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Translations for be-all and end-all in the English»Spanish Dictionary

be-all and end-all [Am ˈbiɔl ən ˌɛndɔl, Brit ˈbiːɔːl ən ˌɛndɔːl] N

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Translations for be-all and end-all in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.all [Am ɔl, Brit ɔːl] ADJ

1. all:

2.1. all (the greatest possible):

2.2. all (any):

II.all [Am ɔl, Brit ɔːl] PRON

1.1. all (everything):

1.2. all with superl:

2.1. all (everyone):

2.2. all with superl:

3. all:

4. all:

5.1. all in phrases:

5.2. all in phrases:

5.3. all in phrases:

5.4. all in phrases:

5.5. all in phrases:

III.all [Am ɔl, Brit ɔːl] ADV

1. all (completely):

2. all (each, apiece) SPORTS:

3.1. all in phrases:

3.2. all in phrases:

3.3. all in phrases:

3.4. all in phrases:

3.5. all in phrases:

IV.all [Am ɔl, Brit ɔːl] N

See also all out

I.all out ADV

II.all-out ADJ

I.end [Am ɛnd, Brit ɛnd] N

1.1. end (extremity):

1.2. end (part, side):

1.3. end (remaining part):

2.1. end (finish, close):

2.2. end (death, destruction):

2.3. end (outcome):

2.4. end inf:

3. end (purpose):

4.1. end (in football, tennis, netball):

4.2. end (in US football):

II.end [Am ɛnd, Brit ɛnd] VB trans

1. end (stop):

2. end (conclude):

III.end [Am ɛnd, Brit ɛnd] VB intr

See also deep end

deep end N

I.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB intr

2.1. be (followed by an adjective):

2.2. be (when giving one's marital status):

3.1. be (followed by a noun):

3.2. be (playing the role of):

4.1. be (when talking about mental and physical states):

4.2. be (when stating one's age):

4.3. be (when giving prices, measurements, weight):

5.1. be (to exist, to live):

5.2. be (in expressions of time):

5.3. be (to take place):

6. be (to be situated, to be present):

7.1. be (in perfect tenses):

7.2. be (in perfect tenses) Brit inf (used for emphasis):

II.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB impers

1.1. be (when talking about physical conditions, circumstances):

1.2. be (in expressions of time):

1.3. be (when talking about distance):

2.1. be (when introducing a person, an object):

2.2. be in conditional use:

III.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB aux

1.1. be (to describe action in progress):

1.2. be (to speak of future events):

2.1. be:

2.2. be (when describing a process):

3.1. be (to describe events with future reference):

3.2. be (when expressing possibility):

3.3. be (when expressing obligation):

4. be (in hypotheses):

and [Am ænd, (ə)n, Brit ənd, (ə)n, and] CONJ The usual translation of and, y, becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi, or y.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.