cave in in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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cave [Am keɪv, Brit keɪv] N

IN → Indiana

I.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] PREP

1.1. in (indicating place, location):

in
en
in the drawer/kitchen
en el cajón/en la cocina
in Detroit/Japan
en Detroit/en (el) Japón
our friends in Detroit
nuestros amigos de Detroit
he's in a meeting
está en una reunión
he's in a meeting
está reunido
I've got something in my eye
tengo algo en el ojo
who's that in the photo?
¿quién es ese de la foto?
in here/there
aquí/allí dentro
in here/there
aquí/allí adentro esp LatAm
in life/business
en la vida/los negocios
to go out/lie in the sun
salir/tumbarse al sol
in the rain
bajo la lluvia
you can't go out in this weather
no puedes salir con este tiempo
he was sitting in the dark/shade
estaba sentado en la oscuridad or en lo oscuro/a or en la sombra
in the moonlight
a la luz de la luna

4.1. in (indicating manner):

in
en
in a low voice
en voz baja
in dollars
en dólares
in French
en francés
they sat in a circle
se sentaron en un círculo
in rows/groups
en filas/grupos
in twos
de dos en dos
in twos
de a dos LatAm
to break sth in two
partir algo en dos
cut it in half
córtalo por la mitad
they came in their thousands
vinieron miles y miles
to work in wood
trabajar con madera
to paint in oils
pintar al óleo
in bronze/silk
de or en bronce/seda
write in ink/pencil
escriba con tinta/lápiz
sonata in A minor
sonata en la menor

II.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADV in often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (close in, hand in, stand in, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (close, hand, stand, etc).

3. in (involved):

we were in on the planning stage
participamos en la planificación
we're doing the bank job tonight: are you in or not? inf
esta noche asaltamos el banco ¿te apuntas o no? inf
to be in for sth you're in for a thrashing!
¡la paliza que te espera or que te vas a llevar!
you're in for it now!
¡ahora sí que te va a caer una buena!
you don't know what you're in for!
¡no sabes la que te espera! inf
it looks like we're in for some rain
parece que va a llover
you're in for a big surprise
te vas a llevar una buena sorpresa
I'm in for the 100m
me he apuntado a los 100 metros
to be in on sth I wanted to be in on the deal
quería tener parte en el trato
she was in on it from the start
lo supo or estuvo al tanto desde el principio
to be in with sb he's in with a really bad crowd
anda en muy malas compañías
he's (well) in with the boss
es muy amigo del jefe

III.in [Am ɪn, Brit ɪn] ADJ

See also get in with

get in with VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

in. → inch(es)

cave in in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cave in in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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This resulted in some frozen product and a cave-in from snow on some of the greenhouses.
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The first cave-in was caused in 1704, and was followed by several others over the years.
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A cave-in traps the trio with only fifteen minutes worth of air.
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A cave-in, caused by a high ground water level, resulted in the loss of four lives.
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His water scooter explodes and causes a cave-in, forcing them to follow the river and search for a new way out.
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Due to the seriousness of the cave-in, the rescue party realizes that they may need explosives to blast a hole for a rescue.
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Where there has been a cave-in, a lot of wildlife is seen emerging from the grave.
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The song recounts the story of a miner trapped in a cave-in.
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This delays the capture long enough to enable the creature to create a cave-in (presumably to keep his family safe from the humans).
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An earthquake causes a cave-in that buries the two of them.
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