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1 mix

miks
1. verb
1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) mezclar

2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) mezclar

3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) mezclar, amasar

4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) mezclarse, juntarse

2. noun
1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) mezcla

2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) mezcla

•

- mixed
- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up

mix vb

1. mezclar

mix the flour with the sugar and add the eggs mezcla la harina con el azúcar y añade los huevos

2. relacionarse / tratar

he mixes well with the other children se relaciona bien con los otros niños

mix

tr[mɪks]

noun

1 (mixture - gen) mezcla

2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL preparado

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL mezcla

transitive verb

1 (combine) mezclar, combinar

■ mix the sugar with the butter mezclar el azúcar con la mantequilla

■ you shouldn't mix your drinks no deberías mezclar las bebidas

■ gradually mix in the milk poco a poco vaya añadiendo la leche

■ one can mix business with pleasure se puede compaginar los negocios con la diversión

2 (make, prepare - plaster, cement) amasar; (- cocktail, salad, medicine) preparar

intransitive verb

1 (substances) mezclarse

2 (clothes, colours, food) combinar bien, ir bien juntos,-as

3 (people - come together) mezclarse con la gente; (- get on) llevarse bien ( with, con)

■ she made no attempt to mix at the party no hizo ningún intento de mezclarse con la gente en la fiesta

mix ['mɪks] vt

1) combine: mezclar

2) stir: remover, revolver

3)

to mix up confuse: confundir

mix vi

: mezclarse

mix n

: mezcla f

mix

n.

• mezcla s.f.

v.

• amasar v.

• champurrar v.

• combinar v.

• confundir (Combinar) v.

• encarnar v.

• fundir v.

• inmiscuir v.

• mecer v.

• mezclar v.

• mixturar v.

• preparar bebidas v.

mɪks
I

noun mezcla f

cake mix — preparado comercial para hacer pasteles

II
1.

transitive verb mezclar; \<\<cocktail\>\> preparar

to mix one's drinks — mezclar las bebidas

to mix something INTO something — mezclar algo con algo, incorporar algo a algo

mix together the flour and the eggs — mezclar la harina con los huevos

2.

vi

a) ( combine) \<\<substances\>\> mezclarse

b) ( go together) \<\<foods/colors\>\> combinar (bien)

c) ( socially)

she doesn't mix well at parties — le cuesta entablar conversación con la gente en una reunión

to mix WITH somebody — tratarse con alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- mix up

[mɪks]
1. VT

1) [+ ingredients, colours, liquids] mezclar; [+ concrete, plaster, cocktail] preparar; [+ salad] remover

mix all the ingredients together — mezcle todos los ingredientes

never mix your drinks! — ¡no mezcle nunca bebidas!

mix the eggs into the sugar — añada los huevos al azúcar y mézclelos

to mix and match sth — combinar algo

mix to a smooth paste — mezcle hasta que se forme una pasta sin grumos

to mix sth with or and sth — mezclar algo con algo

mix the cinnamon with the sugar — mezcle la canela con el azúcar

to mix business and or with pleasure — mezclar los negocios con el placer

- mix it

2) [+ recording, sound] mezclar

2. VI

1) [things]

a) (=combine) mezclarse

oil and water don't mix — el aceite y el agua no se mezclan

politics and sport don't mix — la política y el deporte no hacen buena combinación

b) (=go together well) [colours] combinar (bien), pegar

2) [people] (=socialize) alternar

to mix in high society — alternar con la alta sociedad

she mixes with all kinds of people — se mezcla con toda clase de gente

3. N

1) (=combination) mezcla f

there was a good mix of people at the party — había una mezcla variada or una buena variedad de gente en la fiesta

2) (=ingredients) mezcla f; (commercially prepared) preparado m

a cake mix — un preparado para pasteles

3) [of recording, sound] mezcla f

- mix in

- mix up

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[mɪks]
I

noun mezcla f

cake mix — preparado comercial para hacer pasteles

II
1.

transitive verb mezclar; \<\<cocktail\>\> preparar

to mix one's drinks — mezclar las bebidas

to mix something INTO something — mezclar algo con algo, incorporar algo a algo

mix together the flour and the eggs — mezclar la harina con los huevos

2.

vi

a) ( combine) \<\<substances\>\> mezclarse

b) ( go together) \<\<foods/colors\>\> combinar (bien)

c) ( socially)

she doesn't mix well at parties — le cuesta entablar conversación con la gente en una reunión

to mix WITH somebody — tratarse con alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- mix up

English-spanish dictionary > mix
2 mix

miks 1. verb
1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) blande

2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) blande sammen, mikse

3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) blande seg

4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) komme sammen, omgås
2. noun
1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) blanding

2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) blanding, røre

•

- mixed
- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up

blande
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blanding

I
subst. \/mɪks\/

1) blanding, sammenblanding

2) ( matlaging) miks, blanding

• it's easy to bake with a cake mix

3) ( teknikk) miks, lydmiksing

4) ( hverdagslig) forvirring, røre, rot

5) ( hverdagslig) slagsmål

6) ( film) overtoning
II
verb \/mɪks\/

1) blande (sammen), mikse (sammen), røre sammen

• mix cement

blande sement

• mix a drink

mikse en drink

• mix a cake

røre sammen en kake

2) ( ofte med nektelse) kunne blandes (sammen), kunne mikses (sammen)

• oil an water don't mix

3) kombinere, forene

• mix business with pleasure

kombinere forretninger og fornøyelser

4) (teknikk, om lyd) mikse

5) ( film) overtone

6) ( veterinærfag) krysse (raser)

7) omgås, ha omgang med, vanke sammen, blande seg

• mix with the other guests

blande seg med de andre gjestene

• I don't mix with people like that

jeg omgås ikke slike mennesker

• he doesn't mix well

han har vanskelig for å omgås folk

8) gå godt sammen, passe sammen, være forenlig

• they do not mix well

de går ikke bra sammen \/ de kommer ikke godt overens

get (oneself) mixed up with the wrong people havne i dårlig selskap

mix in være sosial, være omgjengelig, være harmonisk

mix in society delta i selskapslivet

mix it (up) ( hverdagslig) havne i slagsmål, begynne å slåss

mix up forveksle, forbytte, blande sammen mikse sammen

mixed up in involvert i, innblandet i

mix with somebody (amer.) komme på kant med noen

mix with the world være ute blant folk

English-Norwegian dictionary > mix
3 mix up

1) (to blend together: I need to mix up another tin of paint.) mezclar

2) (to confuse or muddle: I'm always mixing the twins up.) confundir

3) (to confuse or upset: You've mixed me up completely with all this information.) confundir

mix up¹ n confusión

mix up² vb confundir

it's easy to mix them up es fácil confundirlos

mix up

v.

• confundir (Combinar) v.

• embarullar v.

• revolver v.

• trabucar v.

• triscar v.

• zambucar v.

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

( throw into confusion) desordenar, revolver*

don't get your books mixed up with mine — no mezcles tus libros con los míos

2)

a) ( confuse) \<\<names/dates\>\> confundir

to mix it up — (AmE colloq) pelearse, sacarse* la mugre (CS fam)

b) ( bewilder) \<\<person\>\> confundir

Sense II

3) (usu pass)

a) ( involve)

to be/get mixed up in something — estar* metido or enredado/meterse en algo

to be/get mixed up with somebody — andar* liado/liarse* con alguien

b) ( confuse)

to get mixed up — confundirse, hacerse* un lío (fam)

VT + ADV

1) (=prepare) [+ paint, paste] preparar

2) (=combine) [+ ingredients] mezclar

3) (=jumble up) mezclar

don't mix up your clothes with mine — no mezcles tu ropa con la mía

the letter got mixed up with my things — la carta se mezcló con mis cosas

4) (=confuse) [+ person] confundir

you've got me all mixed up — me has confundido, me has hecho un lío *

5) (=mistake) [+ names, dates, person] confundir

she tends to mix up her words — tiende a equivocar las palabras al hablar

we got the dates mixed up — confundimos las fechas

I'm mixing you up with somebody else — te estoy confundiendo con otra persona

6) (=involve)

to be/get mixed up in sth — estar metido/meterse en algo

are you mixed up in this? — ¿tú andas metido en esto?, ¿tú tienes que ver con esto?

how could David be mixed up in a murder? — ¿cómo puede David estar involucrado en un asesinato?

he's got mixed up with a bad crowd — se ha mezclado con mala gente, anda con malas compañías

why did I ever get mixed up with you? — ¿cómo acabé relacionándome contigo?, ¿cómo acabé liada contigo? *

to mix sb up in sth — meter or mezclar a algn en algo

7)

- mix it up

* * *

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

( throw into confusion) desordenar, revolver*

don't get your books mixed up with mine — no mezcles tus libros con los míos

2)

a) ( confuse) \<\<names/dates\>\> confundir

to mix it up — (AmE colloq) pelearse, sacarse* la mugre (CS fam)

b) ( bewilder) \<\<person\>\> confundir

Sense II

3) (usu pass)

a) ( involve)

to be/get mixed up in something — estar* metido or enredado/meterse en algo

to be/get mixed up with somebody — andar* liado/liarse* con alguien

b) ( confuse)

to get mixed up — confundirse, hacerse* un lío (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > mix up
4 mix

1. transitive verb
1) (combine) [ver]mischen; vermengen; verrühren [Zutaten]

mix one's drinks — alles durcheinander trinken

2) (prepare by mixing) mischen, mixen [Cocktail]; anrühren, ansetzen [Lösung, Teig]; zubereiten [Medikament]

3)

mix it [with somebody] — (coll.) sich [mit jemandem] prügeln
2. intransitive verb
1) (become mixed) sich vermischen

2) (be sociable) Umgang mit anderen [Menschen] haben

3) (be compatible) zusammenpassen; [Ideen:] sich verbinden lassen
3. noun
1) (coll.): (mixture) Mischung, die (of aus)

2) (proportion) [Mischungs]verhältnis, das

3) (ready ingredients) [gebrauchsfertige] Mischung

[cake-]mix — Backmischung, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89200/mix_in">mix in

- mix up

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[miks] 1. verb
1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) mischen

2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) anrühren

3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) sich mischen lassen

4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) sich mischen
2. noun
1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) die Mischung

2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) die Mischung

•

- mixed
- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up
* * *

mix

[mɪks]

I. n

1. (combination) Mischung f

a \mix of people eine bunt zusammengesetzte [o gemischte] Gruppe

2. (pre-mixed ingredients) Fertigmischung f

bread \mix Brotbackmischung f

cement \mix Zementmischung f

sauce \mix Fertigsauce f

3. MUS Potpourri nt fachspr

II. vi

1. (combine) sich akk mischen [lassen]

oil doesn't \mix with water Öl mischt sich nicht mit Wasser; (go together) zusammenpassen

2. (make contact with people) unter Leute gehen; host sich akk unter die Gäste mischen

to \mix easily kontaktfreudig [o gesellig] sein

to \mix well gut mit anderen auskommen, umgänglich sein

3.

▶ oil and water do not \mix ( saying) [ein Gegensatz] wie Feuer und Wasser sein

III. vt

1. (blend ingredients)

▪ to \mix sth etw [miteinander] [ver]mischen

to \mix a dough einen Teig anrühren

to \mix a drink ein Getränk [o einen Drink] mixen

to \mix ingredients Zutaten miteinander verrühren

to \mix paint Farbe mischen

to \mix spices into a sauce Gewürze in eine Sauce rühren

to \mix a dough with cocoa Kakao unter einen Teig mischen

2. (combine)

to \mix love with toughness Liebe und Strenge miteinander verbinden

to \mix grape and grain esp BRIT [Alkoholika] durcheinandertrinken

to \mix one's metaphors nicht zusammenpassende bildliche Ausdrücke kombinieren

3. FILM, MUS

▪ to \mix sth sound tracks etw mischen

4.

▶ to \mix business with [or and] pleasure ( saying) das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden

▶ to \mix it [with sb] ( fam) sich akk [mit jdm] prügeln

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[mɪks]
1. n
Mischung f
a real mix of people — eine bunte Mischung von Menschen

a good social mix at the gala performance — ein gut gemischtes Publikum auf der Galavorstellung

a broad racial mix — ein breites Spektrum verschiedener Rassen

product mix — Produktspanne f

cement mix — Zementmischung

a wool mix pullover — ein Pullover m aus verschiedenen Fasern

2. vt

1) (= combine) (ver)mischen; drinks (= prepare) mischen, mixen; (COOK) ingredients verrühren; dough zubereiten; salad untermengen, wenden

you shouldn't mix your drinks — man sollte nicht mehrere Sachen durcheinandertrinken

to mix sth into sth — etw unter etw (acc) mengen or mischen

I never mix business with or and pleasure — ich vermische nie Geschäftliches und Privates

2) (= confuse) durcheinanderbringen

to mix sb/sth with sb/sth — jdn/etw mit jdm/etw verwechseln

3)

to mix it (dated inf) — sich prügeln, sich kloppen

the gangs were really mixing it — die Banden haben sich eine ganz schöne Schlägerei geliefert (inf)

3. vi

1) (= combine) sich mischen lassen; (chemical substances, races) sich vermischen

2) (= go together) zusammenpassen

business and pleasure don't mix — Arbeit und Vergnügen lassen sich nicht verbinden

3) (people) (= get on) miteinander auskommen; (= mingle) sich vermischen; (= associate) miteinander verkehren

to mix with sb — mit jdm auskommen, sich unter jdn mischen, mit jdm verkehren

he finds it hard to mix — er ist nicht sehr gesellig or kontaktfreudig

to mix well — kontaktfreudig or gesellig sein

he mixes in high society — er verkehrt in den besseren Kreisen

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mix [mıks]

A v/t prät und pperf mixed, US auch mixt

1. (ver)mischen, vermengen ( beide:

with mit), einen Cocktail etc mixen, den Teig anrühren:

mix sb a drink jemandem einen Drink mixen;

mix into mischen in (akk), beimischen (dat)

2. oft mix up zusammen-, durcheinandermischen

3. mix up

a) gründlich mischen,

b) (völlig) durcheinanderbringen,

c) verwechseln ( with mit)

4. be mixed up

a) verwickelt sein oder werden (in in akk),

b) (geistig) ganz durcheinander sein;

get mixed up with sb sich mit jemandem einlassen

5. BIOL kreuzen

6. Stoffe melieren

7. fig verbinden:

mix business with pleasure das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden

8. mix it (up) sl sich einen harten Kampf liefern

B v/i

1. sich (ver)mischen

2. sich mischen lassen

3. mix well kontaktfreudig sein:

mix well with gut mit jemandem auskommen

4. verkehren ( with mit; in in dat):

mix in the best society

5. BIOL sich kreuzen

6. US umg

a) sich (ein)mischen (into, in in akk)

b) sich einlassen ( with sb mit jemandem)

C s

1. Mischung f, Gemisch n

2. (koch-, back- oder gebrauchsfertige) Mischung: → cake mix

3. umg Durcheinander n, Mischmasch m

4. sl Keilerei f

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1. transitive verb
1) (combine) [ver]mischen; vermengen; verrühren [Zutaten]

mix one's drinks — alles durcheinander trinken

2) (prepare by mixing) mischen, mixen [Cocktail]; anrühren, ansetzen [Lösung, Teig]; zubereiten [Medikament]

3)

mix it [with somebody] — (coll.) sich [mit jemandem] prügeln
2. intransitive verb
1) (become mixed) sich vermischen

2) (be sociable) Umgang mit anderen [Menschen] haben

3) (be compatible) zusammenpassen; [Ideen:] sich verbinden lassen
3. noun
1) (coll.): (mixture) Mischung, die (of aus)

2) (proportion) [Mischungs]verhältnis, das

3) (ready ingredients) [gebrauchsfertige] Mischung

[cake-]mix — Backmischung, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- mix in

- mix up

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v.

mischen v.

English-german dictionary > mix
5 with

wið
preposition

1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) con

2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) con

3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) de

4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) con

5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) con

6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) de

7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) a

8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) con

9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) abajo/arriba el...

with prep

1. con

clean it with bleach límpialo con lejía

a man with big ears un hombre con las orejas grandes

come with me ven conmigo

he won with ease ganó con facilidad

2. de

the balloon filled with air el globo se llenó de aire

he trembled with fear tembló de miedo

with

tr[wɪð, wɪɵ]

preposition

1 (accompanying) con

come with me ven conmigo

do you live with your parents? ¿vives con tus padres?

she went off with a friend se fue con una amiga

mix the flour with the sugar mezclar la harina con el azúcar

I've got an appointment with the bank manager tengo una cita con el director del banco

they leave their child with a babysitter dejan al niño al cuidado de una canguro

have you brought your swimsuit with you? ¿te has traído el bañador?

2 (having, possessing) con, de; (including, and also) con, incluido

the man with the beard el hombre de la barba

the woman with glasses la mujer de las gafas

a room with a view una habitación con vistas

a flat with a terrace un piso con terraza

someone with experience alguien con experiencia

he speaks with an accent habla con acento

with wine it cost 25 euros costó 25 euros, vino incluido

3 (using, by means of) con

cut it with a knife córtalo con un cuchillo

he cleaned it with turps lo limpió con aguarrás

4 (cover, fill, contain) de

you fill it with water lo llenas de agua

the furniture was covered with dust los muebles estaban cubiertos de polvo

5 (agreeing, in support of) con

we're with you all the way! ¡estamos contigo hasta el final!

I agree with Lesley estoy de acuerdo con Lesley

6 (against) con

I've had a row with Daniel he discutido con Daniel

at war with the Serbs en guerra con los serbios

don't argue with your mother! ¡no discutas con tu madre!

7 (because of, on account of) de

trembling with fear temblando de miedo

blue with cold amoratado de frío

he split his sides with laughter se tronchó de risa

with things as they are tal como están las cosas

with my luck I'll come last con la suerte que tengo llegaré el último

8 (indicating manner) con

with pleasure con mucho gusto

with ease con facilidad

with a smile con una sonrisa

9 (in same direction as) con

with the flow con la corriente

10 (at the same time and rate as) con

wine improves with age el vino mejora con los años

11 (regarding, concerning) con

this has nothing to do with you esto no tiene nada que ver contigo

the trouble with Ian is that... lo que pasa con Ian es que...

he's in love with Ellen está enamorado de Ellen

be patient with her sea paciente con ella

is there something wrong with her? ¿le pasa algo?

12 (in the case of, as regards) con respecto a, en cuanto a

with Mrs Smith what happened was that... en el caso de la Señora Smith lo que pasó fue que...

13 (as an employee or client of) en

she's with the council now trabaja en el ayuntamiento ahora

he's been with the company for fifteen years lleva quince años trabajando en esta empresa

who do you bank with? ¿en qué banco tienes una cuenta?

14 (remaining)

with only half an hour to go cuando tan sólo falta media hora

with five laps remaining cuando sólo faltan cinco vueltas para el final de la carrera

15 (despite, in spite of) con

with all his faults con todos sus defectos

16 (in comparisons) con

if we compare this brand with a cheaper one si comparamos esta marca con una más barata

17 (illness) con

he's in bed with flu está en cama con la gripe

18 (according to) según, de acuerdo con

prices vary with the seasons los precios varían según la temporada

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down with capitalism! ¡abajo el capitalismo!

on with the show! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

to be with somebody (accompany) estar con alguien, acompañar a alguien 2 (understand) seguir a alguien, entender a alguien

with it (fashionable) de moda 2 (alert) al tanto, al día

with that con lo cual

with ['wɪð, 'wɪɵ] prep

1) : con

I'm going with you: voy contigo

coffee with milk: café con leche

2) against: con

to argue with someone: discutir con alguien

3) (used in descriptions) : con, de

the girl with red hair: la muchacha de pelo rojo

4) (indicating manner, means, or cause) : con

to cut with a knife: cortar con un cuchillo

fix it with tape: arréglalo con cinta

with luck: consuerte

5) despite: a pesar de, aún con

with all his work, the business failed: a pesar de su trabajo, el negocio fracasó

6) regarding: con respecto a, con

the trouble with your plan: el problema con su plan

7) according to: según

it varies with the season: varía según la estación

8) (indicating support or understanding) : con

I'm with you all the way: estoy contigo hasta el fin

with

prep.

• con prep.

• de prep.

• en compañía de prep.

• según prep.

wɪð, wɪθ
preposition

1)

a) ( in the company of) con

she went with him/them/me/you — fue con él/con ellos/conmigo/contigo

go with your sister — ve con tu hermana, acompaña a tu hermana

I'm staying with a friend — estoy en casa de un amigo

I'll be with you in a moment — enseguida estoy contigo (or te atiendo etc)

she had brought it with her — lo había traído (consigo)

the bad weather is still with us — seguimos con mal tiempo

are you with me? — (colloq) ¿entiendes (or entienden etc)?, ¿me sigues (or siguen etc)?

b) (member, employee, client etc of) en

are you still with Davis Tools? — ¿sigues en Davis Tools?

I've been banking with them for years — hace años que tengo cuenta en ese banco

c) (in agreement, supporting) con

I'm with you on that — en eso estoy contigo

2) ( in descriptions)

the shirt is black with white stripes — la camisa es negra a or con rayas blancas

the man with the beard/the red tie — el hombre de barba/corbata roja

a tall woman with long hair — una mujer alta con el pelo largo or de pelo largo

he is married, with three children — está casado y tiene tres hijos

3)

a) ( indicating manner) con

the proposal was greeted with derision — la propuesta fue recibida con burlas

it was done with no fuss — se hizo sin aspavientos

b) (by means of, using) con

she ate it with her fingers — lo comió con la mano

c) ( as a result of)

trembling with fright — temblando de miedo

this wine improves with age — este vino mejora con el tiempo

with luck — con suerte

4) (where somebody, something is concerned) con

you can never tell with her — con ella nunca se sabe

the trouble with Roy is that... — lo que pasa con Roy es que...

what's up with you/him today? — (colloq) ¿qué te/le pasa hoy?

5)

a) ( in the same direction as)

with the tide/flow — con la marea/corriente

b) ( in accordance with) según

6) (after adv, adv phrase)

come on, out with it! — vamos, suéltalo!

away with him! — llévenselo!

off with her head! — que le corten la cabeza!

[wɪð, wɪθ]
PREPOSITION When with is part of a set combination, eg good with, pleased with, to agree with, look up the other word. The commonest translation of is. Note that whenever it combines with, or the forms,, are used.
1) con

he had an argument with his brother — tuvo una discusión con su hermano

she mixed the sugar with the eggs — mezcló el azúcar con los huevos

I'll be with you in a moment — un momento y estoy con vosotros, en un momento or enseguida estoy con vosotros

come with me! — ven conmigo

he took it away with him — se lo llevó consigo

with the Alcántara it is the biggest ship in or of its class — junto con el Alcántara es el mayor buque de esa clase
down I, 1., 7), off 1., 3), out 1., 1) along {or}3} together with junto con
he was arrested along or together with four other terrorists — fue detenido junto con otros cuatro terroristas
to be with sb (=in the company of) estar con algn
I was with him — yo estaba con él

I'm with you there — en eso estoy de acuerdo contigo

are you with us or against us? — ¿estás a favor nuestro o en contra?

I'm not with you * — (=able to understand) no te entiendo or sigo

are you with me? * — ¿me entiendes?

it's a problem that will always be with us — es un problema que siempre nos va a afectar, es un problema que no se va a resolver
to be with it * (=up-to-date) estar al tanto or al día; (=fashionable) [person] estar al tanto de lo que se lleva; [thing] estar de moda; (=mentally alert) estar lúcido or despabilado
sorry, I'm just not with it today — lo siento, hoy estoy atontado
to get with it * ponerse al día
get with it! — ¡ponte al día!

2) (in descriptions) con

we're looking for a house with a garden — buscamos una casa con jardín

I don't like men with beards — no me gustan los hombres con barba

a man with checked trousers — un hombre con pantalones de cuadros

a car with the latest features — un coche con las últimas novedades or prestaciones

passengers with tickets — los pasajeros que tienen or con billetes

you can't speak to the queen with your hat on — no se puede hablar con la reina con el sombrero puesto
Note: when the [with] description pinpoints the particular person or thing you are talking about, [with] is usually translated by [de]:
the man with the checked trousers — el hombre de los pantalones de cuadros

the girl with the blue eyes — la chica de los ojos azules

3) (indicating manner, means) con

to walk with a walking stick — andar con bastón

to cut wood with a knife — cortar madera con un cuchillo

with one blow — de un golpe

she took off her shoes with a sigh — se quitó los zapatos dando un suspiro

... and with these words of advice, he left us —... y tras darnos este consejo nos dejó

to fill a glass with wine — llenar una copa de vino

with no trouble at all — sin dificultad alguna, sin ninguna dificultad

with that, he closed the door — luego or a continuación, cerró la puerta, luego, cerró la puerta

4) (indicating cause) de

to shiver with cold — tiritar or temblar de frío

to shake with fear — temblar de miedo

the hills are white with snow — las colinas están cubiertas de nieve

to be ill with measles — tener sarampión

I spent a week in bed with flu — estuve una semana en (la) cama con la gripe

5) (=as regards) con

it's the same with most team sports — lo mismo ocurre con la mayoría de los deportes de equipo

it's a habit with him — es una costumbre que tiene, es algo típico de él

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va? (esp LAm), ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)

6) (=owing to) con

I couldn't see him with so many people there — no lo vi con tanta gente como había

with so much happening it was difficult to arrange a date — con todo lo que estaba pasando era difícil acordar una cita

with the approach of winter, trade began to fall off — al acercarse el invierno, el comercio empezó a declinar

7) (=according to) [increase, change, improve] con

the risk of developing heart disease increases with the number of cigarettes smoked — el riesgo de sufrir enfermedades coronarias aumenta con el número de cigarrillos que se fume

it varies with the time of year — varía según la estación

8) (=in the house of) con

he lives with his aunt — vive con su tía

she stayed with friends — se quedó con or en casa de unos amigos

9) (=working for)

he's with IBM — trabaja para or en IBM

a scientist with ICI — un científico de ICI

I've been with this company for eight years — llevo ocho años en esta empresa

10) (=in the care of)

to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn or con algn

to leave a child with sb — dejar a un niño al cuidado de algn or con algn

11) (=on, about)

he had no money with him — no llevaba dinero (encima)

luckily, she had an umbrella with her — afortunadamente, llevaba (encima) un paraguas

12) (=in the same direction as) con

I was swimming with the current — nadaba con or a favor de la corriente
flow 1.
13) (=in spite of) con

with all his faults — con todos sus defectos

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[wɪð, wɪθ]
preposition

1)

a) ( in the company of) con

she went with him/them/me/you — fue con él/con ellos/conmigo/contigo

go with your sister — ve con tu hermana, acompaña a tu hermana

I'm staying with a friend — estoy en casa de un amigo

I'll be with you in a moment — enseguida estoy contigo (or te atiendo etc)

she had brought it with her — lo había traído (consigo)

the bad weather is still with us — seguimos con mal tiempo

are you with me? — (colloq) ¿entiendes (or entienden etc)?, ¿me sigues (or siguen etc)?

b) (member, employee, client etc of) en

are you still with Davis Tools? — ¿sigues en Davis Tools?

I've been banking with them for years — hace años que tengo cuenta en ese banco

c) (in agreement, supporting) con

I'm with you on that — en eso estoy contigo

2) ( in descriptions)

the shirt is black with white stripes — la camisa es negra a or con rayas blancas

the man with the beard/the red tie — el hombre de barba/corbata roja

a tall woman with long hair — una mujer alta con el pelo largo or de pelo largo

he is married, with three children — está casado y tiene tres hijos

3)

a) ( indicating manner) con

the proposal was greeted with derision — la propuesta fue recibida con burlas

it was done with no fuss — se hizo sin aspavientos

b) (by means of, using) con

she ate it with her fingers — lo comió con la mano

c) ( as a result of)

trembling with fright — temblando de miedo

this wine improves with age — este vino mejora con el tiempo

with luck — con suerte

4) (where somebody, something is concerned) con

you can never tell with her — con ella nunca se sabe

the trouble with Roy is that... — lo que pasa con Roy es que...

what's up with you/him today? — (colloq) ¿qué te/le pasa hoy?

5)

a) ( in the same direction as)

with the tide/flow — con la marea/corriente

b) ( in accordance with) según

6) (after adv, adv phrase)

come on, out with it! — vamos, suéltalo!

away with him! — llévenselo!

off with her head! — que le corten la cabeza!

English-spanish dictionary > with
6 mix up

v.

1 mezclar (ingredients)

2 revolver, desordenar (confuse) (one's papers); confundir (people, dates)

3 (familiar) (en situación, relación)

to be mixed up in something andar metido(a) en algo

to get mixed up with somebody liarse con alguien

4 mezclar desordenadamente, poner en desorden, calabriar.

5 involucrar.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > mix up
7 mezclar

v.

1 to mix.

mezcló la pintura roja con la amarilla she mixed the red and yellow paint together

Ella mezcla medicamentos She mixes drugs.

Ella mezcla las piezas del juego She mixes the game pieces.

2 to mix up.

3 to confuse.

Ella mezcla las ideas She confuses ideas.

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mezclar

► verbo transitivo

1 (incorporar, unir) to mix, blend

■ hay que mezclar el huevo con la harina you have to mix the egg with the flour

2 (desordenar) to mix up

3 (persona) to involve (en, in)

■ le han mezclado en negocios turbios they've involved him in shady dealings

► verbo pronominal mezclarse

1 (personas) to mix ( con, with)

■ a mí no me gusta la gente con quien te mezclas I don't like the people you're mixing with

2 (cosas) to get mixed up

■ se me han mezclado todos los papeles my papers have got all mixed up

3 (entremeterse) to interfere (en, in)

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verb

1) to mix, blend

2) involve

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- mezclarse

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1. VT

1) (=combinar) [+ ingredientes, colores] to mix, mix together; [+ estilos] to mix, combine; [+ personas] to mix

los materiales deben mezclarse muy despacio — the materials should be mixed (together) very slowly

no mezcles los colores en la paleta — don't mix the colours on the palette

un artista que mezcla estilos diferentes en su obra — an artist who mixes o combines different styles in his work

han mezclado a niños de distintos niveles en la misma clase — they have mixed children of different abilities in the same class

mezclar algo con algo — to mix sth with sth

he mezclado el agua caliente con la fría — I've mixed the hot and cold water together, I've mixed the hot water with the cold

no se debe mezclar la religión con la política — one shouldn't mix religion with politics

la banda sonora mezcla la música tradicional con el rock — the soundtrack is a mixture of traditional and rock music

la harina y el azúcar se mezclan por partes iguales — equal quantities of flour and sugar are mixed (together)

la comida china mezcla sabores salados y dulces — Chinese food combines o mixes savoury and sweet flavours

2) (=confundir, desordenar) [+ fotos, papeles] to mix up, mess up; [+ idiomas] to mix up, muddle up; [+ naipes] to shuffle

¿quién me ha mezclado todos los papeles? — who's mixed o messed up all my papers?

cuando habla mezcla los dos idiomas — when he talks he mixes o muddles up the two languages

3) [+ café, tabaco, whisky] to blend

4) (Mús) [+ sonido] to mix

5) (=implicar)

mezclar a algn en algo — to involve sb in sth, get sb involved in sth

no quiero que me mezcles en ese asunto — I don't want you to involve me o get me involved in that business

2.

VI * [con bebidas alcohólicas] to mix (one's) drinks

no me gusta mezclar — I don't like mixing (my) drinks

3.

See:

mezclarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( combinar) to mix

mezclar todo hasta formar una pasta — mix all the ingredients into a paste

mezclar algo con algo — to mix something with something

mezclar los huevos con el azúcar — mix the eggs and the sugar together

b) <café/vino/tabaco> to blend

2) <documentos/ropa> to mix up, get... mixed up

mezclar algo con algo — to get something mixed up with something

3) ( involucrar)

mezclar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o involved in something
2.
mezclarse v pron

1) persona

a) (con un fondo, una multitud) to merge

b) ( involucrarse)

mezclarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

mezclarse en cuestiones políticas — to get mixed up o involved in politics

c) ( tener trato con)

mezclarse con alguien — to mix with somebody

2) razas/culturas to mix

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= collate, interfile, merge, mix, blend, fuse, mingle (with), cross + the line, remix, mix up, admix, knot into, weave together, mash up, commingle.

Ex. Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles.

Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex. During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

Ex. Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Ex. In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.

Ex. The experiment is financed externally and aims to fuse the functions of the 2 library types.

Ex. Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.

Ex. This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.

Ex. Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it.

Ex. This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.

Ex. This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.

Ex. The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.

Ex. By mixing the marital property (your paycheck) with the separate property (your inheritance), you have ' commingled' them, and they cannot be considered separate property anymore.

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* cuenco para mezclar = mixing bowl.

* imposible de mezclar = unmixable.

* mezclarse = socialise [socialize, -USA], run together.

* mezclarse con = blend into, blend in with.

* sin mezclar = unmixed.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( combinar) to mix

mezclar todo hasta formar una pasta — mix all the ingredients into a paste

mezclar algo con algo — to mix something with something

mezclar los huevos con el azúcar — mix the eggs and the sugar together

b) <café/vino/tabaco> to blend

2) <documentos/ropa> to mix up, get... mixed up

mezclar algo con algo — to get something mixed up with something

3) ( involucrar)

mezclar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o involved in something
2.
mezclarse v pron

1) persona

a) (con un fondo, una multitud) to merge

b) ( involucrarse)

mezclarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

mezclarse en cuestiones políticas — to get mixed up o involved in politics

c) ( tener trato con)

mezclarse con alguien — to mix with somebody

2) razas/culturas to mix

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= collate, interfile, merge, mix, blend, fuse, mingle (with), cross + the line, remix, mix up, admix, knot into, weave together, mash up, commingle.

Ex: Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles.

Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Ex: In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.

Ex: The experiment is financed externally and aims to fuse the functions of the 2 library types.

Ex: Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.

Ex: This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.

Ex: Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it.

Ex: This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.

Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.

Ex: The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.

Ex: By mixing the marital property (your paycheck) with the separate property (your inheritance), you have ' commingled' them, and they cannot be considered separate property anymore.

* cuenco para mezclar = mixing bowl.

* imposible de mezclar = unmixable.

* mezclarse = socialise [socialize, -USA], run together.

* mezclarse con = blend into, blend in with.

* sin mezclar = unmixed.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

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mezclar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (combinar) to mix

mezclar todo hasta formar una pasta mix all the ingredients into a paste, mix all the ingredients together to form a paste

mezclando diferentes estilos se obtiene esta decoración this kind of decoration is achieved by mixing o combining different styles

mezclar la harina y la mantequilla con los dedos rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips

mezclar algo CON algo to mix sth WITH sth

esta pintura se puede mezclar con agua this paint can be mixed with water

mezclar los huevos con el azúcar mix the eggs and the sugar together

2 ‹café/vino/tabaco› to blend

B ‹papeles/documentos/ropa› to mix up, get … mixed up

has mezclado todas las fotos you've got(ten) the photographs all mixed o muddled up

mezcla los dos idiomas she gets the two languages mixed o muddled up

mezclar algo CON algo to get sth mixed up WITH sth

mezcló estos recibos con los del mes pasado she got these receipts muddled o mixed up with last month's

C (involucrar) mezclar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o involved IN sth, involve sb IN sth

no la mezcles en esto don't get her involved in this, don't involve her in this

■ mezclarse

v pron

A «persona»

1 (con un fondo, una multitud) to merge

2 (involucrarse) mezclarse EN algo to get mixed up o involved IN sth

evita mezclarse en cuestiones políticas she avoids getting mixed up o involved in politics

3 (tener trato con) mezclarse CON algn to mix WITH sb

se mezcla con toda clase de gente she mixes with all kinds of people

no te mezcles con ese tipo de gente don't associate o mix with people like that

B «razas/culturas» to mix

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mezclar ( conjugate mezclar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( combinar) to mix;

mezclar algo con algo to mix sth with sth
b) ‹café/vino/tabaco› to blend

2 ‹documentos/ropa› to mix up, get … mixed up;
mezclar algo con algo to get sth mixed up with sth
3 ( involucrar) mezclar a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o involved in sth
mezclarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( involucrarse) mezclarse en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

b) ( tener trato con) mezclarse con algn to mix with sb

2 [razas/culturas] to mix
mezclar verbo transitivo
1 (combinar, amalgamar) to mix, blend: no me gusta mezclar a los amigos, I don't like to mix my friends
2 (algo ordenado antes) to mix up: mezcló sus cosas con las tuyas, he got his things mixed up with yours
3 (involucrar) to involve, mix up
' mezclar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batir
- combinarse
English:
blend
- merge
- mix
- scramble
- toss
- combine
- dub
- jumble
- mingle
- mixer
- mixing bowl

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mezclar

♦ vt

1. [combinar, unir] to mix;
[tabaco, whisky] to blend;
mezclar algo con algo to mix sth with sth;

mezcló la pintura roja con la amarilla she mixed the red and yellow paint together, she mixed the red paint with the yellow

2. [culturas, pueblos] to mix

3. [confundir, desordenar] to mix up;

no mezcles las piezas don't mix the pieces up;

creo que estás mezclando los países I think you're mixing up o muddling up the countries

4. [implicar]
mezclar a alguien en algo to involve sb in sth, to get sb mixed up in sth;

no me mezcles en tus asuntos don't involve me in your affairs, don't get me mixed up in your affairs

♦ See also the pronominal verb mezclarse

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mezclar

v/t mix; tabaco, café etc blend;

mezclar a alguien en algo get s.o. mixed up o involved in sth

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mezclar vt

1) : to mix, to blend

2) : to mix up, to muddle

3) involucrar: to involve

♦ See also the reflexive verb mezclarse

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mezclar vb

1. (en general) to mix

bate los huevos y mézclalos con la harina beat the eggs and mix them with the flour

2. (desordenar) to mix up

no me mezcles las fotos don't mix my photos up

Spanish-English dictionary > mezclar
8 andar

m.

1 gait, walk.

andares gait (de persona)

tener andares de to walk like

2 way of walking, walking, gait, pace.

v.

1 to walk (caminar). (especially peninsular Spanish)

¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?

andar por la calle to walk in the street

Ricardo anduvo por las calles Richard walked along the streets.

María anduvo el muelle Mary walked the dock.

2 to work, to go.

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped

las cosas andan mal things are going badly

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

El motor anda bien The engine is working well.

3 to be.

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?

andar preocupado to be worried

creo que anda por el almacén I think he is somewhere in the warehouse

andar haciendo algo to be doing something

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures

andar tras algo/alguien to be after something/somebody

de andar por casa basic, rough and ready (explicación, método)

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house

Anda triste He is sad.

Ella anda visitando a su prima She is visiting her cousin.

4 to go, to travel.

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometers

5 to wear. ( Central American Spanish)

6 to carry. ( Central American Spanish)

7 to have, to be using.

Anda una pistola He has a gun.

8 to be wearing, to wear.

Anda una bonita corbata He is wearing a nice tie.

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ANDAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Past Indicative

anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

anduviera, anduvieras, anduviera, anduviéramos, anduvierais, anduvieran;

anduviese, anduvieses, anduviese, anduviésemos, anduvieseis, anduviesen.

Future Subjunctive

anduviere, anduvieres, anduviere, anduviéremos, anduviereis, anduvieren.

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1. verb
1) to walk

2) function, work, run

•

- andar tras
2. noun m.
walk

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1. VI

1) (=ir a pie) to walk; (=moverse) to move; (=viajar) to travel around

iremos andando a la estación — we'll walk to the station

vinimos andando — we walked here, we came on foot

el tren empezó a andar — the train started moving

la máquina empezó a andar — the machine started up

anduvieron por Jamaica y Cuba — they travelled around Jamaica and Cuba

• andar a caballo — to ride

• andar tras algo/algn — to be after sth/sb

andar tras una chica — to be o chase after a girl

2) (=funcionar) to go, work

el reloj no anda — the clock won't go, the clock isn't working

el reloj anda bien — the clock keeps good time

¿cómo anda esto? — how does this work?

3) * (=estar) to be

no sé por dónde anda — I don't know where he is

anda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

seguro que ese anda por Brasil — he's bound to be somewhere in Brazil

andar alegre — to be o feel cheerful

hay que andar con cuidado — you have to be careful

últimamente ando muy liado — I've been very busy lately

andar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

andamos mal de dinero — we're badly off for money, we're short of money

¿cómo andan las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo anda eso? — how are things going?

¿qué tal andas? — how are you?

¿cómo andas de tabaco? — how are you off for cigarettes?

ando escaso de tiempo — I am pushed for time

• de andar por casa, ropa de andar por casa — clothes for wearing around the house

un montaje muy de andar por casa — a rough-and-ready production

justicia de andar por casa — rough-and-ready justice

- andan como Pedro por su casa

- quien mal anda, mal acaba

4) (=rebuscar)

¡no andes ahí! — keep away from there!

andar en — to rummage around in

han estado andando en el armario — they've been rummaging around in the cupboard

no andes en mis cosas — keep out of my things

5)

• andar a, siempre andan a gritos — they're always shouting

andan a la greña o a la gresca — they're at each other's throats

6)

• andar con algn — to go around with sb

anda con una chica francesa — he goes around with a French girl

- dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres

7)

• andar en — (=estar implicado en) to be involved in

andar en pleitos — to be engaged o involved in lawsuits

anda en la droga — he's involved with drugs

sospecho que anda en ello Rosa — I suspect Rosa is involved

¿en qué andas? — what are you up to?

8)

• andar haciendo algo — to be doing sth

¿qué andas buscando? — what are you looking for?

ando buscando un socio — I'm looking for a partner

no andes criticándolo todo el tiempo — stop criticizing him all the time

9)

• andar por (=rondar) —

anda por los 50 — he's about 50

el pueblo anda por los 1.000 habitantes — the village has about 1,000 inhabitants

anda por los 700 euros — it's around 700 euros

10)

andando el tiempo —

un niño que, andando el tiempo, sería rey — a child who, in time, would become king

andando el tiempo la pena de muerte desaparecerá — the death penalty will eventually disappear

11) [exclamaciones]

¡anda! — (=¡no me digas!) well I never!; (=¡vamos!) come on!

¡anda!, no lo sabía — well I never, I didn't know that!

anda, dímelo — go on, tell me

anda, no me molestes — just stop annoying me, will you?

anda, no te lo tomes tan a pecho — come on, there's no need to take it to heart like that

¡anda, anda! — come on!

¡ándale (pues)! — Méx * (=apúrese) come on!, hurry up!; (=adiós) cheerio!; (=gracias) thanks!; [encontrando algo] that's it!

¡andando! — right, let's get on with it!

andando, que todavía hay mucho que hacer — let's get moving, there's still a lot to do

• ¡anda ya!, anda ya, no nos vengas con esnobismos — come on, don't be such a snob

-dile que te gusta -¡anda ya, para que me suba el precio! — "tell her you like it" - "oh sure, so she can charge me more!"

2. VT

1) (=recorrer a pie) [+ trecho] to walk

anduvimos varios kilómetros — we walked several kilometres

me conocía muy bien el camino por haberlo andado varias veces — I knew the path very well, as I'd been down o walked it several times before

2) LAm (=llevar) [+ ropa] to wear; [+ objeto] to carry

yo no ando reloj — I don't wear a watch

3.

See:

andarse

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

* * *

= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex. Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

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* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

* * *

= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *

andar¹ [ A24 ]

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A

1 ( esp Esp) (caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda the little girl's already walking

anda encorvado he stoops, he walks with a stoop

el perrito venía andando detrás de ella the little dog was coming along o walking along behind her

se acercó andando de puntillas she tiptoed up to him, she went up to him on tiptoes

¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar ( Chi); before long

2 (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

anduvo de aquí para allá intentando encontrarla he went all over the place trying to find her

andá a pasear ( fam) or ( vulg) a la mierda ( RPl) get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl), piss off! ( BrE sl)

3

( AmL) (montar): no sé andar a caballo I can't ride a horse

fue a andar a caballo al parque she went horseriding o riding in the park

los domingos salen a andar en bicicleta they go cycling on Sundays, they go for bike rides on Sundays ( colloq)

está aprendiendo a andar en bicicleta she's learning to ride a bicycle

gata f B. (↑ gata)

B (marchar, funcionar) to work

el tocadiscos no anda the record player's not working

el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o ( BrE) going like a dream

C (+ compl)

1 (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? ( colloq), how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo andas de calcetines? how are you for o ( BrE) how are you off for socks?

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

no anda muy bien de salud he isn't very well

ando enfermo I'm ill

anda un poco tristón he's (looking) a bit gloomy

siempre anda con prisas he's always in a hurry

anda siempre muy arregladita she's always very well turned-out

no andes descalza don't walk o go around without your shoes on

¿quién anda ahí? who's there?

¿y Manolo? — creo que anda por América what about Manolo? — I think he's in America somewhere

¿dónde andan mis calcetines? where have my socks got(ten) o gone to? ( colloq), what's happened to my socks?

andar + GER to be -ING

anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight

la policía lo anda buscando the police are looking for him o ( colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

2 (juntarse) andar CON algn to mix WITH sb

no me gusta la gente con la que andas I don't like the people you're mixing with o ( colloq) you're hanging around with

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can tell a man o a man is known by the company he keeps

3

(salir con): andar CON algn to go out WITH sb

D (rondar) andar POR algo:

andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

E andar DETRáS DE or TRAS algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be AFTER sb/sth

ese sólo anda detrás de tu dinero he's only after your money

andan tras la fama y la riqueza they are looking for o ( colloq) they are out for fame and fortune

F

1 ( fam) andar CON algo (llevar) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth; ‹contraje/sombrero› to wear sth

sabes que no me gusta que andes con cuchillos you know I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

2 (revolver) andar EN algo to rummage o poke o ferret around IN sth

no me andes en el bolso don't go rummaging o poking o ferreting around in my bag

G (en exclamaciones)

1

(expresando sorpresa, incredulidad): ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! well! o good heavens! o good grief! what a coincidence!

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! o hey! look who's here!

¡anda ya! ¡eso es imposible! go on! o ( BrE) get away with you! that's impossible! ( colloq)

2

(expresando irritación, rechazo): ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!

¡anda! no me vengas con excusas come on! o come off it! I don't want to hear your excuses ( colloq)

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! ( colloq)

3

(instando a hacer algo): préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!

anda, déjate de tonterías come on, stop being silly!

ándale, no seas sacón ( Méx fam); go on, don't be chicken ( colloq)

¡anda! or ( Méx) ¡ándale! or ( Col) ¡ándele! que llegamos tarde come on o get a move on o let's get moving, we'll be late! ( colloq)

¡vamos, andando, que se hace tarde! come on, let's get a move on, it's getting late!

■ andar

vt

A (caminar) to walk

tuvimos que andar un buen trecho we had to walk a fair distance

he andado muchos caminos ( liter); I have trodden many paths ( liter)

B

( AmC) (llevar): no ando dinero I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts en casa I always go around in o wear shorts at home

■ andarse

v pron

A andarse CON algo:

ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke around o not one for jokes

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful

rodeo, rama

B ( en imperativo)

( AmL) (irse): ándate de aquí inmediatamente get out of here this minute

ándate luego, no vayas a llegar tarde get going o get a move on, otherwise you'll be late ( colloq)

andar²

masculine

A (modo de andar) gait, walk

un viejo de andar pausado an old man with an unhurried gait o walk

tiene andares de princesa she walks like a princess, she has the bearing o deportment of a princess ( frml)

B andares mpl

1 (viajes) travels (pl)

en mis andares por Sudamérica on my travels through South America

2 (aventuras) adventures (pl)

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andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk;

◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

b) (AmL):

◊ andar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

c) ( en imperativo) (AmS) (ir) to go;

◊ anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;
◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3 (+ compl)
a) ( estar) to be;

◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering me
b) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;

( salir con) to go out with sb;
◊ dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres a man is known by the company he keeps

c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth

4 ( rondar):
◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

5 andar con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)
a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):

◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!
b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):

◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)
c) ( instando a hacer algo):

◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;

¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
◊ no ando dinero I don't have any money on me;

siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andarse con algo:
◊ ese no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke;

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
◊ ándate de aquí get out of here;

ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,
◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural

gait, walk
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing

' andar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andares
- bicicleta
- boca
- casa
- cien
- dinero
- echar
- escasa
- escaso
- gatas
- greña
- holgada
- holgado
- juego
- peculiar
- puntilla
- reconocer
- soltarse
- tienta
- torpe
- torpeza
- anduve
- bien
- caballo
- caminar
- cojo
- compañía
- corto
- descaminado
- desgarbado
- gata
- gatear
- mal
- nube
- ojo
- paso
English:
ambulatory
- badly
- barefoot
- blunder
- bustle
- crawl
- down
- drag
- even
- gait
- grope
- heavily
- large
- loose
- mooch
- mope about
- mope around
- move about
- move around
- pad about
- pad around
- pick
- plod
- pound
- prance
- pressed
- pussyfoot
- run
- scramble
- short
- slouch
- slouch about
- slouch around
- slow
- stall
- steadily
- stoop
- stride
- tiptoe
- toddler
- tout
- tramp
- trek
- trip along
- upright
- waddle
- walk
- walking pace
- walking shoes
- blink

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andar

♦ vi

1. esp Esp [caminar] to walk;
[moverse] to move;
¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?;

andar por la calle to walk in the street;

andar deprisa/despacio to walk quickly/slowly;

andar a gatas to crawl;

andar de puntillas to tiptoe

Comp

todo se andará all in good time

2. [funcionar] to work, to go;

la nueva moto anda estupendamente the new motorbike is running superbly;

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped;

las cosas andan mal things are going badly;

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

3. [estar] to be;

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?;

no sabía que habían operado a tu padre – ¿qué tal anda? I didn't know your father had had an operation, how is he (getting on o doing)?;

¿dónde anda tu hermano? no lo he visto desde hace meses what's your brother up to these days? I haven't seen him for months;

creo que anda por el almacén I think he's somewhere in the warehouse;

andar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

desde que tiene novia, andar muy contento ever since he got a girlfriend he's been very happy;

ando muy ocupado I'm very busy at the moment;

¿cómo andas de dinero? how are you (off) for money?;

andamos muy mal de dinero we're very short of money, we're very badly off for money;

¡date prisa, que andamos muy mal de tiempo! hurry up, we haven't got much time!, hurry up, we're late!;

andar detrás de o [m5]tras algo/alguien to be after sth/sb;

Comp

de andar por casa [explicación, método] basic, rough and ready;

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house;

hice un apaño de andar por casa y ya funciona I patched it up myself and it works again now;

Prov

ande yo caliente, ríase la gente I'm quite happy, I don't care what other people think;

Prov

quien mal anda mal acaba everyone gets their just deserts

4. [ocuparse]
andar en [asuntos, líos] to be involved in;
[papeleos, negocios] to be busy with;
anda metido en pleitos desde el accidente ever since the accident he's been busy fighting legal battles

5. [hurgar]
andar en to rummage around in;

¿quién ha andado en mis papeles? who has been messing around with my papers?

6. [indica acción]
andar haciendo algo to be doing sth;

con esa chulería, David anda buscándose problemas David's asking for trouble, always being so cocky;

en ese país andan a tiros in that country they go round shooting one another;

andan a voces todo el día they spend the whole day shouting at each other;

anda echando broncas a todos he's going round telling everybody off;

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures;

Comp

andar a vueltas con algo to be having trouble with sth;

Comp
RP
¡andá a saber! who knows!

7. [ir]
andar con alguien to go around o round with sb;

anda por ahí con una jovencita he's running around with a young girl;

anda con gente muy poco recomendable she mixes with o goes around with a very undesirable crowd;

Prov

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres birds of a feather flock together

8.
andar por [alcanzar, rondar] to be about;

anda por los sesenta he's about sixty;

debe de andar por el medio millón it must be o cost about half a million

9. Fam [enredar]
andar con algo to play with sth

♦ vt

1. [recorrer] to go, to travel;

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometres

2. CAm [llevar puesto] to wear

3. CAm [llevar] to carry

♦ nm

1. [modo de caminar] gait, walk;

andares [de persona] gait;

tiene andares de modelo she walks like a model

2. [transcurso]
con el andar del tiempo, comprenderás todo mejor you'll understand everything better with the passing of time

♦ See also the pronominal verb andarse

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andar

I v/i

1 ( caminar) walk;

andando on foot;

¡andando! come on!, move it! fam

2 ( funcionar) work

3

:

andar alegre/triste be happy/sad;

andar bien/mal do well/badly;

andar bien/mal de algo have a lot of/be short of sth;

andar con cuidado be careful;

andar con alguien mix with s.o., hang out with s.o. fam ;

andar en algo ( buscar) rummage in sth;

andar en el cajón rummage around in the drawer;

andar en o

por los 30 años be around 30;

andar tras algo be after sth fam ;

andar haciendo algo be doing sth;

andar a golpes, andar a palos be always fighting;

andar a una work together;

¡anda! sorpresa wow!; incredulidad come on!

II v/t walk

III m

:

andares gait, walk

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andar {6} vi

1) caminar: to walk

2) ir: to go, to travel

3) funcionar: to run, to function

el auto anda bien: the car runs well

4) : to ride

andar a caballo: to ride on horseback

5) : to be

anda sin dinero: he's broke

andar vt

: to walk, to travel

andar nm

: walk, gait

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andar vb

1. (caminar) to walk

andaba por la calle I was walking down the street

se fue a casa andando she walked home

2. (moverse) to go

las motos acuáticas andan por el agua jet skis go on the water

3. (funcionar) to work / to go

no me anda el reloj my watch isn't working

su nuevo coche anda muy bien his new car goes like a dream

4. (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?

¿cómo andas de tu resfriado? how's your cold?

¿por dónde anda Enrique? where's Enrique?

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?

anda despistado he's absent minded

andas equivocado you're wrong

andar por to be about

anda por los cuarenta she's about forty

Spanish-English dictionary > andar
9 tratar

v.

1 to treat (comportarse con) (persona, objeto).

¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?

El médico trata al paciente The doctor treats=cures the patient.

2 to have dealings or contact with.

la traté muy poco I didn't have much to do with her

3 to treat (tema, asunto).

eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss

4 to treat.

5 to treat (agua, sustancia, alimento).

6 to process (computing) (datos, información).

Ellos tratan el cuero They process the leather.

7 to deal.

Las empresas trataron The companies made a deal.

8 to try, to make a trial, to attempt it, to attempt.

Ella trató por mucho tiempo She tried for a long time.

9 to handle, to maneuver, to manoeuvre.

Ellos tratan sus pensamientos They handle their thoughts.

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tratar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen - objeto) to treat, handle; (- persona) to treat

■ trató la caja con cuidado she handled the box with care

■ nos trató bien he treated us well

2 (asunto, tema) to discuss, deal with

3 (gestionar) to handle, run

4 (dar tratamiento) to address as

5 (calificar, considerar) to consider, call

■ lo trató de idiota she called him an idiot

6 MEDICINA to treat

7 (datos, texto) to process

8 QUÍMICA to treat

► verbo intransitivo

1 (relacionarse) to be acquainted ( con, with), know ( con, -)

2 (tener tratos) to deal ( con, with)

3 (negociar) to negotiate ( con, with)

4 (intentar) to try (de, to)

■ trata de hacerlo try to do it

5 (versar) to be about

■ trata de/sobre espías it's about spies

6 COMERCIO to deal (en, in)

■ trata en pieles he deals in furs

► verbo pronominal tratarse

1 (relacionarse) to talk to each other, be on speaking terms

■ no se tratan they're not on speaking terms

2 (llamarse) to address each other as, call each other

3 (referirse) to be about

■ se trataba de un atraco it was about a robbery

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

se trata de... it's a question of..., it's a matter of...

■ se trata de averiguar cómo lo hicieron it's a question of working out how they did it

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verb

1) to treat

2) handle

•

- tratar con
- tratar de
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1. VT

1) [+ persona, animal, objeto] to treat

su novio la trata muy mal — her boyfriend treats her very badly

hay que tratar a los animales con cariño — animals should be given plenty of affection, animals should be treated lovingly

te dejo la cámara, pero trátala bien — I'll let you have the camera, but be careful with it o treat it carefully

la vida la ha tratado muy bien — life has been very kind to her, life has treated her very well

este asunto debe ser tratado con cuidado — this matter should be handled carefully

• tratar a algn de loco — to treat sb like a madman

- tratar a algn a patadas

2) (=llamar)

¿cómo le tenemos que tratar cuando nos hable? — how should we address him when he speaks to us?

• tratar a algn de algo — to call sb sth

tratar a algn de vago — to call sb a layabout

tratar a algn de tú/usted — to address sb as "tú"/"usted"

3) (=relacionarse con)

tratar a algn: ya no lo trato — I no longer have any dealings with him

lo trato solo desde hace seis meses — I have only known him for six months

me cae bien, pero no la he tratado mucho — I like her, but I haven't had a lot to do with her

4) (Med) [+ paciente, enfermedad] to treat

me están tratando con un nuevo fármaco — I'm being treated with a new drug

le trataron la neumonía con antibióticos — they treated the pneumonia with antibiotics

¿qué médico te está tratando? — which doctor is giving you treatment?

5) [+ tejido, madera, residuos] to treat

el agua se ha tratado con cloro — the water has been treated with chlorine

6) (=discutir) [+ tema] to deal with; [+ acuerdo, paz] to negotiate

trataremos este tema en la reunión — we'll deal with this subject in the meeting

este asunto tiene que tratarlo directamente con el director — you'll have to speak directly with the manager about this matter

7) (Inform) to process

2. VI

1)

• tratar de — [libro] to be about, deal with; [personas] to talk about, discuss

la película trata de un adolescente en Nueva York — the film is about a teenager in New York

ahora van a tratar del programa — they're going to talk about o discuss the programme now

2) (=intentar)

• tratar de hacer algo — to try to do sth

trataré de llegar pronto — I'll try to arrive early

trata de no ser demasiado estricto con él — try not to be too strict with him

• tratar de que, trataré de que esta sea la última vez — I'll try to make sure that this is the last time

trata por todos los medios de que el trabajo esté acabado para mañana — try and do whatever you can to make sure that the job is done by tomorrow

3) (=relacionarse)

• tratar con algn, trato con todo tipo de gente — I deal with all sorts of people

no tratamos con traidores — we don't have dealings with traitors

no había tratado con personas de esa clase — I had not previously come into contact with people like that

para tratar con animales hay que tener mucha paciencia — you have to be very patient when dealing with animals

es muy difícil tratar con el enemigo — it is not at all easy to have dealings with the enemy

4) (Com)

• tratar con o en algo — to deal in sth

trataban con o en pieles — they dealt in furs, they were involved in the fur trade

3.

See:

tratarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( intentar) to try

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

2) obra/libro/película

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3) (tener contacto, relaciones)

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

4) (Com)

tratar en algo — to deal in something
2.
tratar vt

1)

a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

b) ( llamar)

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

2) ( frecuentar)

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

3) <tema/asunto> to deal with

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

4)

a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treat

b) <sustancia/metal> to treat
3.
tratarse v pron

1)

a)

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

b) (recípr)

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

2) (+ compl)

a) (recípr)

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other

b) (refl) ( cuidarse)

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment

4) tratarse de (en 3^a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de)

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

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= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.

Ex. 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.

Ex. Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.

Ex. An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex. In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex. Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex. Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.

Ex. In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex. Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex. The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.

Ex. The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

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* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.

* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* sin tratar = untreated.

* temer tratar = fear to + tread.

* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.

* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.

* tratar como un objeto = objectify.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).

* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.

* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.

* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.

* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.

* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.

* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.

* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.

* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.

* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.

* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].

* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.

* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.

* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.

* tratar específicamente = target.

* tratar información = handle + information.

* tratar injustamente = malign.

* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.

* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.

* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.

* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.

* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.

* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( intentar) to try

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

2) obra/libro/película

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3) (tener contacto, relaciones)

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

4) (Com)

tratar en algo — to deal in something
2.
tratar vt

1)

a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

b) ( llamar)

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

2) ( frecuentar)

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

3) <tema/asunto> to deal with

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

4)

a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treat

b) <sustancia/metal> to treat
3.
tratarse v pron

1)

a)

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

b) (recípr)

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

2) (+ compl)

a) (recípr)

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other

b) (refl) ( cuidarse)

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment

4) tratarse de (en 3^a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de)

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

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tratar (con)

(v.) = negotiate (with)

Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.

= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.

Ex: 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.

Ex: Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.

Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex: Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.

Ex: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.

Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.

* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* sin tratar = untreated.

* temer tratar = fear to + tread.

* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.

* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.

* tratar como un objeto = objectify.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).

* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.

* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.

* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.

* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.

* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.

* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.

* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.

* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.

* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.

* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].

* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.

* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.

* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.

* tratar específicamente = target.

* tratar información = handle + information.

* tratar injustamente = malign.

* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.

* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.

* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.

* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.

* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.

* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

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tratar [A1 ]

vi

A (intentar) to try tratar DE + INF to try to + INF

trate de comprender try to o ( colloq) try and understand

traten de no llegar tarde try not to be late

tratar DE QUE + SUBJ:

trata de que queden a la misma altura try to o ( colloq) try and get them level

trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

B

«obra/libro/película»: tratar DEor SOBRE algo: ¿de qué trata el libro? what's the book about?

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with o will be on the subject of alternative medicine, the theme of the lecture will be alternative medicine

C (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar CON algn to deal WITH sb

en mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with o come into contact with all kinds of people

tratar con él no es nada fácil he's not at all easy to get on with

prefiero tratar directamente con el fabricante I prefer to deal directly with the manufacturer

D ( Com) tratar EN algo to deal IN sth

tratar en joyas/antigüedades to deal in jewels/antiques

los mercaderes que trataban en esclavos/pieles the merchants who dealt o traded in slaves/furs

■ tratar

vt

A

1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien/como si fuera de la familia they treat me very well/as if I were one of the family

trata la guitarra con más cuidado be more careful with the guitar

2 (llamar) tratar a algn DE algo to call sb sth

¿me estás tratando de mentiroso? are you calling me a liar?

tratar a algn de usted/tú to address sb using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

a mi suegro nunca lo he tratado de usted I've never called my father-in-law `usted'

B ‹persona›

(frecuentar): lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

nunca lo he tratado I have never had any contact with him o any dealings with him

C ‹tema/asunto›

vamos a tratar primero los puntos de mayor urgencia let's deal with o discuss the more pressing issues first

no sé cómo tratar esta cuestión I don't know how to deal with o handle this matter

el libro trata la Revolución Francesa desde una óptica inusual the book looks at the French Revolution from an unusual angle

esto no se puede tratar delante de los niños we can't discuss this in front of the children

D

1 ‹paciente/enfermedad› to treat

2 ‹sustancia/metal/madera› to treat

cultivos tratados con insectidas crops treated with insecticides

■ tratarse

v pron

A (relacionarse, tener contacto)

1 tratarse CON algn:

no me gusta la gente con la que se trata I don't like the people he mixes with

se trata con gente de la alta sociedad she socializes o mixes with people from high society, she moves in high circles

¿tú te tratas con los Rucabado? are you friendly with the Rucabados?

2 ( recípr):

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos we're related but we never see each other o we never have anything to do with each other

B (+ compl)

1 ( recípr):

se tratan de usted/tú they address each other as `usted'/`tú'

se tratan sin ningún respeto they have o show no respect for each other

2 ( refl) to treat oneself

¡qué mal te tratas, eh! ( iró); you don't treat yourself badly, do you?, you know how to look after yourself, don't you?

C ( Med) (seguir un tratamiento) to have o undergo treatment

D tratarse de ( en tercera persona)

1 (ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? what's it about?, what does it concern? ( frml)

se trata de Roy it's about Roy

2

(ser cuestión de): se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso, hazlo pasar ahora if that's all it is o if that's all he wants, show him in now

bueno, si se trata de echarle un vistazo nada más … OK, if it's just a question of having a quick look at it …

3

(ser): se trata de la estrella del equipo we're talking about o he is the star of the team

tratándose de usted, no creo que haya inconvenientes since it's for you o in your case I don't think there will be any problems

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tratar ( conjugate tratar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( intentar) to try;
◊ traten de llegar temprano try to arrive early;

trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2 [obra/libro/película] tratar de algo to be about sth;
tratar sobre algo to deal with sth;
◊ la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3 (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar con algn to deal with sb;
◊ en mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with all kinds of people

verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› to treat;
◊ me tratan muy bien they treat me very well

2 ( frecuentar):
◊ lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

3 ‹tema/asunto› to discuss, to deal with
4
a) (Med) to treat

b) ‹sustancia/metal› to treat

tratarse verbo pronominal
1 tratarse con algn ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with sb;
( alternar) to socialize o mix with sb;
◊ no nos tratamos mucho ( recíp) we don't have much to do with each other

2 (+ compl) ( recípr):
◊ se tratan sin ningún respeto they show no respect for each other

3 (Med) to have o undergo treatment
4
◊ tratarse de (en 3a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about;

◊ ¿de qué se trata? what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de) to be a question of;

◊ se trata de participar, no de ganar it's a question of taking part, not of winning;

solo porque se trata de ti just because it's you
tratar
I verbo transitivo
1 (portarse) to treat
2 (cuidar) to look after, care: trátame el libro bien, look after my book
3 (dirigirse a una persona) address: nos tratamos de tú, we call each other "tú" o we're on first name terms
4 (considerar, llamar) me trató de tonto, he called me stupid
5 (someter a un proceso) to treat
6 (someter a tratamiento médico) to treat: le tienen que tratar la artritis, they have to treat his arthritis
7 (tener relación social) la he tratado muy poco, I don't know her very well
8 (considerar, discutir) to deal with: no hemos tratado la cuestión, we haven't discussed that subject
II verbo intransitivo 1 tratar de, (un libro, una película) to be about: ¿de qué trata?, what is it about?
2 (intentar) to try [de, to]
3 Com tratar en, to trade in o with 4 tratar con, (negociar) to negotiate with
' tratar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- defraudar
- delicada
- delicado
- drogodependencia
- ir
- girar
- hablar
- mimar
- negociar
- tú
- confianza
- curar
- debido
- huir
- manera
- miramiento
- piel
- punto
- tocar
- trato
- usted
English:
about
- address
- associate
- bid
- clutch
- deal with
- discuss
- form
- grapple
- ground
- handle
- light
- lionise
- mistreat
- muck about
- muck around
- patronize
- peer
- push through
- rubberize
- specific
- squarely
- tactfully
- tout
- treat
- try
- try on
- victimize
- attempt
- bite
- contact
- could
- cover
- deal
- favor
- grasp
- process
- profile
- raw
- seek
- snub
- tackle
- take
- thrash
- untreated
- way

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tratar

♦ vt

1. [portarse con, manejar] to treat;

¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?;

no la trates tan mal don't be so nasty to her;

la vida no la ha tratado bien life has not been kind to her;

te dejo los discos, pero trátamelos bien I'll let you borrow the records, but look after them o be careful with them for me

2. [paciente, enfermedad, herida] to treat;

la están tratando de cáncer, le están tratando un cáncer she's being treated for cancer;

el médico que la trata the doctor who is treating her

3. [tener relación con] to have dealings o contact with;

era compañera de clase pero la traté muy poco she was in my class, but I didn't have much to do with her

4. [llamar, dirigirse a]
tratar a alguien de usted/tú = to address sb using the “usted” form/the “tú” form;

no hace falta que me trates de señor there's no need to call me “sir”;

tratar a alguien de tonto to call sb an idiot

5. [tema, asunto] to treat;

el tema que trata la obra the subject of the book;

hay que tratar ese asunto con cuidado this matter needs to be dealt with carefully;

eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss

6. [agua, sustancia, tejido, alimento] to treat

7. Informát [datos, información] to process

8. Bol [insultar] to insult, to swear at

♦ vi

1. [intentar]
tratar de hacer algo to try to do sth;

trata de comprenderlo, por favor please try to understand;

trataré de no equivocarme I'll try not to get it wrong;

sólo trataba de que estuvieras más cómodo I was only trying to make you more comfortable

2. [versar]
tratar de o [m5] sobre to be about;

¿de qué trata el documental? what's the documentary about o on?;

la ponencia trata sobre contaminación acústica the paper is about o on noise pollution

3. [tener relación]
tratar con alguien to have dealings with sb;

en mi trabajo tengo que tratar con todo tipo de gente I have to deal with all sorts of people in my job;

trata con gente muy rara she mixes with some very strange people;

Comp
RP
tratar a alguien con pinzas to handle sb with kid gloves

4. [comerciar] to deal (en in)

♦ See also the pronominal verb tratarse

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tratar

I v/t

1 treat

2 ( manejar) handle

3 ( dirigirse a) address (de as);

tratar a alguien de tú address s.o. informally, use the tú form with s.o.;

tratar a alguien de usted address s.o. formally, use the usted form with s.o.

4 gente come into contact with

5 tema deal with

II v/i:

1

:

tratar con alguien deal with s.o.

2

:

tratar de ( intentar) try to

3 COM

:

tratar en deal in

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tratar vi

1)

tratar con : to deal with, to have contact with

no trato mucho con los clientes: I don't have much contact with customers

2)

tratar de : to try to

estoy tratando de comer: I am trying to eat

3)

tratar de or

tratar sobre : to be about, to concern

el libro trata de las plantas: the book is about plants

4)

tratar en : to deal in

trata en herramientas: he deals in tools

tratar vt

1) : to treat

tratan bien a sus empleados: they treat their employees well

2) : to handle

trató el tema con delicadeza: he handled the subject tactfully

♦ See also the reflexive verb tratarse

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tratar vb

1. (en general) to treat

me trataron muy bien they treated me very well

2. (ocuparse, tener relación) to deal with [pt. & pp. dealt]

trata con muchos artistas he deals with a lot of artists

3. (hablar) to discuss

se reunieron para tratar un problema they met to discuss a problem

4. (referirse) to be about

la película trataba de vampiros the film was about vampires

tratar de to try to

trataré de ser puntual I'll try to be punctual

Spanish-English dictionary > tratar
10 alternar

v.

1 to alternate.

alterna el estudio con la diversión she alternates studying with having fun

Silvia alternó los cultivos Silvia alternated crops.

2 to socialize.

no suelen alternar mucho they don't usually socialize much

Mario alternó en la fiesta Mario socialized in the party.

3 to reciprocate, to move alternately back and forth, to swap.

La máquina alternó el péndulo The machine reciprocated the pendulum.

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alternar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to alternate

► verbo intransitivo

1 (turnar) to alternate

2 (relacionarse) to meet people, socialize ( con, with), mix ( con, with)

■ les gusta mucho alternar they are very sociable

3 (en salas de fiesta, bar) to entertain

► verbo pronominal alternarse

1 (turnarse) to take turns

■ se alternaron para conducir they took turns at driving

* * *

verb

1) to alternate

2) socialize

* * *

1.

VT [gen] to alternate, vary; [+ cultivos] to rotate

2. VI

1) (=turnar) to alternate ( con with)
(Téc) to alternate, reciprocate
2) (=relacionarse) to mix, socialize; (=ir a bares) * to go on a pub crawl *, go boozing *

alternar con un grupo — to mix with a group, go around with a group

alternar con la gente bien — to hobnob with top people

tiene pocas ganas de alternar — he doesn't want to mix, he is not inclined to be sociable

alternar de igual a igual — to be on an equal footing

3.

See:

alternarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

alternar algo con algo — to alternate something with something

alternamos la gimnasia con el tenis — we alternate gymnastics with tennis

alternan la cebada con la remolacha — they rotate crops of barley and beet
2.
alternar vi

1) (turnar, cambiar) to alternate

alternaba entre la euforia y la depresión — he alternated between euphoria and depression

alternar con algo — to alternate with something

los robles alternan con los olmos — oak trees alternate with elms

2) persona

alterna en círculos artísticos — he moves in artistic circles

alternar con alguien — to mix with somebody
3.
alternarse v pron to take turns

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= socialise [socialize, -USA], alternate.

Ex. She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex. Chemotherapy alternates with radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced head and neck carcinoma.

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* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

alternar algo con algo — to alternate something with something

alternamos la gimnasia con el tenis — we alternate gymnastics with tennis

alternan la cebada con la remolacha — they rotate crops of barley and beet
2.
alternar vi

1) (turnar, cambiar) to alternate

alternaba entre la euforia y la depresión — he alternated between euphoria and depression

alternar con algo — to alternate with something

los robles alternan con los olmos — oak trees alternate with elms

2) persona

alterna en círculos artísticos — he moves in artistic circles

alternar con alguien — to mix with somebody
3.
alternarse v pron to take turns

* * *

= socialise [socialize, -USA], alternate.

Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex: Chemotherapy alternates with radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced head and neck carcinoma.

* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.

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alternar [A1 ]

vt

to alternate alternar algo CON algo:

el relato alterna la primera persona verbal con la tercera the story alternates between the first and third person forms

alternamos sesiones en el gimnasio con carreras de fondo we alternate sessions in the gym with long-distance runs

hay que intentar alternar el trabajo con las diversiones you must try to alternate periods of work and leisure

alternan la cebada con la remolacha they rotate crops of barley and beet

■ alternar

vi

A (turnar, cambiar) to alternate

alternaba entre la euforia y momentos de desespero he alternated between euphoria and moments of despair, his mood kept changing from euphoria to despair

alternar CON algo to alternate WITH sth

los robles alternan con los olmos oak trees alternate with elms

B «persona» to socialize

no alternan mucho they don't socialize much

alterna en círculos artísticos he moves in artistic circles

alternar CON algn to mix WITH sb

suele alternar con personajes famosos she often mixes with famous people

■ alternarse

v pron

to take turns

se alternan para cuidarla they take turns looking after her, they take it in turns to look after her ( BrE)

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alternar ( conjugate alternar) verbo transitivo alternar algo con algo to alternate sth with sth;
◊ alternamos la gimnasia con el tenis we alternate gymnastics with tennis

verbo intransitivo [ persona] to socialize;
alternar con algn to mix with sb
alternarse verbo pronominal
to take turns
alternar
I verbo transitivo to alternate
II vi (tratarse) to meet people, socialize [con, with]: alternan con gente bien: they mix with the rich and wealthy

' alternar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tratar
English:
alternate
- rotate
- socialize

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alternar

♦ vt

to alternate;

alterna los ejercicios alternate the exercises;

alterna el estudio con la diversión she alternates studying with having fun;

el libro alterna escenas de ternura con momentos de violencia the book alternates between scenes of violence and moments of tenderness

♦ vi

1. [relacionarse] to socialize ( con with);
no suelen alternar mucho they don't usually socialize much;

no me gusta la gente con la que alterna I don't like the people she mixes with

2. [sucederse]
alternar con to alternate with;

la estación de lluvias alterna con la estación seca the rainy season alternates with the dry season

♦ See also the pronominal verb alternarse

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alternar

I v/t alternate;

alternar el trabajo con el descanso alternate work and relaxation

II v/i

1 de persona mix

2

:

alternar con alternate with

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alternar vi

1) : to alternate

2) : to mix, to socialize

alternar vt

: to alternate

♦ See also the reflexive verb alternarse

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alternar vb

1. (cambiar sucesivamente) to alternate

alternan distintos tipos de música they alternate between different types of music

2. (tener trato social) to mix / to socialize

alterna con los otros chicos del barrio he mixes with the other boys in the neighbourhood

Spanish-English dictionary > alternar
11 relacionar

v.

1 to relate, to connect.

estar bien relacionado to be well-connected

2 to list, to enumerate.

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relacionar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner en relación) to relate, connect, associate

2 (relatar) to tell, list

► verbo pronominal relacionarse

1 (estar conectado) to be related ( con, to), be connected ( con, with)

2 (alternar) to get acquainted ( con, with), mix ( con, with), meet ( con, -)

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verb

to relate

- relacionarse

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1. VT

1) (=asociar) to connect ( con with)

ya hay tres documentos que lo relacionan con el caso — there are now three documents connecting him with o linking him to the case

2) (=enumerar) to list

los ejemplos que se relacionan a continuación — the examples listed below

2.

See:

relacionarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( conectar) to relate

relacionar algo a o con algo — to relate something to something

si relacionamos los dos sucesos — if we link the two events

2) ( hacer una lista) to list
2.
relacionarse v pron

a)

relacionarse CON algo — con tema/asunto to be related to something

b) persona

relacionarse CON alguien — to mix with somebody

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= link, relate, tie together, correlate, link up.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. A 'see also' reference connects headings or index terms which are in some way related, where both of the headings are regarded as acceptable for use as headings for entries.

Ex. Time is automatically recorded to tie the two records together.

Ex. The availability of foreign scientific and technical journals in the country and the frequency of interloan requests are directly correlated.

Ex. The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.

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* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* relacionar con = relate to.

* relacionarse = interact (with), mingle (with), socialise [socialize, -USA].

* relacionarse con = ally with, tie in (with), become + allied with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( conectar) to relate

relacionar algo a o con algo — to relate something to something

si relacionamos los dos sucesos — if we link the two events

2) ( hacer una lista) to list
2.
relacionarse v pron

a)

relacionarse CON algo — con tema/asunto to be related to something

b) persona

relacionarse CON alguien — to mix with somebody

* * *

= link, relate, tie together, correlate, link up.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: A 'see also' reference connects headings or index terms which are in some way related, where both of the headings are regarded as acceptable for use as headings for entries.

Ex: Time is automatically recorded to tie the two records together.

Ex: The availability of foreign scientific and technical journals in the country and the frequency of interloan requests are directly correlated.

Ex: The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* relacionar con = relate to.

* relacionarse = interact (with), mingle (with), socialise [socialize, -USA].

* relacionarse con = ally with, tie in (with), become + allied with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with.

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relacionar [A1 ]

vt

A (conectar) to relate

es incapaz de relacionar ideas he is incapable of relating o linking ideas

si relacionamos los dos sucesos if we take the two events together, if we link the two events

B (hacer una lista) to list

los trenes que se relacionan a continuación the trains which are listed below, the following trains

■ relacionarse

v pron

1 relacionarse CON algo ‹con un tema/un asunto› to be related to sth

2 «persona»: relacionarse CON algn; to mix WITH sb

no se relaciona con niños de su edad he doesn't mix with o have contact with children of his own age

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relacionar ( conjugate relacionar) verbo transitivo ( conectar) to relate, connect;
relacionar algo a o con algo to relate o connect sth to sth
relacionarse verbo pronominal
a) relacionarse CON algo ‹con tema/asunto› to be related to sth

b) [ persona] relacionarse CON algn to mix with sb

relacionar verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa, persona, etc, con otra) to relate, link [con, to]
2 (hacer un listado) to list
' relacionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hilar
- hilvanar
- ligar
- referir
- vincular
- conectar
English:
associate
- connect
- relate
- link

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relacionar

♦ vt

1. [vincular] to relate ( con to), to connect ( con with);
estar bien relacionado to be well connected;

la policía relacionó la explosión con las protestas contra los experimentos con animales the police linked the explosion to the protests against animal experiments

2. [enumerar] to list, to enumerate

♦ See also the pronominal verb relacionarse

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relacionar

v/t relate ( con to), connect ( con with)

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relacionar vt

: to relate, to connect

♦ See also the reflexive verb relacionarse

* * *

relacionar vb to relate

la policía intenta relacionar los dos hechos the police are trying to relate the two facts

Spanish-English dictionary > relacionar
12 verwechseln

v/t confuse, mix up ( mit with), mistake (for); jemanden mit einem andern verwechseln mistake s.o. for someone else; etw. mit etw. anderem verwechseln mix s.th. up ( oder confuse s.th.) with s.th. else, mistake s.th. for s.th. else; ich habe ihn verwechselt I mistook him for someone else, I thought he was someone else; den Hut etc. verwechseln take the wrong hat etc., mix up the hats etc.; Sie können es gar nicht verwechseln you can’t mistake it; sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich they’re as (a)like as two peas (in a pod)

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to confuse; to mix up; to confound

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ver|wẹch|seln ptp verwe\#chselt
vt
Gegenstände to mix up, to get muddled or mixed up; Begriffe, Menschen auch to confuse
jdn (mit jdm) verwechseln — to confuse sb with sb

entschuldigen Sie, ich habe Sie verwechselt — sorry - I thought you were someone else or I (mis)took you for someone else

zum Verwechseln ähnlich sein — to be the spitting image of each other, to be as like as two peas in a pod

ich habe meinen Schirm verwechselt — I took somebody else's umbrella by mistake

sie verwechselt mir und mich (lit) — she mixes up or confuses "mir" and "mich"; (fig) she doesn't know her grammar

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1) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) confuse

2) (to confuse (eg two different things): I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders.) muddle up

3) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) mistake

4) (to confuse or muddle: I'm always mixing the twins up.) mix up

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ver·wech·seln *

[-ˈvɛksln]

vt

1. (irrtümlich vertauschen)

▪ etw \verwechseln to mix up sth sep, to get sth mixed up

2. (irrtümlich für jdn halten)

▪ jdn [mit jdm] \verwechseln to mix up sep sb [with sb], to confuse sb with sb, to mistake sb for sb

▪ etw mit etw dat \verwechseln to confuse sth with sth, to mistake sth for sth

sich akk zum V \verwechseln gleichen to be alike as two peas [in a pod]

jdm zum V\verwechseln ähnlich sehen to be the spitting image of sb

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transitives Verb

1)

[miteinander] verwechseln — confuse <two things/people>

er verwechselt immer rechts und links — he always gets mixed up between or mixes up right and left

etwas mit etwas/jemanden mit jemandem verwechseln — mistake something for something/somebody for somebody; confuse something with something/somebody with somebody

Entschuldigung, ich habe Sie [mit jemandem] verwechselt/ich habe die Tür[en] verwechselt — sorry, I thought you were or I mistook you for somebody else/I've got the wrong door

jemandem zum Verwechseln ähnlich sehen — be the spitting image of somebody

2) (vertauschen) mix up

jemand hat meinen Regenschirm verwechselt — somebody has taken my umbrella by mistake

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verwechseln v/t confuse, mix up (

mit with), mistake (for);

jemanden mit einem andern verwechseln mistake sb for someone else;

etwas mit etwas anderem verwechseln mix sth up ( oder confuse sth) with sth else, mistake sth for sth else;

ich habe ihn verwechselt I mistook him for someone else, I thought he was someone else;

den Hut etc

verwechseln take the wrong hat etc, mix up the hats etc;

Sie können es gar nicht verwechseln you can’t mistake it;

sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich they’re as (a)like as two peas (in a pod)

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transitives Verb

1)

[miteinander] verwechseln — confuse <two things/people>

er verwechselt immer rechts und links — he always gets mixed up between or mixes up right and left

etwas mit etwas/jemanden mit jemandem verwechseln — mistake something for something/somebody for somebody; confuse something with something/somebody with somebody

Entschuldigung, ich habe Sie [mit jemandem] verwechselt/ich habe die Tür[en] verwechselt — sorry, I thought you were or I mistook you for somebody else/I've got the wrong door

jemandem zum Verwechseln ähnlich sehen — be the spitting image of somebody

2) (vertauschen) mix up

jemand hat meinen Regenschirm verwechselt — somebody has taken my umbrella by mistake

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(mit) v.

to confuse (with) v. v.

to confound v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verwechseln
13 confundir

v.

1 to confuse.

me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information

María los confundió sonriendo Mary confused them by smiling.

Ella confundió las razones She confused the reasons.

María confundió la razón real Mary confused=muddled the real reason.

2 to mix up.

3 to confound.

4 to scramble, to put in disorder, to confuse, to mess up.

María confundió los papeles Mary scrambled the papers.

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confundir

► verbo transitivo

1 (mezclar) to mix up

2 (equivocar) to confuse ( con, with), mistake ( con, for)

■ confundí un libro con otro I confused one book with another

3 (no reconocer) to mistake ( con, for)

■ la confundí con su hermana I mistook her for her sister

4 (turbar) to confound, embarrass

► verbo pronominal confundirse

1 (mezclarse) to mingle; (colores, formas) to blend

■ los ladrones se confundieron con la multitud the thieves mingled with the crowd

■ la figura se confunde con los árboles the figure blends into the trees

2 (equivocarse) to get mixed up, make a mistake

■ me he confundido I have made a mistake

■ me confundí de calle I got the wrong street

■ se ha confundido de número you've got the wrong number

3 (turbarse) to be confused, be embarrassed

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verb

to confuse

- confundirse

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1. VT

1) (=equivocar) to confuse

en este planteamiento se están confundiendo causa y efecto — this approach confuses cause and effect

no confundamos las cosas, por favor — let's not confuse things, please

siempre os confundo por teléfono — I always get you mixed up on the phone

confundimos el camino — we went the wrong way

• confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn — to get sth/sb mixed up with sth/sb, mistake sth/sb for sth/sb

la confundí con su hermana gemela — I got her mixed up with her twin sister, I mistook her for her twin sister

no se debe confundir a Richard Strauss con Johann Strauss — Richard Strauss should not be confused with Johann Strauss

su sabor no se puede confundir con nada — its taste is unmistakable
culo 1), velocidad 1)
2) (=mezclar) [+ papeles] to mix up

me confundieron todas las facturas — they mixed up all the bills

3) (=desconcertar) to confuse

sus palabras nos confundieron a todos — we were all confused by what he said

técnicas para confundir al adversario — techniques for confusing your opponent

me confunde con tanta palabrería — he confuses me o gets me confused with all that talk of his, I find all that talk of his confusing

4) (=turbar) to overwhelm

me confundía con tantas atenciones — her kindness was overwhelming, I was overwhelmed by all her kindness

2.

See:

confundirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix up

confundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody

me confundió con mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

creo que me confunde con otra persona — I think you are confusing me with somebody else

b) ( desconcertar) to confuse

tantas cifras confunden a cualquiera — all these numbers are enough to confuse anyone

c) ( turbar) to embarrass
2.
confundirse v pron

a) ( equivocarse)

siempre se confunde en las cuentas — he always makes mistakes in the accounts

confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house

b) (mezclarse, fundirse)

se confundió entre la multitud — he disappeared into the crowd

varios colores se confunden en el cuadro — various colors are blended together in the painting

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= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.

Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.

Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.

Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.

Ex. Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.

Ex. But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.

Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.

Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.

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* confundir (con) = confuse (with).

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.

* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* que confunde = confounding.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix up

confundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody

me confundió con mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

creo que me confunde con otra persona — I think you are confusing me with somebody else

b) ( desconcertar) to confuse

tantas cifras confunden a cualquiera — all these numbers are enough to confuse anyone

c) ( turbar) to embarrass
2.
confundirse v pron

a) ( equivocarse)

siempre se confunde en las cuentas — he always makes mistakes in the accounts

confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house

b) (mezclarse, fundirse)

se confundió entre la multitud — he disappeared into the crowd

varios colores se confunden en el cuadro — various colors are blended together in the painting

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confundir (con)

(v.) = confuse (with)

Ex: The genus/species relationship must not be confused with other types of relationship such as those between a thing and its properties or between a thing and an operation.

= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.

Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.

Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.

Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.

Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.

Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.

Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.

Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.

* confundir (con) = confuse (with).

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.

* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* que confunde = confounding.

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confundir [I1 ]

vt

1 (por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up; ‹personas› to confuse, mix up

nos confunden la voz por teléfono people get our voices mixed up o confused on the phone

no confundas los dos términos don't confuse the two terms

confundir algo CON algo to mistake sth FOR sth

confundió el pimentón dulce con el picante she mistook the sweet paprika for the hot

confundir a algn CON algn to mistake sb FOR sb

la gente siempre me confunde con mi hermano gemelo people always take o mistake me for my twin brother

creo que me confunde con otra persona I think you are getting me mixed up o confused with somebody else

2 (desconcertar) to confuse

no confundas al pobre chico con tantos detalles don't confuse the poor boy with so many details

tantas cifras confunden a cualquiera all these numbers are enough to confuse anyone

el interés que demuestra por ella me confunde I'm baffled by his interest in her

3 (turbar) to embarrass

se sintió confundida por tanta amabilidad she was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness

■ confundirse

v pron

1

(equivocarse): siempre se confunde en las cuentas he always makes mistakes in the accounts o gets the accounts wrong

confundirse DE algo:

me confundí de calle/casa I got the wrong street/house

se ha confundido de número you have o you've got the wrong number

2

(mezclarse, fundirse): se confundió entre la multitud he melted into o disappeared into the crowd

una gran variedad de colores se confunden en el cuadro the painting is a fusion of many different colors, many different colors are blended together in the painting

unos policías de civil se confundían con la multitud plainclothes police mingled with the crowd

se confundieron en un apretado abrazo ( liter); they melted into a close embrace ( liter)

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confundir ( conjugate confundir) verbo transitivo
a) ( por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up;

‹ personas› to confuse, mix up;
confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb;
◊ me confundió con mi hermana he mistook me for my sister

b) ( desconcertar) to confuse

c) ( turbar) to embarrass

confundirse verbo pronominal
a) ( equivocarse) to make mistakes/a mistake;

◊ me confundí de calle I got the wrong street

b) ( desconcertarse) to get confused

confundir verbo transitivo
1 to confuse [con, with]: lo confundo con tu hermano, I am confusing him with your brother
2 (embarullar a alguien) to mislead
3 (turbar) to confound
' confundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocar
- trastocar
- turbar
- atolondrar
- despistar
- embrollar
- enrollar
- liar
- marear
English:
advise
- alone
- confound
- confuse
- everyday
- let
- mistake
- mix up
- practice
- practise
- stump
- fox
- mix
- muddle

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confundir

♦ vt

1. [trastocar]
confundir una cosa con otra to mistake one thing for another;

confundir dos cosas to get two things mixed up;

siempre lo confundo con su hermano gemelo I always mistake him for his twin brother;

creo que me está confundiendo con otro I think you're confusing me with someone else;

Comp
Fam Hum
confundir la velocidad con el tocino to mix up two completely different things

2. [desconcertar] to confuse;

me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information

3. [mezclar] to mix up

4. [abrumar] to overwhelm;

tanta simpatía me confunde I'm overwhelmed by all this friendliness, all this friendliness is overwhelming

♦ See also the pronominal verb confundirse

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confundir

v/t

1 confuse

2 ( equivocar) mistake ( con for)

* * *

confundir vt

: to confuse, to mix up

♦ See also the reflexive verb confundirse

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confundir vb

1. (mezclar) to get mixed up

has confundido los cuadernos you've got the exercise books mixed up

2. (equivocar) to mix up / to mistake

siempre me confunden con mi hermano people are always mixing me up with my brother / people always mistake me for my brother

3. (dejar perplejo) to confuse

su palabrería me confundió his words confused me

Spanish-English dictionary > confundir
14 mêler

mêler [mele]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

a. ( = unir) to mix

• vin mêlé d'eau wine mixed with water

• mêler à or avec to mix with

• joie mêlée de remords pleasure tinged with remorse

b. ( = impliquer) mêler qn à to involve sb in

• il est mêlé au scandale he is mixed up in the scandal

• mêler qn à la conversation to draw sb into the conversation

2. reflexive verb

► se mêler ( = se mélanger) [odeurs, voix] to mingle ; [cultures, races] to mix

► se mêler à ( = se joindre à) to join ; ( = s'associer à) to mix with ; [cris, sentiments] to mingle with ; ( = s'impliquer dans) to get involved in ; ( = s'ingérer dans) to interfere with

• se mêler à la conversation to join in the conversation

• il s'est mêlé à la foule he mingled with the crowd

• il ne se mêle jamais aux autres enfants he never mixes with other children

• des rires se mêlaient aux applaudissements there was laughter mingled with the applause

• je ne veux pas me mêler de politique I don't want to get involved in politics

• se mêler des affaires des autres to interfere in other people's business

• mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde ! mind your own business!

• mêle-toi de tes oignons ! (inf) mind your own business!

• de quoi je me mêle ! (inf) what business is it of yours?

• quand l'amour s'en mêle when love comes into it

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mele
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mélanger) to mix [produits, couleurs]; to blend [ingrédients, cultures]; to combine [thèmes, influences]

mêler le vrai et le faux — to mix truth and falsehood

mêler ironie et tendresse — to combine irony and tenderness

2) ( allier en soi)

mêler l'utile à l'agréable — to be both useful and pleasurable

mêler l'ironie à la colère — to be ironic and angry at the same time

3) ( impliquer)

mêler quelqu'un à — ( à un scandale) to get somebody involved in; ( à des négociations) to involve somebody in; ( à une conversation) to bring somebody into

être mêlé à — (à un scandale, des négociations) to be involved in; ( à une conversation) to be included in

2.

se mêler verbe pronominal

1) ( s'unir) [cultures, religions] to mix; [odeurs, voix, eaux] to mingle

2)

se mêler à — ( se joindre à) to mingle with; ( être sociable) to mix with; ( participer à) to join in

3) ( s'occuper)

se mêler de — to meddle in

il se mêle de tout — he interferes in everything

mêle-toi de tes affaires (colloq) or oignons — (sl)mind your own business

de quoi je me mêle! — (colloq) what's it got to do with you?

se mêler de faire — to take it upon oneself to do

quand l'amour s'en mêle! — when love comes into it!

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mele vt
1) (= mélanger) to mix

mêler qch et qch; mêler qch avec qch — to mix sth with sth

mêler qch de qch — to mix sth with sth

2) (= embrouiller) [idées, souvenirs] to muddle up, to mix up

3) (= impliquer)

mêler qn à qch — to get sb mixed up in sth

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mêler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mélanger) to mix [produits, couleurs]; to blend [ingrédients, essences]; to blend [cultures, peuples]; to combine [thèmes, influences]; servis seuls ou mêlés à d'autres fruits served on their own or mixed with other fruits; mêler le vrai et le faux to mix truth and falsehood; mêler ses souvenirs de considérations générales to mix personal memories with general observations; mêler le narratif de brèves descriptions to intersperse the narrative with short descriptions; mêler ironie et tendresse to combine irony and tenderness;

2 ( allier en soi) mêler l'utile à l'agréable [séjour, activité] to be both useful and pleasurable; mêler l'ironie à la colère to be ironic and angry at the same time; elle mêla ses larmes aux miennes her tears mingled with mine;

3 ( impliquer) mêler qn à ( à un scandale) to get sb involved ou mixed up in; ( à des négociations) to involve sb in; ( à une conversation) to bring sb into; être mêlé à ( à un scandale) to be mixed up ou involved in; ( à des négociations) to be involved in; ( à une conversation) to be included in.

B se mêler vpr

1 ( s'unir) [ethnies, cultures, religions] to mix; [odeurs, parfums, voix, eaux] to mingle; jazz et reggae se mêlent dans leur musique their music is a mixture of jazz and reggae; intelligence et naïveté se mêlent chez cet acteur he's both intelligent and naive as an actor; un magazine où se mêlent littérature et sciences a magazine that covers both literature and science;

2 se mêler à ( se joindre à) to mingle with; ( être sociable) to mix with; ( participer à) to join in; se mêler à la foule to mingle with the crowd; ils ne se mêlent pas aux gens du village they don't mix with the villagers; se mêler à la conversation to join in the conversation; il s'est mêlé à une affaire douteuse he got mixed up in some shady business;

3 ( s'occuper) se mêler de to meddle in; il se mêle de tout he interferes ou meddles in everything; mêle-toi de tes affaires○ or oignons◑ mind your own business; de quoi je me mêle○! what's it got to do with you?; se mêler de faire to take it upon oneself to do; quand il se mêle de préparer le repas when he takes it upon himself to prepare the meal; s'il se mêle de pleuvoir if it goes and rains (now); il n'avait pas à se mêler de faire ça he had no business doing that; quand l'amour s'en mêle! when love comes into it!

[mele] verbe transitif

1. [mélanger] to mix

des fleurs variées mêlaient leurs parfums the scents of various flowers were mingling in the air

2. [allier] to combine, to be a mixture ou combination of

elle mêle la rigueur à la fantaisie she combines ou mixes seriousness with light-heartedness

3. [embrouiller - documents, papiers] to mix ou to muddle ou to jumble up (separable) ; [ - cartes, dominos] to shuffle

4. [impliquer]

mêler quelqu'un à to involve somebody in, to get somebody involved in

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se mêler verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se mélanger] to mix, to mingle

les styles se mêlent harmonieusement the styles blend well together

2. [s'unir]

se mêler à ou avec to mix ou to mingle with

ses cris se mêlèrent au bruit de la foule his shouts mingled with the noise of the crowd

3. [participer]

se mêler à la conversation to take part ou to join in the conversation

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se mêler de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to interfere ou to meddle in, to get mixed up in

elle se mêle de ce qui ne la regarde pas she is interfering in things that are no concern of hers

de quoi se mêle-t-il? what business is it of his?

si le mauvais temps s'en mêle, la récolte est perdue if the weather decides to turn nasty, the crop will be ruined

il se mêle de tout he is very nosy

de quoi je me mêle? (familier) mind your own business!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mêler
15 ligar

v.

1 to bind.

Ellos ligaron las cuerdas They bound the ropes.

2 to slur (Music).

3 to score (informal) (encontrar pareja).

ligar con alguien to get off with somebody (entablar relaciones) (British), to make out with somebody (United States)

4 to alloy, to combine, to mix.

Ellos ligaron los metales They alloyed the metals.

5 to league, to unite, to confederate, to join.

Ellos ligaron a los bandos They leagued the parties.

6 to associate, to bind together, to link.

Ellos ligaron las empresas They associated the companies.

7 to pair up, to mix well, to pull.

8 to take a beating.

9 to ligate.

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ligar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie, bind

■ lo ligaron de manos y pies they bound him hand and foot

2 (unir) to link, connect

■ un hombre estrechamente ligado a la historia española a man closely linked with Spanish history

3 (metales) to alloy

■ ligan cinc y cobre para hacer latón they alloy zinc and copper to make brass

4 COCINA to bind

■ liga la carne picada con huevo bind the mince with egg

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (conquistar) to score

■ con esa pinta no me sorprende que no ligues I'm not surprised you never score looking like that

■ ligó con una italiana he picked up an Italian girl, he got off with an Italian girl

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar ligado,-a a to be linked to, be connected

ir ligado,-a a→ link=estar estar ligado,-a

ligarse a alguien familiar to pick somebody up, get off with somebody

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1. VT

1) (=atar) [gen] to tie, bind; (Med) to bind up, put a ligature on

2) (=mezclar) [+ metales] to alloy, mix; [+ bebidas] to mix; [+ salsa] to thicken

3) (=unir) to join, bind together

estar ligado por contrato a — to be bound by contract to

4) * (=conquistar) to pick up *, get off with *, pull *

5) * (=birlar) to pinch *

6) * (=conseguir) to get hold of, lay one's hands on

7) * (=comprar) to buy

8) * (=detener) to nick *

9) Caribe (=contratar) to contract in advance for

2. VI

1) (=ir juntos) to mix well, blend well, go well together

2) * (=conquistar) to pull *

salieron dispuestas a ligar — they went out to try to pick up a man o to pull *

Pepe y Ana han ligado — Pepe and Ana have paired up

3) Caribe, Méx * (=tener suerte) to have a bit of luck, be lucky

la cosa le ligó — And, CAm the affair went well for him

4) Caribe, Méx (=mirar) to look, stare

5)

le ligó su deseo — And, Caribe * her wish came true

3.

See:

ligarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex. People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex. The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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ligar [A3 ]

vt

A (unir, vincular) to bind

el contrato que la ligaba a la empresa the contract which bound her to the company

los ligaba una larga amistad they were bound together by a long-standing friendship

B

(atar): le ligaron las manos con una cuerda they tied his hands together o they bound his hands with a rope

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

C

1 ‹metales› to alloy

2 ‹salsa› to bind

D

1 ( fam)

(en naipes): ligar un full to get a full house

2 ( RPl fam) (conseguir, obtener) to get

van a visitarlos sólo para ver si ligan algo they only go to visit them to see what they can get out of them

3 ( Esp arg) ‹hachís/coca› to score (sl)

4 ( Esp arg) (apresar) to bust (sl), to nick ( BrE sl)

■ ligar

vi

A ( fam)

(conquistar): los sábados salían a ligar on Saturdays they went out trying to pick up girls/boys ( colloq), on Saturdays they went out on the pick-up o ( AmE) on the make (sl)

ligar CON algn to make out WITH sb ( AmE), to get off WITH sb ( BrE)

B ( Chi fam) (flirtear con) to give … the come-on ( colloq), to give … the eye ( BrE colloq)

C

( Chi fam) (tocar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí siempre me liga lavar los platos it's always me who gets landed with washing o who has to wash the dishes ( colloq)

ligarle ( Per fam); to pull it off ( colloq)

■ ligarse

v pron

A ( fam) (conquistar) to make out with ( AmE colloq), to get off with ( colloq BrE)

B «salsa» to bind

C ( RPl fam) ‹reto/cachetada› to get

se ligó tres meses a la sombra he got three months in prison o ( colloq) inside

ligársela ( RPl fam); to get a hiding o clobbering ( colloq)

D

(Arg, Ven) ( Telec): la línea se ligó I got a crossed line

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ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaron las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligar they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

ligar con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin

' ligar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bronce
- pinchar
English:
advance
- chat up
- pass
- pick up
- score
- screw around
- strong
- bind
- slur

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ligar

♦ vt

1. [atar] to tie (up);

liga bien los paquetes tie the packages up tightly;

les ligaron las manos they tied their hands

2. [unir] to bind;

los ligan muchos lazos afectivos they are bound together by a lot of emotional ties;

un contrato lo liga con la empresa he is contractually bound to the company

3. [salsa] to thicken

4. Med to put a ligature on

5. Mús to slur

6. [en naipes] to get;

ligué un póquer de ases I got four aces

7. [metales] to alloy

8. Fam [droga] to score, to get hold of

9. RP [conseguir] to get;

siempre viene a ver si liga algo he always comes along to see what he can get

10. Comp
Fam
ligar bronce to catch some rays

11. Cuba [cosecha] to contract in advance for

12. Ven Dep [béisbol] to hit;

ligó un cuadrangular he hit a home run

♦ vi

1. Fam [encontrar pareja] to score, Br to pull;

en esta ciudad no se liga nada it's a nightmare trying to score o Br pull in this town;

esta noche vamos a salir a ligar we're going out to score with someone tonight, Br we're going out on the pull tonight

2. [salsa] to bind

3. RP, Ven Fam [tener suerte] to be damn lucky, Br to be jammy

4. Carib, Guat, Perú [deseo] to be fulfilled

5. Ven Dep [en béisbol] to go into the wind-up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ligarse

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ligar

I v/t

1 bind

2 ( atar) tie

3 GASTR blend

II v/i

:

ligar con fam pick up

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ligar {52} vt

: to bind, to tie (up)

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ligar vb

1. (unir) to bind [pt. & pp. bound]

nos liga una estrecha amistad we are bound by a close friendship

2. (atar) to tie

ligó la carga en la parte trasera he tied the load onto the back

3. (establecer una relación) to get off

siempre liga con la chica más guapa he always gets off with the prettiest girl

Spanish-English dictionary > ligar
16 juntar

v.

1 to put together.

poco a poco ha juntado una valiosa colección de cuadros she has gradually put together a valuable collection of paintings

juntaron todos los departamentos en un solo edificio they brought all the departments together in a single building

2 to join, to connect, to piece together, to put together.

Elsa junta los cables Elsa joins the wires.

3 to assemble, to bunch up, to bring together, to combine.

Ellos juntaron un equipo ganador They assembled a winning team.

4 to gather together, to get together, to pull together.

Ellos juntaron varios candidatos They gathered together several candidates

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juntar

► verbo transitivo

1 (unir) to join together, put together; (piezas) to assemble

■ junta las mesas put the tables together

2 familiar (coleccionar) to collect

3 (reunir - dinero) to raise; (- gente) to gather together

► verbo pronominal juntarse

1 (unirse) to join, get together; (ríos, caminos) to meet

■ nos juntamos todos los domingos we get together every Sunday

2 (acercarse) to squeeze up

■ juntaos un poco que no quepo squeeze up, I can't get in

3 (relacionarse) to go out ( con, with), mix ( con, with)

■ últimamente no se junta con nadie she is being remarkably antisocial lately

4 (amancebarse) to move in ( con, with), start living together

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verb

1) to unite

2) assemble, collect

3) gather

4) pool

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- juntarse
- juntarse con
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1. VT

1) (=colocar juntos) to put together

juntó las manos en actitud de plegaria — she put her hands together as if praying

juntaron varias mesas — they put several tables together

junta el armario a la pared — put the cupboard against the wall

juntar dinero — (=ahorrar) to save, save up; (=reunir fondos) to raise funds, fundraise

estoy juntando dinero para comprarme una bicicleta — I'm saving up to buy a bicycle

2) (=reunir) [+ amigos, conocidos] to get together; [+ participantes, concursantes] to bring together

juntó a sus amigos para darles la noticia — he got his friends together to tell them the news

¿cómo consiguió el director juntar tantas estrellas en una misma película? — how did the director manage to bring together so many stars o get so many stars together in one film?

la final ha juntado a los dos mejores equipos del mundo — the final has brought together the two best teams in the world

3) (=coleccionar) [+ sellos, objetos] to collect

4) (=entornar) [+ puerta, ventana] to push to

2.

See:

juntarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( unir) <pies/manos/camas> to put... together

b) ( reunir)

junta las fichas y ponlas en la caja — collect up the counters and put them in the box

juntar fuerzas para hacer algo — to pluck up courage to do something

están juntando (dinero) para el viaje — they are saving (up) for the trip

juntar monedas/sellos — (esp AmL) to collect coins/stamps

c) ( cerrar) < puerta> to push... to
2.
juntarse v pron

1) personas

a) ( acercarse) to move o get closer together

júntense más, así salen todos en la foto — get (in) o move (in) closer together so I can get you all in the picture

b) ( reunirse) to get together

juntarse con alguien — to join somebody, meet up with somebody

c) ( relacionarse)

juntarse con alguien: yo no me junto con gente de su calaña I don't mix with her sort; se empezó a juntar con malas compañías — she fell into bad company

d) ( como pareja) to live together

se volvieron a juntar — they got back together again

2)

a) desgracias/sucesos to come together

este mes se nos ha juntado todo! — this month it's just been one thing after another

b) carreteras/conductos to meet, join

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= assemble, piece together, bundle, pool, put together.

Ex. In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.

Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex. CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

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* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.

* juntarse = be together.

* juntarse con = kick + it with.

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* juntar sin solapar = butt together.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( unir) <pies/manos/camas> to put... together

b) ( reunir)

junta las fichas y ponlas en la caja — collect up the counters and put them in the box

juntar fuerzas para hacer algo — to pluck up courage to do something

están juntando (dinero) para el viaje — they are saving (up) for the trip

juntar monedas/sellos — (esp AmL) to collect coins/stamps

c) ( cerrar) < puerta> to push... to
2.
juntarse v pron

1) personas

a) ( acercarse) to move o get closer together

júntense más, así salen todos en la foto — get (in) o move (in) closer together so I can get you all in the picture

b) ( reunirse) to get together

juntarse con alguien — to join somebody, meet up with somebody

c) ( relacionarse)

juntarse con alguien: yo no me junto con gente de su calaña I don't mix with her sort; se empezó a juntar con malas compañías — she fell into bad company

d) ( como pareja) to live together

se volvieron a juntar — they got back together again

2)

a) desgracias/sucesos to come together

este mes se nos ha juntado todo! — this month it's just been one thing after another

b) carreteras/conductos to meet, join

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= assemble, piece together, bundle, pool, put together.

Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.

Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.

* juntarse = be together.

* juntarse con = kick + it with.

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* juntar sin solapar = butt together.

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juntar [A1 ]

vt

1 (unir) ‹pies/manos/camas› to put … together

si juntamos dos mesas, cabremos todos if we put two tables together we'll all be able to fit round

como faltó un profesor, juntaron dos clases one teacher was away so they combined two classes o put two classes together

junta los verdes con los azules put the green ones and the blue ones together

2

(reunir): junta las fichas y ponlas en la caja collect up the counters and put them in the box

tendrás que juntar fuerzas para decírselo you'll have to pluck up courage to tell him

están juntando (dinero) para el viaje they are saving (up) for the trip

me va a llevar tiempo juntar el dinero it's going to take me some time to get the money together o to raise the money

junta monedas/sellos ( esp AmL); she collects coins/stamps

3

(cerrar): junta la puerta push the door to

■ juntarse

v pron

A «personas»

1 (acercarse) to move o get closer together

júntense más, así salen todos en la foto get (in) o move (in) closer together so I can get you all in the picture

2 (reunirse) to get together

tenemos que juntarnos un día para tomar una copa we must get together for a drink one of these days

se juntó con nosotros en Caracas he met up with us o joined us in Caracas

nos juntamos para comprarle un regalo we got o ( BrE) clubbed together to buy her a present

¡vaya dos que se han juntado! what a pair!

3 (relacionarse) juntarse CON algn:

yo no me junto con gente de su calaña I don't mix with her sort

se empezó a juntar con malas compañías she fell into bad company

no me junto más contigo ( leng infantil); I'm not playing with you any more

4

(como pareja): no se podían casar, así que se juntaron they couldn't get married so they started living together

se volvieron a juntar they got back together again

B

1 «desgracias/sucesos» to come together

¡este mes se nos ha juntado todo! this month it's just been one thing after another

se juntó el accidente del niño con lo de la mudanza their son's accident came right on top of the move o came just as they were moving house

2 «carreteras/conductos» to meet, join

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juntar ( conjugate juntar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) ‹pies/manos/camas› to put … together

b) ( reunir) ‹fichas/piezas› to collect up, gather together;

‹ dinero› to save (up);
◊ juntar sellos (esp AmL) to collect stamps

c) ( cerrar) ‹ puerta› to push … to

juntarse verbo pronominal
1 [ personas]
a) ( acercarse) to move o get closer together

b) ( reunirse) to get together;

◊ juntarse con algn to join sb, meet up with sb

c) ( como pareja) to live together;

◊ se volvieron a juntar they got back together again

2
a) [desgracias/sucesos] to come together

b) [carreteras/conductos] to meet, join

juntar verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join, put together: juntaremos las sillas, we'll put the chairs together
(ensamblar) to assemble
2 (reunir a personas) quiere juntar a toda la familia, she wants to get all her family together
(reunir animales) to round up
4 (coleccionar) to collect
5 (una cantidad de dinero) to raise
' juntar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aglomerar
- reunir
- amontonar
English:
assemble
- connect
- gather
- join
- join up
- piece together
- pool
- put together
- throw together
- collect
- hoard
- piece
- put

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juntar

♦ vt

1. [unir] to put together;

junta los pies put your feet together;

como no cabíamos todos, decidimos juntar las mesas as we didn't all fit, we decided to push the tables together;

junté los cables con cinta aislante I tied the wires together with some insulating tape

2. [reunir] to put together;
[cromos, sellos, monedas] to collect; [fondos] to raise; [personas] to bring together;
poco a poco ha juntado una valiosa colección de cuadros she has gradually put together a valuable collection of paintings;

he ido juntando dinero todo el año para las vacaciones I've been saving up all year for my Br holidays o US vacation;

juntaron todos los departamentos en un solo edificio they brought all the departments together in a single building

♦ See also the pronominal verb juntarse

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juntar

v/t

1 put together; bienes collect, accumulate

2 gente gather together

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juntar vt

1) unir: to unite, to combine, to put together

2) reunir: to collect, to gather together, to assemble

3) : to close partway

juntar la puerta: to leave the door ajar

♦ See also the reflexive verb juntarse

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juntar vb

1. (poner juntos) to put together [pt. & pp. put]

juntaron las dos camas they put the two beds together

2. (unir) to join together

hay que juntar todas las piezas you have to join all the pieces together

3. (reunir) to get together

juntó a toda la familia el día de su cumpleaños she got all the family together for her birthday

hemos juntado bastante dinero we've raised quite a lot of money

Spanish-English dictionary > juntar
17 spritzen

I v/t (hat gespritzt)

1. (eine Flüssigkeit) squirt; (größere Menge) spray (auch Parfüm, Pflanzenschutzmittel, Farbe); nass spritzen spray (with water); ungewollt: auch make wet; sich (Dat) etw. aufs Hemd spritzen spatter ( oder splash, spray) s.th. on one’s shirt, spatter etc. one’s shirt with s.th.; Sahne / jemandes Namen auf eine Torte spritzen pipe cream / s.o.’s name on a cake; das Obst ist nicht gespritzt the fruit hasn’t been sprayed

2. (sprengen) spray, sprinkle ( mit with); (Garten, Pflanzen mit Wasser) water

3. MED. (Mittel) inject; (Person) auch give s.o. an injection ( oder shot umg.); (Rauschgift) Sl. shoot (up), mainline; sich spritzen give o.s. an injection, inject o.s.; sich spritzen lassen go for ( oder have, get) an injection ( oder shot umg.)

4. (Getränk) mix with (soda) water; gespritzt, Gespritzte

5. (lackieren) (Auto etc.) spray

6. TECH. (Metall) die-cast; (Plastik) inject

II v/i

1. (hat) Wasser etc.: splash, spray; Blut: spurt; stärker: gush; heißes Fett: spray; Achtung, es spritzt! watch out, it’s spraying ( oder splashing) all over the place

2. (ist) auf etw. spritzen splash onto s.th.; ihm ist Blut auf den Kittel gespritzt blood splashed ( oder spattered) onto his white coat

3. (hat) MED. give (s.o.) an injection ( oder shot umg.); umg. (Rauschgift spritzen) Sl. shoot up, mainline; er ist zuckerkrank und muss täglich spritzen he’s (a) diabetic and has to have a daily injection ( oder shot umg.)

4. (ist) umg. (eilen) zoom, Brit. auch nip (nach, zu [a]round to)

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to spatter; to splutter; to squirt; to gush; to spray; to splash; to slosh

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sprịt|zen ['ʃprɪtsn]
1. vt

1) Flüssigkeit to spray; (in einem Strahl) Wasser to squirt, to spray; (COOK ) Zuckerguss etc to pipe; (= verspritzen) Wasser, Schmutz etc to splash; (Fahrzeug) to spray, to spatter

die Feuerwehr spritzte Wasser in das brennende Gebäude — the firemen directed their hoses into the burning building

das vorbeifahrende Auto spritzte mir Wasser ins Gesicht — the passing car sprayed or spattered water in my face

2) (= lackieren) Auto, Gegenstand to spray

3) Wein to dilute with soda water

er trinkt Rotwein gespritzt — he drinks red wine and soda

See:

→ Gespritzte(r)

4) (= injizieren) Serum etc to inject; Heroin etc to inject, to shoot (up) (inf); (= eine Injektion geben) to give injections/an injection

wir müssen (dem Kranken) Morphium spritzen — we have to give (the patient) a morphine injection

Heroin spritzen — to inject (oneself with) heroin, to shoot (up) heroin (inf)

2. vi

1) aux haben or sein (Wasser, Schlamm) to spray, to splash; (heißes Fett) to spit; (Blut) to spray; (in einem Strahl) to spurt; (aus einer Tube, Wasserpistole etc) to squirt

es spritzte gewaltig, als er ins Wasser plumpste — there was an enormous splash when he fell into the water

die Feuerwehr spritzte in das brennende Gebäude — the firemen directed their hoses into the burning building

2) (= lackieren) to spray

3) (= sich injizieren) to inject oneself

er spritzt seit einem Jahr (inf) — he has been shooting (up) or mainlining for a year (sl); (Diabetiker) he has been injecting himself for a year

4) aux sein inf = eilen) to dash, to nip (Brit inf)

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1) (to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid: He sprayed the roses to kill pests.) spray

2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) splash

3) ((of a liquid) to spout or gush: Blood spurted from the wound.) spurt

4) (to (make a liquid etc) shoot out in a narrow jet: The elephant squirted water over itself; Water squirted from the hose.) squirt

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sprit·zen

[ˈʃprɪtsn̩]

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (in Tropfen auseinanderstieben) Regen, Schlamm to spray; Fett to spit

2. Hilfsverb: sein (im Strahl gelangen) Wasser to spurt; (aus einer Wasserpistole) to squirt

3. Hilfsverb: haben MED (injizieren) to inject; (sl: mit Drogen) to shoot [up] sl

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (im Strahl verteilen)

▪ etw [auf etw akk] \spritzen to squirt sth [onto sth]

jdm/sich etw ins Gesicht \spritzen to squirt sth into sb's/one's face

2. (bewässern)

▪ etw \spritzen to sprinkle [or water] sth

3. MED (injizieren)

▪ etw \spritzen to inject sth

▪ [jdm/sich] etw \spritzen to give [sb/oneself] an injection

die Pfleger spritzten ihr ein starkes Beruhigungsmittel the nurses injected her with a tranquillizer

sich dat Heroin \spritzen (sl) to shoot [up] heroin

4. KOCHK

Sahne/Zuckerguss auf etw akk \spritzen to pipe cream/icing onto sth

5. (mit Bekämpfungsmittel besprühen)

▪ etw [gegen etw akk] \spritzen to spray sth [against sth]

6. AUTO (mit der Spritzpistole lackieren)

▪ etw \spritzen to spray sth

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (versprühen) spray; (verspritzen) splash <water, ink, etc.>; spatter <ink etc.>; (in Form eines Strahls) spray, squirt <water, foam, etc.>; pipe <cream etc.>

2) (bespritzen, besprühen) water <lawn, tennis court>; water, spray <street, yard>; spray <plants, crops, etc.>; pump < concrete>; (mit Lack) spray <car etc.>

jemanden nass spritzen — splash somebody; (mit Wasserpistole, Schlauch) spray somebody

3) (injizieren) inject <drug etc.>

4) (spritzend herstellen) create < ice rink> by spraying; pipe <cake-decoration etc.>; produce < plastic article> by injection moulding

5) (ugs.): (einer Injektion unterziehen)

jemanden/sich spritzen — give somebody an injection/inject oneself

jemandem ein Schmerzmittel spritzen — give somebody a pain-killing injection

6) (verdünnen) dilute <wine etc.> with soda water/lemonade etc
2.
intransitives Verb

1)

die Kinder planschten und spritzten — the children splashed and threw water about

2) mit Richtungsangabe mit sein < hot fat> spit; <mud etc.> spatter, splash; <blood, water> spurt

das Wasser spritzte ihm ins Gesicht — the water splashed up into his face

3) mit sein (ugs.): (rennen) dash

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spritzen

A. v/t (hat gespritzt)

1. (eine Flüssigkeit) squirt; (größere Menge) spray (auch Parfüm, Pflanzenschutzmittel, Farbe);

nass spritzen spray (with water); ungewollt: auch make wet;

sich (dat)

etwas aufs Hemd spritzen spatter ( oder splash, spray) sth on one’s shirt, spatter etc one’s shirt with sth;

Sahne/jemandes Namen auf eine Torte spritzen pipe cream/sb’s name on a cake;

das Obst ist nicht gespritzt the fruit hasn’t been sprayed

2. (sprengen) spray, sprinkle (

mit with); (Garten, Pflanzen mit Wasser) water

3. MED (Mittel) inject; (Person) auch give sb an injection ( oder shot umg); (Rauschgift) sl shoot (up), mainline;

sich spritzen give o.s. an injection, inject o.s.;

sich spritzen lassen go for ( oder have, get) an injection ( oder shot umg)

4. (Getränk) mix with (soda) water; → gespritzt, Gespritzte

5. (lackieren) (Auto etc) spray

6. TECH (Metall) die-cast; (Plastik) inject

B. v/i

1. (hat) Wasser etc: splash, spray; Blut: spurt; stärker: gush; heißes Fett: spray;

Achtung, es spritzt! watch out, it’s spraying ( oder splashing) all over the place

2. (ist)

auf etwas spritzen splash onto sth;

ihm ist Blut auf den Kittel gespritzt blood splashed ( oder spattered) onto his white coat

3. (hat) MED give (sb) an injection ( oder shot umg); umg (Rauschgift spritzen) sl shoot up, mainline;

er ist zuckerkrank und muss täglich spritzen he’s (a) diabetic and has to have a daily injection ( oder shot umg)

4. (ist) umg (eilen) zoom, Br auch nip (

nach, zu [a]round to)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (versprühen) spray; (verspritzen) splash <water, ink, etc.>; spatter <ink etc.>; (in Form eines Strahls) spray, squirt <water, foam, etc.>; pipe <cream etc.>

2) (bespritzen, besprühen) water <lawn, tennis court>; water, spray <street, yard>; spray <plants, crops, etc.>; pump < concrete>; (mit Lack) spray <car etc.>

jemanden nass spritzen — splash somebody; (mit Wasserpistole, Schlauch) spray somebody

3) (injizieren) inject <drug etc.>

4) (spritzend herstellen) create < ice rink> by spraying; pipe <cake-decoration etc.>; produce < plastic article> by injection moulding

5) (ugs.): (einer Injektion unterziehen)

jemanden/sich spritzen — give somebody an injection/inject oneself

jemandem ein Schmerzmittel spritzen — give somebody a pain-killing injection

6) (verdünnen) dilute <wine etc.> with soda water/lemonade etc
2.
intransitives Verb

1)

die Kinder planschten und spritzten — the children splashed and threw water about

2) mit Richtungsangabe mit sein < hot fat> spit; <mud etc.> spatter, splash; <blood, water> spurt

das Wasser spritzte ihm ins Gesicht — the water splashed up into his face

3) mit sein (ugs.): (rennen) dash

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > spritzen
18 joindre

joindre [ʒwɛ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 49

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = contacter) to get in touch with

• essayez de le joindre par téléphone try to get in touch with him by phone

   b. ( = ajouter) to add (à to ) ; ( = inclure) to enclose (à with)

• pièce jointe [de lettre] enclosure ; (Computing) attachment

   c. ( = mettre ensemble, relier) to join

• joindre deux tables to put two tables together

• les mains jointes with his (or her etc) hands together

   d. ( = combiner) to combine

• joindre l'utile à l'agréable to combine business with pleasure

• joindre les deux bouts (inf) to make ends meet

2. intransitive verb

• la fenêtre joint mal the window doesn't shut properly

3. reflexive verb

► se joindre

• se joindre à to join

• voulez-vous vous joindre à nous ? would you like to join us?

• se joindre à la discussion to join in the discussion

• mon mari se joint à moi pour vous exprimer notre sympathie my husband joins me in offering our sympathy

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ʒwɛ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( communiquer avec) to get hold of [personne]

joindre quelqu'un au téléphone — to get somebody on the phone

2) ( ajouter) (dans une lettre, un paquet) to enclose [timbre, chèque] (à with); (en agrafant, fixant) to attach (à to); ( par courrier électronique) to attach [fichier] (à to)

joindre sa voix au concert de protestations — to add one's voice to the chorus of protest

3) ( relier) [rue, pont, passage]

joindre quelque chose à quelque chose — to link something with something

4) ( mettre ensemble) to put [something] together [planches, tôles]

joindre les pieds — to put one's feet together

2.

se joindre verbe pronominal

1) ( se mêler)

se joindre à — to join [personne, groupe]; to join with [parti]; to mix with [sentiment, émotion]

toute la famille se joint à moi pour vous souhaiter une bonne année — all the family join me in wishing you a happy New Year

se joindre à la conversation — to join in the conversation

2) ( s'unir) [lèvres] to meet; [mains] to join

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joindre les deux bouts — (colloq) to make ends meet

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ʒwɛ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (à une lettre) to enclose

Je joins mon curriculum vitae. — I enclose my CV.

2) [fichier] to attach

joindre qch à — to enclose sth with

3) (= contacter) to reach, to get hold of

Vous pouvez le joindre chez lui. — You can reach him at home.

4) (mettre bout à bout, ensemble) to join, to put together

On va joindre les deux tables. — We're going to put the two tables together.

joindre les mains — to put one's hands together

joindre les talons — to put one's heels together

joindre les deux bouts fig — to make ends meet

5) (= combiner)

joindre qch à qch — to combine sth with sth

joindre l'utile à l'agréable — to combine business with pleasure

2. vi

[volets, éléments] to fit properly

Ces planches joignent mal. — These planks don't fit properly.

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joindre verb table: joindre

A vtr

1 ( communiquer avec) to reach, to get hold of [personne]; chercher à joindre qn to try to reach ou get hold of sb; joindre qn au téléphone to get sb on the phone;

2 ( ajouter) (dans une lettre, un paquet) to enclose [timbre, chèque] (à with); (en agrafant, fixant) to attach (à to); ( par courrier électronique) to attach [fichier] (à to); je joins un cadeau/livre à mon envoi I am sending a gift/book as well; les avantages joints à l'emploi the advantages that come with the job; joindre sa voix au concert de protestations to add one's voice to the chorus of protest;

3 ( relier) [rue, pont, passage] to link, to join (à with); joindre qch à qch to link sth with sth;

4 ( allier) joindre qch à qch to combine sth with sth; joindre l'intelligence à la simplicité to combine intelligence with simplicity;

5 ( mettre ensemble) to join, to put [sth] together [planches, tôles]; joindre les pieds to put one's feet together; joindre deux objets bout à bout to put two things end to end; joindre des plaques de métal par une soudure to weld sheets of metal together;

6 Jur [tribunal, juge] to combine [procès, course].

B vi ( coïncider) [planche] to fit properly; [fenêtre, porte] to shut ou close properly.

C se joindre vpr

1 ( se mêler) se joindre à to join [personne, famille, groupe]; to join with [mouvement, groupe, parti]; to mix with [sentiment, émotion]; toute la famille se joint à moi pour vous souhaiter une bonne année all the family join me in wishing you a happy New Year; se joindre à la foule to mix ou mingle with the crowd; se joindre à la conversation to join in the conversation;

2 ( s'unir) [lèvres] to meet; [mains] to join.

Idiome

joindre les deux bouts○ to make ends meet.

[jwɛ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [attacher - ficelles, bâtons] to join (together), to put together ; [ - câbler] to join, to connect

joindre les deux bouts to make ends meet

2. [rapprocher] to put ou to bring together

joindre les mains [pour prier] to clasp one's hands, to put one's hands together

3. [points, lieux] to link

4. [ajouter]

joindre quelque chose à to add something to

joindre un fichier à un message électronique INFORMATIQUE to attach a file to an email message

je joins à ce pli un chèque de 300 euros please find enclosed a cheque for 300 euros

voulez-vous joindre une carte aux fleurs? would you like to send a card with ou to attach a card to the flowers?

5. [associer] to combine, to link

joindre la technique à l'efficacité to combine technical know-how and efficiency

6. [contacter] to contact, to get in touch with

joindre quelqu'un par téléphone to get through to somebody on the phone, to contact somebody by phone

joindre quelqu'un par lettre to contact somebody in writing

où pourrai-je vous joindre? how can I get in touch with you ou contact you?

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[jwɛ̃dr] verbe intransitif

[porte, planches, battants]

des volets qui joignent bien/mal shutters that close/don't close properly

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se joindre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

1. [se contacter - par téléphone] to get through to each other ; [ - par lettre] to make contact

2. [se nouer]

leurs mains se sont jointes their hands came together ou joined

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se joindre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[s'associer à] to join

tu veux te joindre à nous? would you like to come with us?

se joindre à une conversation/partie de rami to join in a conversation/game of rummy

puis-je me joindre à vous pour acheter le cadeau de Pierre? may I join in to (help) buy Pierre's present?

Lisa se joint à moi pour vous souhaiter la bonne année Lisa and I wish you ou Lisa joins me in wishing you a Happy New Year

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > joindre
19 conchabar

v.

1 to join, to unite.

2 to mix inferior wool with the superior or middling quality instead of separating it into three kinds at shearing-time.

3 to hire, to engage, to employ (criado). (Latin American)

El gerente conchabó al chico The manager hired the boy.

4 to barter (trocar). (Latin American)

5 to unite, to join or unite for some evil purpose; to plot, to conspire.

6 to hire oneself out, to get a job (como criado). (Latin American)

7 to exchange, to barter.

Ellos conchabaron sus zapatos They exchanged their shoes.

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conchabar

► verbo transitivo

1 (unir) to blend

► verbo pronominal conchabarse

1 familiar (confabularse) to plot, scheme

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1. VT

1) LAm [+ persona] to hire for work, engage, employ

2) (=mezclar) to mix, blend

3) And, Cono Sur (=trocar) to barter

2.

See:

conchabarse

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1.
verbo transitivo (CS fam) < peón> to hire
2.
conchabarse v pron

1) (fam) ( confabularse) to plot, conspire

conchabarse contra alguien — to plot o conspire against somebody

estar conchabado con alguien — to be in league with somebody

2) (CS fam) ( encontrar empleo) to get (oneself) a job

3) (Méx fam) (ganarse, conquistarse) < persona> to get on the right side of (colloq)

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1.
verbo transitivo (CS fam) < peón> to hire
2.
conchabarse v pron

1) (fam) ( confabularse) to plot, conspire

conchabarse contra alguien — to plot o conspire against somebody

estar conchabado con alguien — to be in league with somebody

2) (CS fam) ( encontrar empleo) to get (oneself) a job

3) (Méx fam) (ganarse, conquistarse) < persona> to get on the right side of (colloq)

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conchabar [A1 ]

vt

A (CS fam) ‹peón› to hire, take on ( colloq)

B ( Chi) (trocar) to exchange

■ conchabarse

v pron

A ( fam) (confabularse) to plot, conspire conchabarse CONTRA algn to plot o conspire AGAINST sb

el atracador del banco estaba conchabado con un empleado the bankrobber was in league with o ( colloq) in cahoots with one of the employees

B (CS fam) (encontrar empleo) to get (oneself) a job

C ( Méx fam) (ganarse, conquistarse) ‹persona› to get on the right side of ( colloq)

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conchabar verbo transitivo
1 to plot: está conchabado con los otros tenderos para arruinarle, she is plotting with the other shopkeepers to destroy his business
2 LAm to hire a servant

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conchabar

♦ vt

1. [unir] to join

2. [mezclar] to mix, to blend

3. CSur Fam [contratar] to hire

♦ See also the pronominal verb conchabarse

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conchabar

v/t L.Am.

trabajador hire

Spanish-English dictionary > conchabar
20 confondre

confondre [kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 41 transitive verb

   a. ( = mêler) [+ choses, dates] to confuse

• confondre qch/qn avec qch/qn d'autre to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb else

   b. ( = déconcerter) to astound

   c. ( = démasquer) [+ ennemi, menteur] to confound

   d. ( = réunir) toutes classes d'âge confondues taking all age groups into account

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kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse

je l'ai confondu avec son cousin — I mistook him for his cousin

tous secteurs confondus — all sectors taken together

2) ( mêler) liter to merge

3) ( décontenancer) fml to stagger

leur ignorance me confondait — I found their ignorance staggering

4) ( démasquer) to expose [accusé, traître]

2.

se confondre verbe pronominal

1) ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused

2) ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs] to coincide

notre avenir se confond avec celui de l'Europe — our future is bound up with that of Europe

ma vie se confond avec mon œuvre — my life and my work are one

3) ( se répandre) fml

il s'est confondu en excuses — he apologized profusely

il s'est confondu en remerciements — he was effusive in his thanks

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kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ vt
1) [jumeaux, faits] to confuse, to mix up

confondre qn avec qn d'autre — to mistake sb for sb else, to mix sb up with sb else

confondre qch avec qch d'autre — to mistake sth for sth else

On le confond souvent avec son frère. — People often mistake him for his brother., People often mix him up with his brother.

2) [témoin, menteur] to confound

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confondre verb table: rompre

A vtr

1 ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse; je l'ai confondu avec son cousin I got him mixed up with his cousin, I mistook him for his cousin; confondre le sel avec le sucre to mistake the salt for the sugar; tu confonds la science et la technologie you are confusing science with technology; ce n'était pas moi, vous devez confondre it wasn't me, you must be confusing me with somebody else; tu confonds tout! you're getting it all mixed up!; tous partis/secteurs confondus all parties/sectors taken together; toutes catégories confondues all categories taken together;

2 ( mêler) liter to merge; les projecteurs confondent leurs faisceaux the beams of the floodlights merge; dans son œuvre, l'architecte et le sculpteur confondent leur art his/her works bring architecture and sculpture together;

3 ( décontenancer) fml to stagger; il a confondu les journalistes par son érudition he staggered the journalists with his learning; leur ignorance me confondait I found their ignorance staggering;

4 ( démasquer) to expose, to confound sout [accusé, traître, fraudeur].

B se confondre vpr

1 ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused; se confondre avec qch to merge with sth; la mer et le ciel se confondent à l'horizon sea and sky merge on the horizon; les deux dates se sont confondues dans mon esprit the two dates have become confused in my mind; les caméléons se confondent avec leur environnement chameleons merge with their background;

2 ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs, points de vue] to coincide; notre avenir se confond avec celui de l'Europe our future is bound up with that of Europe; sa vie se confond/ne se confond pas avec son œuvre his/her life and his/her work are one/are separate;

3 ( se répandre) fml il s'est confondu en excuses he apologized profusely; il s'est confondu en remerciements/politesses he was effusive in his thanks/courtesies.

[kɔ̃fɔ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [mêler - films, auteurs, dates] to confuse, to mix up (separable)

il a confondu la clef du garage et celle de la porte he mistook the garage key for the door key, he mixed up the garage key and the door key

j'ai confondu leurs voix I got their voices mixed up

confondre quelqu'un/quelque chose avec to mistake somebody/something for

tous âges confondus irrespective of age

(en usage absolu)

on ne se connaît pas, vous devez confondre we've never met, you must be making a mistake ou be mistaken

attention, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit, ne confondons pas! hey, let's get one thing straight, that's not what I said

2. [démasquer - menteur, meurtrier] to unmask, to expose

3. (soutenu) [étonner] to astound, to astonish

être ou rester confondu devant to be speechless in the face of ou astounded by

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se confondre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se mêler - fleuves] to flow together, to merge ; [ - formes, couleurs] to merge

2. [être embrouillé] to be mixed up ou confused

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se confondre en verbe pronominal plus préposition

se confondre en excuses/remerciements to be effusive in one's apologies/thanks, to apologize/thank profusely

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mix it (with somebody) — ˈmix it (with sb) idiom (BrE) (NAmE ˌmix it ˈup (with sb)) (informal) to argue with sb or cause trouble Main entry: ↑mix … Useful english dictionary
mix somebody up with somebody — ˌmix sb/sth ˈup (with sb/sth) derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mixing me up with someone else. see also ↑mixed up Main entry: ↑mix … Useful english dictionary
mix it up (with somebody) — ˈmix it (with sb) idiom (BrE) (NAmE ˌmix it ˈup (with sb)) (informal) to argue with sb or cause trouble Main entry: ↑mix … Useful english dictionary
mix something up with somebody — ˌmix sb/sth ˈup (with sb/sth) derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mixing me up with someone else. see also ↑mixed up Main entry: ↑mix … Useful english dictionary
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) — «I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)» Синг … Википедия
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) — Infobox Single Name = I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Artist = Whitney Houston from Album = Whitney B side = Released = May 1987 Format = CD single, cassette single, 7 single, 12 single Recorded = Genre = Dance pop, R B Length = 4:52… … Wikipedia
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) — «I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)» Sencillo de Whitney Houston del álbum Whitney Formato 7 , 12 y cd single, y video Grabación 1986 Género(s) Dance pop, R B … Wikipedia Español
mix — mix1 W3S2 [mıks] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: mixte mixed (13 17 centuries), from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere to mix ] 1.) [I and T] if you mix two or more substances or if they mix, they combine to become a single substance, and they … Dictionary of contemporary English
Somebody That I Used to Know — «Somebody That I Used to Know» … Википедия
Somebody Told Me — «Somebody Told Me» Sencillo de The Killers del álbum Hot Fuss Lado B The Ballad of Michael Valentine, Under The Gun Formato CD single, digital, disco 7 Grabación 2004 … Wikipedia Español
mix somebody up with something — ˌmix sb/sth ˈup (with sb/sth) derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mixing me up with someone else. see also ↑mixed up Main entry: ↑mix … Useful english dictionary

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