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I.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PREP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

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de a poco CSur

9. by (in compass directions):

north by northeast

nornor(d)este

II.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

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2. by (aside, in reserve):

I try and put a little money by each week

trato de ahorrar un poco de dinero cada semana

keep some food by, just in case

aparta or reserva algo de comida por si acaso

3. by (to sb's residence):

call or stop by on your way to work

pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

bye², 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

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bye

¡adiós!

bye

¡chao! esp LatAm inf

bye

¡chau! esp LatAm inf

bye¹ [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

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I.come <pt came, pp come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB intr

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1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come

venir

come here

ven (aquí)

come here, let me do it

ven, deja quadve lo hago yo

they must have seen us coming

deben de habernos visto venir

you could see the punchline coming a mile off

el final se veía venir de lejos

have you come far?

¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs

cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

we've come a long way since … (made much progress)

hemos avanzado mucho desde que …

we've come a long way since … (many things have happened)

ha llovido mucho desde que …

he came striding/running into the room

entró a grandes zancadas/corriendo en la habitación

don't come crying to me if you get hurt

no me vengas llorando si te haces daño

don't come to me with your problems!

¡no me vengas (a mí) con tus problemas!

you have to come to these problems with an open mind

tienes que enfocar estos problemas sin prejuicios

come (and) look at this

ven a ver esto

come and get it! inf

¡a comer!

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

come

venir

I'm having a party on Friday; can you come?

doy una fiesta el viernes; ¿puedes venir?

can I come with you?

¿puedo ir contigo?

can I come with you?

¿te puedo acompañar?

my mother comes to see me every week

mi madre viene a verme todas las semanas

we're going for a walk, are you coming (with us)?

vamos a dar un paseo ¿(te) vienes (con nosotros)?

to come as sth Sue's coming as a toreador

Sue va a venir (vestida) de torero

she came to London as US ambassador

vino a Londres como embajadora de los Estados Unidos

2.1. come (arrive):

what time are you coming?

¿a qué hora vas a venir?

leave? I've only just come!

¿irme? ¡si acabo de llegar!

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads

al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment

enseguida voy

to come about sth

venir por algo

I've come about the advert

he venido por lo del anuncio

Mrs Peabody, I've come about your son

Mrs Peabody, quisiera hablar con usted; se trata de su hijo

to come for sth/sb

venir a buscar algo/a alguien

to come for sth/sb

venir a por algo/alguien Spain

I've come for Daniel

vengo a buscar a Daniel

I've come for Daniel

vengo a por Daniel Spain

to come to + infin

venir a + infin

I'm going to enjoy this meal, if it ever comes

voy a disfrutar de esta comida, si algún día nos la sirven

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

Christmas comes but once a year

solo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming

ya llega la Navidad

spring came early this year

la primavera llegó temprano este año

this coming Friday

este viernes que viene

the time has come for us to part

ha llegado el momento de que nos separemos

her moment had come

le había llegado el momento

death comes to us all

la muerte nos llega a todos

the announcement came as a complete surprise

el anuncio fue una sorpresa total

it comes as no surprise that …

no es ninguna sorpresa que …

to take life as it comes

aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may

pase lo que pase

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

pronto es tu cumpleaños

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

tu cumpleaños ya está al caer

I have a raise coming

pronto me toca un aumento

she's got a surprise coming (to her)!

¡no sabe lo que le espera!

he had it coming (to him)

se lo tenía merecido

4. come (extend, reach):

come + adv compl

llegar

he comes no higher than my waist

no me llega (ni) a la cintura

the water only came up to our knees

el agua solo nos llegaba a las rodillas

6. come (be available, obtainable):

come + adv compl

venir

sugar comes in half-pound bags

el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

to come with sth these glasses came free with the dishwasher

estos vasos venían gratis con el lavaplatos

the car comes with the job

el coche te lo dan con el trabajo

it comes with instructions

viene con or trae instrucciones

these watches don't come cheap

estos relojes no son nada baratos

he's as silly as they come or they don't come any sillier than him

es de lo más tonto que hay

7.1. come + adv compl (in sequence, list, structure):

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo

Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

the violin solo comes somewhere in the third movement

el solo de violín es en el tercer movimiento

the verb comes at the end of the sentence

el verbo va al final de la frase

7.2. come + adv compl (in race, competition):

come

llegar

to come first/second/last

llegar el primero/segundo/último

to come top/bottom of the class

salir el primero/último de la clase

7.3. come + adv compl (be ranked):

come

estar

my children must come first

primero están mis hijos

8.2. come (reach certain state):

to come to + infin

llegar a + infin

how do you come to be here?

¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it

lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

9. come (have orgasm):

come inf

venirse sl

come inf

correrse Spain sl

come inf

acabar AmS sl

II.come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB trans Brit

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don't come the victim with me!

no te hagas la víctima conmigo

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te pases conmigo, chaval! inf

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te la jales conmigo, carnal! Mex vulg sl

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡menos prepo, che! RioPl inf

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I.come by VB trans insep

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1. come by:

come by

dar con

come by a problem

topar con

2. come by (obtain by chance):

come by

conseguir

II.come by VB intr

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come by

pasar (por)

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I expect they'll come by car

supongo que vendrán en coche

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I.by [baɪ] PREP

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7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

por suerte/error

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

jurar por Dios/algo

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

juzgar por las apariencias

all right by me inf

por mí, de acuerdo

II.by [baɪ] ADV

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1. by (near):

by

cerca

to put/lay sth by

poner/dejar algo a mano

2. by (in a while):

by and by

dentro de poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

pasar

Phrases:

by and large

en general

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

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1. come (move towards):

come

venir

to come towards sb

venir hacia alguien

3. come (arrive):

come

llegar

January comes before February

enero precede a febrero

the year to come

el próximo año

to come to an agreement

llegar a un acuerdo

to come to a decision

llegar a una decisión

to come home

volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue

socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third

ser primero/segundo/tercero

5. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent

hacerse el pobre niño inocente

7. come vulg (have an orgasm):

come

correrse

come

acabar LatAm

by PREP

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mediante

by discussion

mediante discusión

come VB

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to come to terms (with sb)

alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

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come by VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o) (get, acquire)

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I.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PREP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

1.1. by (not later than):

1.2. by (during, at):

2.1. by (at the side of, near to):

2.2. by (to hand) Am:

3.1. by (past):

3.2. by (via, through):

4. by (indicating agent, cause):

5.1. by (indicating means, method):

5.2. by (owing to, from):

6.1. by (according to):

6.2. by in interj phrases:

7.1. by (indicating rate):

7.2. by (indicating extent of difference):

7.3. by (indicating gradual progression):

8. by MATH:

9. by (in compass directions):

Phrases:

II.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

2. by (aside, in reserve):

3. by (to sb's residence):

4. by in phrases:

See also bye2, bye1

bye2, 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye1 [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

I.come <pt came, pp come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB intr

1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

2.1. come (arrive):

2.2. come:

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

3.2. come as prep:

3.3. come:

4. come (extend, reach):

5. come (be gained):

6. come (be available, obtainable):

7.1. come + adv compl (in sequence, list, structure):

7.2. come + adv compl (in race, competition):

7.3. come + adv compl (be ranked):

8.1. come (become) + adj compl:

8.2. come (reach certain state):

9. come (have orgasm):

10. come in phrases:

II.come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB trans Brit

come by in the PONS Dictionary

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I.come by VB trans insep

1. come by:

2. come by (obtain by chance):

II.come by VB intr

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Translations for come by in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

2. by (at):

3. by (during):

4. by (at the latest time):

5. by (cause):

6. by (through means of):

7. by (through):

8. by (under):

9. by (alone):

10. by (as promise to):

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

12. by (from the perspective of):

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (near):

2. by (in a while):

3. by (past):

Phrases:

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

1. come (move towards):

2. come (go):

See also bye², bye¹

bye², 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye¹ [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N