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at [Am æt, ət, Brit at, ət] PREP

1. at (indicating location, position):

at: en

she was waiting at the door/restaurant: estaba esperando en la puerta/el restaurante

at Daniel's: en casa de Daniel

at Daniel's: donde Daniel

at Daniel's: en lo de Daniel RioPl

I stayed at a hotel: me quedé en un hotel

we were at church: estábamos en la iglesia

to be at the table or form at table: estar sentados a la mesa

don't call me at the office: no me llames a la oficina

at the back or rear of the house: al fondo de la casa

who was at the wedding?: ¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where we're/they're/it's at inf I want some figures that'll tell us exactly where we're at: quiero cifras que nos digan exactamente cómo andamos

2. at (in email addresses):

at: arroba f

3. at (indicating direction):

to point at sth/sb: señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him: le apuntó con la pistola

look out, someone's shooting at us!: ¡cuidado, nos están disparando!

they were throwing stones at him: le estaban tirando piedras

he smiled at me/her: me/le sonrió

she was screaming at me to come back: me estaba gritando que volviera

he banged at the door with his fists: aporreó la puerta con los puños

4. at (indicating time):

at 6 o'clock: a las seis

you can't call at this time!: ¡no puedes llamar a esta hora or a estas horas!

at noon/nightfall: a mediodía/al anochecer

at Christmas: en Navidad

at Christmas: por Navidades Spain

at night: por la noche

at night: de noche

at this stage in the game: a esta altura del partido

at that very moment: en ese mismo momento

at a later date: más adelante

at a later date: en fecha posterior form

at the last count: en el último recuento

where did you go at lunchtime?: ¿dónde fuiste a la hora de comer?

at your age: a tu edad

he left home at the age of 20: se fue de casa a los 20 años

5.1. at (indicating state):

at a disadvantage: en desventaja

at war/peace: en guerra/paz

he wasn't at ease in her presence: no se sentía a gusto en su presencia

traffic in town is at a standstill: el tráfico de la ciudad está paralizado

at the mercy of the weather: a merced del tiempo

at your disposal/command: a su disposición/sus órdenes

5.2. at (occupied with):

people at work: gente trabajando

children at play: niños jugando

she's at dinner: está cenando

what are you at?: ¿qué haces?

what are you at?: ¿en qué andas? inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning: ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning: ha estado toda la mañana dale que te pego estudiando Spain inf

the neighbors are hard at it again!: ¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que dale!

the neighbors are hard at it again!: ¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que te pego! Spain

the children are at it again!: ¡los niños han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table: ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at sth I know she's been at my things: sé que ha estado hurgando en mis cosas

Joe's been at the brandy again: Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy inf

to be (on) at sb: darle la lata a alguien inf

his wife's been on at him to stop smoking: su mujer le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

6.1. at (with measurements, numbers, rates etc):

I'd put the crowd at 2, 000: yo diría que habría unas 2.000 personas

they sell them at around $80/at half price: las venden a alrededor de $80/a mitad de precio

three at a time: de tres en tres

we sold it at a higher price: lo vendimos más caro

at 80 mph/100 degrees: a 80 mph/100 grados

to do something at a run: hacer algo corriendo

at a trot: al trote

at high temperatures: a altas temperaturas

at a staggering seven foot two inches, she is the country's tallest woman athlete: con la asombrosa estatura de siete pies y dos pulgadas, es la atleta más alta del país

at a depth of 200m: a una profundidad de 200m

6.2. at (with superlative):

at worst I'll have to give up my job: lo peor que puede pasar es que tenga que dejar el trabajo

at the soonest: como muy pronto

at the latest: a más tardar

he was at his most amusing: estuvo más divertido que nunca or de lo más divertido

bureaucracy at its most exasperating: la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best: lo mejor de la cocina francesa

abstract art at its best: el arte abstracto en su expresión más depurada

7. at (because of):

he was surprised at the decision: le sorprendió la decisión

she smiled at their antics: sus travesuras le hicieron gracia

no one laughed at the joke: nadie se rió con el chiste

don't laugh at me!: ¡no te rías de mí!

they cried at the news: lloraron al enterarse de la noticia

they fled at the sound of footsteps: huyeron al oír pasos

I faint at the sight of blood: me desmayo al ver sangre or cuando veo sangre

at sb's request: a petición de alguien

at sb's request: a pedido de alguien LatAm

I did it at his insistence: lo hice porque él insistió

his spirits rose at the thought of …: se le levantaba el ánimo al pensar …

8. at (concerning):

she's good at her job: hace bien su trabajo

she's hopeless at anything practical: es absolutamente negada para las cosas prácticas

she's poor at French/Physics: no es muy buena en francés/física

he's terrible at making speeches: es un pésimo orador

I'm bad at organizing things: no sirvo para organizar cosas

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that: ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, se especializa en eso

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that: ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, para eso es mandado a hacer CSur

touch at VB [Am tətʃ -, Brit tʌtʃ -] (v + prep + o)

touch at port:

touch at: hacer escala en

tear at VB [Am tɛr -, Brit tɛː -] (v + prep + o)

1. tear at:

tear at (scratch): arañar

tear at (tear): rasgar

2. tear at (pull):

tear at wrapping/bandages: tirar de

tear at wrapping/bandages: jalar de LatAm excl CSur

drive at VB [Am draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] only in -ing form (v + prep + o) only in -ing form

drive at: querer decir

drive at: insinuar

what are you driving at?: ¿qué quieres decir?

what are you driving at?: ¿qué (es lo que) estás insinuando?

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

1. come at (attack):

she was coming at me with a knife: se me venía encima con un cuchillo

2. come at (get at, attain):

come at: llegar a

get at VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1.1. get at (gain access to):

the screw/wire is very hard to get at: es difícil llegar al tornillo/cable

don't let John get at the truffles!: ¡no somdejes que John se acerque a las trufas!

he can't get at the money until he's 18: no puede disponer del dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años

he can't get at the money until he's 18: no puede tocar el dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años inf

1.2. get at (ascertain):

get at facts/truth: establecer

2.1. get at (work on):

get at rust/damp/woodworm:: atacar

I can't wait to get at the new computer: estoy deseando poder usar la computadora nueva

moths had got at the jacket: las polillas habían picado la chaqueta

2.2. get at (influence, bribe) inf:

get at witness/member of jury: comprar inf

3. get at (nag, criticize) inf:

you're always getting at him: siempre te estás metiendo con él inf

you're always getting at him: siempre (te) la estás agarrando con él LatAm inf

I'm not getting at you, I merely said …: no te estoy criticando, simplemente dije …

she's always getting at me to buy her a diamond ring: me está siempre dando la lata para que le compre un anillo de brillantes inf

4. get at (hint at, mean) inf:

what are you getting at?: ¿qué quieres decir?

go at VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

he went at it as if his life depended on it: acometió la tarea como si le fuera la vida en ello

we'll just have to keep going at the problem until we find a solution: tendremos que seguir dándole al problema hasta encontrar una solución

no, no, you're going at it the wrong way: ¡que no, así no es como hay que hacerlo!

have at VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + prep + o) (attack)

have at: atacar

have at you! (in fencing) arch: ¡en guardia!

I. keep at VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + prep + o) (persevere with)

to keep at it: seguir dándole inf

you'll soon finish if you keep at it: si le sigues dando, acabarás pronto inf

keep at her until she agrees to come: sigue insistiéndole hasta que acceda a venir

you have to keep at them to get them to do anything: hay que estarles encima para que hagan algo

II. keep at VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + o + prep + o) (force to work)

I kept them (hard) at it all day: los tuve trabajando de firme todo el día

I kept them (hard) at it all day: no los dejé levantar cabeza en todo el día

look at VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + prep + o)

1. look at person/picture/diagram:

look at: mirar

my husband has never looked at another woman: mi marido no ha mirado nunca a otra mujer

he's not much to look at: muy atractivo no es

to look at her, you'd think she was really weak: tiene todo el aspecto de una persona débil

look at the time!: ¡mira qué hora es!

look at me for instance: mírame a mí, por ejemplo

he said he'd never marry, and look at him now!: ¡decía que no se casaría nunca y ahí lo tienes!

there's $50 missing — well, don't look at me!: faltan 50 dólares — bueno, a mí no me mires

2.1. look at (consider):

look at possibilities: considerar

look at possibilities: estudiar

we're looking at ways of increasing productivity: estamos considerando or estudiando cómo podemos aumentar la productividad

look at it from my point of view: míralo or considéralo desde mi punto de vista

it depends on how you look at it: depende de cómo lo mires

they wouldn't even look at my proposal: ni siquiera consideraron mi propuesta

the program looks at university life: el programa enfoca la vida universitaria

2.2. look at (contemplate) inf:

you're looking at $6, 000 at least to get the roof fixed: hay que pensar en or calcular 6.000 dólares como mínimo para hacer arreglar el techo

I'd say you were looking at 5 months: yo diría que hay que calcular unos cinco meses

3. look at (examine, check):

look at patient/arm/graze: examinar

look at patient/arm/graze: checar Mex

look at car/valve/pump: revisar

look at car/valve/pump: chequear

look at car/valve/pump: checar Mex

at¹ [ət] PREP

1. at (place):

at: en

at the dentist's: en el dentista

at home/school: en casa/la escuela

at the table/office: en la mesa/oficina

at the window: a la ventana

2. at (time):

at Easter: en Pascua

at night: por la noche

at once: en seguida

all at once: de repente

at present: en este momento

at the time: en el momento

at the same time: al mismo tiempo

at three o'clock: a las tres

while I am at it: mientras lo estoy haciendo

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb: reírse de alguien

to look/aim at sth/sb: mirar/apuntar a algo/alguien

to point at sb: señalar a alguien

to rush at sb/sth: abalanzarse sobre alguien/algo

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request: a petición de alguien

to be astonished/annoyed at sth: estar asombrado/molesto por algo

5. at (in amount of):

at all: para nada

to sell sth at £10 a kilo: vender algo a 10 libras el kilo

at 120 km/h: a 120 km/h

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst: en el mejor/peor de los casos

at first: al principio

at least: al menos

at war/peace: en guerra/paz

at 20: a los 20 (años)

I feel at ease: me siento tranquilo

to be at a loss: estar sin saber qué hacer

to be at lunch: estar en el almuerzo

a child at play: un niño jugando

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French: ser bueno/malo en francés

to be at an advantage: estar en ventaja

8. at (repeatedly do):

to be mad at sb: estar enfadado con alguien

to pull at sb's hair: tirar de los pelos a alguien

to tug at the rope: tirar de la cuerda

to be unhappy at sth: no estar feliz con algo

to wear at sb's nerves: poner los nervios de punta a alguien

Phrases:

at all: en realidad

did you know the film at all?: ¿conocías la película?

not at all!: ¡para nada!

not at all!: ¡en absoluto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks): ¡de nada!

nobody at all: nadie en absoluto

to hardly do sth at all: apenas hacer algo

at² [ɑ:t, æt] (in email address)

at: arroba f

drive at VB trans inf

drive at: insinuar

go at VB trans went, gone -es insep

1. go at (attack):

go at: acometer

go at: lanzarse sobre

2. go at (work hard):

to go at it: trabajar mucho

get at VB trans insep inf

1. get at (suggest):

get at: apuntar a

2. get at Aus, Brit (criticize):

get at: meterse con

3. get at (influence illegally):

get at: sobornar

4. get at (reach):

get at: llegar a

kick at VB trans

kick at: golpear

pick at VB trans insep

1. pick at (toy with):

pick at food: picotear

2. pick at:

pick at (handle): manosear

pick at (scratch): rascar

3. pick at (bother):

to pick at sb/sth: fastidiar a alguien/algo

jump at VB trans

jump at opportunity: no dejar escapar

jump at offer: aceptar con entusiasmo

stick at VB trans

stick at: seguir con

play at VB trans

1. play at (pretend):

to play at (being) sth: jugar a (ser) algo

2. play at (do for amusement):

to play at (being) sth: hacer como que (se es) algo

she is playing at being a student: hace como que estudia

3. play at pej (do):

what are you playing at?: ¿a qué viene esto?

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at: en

at the dentist's: en el dentista

at home/school: en casa/la escuela

at the table/office: en la mesa/oficina

at the window: a la ventana

2. at (time):

at Christmas: en Navidad

at night: por la noche

at once: enseguida

all at once: de repente

at present: en este momento

at the time: en el momento

at the same time: al mismo tiempo

at three o'clock: a las tres

while I am at it: mientras lo estoy haciendo

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb: reírse de alguien

to look/aim at sth/sb: mirar/apuntar a algo/alguien

to point at sb: señalar a alguien

to rush at sb/sth: abalanzarse sobre alguien/algo

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request: a petición de alguien

to be astonished/annoyed at sth: estar asombrado/molesto por algo

to be mad at sb: estar enfadado con alguien

to be unhappy at sth: no estar feliz con algo

5. at (in amount of):

at all: para nada

to sell sth at $10 a pound: vender algo a 10 dólares la libra

at 120 mph: a 120 m/h (193 km/h)

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst: en el mejor/peor de los casos

at first: al principio

at least: al menos

at war/peace: en guerra/paz

at 20: a los 20 (años)

I feel at ease: me siento tranquilo

to be at a loss: estar sin saber qué hacer

a child at play: un niño jugando

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French: ser bueno/malo en francés

to be at an advantage: estar en ventaja

8. at (repeatedly):

to pull at sb's hair: tirar de los pelos a alguien

to tug at the rope: tirar de la cuerda

to wear at sb's nerves: poner los nervios de punta a alguien

Phrases:

at all: en realidad

did you know the film at all?: ¿conocías la película?

not at all!: ¡para nada!

not at all!: ¡en absoluto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks): ¡de nada!

nobody at all: nadie en absoluto

at² [æt] (in email address)

at: arroba f

play at VB trans

1. play at (pretend):

to play at (being) sth: jugar a (ser) algo

2. play at (do for amusement):

to play at (being) sth: hacer como que (se es) algo

she is playing at being a student: hace como que estudia

3. play at pej (do):

what are you playing at?: ¿a qué viene esto?

rush at VB trans

rush at: precipitarse hacia

stick at VB trans

stick at: seguir con

at bat N (in baseball)

at bat: turno m de bateo

tear at VB trans

tear at: quitar precipitadamente

at sign N comput

at sign: arroba f

touch at VB intr NAUT

touch at: hacer escala en

at-will ADJ LAW

at-will contract, basis: que se puede rescindir sin previo aviso

at-will employee, employment: con un contrato que se puede rescindir sin previo aviso

Present
I	touch at
you	touch at
he/she/it	touches at
we	touch at
you	touch at
they	touch at

Past
I	touched at
you	touched at
he/she/it	touched at
we	touched at
you	touched at
they	touched at

Present Perfect
I	have	touched at
you	have	touched at
he/she/it	has	touched at
we	have	touched at
you	have	touched at
they	have	touched at

Past Perfect
I	had	touched at
you	had	touched at
he/she/it	had	touched at
we	had	touched at
you	had	touched at
they	had	touched at

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to be at loggerheads (with sb/over sth): estar en desacuerdo (con alguien/sobre algo)

he will no doubt come at Christmas: seguramente vendrá en Navidad

she has got a place at university: ha obtenido una plaza en la universidad

that doesn't float my boat at all ex: (a mí) eso no me pone nada

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