Translations for come home to in the English»Spanish Dictionary

come home to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o) (strike, convince)

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it suddenly came home to him that she was going to die

de pronto se dio cuenta de que ella se iba a morir

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to come home from abroad

volver del extranjero

to get sth home to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

till or until the cows come home inf

hasta el día del juicio final

come to total:

ascender a form

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I.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] N

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1.2. home (of person) U or C (in wider sense):

New York's been my home since I was 12

he vivido en Nueva York desde que tenía 12 años

they made their home in Germany

se establecieron en Alemania

they made their home in Germany

fijaron su residencia en Alemania form

my family's home is in California

mi familia vive en California

I still think of England as home

para mí Inglaterra sigue siendo mi patria

those little touches that make a house a home

esos pequeños detalles que convierten una casa en un hogar

home sweet home

hogar dulce hogar

there's no place like home

como en casa no se está en ningún sitio

to leave home

have you heard from home?

¿te han escrito de tu casa (or país etc.)?

he lived/worked away from home for a year

vivió/trabajó fuera un año

those remarks were uncomfortably close to home

esos comentarios me (or le etc.) tocaban muy de cerca

a home away from home or Brit a home from home

una segunda casa

home is where the heart is

el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos

home is where he hangs his hat

no tiene raíces en ningún sitio

2.2. home C (of animal, plant):

home BOT, ZOOL

an owl had made its home in the barn

un búho se había instalado en el pajar

3.1. home (in house):

home

I'll be at home after six

estaré en casa después de las seis

if anybody calls, I'm not at home

si alguien llama, di que no estoy (en casa)

Mrs Jones is at home on Tuesdays

la sra Jones recibe los martes

she works and her husband stays at home

ella trabaja y su marido se ocupa de la casa

he's got problems at home

tiene problemas familiares

what's that when it's at home? inf

¿y eso con qué se come? inf

3.3. home (not abroad, in one's country):

his popularity at home

su popularidad en su país

people eat later at home

en mi país se come más tarde

at home and abroad

dentro y fuera del país

at home and abroad

aquí y en el extranjero

3.4. home (on own ground) SPORTS:

home

to be/play at home

Spain is at home to France

España juega en casa contra Francia

5.1. home SPORTS U (the finish):

home

we're not far from home now

ya nos estamos acercando a la meta

5.2. home SPORTS C (in baseball) → home plate

II.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADV

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1.1. home (where one lives):

home come/arrive

it's time to go home now

ya es hora de irse (or irnos etc.) a casa

I'll be home at five

estaré en casa a las cinco

he's bringing her home

la va a traer a casa

on the way home

de camino a casa

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a casa

to send sb home

mandar a alguien a casa

I had to send home for some dry clothes

tuve que mandar buscar ropa seca a casa

I haven't written home yet

todavía no he escrito a (mi) casa

nothing to write home about

nada del otro mundo

nothing to write home about

nada del otro jueves inf

2.1. home (to the finish) SPORTS:

the first horse/runner home

el primer caballo/corredor en llegar a la meta

2.2. home (successful):

to be home free or Brit home and dry

tener la victoria asegurada

3. home (to desired place):

he knocked the staples home with a hammer

clavó las grapas en su sitio con un martillo

there was a clunk as the bolt went home

se oyó un golpe sordo al encajar el cerrojo en su sitio

to get sth home to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

III.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADJ attr

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1. home:

home address/telephone number

home background/environment

home cooking/perm

give me your home number

dame el teléfono de tu casa or tu teléfono particular

home comforts

comodidades fpl

the risk of a home delivery MED

los riesgos de dar a luz en casa

two days' home leave

dos días de permiso

home visit (by doctor) Brit

visita f a domicilio

See also strike home, home plate, drive home, at home

strike home VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

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1. strike home blow/bullet/shell:

strike home

dar en el blanco

2. strike home criticism/remark:

strike home

dar en el blanco

home plate N

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drive home VB [Am draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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at home [ət ˈhəʊm] N

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recepción f (en casa)

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

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1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come

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

come and get it! inf

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

come

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

to come about sth

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

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

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

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

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

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

I.to scavenge for VB intr

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II.scavenge [Am ˈskævəndʒ, Brit ˈskavɪn(d)ʒ] VB trans

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rescatar (de la basura)

I.stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] N

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1.1. stint C (fixed amount, share):

I've done my stint for today

hoy ya he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba or lo que me correspondía

2. stint U:

without stint

without stint

sin restricciones

II.stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] VB trans

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III.to stint on VB intr

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to stint on

I.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VB trans

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1. surrender MIL:

surrender arms/town

surrender arms/town

2. surrender (hand over) form:

surrender document/ticket

3. surrender (relinquish):

surrender right/claim

II.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VB intr

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III.to surrender oneself to VB refl

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to surrender oneself to indulgence/idleness:

to surrender oneself to

dejarse vencer por

just surrender yourself to the music

déjate llevar por la música

just surrender yourself to the music

abandónate a la música

IV.surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] N U

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1. surrender (capitulation):

capitulación f

2. surrender (submission):

I call that a surrender to pressure from the right

para mí eso es claudicar ante las presiones de la derecha

in passionate surrender

en una entrega apasionada

3. surrender form (handing over):

surrender (of passport, document)

surrender (of rights)

surrender of property

cesión f de bienes

I.swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] N inf

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2. swipe (verbal attack):

II.swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] VB trans inf

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1. swipe (hit):

darle (un golpe) a

2. swipe (steal):

volarse Mex inf

3. swipe COMPUT:

pasar (por un lector electrónico)

III.to swipe at VB intr

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I.to tend to VB intr (attend to)

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II.tend² [Am tɛnd, Brit tɛnd] VB trans

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I.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] N

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1. tune C:

tune (melody)

tune (piece)

tune (piece)

I remember the tune, but not the words

me acuerdo de la música pero no de la letra

there's not much tune to his songs U

sus canciones no tienen mucha melodía or no son muy melódicas

I'm sick of hearing the same old tune

estoy harto de oír siempre la misma cantinela inf

to call the tune

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to dance to another tune

ponerse como una malva

to the tune of sth expenses to the tune of $500 a day

500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos de representación

to the tune of the Marseillaise

con la música de la Marsellesa

2. tune U (correct pitch):

to sing out of tune

to sing out of tune

to sing in tune

this string is in/out of tune

esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, a leader in tune with the people

un líder en sintonía con el pueblo

the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings

el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno

II.tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] VB trans

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1. tune MUS:

tune instrument

2. tune MOTOR:

tune engine

tune engine

III.to tune to VB intr RADIO TV

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to tune to station/wavelength:

sintonizar algo

I.content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] ADJ pred

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II.content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] VB trans

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III.to content oneself VB refl

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IV.content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] N U (contentment)

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content liter

contento m liter

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come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

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1. come (move towards):

come

to come towards sb

venir hacia alguien

3. come (arrive):

come

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

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

come

acabar LatAm

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

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2. home (family):

home

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

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1. home (one's place of residence):

to go/come home

ir/venir a casa

to take work home

llevarse trabajo a casa

2. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

conseguir que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

Phrases:

to be home and dry Brit, to be home and hosed Aus

tener la victoria asegurada

this is nothing to write home about

esto no es nada del otro mundo

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

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1. home (from own country):

home

I.to [tu:] PREP

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1. to (in direction of):

a

to go to France/Oxford

ir a Francia/Oxford

to go to town

to go to the dentist('s)

to go to the cinema/theatre

ir al cine/teatro

to go to bed

to go to the south

to go to the south

ir hacia el sur

to the left/right

a la izquierda/derecha

to fall to the ground

caerse al suelo

the path to the lake

el camino que lleva al lago

2. to (before):

a quarter to five

las cinco menos cuarto

5. to (towards):

to be kind/rude to sb

ser amable/grosero con alguien

10. to (causing):

much to my surprise

para mi sorpresa

11. to (by):

known to sb

conocido de [o por] alguien

12. to (matching):

the top to this jar

la tapa de este tarro

13. to (of):

the secretary to the boss

la secretaria del jefe

14. to (for purpose of):

Phrases:

that's all there is to it

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

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1. to (infinitive: not translated):

to do/walk/put

hacer/caminar/poner

2. to (in command):

I told him to eat

le dije que comiera

3. to (after interrogative words):

I know what to do

she didn't know how to say it

no sabía como decirlo

4. to (wishes):

he wants to listen

quiere escuchar

she wants to go

6. to (attitude):

she seems to enjoy it

parece que disfruta

to be honest ...

(dicho) sinceramente...

8. to (in consecutive acts):

I came back to find she had left Madrid

volví para descubrir que se había ido de Madrid

9. to (introducing a complement):

he wants me to tell him a story

quiere que le cuente un cuento

to be too tired to do sth

estar demasiado cansado para hacer algo

10. to (in general statements):

it is easy to do it

es fácil hacerlo

11. to (in ellipsis):

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

él no quiere comer, pero yo sí

III.to [tu:] ADV

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to push the door to

cerrar la puerta empujándola

come VB

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alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

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