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1 admirar
v.1 to admire (personaje, obra de arte).lo admiro por su honradez I admire his honestyser de admirar to be admirableAdmiro este paisaje I admire this scenery.2 to amaze (to surprise).me admira su descaro I can't believe his cheekAdmiro a María I amaze Mary=I cause admiration in Mary.3 to be admired by, to cause admiration in.Me admira María I am admired by Mary= I cause admiration in Mary4 to be admired at, to be amazed at.Me admira este paisaje I am admired at this scenery.* * *1 (estimar) to admire2 (sorprender) to amaze, surprise, astonish1 (asombrarse) to be astonished (de, at), be amazed (de, at)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=estimar) to admireadmirar algo/a algn — to admire sth/sb
2) (=contemplar) [+ cuadro, panorama] to admire3) frm (=asombrar) to amaze, astonishsu descaro admiró a todos — everyone was amazed o astonished at o by his nerve
me admira tu ingenuidad — your ingenuity amazes o astonishes me
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( respetar) <persona/cualidad> to admireb) ( contemplar) to admirec) ( sorprender) to amaze2.admirarse v pronadmirarse de algo — to be amazed at o about something
* * *= admire, marvel at, hold + Nombre + up for praise, impress, look up to, ooh and aah.Ex. I've heard people say they did not admire Thomas Hardy's novels because they were gloomy.Ex. You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.Ex. Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.Ex. When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.Ex. No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.Ex. I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.----* admirar, estimar, apreciar = look up to.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( respetar) <persona/cualidad> to admireb) ( contemplar) to admirec) ( sorprender) to amaze2.admirarse v pronadmirarse de algo — to be amazed at o about something
* * *= admire, marvel at, hold + Nombre + up for praise, impress, look up to, ooh and aah.Ex: I've heard people say they did not admire Thomas Hardy's novels because they were gloomy.
Ex: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.Ex: I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.* admirar, estimar, apreciar = look up to.* * *admirar [A1 ]vt1 (respetar) ‹persona/cualidad› to admire2 (contemplar) to admire3(sorprender): me admira la ignorancia de esta gente I'm amazed at the ignorance of these people o (at) how ignorant these people are, it amazes me how ignorant these people are, the ignorance of these people amazes meadmirarse DE algo to be amazed AT o ABOUT sthse admiró de que hubiéramos podido hacerlo sin su ayuda she was amazed that we'd managed to do it without her help* * *
admirar ( conjugate admirar) verbo transitivo
admirarse verbo pronominal admirarse de algo to be amazed at o about sth
admirar verbo transitivo
1 (tener en gran estima) to admire
2 (asombrar, causar sorpresa) to amaze, astonish
' admirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contemplar
English:
admire
- look up to
- look
* * *♦ vt1. [personaje, obra de arte] to admire;admiro su sinceridad I admire her frankness;lo admiro por su honradez I admire his honesty;ser de admirar to be admirable2. [sorprender] to amaze;me admira su descaro I can't believe his cheek3. [contemplar] to admire* * *v/t admire* * *admirar vt1) : to admire2) : to amaze, to astonish* * *admirar vb1. (apreciar) to admire2. (asombrar) to amaze
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