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121 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) volverse, ponerse, convertirse2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) hacerse, llegar a ser3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) ser de4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) sentar bien, quedar bien•- becoming- becomingly
become vb1. hacerse / convertirse en / llegar a ser2. hacerse / volverse / ponerseshe became angry se puso furiosa / se enfadótr[bɪ'kʌm]1 (with noun) convertirse en, hacerse, llegar a ser■ to become a doctor/teacher hacerse médico,-a/maestro,-a2 (change into) convertirse en, transformarse en■ to become mad volverse loco,-a, enloquecer■ to become fat ponerse gordo,-a, engordar■ to become angry ponerse enfadado,-a, enfadarse■ to become sad ponerse triste, entristecerse■ to become deaf quedarse sordo,-a, ensordecerse■ to become blind quedarse ciego,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhat has become of...? ¿qué ha sido de...?■ what has become of your sister? ¿qué ha sido de tu hermana?: hacerse, volverse, ponersehe became famous: se hizo famosoto become sad: ponerse tristeto become accustomed to: acostumbrarse abecome vt1) befit: ser apropiado para2) suit: favorecer, quedarle bien (a alguien)that dress becomes you: ese vestido te favorecep.p.(Participio pasivo de "to become")v.(§ p.,p.p.: became, become) = convenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• convertirse v.• convertirse en v.• devenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• hacerse v.• llegar a ser v.• ponerse v.• resultar v.• volverse v.bɪ'kʌm
1.
to become arrogant/distant — volverse* arrogante/distante
to become famous — hacerse* famoso
she soon became bored/tired — pronto se aburrió/se cansó
to become a lawyer — hacerse* abogado
2.
vta) ( befit) (frml) (often neg) ser* apropiado parab) ( suit) favorecer*Phrasal Verbs:[bɪ'kʌm] (pt became) (pp become)1. VI1) (=grow to be)to become ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar
to become old — hacerse or volverse viejo
to become red — ponerse rojo, enrojecerse
it became known that... — se supo que..., llegó a saberse que...
2) (=turn into) convertirse en, transformarse enthe building has become a cinema — el edificio se ha convertido or transformado en cine
2.IMPERS VBwhat has become of him? — ¿qué ha sido de él?
what will become of me? — ¿qué será de mí?
whatever can have become of that book? — ¿dónde estará ese libro?
3.VT (=look nice on) favorecer, sentar bienBECOME, GO, GET The translation of become/go/ get depends on the context and the type of change involved and how it is regarded. Very often there is more than one possible translation, or even a special verb to translate get + ((adjective)) (e.g. get angry - enfadarse), but here are some general hints.
Become {etc} + adjective
► Use pon erse to talk about temporary but normal changes:
I got quite ill Me puse muy malo
He went pale Se puso blanco
You've got very brown Te has puesto muy moreno
He got very angry Se puso furioso ► Use vol verse to refer to sudden, longer-lasting and unpredictable changes, particularly those affecting the mind:
He has become very impatient in the last few years Se ha vuelto muy impaciente estos últimos años
She went mad Se volvió loca ► Use que dar(se) especially when talking about changes that are permanent, involve deterioration and are due to external circumstances. Their onset may or may not be sudden:
He went blind (Se) quedó ciego
Goya went deaf Goya (se) quedó sordo
Q uedar(se) is also used to talk about pregnancy:
She became pregnant (Se) quedó embarazada ► Use hac erse for states resulting from effort or from a gradual, cumulative process:
They became very famous Se hicieron muy famosos
The pain became unbearable El dolor se hizo insoportable ► Use lle gar a ser to suggest reaching a peak:
The heat became stifling El calor llegó a ser agobiante
Become {etc} + noun
► Use hac erse for career goals and religious or political persuasions:
He became a lawyer Se hizo abogado
I became a Catholic in 1990 Me hice católico en 1990
He became a member of the Green Party Se hizo miembro del Partido Verde ► Use lle gar a + ((noun)) and llegar a ser + ((phrase)) for reaching a peak after a period of gradual change. This construction is often used to talk about professional accomplishments:
If you don't make more effort, you'll never get to be a teacher Si no te esfuerzas más, no llegarás a profesor
Castelar became one of the most important politicians of his time Castelar llegó a ser uno de los políticos más importantes de su época
Football became an obsession for him El fútbol llegó a ser una obsesión para él ► Use con vertirse en for long-lasting changes in character, substance and kind which take place gradually:
Those youngsters went on to become delinquents Aquellos jóvenes se convirtieron después en delincuentes
Over the years I have become a more tolerant person Con los años me he convertido en una persona más tolerante
Water turns into steam El agua se convierte en vapor ► Use que dar(se) + ((adjective)) to talk about changes, particularly when they are permanent, for the worse and due to external circumstances. Their onset may or may not be sudden:
She became a widow (Se) quedó viuda ► To translate hav e turned into {or} have become {etc} + ((noun)) in emphatic phrases particularly about people, you can use estar hecho un(a) + ((noun)):
Juan has become a really good pianist Juan está hecho todo un pianista For further uses and examples, see become, go, get, turn* * *[bɪ'kʌm]
1.
to become arrogant/distant — volverse* arrogante/distante
to become famous — hacerse* famoso
she soon became bored/tired — pronto se aburrió/se cansó
to become a lawyer — hacerse* abogado
2.
vta) ( befit) (frml) (often neg) ser* apropiado parab) ( suit) favorecer*Phrasal Verbs: -
122 binoculars
[bi'nokjuləz](an instrument for making distant objects look nearer, with separate eyepieces for each eye: He looked at the ship on the horizon through his binoculars.) kikkert* * *[bi'nokjuləz](an instrument for making distant objects look nearer, with separate eyepieces for each eye: He looked at the ship on the horizon through his binoculars.) kikkert -
123 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) stjerne2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) stjerne3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stjerne; -stjernet4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) stjerne; -stjerne; stjerne-2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) have hovedrollen2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) have (...) i hovedrollen•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) stjerne2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) stjerne3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stjerne; -stjernet4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) stjerne; -stjerne; stjerne-2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) have hovedrollen2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) have (...) i hovedrollen•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars -
124 a finales de + Fecha
= in the late + Fecha, in late + FechaEx. Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* * *= in the late + Fecha, in late + FechaEx: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967. -
125 banda callejera
(n.) = street gang, gang, gang of youthsEx. For millions of people around the world, street gangs are a way of life.Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.Ex. Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.* * *(n.) = street gang, gang, gang of youthsEx: For millions of people around the world, street gangs are a way of life.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today. -
126 conversación telefónica múltiple
(n.) = telephone conferencingEx. One service of particular interest to many organizations with office or branches on distant sites is telephone conferencing.* * *(n.) = telephone conferencingEx: One service of particular interest to many organizations with office or branches on distant sites is telephone conferencing.
Spanish-English dictionary > conversación telefónica múltiple
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127 corriente eléctrica
f.electric current, amperage.* * *(n.) = electrical current, electric current, electrical powerEx. As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.Ex. At the heart of every computer is a large number of electronic circuits that manipulate electric currents and voltages.Ex. The various faults of electrical power, such as spikes, sags, outages, noise, frequency variations, and static electricity, are defined and described.* * *(n.) = electrical current, electric current, electrical powerEx: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.
Ex: At the heart of every computer is a large number of electronic circuits that manipulate electric currents and voltages.Ex: The various faults of electrical power, such as spikes, sags, outages, noise, frequency variations, and static electricity, are defined and described. -
128 eco
f.(ultrasound) scan (informal) (ecografía).m.1 echo.en este patio hay eco there's an echo in this courtyardoímos el eco de sus voces we heard the echo of their voices2 rumor.el eco lejano de los tambores the distant sound of the drumsaún resuenan los ecos del escándalo the scandal still hasn't quite died downecos de sociedad society column, gossip column* * *1 echo2 figurado echo, response\hacerse eco de to echoecos de sociedad gossip column sing* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=sonido) echo2) (=reacción) echodespertar o encontrar eco — to produce a response (en from)
la llamada no encontró eco — the call produced no response, the call had no effect
tener eco — to catch on, arouse interest
* * *masculino (Fís) echo* * *= echo [echoes, -pl.], rumblings.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.----* amortiguar el eco = deaden + echo.* encontrar eco = find + echo in.* hacer eco = echo, resonate.* hacer eco de = echo.* hallar eco = find + echo in.* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.* * *masculino (Fís) echo* * *= echo [echoes, -pl.], rumblings.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.* amortiguar el eco = deaden + echo.* encontrar eco = find + echo in.* hacer eco = echo, resonate.* hacer eco de = echo.* hallar eco = find + echo in.* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.* * *( Fís) echoaquí hay eco there's an echo herela cueva tiene eco there's an echo in the cavelos gritos hacían eco en el valle the shouts echoed around the valleytardará en extinguirse el eco de lo ocurrido the repercussions of these events will take some time to die downel disco tuvo escaso eco comercial the record made little commercial impactel discurso ha tenido mucho eco en el extranjero the speech has aroused a great deal of interest overseassu estilo tiene ecos surrealistas there are certain surrealistic elements to his stylehacerse eco de algo to echo sthse han hecho eco del llamamiento del obispo they have echoed the bishop's appealCompuesto:mpl society news* * *
eco sustantivo masculino (Fís) echo;
hacer eco to echo
eco sustantivo masculino
1 (reverberación) echo
2 (rumor) rumour: nos llegaron ecos de su boda, we heard a rumour of her marriage
ecos de sociedad, gossip column sing
3 (alcance, propagación) impact: su dimisión tuvo mucho eco, his resignation aroused great interest
♦ Locuciones: hacerse eco de, to echo
' eco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repercutir
- resonancia
- ecológico
- medio
- resonar
- retumbar
English:
echo
- eco-friendly
* * *eco1♦ nm1. [de sonido] echo;en este patio hay eco there's an echo in this courtyard;oímos el eco de sus voces we heard the echo of their voices;hacerse eco de algo [dar noticia] to report sth;[repetir] to echo sth;todos los periódicos se hicieron eco de lo ocurrido all the newspapers reported what happened;tener eco to arouse interest;su última novela tuvo poco eco her latest novel failed to arouse much interest;el suceso tuvo eco entre la prensa internacional the incident aroused interest in the international press2. [rumor] rumour;el eco lejano de los tambores the distant sound of the drums;aún resuenan los ecos del escándalo the scandal still hasn't quite died downecos de sociedad society column3. Informát echo♦ nfFam [ecografía] (ultrasound) scaneco2 interjAm Fam exactly, absolutely;¿entonces lo llamo a las once? – eco I'll phone you at eleven then? – fine;¿me pasan a buscar por casa? – eco will you pick me up at home? – sure* * *m echo;hacerse eco de algo echo sth;tener eco fig make an impact* * *eco nm: echo* * *
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