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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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claro1 (clara) ADJ

1. claro (luminoso):

claro (clara) cielo
bright
claro (clara) habitación
bright
claro (clara) habitación
light
el día amaneció claro
the day dawned bright and clear

2. claro (pálido):

claro (clara) color/verde/azul
light
claro (clara) color/verde/azul
pale
claro (clara) piel
fair
claro (clara) piel
white
tiene los ojos claros
she has blue/green/gray eyes
el típico sueco rubio y de ojos claros
the typical blue-eyed, blond Swede

3. claro:

claro (clara) salsa/sopa
thin
claro (clara) café/té
weak

4. claro agua/sonido:

claro (clara)
clear
habló con voz clara
she spoke in a clear voice

5. claro:

claro (clara) ideas/explicación/instrucciones
clear
claro (clara) situación/postura
clear
consiguieron una clara ventaja
they gained a clear advantage
tiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida
she is very clear o sure about what she wants out of life
tiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida
she knows exactly what she wants out of life
que quede bien claro que …
I want it to be quite clear that …
lo harás como yo te diga, ¿está claro?
you'll do it the way I say, is that clear o do I make myself clear?
quiero dejar (en) claro que … o que quede bien (en) claro que …
I want to make it very o quite clear that …
quiero dejar (en) claro que … o que quede bien (en) claro que …
let it be very o quite clear that …
a las claras no me lo dijo a las claras
she didn't tell me in so many words
a las claras no me lo dijo a las claras
she didn't tell me straight out
a las claras no me lo dijo a las claras
she didn't tell me right off Am
no seas cobarde y díselo a las claras
don't be a coward, tell her straight
llevarlo claro Spain inf (estar equivocado)
to be in for a shock o a disappointment
llevarlo claro (enfrentarse a algo difícil)
to have one's work cut out inf
pasar la noche en claro
to lie o be awake all night
sacar algo en claro de algo
to make sense of sth
¿tú sacaste algo en claro de lo que dijo?
did you manage to make any sense of what he said?

6. claro (evidente):

claro (clara)
clear
claro (clara)
obvious
hay pruebas claras de que miente
there is clear evidence that he is lying
está claro que ella es la culpable
it is clear o obvious that she is the culprit
está claro que ella es la culpable
she is clearly o obviously the culprit
… a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo
… unless, of course, he's lying

claro2 ADV

1. claro hablar/ver:

voy a hablarte claro
I'm not going to beat around o about the bush
voy a hablarte claro
I'm going to give it to you straight inf
ahora lo veo claro
I see it all clearly now
ahora lo veo claro
now I get it! inf
me lo dijo muy claro
he made it very o quite clear (to me)
claro y raspado Ven inf
straight
me lo dijo todo claro y raspado
he told me straight
me lo dijo todo claro y raspado
he didn't beat around o about the bush

2.1. claro modificador de una oración (en exclamaciones de asentimiento):

claro
of course!
¡claro que lo sabe!
of course she knows!
¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro!
would you like to see it? — yes, I'd love to!
¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro!
would you like to see it? — sure! inf
¿lo hizo? — ¡claro que no!
did he do it? — no, of course not! o no, of course he didn't!

2.2. claro modificador de una oración (como enlace):

claro
mind you
nadie le creyó, claro que conociéndolo no es de extrañar
nobody believed him. Mind you, knowing him it's not surprising
lo ayudó la madre — claro, así cualquiera
his mother helped him — well, of course anyone can do it like that
anda, díselo tú — claro, para que me eche a mí la bronca ¿no? iron
go on, you tell him — oh sure o oh fine o I see, so that way it's me he gets mad at, right? iron

claro3 N m

1. claro:

claro (en un bosque)
clearing
claro (en el pelo, la barba)
bald patch
había algunos claros en las gradas
there were a few empty spaces in the stand

2. claro METEO:

claro
sunny spell
claro
sunny period
claro
sunny interval

claro de luna N m

claro de luna
moonlight
el predominio de los tonos claros sobre los oscuros
the predominance of light shades over dark ones
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gappy hedge
con claros
glade
claro m
ice blue
azul claro adj inv
ice blue
azul m claro
shadowy organization/activities
con fines poco claros
undimmed
claro

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I. claro INTERJ

claro
of course

II. claro N m

1. claro (hueco):

claro
gap

2. claro (calvero):

claro
clearing

3. claro (calva):

claro
bald patch

III. claro ADV

claro
clearly

claro (-a) ADJ

1. claro (iluminado):

claro (-a)
bright
azul claro
light blue

2. claro (ilustre):

claro (-a)
famous

3. claro (evidente):

claro (-a)
clear
poner [o sacar] en claro
to clarify

4. claro (fino):

claro (-a)
thin
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clearing
claro m
pea green
verde m claro
pea green
verde claro
lucid
claro, -a
it is clear that...
está claro que...
glade
claro m (de un bosque)
that's a (dead) cert inf
eso está claro
to be touch and go whether ...
no estar claro si...
to talk turkey Am inf
hablar claro
in the PONS Dictionary
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claro (-a) [ˈkla·ro, -a] ADJ

1. claro (iluminado):

claro (-a)
bright
azul claro
light blue

2. claro (evidente):

claro (-a)
clear
poner [o sacar] en claro
to clarify

3. claro (fino):

claro (-a)
thin

I. claro [ˈkla·ro] INTERJ

claro
of course

II. claro [ˈkla·ro] N m

1. claro (hueco):

claro
gap

2. claro (calvero):

claro
clearing

III. claro [ˈkla·ro] ADV

claro
clearly
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Spanish
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clearing
claro m
pea green
verde m claro
pea green
verde claro
sunny intervals Can METEO
claros m pl
to be touch-and-go whether...
no estar claro si...
lucid
claro, -a
glade
claro m (de un bosque)
to talk turkey inf
hablar claro
undefined
no claro, -a

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

¡(claro) que sí!
of course!
sacar en claro (de)
to gather (from)
claro como la luz del día
crystal clear
it is crystal clear (that)
está más claro que el agua (que)
will you do that for me? — of course I will
¿harás eso por mí? — claro que sí
as plain as a pikestaff Brit
claro como la luz del día
moonshine
claro m de luna
glade
claro m (de un bosque)
to make little of sth
sacar poco en claro de algo
to be as plain as the nose on your face
estar más claro que el agua

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Tampoco es un día para sacar una vuelta rápida de la chistera pero sí para coger ritmo.
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Los chicles sin azúcar ayudan a evitar la caries dental al sacar de entre los dientes las bacterias.
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La oposición lloraba porque así no podía sacar a pasear fiscales.
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