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adv.then.conj.1 since, as (dado que).2 therefore, so (por lo tanto).creo, pues, que… so, I think that…3 so.querías verlo, pues ahí está you wanted to see it, so here it is4 because, for, since.5 I repeat that, I must repeat that.Pues es azul! I repeat that it is blue!intj.then.Compórtese,pues,como debe y evitará problemas Behave,then,as you should...* * *1 (ya que) since, as2 (por lo tanto) therefore, so3 (repetitivo) then4 (enfático) well■ ¡pues claro! of course!* * *1. conj.since, because, as2. interj.well, then* * *CONJ1) [con valor consecutivo] then-tengo sueño -¡pues vete a la cama! — "I'm tired" - "then go to bed!"
llegó, pues, con dos horas de retraso — so he arrived two hours late
¿no vas con ella, pues? — aren't you going with her after all?
2) [con valor enfático] wellpues, como te iba contando... — well, as I was saying...
¡pues no lo sabía! — well, I didn't know!
¡pues claro! — yes, of course!
pues sí — well, yes; (=naturalmente) certainly
pues no — well, no; (=de ningún modo) not at all
¡pues qué! — come now!, what else did you expect!
3) [indicando duda]pues, no sé — well, I don't know
4) frm [con valor causal] since, forcómpralo, pues lo necesitas — buy it, since you need it
* * *I1)a) wellpues mira, yo si fuera tú... — well look, if I were you...
b) (expresando duda, vacilación) wellpues... no sé — well... I don't know
c) ( en exclamaciones) wellpues yo no sabía nada! — well, I didn't know anything about it!
¿a ti te interesaría? - pues claro! — would you be interested? - yes, of course! o why, yes!
d) ( indicando consecuencia) thenno me gusta - pues no lo comas — I don't like it - well, don't eat it then
pues si te gusta tanto, cómpralo — if you like it that much, then buy it
2) (frml) ( porque) as, sinceIIadverbio (liter o frml)ésta es, pues, mi conclusión — this, then, is my conclusion
llegamos, pues, fa nuestro destino — and so we arrived at our destination
* * *= alas, as, then.Ex. This staff reduction would, alas, lead to a reduced number of viewpoints.Ex. Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.----* así pues = as such, thus.* pues bien = well.* * *I1)a) wellpues mira, yo si fuera tú... — well look, if I were you...
b) (expresando duda, vacilación) wellpues... no sé — well... I don't know
c) ( en exclamaciones) wellpues yo no sabía nada! — well, I didn't know anything about it!
¿a ti te interesaría? - pues claro! — would you be interested? - yes, of course! o why, yes!
d) ( indicando consecuencia) thenno me gusta - pues no lo comas — I don't like it - well, don't eat it then
pues si te gusta tanto, cómpralo — if you like it that much, then buy it
2) (frml) ( porque) as, sinceIIadverbio (liter o frml)ésta es, pues, mi conclusión — this, then, is my conclusion
llegamos, pues, fa nuestro destino — and so we arrived at our destination
* * *= alas, as, then.Ex: This staff reduction would, alas, lead to a reduced number of viewpoints.
Ex: Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.* así pues = as such, thus.* pues bien = well.* * *pues1A1 wellpues mira, yo si fuera tú me negaba well look, if I were you I'd refuse2 (expresando duda, vacilación) well¿tú qué harías? — pues … no sé what would you do? — well … I don't really know3 (en exclamaciones) wellse lo dijo a todos — ¡pues yo no sabía nada! she told everyone — well, I didn't know anything about it!¡pues haberlo dicho antes! well, you could have said so earlier!¿a ti te interesaría? — ¡pues claro! would you be interested? — yes, of course! o why, yes!4 (indicando consecuencia) thenno me gusta — pues no lo comas or no lo comas, pues I don't like it — well, don't eat it then o then don't eat itpues si te gusta tanto, cómpralo if you like it that much, then buy it o well, if you like it so much, buy itno pudo asistir pues tenía un compromiso anterior he was unable to attend as o since he had a prior engagement ( frml)pues2ésta es, pues, la conclusión a la que se llegó this, then, is the conclusion that was reachedllegamos, pues, felizmente a nuestro destino and so we arrived safely at our destination* * *
pues conjunción
◊ pues si te gusta tanto, cómpralo if you like it that much, then buy it
pues
I conj
1 (puesto que) since, as: no lo hagas, pues no lo necesitas, don't do it, since you don't need it
2 (en consecuencia) then
3 (vacilación) well
4 (como pregunta) ¿y pues?, and so?
5 (uso enfático) pues entonces vamos, we'll go then
II exclamación ¡pues claro que sí!, well, of course!
' pues' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
así
- bien
- fastidiarse
- hojuela
- pascua
- champú
- hecho
- lo
- ver
English:
anyhow
- average
- fat
- then
- tough
- well
- certainly
- for
- OK
* * *♦ conj1. [entonces, en ese caso] then;¿no quieres ir? pues te quedas en casa you don't want to go? well, stay at home then;¿no querías trabajo? pues ya lo tienes you said you wanted some work, didn't you? well, now you've got it;¿no quieres escucharme? ¡pues te arrepentirás! you won't listen to me, eh? well, you'll regret it!;¿qué quieres hacer, pues? what do you want to do, then?2. [enfático]¡pues ya está! well, that's it!;¡pues claro! but of course!;pues no certainly not;¡pues vaya amigo que tienes! some friend he is!;¡pues haberlo dicho antes! well, you could have said so earlier!;¿no te gustan? ¡pues a mí me encantan! you don't like them? I LOVE them!3. [como comodín]pues, como iba diciendo anyway, as I was saying;pues nada, cuando tengas noticias de ellos me avisas right, well let me know when you hear from them;¿pues qué te pasa? – pues nada so what's the matter then? – nothing;pues ¿qué quieres que te diga?, a mí no me gustó what do you want me to say? I didn't like it4. [dado que] since, as;no pude verlo, pues olvidé las gafas I couldn't really see it, because I'd forgotten my glasses♦ adv[por lo tanto] therefore, so;creo, pues, que… so, I think that…;repito, pues, que hace bien anyway, as I said before, I think he's doing the right thing* * *conj1 well;pues bien well;¡pues sí! of course!* * *pues conj1) : since, because, forno puedo ir, pues no tengo plata: I can't go, since I don't have any moneylo hace, pues a él le gusta: he does it because he likes to¡pues claro que sí!: well, of course!¡pues no voy!: well then, I'm not going!* * *pues conj wellpues... no lo sé well... I don't knowpues, no vengas well, don't come then!pues claro well, of course!
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