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1 past

1. adjective
1) (just finished: the past year.) pasado

2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) pasado

3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) pasado

2. preposition
1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) por delante de

2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) pasadas

3. adverb
(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) por delante (de)

4. noun
1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) pasado

2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) pasado

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- the past

past¹ adj último

the past few days los últimos días

past² adv

she ran past pasó corriendo

past³ n pasado

life in the past was hard la vida en el pasado era dura

past⁴ prep

1.

go past the church and it's on your right pasa la iglesia y está a la derecha

he ran past the door pasó corriendo por delante de la puerta

2. y

it's a quarter past ten son las diez y cuarto

3. más de

it's past nine o'clock son las nueve pasadas / son más de las nueve

past

tr[pɑːst]

adjective

1 (gone by in time) pasado,-a; (former) anterior

■ past presidents los anteriores presidentes

2 (gone by recently) último,-a

■ the past few days los últimos días

3 (finished, over) acabado,-a, terminado,-a

■ summer is past el verano ha terminado

■ the danger is past el peligro ha pasado

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pasado,-a

■ the past tense el pasado, el pretérito

noun

1 (former times) pasado

■ in the past en el pasado, antes, antiguamente

■ that's all in the past now eso ya es historia

■ typewriters are a thing of the past las máquinas de escribir pertenecen al pasado

2 (of person) pasado; (of place) historia

preposition

1 (farther than, beyond) más allá de; (by the side of) por (delante de)

■ it's just past the cinema está un poco más allá del cine

■ she walked past the school pasó por delante de la escuela

■ he walked straight past me pasó de largo por mi lado

2 (in time) y

■ it's five past six son las seis y cinco

■ it's half past nine son las nieve y media

3 (older than) más de

■ he's past forty pasa de los cuarenta (años)

■ she's past retirement age ya ha pasado la edad de la jubilación

4 (beyond the limits of)

■ it's past my comprehension me resulta incomprensible

■ I'm past caring me trae sin cuidado

■ I wouldn't put it past him no me extrañaría que lo hiciera, no me extraña tratándose de él

adverb

1

■ they went past without stopping pasaron de largo

■ a few joggers ran past pasaron unos haciendo footing

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in times past antaño, antiguamente

to be a past master at something ser experto,-a en algo

to be past it estar para el arrastre, estar muy carroza

the past / the past tense el pasado, el pretérito

past ['pæst] adv

: por delante

he drove past: pasamos en coche

past adj

1) ago: hace

10 years past: hace 10 años

2) last: último

the past few months: los últimos meses

3) bygone: pasado

in past times: en tiempos pasados

4) : pasado (en gramática)

past n

: pasado m

past prep

1) by: por, por delante de

he ran past the house: pasó por la casa corriendo

2) beyond: más allá de

just past the corner: un poco más allá de la esquina

we went past the exit: pasamos la salida

3) after: despúes de

past noon: después del mediodía

half past two: las dos y media

past (Grammar)

n.

• imperfecto s.m.

• pretérito s.m.

adj.

• acabado, -a adj.

• pasado, -a adj.

• último, -a adj.

adv.

• atrás adv.

• más allá adv.

n.

• antecedentes s.m.pl.

• historia s.f.

• pasado s.m.

• pretérito s.m.

prep.

• después de prep.

I pæst, pɑːst
adjective

1)

a) ( former) anterior; < life> pasado; ( old) antiguo

she knew from past experience that... — sabía por experiencia que...

in times past — (liter) antaño (liter), años ha (liter), antiguamente

b) ( most recent) <week/month/year> último

in the past few days — en los últimos días

for some time past — desde hace tiempo

c) (finished, gone) (pred)

what's past is past — lo pasado, pasado

in days long past — en tiempos remotos

2) ( Ling)

the past tense — el pasado, el pretérito

II

noun

1)

a) u ( former times) pasado m

steam trains are a thing of the past — las locomotoras de vapor han pasado a la historia

in the past, women... — antes or antiguamente or en otros tiempos las mujeres...

that's all in the past — eso forma parte del pasado, eso ya es historia

b) c ( of person) pasado m; ( of place) historia f

2) u ( Ling) pasado m, pretérito m

III

preposition

1)

a) ( by the side of)

I go past their house every morning — paso por (delante de) su casa todas las mañanas

she walked straight past him — pasó de largo por su lado

b) ( beyond)

it's just past the school — queda un poco más allá de la escuela

how did you get past the guard? — ¿cómo hiciste para que el guardia te dejara pasar?

the second turning past the lights — la segunda calle después del semáforo

2)

a) ( after) (esp BrE)

it's ten past six/half past two — son las seis y diez/las dos y media

it was past eleven — eran las once pasadas

it's long past midnight — son mucho más de las doce

till past midnight — hasta después de la medianoche

it's past your bedtime — ya deberías estar acostado

b) ( older than)

once you get past 40... — después de los 40..., una vez pasados los 40...

I'm past the age/stage when... — ya he pasado la edad/superado la etapa en que...

3) (outside, beyond)

to be past -ing: I'm past caring ya no me importa; I wouldn't put it past her no me extrañaría que lo hiciera, la creo muy capaz de hacerlo; to be past it (colloq): they think everyone over 40 is past it — piensan que cualquiera que tenga más de 40 ya está para el arrastre (fam) or para cuarteles de invierno

IV

adverb

a) ( with verbs of motion)

to fly/cycle/drive past — pasar volando/en bicicleta/en coche

he hurried past — pasó a toda prisa

we watched the troops march past — vimos desfilar a las tropas

b) ( giving time) (esp BrE)

it's twenty-five past — son y veinticinco

[pɑːst]
1. ADV

1) (in place)

she walked slowly past — pasó despacio

• the days flew past — los días pasaron volando

• to march past — desfilar

• to run/ rush past — pasar corriendo/precipitadamente

2) (in time)

it's ten past — son y diez

I've been waiting since half past — llevo esperando desde y media

2. PREP

1) (in place)

a) (=passing by) por delante de

we went past your house — pasamos por delante de tu casa

we drove past a flock of sheep — pasamos al lado de un rebaño de ovejas con el coche

b) (=beyond) más allá de

just past the town hall — un poco más allá del Ayuntamiento

it's the first house past the park — es la primera casa después del parque

• first you have to get past a fierce dog — antes de entrar vas a tener que vértelas con un perro fiero

we couldn't get past the crowds of people — no pudimos abrirnos paso entre la muchedumbre

• she just pushed past me — pasó pegándome un empujón

• to run past sb — pasar a algn corriendo

2) (in time)

quarter/half past four — las cuatro y cuarto/media

at twenty past four — a las cuatro y veinte

it's past twelve — son las doce pasadas

it's long past the time he normally gets back — él normalmente hubiese llegado hace tiempo

• it's past your bedtime — ya tenías que estar durmiendo

3) (=beyond the limits of)

he's past 40 — tiene más de 40 años

it's past mending — ya no tiene remedio

• it's past belief — es increíble

• I'm past caring — ya me trae sin cuidado

• it's past endurance — es intolerable

- be past it

those jeans are a bit past it — esos vaqueros ya están como para jubilarlos *

- I wouldn't put it past him

3. ADJ

1) (=previous) [occasion] anterior

• past experience tells me not to trust him — sé por experiencia que no debo fiarme de él

• I'm not interested in his past life — no me interesa su pasado

we must have met in a past life — seguro que nos hemos conocido en una vida anterior

• in past years — en años anteriores

2) (=former) antiguo

past president of... — antiguo presidente de..., ex presidente de...

her past and present pupils — sus alumnos de ayer y de hoy

3) (=most recent, last) último

the past few weeks have been hell — las últimas semanas han sido un verdadero infierno

she has got worse in the past few days — su condición ha empeorado en los últimos días

what has happened over the past week/year? — ¿qué ha pasado en la última semana/el último año?

4) (=over)

all that is past now — todo eso ya ha pasado, todo eso ya ha quedado atrás

what's past is past — lo pasado, pasado (está)

those days are past now — aquellos tiempos pasaron ya

• for some time past — de un tiempo a esta parte

• in times past — antiguamente, antaño liter

4. N

1) (=past times)

the past — el pasado

you mustn't dwell on the past — no debes pensar demasiado en el pasado

you can't change the past — no puedes cambiar el pasado

• in the past it was considered bad manners to... — antes or antiguamente se consideraba de mala educación hacer...

I've always done it like this in the past — yo siempre lo he hecho así

• you're living in the past — estás viviendo en el pasado

• it's a thing of the past — pertenece a la historia

2) [of person] pasado m; [of place] historia f

a woman with a past — una mujer con pasado

a town with a past — una ciudad con historia

3) (Ling) pasado m, pretérito m

5.

CPD

past master N (Brit) —

- be a past master at

past participle N — (Ling) participio m pasado or pasivo

past perfect N — (Ling) pluscuamperfecto m

past tense N — (Ling) (tiempo m) pasado m

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I [pæst, pɑːst]
adjective

1)

a) ( former) anterior; < life> pasado; ( old) antiguo

she knew from past experience that... — sabía por experiencia que...

in times past — (liter) antaño (liter), años ha (liter), antiguamente

b) ( most recent) <week/month/year> último

in the past few days — en los últimos días

for some time past — desde hace tiempo

c) (finished, gone) (pred)

what's past is past — lo pasado, pasado

in days long past — en tiempos remotos

2) ( Ling)

the past tense — el pasado, el pretérito

II

noun

1)

a) u ( former times) pasado m

steam trains are a thing of the past — las locomotoras de vapor han pasado a la historia

in the past, women... — antes or antiguamente or en otros tiempos las mujeres...

that's all in the past — eso forma parte del pasado, eso ya es historia

b) c ( of person) pasado m; ( of place) historia f

2) u ( Ling) pasado m, pretérito m

III

preposition

1)

a) ( by the side of)

I go past their house every morning — paso por (delante de) su casa todas las mañanas

she walked straight past him — pasó de largo por su lado

b) ( beyond)

it's just past the school — queda un poco más allá de la escuela

how did you get past the guard? — ¿cómo hiciste para que el guardia te dejara pasar?

the second turning past the lights — la segunda calle después del semáforo

2)

a) ( after) (esp BrE)

it's ten past six/half past two — son las seis y diez/las dos y media

it was past eleven — eran las once pasadas

it's long past midnight — son mucho más de las doce

till past midnight — hasta después de la medianoche

it's past your bedtime — ya deberías estar acostado

b) ( older than)

once you get past 40... — después de los 40..., una vez pasados los 40...

I'm past the age/stage when... — ya he pasado la edad/superado la etapa en que...

3) (outside, beyond)

to be past -ing: I'm past caring ya no me importa; I wouldn't put it past her no me extrañaría que lo hiciera, la creo muy capaz de hacerlo; to be past it (colloq): they think everyone over 40 is past it — piensan que cualquiera que tenga más de 40 ya está para el arrastre (fam) or para cuarteles de invierno

IV

adverb

a) ( with verbs of motion)

to fly/cycle/drive past — pasar volando/en bicicleta/en coche

he hurried past — pasó a toda prisa

we watched the troops march past — vimos desfilar a las tropas

b) ( giving time) (esp BrE)

it's twenty-five past — son y veinticinco

English-spanish dictionary > past
2 past

past [pα:st]

1. noun

   a. passé m

• in the past dans le passé ; (longer ago) autrefois

• several times in the past plusieurs fois dans le passé

• in the past, many of these babies would have died autrefois, beaucoup de ces bébés seraient morts

• she lives in the past elle vit dans le passé

• it's a thing of the past cela appartient au passé

• new vaccines could make these illnesses a thing of the past de nouveaux vaccins pourraient faire disparaître ces maladies

   b. ( = tense) passé m

• in the past au passé

2. adjective

   a. passé

• in times past jadis

• in past centuries pendant les siècles passés

• the past week la semaine dernière

• the past few days ces derniers jours

• she's been out of work for the past three years elle est au chômage depuis trois ans

• all that is now past tout cela c'est du passé

• past president ancien président m

   b. (Grammar) passé ; [verb] au passé ; [form, ending] du passé

3. preposition

   a. (beyond in time) plus de

• it is past 11 o'clock il est 11 heures passées

• half past three (British) trois heures et demie

• quarter past three (British) trois heures et quart

• at 20 past three (British) à 3 heures 20

• the train goes at five past (inf) (British) le train part à cinq (inf)

• she is past 60 elle a 60 ans passés

   b. ( = beyond in space) au delà de

• past it au delà

• just past the post office juste après la poste

• I think we've gone past it ( = missed it) je pense que nous l'avons dépassé

   c. ( = in front of) devant

• he goes past the house every day il passe tous les jours devant la maison

   d. ( = beyond limits of) I'm past caring j'ai cessé de m'en faire

• he's a bit past it (now) (inf) il n'est plus dans la course (inf)

• I wouldn't put it past her to have done it (inf) je la crois capable d'avoir fait ça

• I wouldn't put it past him cela ne m'étonnerait pas de lui

4. adverb

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When past is an element in a phrasal verb, eg let past, run past, look up the verb.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ devant

• to go or walk past passer

5. compounds

► past historic noun passé m simple

► past master noun

• to be a past master at sth être expert en qch

• to be a past master at doing sth avoir l'art de faire qch ► past participle noun participe m passé

► past perfect noun plus-que-parfait m

► past tense noun passé m

• in the past tense au passé

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Note: For a full set of translations for past used in clocktime consult the Usage Note
[pɑːst], US [pæst] 1.
noun

1) gen passé m

in the past — dans le passé

she has a past — elle a un passé chargé

2) Linguistics (also past tense) passé m

in the past — au passé
2.
adjective

1) ( preceding) dernier/-ière

2) ( former) [times, achievements, problems, experience] passé; [president, incumbent] ancien/-ienne; [government] précédent

in times past — autrefois, jadis

3) ( finished)

summer is past — l'été est fini

that's all past — c'est du passé
3.
preposition

1) ( moving)

to walk ou go past somebody/something — passer devant quelqu'un/quelque chose

to drive past something — passer devant quelque chose (en voiture)

2) ( in time)

it's past 6 — il est 6 heures passées

twenty past two — deux heures vingt

half past two — deux heures et demie

he is past 70 — il a 70 ans passés

3) ( beyond in position) après

past the church — après l'église

4) ( beyond a certain level)

the temperature soared past 40°C — la température est montée brutalement à plus de 40°C

he didn't get past the first chapter — il n'est pas allé plus loin que le premier chapitre

he didn't get past the first interview — il n'a pas passé la barrière du premier entretien

5) ( beyond scope of)

to be past understanding — dépasser l'entendement

to be past caring — ne plus s'en faire

he is past playing football — ce n'est plus de son âge de jouer au foot
4.
adverb

1) ( onwards)

to go ou walk past — passer

2) ( ago)

two years past — il y a deux ans

••

to be past it — (colloq) avoir passé l'âge

to be past its best — [food] être un peu avancé; [wine] être un peu éventé

I wouldn't put it past him to do — je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait de faire

English-French dictionary > past
3 over

above, across, after, in excess of, for, of, over, past

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I. præp

a) ( udbredt over, hen(ne)over, lige over) over ( fx a rug lying over the sofa; pull a blanket over somebody; hold an umbrella over somebody's head; roast something over a slow fire);

[( om brøk:) 13 / 7 = 13 over 7] 13 over 7;

b) ( oven over, hævet over, højere end) above ( fx the stars above us; 500 ft. above sea level; a general is above a colonel in rank); c) ( tværs over) across ( fx a bridge across the river; run across the street);

( hen over) over ( fx walk over the moor; pass over the frontier); d) ( via) via ( fx to London via Esbjerg); by (way of); through ( fx

through York to London, not through Leeds);

e) ( ud over) beyond ( fx pass beyond this line; go beyond that price; far beyond his expectations);

f) ( mere end) over, above ( fx over 5 miles long; above (el. over) 200 members; 10 degrees above zero; he is over 50);

g) ( om klokkeslæt) past ( fx it is a quarter (, five, ten,

twenty(-five)) past ten; it is three (, nine, twelve etc) minutes past ten; it was past (el. after) ten o'clock);

(am) after;

h) ( herskende over) over ( fx these people want a strong man over them); i) ( på grund af) at ( fx angry, astonished, disappointed, impatient, offended at something), about ( fx angry, annoyed, anxious about something), with ( fx pleased with something; disappointed with somebody), of ( fx glad, proud of something; complain of something); j) ( angående) on ( fx lecture on Dickens);

k) ( om præg, egenskab) about ( fx there is something nervous (, aristocratic) about him).

II. adv over;

( om klokkeslæt) past;

( tværs over) across;

( itu) in two;

[ klippe (, skære) over] cut through, cut in two;

[ over for] opposite, facing ( fx he sat opposite (el. facing) me),

( stående over for) in the face of ( fx his courage in the face of difficulties), face to face with ( fx an opponent);

( imod) towards ( fx their attitude towards the Government), to ( fx

his kindness to me; be responsible to somebody), with ( fx be

frank (, gentle, strict) with somebody);

( se i øvrigt de ord, hvormed " over" forbindes).

Danish-English dictionary > over
4 half

half¹

〈de〉

1 half

♦voorbeelden:

1   twee halven maken een heel • two halves make a whole

————————

half²

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [de helft zijnde] half

2 [voor een (groot) deel; niet helemaal] half

3 [met betrekking tot het punt waar de andere helft begint] halfway up/down/along/through

♦voorbeelden:

1   een halve appel • half an apple

     een halve cirkel • a semicircle

     halve dagen werken • work half time

     een halve fles • half a bottle; 〈 een kleine fles ook〉 a half bottle

     voor half geld/tegen de halve prijs • (for/at) half price

     vier en een halve mijl • four and a half miles

     〈 handel〉 voor halve rekening • on joint account

     de klok slaat hele en halve uren • the clock strikes the (full) hours and the half hours

2   het meisje is een halve jongen • the girl is a regular tomboy

     geen halve maatregelen • no half measures

     de halve stad spreekt ervan • half the town is talking about it

     iets met een half woord aanduiden • (barely) hint at something

     hij hoeft maar een half woord te zeggen • half a word is enough

3   ik ga half april • I'm going in mid-April

     er is een bus telkens om vier minuten vóór het halve uur/vóór half • there is a bus every four minutes to the half hour

     het is half elf • it is half (past) ten

     het is vijf voor half elf • it is twenty-five past ten

¶   een halve gare • a fool/halfwit/^Btwit

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [voor de helft] half ⇒ halfway

2 [voor een deel] half

♦voorbeelden:

1   een glas half vol schenken • pour half a glass

     het hek is half wit en half groen geverfd • the fence is painted half white, half green

     je weet niet half hoe erg het is • little do you know how serious it is

     mijn werk is half af • my work is half done

     half zo groot als ik • half as tall as me

     half en half tot iets besloten zijn • have more or less decided

     iemand iets half en half beloven • half promise someone something

     ik ben er half en half van op de hoogte • I have not yet been fully informed

     half en half/half om half • half and half

2   met het raam half dicht • with the window halfway down/open

     de deur stond half open • the door was ajar

     ik kan het maar half geloven • I can hardly believe it

     half lachend, half huilend • torn between laughing and crying

     iets maar half verstaan • understand only half of it

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > half
5 het is vijf voor half elf

het is vijf voor half elf

it is twenty-five past ten

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het is vijf voor half elf
6 halb

I Adj.

1. half; halb Deutschland half of Germany; auf halber Höhe halfway (up); halbe Note MUS. minim, Am. half note; halbe Pause MUS. minim (Am. half note) rest; zum halben Preis for half the price, (at) half-price; die halbe Summe half the amount

2. bei Zeitangaben: half; eine halbe Stunde half an hour, a half hour; halb drei ( Uhr) half past two; fünf nach / vor halb twenty-five to / past

3. (teilweise, unvollständig) half; mit halbem Herzen half-hearted(ly); er hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu he was only half listening, he was listening with only half an ear; sie ist nur noch ein halber Mensch she’s only half the woman she was; keine halben Sachen machen not do anything by halves; nur die halbe Wahrheit only half the truth; jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen meet s.o. halfway; sich auf halbem Wege einigen meet halfway; nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl

4. umg. (fast, so gut wie) half; sie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind she’s still half a child; es dauert eine halbe Ewigkeit it’s taking ages; das weiß schon die halbe Stadt half the town knows it already

II Adv.

1. half; halb leer / offen / voll half-empty / -open / -full; halb so viel half as much; die Zeit ist halb vorbei half the time has gone; halb herausfordernd, halb abwehrend half defiant(ly), half defensive(ly); halb Mensch, halb Tier half-human, half-beast; halb und halb mischen etc.: half and half; umg. überzeugen, wollen etc.: more or less; halb und halb machen mit jemandem go halves with s.o.

2. (teilweise) bekleidet, nackt, verdaut, wach etc.: half-..., präd. half...; flüssig, offiziell etc.: semi-...; halb gar oder durch half-done, underdone, half-cooked; Steak: medium; halb verfault rotting; halb durchsichtig translucent; es war mir nur halb bewusst I was only half aware of it; es ist halb so schlimm oder wild umg. it’s not as bad as all that ( oder as we etc. thought)

3. bes. umg. half; (fast) auch nearly, almost; (so gut wie) auch virtually; halb blind vor Tränen half blinded by tears; halb tot vor Angst half dead with fear; halb erfroren / verdurstet half frozen / parched; halb verhungert starving; ich bin halb erfroren I’m nearly frozen to death; wir sind da drin halb erstickt we nearly suffocated in there; sich halb totlachen (nearly) kill o.s. laughing; das ist ja halb geschenkt that’s more or less a gift; damit war die Sache schon halb gewonnen that was half the battle; ich wünsche halb, dass... I half wish (that)...; ich dachte mir schon halb... I half suspected, I had a feeling...

4. Fußball: halblink..., halbrecht... etc.

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halfway (Adj.); half (Adj.);

(bei Nennung der Uhrzeit) half past (Adv.)

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hạlb [halp]
1. adj

1) (Bruchteil) half; Lehrauftrag etc part-time

ein halber Kuchen/Meter etc — half a cake/metre (Brit) or meter (US) etc

der halbe Kuchen/Tag etc — half the cake/day etc

eine halbe Stunde — half an hour

alle halbe Stunde — every half hour

ein halbes Jahr — six months pl, half a year

ein halbes Dutzend — half a dozen

auf halber Höhe — at half the normal height; (zum Gipfel) halfway up

auf halbem Wege, auf halber Strecke (lit) — halfway; (fig) halfway through

jdm auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen (fig) — to meet sb halfway

das halbe Hundert — fifty, half a hundred (old)

zum halben Preis — (at) half price

den Apfel nur halb essen — to eat only half the apple

Kleid mit halbem Arm — dress with half-length sleeves

2) (MUS)

eine halbe Note — a minim (Brit), a half-note (US)

ein halber Ton — a semitone

halbe Pause — minim (Brit) or half-note (US) rest

3) inv

(Uhrzeit) halb zehn — half past nine

fünf Minuten vor/nach halb zwei — twenty-five (minutes) past one/to two

es schlägt halb — it's striking the half hour

um drei Minuten nach halb — at three minutes past the half hour

um fünf Minuten nach halb — at twenty-five to

4) inv, no art

(bei geografischen Namen) halb Deutschland/London — half of Germany/London

5) (= teilweise, stückhaft) Maßnahmen half; Reformen partial; (= vermindert) Tempo half; Lächeln slight; Licht poor

halbe Arbeit leisten — to do a bad job

die halbe Freude — half the pleasure

die halbe Wahrheit — half of or part of the truth

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes — neither one thing nor the other

mit halbem Ohr — with half an ear

ein halber Mensch/eine halbe Frau sein, sich nur wie ein halber Mensch/eine halbe Frau fühlen — not to feel like a complete person/woman

eine halbe Sache machen — not to do it properly

keine halben Sachen machen — not to do things by halves

6) (inf)

(= große Anzahl, großer Teil) die halbe Stadt/Welt/Arbeit — half the town/world/work

sie ist schon eine halbe Schottin — she is already half Scottish

ein halber Elektriker/Mechaniker — something of an electrician/mechanic

(noch) ein halbes Kind sein — to be hardly or scarcely more than a child

2. adv

1) (= zur Hälfte) half

halb gar — half-cooked, half-done; (fig) Idee half-baked

halb links (Sport, spielen) — (at) inside left; (im Theater) sitzen left of centre (Brit) or center (US)

halb links abbiegen — to fork left

die Straße halb links — the left fork

das Auto kam von halb links — the car came from a/the left fork

halb linke(r, s) (Sport) — inside left

die halb linke Abzweigung/Straße — the left fork

halb rechte(r, s) (Sport) — inside right

die halb rechte Abzweigung/Straße — the right fork

halb rechts (Sport, spielen) — (at) inside right; (im Theater) sitzen right of centre (Brit) or center (US)

halb rechts abbiegen — to fork right

die Straße halb rechts — the right fork

das Auto kam von halb rechts — the car came from a/the right fork

halb rechts/links abzweigen (Straße, Fahrer) — to fork ( off) to the right/left, to turn half right/left

halb voll — half-filled; Behälter auch half-full

die Zeit ist halb vorbei — half the time has already gone

2) (= nicht ganz, teilweise) half

halb automatisch — semi-automatic

halb erwachsen — half grown ( up)

halb offen — half-open; Gefängnis open

halb offener Vollzug — daytime release (for prisoners)

halb reif — half-ripe

halb verdaut (lit, fig) — half-digested

halb wach — half awake

in halb wachem Zustand — half awake

halb zivilisiert — half-civilized

halb so gut — half as good

etw nur halb verstehen — to only half understand sth

ich hörte nur halb zu — I was only half listening

das ist halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that; (Zukünftiges) that won't be too bad

er weiß alles nur halb — he only knows about things superficially

etw nur halb machen — to only half-do sth (inf)

3) (= fast vollständig) almost, nearly; blind, roh half

halb fertig — half-finished; (Ind) semi-finished; (fig) immature

ich war schon halb fertig — I was almost or nearly finished

halb nackt — half-naked; Arm half-covered

halb tot (lit) — half dead

wir haben uns halb totgelacht — we almost died laughing

ich hätte mich halb totärgern können — I could have kicked myself (inf)

See:

→ frisch

4)

halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying

halb Mensch, halb Pferd — half or part man, half or part horse

Wein oder Sprudel? – halb und halb — wine or mineral water? – half and half

5)

mit jdm halbe-halbe machen (inf) — to go halves with sb (Brit), to go 50/50 with sb

gefällt es dir? – halb und halb — do you like it? – sort of (inf) or so-so (inf)

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1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) half

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) half

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) half

4) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) half

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halb

[halp]

I. adj

1. (die Hälfte von) half

wir haben den \halben Weg hinter uns we have already done half of the way

Kinder und Pensionisten zahlen den halben Preis children and old-age pensioners pay half-price

ein \halbes Brot half a loaf [of bread]

mit \halber Geschwindigkeit at half speed

\halbe Note minim

zum \halben Preis at half-price

\halber Ton semitone

sich akk auf \halbem Weg treffen (a. fig) to meet halfway

2. (bei Zahlen und Maßen) half

fünf und ein \halbes Prozent five and a half percent

ein \halbes Dutzend half a dozen

ein \halber Liter half a litre [or AM liter]

ein \halber Meter half a metre [or AM meter

3. (bei Zeitbestimmungen)

es ist genau \halb sieben it is exactly half past six

es hat \halb geschlagen the clock has struck half past [or the half-hour]

eine \halbe Stunde half an hour

zehn Minuten nach/vor \halb twenty minutes to/past

4. kein art (ein Großteil von etw)

▪ \halb... half of...

\halb Irland/Österreich/etc. half of Ireland/Austria/etc.

▪ der/die/das \halbe... half the...

das \halbe Dorf half of the village

5. (fig: unvollständig, teilweise) half

er hat nur \halbe Arbeit geleistet he has only done half of the job

eine \halbe Ewigkeit half an eternity

mit \halber Kraft voraus! half speed ahead!

mit \halbem Herzen half-heartedly

\halbe Maßnahmen half-hearted measures

mit \halbem Ohr zuhören to listen with half an ear

\halbe Sachen machen to do something by halves

die \halbe Wahrheit half the truth

6. (fam: fast) something of

du bist ja ein \halber Elektriker you're something of an electrician

er ist ja noch ein \halbes Kind he is still half a child

sie ist nur noch \halb sie selbst she is only a shadow of what she once was

\halbe Portion (pej) sandwich short of a picnic

7.

▶ nichts H\halbes und nichts Ganzes (fam) neither one thing nor the other

II. adv

1. vor vb (zur Hälfte) half

\halb..., \halb... half..., half...

diese Nachricht quittierte sie \halb lachend, \halb weinend she took this news half laughing, half crying

etw nur \halb machen to only half-do sth

er hat die Arbeit nur \halb getan he only did half of the job

\halb so... sein wie to be half as...

er ist nicht \halb so schlau wie sein Vorgänger he's not nearly as crafty as his predecessor

2. vor adj, adv (teilweise) half

▪ nur \halb only half

ich habe nur \halb verstanden, was sie sagte I only half understood what she said

die Straße biegt hier \halb rechts ab the street forks off to the right here

\halb blind half blind

\halb durch/gar KOCHK half-done

\halb fest half solid

\halb leer/voll half-empty/full

\halb nackt half-naked

\halb offen half-open

\halb tot (fam) half-dead

\halb wach half-awake

3. (fast) nearly

sie hat schon \halb zugestimmt she has nearly agreed

mit \halb erstickter Stimme sprechen to be hardly able to speak

\halb fertig nearly finished

sich akk \halb totlachen to nearly kill oneself laughing

\halb verdurstet/verhungert to be nearly dying of thirst/hunger

4.

▶ [mit jdm] \halb und \halb [o \halbe- \halbe] machen (fam) to go halves with sb

▶ das ist \halb so schlimm it's not that bad

▶ \halb und \halb (fam) sort of

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1.
Adjektiv u. Bruchz

1) half

eine halbe Stunde/ein halber Meter/ein halbes Glas — half an hour/a metre/a glass

zum halben Preis — [at] half price

halb Europa/die halbe Welt — half of Europe/half the world

es ist halb eins — it's half past twelve

5 Minuten vor/nach halb — 25 [minutes] past/to; s. auch Weg 4)

2) (unvollständig, vermindert)

die halbe Wahrheit — half [of] or part of the truth

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes [sein] — [be] neither one thing nor the other

3) (fast)

[noch] ein halbes Kind sein — be hardly or scarcely more than a child

die halbe Stadt — half the town
2.
adverbial

1)

halb voll/leer — half-full/-empty

halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying

2) (unvollständig)

halb gar/angezogen/wach/offen/fertig — half-done or -cooked/half dressed/half-awake/half-open/half-finished

halb links/rechts — (Fußball) [at] inside left/right

3) (fast)

halb blind/verhungert/tot — half blind/starved/dead

halb nackt — half-naked

halb und halb — (ugs.) more or less

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halb

A. adj

1. half;

halb Deutschland half of Germany;

auf halber Höhe halfway (up);

halbe Note MUS minim, US half note;

halbe Pause MUS minim (US half note) rest;

zum halben Preis for half the price, (at) half-price;

die halbe Summe half the amount

2. bei Zeitangaben: half;

eine halbe Stunde half an hour, a half hour;

halb drei (Uhr) half past two;

fünf nach/vor halb twenty-five to/past

3. (teilweise, unvollständig) half;

mit halbem Herzen half-hearted(ly);

er hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu he was only half listening, he was listening with only half an ear;

sie ist nur noch ein halber Mensch she’s only half the woman she was;

keine halben Sachen machen not do anything by halves;

nur die halbe Wahrheit only half the truth;

jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen meet sb halfway;

sich auf halbem Wege einigen meet halfway;

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl

4. umg (fast, so gut wie) half;

sie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind she’s still half a child;

es dauert eine halbe Ewigkeit it’s taking ages;

das weiß schon die halbe Stadt half the town knows it already

B. adv

1. half;

halb leer/offen/voll half-empty/-open/-full;

halb so viel half as much;

die Zeit ist halb vorbei half the time has gone;

halb herausfordernd, halb abwehrend half defiant(ly), half defensive(ly);

halb Mensch, halb Tier half-human, half-beast;

halb und halb mischen etc: half and half; umg überzeugen, wollen etc: more or less;

halb und halb machen mit jemandem go halves with sb

2. (teilweise) bekleidet, nackt, verdaut, wach etc: half-…, präd half …; flüssig etc: semi-…;

halb automatisch semi-automatic;

halb fertig half-done, half-finished; TECH semi-finished; fig Person: half-baked;

halb links/rechts spielen play inside left/right;

halb gar oder

durch half-done, underdone, half-cooked; Steak: medium;

halb verfault rotting;

halb durchsichtig translucent;

es war mir nur halb bewusst I was only half aware of it;

es ist halb so schlimm oder

wild umg it’s not as bad as all that ( oder as we etc thought)

3. besonders umg half; (fast) auch nearly, almost; (so gut wie) auch virtually;

halb blind nearly blind, partially blind;

halb blind vor Tränen half blinded by tears;

halb tot vor Angst half dead with fear;

halb erfroren/verdurstet half frozen/parched;

halb erhaben (in) half relief;

halb erwachsen almost grown-up;

halb erwachsene Kinder auch teenage children;

halb reif half-ripe;

halb verhungert starving;

ich bin halb erfroren I’m nearly frozen to death;

wir sind da drin halb erstickt we nearly suffocated in there;

sich halb totlachen (nearly) kill o.s. laughing;

das ist ja halb geschenkt that’s more or less a gift;

damit war die Sache schon halb gewonnen that was half the battle;

ich wünsche halb, dass … I half wish (that) …;

ich dachte mir schon halb … I half suspected, I had a feeling …

4. Fußball: → halblink…, halbrecht… etc

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1.
Adjektiv u. Bruchz

1) half

eine halbe Stunde/ein halber Meter/ein halbes Glas — half an hour/a metre/a glass

zum halben Preis — [at] half price

halb Europa/die halbe Welt — half of Europe/half the world

es ist halb eins — it's half past twelve

5 Minuten vor/nach halb — 25 [minutes] past/to; s. auch Weg 4)

2) (unvollständig, vermindert)

die halbe Wahrheit — half [of] or part of the truth

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes [sein] — [be] neither one thing nor the other

3) (fast)

[noch] ein halbes Kind sein — be hardly or scarcely more than a child

die halbe Stadt — half the town
2.
adverbial

1)

halb voll/leer — half-full/-empty

halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying

2) (unvollständig)

halb gar/angezogen/wach/offen/fertig — half-done or -cooked/half dressed/half-awake/half-open/half-finished

halb links/rechts — (Fußball) [at] inside left/right

3) (fast)

halb blind/verhungert/tot — half blind/starved/dead

halb nackt — half-naked

halb und halb — (ugs.) more or less

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adj.

half adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > halb
7 L'heure

Quelle heure est-il?

En anglais, on donne l’heure en utilisant les prépositions past et to (ou after et of aux États-Unis). Par ex., pour 4 h 05, five past four, five after four (US), pour 4 h 50, ten to five, ten of five (US) etc. Dans un style plus officiel, on juxtapose les chiffres des heures et des minutes: par ex., pour 4 h 10, four ten. Dans les horaires de train etc, on utilise aussi l’horloge de vingt-quatre heures: par ex, pour 16 h 23, sixteen twenty-three. Dans le tableau suivant, past peut être remplacé par after (US) et to peut être remplacé par of (US).

quelle heure est-il?

= what time is it?

il est quatre heures à ma montre

= my watch says four o’clock

pouvez-vous me donner l’heure?

= could you tell me the time?

il est quatre heures juste

= it’s exactly four o’clock

il est environ quatre heures

= it’s about four o’clock ou it’s about four‡

il va être quatre heures

= it’s nearly four o’clock

il est presque quatre heures

= it’s almost four o’clock

il est à peine plus de quatre heures

= it’s just after four o’clock

il est quatre heures passées

= it’s gone four*

Quand?

à quelle heure cela est-il arrivé?

= what time did it happen? ou what time did it happen at?

à quelle heure va-t-il venir?

= what time will he come? ou what time will he come at?

c’est arrivé à quatre heures

= it happened at four o’clock

il viendra à quatre heures

= he’s coming at four o’clock

à quatre heures dix

= at ten past four

à quatre heures et demie

= at half past four (GB), at half after four (US)

à quatre heures précises

= at four o’clock exactly

soyez là à quatre heures pile

= be there at four o’clock on the dot

aux environs de quatre heures

= at about four o’clock

à quatre heures au plus tard

= at four o’clock at the latest

un peu après quatre heures

= shortly after four o’clock

il faut que ce soit prêt avant quatre heures

= it must be ready by four

je serai là jusqu’à quatre heures

= I’ll be there until four

je ne serai pas là avant quatre heures

= I won’t be there until four

de 7 h à 9 h

= from seven till nine

ouvert de 9 h à 5 h

= open from nine to five

fermé entre treize et quatorze heures

= closed from 1 to 2 pm

toutes les heures à l’heure juste

= every hour on the hour

toutes les heures à dix

= at ten past every hour

Lorsqu’il s’agit d’horaires de trains, d’avions etc, on peut écrire 0400, qui est prononcé oh four hundred hours, de même sixteen hundred hours, twenty-four hundred hours etc.

† Le mot minutes ne peut être omis qu’avec les multiples de 5.

‡ Dans la conversation, o’clock est souvent omis.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > L'heure
8 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

•

- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

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= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

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

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

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= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

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

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

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pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar
9 Time

Обозначение времени

↑ Numeral

1) При произнесении времени по часам возможны два варианта

а) Произносятся сначала часы, затем минуты (в форме количественных числительных)

9:05 — nine (oh) five

12:25 — twelve twenty-five

б) Называются минуты, затем предлог past (в американском варианте английского языка часто используется также предлог after), а затем часы. Если до конца часа осталось меньше минут, чем прошло с его начала, обычно указывается количество оставшихся до конца часа минут, затем предлог to (в американском варианте английского языка могут также использоваться предлоги of, before и till), а затем следующий час

10:20 — twenty past ten

10:40 — twenty to eleven

2) Вместо 15 минут обычно используется слово a quarter, а вместо 30 минут - слово half

5:30 — half past five

5:45 — a quarter to six

3) После целого числа часов (без минут) обычно употребляется слово o'clock

7:00 — seven o'clock

4) В обычной речи при указании времени используется двенадцатичасовой цикл, при необходимости с утоняющими словами in the morning - утра, in the afternoon - дня, in the evening - вечера. На письме для уточнения часто используются сокращения a.m. - до полудня, от лат. ante meridiem и p.m. - после полудня, от лат. post meridiem

20:15 — a quarter past eight in the evening

21:10 — nine ten pm

English-Russian grammar dictionary > Time
10 halv

полови́нный, полу-, пол-

et halvt år — полго́да

klókken er halv fem — полови́на пя́того

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half

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adj half;

(se også halvt);

[ det halve] half ( fx half of it was wrong); one half;

[ børn det halve] children half-price;

[ hvad er det halve af 6?] what is (the) half of six?

[ så beskeden at det halve kunne være nok] modest to a fault;

[ti (, fem) minutter i halv] twenty (, twenty-five) (minutes) past;

[ slå halv]

( om ur) strike the half-hour;

[ uret slår hel og halv] the clock strikes the hours and half-hours;

[ti (, fem) minutter over halv] twenty (, twenty -five) (minutes) to;

[ på halv], se (halv) stang;

[ to en halv dag] two days and a half, two and a half days;

[ to halve udgør en hel] two halves make a whole;

[ med sb:]

[ halve forholdsregler] half-measures;

[ en halv fridag] a half-holiday;

[ en halv gang til så meget] half as much again;

[ et halvt hundrede] about fifty;

[ klokken er halv ( tolv)] it is half past (eleven);

[ klokken er lige halv] it is just half past;

[ for halv kraft] at half speed;

[ en halv penny], se penny;

[ til halv pris] at half price, at half the price;

[ slå halv skade] go fifty-fifty;

[ slå halv skade med] go halves with;

[ på halv stang] at half mast,

(se også stang);

[ i halv størrelse] half-size;

[ den halve tid] half the time;

[ en halv time] half an hour, a half-hour;

[ hver halve time] every half-hour;

[ busserne går hver halve time]

( også) the buses run half-hourly;

[ halv tone] semitone,

(am) half step;

[ med en halv vind], se vind;

[ det kan man se med et halvt øje] you can see that with half an eye;

[ et halvt år] six months,

( sjældnere) half a year.

Danish-English dictionary > halv
11 minute

I 'minit noun
1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minuto

2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minuto

3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) minuto

4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) momento

5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) acta

•

- minute hand
- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute
II
adjective
1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) diminuto, minúsculo

2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minucioso, detallado

•

- minutely
- minuteness

minute¹ adj diminuto

a minute insect un insecto diminuto

Se pronuncia más o menos mainiut

minute² n minuto

there are 60 minutes in an hour en una hora hay 60 minutos

wait a minute! ¡un momento!

Se pronuncia más o menos minit

minute

tr['mɪnɪt]

noun

1 (of time) minuto

■ the train leaves at seven minutes past four el tren sale a las cuatro y siete minutos

■ it's a five minute walk es un paseo de cinco minutos

2 familiar (moment) momento; (instant) instante nombre masculino

■ I'll be back in a minute ahora vuelvo, vuelvo en un momento

■ hang on a minute espera un momento

■ this very minute ahora mismo, este mismo instante

3 (of angle) minuto

transitive verb

1 (make note, record) hacer constar en el acta

plural noun minutes

1 (notes) acta f sing, actas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(at) any minute now en cualquier momento, de un momento a otro

at the last minute en el último momento, a última hora

the minute (that) en el momento en que

to leave something till the last minute dejar algo para el último momento

minute book libro de actas

minute hand minutero

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minute

tr[maɪ'njʊːt]

adjective

1 (tiny) diminuto,-a, minúsculo,-a

2 (precise, exact) minucioso,-a, detallado,-a

minute [maɪ'nu:t, mɪ-, -'nju:t] adj, - nuter ; - est

1) tiny: diminuto, minúsculo

2) detailed: minucioso

minute ['mɪnət] n

1) : minuto m

ten minutes late: diez minutos de retraso

2) moment: momento m

3) minutes npl

: actas fpl (de una reunión)

minute

adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• circunstanciado, -a adj.

• diminuto, -a adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• minucioso, -a adj.

• minuto (Unidades) adj.

• mínimo, -a adj.

n.

• instante s.m.

• minuta s.f.

• minuto s.m.

• momento s.m.

v.

• levantar acta de v.

• minutar v.

I 'mɪnət, 'mɪnɪt
noun

1)

a) ( unit of time) minuto m

seven minutes to eight — las ocho menos siete minutos, siete minutos para las ocho (AmL exc RPl)

he lives about five minutes from here — vive a unos cinco minutos de aquí

there's one born every minute — (set phrase) hay cada idiota...! (fam); (before n)

minute hand — minutero m

minute steak — filete m ( delgado)

b) ( short period) minuto m, momento m

I won't be a minute — no tardo ni un minuto

could I see you for a minute? — ¿puedo hablar contigo un momento?

without a minute to spare — en el último minuto

not a minute too soon! — en buena hora!

c) ( instant) minuto m

I enjoyed every minute of the vacation — disfruté de las vacaciones al máximo

any minute (now) — de un momento a otro

at this very minute — en este preciso instante

at the last minute — a última hora

the minute (that) I saw the house — en cuanto vi la casa

2)

a) ( memorandum) acta f

b) ( of meeting)

the minutes — el acta

II maɪ'nuːt, maɪ'njuːt
adjective

a) ( very small) < amount> mínimo; < object> diminuto

b) ( detailed) (before n) <scrutiny/care> minucioso

I ['mɪnɪt]
1. N

1) (=60 secs) minuto m

it is twenty minutes past two — son las dos y veinte (minutos)

a 10-minute break — un descanso de 10 minutos

every minute counts — no hay tiempo que perder

it won't take five minutes — es cosa de pocos minutos

it's a few minutes walk from the station — está a unos minutos de la estación andando

• they were getting closer by the minute — se nos estaban acercando por minutos

• at six o'clock to the minute — a las seis en punto

her schedule was planned to the minute — su horario estaba planeado hasta el último minuto

• they were on the scene within minutes — llegaron al lugar de los hechos a los pocos minutos

- there's one born every minute!

2) (=short time) momento m

I shan't be a minute — (on going out) vuelvo enseguida; (when busy) termino enseguida

• will you shut up for a minute! — ¿te callas un momento?

• have you got a minute? — ¿tienes un momento?

• I'll come in a minute — ahora voy, vengo dentro de un momento

• just a minute!, wait a minute! — ¡espera un momento!, ¡un momento!, ¡momentito! (LAm)

3) (=instant) instante m

it was all over in a minute — todo esto ocurrió en un instante

I haven't had a minute to myself all day — no he tenido ni un instante or momento para mí en todo el día

• we expect him (at) any minute — le esperamos de un momento a otro

any minute now he's going to fall off there — se va caer en cualquier momento

• at that minute the phone rang — en ese momento sonó el teléfono

• I bet you loved every minute of it! — ¡seguro que te lo pasaste en grande!

• at the last minute — a última hora, en el último momento

to leave things until the last minute — dejar las cosas hasta última hora or hasta el último momento

• one minute she was there, the next she was gone — estaba allí, y al momento se había ido

• we caught the train without a minute to spare — cogimos el tren justo a tiempo

• at that minute my father came in — en ese momento entró mi padre

• tell me the minute he arrives — avísame en cuanto llegue

• sit down this minute! — ¡siéntate ya!

I've just this minute heard — me acabo de enterar

• (at) this very minute — ahora mismo

- I don't believe him for a or one minute
soon
4) (=official note) nota f, minuta f

5) minutes [of meeting] acta f

to take the minutes (of a meeting) — levantar (el) acta (de una reunión)

2.

VT [+ meeting] levantar (el) acta de; [+ remark, fact] registrar

I want that minuted — quiero que eso conste en acta

you don't need to minute that — no hace falta que registres or anotes eso

3.

CPD

minute book N — libro m de actas

minute hand N — minutero m

minute steak N — biftec m pequeño (que se hace rápidamente)

II

[maɪ'njuːt]
ADJ
1) (=very small) [amount, change] mínimo; [particles] diminuto

2) (=rigorous) [examination, scrutiny] minucioso

in minute detail — hasta el mínimo detalle

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I ['mɪnət, 'mɪnɪt]
noun

1)

a) ( unit of time) minuto m

seven minutes to eight — las ocho menos siete minutos, siete minutos para las ocho (AmL exc RPl)

he lives about five minutes from here — vive a unos cinco minutos de aquí

there's one born every minute — (set phrase) hay cada idiota...! (fam); (before n)

minute hand — minutero m

minute steak — filete m ( delgado)

b) ( short period) minuto m, momento m

I won't be a minute — no tardo ni un minuto

could I see you for a minute? — ¿puedo hablar contigo un momento?

without a minute to spare — en el último minuto

not a minute too soon! — en buena hora!

c) ( instant) minuto m

I enjoyed every minute of the vacation — disfruté de las vacaciones al máximo

any minute (now) — de un momento a otro

at this very minute — en este preciso instante

at the last minute — a última hora

the minute (that) I saw the house — en cuanto vi la casa

2)

a) ( memorandum) acta f

b) ( of meeting)

the minutes — el acta

II [maɪ'nuːt, maɪ'njuːt]
adjective

a) ( very small) < amount> mínimo; < object> diminuto

b) ( detailed) (before n) <scrutiny/care> minucioso

English-spanish dictionary > minute
12 eight

1. adjective
acht

at eight — um acht

it's eight [o'clock] — es ist acht [Uhr]

half past eight — halb neun

eight thirty — acht Uhr dreißig

eight ten/fifty — zehn nach acht/vor neun; (esp. in timetable) acht Uhr zehn/fünfzig

around eight, at about eight — gegen acht [Uhr]

half eight — (coll.) halb neun

girl of eight — Mädchen von acht Jahren

eight-year-old boy — achtjähriger Junge

eight-year-old — Achtjähriger, der/Achtjährige, die

be eight [years old] — acht [Jahre alt] sein

at [the age of] eight, aged eight — mit acht Jahren; im Alter von acht Jahren

he won eight-six — er hat acht zu sechs gewonnen

Book/Volume/Part/Chapter Eight — Buch/Band/Teil/Kapitel acht; achtes Buch/achter Band/achter Teil/achtes Kapitel

eight-figure number — achtstellige Zahl

eight-page — achtseitig

eight-storey[ed] building — achtstöckiges od. achtgeschossiges Gebäude

eight-sided — achtseitig

bet at eight to one — acht zu eins wetten

eight times — achtmal
2. noun
1) (number, symbol) Acht, die

the first/last eight — die ersten/letzten acht

there were eight of us — wir waren [zu] acht

come eight at a time/in eights — acht auf einmal/zu je acht kommen

stack the boxes in eights — die Kisten zu achten stapeln

the [number] eight [bus] — die Buslinie Nr. 8; der Achter (ugs.)

2) (8-shaped figure)

[figure of] eight — Achter, der (ugs.); Acht, die

3) (Cards)

eight [of hearts/trumps] — [Herz-/Trumpf]acht, die

4) (size)

a size eight dress — ein Kleid [in] Größe 8

wear size eight shoes — [Schuh]größe 8 haben od. tragen

wear an eight, be size eight — Größe 8 tragen od. haben

5) (Rowing): (crew) Achtermannschaft, die

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[eit] 1. noun
1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) die Acht

2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) die Acht

3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) der Achter
2. adjective
1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) acht

2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) acht

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- academic.ru/115990/eight-">eight-
- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjective
an eight-year-old child.) achtjährig

- figure of eight

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eight

[eɪt]

I. adj

1. (number) acht

\eight times three is 24 acht mal drei ist 24

that costs £\eight das kostet acht Pfund

the number \eight goes to the station die Linie acht fährt zum Bahnhof

the score is \eight three es steht acht zu drei

there were \eight of us wir waren zu acht

they're sold in packets of \eight das gibt's im Achterpack

after ringing the bell \eight times we... nachdem wir achtmal geklingelt hatten,...

in \eight times out of ten in acht von zehn Fällen

in chapter \eight in Kapitel acht, im achten Kapitel

a family of \eight eine achtköpfige Familie

\eight and a quarter/half achteinviertel/achteinhalb

\eight times the amount of... achtmal so viel...

one in \eight [people] jeder Achte

in \eight [different] colours/sizes in acht [verschiedenen] Farben/Größen

to bet at \eight to one acht zu eins wetten

2. (age) acht

a boy of \eight ein achtjähriger Junge

to be/turn \eight [years old] acht [Jahre alt] sein/werden

at the age of \eight [or at \eight [years old]] [or aged \eight] mit acht Jahren, im Alter von acht Jahren geh

3. (time)

to be \eight [o'clock] acht [Uhr] sein

at \eight [o'clock] um acht [Uhr]

at \eight am/pm um acht Uhr morgens [o früh] /abends [o um zwanzig Uhr]

[at] about [or around] \eight [o'clock] gegen acht [Uhr]

ten/twenty [minutes] past [or AM usu after] \eight [o'clock] zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] nach acht [Uhr]

ten/twenty [minutes] to [or AM usu before] \eight [o'clock] zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] vor acht [Uhr]

just [or shortly] after/before \eight [o'clock] kurz nach/vor acht [Uhr]

half past \eight [or BRIT ( fam) half \eight] halb neun

at \eight thirty um halb neun, um acht Uhr dreißig

at \eight twenty/forty-five um zwanzig nach acht [o acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o drei viertel neun] [o acht Uhr fünfundvierzig

II. n

1. (number, symbol) Acht f, Achter m ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

ten \eights are eighty zehn mal acht gibt [o ist] [o macht] achtzig

of the \eight only two were English von den acht waren nur zwei aus England

the number \eight die Zahl Acht; (representing sth specific) die Nummer Acht

two hundred and \eight zweihundert[und]acht

to divide sth into \eight etw in acht Teile [o Stücke] teilen

we were divided up into groups of \eight wir wurden in Achtergruppen aufgeteilt

to go in \eight at a time zu je acht eintreten

2. SPORT (boat) Achter m; (crew also) Achtermannschaft f

▪ \eights pl Achterrennen nt

number \eight (rugby union forward) Stürmer m

last [or final] \eight TENNIS die letzten acht

he's reached the last \eight er hat das Viertelfinale erreicht

to skate a figure of \eight [on the ice] [auf dem Eis] eine Acht [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ einen Achter] laufen

3. BRIT (clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 36; AM [Kleidergröße] 38; BRIT (shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 41; AM [Schuhgröße] 39

4. CARDS Acht f, Achter m ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

\eight of clubs/hearts Kreuz-/Herz-Acht f

5. (public transport)

▪ the \eight die Acht, der Achter ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

6.

▶ to be behind the \eight ball AM im Nachteil sein

▶ to have one past the \eight BRIT (sl) einen über den Durst getrunken haben fam

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[eɪt]
1. adj
acht
to be behind the eight ball ( US inf ) — in der Patsche sitzen (inf)

See:

→ six

2. n

1) Acht f → six

See:

→ six

2) (ROWING) Achter m

3)

to have had one over the eight (inf) — einen über den Durst or einen zu viel getrunken haben (inf)

* * *

eight [eıt]

A adj acht:

there were eight of us wir waren zu acht

B s

1. Acht f (Zahl, Spielkarte etc):

the eight of hearts die Herzacht;

have had ( oder be) one over the eight umg einen über den Durst getrunken haben

2. Rudern: Achter m (Boot, Mannschaft)

3. AUTO, TECH US umg Achtzylinder m (Motor und Wagen)

* * *
1. adjective
acht

at eight — um acht

it's eight [o'clock] — es ist acht [Uhr]

half past eight — halb neun

eight thirty — acht Uhr dreißig

eight ten/fifty — zehn nach acht/vor neun; (esp. in timetable) acht Uhr zehn/fünfzig

around eight, at about eight — gegen acht [Uhr]

half eight — (coll.) halb neun

girl of eight — Mädchen von acht Jahren

eight-year-old boy — achtjähriger Junge

eight-year-old — Achtjähriger, der/Achtjährige, die

be eight [years old] — acht [Jahre alt] sein

at [the age of] eight, aged eight — mit acht Jahren; im Alter von acht Jahren

he won eight-six — er hat acht zu sechs gewonnen

Book/Volume/Part/Chapter Eight — Buch/Band/Teil/Kapitel acht; achtes Buch/achter Band/achter Teil/achtes Kapitel

eight-figure number — achtstellige Zahl

eight-page — achtseitig

eight-storey[ed] building — achtstöckiges od. achtgeschossiges Gebäude

eight-sided — achtseitig

bet at eight to one — acht zu eins wetten

eight times — achtmal
2. noun
1) (number, symbol) Acht, die

the first/last eight — die ersten/letzten acht

there were eight of us — wir waren [zu] acht

come eight at a time/in eights — acht auf einmal/zu je acht kommen

stack the boxes in eights — die Kisten zu achten stapeln

the [number] eight [bus] — die Buslinie Nr. 8; der Achter (ugs.)

2) (8-shaped figure)

[figure of] eight — Achter, der (ugs.); Acht, die

3) (Cards)

eight [of hearts/trumps] — [Herz-/Trumpf]acht, die

4) (size)

a size eight dress — ein Kleid [in] Größe 8

wear size eight shoes — [Schuh]größe 8 haben od. tragen

wear an eight, be size eight — Größe 8 tragen od. haben

5) (Rowing): (crew) Achtermannschaft, die

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adj.

acht adj.

English-german dictionary > eight
13 quarter

'kwo:tə
1. noun
1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) cuarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) veinticinco centavos

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) barrio

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) dirección, (de todas) partes

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) gracia

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) cuarto

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) cuarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) cuarto

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

2. verb
1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar en cuatro

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir en cuatro, cuartear

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acuartelar, alojar

•

- quarterly

3. adverb
(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente

4. noun
(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicación trimestral

- quarters
- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters

quarter n

1. cuarta parte / cuarto

a quarter of a kilo is 250 grammes un cuarto de kilo son 250 gramos

2. cuarto

5:15 is the same as a quarter past five 5:15 es lo mismo que las cinco y cuarto

3. barrio

the old quarter of the town el barrio antiguo de la ciudad

quarter

tr['kwɔːtə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 cuarto

2 (area) barrio

■ the old quarter el casco antiguo

■ the Latin Quarter el barrio latino

3 (time) cuarto

■ it's a quarter to one es la una menos cuarto

4 (weight) cuarto de libra

■ a quarter of sugar un cuarto de libra de azúcar

5 (of moon) cuarto

6 (three months) trimestre nombre masculino

7 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (amount) veinticinco centavos; (coin) moneda de veinticinco centavos

transitive verb

1 dividir en cuatro

2 (reduce) reducir a la cuarta parte

3 SMALLHISTORY/SMALL descuartizar

4 (lodge) alojar

plural noun quarters

1 alojamiento m sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at close quarters desde muy cerca

from all quarters de todas partes

to give no quarter no dar cuartel

first quarter cuarto creciente

last quarter cuarto menguante

officer's quarters residencia f sing de oficiales

quarter ['kwɔrt̬ər] vt

1) : dividir en cuatro partes

2) lodge: alojar, acuartelar (tropas)

quarter n

1) : cuarto m, cuarta parte f

a foot and a quarter: un pie y cuarto

a quarter after three: las tres y cuarto

2) : moneda f de 25 centavos, cuarto m de dólar

3) district: barrio m

business quarter: barrio comercial

4) place: parte f

from all quarters: de todas partes

at close quarters: de muy cerca

5) mercy: clemencia f, cuartel m

to give no quarter: no dar cuartel

6) quarters npl

lodging: alojamiento m, cuartel m (militar)

quarter (US)

n.

• moneda de veinticinco centavos de dólar s.f. (Ship)

n.

• camarote s.m.

adj.

• cuarto, -a adj.

n.

• barrio s.m.

• cuadra s.f.

• cuarta s.f.

• cuartel s.m.

• cuarterón s.m.

• cuarto s.m.

• cuarto de luna s.m.

• moneda de 25 centavos s.f.

• trimestre (Académico) s.m.

v.

• acantonar v.

• acuartelar v.

• alojar v.

• cuartear v.

• cuartelar v.

• descuartizar v.

I 'kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)
noun

1) c

a) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto m

a quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo

an inch and a quarter — una pulgada y cuarta

four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto

b) (as adv)

it's a quarter full — queda un cuarto

2) c

a) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavos

b) ( of moon) cuarto m

3) c

a) ( in telling time) cuarto m

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

an hour and a quarter — una hora y cuarto

it's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una

a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto

at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto

b) ( three months) trimestre m

to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres

4) c

a) ( district of town) barrio m

b) ( area) parte f

as is believed in some quarters — como se cree en ciertos ámbitos or círculos

at close quarters — de cerca

5) quarters pl ( accommodations)

the servants' quarters — las habitaciones de la servidumbre

married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias

6) u ( mercy) (liter)

he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos

II

transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partes

to be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado

III

adjective cuarto

a quarter pound — un cuarto de libra

['kwɔːtǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=fourth part) [of kilo, kilometre, second] cuarto m ; [of price, population] cuarta parte f

a quarter of a mile — un cuarto de milla

a quarter (of a pound) of tea — un cuarto de libra de té

for a quarter of the price — por la cuarta parte del precio

to divide sth into quarters — dividir algo en cuartos or en cuatro

• the tank was only a quarter full — el depósito solo estaba a un cuarto de su capacidad

• it's a quarter gone already — ya se ha gastado la cuarta parte

• I'm a quarter Spanish — tengo una cuarta parte de sangre española

2) (in time) cuarto m

a quarter of an hour/century — un cuarto de hora/siglo

an hour and a quarter — una hora y cuarto

three quarters of an hour — tres cuartos de hora

• it's a quarter past or (US) after seven — son las siete y cuarto

• it's a quarter to or (US) of seven — son las siete menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las siete (LAm)

3) (specific fourth parts)

a) (US, Canada) (=25 cents) (moneda f de) cuarto m de dólar

b) [of year] trimestre m

• to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres meses

c) [of moon] cuarto m

• when the moon is in its first/ last quarter — cuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante

4) (=part of town) barrio m

• the business quarter — el barrio comercial

• the old quarter — el casco viejo or antiguo

5) (=direction, area)

protest is growing in some quarters — las protestas aumentan en algunos círculos

• from all quarters — de todas partes

• at close quarters — de cerca

he fired two shots at close quarters — disparó dos tiros a quemarropa

• they are spread over the four quarters of the globe — se extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo

• help came from an unexpected quarter — la ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado

6) (Naut, Geog) [of compass] cuarta f

• the port/ starboard quarter — [of ship] la aleta de babor/estribor

the wind was from the port quarter — el viento soplaba de babor

the wind is in the right quarter — el viento sopla en dirección favorable

7) (Heraldry) cuartel m

8) frm (=mercy) clemencia f

• they knew they could expect no quarter — sabían que no podían esperar clemencia

to give (sb) no quarter — no dar cuartel (a algn)

9) quarters (=accommodation)

a) (for staff) (=building, section) dependencias fpl ; (=rooms) cuartos mpl, habitaciones fpl

the servants' quarters — las dependencias del servicio

they're living in very cramped quarters — viven hacinados

the cramped quarters of the space capsule — el reducido espacio de la cápsula espacial
living 4.
b) (Mil) (=barracks) cuartel msing ; (also: sleeping quarters) barracones mpl

the crew's/officers' quarters — (on ship) las dependencias de la tripulación/de los oficiales
married 2.
2.

ADJ cuarto

he has a quarter share — tiene una cuarta parte

a quarter pound/century — un cuarto de libra/siglo

3. VT

1) (=divide into four) [+ apple, potato] cortar en cuatro (trozos); [+ carcass, body] descuartizar; hang 1., 3), a)

2) (Mil) acuartelar, alojar

our soldiers are quartered in Ramsey — nuestros soldados están acuartelados en Ramsey

3) (=range over) [person] recorrer

• to quarter the ground — [dog] buscar olfateando; [bird] escudriñar el terreno

4.

CPD

quarter day N — (gen) primer día del trimestre ; (Econ) el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral

quarter light N — (Brit) (Aut) ventanilla f direccional

quarter note N — (US) (Mus) negra f

quarter pound N — cuarto m de libra

quarter tone N — cuarto m de tono

quarter turn N — cuarto m de vuelta

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I ['kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)]
noun

1) c

a) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto m

a quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo

an inch and a quarter — una pulgada y cuarta

four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto

b) (as adv)

it's a quarter full — queda un cuarto

2) c

a) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavos

b) ( of moon) cuarto m

3) c

a) ( in telling time) cuarto m

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

an hour and a quarter — una hora y cuarto

it's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una

a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto

at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto

b) ( three months) trimestre m

to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres

4) c

a) ( district of town) barrio m

b) ( area) parte f

as is believed in some quarters — como se cree en ciertos ámbitos or círculos

at close quarters — de cerca

5) quarters pl ( accommodations)

the servants' quarters — las habitaciones de la servidumbre

married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias

6) u ( mercy) (liter)

he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos

II

transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partes

to be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado

III

adjective cuarto

a quarter pound — un cuarto de libra

English-spanish dictionary > quarter
14 eight

[eɪt] adj

1) ( number) acht;

\eight times three is 24 acht mal drei ist 24;

that costs £\eight das kostet acht Pfund;

the number \eight goes to the station die Linie acht fährt zum Bahnhof;

the score is \eight three es steht acht zu drei;

there are \eight of us wir sind [zu] acht;

they're sold in packets of \eight das wird in einer Achterpackung verkauft;

after ringing the bell \eight times we... nachdem wir achtmal geklingelt hatten,...;

in chapter \eight in Kapitel acht, im achten Kapitel;

a family of \eight eine achtköpfige Familie;

\eight and a quarter/ half achteinviertel/achteinhalb;

\eight times the amount of... achtmal so viel...;

one in \eight [people] jeder Achte;

in \eight [different] colours/ sizes in acht [verschiedenen] Farben/Größen;

to bet at \eight to one acht zu eins wetten

2) ( age) acht;

a boy of \eight ein achtjähriger Junge;

to be/turn \eight [years old] acht [Jahre alt] sein/werden;

at the age of \eight [or at \eight [years old]] [or aged \eight] mit acht Jahren, im Alter von acht Jahren ( geh)

3) ( time)

to be \eight [o'clock] acht [Uhr] sein;

at \eight [o'clock] um acht [Uhr];

[at] about [or around] \eight [o'clock] gegen acht [Uhr];

ten/twenty [minutes] past [or ( Am usu) after] \eight [o'clock] zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] nach acht [Uhr];

ten/twenty [minutes] to [or ( Am usu) before] \eight [o'clock] zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] vor acht [Uhr];

just [or shortly] after/before \eight [o'clock] kurz nach/vor acht [Uhr];

half past \eight [or ( Brit) ( fam) half \eight] halb neun;

at \eight thirty um halb neun, um acht Uhr dreißig;

at \eight twenty/ forty-five um zwanzig nach acht [o acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o drei viertel neun] [o acht Uhr fünfundvierzig] n

1) (number, symbol) Acht f

2) sports ( boat) Achter m; ( crew also) Achtermannschaft f;

\eights pl Achterrennen nt;

number \eight ( rugby union forward) Stürmer m;

last [or final] \eight tennis die letzten Acht;

to skate a figure of \eight [on the ice] [auf dem Eis] eine Acht laufen

3) ( Brit) ( clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 34;

(Am) ( clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 38;

( Brit) ( shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 41;

(Am) ( shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 39

4) cards Acht f;

\eight of clubs/ hearts Kreuz-/Herz-Acht f

5) ( public transport)

the \eight die Acht

PHRASES:

to be behind the \eight ball (Am) im Nachteil sein;

to have one past the \eight ( Brit) (sl) einen über den Durst getrunken haben ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > eight
15 quarter

['kwo:tə] 1. noun
1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) kvart; kvarter; kvartal

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter; bydel

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) stykke; -stykke

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) ny; næ

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester
2. verb
1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fjerdedele

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) reducere til en fjerdedel

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) indkvartere

•

- quarterly
3. adverb
(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kvartalsvis
4. noun
(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalsskrift

- quarters
- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
* * *
['kwo:tə] 1. noun
1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) kvart; kvarter; kvartal

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter; bydel

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) stykke; -stykke

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) ny; næ

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester
2. verb
1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fjerdedele

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) reducere til en fjerdedel

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) indkvartere

•

- quarterly
3. adverb
(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kvartalsvis
4. noun
(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalsskrift

- quarters
- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters

English-Danish dictionary > quarter
16 atrevido

adj.

1 daring, adventurous, bold, brave.

2 cheeky, brassy, bold-faced, pert.

f. & m.

cheeky person, insolent person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: atreverse.

* * *

atrevido

► participio pasado

1→ link=atreverse atreverse

► adjetivo

1 (osado) daring, bold

2 (insolente) insolent, impudent

3 (indecoroso) daring, risqué

* * *

(f. - atrevida)

adj.

daring, bold

* * *
atrevido, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=audaz) daring, bold; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)

el periodista le hizo preguntas muy atrevidas — the reporter asked him some very daring o bold questions

no seas tan atrevido con el jefe — don't be so cheeky to the boss

2) [chiste] daring, risqué

un escote muy atrevido — a very daring neckline

2.

SM / F cheeky person

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

b) ( osado) <escote/persona> daring; < chiste> risqué

el atrevido diseño del edificio — the bold o adventurous design of the building

c) ( valiente) brave
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( insolente)

es un atrevido y un maleducado — he is sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered

b) ( valiente)

el mundo es de los atrevidos — fortune favors the brave

* * *

= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.

Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.

Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.

Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

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. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.

Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.

Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

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* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

b) ( osado) <escote/persona> daring; < chiste> risqué

el atrevido diseño del edificio — the bold o adventurous design of the building

c) ( valiente) brave
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( insolente)

es un atrevido y un maleducado — he is sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered

b) ( valiente)

el mundo es de los atrevidos — fortune favors the brave

* * *

= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.

Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.

Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.

Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

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: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.

Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.

Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

* * *

atrevido¹ -da

adjective

1 (insolente) mouthy ( AmE colloq), sassy ( AmE colloq), cheeky ( BrE colloq)

2 (osado) ‹escote/vestido› daring; ‹chiste› risqué

el atrevido diseño del edificio the bold o adventurous design of the building

me parece algo atrevido decir una cosa así I think it would be rash to say such a thing

un escritor atrevido a daring writer

3 (valiente) brave

¿te vas a vivir allí? eres muy atrevido are you going to live there? that's very brave of you

atrevido² -da

masculine, feminine

1

(insolente): ese niño es un atrevido y un maleducado that little boy is mouthy ( AmE) o sassy ( AmE) o ( BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered ( colloq)

2

(valiente): el mundo es de los atrevidos fortune favors the brave

* * *

Del verbo atreverse: ( conjugate atreverse)

atrevido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
atreverse
atrevido
atreverse ( conjugate atreverse) verbo pronominal
to dare;
◊ ¡anda, atrévete! go on then, I dare you (to);

no me atrevo a decírselo I daren't tell him;
¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? how dare you hit him?;
¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me on
atrevido -da adjetivo
a) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)

b) ( osado) ‹escote/persona› daring;

‹ chiste› risqué;
‹ diseño› bold
c) ( valiente) brave

atreverse verbo reflexivo to dare: ¿te atreves a hacerlo?, do you dare to do it? o dare you do it? ➣ Ver nota en dare
atrevido,-a adjetivo
1 (descarado) daring, bold
2 (insolente) cheeky, impudent
3 (un vestido) risqué
' atrevido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojada
- arrojado
- atrevida
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- impertinente
- lanzada
- lanzado
English:
audacious
- daredevil
- daring
- naughty
- presumptuous
- revealing
- forward
- risqué
- sassy
- unadventurous

* * *

atrevido, -a

♦ adj

1. [osado] daring;

es muy atrevido, le encantan los deportes de riesgo he's very daring, he loves dangerous sports;

un escote atrevido a daring neckline;

una película/escultura atrevida a bold movie/sculpture

2. [caradura] cheeky

♦ nm,f

1. [osado] daring person

2. [caradura] cheeky person;

¡qué atrevido, contestar así a tu madre! what a cheek, answering your mother back like that!

* * *

atrevido

adj

1 ( insolente) sassy fam, Br

cheeky fam

2 ( valiente) brave, daring

* * *

atrevido, -da adj

1) : bold, daring

2) : insolent

* * *

atrevido adj

1. (audaz) daring

fue más atrevido que de costumbre he was more daring than usual

2. (insolente) cheeky [comp. cheekier; superl. cheekiest]

su madre le dijo que no fuera tan atrevido his mother told him not to be so cheeky

Spanish-English dictionary > atrevido
17 cubierto

adj.

1 covered, coated.

2 grown-over.

m.

place setting, table setting.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cubrir.

* * *

cubierto

► nombre masculino

1 (techumbre) cover

2 (en la mesa) place setting

3 (menú) meal at a fixed price

■ el cubierto costó veinticinco euros the meal was twenty-five euros a head

► nombre masculino plural

————————

cubierto

► participio pasado

1→ link=cubrir cubrir

► adjetivo

1 (gen) covered

2 (cielo) overcast

3 (plaza) filled

► nombre masculino cubierto

1 (techumbre) cover

2 (en la mesa) place setting

3 (menú) meal at a fixed price

■ el cubierto costó veinticinco euros the meal was twenty-five euros a head

► nombre masculino plural cubiertos

1 cutlery sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a cubierto de safe from

estar a cubierto to be under cover

ponerse a cubierto to take cover

tener las espaldas cubiertas familiar to be well-heeled

juego de cubiertos canteen of cutlery, set of cutlery

precio del cubierto cover charge

* * *

noun m.

1) cover, shelter

2) utensil

3) table setting

* * *

1.

PP de cubrir

2. ADJ

1) [gen] covered (de with, in)

un cheque no cubierto — a bad o unbacked cheque

2) [cielo] overcast

3) [vacante] filled

la plaza está ya cubierta — the place has already been filled

4) (Aut)

poco cubierto — [neumático] threadbare, worn

5) (=tocado) [persona] with a hat

3. SM

1) (=techumbre) cover

a o bajo cubierto — under cover

estar a cubierto de algo — to be safe from sth

ponerse a cubierto — to take shelter, take cover

ponerse a cubierto de algo — to shelter from sth

2) [para comer] a piece of cutlery

coge el cubierto con la mano derecha — take the spoon/fork/knife with your right hand

los cubiertos — the cutlery

3) (=servicio de mesa) place setting

falta un cubierto, porque somos ocho — we're a place short, there are eight of us

4) (=comida)

pagaron 200 dólares por cubierto — they paid 200 dollars each o per head

precio del cubierto — price per person o per head

* * *
I
adjetivo < cielo> overcast, cloudy; ver tb cubrir
II
masculino

1)

a) ( pieza) piece of cutlery

se le cayó un cubierto — he dropped his knife/fork/spoon

los cubiertos de plata — the silver cutlery

b) ( servicio de mesa) place setting

pon otro cubierto — can you set another place?

c) ( en restaurante) cover charge; (en boda, banquete)

¿cuánto cuesta el cubierto? — how much is it per head?

2) (en locs)

a cubierto: ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain; bajo cubierto — under cover

* * *

= draped, covered, clad, insulated, uncleared.

Ex. The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.

Ex. The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.

Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex. Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.

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* cubierta de = carpet of.

* cubierto con = clad in.

* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelled.

* cubierto de = awash with/in, clad in, caked in/with, riddled with, encrusted with, incrusted with.

* cubierto de árboles = tree-covered.

* cubierto de arena = sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.].

* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].

* cubierto de cardenales = black and blue.

* cubierto de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].

* cubierto de hierba = grassy [grassier -comp., grassiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hojas = leafy [leafier -comp., leafiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hollín = sooty.

* cubierto de incrustaciones = barnacled.

* cubierto de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* cubierto de musgo = moss-backed.

* cubierto de nieve = snow-covered.

* cubierto de titanio = titanium-clad.

* cubierto en plumas = feathery.

* cubierto por árboles = tree-shaded.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* estadio cubierto = indoor arena.

* piscina cubierta = indoor swimming pool, indoor pool, swimming baths.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* puente cubierto = covered bridge.

* * *
I
adjetivo < cielo> overcast, cloudy; ver tb cubrir
II
masculino

1)

a) ( pieza) piece of cutlery

se le cayó un cubierto — he dropped his knife/fork/spoon

los cubiertos de plata — the silver cutlery

b) ( servicio de mesa) place setting

pon otro cubierto — can you set another place?

c) ( en restaurante) cover charge; (en boda, banquete)

¿cuánto cuesta el cubierto? — how much is it per head?

2) (en locs)

a cubierto: ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain; bajo cubierto — under cover

* * *

= draped, covered, clad, insulated, uncleared.

Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.

Ex: The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.

Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.

Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.

* cubierta de = carpet of.

* cubierto con = clad in.

* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelled.

* cubierto de = awash with/in, clad in, caked in/with, riddled with, encrusted with, incrusted with.

* cubierto de árboles = tree-covered.

* cubierto de arena = sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.].

* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].

* cubierto de cardenales = black and blue.

* cubierto de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].

* cubierto de hierba = grassy [grassier -comp., grassiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hojas = leafy [leafier -comp., leafiest -sup.].

* cubierto de hollín = sooty.

* cubierto de incrustaciones = barnacled.

* cubierto de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* cubierto de musgo = moss-backed.

* cubierto de nieve = snow-covered.

* cubierto de titanio = titanium-clad.

* cubierto en plumas = feathery.

* cubierto por árboles = tree-shaded.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* estadio cubierto = indoor arena.

* piscina cubierta = indoor swimming pool, indoor pool, swimming baths.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* puente cubierto = covered bridge.

* * *

cubierto¹ -ta

adjective

‹cielo› overcast, cloudy ver tb cubrir

cubierto²

masculine

A

1 (pieza) piece of cutlery

se le cayó un cubierto al suelo he dropped his knife/fork/spoon on the floor

los cubiertos de plata the silver cutlery

el cajón de los cubiertos the cutlery drawer

2 (servicio de mesa) place setting

pon otro cubierto, por favor can you set another place, please?, can you set for one more, please?

3 (en un restaurante — cobro adicional) cover charge

(— comida): ¿cuánto cuesta el cubierto para la cena de beneficiencia? how much is it per head o how much are the tickets for the charity dinner?

B ( en locs):

a cubierto: los soldados se pusieron a cubierto the soldiers took cover

ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain

quedó a cubierto de posibles críticas he was safe from any possible criticism

bajo cubierto under cover

* * *

Del verbo cubrir: ( conjugate cubrir)

cubierto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cubierto
cubrir
cubierto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ cielo› overcast, cloudy;

ver tb cubrir
cubierto 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( pieza) piece of cutlery;

◊ los cubiertos de plata the silver cutlery

b) ( servicio de mesa) place setting;

◊ pon otro cubierto can you set another place?

2 ( en locs)
◊ a cubierto: ponerse a cubierto de la lluvia to take cover o to shelter from the rain

cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to cover;

cubierto algo de algo to cover sth with sth;
◊ cubrí al niño con una manta I covered the child with a blanket

b) ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet

c) ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

cubrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself;

‹ cara› to cover
b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on

c) ( protegerse) to take cover

d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself

2 ( llenarse):
◊ las calles se habían cubierto de nieve the streets were covered with snow

cubierto,-a
I adjetivo
1 covered
(piscina) indoor
(cielo) overcast
2 (trabajo, plaza) filled
II sustantivo masculino
1 (asiento y plato para un comensal) place setting
2 cubiertos, cutlery sing
cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
' cubierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cubierta
- escarchada
- escarchado
- rebañar
- amanecer
- bañar
- cielo
- cubrir
- lleno
- monte
- nube
- pastel
- sobrar
- tenedor
English:
dusty
- grassy
- indoor
- laminated
- litter
- muddy
- oily
- overgrown
- place
- place setting
- server
- snow-covered
- soapy
- veiled
- blaze
- Christmas
- cover
- Danish
- greasy
- icy
- over
- setting

* * *

cubierto, -a

♦ participio
ver cubrir
♦ adj

1. [tapado, recubierto] covered (de with);
estar a cubierto [protegido] to be under cover;
[con saldo acreedor] to be in the black;
durmieron a cubierto they slept with a roof over their heads;

ponerse a cubierto to take cover

2. [cielo] overcast

3. [vacante] filled

♦ nm

1. [pieza de cubertería] piece of cutlery;

cubiertos cutlery;

mis cubiertos están sucios my knife and fork (and spoon) are dirty

2. [para cada persona] place setting;

pon un cubierto más en la mesa set another place at (the) table

3. [comida] set menu

* * *

cubierto

I part → cubrir

II adj covered (de with, in)

III m

1 piece of flatware, Br

piece of cutlery;

cubiertos pl flatware sg, Br cutlery sg

2 en la mesa place setting

3

:

ponerse a cubierto take cover (de from)

* * *

cubierto pp cubrir

cubierto nm

1) : cover, shelter

bajo cubierto: under cover

2) : table setting

3) : utensil, piece of silverware

* * *

cubierto adj

1. (en general) covered

el prado está cubierto de flores the field is covered in flowers

los muebles estaban cubiertos de polvo the furniture was covered in dust

2. (cielo) cloudy [comp. cloudier; superl. cloudiest]

3. (puesto) filled

4. (instalación) indoor

una piscina cubierta an indoor swimming pool

Spanish-English dictionary > cubierto
18 descarado

adj.

cynical, bare-faced, barefaced, bold-faced.

f. & m.

cheeky person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: descararse.

* * *

descarado

► adjetivo

1 (actitud) shameless, brazen, insolent; (persona) cheeky

2 (patente) blatant

■ es una copia descarada de mi novela it's a blatant copy of my novel

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 shameless person, cheeky person

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=desvergonzado) shameless; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)

2) (=evidente) [mentira] barefaced; [prejuicio] blatant

2.

ADV *

sí voy, descarado — I'm going all right, you bet I'm going

si supiera inglés, descarado que me iba a Londres — if I spoke English, you can bet your life I'd go to London

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shameless

las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado — the elections were a blatant fraud
II
- da masculino, femenino

no contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy

es un descarado — he has a lot of nerve

* * *

= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.

Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex. Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.

Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.

Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex. 'That young man was terribly rude'.

Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

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* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shameless

las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado — the elections were a blatant fraud
II
- da masculino, femenino

no contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy

es un descarado — he has a lot of nerve

* * *

= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.

Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.

Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.

Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.

Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.

Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

* * *

descarado¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless

el muy descarado, pedirme dinero así what (a) nerve he has, asking me for money like that

las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado the elections were a blatant fraud o were clearly rigged

2 ( como adv)

( Esp fam): si tuviese dinero, descarado que me iría a vivir sola you can bet your life if I had the money, I'd go off and live alone ( colloq)

lo hizo adrede, descarado make no mistake, she did it on purpose, she did it on purpose, you can be sure of it o you can bet your life on it

descarado² -da

masculine, feminine

no contestes así a tu madre ¡descarado! don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude o ( BrE) cheeky little boy

ese chico es un descarado that boy has a lot of nerve

* * *

Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)

descarado es:

el participio

descarado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless;

es muy descarado he has a lot of nerve
descarado,-a
I adj (insolente) cheeky, insolent
(desvergonzado) shameless
una mentira descarada, a barefaced lie
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheeky person

' descarado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevida
- atrevido
- cara
- descarada
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- golfa
- golfo
- lisa
- liso
- sinvergüenza
- fresco
- patudo
English:
audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- cheeky
- downright
- forward
- shameless
- unabashed
- outright
- pert

* * *

descarado, -a

♦ adj

1. [desvergonzado] [persona] cheeky, impertinent;

¡no seas (tan) descarado! don't be (so) cheeky!;

¡el muy descarado se ha atrevido a burlarse de mí! the cheeky devil had the nerve to make fun of me!

2. [flagrante] barefaced, blatant;

una mentira descarada a barefaced lie;

¡es un robo descarado! it's daylight robbery!;

¡ha sido un penalti descarado! there's no way that wasn't a penalty!

♦ adv
Esp Fam [por supuesto, seguro] you bet!;
no lo conseguirá, descarado there's no way she'll manage to do it;

¡descarado que iremos! too right we're going to go!

♦ nm,f

cheeky devil;

eres un descarado mirando you are awful the way you stare at people

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descarado

adj rude, impertinent

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descarado, -da adj

: brazen, impudent

♦ descaradamente adv

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descarado adj cheeky [comp. cheekier; superl. cheekiest]

Spanish-English dictionary > descarado
19 proceso histórico

(n.) = history-making process

Ex. In the past twenty-five years a new history-making process has taken place, the digital revolution.

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(n.) = history-making process

Ex: In the past twenty-five years a new history-making process has taken place, the digital revolution.

Spanish-English dictionary > proceso histórico
20 be

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

[biː] (present am, is or are pt was or were pp been)
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) ser

he's a pianist — es pianista

he wants to be a doctor — quiere ser médico

Monday's a holiday — el lunes es fiesta

two and two are four — dos y dos son cuatro

it's me! — ¡soy yo!

it was me — fui yo

who wants to be Hamlet? — ¿quién quiere hacer de or ser Hamlet?

you be the patient and I'll be the doctor — tú eres el enfermo y yo seré el médico

if I were you... — yo en tu lugar..., yo que tú... *

2) (possession) ser

she's his sister — es su hermana

it's mine — es mío

3) (characteristics seen as inherent) ser

the sky is blue — el cielo es azul

it's (made of) plastic — es de plástico

they're English — son ingleses

he's tall — es alto

it's round/enormous — es redondo/enorme

she is boring — es aburrida

I used to be poor but now I'm rich — antes era pobre pero ahora soy rico

if I were rich — si fuera rico

I'm from the south — soy del sur

the book is in French — el libro es en francés
Use [estar] with past participles used as adjectives describing the results of an action or process:
it's broken — está roto

he's dead — está muerto

4) (changeable or temporary state) estar

it's dirty — está sucio

she's bored/ill — está aburrida/enferma

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?

how are you now? — ¿qué tal te encuentras ahora?

I'm very well, thanks — estoy muy bien, gracias
In certain expressions where English uses [be] + adjective to describe feelings ([be cold]/[hot]/[hungry]/[thirsty]), Spanish uses [tener] with a noun:
I'm cold/hot — tengo frío/calor

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos

I'm hungry/thirsty — tengo hambre/sed

be good! — ¡pórtate bien!

you're late — llegas tarde
afraid, sleepy, right
5) (age)

"how old is she?" - "she's nine" — -¿cuántos años tiene? -tiene nueve años

she will be two tomorrow — mañana cumple dos años

when I'm old — cuando sea viejo

when I was young — cuando era joven

6) (=take place) ser

the meeting's today — la reunión es hoy

the service will be at St Ninian's Church — el oficio será en la iglesia de San Ninian

7) (=be situated) estar

Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo está en Escocia

it's on the table — está sobre or en la mesa

where is the Town Hall? — ¿dónde está or queda el ayuntamiento?

it's 5 km to the village — el pueblo está or queda a 5 kilómetros

he won't be here tomorrow — mañana no estará aquí

we've been here for ages — hace mucho tiempo que estamos aquí, llevamos aquí mucho tiempo, estamos aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

• here you are(, take it) — aquí tienes(, tómalo)

• there's the church — ahí está la iglesia

8) (impersonal use)

a) (referring to weather) hacer

it's hot/cold — hace calor/frío

it's too hot — hace demasiado calor

it's fine — hace buen tiempo

b) (referring to time, date etc) ser

it's eight o'clock — son las ocho

it's morning in New York now — en Nueva York ahora es por la mañana

wake up, it's morning — despierta, es de día

what's the date (today)? — ¿qué fecha es hoy?

it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — es 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy es jueves
But note the following alternatives with [estar]:
it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — estamos a 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy estamos a jueves

c) (asking and giving opinion) ser

is it certain that...? — ¿es verdad or cierto que...?

it is easy to make a mistake — es fácil cometer un fallo

is it fair that she should be punished while...? — ¿es justo que se la castigue mientras que...?

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

it is impossible to study all the time — es imposible estar siempre estudiando

it is unbelievable that... — es increíble que...

it's not clear whether... — no está claro si...

it would be wrong for us to do that — no estaría bien que nosotros hiciésemos eso

d) (emphatic) ser

it's me who does all the work — soy yo quien hace todo el trabajo

it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

why is it that she's so successful? — ¿cómo es que tiene tanto éxito?, ¿por qué tiene tanto éxito?

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

9) (=exist) haber

there is/are — hay

what is (there) in that room? — ¿qué hay en esa habitación?

there is nothing more beautiful — no hay nada más bello

is there anyone at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?

there were six road accidents here last year — el año pasado hubo seis accidentes de tráfico aquí

there must be an explanation — debe de haber una explicación

there being no alternative solution... — al no haber or no habiendo otra solución...

let there be light! — ¡hágase la luz!

there are three of us — somos tres

there were three of them — eran tres

after the shop there's the bus station — después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses

See:

THERE IS, THERE ARE in there

10) (=cost)

how much was it? — ¿cuánto costó?

the book is £20 — el libro vale or cuesta 20 libras

how much is it? — ¿cuánto es?; (when paying) ¿qué le debo? frm

11) (=visit)

has the postman been? — ¿ha venido el cartero?

he has been and gone — vino y se fue

I have been to see my aunt — he ido a ver a mi tía

have you ever been to Glasgow? — ¿has estado en Glasgow alguna vez?

I've been to China — he estado en China

12) (in noun compounds) futuro

• mother to be — futura madre or mamá f

• my wife to be — mi futura esposa

13) (in set expressions)

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

• been and * —

you've been and done it now! — ¡buena la has hecho! *

that dog of yours has been and dug up my flowers! — ¡tu perro ha ido y me ha destrozado las flores!

• you're busy enough as it is — estás bastante ocupado ya con lo que tienes, ya tienes suficiente trabajo

as things are — tal como están las cosas

be that as it may — sea como fuere

• if it hadn't been for..., if it hadn't been for you or frm had it not been for you, we would have lost — si no hubiera sido por ti or de no haber sido por ti, habríamos perdido

• let me be! — ¡déjame en paz!

• if that's what you want to do, then so be it — si eso es lo que quieres hacer, adelante

• what is it to you? * — ¿a ti qué te importa?

• what's it to be? — (in bar etc) ¿qué va a ser?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) (forming passive) ser

the house was destroyed by an earthquake — la casa fue destruida por un terremoto
The passive is not used as often in Spanish as in English, active and reflexive constructions often being preferred:
the box had been opened — habían abierto la caja

these cars are produced in Spain — estos coches se fabrican en España

it is said that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

he was killed by a terrorist — lo mató un terrorista

she was killed in a car crash — murió en un accidente de coche, resultó muerta en un accidente de coche frm

what's to be done? — ¿qué hay que hacer?

• it's a film not to be missed — es una película que no hay que perderse

• we searched everywhere for him, but he was nowhere to be seen — lo buscamos por todas partes pero no lo encontramos en ningún sitio

2) (forming continuous) estar

it's raining — está lloviendo

what are you doing? — ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?

don't distract me when I'm driving — no me distraigas cuando estoy conduciendo

he's always grumbling — siempre está quejándose

he was studying until the early hours — estuvo estudiando hasta la madrugada
Use the present simple to talk about planned future events and the construction to talk about intention:
they're coming tomorrow — vienen mañana

"it's a pity you aren't coming with us" - "but I am coming!" — -¡qué pena que no vengas con nosotros! -¡sí que voy!

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — ¿la verás or la vas a ver mañana?

will you be needing more? — ¿vas a necesitar más?

I shall be seeing him — voy a verlo

I'll be seeing you — hasta luego, nos vemos (esp LAm)
The imperfect tense can be used for continuous action in the past:
he was driving too fast — conducía demasiado rápido
for, since
3) (verb substitute)

a)

he's older than you are — es mayor que tú

he isn't as happy as he was — no está tan contento como antes

"he's going to complain about you" - "oh, is he?" — -va a quejarse de ti -¿ah, sí?

"I'm worried" - "so am I" — -estoy preocupado -yo también

"I'm not ready" - "neither am I" — -no estoy listo -yo tampoco

"you're tired" - "no, I'm not" — -estás cansado -no, ¡qué va!

"you're not eating enough" - "yes I am" — -no comes lo suficiente -que sí

"they're getting married" - "oh, are they?" — (showing surprise) -se casan -¿ah, sí? or -¡no me digas!

"he isn't very happy" - "oh, isn't he?" — -no está muy contento -¿ah, no?

"he's always late, isn't he?" - "yes, he is" — -siempre llega tarde, ¿verdad? -(pues) sí

"is it what you expected?" - "no, it isn't" — -¿es esto lo que esperabas? -(pues) no

"she's pretty" - "no, she isn't" — -es guapa -¡qué va!

b) (in question tags)

he's handsome, isn't he? — es guapo, ¿verdad?, es guapo, ¿no?, es guapo, ¿no es cierto?

it was fun, wasn't it? — fue divertido, ¿verdad?, fue divertido, ¿no?

she wasn't happy, was she? — no era feliz, ¿verdad?

so he's back again, is he? — así que ha vuelto, ¿eh?

you're not ill, are you? — ¿no estarás enfermo?

3. MODAL VERB
(with infinitive construction)
1) (=must, have to)

you're to put on your shoes — tienes que ponerte los zapatos

he's not to open it — no debe abrirlo, que no lo abra

I am to do it — he de hacerlo yo, soy yo el que debe hacerlo

I am not to speak to him — no tengo permiso para hablar con él

I wasn't to tell you his name — no podía or debía decirte su nombre

2) (=should) deber

he is to be congratulated on his work — debemos felicitarlo por su trabajo

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

she wrote "My Life", not to be confused with Bernstein's book of the same name — escribió "Mi Vida", que no debe confundirse con la obra de Bernstein que lleva el mismo título

he was to have come yesterday — tenía que or debía haber venido ayer

he is to be pitied — es digno de lástima

3) (=will)

the talks are to start tomorrow — las conversaciones darán comienzo mañana

her house is to be sold — su casa se pondrá a la venta

they are to be married in the summer — se casarán en el verano

4) (=can)

these birds are to be found all over the world — estos pájaros se encuentran por todo el mundo

little traffic was to be seen — había poco tráfico

you weren't to know — no tenías por qué saberlo

5) (expressing destiny)

this was to have serious repercussions — esto iba a tener serias repercusiones

they were never to return — jamás regresaron

it was not to be — no quiso el destino que así fuera

6) (in conditional sentences)

you must work harder if you are to succeed — debes esforzarte más si quieres triunfar

if it was or were to snow... — si nevase or nevara...

if I were to leave the job, would you replace me? — si yo dejara el puesto, ¿me sustituirías?
BE
"Ser" or "estar"?
You can use "ser": ► when defining or identifying by linking two nouns or noun phrases:
Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia
He was the most hated man in the village Era el hombre más odiado del pueblo ► to describe essential or inherent characteristics (e.g. colour, material, nationality, race, shape, size {etc}):
His mother is German Su madre es alemana
She was blonde Era rubia ► with most impersonal expressions not involving past participles:
It is important to be on time Es importante llegar a tiempo
Está claro que is an exception:
It is obvious you don't understand Está claro que no lo entiendes ► when telling the time or talking about time or age:
It is ten o'clock Son las diez
It's very late. Let's go home Es muy tarde. Vamos a casa
He lived in the country when he was young Vivió en el campo cuando era joven ► to indicate possession or duty:
It's mine Es mío
This is your responsibility Este asunto es responsabilidad tuya ► with events in the sense of "take place":
The 1992 Olympic Games were in Barcelona Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 fueron en Barcelona
"Where is the exam?" - "It's in Room 1" "¿Dónde es el examen?" - "Es en el Aula Número 1" NOTE: Compare this usage with that of estar (see below) to talk about location of places, objects and people.
You can use "estar": ► to talk about location of places, objects and people:
"Where is Zaragoza?" - "It's in Spain" "¿Dónde está Zaragoza?" - "Está en España"
Your glasses are on the bedside table Tus gafas están en la mesilla de noche NOTE: But use ser with events in the sense of "take place" (see above)}. ► to talk about changeable state, condition or mood:
The teacher is ill La profesora está enferma
The coffee's cold El café está frío
How happy I am! ¡Qué contento estoy! NOTE: Feliz, however, which is seen as more permanent than contento, is used mainly with ser. ► to form progressive tenses:
We're having lunch. Is it ok if I call you later? Estamos comiendo. Te llamaré luego, ¿vale?
Both "ser" and "estar" can be used with past participles ► Use ser in {passive} constructions:
This play was written by Lorca Esta obra fue escrita por Lorca
He was shot dead (by a terrorist group) Fue asesinado a tiros (por un grupo terrorista) NOTE: The passive is not used as often in Spanish as it is in English. ► Use estar with past participles to describe the {results} of a previous action or event:
We threw them away because they were broken Los tiramos a la basura porque estaban rotos
He's dead Está muerto ► Compare the use of ser + ((past participle)) which describes {action} and estar + ((past participle)) which describes {result} in the following:
The window was broken by the firemen La ventana fue rota por los bomberos
The window was broken La ventana estaba rota
It was painted around 1925 Fue pintado hacia 1925
The floor is painted a dark colour El suelo está pintado de color oscuro ► Ser and estar are both used in impersonal expressions with past participles. As above, the use of ser implies {action} while the use of estar implies {result}:
It is understood that the work was never finished Es sabido que el trabajo nunca se llegó a terminar
It is a proven fact that vaccinations save many lives Está demostrado que las vacunas salvan muchas vidas
"Ser" and "estar" with adjectives ► Some adjectives can be used with both ser and estar but the meaning changes completely depending on the verb:
He's clever Es listo
Are you ready? ¿Estás listo?
Chemistry is boring La química es aburrida
I'm bored Estoy aburrido ► Other adjectives can also be used with both verbs but the use of ser describes a {characteristic} while the use of estar implies a {change}:
He's very handsome Es muy guapo
You look great in that dress! Estás muy guapa con ese vestido
He's slim Es delgado
You're (looking) very slim ¡Estás muy delgada! For further uses and examples, see main entry
* * *
[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

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