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to be obliged to do something

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1 obligado

adj.

1 obliged, constrained, bound, compulsory.

2 obliged, bound, constrained, legally bound.

3 indebted, committed, under obligation.

f. & m.

obligor, obligator, debtor, covenantor.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: obligar.

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obligado

► participio pasado

1→ link=obligar obligar

► adjetivo

1 (forzoso) required; (normal) customary

■ la Acrópolis es visita obligada visiting the Acropolis is a must

■ es cortesía obligada regalar un ramo de flores a la anfitriona it is customary to give the hostess a bunch of flowers

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar obligado,-a a alguien to be obliged to somebody

estar obligado,-a a hacer algo to be obliged to do something

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1. ADJ

1) (=forzado) forced

no estás obligado a dar dinero — you're not being forced to give money

se vieron obligados a vender su casa — they were forced to sell their house

no te sientas obligada a venir — don't feel obliged to come

2) (=obligatorio)

normas de obligado cumplimiento — regulations that must be complied with

3) (=inexcusable)

es obligado hacerle una visita — you're expected to pay her a visit

este museo es visita obligada para el amante del arte — this museum is a must for the art lover

4) frm (=agradecido)

estar o quedar obligado a algn — to be obliged to sb, be in sb's debt

2.

SM (Mús) obbligato

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] < persona> obliged

obligado A + INF — obliged to + inf

se vio obligado a acompañarla — he was obliged to accompany her

b) ( forzoso)

una disposición de obligado cumplimiento — a legally binding provision

es de lectura obligada — it is required reading

2) [SER] ( normal) customary

en estos casos es obligado llevar regalo — in such instances it is the done thing o it is customary to take a gift

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= forced.

Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.

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* obligado por contrato = indentured.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] < persona> obliged

obligado A + INF — obliged to + inf

se vio obligado a acompañarla — he was obliged to accompany her

b) ( forzoso)

una disposición de obligado cumplimiento — a legally binding provision

es de lectura obligada — it is required reading

2) [SER] ( normal) customary

en estos casos es obligado llevar regalo — in such instances it is the done thing o it is customary to take a gift

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= forced.

Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.

* obligado por contrato = indentured.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

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obligado -da

adjective

A

1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› obliged obligado A + INF obliged to + INF

no estás obligado a asistir you are not obliged o you are under no obligation to attend

se vio obligado a acompañarla he was obliged to accompany her

me sentí obligado a aceptar I felt obliged o duty-bound to accept

2

(forzoso): una disposición de obligado cumplimiento a legally binding provision

es de lectura obligada it is required reading

B [ SER] (normal) customary

en estos casos es obligado llevar regalo in such instances it is the done thing o it is customary to take a gift, in such instances one should take a gift

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Del verbo obligar: ( conjugate obligar)

obligado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
obligado
obligar
obligado
◊ -da adjetivo [ESTAR] ‹ persona› obliged;

obligado A hacer algo obliged to do sth;
se vio obligado a acompañarla he felt obliged to accompany her
obligar ( conjugate obligar) verbo transitivo
a) obligado a algn a hacer algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

◊ no lo obligues a comer don't force him to eat;

nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to wear uniform;
obligado a algn A QUE haga algo to make sb do sth
b) [ley/disposición] to bind

obligado,-a adjetivo obliged: después de la hospitalidad que mostró, la visita era obligada, we were obliged to pay them a visit after all the hospitality they had shown us
no es obligado que asistamos todos a la fiesta, we don't all have to go to the party
obligar verbo transitivo to force, oblige: nada te obliga a vivir con él, no-one's forcing you to live with him ➣ Ver nota en make
' obligado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atado
- deber
- mentís
- obligada
- condenado
- cumplimiento
- ver
English:
bound
- constrained
- must
- oblige
- reduce
- obligate
- require

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obligado, -a adj

es de obligada lectura it's essential reading;

una norma de obligado cumplimiento a compulsory regulation;

las obligadas preguntas de cortesía the obligatory polite questions;

fueron a la fiesta obligados they were obliged to go to the party

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obligado

adj obliged (a to)

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obligado, -da adj

1) : obliged

2) : obligatory, compulsory

3) : customary

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obligado adj

estar obligado a hacer algo to be obliged to do something

sentirse obligado a hacer algo to feel obliged to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > obligado
2 precisado

ADJ

verse precisado a hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do sth

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- da adjetivo (AmL frml)

verse precisado a hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do something

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- da adjetivo (AmL frml)

verse precisado a hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do something

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precisado -da

adjective

( esp AmL frml): se vieron precisados a abandonar el barco they were forced o obliged to abandon ship

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Del verbo precisar: ( conjugate precisar)

precisado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
precisado
precisar
precisado
◊ -da adjetivo (AmL frml): verse precisado a hacer algo to be forced o obliged to do sth

precisar ( conjugate precisar) verbo transitivo
1 ( determinar con exactitud) to specify
2 ( necesitar) to need
precisar verbo transitivo
1 (determinar) to specify
2 (necesitar) to require, need

Spanish-English dictionary > precisado
3 obligación

f.

1 obligation, duty, responsibility, commitment.

Ella tiene el deber de cuidarla She has the obligation to take care of her

2 obligation, debt, debit, liability.

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obligación

► nombre femenino

1 (deber) duty, obligation

■ no tengo ninguna obligación de ir I am under no obligation to go

■ cumplió con su obligación he did his duty

2 FINANZAS bond

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FRASEOLOGÍA

antes la obligación que la devoción business before pleasure

obligaciones familiares family obligations

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noun f.

obligation, duty

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SF

1) (=responsabilidad) obligation, duty

cumplir con una obligación — to fulfil an obligation

faltar a sus obligaciones — to fail in one's obligations o duty, neglect one's obligations o duty

tener obligación de hacer algo — to have a duty to do sth, be under an obligation to do sth

- primero es la obligación que la devoción

2) (Com, Econ) bond, security

obligación convertible — convertible bond, convertible debenture

obligación de banco — bank bill

obligaciones del Estado — government bonds, government securities

obligación tributaria — Méx tax liability

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femenino

1) ( deber) obligation

tiene (la) obligación de... — it is his duty to..., he has an obligation to...

es mi obligación decírtelo — it is my duty to tell you

lo hace por obligación — she does it out of obligation

cumplió con sus obligaciones — he fulfilled his obligations

si sus obligaciones se lo permiten — if her commitments permit

antes or primero es la obligación que la devoción — business before pleasure

2) (Com, Fin)

a) ( pasivo) obligation, liability

b) ( bono) bond, debenture

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femenino

1) ( deber) obligation

tiene (la) obligación de... — it is his duty to..., he has an obligation to...

es mi obligación decírtelo — it is my duty to tell you

lo hace por obligación — she does it out of obligation

cumplió con sus obligaciones — he fulfilled his obligations

si sus obligaciones se lo permiten — if her commitments permit

antes or primero es la obligación que la devoción — business before pleasure

2) (Com, Fin)

a) ( pasivo) obligation, liability

b) ( bono) bond, debenture

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obligación¹

¹ = mandate, obligation, compulsion, indenture, exigency.

Nota: Normalmente usado en el plural.

Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.

Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.

Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.

Ex: So, unlike most state association or municipal library awarded grants, there was no stipulation of indenture to a state or a library for a number of years if the award was accepted.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

* absolver de obligación = absolve + Nombre + from obligation.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* descuidar las obligaciones de uno = fail + Posesivo + duty.

* desempeñar una obligación = fulfil + duty, perform + duty.

* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.

* estar sujeto a la obligación de = be under the obligation to.

* eximir de obligación = absolve + Nombre + from obligation.

* más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.

* no tener la obligación de = be under no obligation.

* obligaciones = stewardship.

* obligaciones domésticas = domestic obligations, household chores, household obligations.

* obligaciones legales = legal requirements.

* obligación ética = ethical obligation.

* obligación legal = legal requirement, statutory obligation, legal obligation.

* obligación moral = moral obligation.

* relajarse en las obligaciones = be asleep at the wheel.

* relevar de una obligación = relieve of + duty.

* sentido de la obligación = sense of obligation.

* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.

* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.

* tener la obligación de = be under the obligation to.

* tener obligación = have + obligation.

obligación²

² = debenture, debenture bond.

Ex: This paper empirically examines the actual conversion of debentures into common stock.

Ex: A New York firm has offered creditors a nickel on the dollar for their debenture bonds.

* capital en obligaciones = debenture capital, debenture stock.

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obligación

feminine

A (deber) obligation

tiene (la) obligación de mantenerlos it is his duty to support them, he has an obligation to support them

considero que es mi obligación decírtelo I feel it my duty to tell you

es una obligación que tienes para con él you have a duty o an obligation to him, it is your duty to him

lo hace por obligación she does it out of a sense of duty o out of obligation

no cumple con sus obligaciones he doesn't fulfill his obligations

adquirir or contraer una obligación ( frml); to contract an obligation ( frml)

yo no falto a mis obligaciones I always fulfill my obligations

irá si sus obligaciones se lo permiten she will go if her commitments permit

antes or primero es la obligación que la devoción business before pleasure

B ( Com, Fin)

1 (pasivo) obligation, liability

2 (bono) bond, debenture

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obligación sustantivo femenino ( deber) obligation;
◊ cumplió con sus obligaciones he fulfilled his obligations;

tiene (la) obligación de … it is his duty to …, he has an obligation to …;
es mi obligación decírtelo it is my duty to tell you;
lo hace por obligación she does it out of obligation;
si sus obligaciones se lo permiten if her commitments permit
obligación sustantivo femenino
1(deber, compromiso) obligation, duty: me siento en la obligación de ayudarles, I feel obliged to help them
no tienes obligación de hacerlo, you don't have to do it
2 Fin bond, debenture

' obligación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- compromiso
- descargar
- fuerza
- gravamen
- haber
- perdonar
- relevar
- saltarse
- servidumbre
- contraer
- cumplir
- deber
- liberar
- librar
- tener
English:
be
- bond
- compulsion
- exonerate
- expect
- free
- have
- must
- obligation
- commitment
- debenture
- duty
- lump

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obligación nf

1. [deber, imposición] obligation, duty;

me sentí o [m5] vi en la obligación de ayudarlos I felt obliged to help them;

tu obligación es estudiar what you have to do is study;

no lo hagas, no tienes ninguna obligación don't do it, you're not under any obligation;

me he puesto por obligación levantarme pronto I've decided I must get up early;

todos los días hace ejercicio, se lo toma como una obligación he makes it a rule to exercise every day;

faltó a sus obligaciones she failed in her duty;

cumple con tus obligaciones fulfil your obligations o duties;

lo hice por obligación I did it out of a sense of duty

2. Fin bond, security

Comp
obligación convertible convertible bond;
obligación del Estado Treasury bond, Br gilt;

obligación del Tesoro Treasury bond, Br gilt

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obligación

f

1 obligation, duty

2 COM bond

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obligación nf, pl - ciones

1) deber: obligation, duty

2) : bond, debenture

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obligación n obligation / duty [pl. duties]

falta a su obligaciones he doesn't fulfill his obligations

tener la obligación de hacer algo to be obliged to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > obligación
4 estar obligado a hacer algo

estar obligado a hacer algo

to be obliged to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > estar obligado a hacer algo
5 compromiso

m.

1 commitment.

2 engagement (cita).

compromiso matrimonial engagement

3 compromising or difficult situation.

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a difficult o awkward position

4 compromise, in-between, give-and-take, happy medium.

5 date, appointment, meeting, engagement.

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compromiso

► nombre masculino

1 (obligación) commitment, obligation

■ cumplió sus compromisos she fulfilled her obligations

2 (acuerdo) agreement

3 (cita) appointment; (amorosa) date

4 (dificultad) difficult situation, bind

5 (matrimonial) engagement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

libre de compromiso without obligation

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a tight spot, put somebody in a difficult situation

por compromiso out of a sense of duty

soltero,-a y sin compromiso free and single, footloose and fancy-free

compromiso matrimonial engagement

compromiso verbal verbal agreement

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noun m.

1) commitment

2) engagement

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SM

1) (=obligación)

a) [por acuerdo, ideología] commitment

el gobierno reiteró su compromiso con el plan de paz — the government reiterated its commitment to the peace plan

nuestro compromiso con la cultura — our commitment to cultural projects

esperamos que cumplan con su compromiso de bajar los impuestos — we hope they will honour their commitment to lowering taxes

• sin compromiso — without obligation

pida presupuesto sin compromiso — ask for an estimate without obligation

b) [por convenciones sociales]

aunque no tenemos compromiso con ellos, los vamos a invitar — we're going to invite them even though we're under no obligation to

si le regalas ahora algo, la pondrás en el compromiso de invitarte a cenar — if you give her a present now, you'll make her feel obliged to take you out to dinner

• por compromiso — out of a sense of duty

fui a la boda por compromiso — I felt obliged to go to the wedding, I went to the wedding out of a sense of duty

por compromiso no lo hagas — don't feel obliged to do it

• verse en el compromiso — to feel obliged

me vi en el compromiso de tener que invitarlos a cenar — I felt obliged to invite them to dinner

compromiso político — political commitment

compromiso público — public commitment

compromiso social — social commitment

2) (=aprieto)

• poner a algn en un compromiso — to put sb in an awkward position

3) (=acuerdo) agreement; [con concesiones mutuas] compromise

aceptar un compromiso — to accept a compromise

una fórmula de compromiso — a compromise, a compromise formula

una solución de compromiso — a compromise solution

compromiso histórico — historic agreement

compromiso verbal — unwritten agreement

4) (=cita)

a) [con otras personas] engagement

ahora, si me disculpan, tengo que atender otros compromisos — now, if you will excuse me, I have other engagements

mañana no puede ser, tengo un compromiso — tomorrow is impossible, I'm otherwise engaged

¿tienes algún compromiso para esta noche? — do you have anything arranged for tonight?

b) (Dep) match

en su próximo compromiso frente al Zaragoza — in their next match against Zaragoza

5) [de matrimonio] engagement

han roto su compromiso — they have broken off their engagement

soltero y sin compromiso — single and unattached

compromiso matrimonial — engagement, engagement to marry

6) (Med)

una afección cardíaca con compromiso hepático — a heart condition affecting the liver

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

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= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

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* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

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= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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compromiso

masculine

A

1

(obligación): no respetó el compromiso adquirido con el electorado he reneged on the commitment o pledge he had made to the electorate

ha contraído el compromiso de educarlos en la fe católica she has undertaken o pledged to bring them up in the Catholic faith

solicite, sin compromiso alguno, nuestro folleto informativo ask/send for our brochure without obligation

los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them, she invited them out of a sense of duty

no les voy a regalar nada, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm not going to give them anything, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

soltero y sin compromiso free and single;

( hum) footloose and fancy-free ( hum)

2 (de un artista, escritor) political commitment

B (cita) engagement

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else, he was unable to attend as he had a prior engagement ( frml)

tiene muchos compromisos sociales she has a lot of social engagements o commitments

C (de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal ( frml)

romper el compromiso to break off the engagement

han anunciado su compromiso matrimonial ( frml); they have announced their engagement

D (acuerdo) agreement; (con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso a compromise (solution)

E (apuro) awkward situation

me pones en un compromiso you're putting me in an awkward position

F ( Med):

un golpe en la cabeza con compromiso cerebral a blow to the head affecting the brain

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compromiso sustantivo masculino
a) (moral, financiero) commitment;

◊ adquirir un compromiso con algn to make a commitment to sb;

sin compromiso alguno without obligation;
los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them;
yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm under no obligation to them
b) ( cita) engagement;

◊ compromisos sociales social engagements o commitments

c) ( de matrimonio) engagement

d) ( acuerdo) agreement;

( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise;
◊ llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

e) ( apuro) awkward situation;

◊ me puso en un compromiso he put me in an awkward position

compromiso sustantivo masculino
1 (obligación) obligation, commitment: pida presupuesto sin compromiso, ask for an estimate without obligation
tengo que hacer una visita de compromiso, I must pay a duty call
hacer algo por compromiso, to do sthg because one feels that one has to
2 (cita) engagement: tengo un compromiso previo, I have a previous engagement
3 (situación apurada) difficult o embarrassing situation: me pones en un compromiso, you're making it difficult for me
4 (acuerdo) agreement
5 frml compromiso (de boda), engagement: le regaló un anillo de compromiso, he gave her an engagement ring
' compromiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligadura
- obligación
- palabra
- vale
- anillo
- argolla
- contraer
- cumplir
- deshacer
- desligarse
- deuda
- eludir
- novio
- plan
- romper
- usar
- zafar
English:
attach
- back out
- booking
- commitment
- date
- dedication
- default setting
- discharge
- engagement
- engagement ring
- fulfil
- fulfill
- half-way
- honour
- keep
- obligation
- otherwise
- outpouring
- pledge
- previous
- stand by
- stick by
- stick to
- unattached
- compromise
- engaged
- foot
- on
- prior

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compromiso nm

1. [obligación] commitment;

me vi en el compromiso de tener que aceptar I found myself obliged to accept;

adquirí el compromiso de ayudarlos I undertook to help them;

cumplir un compromiso to fulfil o honour a commitment;

no cumplieron el compromiso de entregar las armas they did not honour their commitment to hand over their weapons;

sin compromiso without obligation;

reciba información en su domicilio, sin ningún compromiso let us send you our brochure without obligation

2. [acuerdo] agreement;

patronal y sindicatos alcanzaron un compromiso management and unions reached an agreement;

presentaron una propuesta de compromiso they proposed a compromise

3. [cita] engagement;

esta noche tengo un compromiso y no podré salir contigo I'm busy this evening, so I won't be able to go out with you;

si no tienes ningún compromiso, podríamos ir al cine if you're not doing anything else, we could go to the cinema

4. [dificultad] compromising o difficult situation;

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put sb in a difficult o awkward position

5. [ideológico] commitment;

ha dejado siempre claro su compromiso con la paz he has always made clear his commitment to peace

6. [para casarse] engagement;

han anunciado su compromiso they have announced their engagement;

es una joven soltera y sin compromiso she's young, free and single

Comp
compromiso matrimonial engagement
7. [encuentro deportivo] fixture

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compromiso

m

1 commitment

2 ( obligación) obligation;

sin compromiso COM without commitment;

soltero y sin compromiso fam footloose and fancy-free

3 ( acuerdo) agreement

4 ( apuro) awkward situation

5

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compromiso (matrimonial) engagement

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compromiso nm

1) : obligation, commitment

2) : engagement

anillo de compromiso: engagement ring

3) : agreement

4) : awkward situation, fix

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compromiso n

1. (cita, promesa de matrimonio) engagement

no puedo, tengo un compromiso I can't, I've got a previous engagement

2. (apuro) difficult situation

se vio en un compromiso he found himself in a difficult situation

compromiso matrimonial engagement

Spanish-English dictionary > compromiso
6 caso

m.

case.

el caso es que… the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

(en) caso de que venga should she come

en cualquier o todo caso in any event o case

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst

en tal o ese caso in that case

en último caso as a last resort

ir al caso to get to the point

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…

ser un caso to be a case, to be a right one

ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause

no venir al caso to be irrelevant

caso de conciencia matter of conscience

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstances

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: casar.

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caso

► nombre masculino

1 (ocasión) case, occasion

2 (suceso) event, happening

3 (asunto) affair

■ el caso Roldán the Roldán affair

4 (policial, medical) case

■ es un caso clínico it's a clinical case

5 (gramatical) case

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando llegue el caso in due course

dado el caso de que... in the event of...

el caso es que... the fact is that..., the thing is that...

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso de in case of, in the event of

en caso de necesidad if need be, if necessary

en caso de que if

■ en caso de que te pierdas, llámame if you get lost, call me

en cualquier caso in any case

en el mejor de los casos at best

en el peor de los casos at worst

en este caso in such a case

en todo caso anyhow, at any rate

en último caso as a last resort

en un caso extremo as a last resort

¡eres (es, etc) un caso! familiar you're (he's etc) a case!

hacer al caso / venir al caso to be relevant

hacer caso de alguien / hacer caso a alguien to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

■ no le hagas caso don't pay any attention to him

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of something, ignore something

no venir al caso to be beside the point

para el caso es igual it's the same, it doesn't make any difference

pongamos por caso let's say, suppose

verse en el caso de to be compelled to

caso de fuerza mayor dire necessity

caso perdido hopeless case

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noun m.

1) case

2) affair

•

- hacer caso de

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SM

1) (=circunstancia)

a) [gen] case

ahí tienes el caso de Pedro — take Pedro's case

en esos casos la policía corta la circulación — in such cases the police block the road off

en el caso de Francia — in France's case, in the case of France

me creía en el caso de informarles — I felt obliged to inform you

b)

• en caso afirmativo — if so

• en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• en caso de — in the event of

esto protege al conductor en caso de accidente — this protects the driver in the event of an accident

en caso de necesidad — if necessary

en caso de no ser posible — should it not be possible

en (el) caso de que venga — if he comes, should he come

en caso de que llueva, iremos en autobús — if it rains, we'll go by bus

• en ese caso — in that case

• en el mejor de los casos — at best

• en caso necesario — if necessary

• en caso negativo — if not, otherwise

• en el peor de los casos — at worst

• en su caso — where appropriate

su finalidad es el cuidado y, en su caso, educación de los niños — their aim is to care for and, where appropriate, educate the children

• en tal caso — in such a case

• en todo caso — in any case

• en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resort

• en uno u otro caso — one way or the other
extremo I, 1)
c)

• darse el caso, todavía no se ha dado el caso — such a situation hasn't yet arisen

dado el caso que tuvieras que irte, ¿a dónde irías? — in the event that you did have to go, where would you go?

• el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name

el caso es que tiene razón — the fact is (that) she's right

el caso es que no me gustó — basically I didn't like it

el caso es que me entiendan — the main thing is to make myself understood

• hablar al caso — to keep to the point

• hacer al caso — to be relevant

• pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...

pongamos por caso a Luis — let's take Luis as an example

• ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position

• según el caso — as the case may be

necesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances

sustitúyase, según el caso, por una frase u otra — replace with one or other of the phrases, as appropriate

según lo requiera el caso — as the case may require, depending on the requirements of the case in question

• este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do

• no tiene caso — Méx there's no point (in it)

• ¡ vamos al caso! — let's get down to business!

• vaya por caso... — to give an example...

• venir al caso — to be relevant

no venir al caso — to be beside the point

• verse en el caso de hacer algo — to be obliged to do sth

2) (Med) case

ha habido tres casos de meningitis — there have been three cases of meningitis

caso clínico — clinical case

3) (=asunto) affair; (Jur) case

el caso Hess — the Hess affair

la juez encargada del caso — the judge hearing the case

• es un caso perdido — [situación] it's a hopeless case; [persona] he's a dead loss, he's hopeless

caso de autos — case in hand

caso de conciencia — question of conscience

caso fortuito — (Jur) act of God; (=suceso imprevisto) unforeseen circumstance

caso límite — extreme case

4)

• hacer caso a o de algo — to take notice of sth, pay attention to sth

no me hacen caso — they take no notice of me, they pay no attention to me

no le hagas caso — don't take any notice of him

¡no haga usted caso! — take no notice!

hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia — listen to her, she has more experience

maldito el caso que me hace — * a fat lot of notice he takes of me *

• ni caso, tú a todo lo que te diga ¡ni caso! — * take no notice of what he says!

se lo dije, pero ni caso — I told him, but he took absolutely no notice

• hacer caso omiso de algo — to ignore sth

5) (Ling) case

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

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= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex. A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex. No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

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* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex: A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

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caso

masculine

A (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada in cases o situations like that, it's best not to say anything

si ése es el caso … if that's the case …

en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío as a last resort you could always go to your uncle

en último caso nos vamos a pie if it comes to it o if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to walk

es un caso límite it is a borderline case

aun en el mejor de los casos even at the very best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa the worst they can do is fine you

de vez en cuando se da el caso de … from time to time cases arise of o there are cases of …

pocas veces se ha dado el caso de que hayan tenido que disparar there have been few cases in which they have had to shoot

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte en Londres if you should have to stay in London

para el caso es igual what difference does it make?

yo en su caso, aceptaría I'd accept if I were you

ponte en mi caso put yourself in my place o position o shoes

lo que dijo no venía or hacía al caso what she said had nothing to do with o had no connection with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que se trata de … let's assume o suppose o imagine we're talking about …

B ( en locs):

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right

el caso es que no sé si aceptar o no the thing is that I don't know whether to accept or not

en caso de: [ S ] en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass

en caso de no poder asistir le ruego me avise please inform me if you are unable to attend

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso contrario nos veremos obligados a cerrar otherwise o if not, we will have no option but to close down

en cualquier caso in any case

en cualquier caso nada se pierde con intentarlo in any case there's no harm in trying, there's no harm in trying anyway

en todo caso: en todo caso pueden dormir en casa they can always stay at my place

no puedo hacerlo para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves I can't get it done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday

quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring

llegado el caso if it comes to it

llegado el caso podemos tomar el tren if it comes to it we can always take the train

según el caso as appropriate

no hay/hubo caso ( AmL fam): no hubo caso, la mancha no salió the stain absolutely refused to budge

por más que reclamé, no hubo caso I complained until I was blue in the face but it didn't do the slightest bit of good ( colloq)

no hay caso, no va a aprender nunca there's no way he'll ever learn ( colloq), it's no good o no use, he'll never learn

no tiene caso it is absolutely pointless o a complete waste of time

C ( Der, Med) case

los implicados en el caso Solasa those implicated in the Solasa affair o case

el suyo constituye un caso especial his is a special case

ser un caso ( fam): es un caso he's something else ( colloq), he's a case ( colloq)

ser un caso perdido ( fam); to be a hopeless case ( colloq), to be a dead loss ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caso de conciencia

question of conscience

● caso fortuito

(en lo civil) act of God

muerte por caso fortuito death by misadventure

D

(atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb

maldito el caso que me hace she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso DE algo:

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro she ignored o didn't heed the warning signs, she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of sth, ignore sth

haces caso omiso de todo lo que te digo you ignore everything o take no notice of anything I tell you

hizo caso omiso de mis consejos he disregarded o ignored o didn't heed my advice, he took no notice of my advice

E ( Ling) case

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Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar)

caso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

casó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
casar
caso
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
a) ( encajar) [ dibujos] to match up;

[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
b) ( armonizar) [colores/estilos] to go together;

caso con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
◊ casose por la Iglesia to get married in church;

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casose en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, coyuntura) case;
◊ en esos casos in cases like that;

yo en tu caso … if I were you …;
en último caso if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst;
en el mejor de los casos at (the very) best;
en el peor de los casos te multarán the worst they can do is fine you;
eso no venía al caso that had nothing to do with what we were talking about;
pongamos por caso que … let's assume that …;
en caso de incendio in case of fire;
en caso contrario otherwise;
en cualquier caso in any case;
en tal caso in that case, in such a case (frml);
en todo caso dijo que llamaría in any case she said she'd ring;
llegado el caso if it comes to it;
según el caso as appropriate;
no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use
2 (Der, Med) case;
◊ ser un caso perdido (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

3 ( atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb;
hacer caso de algo to pay attention to sth, to take notice of sth;
◊ hacer caso omiso de algo to ignore sth

casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso) case
2 Med case
3 Jur affair
4 (circunstancia, situación) yo en tu caso no iría, if I were you, I wouldn't go
el caso es que..., the fact o thing is that...
(en) caso contrario, otherwise
en el mejor/peor de los casos, at best/worst
en ese/tal caso, in that case
♦ Locuciones: hacer caso a o de alguien, to pay attention to sb
hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: intenté convencerle, pero no me hizo ni caso, I tried to convince him but he just ignored me
no venir al caso, to be beside the point
poner por caso, to suppose: pongamos por caso que no viene, let's say he doesn't come
ser un caso perdido, to be a hopeless case
en caso de que, if
en caso de necesidad, if need be
en todo caso, in any case
en último caso, as a last resort
ni caso, don't pay attention
' caso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- aparte
- callar
- casar
- casarse
- ceñirse
- comisionar
- como
- concreta
- concreto
- correo
- emergencia
- eximente
- genuina
- genuino
- hecha
- hecho
- hipócrita
- histórica
- histórico
- igualmente
- lengua
- nocturnidad
- nupcias
- omisa
- omiso
- prescindir
- referencia
- señor
- sobreseer
- viaje
- voto
- a
- acaso
- aislado
- cerrar
- clásico
- conveniencia
- cuyo
- desde
- ejemplo
- entretelones
- estudio
- evento
- examinar
- excepcional
- extremo
- fumar
- ignorar
English:
act
- affair
- agree
- always
- anyhow
- arbitration
- argue
- attention
- beneath
- blatant
- borderline
- brush aside
- brushoff
- but
- case
- chronic
- circumstance
- clear up
- clear-cut
- client
- deploy
- dismiss
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- emergency
- event
- fall back on
- go before
- head
- hear
- hearing
- heedless
- heedlessly
- here
- history
- ignore
- implication
- instance
- lady
- make out
- medical
- necessity
- notice
- occur
- open-and-shut
- override
- pass
- point
- prejudice

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caso nm

1. [situación, circunstancias, ejemplo] case;

un caso especial a special case;

un caso límite a borderline case;

voy a contarles un caso curioso que pasó aquí I'm going to tell you about something strange that happened here;

les expuse mi caso I made out my case to them;

el caso es que [el hecho es que] the thing is (that);
[lo importante es que] what matters is (that);
el caso es que a pesar de la aparatosidad del accidente nadie resultó herido despite the spectacular nature of the accident, the fact remains that no one was injured;

el caso es que no sé qué hacer basically, I don't know what to do;

rara vez se da el caso de que dos candidatos obtengan el mismo número de votos it is very rare for two candidates to receive the same number of votes;

si se da el caso, tomaremos las medidas necesarias if that should happen, we'll take the necessary steps;

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not;

en caso contrario otherwise;

en caso de in the event of;

en caso de emergencia in case of emergency;

en caso de incendio in the event of a fire;

en caso de no haber mayoría… should there be no majority…;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

en caso de no poder venir, comuníquenoslo should you be unable to come, please let us know;

en caso de que if;

(en) caso de que venga should she come, if she comes;

en cualquier caso in any event o case;

en todo caso in any event o case;

dijo que en todo caso nos avisaría she said she'd let us know, whatever;

no tenemos dinero para un hotel, en todo caso una pensión we certainly haven't got enough money for a hotel, so it'll have to be a guesthouse, if anything;

en el caso de Bosnia, la situación es más complicada in the case of Bosnia, the situation is more complicated;

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst;

en el peor de los casos, llegaremos un poco tarde the worst that can happen is that we'll be a few minutes late;

en tal o [m5] ese caso in that case;

en último caso, en caso extremo as a last resort;

hablar al caso to keep to the point;

ir al caso to get to the point;

cuando llegue el caso, se lo diremos we'll tell you when the time comes;

cuando llegue el caso, hablaremos del asunto if it comes to that, we'll discuss it then;

llegado o [m5]si llega el caso, ya veremos qué hacemos we'll cross that bridge when we come to it;

lo mejor del caso the best thing (about it);

poner por caso algo/a alguien to take sth/sb as an example;

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…;

ponerse en el caso de alguien to put oneself in sb's position;

yo en tu caso no iría I wouldn't go if I were you;

según (sea) el caso, según los casos as o whatever the case may be;

eso no viene o [m5] hace al caso that's irrelevant;

tu comportamiento no viene o [m5] hace al caso your behaviour is out of place;

verse en el caso de hacer algo to be obliged o compelled to do sth

2. [atención] attention;

hacer caso a to pay attention to;

tuve que gritar para que me hicieran caso I had to shout to attract their attention;

¡maldito el caso que me hacen! they don't take the blindest bit of notice of me!;

hacer caso omiso de to ignore;

¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! don't take any notice!;

se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso I told her, but she didn't take any notice;

no me hace ni caso she doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to me;

creo que su cumpleaños es el viernes, pero no me hagas mucho caso I think her birthday is on Friday, but don't take my word for it

3. [médico, legal] case;

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair;

el caso Watergate Watergate, the Watergate affair;

se han dado varios casos de intoxicación there have been several cases of poisoning;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause;

Comp
Méx
no tiene caso, RP [m5] no hay caso [no tiene solución] nothing can be done about it

Comp
caso clínico:
un caso clínico muy interesante a very interesting case;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso (clínico) to be a case, to be a right one;

caso de conciencia matter of conscience;
Der caso fortuito act of God;
caso de fuerza mayor force of circumstance(s);

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstance(s);

caso de honra question of honour;

caso judicial court case;
Der caso de prueba test case
4. Gram case

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caso

m

1 case;

en ese caso in that case;

en tal caso in such a case;

en caso contrario otherwise, if not;

en caso de que, caso de in the event that, in case of;

en todo caso in any case, in any event;

en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

en último caso as a last resort;

en ningún caso never, under no circumstances;

dado o

llegado el caso if it comes to it;

dado el caso que in the event that;

si se da el caso if the situation arises;

el caso es que … the thing is that …;

no venir al caso be irrelevant;

¡vamos al caso! let’s get to the point;

en su caso in his/her case;

ponerse en el caso de alguien put o.s. in s.o.’s shoes

2

:

caso aislado isolated case;

caso perdido fig hopeless case;

ser un caso fam be a real case fam

3 ( atención)

:

hacer caso take notice;

hacer caso de algo pay attention to sth;

hacer caso a alguien pay attention to s.o.;

¡no le hagas caso! take no notice of him!

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caso nm

1) : case

2)

en caso de : in case of, in the event of

3)

hacer caso de : to pay attention to, to notice

4)

hacer caso omiso de : to ignore, to take no notice of

5)

no venir al caso : to be beside the point

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caso n case

nunca había oído un caso igual I'd never heard of a case like it

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

hacer caso (prestar atención) to pay attention [pt. & pp. paid] (obedecer) to listen to

hacer caso omiso to take no notice [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > caso
7 prescindir

v.

to abstain, to forbear.

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prescindir

► verbo intransitivo prescindir de

1 (pasar sin) to do without; (no contar con) to leave out

■ prescindamos de formalismos let's cut out the formalities

■ prescindieron de él para la organización del viaje they left him out of the arrangements for the trip

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VI

prescindir de —

1) (=renunciar a) to do without, go without

no puede prescindir de su secretaria — he can't do without his secretary

han prescindido del coche — they've given up their car

2) (=ignorar) to disregard

no deberían prescindir de su opinión — they shouldn't disregard o ignore her opinion

3) (=omitir) to dispense with

prescindamos de los detalles inútiles — let's dispense with o skip the unnecessary details

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verbo intransitivo

1)

prescindir DE algo/alguien — ( arreglárselas sin) to do without something/somebody

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda — I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios — (euf) we are obliged to let you go (euph)

2)

prescindir DE algo — de consejo/opinión ( no tener en cuenta) to disregard something

3)

prescindir DE algo — de detalles/formalidades ( omitir) to dispense with something

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* prescindir de = do without, cut out of + the loop, cut out, live without, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

prescindir DE algo/alguien — ( arreglárselas sin) to do without something/somebody

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda — I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios — (euf) we are obliged to let you go (euph)

2)

prescindir DE algo — de consejo/opinión ( no tener en cuenta) to disregard something

3)

prescindir DE algo — de detalles/formalidades ( omitir) to dispense with something

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* prescindir de = do without, cut out of + the loop, cut out, live without, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

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prescindir [I1 ]

vi

A prescindir DE algo (arreglárselas sin) to do WITHOUT sth

durante la guerra tuvieron que prescindir de muchas cosas during the war they had to do without o go without many things

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios ( euf); we are obliged to let you go ( euph), we find ourselves obliged to dispense with your services ( frml)

B prescindir DE algo ‹de un consejo/una opinión› to disregard sth

prescindió de todo lo que le había dicho she disregarded o ignored everything I'd said

C prescindir DE algo (omitir) to dispense with sth

prescindiré de los detalles I'll dispense with o skip the details

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prescindir ( conjugate prescindir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( arreglárselas sin) prescindir DE algo/algn to do without sth/sb
2 ( omitir) prescindir de algo ‹de detalles/formalidades› to dispense with sth
prescindir verbo intransitivo
1 (arreglárselas sin) to do without: podemos prescindir del coche, we can do without the car
2 (deshacerse de) to dispense with: debemos prescindir de lo superfluo, we must dispense with unnecessary things
3 (no hacer caso) to disregard: prescindió de sus consejos, he disregarded his advice
' prescindir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasar
- tabla
English:
dispense with
- do without
- go without
- set aside
- spare
- waive
- dispense
- do
- set

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prescindir vi

1.
prescindir de [renunciar a] to do without;

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda I can't do without her help;

prescindió del coche durante una semana she did without the car for a week;

decidieron prescindir de sus servicios they decided to dispense with her services;

prescindieron del entrenador they got rid of the coach

2.
prescindir de [omitir] [m5]prescinde de detalles, por favor please leave out o skip the details;

prescindiendo de este capítulo, el resto está muy bien apart from this chapter, the rest is very good;

prescindiendo de la normativa… ignoring the regulations…

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prescindir

v/i

:

prescindir de

1 ( privarse de) do without;

no poder prescindir de algo not be able to do without sth

2 ( omitir) leave out, dispense with

3 (no tener en cuenta) disregard

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prescindir vi

1)

prescindir de : to do without, to dispense with

2) desatender: to ignore, to disregard

3) omitir: to omit, to skip

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prescindir vb (privarse) to do without

no puedo prescindir del ordenador I can't do without the computer

Spanish-English dictionary > prescindir
8 obligar

v.

to oblige, to bind, to coerce, to compel.

La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.

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obligar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to force, oblige, make

► verbo pronominal obligarse

1 to undertake, promise

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

obligar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something, make somebody do something

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verb

to force, compel, oblige

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1. VT

1) (=forzar) to force

obligar a algn a hacer algo — to force sb to do sth

me han obligado a venir — they forced me to come

la obligan a estudiar francés — they make her study French

2) [ley, norma]

la disposición obliga a todos los contribuyentes — all taxpayers are bound to observe this requirement, this requirement is binding on all taxpayers

3) (=empujar) to force

solo se puede cerrar el cajón obligándolo — you can't get the drawer shut except by forcing it

2.

See:

obligarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) circunstancia/persona

el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

nos obligan a llevar uniforme — we are required to wear uniform

no lo obligues a comer — don't force him to eat

lo obligué a pedirle perdón — I made him apologize to her

obligar A alguien A QUE + SUBJ — to make somebody + inf

b) ley/disposición to bind

esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad — only adults are legally bound by this law

las normas obligan a los maestros a... — the rules oblige teachers to...
2.
obligarse v pron (refl)

obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

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= bind, compel, constrain, dictate, force, impel, mandate, obligate, oblige, enjoin, enforce.

Ex. Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.

Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex. Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

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* obligar a = make + it + incumbent upon.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* obligar a Hacer Algo = push into.

* obligar a + Infinitivo = push towards + Gerundio.

* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) circunstancia/persona

el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

nos obligan a llevar uniforme — we are required to wear uniform

no lo obligues a comer — don't force him to eat

lo obligué a pedirle perdón — I made him apologize to her

obligar A alguien A QUE + SUBJ — to make somebody + inf

b) ley/disposición to bind

esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad — only adults are legally bound by this law

las normas obligan a los maestros a... — the rules oblige teachers to...
2.
obligarse v pron (refl)

obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

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= bind, compel, constrain, dictate, force, impel, mandate, obligate, oblige, enjoin, enforce.

Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.

Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

* obligar a = make + it + incumbent upon.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* obligar a Hacer Algo = push into.

* obligar a + Infinitivo = push towards + Gerundio.

* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

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obligar [A3 ]

vt

1

«circunstancia/persona»: obligar a algn A + INF: el mal tiempo nos obligó a retrasar la partida bad weather obliged o forced o compelled us to postpone our departure

nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to o we have to wear uniform

no lo obligues a comer don't force him to eat, don't make him eat

lo obligué a pedirle perdón a la abuela I made him apologize to his grandmother

obligar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to make sb + INF

oblígalos a que recojan los juguetes make them pick up their toys

2 «ley/disposición» to bind

esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad this law only applies to adults, only adults are legally bound by this law

■ obligarse

v pron

( refl)

1 (forzarse) obligarse A + INF to make oneself + INF, force oneself to + INF

me obligo a escribir una página todos los días I force myself to write o I make myself write a page every day

2 (comprometerse) to undertake obligarse A + INF to undertake to + INF

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obligar ( conjugate obligar) verbo transitivo
a) obligar a algn a hacer algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

◊ no lo obligues a comer don't force him to eat;

nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to wear uniform;
obligar a algn A QUE haga algo to make sb do sth
b) [ley/disposición] to bind

obligar verbo transitivo to force, oblige: nada te obliga a vivir con él, no-one's forcing you to live with him ➣ Ver nota en make
' obligar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprometer
- constreñir
- desalojar
- echar
- forzar
- hacer
- empujar
- orillar
English:
bind
- bully
- compel
- constrained
- drive
- force
- force down
- hand
- make
- oblige
- constrain
- obligate

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obligar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: persona]
obligar a alguien (a hacer algo) to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

yo no quería hacerlo, me obligaron I didn't want to do it, they forced me to o they made me;

no lo compres, nadie te obliga don't buy it, nobody is forcing you;

la obligué a descansar I made her have a rest;

a los jefes de departamento se les obliga a presentar un informe al mes the heads of department are required to hand in a monthly report;

obligar a alguien a que haga algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

la obligué a que me contestase I forced her to answer me, I made her answer me

2. [sujeto: ley, norma]
la ley obliga a todos los ciudadanos a declarar sus ingresos all citizens are required by law to declare their income;

esta norma obliga a los mayores de dieciocho años this rule applies to people over eighteen

♦ See also the pronominal verb obligarse

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obligar

v/t

1

:

obligar a alguien oblige o force s.o. ( a hacer algo to do sth)

2 de una ley apply to s.o.

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obligar {52} vt

: to force, to require, to oblige

♦ See also the reflexive verb obligarse

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obligar vb to force / to make

me obligaron a marcharme they forced me to leave / they made me leave

Spanish-English dictionary > obligar
9 constreñir

v.

to constrain, to constrict, to inhibit, to cramp.

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constreñir

Conjugation model [ CEÑIR], like link=ceñir ceñir

► verbo transitivo

1 (forzar) to constrain, compel, force

2 (limitar) to limit, restrict

3 MEDICINA (cerrar) to constrict

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VT

1) (=limitar) to restrict

2) (=obligar)

constreñir a algn a hacer algo — to compel o force o frm constrain sb to do sth

3) (Med) to constrict

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml) ( forzar) to constrain (frml), compel

actuó constreñido por las circunstancias — circumstances compelled him to act as he did

2) ( limitar) to restrict, limit

vivo constreñido a un mísero presupuesto — I live on a very limited budget

el espacio nos constriñe — we're limited by space

3) (Med) to constrict
2.
constreñirse v pron to restrict oneself

constreñirse en los gastos — to cut back on spending

constreñirse a algo — to restrict oneself to something

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= constrain, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml) ( forzar) to constrain (frml), compel

actuó constreñido por las circunstancias — circumstances compelled him to act as he did

2) ( limitar) to restrict, limit

vivo constreñido a un mísero presupuesto — I live on a very limited budget

el espacio nos constriñe — we're limited by space

3) (Med) to constrict
2.
constreñirse v pron to restrict oneself

constreñirse en los gastos — to cut back on spending

constreñirse a algo — to restrict oneself to something

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= constrain, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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constreñir [ I15 ]

vt

A ( frml) (forzar) to constrain ( frml)

me vi constreñido a aceptar I felt constrained o obliged o compelled to accept

actuó constreñido por las circunstancias circumstances forced o compelled o obliged him to act as he did

B (limitar) to restrict

vivo constreñido a un mísero presupuesto I live on a very limited budget

un ámbito de actuación muy constreñido a very restricted sphere of action

como el espacio nos constriñe as we don't have much space, as we're limited by space

C ( Med) to constrict

■ constreñirse

v pron

to restrict oneself

he tenido que constreñirme en los gastos I've had to cut back on my spending

constreñirse A algo to restrict oneself TO sth

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constreñir verbo transitivo
1 (obligar) to force [a, to]
2 (limitar) to limit, restrict: me encuentro constreñido por las nuevas normas, I feel limited by the new rules
3 Med to put pressure on, squeeze: el tumor constriñe una arteria principal, the tumor is constricting a main artery

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constreñir vt

1. [obligar]
constreñir a alguien a hacer algo to compel o force sb to do sth;

se ven constreñidos a vivir en condiciones miserables they are forced o obliged to live in wretched conditions

2. [oprimir, limitar] to restrict;

la nueva ley constriñe la libertad de asociación the new law restricts freedom of association

3. Med to restrict

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constreñir

v/t

1 constrain, oblige

2 ( limitar) restrict

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constreñir {67} vt

1) forzar, obligar: to constrain, to oblige

2) limitar: to restrict, to limit

Spanish-English dictionary > constreñir
10 práctica

adj.

1 practical (estudio, formación).

2 skillful, experienced, expert (person).

3 practical; handy (tool); convenient (casa).

f.

1 a skilful pilot.

2 practice, training.

3 policy.

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práctica

► nombre femenino

1 practice

2 (habilidad) skill

► nombre femenino plural prácticas

1 practical sing

■ ahora que he aprobado la teórica puedo pasar a las prácticas now that I've passed the theory I can move on to the practical

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en la práctica in practice

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

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1. noun f.
practice
2. f., (m. - práctico)
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SF

1) [de actividad] practice

aprender con la práctica — to learn by practice

la práctica hace al maestro — practice makes perfect

llevar algo a la práctica, poner algo en práctica — to put sth into practice

en la práctica — in practice

práctica de riesgo — high-risk practice

práctica establecida — standard practice

prácticas restrictivas (de la competencia) — restrictive practices

2) pl prácticas (=aprendizaje) [gen] practice sing, training sing ; [de profesor] teaching practice sing ; [de laboratorio] experiments

hacer prácticas — to do one's training

hacer prácticas de clínica — to do one's hospital training

contrato en prácticas — work experience placement

estudiantes en prácticas — students doing work experience

período de prácticas — (practical) training period

prácticas de tiro — target practice

prácticas en empresa — work experience

prácticas profesionales — professional training, practical training ( for a profession)

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femenino

1)

a) ( en actividad) practice; ( en trabajo) experience

le falta práctica — he needs practice

se aprende con la práctica — it comes with practice

tiene mucha práctica — he's had a lot of practice

perder la práctica — to be out of practice

b) ( profesión) practicing*

abandonó la práctica del derecho — she gave up practicing law

es aconsejable la práctica de algún deporte — it's advisable to play o do some sport

2) ( aplicación) practice

en la práctica — in practice

poner algo en práctica or llevar algo a la práctica — to put something into practice

3) prácticas femenino plural

a) (clase, sesión práctica)

prácticas de tiro — target practice

las prácticas de Anatomía — the anatomy practicals

b) ( de maestro) teaching practice

4) ( costumbre) practice

esta operación es hoy una práctica habitual — this operation is now common practice

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= practice, observance, practising [practicing, -USA], drill practice, discourse, praxes [praxis, -sing.], run-through.

Ex. This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.

Ex. Because of the need to preserve cartographic documents for present and future generations, map librarians are obliged to guarantee strict observance of conservation requirements.

Ex. The practicing of writing it is deadly dull and therefore has minimum permanent effect.

Ex. No reinforcement drill practice was given to the control group.

Ex. The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex. The process of hybridization consists, first of all, of borrowing and lending concepts, methods, theories, and praxes = El proceso de hibridación se compone, en principio, de los conceptos, métodos, teorías y praxis del préstamo.

Ex. This article will provide a brief run-through of some strategies for giving staff and users what they need and expect.

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* adquirido con la práctica = experiential.

* aprender con la práctica = learn by + doing.

* basado en la práctica = empirically-based, grounded in practice, practice-based.

* beca de prácticas = in-service training.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* clase de prácticas = practical.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.

* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.

* comprobar en la práctica real = field-test.

* comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.

* conservar la práctica de = keep + Posesivo + hands in.

* cuaderno de prácticas = resource book.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* ejercicio y práctica = drill and practice.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* en la práctica = in action, in practice, in practical terms, in implementation.

* en la práctica real = in actual practice.

* en la puesta en práctica = in implementation.

* en prácticas = trainee.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].

* formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.

* formación en prácticas = in-service.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

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

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

* orientado hacia la práctica = practice-oriented.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* período de prácticas = work placement, training attachment.

* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.

* período de prácticas en la industria = industrial placement.

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* práctica bibliotecaria = library practice.

* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.

* práctica clínica = clinical practice.

* práctica común = common practice.

* práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.

* práctica cotidiana = daily practice.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* práctica diaria = daily practice.

* práctica popular = lore.

* práctica real = actual practice.

* práctica religiosa = religious practice.

* prácticas comerciales = business practices.

* prácticas de campo = fieldwork [field work].

* prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.

* prácticas más adecuadas = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* práctica social = meme.

* prácticas sexuales = sexual mores.

* profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.

* programa de prácticas en la empresa = internship program(me), internship.

* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.

* puesta en práctica = enforcement, execution, implementation, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA].

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* teoría y práctica = policy and practice.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

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femenino

1)

a) ( en actividad) practice; ( en trabajo) experience

le falta práctica — he needs practice

se aprende con la práctica — it comes with practice

tiene mucha práctica — he's had a lot of practice

perder la práctica — to be out of practice

b) ( profesión) practicing*

abandonó la práctica del derecho — she gave up practicing law

es aconsejable la práctica de algún deporte — it's advisable to play o do some sport

2) ( aplicación) practice

en la práctica — in practice

poner algo en práctica or llevar algo a la práctica — to put something into practice

3) prácticas femenino plural

a) (clase, sesión práctica)

prácticas de tiro — target practice

las prácticas de Anatomía — the anatomy practicals

b) ( de maestro) teaching practice

4) ( costumbre) practice

esta operación es hoy una práctica habitual — this operation is now common practice

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= practice, observance, practising [practicing, -USA], drill practice, discourse, praxes [praxis, -sing.], run-through.

Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.

Ex: Because of the need to preserve cartographic documents for present and future generations, map librarians are obliged to guarantee strict observance of conservation requirements.

Ex: The practicing of writing it is deadly dull and therefore has minimum permanent effect.

Ex: No reinforcement drill practice was given to the control group.

Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex: The process of hybridization consists, first of all, of borrowing and lending concepts, methods, theories, and praxes = El proceso de hibridación se compone, en principio, de los conceptos, métodos, teorías y praxis del préstamo.

Ex: This article will provide a brief run-through of some strategies for giving staff and users what they need and expect.

* adquirido con la práctica = experiential.

* aprender con la práctica = learn by + doing.

* basado en la práctica = empirically-based, grounded in practice, practice-based.

* beca de prácticas = in-service training.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* clase de prácticas = practical.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.

* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.

* comprobar en la práctica real = field-test.

* comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.

* conservar la práctica de = keep + Posesivo + hands in.

* cuaderno de prácticas = resource book.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* ejercicio y práctica = drill and practice.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* en la práctica = in action, in practice, in practical terms, in implementation.

* en la práctica real = in actual practice.

* en la puesta en práctica = in implementation.

* en prácticas = trainee.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].

* formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.

* formación en prácticas = in-service.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

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

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

* orientado hacia la práctica = practice-oriented.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* período de prácticas = work placement, training attachment.

* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.

* período de prácticas en la industria = industrial placement.

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* práctica bibliotecaria = library practice.

* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.

* práctica clínica = clinical practice.

* práctica común = common practice.

* práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.

* práctica cotidiana = daily practice.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* práctica diaria = daily practice.

* práctica popular = lore.

* práctica real = actual practice.

* práctica religiosa = religious practice.

* prácticas comerciales = business practices.

* prácticas de campo = fieldwork [field work].

* prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.

* prácticas más adecuadas = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* práctica social = meme.

* prácticas sexuales = sexual mores.

* profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.

* programa de prácticas en la empresa = internship program(me), internship.

* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.

* puesta en práctica = enforcement, execution, implementation, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA].

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* teoría y práctica = policy and practice.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

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práctica

feminine

A

1 (en una actividad) practice; (en un trabajo) experience

le falta práctica he needs practice

se aprende con la práctica you learn by practice, it comes with practice

tiene mucha práctica he's had a lot of practice

he perdido la práctica I'm out of practice

necesita ayuda mientras va adquiriendo práctica he needs to be helped while he's gaining experience

la práctica hace maestro practice makes perfect

2 (ejercicio) practicing*

abandonó la práctica del derecho para hacer política she gave up practicing law to go into politics

es aconsejable la práctica de algún deporte it's advisable to play o do some sport

B (aplicación) practice

en la práctica in practice

poner algo en práctica or llevar algo a la práctica to put sth into practice

C prácticas fpl

1

(clase, sesión práctica): prácticas de tiro target practice

las prácticas de Anatomía the anatomy practicals

2 (de un maestro) teaching practice

la escuela donde hice (las) prácticas the school where I did my teaching practice

3 ( Esp) ( Rels Labs) work during which one gains experience and further training

hice las prácticas en la clínica de la Paz I did my internship ( AmE) o ( BrE) my houseman year at the la Paz hospital

contrato en prácticas work-experience contract

D (costumbre) practice

son prácticas muy extendidas en esta zona these practices o customs are widespread in this area

esta operación es hoy una práctica habitual en la medicina this operation is common practice in medicine today

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Del verbo practicar: ( conjugate practicar)

practica es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
practicar
práctica
practicar ( conjugate practicar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice^{( conjugate practice)};

‹ tenis› to play;
◊ práctica la natación to swim;

no practica ningún deporte he doesn't play o do any sport(s)
b) ‹ profesión› to practice^{( conjugate practice)}

2 (frml) (llevar a cabo, realizar) ‹corte/incisión› to make;
‹autopsia/operación› to perform, do;
‹redada/actividad› to carry out;
‹ detenciones› to make
verbo intransitivo ( repetir) to practice^{( conjugate practice)};
( ejercer) to practice^{( conjugate practice)}
práctica sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( en actividad) practice;

( en trabajo) experience;
◊ perder la práctica to be out of practice

b) ( de profesión) practicing^{( conjugate practicing)}

2 ( aplicación) practice;
◊ en la práctica in practice;

poner algo en práctica or llevar algo a la práctica to put sth into practice
3
◊ prácticas sustantivo femenino plural (de Anatomía, Química) practicals (pl);

( de maestro) teaching practice;
◊ prácticas de tiro target practice

4 ( costumbre) practice
practicar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una profesión) to practise, US practice
2 (una actividad) to play, practise: deberías practicar el tenis más a menudo, you should play tennis more regularly
3 (una operación, etc) to carry out, do, perform: tuvieron que practicarle una autopsia, they had to perform a post mortem on him
4 Rel to practise
II verbo intransitivo to practise: si quieres hablar bien el inglés, debes practicar más, if you want to speak good English, you must practise more ➣ Ver nota en practise
práctico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) handy, useful
2 (una persona, disciplina) practical
II m Náut pilot
práctica sustantivo femenino
1 (actividad) practice
2 (aplicación) poner algo en práctica, to put sthg into practice
3 (costumbre) una práctica habitual, a common practice
4 (aprendizaje, formación) prácticas, teaching practice
5 Educ (clases no teóricas) practicals, US labs: por la mañana tiene prácticas de química, in the morning he has chemistry practicals ➣ Ver nota en practise
' práctica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
continuismo
- costumbre
- docencia
- marcha
- vela
- ejercicio
- equitación
- instrucción
- perder
- practicar
English:
action
- code
- current
- excel
- feasible
- follow up
- hate
- implement
- insider dealing
- insider trading
- observance
- practically
- practice
- practise
- run-through
- rusty
- turn
- convenient
- malpractice
- mock
- practical
- protection
- teaching

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práctica nf

1. [experiencia] practice;

te hace falta más práctica you need more practice;

con la práctica adquirirás más soltura you'll become more fluent with practice;

esto es algo que se aprende con la práctica it comes with practice

2. [ejercicio] practice;
[de un deporte] playing;
se dedica a la práctica de la medicina she practices medicine;

me han recomendado la práctica de la natación I've been advised to go swimming

3. [aplicación] practice;

llevar algo a la práctica, poner algo en práctica to put sth into practice;

en la práctica in practice

4. [clase no teórica] practical;

prácticas de laboratorio lab sessions

5.
prácticas [laborales] training;

contrato en prácticas work-experience contract

6. [costumbre] practice;

ser práctica establecida to be standard practice

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práctica

f practice;

en la práctica in practice;

llevar a la práctica, poner en práctica put into practice;

perder la práctica get out of practice;

tener práctica en algo have experience in sth;

prácticas pl work experience sg ;

hacer prácticas do a work placement

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práctica nf

1) : practice, experience

2) ejercicio: exercising

la práctica de la medicina: the practice of medicine

3) aplicación: application, practice

poner en práctica: to put into practice

4) prácticas nfpl

: training

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práctica n practice

te hace falta más práctica you need more practice

poner en práctica to put into practice

Spanish-English dictionary > práctica
11 forzar

v.

1 to force.

forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something

forzar la vista to strain one's eyes

forzar una cerradura to force a lock

Ricardo forzó la puerta Richard forced the door.

2 to rape.

3 to enforce, to muscle, to impose, to foist.

La policía forzó el reglamento The police enforced the rules.

4 to coerce, to constrain, to force.

La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.

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FORZAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e)

Present Indicative

fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.

Past Indicative

forcé, forzaste, forzó, forzamos, forzasteis, forzaron.

Present Subjunctive

fuerce, fuerces, fuerce, forcemos, forcéis, fuercen.

Imperative

fuerza (tú), fuerce (él/Vd.), forcemos (nos.), forzad (vos.), fuercen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to force, compel

2) strain

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VT

1) (=obligar) to force

forzar a algn a hacer algo — to force sb to do sth, make sb do sth

les forzó a dimitir — he forced them to resign, he made them resign

2) [+ puerta, cerradura] to force; (Mil) [+ ciudadela, fuerte] to storm, take

3) [+ ojos, voz] to strain; [+ sonrisa] to force

estás forzando la vista — you're straining your eyes

4) (=violar) to rape

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( obligar) to force

me vi forzado — I had to, I was forced

2)

a) < vista> to strain

estaba forzando la vista — I was straining my eyes

b) < sonrisa> to force

3) <puerta/cerradura> to force

4) ( violar) to rape
2.
forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself

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= compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.

Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex. Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.

Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex. In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex. We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.

Ex. If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.

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* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* forzar a = coerce (into), press into.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( obligar) to force

me vi forzado — I had to, I was forced

2)

a) < vista> to strain

estaba forzando la vista — I was straining my eyes

b) < sonrisa> to force

3) <puerta/cerradura> to force

4) ( violar) to rape
2.
forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself

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= compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.

Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex: Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.

Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex: We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.

Ex: If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.

* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* forzar a = coerce (into), press into.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

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forzar [ A11 ]

vt

A (obligar) to force

me vi forzado a echarlo del local I had to o I was forced to o ( frml) I was obliged to throw him off the premises

B

1 ‹vista› to strain

estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

2 ‹sonrisa› to force

C ‹puerta/cerradura› to force

D (violar) to rape

■ forzarse

v pron

(obligarse) to make o force oneself

todos los días me fuerzo a caminar dos kilómetros every day I make myself walk two kilometers

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forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
a) ‹ vista› to strain;

◊ estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

b) ‹ sonrisa› to force

3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
' forzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- tergiversar
- violentar
- fuerza
- palanca
English:
bend
- break in
- break into
- bulldoze
- compel
- crack
- drive
- force
- pick
- strain
- tamper
- stretch

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forzar vt

1. [obligar, empujar] to force;

forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force sb to do sth;

yo no forzaría la situación I wouldn't force the situation

2. [cerradura, mecanismo] to force;

no fuerces el motor don't overtax the engine;

forzar la vista to strain one's eyes;
Informát
forzar la salida [de programa] to force quit

3. [violar] to rape

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forzar

v/t

1 force;

forzar la voz strain one’s voice

2 ( violar) rape

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forzar {36} vt

1) obligar: to force, to compel

2) : to force open

3) : to strain

forzar los ojos: to strain one's eyes

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forzar vb to force

forzar la vista to strain your eyes

Spanish-English dictionary > forzar
12 ver

v.

1 to perceive.

Veo a tu hermana muy cansado I see your sister very tired.

2 to have eyesight.

Mis ojos ven bien My eyes see fine.

3 to understand.

4 to be witness of, to witness.

5 to see, to look at, sight, to view.

¿ves algo? can you see anything?

he estado viendo tu trabajo I've been looking at your work

ya veo que estás de mal humor I can see you're in a bad mood

¿ves lo que quiero decir? do you see what I mean?

ir a ver lo que pasa to go and see what's going on

es una manera de ver las cosas that's one way of looking at it

yo no lo veo tan mal I don't think it's that bad

Ellos ven los cuadros They see the pictures.

Ellas ven los cuadros They see the pictures.

María ve la gravedad del asunto Mary sees the seriousness of the situation.

Mis ojos ven bien My eyes see fine.

Veo a tu hermano muy cansado I see your brother very tired.

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VER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven.

Past Indicative

vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

viera, vieras, viera, viéramos, vierais, vieran;

viese, vieses, viese, viésemos, vieseis, viesen.

Future Subjunctive

viere, vieres, viere, viéremos, viereis, vieren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vea (él/Vd.), veamos (nos.), ved (vos.), vean (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

visto,-a.

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verb

1) to see

2) understand

3) examine

4) visit

5) witness

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Para las expresiones ver visiones, no ver tres en un burro, ver el sustantivo.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=percibir)

a) [+ persona, objeto] to see

te vi en el parque — I saw you in the park

desde aquí lo verás mejor — you can see it better from here

lo he visto con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own eyes

me acuerdo como si lo estuviera viendo — I remember it as if I were seeing it now, I remember it as if it were yesterday

—

¡hubieran visto qué casa! — (Méx) you should have seen the house!

• dejarse ver, este año Pedro no se ha dejado ver por aquí — we haven't seen much of Pedro this year

- no veo ni jota

si te he visto no me acuerdo —

le pedí que me ayudara, pero si te he visto no me acuerdo — I asked him to help me but he (just) didn't want to know

ver algn/algo venir —

-¿que ha dimitido? -eso ya lo veía venir — "he's resigned?" - "well, you could see it coming"

ya te veo venir, ¿a que quieres que te preste el coche? — I know what you're after, you want to borrow the car, don't you?

b) [+ gerund]

los vi paseando por el parque — I saw them walking in the park

c) [+ infin]

la vi bajar la escalera — I saw her come downstairs

eso lo he visto hacer aquí muchas veces — I have often seen that done here

d) [+ adj]

te veo muy triste — you look very sad

esta casa la veo pequeña para tanta gente — I think this house is too small for so many people

2) (=mirar) [+ televisión, programa, partido] to watch

anoche vi una película en la tele — I saw o watched a film on TV last night

• es (digno) de ver — it's worth seeing

no poder (ni) ver a algn —

no lo puedo (ni) ver — I can't stand him

3) (en saludos)

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!

¡hasta más ver! — see you again!

4) (=visitar) to see

ayer fui a ver a tu hermano — I went to see your brother yesterday

tendré que ir a ver al abogado — I shall have to go to o and see my solicitor

el médico todavía no la ha visto — the doctor hasn't seen her yet

5) (=imaginar) to see, imagine

lo estoy viendo de almirante — I can just see o imagine him as an admiral

6) (=vivir) to live through

yo he visto dos guerras mundiales — I have lived through two world wars

y usted que lo vea, y tú que lo veas —

-¡a celebrarlo con salud el año próximo! - ¡y usted que lo vea! — "many happy returns!" - "thank you!"

7) (=examinar) to look at

este tema lo veremos en la próxima clase — we'll be looking at this subject in the next lesson

8) (=comprobar) to see

•¡verás como al final te caerás! — you'll fall, you just wait and see!

ya verás como al final tengo que hacerlo yo — I'll end up doing it myself, you'll see

• habrá que ver, habrá que ver lo que les habrá contado — we'll have to see what he's told them

• voy a ver si está en su despacho — I'll see if he's in his office

9) (=notar) to see

no veo la diferencia entre uno y otro — I can't see the difference between them

ya veo que tendré que hacerlo yo solo — I can see I'll have to do it myself

-¿ves que no son iguales? -pues, no lo veo — "can't you see they're not the same?" - "no, I can't"

-gana más de cien mil al mes -¡ya ves! — "she earns more than 100,000 a month" - "well, there you go!"

• dejarse ver, los efectos de la crisis se dejaron ver meses después — the effects of the crisis were felt months later

la preocupación se dejaba ver en su cara — the worry showed in his face

• echar de ver algo — to notice sth

• por lo que veo — from what I can see

10) (=entender) to see

ahora veo la importancia del problema — I see how serious the problem is now

¿no ves que...? — don't o can't you see that...?

no veo muy claro para qué lo quiere — I can't really see what he wants it for

• hacer ver algo a algn — to point sth out to sb

11) (=encontrar) to see

no veo nada en contra de eso — I see nothing against it

no le veo solución al conflicto — I can't see a solution to the conflict

yo este tema no lo veo así — I don't see this issue that way

12) (Jur) [+ pleito] to hear, try

el proceso se verá en mayo — the case will be heard in May

13) tener que ver

-es demasiado pequeño -¿y eso qué tiene que ver? — "it's too small" - "what's that got to do with it?"

esto tiene que ver con lo que estudiamos ayer — this has to do with what we were looking at yesterday

yo no tuve nada que ver en la venta del terreno — I had nothing to do with the sale of the land

14) a ver

a ver niños, ¿cuál es la capital de Francia? — now, children, what is the capital of France?

-mira, tú sales en la foto -¿a ver? — "look, you're in the photo" - "let's have a look" o"let's see"

a ver ese niño, que no se quede solo — don't leave that child on his own

a ver qué dicen las noticias sobre el robo — let's see if there's anything about the robbery on the news

a ver qué está pasando — let's see what's happening

-estás estudiando mucho -¡a ver, no queda más remedio! — "you're doing a lot of studying" - "well, I haven't got much choice!"

¡a ver, cállate ya! — shut up, will you!

¿a ver? — (And) (Telec) hello?

• a ver si..., a ver si acabas pronto — see if you can finish this off quickly

¡a ver si te crees que no lo sé! — surely you don't think I don't know about it!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=percibir) to see

no veo muy bien con el ojo derecho — I can't see very well with my right eye

como vimos ayer en la conferencia — as we saw in the lecture yesterday

como veremos más adelante — as we shall see later

• eso está por ver — that remains to be seen

que no veo * —

tengo un hambre que no veo — I'm famished!

que no veas * —

hay un ruido que no veas — there's a hell of a racket! *

un coche que no veas — an amazing car

ver y callar —

no digas nada, tú solo ver y callar — you'd better keep your mouth shut about this

- ver para creer

2) (=comprobar) to see

según voy viendo... — as I am beginning to see...

-¿quién ha venido? -no sé, voy a ver — "who is it?" -"I don't know, I'll go and see"

- al final siempre me toca hacerlo a mi -ya veo — "in the end it's always me that has to do it" - "so I see"

3) (=entender) to see

¿ves?, así es mucho más fácil — you see? it's much easier like this

a mi modo de ver — as I see it, the way I see it

¿viste? — ( Cono Sur) right?, are you with me?

4)

• ver de hacer algo — to see about doing sth, try to do sth

tenemos que ver de solucionar este problema — we must try to o and find a solution to this problem

veremos de salir temprano — we'll see if we can leave early, we'll try to o and leave early

5) (otras locuciones)

•¡hay que ver!, ¡hay que ver lo que te pareces a tu madre! — gosh! how like your mother you are o look!

¡hay que ver lo que ha cambiado la ciudad! — it's incredible o you wouldn't believe how much the town has changed!

•¡ para que veas!, ha aprobado todas las asignaturas, ¡para que veas! — she passed all her exams, how about that!

no solo no perdí, sino que arrasé, ¡para que veas! — not only did I not lose, but I won by a mile, so there!

—

• lo dijo de por ver — ( Cono Sur) he was just trying it on *

—

todo quedó en veremos — it was all left in the air

eso está o queda en veremos — it's not certain yet

• vamos a ver — let's see..., let me see...

-¿esto tiene arreglo? -no sé, vamos a ver — "can this be repaired?" - "I don't know, let's see o let me see"

¿por qué no me llamaste, vamos a ver? — why didn't you call me, I'd like to know?

•ya veremos — we'll see

-¿podré ir a la fiesta? -ya veremos — "can I go to the party?" - "we'll see"

3.

See:

verse

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I
masculino

1) ( aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

2) ( opinión)

a mi/su ver — in my/his view
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

si te he visto no me acuerdo — (fam) he/she doesn't/didn't want to know

ver venir algo — to see something coming

b) ( mirar) <programa/partido> to watch

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no poder (ni) ver a alguien: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver — he can't stand her

c) ( imaginar) to see, picture

2) (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves lo que está pasando? — don't o can't you see what's happening?

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

hacerse ver — (RPl) to show off

echar de ver — (Esp) to realize

3)

a) (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

b) ( ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

habráse visto semejante desfachatez! — what a nerve! (colloq)

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron...! — (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo que ha crecido! — wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

que no veas — (Esp fam)

me echó una bronca que no veas — you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! (colloq)

que no veo — (AmL fam)

tengo un hambre que no veo — (fam) I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo — I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4)

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

5)

a) ( estudiar)

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

b) médico ( examinar) to see

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

se hizo ver por un especialista — (AmS) she saw a specialist

c) (Der) < causa> to try, hear

6)

a) (juzgar, considerar)

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver — the way I see it

b) ( encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

7) (visitar, entrevistarse con) <amigo/pariente> to see, visit; <médico/jefe> to see

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see (colloq)

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

8)

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?
2.
ver vi

1) ( percibir con la vista) to see

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

2) ( constatar)

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

3) ( pensar) to see

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

estar/seguir en veremos — (AmL fam)

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos — we still don't know anything
3.
verse v pron

1) (refl)

a) ( percibirse) to see oneself

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

b) ( imaginarse) to see oneself

2)

a) ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

vérselas venir — (fam)

me las veía venir — I could see it coming

verse venir algo — to see something coming

b) (frml) ( ser)

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

3) ( dejar ver) (+ me/te/le etc)

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

4) (esp AmL) ( parecer)

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

5) (recípr) ( encontrarse) to meet; ( visitarse) to see each other

nos vemos a las siete — I'll meet o see you at seven

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

nos vemos! — (esp AmL) see you!

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

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= descry, discern, see, spot, view, view, witness, check out, make out, look down over, look down on/upon, catch + sight of.

Ex. He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

Ex. Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex. We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

Ex. There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex. The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

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* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* hacerse ver = gain + exposure.

* hacer ver = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no querer tener nada que ver Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no ver = be blind to.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out, steal away.

* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* sin ser visto = undetected, unobserved.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener que ver con = be concerned with, concern, relate to, hold + a stake in, have + a stake in, be a question of.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* véase = see under, SU, refer-to, qv (quod vide -latín).

* véase además = see also.

* véase como ejemplo = witness.

* véase desde = see from, refer-from.

* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.

* Veo, Veo = I Spy.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* ver bien = welcome.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con los prismáticos = glass.

* ver con recelo = have + reservations (about).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver de antemano = preview.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.

* ver de un vistazo = see + at a glance.

* ver doble = see + double.

* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver el porqué = see + the point.

* ver el propósito = see + the point.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* ver la finalidad = see + the point.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* ver la oportunidad = see + a chance.

* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* ver las estrellas = see + stars.

* ver la tele = watch + the telly.

* ver la utilidad = see + the point.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

* ver lo que + avecinarse = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

* verse envuelto en = become + involved in, get + involved with/in.

* verse frustrado = become + frustrated.

* vérselas canutas = have + a devil of a time.

* vérselas con = contend with.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* vérsele a Alguien el plumero = give + Reflexivo + away.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* ver televisión = watch + television.

* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

* vistas desde fuera = outwardly.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *
I
masculino

1) ( aspecto)

de buen ver — good-looking, attractive

no es de mal ver — she's not bad-looking

2) ( opinión)

a mi/su ver — in my/his view
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves algo? — can you see anything?

no se ve nada aquí — you can't see a thing in here

tú ves visiones — you're seeing things

es como si lo estuviera viendo — it's as if I were seeing him/it now

ver algo/a alguien + inf — to see something/somebody + inf

la vi bailar hace años — I saw her dance years ago

lo vi hablando con ella — I saw him talking to her

si te he visto no me acuerdo — (fam) he/she doesn't/didn't want to know

ver venir algo — to see something coming

b) ( mirar) <programa/partido> to watch

ver (la) televisión — to watch television

esa película ya la he visto — I've seen that movie before

déjame ver — let me see

no poder (ni) ver a alguien: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver — he can't stand her

c) ( imaginar) to see, picture

2) (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves lo que está pasando? — don't o can't you see what's happening?

no quiere ver la realidad — he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas — he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara — I can tell by your face

se la ve feliz/preocupada — she looks happy/worried

ya lo veo — I can see that

hacerse ver — (RPl) to show off

echar de ver — (Esp) to realize

3)

a) (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es — go and see who it is

ya verás lo que pasa! — you'll see what happens

habrá que ver si lo hace — it remains to be seen whether he does it

eso ya se verá! — we'll see

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

no me olvidé para que veas! — I didn't forget, see?

le gané para que veas! — I beat him, so there!

b) ( ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas — they saw their suspicions confirmed

nunca he visto cosa igual! — I've never seen anything like it!

habráse visto semejante desfachatez! — what a nerve! (colloq)

si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! — you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras... — she's so pretty, you should see her

vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron...! — (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!

ya ves, aquí me tienes — well, here I am

hay que ver! — would you believe it!

hay que ver lo que ha crecido! — wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver lo grosera que es — she's incredibly rude

que no veas — (Esp fam)

me echó una bronca que no veas — you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! (colloq)

que no veo — (AmL fam)

tengo un hambre que no veo — (fam) I'm absolutely starving (colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo — I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4)

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?; aquí está en el periódico - ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper - let's see; ¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see what you've got there; apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and let's see what happens; a ver si me entienden ( justificando) don't get me wrong; ( explicando) let me make myself clear; a ver si estudias más I'd think about studying harder; a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon; cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you; a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos — come and see us soon

5)

a) ( estudiar)

esto mejor que lo veas tú — you'd better have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo — I have to work out how I can fix it

ya veré qué hago — I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior — see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase — we didn't cover that topic in class

b) médico ( examinar) to see

¿la ha visto un médico? — has she been seen by a doctor yet?

se hizo ver por un especialista — (AmS) she saw a specialist

c) (Der) < causa> to try, hear

6)

a) (juzgar, considerar)

yo eso no lo veo bien — I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera — everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver — the way I see it

b) ( encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esto — I can't see any way out of this

no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

no le veo nada de malo — I can't see anything wrong in it

7) (visitar, entrevistarse con) <amigo/pariente> to see, visit; <médico/jefe> to see

cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see (colloq)

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see so much of him now

8)

tener... que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?; no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him; ¿tuviste algo que ver en esto? did you have anything to do with this?; ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?; ¿tendrán algo que ver con los Zamora? — are they related in any way to the Zamoras?
2.
ver vi

1) ( percibir con la vista) to see

enciende la luz que no veo — turn on the light, I can't see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca — I'm shortsighted/longsighted

2) ( constatar)

¿hay cerveza? - no sé, voy a ver — is there any beer? - I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? - voy a ver — is Juan in? - I'll go and see

verás, no quería decírtelo, pero... — look, I didn't want to tell you, but...

pues verás, todo empezó cuando... — well you see, the whole thing began when...

ver para creer — seeing is believing

3) ( pensar) to see

¿vas a decir que sí? - ya veré — are you going to accept? - I'll see

estar/seguir en veremos — (AmL fam)

todavía está en veremos — it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos — we still don't know anything
3.
verse v pron

1) (refl)

a) ( percibirse) to see oneself

se vio reflejado en el agua — he saw his reflection in the water

b) ( imaginarse) to see oneself

2)

a) ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi en un aprieto — I found myself in a tight spot

me vi obligado a despedirlo — I had no choice but to dismiss him

vérselas venir — (fam)

me las veía venir — I could see it coming

verse venir algo — to see something coming

b) (frml) ( ser)

este problema se ha visto agravado por... — this problem has been made worse by...

el país se verá beneficiado — the country will benefit

3) ( dejar ver) (+ me/te/le etc)

se te ve todo — you're showing everything

4) (esp AmL) ( parecer)

se ve bien con esa falda — she looks good in that skirt

no se ve bien con ese peinado — that hairdo doesn't suit her

5) (recípr) ( encontrarse) to meet; ( visitarse) to see each other

nos vemos a las siete — I'll meet o see you at seven

no nos vimos durante un tiempo — we didn't see each other for a while

nos vemos! — (esp AmL) see you!

verse con alguien — to see somebody

vérselas con alguien: tendrá que vérselas conmigo — he'll have me to deal with

* * *

= descry, discern, see, spot, view, view, witness, check out, make out, look down over, look down on/upon, catch + sight of.

Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.

Ex: We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dichosos los ojos que te ven = a sight for sore eyes.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* hacerse ver = gain + exposure.

* hacer ver = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across.

* hacer ver claramente = hammer + home + message, show + clearly.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no querer tener nada que ver Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no ver = be blind to.

* no ver con buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).

* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* referencia "véase" = see reference.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out, steal away.

* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* sin ser visto = undetected, unobserved.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener que ver con = be concerned with, concern, relate to, hold + a stake in, have + a stake in, be a question of.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* véase = see under, SU, refer-to, qv (quod vide -latín).

* véase además = see also.

* véase como ejemplo = witness.

* véase desde = see from, refer-from.

* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.

* Veo, Veo = I Spy.

* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien = look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.

* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* ver bien = welcome.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* ver con los prismáticos = glass.

* ver con recelo = have + reservations (about).

* ver con un ojo crítico = view with + a critical eye.

* ver de antemano = preview.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.

* ver de un vistazo = see + at a glance.

* ver doble = see + double.

* ver el motivo de Algo = glean + the reason for.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver el porqué = see + the point.

* ver el propósito = see + the point.

* ver el sentido = see + the point.

* ver en pantalla = scroll.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* ver la finalidad = see + the point.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* ver la oportunidad = see + a chance.

* ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* ver las estrellas = see + stars.

* ver la tele = watch + the telly.

* ver la utilidad = see + the point.

* verle las orejas al lobo = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

* ver lo que + avecinarse = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos = view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

* verse envuelto en = become + involved in, get + involved with/in.

* verse frustrado = become + frustrated.

* vérselas canutas = have + a devil of a time.

* vérselas con = contend with.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* vérsele a Alguien el plumero = give + Reflexivo + away.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo = be enjoined from + Gerundio.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* ver televisión = watch + television.

* ver un fantasma = see + a ghost.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

* vistas desde fuera = outwardly.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *

ver¹

masculine

A

(aspecto): aún está de buen ver he's still good-looking o attractive, he still looks good

no es de mal ver she's not bad-looking

B

(opinión): a mi/su ver in my/his view, as I see/he sees it

ver² [ E29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ver (verbo transitivo)

A

1 percibir con la vista

2 mirar

3 imaginar

B

1 entender, notar

2 echar de ver

C

1 constatar, comprobar

2 ser testigo de

D a ver

E

1 estudiar

2 examinar: médico

3 Derecho

F

1 juzgar, considerar

2 encontrar

G visitar, entrevistarse con

H en el póquer

I tener... que ver

■ ver (verbo intransitivo)

A percibir con la vista

B constatar

C estudiar, pensar

D a ver

E ver de

■ verse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 percibirse

2 imaginarse

B

1 hallarse

2 ser

C parecer

D encontrarse

vt

A

1 (percibir con la vista) to see

¿ves el letrero allí enfrente? can o do you see that sign opposite?

lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own eyes

¿ves algo? can you see anything?

enciende la luz que no se ve nada switch on the light, I can't see a thing

tú ves visiones, allí no hay nada you're seeing things, there's nothing there

se te ve la combinación your slip is showing

me acuerdo perfectamente, es como si lo estuviera viendo I remember it perfectly, as if I were seeing it now

ver algo/a algn + INF/GER:

la vi bailar en Londres hace años I saw her dance in London years ago

la vi metérselo en el bolsillo I saw her put it into her pocket

los vieron salir por la puerta trasera they were seen leaving by the back door

lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her

ahí donde lo/la ves: ahí donde la ves tiene un genio … incredible though it may seem, she has a real temper …

aquí donde me ves, tengo 90 años cumplidos believe it or not, I'm ninety years old

no ver ni tres en un burro or ni un burro a tres pasos or ni jota ( fam): sin gafas no veo ni jota I can't see a thing without my glasses, without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat

si te he visto no me acuerdo ( fam): en cuanto le pedí un favor, si te he visto no me acuerdo as soon as I asked a favor of him, he just didn't want to know

ver venir algo/a algn: el fracaso se veía venir it was obvious o you could see it was going to fail

te veía venir, ya sabía lo que me ibas a pedir I thought as much, I knew what you were going to ask me for

ya lo veo venir, seguro que quiere una semana libre I know what he's after, I bet he wants a week off ( colloq)

¡y tú que lo veas!: ¡que cumplas muchos más! — ¡y tú que lo veas! many happy returns! — thank you very much

van a bajar los impuestos — ¡y tú que lo veas! ( iró); they're going to cut taxes — do you think you'll live long enough to see it? ( iro)

2 (mirar) to watch

estaba viendo la televisión I was watching television

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before

¿te has hecho daño?, déjame ver have you hurt yourself? let me see

un espectáculo que hay que ver a show which you must see o which is not to be missed o ( colloq) which is a must

no poder (ni) ver a algn: no puede ni verla or no la puede ver he can't stand her, he can't stand the sight of her

no lo puedo ver ni pintado or ni en pintura ( fam); I can't stand the sight of him

3 (imaginar) to see, imagine, picture

yo no la veo viviendo en el campo I can't see o imagine o picture her living in the country

ya la veo tumbada en la arena sin hacer nada … I can see o picture her now lying on the sand doing nothing …

B

1 (entender, notar) to see

¿no ves que la situación es grave? don't o can't you see how serious the situation is?

¿ves qué amargo es? you see how bitter it is?

no quiere ver la realidad he won't face up to reality

sólo ve sus problemas he's only interested in his own problems

se te ve en la cara I can tell by your face

se le ve que disfruta con su trabajo you can see o tell she enjoys her work

te veo preocupado ¿qué te pasa? you look worried, what's the matter?

la veo muy contenta she looks o seems very happy

es un poco complicado, ¿sabes? — ya se ve it's a bit complicated, you know — so I (can) see

ya veo/ya se ve que no tienes mucha práctica en esto I can see o it's obvious you haven't had much practice at this, you obviously haven't had much practice at this

hacerse ver ( RPl); to show off

2

echar de ver to realize, notice

pronto echó de ver que le faltaba dinero he soon realized o noticed that some of his money was missing

se echa de ver que está muy contento it's obvious he's very happy

C

1 (constatar, comprobar) to see

ve a ver quién es go and see who it is

¡ya verás lo que es bueno si no me haces caso! you'll see what you get if you don't do as I say

habrá que ver si cumple su promesa it remains to be seen o we'll have to see whether he keeps his promise

verás como no viene he won't come, wait and see o you'll see

ya no funciona ¿lo ves? or ¿viste? te dije que no lo tocaras now, it's not working any more. You see? I told you not to touch it

¡eso ya se verá! we'll see

¡eso está por ver! we'll see about that!

¡para que veas! ¡tú que decías que no iba a ser capaz! see? I did it! and you said I wouldn't be able to!

gané por tres sets a cero ¡para que veas! I won by three sets to love, so there!

2 (ser testigo de) to see

vieron confirmadas sus sospechas they saw their suspicions confirmed, their suspicions were confirmed

¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!

¡habráse visto semejante desfachatez! what a nerve! ( colloq)

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!

es tan bonita, si vieras … she's so pretty, you should see her

¡vieras or hubieras visto cómo se asustaron …! ( AmL); you should have seen the fright they got!

tenías que haber visto lo furioso que se puso you should have seen how angry he got

¡hombre! ¿tú por aquí? — ya ves, no tenía otra cosa que hacer hello, what are you doing here? — well, I didn't have anything else to do

pensaba tomarme el día libre pero ya ves, aquí me tienes I intended taking the day off but … well, here I am

¡hay que ver! ¡lo que son las cosas! well, well, well! o I don't know! would you believe it?

¡hay que ver! hasta se llevaron el dinero de los niños would you believe it! they even took the children's money

¡hay que ver lo que ha crecido! wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!

hay que ver qué bien se portaron they behaved really well, it's amazing how well they behaved

hay que ver lo grosera que es she's incredibly rude

que no veas ( Esp fam): me echó una bronca que no veas she gave me such an earful! ( colloq), you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! ( colloq)

tenía una borrachera que no veas he was absolutely blind drunk

tienen una cocina que no veas they have an incredible kitchen

que no veo ( AmL fam): tengo un hambre que no veo ( fam); I'm absolutely starving ( colloq), I'm so hungry I could eat a horse ( colloq)

tengo un sueño que no veo I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

D

a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right o well, now, what's the problem?

a ver, el fórceps, rápido give me the forceps, quickly

aquí está en el periódico — ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper — let's see

¿a ver qué tienes ahí? let me see o show me what you've got there, what have you got there?

aprieta el botón a ver qué pasa press the button and let's see what happens

a ver si me entienden (justificando) don't get me wrong; (explicando) let me make myself clear

a ver si arreglas esa lámpara when are you going to fix that light?

a ver si escribes pronto write soon, make sure you write soon

¡cállate, a ver si alguien te oye! shut up, somebody might hear you

¡a ver si ahora se cree que se lo robé yo! I hope he doesn't think that I stole it!

a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos come and see us soon/one of these days

¡a ver! (AmC, Col) (al contestar el teléfono) hello?

E

1

(estudiar): esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better look at this o see this o have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo I have to work out o see how I can fix it

aún no lo sé, ya veré qué hago I still don't know, I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase we didn't look at o study o do that topic in class

2

«médico» (examinar): ¿la ha visto ya un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?, has she seen a doctor yet?

¿por qué no te haces ver por un especialista? ( AmS); why don't you see a specialist?

3 ( Derecho) ‹causa› to try, hear

F

1

(juzgar, considerar): yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera everybody has their own point of view, everybody sees things differently

a mi modo or manera de ver to my way of thinking, the way I see it

2 (encontrar) to see

no le veo salida a esta situación I can't see any way out of this situation

¿tú le ves algún inconveniente? can you see any drawbacks to it?

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny, I don't find it funny

no le veo nada de malo I can't see anything wrong in it

no veo por qué no I don't see why not

G

(visitar, entrevistarse con): es mejor que vea a su propio médico it's better if you go to o see your own doctor

hace tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for some time

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages!, long time, no see ( colloq)

aún no he ido a ver a la abuela I still haven't been to see o visit grandmother

ahora que vive lejos lo vemos menos we don't see so much of him now that he lives so far away

H

(en el póquer): las veo I'll see you

I

tener … que ver: eso no tiene nada que ver con lo que estamos discutiendo that has nothing to do with what we are discussing

es muy joven — ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? he's very young — and what does that have to do with it?

no tengo nada que ver con esa compañía I have nothing to do with that company, I have no connection with that company

¿tuviste algo que ver en ese asunto? did you have anything to do with o any connection with that business?, were you involved in that business?

¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?

¿tendrán algo que ver con los Icasuriaga de Zamora? are they related in any way to the Icasuriagas from Zamora?

■ ver

vi

A (percibir con la vista) to see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted

enciende la luz que no veo turn on the light, I can't see

B

(constatar): ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? — voy a ver is Juan in? — I'll go and see

verás, no quería engañarte pero … look, I wasn't trying to deceive you, it's just that …

pues verás, la cosa empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …

ver para creer seeing is believing

C (estudiar, pensar) to see

vamos a veror veamos, ¿dónde le duele? let's see now, where does it hurt?

¿vas a decir que sí? — ya veré, déjame pensarlo un poco are you going to accept? I'll see, let me think about it

estar/seguir en veremos ( AmL fam): todavía está en veremos it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos we still don't know anything, we're still in the dark

D

a ver see ver² vt D.

E ver de (procurar) to try

vean de que no se dé cuenta try to make sure he doesn't notice

vamos a ver de hacerlo lo más rápido posible let's try to get it done o let's see if we can get it done as quickly as possible

■ verse

v pron

A ( refl)

1 (percibirse) to see oneself

¿te quieres ver en el espejo? do you want to see yourself o look at yourself in the mirror?

se vio reflejado en el agua he saw his reflection in the water

2 (imaginarse) to see oneself

¿tú te ves viviendo allí? can you see yourself living there?

B

1 (hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself

me vi obligado a despedirlo I was obliged to dismiss him, I had no choice but to dismiss him

se vio en la necesidad de pedir dinero prestado he found himself having to borrow money

me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot

vérselas venir ( fam): me las veía venir por eso tomé precauciones I saw it coming so I took precautions

vérselas y deseárselas: me las vi y me las deseé estudiando y trabajando durante cinco años it was really tough o hard o it was a real struggle studying and working for five years

verse venir algo to see sth coming

2 ( frml)

(ser): este problema se ha visto agravado por … this problem has been made worse by …

las cifras se ven aumentadas al final del verano the figures rise at the end of the summer

el país se verá beneficiado con este acuerdo the country will benefit from this agreement

C ( esp AmL) (parecer) to look

me veo gordísima con esta falda I look really fat in this skirt

D ( recípr) (encontrarse) to meet

se veían un par de veces al mes they used to see each other o meet a couple of times a month

nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven

es mejor que no nos veamos durante un tiempo we'd better not see each other for a while

¡nos vemos! ( esp AmL); see you!, I'll be seeing you!

verse CON algn to see sb

ya no me veo con ellos I don't see them any more

vérselas con algn: tendrá que vérselas conmigo como se atreva a molestarte he'll have me to deal with if he dares to bother you

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ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):
◊ ser de buen ver to be good-looking o attractive

2 ( opinión):
◊ a mi/su ver in my/his view

ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( percibir con la vista) to see;

◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
b) ( mirar) ‹programa/partido› to watch;

◊ ver (la) televisión to watch television;

esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ver a algn: no la puede ver he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;
◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;

se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ver (RPl) to show off
3
a) (constatar, comprobar) to see;

◊ ve a ver quién es go and see who it is;

¡ya verás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se verá! we'll see
b) ( ser testigo de) to see;

◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;

¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4
◊ a ver: (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;

está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ver? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ver qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ver si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5
a) ( estudiar):

◊ esto mejor que lo veas tú you'd better have a look at this;

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya veré qué hago I'll decide what to do later
b) [ médico] ( examinar) to see;

◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?

6
a) (juzgar, considerar):

◊ yo eso no lo veo bien I don't think that's right;

a mi modo or manera de ver the way I see it
b) ( encontrar) to see;

◊ no le veo salida a esto I can't see any way out of this;

no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;
◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages!

8
◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? and what does that have to do with it?;

no tengo nada que ver con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
◊ así no veo I can't see like this;

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):
◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;

pues verás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
◊ ya veré I'll see;

estar/seguir en veremos (AmL fam): todavía está en veremos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en veremos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
◊ me vi en un aprieto I found myself in a tight spot;

me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
◊ se ve bien con esa falda she looks good in that skirt;

no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
a) ( encontrarse) to meet;

◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;

¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
b) (visitarse, encontrarse) to see each other;

◊ nos vemos a menudo we see each other often;

verse con algn to see sb
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
' ver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abundante
- acabar
- aclararse
- aconsejar
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actual
- actualmente
- acuerdo
- adentro
- adición
- advertir
- agradecer
- aguantar
- aguardar
- ahora
- alegre
- almuerzo
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- amarilla
- amarillo
- americanada
- amplia
- amplio
- añadir
- anexa
- anexo
- añorar
- apartamento
- apellido
- apetecer
- apreciar
- arrepentirse
- arriesgarse
- atreverse
- aún
- ausente
- ayudar
- bajar
- bastante
- burra
- burro
- cachorra
- cachorro
- caliente
English:
able
- add
- add up
- addition
- advertising
- afloat
- afraid
- afternoon
- aghast
- ajar
- akin
- alight
- alike
- alive
- all
- allow
- alone
- already
- although
- among
- amongst
- and
- another
- apartment
- appear
- appendix
- arouse
- as
- ashamed
- asleep
- assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- associate
- attorney
- averse
- awake
- awaken
- aware
- bar
- barrister
- bath
- be
- beat
- beer
- beg
- benefit
- between
- billion
- bite

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ver

♦ nm

1. [aspecto]
estar de buen ver to be good-looking

2. [opinión]
a mi ver the way I see it

♦ vt

1. [percibir con los ojos] to see;
[mirar] to look at; [televisión, programa, espectáculo deportivo] to watch; [película, obra, concierto] to see;
¿ves algo? can you see anything?;

yo no veo nada I can't see a thing;

he estado viendo tu trabajo I've been looking at your work;

¿vemos la tele un rato? shall we watch some TV?;

esta serie nunca la veo I never watch this series;

¿has visto el museo? have you been to the museum?;

yo te veo más delgada you look thinner to me;
Méx Fam
¿qué me ves? what are you looking at?;

este edificio ha visto muchos sucesos históricos this building has seen a lot of historic events;

los jubilados han visto aumentadas sus pensiones pensioners have had their pensions increased;

ver a alguien hacer algo to see sb doing sth;

los vi actuar en el festival I saw them acting at the festival;

te vi bajar del autobús I saw you getting off the bus;

los vieron discutir o [m5] discutiendo they were seen arguing;

¡nunca o [m5] jamás he visto cosa igual! I've never seen the like of it!;

¡si vieras qué bien lo pasamos! if only you knew what a good time we had!;

¡si vieras qué cara se le puso! you should have seen her face!;

Comp

ver venir algo/a alguien: este problema ya lo veía venir I could see this problem coming;

lo veo venir I can see what he's up to;

Comp

verlas venir: él prefiere quedarse a verlas venir he prefers to wait and see;

Comp

¡quién lo ha visto y quién lo ve! it's amazing how much he's changed!;

Comp

si no lo veo, no lo creo I'd never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes;

Comp

si te he visto no me acuerdo: pero ahora, si te he visto, no me acuerdo but now he/she/ etc doesn't want to know

2. [entender, apreciar, considerar] to see;

ya veo que estás de mal humor I can see you're in a bad mood;

¿no ves que trata de disculparse? can't you see o tell she's trying to apologize?;

¿ves lo que quiero decir? do you see what I mean?;

ahora lo veo todo claro now I understand everything;

a todo le ve pegas he sees problems in everything;

yo no le veo solución a este problema I can't see a solution to this problem;

¿tú cómo lo ves? how do you see it?;

yo lo veo así I see it this way o like this;

es una manera de ver las cosas that's one way of looking at it;

yo no lo veo tan mal I don't think it's that bad;

ahí donde la ves, era muy guapa de joven she was very pretty when she was young, you know;

dejarse ver (por un sitio) to show one's face (somewhere);

¿te gusta? – ¡a ver! do you like it? – of course I do!;

Comp

¡habráse visto!: ¡habráse visto qué cara dura/mal genio tiene! you'd never believe what a cheek/temper he has!;

Comp

¡hay que ver! [indica sorpresa] would you believe it!;
[indica indignación] it makes me mad!;
¡hay que ver qué lista es! you wouldn't believe how clever she is!;

¡hay que ver cuánto se gasta estando de vacaciones! it's amazing how much you spend when you're on Br holiday o US vacation!;

Comp

para que veas: no le tengo ningún rencor, ¡para que veas! I don't bear him any hard feelings, in case you were wondering;

Comp
Fam
no poder ver a alguien (ni en pintura): no lo puedo ver I can't stand (the sight of) him

3. [imaginar] to see;

ya veo tu foto en los periódicos I can (just) see your photo in the newspapers;

francamente, yo no la veo casada to be honest, I find it hard to see her getting married

4. [comprobar] to see;

ir a ver lo que pasa to go and see what's going on;

ve a ver si quedan cervezas go and see if o have a look if there are any beers left;

veré qué puedo hacer I'll see what I can do;

queda por ver si ésta es la mejor solución it remains to be seen whether this is the best solution;

eso está por ver, eso habrá que verlo that remains to be seen;

veamos let's see

5. [tratar, estudiar] [tema, problema] to look at;

el lunes veremos la lección 6 we'll do lesson 6 on Monday;

como ya hemos visto en anteriores capítulos… as we have seen in previous chapters…

6. [reconocer] [sujeto: médico, especialista] to have o take a look at;

necesitas que te vea un médico, Andes, RP [m5] hazte ver por un médico you ought to see a doctor;
Andes, RP
el televisor no funciona, tengo que hacerlo ver the television's not working, I must get someone to have a look at it o get it seen to

7. [visitar, citarse con] to see;

tienes que ir a ver al médico you ought to see the doctor;

ven a vernos cuando quieras come and see us any time you like;

mañana vamos a ver a mis padres we're seeing my parents tomorrow;

hace siglos que no la veo I haven't seen her for ages;

últimamente no los veo mucho I haven't seen much of them recently

8. Der [juzgar]
ver un caso to hear a case

9. [en juegos de naipes] to see;

las veo I'll see you

♦ vi

1. [percibir con los ojos] to see;

ver bien/mal to have good/poor eyesight;

no veo bien de cerca/de lejos I'm long-sighted/short-sighted;

¿ves bien ahí? can you see all right from there?;

Comp
Fam
que no veo: tengo un hambre/sueño que no veo I'm incredibly hungry/tired;

Comp
Fam
que no veas: hace un frío/calor que no veas it's incredibly cold/hot;

los vecinos arman un ruido que no veas the neighbours are unbelievably noisy;

Comp

hasta más ver [adiós] see you soon

2. [hacer la comprobación] to see;

la casa está en muy buenas condiciones – ya veo the house is in very good condition – so I see;

es muy sencillo, ya verás it's quite simple, you'll see;

creo que me queda uno en el almacén, iré a ver I think I have one left in the storeroom, I'll just go and see o look;

vendrá en el periódico – voy a ver it'll be in the newspaper – I'll go and see o look;

tú sigue sin estudiar y verás you'll soon see what happens if you carry on not studying;

¿ves?, te lo dije (you) see? I told you so;

Comp

ver para creer seeing is believing

3. [decidir]
¿lo harás? – ya veré will you do it? – I'll see;

ya veremos we'll see

4. [en juegos de naipes]
¡veo! I'll see you!

5. [como muletilla]
verás, tengo algo muy importante que decirte listen o look, I've got something very important to say to you;

¿qué ha pasado? – pues, verás, yo estaba… what happened? – well, you see, I was…

6.
a ver: a ver cuánto aguantas en esa postura let's see how long you can hold that position;

a ver cuándo vienes a vernos you must come and see us some time;

no subas al tejado, a ver si te vas a caer don't go up on the roof, you might fall;

¡a ver si tienes más cuidado con lo que dices! you should be a bit more careful what you say!;

¿a ver? [mirando con interés] let me see, let's have a look;
Col
¡a ver! [al teléfono] hello?;

a ver, ¿qué te pasa? let's see, what's wrong?;

a ver, antes de empezar… let's see, right, before starting…;

vamos a ver let's see

♦ See also the pronominal verb verse

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ver

<part visto>

I v/t

1 L.Am. ( mirar) look at; televisión watch

2 see;

sin ser visto unseen, without being seen;

la vi ayer en la reunión I saw her yesterday at the meeting;

no puede verla fig he can’t stand the sight of her;

tengo un hambre que no veo fam I’m starving o

ravenous;

me lo veía venir I could see it coming;

te veo venir fig I know what you’re after

3 ( visitar)

:

fui a ver al médico I went to see the doctor

4 ( opinar)

:

¿cómo lo ves? what do you think?

5 ( entender)

:

me hizo ver que estaba equivocado she made me see that I was wrong;

¿(lo) ves? (do) you see?

6 JUR pleito hear

7

:

no tiene nada que ver con it doesn’t have anything to do with

II v/i

1 L.Am. ( mirar) look;

ve aquí dentro look in here

2 see;

no veo bien sin gafas I don’t see too well without my glasses

3 ( considerar)

:

está por ver that remains to be seen;

ya veremos we’ll see;

vamos a ver let’s see;

a ver let’s see, now then

4 locuciones

:

¡hay que ver! would you believe it!;

¡para que veas! so there!

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ver {88} vt

1) : to see

vimos la película: we saw the movie

2) entender: to understand

ya lo veo: now I get it

3) examinar: to examine, to look into

lo veré: I'll take a look at it

4) juzgar: to see, to judge

a mi manera de ver: to my way of thinking

5) visitar: to meet with, to visit

6) averiguar: to find out

7)

a ver or

vamos a ver : let's see

ver vi

1) : to see

2) enterarse: to learn, to find out

3) entender: to understand

♦ See also the reflexive verb verse

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ver vb

1. (en general) to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

no veo nada I can't see a thing

ya he visto esta película I've already seen this film

voy a ver quién es I'll go and see who it is

2. (mirar) to watch

están viendo la tele they're watching TV

3. (parecer) to look

lo veo muy feliz he looks very happy

4. (considerar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

veo difícil que mi equipo gane la liga I don't think my team will win the league

a ver let's see

a ver si I hope

no poder ver a alguien not to be able to stand someone

no puede ver a su vecino she can't stand her neighbour

veamos let's see

Spanish-English dictionary > ver
13 claro

adj.

1 obvious, apparent, clear, crisp.

2 clear, bright, clear-cut, articulate.

3 definite, distinct.

intj.

sure, sure enough, of course.

m.

1 clearing, glade, clear space, clear.

2 gap.

3 Claro.

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claro

► adjetivo

1 (gen) clear

■ no está nada claro it's not clear at all

2 (iluminado) bright, well-lit

3 (color) light

■ azul claro light blue

4 (salsa etc) thin; (café, chocolate, etc) weak

5 (evidente) clear

► adverbio

1 clearly

► nombre masculino claro

1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing

2 (en el pelo) bald patch

► interjección ¡claro!

1 of course!

■ ¡claro que no puedes! of course you can't!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a las claras openly

dejar algo claro to make something clear

estar claro to be clear

¡lo llevas claro! / ¡lo tienes claro! familiar you've got it coming to you!

más claro,-a que el agua familiar as clear as daylight

poner en claro to make plain, clear up

sacar en claro to get out

■ no sacamos nada en claro del informe we didn't get anything out of the report

claro de luna moonlight

mente clara figurado clear mind

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claro

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing

2 (en el pelo) bald patch

► interjección

* * *
1. (f. - clara)
adj.

1) clear

2) evident

3) bright

4) fair, light

5) weak, thin

6) frank
2. adv.
1) clearly

2) sure

3) frankly

4) of course
3. noun m.
clearing

- claro de luna

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=no oscuro) [piel] fair; [color] light, pale

un vestido verde claro — a light o pale green dress

pelo castaño claro — light brown hair

una alemana de ojos claros — a blue-eyed German girl

2) (=evidente)

a) [con sustantivos] [ejemplo, prueba, ventaja] clear; [inconveniente] obvious; [desastre] total, absolute

esto es un claro reflejo de que el sistema no funciona — this is a clear indication that the system does not work

España ganó por un claro 15-6 — Spain won a decisive 15-6 victory, Spain were clear winners by 15-6

... aseguró, en clara referencia a sus superiores —... he asserted, clearly referring o in an obvious reference to his superiors

b) [con verbos]

• dejar algo claro — to make sth clear

ha dejado bien claro que no quiere vernos más — he has made it quite clear he does not want to see us again

dejar las cosas claras o en claro — to get things clear, get things straight *

• estar claro — to be clear

el futuro del equipo no está muy claro — the future of the team is not very clear

¿está claro? — is that clear?

estar claro que — to be clear that, be obvious that

está claro que así no vamos a ninguna parte — it's clear o obvious that we'll get nowhere like this

no está nada claro que nuestro partido vaya a ganar las elecciones — it's not at all clear that our party will win the election

• quedar claro — to be clear

si te lees la bibliografía, te quedará todo más claro — if you read the books on the reading list, it'll all be clearer to you o you'll have a better idea of things

así quedarán claras nuestras intenciones — this way our intentions will be (quite) clear

• tener algo claro — to be sure of sth, be clear about sth

ni siquiera tengo claro lo que me espera mañana — I'm not even sure o clear what's in store for me tomorrow

es importante tener nuestro objetivo bien claro — it is important to be sure of our objective

no lo tengo nada claro — I'm not at all sure, I don't really know

c)

a las claras —

prefiero decírselo a las claras — I prefer to tell him straight (out)

su triunfo deja bien a las claras el buen momento que atraviesa — his victory is a clear indication o sign that he is on excellent form

- ser más claro que el agua

las cuentas claras —

me gustan las cuentas claras — I like to have o keep things clear

el ministro ha presentado las cuentas claras al Parlamento — the minister has been quite straightforward with Parliament

llevarlo Esp o tenerlo claro iró —

lo tienes claro — things won't be easy for you

sacar algo en claro (de algo) —

solo hemos sacado en claro que no pretende dimitir — all that we can safely o definitely say is that he has no intention of resigning

lo único que la policía consiguió sacar en claro durante el interrogatorio — the only definite thing the police got from the interview

no he sacado nada en claro de esa conferencia — I'm still none the wiser after that lecture

ver algo claro —

no ven claro cómo van a poder terminar a tiempo — they can't really see how they are going to finish on time

el ministro ve claro que se puede lograr un acuerdo — the minister is optimistic about reaching an agreement

lo vi claro en cuanto oí la noticia — it became clear to me when I heard the news

sus padres no veían muy claro el tema — his parents weren't too sure about the matter

3) (=poco espeso) [té, café] weak; [caldo] thin

4) (=luminoso) [día, mañana] bright; [habitación, casa] light, bright

5) (=transparente) [agua] clear; [tejido] transparent

6) (=nítido) [sonido, voz] clear; [imagen] sharp, clear

7) (=escaso) [pelo] thin; [bosque] light, sparse

8) (=preciso) [idea] clear

tiene las ideas muy claras — he really knows what he wants from life

una mente clara — (lit) a clear mind; (fig) a clear thinker

9) (=sincero) frank

ser claro — to be frank

2. ADV

1) (=con precisión) [oír, ver, hablar] clearly

2) (=sinceramente) frankly

• hablar claro — to speak frankly, be frank

- claro y raspado

3) [tras invitaciones, peticiones] sure

-¿puedo usar tu coche mañana? -¡claro! — "can I use your car tomorrow?" - "sure!"

-¿queréis venir a cenar? -¡claro! — "would you like to come to dinner?" - "sure!"

4) [uso enfático]

¡claro! por eso estaba ayer tan rara — of course! that's why she was acting so funny yesterday

a menos que, claro está, él también la conozca — unless of course he knows her too

-¿por qué no te disfrazas tú? -¡claro, para que os riáis de mí todos! — "why don't you dress up?" - "oh sure, so you can all laugh at me!"

• claro que, claro que nadie se imaginaba lo que vendría después — of course nobody could imagine what would happen afterwards

¡claro que no! — of course not!

claro que no es verdad — of course it isn't true

¡claro que sí! — yes, of course!

3. SM

1) (Meteo) bright spell, sunny interval

habrá nubes y claros — it will be cloudy with bright spells o sunny intervals

un pequeño claro entre las nubes — a slight break in the clouds

claro de luna — moonlight

2) [de tiempo] lull

aprovechamos un clarillo para salir a comprar — we took advantage of a little lull to go and do some shopping

- velar de claro en claro

3) (=espacio despejado) [entre personas] space; [entre árboles] clearing; [de pelo] bald patch

se pueden ver algunos claros en la sala — there are a few (empty) spaces in the hall

4) [en un texto] gap, space; [en discurso] pause

5) (Arquit) (=claraboya) skylight; (=abertura) window (opening)

6) Caribe (Culin) guava jelly

7) Caribe (=bebida) sugar-cane brandy

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I
- ra adjetivo

1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> bright

2) ( pálido) <color/verde/azul> light, pale; < piel> fair

tiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes

3) <salsa/sopa> thin

4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clear

tener algo claro — to be clear about something

que quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...

¿está claro? — is that clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...

a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something

5) ( evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras — there is clear evidence

está claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...

a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
II
adverbio

1) < ver> clearly

voy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush

me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)

2) (indep)

a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course

claro que lo sabe! — of course she knows!

claro que no! — no, of course not!

claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!

b) ( como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising

claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that

díselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
III
masculino

1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

* * *

= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.

Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

Ex. To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex. A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.

Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

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* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].

* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma clara = clearly.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.

* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.

* de modo claro = transparently.

* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.

* en términos claros = in simple terms.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].

* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* tener claro = be clear in your mind.

* violeta claro = periwinkle.

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> bright

2) ( pálido) <color/verde/azul> light, pale; < piel> fair

tiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes

3) <salsa/sopa> thin

4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clear

tener algo claro — to be clear about something

que quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...

¿está claro? — is that clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...

a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something

5) ( evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras — there is clear evidence

está claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...

a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
II
adverbio

1) < ver> clearly

voy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush

me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)

2) (indep)

a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course

claro que lo sabe! — of course she knows!

claro que no! — no, of course not!

claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!

b) ( como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising

claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that

díselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
III
masculino

1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

* * *

= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.

Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.

Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].

* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma clara = clearly.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.

* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.

* de modo claro = transparently.

* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.

* en términos claros = in simple terms.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].

* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* tener claro = be clear in your mind.

* violeta claro = periwinkle.

* * *

claro¹ -ra

adjective

A (luminoso) ‹cielo› bright; ‹habitación› bright, light

el día amaneció claro the day dawned bright and clear

B (pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale; ‹piel› fair, white

tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes

el típico sueco rubio y de ojos claros the typical blue-eyed, blond Swede

C ‹salsa/sopa› thin; ‹café/té› weak

D ‹agua/sonido› clear

habló con voz clara she spoke in a clear voice

E ‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clear

consiguieron una clara ventaja they gained a clear advantage

tiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida she is very clear o sure about what she wants out of life, she knows exactly what she wants out of life

que quede bien claro que … I want it to be quite clear that …

lo harás como yo te diga, ¿está claro? you'll do it the way I say, is that clear o do I make myself clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que … or que quede bien (en) claro que … I want to make it very o quite clear that …, let it be very o quite clear that …

a las claras: no me lo dijo a las claras she didn't tell me in so many words o straight out o ( AmE) right off

no seas cobarde y díselo a las claras don't be a coward, tell her straight

llevarlo claro ( Esp fam) (estar equivocado) to be in for a shock o a disappointment; (enfrentarse a algo difícil) to have one's work cut out ( colloq)

pasar la noche en claro to lie o be awake all night

sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth

¿tú sacaste algo en claro de lo que dijo? did you manage to make any sense of what he said?

F (evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras de que miente there is clear evidence that he is lying

está claro que ella es la culpable it is clear o obvious that she is the culprit, she is clearly o obviously the culprit

… a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo … unless, of course, he's lying

claro²

adverb

A ‹hablar/ver›

voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush, I'm going to give it to you straight ( colloq)

ahora lo veo claro I see it all clearly now, now I get it! ( colloq)

me lo dijo muy claro he made it very o quite clear (to me)

claro y raspado ( Ven fam); straight

me lo dijo todo claro y raspado he told me straight, he didn't beat around o about the bush

B ( indep)

1 (en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course!

¡claro que lo sabe! of course she knows!

¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro! would you like to see it? — yes, I'd love to o ( colloq) sure!

¿lo hizo? — ¡claro que no! did he do it? — no, of course not! o no, of course he didn't!

2 (como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro que conociéndolo no es de extrañar nobody believed him. Mind you, knowing him it's not surprising

lo ayudó la madre — claro, así cualquiera his mother helped him — well, of course anyone can do it like that

anda, díselo tú — claro, para que me eche a mí la bronca ¿no? ( iró); go on, you tell him — oh sure o oh fine o I see, so that way it's me he gets mad at, right? ( iro)

claro³

masculine

A (en un bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

había algunos claros en las gradas there were a few empty spaces in the stand

B ( Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

Compuesto:

claro de luna

moonlight

* * *

claro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

a) ( luminoso) ‹cielo/habitación› bright

b) ( pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale;

‹ piel› fair;
◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes

c) ‹salsa/sopa› thin

d) ‹agua/sonido› clear;

‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear;
‹situación/postura› clear;
◊ tener algo claro to be clear about sth;

¿está claro? is that clear?;
quiero dejar (en) claro que … I want to make it clear that …;
sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth
e) ( evidente) clear, obvious;

◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;

a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo unless, of course, he's lying
claro 2 adverbio
1 ‹ ver› clearly;
◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;

me lo dijo muy claro he made it very quite clear (to me)
2 ( indep) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( en bosque) clearing;

(en pelo, barba) bald patch
b) (Meteo) sunny spell o period

claro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (despejado, evidente) clear: tengo muy claro que no va a volver, I'm quite sure she won't come back
un asunto poco claro, a shady deal
2 (poco espeso) thin
3 (color) light
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un bosque) clearing
2 (entre las nubes) break in the clouds
3 claro de luna, moonlight
III adverbio clearly: deberías hablar claro, you must speak clearly
IV exclamación of course!
¡claro que puedo!, of course I can!
♦ Locuciones: a las claras, clearly
dejar algo claro, to make something clear
lo lleva claro si piensa que voy a tolerarlo, she can be quite sure that i?m not going to put up with it
sacar algo en claro, to draw a conclusion: después de tanta discusión, no sacamos nada en claro, we were back to square one after hours of discussion
' claro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clara
- escarceo
- estar
- hombre
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- nítida
- nítido
- notoria
- notorio
- patente
- poca
- poco
- precisa
- preciso
- pues
- rondar
- sacar
- salvaje
- agua
- celeste
- color
- constar
- hablar
- lavado
- neto
- oscuro
- palpable
- que
- quedar
- visto
English:
ale
- apparent
- articulate
- break
- broad
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- clearing
- confusing
- crystal-clear
- decided
- distinct
- enough
- fuzzy
- good
- ice-blue
- indistinct
- let
- light
- lucid
- mousy
- mud
- neat
- obscure
- outset
- pale
- plain
- precise
- sharp
- speak out
- spell out
- straight
- surely
- tenuous
- then
- thin
- transparently
- unclear
- unequivocal
- why
- blur
- by
- certainly
- clearly
- course
- crystal
- flash
- increasingly
- more

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claro, -a

♦ adj

1. [luminoso] bright;

una habitación clara a bright o light room

2. [color] light;

verde claro light green

3. [sonido] clear;

hablaba con una voz clara she spoke in a clear voice

4. [sin nubes] clear;

un día/cielo claro a clear day/sky

5. [diluido] [té, café] weak;
[salsa, sopa] thin;
no me gusta el chocolate claro I don't like my hot chocolate thin

6. [poco tupido] thin, sparse

7. [persona, explicación, ideas, libro] clear;

hablaba con un lenguaje claro she spoke in clear terms;

dejar algo claro to make sth clear;

poner algo en claro to get sth clear, to clear sth up;

que quede (bien) claro que no fue idea mía I want to make it (quite) clear that it wasn't my idea;

sacar algo en claro (de) to make sth out (from);

después de escuchar su explicación no saqué nada en claro after listening to her explanation, I was none the wiser;

tengo claro que no puedo contar con él one thing I'm quite sure about is that I can't rely on him, one thing's for sure, I can't rely on him;

verlo claro [estar seguro] to be sure;

Comp

pasar una noche en claro to have a sleepless night;

Comp
Esp Fam
llevarlo o [m5]tenerlo claro: ¡lo lleva o [m5] tiene claro si piensa que le vamos a ayudar! if he thinks we're going to help him, he can think again!;

si no vienen ellos, lo tenemos claro if they don't come, we've had it

8. [obvio, evidente] clear;

el resultado fue claro the result was clear;

¿está claro? is that clear?;

está claro que van a ganar it's clear they're going to win;

está claro que te quieren engañar it's obvious that they are trying to deceive you, they are obviously trying to deceive you;

está claro o [m5]claro está que si no quieres, no estás obligado a participar of course o obviously, you're not obliged to participate if you don't want to;

a no ser, claro, que tengas una idea mejor unless, of course, you have a better idea;

Comp

está más claro que el agua it's perfectly o crystal clear;

allí no vuelvo, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not going there again, that's for certain

♦ nm

1. [en bosque] clearing;
[en multitud] space, gap;
vi un claro en la fila I saw a gap in the row

2. [en cielo nublado] break in the clouds;

se esperan nubes y claros it will be cloudy with some bright spells;

en cuanto haya un claro salimos we'll go out as soon as it brightens up

3. [calvicie, calva] bald patch

4. [en pintura] highlight

5. Arquit skylight

6. claro de luna moonlight

♦ adv

clearly;

hablar claro to speak clearly;

dilo claro, ¿te interesa o no? tell me straight, are you interested or not?;

¡claro! of course!;

¡claro que sí!, ¡pues claro! of course!;

¡claro que no! of course not!;

¡claro que me gusta! of course I like it!;
Irónico
¿me ayudarás? – claro, no pensaba en otra cosa will you help me? – oh sure, I wouldn't dream of doing anything else;
Irónico
ve tú primero – claro, así si hay algún agujero me caigo yo you go first – oh great o thanks a lot, that way if there's a hole I'll be the one to fall into it;

claro, con un jugador más ya se puede of course, with an extra player it's hardly surprising;

la obra no tuvo éxito, claro que conociendo al director no me sorprende the play wasn't a success, but then again that's hardly surprising knowing the director

♦ a las claras loc adv

clearly

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claro

I adj

1 tb fig

clear;

poner en claro make clear;

dejar claro make plain;

quedar claro be clear;

tener algo claro be sure o clear about sth;

pasar la noche en claro lie awake all night, not sleep a wink;

a las claras clearly

2 color light

3 ( luminoso) bright

4 salsa thin

II adv

:

hablar claro speak plainly;

¡claro! of course!;

claro está of course

III m

1 METEO clear spell

2 en bosque clearing

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claro adv

1) : clearly

habla más claro: speak more clearly

2) : of course, surely

¡claro!, ¡claro que sí!: absolutely!, of course!

claro que entendió: of course she understood

claro, -ra adj

1) : bright, clear

2) : pale, fair, light

3) : clear, evident

claro nm

1) : clearing

2)

claro de luna : moonlight

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claro¹ adj

1. (en general) clear

una respuesta clara a clear answer

un día claro a clear day

2. (luminoso) bright

ésta es la habitación más clara de toda la casa this is the brightest room in the house

3. (color) light

le gusta vestir colores claros she likes wearing light coloured clothes

claro² adv clearly

no puede ver claro he can't see clearly

claro³ interj of course

claro que voy a ir a la fiesta of course I'm going to the party

claro que no of course not

claro que sí of course

claro⁴ n (en meteorología) sunny interval

claro de luna moonlight

Spanish-English dictionary > claro
14 medida

f.

1 measurement.

¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?

a (la) medida custom-built; (mueble) made-to-measure (ropa)

medidas measurements (del cuerpo)

tomar las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements

medida de capacidad measure (liquid or dry)

2 measure, step.

adoptar o tomar medidas to take measures o steps

medida preventiva preventive measure

medidas de seguridad safety measures

3 moderation.

sin medida without moderation

4 extent, degree (grado).

¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?

en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent

en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible

5 course of action.

6 quantity, amount.

7 scoop, scoopful.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: medir.

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medida

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) measuring; (dato, número) measurement

■ ¿qué medidas tienes? what are your measurements?

2 (disposición) measure

■ habrá que tomar medidas cuanto antes measures will have to be taken as soon as possible

3 (grado) extent

■ en cierta medida to a certain extent

■ en mayor medida to a greater extent

4 (prudencia) moderation

5 LITERATURA measure, metre

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a (la) medida (traje) made-to-measure

a medida que as

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible

tomar/adoptar medidas to take steps, take measures

tomarle las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements

medida de capacidad measure of capacity

medida de longitud measure of length

medida de seguridad security measure

medida de volumen measure of volume

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noun f.

1) measure, measurement

2) step

3) extent

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SF

1) (=unidad de medida) measure

una medida de harina y dos de azúcar — one measure of flour and two of sugar

puedes usar un vaso como medida — you can use a glass as a measure

la libra es una medida de peso — the pound is a measure of weight

- esto colma la medida

medida agraria — land measure

medida de capacidad — cubic measure

medida de superficie — square measure

medida de volumen — cubic measure

medida para áridos — dry measure

medida para líquidos — liquid measure

2) (=medición) measuring, measurement

la medida del tiempo se realizará con unos cronómetros especiales — time will be measured using some special chronometers

3) pl medidas (=dimensiones) measurements

¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? — what are the measurements of the table?

¿cuáles son tus medidas? — what are your measurements?

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

tómale bien las medidas antes de proponerle nada — make sure you've got him well sized up before you propose anything

4) (=proporción)

no sé en qué medida nos afectará la nueva ley — I don't know to what extent the new law will affect us

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

a medida que vaya bajando el nivel — as the level goes down

a medida que van pasando los días — as the days go by

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

el relato era bueno en la medida en que reflejaba el ambiente de la época — the story was good in that it reflected the atmosphere of the time

solo cambiarán el tratamiento en la medida en que los resultados sean negativos — the treatment will only be altered if the results are negative

5) (Cos)

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

un traje (hecho) a la medida — a made-to-measure suit

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

un papel hecho a su medida — a tailor-made role

le respondió a la medida de las circunstancias — she replied as the circumstances required

lo hice a la medida de tus deseos — I did it according to your wishes

un hotel a la medida de tus necesidades — a hotel that suits all your needs

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

este pantalón me viene a medida — these trousers are just the right size

este trabajo me viene a la medida — this job is tailor-made for me

6) LAm (=talla) size

¿cuál es su medida? — what size do you take?

¿qué medida de cuello tiene usted? — what collar size are you?, what is your collar measurement?

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

7) (=disposición) measure

medidas destinadas a reducir el desempleo — measures aimed at reducing unemployment

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medida cautelar, medida de precaución — precautionary measure

medida de presión — form of pressure

medida preventiva — preventive measure

medida represiva — form of repression

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

medidas represivas — repressive measures
paquete 1., 3)
8) (=moderación)

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

bebía sin medida — he drank to excess

gastos sin medida — excessive spending

9) [de versos] (=medición) measuring, scansion; (=longitud) measure

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femenino

1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement

tomarle las medidas a alguien — to take somebody's measurements

tomar las medidas de algo — to measure something

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?

2) (en locs)

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

servicios diseñados a la medida — tailor-made services

a medida que — as

a medida que vaya pasando el tiempo — as time goes on

a medida que fue creciendo — as he grew up

3) ( objeto) measure; ( contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao — one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

4) (grado, proporción)

en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible

irá en la medida en que le sea posible — he'll go if it's at all possible

5) ( moderación)

come con medida — he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida — they spend money like water

6) (Lit) measure

7) ( disposición) measure

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

fue una medida demasiado drástica — it was too drastic a step

la huelga y otras medidas de presión — the strike and other forms of pressure

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femenino

1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement

tomarle las medidas a alguien — to take somebody's measurements

tomar las medidas de algo — to measure something

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?

2) (en locs)

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

servicios diseñados a la medida — tailor-made services

a medida que — as

a medida que vaya pasando el tiempo — as time goes on

a medida que fue creciendo — as he grew up

3) ( objeto) measure; ( contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao — one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

4) (grado, proporción)

en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible

irá en la medida en que le sea posible — he'll go if it's at all possible

5) ( moderación)

come con medida — he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida — they spend money like water

6) (Lit) measure

7) ( disposición) measure

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

fue una medida demasiado drástica — it was too drastic a step

la huelga y otras medidas de presión — the strike and other forms of pressure

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medida¹

¹ = measure, scale, metric.

Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.

Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en igual medida = similarly.

* en la medida de lo posible = so far as possible.

* en la medida en que = in that, so long as, to the extent that, insofar as [in so far as], to the degree that.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.

* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.

* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta = tailor to + application.

* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* medida cuantitativa = quantitative measure.

* medida de productividad = output measure.

* medida de rendimiento = performance measure, output measure.

* medidas y colindancias = metes and bounds.

* sistema anglosajón de medidas = imperial measures.

* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.

medida²

² = arrangement, countermeasure [counter measure], measure.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* medida de austeridad = austerity measure.

* medida de contrapeso = counterbalance.

* medida de control = control measure.

* medida de emergencia = emergency measure.

* medida defensiva = line of defence.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medida de precaución = security precaution, precautionary measure.

* medida de protección = safeguard.

* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.

* medida de seguridad = safety standard, security measure, safety regulation, safety precaution.

* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.

* medida disciplinaria = disciplinary measure.

* medida draconiana = draconian measure.

* medida económica = economic measure.

* medida enérgica = crackdown.

* medida estructural = structural measure.

* medida extrema = dire measure.

* medida paliativa = palliative measure.

* medida preventiva = preventative measure, precautionary measure, preventive measure, preemptive measure, safeguard.

* medida provisional = stop gap measure, stopgap [stop-gap], stopgap measure, stopgap measure.

* medidas = action.

* medidas correctivas = corrective action, remedial action.

* medidas de prevención = prevention efforts, prevention measures.

* medidas disciplinarias = disciplining.

* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).

* medidas preventivas = preventive care, ounce of prevention, preventative care.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* primera medida = initial step.

* proponer medidas = propose + measures.

* toma de medidas = action.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

medida³

* a medida que = as.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

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medida

feminine

A ( Mat) (dimensión) measurement

anota las medidas de la lavadora make a note of the measurements of the washing machine

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? what are the dimensions of the room?

¿cuáles son las medidas reglamentarias de una piscina olímpica? what's the regulation size of an olympic pool?

la modista me tomó las medidas the dressmaker took my measurements

tomar las medidas de algo to measure something

Compuesto:

medida de superficie

surface measurement

B ( en locs):

a (la) medida: un traje (hecho) a medida a custom-made suit ( AmE), a made-to-measure suit ( BrE)

usa zapatos a medida he wears made-to-measure shoes

servicios diseñados a la medida custom-designed services

a la medida de algo: fabricamos muebles a la medida de su exigencia we manufacture furniture to meet all your requirements

éste es un proyecto a la medida de su ambición this is a project in keeping with o which matches his ambitions

necesita una actividad a la medida de su talento he needs a job which will suit o which is commensurate with his abilities

a medida que as

a medida que va pasando el tiempo uno se va adaptando as time goes on, one (gradually) adapts

a medida que se acercaba la fecha se ponía más y más nervioso as the date drew closer he got more and more nervous

a medida que la fue conociendo se fue desengañando the more he got to know her o the better he got to know her o as he got to know her the more disillusioned he became

C

1 (objeto) measure

2 (contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

llenar or colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida, ya no estaba dispuesto a aguantar más that was the last straw, I wasn't going to take any more

Compuestos:

● medida de capacidad

cubic measure

● medida (de capacidad) para áridos/líquidos

dry/liquid measure

D

(grado, proporción): en buena or gran medida to a great o large extent

en cierta/menor medida to a certain/lesser extent

intentaremos, en la medida de lo posible, satisfacer a todo el mundo insofar as it is possible o as far as possible we will try to satisfy everyone

intentará hacer algo por ti en la medida en que le sea posible she'll try and do whatever she can for you

E

(moderación): come con medida he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida they spend money like water, they're very extravagant (with money)

F ( Lit) measure

G (disposición) measure

la huelga y otras medidas de presión the strike and other forms of pressure

expulsarlo me parece una medida demasiado drástica I think expelling him is too drastic a step o is a rather drastic measure

tomar medidas to take steps o measures

me veré en la obligación de tomar medidas más estrictas I will be obliged to adopt more severe measures

tomaré todas las medidas necesarias para que no vuelva a suceder I will take all the necessary steps to see that this does not happen again

es conveniente tomar estas pastillas como medida preventiva it's advisable to take these pills as a preventive measure

Compuestos:

● medida cautelar

preventative o precautionary measure

● medidas de seguridad

security measures

● medidas prontas de seguridad

(en Ur) emergency security measures

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medida sustantivo femenino
1 (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement;
◊ tomarle las medidas a algn to take sb's measurements;

tomar las medidas de algo to measure something
2 ( en locs)
◊ a (la) medida ‹traje/zapato› custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE);

a medida que as;
a medida que fue creciendo as he grew up
3 ( utensilio) measure;
( contenido) measure
4 (grado, proporción):
◊ en gran/cierta medida to a large/certain extent;

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible
5 ( disposición) measure;
◊ tomar medidas to take steps o measures

medida sustantivo femenino
1 (medición) measurement
(unidad) measure
una medida de peso, a measure of weight
la medida del tiempo, the measurement of time
2 (grado, intensidad) extent: no sé en qué medida nos afectará, I don't know to what extent it will affect us
3 Pol measure
una medida injusta, a unfair measure
' medida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusiva
- abusivo
- acre
- afectar
- área
- arroba
- braza
- carácter
- concertar
- conforme
- conveniente
- corpulencia
- desatar
- desesperación
- efectividad
- eficacia
- eficaz
- encaminada
- encaminado
- gratuita
- gratuito
- impracticable
- incidencia
- justa
- justo
- Libra
- malestar
- metro
- onza
- patrón
- patrona
- perjudicar
- pertinencia
- pie
- pinta
- polemizar
- providencia
- punto
- quintal
- repercusión
- resistencia
- saludar
- según
- sentida
- sentido
- solidaria
- solidario
- superflua
- superfluo
English:
acre
- check off
- custom
- depth
- dessertspoon
- dishonest
- extent
- far
- fitted
- foot
- gauge
- give
- importantly
- ineffective
- insofar
- lesser
- linear measure
- lorry
- made-to-measure
- measure
- measurement
- pint
- push through
- quart
- severe
- severity
- step
- stone
- strike off
- tailor-made
- temporary
- ton
- unit
- waist
- way
- yard
- as
- fitting
- gill
- insofar as
- made
- move
- tailor
- walk

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medida nf

1. [dimensión, medición] measurement;

¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?;

unidades de medida units of measurement;

a (la) medida [mueble] custom-built;
[ropa, calzado] made-to-measure;
es una casa/un trabajo a tu medida it's the ideal house/job for you, it's as if the house/job were made for you;

a (la) medida de mi deseo just as I would have wanted it;

medidas [del cuerpo] measurements;

tomar las medidas a alguien to take sb's measurements;

tomar las medidas de algo to measure sth;
Fig
le tengo tomada la medida al jefe I know what the boss is like;
Fig
ya le voy tomando la medida al nuevo trabajo I'm getting the hang of the new job

Comp
medida de capacidad measure [liquid or dry]
2. [cantidad específica] measure;

el daiquiri lleva una medida de limón por cada tres de ron a daiquiri is made with one part lemon to three parts rum

3. [disposición] measure, step;

adoptar o [m5] tomar medidas to take measures o steps;

yo ya he tomado mis medidas I'm prepared, I've made my preparations;

tomar medidas disciplinarias (contra) to take disciplinary action (against);

ejercer medidas de presión contra alguien to lobby sb;

tomar medidas represivas (contra) to clamp down (on)

Comp
medidas de choque emergency measures;
medidas de seguridad [contra accidentes] safety precautions;
[contra delincuencia] security measures
4. [moderación] moderation;

con/sin medida in/without moderation

5. [grado] extent;

¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?;

en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent;

en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent;

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible;

a medida que iban entrando as they were coming in;
Formal
en la medida en que insofar as

6. Lit [de verso] measure

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medida

f

1 ( unidad) measure; acto measurement;

hecho a medida made to measure;

está hecho a medida de mis necesidades it’s tailor-made for me;

tomar las medidas a alguien take s.o.’s measurements;

tomar medidas fig take measures o

steps

2 ( grado) extent;

en mayor medida to a greater extent

3

:

a medida que as

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medida nf

1) : measurement, measure

hecho a medida: custom-made

2) : measure, step

tomar medidas: to take steps

3) : moderation, prudence

sin medida: immoderately

4) : extent, degree

en gran medida: to a great extent

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medida n

1. (extensión) measurement

te vamos a tomar las medidas we're going to take your measurements / we're going to measure you

¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? how big is the table?

2. (unidad, acción) measure

medidas para prevenir incendios fire prevention measures

Spanish-English dictionary > medida
15 exigir

v.

1 to demand.

exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer

exigir algo de o a alguien to demand something from somebody

exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree

Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.

2 to call for, to require.

este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration

3 to be demanding.

4 to demand to, to urge to.

Exigimos saber el por qué We demand to know why.

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exigir

Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir por derecho) to demand

2 (pedir con energía) to insist on, demand

3 figurado (necesitar) to require, call for

■ esta planta exige muchos cuidados this plant requires a lot of care

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FRASEOLOGÍA

exigir demasiado to be very demanding

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verb

1) to demand, require

2) exact

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VT

1) [persona] [gen] to demand; [+ dimisión] to demand, call for

exijo una compensación — I demand compensation

exigió hablar con el encargado — he demanded to speak to the manager

exigen al gobierno una bajada de los impuestos — they're demanding that the government lowers taxes

la maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us

exigen tres años de experiencia — they're asking for o they require three years' experience

exija que le den un recibo — insist on getting a receipt

exigir responsabilidades a algn — to call sb to account

2) [situación, trabajo] to demand, require, call for

ese puesto exige mucha paciencia — this job demands o requires o calls for a lot of patience

el conflicto exige una pronta solución — the conflict requires o calls for a quick solution

3) Ven (=demandar)

exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth

exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb

4) † [+ impuestos] to exact, levy (a from)

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verbo transitivo

a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

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= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.

Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

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* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.

* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* exigir un rescate = ransom.

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verbo transitivo

a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

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= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.

Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.

* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.

* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* exigir un rescate = ransom.

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exigir [I7 ]

vt

1 ‹pago/indemnización› to demand

¡exijo una respuesta! I demand an answer!

exigen dos años de experiencia they insist on o require two years' experience

exigir QUE + SUBJ:

exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak

exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

2 (requerir) to call for, demand

la situación exige una solución inmediata the situation calls for o demands an immediate solution

un trabajo que exige mucha concentración a job which requires o demands o calls for great concentration

3

(esperar de algn): le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school

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exigir ( conjugate exigir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹pago/respuesta/disciplina› to demand;

◊ exigió que se retiraran he demanded that they leave

b) ( requerir) ‹concentración/paciencia› to call for, demand

c) ( esperar de algn) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school

exigir verbo transitivo to demand
' exigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cobrar
- condición
- fiar
- reclamar
- reivindicar
- requerir
English:
absorb
- call
- call for
- claim
- demand
- exact
- expect
- levy
- necessitate
- need
- press
- ransom
- require
- command
- over
- waive

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exigir

♦ vt

1. [pedir] to demand;

exigimos nuestros derechos we demand our rights;

exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree;

exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer;

¡exijo que venga el encargado! I demand to see the manager!;

exigió que estuviera presente su abogado she demanded that her lawyer be present;

exigir algo de o [m5] a alguien to demand sth from sb;

de tí se exigirá una conducta ejemplar you will be expected to show exemplary behaviour;

no le exijas tanto, que acaba de empezar you shouldn't demand so much of him, he's only just started

2. [requerir, necesitar] to call for, to require;

este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration;

si el guión lo exige if the script requires it

♦ vi

to be demanding

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exigir

v/t

1 demand

2 ( requirir) call for, demand

3

:

le exigen mucho they ask a lot of him

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exigir {35} vt

1) : to demand, to require

2) : to exact, to levy

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exigir vb

1. (pedir) to demand

los manifestantes exigían justicia the demonstrators demanded justice

2. (necesitar) to require

exige mucho trabajo it requires a lot of work

Spanish-English dictionary > exigir
16 agradecer

v.

1 to thank, to acknowledge, to appreciate, to be grateful for.

2 to be thankful to, to be thankful for, to be grateful to.

Agradezco estar en este lugar I am thankful to be in this place.

3 to thank for.

Le agradezco su regalo I thank you for your present.

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AGRADECER

CONJUGACIÓN

(c changes to zc before a and o)

Present Indicative

agradezco, agradeces, agradece, agradecemos, agradecéis, agradecen.

Present Subjunctive

agradezca, agradezcas, agradezca, agradezcamos, agradezcáis, agradezcan.

Imperative

agradece (tú), agradezca (él/Vd.), agradezcamos (nos.), agradeced (vos.), agradezcan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to thank

2) be grateful for

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1.

VT (=dar las gracias a) to thank; (=sentirse agradecido) to be grateful for

(te) agradezco tu ayuda — thanks for your help

se lo agradezco — thank you, I am much obliged to you frm

un favor que él no agradecería nunca lo bastante — a favour o (EEUU) favor he can never thank you enough for

le agradecería me enviara — I would be grateful if you would send me

eso no lo tiene que agradecer a nadie — he has nobody to thank for that, he owes nobody thanks for that

2.

See:

agradecerse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( sentir gratitud por) <ayuda/amabilidad> to appreciate, to be grateful for

agradecerle algo a alguien — to be grateful to somebody for something

se lo agradezco de veras — I'm very grateful to you

le agradecería (que) me llamara — (frml) I would appreciate it if you would call me (frml)

b) ( dar las gracias por) to thank

ni siquiera me lo agradeció — she didn't even thank me o say thank you

y así es como me lo agradece! — and this is all the thanks I get!

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= offer + a word of thanks, thank, welcome, extend + Posesivo + thanks, be thankful.

Ex. In closing, I would like to offer a word of thanks to all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex. In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex. The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

Ex. Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.

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* agradecer sinceramente = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( sentir gratitud por) <ayuda/amabilidad> to appreciate, to be grateful for

agradecerle algo a alguien — to be grateful to somebody for something

se lo agradezco de veras — I'm very grateful to you

le agradecería (que) me llamara — (frml) I would appreciate it if you would call me (frml)

b) ( dar las gracias por) to thank

ni siquiera me lo agradeció — she didn't even thank me o say thank you

y así es como me lo agradece! — and this is all the thanks I get!

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= offer + a word of thanks, thank, welcome, extend + Posesivo + thanks, be thankful.

Ex: In closing, I would like to offer a word of thanks to all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

Ex: Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.

* agradecer sinceramente = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.

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agradecer [E3 ]

vt

1

(sentir gratitud por): se lo agradezco de veras I'm very grateful to you

le agradecería me llamara lo antes posible ( frml); I would be grateful o I would appreciate it if you would call me as soon as possible ( frml)

su ayuda es muy de agradecer your help is most appreciated

¡y así es como me agradece! and this is all the thanks I get!

2 (dar las gracias por) to thank

escribió para agradecerme el regalo he wrote to thank me for the gift

ni siquiera me lo agradeció she didn't even thank me o say thank you

practica un deporte, te lo agradecerá el cuerpo take up a sport, you'll feel better for it

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agradecer ( conjugate agradecer) verbo transitivo
a) ( sentir gratitud por) ‹ayuda/amabilidad› to appreciate, to be grateful for;

agradecerle algo a algn to be grateful to sb for sth;
◊ le agradecería (que) me llamara (frml) I would appreciate it if you would call me (frml)

b) ( dar las gracias por) to thank;

agradecerle algo a algn to thank sb for sth;
◊ ¡y así es como me lo agradece! and this is all the thanks I get!

agradecer verbo transitivo
1 (dar las gracias a alguien) to thank for: les agradezco su presencia, (I) thank you for being here
os lo agradezco mucho, thank you very much
2 (estar agradecido) to be grateful [a, to] [por, for]: te agradezco tu apoyo, I'm grateful for your support
se lo agradeceré siempre, I'll always be grateful to her ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 3 (impers) siempre se agradece una sonrisa, a smile is always welcome
' agradecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agradezca
English:
acknowledge
- appreciate
- warmly

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agradecer vt

1. [sujeto: persona]
agradecer algo a alguien [dar las gracias] to thank sb for sth;
[estar agradecido] to be grateful to sb for sth;
quisiera agradecerles su presencia aquí I would like to thank you for coming o being here;

te lo agradezco mucho I'm very grateful to you;

le agradezco su interés thank you for your interest;

te agradecería que te callaras I'd be grateful o I'd appreciate it if you'd shut up

2. [sujeto: cosa]
esa pared agradecería una mano de pintura that wall could do with a lick of paint;

el campo agradecerá las lluvias the rain will be good for the countryside

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agradecer

v/t

:

agradecer algo a alguien thank s.o. for sth;

te lo agradezco I appreciate it;

se agradece como respuesta I really appreciate it

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agradecer {53} vt

1) : to be grateful for

2) : to thank

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agradecer vb (dar las gracias) to thank

le agradeció su ayuda he thanked her for her help

te agradezco la invitación thank you for the invitation

Spanish-English dictionary > agradecer

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