these words can be read in several ways

read somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 31)

read somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen

read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen

read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen

the contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut

be a good read — sich gut lesen

widely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]

I read him to sleep — ich las ihm vor, bis er einschlief

read my lips! (inf) — höre meine Worte!

they took the minutes as read (in meeting) — sie setzten das Protokoll als bekannt voraus

for "meet" read "met" — anstelle or an Stelle von "meet" soll "met" stehen

don't read too much into his words — interpretieren Sie nicht zu viel in seine Worte hinein

the thermometer reads 37° — das Thermometer steht auf or zeigt 37°

do you read me? (Telec) — können Sie mich verstehen?; (fig) haben Sie mich verstanden?

she reads well — sie liest gut; (learner, beginner) sie kann schon gut lesen

he likes being read to — er lässt sich (dat)

that's how it reads to me — so verstehe ich das

the letter reads as follows — der Brief geht so or lautet folgendermaßen

= study) to read for an examination — sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereiten

read somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also take 1. 31)

read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen

read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen

widely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]

sentido del ridículo, su sentido del ridículo le impidió hacerlo — he felt self-conscious o embarrassed so he didn't do it

tiene un gran sentido del ridículo — she easily feels self-conscious o embarrassed

la vida sin ti no tendría sentido — without you life would have no meaning o would be meaningless

• doble sentido — double meaning

• sin sentido — [palabras, comentario] meaningless

no le veo sentido a esta discusión — I can't see any sense o point in this argument

• sin sentido — [crueldad, violencia] senseless

• tener sentido — to make sense

solo tiene sentido quejarse si así puedes conseguir lo que quieres — it only makes sense to complain if o the only point in complaining is if you can then get what you want

no tiene sentido que te disculpes ahora — it's pointless (you) apologizing now, there's no sense o point in (you) apologizing now

• perder el sentido — to lose consciousness

• recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness

• en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — clockwise

en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise, counterclockwise (EEUU)

• en sentido amplio — in the broad sense

• en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the best o good sense of the word

• en cierto sentido — in a sense

• en ese sentido — [con nombre] to that effect; [con verbo] in that sense, in that respect

en ese sentido no sabemos qué hacer — in that sense o respect, we don't know what to do

• en sentido estricto — in the strict sense of the word o term

no es, en sentido estricto, un pez de río — it's not a freshwater fish in the strict sense of the word o term, it's not strictly speaking a freshwater fish

• en sentido figurado — in the figurative sense, figuratively

• en sentido lato — in the broad sense

• tomar algo en el mal sentido — to take sth the wrong way

• en tal sentido — to that effect

un acuerdo en tal sentido sería interpretado como una privatización — such an agreement o an agreement to that effect would be interpreted as privatization

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.