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1 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) invitar2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) pedir3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) pedir•- inviting
invite vb invitar1 (guest etc) invitar, convidar; (candidate, participant) pedir, invitar■ have they invited you to their wedding? ¿te han invitado a su boda?■ we've been invited for/to dinner nos han invitado a cenar2 (comment, suggestion, etc) solicitar3 (criticism, disaster, etc) provocar, incitar■ if you leave the window open, you're just inviting trouble si dejas la ventana abierta, te estás buscando problemas1 familiar invitación nombre femenino1) attract: atraer, tentara book that invites interest: un libro que atrae el interés2) provoke: provocar, buscarto invite trouble: buscarse problemas3) ask: invitarwe invited them for dinner: los invitamos acenar4) solicit: solicitar, buscar (preguntas, comentarios, etc.)v.• brindar v.• convidar v.• invitar v.
I ɪn'vaɪt1)I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar
to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir
to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)
2)a) ( request politely)to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)
b) ( call for) (frml)to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto
3) ( encourage)it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas
II 'ɪnvaɪtnoun (colloq) invitación f1. [ɪn'vaɪt]VT1) [+ person] invitar; (esp to important celebration) convidarto invite sb to dinner/lunch — invitar a algn a cenar/almorzar
to invite sb in/up — invitar a algn a pasar/subir
they are inviting applications for the post of... — han abierto el plazo para recibir solicitudes para el puesto de...
3) (=provoke) [+ discussion, ridicule] provocar2.N* ['ɪnvaɪt] invitación f* * *
I [ɪn'vaɪt]1)I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar
to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir
to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)
2)a) ( request politely)to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)
b) ( call for) (frml)to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto
3) ( encourage)it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas
II ['ɪnvaɪt]noun (colloq) invitación f -
2 polite
(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) educado- politely- politeness
polite adj bien educado / cortéstr[pə'laɪt]1 cortés, educado,-a, cumplido,-a, correcto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin polite society en la buena sociedad, entre gente educadaadj.• atento, -a adj.• bien hablado adj.• comedido, -a adj.• correcto, -a adj.• cortés adj.• culto, -a adj.• educado, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• político, -a adj.• urbano, -a adj.n.• cortesano s.m.pə'laɪtadjective politer, politesta) (correct, well-bred) <manner/person> cortés, educado, correctoit's not polite to shout — gritar es una falta de educación or es de mala educación
b) ( refined)in polite company — entre gente educada or fina
[pǝ'laɪt]ADJ [person] cortés, educado; [smile] cortés, amable; [request] cortéshe was very polite to me — fue muy cortés or educado conmigo
I was too polite to ask — no pregunté por educación or cortesía
he said he liked it but I think he was just being polite — dijo que le gustaba pero creo que lo hizo solo por cumplir
it's not polite to stare — es una falta de educación or es de mala educación quedarse mirando a la gente
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that's not the sort of thing you do in polite company — ese no es el tipo de cosa que harías entre gente educada or fina•
they sat there making polite conversation — estaban ahí sentados, dando conversación para quedar bien•
he showed a polite interest in my work — mostró interés en mi trabajo solo por cumplir•
that's not a very polite thing to say — esas cosas no se dicen•
I was trying to think of a polite way to say no — buscaba una forma de decir "no" sin ofender•
"cosy" is the polite word for the flat's dimensions — iro siendo generoso, podría decirse que las dimensiones del piso lo hacen acogedor* * *[pə'laɪt]adjective politer, politesta) (correct, well-bred) <manner/person> cortés, educado, correctoit's not polite to shout — gritar es una falta de educación or es de mala educación
b) ( refined)in polite company — entre gente educada or fina
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3 would
wudshort forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (para formar el pasado de ``will'')2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (para expresar de forma educada una opinión)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) (para expresar disgusto o enfado)•- would-be- would you
would vbwhat would you do if you won the lottery? ¿qué harías si ganaras la lotería?would you like a cup of tea? ¿quieres una taza de té?tr[wʊd]what would you do with a million pounds? ¿qué harías con un millón de libras?would you be so kind as to close the window? ¿me haría usted el favor de cerrar la ventana?pass me the salt, would you? pásame la sal, ¿quieres?3 (offers, invitations)would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?would you like to have dinner with me? ¿te gustaría ir a cenar conmigo?he wouldn't help me se negó a ayudarme, no quiso ayudarme7 (past habit, custom) soler8 (insistence, persistence)you would say that! ¡es típico de ti decir eso!I think we should go home - you would! yo creo que deberíamos volver a casa - ¡típico!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLso it would appear según parecewould that I could ojalá pudieraI would rather go alone than with her: preferiría ir sola que con ellathose who would ban certain books: aquellos que prohibirían ciertos libroshe would often take his kids to the park: solía llevar a sus hijos al parqueI would go if I had the money: iría yo si tuviera el dineroshe would have won if she hadn't tripped: habría ganado si no hubiera tropezadowould you kindly help me with this?: ¿tendría la bondad de ayudarme con esto?aux.wʊd2)a) ( in conditional sentences)if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?
b) ( giving advice)I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella
I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón
3) ( expressing wishes)if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!
4)a) ( in requests)would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?
go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?
b) ( in invitations)would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?
would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría
5)a) ( expressing criticism)she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!
he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?
[wʊd]MODAL VByou would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker — nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna
would you go there by yourself? — ¿irías allí sola?
I said I would do it — te dije que lo haría or hacía
3) (emphatic)you would be the one to forget! — ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!
it would be you! — ¡tú tenías que ser!
he would say that, wouldn't he? — es lógico que dijera eso
4) (conjecture)what would this be? — ¿qué será esto?
a) (in invitations) quererwould you like some tea?, would you care for some tea? — ¿quiere tomar un té?
would you come this way? — pase por favor or (esp LAm) si hace favor
b) (requests, wishes)would you close the door please? — ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?
please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? — ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?
would you mind? — si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente
what would you have me do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?
c) (insistence)I told her not to but she would do it — le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo
d) (refusal)he wouldn't do it — no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo
the car wouldn't start — el coche se negó or negaba a arrancar, el coche no quería arrancar
6) (habit)he would paint it each year — solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año
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would that it were not so! — † poet ¡ojalá (y) no fuera así!•
would to God!, would to heaven! — liter ¡ojalá!•
try as he would — por mucho que se esforzara, por más que intentase* * *[wʊd]2)a) ( in conditional sentences)if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?
b) ( giving advice)I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella
I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón
3) ( expressing wishes)if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!
4)a) ( in requests)would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?
go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?
b) ( in invitations)would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?
would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría
5)a) ( expressing criticism)she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!
he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?
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