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1 undecided
1) ((of a person) unable to make a decision about something.) indeciso2) ((of a matter) not settled: The date of the meeting is still undecided.) sin decidir; pendientetr[ʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]1 indeciso,-a2 (question) no resuelto,-a3 (issue) pendienteundecided [.ʌndi'saɪdəd] adj1) irresolute: indeciso, irresoluto2) unresolved: pendiente, no resueltoadj.• indeciso, -a adj.• irresoluto, -a adj.'ʌndɪ'saɪdəd, ˌʌndɪ'saɪdɪda) ( wavering) (usu pred) indecisob) ( not solved) <question/issue> pendiente, no resuelto['ʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]ADJ [person] indeciso; [question] pendiente, no resuelto* * *['ʌndɪ'saɪdəd, ˌʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]a) ( wavering) (usu pred) indecisob) ( not solved) <question/issue> pendiente, no resuelto -
2 there
there adv allí / allá / ahídon't just stand there, do something no te quedes ahí parado, haz algothere is / there are haytr[ðeəSMALLr/SMALL]1 allí, allá, ahí■ don't just sit there, do something no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo■ it's over there, on the table está por allí, en la mesa2 (in discussion) acerca de eso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be all there faltarle a uno un tornillothere and then en el momentothere is/are, etc→ link=be be{there you are aquí tienethere you go ya estáthere you go again ya empiezas otra vezthere, there vamos, venga, ya estáthere ['ðær] adv1) : ahí, allí, allástand over there: párate ahíover there: por allí, por alláwho's there?: ¿quién es?2) : ahí, en esto, en esothere is where we disagree: en eso es donde no estamos de acuerdothere pronthere comes a time to decide: llega un momento en que tiene uno que decidir2)there is, there are : haythere are many children here: aquí hay muchos niñosthere's a good hotel downtown: hay un buen hotel en el centroadv.• acullá adv.• ahí adv.• allá adv.• allí adv.
I ðer, ðeə(r)1)a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) alláwhat have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?
up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo
you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)
to have been there (before) — (colloq)
I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso
b) (in phrases)there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)
2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella
there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene
there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!
it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas
there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!
eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!
3)a) ( present)who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?
is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?
not to be all there — (colloq)
he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)
b) ( at destination)4)a) ( at that point)b) ( at that point)you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón
5) (as interj)a) ( when action is complete)b) (coaxing, soothing)there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores
there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?
II ðer weak form ðər, ðeə(r) weak form ðə(r)there is/are — hay
there was — había/hubo
there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar
there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...
1. [ðɛǝ(r)]ADVput it there, on the table — ponlo ahí, en la mesa
there he is! — ¡allí está!
there's the bus — ahí viene el autobús, ya viene el autobús
there we were, stuck — así que nos encontramos allí sin podernos mover
we left him back there at the crossroads — lo dejamos allí atrás, en el cruce
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to be there for sb — (=supportive) estar al lado de algn, apoyar a algn•
down there on the floor — ahí en el sueloI'm going to London, my sister's already down there — voy a Londres, mi hermana ya está allí
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it's in there — está ahí dentro•
it's on there — está ahí encima•
it's over there by the TV — está allí, junto al televisor•
there and then — en el acto, en seguida•
they're through there in the dining room — están por esa puerta or por ahí, en el comedor•
what's the cat doing up there? — ¿qué hace el gato ahí arriba?•
hurry up there! — ¡menearse!•
mind out there! — ¡cuidado ahí!•
move along there! — (on street) ¡retírense!; (in bus, train) ¡muévanse!, ¡no se paren, sigan para atrás!3) (=in existence, available)if the demand is there, the product will appear — si existe la demanda, aparecerá el producto
it's no good asking because the money just isn't there — no sirve de nada pedir dinero, sencillamente porque no hay
is John there, please? — (on phone) ¿está John?
4) (=on that point) en esothere we differ — en eso discrepamos or no estamos de acuerdo
there you are wrong — ahí se equivoca, en eso te equivocas
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we'll leave it there for today — lo dejaremos aquí por hoy•
could I just stop you there and say something? — ¿puedo interrumpirte para decir algo al respecto?6) (emphasizing, pointing out)there, now look what you've done! — desde luego, ¡mira lo que has hecho!
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there you are, what did I tell you! — ¿ves? es lo que te dije"there you are," - he said, handing the book over — -ahí lo tienes -dijo, entregando el libro
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there you go again, upsetting the children — ¿vuelta a las andadas, molestando a los niños?, ¿ya estamos otra vez molestando a los niños?it wasn't what I wanted, but there you go * — no era lo que buscaba, pero ¿qué le vamos a hacer?
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I'm not going, so there! * — pues no voy, y fastídiate *2.PRONthere is, there are — hay
there were ten bottles — había or (esp LAm) habían diez botellas
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
are there any bananas? — ¿hay plátanos?
is there any coffee? — ¿hay café?
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there might be time/room — puede que haya tiempo/sitio3.[ðɛǝ(r)]EXCLthere, drink this — bebe esto
there, there — (comforting) no te preocupes, no pasa nada
THERE IS, THERE ARE ► Unlike there is/are {etc}, hay, hubo, había, ha habido {etc} do not change to reflect number:but there, what's the use? — pero ¡vamos!, es inútil
There were two kidnappings and a murder Hubo dos secuestros y un asesinato
Will there be many students at the party? ¿Habrá muchos estudiantes en la fiesta? ► To translate there must be, there may be {etc}, you can use tiene que haber, debe (de) haber, puede haber {etc} although other constructions will also be possible:
There may be a strike Puede haber or Puede que haya huelga
There must be all sorts of things we could do Tiene que haber muchas cosas que podamos hacer ► If there is/ there are is followed by the, you should normally not use hay {etc}. Use estar instead:
And then there are the neighbours to consider Están también los vecinos, a los que hay que tener en cuenta
There is also the question of the money transfer Está también la cuestión de la transferencia del dinero ► Hay {etc} should only be used to talk about existence and occurrence. Don't use it to talk about location. Use estar instead to say where things are:
After the shop there's the bus station Después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses ► Don't use hay {etc} to translate phrases like there are four of us, there will be six of them. Instead, use ser in the relevant person:
There are four of us Somos cuatro
There will be six of them Serán seis ► Remember to use que in the construction hay algo que hacer ( there is sth to do):
There is a lot to do Hay mucho que hacer
What is there to do? ¿Qué hay que hacer? For further uses and examples, see there* * *
I [ðer, ðeə(r)]1)a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) alláwhat have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?
up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo
you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)
to have been there (before) — (colloq)
I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso
b) (in phrases)there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)
2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella
there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene
there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!
it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas
there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!
eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!
3)a) ( present)who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?
is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?
not to be all there — (colloq)
he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)
b) ( at destination)4)a) ( at that point)b) ( at that point)you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón
5) (as interj)a) ( when action is complete)b) (coaxing, soothing)there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores
there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?
II [ðer] weak form [ðər, ðeə(r)] weak form [ðə(r)]there is/are — hay
there was — había/hubo
there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar
there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...
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3 problem
'probləm1) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; (also adjective) a problem child.) problema2) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) problema•- problematic
problem n problemano problem! ¡ningún problema! / ¡no hay problema!tr['prɒbləm]1 problema nombre masculino■ no problem! ¡no hay problema!, ¡ningún problema!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get to the root of a problem llegar a la raíz de un problemaproblem child niño,-a difícilproblem page consultorio (sentimental)problem ['prɑbləm] adj: difícilproblem n: problema madj.• difícil adj.n.• problema s.m.'prɑːbləm, 'prɒbləma) ( difficulty) problema mI'm having problems deciding — no acabo de decidirme, me está costando decidirme
no problem! — (colloq) no hay problema!
what's the problem? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿algún problema?
that's their problem — es cosa suya; (before n) <family, child> difícil
problem page — (BrE Journ) consultorio m ( de problemas sentimentales etc de los lectores)
b) ( Math) problema m['prɒblǝm]1.N (gen) (also Math) problema mwhat's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
loneliness isn't the problem — el problema no está en or no es la soledad
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he has a drink problem — tiene problemas con la bebida, bebe demasiado•
she has a serious drug problem — tiene graves problemas con las drogasthis will not solve America's drug problem — esto no solucionará el problema de las drogas en América
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the real problem for the police is the lack of funding — el verdadero problema de la policía es la escasez de fondos•
he shouldn't have a or any problem finding a job — no le será difícil encontrar trabajohe's having problems deciding what subjects to study — le está costando decidir qué asignaturas estudiar
do you have a problem with that? * — ¿te molesta?
I have no problem with the ordination of women — no tengo nada en contra de la ordenación de las mujeres
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to have a heart problem — tener problemas de corazón•
the housing problem — el problema de la vivienda•
no problem! * — (=of course) ¡claro!, ¡cómo no!; (=it doesn't matter) ¡no importa!, ¡no hay problema!•
the problem of how to fund education — el problema de cómo financiar la enseñanzawe've still got the problem of what to give them for lunch — aún nos queda por solucionar el problema de qué darles para comer
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to have a weight problem — tener problemas de peso•
the problem with men is that... — lo malo de los hombres es que...2.CPDproblem area N — (=place) zona f problemática; (fig) área m problemática
travel insurance is another potential problem area — el seguro de viaje es otra área problemática, el seguro de viaje es otro posible problema
problem case N — (Med, Sociol) caso m difícil
problem child N — niño(-a) m / f problemático(-a)
problem drinker N —
problem drinking N —
his problem drinking is wrecking his marriage — sus problemas con la bebida están destrozando su matrimonio
problem family N — familia f con problemas
problem page N — consultorio m sentimental
problem play N — drama m de tesis
problem solving N — resolución f de problemas
* * *['prɑːbləm, 'prɒbləm]a) ( difficulty) problema mI'm having problems deciding — no acabo de decidirme, me está costando decidirme
no problem! — (colloq) no hay problema!
what's the problem? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿algún problema?
that's their problem — es cosa suya; (before n) <family, child> difícil
problem page — (BrE Journ) consultorio m ( de problemas sentimentales etc de los lectores)
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4 resolve
1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) tomar la decisión de, resolver2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) resolver, decidir3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) resolverresolve vb resolver / decidirtr[rɪ'zɒlv]1 resolución nombre femenino1 resolver1) solve: resolver, solucionar2) decide: resolvershe resolved to get more sleep: resolvió dormir másresolve n: resolución f, determinación fn.• resolución s.f.v.• desenredar v.• proveer v.• quedar v.• resolver v.• solucionar v.
I rɪ'zɑːlv, rɪ'zɒlvmass noun ( resoluteness) resolución f, determinación f
II
a) ( clear up) \<\<difficulty\>\> resolver*; \<\<misunderstanding\>\> aclararb) ( decide) resolver*[rɪ'zɒlv]to resolve to + INF — resolver* or decidir + inf
1. N1) (=resoluteness) resolución funshakeable resolve — resolución f inquebrantable
2) (=decision) propósito m2. VT1) (=find solution to) resolver, solucionar2) (=decide) resolver, decidirto resolve that... — acordar que...
it was resolved that... — se acordó que...
3. VI1) (=separate) resolverse ( into en)2) (=decide)to resolve on sth — optar por algo, resolverse por algo
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I [rɪ'zɑːlv, rɪ'zɒlv]mass noun ( resoluteness) resolución f, determinación f
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a) ( clear up) \<\<difficulty\>\> resolver*; \<\<misunderstanding\>\> aclararb) ( decide) resolver*to resolve to + INF — resolver* or decidir + inf
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5 concienciarse
■concienciarse verbo reflexivo to become aware [de, of]: si no nos concienciamos todos del problema, es difícil la solución, if we all are not aware of the problem, it won't be easily solved
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