entgegennehmen;

I’ll answer it ich geh schon ran!

b) TECH dem Steuer etc gehorchen

c) einem Befehl, einem Ruf etc Folge leisten, folgen, gehorchen, entsprechen

d) einen Wunsch etc erfüllen, auch einem Bedürfnis entsprechen, abhelfen, ein Gebet erhören:

answer sb’s prayers auch jemanden erhören

e) sich auf eine Anzeige hin melden oder bewerben

4. einer Beschreibung entsprechen, übereinstimmen mit:

he answers the description die Beschreibung passt auf ihn

5. sich gegen eine Anklage verteidigen

6. sich jemandem gegenüber verantworten, jemandem Rechenschaft ablegen, jemandem Rede (u. Antwort) stehen ( alle:

for für)

7. jemandem, Ansprüchen genügen, jemanden zufriedenstellen, Hoffnungen erfüllen

8. einem Zweck dienen, entsprechen

9. eine Aufgabe lösen

10. einen Auftrag ausführen

A. abk

1. acre oder acreage ( acres oder acreage)

2. America (American)

3. answer

ans. abk answer

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1. noun
1) (reply) Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.); (reaction) Reaktion, die

I tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet

there is no answer to that — dem ist nichts mehr hinzuzufügen

by way of [an] answer — als Antwort

in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)

2) (to problem) Lösung, die (to Gen.); (to calculation) Ergebnis, das

have or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen
2. transitive verb
1) beantworten [Brief, Frage]; antworten auf (+ Akk.) [Frage, Hilferuf, Einladung, Inserat]; (react to) erwidern [Geste, Schlag]; eingehen auf (+ Akk.), erfüllen [Bitte]; sich stellen zu [Beschuldigung]

answer somebody — jemandem antworten

answer me! — antworte [mir]!

2)

answer the door/bell — an die Tür gehen; see also telephone 1.
3. intransitive verb
1) (reply) antworten

answer to something — sich zu etwas äußern

2) (be responsible)

answer for something — für etwas die Verantwortung übernehmen

answer to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] Rechenschaft ablegen

he has a lot to answer for — er hat vieles zu verantworten

3) (correspond)

answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen

4)

answer to the name of... — auf den Namen... hören

5)

answer back — (coll.) widersprechen; Widerworte haben (ugs.)

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n.

Antwort -en f.

Lösung -en f. (to) v.

antworten v.

erwidern (auf) v. (telephone) v.

abnehmen v. v.

antworten v.

beantworten v.

einem Zweck entsprechen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > answer
7 answer

an·swer [ʼɑ:n(t)səʳ, Am ʼæn(t)sɚ] n

1) ( reply) Antwort f (to auf +akk); ( reaction also) Reaktion f;

(fig: equivalent) Pendant nt ( geh) (to zu +dat), Gegenstück nt (to zu +dat);

there was no \answer ( telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen;

( doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht;

he didn't give an \answer er antwortete nicht;

in \answer to your letter... in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens... ( geh)

to be the \answer to sb's prayer(s) (hum, iron) ein Geschenk des Himmels sein;

\answer to a question Antwort f auf eine Frage;

a straight \answer eine direkte Antwort;

by way of an \answer als Antwort;

to get an/no \answer eine/keine Antwort bekommen

2) ( solution) Lösung f; math Ergebnis nt;

there's no easy \answer es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung;

\answer to a problem Lösung f eines Problems;

to know all the \answers;

(a. iron: be well-informed) alles wissen, die Antwort auf alle Fragen kennen;

( be big-headed) [immer] alles besser wissen

3) law Klageerwiderung nt, Replik f

PHRASES:

a soft \answer [turneth away wrath] (\answer [turneth away wrath]) mit ein bisschen Ruhe kann man so manchen Zorn besänftigen vt

to \answer sth

1) ( respond to) question etw beantworten, auf etw akk antworten;

“why not?” he \answered „warum nicht?“ erwiderte er;

not many people have \answered our want ad so far bis jetzt haben sich noch nicht viele auf unsere Suchanzeige gemeldet;

this \answers all our prayers unsere Gebete wurden erhört! ( geh)

to \answer the call of sb jdm gehorchen;

to \answer the call to [do] sth (dated) dem Ruf folgen, etw zu tun ( geh)

to \answer the call of nature (a. hum) dem Ruf der Natur folgen (a. hum)

to \answer the call for volunteers sich akk freiwillig melden;

to \answer the door[bell] die Tür öffnen;

to \answer the telephone ans Telefon gehen;

to \answer sb jdm antworten;

\answer me! antworte [mir]!/antworten Sie!

2) (fit, suit) etw dat entsprechen; prayer etw erhören;

that \answered our prayers das war wie ein Geschenk des Himmels;

to \answer a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen;

to \answer a purpose einem Zweck dienen

3) law

to \answer charges sich wegen einer Klage verantworten vi antworten, eine Antwort geben;

nobody \answered ( telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen;

( doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht

English-German students dictionary > answer
8 reacción

f.

1 reaction, opposition.

2 reaction, opposing action.

3 reaction, action resulting from a stimulus, response.

4 kickback.

5 reaction.

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reacción

► nombre femenino

1 reaction

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

reacción en cadena chain reaction

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noun f.

reaction

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SF

1) (Fís, Quím) reaction (a, ante to)

reacción nuclear — nuclear reaction

2) (=respuesta) response (a to)

la reacción blanca — the white backlash

reacción en cadena — chain reaction

3) (Téc)

avión a o de reacción — jet plane

propulsión por reacción — jet propulsion

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femenino

1) (Fis, Quím, Med) reaction

- reacción en cadena/nuclear

2) (ante situación, noticia) reaction

3) (Pol) (AmL) right wing

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= feedback, reaction.

Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.

Ex. Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of a process, the steps, the type of reaction, conditions etc.

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* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* avión a reacción = jet, jet aircraft.

* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.

* enfrentarse a una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.

* motor a reacción = jet engine.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* reacción alérgica = allergic reaction.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacciones opuestas = mixed reactions.

* reacción instintiva = instinctive reaction.

* reacción negativa = negative reaction.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* reacción positiva = positive reaction.

* reacción química = chemical reaction.

* reacción tóxica = toxic reaction.

* reacción violenta = backlash.

* reacción visceral = visceral reaction.

* recibirse con una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.

* tiempo de reacción = reaction time.

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femenino

1) (Fis, Quím, Med) reaction

- reacción en cadena/nuclear

2) (ante situación, noticia) reaction

3) (Pol) (AmL) right wing

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= feedback, reaction.

Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.

Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of a process, the steps, the type of reaction, conditions etc.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* avión a reacción = jet, jet aircraft.

* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.

* enfrentarse a una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.

* motor a reacción = jet engine.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* reacción alérgica = allergic reaction.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacciones opuestas = mixed reactions.

* reacción instintiva = instinctive reaction.

* reacción negativa = negative reaction.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* reacción positiva = positive reaction.

* reacción química = chemical reaction.

* reacción tóxica = toxic reaction.

* reacción violenta = backlash.

* reacción visceral = visceral reaction.

* recibirse con una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.

* tiempo de reacción = reaction time.

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reacción

feminine

A

1 ( Fís, Quím) reaction motor² (↑ motor (2))

2 ( Med) reaction

Compuestos:

● reacción de fisión/fusión

fission/fusion reaction

● reacción en cadena

chain reaction

● reacción nuclear

nuclear reaction

● reacción redox

redox reaction

B (ante una situación, noticia) reaction

C ( Pol) ( AmL) right wing

la reacción pisa terrenos peligrosos the right wing o the right-wing parties are treading on dangerous ground

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reacción sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) reaction
2 (Pol) (AmL) right wing
reacción sustantivo femenino reaction
reacción en cadena, chain reaction
motor a/de reacción, jet engine
' reacción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anonadada
- anonadado
- cadena
- desconcertada
- desconcertado
- emocional
- motor
- porqué
- pronta
- pronto
- reactor
- suya
- suyo
- temerosa
- temeroso
- tímida
- tímido
- tomar
- visceral
- adulto
- alérgico
- asombrar
- avión
- chocante
- desencadenar
- impulso
- infantil
- inmunológico
- instantáneo
- presumir
- producir
- provocar
- respuesta
- temer
English:
backlash
- dent
- excite
- feedback
- flak
- greet
- gut
- jet
- negative
- prompt
- proportion
- reaction
- response
- set off
- smart
- strike back
- unpredictable
- back
- chain
- feed
- positively

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reacción nf

1. [respuesta] reaction;

tuvo una reacción rara/buena she reacted strangely/well

2. Fís & Quím reaction

Comp
también Fig reacción en cadena chain reaction;
reacción nuclear nuclear reaction;

reacción química chemical reaction;

reacción redox redox reaction;

reacción termonuclear thermonuclear reaction

3. [a vacuna, alérgica] reaction

4. Av
avión/motor a reacción jet plane/engine

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reacción

f reaction (a to);

avión a reacción jet (aircraft)

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reacción nf, pl - ciones

1) : reaction

2)

motor a reacción : jet engine

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reacción n reaction

Spanish-English dictionary > reacción
9 asombrar

v.

1 to amaze.

Su talento y carisma asombran a Ricardo Her talent and charisma amaze Richard.

2 to be amazed at.

Me asombran tus logros I am amazed at your achievements.

3 to be amazing.

Su destreza asombra His prowess is amazing.

4 to be astonished to, to be shocked to.

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asombrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to amaze, astonish, surprise

► verbo pronominal asombrarse

1 to be astonished, be amazed, be surprised

■ nos asombramos de su altura we were amazed at her height

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verb

to amaze, astonish

- asombrarse

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1. VT

1) (=extrañar) to amaze, astonish

nos asombra ese repentino cambio — we are amazed o astonished at this sudden change

me asombra verte trabajar tanto — I'm amazed o astonished to see you working so hard

este chico no deja de asombrarme — that boy never ceases to amaze me

a mí ya nada me asombra — nothing surprises me any more

2) frm (=hacer sombra) to shade

3) frm (=oscurecer) [+ color] to darken

4) frm [asustar] to frighten

2.

See:

asombrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish

me dejó asombrada — I was stunned o amazed

me asombró su reacción — I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
2.
asombrarse v pron to be astonished o amazed

asombrarse de/por/con algo: se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more; se asombró de que... — he was very surprised that...

* * *

= surprise, amaze, astound, startle.

Ex. He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.

Ex. I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.

Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.

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* asombrarse = raise + eyebrows.

* no ser de asombrar que = it + be + little wonder that.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish

me dejó asombrada — I was stunned o amazed

me asombró su reacción — I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
2.
asombrarse v pron to be astonished o amazed

asombrarse de/por/con algo: se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more; se asombró de que... — he was very surprised that...

* * *

= surprise, amaze, astound, startle.

Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.

Ex: I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.

Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.

* asombrarse = raise + eyebrows.

* no ser de asombrar que = it + be + little wonder that.

* * *

asombrar [A1 ]

vt

to amaze, astonish

me dejó asombrada I was stunned o amazed o astonished, it amazed o astonished me

me asombra que lo haya sabido I'm amazed o astonished that he knew it

asombra la perseverancia con que trabaja the perseverance with which he works is quite astonishing o amazing o incredible

me asombró su violenta reacción I was astonished o stunned o taken aback by his violent reaction

aunque sea muy normal a mí no deja de asombrarme it may be quite normal but I still find it astonishing o incredible o amazing

■ asombrarse

v pron

to be astonished o amazed asombrarse DE/ POR/ CON algo:

se asombró con los resultados/con lo rápido que lo hice she was amazed o astonished at the results/at how quickly I did it

yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more

se asombró de que no hubieras llegado he was very surprised that you hadn't arrived

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asombrar ( conjugate asombrar) verbo transitivo
to amaze, astonish;
◊ me asombró su reacción I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction

asombrarse verbo pronominal
to be astonished o amazed;
se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results;
yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more
asombrar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish

' asombrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- deslumbrar
- extrañar
- encandilar
English:
amaze
- astonish
- astound
- loop
- stagger

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asombrar

♦ vt

to amaze, to astonish;

el tenor volvió a asombrar a todos con su maestría once again the tenor amazed o astonished everyone with his masterful performance;

el colorido del paisaje nunca deja de asombrarme it never ceases to amaze o astonish me how colourful the landscape is;

me asombra oír sus quejas I'm surprised to hear her complain

♦ See also the pronominal verb asombrarse

* * *

asombrar

v/t amaze, astonish

* * *

asombrar vt

maravillar: to amaze, to astonish

♦ See also the reflexive verb asombrarse

* * *

asombrar vb to amaze

el truco nos asombró a todos the trick amazed us all

Spanish-English dictionary > asombrar
10 visceral

adj.

visceral (also figurative).

un sentimiento/una reacción visceral a gut feeling/reaction

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visceral

► adjetivo

1 visceral

2 figurado profound, deep-rooted

* * *

ADJ

1) (Anat) visceral

2) (=profundo) visceral, deep-rooted

aversión/reacción visceral — gut aversion/reaction

sentimientos viscerales — gut feelings

* * *

adjetivo

a) (Anat) visceral

b) <odio/impresión> visceral, deep

un sentimiento visceral — a gut feeling

* * *

= visceral.

Ex. The order of accumulation of heavy metals in the visceral mass and muscle was copper > lead > cadmium and for the gills it was lead > copper > cadmium.

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* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* necesidad visceral = visceral need.

* reacción visceral = visceral reaction.

* * *

adjetivo

a) (Anat) visceral

b) <odio/impresión> visceral, deep

un sentimiento visceral — a gut feeling

* * *

= visceral.

Ex: The order of accumulation of heavy metals in the visceral mass and muscle was copper > lead > cadmium and for the gills it was lead > copper > cadmium.

* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* necesidad visceral = visceral need.

* reacción visceral = visceral reaction.

* * *

visceral

adjective

1 ( Anat) visceral

2 ‹odio/impresión› visceral, deep

un sentimiento visceral a gut feeling

* * *

visceral adjetivo
a) (Anat) visceral

b) ‹odio/impresión› visceral, deep;

◊ un sentimiento visceral a gut feeling

visceral adjetivo
1 Anat visceral, internal
2 (reacción, sentimiento) deep, profound, intense
' visceral' also found in these entries:
English:
gut

* * *

visceral adj

1. [odio, miedo] visceral;

un sentimiento/una reacción visceral a gut feeling/reaction;

es muy visceral he always goes with his gut reactions

2. Med visceral

* * *

visceral

adj fig

gut atr, visceral fml

* * *

visceral adj

: visceral

Spanish-English dictionary > visceral
11 cadena

f.

1 chain.

reacción en cadena chain reaction

cadenas (automobiles) (tire) chains

rompió sus cadenas (figurative) he broke out of his chains

tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet, to pull the chain (de lavabo)

cadena alimentaria o alimenticia food chain

cadena hotelera hotel chain

cadena montañosa mountain range

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

cadena de tiendas chain of stores

2 channel (television).

¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?

3 line.

cadena de montaje assembly line

cadena de producción production line

4 series, chain.

5 group, business group.

6 concatenation, train, catena.

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cadena

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) chain; (de perro) leash, lead

2 (grupo de empresas) chain

■ una cadena de hoteles a chain of hotels

3 (industrial) line

4 (montañosa) range

5 (musical) music centre (US center)

6 TELEVISIÓN channel

7 RADIO chain of stations

8 figurado (serie) series, sequence

■ una cadena de acontecimientos a series of events

► nombre femenino plural cadenas

1 AUTOMÓVIL tyre (US tire) chains

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) to flush the toilet

trabajar en cadena to work on the production line

cadena de fabricación production line

cadena de montaje assembly line

cadena montañosa mountain range

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

cadena trófica food chain

reacción en cadena chain reaction

trabajo en cadena assembly-line work

* * *

noun f.

1) chain

2) channel

3) range

•

- cadena perpetua

* * *

SF

1) [de eslabones, joyería] chain

se me salió la cadena de la bici — the chain came off my bike, my bike chain came off

la cadena del perro — the dog chain

la cadena del reloj — the watch chain

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

no echó la cadena de la puerta — he didn't put the door-chain on

cadena (antirrobo) — chain

cadena de distribución — distribution chain

cadena de oruga — caterpillar track

2) (Radio, TV) (=canal) channel

cadena de televisión — TV channel

3) (Audio)

cadena de sonido — sound system

cadena musical — music centre, sound system

4) (Com) [de hoteles, tiendas, restaurantes] chain

cadena comercial — retail chain

5)

cadena montañosa — mountain range

6) (=sucesión) [de acontecimientos, átomos] chain; [de atentados] string, series

en cadena: colisión en cadena — multiple collision, (multiple) pile-up

efecto en cadena — knock-on effect

reacción en cadena — chain reaction

trabajo en cadena — assembly-line work

cadena alimenticia — food chain

cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string

cadena de ensamblaje — assembly line

cadena de fabricación — production line

cadena de montaje — assembly line

cadena de producción — production line

7)

cadena perpetua — (Jur) life imprisonment, life

el juez lo condenó a cadena perpetua — the judge sentenced him to life (imprisonment)

8) pl cadenas (Aut) tyre o (EEUU) tire chains

es obligatorio el uso de cadenas — the use of tyre chains is compulsory

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femenino

1)

a) ( de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

iban atados con cadenas — they were chained up

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

b) ( del wáter) chain

tirar de la cadena — to flush the toilet

- cadena antirrobo

- cadena de seguridad

- cadena perpetua

2)

a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados — a long series of attacks

b) (Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

c) (Inf) string

- cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

- cadena de fabricación or producción

- cadena de montaje or de ensamblaje

3) (Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados — a chain of supermarkets

cadena de radiodifusión — radio network

- cadena de distribución

4) (TV) channel

5) (Audio) tb

cadena de sonido — stack system

* * *

= chain, string, chain.

Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex. The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

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* atar con cadenas = chain.

* cadena alimenticia = food chain.

* cadena comercial = shop chain.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cadena de conceptos = chain.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de fabricación = production line.

* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.

* cadena de impresión = print chain.

* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.

* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.

* cadena de llavero = key chain.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.

* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* cadena de reloj = fob.

* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.

* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* cadena de tiendas = discount store.

* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.

* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.

* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.

* choque en cadena = pile-up.

* colisión en cadena = pile-up.

* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.

* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.

* indización en cadena = chain indexing.

* indizar en cadena = chain index.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.

* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* tienda de una cadena = chain store.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

iban atados con cadenas — they were chained up

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

b) ( del wáter) chain

tirar de la cadena — to flush the toilet

- cadena antirrobo

- cadena de seguridad

- cadena perpetua

2)

a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados — a long series of attacks

b) (Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

c) (Inf) string

- cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

- cadena de fabricación or producción

- cadena de montaje or de ensamblaje

3) (Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados — a chain of supermarkets

cadena de radiodifusión — radio network

- cadena de distribución

4) (TV) channel

5) (Audio) tb

cadena de sonido — stack system

* * *

= chain, string, chain.

Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

* atar con cadenas = chain.

* cadena alimenticia = food chain.

* cadena comercial = shop chain.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cadena de conceptos = chain.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de fabricación = production line.

* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.

* cadena de impresión = print chain.

* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.

* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.

* cadena de llavero = key chain.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.

* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* cadena de reloj = fob.

* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.

* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* cadena de tiendas = discount store.

* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.

* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.

* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.

* choque en cadena = pile-up.

* colisión en cadena = pile-up.

* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.

* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.

* indización en cadena = chain indexing.

* indizar en cadena = chain index.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.

* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* tienda de una cadena = chain store.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

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cadena Cadena SER (↑ cadena a1)

feminine

A

1 (de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro a gold chain

me olvidé de echar or poner la cadena I forgot to put the chain on (the door)

los prisioneros iban atados con cadenas the prisoners were chained up

cuando el pueblo rompa las cadenas when the people throw off their chains

es necesario el uso de cadenas ( Auto) (snow) chains should be used

una cadena humana a human chain

2 (del wáter) chain

tirar de or ( Col) soltar la cadena to pull the chain, flush the toilet

3 (de cartas) chain

Compuestos:

● cadena antirrobo

bicycle lock

● cadena de distribución

( Auto) chain drive, timing chain

● cadena de seguridad

safety chain

● cadena de transmisión

drive chain

● cadena perpetua

life imprisonment

fue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentence

● cadena sin fin

endless chain

B

1 (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacks

una colisión en cadena a (multiple) pile-up

trabajo en cadena assembly-line work

producción en cadena mass production

transmisión en cadena ( Rad, TV) simultaneous transmission o broadcast

reacción

2 ( Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas mountain range, chain of mountains

3 ( Inf) string

4 (figura de baile) grand chain

Compuestos:

● cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

food chain

● cadena de fabricación or producción

production line

● cadena de mando

chain of command

● cadena de montaje or ( Méx) de ensamblaje

assembly line

● cadena hablada

chain of speech

● cadena trófica

food chain

C ( Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados a chain of supermarkets

cadena hotelera hotel chain

cadena de radiodifusión radio network

Compuestos:

● cadena de distribución

distribution chain

● cadena de suministro

supply chain

D (TV) channel

E ( Audio)

tb cadena de sonido stack system

F (carta) chain letter

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cadena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( de eslabones) chain;

( para la nieve) (snow) chain;
◊ cadena antirrobo bicycle lock;

cadena perpetua life imprisonment
b) ( del wáter) chain;

◊ tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet

2
a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain;

◊ una larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacks;

cadena de fabricación or producción production line;
cadena de montañas mountain range o chain;
en cadena ‹ transmisión› simultaneous;
una choque en cadena a pileup
b) (de hoteles, supermercados) chain;

◊ cadena de radiodifusión radio network

3 (TV) channel
cadena sustantivo femenino
1 chain
2 (de una mascota, etc) lead, leash
3 TV channel
4 (de trabajo) line
5 Com (red de establecimientos) chain
6 cadena de montaje, assembly line
cadena de música, hi-fi system
Geography cadena montañosa, mountain range
Jur cadena perpetua, life imprisonment
7 cadenas pl, Auto tyre o US tire chains
♦ Locuciones: accidente en cadena, pile-up
reacción en cadena, chain reaction
' cadena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuleto
- choque
- conmutar
- eslabón
- perpetua
- perpetuo
- reacción
- sierra
- tener
- colisión
- enganchar
- enrollar
- fabricar
- montañoso
- producción
- tirar
- tirón
English:
assembly line
- chain
- chain letter
- chain store
- channel
- dangle
- flush
- food chain
- gold
- imprisonment
- life sentence
- mountain range
- of
- production line
- range
- rattle
- ridge
- wireless station
- assembly
- hook
- life
- network
- production
- sentence

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cadena

♦ nf

1. [de eslabones, piezas] chain;

una cadena de oro/de plata a gold/silver chain;
Aut
cadenas [para el hielo] (tyre) chains, snow chains;
Fig
rompió sus cadenas he broke out of his chains

Comp
cadena alimentaria food chain;
cadena alimenticia food chain;

cadena antirrobo anti-theft chain;

cadena humana human chain;
Fisiol cadena respiratoria respiratory chain; Biol cadena trófica food chain
2. [de lavabo] chain;

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain, to flush the toilet

3. [de establecimientos] chain

Comp
cadena hotelera hotel chain;
cadena de supermercados supermarket chain;

cadena de tiendas chain of stores

4. [de emisoras] network

Comp
cadena radiofónica radio station;
cadena de televisión television channel;

cadena televisiva television channel

5. [canal televisivo] channel;

¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?

6. [de montañas] range

Comp
cadena de montañas mountain range;
cadena montañosa mountain range

7. [de proceso industrial] line

Comp
Méx cadena de ensamblaje assembly line;
cadena de montaje assembly line;

cadena de producción production line

8. Informát string

Comp
cadena de bits bit chain;
cadena de caracteres character string;

cadena SCSI SCSI chain

9. Quím chain

10. [de presidiarios] chain gang

11. [musical]
cadena (de música o [m5] musical) sound system

12. Ling string

13. cadena perpetua life imprisonment;

condenar a alguien a cadena perpetua to sentence sb to life imprisonment

♦ en cadena loc adj

accidente en cadena pile-up;

reacción en cadena chain reaction;

trabajo en cadena assembly-line working

* * *

cadena

f

1 chain;

cadena humana human chain;

cadena de tiendas chain of stores;

cadena hotelera hotel chain

2 de perro leash, Br tb

lead

3 TV channel

4

:

cadenas pl AUTO snow chains

* * *

cadena nf

1) : chain

2) : network, channel

3)

cadena de montaje : assembly line

4)

cadena perpetua : life sentence

* * *

cadena n

1. (en general) chain

2. (de televisión) channel

3. (de radio) station

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

Spanish-English dictionary > cadena
12 gut

1. noun
1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) intestino, tripa

2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) cuerda de tripa

2. verb
1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) destripar

2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) destruir el interior de

•

- guts

gut n intestino / tripa

gut

tr[gʌt]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL intestino, tripa

2 familiar (belly) panza, barriga, tripa

3 (catgut) cuerda de tripa

transitive verb (pt & pp gutted, ger gutting)

1 (fish) destripar, limpiar; (rabbit) destripar

2 (building) destruir el interior de

adjective

1 visceral

■ gut reaction reacción visceral

plural noun guts

1 (entrails) entrañas nombre femenino plural, tripas nombre femenino plural, vísceras nombre femenino plural

1 familiar (courage) agallas nombre femenino plural

■ it takes guts to do what you did hay que tener agallas para hacer lo que hiciste

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to cough one's guts up reventar tosiendo

to hate somebody's guts odiar a alguien a muerte, no poder ni ver a alguien

to have somebody's guts for garters sacarle las tripas a alguien

to work/slog one's guts out echar los bofes

gut ['gʌt] vt, gutted ; gutting

1) eviscerate: destripar (un pollo, etc.), limpiar (un pescado)

2) : destruir el interior de (un edificio)

gut n

1) intestine: intestino m

2) guts npl

innards: tripas fpl fam, entrañas fpl

3) guts npl

courage: valentía f, agallas fpl

gut

n.

• intestino s.m.

• tripa s.f.

v.

• destripar v.

I gʌt
noun

a) c ( intestine) intestino m

b) c ( belly) (colloq) barriga f (fam), panza f (fam)

to bust a gut — ( laugh a lot) (AmE) desternillarse or (Méx) doblarse de risa; ( make great effort) (BrE) herniarse (fam), echar los bofes (fam); (before n) < reaction> instintivo; see also guts

II

transitive verb - tt-

a) \<\<fish\>\> limpiar, vaciar*; \<\<chicken/rabbit\>\> limpiar, destripar

b) \<\<building\>\> destruir* el interior de

[ɡʌt]
1. N

1) (=alimentary canal) intestino m ; (for violin, racket) cuerda f de tripa

- bust a gut

2) guts * (=innards) tripas fpl ; (=courage) agallas * fpl, coraje m ; (=staying power) aguante m, resistencia f ; (=moral strength) carácter m ; (=content) meollo m, sustancia f

to have guts — tener agallas *

I hate his guts * — no lo puedo ver ni en pintura

to spill one's guts ** — contar la propia vida y milagros

to work one's guts out — echar los bofes, echar el hígado

- I'll have his guts for garters!

3) (Naut) estrecho m

2. VT

1) [+ poultry, fish] destripar

2) [+ building] no dejar más que las paredes de

3.

CPD

gut feeling N — instinto m visceral

gut instinct N — instinto m

gut reaction N — reacción f instintiva

* * *

I [gʌt]
noun

a) c ( intestine) intestino m

b) c ( belly) (colloq) barriga f (fam), panza f (fam)

to bust a gut — ( laugh a lot) (AmE) desternillarse or (Méx) doblarse de risa; ( make great effort) (BrE) herniarse (fam), echar los bofes (fam); (before n) < reaction> instintivo; see also guts

II

transitive verb - tt-

a) \<\<fish\>\> limpiar, vaciar*; \<\<chicken/rabbit\>\> limpiar, destripar

b) \<\<building\>\> destruir* el interior de

English-spanish dictionary > gut
13 trigger

'triɡə
1. noun
1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) gatillo

2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) (técnica) disparador; (figurado) desencadenante

2. verb
((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) desencadenar, provocar, causar

trigger n gatillo

trigger

tr['trɪgə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (of gun) gatillo

2 (of camera, machine) disparador nombre masculino

transitive verb (Also trigger off)

1 desencadenar, provocar

trigger ['trɪgər] vt

: causar, provocar

trigger n

: gatillo m

trigger

v.

• hacer estallar v.

n.

• can s.m.

• disparador s.m.

• fiador s.m.

• gatillo s.m.

• perrillo s.m.

I 'trɪgər, 'trɪgə(r)
noun

1)

a) ( of gun) gatillo m

to pull the trigger — apretar* el gatillo; (before n)

trigger finger — índice m

b) (of camera, machine) disparador m

2) ( catalyst)

trigger (FOR something): it can be a trigger for an asthmatic reaction — puede provocar reacciones asmáticas

II

transitive verb trigger (off) \<\<reaction/response\>\> provocar*; \<\<revolt\>\> desencadenar, hacer* estallar

['trɪɡǝ(r)]
1.

N [of gun] gatillo m ; [of bomb, machine] disparador m

to pull the trigger — apretar el gatillo, disparar

2.

VT (also: trigger off) [+ bomb] hacer estallar; [+ fight, explosion] provocar; [+ mechanism] hacer funcionar, poner en movimiento; [+ chain of events] desencadenar

3.

CPD

trigger finger N — índice m de la mano derecha (empleado para apretar el gatillo)

* * *

I ['trɪgər, 'trɪgə(r)]
noun

1)

a) ( of gun) gatillo m

to pull the trigger — apretar* el gatillo; (before n)

trigger finger — índice m

b) (of camera, machine) disparador m

2) ( catalyst)

trigger (FOR something): it can be a trigger for an asthmatic reaction — puede provocar reacciones asmáticas

II

transitive verb trigger (off) \<\<reaction/response\>\> provocar*; \<\<revolt\>\> desencadenar, hacer* estallar

English-spanish dictionary > trigger
14 chocante

adj.

1 puzzling.

2 shocking, shock, lurid, off-putting.

* * *

chocante

► adjetivo

1 (divertido) funny

2 (sorprendente) surprising, striking, startling

3 (raro) strange, odd

4 (escandaloso) shocking, offensive

* * *

ADJ

1) (=sorprendente) startling, striking

2) (=raro) odd, strange

lo chocante es que — the odd thing about it is that

3) (=escandaloso) shocking, scandalous

4) esp LAm (=pesado) tiresome; (=desagradable) offensive, unpleasant

* * *

adjetivo

a) ( que causa impresión)

su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

b) ( en cuestiones morales) shocking

c) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant

* * *

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* de un modo chocante = jarringly.

* * *

adjetivo

a) ( que causa impresión)

su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

b) ( en cuestiones morales) shocking

c) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant

* * *

* de un modo chocante = jarringly.

* * *

chocante

adjective

1

(que causa cierta impresión): una costumbre que a un extranjero le puede resultar chocante a custom that could come as a shock to a foreigner

su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

2 (en cuestiones morales) shocking

me resulta chocante que se besen así en público I find it shocking the way they kiss in public like that

3 (llamativo) ( fam):

tenía un vestido amarillo y verde muy chocante a la vista she was wearing a really loud yellow and green dress ( colloq)

4 (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (desagradable) unpleasant

los empleados son muy chocantes the staff are very unpleasant o ( colloq) are horrible

* * *

chocante adjetivo
a) ( que causa impresión):

◊ su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

b) ( en cuestiones morales) shocking

c) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( desagradable) unpleasant

chocante adj (sorprendente) surprising, startling
(raro) strange, odd
' chocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escándalo

* * *

chocante adj

1. [raro] odd, strange;
[sorprendente] startling; [escandaloso] shocking, scandalous;
viste con colores muy chocantes she wears really loud colours;

me resulta chocante verle tan contento I'm astonished to see him looking so happy;

resulta chocante oír hablar de derechos humanos a un sangriento dictador it's rather a shock to hear a bloodstained dictator talking about human rights;

lo chocante es que no lo descubriéramos antes the most worrying thing is that we didn't find out about it earlier

2. RP [impropio] inappropriate, unsuitable

3. Am Fam [antipático]
no la invitaron por chocante she wasn't invited because she's such a pain

* * *

chocante

adj

1 ( sorprendente) startling

2 que ofende shocking

3 ( extraño) odd

4 L.Am. ( antipático) unpleasant

* * *

chocante adj

1) : shocking

2) : unpleasant, rude

Spanish-English dictionary > chocante
15 divertir

v.

1 to entertain, to amuse.

Su conversación divierte a María His conversation entertains Mary.

2 to have fun, to enjoy to.

Me divierte dispararle a las manzanas I have fun shooting apples.

3 to be entertained by.

Me divierte tu charla I am entertained by your conversation.

4 to be pleased to.

Me divierte bordar I am pleased to embroider.

5 to divert, to deviate.

El gerente divirtió fondos en secreto The manager diverted funds in secret

El accidente divirtió la atención The accident diverted the attention.

* * *

divertir

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► verbo transitivo

1 to amuse, entertain

► verbo pronominal divertirse

1 to enjoy oneself, have a good time

■ ¡diviértete! enjoy yourself!

■ lo hice por divertirme I did it for fun

* * *

verb

to amuse, entertain

- divertirse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hacer reír)

sus imitaciones divierten mucho al público — the audience find his impressions very funny o amusing

2) (=entretener) to entertain, amuse

divirtió a los niños con sus juegos de magia — he entertained the children with his magic tricks, he kept the children amused with his magic tricks

3) frm (=distraer) to distract

2.

See:

divertirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to amuse

me divirtió muchísimo su reacción — I was greatly amused by his reaction
2.
divertirse v pron ( entretenerse) to amuse oneself; ( pasarlo bien) to have fun

que te diviertas! — have fun!, enjoy yourself!

nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta — we had a really good time at the party

sabe divertirse solo — he knows how to keep himself amused

* * *

= entertain, give + enjoyment.

Ex. Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.

Ex. Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.

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* divertirse = have + fun, amuse, derive + enjoyment, disport + Reflexivo.

* divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* sólo por divertirse = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to amuse

me divirtió muchísimo su reacción — I was greatly amused by his reaction
2.
divertirse v pron ( entretenerse) to amuse oneself; ( pasarlo bien) to have fun

que te diviertas! — have fun!, enjoy yourself!

nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta — we had a really good time at the party

sabe divertirse solo — he knows how to keep himself amused

* * *

= entertain, give + enjoyment.

Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.

Ex: Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.

* divertirse = have + fun, amuse, derive + enjoyment, disport + Reflexivo.

* divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* sólo por divertirse = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* * *

divertir [ I11 ]

vt

nos divirtió con sus chistes she amused o entertained us with her jokes

me divirtió muchísimo su reacción I was greatly amused by his reaction

su compañía lo divierte he finds her company entertaining

■ divertirse

v pron

¡que te diviertas! have fun!, have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta we had great fun o a really good time at the party, we really enjoyed ourselves at the party

sabe divertirse solo he knows how to keep himself amused, he is good at entertaining o amusing himself

se divertían haciendo sufrir al pobre animal they were amusing o entertaining themselves by tormenting the poor animal

* * *

divertir ( conjugate divertir) verbo transitivo
to amuse
divertirse verbo pronominal ( entretenerse) to amuse oneself;
( pasarlo bien) to have fun, enjoy oneself;
◊ ¡que te diviertas! have fun!, enjoy yourself!;

nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta we had a really good time at the party
divertir verbo transitivo to amuse, entertain

' divertir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entretener
- divierta
English:
amuse
- divert
- entertain

* * *

divertir

♦ vt
[entretener] to entertain, to amuse;
divertía a sus invitados contando chistes she entertained her guests by telling jokes;

leer es lo único que me divierte reading is my only distraction;

nos divertía bastante su carácter gruñón his grumpiness amused us a lot

♦ See also the pronominal verb divertirse

* * *

divertir

v/t entertain

* * *

divertir {76} vt

entretener: to amuse, to entertain

♦ See also the reflexive verb divertirse

* * *

divertir vb to entertain / to amuse

le divierten las historias de su abuelo his grandfather's stories amuse him

Spanish-English dictionary > divertir
16 provocar

v.

1 to provoke.

El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.

Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.

2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).

provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze

3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).

* * *

provocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to provoke

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

provocar el parto to induce birth

provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire

* * *

verb

to provoke

* * *

1. VT

1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote

provocar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

incendio provocado — arson

2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on

3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

provocar a algn a lástima — to move sb to pity

el mar provoca a bañarse — the sea invites one to go for a swim

4) [sexualmente] to rouse

2. VI

1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

me provoca comer — I feel like eating

¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

* * *

= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

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* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

* * *

= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *

provocar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause

un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette

una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy

no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire

2 ( Med):

provocar el parto to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies

B ‹persona›

1 (al enfado) to provoke

2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on

■ provocar

vi

( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)

■ provocarse

v pron

( refl):

se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself

* * *

provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck

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provocar

♦ vt

1. [incitar] to provoke;

¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!

2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;

provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;

su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else

3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;

le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes

♦ vi
Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;

¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;

¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?

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provocar

v/t

1 cause

2 el enfado provoke

3 sexualmente lead on

4 parto induce

5

:

¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?

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provocar {72} vt

1) causar: to provoke, to cause

2) irritar: to provoke, to pique

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provocar vb

1. (en general) to cause

la tormenta provocó un apagón the storm caused a blackout

2. (incendio) to start

una chispa provocó el incendio a spark started the fire

3. (una persona) to provoke

no deja de provocarme he keeps provoking me

Spanish-English dictionary > provocar
17 ver

v.

1 to perceive.

Veo a tu hermana muy cansado I see your sister very tired.

2 to have eyesight.

Mis ojos ven bien My eyes see fine.

3 to understand.

4 to be witness of, to witness.

5 to see, to look at, sight, to view.

¿ves algo? can you see anything?

he estado viendo tu trabajo I've been looking at your work

ya veo que estás de mal humor I can see you're in a bad mood

¿ves lo que quiero decir? do you see what I mean?

ir a ver lo que pasa to go and see what's going on

es una manera de ver las cosas that's one way of looking at it

yo no lo veo tan mal I don't think it's that bad

Ellos ven los cuadros They see the pictures.

Ellas ven los cuadros They see the pictures.

María ve la gravedad del asunto Mary sees the seriousness of the situation.

Mis ojos ven bien My eyes see fine.

Veo a tu hermano muy cansado I see your brother very tired.

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VER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven.

Past Indicative

vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

viera, vieras, viera, viéramos, vierais, vieran;

viese, vieses, viese, viésemos, vieseis, viesen.

Future Subjunctive

viere, vieres, viere, viéremos, viereis, vieren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vea (él/Vd.), veamos (nos.), ved (vos.), vean (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

visto,-a.

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verb

1) to see

2) understand

3) examine

4) visit

5) witness

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Para las expresiones ver visiones, no ver tres en un burro, ver el sustantivo.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=percibir)

a) [+ persona, objeto] to see

te vi en el parque — I saw you in the park

desde aquí lo verás mejor — you can see it better from here

lo he visto con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own eyes

me acuerdo como si lo estuviera viendo — I remember it as if I were seeing it now, I remember it as if it were yesterday

—

¡hubieran visto qué casa! — (Méx) you should have seen the house!

• dejarse ver, este año Pedro no se ha dejado ver por aquí — we haven't seen much of Pedro this year

- no veo ni jota

si te he visto no me acuerdo —

le pedí que me ayudara, pero si te he visto no me acuerdo — I asked him to help me but he (just) didn't want to know

ver algn/algo venir —

-¿que ha dimitido? -eso ya lo veía venir — "he's resigned?" - "well, you could see it coming"

ya te veo venir, ¿a que quieres que te preste el coche? — I know what you're after, you want to borrow the car, don't you?

b) [+ gerund]

los vi paseando por el parque — I saw them walking in the park

c) [+ infin]

la vi bajar la escalera — I saw her come downstairs

eso lo he visto hacer aquí muchas veces — I have often seen that done here

d) [+ adj]

te veo muy triste — you look very sad

esta casa la veo pequeña para tanta gente — I think this house is too small for so many people

2) (=mirar) [+ televisión, programa, partido] to watch

anoche vi una película en la tele — I saw o watched a film on TV last night

• es (digno) de ver — it's worth seeing

no poder (ni) ver a algn —

no lo puedo (ni) ver — I can't stand him

3) (en saludos)

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!

¡hasta más ver! — see you again!

4) (=visitar) to see

ayer fui a ver a tu hermano — I went to see your brother yesterday

tendré que ir a ver al abogado — I shall have to go to o and see my solicitor

el médico todavía no la ha visto — the doctor hasn't seen her yet

5) (=imaginar) to see, imagine

lo estoy viendo de almirante — I can just see o imagine him as an admiral

6) (=vivir) to live through

yo he visto dos guerras mundiales — I have lived through two world wars

y usted que lo vea, y tú que lo veas —

-¡a celebrarlo con salud el año próximo! - ¡y usted que lo vea! — "many happy returns!" - "thank you!"

7) (=examinar) to look at

este tema lo veremos en la próxima clase — we'll be looking at this subject in the next lesson

8) (=comprobar) to see

•¡verás como al final te caerás! — you'll fall, you just wait and see!

ya verás como al final tengo que hacerlo yo — I'll end up doing it myself, you'll see

• habrá que ver, habrá que ver lo que les habrá contado — we'll have to see what he's told them

• voy a ver si está en su despacho — I'll see if he's in his office

9) (=notar) to see

no veo la diferencia entre uno y otro — I can't see the difference between them

ya veo que tendré que hacerlo yo solo — I can see I'll have to do it myself

-¿ves que no son iguales? -pues, no lo veo — "can't you see they're not the same?" - "no, I can't"

-gana más de cien mil al mes -¡ya ves! — "she earns more than 100,000 a month" - "well, there you go!"

• dejarse ver, los efectos de la crisis se dejaron ver meses después — the effects of the crisis were felt months later

la preocupación se dejaba ver en su cara — the worry showed in his face

• echar de ver algo — to notice sth

• por lo que veo — from what I can see

10) (=entender) to see

ahora veo la importancia del problema — I see how serious the problem is now

¿no ves que...? — don't o can't you see that...?

no veo muy claro para qué lo quiere — I can't really see what he wants it for

• hacer ver algo a algn — to point sth out to sb

11) (=encontrar) to see

no veo nada en contra de eso — I see nothing against it

no le veo solución al conflicto — I can't see a solution to the conflict

yo este tema no lo veo así — I don't see this issue that way

12) (Jur) [+ pleito] to hear, try

el proceso se verá en mayo — the case will be heard in May

13) tener que ver

-es demasiado pequeño -¿y eso qué tiene que ver? — "it's too small" - "what's that got to do with it?"

esto tiene que ver con lo que estudiamos ayer — this has to do with what we were looking at yesterday

yo no tuve nada que ver en la venta del terreno — I had nothing to do with the sale of the land

14) a ver

a ver niños, ¿cuál es la capital de Francia? — now, children, what is the capital of France?

-mira, tú sales en la foto -¿a ver? — "look, you're in the photo" - "let's have a look" o"let's see"

a ver ese niño, que no se quede solo — don't leave that child on his own

a ver qué dicen las noticias sobre el robo — let's see if there's anything about the robbery on the news

a ver qué está pasando — let's see what's happening

-estás estudiando mucho -¡a ver, no queda más remedio! — "you're doing a lot of studying" - "well, I haven't got much choice!"

¡a ver, cállate ya! — shut up, will you!

¿a ver? — (And) (Telec) hello?

• a ver si..., a ver si acabas pronto — see if you can finish this off quickly

¡a ver si te crees que no lo sé! — surely you don't think I don't know about it!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=percibir) to see

no veo muy bien con el ojo derecho — I can't see very well with my right eye

como vimos ayer en la conferencia — as we saw in the lecture yesterday

como veremos más adelante — as we shall see later

• eso está por ver — that remains to be seen

que no veo * —

tengo un hambre que no veo — I'm famished!

que no veas * —

hay un ruido que no veas — there's a hell of a racket! *

un coche que no veas — an amazing car

ver y callar —

no digas nada, tú solo ver y callar — you'd better keep your mouth shut about this

- ver para creer

2) (=comprobar) to see

según voy viendo... — as I am beginning to see...

-¿quién ha venido? -no sé, voy a ver — "who is it?" -"I don't know, I'll go and see"

- al final siempre me toca hacerlo a mi -ya veo — "in the end it's always me that has to do it" - "so I see"

3) (=entender) to see

¿ves?, así es mucho más fácil — you see? it's much easier like this

a mi modo de ver — as I see it, the way I see it

¿viste? — ( Cono Sur) right?, are you with me?

4)

• ver de hacer algo — to see about doing sth, try to do sth

tenemos que ver de solucionar este problema — we must try to o and find a solution to this problem

veremos de salir temprano — we'll see if we can leave early, we'll try to o and leave early

5) (otras locuciones)

•¡hay que ver!, ¡hay que ver lo que te pareces a tu madre! — gosh! how like your mother you are o look!

¡hay que ver lo que ha cambiado la ciudad! — it's incredible o you wouldn't believe how much the town has changed!

•¡ para que veas!, ha aprobado todas las asignaturas, ¡para que veas! — she passed all her exams, how about that!

no solo no perdí, sino que arrasé, ¡para que veas! — not only did I not lose, but I won by a mile, so there!

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• lo dijo de por ver — ( Cono Sur) he was just trying it on *

—

todo quedó en veremos — it was all left in the air

eso está o queda en veremos — it's not certain yet

• vamos a ver — let's see..., let me see...

-¿esto tiene arreglo? -no sé, vamos a ver — "can this be repaired?" - "I don't know, let's see o let me see"

¿por qué no me llamaste, vamos a ver? — why didn't you call me, I'd like to know?

•ya veremos — we'll see

-¿podré ir a la fiesta? -ya veremos — "can I go to the party?" - "we'll see"

3.

See:

verse

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I
masculino

1) ( aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

2) ( opinión)

a mi/su ver — in my/his view
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

si te he visto no me acuerdo — (fam) he/she doesn't/didn't want to know

ver venir algo — to see something coming

b) ( mirar) <programa/partido> to watch

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no poder (ni) ver a alguien: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver — he can't stand her

c) ( imaginar) to see, picture

2) (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves lo que está pasando? — don't o can't you see what's happening?

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

hacerse ver — (RPl) to show off

echar de ver — (Esp) to realize

3)

a) (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

b) ( ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

habráse visto semejante desfachatez! — what a nerve! (colloq)

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron...! — (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo que ha crecido! — wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

que no veas — (Esp fam)

me echó una bronca que no veas — you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! (colloq)

que no veo — (AmL fam)

tengo un hambre que no veo — (fam) I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo — I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4)

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

5)

a) ( estudiar)

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

b) médico ( examinar) to see

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

se hizo ver por un especialista — (AmS) she saw a specialist

c) (Der) < causa> to try, hear

6)

a) (juzgar, considerar)

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver — the way I see it

b) ( encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

7) (visitar, entrevistarse con) <amigo/pariente> to see, visit; <médico/jefe> to see

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see (colloq)

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

8)

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?
2.
ver vi

1) ( percibir con la vista) to see

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

2) ( constatar)

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

3) ( pensar) to see

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

estar/seguir en veremos — (AmL fam)

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos — we still don't know anything
3.
verse v pron

1) (refl)

a) ( percibirse) to see oneself

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

b) ( imaginarse) to see oneself

2)

a) ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

vérselas venir — (fam)

me las veía venir — I could see it coming

verse venir algo — to see something coming

b) (frml) ( ser)

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

3) ( dejar ver) (+ me/te/le etc)

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

4) (esp AmL) ( parecer)

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

5) (recípr) ( encontrarse) to meet; ( visitarse) to see each other

nos vemos a las siete — I'll meet o see you at seven

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

nos vemos! — (esp AmL) see you!

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

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= descry, discern, see, spot, view, view, witness, check out, make out, look down over, look down on/upon, catch + sight of.

Ex. He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

Ex. Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex. We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

Ex. There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex. The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

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* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* hacerse ver = gain + exposure.

* hacer ver = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no querer tener nada que ver Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no ver = be blind to.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out, steal away.

* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* sin ser visto = undetected, unobserved.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener que ver con = be concerned with, concern, relate to, hold + a stake in, have + a stake in, be a question of.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* véase = see under, SU, refer-to, qv (quod vide -latín).

* véase además = see also.

* véase como ejemplo = witness.

* véase desde = see from, refer-from.

* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.

* Veo, Veo = I Spy.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* ver bien = welcome.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con los prismáticos = glass.

* ver con recelo = have + reservations (about).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver de antemano = preview.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.

* ver de un vistazo = see + at a glance.

* ver doble = see + double.

* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver el porqué = see + the point.

* ver el propósito = see + the point.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* ver la finalidad = see + the point.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* ver la oportunidad = see + a chance.

* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* ver las estrellas = see + stars.

* ver la tele = watch + the telly.

* ver la utilidad = see + the point.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

* ver lo que + avecinarse = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

* verse envuelto en = become + involved in, get + involved with/in.

* verse frustrado = become + frustrated.

* vérselas canutas = have + a devil of a time.

* vérselas con = contend with.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* vérsele a Alguien el plumero = give + Reflexivo + away.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* ver televisión = watch + television.

* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

* vistas desde fuera = outwardly.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *
I
masculino

1) ( aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

2) ( opinión)

a mi/su ver — in my/his view
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

si te he visto no me acuerdo — (fam) he/she doesn't/didn't want to know

ver venir algo — to see something coming

b) ( mirar) <programa/partido> to watch

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no poder (ni) ver a alguien: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver — he can't stand her

c) ( imaginar) to see, picture

2) (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves lo que está pasando? — don't o can't you see what's happening?

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

hacerse ver — (RPl) to show off

echar de ver — (Esp) to realize

3)

a) (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

b) ( ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

habráse visto semejante desfachatez! — what a nerve! (colloq)

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron...! — (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo que ha crecido! — wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

que no veas — (Esp fam)

me echó una bronca que no veas — you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! (colloq)

que no veo — (AmL fam)

tengo un hambre que no veo — (fam) I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo — I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4)

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

5)

a) ( estudiar)

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

b) médico ( examinar) to see

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

se hizo ver por un especialista — (AmS) she saw a specialist

c) (Der) < causa> to try, hear

6)

a) (juzgar, considerar)

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver — the way I see it

b) ( encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

7) (visitar, entrevistarse con) <amigo/pariente> to see, visit; <médico/jefe> to see

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see (colloq)

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

8)

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?
2.
ver vi

1) ( percibir con la vista) to see

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

2) ( constatar)

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

3) ( pensar) to see

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

estar/seguir en veremos — (AmL fam)

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos — we still don't know anything
3.
verse v pron

1) (refl)

a) ( percibirse) to see oneself

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

b) ( imaginarse) to see oneself

2)

a) ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

vérselas venir — (fam)

me las veía venir — I could see it coming

verse venir algo — to see something coming

b) (frml) ( ser)

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

3) ( dejar ver) (+ me/te/le etc)

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

4) (esp AmL) ( parecer)

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

5) (recípr) ( encontrarse) to meet; ( visitarse) to see each other

nos vemos a las siete — I'll meet o see you at seven

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

nos vemos! — (esp AmL) see you!

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

* * *

= descry, discern, see, spot, view, view, witness, check out, make out, look down over, look down on/upon, catch + sight of.

Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex: We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* hacerse ver = gain + exposure.

* hacer ver = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no querer tener nada que ver Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no ver = be blind to.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out, steal away.

* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* sin ser visto = undetected, unobserved.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener que ver con = be concerned with, concern, relate to, hold + a stake in, have + a stake in, be a question of.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* véase = see under, SU, refer-to, qv (quod vide -latín).

* véase además = see also.

* véase como ejemplo = witness.

* véase desde = see from, refer-from.

* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.

* Veo, Veo = I Spy.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* ver bien = welcome.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con los prismáticos = glass.

* ver con recelo = have + reservations (about).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver de antemano = preview.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.

* ver de un vistazo = see + at a glance.

* ver doble = see + double.

* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver el porqué = see + the point.

* ver el propósito = see + the point.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* ver la finalidad = see + the point.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* ver la oportunidad = see + a chance.

* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* ver las estrellas = see + stars.

* ver la tele = watch + the telly.

* ver la utilidad = see + the point.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

* ver lo que + avecinarse = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

* verse envuelto en = become + involved in, get + involved with/in.

* verse frustrado = become + frustrated.

* vérselas canutas = have + a devil of a time.

* vérselas con = contend with.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* vérsele a Alguien el plumero = give + Reflexivo + away.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* ver televisión = watch + television.

* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

* vistas desde fuera = outwardly.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *

ver¹

masculine

A

(aspecto): aún está de buen ver he's still good-looking o attractive, he still looks good

no es de mal ver she's not bad-looking

B

(opinión): a mi/su ver in my/his view, as I see/he sees it

ver² [ E29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ver (verbo transitivo)

A

1 percibir con la vista

2 mirar

3 imaginar

B

1 entender, notar

2 echar de ver

C

1 constatar, comprobar

2 ser testigo de

D a ver

E

1 estudiar

2 examinar: médico

3 Derecho

F

1 juzgar, considerar

2 encontrar

G visitar, entrevistarse con

H en el póquer

I tener... que ver

■ ver (verbo intransitivo)

A percibir con la vista

B constatar

C estudiar, pensar

D a ver

E ver de

■ verse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 percibirse

2 imaginarse

B

1 hallarse

2 ser

C parecer

D encontrarse

vt

A

1 (percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves el letrero allí enfrente? can o do you see that sign opposite?

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own eyes

¿ves algo? can you see anything?

enciende la luz que no se ve nada switch on the light, I can't see a thing

tú ves visiones, allí no hay nada you're seeing things, there's nothing there

se te ve la combinación your slip is showing

me acuerdo perfectamente, es como si lo estuviera viendo I remember it perfectly, as if I were seeing it now

ver algo/a algn + INF/GER:

la vi bailar en Londres hace años I saw her dance in London years ago

la vi metérselo en el bolsillo I saw her put it into her pocket

los vieron salir por la puerta trasera they were seen leaving by the back door

lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her

ahí donde lo/la ves: ahí donde la ves tiene un genio … incredible though it may seem, she has a real temper …

aquí donde me ves, tengo 90 años cumplidos believe it or not, I'm ninety years old

no ver ni tres en un burro or ni un burro a tres pasos or ni jota ( fam): sin gafas no veo ni jota I can't see a thing without my glasses, without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat

si te he visto no me acuerdo ( fam): en cuanto le pedí un favor, si te he visto no me acuerdo as soon as I asked a favor of him, he just didn't want to know

ver venir algo/a algn: el fracaso se veía venir it was obvious o you could see it was going to fail

te veía venir, ya sabía lo que me ibas a pedir I thought as much, I knew what you were going to ask me for

ya lo veo venir, seguro que quiere una semana libre I know what he's after, I bet he wants a week off ( colloq)

¡y tú que lo veas!: ¡que cumplas muchos más! — ¡y tú que lo veas! many happy returns! — thank you very much

van a bajar los impuestos — ¡y tú que lo veas! ( iró); they're going to cut taxes — do you think you'll live long enough to see it? ( iro)

2 (mirar) to watch

estaba viendo la televisión I was watching television

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before

¿te has hecho daño?, déjame ver have you hurt yourself? let me see

un espectáculo que hay que ver a show which you must see o which is not to be missed o ( colloq) which is a must

no poder (ni) ver a algn: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver he can't stand her, he can't stand the sight of her

no lo puedo ver ni pintado or ni en pintura ( fam); I can't stand the sight of him

3 (imaginar) to see, imagine, picture

yo no la veo viviendo en el campo I can't see o imagine o picture her living in the country

ya la veo tumbada en la arena sin hacer nada … I can see o picture her now lying on the sand doing nothing …

B

1 (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves que la situación es grave? don't o can't you see how serious the situation is?

¿ves qué amargo es? you see how bitter it is?

no quiere ver la realidad he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara I can tell by your face

se le ve que disfruta con su trabajo you can see o tell she enjoys her work

te veo preocupado ¿qué te pasa? you look worried, what's the matter?

la veo muy contenta she looks o seems very happy

es un poco complicado, ¿sabes? — ya se ve it's a bit complicated, you know — so I (can) see

ya veo/ya se ve que no tienes mucha práctica en esto I can see o it's obvious you haven't had much practice at this, you obviously haven't had much practice at this

hacerse ver ( RPl); to show off

2

echar de ver to realize, notice

pronto echó de ver que le faltaba dinero he soon realized o noticed that some of his money was missing

se echa de ver que está muy contento it's obvious he's very happy

C

1 (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es go and see who it is

¡ya verás lo que es bueno si no me haces caso! you'll see what you get if you don't do as I say

habrá que ver si cumple su promesa it remains to be seen o we'll have to see whether he keeps his promise

verás como no viene he won't come, wait and see o you'll see

ya no funciona ¿lo ves? or ¿viste? te dije que no lo tocaras now, it's not working any more. You see? I told you not to touch it

¡eso ya se verá! we'll see

¡eso está por ver! we'll see about that!

¡para que veas! ¡tú que decías que no iba a ser capaz! see? I did it! and you said I wouldn't be able to!

gané por tres sets a cero ¡para que veas! I won by three sets to love, so there!

2 (ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas they saw their suspicions confirmed, their suspicions were confirmed

¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!

¡habráse visto semejante desfachatez! what a nerve! ( colloq)

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras … she's so pretty, you should see her

¡vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron …! ( AmL); you should have seen the fright they got!

tenías que haber visto lo furioso que se puso you should have seen how angry he got

¡hombre! ¿tú por aquí? — ya ves, no tenía otra cosa que hacer hello, what are you doing here? — well, I didn't have anything else to do

pensaba tomarme el día libre pero ya ves, aquí me tienes I intended taking the day off but … well, here I am

¡hay que ver! ¡lo que son las cosas! well, well, well! o I don't know! would you believe it?

¡hay que ver! hasta se llevaron el dinero de los niños would you believe it! they even took the children's money

¡hay que ver lo que ha crecido! wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver qué bien se portaron they behaved really well, it's amazing how well they behaved

hay que ver lo grosera que es she's incredibly rude

que no veas ( Esp fam): me echó una bronca que no veas she gave me such an earful! ( colloq), you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! ( colloq)

tenía una borrachera que no veas he was absolutely blind drunk

tienen una cocina que no veas they have an incredible kitchen

que no veo ( AmL fam): tengo un hambre que no veo ( fam); I'm absolutely starving ( colloq), I'm so hungry I could eat a horse ( colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

D

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right o well, now, what's the problem?

a ver, el fórceps, rápido give me the forceps, quickly

aquí está en el periódico — ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper — let's see

¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see o show me what you've got there, what have you got there?

aprieta el botón a ver qué pasa press the button and let's see what happens

a ver si me entienden (justificando) don't get me wrong; (explicando) let me make myself clear

a ver si arreglas esa lámpara when are you going to fix that light?

a ver si escribes pronto write soon, make sure you write soon

¡cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you

¡a ver si ahora se cree que se lo robé yo! I hope he doesn't think that I stole it!

a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos come and see us soon/one of these days

¡a ver! (AmC, Col) (al contestar el teléfono) hello?

E

1

(estudiar): esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better look at this o see this o have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo I have to work out o see how I can fix it

aún no lo sé, ya veré qué hago I still don't know, I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase we didn't look at o study o do that topic in class

2

«médico» (examinar): ¿la ha visto ya un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?, has she seen a doctor yet?

¿por qué no te haces ver por un especialista? ( AmS); why don't you see a specialist?

3 ( Derecho) ‹causa› to try, hear

F

1

(juzgar, considerar): yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera everybody has their own point of view, everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver to my way of thinking, the way I see it

2 (encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esta situación I can't see any way out of this situation

¿tú le ves algún inconveniente? can you see any drawbacks to it?

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny, I don't find it funny

no le veo nada de malo I can't see anything wrong in it

no veo por qué no I don't see why not

G

(visitar, entrevistarse con): es mejor que vea a su propio médico it's better if you go to o see your own doctor

hace tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for some time

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see ( colloq)

aún no he ido a ver a la abuela I still haven't been to see o visit grandmother

ahora que vive lejos lo vemos menos we don't see so much of him now that he lives so far away

H

(en el póquer): las veo I'll see you

I

tener … que ver: eso no tiene nada que ver con lo que estamos discutiendo that has nothing to do with what we are discussing

es muy joven — ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? he's very young — and what does that have to do with it?

no tengo nada que ver con esa compañía I have nothing to do with that company, I have no connection with that company

¿tuviste algo que ver en ese asunto? did you have anything to do with o any connection with that business?, were you involved in that business?

¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?

¿tendrán algo que ver con los Icasuriaga de Zamora? are they related in any way to the Icasuriagas from Zamora?

■ ver

vi

A (percibir con la vista) to see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted

enciende la luz que no veo turn on the light, I can't see

B

(constatar): ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? — voy a ver is Juan in? — I'll go and see

verás, no quería engañarte pero … look, I wasn't trying to deceive you, it's just that …

pues verás, la cosa empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …

ver para creer seeing is believing

C (estudiar, pensar) to see

vamos a veror veamos, ¿dónde le duele? let's see now, where does it hurt?

¿vas a decir que sí? — ya veré, déjame pensarlo un poco are you going to accept? I'll see, let me think about it

estar/seguir en veremos ( AmL fam): todavía está en veremos it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos we still don't know anything, we're still in the dark

D

a ver see ver² vt D.

E ver de (procurar) to try

vean de que no se dé cuenta try to make sure he doesn't notice

vamos a ver de hacerlo lo más rápido posible let's try to get it done o let's see if we can get it done as quickly as possible

■ verse

v pron

A ( refl)

1 (percibirse) to see oneself

¿te quieres ver en el espejo? do you want to see yourself o look at yourself in the mirror?

se vio reflejado en el agua he saw his reflection in the water

2 (imaginarse) to see oneself

¿tú te ves viviendo allí? can you see yourself living there?

B

1 (hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi obligado a despedirlo I was obliged to dismiss him, I had no choice but to dismiss him

se vio en la necesidad de pedir dinero prestado he found himself having to borrow money

me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot

vérselas venir ( fam): me las veía venir por eso tomé precauciones I saw it coming so I took precautions

vérselas y deseárselas: me las vi y me las deseé estudiando y trabajando durante cinco años it was really tough o hard o it was a real struggle studying and working for five years

verse venir algo to see sth coming

2 ( frml)

(ser): este problema se ha visto agravado por … this problem has been made worse by …

las cifras se ven aumentadas al final del verano the figures rise at the end of the summer

el país se verá beneficiado con este acuerdo the country will benefit from this agreement

C ( esp AmL) (parecer) to look

me veo gordísima con esta falda I look really fat in this skirt

D ( recípr) (encontrarse) to meet

se veían un par de veces al mes they used to see each other o meet a couple of times a month

nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven

es mejor que no nos veamos durante un tiempo we'd better not see each other for a while

¡nos vemos! ( esp AmL); see you!, I'll be seeing you!

verse CON algn to see sb

ya no me veo con ellos I don't see them any more

vérselas con algn: tendrá que vérselas conmigo como se atreva a molestarte he'll have me to deal with if he dares to bother you

* * *

ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):
◊ ser de buen ver to be good-looking o attractive

2 ( opinión):
◊ a mi/su ver in my/his view

ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( percibir con la vista) to see;

◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
b) ( mirar) ‹programa/partido› to watch;

◊ ver (la) televisión to watch television;

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ver a algn: no la puede ver he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;
◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;

se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ver (RPl) to show off
3
a) (constatar, comprobar) to see;

◊ ve a ver quién es go and see who it is;

¡ya verás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se verá! we'll see
b) ( ser testigo de) to see;

◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4
◊ a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;

está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5
a) ( estudiar):

◊ esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better have a look at this;

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya veré qué hago I'll decide what to do later
b) [ médico] ( examinar) to see;

◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?

6
a) (juzgar, considerar):

◊ yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right;

a mi modo or manera de ver the way I see it
b) ( encontrar) to see;

◊ no le veo salida a esto I can't see any way out of this;

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;
◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages!

8
◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?;

no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
◊ así no veo I can't see like this;

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):
◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;

pues verás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
◊ ya veré I'll see;

estar/seguir en veremos (AmL fam): todavía está en veremos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en veremos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
◊ me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot;

me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
◊ se ve bien con esa falda she looks good in that skirt;

no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
a) ( encontrarse) to meet;

◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;

¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
b) (visitarse, encontrarse) to see each other;

◊ nos vemos a menudo we see each other often;

verse con algn to see sb
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
' ver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abundante
- acabar
- aclararse
- aconsejar
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actual
- actualmente
- acuerdo
- adentro
- adición
- advertir
- agradecer
- aguantar
- aguardar
- ahora
- alegre
- almuerzo
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- amarilla
- amarillo
- americanada
- amplia
- amplio
- añadir
- anexa
- anexo
- añorar
- apartamento
- apellido
- apetecer
- apreciar
- arrepentirse
- arriesgarse
- atreverse
- aún
- ausente
- ayudar
- bajar
- bastante
- burra
- burro
- cachorra
- cachorro
- caliente
English:
able
- add
- add up
- addition
- advertising
- afloat
- afraid
- afternoon
- aghast
- ajar
- akin
- alight
- alike
- alive
- all
- allow
- alone
- already
- although
- among
- amongst
- and
- another
- apartment
- appear
- appendix
- arouse
- as
- ashamed
- asleep
- assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- associate
- attorney
- averse
- awake
- awaken
- aware
- bar
- barrister
- bath
- be
- beat
- beer
- beg
- benefit
- between
- billion
- bite

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ver

♦ nm

1. [aspecto]
estar de buen ver to be good-looking

2. [opinión]
a mi ver the way I see it

♦ vt

1. [percibir con los ojos] to see;
[mirar] to look at; [televisión, programa, espectáculo deportivo] to watch; [película, obra, concierto] to see;
¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

yo no veo nada I can't see a thing;

he estado viendo tu trabajo I've been looking at your work;

¿vemos la tele un rato? shall we watch some TV?;

esta serie nunca la veo I never watch this series;

¿has visto el museo? have you been to the museum?;

yo te veo más delgada you look thinner to me;
Méx Fam
¿qué me ves? what are you looking at?;

este edificio ha visto muchos sucesos históricos this building has seen a lot of historic events;

los jubilados han visto aumentadas sus pensiones pensioners have had their pensions increased;

ver a alguien hacer algo to see sb doing sth;

los vi actuar en el festival I saw them acting at the festival;

te vi bajar del autobús I saw you getting off the bus;

los vieron discutir o [m5] discutiendo they were seen arguing;

¡nunca o [m5] jamás he visto cosa igual! I've never seen the like of it!;

¡si vieras qué bien lo pasamos! if only you knew what a good time we had!;

¡si vieras qué cara se le puso! you should have seen her face!;

Comp

ver venir algo/a alguien: este problema ya lo veía venir I could see this problem coming;

lo veo venir I can see what he's up to;

Comp

verlas venir: él prefiere quedarse a verlas venir he prefers to wait and see;

Comp

¡quién lo ha visto y quién lo ve! it's amazing how much he's changed!;

Comp

si no lo veo, no lo creo I'd never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes;

Comp

si te he visto no me acuerdo: pero ahora, si te he visto, no me acuerdo but now he/she/ etc doesn't want to know

2. [entender, apreciar, considerar] to see;

ya veo que estás de mal humor I can see you're in a bad mood;

¿no ves que trata de disculparse? can't you see o tell she's trying to apologize?;

¿ves lo que quiero decir? do you see what I mean?;

ahora lo veo todo claro now I understand everything;

a todo le ve pegas he sees problems in everything;

yo no le veo solución a este problema I can't see a solution to this problem;

¿tú cómo lo ves? how do you see it?;

yo lo veo así I see it this way o like this;

es una manera de ver las cosas that's one way of looking at it;

yo no lo veo tan mal I don't think it's that bad;

ahí donde la ves, era muy guapa de joven she was very pretty when she was young, you know;

dejarse ver (por un sitio) to show one's face (somewhere);

¿te gusta? – ¡a ver! do you like it? – of course I do!;

Comp

¡habráse visto!: ¡habráse visto qué cara dura/mal genio tiene! you'd never believe what a cheek/temper he has!;

Comp

¡hay que ver! [indica sorpresa] would you believe it!;
[indica indignación] it makes me mad!;
¡hay que ver qué lista es! you wouldn't believe how clever she is!;

¡hay que ver cuánto se gasta estando de vacaciones! it's amazing how much you spend when you're on Br holiday o US vacation!;

Comp

para que veas: no le tengo ningún rencor, ¡para que veas! I don't bear him any hard feelings, in case you were wondering;

Comp
Fam
no poder ver a alguien (ni en pintura): no lo puedo ver I can't stand (the sight of) him

3. [imaginar] to see;

ya veo tu foto en los periódicos I can (just) see your photo in the newspapers;

francamente, yo no la veo casada to be honest, I find it hard to see her getting married

4. [comprobar] to see;

ir a ver lo que pasa to go and see what's going on;

ve a ver si quedan cervezas go and see if o have a look if there are any beers left;

veré qué puedo hacer I'll see what I can do;

queda por ver si ésta es la mejor solución it remains to be seen whether this is the best solution;

eso está por ver, eso habrá que verlo that remains to be seen;

veamos let's see

5. [tratar, estudiar] [tema, problema] to look at;

el lunes veremos la lección 6 we'll do lesson 6 on Monday;

como ya hemos visto en anteriores capítulos… as we have seen in previous chapters…

6. [reconocer] [sujeto: médico, especialista] to have o take a look at;

necesitas que te vea un médico, Andes, RP [m5] hazte ver por un médico you ought to see a doctor;
Andes, RP
el televisor no funciona, tengo que hacerlo ver the television's not working, I must get someone to have a look at it o get it seen to

7. [visitar, citarse con] to see;

tienes que ir a ver al médico you ought to see the doctor;

ven a vernos cuando quieras come and see us any time you like;

mañana vamos a ver a mis padres we're seeing my parents tomorrow;

hace siglos que no la veo I haven't seen her for ages;

últimamente no los veo mucho I haven't seen much of them recently

8. Der [juzgar]
ver un caso to hear a case

9. [en juegos de naipes] to see;

las veo I'll see you

♦ vi

1. [percibir con los ojos] to see;

ver bien/mal to have good/poor eyesight;

no veo bien de cerca/de lejos I'm long-sighted/short-sighted;

¿ves bien ahí? can you see all right from there?;

Comp
Fam
que no veo: tengo un hambre/sueño que no veo I'm incredibly hungry/tired;

Comp
Fam
que no veas: hace un frío/calor que no veas it's incredibly cold/hot;

los vecinos arman un ruido que no veas the neighbours are unbelievably noisy;

Comp

hasta más ver [adiós] see you soon

2. [hacer la comprobación] to see;

la casa está en muy buenas condiciones – ya veo the house is in very good condition – so I see;

es muy sencillo, ya verás it's quite simple, you'll see;

creo que me queda uno en el almacén, iré a ver I think I have one left in the storeroom, I'll just go and see o look;

vendrá en el periódico – voy a ver it'll be in the newspaper – I'll go and see o look;

tú sigue sin estudiar y verás you'll soon see what happens if you carry on not studying;

¿ves?, te lo dije (you) see? I told you so;

Comp

ver para creer seeing is believing

3. [decidir]
¿lo harás? – ya veré will you do it? – I'll see;

ya veremos we'll see

4. [en juegos de naipes]
¡veo! I'll see you!

5. [como muletilla]
verás, tengo algo muy importante que decirte listen o look, I've got something very important to say to you;

¿qué ha pasado? – pues, verás, yo estaba… what happened? – well, you see, I was…

6.
a ver: a ver cuánto aguantas en esa postura let's see how long you can hold that position;

a ver cuándo vienes a vernos you must come and see us some time;

no subas al tejado, a ver si te vas a caer don't go up on the roof, you might fall;

¡a ver si tienes más cuidado con lo que dices! you should be a bit more careful what you say!;

¿a ver? [mirando con interés] let me see, let's have a look;
Col
¡a ver! [al teléfono] hello?;

a ver, ¿qué te pasa? let's see, what's wrong?;

a ver, antes de empezar… let's see, right, before starting…;

vamos a ver let's see

♦ See also the pronominal verb verse

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ver

<part visto>

I v/t

1 L.Am. ( mirar) look at; televisión watch

2 see;

sin ser visto unseen, without being seen;

la vi ayer en la reunión I saw her yesterday at the meeting;

no puede verla fig he can’t stand the sight of her;

tengo un hambre que no veo fam I’m starving o

ravenous;

me lo veía venir I could see it coming;

te veo venir fig I know what you’re after

3 ( visitar)

:

fui a ver al médico I went to see the doctor

4 ( opinar)

:

¿cómo lo ves? what do you think?

5 ( entender)

:

me hizo ver que estaba equivocado she made me see that I was wrong;

¿(lo) ves? (do) you see?

6 JUR pleito hear

7

:

no tiene nada que ver con it doesn’t have anything to do with

II v/i

1 L.Am. ( mirar) look;

ve aquí dentro look in here

2 see;

no veo bien sin gafas I don’t see too well without my glasses

3 ( considerar)

:

está por ver that remains to be seen;

ya veremos we’ll see;

vamos a ver let’s see;

a ver let’s see, now then

4 locuciones

:

¡hay que ver! would you believe it!;

¡para que veas! so there!

* * *

ver {88} vt

1) : to see

vimos la película: we saw the movie

2) entender: to understand

ya lo veo: now I get it

3) examinar: to examine, to look into

lo veré: I'll take a look at it

4) juzgar: to see, to judge

a mi manera de ver: to my way of thinking

5) visitar: to meet with, to visit

6) averiguar: to find out

7)

a ver or

vamos a ver : let's see

ver vi

1) : to see

2) enterarse: to learn, to find out

3) entender: to understand

♦ See also the reflexive verb verse

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ver vb

1. (en general) to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

no veo nada I can't see a thing

ya he visto esta película I've already seen this film

voy a ver quién es I'll go and see who it is

2. (mirar) to watch

están viendo la tele they're watching TV

3. (parecer) to look

lo veo muy feliz he looks very happy

4. (considerar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

veo difícil que mi equipo gane la liga I don't think my team will win the league

a ver let's see

a ver si I hope

no poder ver a alguien not to be able to stand someone

no puede ver a su vecino she can't stand her neighbour

veamos let's see

Spanish-English dictionary > ver
18 so

səu
1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto

2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

so¹ adv

1. tan

the exam was so difficult that nobody passed el examen fue tan difícil que no aprobó nadie

2. así

Look, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es

I know because Gary told me so lo sé porque me lo dijo Gary

3. que sí / que no

I think so creo que sí

I don't suppose so supongo que no

4. también

I went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete también

I like dancing So do I me gusta bailar A mí también

if so de ser así

or so más o menos

the journey takes an hour or so el viaje dura más o menos una hora

so far hasta ahora

I've read 20 pages so far hasta ahora he leído 20 páginas

so long! ¡hasta luego!

so many tantos

so much tanto

so² conj así que

you broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarlo

so we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?

so that para que

we got up early so that we could go skiing madrugamos para poder ir a esquiar

so what? ¿y qué?

Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happen

so

tr[səʊ]

conjunction

1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama

2 (to express purpose) para, para que

■ speak up so that everyone can hear habla fuerte para que todos te oigan

■ he took off his shoes so as not to make any noise se quitó los zapatos para no hacer ruido

adverb

1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno

■ so you've decided to come así que has decidido venir

■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?

■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?

2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a

■ she's so bored está tan aburrida

■ it's so cold hace tanto frío

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto

■ he was so hungry that he ate the lot tenía tanta hambre que se lo comió todo

■ he isn't so clever as he looks no es tan listo como parece

3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a

■ I can only do so much no puedo hacer más

■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así

■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?

■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida

■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas

4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo

■ he's about so tall es así de alto

■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así

■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú

5 (to avoid repetition) que sí

■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí

■ I'm afraid so me temo que sí

■ I told you so ya te lo dije

■ and quite rightly so y con mucha razón

■ if so en este caso, de ser así

6 (to express agreement, also) también

■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también

■ it's snowing - so it is está nevando - así es

■ so I see ya veo

■ so it seems así parece

adjective

1 (factual, true) así

■ it can't be so no puede ser

■ that just isn't so eso no es verdad

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcétera

just so / exactly so perfecto, en orden

so be it así sea

so long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!

so much for something

■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!

■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!

so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!

so what? ¿y qué?

so ['so:] adv

1) (referring to something indicated or suggested)

do you think so?: ¿tú crees?

so it would seem: eso parece

I told her so: se lo dije

he's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listo

it so happened that...: resultó que...

do it like so: hazlo así

so be it: así sea

2) also: también

so do I: yo también

3) thus: así, de esta manera

4) : tan

he'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento

5) consequently: por lo tanto

so conj

1) therefore: así que

2) or so that : para que, así que, de manera que

3)

so what? : ¿y qué?

so

adv.

• así adv.

• por consiguiente adv.

• por tanto adv.

• tal adv.

• también adv.

• tan adv.

• tanto adv.

conj.

• así que conj.

interj.

• îverdad... interj.

I səʊ
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

I [sǝʊ]
1. ADV

1) (=to such an extent)

a) (with adj/adv) tan

I'm so worried — estoy tan preocupado

it is so big that... — es tan grande que...

he was talking so fast I couldn't understand — hablaba tan rápido que no lo entendía

I wish you weren't so clumsy — ¡ojalá no fueras tan patoso!

it was so heavy! — ¡pesaba tanto!

"how's your father?" - "not so good" — -¿cómo está tu padre? -no muy bien

• it's about so high/long — es más o menos así de alto/largo

• she's not so clever as him — no es tan lista como él

he's not so silly as to do that — no es bastante tonto para hacer eso, no es tan tonto como para hacer eso

• so many — tantos/as

we don't need so many — no necesitamos tantos

I haven't got so many pairs of shoes as you — no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como tú

• so much — tanto/a

we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I haven't got so much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

• it's not so very difficult — no es tan difícil
kind, sure etc
b) (with vb) tanto

I love you so — te quiero tanto

he who so loved Spain — liter él que amó tanto a España

2) (=thus, in this way, likewise) así, de esta manera, de este modo

so it was that... — así fue que..., de esta manera or de este modo fue como...

it is so — es así

we so arranged things that... — lo arreglamos de modo que...

so it is!, so it does! — ¡es verdad!, ¡es cierto!, ¡correcto!

is that so? — ¿de veras?

isn't that so? — ¿no es así?

that's so — eso es

that's not so — no es así

• so be it — así sea

• and he did so — y lo hizo

• do so then! — ¡hazlo, pues!

• by so doing — haciéndolo así

• I expect so — supongo que sí, a lo mejor

• so far — hasta aquí or ahora

• and so forth — y así sucesivamente, etcétera

• it so happens that... — resulta que..., el caso es que...

• I hope so — eso espero yo, espero que sí

• how so? — ¿cómo es eso?

• if so — en este caso, en cuyo caso

• just so! — ¡eso!, ¡eso es!

he likes things just so — le gusta que todo esté en su lugar

• you do it like so * — se hace así, se hace de esta manera

• only more so — pero en mayor grado

• so much so that... — hasta tal punto or grado que..., tanto es así que...

• not so! — ¡nada de eso!

• and so on — y así sucesivamente, etcétera

• so saying he walked away — dicho eso, se marchó

• so he says — eso dice él

• so to speak — por decirlo así

• I think so — creo que sí

I thought so — me lo figuraba or suponía

• I told you so — ya te lo dije

• why so? — ¿por qué?, ¿cómo?

3) (=also)

• he's wrong and so are you — se equivocan tanto usted como él

• so do I — (y) yo también

"I work a lot" - "so do I" — -trabajo mucho -(y) yo también

"I love horses" - "so do I" — -me encantan los caballos -a mí también

• "I've been waiting for ages!" - "so have we" — -¡llevo esperando un siglo! -(y) nosotros también

• so would I — yo también

4) (phrases)

• so long! * — ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego!

• so much the better/worse — tanto mejor/peor

she didn't so much as send me a birthday card — no me mandó ni una tarjeta siquiera para mi cumpleaños

I haven't so much as a penny — no tengo ni un peso

she gave me back the book without so much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa

so much for her promises! — ¡eso valen sus promesas!

• ten or so — unos diez, diez más o menos

ten or so people — unas diez personas, diez personas o así or más o menos

at five o'clock or so — a las cinco o así or o por ahí or más o menos

2. CONJ

1) (expressing purpose) para

he took her upstairs so they wouldn't be overheard — la subió al piso de arriba para que nadie los oyera

• so as to do sth — para hacer algo, a fin de hacer algo

we hurried so as not to be late — nos dimos prisa para no llegar tarde or a fin de no llegar tarde

• so that — para que + subjun, a fin de que + subjun

I bought it so that you should see it — lo compré para que or a fin de que lo vieras

2) (expressing result) así que, de manera que

he hadn't studied, so he found the exam difficult — no había estudiado, así que or de manera que el examen le resultó difícil

• it rained and so we could not go out — llovió, así que no pudimos salir, llovió y no pudimos salir

• so that — de modo que, de manera que

he stood so that he faced west — se puso de tal modo que or de manera que miraba al oeste, se puso mirando al oeste

3) (=therefore) así que

the shop was closed, so I went home — la tienda estaba cerrada, así que me fui a casa

so you see... — por lo cual, entenderás...

4) (in questions, exclamations) entonces, así que

so you're Spanish? — entonces or así que ¿eres español?

so? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?

• so that's the reason! — ¡por eso es!

so that's why he stayed home — de allí que se quedó en casa

• so there you are! — ¡ahí estás!

• so what? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?; see there 1., 6)

II

[sǝʊ]
N (Mus) = soh
* * *

I [səʊ]
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

English-spanish dictionary > so
19 SO

səu
1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto

2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

so¹ adv

1. tan

the exam was so difficult that nobody passed el examen fue tan difícil que no aprobó nadie

2. así

Look, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es

I know because Gary told me so lo sé porque me lo dijo Gary

3. que sí / que no

I think so creo que sí

I don't suppose so supongo que no

4. también

I went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete también

I like dancing So do I me gusta bailar A mí también

if so de ser así

or so más o menos

the journey takes an hour or so el viaje dura más o menos una hora

so far hasta ahora

I've read 20 pages so far hasta ahora he leído 20 páginas

so long! ¡hasta luego!

so many tantos

so much tanto

so² conj así que

you broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarlo

so we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?

so that para que

we got up early so that we could go skiing madrugamos para poder ir a esquiar

so what? ¿y qué?

Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happen

so

tr[səʊ]

conjunction

1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama

2 (to express purpose) para, para que

■ speak up so that everyone can hear habla fuerte para que todos te oigan

■ he took off his shoes so as not to make any noise se quitó los zapatos para no hacer ruido

adverb

1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno

■ so you've decided to come así que has decidido venir

■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?

■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?

2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a

■ she's so bored está tan aburrida

■ it's so cold hace tanto frío

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto

■ he was so hungry that he ate the lot tenía tanta hambre que se lo comió todo

■ he isn't so clever as he looks no es tan listo como parece

3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a

■ I can only do so much no puedo hacer más

■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así

■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?

■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida

■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas

4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo

■ he's about so tall es así de alto

■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así

■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú

5 (to avoid repetition) que sí

■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí

■ I'm afraid so me temo que sí

■ I told you so ya te lo dije

■ and quite rightly so y con mucha razón

■ if so en este caso, de ser así

6 (to express agreement, also) también

■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también

■ it's snowing - so it is está nevando - así es

■ so I see ya veo

■ so it seems así parece

adjective

1 (factual, true) así

■ it can't be so no puede ser

■ that just isn't so eso no es verdad

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and so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcétera

just so / exactly so perfecto, en orden

so be it así sea

so long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!

so much for something

■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!

■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!

so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!

so what? ¿y qué?

so ['so:] adv

1) (referring to something indicated or suggested)

do you think so?: ¿tú crees?

so it would seem: eso parece

I told her so: se lo dije

he's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listo

it so happened that...: resultó que...

do it like so: hazlo así

so be it: así sea

2) also: también

so do I: yo también

3) thus: así, de esta manera

4) : tan

he'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento

5) consequently: por lo tanto

so conj

1) therefore: así que

2) or so that : para que, así que, de manera que

3)

so what? : ¿y qué?

so

adv.

• así adv.

• por consiguiente adv.

• por tanto adv.

• tal adv.

• también adv.

• tan adv.

• tanto adv.

conj.

• así que conj.

interj.

• îverdad... interj.

I səʊ
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

ABBR
= standing order
* * *

I [səʊ]
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

English-spanish dictionary > SO
20 enfrentar

v.

1 to bring face to face (poner frente a frente).

2 to confront, to face (hacer frente a).

enfrentan el futuro con inquietud they face the future with unease

María enfrentó a la chismosa Mary confronted the gossip.

María confrontó sus problemas Mary confronted her problems.

* * *

enfrentar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner frente a frente) to bring face to face, confront

■ el debate enfrentó a los líderes the debate brought the leaders face to face

2 (encarar) to face, confront

► verbo pronominal enfrentarse

1 (hacer frente) to face (a/con, -), confront (a/con, -)

■ tuvo que enfrentarse con los sindicatos he had to confront the unions

2 DEPORTE to meet (a/con, -)

3 (pelearse) to have an argument (a, with), fall out (a, with); (chocar) to clash (a/con, with)

* * *

verb

to face, confront

* * *

1. VT

1) (=enemistar) to set against

la herencia enfrentó a los dos hermanos — the inheritance set the two brothers against each other o at loggerheads

2) (=afrontar) [+ dificultad] to face (up to), confront; [+ realidad] to face (up to)

tienes que enfrentar el problema — you have to face (up to) o confront the problem

3) (=encarar)

este partido enfrentará a los dos mejores tenistas — this match will bring together the two best tennis players, this match will bring the two best tennis players face to face

2.

See:

enfrentarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <problema/peligro/realidad> to confront, face up to; < futuro> to face

2)

a) <contrincantes/opositores> to bring... face to face

enfrentar a alguien con alguien — to bring somebody face to face with somebody

b) ( enemistar) to bring... into conflict
2.
enfrentarse v pron

a) ( hacer frente a)

enfrentarse a/con alguien: se enfrentaron con la policía they clashed with the police; se enfrentó con el enemigo he confronted the enemy; el equipo se enfrenta hoy a Paraguay today the team comes up against o meets Paraguay; enfrentarse a algo a dificultades/peligros to face something; no quiere enfrentarse a la realidad — he doesn't want to face up to reality

b) (recípr) equipos/atletas to meet; tropas/oponentes to clash

* * *

= oppose, drive + a wedge between.

Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

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* enfrentar a = pit against.

* enfrentarse = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to face.

* enfrentarse a = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation with.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse a alternativas = be faced with choices, face + choices.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enfrentarse a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + reality.

* enfrentarse a la realidad (de que) = face + (up to) the fact that, face + the truth (that).

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.

* enfrentarse al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.

* enfrentarse a los cambios = cope with + change.

* enfrentarse a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.

* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.

* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.

* enfrentarse a una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.

* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.

* enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.

* enfrentarse a una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a un dilema = face + dilemma.

* enfrentarse a un impás = face + impasse.

* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + problem, confront + problem, come up against + problem, experience + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse a un reto = face + challenge, meet + challenge, undertake + challenge, handle + challenge, confront + challenge.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <problema/peligro/realidad> to confront, face up to; < futuro> to face

2)

a) <contrincantes/opositores> to bring... face to face

enfrentar a alguien con alguien — to bring somebody face to face with somebody

b) ( enemistar) to bring... into conflict
2.
enfrentarse v pron

a) ( hacer frente a)

enfrentarse a/con alguien: se enfrentaron con la policía they clashed with the police; se enfrentó con el enemigo he confronted the enemy; el equipo se enfrenta hoy a Paraguay today the team comes up against o meets Paraguay; enfrentarse a algo a dificultades/peligros to face something; no quiere enfrentarse a la realidad — he doesn't want to face up to reality

b) (recípr) equipos/atletas to meet; tropas/oponentes to clash

* * *

= oppose, drive + a wedge between.

Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

* enfrentar a = pit against.

* enfrentarse = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to face.

* enfrentarse a = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation with.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse a alternativas = be faced with choices, face + choices.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enfrentarse a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + reality.

* enfrentarse a la realidad (de que) = face + (up to) the fact that, face + the truth (that).

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.

* enfrentarse al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.

* enfrentarse a los cambios = cope with + change.

* enfrentarse a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.

* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.

* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.

* enfrentarse a una reacción + Adjetivo = meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.

* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.

* enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.

* enfrentarse a una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a un dilema = face + dilemma.

* enfrentarse a un impás = face + impasse.

* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + problem, confront + problem, come up against + problem, experience + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse a un reto = face + challenge, meet + challenge, undertake + challenge, handle + challenge, confront + challenge.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.

* * *

enfrentar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹problema/peligro› to confront, face up to

podemos enfrentar el futuro con optimismo we can face the future with optimism

tienes que enfrentar la realidad you have to face up to reality, you have to face facts

B

1 ‹contrincantes/opositores› to bring … face to face enfrentar a algn CON algn to bring sb face to face WITH sb

el combate enfrentará al campeón europeo con el africano the fight will bring together the European and African champions, the fight will bring the European champion face to face with the African champion, the European and African champions will meet in the fight

2 (enemistar) to bring … into conflict

■ enfrentarse

v pron

1 (hacer frente a) enfrentarse A/ CON algn:

se enfrentaron con la policía they clashed with the police

se enfrentó con el enemigo he confronted the enemy

se enfrentó duramente al or con el líder de la oposición she clashed with the leader of the opposition

el equipo se enfrenta hoy a Paraguay today the team comes up against o meets Paraguay

enfrentarse A algo:

tuvieron que enfrentarse a múltiples dificultades/peligros they had to face many difficulties/dangers

nunca ha querido enfrentarse a la realidad he has never wanted to face up to reality

ya cambiará cuando tenga que enfrentarse a la vida he'll change when he has to face up to life

2 ( recípr) «equipos/atletas» to meet; «tropas» to clash

los dos líderes se enfrentaron en un duro debate the two leaders clashed in a fierce debate

* * *

enfrentar ( conjugate enfrentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹problema/peligro/realidad› to confront, face up to;
‹ futuro› to face
2
a) ‹contrincantes/opositores› to bring … face to face

b) ( enemistar) to bring … into conflict

enfrentarse verbo pronominal
a) ( hacer frente a) enfrentarse con algn ‹con rival/enemigo› to confront sb;

enfrentarse a algo ‹a dificultades/peligros› to face sth;
‹a realidad/responsabilidad› to face up to sth
b) ( recípr) [equipos/atletas] to meet;

[tropas/oponentes] to clash
enfrentar verbo transitivo
1 (afrontar) to confront, face up to
2 (enemistar) to set at odds: las diferencias políticas enfrentaron a los dos amigos, political differences set them at odds
3 (poner frente a frente) to bring face to face
' enfrentar' also found in these entries:
English:
play off against
- confront
- pit
- tackle

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enfrentar

♦ vt

1. [enemistar] to bring into conflict

2. [poner frente a frente] to bring face to face ( con with);
un partido que enfrentará al actual campeón con sus antiguos rivales a game that will pit the current champions against their old rivals

3. [hacer frente a] to confront, to face;

enfrentan el futuro con inquietud they face the future with unease

♦ See also the pronominal verb enfrentarse

* * *

enfrentar

v/t confront, face up to

* * *

enfrentar vt

: to confront, to face

♦ See also the reflexive verb enfrentarse

Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentar

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