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make off with

Толкование Перевод

1 alzarse con

• make aware

• make away with one's fortune

• make of rubble

• make off with everything

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > alzarse con
2 marcharse de prisa

• make of

• make off with

• scram

• scurry away

• scuttle off

• take to its mooring place

• take to one's legs

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > marcharse de prisa
3 hacerse con

• make of rubble

• make off with everything

• provide oneself with

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hacerse con
4 hacer oficial

• make off with

• make one angry

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hacer oficial
5 oficializar

• make off with

• make one angry

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > oficializar
6 salirse con

• make of rubble

• make off with everything

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > salirse con
7 llevar

v.

1 to take.

llevar algo/a alguien a to take something/somebody to

me llevó en coche he drove me there

El bus llevó a María The bus got Mary there.

2 to carry.

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders

El bus lleva mercadería para vender The bus carries goods for selling.

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

3 to wear.

llevo gafas I wear glasses

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me

4 to have.

llevar el pelo largo to have long hair

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty

5 to handle, to deal with.

lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

6 to keep.

llevar el paso to keep in step

7 to deal or cope with.

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with something well/badly

¿cómo lo llevas? (informal) how are you getting on?

8 to be wearing, to have, to wear.

LLeva un buen traje He is wearing a nice suit.

9 to lead, to live.

Lleva un vida muy triste He leads a very sad life.

10 to convey.

Su gesto lleva amor His gesture conveys love.

11 to take up.

Ella llevó ciencias el año pasado She took up Science last year.

12 to have been.

Llevo viviendo mucho tiempo aquí I have been living a long time here.

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llevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ llévale esto a tu abuela take this to your granny

■ llévate los libros a tu habitación take these books to your bedroom

■ lleva a tu hermanita al colegio take your little sister to school

■ te llevo en coche I'll take you in the car, I'll give you a lift

2 (tener) to have; (tener encima) to have, carry

■ ¿qué llevas ahí? what's that you've got there?

■ ¿cuánto dinero llevas? how much money have you got on you?

■ llevaba un bate de béisbol she was carrying a baseball bat

■ llevaba las luces de posición encendidas his sidelights were on

■ llevo la calefacción puesta I've got the heating on

■ llevas los pantalones sucios your trousers are dirty

3 (prenda) to wear, have on

■ no me gusta llevar sombrero I don't like wearing a hat

■ no llevaba nada she had nothing on

■ llevaré un clavel en el ojal I shall be wearing a carnation in my buttonhole

4 (aguantar) to cope with

■ ¿cómo lleva lo de quedarse sin trabajo? how's he coping with losing his job?

5 (dirigir) to be in charge of

■ ¿quién lleva el tema de los pedidos? who's in charge of orders?

■ lleva la empresa ella solita she runs the company all by herself

6 (conducir - coche) to drive; (moto) - to ride

■ lleva un Seat azul he drives a blue Seat

7 (pasar tiempo) to be

■ llevo un mes aquí I have been here for a month

■ lleva tres días sin venir a trabajar he hasn't been to work for three days

8 (libros, cuentas) to keep

9 (años) to be older

■ te llevo tres años I'm three years older than you

10 (vida) to lead

■ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a hectic life

11 (tiempo, esfuerzo) to take

■ este trabajo nos llevará más de un mes this job will take us over a month

12 (compás, paso, ritmo) to keep

■ contigo no bailo, no sabes llevar el paso I'm not dancing with you, you can't keep in step

13 familiar (cobrar) to charge

■ ¿cuánto te llevaron por la reparación? how much did they charge you for the repairs?

► verbo intransitivo

1 llevar a (conducir) to take, lead

■ esta senda lleva a la cima this path takes you to the summit

■ y esto, ¿adónde nos lleva? and where will this lead us?

2 llevar a + inf (inducir) to lead to, make

■ esto me lleva a pensar que... this leads me to think that...

■ ¿qué lo llevó a actuar así? what made him act like that?

3 llevar + participio to have

■ llevo escritas cuatro cartas I've written four letters

► verbo pronominal llevarse

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse llevar por... to be influenced by..., get carried away with...

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

llevar adelante to carry out

llevar la cuenta de to keep track of

llevar las de + inf to be likely to + inf

■ las llevas de perder you'll lose

llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

llevarse por delante (gen) to carry away, sweep away 2 (viento) to blow away 3 (coche) to run over

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verb

1) to carry

2) take, take away

3) wear

4) endure, bear

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- llevar a cabo
- llevarse
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Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=transportar) [con los brazos] to carry; [indicando el punto de destino] to take; [en vehículo] to transport

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

2) (=llevar puesto) to wear

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

3) (=llevar encima)

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

¡la que llevaba encima aquella noche! — * he was really smashed that night! *

4) (=tener)

a) [+ barba, pelo] to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

b) [+ adorno, ingrediente] to have

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

c) [+ armas, nombre, título] to have, bear frm

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

5) [+ persona]

a) (=acompañar, conducir) to take

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

b) [en coche] to drive

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

6) (=conducir)

a) [+ vehículo] to drive

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

b) [+ persona, entidad]

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

• [dejarse] llevar — to get carried away

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

7) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, tienda] to run

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

• llevar la [casa] — to run the household

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

• ¿quién lleva la [cuenta]? — who is keeping count?

llevar las cuentas {o} los libros — (Com) to keep the books

• llevar una [materia] — Méx to study a subject
compás 1)
8) (=aportar) to bring

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

9) (=adelantar en)

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

10) (=inducir)

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

11) (=tolerar)

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

12) [indicando tiempo]

a) (=haber estado) to be

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

b) (=tardar) to take

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

13) (=cobrar) to charge

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

14) (=ir por)

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

• lleva [camino] de ser como su padre — it looks like he's going to turn out just like his father

15) [+ vida] to lead

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

16) + participio

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

17) (=producir) (Com, Econ) to bear; (Agr) to bear, produce

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [carretera] to go, lead

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

3.

See:

llevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex. Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex. Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex. When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex. These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

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* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

* * *

llevar (puesto)

(v.) = wear

Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *

llevar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (de un lugar a otro) to take

tengo que llevar los zapatos a arreglar I must take my shoes to be mended

le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya el sábado I'll bring it when I come on Saturday

este programa pretende llevar un mensaje de paz y amor a sus hogares this program aims to bring a message of peace and love into your homes

el camión llevaba una carga de abono the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas let me help you carry your bags

¿qué llevas en el bolso que pesa tanto? what have you got in your bag that weighs so much?

dos hamburguesas para llevar two hamburgers to go ( AmE), two hamburgers to take away ( BrE)

[ S ] comida para llevar take out meals ( AmE), takeaway meals ( BrE)

2 ‹persona› to take

iba para ese lado y me llevó hasta la estación she was going that way so she gave me a lift to o took me to o dropped me at the station

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio I'm going to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar fuera he took us out to dinner

la llevaba de la mano I was holding her hand, I had her by the hand

3

(tener consigo): los atracadores llevaban metralletas the robbers carried submachine guns

no llevo dinero encima or conmigo I don't have any money on me

4 (CS) (comprar) to take

¿la señora ha decidido? — sí, llevo éste have you decided, madam? — yes, I'll take o I'll have this one

¿cuántos va a llevar? how many would you like?

B

1

(guiar, conducir): nos llevaron por un sendero hacia la cueva they led o took us along a path toward(s) the cave

este camino te lleva al río this path leads o takes you to the river

esta discusión no nos llevará a ninguna parte arguing like this won't get us anywhere

2 (impulsar, inducir) to lead

su afición por el juego lo llevó a cometer el desfalco his passion for gambling led him to embezzle the money

esto me lleva a pensar que miente this leads me to believe that she is lying

¿qué puede llevar a una madre a hacer una cosa así? what could induce a mother to do such a thing?

C

1 ‹vestido/sombrero› to wear

puede llevarse suelto o con cinturón it can be worn loose or with a belt

llevaba uniforme he was wearing his uniform, he was in uniform

no llevo reloj I'm not wearing a watch, I haven't got a watch on

2

(hablando de modas): vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso people don't have engagement parties any more

D

(tener): llevas la corbata torcida your tie's crooked

hace años que lleva barba he's had a beard for years

llevaba el pelo corto she wore o had her hair short, she had short hair

cada entrada lleva un número each ticket bears a number o has a number on it

el colegio lleva el nombre de su fundador the school carries o bears the name of its founder

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

A

(tener a su cargo): lleva la contabilidad de la empresa she does the company's accounts

su padre lleva la tienda/el bar his father runs the shop/the bar

el abogado que lleva el caso the lawyer o ( AmE) attorney who is handling the case

mi compañero lleva lo de los créditos my colleague deals with loans

trabaja a tiempo completo y además lleva la casa she works full time and does all the housework as well

B

1 (conducir) ‹vehículo› to drive; ‹moto› to ride

¿quién llevaba el coche? who was driving the car?

2 ‹pareja›

(al bailar): no sé bailar — no importa, yo te llevo I can't dance — it doesn't matter, I'll lead

C

1 ‹vida› to lead

(+ compl): lleva una vida normal/muy ajetreada he leads o has a normal life/very hectic life

llevan su relación en secreto they're keeping their relationship secret

¿cómo llevas lo del divorcio? how are you coping with the divorce?

está en segundo año y lo lleva muy bien he's in the second year and he's doing very well

¿qué tal lo llevas? ( fam); how are things? ( colloq)

lleva muy mal lo de que te vayas al extranjero she's taking this business of you going abroad very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista you handled the interview very well

2 ( Ven) ‹golpe/susto› to get

llevamos un susto grande cuando … we got a terrible fright when …

va a llevar un disgusto grande cuando se entere he's going to be very upset when he finds out

D

(seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time

baila mal, no sabe llevar el compás he's a bad dancer, he can't keep in time to the music

¿estás llevando la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué rumbo llevan? what course are they on?

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in o were they headed in?

Sentido III

A

1 (requerir, insumir) to take

lleva mucho tiempo hacerlo bien it takes a long time to do it well

(+ me/te/le etc): le llevó horas aprendérselo de memoria it took her hours to learn it by heart

me va a llevar horas it's going to take me hours

2

(tener como ingrediente, componente): ¿qué lleva esta sopa? what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla en lugar de aceite this pastry is made with butter instead of oil

lleva unas gotas de jugo de limón it has a few drops of lemon juice in it

este modelo lleva tres metros de tela you need three meters of material for this dress

la blusa lleva un cuello de encaje the blouse has a lace collar

el tren lleva dos vagones de primera the train has o ( frml) conveys two first-class carriages

B (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc):

me lleva dos años he's two years older than me

mi hijo te lleva unos centímetros my son is a few centimeters taller than you, my son is taller than you by a few centimeters

nos llevan tres días de ventaja they have a three-day lead over us

C ( Esp) (cobrar) to charge

no me llevó nada por arreglármelo he didn't charge me (anything) for fixing it

■

v aux

lleva media hora esperando she's been waiting for half an hour

¿llevas mucho rato aquí? have you been here long?

lleva tres días sin probar bocado he hasn't eaten a thing for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late

¿te desperté? — no, llevo horas levantada did I wake you? — no, I've been up for hours

lleva cinco años en la empresa she's been with the company for five years

hasta ahora llevan ganados todos los partidos they've won every game so far

ya llevaba hecha la mitad de la manga I'd already done half the sleeve

llevar las de ganar/perder to be bound to win/lose

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

■ llevar

vi

1 «camino/carretera» to go, lead

lleva directamente al pueblo it goes o leads straight to the village

¿adónde lleva este camino? where does this road go o lead?

2 (al bailar) to lead

■ llevarse

v pron

A

1 (a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away

¿quién se ha llevado mi paraguas? who's taken my umbrella?

nos lo llevamos a la playa we took him off to the beach

no te lleves el diccionario, lo necesito don't take the dictionary (away), I need it

llévate a los chicos de aquí get the children out of here

los ladrones se llevaron las joyas the thieves went off with o took the jewels

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso the water swept away everything in its path

2 ‹dinero/premio› to win

la película que se llevó todos los premios the movie that carried off o won o took all the prizes

3 (quedarse con, comprar) to take

no sé cuál llevarme I don't know which one to have o take

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? how many would you like?

4 ( Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

5 ( Arg) ‹asignatura› to carry over

B

(dirigir): no te lleves el cuchillo a la boca don't put your knife in your mouth

se llevó la mano al bolsillo he put his hand to his pocket

C ‹susto/regañina› to get

¡qué susto me llevé! what a fright I got!

me llevé una gran decepción I was terribly disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment

se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved

quiero que se lleve un buen recuerdo I want him to leave here with pleasant memories

D

llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb, to get on (well) with sb ( BrE)

nos llevamos mal we don't get along o on

se llevan a matar they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato they fight like cat and dog

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llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take;

◊ le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers;

te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals
b) ( transportar) ‹ carga› to carry;

◊ la ayudé a llevar las bolsas I helped her carry her bags

c) ‹ persona› to take;

◊ nos llevó a cenar he took us out to dinner;

me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand
d) ( tener consigo) ‹llaves/dinero/documentación› to have

2
a) (guiar, conducir) to take;

◊ la llevaba de la mano I/he was holding her hand;

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere
b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead;

◊ esto me lleva a pensar que … this leads me to believe that …

3
a) ‹ropa/perfume/reloj› to wear

b) ( tener) ‹barba/bigote› to have;

◊ llevaba el pelo corto she had short hair

1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;
◊ llevar una vida tranquila to lead a quiet;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;
◊ ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1
a) ( requerir) ‹ tiempo› to take;

◊ le llevó horas aprendérselo it took her hours to learn it

b) ( aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me lleva un año he's a year older than me;

nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:
◊ llevo una hora esperando I've been waiting for an hour;

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( a otro lugar) to take;

◊ la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away;

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses
b) ‹premio/dinero› to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take;

◊ me llevo este I'll take this one

d) (Mat) to carry;

◊ 9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) ‹ asignatura› to carry over

2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;
◊ me llevé una decepción I was disappointed;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3
◊ llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;
◊ vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug

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llevar

♦ vt

1. [de un lugar a otro] to take;

le llevé unos bombones al hospital I took her some chocolates at the hospital, I brought some chocolates for her to the hospital with me;

llevaré a los niños al zoo I'll take the children to the zoo;

nosotros llevamos la mercancía del almacén a las tiendas we bring o transport the goods from the warehouse to the shops;

me llevó en coche he drove me there;

¿vas al colegio? ¡sube, que te llevo! are you going to school? get in, I'll give you a Br lift o US ride;

¿para tomar aquí o para llevar? is it to eat in or Br to take away o US to go?;

pizzas para llevar [en letrero] Br takeaway pizzas, US pizzas to go

2. [acarrear] to carry;

llevaba un saco a sus espaldas she was carrying a sack on her back;

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders;

¿llevas rueda de recambio? have you got a spare wheel?;

llevar adelante algo [planes, proyecto] to go ahead with sth;

llevar consigo [implicar] to lead to, to bring about;

está prohibido llevar armas carrying arms is prohibited

3. [encima] [ropa, objeto personal] to wear;

llevo gafas I wear glasses;

¿llevas reloj? [en este momento] have you got a watch on?, are you wearing a watch?;
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?;
llevaba una falda azul she was wearing a blue skirt;

no lleva nada puesto she hasn't got anything o any clothes on;

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me;

nunca llevo mucho dinero encima I never carry a lot of money on me o around;

todavía lleva pañales he's still in Br nappies o US diapers

4. [tener] to have;

llevar bigote to have a moustache;

lleva el pelo largo he has long hair;

me gusta llevar el pelo recogido I like to wear my hair up;

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty;

los productos ecológicos llevan una etiqueta verde environmentally friendly products carry a green label

5. [como ingrediente]
esta tortilla lleva cebolla this omelette has got onion in it;

¿qué lleva el daiquiri? what do you make a daiquiri with?

6. [guiar, acompañar] to take;

los llevé por otro camino I took them another way;

lo llevaron a la comisaría he was taken to the police station;

un guía nos llevó hasta la cima a guide led us to the top;
Méx
lléveme con el gerente I want to see the manager

7. [dirigir] to be in charge of;
[casa, negocio] to look after, to run;
lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

8. [manejar, ocuparse de] [problema, persona] to handle;
[asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride;
este asunto lo lleva el departamento de contabilidad this matter is being handled by the accounts department;

ella llevó las negociaciones personalmente she handled the negotiations herself;

el inspector que lleva el caso the inspector in charge of the case;

lleva muy bien sus estudios he's doing very well in his studies;

sabe cómo llevar a la gente she's good with people

9. [mantener] to keep;

el hotel lleva un registro de todos sus clientes the hotel keeps a record of all its guests;

llevo la cuenta de todos tus fallos I've been keeping count of all your mistakes;

llevar el paso to keep in step;

llevar el ritmo o [m5] compás to keep time;

llevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life

10. [soportar] to deal o cope with;

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with sth well/badly;

¿qué tal llevas o [m5] cómo llevas el régimen? how are you getting on with the diet?;

llevo bien lo de ir en tren todos los días, pero lo de madrugar… I can quite happily cope with catching the train every day, but as for getting up early…;
Fam
¿cómo lo llevas con el nuevo jefe? how are you getting on with your new boss?

11. [ir por]
la dirección que lleva el vehículo the direction in which the vehicle is heading;

lleva camino de ser famoso/rico he's on the road to fame/riches;

Comp

llevar las de ganar/perder: el equipo local lleva las de ganar/perder the local team are favourites to win/lose;

en un juicio, llevamos las de ganar if the matter goes to court, we can expect to win;

no te enfrentes con él, que llevas las de perder don't mess with him, you can't hope to win

12. [conducir]
llevar a alguien a algo to lead sb to sth;

aquella inversión le llevaría a la ruina that investment was to bring about his ruin;

¿adónde nos lleva la ingeniería genética? where is all this genetic engineering going to end?;

llevar a alguien a hacer algo to lead o cause sb to do sth;

esto me lleva a creer que miente this makes me think she's lying;

¿qué pudo llevarle a cometer semejante crimen? what could have led o caused him to commit such a crime?

13. [sobrepasar en]
te llevo seis puntos I'm six points ahead of you;

me lleva dos centímetros/dos años he's two centimetres taller/two years older than me

14. [amputar]
la motosierra casi le lleva una pierna the power saw nearly took o cut his leg off

15. [costar] [tiempo, esfuerzo] to take;

aprender a conducir o Am [m5] manejar lleva tiempo it takes time to learn to drive;

me llevó un día hacer este guiso it took me a day to make this dish

16. [pasarse] [tiempo]
lleva tres semanas sin venir she hasn't come for three weeks now, it's three weeks since she was last here;

llevaba siglos sin ir al cine I hadn't been to the cinema for ages, it was ages since I'd been to the cinema;

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? how long have you been here?;

llevo todo el día llamándote I've been trying to get through to you on the phone all day;

llevar mucho tiempo haciendo algo to have been doing sth for a long time

17. Esp [cobrar] to charge;

¿qué te llevaron por la revisión del coche? how much o what did they charge you for servicing the car?

18. CSur [comprar] to take;

llevaré la roja I'll take o have the red one;

¿lo envuelvo o lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

♦ vi
[conducir]
llevar a to lead to;

esta carretera lleva al norte this road leads north

♦ v aux
(antes de participio)
llevo leída media novela I'm halfway through the novel;

llevo dicho esto mismo docenas de veces I've said the same thing time and again;

llevaba anotados todos los gastos she had noted down all the expenses

♦ See also the pronominal verb llevarse

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llevar

I v/t

1 take;

llevar a alguien en coche drive s.o., take s.o. in the car;

llevar dinero encima carry money

2 ropa, gafas wear

3 ritmo keep up

4

:

llevar las de perder be likely to lose;

me lleva dos años he’s two years older than me;

llevo ocho días aquí I’ve been here a week;

llevo una hora esperando I’ve been waiting for an hour;

¿te llevó dos horas hacer eso? it took you two hours to do that?

II v/i lead (a to)

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llevar vt

1) : to take away, to carry

me gusta, me lo llevo: I like it, I'll take it

2) : to wear

3) : to take, to lead

llevamos a Pedro al cine: we took Pedro to the movies

4)

llevar a cabo : to carry out

5)

llevar adelante : to carry on, to keep going

llevar vi

: to lead

un problema lleva al otro: one problem leads to another

llevar v aux

: to have

llevo mucho tiempo buscándolo: I've been looking for it for a long time

lleva leído medio libro: he's halfway through the book

♦ See also the reflexive verb llevarse

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llevar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

lleva a sus hijos a la escuela she takes her children to school

le llevó muchos años aprender a tocar el arpa it took him many years to learn to play the harp

2. (cargar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

¿quieres que te lleve la compra? shall I carry your shopping?

3. (vestir) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

lleva una chaqueta gris he's wearing a grey jacket

4. (tener) to have

¿qué llevas en la mano? what have you got in your hand?

el pastel lleva crema the cake has got cream in it

5. (conducir) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

llevas el coche muy bien you drive very well

6. (tiempo) to have been

llevo media hora esperándote I've been waiting for you for half an hour

llevarle a alguien... años to be... years older than somebody

su hermano le lleva dos años his brother is two years older than him

para llevar to take away

Spanish-English dictionary > llevar
8 largarse

largarse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar (irse) to go, leave

■ me largo I'm off, US I'm out of here

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VPR

1) * (=irse) to be off *, leave

yo me largo — I'm off now *, I'm leaving now

es hora de que nos larguemos — it's time for us to leave o be off *

¡larguémonos de aquí! — let's get out of here! *

¡lárgate! — get lost! *, clear off! *

largarse de casa — to leave home

largarse del trabajo — to quit one's job

2) (Náut) to set sail, start out

3) Cono Sur (=empezar) to start, begin

largarse a hacer algo — to start o begin doing o to do sth

4) Cono Sur (=tirarse)

se largó de cabeza al agua — he dived into the water

largarse un eructo — to let out a burp

largarse un pedo — * to let off a fart **

* * *

= scoot, make off, do + a bunk, naff off, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away.

Ex. The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Ex. To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex. As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

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* ¡lárgate! = on your bike!.

* largarse con = make off with.

* largarse de = get out of.

* * *

= scoot, make off, do + a bunk, naff off, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away.

Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

* ¡lárgate! = on your bike!.

* largarse con = make off with.

* largarse de = get out of.

* * *

■largarse vr fam to clear off, US split: ¡lárgate!, clear off!
' largarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
largar
- picar
English:
bunk
- buzz off
- clear off
- make away with
- shove off
- clear
- push
- split
- take

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vpr

1. Fam [marcharse] to clear off;

lárgate antes de que lleguen mis padres clear off o get out of here before my parents arrive;

¡me largo! I'm off!;

se largó a la calle he took off

2. CSur
largarse a hacer algo [empezar a] to begin to do sth, to start doing sth;

se largó a llorar she began to cry, she started crying;

se largó a correr he started running, he broke into a run;

el niño se largó a caminar al año the baby started walking when he was one year old

3. CSur Fam [tirarse]
se largó de cabeza al agua she dived headfirst into the water;

se largó un pedo he farted;

se largó un eructo she burped

* * *

largarse

v/r fam

clear off o

out fam ;

¡lárgate! beat it!, get lost!

* * *

vr fam : to scram, to beat it

* * *

largarse vb to leave [pt. & pp. left] / to be off

me largo I'm off

¡lárgate! clear off!

Spanish-English dictionary > largarse
9 llevarse

llevarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

* * *

1) to take away

2) get along

* * *

VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) (=tomar consigo) to take

se llevó todo mi dinero — he took all my money

puedes llevarte el disco que quieras — take whichever record you want

¿puedo llevarme este libro? — can I borrow this book?

llévatelo — take it (with you)

-¿le gusta? -sí, me lo llevo — [al comprar] "do you like it?" - "yes, I'll take it"

los ladrones se llevaron la caja — the thieves took the safe (away)

se llevaron más de diez mil euros en joyas — they got away with more than ten thousand euros' worth of jewels

2) [+ persona]
(=acompañar)
se lo llevaron al cine — they took him off to the cinema

el padre se llevó a su hijo — the father took his son away

• llevarse a algn por delante — (=atropellar) to run sb over; LAm (=ofender) to offend sb; (=maltratar) to ride roughshod over sb

el camión se llevó una farola por delante — the truck went off the road and took a lamppost with it

la riada se llevó el pueblo por delante — the village was swept away by o in the flood, the flood took the village with it

el viento se llevó por delante los tejados de las casas — the wind blew the roofs off the houses

una infección en el riñón se lo llevó por delante — he died from a kidney infection

esa ley se llevó por delante los derechos de los trabajadores — this law swept away o rode roughshod over the rights of the workers

- ¡que se lo lleve el diablo!

3) (=conseguir) [+ premio] to win

se llevó el primer premio — she won first prize

siempre me llevo la peor parte — I always come off worst

llevársela * —

¡no lo toques o te la llevas! — don't touch it or you'll live to regret it!

- ¡tú te la llevas!

4) (=sufrir)

me llevé una gran decepción — I was very disappointed

• me llevé una alegría — I was so happy

• se llevó un buen susto — he got a real fright

5) (=arrastrar)

el mar se lleva la arena — the sea washes the sand away

el viento se llevó las nubes — the wind blew the clouds away

el viento se llevó una rama — the wind tore off a branch

la espada se le llevó dos dedos — the sword took off two of his fingers

- las palabras se las lleva el viento

6) [en el trato]

• llevarse bien — to get on well (together)

no se lleva bien con el jefe — he doesn't get on o along with the boss

me llevo bien con mi hermano — I get on well with my brother

• nos llevamos muy mal — we get on very badly
matar 2., perro 1., 2)
7) (=estar de moda) to be in fashion, be all the rage

se llevan los lunares — polka dots are in fashion o all the rage

se vuelven a llevar las gafas negras — dark glasses are coming back into fashion

8) [con cantidades]

mi hermano y yo nos llevamos tres años — there are three years between my brother and me

de doce me llevo una — (Mat) that makes twelve so carry one

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(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex. Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.

Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

Ex. In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

Ex. A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.

Ex. The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.

Ex. Like them or not, plaits are still in.

Ex. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.

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(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.

Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.

Ex: The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.

Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.

Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass

.

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■llevarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un sitio a otro) to take away: ¡llévatelo de aquí!, take it away!
se llevaron la televisión al dormitorio, they moved the television to the bedroom
2 (un premio, una felicitación) to win
llevarse un susto, to have a fright
3 (arrebatar) to carry away: se lo llevó la corriente, the current carried it away
se llevaron el dinero, they took away all the money
4 fam (estar de moda) to be fashionable 5 llevarse bien/mal con alguien, to get on well/badly with sb: con su padre no me llevo en absoluto, I don't get on with his father at all
6 (haber una diferencia) se llevan diez años, there's a difference of ten years in their ages
♦ Locuciones: llevársele los demonios, to get really angry o mad
llevarse el gato al agua, to succeed o to pull off
' llevarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- calle
- desengaño
- entenderse
- palma
- perra
- perro
- compaginar
- conectar
- entender
- gato
- jalar
- llevar
- premio
- preso
- susto
English:
agree
- blow off
- carry off
- conform
- doggy bag
- get along
- get on
- just
- lead away
- make off
- reap
- relationship
- spirit
- take
- take away
- term
- walk off
- walk with
- wash away
- whisk away
- whisk off
- carry
- get
- go
- grab
- lead
- rough
- shock
- wash

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vpr

1. [tomar consigo] to take;

alguien se ha llevado mi sombrero someone has taken my hat;

voy a llevarme esta falda [comprar] I'll take o have this skirt;

¿se lo envuelvo o se lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

2. [trasladar, desplazar] to take;

los agentes se lo llevaron detenido the policemen took him away;

se llevó el cigarrillo a la boca she brought o raised the cigarette to her lips;

llevarse algo por delante: la riada se llevó por delante casas y vehículos the flood swept o washed away houses and vehicles;

un coche se lo llevó por delante he was run over by a car

3. [conseguir] to get;

se ha llevado el premio she has carried off o won the prize

4. [recibir] [susto, sorpresa] to get;
[reprimenda] to receive;
como vuelvas a hacerlo te llevarás una bofetada if you do it again you'll get a smack;

me llevé un disgusto/una desilusión I was upset/disappointed;

llevarse una alegría to have o get a pleasant surprise;

yo me llevo siempre las culpas I always get the blame

5. [entenderse]
llevarse bien/mal (con alguien) to get on well/badly (with sb);

no me llevo muy bien con él I don't get on very well with him;

Comp

se llevan a matar they are mortal enemies

6. [estar de moda] to be in (fashion);

este año se lleva el verde green is in this year;

ahora se llevan mucho las despedidas de soltera hen parties are really in at the moment

7. [recíproco] [diferencia de edad]
mi hermana mayor y yo nos llevamos cinco años there are five years between me and my older sister

8. [en operaciones matemáticas]
me llevo una carry (the) one

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llevarse

v/r

1 take

2 susto, sorpresa get

3

:

llevarse bien/mal get on well/badly

4

:

se lleva el color rojo red is fashionable

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vr

1) : to take away, to carry off

2) : to get along

siempre nos llevábamos bien: we always got along well

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llevarse vb

1. (robar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

alguien se ha llevado el balón somebody's taken the ball

2. (estar de moda) to be in fashion

este año se llevan los vestidos largos long dresses are in fashion this year

llevarse bien con alguien to get on well with somebody

llevarse un susto to get a shock

Spanish-English dictionary > llevarse
10 arramblar

v.

to cover with sand.

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arramblar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cubrir de arena) to cover with sand

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (llevarse) to make off ( con, with)

■ arrambló con todo he made off with everything

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VI

arramblar con — * to make off with, pinch *

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verbo intransitivo

arramblar con algo — to make off with something

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verbo intransitivo

arramblar con algo — to make off with something

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arramblar [A1 ]

vi

arramblar CON algo to make off WITH sth

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arramblar verbo transitivo
1 (fenómeno) to sweep away, uproot, eradicate: el huracán arrambló con todo lo que encontró a su paso, the hurricane uprooted everything in its path
2 (persona) to make off with: arrambló con todo lo que se le antojó, she made off with everything she fancied

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arramblar vi

1.
arramblar con [destruir] to sweep away

2. Fam
arramblar con [arrebatar] to make off with;

fue el primero en llegar y arrambló con el poco champán que había he was the first person to arrive and he nabbed what little champagne there was

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arramblar

v/t ( destruir) destroy

Spanish-English dictionary > arramblar
11 largarse con

v.

to make off with, to get off with.

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(v.) = make off with

Ex. A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.

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(v.) = make off with

Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.

Spanish-English dictionary > largarse con
12 arrasar

v.

1 to destroy, to devastate.

2 to ravage, to destroy, to wipe out, to demolish.

Los soldados arrasaron el pueblo The soldiers ravaged the town.

3 to raze, to level with ground, to devastate, to lay flat.

Los tractores arrasaron la tierra The tractors razed the land.

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arrasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (destruir) to raze, destroy

2 (allanar) to level, smooth

► verbo intransitivo

1 (disco, libro, película) to be a smash hit, sweep the board; (deportista) to sweep to victory

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arrasar con (gen) to sweep away 2 (comer) to polish off 3 (destrozar) to destroy 4 (robar) to get away with, make off with

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verb

1) to level

2) raze

3) sweep the board, be a runaway success

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1. VT

1) (=nivelar) to level; [+ edificio] to demolish; [esp en guerra] to raze to the ground; [ciclón, terremoto] to devastate

2) (=colmar) to fill to the brim

2. VI

1) (Meteo) to clear

2) (=triunfar) to triumph, achieve a great success; (Pol etc) to sweep the board

3.

See:

arrasarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

nuestro equipo volvió a arrasar — our team swept to victory again

arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops; las tropas arrasaron con la zona the soldiers laid waste to the area; arrasaron con toda la comida — they polished off all the food (colloq)
2.
arrasar vt < zona> to devastate; < edificio> to destroy

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución — the system that was swept away by the revolution
3.
arrasarse v pron

los ojos se le arrasaron en or de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes

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1.
verbo intransitivo

nuestro equipo volvió a arrasar — our team swept to victory again

arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops; las tropas arrasaron con la zona the soldiers laid waste to the area; arrasaron con toda la comida — they polished off all the food (colloq)
2.
arrasar vt < zona> to devastate; < edificio> to destroy

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución — the system that was swept away by the revolution
3.
arrasarse v pron

los ojos se le arrasaron en or de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes

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arrasar¹

¹ = lay + waste to, flatten, sweep away, rip through, raze, annihilate, devastate.

Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.

Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.

Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.

Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* epidemia + arrasar = epidemic + rage.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

arrasar²

² = take + no prisoners, take + Nombre + by storm, win by + a landslide.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto de las elecciones o votaciones.

Ex: He broke all the rules on and off the stage and took no prisoners in his wild pursuit of pleasure, pain, tragedy, and hope.

Ex: He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.

Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.

* arrasar con = eat + Posesivo + way through.

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arrasar [A1 ]

vi

Boca Júniors volvió a arrasar Boca Juniors swept to victory again

la película continúa arrasando the movie continues to be a huge box-office hit

arrasar CON algo:

la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated o destroyed the crops o swept the crops away

las tropas arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso the soldiers laid waste to everything that lay in their path

arrasaron con toda la comida they polished off all the food ( colloq)

los ladrones arrasaron con todas las joyas the thieves made off with all the jewelry

los cubanos arrasaron con las medallas the Cubans walked off with o carried off all the medals

los populares arrasaron en las urnas the populares won the elections by a landslide

■ arrasar

vt

‹zona› to devastate; ‹edificio› to destroy, raze … to the ground

el granizo arrasó los viñedos the hail destroyed o devastated the vineyards

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución the system that was swept away by the revolution

■ arrasarse

v pron

sintió que los ojos se le arrasaban en or de lágrimas she felt tears welling up in her eyes

con los ojos arrasados en or de lágrimas with his eyes full of o brimming with tears

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arrasar ( conjugate arrasar) verbo intransitivo arrasar con algn ‹ con contrincante› to demolish sb. ;
‹ con enemigo› to destroy sb.;
◊ nuestro equipo volvió a arrasar our team swept to victory again;

arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops;
arrasaron con toda la comida they polished off all the food (colloq)
verbo transitivo ‹ zona› to devastate;

‹ edificio› to destroy
arrasar
I verbo transitivo to devastate, destroy: el fuego arrasó toda la zona, the fire devastated the entire area
II vi (en una votación) to win by a landslide
' arrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
English:
bulldoze
- raze
- flatten
- level
- obliterate
- waste

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arrasar

♦ vt
[destruir] [edificio, cosecha] to destroy; [zona] to devastate;
el fuego arrasó el castillo the fire destroyed the castle, the castle was burned to the ground in the fire

♦ vi

1.
arrasar con [destruir] to destroy;

el huracán arrasó con toda la cosecha the hurricane destroyed the entire harvest;

los niños arrasaron con todos los pasteles the children made short work of the cakes

2. Fam [triunfar] to win overwhelmingly;

el equipo brasileño arrasó en la primera fase the Brazilian team swept everything before it in the first stage;

la película arrasó en toda Europa the movie was a massive success throughout Europe

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arrasar

I v/t devastate

II v/i fam

be a big hit

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arrasar vt

1) : to level, to smooth

2) : to devastate, to destroy

3) : to fill to the brim

Spanish-English dictionary > arrasar
13 escapar

v.

1 to get away, to escape.

El preso escapó por el arroyo The prisoner escaped through the stream.

2 to break away.

3 to leak, to leak out, to escape.

El gas escapa del tanque The gas leaks from the tank.

4 to elope, to run away with a lover, to run off secretly to be married.

Los enamorados escaparon The lovers eloped.

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escapar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (huir) to escape, get away, run away

■ escapó del campamento he escaped from the camp

2 (librarse) to escape

3 (quedar fuera del alcance) to be beyond

► verbo pronominal escaparse

1 (huir) to escape, run away, get away

2 (librarse) to escape, avoid

3 (gas etc) to leak

4 (autobús etc) to miss

■ se me escapó el autobús I missed the bus

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar escapar un suspiro to let out a sigh

dejar escapar una oportunidad to let an opportunity slip

escapar a alguien to run away from somebody

escapar con vida to get out alive

escapar de las manos to slip out of one's hands

■ el pez le escapó de las manos the fish slipped out of his hands

escaparse con algo to make off with something

escaparse por un pelo familiar to have a narrow escape, have a close shave

escapársele a uno algo figurado

■ su visita se me escapó her visit slipped my mind

■ se me escapó la cometa I let go of the kite

■ se me escapó la risa I burst out laughing

■ se le escapó el secreto he let the secret slip out

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verb

to escape, run away

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1. VI

1) (=huir) to escape

sintió una gran necesidad de escapar — he felt a great need to get away o escape

• escapar a algo, no pude escapar a sus encantos — I could not escape her charms

hay cosas que escapan a nuestro control — some things are beyond our control

este caso escapa a mi responsabilidad — this case is not my responsibility

• escapar de — [+ cárcel, peligro] to escape from; [+ jaula] to get out of; [+ situación opresiva] to escape from, get away from

logramos escapar de una muerte cierta — we managed to escape certain death

necesitaba escapar de todo aquello — I needed to escape from o get away from all that

• dejar escapar — [+ grito, risa, suspiro] to let out; [+ oportunidad] to let slip

dejar escapar a algn — to let sb get away

han dejado escapar al perro — they let the dog get away

2) (Dep) [en carreras] to break away

el ciclista escapó del pelotón — the cyclist broke away from the pack

2.

VT [+ caballo] to drive hard

3.

See:

escaparse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( huir) to escape

escapar de algo — de cárcel/rutina/peligro to escape from something

necesito escapar de todo esto — I need to get away from all this

una forma de escapar de la realidad — a way of escaping from reality

b) ( librarse)

escapar de algo — de castigo/muerte to escape something

c)

escapar a algo — a influencia/castigo to escape something

2)

dejar escapar — <carcajada/suspiro> to let out, give; < oportunidad> to pass up; <persona/animal> to let... get away
2.
escaparse v pron

1)

a) ( huir) prisionero to escape; animal/niño to run away

siempre te escapas cuando hay trabajo — you always disappear o vanish when there's work to be done

escaparse de algo — de cárcel/jaula to escape from something

escaparse de casa — to run away from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me escapó — he got away from me

no te me escapes — don't run away (from me)

escaparse de alguien — de policía/perseguidor to escape (from) somebody

b) ( librarse)

escaparse de algo — de situación/castigo to escape something

de ésta sí que no te escapas — you're not getting out of this one (colloq)

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( involuntariamente)

se le escapó un grito — he cried out, he let out a cry

se le escapó un eructo — he burped

que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella! — don't let it slip out in front of her!

b) ( pasar inadvertido)

no se le escapa nada — he doesn't miss anything

se me escapó ese detalle — that detail escaped my notice

c) ( en tejido)

se me escaparon dos puntos — I dropped two stitches

3) gas/aire/agua to leak

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= escape, bail out, get away, abscond, lam (it).

Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex. Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.

Ex. Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.

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* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* escapar de la justicia = escape + justice.

* escapar de la realidad = escape + reality.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* escaparse = slip away, duck away, run away, fall through + the net, break out, slip out, make off, do + a bunk, flee away, flee, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* escaparse a = run off to.

* escaparse de = wriggle out, break out of, break + free of.

* escaparse de la cárcel = break out of + prison.

* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* escaparse de las manos de = slip beyond + the grasp of.

* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet = fall through + the net.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* ingeniárselas para escapar = contrive + an escape.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( huir) to escape

escapar de algo — de cárcel/rutina/peligro to escape from something

necesito escapar de todo esto — I need to get away from all this

una forma de escapar de la realidad — a way of escaping from reality

b) ( librarse)

escapar de algo — de castigo/muerte to escape something

c)

escapar a algo — a influencia/castigo to escape something

2)

dejar escapar — <carcajada/suspiro> to let out, give; < oportunidad> to pass up; <persona/animal> to let... get away
2.
escaparse v pron

1)

a) ( huir) prisionero to escape; animal/niño to run away

siempre te escapas cuando hay trabajo — you always disappear o vanish when there's work to be done

escaparse de algo — de cárcel/jaula to escape from something

escaparse de casa — to run away from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me escapó — he got away from me

no te me escapes — don't run away (from me)

escaparse de alguien — de policía/perseguidor to escape (from) somebody

b) ( librarse)

escaparse de algo — de situación/castigo to escape something

de ésta sí que no te escapas — you're not getting out of this one (colloq)

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( involuntariamente)

se le escapó un grito — he cried out, he let out a cry

se le escapó un eructo — he burped

que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella! — don't let it slip out in front of her!

b) ( pasar inadvertido)

no se le escapa nada — he doesn't miss anything

se me escapó ese detalle — that detail escaped my notice

c) ( en tejido)

se me escaparon dos puntos — I dropped two stitches

3) gas/aire/agua to leak

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= escape, bail out, get away, abscond, lam (it).

Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.

Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* escapar de la justicia = escape + justice.

* escapar de la realidad = escape + reality.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* escaparse = slip away, duck away, run away, fall through + the net, break out, slip out, make off, do + a bunk, flee away, flee, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* escaparse a = run off to.

* escaparse de = wriggle out, break out of, break + free of.

* escaparse de la cárcel = break out of + prison.

* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* escaparse de las manos de = slip beyond + the grasp of.

* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet = fall through + the net.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* ingeniárselas para escapar = contrive + an escape.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

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escapar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (huir) to escape escapar DE algo to escape FROM sth

escapar de la cárcel to escape from prison

necesito escapar de todo esto I need to get away from all this

es una forma de escapar de la realidad it's a way of escaping from reality

2 (librarse) escapar DE algo to escape sth

lograron escapar de una muerte segura they managed to escape (a) certain death

3 escapar A algo ‹a una influencia/a un castigo› to escape sth

no pudo escapar a sus encantos he was unable to escape her charms

B

dejar escapar ‹carcajada/suspiro› to let out, give;

‹oportunidad› to pass up; ‹persona/animal› to let … get away

dejó escapar un grito de sorpresa he let out a cry of surprise

■ escaparse

v pron

A

1 «prisionero» to escape; «animal/niño» to run away

siempre te escapas cuando hay que arrimar el hombro you always disappear o vanish when there's work to be done

escaparse DE algo:

se ha escapado de casa she's run away from home

se ha escapado de la cárcel he's escaped from prison

el canario se escapó de la jaula the canary got out of its cage

(+ me/te/le etc): se me escapó he got away from me

ven aquí, no te me escapes come here, don't run away (from me)

2 (de una situación) escaparse DE algo:

de ésta sí que no te escapas you're not getting out of this one ( colloq)

se escapó milagrosamente de que lo vieran miraculously, he managed to escape o avoid being seen

B (+ me/te/le etc)

1

(involuntariamente): se le escapó un grito/un suspiro he cried out/sighed o he let out a cry/a sigh

por poco se me escapa una carcajada I almost burst out laughing

se le escapó un eructo he burped

¡que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella! don't let it slip out in front of her!

2

(pasar inadvertido): se te han escapado varios errores several mistakes have escaped your notice, you've missed o overlooked several mistakes

a este niño no se le escapa nada this child doesn't miss anything

el significado de la frase se me escapa the meaning of the sentence escapes me

3

(olvidarse): se me escapa su nombre his name escapes me, I can't remember his name

4

(en tejido): se me escaparon dos puntos I dropped two stitches

C «gas/aire/agua» to leak

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escapar ( conjugate escapar) verbo intransitivo
1 to escape;
escapar de algo ‹de cárcel/rutina/peligro› to escape from sth;
‹de castigo/muerte› to escape sth
2
◊ dejar escapar ‹carcajada/suspiro› to let out, give;

‹ oportunidad› to pass up;
‹persona/animal› to let … get away
escaparse verbo pronominal
1 [ prisionero] to escape;
[animal/niño] to run away;
escaparse de algo ‹de cárcel/jaula› to escape from sth;
‹de situación/castigo› to escape sth;
escaparse de algn ‹de policía/perseguidor› to escape (from) sth;
◊ escaparse de casa to run away from home;

se me escapó el perro the dog got away from me
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( involuntariamente):

◊ se le escapó un grito he cried out, he let out a cry

b) ( pasar inadvertido):

◊ no se le escapa nada he doesn't miss anything;

se me escapó ese detalle that detail escaped my notice
3 [gas/aire/agua] to leak
escapar verbo intransitivo to escape, run away, get away: escapó de la justicia, he escaped from the law
dejó escapar un grito, she let out a cry
no dejes escapar esta oportunidad, don't let this opportunity slip ➣ Ver nota en escape
' escapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Esc
- huir
- tierra
- pasar
English:
elaborate
- elude
- escape
- leap at
- snap up
- drop
- slip
- snap

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escapar

♦ vi

1. [huir] to get away, to escape (de from);
escapó de la cárcel he escaped from jail;

escapó por la salida de emergencia he got out through the emergency exit;

nadie escapó con vida del incendio nobody got out of the fire alive;

escaparon por los pelos de una muerte segura they narrowly escaped certain death;

quieren escapar de la monotonía de sus vidas they want to get away from the monotony of their lives;

dejar escapar [animal, persona] to set free;
[carcajada, grito, suspiro] to let out; [ocasión] to pass up, to let pass;
dejó escapar un grito he let out a scream;

no quiero dejar escapar esta oportunidad para agradecer… I don't want to let this opportunity pass by without thanking…

2. [quedar fuera del alcance]
escapar a: son temas que escapan a mi comprensión these subjects are beyond my understanding;

ese asunto escapa a mis competencias that matter is outside my sphere of responsibility;

tampoco los adultos escapan a la influencia de los videojuegos nor are adults immune from the influence of video games

3. [en carrera] to break away;

escapar del pelotón to break away from the pack

♦ See also the pronominal verb escaparse

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escapar

v/t

1 escape (de from)

2

:

dejar escapar oportunidad pass up, let slip; suspiro let out, give

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escapar vi

huir: to escape, to flee, to run away

♦ See also the reflexive verb escaparse

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escapar vb to escape

varios presos escaparon de la cárcel several prisoners escaped from prison

Spanish-English dictionary > escapar
14 largarse

• beat it

• buzz off

• depart

• get orders not to

• get out a book

• go at full speed

• go away from

• make available

• make away with

• make of

• make off with

• march off

• march out

• nip in

• nip on

• pop off

• push ahead

• push apart

• scat

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > largarse
15 levantarse

levantarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (alzarse) to rise

■ el rascacielos se levantaba ante nosotros the skyscraper rose up in front of us

2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up

3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed

4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up

5 (viento, oleaje) to get up

■ se levantó una tormenta violentísima a violent storm got up

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1) to get up

2) stand up

3) rise

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VPR

1) (=alzarse)

a) [de la cama, del suelo] to get up

me levanto todos los días a las ocho — I get up at eight every day

¡venga, levántate! — come on, get out of bed o get up!

se cayó y no podía levantarse — she fell down and couldn't get up

ya se levanta y anda un poco — he's getting up and about now

- levantarse con o

b) [de un asiento] to get up, stand up

se levantaron todos cuando entró el obispo — everyone got up o stood up o rose to their feet frm when the bishop entered

levántense — please stand

nadie se levanta de la mesa hasta que no lo diga yo — no one gets up from the table until I say so

2) (=erguirse) [edificio, monumento] to stand

en la plaza se levanta el monumento a Salazar — in the square stands the monument to Salazar

la torre se levanta por encima de los demás edificios — the tower rises o stands above the other buildings

3) (=despegarse)

a) (Constr) [pintura] to come off, peel off; [baldosa, suelo] to come up

el suelo estaba todo levantado — the floor had all come up

b) [piel] to peel

4) (Meteo)

a) (=disiparse) [niebla, nubes] to lift

b) (=producirse) [viento] to get up

se está levantando un viento terrible — there's a terrible wind getting up

se levantaron olas de tres metros — ten foot waves rose up

5) (=sublevarse) to rise, rise up

6) (Rel) (=resucitar) to rise

7) * (=apoderarse)

levantarse con algo — to make off with sth

8) Col, Perú, Ven * [+ mujer] (=ligarse a) to pick up *; (=acostarse con) to get off with *

* * *

= get up, rise, roll out of + bed, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex. Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas.

Ex. His son often had trouble rolling out of bed in the morning and making it to school on time.

Ex. She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

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* levantarse de la cama = get out of + bed.

* levantarse temprano = get up + early, have + an early morning.

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= get up, rise, roll out of + bed, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex: Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas.

Ex: His son often had trouble rolling out of bed in the morning and making it to school on time.

Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

* levantarse de la cama = get out of + bed.

* levantarse temprano = get up + early, have + an early morning.

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■levantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de una silla, del suelo) to stand up, rise
(de la cama) to get up: está de mal humor, se levantó con el pie izquierdo, he's in a bad mood, he got out of bed on the wrong side
2 (para protestar) to rise, revolt: el pueblo se levantó ante aquel abuso, the people rose up against that abuse
3 (viento, brisa) to get up
(una tormenta) to gather
4 (acabar) to finish: se levantó el embargo, the embargo was lifted
' levantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzarse
- elevarse
- segunda
- segundo
- ademán
- arriba
- incorporar
- levantar
- parar
- pie
- temprano
- trabajo
English:
accustom
- arise
- bed
- get up
- lie-in
- mean
- rise
- spring up
- stand
- stand up
- surface
- surge
- tip up
- used
- weak
- blow
- bounce
- clear
- get
- go
- lift
- melt
- spring
- stir
- turn

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vpr

1. [ponerse de pie] to stand up;
[de la cama] to get up;
levantarse de la silla to get up from one's chair;

levantarse tarde to sleep in, to get up late;

Comp

levantarse con el pie izquierdo to get out of bed on the wrong side

2. [pintura, venda] to come off

3. [viento, oleaje] to get up;
[tormenta] to gather;
con el viento se levantó una gran polvareda the wind blew up a huge cloud of dust

4. [sobresalir]
la cúpula de la catedral se levanta sobre la ciudad the dome of the cathedral stands out against o rises up above the rest of the city

5. [sublevarse] to rise up ( contra against);
levantarse en armas to rise up in arms

6. [elevarse] [sol] to climb in the sky;
[niebla] to lift
7. muy Fam [pene]
no se le levanta he can't get it up

8. RP, Ven Fam [ligar]
se levantó una mina espectacular he scored (with) o Br got off with a real babe

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levantarse

v/r

1 get up; ( ponerse de pie) stand up

2 de un edificio, una montaña rise

3 de un telón go up, rise

4 en rebelión rise up

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vr

1) : to rise, to stand up

2) : to get out of bed

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levantarse vb

1. (de la cama) to get up

se levantó temprano he got up early

2. (ponerse de pie) to stand up [pt. & pp. stood]

se levantó para ofrecerle el asiento he stood up to offer her his seat

Spanish-English dictionary > levantarse
16 salir corriendo

• beat a hasty retreat

• dash off

• dash out

• fly low

• fly off at a tangent

• fly on

• fly out at

• go off course

• go off into fits of laughter

• hurry away

• hurry off

• hurry out

• make of

• make off with

• race of water

• race off

• run out

• set off running

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > salir corriendo
17 escaparse con

• get away with

• make aware

• make away with one's fortune

• make of rubble

• make off with everything

• run away with

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > escaparse con
18 salir a toda prisa

• beat it

• buzz off

• go out on the street

• go out shopping

• make a run for it

• make of

• make off with

• scamper away

• scram

• scurry away

• scuttle off

• take to its mooring place

• take to one's legs

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > salir a toda prisa
19 agacharse

pron.v.

1 to stoop, to squat, to crouch, to cower.

Agachar las orejas (coll.) To be humble; also, to be dejected, dispirited, chopfallen

2 (fig.) to go into hiding, lie low.

3 (rendirse) to give in. (Latin American)

4 (prepararse) to get ready. (Latin American)

5 to keep quiet about something. (Mexico)

6 to make off with something. (Andes & Mexico)

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agacharse

► verbo pronominal

1 (encogerse) to cower

2 (protegerse) to duck (down)

3 (agazaparse) to crouch (down), squat

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to crouch, squat, bend down

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VPR

1) (=agazaparse) to stoop, bend down, bend over; (=acuclillarse) to squat; (=bajar la cabeza) to duck; (=encogerse) to cower

2) (fig) (=esconderse) to go into hiding, lie low

3) LAm (=ceder) to give in, submit

4) Méx (=callarse)

agacharse algo — to keep sth under one's hat

5)

agacharse con algo — And, Méx (=robar) to make off with sth, pocket sth

6) LAm (=prepararse) to get ready

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= squatting.

Ex. To understand why squatting is better than sitting, one just need to have a basic understanding of how the colon works.

* * *

= squatting.

Ex: To understand why squatting is better than sitting, one just need to have a basic understanding of how the colon works.

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■agacharse verbo reflexivo to duck
' agacharse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agachar
English:
bend down
- crouch
- duck
- squat
- stoop
- bend
- get

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vpr
[acuclillarse] to crouch down;
se agachó a recoger el pañuelo she bent down to pick up the handkerchief;

nos agachamos al empezar el tiroteo we ducked down when the shooting began

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agacharse

v/r

1 bend down

2 ( acuclillarse) crouch down

3 L.Am. ( rendirse) give in

* * *

vr

: to crouch, to stoop, to bend down

* * *

agacharse vb to bend down [pt. & pp. bent]

se agachó para recoger los papeles she bent down to pick up the papers

¡agáchate! duck!

Spanish-English dictionary > agacharse
20 hacerse con

v.

1 to be done with.

2 to make off with.

El ladrón se hizo con mi dinero The thief made off with my money.

3 to provide oneself with.

Ricardo se hizo con todo el equipo Richard provided himself with the equipment.

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hacerse con

to get hold of

■ me hice con el disco I managed to get the record

Spanish-English dictionary > hacerse con

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