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came [Am keɪm, Brit keɪm] past come

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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.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

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

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I.come over VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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1. come over (to sb's home):

telephone me or, better still, come over

llámame o, mejor aún, pásate por casa or ven a casa

2. come over (from overseas):

3. come over (change sides, opinions):

she came over to our side

se pasó a nuestro bando

he'll soon come over to our way of thinking

ya se va a convencer de que tenemos razón

4. come over (have sudden feeling):

to come over faint

he came over all shivery

de repente le dieron escalofríos

5. come over → come across

II.come over VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o) (affect, afflict)

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

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II.come across VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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2. come across (cooperate) esp Am inf:

to come across (with sth) he didn't come across with the information

no nos pasó la información

come apart VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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1. come apart (fall apart):

it came apart in my hands

se me deshizo en las manos

2. come apart (have detachable parts):

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

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2. come of → come from

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

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1.2. come from (be descended from):

come from family/line

2. come from (result from):

come away VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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1.2. come away (on vacation):

come down VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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1.1. come down (descend):

1.2. come down (reach):

her hair came down to her waist

el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura

3.1. come down (from the north):

Jack's coming down for Christmas

Jack va a venir a pasar la Navidad aquí

3.2. come down (from university) Brit:

I came down in 1978

me licencié en 1978

5. come down (from drug):

6. come down (be passed down, inherited):

the ring came down to her from her mother

heredó el anillo de su madre

few works have come down to us from that period

nos han llegado pocas obras de ese período

7. come down (deal with):

to come down on sb/sth the firm comes down severely on absenteeism

la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura

I.come around VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -], Brit also come round VB (v + prep + o) (turn)

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come around bend

come around corner

II.come around VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -], Brit also come round VB (v + adv)

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1. come around (visit):

come around esp Brit

you should come around and see us more often

¿por qué no vienes a vernos más a menudo?

2. come around (recover consciousness):

come around

3. come around (change mind):

he'll come around eventually

ya se va a convencer

to come around to sb's point of view

aceptar el punto de vista de alguien

4. come around (recover from bad mood):

let him sulk for a while, he'll soon come around

que refunfuñe un rato, ya se le pasará

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

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2. come across (cooperate) esp Am inf:

to come across (with sth) he didn't come across with the information

no nos pasó la información

Translations for came in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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came [keɪm] VB intr

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came pt of come

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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

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

come away VB intr

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1. come away (leave):

2. come away (become detached):

to come away from sth

desprenderse de algo

come round VB intr

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1. come round (change one's mind):

cambiar de opinión

to come round to sb's point of view

adoptar el punto de vista de alguien

2. come round MED:

3. come round (visit sb's home):

4. come round (arrive):

come round a holiday, letter

I.come to VB trans insep

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2. come to (amount to):

II.come to VB intr MED

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come-uppance [kʌmˈʌpənts] N

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come up VB intr

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1. come up (be mentioned):

2. come up (happen):

come along VB intr

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1. come along (hurry):

come along!

2. come along (go too):

3. come along (progressing):

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to come to terms (with sb)

alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

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come along (appear) intr

come along (appear) intr

at the moment when he came

en el momento en que vino

it was a week before he came

pasó una semana antes de que llegara

one of my buttons came off

se me saltó un botón

I came back on the motorway

he vuelto por la autopista

his/her cry came from deep within

el grito le salió de muy adentro

he came off worse in the fight

salió malparado de la pelea

more than eight hundred people came

vinieron más de ochocientas personas

the light came flooding through the window

por la ventana entra la luz a raudales

his band [or drove] of friends came along with him

con él llegó toda su recua de amigos inf

they came pouring out of the stadium

salieron en tropel del estadio

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