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1 behold
bi'həuldpast tense, past participle - beheld; verb(to see: What a sight to behold!) ver, contemplartr[bɪ'həʊld]1 literal contemplar, observarv.(§ p.,p.p.: beheld) = observar v.• ver v.(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)v.• mirar v.bɪ'həʊld
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(past & past p beheld) transitive verb (liter) contemplar (liter)
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[bɪ'hǝʊld](pt, pp beheld) VT liter contemplarbehold! — ¡mire!
lobehold the results! — ¡he aquí los resultados!
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(past & past p beheld) transitive verb (liter) contemplar (liter)
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2 behold
intj.mirad, he aquí, mira, he.vt.contemplar (literario)vi.(only in imperative) Mirar. (pt & pp beheld) -
3 behold!
¡He! ¡he aquí! ¡aquí está! ¡vele ahí! -
4 lo and behold
(an expression indicating surprise etc at seeing or finding something.) ¡madre mía!, ¡mira por donde!1 familiar ¡madre mía!, ¡mira por donde!adv.• he adv. -
5 lo
lou
lo art 1: lo interesante del caso es … the interesting thing about the case is …; ¿estoy en lo cierto? am I right?; en lo alto de la sierra high up in the mountains; ser lo más objetivo posible to be as objective as possible; me dijo lo de siempre he came out with the same old story; se ha enterado de lo nuestro/de lo de Pablo she's found out about us/about Pablo; voy a lo de Eva (RPl) I'm going to Eva's (place) 2a)lo cual fue desmentido por el gobierno which was denied by the Governmentb)no entiendo lo que dices I don't understand what you're saying; pide lo que quieras ask for whatever you want; límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea clean it with a cloth or whatever; ¡lo que debe haber sufrido! how she must have suffered!; ¡no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! you can't imagine what it was like!; ¡lo que es saber idiomas! it sure is something (AmE) o (BrE) what it is to be able speak languages ■ pron pers 1 (— a usted) you; (— a cosa, etc) it;◊ ¿lo conozco? do I know you?;lo compré hoy I bought it today; ya lo sé I knowb) ( impers):2 ( con◊ estar, ser): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am;si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy if she can, so can I
lo 1 art det neut the
lo mío, mine
lo nuestro, ours
lo otro, the other thing
lo peor, the worst (thing)
lo 2 pron pers m & neut
1 (objeto) it: no lo compliques, don't complicate it (no se traduce) díselo, tell her
no lo sé, I don't know ➣ le 2 lo cual..., which... 3 lo de..., the business of...: no me dijo lo de su divorcio, he didn't tell me about his divorce 4 lo que..., what...: pídeme lo que quieras, ask me for whatever you want
5 (persona) no lo humilles, don't humiliate him 'lo' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abogada - abogado - acabose - acanallar - acariciar - acaso - aconsejar - acreditar - adelantarse - agarrar - agradecer - alargarse - alta - alto - amarre - amortizar - ancha - ancho - ánimo - animosidad - antes - anticiparse - apenas - aprovecharse - arramblar - arrastrar - así - aunque - aviso - bailar - baja - bajinis - bajo - bandeja - bar - bastante - bendita - bendito - berrinche - bestia - bien - bolsillo - bombo - buenamente - caber - cacarear - cachaza - cada - caer English: abandon - absent-mindedly - abuse - accident - accidentally - account - account for - accurate - aching - advise - afraid - again - agreeable - ahead - all - along - aloud - amok - anticipate - anticlimax - anybody - apparently - appearance - appease - apply - arbitration - as - at - atop - bad - bang up - bare - basic - bat - be-all and end-all - beat down - beautiful - beauty - because - belief - believe - below - bend - benefit - besides - best - better - between - beyond - bitelotr[ləʊ]1 familiar ¡madre mía!, ¡mira por donde!loadv.• he adv.ləʊ[lǝʊ]EXCLlo and behold the result! — ¡he aquí el resultado!
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pp.participio pasado del verbo behold. pret. & participio pasado de beholdpt.pretérito del verbo BEHOLD. -
8 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) atracción turística4) (a view or glimpse.) visión5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) figura6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira
2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) observar, ver, divisar2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) apuntar•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
sight n1. vista2. algo... de vertr[saɪt]1 (faculty) vista2 (range of vision) vista■ don't let him out of your sight! ¡no lo pierdas de vista!■ get out of my sight! ¡fuera de mi vista!3 (act of seeing, view) vista4 (thing seen, spectacle) espectáculo■ you look a sight! ¡tienes una pinta horrorosa!, ¡estás horroroso!5 (on gun) mira1 familiar (a great deal) mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin one's sights en la mirain/within sight a la vistain the sight of God ante Diosout of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no sientesight unseen sin haberlo visto antesto be a sight for sore eyes dar gusto verloto catch sight of ver, divisarto come into sight aparecerto hate/loathe the sight of somebody no poder ni ver a alguiento keep out of sight no dejarse ver, esconderseto know somebody by sight conocer a alguien de vistato lose sight of somebody/something perder a alguien/algo de vistato raise one's sights aspirar a más, apuntar más altoto set one's sights on something tener la mira puesta en algoto take a sight apuntarsight ['saɪt] vt: ver (a una persona), divisar (la tierra, un barco)sight n1) : vista f (facultad)out of sight: fuera de vista2) : algo vistoit's a familiar sight: se ve con frecuenciashe's a sight for sore eyes: da gusto verla3) : lugar m de interés (para turistas, etc.)4) : mira f (de un rifle, etc.)5) glimpse: mirada f breveI caught sight of her: la divisé, alcancé a verlan.• aspecto s.m.n.• brújula s.f.• escena s.f.• mira s.f.• puntería s.f.• visión s.f.• vista s.f.v.• avistar v.• visar v.
I saɪt1) u ( eyesight) vista fto lose one's sight — perder* la vista or la visión
to have poor sight — tener* mala vista, ver* mal
2) u ( range of vision)to come into sight — aparecer*
to lose sight of something/somebody — perder* algo/a alguien de vista
we were in sight of victory victory was within sight la victoria estaba cercana; she watched until they were out of sight los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista; (get) out of my sight! fuera de aquí!; I daren't let him out of my sight for a second no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto; out of sight, out of mind — ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
3) (act of seeing, view) (no pl)it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo
to catch sight of something/somebody: we caught sight of them going up the mountain los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña; as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver; to know somebody by sight conocer* a alguien de vista; to play at o by sight ( Mus) tocar* a primera vista; deserters will be shot on sight los desertores serán fusilados en el acto; I can't stand the sight of him — (colloq) no lo puedo ver (fam)
4) ca) ( thing seen)the sparrow is a familiar sight in our gardens — el gorrión se ve con frecuencia en nuestros jardines
it's not a pretty sight — (colloq) no es muy agradable de ver
it is/it was a sight for sore eyes — da/daba gusto verlo
a sight — (colloq)
I look a sight! — estoy horrorosa!, qué parezco!
c) sights pl ( famous places)5)a) c ( of gun) mira fto have something in one's sights, to have one's sights on something — tener* la mira puesta en algo
6) ( lot) (colloq)a (far o damn) sight happier/richer — muchísimo más feliz/rico
it's a (far o damn) sight better — es muchísimo mejor
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transitive verb \<\<land/ship\>\> divisar, avistar; \<\<person/animal\>\> ver*[saɪt]1. N1) (=eyesight) vista f•
to have good sight — tener buena vista•
I'm losing my sight — estoy perdiendo la vista•
to have poor sight — tener mala vista•
to regain one's sight — recobrar la vista2) (=act of seeing) vista f•
at sight — a la vista•
I know her by sight — la conozco de vista•
it came into sight — apareció•
to catch sight of sth/sb — divisar algo/a algn•
to be in sight — estar a la vista (of de)to find favour in sb's sight — [plan etc] ser aceptable a algn; [person] merecerse la aprobación de algn
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to lose sight of sth/sb — perder algo/a algn de vistato lose sight of sb — (fig) perder contacto con algn
to lose sight of the fact that... — no tener presente el hecho de que...
to be lost to sight — desaparecer, perderse de vista
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to shoot on sight — disparar sin previo aviso•
to be out of sight — no estar a la vistakeep out of sight! — ¡que no te vean!
out of sight — (US) * fabuloso *
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to be within sight — estar a la vista (of de)3) (=spectacle) espectáculo mhis face was a sight! — ¡había que ver su cara!; (after injury etc) ¡había que ver el estado en que quedaba su cara!
I must look a sight — debo parecer horroroso, ¿no?
doesn't she look a sight in that hat! — ¡con ese sombrero parece un espantajo!
what a sight you are! — ¡qué adefesio!
to see or visit the sights of Madrid — visitar los lugares de interés turístico de Madrid, hacer turismo por Madrid
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it's not a pretty sight — no es precisamente bonito•
it's a sad sight — es una cosa triste- lower one's sights- raise one's sights- set one's sights on sth/doing sth- set one's sights too high5) * (=a great deal)2. VT1) (Naut) [+ land] ver, divisar; [+ bird, rare animal] observar, ver; [+ person] ver2) (=aim)to sight a gun — apuntar un cañón (at, on a)
3.CPDsight draft N — letra f a la vista
sight translation N — traducción f oral or a libro abierto
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I [saɪt]1) u ( eyesight) vista fto lose one's sight — perder* la vista or la visión
to have poor sight — tener* mala vista, ver* mal
2) u ( range of vision)to come into sight — aparecer*
to lose sight of something/somebody — perder* algo/a alguien de vista
we were in sight of victory victory was within sight la victoria estaba cercana; she watched until they were out of sight los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista; (get) out of my sight! fuera de aquí!; I daren't let him out of my sight for a second no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto; out of sight, out of mind — ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
3) (act of seeing, view) (no pl)it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo
to catch sight of something/somebody: we caught sight of them going up the mountain los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña; as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver; to know somebody by sight conocer* a alguien de vista; to play at o by sight ( Mus) tocar* a primera vista; deserters will be shot on sight los desertores serán fusilados en el acto; I can't stand the sight of him — (colloq) no lo puedo ver (fam)
4) ca) ( thing seen)the sparrow is a familiar sight in our gardens — el gorrión se ve con frecuencia en nuestros jardines
it's not a pretty sight — (colloq) no es muy agradable de ver
it is/it was a sight for sore eyes — da/daba gusto verlo
a sight — (colloq)
I look a sight! — estoy horrorosa!, qué parezco!
c) sights pl ( famous places)5)a) c ( of gun) mira fto have something in one's sights, to have one's sights on something — tener* la mira puesta en algo
6) ( lot) (colloq)a (far o damn) sight happier/richer — muchísimo más feliz/rico
it's a (far o damn) sight better — es muchísimo mejor
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transitive verb \<\<land/ship\>\> divisar, avistar; \<\<person/animal\>\> ver* -
9 contemplar
contemplar ( conjugate contemplar) verbo transitivo
contemplar verbo transitivo
1 (admirar, recrearse) to contemplate
2 (una posibilidad) to consider
3 (ser condescendiente) coddle: le contemplas demasiado, you coddle him too much ' contemplar' also found in these entries: Spanish: codificar - admirar - mirar English: consider - contemplate - entertain - survey - behold - regard -
10 beholding
adj.obligado, deudor.ger.gerundio del verbo BEHOLD.
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