spent in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

spent¹ [Am spɛnt, Brit spɛnt] pt & pt part spend

See also spend

I.spend <pt & pp spent> [Am spɛnd, Brit spɛnd] VB trans

1.1. spend money:

spend

gastar

to spend sth on sb/sth

gastar algo en alguien/algo

she doesn't mind spending $250 on a pair of shoes

no le importa gastar(se) 250 dólares en un par de zapatos

1.2. spend (expend):

to spend sth (on sth)

dedicarle algo a algo

to spend sth (on sth)

invertir algo en algo

they spent a lot of time and energy on the project

le dedicaron mucho tiempo y muchas energías al proyecto

they spent a lot of time and energy on the project

invirtieron mucho tiempo y muchas energías en el proyecto

she spent two months on that painting

(se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro

she spent two months on that painting

le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro

don't spend too long on each question

no le dediquen mucho tiempo a cada pregunta

spend your time wisely

emplea bien el tiempo

2. spend (pass):

spend period of time

pasar

where did you spend Christmas/your vacation?

¿dónde pasaste la Navidad/tus vacaciones?

I spent the morning working/shopping

(me) pasé la mañana trabajando/de compras

I spent five years as a salesman

(me) pasé cinco años trabajando como vendedor

3. spend (exhaust):

spend

agotar

the hurricane had spent its force/itself

el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza/se había extinguido

II.spend <pt & pp spent> [Am spɛnd, Brit spɛnd] VB intr

spend

gastar

spent² ADJ

1. spent (used):

spent cartridge/match/ammunition

usado

2. spent (exhausted):

as a painter she was spent at 50

como pintora estaba acabada a los cincuenta

the storm was spent

la tormenta había perdido or agotado su fuerza

this movement is already a spent force

este movimiento ya ha entrado en decadencia or ya ha perdido su vigor

well-spent <pred well spent> [wɛlˈspɛnt] ADJ

well-spent money

bien gastado

well-spent time

bien aprovechado

I.spend <pt & pp spent> [Am spɛnd, Brit spɛnd] VB trans

1.1. spend money:

spend

gastar

to spend sth on sb/sth

gastar algo en alguien/algo

she doesn't mind spending $250 on a pair of shoes

no le importa gastar(se) 250 dólares en un par de zapatos

1.2. spend (expend):

to spend sth (on sth)

dedicarle algo a algo

to spend sth (on sth)

invertir algo en algo

they spent a lot of time and energy on the project

le dedicaron mucho tiempo y muchas energías al proyecto

they spent a lot of time and energy on the project

invirtieron mucho tiempo y muchas energías en el proyecto

she spent two months on that painting

(se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro

she spent two months on that painting

le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro

don't spend too long on each question

no le dediquen mucho tiempo a cada pregunta

spend your time wisely

emplea bien el tiempo

2. spend (pass):

spend period of time

pasar

where did you spend Christmas/your vacation?

¿dónde pasaste la Navidad/tus vacaciones?

I spent the morning working/shopping

(me) pasé la mañana trabajando/de compras

I spent five years as a salesman

(me) pasé cinco años trabajando como vendedor

3. spend (exhaust):

spend

agotar

the hurricane had spent its force/itself

el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza/se había extinguido

II.spend <pt & pp spent> [Am spɛnd, Brit spɛnd] VB intr

spend

gastar

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he spent money recklessly

derrochaba or despilfarraba el dinero

they spent the day basking lazily in the sunshine

se pasaron el día tumbados perezosamente al sol or tumbados al sol sin hacer nada

Translations for spent in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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exangüe

spent liter

exánime

spent liter

se dio una semana de bartoleo

he spent the week lazing around

se dio una semana de bartoleo

he spent the week loafing around inf

estuvieron toda la tarde de palique

they spent the whole afternoon chatting o gabbing inf

spent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spent [spent] VB

spent pp, pt of spend

II.spent [spent] ADJ

1. spent (used):

spent

gastado, -a

to be a spent force

haber perdido su vigor

2. spent liter (very tired):

spent

agotado, -a

See also spend

I.spend [spend] VB trans spent, spent

1. spend money:

spend

gastar

2. spend time:

spend

pasar

to spend time (doing sth)

dedicar tiempo (a hacer algo)

3. spend (use up):

spend

agotar

II.spend [spend] VB intr

spend

gastar

I.spend [spend] VB trans spent, spent

1. spend money:

spend

gastar

2. spend time:

spend

pasar

to spend time (doing sth)

dedicar tiempo (a hacer algo)

3. spend (use up):

spend

agotar

II.spend [spend] VB intr

spend

gastar

Translations for spent in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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el preso estuvo 6 días incomunicado

the prisoner spent 6 days in solitary confinement

pernoctar

to spend the night

pasé mi infancia en ultramar

I spent my childhood in foreign parts [or overseas]

veranear en Ibiza

to spend the summer in Ibiza

estuvimos toda la tarde evocando nuestra niñez

we spent the whole afternoon remembering our childhood

gastar

to spend

gastar

to spend

gastarse

to spend

trasnochar (no dormir)

to spend a sleepless night

trasnochar

to spend the night

desembolsar (gastar)

to spend

spent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(time/money) well spent

(tiempo/dinero) bien gastado

to be a spent force

haber perdido su vigor

he/she spent the whole blessed day doing ...

se pasó todo el santo día haciendo...

I spent the whole afternoon with them

me estuve con ellos toda la tarde

I've spent the whole morning tidying though you'd never know it

me he pasado la mañana recogiendo, pero no me luce

I spent my childhood in foreign parts [or overseas]

pasé mi infancia en ultramar

the prisoner spent 6 days in solitary confinement

el preso estuvo 6 días incomunicado

we spent the whole afternoon remembering our childhood

estuvimos toda la tarde evocando nuestra niñez

to spend the whole day walking

estar pateando todo el día

to spend one's old age in Mallorca

pasar su vejez en Mallorca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She spent her remaining days teaching music and elocution.

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People lived and died in sight of the cotton mill in which they spent from 1416 hours of their daily lives.

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Once again he was charged with affray and criminal damage and spent time in psychiatric wards.

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There they spent almost two years studying political ideologies and guerrilla warfare.

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Receiving courtesies from wise and learned men is ample recompense for all the trouble and money spent on traveling.

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The 36-year-old street cleaner was arrested last year and spent nine months in a regime prison under suspicion of being a sniper.

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It spent 1.6 million of public money on the scheme, so a greater than tenfold return on investment was expected.

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He spent the rest of the decade as the club's full-back, although occasionally he would venture forward or play in the ruck.

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It was cut into pieces and spent on goods with close to equal buying power throughout the empire.

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The people in power dictate how things should sound and where the money is spent.

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