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1 pers
личное (местоимение) -
2 ocurrir
v.1 to happen.nadie sabe lo que ocurrió nobody knows what happened¿qué ocurre? what's the matter?¿qué le ocurre a Juan? what's up with Juan?¿te ocurre algo? is anything the matter?lo que ocurre es que… the thing is…Los eventos transcurrieron The events happened=came about.2 to happen to, to occur to.Los eventos transcurrieron The events happened=came about.Me ocurrió algo divertido Something funny happened to me.* * *1 to happen■ ¿qué fue lo que ocurrió? what happened?■ ¿qué ocurre? what's wrong?■ ¿te ocurre algo? are you alright?1 to occur to■ no se me ocurre nada nothing occurs to me, I can't think of anything■ se me ocurrió pensar que... it crossed my mind that..., it occurred to me that■ ¡se te ocurre cada cosa! you come out with some funny ideas!\lo que ocurre es que... the thing is that...por lo que pueda ocurrir just in case* * *verbto happen, occur* * *1.VI to happenocurre que... — it (so) happens that...
¿qué ocurre? — what's going on?
¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
lo que ocurre es que... — the thing is...
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen¿ha ocurrido algo? — is anything the matter?, is anything wrong?
lo que ocurre es que... — the trouble is (that)...
2.¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
ocurrirse v pron (en 3a pers)se me ocurrió que... — it occurred to me that... (frml)
¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? — who in their right mind would leave him on his own?
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? — whatever made you buy it?
* * *= happen, occur, occur, take + place, come about, go on, transpire, come to + pass, play out.Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.Ex. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.Ex. In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.Ex. How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex. The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.Ex. The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.----* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ocurrírsele a Uno = come to + mind.* ocurrírsele a Uno Algo = come into + the mind, it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* tener que ocurrir = be bound to happen.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen¿ha ocurrido algo? — is anything the matter?, is anything wrong?
lo que ocurre es que... — the trouble is (that)...
2.¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
ocurrirse v pron (en 3a pers)se me ocurrió que... — it occurred to me that... (frml)
¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? — who in their right mind would leave him on his own?
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? — whatever made you buy it?
* * *= happen, occur, occur, take + place, come about, go on, transpire, come to + pass, play out.Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex: This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.Ex: In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex: The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ocurrírsele a Uno = come to + mind.* ocurrírsele a Uno Algo = come into + the mind, it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* tener que ocurrir = be bound to happen.* * *ocurrir [I1 ]vi( en tercera persona)to happeneso ocurrió hace muchos años that happened many years ago¿ha ocurrido algo? is anything the matter?, is something wrong?ocurre una vez cada 120 años it occurs o happens once every 120 yearsno sabemos qué ocurrió aquella noche we do not know what happened o took place that nightlo más or lo peor que puede ocurrir es que te diga que no the worst that can happen is that he'll say noocurra lo que ocurra whatever happens o come what maylo que ocurre es que no tienes paciencia the trouble is that you have no patienceocurrirle algo A algn:¿qué te ocurre? what's the matter?nunca me había ocurrido una cosa así nothing like that had ever happened to me before( en tercera persona)ocurrírsele algo A algn:dime un nombre, el primero que se te ocurra give me a name, the first one that comes into your head o that you think ofse me ha ocurrido una idea brillante I've had a brilliant ideano se les ocurría nada que regalarle they couldn't think of anything to give herno se me ocurre qué puede ser I can't think o I've no idea what it can be¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? who in their right mind would leave him on his own?¿cómo se te ocurrió decirle semejante disparate? whatever made you say such a stupid thing?se me ocurrió que quizás fuera mejor ir a pie it occurred to me that it might be better to walk ( frml)* * *
ocurrir ( conjugate ocurrir) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen;
lo que ocurre es que … the trouble is (that) …;
lamento lo ocurrido I'm sorry about what happened
ocurrirse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers): se me ha ocurrido una idea I've had an idea;
no se les ocurría nada they couldn't think of anything;
di lo primero que se te ocurra say the first thing that comes into your head;
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? whatever made you buy it?
ocurrir verbo impersonal to happen, occur: no sé qué le ocurre, I don't know what's the matter with him
¿qué está ocurriendo aquí?, what's going on here?
' ocurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- caer
- coincidir
- haber
- poder
- ser
- suceder
- volver
English:
come about
- go on
- happen
- occur
- place
- strike
- yet
- recur
- thought
- transpire
* * *♦ vi1. [suceder] to happen;ocurre muy frecuentemente it happens very often;nadie sabe lo que ocurrió nobody knows what happened;ha ocurrido un accidente there's been an accident;lo que ocurre es que… the thing is…;¿qué le ocurre a Juan? what's up with Juan?;¿qué ocurre? what's the matter?;¿te ocurre algo? is anything the matter?ocurrí a la central camionera I went to the central bus station* * *I v/i1 happen, occur;¿qué ocurre? what’s going on?;¿qué te ocurre? what’s the matter?II v/i Méxgo* * *ocurrir vi: to occur, to happen* * *¿qué ocurre? what's happening? / what's going on?¿qué te ocurre? what's the matter? -
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pron.1 (to) him (man).le expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to him/herle tengo miedo I'm afraid of him/her2 him. (peninsular Spanish)* * *le1 (objeto directo) him; (usted) you■ ¿quién le sirvió? who served you?■ le repito la pregunta I'll repeat the question for you Table 1 NOTA See also les and leísmo/Table 1* * *pron.1) to him, to her, to it2) for him, for her, for it3) from him, from her, from it4) to you, for you* * *PRON PERS1) [directo] (=a él) him; (=a usted) you¿le ayudo? — shall I help you?
2) [indirecto] (=a él, ella) (to) him, (to) her, (to) it; (=a usted) (to) youle hablé — I spoke to him, I spoke to her
leísmouna de las mejores actuaciones que le hemos visto — one of the best performances we have seen from him
* * *pronombre personal1)a) ( como objeto indirecto)le dije la verdad — ( a él) I told him the truth; ( a ella) I told her the truth; ( a usted) I told you the truth
el dinero le sería muy útil — she/he would find the money very useful
le robó el dinero a su padre — he/she stole the money from his father
no te le pongas delante — don't stand in front of her/him
b) (impers)2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you¿le conoces? — do you know him?
* * *= him.Ex. In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.----* les = them.* * *pronombre personal1)a) ( como objeto indirecto)le dije la verdad — ( a él) I told him the truth; ( a ella) I told her the truth; ( a usted) I told you the truth
el dinero le sería muy útil — she/he would find the money very useful
le robó el dinero a su padre — he/she stole the money from his father
no te le pongas delante — don't stand in front of her/him
b) (impers)2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you¿le conoces? — do you know him?
* * *= him.Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.
* les = them.* * *le1le dije la verdad (a él) I told him the truth; (a ella) I told her the truth; (a usted) I told you the truthle di otra mano de barniz I gave it another coat of varnishno tengo por qué darle explicaciones a nadie I don't have to explain myself to anyoneel dinero le sería muy útil she would find the money very useful, the money would be very useful to hertengo que regarle las plantas a la vecina I have to water my neighbor's plantsno te le acerques, que muerde don't go near it, it bitesle robó el dinero a su padre he stole the money from his fatherexplícale al señor qué pasó explain to the man what happened¡qué rápido le crece el pelo a Cristina! doesn't Cristina's hair grow quickly?a este libro le faltan páginas there are some pages missing from this bookno te le pongas delante don't stand in front of hercuando se le murió el marido when her husband died2 ( impers):a nadie le gusta que le digan esas cosas nobody likes having that kind of thing said to thema Enrique le conozco desde que era niño I've known Enrique since he was a boyhoy no le puedo recibir I can't see you today* * *
le pron pers
1 ( como objeto indirecto):
( a ella) I told her the truth;
( a usted) I told you the truth;
le robaron el dinero they stole the money from him;
a este libro le faltan páginas there are some pages missing from this book
2 ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido — a él) him;
(— a usted) you;◊ ¿le conoces? do you know him?;
hoy no le puedo recibir I can't see him/you today
le
I pron pers mf (objeto indirecto) (a él) (to o for) him
(a ella) (to o for) her: dale de comer, feed him/her
(a usted) (to o for) you: le diré lo que pasa, I'll tell you what happens
(a una cosa) (to o for) it: le has puesto demasiada sal, you have put too much salt in it
II pron pers m (objeto directo) (él) him: le vi entrar ahí, I saw him going in there
no le oigo, I can't hear him
(usted) you: no le entiendo, I don't understand you
'le' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- abrir
- acariciar
- acaso
- achacar
- achantarse
- acompañar
- acostumbrar
- acusarse
- afanar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- aferrarse
- agradecida
- agradecido
- agriar
- albañilería
- alivio
- amargada
- amargado
- amenazar
- amohinarse
- ánimo
- antipatía
- antojarse
- apasionar
- apego
- apuro
- arramblar
- artífice
- asestar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- baba
- bailar
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- barbaridad
- bendita
- bendito
- berrido
- bicha
- billete
- blandengue
- boca
- bocinazo
- bofetada
English:
accumulate
- accumulation
- address
- age
- aghast
- ahead
- aim
- alternative
- analyst
- anarchy
- anathema
- angular
- annihilate
- annul
- apology
- appellation
- application
- appreciative
- arena
- articulate
- ask
- ask back
- assimilate
- at
- attendant
- autograph
- available
- averse
- away
- backstage
- bad
- balance
- balding
- bandage
- bar
- barefoot
- bash in
- bear out
- beat
- beckon
- belated
- bell
- beset
- better
- bird
- blink
- blunt
- blur
- blurt out
- bongo
* * *le pron personal1. (complemento indirecto) [hombre] (to) him;[mujer] (to) her; [cosa] to it; [usted] to you;le expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to him/her;le tengo miedo I'm afraid of him/her;ya le dije lo que pasaría [a usted] I told you what would happen;le pegó una patada a la silla she kicked the chair;le pegaron un empujón they pushed him;se le cayó she dropped it;no le agrada viajar en tren he doesn't like travelling by train;le será de gran ayuda it will be very helpful to her;a esta novela le falta más acción this novel could do with some more action in it[a usted] you;le conozco I know him;le visitaré mañana I'll visit you tomorrow;le atracaron en la calle he was mugged in the street* * *lepron sg complemento indirecto (to) him; (a ella) (to) her; (a usted) (to) you; (a algo) (to) it; complemento directo him; (a usted) you* * *le pron1) : to her, to him, to it¿qué le dijiste?: what did you tell him?2) : from her, from him, from itel ladrón le robó la cartera: the thief stole his wallet3) : for her, for him, for itcómprale flores a tu mamá: buy your mom some flowersle traje un regalo: I brought you a gift* * *le pron1. (a él) him2. (a ella) her3. (a usted) you¿puedo ayudarle en algo? can I help you?¿le atienden? are you being served? -
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pron.1 (to) them (ellos).les expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to themles tengo miedo I'm afraid of them2 them (ellos). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (objeto directo) them; (ustedes) you2 (objeto indirecto) them; (a ustedes) you* * *pron.1) to them2) for them3) from them4) to you* * *PRON PERS1) [directo] (=a ellos, ellas) them; (=a ustedes) you2) [indirecto] (=a ellos, ellas) (to) them; (=a ustedes) (to) youle* * *pronombre personal1) ( como objeto indirecto)les quiero mostrar algo — (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; ( a ustedes) I want to show you something
2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a ellos) them; (- a ustedes) youno les reconocí — I didn't recognize them/you
¿les atienden? — can I help you?
* * *= themEx. During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.* * *pronombre personal1) ( como objeto indirecto)les quiero mostrar algo — (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; ( a ustedes) I want to show you something
2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a ellos) them; (- a ustedes) youno les reconocí — I didn't recognize them/you
¿les atienden? — can I help you?
* * *= themEx: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.
* * *A ( como objeto indirecto):les quiero mostrar algo (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; (a ustedes) I want to show you somethingles puse las fundas a los muebles I put the covers on the furniturepregúntales a ellas ask them¿a ustedes no les molesta el ruido? doesn't the noise bother you?les han dado un ultimátum they've been given an ultimatumles resultó muy difícil entenderte they found it very difficult to understand you, it was very difficult for them to understand youse les han echado a perder los tomates their tomatoes have gone rottenel niño no les duerme their son isn't sleepingmírales ¿no están guapos? look at them, don't they look handsome?perdonen, no les había reconocido sorry, I didn't recognize you* * *
les pron pers
1 ( como objeto indirecto):
( a ustedes) I want to show you something;
2 ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido — a ellos) them;
(— a ustedes) you;◊ no les reconocí I didn't recognize them/you;
¿les atienden? can I help you?
les
I pron pers mpl (objeto directo) (ellos) them: no les saludé, I didn't greet them
(ustedes) you: les esperaba, I was waiting for you
II pron pers mfpl (objeto indirecto) (a ellos,-as) them: dales un beso de mi parte, give them a kiss from me
(a ustedes) you: les recuerdo que tienen una cita, may I remind you that you have an appointment
' les' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- activar
- agradecer
- baño
- cerca
- con
- contienda
- cortante
- decir
- declarar
- desproveer
- desunir
- dineral
- emboscada
- en seguida
- encantar
- enseguida
- entonces
- esquema
- gansa
- ganso
- gélida
- gélido
- hipócrita
- horrorizar
- ilusión
- importar
- imputar
- las
- los
- negocio
- ordenar
- perseguir
- pirrar
- preocupar
- problema
- salvajada
- terciarse
- urgir
- vencer
- ventaja
- a
- advertencia
- aguardar
- alcahuetear
- apego
- cariño
- castigo
- chivatazo
English:
accommodation
- account for
- adolescence
- adolescent
- affair
- allowance
- aloud
- antisexist
- backfire
- buoy
- cave in
- chance
- convalesce
- convalescence
- convalescent
- crumb
- daylight
- deal
- dearly
- defamation
- defeat
- difficult
- embarrassing
- escort
- expansion
- favourably
- fight
- flak
- gaze
- group
- guide
- gun down
- hide-and-seek
- hospitality
- impact
- inch
- indifference
- less
- lessen
- lesser
- lesson
- listen
- mooch
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- privatize
- publicity
- reception
- recognition
- sack
* * *les pron personal pl1. (complemento indirecto) [ellos] (to) them;[ustedes] (to) you;les expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to them;les tengo miedo [a ellos] I'm afraid of them;ya les dije lo que pasaría [a ustedes] I told you what would happen;se les olvidó they forgot;les será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to them;a estos niños les falta salir más these children could do with getting out more[ustedes] you;les conozco I know them;les visitaré mañana I'll visit you tomorrow;les atracaron en la calle they were mugged in the street* * *pron pl complemento indirecto (to) them; (a ustedes) (to) you; complemento directo them; (a ustedes) you* * *les pron1) : to themdales una propina: give them a tip2) : from themse les privó de su herencia: they were deprived of their inheritance3) : for themles hice sus tareas: I did their homework for them4) : to you pl, for you plles compré un regalo: I bought you all a present* * *les pron1. (a ellos, a ellas) them2. (a ustedes) you -
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pron.1 me.le gustaría verme she'd like to see me2 (to) me.me lo dio he gave it to meme tiene miedo he's afraid of me3 myself.me visto I get dressed* * *me1 me2 (reflexivo) myself* * *pron.1) me2) to me, for me, from me3) myself* * *PRON PERS1) [como complemento directo] meme llamó por teléfono — he telephoned o rang me
2) [como complemento indirecto] (to) me¡dámelo! — give it to me!
me lo compró — [de mí] he bought it from me; [para mí] he bought it for me
¿por qué me lo preguntas? — why do you ask?
3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]4) [uso enfático]5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]* * *pronombre personal me¿me lo prestas? — will you lend it to me o lend me it?
me lo quitó — he took it off me o away from me
me miré en el espejo — (refl) I looked at myself in the mirror
me hice una chaqueta — (refl) I made myself a jacket; (caus) I had a jacket made
* * *= me.Ex. Let me offer an illustration.----* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* me gustaría = I shoud like.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* * *pronombre personal me¿me lo prestas? — will you lend it to me o lend me it?
me lo quitó — he took it off me o away from me
me miré en el espejo — (refl) I looked at myself in the mirror
me hice una chaqueta — (refl) I made myself a jacket; (caus) I had a jacket made
* * *= me.Ex: Let me offer an illustration.
* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* me gustaría = I shoud like.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* * *mememe mandaron una postal they sent me a postcardme han robado el reloj I've had my watch stolen, my watch has been stolen¿me lo prestas? will you lend it to me o lend me it?me arregló el televisor he fixed the television for meme lo quitó he took it off me o away from meme fue imposible asistir it was impossible for me to attendme miré en el espejo ( refl) I looked at myself in the mirrorme hice una chaqueta ( refl) I made myself a jacket;( caus) I had a jacket mademe terminé el libro en un día ( enf) I finished the book in a dayme equivoqué I made a mistake, I was mistakenme alegro mucho I'm very pleasedse me murió el gato my cat diedno te me vayas, que quiero hablar contigo don't go away, I want a word with youel nene no me come/duerme my baby won't eat/sleep* * *
me pron pers
me;◊ ¿me lo prestas? will you lend it to me o lend me it?;
me arregló el televisor he fixed the television for me;
me lo quitó he took it off me o away from me;
me robaron el reloj my watch was stolen;
me miré en el espejo ( refl) I looked at myself in the mirror;
me corté el pelo ( refl) I cut my hair;
( caus) I had my hair cut;
me alegro mucho I'm very pleased;
se me murió el gato my cat died
me pron pers
1 (objeto directo) me: me abrazó con fuerza, he hugged me tight
2 (objeto indirecto) me, to me, for me: me parece absurdo, it seems absurd to me
me resulta imposible convencerte, it is imposible for me to convince you
préstame una moneda, lend me a coin
3 (pron reflexivo) myself: me prometí conseguirlo, I promised myself I would manage it
me quedé dormida, I fell asleep
'me' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abochornar
- abordar
- aborigen
- abotonar
- abrigo
- abrirse
- abrumar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acaso
- achicharrarse
- aclararse
- acogerse
- acometer
- acompañar
- acordarse
- acribillar
- actual
- acusación
- adelantarse
- adentro
- adivinar
- agradar
- ahumar
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alegrar
- alegrarse
- algo
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alma
- amable
- amargada
- amargado
- amargura
- ambages
- amontonarse
- anda
- anquilosarse
- anticiparse
- aparte
- apenas
- aplatanada
- aplatanado
- apoltronarse
- apoyarse
English:
aback
- academy
- account
- ache
- aching
- actual
- adjust
- admit
- advance
- affirmation
- afraid
- after
- agree
- airmail
- album
- alive
- along
- also
- alternate
- amalgamate
- amaze
- amazement
- amazing
- amusing
- and
- angry
- animate
- animated
- annoy
- answer back
- any
- anybody
- apology
- appal
- appall
- appeal
- appease
- apprise
- approach
- approximate
- approximation
- around
- art form
- ashamed
- ask
- assert
- assign
- assurance
- attractive
- attuned to
* * *me pron personal1. [complemento directo] me;le gustaría verme she'd like to see me;me atracaron en plena calle I was attacked in the middle of the street;me han aprobado I've passed2. [complemento indirecto] (to) me;me lo dio he gave it to me, he gave me it;me tiene miedo he's afraid of me;[es para mí] she bought it for me;¿me sujetas esto? will you hold this for me?;me extrajeron sangre they took some of my blood;me han quitado el bolso they've stolen my bag;me mancharon el traje they stained my suit;me pegaron un empujón someone pushed me, I was pushed;se me cayó I dropped it;no me resulta agradable hacer esto it's not very pleasant for me to have to do this;me será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to me3. [reflexivo] myself;me visto I get dressed;me serví un whisky I poured myself a whisky;me puse la falda I put my skirt on;me acosté en el sofá I lay down on the sofa;me rompí una pierna I broke a leg;[en modista, sastre] I've had these Br trousers o US pants mended4. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]¡no me lo creo! I can't believe it!;me espero lo peor I'm expecting the worst;me lo comí todo I ate the whole lot;no te me eches a llorar ahora don't start crying on me now;se me ha estropeado la lavadora the washing machine has gone and got broken;yo sé lo que me digo I know what I'm talking aboutyo me abstengo I abstain* * *mepron persme dio el libro he gave me the book, he gave the book to me* * *me pron1) : meme vieron: they saw me2) : to me, for me, from medame el libro: give me the bookme lo compró: he bought it for meme robaron la cartera: they stole my pocketbook3) : myself, to myself, for myself, from myselfme preparé una buena comida: I cooked myself a good dinnerme equivoqué: I made a mistake* * *me pron1. (complemento) me2. (partes del cuerpo) my3. (reflexivo) myself -
6 se
pron.1 himself, (f) herself (de personas) (singular).se está lavando, está lavándose she is washing (herself)se lavó los dientes she cleaned her teethespero que se diviertan I hope you enjoy yourselvesel perro se lame the dog is licking itselfse lame la herida it's licking its woundse levantaron y se fueron they got up and left2 oneself.hay que afeitarse todos los días one has to shave every day, you have to shave every day3 each other, one another.se aman they love each otherse escriben cartas they write to each other4 (to) him, (f) (to) her (de personas) (singular).se lo dio he gave it to him/her/etcse lo dije, pero no me hizo caso I told her, but she didn't listensi usted quiere, yo se lo arreglo en un minuto if you like, I'll sort it out for you in a minutem.Se, selenium.* * *SE► símbolo* * *pron.1) to him, to her, to you, to them2) himself, herself, itself, yourself, yourselves, themselves3) each other* * *ABR= sudeste SE* * *(= sureste) SE* * *= one.Nota: Cualquier persona.Ex. None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.----* per se = per se.* se anunciará = to be announced.* se argumenta que = the argument goes that.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se desprende que = it follows that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* se ha hecho público = word's out, the.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* se postula que = the argument goes that.* se puede = is to be.* se rumoreaba que = rumour had it that.* se rumorea que = rumour has it that.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* se va a + Infinitivo = be to be + Participio.* se + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo, one + Verbo.* se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso (WYSIWYG) = WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get).* * *(= sureste) SE* * *= one.Nota: Cualquier persona.Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.
* per se = per se.* se anunciará = to be announced.* se argumenta que = the argument goes that.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se desprende que = it follows that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* se ha hecho público = word's out, the.* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.* se postula que = the argument goes that.* se puede = is to be.* se rumoreaba que = rumour had it that.* se rumorea que = rumour has it that.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* se va a + Infinitivo = be to be + Participio.* se + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo, one + Verbo.* se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso (WYSIWYG) = WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get).* * *SE(= sureste) SE* * *
Multiple Entries:
S.E.
SE
saber
se
ser
sé
saber 1 sustantivo masculino
knowledge;
saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo
1
no lo sé I don't know;
no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name;
¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq);
que yo sepa as far as I know;
sé algo de algo to know sth about sth;
sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject;
no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing;
¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!;
¡cómo iba yo a sé que …! how was I to know that …!
2 ( ser capaz de):
¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?;
sabe escuchar she's a good listener;
sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages
verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;
sé de algo/algn to know of sth/sb;
yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixedb) (tener noticias, enterarse):
yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;
sé a algo to taste of sth;
no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything;
sabe a podrido it tastes rottenb) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him
saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
se pron pers
1 seguido de otro pronombre: sustituyendo a◊ le, les: ya sé lo he dicho ( a él) I've already told him;
( a ella) I've already told her;
(a usted, ustedes) I've already told you;
( a ellos) I've already told them;
2 ( en verbos pronominales):◊ ¿no sé arrepienten? [ellos/ellas] aren't they sorry?;
[ ustedes] aren't you sorry?;
sé secó/secaron ( refl) he dried himself/they dried themselves;
sé secó el pelo ( refl) she dried her hair;
sé hizo un vestido ( refl) she made herself a dress;
( caus) she had a dress made;
sé lo comió todo ( enf) he ate it all
3a) ( voz pasiva):
sé publicó el año pasado it was published last yearb) ( impersonal):
sé castigará a los culpables those responsible will be punishedc) (en normas, instrucciones):◊ ¿cómo sé escribe tu nombre? how is your name spelled?, how do you spell your name?;
sé pica la cebolla bien menuda chop the onion finely
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sé para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
sé v impers to be;
sé v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ sé humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
sé see◊ saber, ser
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb
(de alguien por otros) to have news of sb
(de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come
♦ Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
se pron pers
1 (reflexivo) 3ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a sí mismo) himself
(a sí misma) herself: se cuida mucho, she takes good care of herself
(un animal a sí mismo) itself
(objeto indirecto) (a sí mismo) (for o to) himself
(a sí misma) (for o to) herself
(un animal a sí mismo) for o to itself: el león se lamía las heridas, the lion licked its wounds
plural (objeto directo) (a sí mismos) themselves
(indirecto) (for o to) themselves
2 frml 2.ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a usted mismo) yourself
plural (a ustedes mismos) yourselves: dejen de minusvalorarse, stop underestimating yourselves
3 (recíproco) each other, one another: se adoran, they adore each other
4 (impersonal) cualquiera se puede equivocar, anyone can make a mistake
se puede ir en tren, you can go by train
se prohíbe aparcar, parking is forbidden
4 (pasiva) la casa se construyó en 1780, the house was built in 1780
se pron pers
1 (objeto indirecto) 3.ª persona sing (masculino) (to o for) him
(femenino) (to o for) her
(plural) (to o for) them: se lo dedicó a Carla, he dedicated it to Carla
se lo deletreé, I spelt it for him
se lo susurró al oído, he whispered it in her ear
2 2.ª persona (a usted o ustedes) (to o for) you: no se lo reprocho, I don't reproach you
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
'sé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalanzarse
- abandonarse
- abarcar
- abaratarse
- abastecimiento
- abatirse
- abogada
- abogado
- abrazarse
- abuela
- aburrida
- aburrido
- acabarse
- acaramelada
- acaramelado
- acaso
- acentuarse
- acercarse
- achacar
- achantarse
- achuchar
- aclimatarse
- acomodarse
- acto
- actual
- acuerdo
- acumularse
- acusarse
- adelantarse
- adherirse
- adivinarse
- administración
- admitir
- adónde
- adscribirse
- afanarse
- aferrarse
- agachar
- agarrar
- aglomerarse
- agradecer
- ahorcarse
- aire
- alargarse
- alejarse
- alma
- alquilar
- alrededor
- alta
English:
A
- ablaze
- abstain
- accessible
- acclaim
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- address
- administration
- admit
- adrift
- advance
- advantage
- adventure
- advice
- advise
- after
- after-sales
- ago
- agree
- ahead
- aid
- alienate
- alike
- alive
- all
- almost
- alone
- already
- also
- alter
- always
- ambit
- ambush
- ammunition
- anonymous
- another
- anticipate
- antiquated
- antisexist
- antsy
- applaud
- approach
- apt
- archives
- arguable
* * *SE (abrev de Sudeste)SE* * *SEabr (= sudeste) SE (= Southeast)* * *se pron1) : to him, to her, to you, to themse los daré a ella: I'll give them to her2) : each other, one anotherse abrazaron: they hugged each other3) : himself, herself, itself, yourself, yourselves, themselvesse afeitó antes de salir: he shaved before leavingse dice que es hermosa: they say she's beautifulse habla inglés: English spoken* * *se pron1. (él) himself2. (ella) herself3. (ello) itself4. (usted) yourself¿se divierte usted? are you enjoying yourself?5. (ellos, ellas) themselves6. (ustedes) yourselves¿se han divertido? have you enjoyed yourselves?7. (posesivo) his / her / its / your / their¿se ha lavado las manos? has he washed his hands?8. (recíproco) each other / one another9. (impersonal, pasivo)se dice que... people say that...¿cómo se escribe? how do you spell it?se ruega silencio silence, please10. (a él) to him / him11. (a ella) to her / her12. (a usted) to you / you13. (a ellos) to them / them -
7 ella
1 (sujeto - persona) she; (- cosa, animal) it2 (objeto - persona) her; (- cosa, animal) it\de ella (posesivo) hersella misma herself* * *pron.1) she2) it3) her4) hers, its* * *PRON PERS FEM1) [sujeto] (=persona) she; (=cosa) it2) [después de prep] (=persona) her; (=cosa) it3) [uso posesivo]de ella — (=persona) hers; (=cosa) its
* * *pronombre personala) ( como sujeto) she¿quién lo va a hacer? - ella — who's going to do it? - she is
fue ella — it was her, it was she (frml)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her; ( referido a cosas) itsalí después que ella — I left after her o after she did
es tan listo como ella — he's as clever as her o as she is
con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her
con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her
* * *= sheEx. She also worked in the Cataloging Department at Hawaii Public Library.* * *pronombre personala) ( como sujeto) she¿quién lo va a hacer? - ella — who's going to do it? - she is
fue ella — it was her, it was she (frml)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her; ( referido a cosas) itsalí después que ella — I left after her o after she did
es tan listo como ella — he's as clever as her o as she is
con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her
con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her
* * *= sheEx: She also worked in the Cataloging Department at Hawaii Public Library.
* * *1 (como sujeto) she¿quién lo va a hacer? — ella who's going to do it? — she is¿y ella qué hace aquí? what's she doing here?lo hizo ella misma she did it herself2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her; (referido a cosas) ityo salí después que ella I left after her o after she didno eres tan lista como ella you aren't as clever as her o as she is¿se lo dieron a ella? did they give it to her?con/contra/para ella with/against/for herson de ella they're hers* * *
ella pron pers
◊ ¿quién lo va a hacer? — ella who's going to do it? — she is;
lo hizo ella misma she did it herself;
fue ella it was her
( referido a cosas) it;◊ salí después que ella I left after her o after she did;
con/para ella with/for her;
son de ella they're hers
ella pron pers f
1 (sujeto) she
(animal, cosa) it: fue ella, it was her
fue ella la que..., it was her that... o it was she who...
2 (complemento) her
(animal, cosa) it, her: dáselo a ella, give it to her
es para ella, it's for her
3 (posesivo) de ella, hers
4 (oración comparativa) él es más alto que ella, he's taller than her o he's taller than she is
' ella' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- achantarse
- amilanarse
- aquél
- aquélla
- cambio
- causante
- cerca
- comunicación
- con
- condenable
- conectar
- confesar
- confiar
- congruente
- consigo
- despegarse
- desprecio
- disposición
- él
- ellos
- emparentada
- emparentado
- enemistarse
- entre
- ser
- estabilizador
- estabilizadora
- golpe
- hablar
- hablarse
- honda
- instante
- interesada
- interesado
- justa
- justo
- lado
- le
- lengua
- malsana
- malsano
- manera
- mantener
- más
- paladín
- palo
- para
- pintar
- portarse
English:
address
- against
- agreement
- allowance
- alone
- amaze
- anywhere
- before
- beneath
- better
- card
- carry through
- chapter
- coax
- come in
- compare
- conform
- delusion
- dishearten
- dismay
- do
- domineering
- each
- easy
- elder
- everything
- fall
- follow
- for
- gallop up
- glance
- hear of
- her
- hers
- herself
- high
- him
- his
- impression
- intact
- it
- itself
- just
- kneel
- least
- like-minded
- mainly
- mind
- more
- mud
* * ** * *de ella her;es de ella it’s hers;con/para ella with/for her* * *ella pron: she, herella es mi amiga: she is my friendnos fuimos con ella: we left with her* * *ella pron1. (sujeto) she2. (después del verbo ser, con preposiciones, en comparaciones) her -
8 ellos
pron.1 they.2 them.* * *1 (sujeto) they2 (objeto) them\de ellos,-as theirsellos,-as mismos,-as themselves* * *= ellas, pron.1) they2) them•- de ellos- de ellas* * *ellos, -asPRON PERS MPL / FPL1) [como sujeto] they-¿quién lo sabe? -ellos — "who knows?" - "they do" o "them"
ellas nunca llegan tarde, pero ellos sí — the girls never arrive late, but the boys do
2) [después de prep] thema ellos: dáselo a ellos — give it to them
3) [en comparaciones]4) [como posesivo]él, ella* * *ellas pronombre personal plurala) ( como sujeto) theyfueron ellas — it was them, it was they (frml)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) themllegué antes que ellos — I arrived before them o before they did
es tan alto como ellos — he's as tall as them o as they are
con/contra/para ellos/ellas — with/against/for them
son de ellas/de ellos — they're theirs, they belong to them
* * *= theyEx. They all permit coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.* * *ellas pronombre personal plurala) ( como sujeto) theyfueron ellas — it was them, it was they (frml)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) themllegué antes que ellos — I arrived before them o before they did
es tan alto como ellos — he's as tall as them o as they are
con/contra/para ellos/ellas — with/against/for them
son de ellas/de ellos — they're theirs, they belong to them
* * *= theyEx: They all permit coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.
* * *1 (como sujeto) they¿quién lo va a hacer? — ellos who's going to do it? — they are¿y ellas que hacen aquí? what are they doing here?lo hicieron ellos mismos they did it themselvesfueron ellas it was them, it was they ( frml)2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) them; (referido a cosas) themllegamos antes que ellas we arrived before them o before they didno eres tan alto como ellos you aren't as tall as them o as they are¿se lo dio a ellos? did he give it to them?con/contra/para ellas with/against/for themson de ellas/de ellos they're theirs, they belong to them* * *
ellos,◊ ellas pron pers pl
fueron ellas it was them
◊ llegué antes que ellos I arrived before them o before they did;
con/para ellos/ellas with/for them;
son de ellos they're theirs, they belong to them
ellos pron pers mpl
1 (sujeto) they
2 (complemento) them
3 (posesivo) de ellos, theirs ➣ él, ella
' ellos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- antesala
- barrera
- cada
- consigo
- cuñada
- cuñado
- deuda
- distanciamiento
- dos
- ellas
- encargar
- entendimiento
- hermano
- inolvidable
- les
- piedad
- pique
- por
- relación
- revolotear
- sentarse
- sí
- sin
- sobrino
- su
- suya
- suyo
- temporada
- traerse
- trato
- una
- uno
- abismo
- acercamiento
- aire
- atenerse
- compromiso
- dirección
- enemistado
- entre
- existir
- interceder
- los
- quedar
- se
English:
alienate
- barrier
- beat
- behind
- bid
- cast
- chance
- class
- delay
- fact
- fight out
- gap
- hatred
- intervene
- midst
- nationality
- number
- of
- opposed
- relation
- self-conscious
- something
- tactfully
- their
- theirs
- them
- themselves
- they
- unfair
- world
- after
- arrange
- but
- fancy
- further
- give
- go
- hear
- intently
- loom
- quite
- sake
- self
- toward
- with
- worth
* * *ellos, ellas pron personal1. [sujeto] they;ellos no saben nada they don't know anything;¿quién lo dijo? – ellos who said so? – they did o them;nosotros estamos invitados, ellos no we're invited, but they're not o but not them;ellas mismas lo organizaron todo they organized it (all by) themselves;hemos aprobado – ellos también we passed – so did they;algunos de ellos some of them;todos ellos all of them2. [predicado] they;son ellos, abre la puerta it's them, open the door;los invitados son ellos they are the guests3. [complemento con preposición o conjunción] them;de ellos theirs;esta casa es de ellos this house is theirs;me fui después que ellos I left after they did o after them;me voy al bar con ellas I'm going to the bar with them;díselo a ellos tell it to them, tell THEM;este regalo es para ellos this present is for them;excepto/incluso ellos except/including them;por ellos, no hay problema there's no problem as far as they're concerned* * *pron sujeto they; complemento them;de ellos their;es de ellos it’s theirs* * *1) : they, them2)de ellos, de ellas : theirs* * *ellos pron1. (sujeto) they2. (después del verbo ser, con proposiciones, en comparaciones) them -
9 la
art.the.pron.her, it.f.la.m.A (Music).* * *la1 the\la de the amount of, the number of■ ¡la de coches que había! the number of cars there were!————————la1 MÚSICA la, lah, A————————la* * *1. art. 2. pron.1) her, it2) the one* * *IART DEF1) [con sustantivos] the2)la de: mi casa y la de usted — my house and yours
y la de todos los demás — and everybody else's, and that of everybody else
¡la de goles que marcó! — what a lot of goals he scored!
el II¡la de veces que se equivoca! — how often he's wrong!
PRON PERS [refiriéndose a ella] her; [refiriéndose a usted] you; [refiriéndose a una cosa, un animal] itlo, laísmo IIISM (Mús) la, A* * *Iarticulo: ver elIIpronombre personala) ( referido - a ella) her; (- a usted) you; (- a cosa) it¿la atienden? — can I help you?
b) (impers) you, one (frml)IIIla bemol/sostenido — A flat/sharp
en la mayor/menor — in A major/minor
* * *= the, yeEx. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* * *Iarticulo: ver elIIpronombre personala) ( referido - a ella) her; (- a usted) you; (- a cosa) it¿la atienden? — can I help you?
b) (impers) you, one (frml)IIIla bemol/sostenido — A flat/sharp
en la mayor/menor — in A major/minor
* * *LA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido)Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK), LA, and the American Library Association.
= the, yeEx: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* * *la1la2la conozco del colegio I know her from school¿la atienden, señora? are you being served, Madam?la comí yo I ate ita Susana la veo a menudo I see Susana oftena usted no la llamé I didn't call youdame la carta que yo se la llevo give me the letter, I'll take it to himla3la bemol/sostenido A flat/sharpen la mayor/menor in A major/minor* * *
la art
■ pron pers
(— a usted) you;
(— a cosa) it;
¿la atienden? can I help you?;
yo se la llevo I'll take it to him
■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) A;
( en solfeo) la
la 1 art def f
1 the
la camisa, the shirt
2 (cuando el nombre está elidido) la de Juan, Juan's
la del ramo de rosas, the one with a bouquet of roses
la que estaba bailando, the one who was dancing ➣ el
la 2 pron pers f (objeto directo)
1 (persona) her: me la encontré, I met her
2 (usted) you: la recogeré a las tres, madre, I'll fetch you at three o'clock, mother
3 (cosa) it: la encontré, I found it ➣ le
la 3 m Mús (de solfa) la
(de escala diatónica) A
la bemol, A flat
la sostenido, A sharp
'la' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a.m.
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonarse
- abarcar
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- ablandar
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abono
- abordar
- aborregar
- abortar
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abotonar
- abrir
- abreviar
- absolución
- abstraerse
- abuela
- abundancia
- abusar
- acabar
- academia
- acaparar
- acariciar
- acartonarse
- acaso
- accidental
- acentuar
- acentuarse
- acertar
- acertante
- achacar
- achicharrarse
- achuchar
- acierto
- acoger
- acogerse
English:
A
- a.m.
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abide
- ability
- above
- abrupt
- abscess
- absent
- abuse
- academy
- accidental
- acclaim
- accomplished
- according
- account
- accuracy
- accuse
- accused
- accustom
- ache
- achievement
- aching
- acknowledge
- acoustic
- acquit
- across
- act
- act on
- act up
- action
- action replay
- active
- actual
- actually
- add in
- adjourn
- adjust
- administer
- administration
- admittedly
- adrift
- advance
- advancement
- advantage
- advertise
- advocate
- aerial
* * *la1 nm[nota musical] A; [en solfeo] la, lah; ver también do1la2♦ artver el♦ pronver lo1* * *la1I art thela que está embarazada the one who is pregnant;la más grande the biggest (one);dame la roja give me the red onela2 m MÚS A;la bemol A flat* * *la pron1) : her, itllámala hoy: call her todaysacó la botella y la abrió: he took out the bottle and opened itno la vi a usted, Señora Díaz: I didn't see you, Mrs. Díaz3) : the onemi casa y la de la puerta roja: my house and the one with the red door4)la que : the one whola art el* * *la1 det1. (en general) the¿la grande o la pequeña? the big one or the small one?3. (chica) the girl¿te gusta la música? do you like music?¿has visto a la Srta. Torres? have you seen Miss Torres?A veces, donde el español usa la, el inglés prefiere un adjetivo posesivola2 pron1. (ella) her2. (cosa) it3. (usted) you -
10 lo
art.the.pron.it.* * *lo1 the1 (objeto directo - él) him; (- usted) you2 (objeto directo - cosa, animal) it■ ¿lo has probado? have you tried it?\con lo cual solo cual whichlo que what* * *1. art.1) the2) how2. pron.1) him, it2) you•- lo que* * *IART DEF1) [con adjetivos]a)lo difícil es que... — the difficult thing is that...
es de lo más divertido — it's so o really funny
lo mejor/peor de la película — the best/worst thing about the film
b) [referido a un estilo]viste a lo americano — he dresses in the American style, he dresses like an American
c) [con valor enfático]2)• lo de, lo de ayer — what happened yesterday
olvida lo de ayer — forget what happened yesterday, forget about yesterday
fui (a) lo de Pablo — Cono Sur (=a casa de) I went to Pablo's place
3)•
lo que —a) [relativo] whatlo que digo es... — what I say is...
¡sí hombre, lo que (yo) he dicho! — yes, just like I said!
toma lo que quieras — take what o whatever you want
todo lo que puedas — as much as o whatever you can
empezó a tocar, lo que le fastidió — she began to play, which annoyed him, to his annoyance, she began to play
lo que es eso... — as for that...
•
cuesta más de lo que crees — it costs more than you think•
lo que pasa es que... — the thing is...b) [con valor intensificador]¡lo que has tardado! — how long you've taken!, you've taken so long!
¡lo que sufre un hombre honrado! — what o the things an honourable man has to suffer!
¡lo que cuesta vivir! — the cost of living is so high!
c)• a lo que — LAm [en cuanto] as soon as
d)II• en lo que... — whilst...
PRON PERS1) [refiriéndose a él] him¿lo habéis invitado? — have you invited him?
2) [refiriéndose a usted] you3) [refiriéndose a una cosa, un animal] it¿el té lo tomas con leche? — do you take milk in your tea?
¿te acuerdas de lo bien que lo pasamos? — do you remember what a good time we had?
¡con lo mal que lo pasamos! — we had such an awful time!
4) [referido a un estado, cualidad]-¿estás cansado? -sí, lo estoy — "are you tired?" - "yes, I am"
* * *I1)lo interesante del caso es que... — the interesting thing about the case is that...
¿estoy en lo cierto? — am I right?
¿sabes lo de Pablo? — have you heard about Pablo?
voy a lo de Eva — (RPl) I'm going to Eva's house
lo que es por mí or en lo que a mí respecta... — (fam) as far as I'm concerned (colloq)
lo cual or que fue desmentido por el Gobierno — which was denied by the Government
3) ( con valor ponderativo)II¿ves lo mal que habla? — you see how badly he speaks?
pronombre personal1)a) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you; (- a cosa, etc) it¿lo conoces? — do you know him?
lo encuentro muy bien, señor Lara — you're looking very well, Mr Lara
b) (impers)2) (conser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am; si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy — if she can, so can I
* * *= itEx. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.* * *I1)lo interesante del caso es que... — the interesting thing about the case is that...
¿estoy en lo cierto? — am I right?
¿sabes lo de Pablo? — have you heard about Pablo?
voy a lo de Eva — (RPl) I'm going to Eva's house
lo que es por mí or en lo que a mí respecta... — (fam) as far as I'm concerned (colloq)
lo cual or que fue desmentido por el Gobierno — which was denied by the Government
3) ( con valor ponderativo)II¿ves lo mal que habla? — you see how badly he speaks?
pronombre personal1)a) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you; (- a cosa, etc) it¿lo conoces? — do you know him?
lo encuentro muy bien, señor Lara — you're looking very well, Mr Lara
b) (impers)2) (conser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am; si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy — if she can, so can I
* * *= itEx: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
* * *lo1Aprefiero lo dulce I prefer sweet thingslo difícil es más interesante difficult things are more interestingdejemos lo difícil para mañana let's leave the difficult part until tomorrowlo interesante del caso es que … the interesting thing about the case is that …¿estoy en lo correcto? am I right?desde lo alto de la sierra from high up in the mountainstrata de ser lo más objetivo posible try to be as objective as possiblelo expresado por mi colega what my colleague saidque cada cual se ocupe de lo suyo everyone should take care of their own thingsse ha enterado de lo nuestro she's found out about uslo de la enfermedad de su madre es puro cuento this business o story about his mother being ill is complete fictionlo de Rafael fue realmente trágico what happened to Rafael was really tragiclo de María es muy triste it's very sad about Maríavoy a lo de Cristina ( RPl); I'm going to Cristina's, I'm going to Cristina's house o ( colloq) placeB(con oraciones de relativo): no entiendo lo que dices I don't understand what you're sayinghaz lo que creas oportuno do as you see fit, do what you think fitlo que más me gustó fue la música what I liked most was the musiclo que es por mí, que se muera ( fam); for all I care o as far as I'm concerned, he can drop dead ( colloq)( fam): en lo que se refiere a la televisión … as far as television is concerned …lo cual or lo que fue desmentido por el Gobierno which was denied by the GovernmentC(con valor ponderativo): ¡lo que debe haber sufrido! how she must have suffered!¿no te das cuenta de lo ridículo que es? don't you realize how ridiculous it is?¡no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! you can't imagine what it was like!¿has visto lo mal que habla? you see how badly he speaks?¡lo que es tener la conciencia tranquila! it's wonderful o what it is to have a clear conscience!pobre abuelo, con lo enfermo que está … poor grandpa, he's so ill …nosotros estábamos aquí lo más tranquilos ( fam); we were just sitting here as quiet as you like ( colloq)lo2Alo presentó como su novio she introduced him as her boyfriendlo encuentro muy bien, señor Calvo you're looking very well, Mr Calvoléelo en voz alta read it alouda él no lo pienso invitar I don't intend inviting himyo a usted lo respeto mucho I have great respect for youel pollo lo voy a hacer con arroz I'm going to cook the chicken with rice2 ( impers):duele que a uno lo traten así it hurts when people treat you like thatB (con:ser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I amsi ella es capaz de hacerlo yo también lo soy if she can do it, so can Ino será estúpido, pero lo parece he may not be stupid but he certainly acts like it¿hay algo que hacer? — sí, lo hay, y mucho is there anything needs doing? — yes, there is, plenty* * *
lo art
1:
lo interesante del caso es … the interesting thing about the case is …;
¿estoy en lo cierto? am I right?;
en lo alto de la sierra high up in the mountains;
ser lo más objetivo posible to be as objective as possible;
me dijo lo de siempre he came out with the same old story;
se ha enterado de lo nuestro/de lo de Pablo she's found out about us/about Pablo;
voy a lo de Eva (RPl) I'm going to Eva's (place)
2a)
lo cual fue desmentido por el gobierno which was denied by the Governmentb)
no entiendo lo que dices I don't understand what you're saying;
pide lo que quieras ask for whatever you want;
límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea clean it with a cloth or whatever;
¡lo que debe haber sufrido! how she must have suffered!;
¡no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! you can't imagine what it was like!;
¡lo que es saber idiomas! it sure is something (AmE) o (BrE) what it is to be able speak languages
■ pron pers
1
(— a usted) you;
(— a cosa, etc) it;◊ ¿lo conozco? do I know you?;
lo compré hoy I bought it today;
ya lo sé I knowb) ( impers):
2 ( con◊ estar, ser): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am;
si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy if she can, so can I
lo 1 art det neut the
lo mío, mine
lo nuestro, ours
lo otro, the other thing
lo peor, the worst (thing)
lo 2 pron pers m & neut
1 (objeto) it: no lo compliques, don't complicate it
(no se traduce) díselo, tell her
no lo sé, I don't know ➣ le 2 lo cual..., which... 3 lo de..., the business of...: no me dijo lo de su divorcio, he didn't tell me about his divorce 4 lo que..., what...: pídeme lo que quieras, ask me for whatever you want
5 (persona) no lo humilles, don't humiliate him
'lo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogada
- abogado
- acabose
- acanallar
- acariciar
- acaso
- aconsejar
- acreditar
- adelantarse
- agarrar
- agradecer
- alargarse
- alta
- alto
- amarre
- amortizar
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- animosidad
- antes
- anticiparse
- apenas
- aprovecharse
- arramblar
- arrastrar
- así
- aunque
- aviso
- bailar
- baja
- bajinis
- bajo
- bandeja
- bar
- bastante
- bendita
- bendito
- berrinche
- bestia
- bien
- bolsillo
- bombo
- buenamente
- caber
- cacarear
- cachaza
- cada
- caer
English:
abandon
- absent-mindedly
- abuse
- accident
- accidentally
- account
- account for
- accurate
- aching
- advise
- afraid
- again
- agreeable
- ahead
- all
- along
- aloud
- amok
- anticipate
- anticlimax
- anybody
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- apply
- arbitration
- as
- at
- atop
- bad
- bang up
- bare
- basic
- bat
- be-all and end-all
- beat down
- beautiful
- beauty
- because
- belief
- believe
- below
- bend
- benefit
- besides
- best
- better
- between
- beyond
- bite
* * *(complemento directo)1. [a él, a ella] him, f her;pl them;lo conocí en una fiesta I met him at a party;la han despedido she's been sacked, they've sacked her;¡si lo insultan a uno, habrá que contestar! if people insult you, you have to answer back!2. [a usted] you;¿la acerco a algún sitio? can I give you a Br lift o US ride anywhere?3. [ello, esa cosa] it;pl them;no lo he visto I haven't seen it;esta pared hay que pintarla this wall needs paintinglo2♦ pron personal1. (neutro & predicado) it;lo pensaré I'll think about it;no lo sé I don't know;me gusta – ¡ya lo veo! I like it – I can see that!;su hermana es muy guapa pero él no lo es his sister is very good-looking, but he isn't;¿estás cansado? – sí que lo estoy are you tired? – yes, I am;es muy bueno aunque no lo parezca it's very good, even if it doesn't look itcompré este vestido en lo de Vicky I bought this dress at Vicky's (shop)♦ art(neutro)1. (antes de adjetivo, frase sustantiva o pronombre)lo antiguo me gusta más que lo moderno I like old things better than modern things;te olvidas de lo principal you're forgetting the most important thing;lo interesante viene ahora now comes the interesting bit o part;lo mejor/peor es que… the best/worst part is (that)…;quiere lo mejor para sus hijos she wants the best for her children;¿y lo de la fiesta? what about the party, then?;siento lo de ayer I'm sorry about yesterday;lo de abrir una tienda no me parece mala idea opening a shop doesn't seem at all a bad idea to me;lo de la huelga sigue sin resolverse that strike business still hasn't been resolved;lo mío son los toros [lo que me va] bullfighting's my thing, I'm a big bullfighting fan;el ajedrez no es lo mío [mi punto fuerte] chess isn't really my thing o game, I'm not very good at chess2. (con valor enfático)¡mira que no gustarle el queso, con lo bueno que está! how can she say she doesn't like cheese when it's so good?;no me quiere ayudar, ¡con todo lo que yo he hecho por ella! she doesn't want to help me – and after all I've done for her!;no te imaginas lo grande que era you can't imagine how big it was;¡lo que me pude reír con sus chistes! I did laugh o I really laughed at his jokes!3. (con frases de relativo)lo cual which;no quiso participar, lo cual no es de extrañar she didn't want to take part, which is hardly surprising;acepté lo que me ofrecieron I accepted what they offered me;gano menos de lo que te imaginas I earn less than you think;lo que ocurre es que… the thing is (that)…;puedes tomar lo que te apetezca you can have whatever you want;en lo que respecta a… as far as… is concerned, with regard to…♦ a lo que loc conjAndes, RP [en cuanto] as soon as;a lo que lo vio, salió corriendo she ran away as soon as she saw him* * *loI art sg the;lo bueno the good thing;no sabes lo difícil que es you don’t know how difficult it islo sé I knowIII pron rel sg:lo que what;lo cual which* * *lo pron1) : him, itlo vi ayer: I saw him yesterdaylo entiendo: I understand itno lo creo: I don't believe so2) (formal, masculine) : youdisculpe, señor, no lo oí: excuse me sir, I didn't hear you3)lo que : what, that whicheso es lo que más le gusta: that's what he likes the mostlo art1) : thelo mejor: the best, the best thing2) : howsé lo bueno que eres: I know how good you are* * *lo1 det (en general) the... thinglo2 pron1. (él) him2. (usted) you3. (cosa) it -
11 los
art.the.pron.them.* * *1 the1 (objeto directo) them; (ustedes) you■ a ustedes dos no los quiero volver a ver I don't want to see you two again Table 1 NOTA See also lo, el/Table 1* * *pron.1) them2) you•- los que* * *Ilos, -lasART DEF MPL / FPL the el IIlos, -lasIIIPRON PERS [refiriéndose a ellos, ellas] them; [refiriéndose a ustedes] youles dije a los niños que los subiría al parque — I told the children that I would take them to the park
no te los lleves, que aún no los he leído — don't take them away, I haven't read them yet
señoras, yo las guiaré hasta la salida — ladies, I'll show you the way out
¿los hay? — are there any?
* * *I IIlas pronombre personal1) (referido - a ellos, ellas, cosas, etc) them; (- a ustedes) you¿las atienden? — can I help you?
2) (con el verbohaber): las hay de muchos tamaños they come in many different sizes; también los hay de chocolate — we have chocolate ones too
* * *= the, yeEx. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* * *I IIlas pronombre personal1) (referido - a ellos, ellas, cosas, etc) them; (- a ustedes) you¿las atienden? — can I help you?
2) (con el verbohaber): las hay de muchos tamaños they come in many different sizes; también los hay de chocolate — we have chocolate ones too
* * *= the, yeEx: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* * *A (referido — a ellos, ellas, cosas, etc) them; (— a ustedes) youles prometí que los llevaría al circo I promised (them) I'd take them to the circusno te lleves esos discos, todavía no los he escuchado don't take those records away, I haven't listened to them yeta mis primas hace años que no las veo I haven't seen my cousins in years, it's been years since I saw my cousinsestos cachivaches los voy a tirar a la basura I'm going to throw this junk in the dustbin¿las atienden, señoras? are you being served, ladies?haber): las hay de muchos tamaños they come in many different sizestambién los hay de chocolate we have chocolate ones toolos hay en todas las ciudades del mundo you find them in every city in the world* * *
los,◊ las art;
ver el
■ pron pers
1 ( referido — a ellos, ellas, cosas, etc) them;
(— a ustedes) you;◊ ¿las atienden? can I help you?
2 ( con el verbo◊ haber): las hay de muchos tamaños they come in many different sizes;
también los hay de chocolate we have chocolate ones too
los 1
I art def mpl
1 the
los perros, the dogs
2 (no se traduce) los mamíferos, mammals
3 (se traduce por un posesivo) apretaba los puños, he was clenching his fists ➣ el, las y lo
4 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) los que están ahí sentados, (personas) those who are sitting there
(objetos) los que cuelgan de la pared, the ones hanging on the wall
tira los que menos te gusten, throw out the ones you like least
los míos/suyos son azules, mine/yours are blue ➣ les
los 2 pron pers mpl (personas, cosas) them: ¿los llevaste a casa?, did you take them home?
' los' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonar
- abarcar
- abaratarse
- abatir
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abonarse
- abordar
- abrazar
- abrazarse
- abrigo
- abrochar
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
- abusón
- abusona
- acarrear
- achantarse
- achatamiento
- acolchar
- acontecer
- acordar
- acribillar
- acumularse
- acusar
- acusarse
- adelgazar
- adherencia
- adicción
- afectada I
- afectado
- aficionada
- aficionado
- aglomerarse
- agujetas
- aire
- al
- alcance
- alcanzar
- alertar
- alisarse
- allá
- alma
- alpina
- alpino
- alrededor
- alzarse
- amante
English:
AA
- abortion
- above
- abuse
- access
- accident-prone
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accordance
- accused
- add
- add up to
- adjust
- administrative
- advice
- aged
- ago
- airport
- alive
- all
- allergy
- alliance
- alone
- aloud
- Alps
- also
- always
- ambulatory
- ambush
- amid
- ammunition
- analog
- analogue
- antihistamine
- antipathy
- antisexist
- antsy
- apart
- appal
- appall
- appetizer
- April Fools' Day
- Arabian
- arcane
- archives
- arms control
- arrange
- arrangement
- arrears
* * *♦ artver el♦ pronver lo1* * *mplI art thellévate los que quieras take whichever ones you want;los de … those of …;los de Juan Juan’s;los que juegan the ones o those that are playing* * *1) : themhice galletas y se las di a los nuevos vecinos: I made cookies and gave them to the new neighbors2) : youvoy a llevarlos a los dos: I am going to take both of you3)los que, las que : those, who, the oneslos que van a cantar deben venir temprano: those who are singing must come earlylos hay en varios colores: they come in various colorslos el* * *los1 det1. (en general) the2. (cuando sustituye un nombre) one¿cuáles te gustan? los azules which ones do you like? the blue oneslos2 pron1. (ellos) them2. (ustedes) you -
12 nos
pron.1 us.le gustaría vernos she'd like to see usnos atracaron en plena calle we were attacked in the middle of the street2 (to) us.nos lo dio he gave it to usnos tiene miedo he's afraid of us3 ourselves.nos vestimos we get dressednos pusimos los abrigos y salimos we put our coats on and leftse nos olvidó we forgot4 each other.nos enamoramos we fell in love (with each other)nos concedimos una segunda oportunidad we gave ourselves a second chancem.pl.negatives.* * *1 (complemento) us2 (uso reflexivo) ourselves3 (uso recíproco) each other* * *pron.1) us2) ourselves3) to us, for us, from us4) each other* * *PRON PERS PL1) [directo] us2) [indirecto] usnos lo compró — [de nosotros] he bought it from us; [para nosotros] he bought it for us
3) [reflexivo] ourselves4) [mutuo] each other* * *pronombre personala) (como complemento directo, indirecto) us¿nos explicas cómo se hace? — can you tell us o explain to us how it's done?
nos lo quitó — she took it off us o away from us
b) (refl) ourselvesnos vamos a hacer socios del club — we're going to become members of o join the club
c) (recípr)* * *----* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid, God forbid.* nos gusten o no = like them or not.* nos guste o no = like it or not.* * *pronombre personala) (como complemento directo, indirecto) us¿nos explicas cómo se hace? — can you tell us o explain to us how it's done?
nos lo quitó — she took it off us o away from us
b) (refl) ourselvesnos vamos a hacer socios del club — we're going to become members of o join the club
c) (recípr)* * ** ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid, God forbid.* nos gusten o no = like them or not.* nos guste o no = like it or not.* * *A1 (como complemento directo, indirecto) usnos ayudaron mucho they helped us a lotescúchanos listen to usnos han robado el coche our car's been stolen, we've had our car stolen¿nos explicas cómo se hace? can you tell us o explain (to us) how it's done?nos lo trajeron ayer they brought it yesterdaynos lo quitó she took it off us o away from usa nosotros no nos dijo nada she didn't say anything to usa Pablo y a mí nos trató muy bien he treated Pablo and me very wellse nos quedó el coche a mitad de camino our car broke down halfway thereque no se nos vaya a echar atrás ahora I hope she isn't going to back out on us nowel día del picnic nos llovió/hizo mal tiempo on the day of the picnic it rained (on us)/the weather was bad o we had bad weather2 ( refl) ourselvesnos hicimos daño we hurt ourselvessentémonos let's sit downnos vamos a hacer socios del club we're going to become members of o join the club3 ( recípr):ella y yo nos conocemos desde hace años she and I have known each other for yearsB (como sujeto) ( arc); wenos, los representantes del pueblo we, the representatives of the people* * *
nos pron persa) (como complemento directo, indirecto) us;
escúchanos listen to us;
nos han robado el coche our car's been stolen
sentémonos let's sit downc) ( recípr):
nos pron pers
1 us: nos ayuda, she helps us
nos echó una bronca, he told us off
no nos lo dijo, he didn't tell us
2 (reflexivo) ourselves: no nos hemos portado bien, we haven't behaved ourselves
nos apuntamos al curso, we registered for the course
3 (recíproco) each other: nos conocemos desde hace tiempo, we have known each other for a long time
' nos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- abonarse
- abrigo
- acabarse
- accidente
- achantar
- achuchar
- acoger
- acontecer
- actual
- afectar
- ahorrar
- alentador
- alentadora
- alertar
- andanzas
- año
- anonadada
- anonadado
- antojarse
- apartarse
- asesinar
- aterrizar
- atracón
- auspiciar
- aviso
- bailar
- baño
- boca
- brear
- brete
- brillantez
- buena
- bueno
- caber
- cada
- calendario
- calor
- cámping
- cantero
- canto
- cara
- caro
- casarse
- cercado
- charla
- cielo
- clavar
- comistrajo
- cómo
English:
accustom
- acquaint
- actual
- afford
- appreciate
- arms race
- army
- assemble
- asset
- avail
- await
- beat
- beat down
- bid
- buckle up
- bumpy
- call
- catch up
- clear
- climbing
- compel
- cook
- creepy
- daily
- dark
- delay
- dilemma
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do for
- dour
- down
- edge
- embarrassment
- favor
- favour
- fifty
- finalize
- find out
- first
- fog
- folding
- footpath
- forbidding
- freeze
- furnish
- galvanize
- gazump
- get
- go through
* * *nos pron personal1. (complemento directo) us;le gustaría vernos she'd like to see us;nos atracaron en plena calle we were attacked in the middle of the street;nos aprobaron a todos we all passed, they passed us all2. (complemento indirecto) (to) us;nos lo dio he gave it to us, he gave us it;nos tiene miedo he's afraid of us;[es para nosotros] she bought it for us;nos extrajeron sangre they took some of our blood;nos han quitado una maleta they've stolen one of our suitcases;nos hicieron quitarnos la ropa they made us take off our clothes;nos pegaron un empujón someone pushed us, we were pushed;se nos olvidó we forgot;nos será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to us3. (reflexivo) ourselves;nos servimos un whisky we poured ourselves a whisky;nos vestimos we get dressed;nos hacíamos llamar “los cinco magníficos” we called ourselves “the magnificent five”;nos pusimos los abrigos y salimos we put our coats on and left;nos acostamos en la cama we lay down on the bed4. (recíproco) each other;nos enamoramos we fell in love (with each other);nos concedimos una segunda oportunidad we gave ourselves a second chancenos lo comimos todo we ate the whole lot;no te nos eches a llorar ahora don't start crying on us now;Famtú descuida, que nosotros sabemos lo que nos hacemos don't you worry, we know what we're doing here7. [plural mayestático] we;nos estamos de acuerdo we agree* * *nos dio el dinero he gave us the money, he gave the money to usII reflexivo ourselves* * *nos pron1) : usnos enviaron a la frontera: they sent us to the border2) : ourselvesnos divertimos muchísimo: we enjoyed ourselves a great deal3) : each other, one anothernos vimos desde lejos: we saw each other from far away4) : to us, for us, from usnos lo dio: he gave it to usnos lo compraron: they bought it from us* * *nos pron1. (complemento) usnos llamó, pero no le hicimos caso he called us, but we ignored him2. (reflexivo) ourselves3. (uso recíproco) each other / one another -
13 nosotros
pron.1 we.2 us, ourselves.* * *1 (sujeto) we■ ¿quién viene? --¡nosotros! who's coming? --we are!2 (complemento) us■ con nosotros,-as with us* * *= nosotras, pron.1) we2) us•- nosotras mismas* * *nosotros, -asPRON PERS PL1) [sujeto] we2) [tras prep y conj] us* * *- tras pronombre personal plurala) we¿quién lo trajo? - nosotros — who brought it? - we did
ábrenos, somos nosotras — open the door, it's us
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) usviven mejor que nosotros — they live better than we do o better than us
antes/después que nosotros — before/after us
* * *= we.Ex. It is clear that we can no longer discuss the catalog independently of technology's impact on it.----* a nosotros = us.* a todos nosotros = us all.* con nosotros = with us.* de nosotros = ours.* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.* entre nosotros = with us, between ourselves.* entre tú y yo = between you and me.* más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.* nosotras = we.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* nosotros mismos = ourselves.* nosotros también = same here.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* todos nosotros = all of us.* * *- tras pronombre personal plurala) we¿quién lo trajo? - nosotros — who brought it? - we did
ábrenos, somos nosotras — open the door, it's us
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) usviven mejor que nosotros — they live better than we do o better than us
antes/después que nosotros — before/after us
* * *= we.Ex: It is clear that we can no longer discuss the catalog independently of technology's impact on it.
* a nosotros = us.* a todos nosotros = us all.* con nosotros = with us.* de nosotros = ours.* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.* entre nosotros = with us, between ourselves.* entre tú y yo = between you and me.* más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.* nosotras = we.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* nosotros mismos = ourselves.* nosotros también = same here.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* todos nosotros = all of us.* * *1 (como sujeto) we¿quién lo trajo? — nosotros who brought it? — we didábrenos, somos nosotras open the door, it's usnosotros tres no sabíamos none of us (three) knew, the three of us didn't knowAlicia, nosotros dos podemos ir con Carmen Alicia, you and I can go with Carmennosotros mismos lo arreglamos we fixed it ourselves2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) usviven mejor que nosotros they live better than we do o better than usterminaron antes que nosotras they finished before uspara/contra/con nosotros for/against/with us* * *
nosotros◊ - tras pron pers pla) we;◊ ¿quién lo trajo? — nosotros who brought it? — we did;
ábrenos, somos nosotras open the door, it's us;
nosotros mismos lo arreglamos we fixed it ourselvesb) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) us;◊ antes/después que nosotros before/after us;
ven con nosotros come with us
nosotros,-as pron pers pl
1 (como sujeto) we: nosotros somos simpáticos, we are nice
2 (como complemento) us: no depende de nosotras, it's not up to us
ven con nosotras, come with us
♦ Locuciones: entre nosotros, between us
por nosotros/-as mismos/-as, by ourselves
' nosotros' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoquinar
- afecta
- afecto
- azuzar
- bálsamo
- cañón
- chula
- chulo
- delante
- depender
- descontada
- descontado
- escopetazo
- extensa
- extensiva
- extensivo
- extenso
- hasta
- impertinente
- marchar
- mucha
- mucho
- ninguna
- ninguno
- nosotras
- paripé
- patata
- pelagatos
- pérdida
- química
- quite
- rollo
- satisfacción
- sintonía
- sola
- solidarizarse
- solo
- tanta
- tanto
- total
- trabajar
- última
- último
- vivir
- alguno
- campante
- el
- espalda
- luego
- más
English:
accustom
- all
- amenable
- between
- both
- clever
- come along
- delay
- every
- gain
- let
- live up to
- midst
- most
- none
- one
- ourselves
- potshot
- risk
- toast
- us
- we
- with
- along
- alternatively
- blow
- care
- direct
- doing
- few
- for
- go
- half
- know
- our
- stay
- strictly
- would
* * *nosotros, -as pron personal1. (sujeto) we;nosotros somos los mejores we're the best;¿quién va primero? – nosotros who's first? – we are;nosotros los americanos we Americans;ellos están invitados, nosotros no they're invited, but we're not o but not us;algunos de nosotros/todos nosotros pensamos que deberías ir some of us/all of us think you should go;nosotros mismos lo organizamos todo we organized it all ourselves;he aprobado – nosotros también I passed – so did we2. (predicado)somos nosotros it's us;sus hermanos somos nosotros we are her brothers3. (complemento con preposición o conjunción) us;juegan mejor que nosotros they play better than we do o than us;trabaja tanto como nosotros she works as hard as we do o as us;excepto/según nosotros apart from/according to us;nos lo dijo a nosotras she said it to us;vente a comer con nosotros come and eat with us;de nosotros [nuestro] ours;todo esto es de nosotros all this is ours;lo arreglaremos entre nosotros we'll sort it out among ourselves;entre nosotros [en confidencia] between you and me, just between the two of us;por nosotros no hay problema there's no problem as far as we're concerned* * *pron we; complemento us;ven con nosotras come with us;somos nosotras it’s us;esto queda entre nosotras this is just between us* * *1) : wenosotros llegamos ayer: we arrived yesterday2) : usven con nosotros: come with us3)nosotros mismos : ourselveslo arreglamos nosotros mismos: we fixed it ourselves* * *nosotros pron1. (sujeto) we2. (complemento, con preposiciones) us -
14 usted
intj.you there.pron.ustedes youcontesten ustedes a las preguntas please answer the questionsde usted/ustedes yoursme gustaría hablar con usted I'd like to talk to youhablar o tratar de usted a alguien = to address somebody as “usted”, i.e. formally* * *1 formal you\tratar a alguien de usted to use the polite form of address with somebody* * *pron.- ustedes* * *PRON PERS1) [en singular] you ( polite or formal address)- muchas gracias -a usted — "thank you very much" - "thank you"
hablar o llamar o tratar de usted a algn — to use the "usted" form with sb, address sb using the "usted" form
no me hables de usted, que no soy tan vieja — you needn't use the "usted" form with me - I'm not that old
2)pasen ustedes, por favor — please come in
a ver, niños ¿ustedes qué quieren para cenar? — esp LAm right, what do you children want for tea?
* * *pronombre personal [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]1)a) ( como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? - ¿usted? — who's going to do it? - you (are)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youcon/contra/para usted — with/against/for you
2) ( uno) you, one (frml)le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar — when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to say in reply
* * *= you, thou.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex. I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.Ex. The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.----* a usted = you.* a ustedes = you.* a usted mismo = thyself.* con usted = with you.* con ustedes = with you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* todos ustedes = you all.* ustedes = you.* * *pronombre personal [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]1)a) ( como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? - ¿usted? — who's going to do it? - you (are)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youcon/contra/para usted — with/against/for you
2) ( uno) you, one (frml)le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar — when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to say in reply
* * *= you, thou.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
Ex: The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.* a usted = you.* a ustedes = you.* a usted mismo = thyself.* con usted = with you.* con ustedes = with you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* todos ustedes = you all.* ustedes = you.* * *[Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]A1 (como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted who's going to do it? — you (are)¿es usted, Sr. Martínez? is that you, Mr Martínez?¡oiga, usted! hey, you!¿usted qué hace aquí? what are you doing here?lo que usted diga whatever you saytratar a algn de usted to address sb using the usted form¡usted se come la sopa, señorita! (you) eat your soup, young lady!2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youyo salí después que usted I left after you (did)no es tan alta como usted she isn't as tall as you¿se lo dieron a usted? did they give it to you?con/contra/para usted with/against/for youson de usted they're yoursle dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to answer* * *
usted pron pers [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar◊ tú form]
1 (como sujeto, en comparaciones, con preposición) you;◊ ¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted who's going to do it? — you (are);
tratar a algn de usted to address sb using the usted form;
muchas gracias — a usted thank you very much — thank you;
son de usted they're yours
2 ( uso impersonal) you, one (frml);◊ le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar when they say that you just don't know what to say in reply
usted, pl ustedes pron pers frml you: usted disculpe, ¿a qué hora sale el tren?, excuse me, what time does the train leave?
' usted' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amabilidad
- así
- consigo
- delante
- derecha
- derecho
- desear
- la
- le
- metálica
- metálico
- se
- servidor
- servidora
- sí
- su
- suya
- suyo
- ud.
- ustedes
- Vd.
- Vds.
- vos
- breve
- decir
- detener
- deuda
- dirigir
- gustar
- informado
- libertad
- lo
- particular
English:
after
- call
- chance
- do
- first
- fracture
- you
- yourself
- hold
- irrespective
- sincerely
- suggest
- take
* * *usted pron personal While the singular suggests formality in most countries, ustedes is the standard form of the second person plural in Latin America.1. [sujeto] you;ustedes you [plural];contesten ustedes a las preguntas please answer the questions;tendrá que hacerlo usted mismo you'll have to do it (all by) yourself;he aprobado y usted también I passed and so did you;como ustedes quieran as you wish;¿cómo se llama usted? what's your name?2. [predicado] you;ustedes you [plural];¿quién es usted? who are you?;los invitados son ustedes you're the guests3. [con preposición o conjunción] you;ustedes you [plural];esto es para usted this is for you;me gustaría hablar con usted I'd like to talk to you;trabaja tanto como usted she works as hard as you (do);de usted/ustedes [posesivo] yours;¿es de usted este paraguas? is this umbrella yours?;muchas gracias – (gracias) a usted thank you very much – (no,) thank YOU4. [vocativo]¡oiga, usted, se le ha caído esto! excuse me, you dropped this* * *pron you;tratar de usted address as ‘usted’;ustedes pl you;de usted/ustedes your;es de usted/ustedes it’s yours* * *usted pron1) (formal form of address in most countries; often written as Ud. or Vd.) : you* * *usted pron you -
15 vosotros
pron.1 you.2 you.* * *■ ¿cómo lo sabéis vosotros? how do you know?\de vosotros your, yours■ ¿estos libros son de vosotros? are these your books?* * *= vosotras, pron.* * *vosotros, -asPRON ( esp Esp)1) (sujeto) you (familiar form of address)2) (después de prep, en comparaciones) you¿no pedís nada para vosotros? — aren't you going to ask for anything for yourselves?
* * *- tras pronombre personal plural[Familiar form of address not normally used in Latin America or in certain parts of Spain, where ustedes is used instead]a) ( como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? - vosotros — who's going to do it? - you (are)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youmás/mejor que vosotros — more/better than you
con/contra/para vosotros — with/against/for you
* * *= you, ye.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex. I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.Ex. 'Haste ye back!' called Derek Law, in his best Scottish brogue.----* a vosotros = you.* con vosotros = with you.* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.* todos vosotros = you all.* vosotras = ye.* * *- tras pronombre personal plural[Familiar form of address not normally used in Latin America or in certain parts of Spain, where ustedes is used instead]a) ( como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? - vosotros — who's going to do it? - you (are)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youmás/mejor que vosotros — more/better than you
con/contra/para vosotros — with/against/for you
* * *= you, ye.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
Ex: 'Haste ye back!' called Derek Law, in his best Scottish brogue.* a vosotros = you.* con vosotros = with you.* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.* todos vosotros = you all.* vosotras = ye.* * *[This familiar form of address is not normally used in Latin America or in certain parts of Spain, where ustedes is used as the familiar as well as the polite form]1 (como sujeto) you¿quién lo va a hacer? — vosotros who's going to do it? — you (are)vosotros, niños ¡a la cama! time for bed, children!hacedlo or ( often in spoken language) hacerlo vosotras, yo estoy muy ocupado you do it, I'm very busylo podéis hacer vosotros mismos you can do it yourselves2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) youjugaron mejor que vosotros they played better than you (did)tienen tanto derecho como vosotras they have as much right as you (have)a vosotros os veré mañana I'll see you tomorrowcon/contra/para vosotros with/against/for you* * *
vosotros◊ - tras pron pers pl Familiar form of address not normally used in Latin America or in certain parts of Spain, where ustedes is used instead you;
¿quién lo va a hacer? — vosotros who's going to do it? — you (are);
lo podéis hacer vosotros mismos you can do it yourselves;
más que vosotros more than you;
para vosotros for you
vosotros,-as pron pers pl
1 (como sujeto) you
2 (complemento) you
con vosotros, with you
entre vosotros, among yourselves
' vosotros' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concernir
- dos
- mucha
- mucho
- pesar
- vosotras
- vuestro
English:
midst
- you
- yourself
- lot
- yourselves
* * *vosotros, -as pron personal Esp1. [sujeto] you [plural];vosotros bailáis muy bien you dance very well;¿quién va primero? – vosotros who's first? – you are;vosotros los americanos you Americans;nosotros estamos invitados, vosotros no we're invited, but you're not o but not you;algunos de vosotros/todos vosotros deberíais ir some of you/all of you ought to go;tendréis que hacerlo vosotros mismos you'll have to do it yourselves;hemos aprobado y vosotros también we passed and so did you2. [predicado] you [plural];¿sois vosotros? is it you?;los invitados sois vosotros you're the guests3. [complemento con preposición o conjunción] you [plural];os lo ha dicho a vosotros she said it to you;de vosotros [vuestro] yours;todo esto es de vosotros all this is yours;yo iré con vosotros I'll go with you;son más fuertes que vosotros they're stronger than you (are);arregladlo entre vosotros sort it out amongst yourselves;por vosotros me imagino que no habrá ningún problema I imagine there will be no problem as far as you're concerned;excepto/incluso vosotros except/including you4. [vocativo] you [plural];¡eh, vosotros, apartaos de ahí! hey, you (lot), get away from there!VOSOTROSIn Spain, there are two ways to express the second person plural: one implies familiarity with the audience ( vosotros) while the other indicates more courtesy (“ustedes”). Vosotros takes the verb in the second person plural, and “ustedes” the third person plural. This double option does not exist in Latin America, where the only form available is “ustedes”, except in the religious liturgy, where the vosotros is sometimes retained.* * *pron pers pl you* * *1) : you, yourselves2) : ye* * *vosotros pron you -
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pron.I.yo me llamo Luis I'm called Luis* * *yo1 I■ yo en tu lugar... if I were you...■ yo que tú... if I were you...1 the ego, the self* * *pron.1) I2) me* * *1. PRON PERS1) [sujeto] I¡y yo que confiaba en ti! — and to think that I trusted you!
-¿quién es? -soy yo — "who is it?" - "it's me"
-¿quién lo dijo? -yo no — "who said that?" - "not me"
2) [en comparaciones, después de prep] mees más delgada que yo — she is slimmer than me o than I am
2.SM(Psic)el yo — the self, the ego
* * *Ipronombre personala) ( como sujeto) I¿quién quería verme? - yo no — who wanted to see me? - not me o it wasn't me
¿quién quiere más? - yo! — who wants some more? - me! o I do!
fui yo el que llamó — it was me o (frml) I who called
¿quién, yo? — who?, me?
estoy cansada - yo también — I'm tired - so am I o me too
¿y yo qué? — what about me?
yo que tú/él — if I were you/him
b) (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) mecome más que yo — he eats more than me o more than I do
IIes tan alto como yo — he's as tall as me o as tall as I am
* * *= I, I for one.Nota: Utilizado por énfasis.Ex. Under 'American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex. And I for one would urge that more time be given to try to fashion the best possible code since the greatest costs lie ahead of us.----* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.* según yo = in my books.* yo mismo = myself.* yo también = same here, me too.* * *Ipronombre personala) ( como sujeto) I¿quién quería verme? - yo no — who wanted to see me? - not me o it wasn't me
¿quién quiere más? - yo! — who wants some more? - me! o I do!
fui yo el que llamó — it was me o (frml) I who called
¿quién, yo? — who?, me?
estoy cansada - yo también — I'm tired - so am I o me too
¿y yo qué? — what about me?
yo que tú/él — if I were you/him
b) (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) mecome más que yo — he eats more than me o more than I do
IIes tan alto como yo — he's as tall as me o as tall as I am
* * *= I, I for one.Nota: Utilizado por énfasis.Ex: Under 'American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: And I for one would urge that more time be given to try to fashion the best possible code since the greatest costs lie ahead of us.* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.* según yo = in my books.* yo mismo = myself.* yo también = same here, me too.* * *yo11 (como sujeto) I¿quién quería verme? — yo no who wanted to see me? — not me o it wasn't me¿quién quiere más helado? — ¡yo! who wants more ice cream? — me! o I do!¿quién es? — soy yo who is it? — it's mefui yo el que llamó it was me o ( frml) I who called¿y tú qué haces aquí? — ¿quién, yo? what are you doing here? — who, me?lo pinté yo misma I painted it myselfestoy cansada — yo también I'm tired — so am I o me too¿y yo qué? ¿no como? what about me? don't I get anything to eat?yo, Juan Gutiérrez, certifico que … ( frml); I, Juan Gutiérrez, hereby certify that …2 (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) mecome más que yo he eats more than me o more than I does tan alto como yo he's as tall as me o as tall as I amllegó después que yo she arrived after me o after I didse sentó entre Isabel y yo he sat between Isabel and melo preparamos entre Charo y yo Charo and I prepared it between ustodos excepto Juan y yo everyone except Juan and me o Juan and myselfCompuesto:masculine Confiteoryo2el yo the ego* * *
yo pron pers
¿quién quiere más? — ¡yo! who wants some more? — me! o I do!;
soy yo it's me;
¿quién, yo? who, me?;
yo misma myself;
estoy cansada — yo también I'm tired — so am I o me toob) (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) me;◊ come más que yo he eats more than me o more than I do;
llegó después que yo she arrived after me
yo pron pers I: ¿quién está ahí?, - soy yo, who is there?, - it's me
no hay nada entre Paco y yo, there's nothing between Paco and me
yo mismo, I myself
'yo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
advertir
- balde
- bastarse
- campante
- caso
- cierta
- cierto
- comida
- comido
- coña
- cotarro
- decir
- decirse
- distraerse
- doblarse
- doble
- encargarse
- encuadrar
- enterarse
- entre
- espalda
- estarse
- fregar
- frescura
- gasto
- gracia
- idea
- igual
- incluso
- inri
- intromisión
- limitarse
- mal
- misma
- mismo
- mu
- ninguna
- ninguno
- opinar
- palo
- pelearse
- poner
- que
- responder
- rozarse
- saber
- si
- sí
- también
- tampoco
English:
agree
- all
- also
- as
- averse
- bar
- behind
- best
- bet
- butt in
- care
- charge
- condition
- dead
- disapprove
- do
- either
- even
- far
- follow
- for
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- get in
- grind
- handle
- head
- I
- if
- imagine
- it
- know
- knowledge
- likewise
- look up to
- lucky
- man
- me
- mention
- much
- myself
- need
- neither
- nor
- on
- one
- opposed
- outfox
- place
- propose
* * *yo♦ pron personal1. (sujeto) I;yo me llamo Luis I'm called Luis, my name is Luis;¿quién dijo eso? – yo who said that? – I did o me;¡eh, usted! – ¿quién? ¿yo? hey, you! – who, me?;algunos hacen deporte, yo no some of them do sports, but I don't o but not me;yo mismo lo preparé todo I got it ready (all by) myself;he aprobado – yo también I passed – me too o so did I2. (predicado)soy yo it's me;el invitado soy yo I'm the guest3. (complemento con preposición o conjunción) me;es más alta que yo she's taller than me o than I am;se fueron antes/después que yo they left before/after me, they left before/after I did;excepto/incluso yo except/including me♦ nmPsiel yo the ego* * *yopron I;soy yo it’s me;yo que tú if I were you* * *yo nm: ego, selfyo pron1) : I2) : metodos menos yo: everyone except metan bajo como yo: as short as me3)soy yo : it is I, it's me* * *yo pron1. (sujeto) I2. (complemento, en comparaciones) me -
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pron.1 you. (peninsular Spanish)me gustaría veros I'd like to see you2 (to) you.os lo dio he gave it to youos tengo miedo I'm afraid of you3 yourselves.os vestís you get dressed4 each other.os enamorasteis you fell in love (with each other)m.1 OS.2 os.3 os.m.pl.plural of o, oes.* * *os1 (complemento directo) you2 (complemento indirecto) you3 (reflexivo) yourselves■ ¿ya os estáis vistiendo? are you getting dressed already?4 (recíproco) each other* * *pron.1) you, to you2) each other* * *IPRON PERS PL1) [directo] you2) [indirecto] youos lo compré — (=de vosotros) I bought it from you; (=para vosotros) I bought it for you
¿os han arreglado ya el ordenador? — have they fixed the computer for you yet?
3) [reflexivo] yourselves¿os habéis hecho daño? — did you hurt yourselves?
4) [mutuo] each otherII¿os conocéis? — have you met?, do you know each other?
EXCL shoo!* * *pronombre personal (Esp)a) (complemento directo, indirecto) youb) (refl) yourselvesc) (recípr)* * *pronombre personal (Esp)a) (complemento directo, indirecto) youb) (refl) yourselvesc) (recípr)* * *os( Esp)1 (como complemento directo, indirecto) youos veo mañana I'll see you tomorrowos lo he dicho mil veces I've told you a hundred timesos lo ha prometido she's promised it to you o she's promised you itos ha pintado la habitación he has painted your room for youos voy a quitar el balón I'm going to take the ball off you o away from you¿os resultó interesante? did you find it interesting?se os ha manchado la alfombra your carpet is stained2 ( refl) yourselvesno os engañéis don't kid yourselvessentaos or ( esp en leng hablado) sentaros un rato sit down for a while3 ( recípr):creía que vosotros dos os conocíais I thought you two knew each other* * *
os pron pers (Esp)
os lo prometió she promised it to you
c) ( recípr):
os pron pers pl & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (complemento directo) you: os llevo al aeropuerto, I'll take you to the airport
2 (complemento indirecto) you, to you: mi hermana os ha enviado un regalo, my sister has sent you a present
¿os llegó la postal?, did you receive the postcard?
3 (con verbo reflexivo) yourselves: os vais a hacer daño, you're going to hurt yourselves
4 (con verbo recíproco) each other: siempre os estáis fastidiando, you're always bothering each other
'os' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agradecer
- conjurarse
- desear
- dicha
- dicho
- divertirse
- emplazar
- igual
- incomodar
- proponer
- rezagarse
- risa
- rosca
English:
object
- you
- yourself
- duo
- embryo
- impresario
- Leo
- memo
- piano
- radio
- rodeo
- scenario
- Scorpio
- stereo
- your
- yourselves
* * *os pron personalEsp1. (complemento directo) you;me gustaría veros I'd like to see you;¿os atracaron en plena calle? were you mugged in the middle of the street?;al final os aprobarán a todos you'll all pass o they'll pass all of you in the end2. (complemento indirecto) (to) you;os lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it;os tengo miedo I'm afraid of you;[es para vosotros] she bought it for you;¿os han quitado el permiso? have they taken your licence away from you?;os estropearon el tocadiscos they broke your record player;os han pegado una paliza they've thrashed you;se os olvidará you'll forget (about it);os será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to you3. (reflexivo) yourselves;os vestís you get dressed;servíos una copa pour yourselves a drink;poneos los abrigos put your coats on;os podéis acostar en el sofá you can lie down on the sofa4. (recíproco) each other;os enamorasteis you fell in love (with each other);os estabais pegando you were hitting each other5. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]¿no os lo creéis? don't you believe it?;os lo comisteis todo you ate the whole lot;si se os echa a llorar no le hagáis caso don't take any notice if he starts crying (on you)6. [para formar verbos pronominales]¿os acordáis? do you remember?;poneos cómodos make yourselves comfortable* * *osos lo devolveré I’ll give you it back, I’ll give it back to you* * *os pron pl objective form of vosotros* * *os pron1. (complemento) you¿quién os ha invitado? who invited you?2. (reflexivo) yourselves¿os habéis hecho daño? have you hurt yourselves?3. (recíproco) each other / one another -
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m.1 opinion.cambiar de parecer to change one's mind2 appearance.v.1 to look like.parece un palacio it looks like a palaceparecía un sueño it was like a dreamElla parece un payaso She looks like a clown.2 to look, to seem.pareces cansado you look o seem tiredes alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?Ella parece cansada She seems tired.3 to seem to, to appear to.Ella parece creer lo contrario She seems to believe the opposite.Le parece sentir algo She seems to feel something.* * *1 (opinión) opinion, mind■ ¿has cambiado de parecer? have you changed your mind?1 to seem, look (like)■ parece fácil it seems easy, it looks easy2 (opinar) to think■ ¿qué te parece? what do you think?3 (Used only in the 3rd pers, it does not take a subject) (aparentar) to look as if1 to be alike, look like\a lo que parece apparentlyal parecer apparentlyparecer bien to seem rightparecer mal to seem wrong¡parece mentira! I can't believe it!según parece apparently* * *1. noun m.1) opinion, view2) appearance2. verb1) to seem2) look3) appear4) think•* * *1. SM1) (=opinión) opinion, viewa mi parecer — in my opinion o view
cambiar o mudar de parecer — to change one's mind
2) † (=aspecto)de buen parecer — good-looking, handsome
2. VI1) [uso copulativo]a) [por el aspecto] + adj to look; + sustantivo to look like¡pareces una reina! — you look like a queen!
parece una foca — * she's huge o enormous *
b) (=por el carácter, el comportamiento) to seem2) [uso impersonal] (=dar la impresión de) to seemtodo parecía indicar que estaba interesado — everything seemed to point towards him being interested
aunque no lo parezca — surprising though it may seem o más frm appear
así parece — so it seems o más frm appears
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al parecer, a lo que parece — apparently, seeminglyparece que va a llover — it looks as though o as if it's going to rain, it looks like rain
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según parece — apparently, seeminglyparece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturas — it seems o más frm appears (that) it's going to get warmer
parece ser que ha habido algún problema — it seems o más frm appears (that) there has been a problem
3) [indicando opinión]parecerle a algn: ¿qué os pareció la película? — what did you think of the film?
¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado? — don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?
te llamaré luego, si te parece bien — I'll phone you later, if that's all right with o by you
¡me parece muy mal! — I think it's shocking!
vamos a la piscina, ¿te parece? — what do you say we go to the swimming pool?, what about going to the swimming pool?
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parecer que, me parece que se está haciendo tarde — it's getting rather late, I think¿te parece que está bien no acudir a una cita? — do you think it's acceptable not to turn up for an appointment?
4) † (=aparecer) to appear; [objeto perdido] to turn up¡ya pareció aquello! — so that was it!
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *parecer11 = view.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
* a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambio de parecer = change of heart, change of mind.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de pareceres similares = like-minded.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.parecer22 = loom, seem, sound (like), sound + like, strike + Pronombre Personal, look, smack of, come off as.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.* o algo parecido = in the way of.* o eso parece = or so it seems.* parece como = appear + as though.* parece que... = it seems that....* parecer + Adjetivo = appear + Adjetivo.* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.* parecer bueno = look + good.* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* parecer debatible = look + debatable.* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.* parecer estar = appear + to be.* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* parecer lógico = make + sense.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* parecer + Nombre = seem + like + Nombre.* parecer probable = seem + likely.* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* parecerse = bear + similarity, look + alike, take after.* parecerse a = look like, resemble.* parecer ser = appear + to be.* parecer una eternidad = seem like + an eternity.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.* qué te parece que... = what about....* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser parecido a = be close to.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *viA(aparentar ser): parece mucho mayor de lo que es she looks much older than she isparece muy simpática she seems very nicepareces tonto, no te enteras de nada are you stupid or something? you never know what's going onvestida así parece una artista de cine she looks like a movie star dressed like thatno pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all), it's not a good likeness of youes de plástico pero parece de cuero it's plastic but it looks like leatherB parecer + INF to seem to + INFel problema parece no tener solución there appears o seems o ( frml) would seem to be no solution to the problemparece tener más habilidad de la que creímos al principio she seems to be o it seems she is more skillful than we thought at firsttodo parece indicar que … everything seems to o appears to o ( frml) would seem to indicate that …C (expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados I thought his remarks (were) very apt, his remarks seemed very apt to meelegí la que me pareció mejor I chose the one that I thought was the best o the one that seemed the besttodo le parece mal he's never happy with anything¿qué te parecieron mis primos? what did you think of my cousins?su interpretación me pareció pobrísima I thought o felt she gave a very poor performance, to my mind her performance was very poorD1 ( en tercera persona):según parece or al pareceror a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa it looks as though everything's going smoothly, everything seems to be going smoothly¿por fin se van? — así parece or parece que sí are they finally going? — it looks like it o it would seem soaunque no lo parezca, estuve limpiando toda la mañana it might not look like it, but I spent the whole morning cleaning¿le gusta? — parece que no does he like it? — apparently notparece que no, pero cansa muchísimo you wouldn't think so, but it's very tiring2 (+ me/te/le etc):hazlo como mejor te parezca or como te parezca mejor do it however o as you think bestcomo a usted le parezca whatever you think bestcreo que deberíamos invitarlos — ¿te parece? I think we ought to invite them — do you think so?vamos a la playa ¿te parece? let's go to the beach, would you like to?, do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)podemos reunirnos mañana, si te parece bien we could meet up tomorrow if that's alright o OK with you o if that suits you¿habrán entendido? — me parece que sí do you think they understood? — I think socreo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece? I think it's alright like that, what do you think? o ( colloq) what do you reckon?E1 ( en tercera persona) parecer QUE + INDIC:parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rainparece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterdayparece (ser) que tiene razón she appears to be right, it seems she's rightparece (ser) que ha habido un malentendido there appears to have been o it seems there has been a misunderstandingparecería que ahora están dipuestos a negociar it would seem that they are now ready to negotiate2 (+ me/te/le etc):me/nos parece que tiene razón I/we think she's rightme pareció que no era necesario llamarlo I didn't think it necessary to phone him¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar a casa? what do you mean by coming home at this time?, what sort of time is this to be coming home?F ( en tercera persona)1 (+ subj):parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido el accidente it seems incredible that they survived the accidentparece mentira que ya tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe o it seems incredible that she's 20 already(+ me/te/le etc): me parece difícil que venga I think it's unlikely she'll comeme parece raro que no te lo haya comentado it seems odd o I find it odd o I think it's odd that he hasn't mentioned it to youme parece importante que ella esté presente I think it's important that she (should) be here2 (+ inf), (+ me/te/le etc):me parece importante dejar esto claro I think it's important to make this clear¿te parece bonito contestarle así a tu madre? is that any way to speak to your mother?G ( en tercera persona)1 parecer QUE + IMPERF SUBJ:parece que para él no pasaran los años he never seems to get any oldertiene 40 años — parece que tuviera muchos menos she's 40 — she looks much younger o you'd think she was much younger2 no parecer QUE + SUBJ:no parecía que la situación fuera a cambiar it didn't look as though the situation was going to changeno parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea it doesn't look as though he liked the idea much, he doesn't seem to have been very taken with the idea(+ me/te/le etc): no me parece que esté tan mal I don't think it's that bad1 (asemejarse) parecerse A algn/algo (en lo físico) to look like sb/sth, to be like sb/sth; (en el carácter) to be like sb/sthesa casa se parece bastante a la nuestra that house is rather like ours o fairly similar to oursno son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca they're not millionaires, not by any means o ( colloq) not by a long shot ( AmE) o ( BrE) chalkquien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece like breeds like2 ( recípr) to be alikeno se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alikeestos cuadros se parecen mucho these pictures are very similar1 (opinión) opiniona mi parecer in my opinionson del mismo parecer they're of the same opiniones del parecer de que el asunto debería reconsiderarse she believes o she is of the opinion that the matter should be reconsidered ( frml)ello me hizo cambiar de parecer it made me change my mind2de buen parecer ( ant); handsome* * *
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;
se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
son del mismo parecer they're of the same opinion
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
' parecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- aparentar
- emitir
- encontrar
- juicio
- mentira
- ver
- vista
- visto
- dar
- envejecer
- latir
- muñeca
- sonar
- tincar
English:
appear
- change
- cuff
- dwarf
- evidently
- feel
- look
- seem
- seemingly
- sound
- strike
- view
- apparently
- mind
- opinion
- suggestive
- tune
* * *♦ nm1. [opinión] opinion;cambiar de parecer to change one's mind♦ vi[semejar] to look like;parece un palacio it looks like a palace;parecía un sueño it was like a dream♦ v copulativoto look, to seem;pareces cansado you look o seem tired;en la tele parece más joven she looks younger on the TV;el casero parece buena persona the landlord seems nice o seems like a nice person;parece de metal it looks like it's made of metal;es alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it;¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?♦ v impersonal1. [indica opinión]me parece que… I think that…, it seems to me that…;me parece que viven juntos I think o believe they live together;me parece que no voy a aprobar I don't think I'm going to pass;me parece que sí/no I think/don't think so;el examen me pareció bastante complicado I found the exam rather difficult, I thought the exam was rather difficult;no me pareció interesante I didn't find it interesting, I didn't think it was interesting;¿qué te parece mi vestido? what do you think of my dress?;¿qué te parece si vamos a mi casa? why don't we go to my place?, what do you say we go to my place?;¿qué te parece la idea? – me parece bien/mal what do you think of the idea? – it seems OK to me/I don't think much of it;nada le parece bien she's never happy with anything;todo le parece bien he always says yes to everything;no me parece bien que llegues tan tarde I'm not pleased about you arriving so late;me parece mal que se experimente con animales I don't agree with experiments on animals;no me parece mal que venga I don't see anything wrong with her coming;haz lo que te parezca [lo que quieras] do what you like;haz lo que te parezca mejor do as you see fit, do what you think best;parece mentira que todavía no haya dimitido it's incredible that he hasn't resigned yet;es bastante caro, ¿no te parece? it's rather expensive, don't you think?;si te parece (bien) quedamos el lunes we can meet on Monday, if that's all right by you;podemos comer fuera, ¿te parece? why don't we go out for a meal?, what do you say we go out for a meal?;¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho? are you pleased with yourself o satisfied now?parece que le gusta it looks as if o it seems (that) she likes it;no parece que le guste he doesn't seem to like it, it seems (that) he doesn't like it;parece (ser) que hay un pequeño malentendido there seems to be a small misunderstanding, it seems (like) there's a small misunderstanding;ahora parece (ser) que quieren echarse atrás it now seems they want to pull out;a lo que parece, al parecer apparently;tienen mucho dinero, aunque no lo parezca it may not seem like it, but they've got a lot of money;eso parece so it seems;parece como si estuviéramos en invierno it's as if it was still winter;parece que fue ayer cuando nos conocimos it seems like only yesterday that we met;¿lo ha hecho? – parece que sí has she done it? – it seems so o it seems she has;¿te han invitado? – parece que no have they invited you? – it seems not o it doesn't seem so;parece que no, pero se tarda en llegar hasta aquí you'd be surprised how long it takes you to get here;según parece apparently* * *I m opinion, view;al parecer apparently;de buen parecer well-dressed;dar su parecer give one’s opinionII v/i seem, look;me parece que I think (that), it seems to me that;me parece bien it seems fine to me;¿qué te parece? what do you think?;si a usted le parece if you’re agreeable, if it suits you;parece que va a llover it looks like rain, it looks like it’s going to rain* * *parecer {53} vi1) : to seem, to look, to appear to beparece bien fácil: it looks very easyasí parece: so it seemspareces una princesa: you look like a princess2) : to think, to have an opinionme parece que sí: I think so3) : to like, to be in agreementsi te parece: if you like, if it's all right with you* * *parecer vb1. (tener el aspecto) to look2. (dar la impresión) to seem¿qué te parece? what do you think?4. (uso impersonal) to look / to seem -
19 sí
m.B (Music).* * *si1 (condicional) if2 (disyuntiva, duda) if, whether3 (énfasis) but■ ¡si yo no quería! but I didn't want to!■ ¡pero si es facilísimo! ¡but it's really easy!\como si as ifcomo si nada / como si tal cosa as if it were nothing at allpor si acaso just in casesi bien although, even though————————si► nombre masculino (pl sis)1 MÚSICA ti, si, B* * *conj.1) if2) whether•- si bien- si no* * *ICONJ1) [uso condicional] ifsi lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you
si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known
si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it
si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him
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si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study
ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned
vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late
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llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains•
¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?
2) [en interrogativas indirectas] whetherno sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train
me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it
no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true
¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?
3) [uso concesivo]no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful
si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...
4) [uso desiderativo]¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!
¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!
5) [indicando protesta] but¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!
¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!
¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *
6) [uso enfático]¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!
-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"
si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife
que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health
que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...
7) [indicando sorpresa]¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!
SI La conjunción si se puede traducir al inglés por if o whether; si no se traduce por if not o unless. Si ► Por regla general, si se traduce al inglés por if en las oraciones condicionales y por whether o if en las dubitativas: Si me has mentido te arrepentirás If you have lied to me you'll regret it Si tuviera mucho dinero me compraría un caballo If I had lots of money, I'd buy myself a horse No sé si me dejará quedarme I don't know whether o if he'll let me stay ► Si se puede traducir solo por whether, y nunca por if, cuando se presentan dos opciones a elegir, cuando va detrás de una preposición, delante de un infinitivo o de una oración interrogativa indirecta: No sé si ir a Canadá o a Estados Unidos I can't decide whether to go to Canada or the United States Quiero que hablemos de si deberíamos mandar a los niños a un colegio interno I want to talk to you about whether we should send the children to boarding school Todavía no tenemos muy claro si vamos a mudarnos o no We still haven't made up our minds about whether to move or not ► Las oraciones del tipo si hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si hubieras estado aquí esto no habría ocurrido Had you been here this would not have happened Si no ► Si no generalmente se traduce al inglés por if not aunque, cuando en español se puede reemplazar por a no ser que, se puede utilizar también unless y cuando equivale a de lo contrario se emplea preferentemente otherwise o or else: Iría al cine más a menudo si no fuera tan caro I would go to the cinema more often if it weren't so expensive No te puedes quedar aquí si no pagas el alquiler You can't stay here unless you pay your rent o You can't stay here if you don't pay your rent Tenemos que estar allí antes de las diez; si no, vamos a tener problemas We must be there by ten, otherwise o or else we'll be in trouble ► Las oraciones del tipo si no hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si no hubiese robado el dinero, ahora no estaría en la cárcel Had he not stolen the money, he wouldn't be in prison now Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!
SM (Mús) B* * *I1) ( respuesta afirmativa) yes¿has terminado? - sí — have you finished? - yes o yes, I have
¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please
¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it
¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does
2) ( uso enfático)lo que sí quiero es que lo pienses bien — what I do want you to do is to think it over carefully
no puedo - sí que puedes! — I can't - yes, you can! o of course, you can!
no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!
ah, no! eso sí que no! — oh no! I'm not having that! (colloq), oh no! no way! (colloq)
es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true
..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well
¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might
se fue sin permiso - ¿ah sí? — he left without asking permission - is that so? o did he now?
¿te gusta? a mí sí — do you like it? I do
que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!
II¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?
masculino yesIIIno tener (ni) un sí ni un no — (CS, Méx)
pronombre personal1) (3a pers sing)a) (refl)lo hizo por sí mismo or por sí solo — he did it by himself o on his own
cerró la puerta tras de sí — (liter) she closed the door behind her
b) (impers)2) (3a pers pl)a) (refl)lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything
b)entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves
no se respetan entre sí — they don't have respect for each other o respect each other
3) (refl)a) ( usted) yourselfb) ( ustedes)4) (en locs)de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...
* * *I1)a) ( introduciendo una condición) ifsi lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him
si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...
empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other
b) (en locs)si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you
2)a) ( planteando un hecho) ifb) ( cada vez que) ifsi hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk
3)si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!
b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!
c) (fam) ( uso enfático)si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!
d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?
¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?
4) ( en interrogativas indirectas) whetherIIme pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it
si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp
en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor
* * *si1= if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.
Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.* ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.* como si = as though.* como si nada = unfazed.* como si (se tratase de) = as if.* como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.* no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.* o si no = or else.* porque sí = for the love of it.* por si = in the chance that.* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.* ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.* si así lo prefieres = if you will.* si bien = admittedly.* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).* si bien se mira = all things considered.* si contiene alguno = if any.* si corresponde = if applicable.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.* si es así = if so, if this is the case.* si es necesario = if need be.* si eso no es posible = failing that/these.* si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.* si existe alguno = if any.* si fuera pertinente = if applicable.* si fuese pertinente = if applicable.* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.* si hay tiempo = time permitting.* si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* si los comparamos = in comparison.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* si no = if not.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* si no es así = if this is not the case.* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* si no fuera así = if it were not.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.* si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* si se necesita = if need be.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.* si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.* si sigue así = at this rate.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* si todo va bien = all being well.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* si vamos a eso = for that matter.* * *SI(= sistema de información) IS* * *
Multiple Entries:
si
sí
si conjunción
1
sí lo hubiera or hubiese sabido … if I'd known …, had I known …;
empezó a decir que sí esto, que sí lo otro he said this, that and the other
◊ ¡sí yo lo supiera! if only I knew!c) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa):◊ ¡pero sí te avisé …! but I warned you …!d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias):◊ y sí no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?;
¿y sí lo probáramos? why don't we give it a try?e) ( en locs)
2 ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether;
■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) B;
( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE);◊ sí bemol/sostenido B flat/sharp
sí adverbio
1 ( respuesta afirmativa) yes;◊ ¿has terminado? — sí have you finished? — yes (I have);
decir que sí con la cabeza to nod
2 ( uso enfático):
tú sí que sabes vivir you certainly know how to live!;
eso sí que es caro that is expensive;
no puedo — ¡sí que puedes! I can't — yes, you can! o of course, you can!;
que sí cabe it does fit;
es de muy buena calidad — eso sí it's very good quality — (yes,) that's true
3 ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):
me temo que sí I'm afraid so;
¿lloverá? — puede que sí do you think it will rain? — it might;
un día sí y otro no every other day;
no puedo ir pero ella sí I can't go but she can
■ sustantivo masculino
yes
■ pron pers
1
( ella) herself;
(ellos, ellas) themselves;
parece muy segura de sí (misma) she seems very sure of herself;
fueron para convencerse a sí mismos/mismas they went to convince themselves
( ustedes) yourselves;
léanlo para sí (mismos) read it (to) yourselvesc) ( impers):
2 ( en locs)
( entre varios) among themselves;◊ lo discutieron entre sí they discussed it between/among themselves;
no se respetan entre sí they don't respect each other;
de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature;
el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated;
en sí (mismo): el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important
si conj
1 (expresando una condición) if: si vienes te lo cuento, if you come I will tell you
si pudiera, se lo daría, if I could, I would give it to him
2 fam (uso enfático) ¡si ya te lo decía yo!, but I told you!
(expresando deseo) if only: ¡si tuviera más tiempo!, if only I had more time!
3 (en interrogativas indirectas) if, whether: me pregunto si llegará pronto, I wonder if o whether she'll come soon
(disyuntiva) whether: quisiera saber si te gusta o no, I'd like to know whether you like it or not
4 si no, otherwise, if not, or else: ponte el abrigo, si no, cogerás un catarro, put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold
♦ Locuciones: como si, as if: camina como si estuviese herido, he walks as if he were hurt
por si acaso, just in case
si m Mús (nota) B
(en solfeo) te, ti
sí pron pers reflexivo
1 (3ª persona de singular) (masculino) himself: logró hacerlo por sí solo, he was able to do it by himself o on his own
(femenino) herself: lo dijo para sí, she said it to herself
(3ª persona de plural) themselves: tenían un gran parecido entre sí, they all looked very similar
2 (referido a uno mismo) uno debe hacerlo por sí mismo, one has to do it oneself
3 (usted) compruébelo por sí mismo, see for yourself
(ustedes) yourselves
♦ Locuciones: dar de sí: no da más de sí, he can't do any more
de por sí: es de por sí amable, she's kind by nature
esta teoría es de por sí difícil, this theory is in itself difficult
sí
I adverbio yes: ¿te gusta?, - sí, do you like it?, yes o - yes, I do
¿estás seguro?, - sí, are you sure?, - yes o -yes, I am
ellos no irán, pero yo sí, they will not go, but I will
creo que sí, I think so
dijo que sí, he said yes o he accepted
me temo que sí, I'm afraid so
¡sí que la has hecho buena!, you've really done it!
es un actor famoso, - ¿sí?, he's a famous actor, - really?
un día sí y otro no, every other day
II sustantivo masculino
1 yes: con el sí de tu familia, with your family's approval
2 Pol los síes, the ayes
♦ Locuciones: dar el sí, to accept sb's proposal
(el novio, la novia) me dio el sí, she consented to marry me
'sí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- acercar
- aclararse
- algo
- año
- anquilosarse
- apenas
- aspen
- aunque
- ayudarse
- berrinche
- bien
- bilis
- bombera
- bombero
- caber
- cabeza
- calor
- camelar
- camiseta
- casa
- casualidad
- chimenea
- clara
- claro
- clásica
- clásico
- colar
- como
- compasiva
- compasivo
- conceder
- concesión
- concienciarse
- confianza
- conformista
- constructor
- constructora
- contención
- contraponer
- creer
- crecida
- crecido
- cuando
- cuestión
- dar
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
English:
ability
- accountable
- add to
- add up
- affirmative
- afraid
- agree
- agreeable
- all
- all right
- aloud
- amok
- antsy
- any
- anybody
- anything
- appreciate
- arguable
- arise
- as
- assurance
- autograph
- avoid
- B
- bankrupt
- barrel
- be
- beat
- begin
- believe
- beside
- blind
- boat
- bolster
- bonus
- boost
- boot
- bop
- bother
- but
- card
- care
- carry through
- case
- certainly
- chain letter
- chance
- check
- come round
- come to
* * *SI nm (abrev de Sistema Internacional)SI* * *siI conj if;si no if not;me pregunto si vendrá I wonder whether he’ll come;como si as if;por si in case;¡si no lo sabía! but I didn’t know!II m MÚS B;si bemol B flat* * *si conj1) : iflo haré si me pagan: I'll do it if they pay mesi lo supiera te lo diría: if I knew it I would tell you2) : whether, ifno importa si funciona o no: it doesn't matter whether it works (or not)3) (expressing desire, protest, or surprise)si supiera la verdad: if only I knew the truth¡si no quiero!: but I don't want to!4)si bien : althoughsi bien se ha progresado: although progress has been made5)si no : otherwise, or elsesi no, no voy: otherwise I won't gosí adv1) : yessí, gracias: yes, pleasecreo que sí: I think so2)sí que : indeed, absolutelyesta vez sí que ganaré: this time I'm sure to win3)lo hizo porque sí: she did it just becausesí nm: yesdar el sí: to say yes, to express consentsí pron1)de por sí oren sí : by itself, in itself, per se2)fuera de sí : beside oneself3)para sí (mismo) : to himself, to herself, for himself, for herself4)entre si : among themselves* * *si conj1. (condicional) ifsi deja de llover, saldremos if it stops raining, we'll go outsi me tocara la lotería, me compraría una moto if I won the lottery, I would buy a motorbikesi lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido if I had known, I wouldn't have come2. (petición, deseo) if only¡si me dejaran ir! if only they would let me go!3. (duda) if / whether4. (énfasis) but / really -
20 te
pron.1 you.le gustaría verte she'd like to see you2 (to) you.te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you itte tiene miedo he's afraid of you3 yourself.¡vístete! get dressed!* * *te2 (regla) T-square————————te1 you, to you, for you■ te mandaré una carta I'll send you a letter, I'll send a letter to you■ te lo compré I bought one for you, I bought you one2 (uso reflexivo) yourself* * *pron.1) you2) for you, from you, to you3) yourself* * *I IIPRON PERS1) [como complemento directo] you2) [como complemento indirecto] youte he traído esto — I've brought you this, I've brought this for you
me gustaría comprártelo para navidad — I'd like to buy it for you o buy you it for Christmas
no te lo compro porque lo vendes muy caro — I'm not going to buy from you because you're charging too much for it
¿te han arreglado el ordenador? — have they fixed your computer (for you)?
3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]¿te duelen los pies? — do your feet hurt?
¿te has puesto el abrigo? — have you put your coat on?
4) [uso enfático]5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]¿te has lavado? — have you washed?
¡cálmate! — calm down!
¿te levantas temprano? — do you get up early?
¿te has hecho daño? — have you hurt yourself?
6) [uso impersonal]* * *I IIpronombre personala) you¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?
¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?
cuídate — (refl) look after yourself
¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?
¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?
b) (impers)cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...
* * *I IIpronombre personala) you¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?
¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?
cuídate — (refl) look after yourself
¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?
¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?
b) (impers)cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...
* * *TE3 (término específico)Ex: Narrower terms are signalled by the abbreviation 'NT'.
* * *te1te21 you¿te ha mandado la cuenta? has he sent you the bill?no te va a creer esa historia she's not going to believe that storyno te lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you o to lend you it¿quieres que te lo pase a máquina? do you want me to type it for you?te lo quiere quitar he wants to take it away from youvoy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you¿te has cortado el pelo? ( refl) have you cut your hair?;( caus) have you had your hair cut?¿te tomaste toda la botella? ( enf) did you drink the whole bottle?¿te sientes bien? are you feeling all right?no te muevas don't movese te ha secado la rosa your rose has dried up2 ( impers):cuando te dicen esas cosas when people say things like that to you* * *
Multiple Entries:
te
té
te pron persa) you;
¿té lo paso a máquina? shall I type it for you?;
voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you;
cuídate ( refl) look after yourself;
¿té has cortado el pelo? ( caus) have you had your hair cut?;
¿té sientes bien? are you feeling all right?;
no té muevas don't moveb) ( impers):◊ cuando té pasa eso … when that happens …
■ sustantivo femenino: name of the letter t
té sustantivo masculino
◊ ¿quieres un té? do you want a cup of tea?
te pron pers
1 (objeto directo) you: te quiero, I love you
2 (objeto indirecto) you, to you, for you: no te lo venderá, he won't sell it to you
te lo guardaré, I'll keep it for you
te daré tu parte, I'll give you your share
3 (con verbos reflexivos, a ti mismo) yourself: cuídate mucho, look after yourself
4 (sin traducción en verbos pronominales) no te preocupes, don't worry
té sustantivo masculino
1 Bot tea
2 (infusión, reunión) tea
té con limón, lemon tea
'té' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonarse
- abatimiento
- acalorarse
- acaso
- acercar
- achantarse
- aclararse
- acompañar
- aconsejar
- adivinar
- advertir
- agradecer
- ajustar
- alejarse
- algo
- alta
- amargarse
- ancha
- ancho
- anillo
- animarse
- aparte
- apetecer
- apostar
- apostarse
- asegurar
- así
- atizar
- atreverse
- aunque
- avisar
- bagatela
- bajarse
- bien
- bobada
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- bonita
- bonito
- buena
- bueno
- buscarse
- cachaza
- calar
- calentarse
- cargada
- cargado
- carrera
- celebrar
English:
about
- abreast
- account
- acetate
- act
- advise
- agitate
- agitation
- agitator
- all
- alone
- aloud
- alternatively
- amputate
- approximation
- ascertain
- attain
- attainment
- authoritarian
- averse
- back up
- bad
- barrel
- because
- behave
- behind
- believe
- belittle
- best
- better
- bite
- bonus
- bop
- breathtaking
- brew
- bring
- bring back
- burning
- business
- butane
- call back
- capable
- caretaker
- cetacean
- challenge
- chin
- chip in
- chirpy
- citation
- collect
* * *te pron personal1. [complemento directo] you;le gustaría verte she'd like to see you;¿te atracaron en plena calle? were you mugged in the middle of the street?;te han aprobado you've passed2. [complemento indirecto] (to) you;te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it;te tiene miedo he's afraid of you;[es para ti] she bought it for you;te extrajeron sangre they took some of your blood;¿te quitaron una maleta? did they steal one of your suitcases?;te rompieron el brazo they broke your arm;te pegaron una paliza they beat you up;se te olvidará you'll forget (about it);te será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to you3. [reflexivo] yourself;sírvete un whisky pour yourself a whisky;¡vístete! get dressed!;sírvete más arroz take some more rice;ponte el abrigo, que nos vamos put your coat on, we're going;puedes acostarte en el sofá you can lie down on the sofa4. [con valor impersonal]si te dejas pisar, estás perdido if you let people walk all over you, you've had it5. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]¿no te lo crees? don't you believe it?;cómetelo todo eat it all up;si se te echa a llorar, no le hagas caso don't take any notice if he starts crying (on you)6. [para formar verbos pronominales]¿te acuerdas? do you remember?;ponte cómodo make yourself comfortable* * *tepron1 directo you;no te había visto I hadn’t seen you2 indirecto (to) you;te doy el libro I’m giving you the book3 reflexivo yourself* * *te pron1) : youte quiero: I love you2) : for you, to you, from youme gustaría dártelo: I would like to give it to you3) : yourself, for yourself, to yourself, from yourself¡cálmate!: calm yourself!¿te guardaste uno?: did you keep one for yourself?4) : theeté nm1) : tea2) : tea party* * *te pron you
См. также в других словарях:
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