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he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by carain — viajar en cocheen

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

I've got it by me — lo tengo a mi lado

the house by the river — la casa que hay junto al río

a holiday by the sea — unas vacaciones en la costa

he came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana

I went by Dover — fui por Dover

she walked by me — pasó por delante de mí

he rushed by me without seeing me — pasó deprisa por delante de mí sin verme

we drove by the cathedral — pasamos con el coche por delante de la catedral

by day — de día

by night — de noche

by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad

a postcard of London by night — una postal nocturna de Londres

we must be there by four o'clock — tenemos que estar allí para las cuatro

can you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?

applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril

it'll be ready by the time you get back — estará listo para cuando regreses

by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia

by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...

by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras

by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...

by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...

to reduce sth by a third — reducir algo en una tercera parte

to rent a house by the month — alquilar una casa por meses

letters were arriving by the sackload — las cartas llegaban a montones

it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día

the thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones

surrounded by enemies — rodeado de enemigos

a painting by Picasso — un cuadro de Picasso

who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?

he had a daughter by his first wife — tuvo una hija con su primera mujer

by working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho

he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...

by my watch it's five o'clock — según mi reloj son las cinco

by my calculations — según mis cálculos

to call sth by its proper name — llamar algo por su nombre

if that's okay by you — si no tienes inconveniente

she missed the plane by a few minutes — perdió el avión por unos minutos

we beat them to Joe's house by five minutes — llegamos a casa de Joe cinco minutos antes que ellos

broader by a metre — un metro más ancho

she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano

it's too short by a metre — es un metro más corto de lo que tendría que ser

it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando

a room 3 metres by 4 — una habitación de 3 metros por 4

• by oneself — solo

he was all by himself — estaba solo

I did it all by myself — lo hice yo solo

don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no los dejes solos

north by northeast — nornordeste

south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste

I swear by Almighty God — juro por Dios Todopoderoso

a train hurtled by — pasó un tren a toda velocidad

you'll be sorry by and by — no tardarás en arrepentirte

by and by we heard voices — al poco rato oímos unas voces

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

to take a trick — fare un punto

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

to take a trick — fare un punto

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

to take a wife/husband — casarse

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

take your time! — ¡despacio!

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

to take notes — tomar apuntes

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...