checking in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for checking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

checking account [Am ˈtʃɛkɪŋ əˌkaʊnt, Brit ˈtʃɛkɪŋ əˌkaʊnt] N Am

checking account

cuenta f corriente

I.check¹ [Am tʃɛk, Brit tʃɛk] VB trans

1. check (restrain):

check enemy advance

frenar

check anger/impulse/tears

contener

check anger/impulse/tears

controlar

2.1. check (inspect):

check passport/ticket

revisar

check passport/ticket

controlar

check passport/ticket

checar Mex

check machine/product

inspeccionar

check quality

controlar

check temperature/pressure/volume

comprobar

check temperature/pressure/volume

chequear

check temperature/pressure/volume

checar Mex

check emails

chequear

check emails

revisar

check emails

checar Mex

I'm just going to check my emails

solo voy a chequear mi correo electrónico

to check sth for sth check the material for flaws

compruebe or chequee que el material no tenga taras

to check sth for sth check the material for flaws

cheque que el material no tenga taras Mex

check your local branch for information

infórmese en su sucursal más cercana

2.2. check (verify):

check facts/information

comprobar

check facts/information

verificar

check facts/information

chequear

check facts/information

checar Mex

check accounts/bill

revisar

check accounts/bill

comprobar

let me check my diary/list

déjame chequearlo en mi agenda/lista

let me check my diary/list

déjame checarlo en mi agenda/lista Mex

check the meaning/spelling in the dictionary

verifica or comprueba el significado/la ortografía en el diccionario

to check sth against sth

cotejar or chequear algo con algo

he checked the copy against the original

cotejó or chequeó la copia con el original

check that it's closed

asegúrate de que or comprueba que esté cerrado

did you check when they're arriving?

¿confirmaste cuándo llegan?

did you check when they're arriving?

¿chequeaste cuándo llegan?

did you check when they're arriving?

¿checaste cuándo llegan? Mex

check whether the mail's arrived

mira a ver si ha llegado el correo

3. check (chess):

check

dar jaque (al rey)

4.1. check Am (deposit):

check (in cloakroom)

dejar en el guardarropa

check (in baggage office)

dejar en consigna

check (in baggage office)

depositar en consigna form

4.2. check Am (register) AVIAT:

check baggage

facturar

check baggage

chequear LatAm

5. check Am (mark):

check

marcar

check

hacer un tic en

check

hacer una palomita en Mex inf

check

poner un visto en Spain

II.check¹ [Am tʃɛk, Brit tʃɛk] VB intr

1. check (verify, make sure):

check

comprobar

check

verificar

check

chequear

check

checar Mex

just checking!

solo me quería asegurar

2. check (tally) Am:

to check with sth

coincidir or concordar con algo

3. check (stop):

check person/horse:

pararse de repente

check person/horse:

pararse en seco

III.check¹ [Am tʃɛk, Brit tʃɛk] N

1. check C (stop, restraint):

check

control m

check

freno m

to keep or hold sth/sb in check

controlar or contener algo/a alguien

to put a check on sth

frenar algo

to put a check to sth Am

impedir algo

checks and balances POL

mecanismos mpl de control y equilibrio de poderes

2.1. check C (inspection):

check (of passport, documents)

control m

check (of passport, documents)

revisión f

check (of work)

examen m

check (of work)

revisión f

check (of machine, product)

inspección f

to keep a check on sth/sb

controlar or vigilar algo/a alguien

2.2. check C (of facts, information):

check

verificación f

I'll have a check to see if there is enough

verificaré or veré si hay suficiente

3. check U (in chess):

check

jaque m

to be in check

estar en jaque

to put sb in check

darle jaque a alguien

4. check FIN:

Brit cheque

cheque m

Brit cheque

talón m Spain

to pay by check

pagar con cheque

to pay by check

pagar con talón Spain

a check for $50

un cheque de 50 dólares or por valor de 50 dólares

open/crossed cheque Brit

cheque al portador/cheque cruzado

blank check

cheque en blanco

(to give sb) a blank check

(darle a alguien) carta blanca

they gave me a blank check to do whatever I pleased

me dieron carta blanca para hacer lo que quisiera

5. check C (restaurant bill):

check Am

cuenta f

check Am

adición f RioPl

6. check C (receipt, counterfoil):

check

ticket m

check

resguardo m Spain

check

tiquete m Col

7. check C (tick):

check Am

marca f

check Am

tic m

check Am

visto m Spain

check Am

palomita f Mex inf

IV.check¹ [Am tʃɛk, Brit tʃɛk] INTERJ

1. check (in chess):

check

¡jaque!

2. check (expressing affirmation, confirmation) Am:

check inf

¡sí, señor!

I.check² [Am tʃɛk, Brit tʃɛk] N

1. check C or U (cloth):

check

tela f a cuadros

check

tela f de cuadros

2. check C (square):

check

cuadro m

II.check² [Am tʃɛk, Brit tʃɛk] ADJ attr

check jacket/shirt:

check

a cuadros

check

de cuadros

I.spot check [Am ˈspɑt ˌtʃɛk, Brit] N

spot check

control o inspección realizada al azar

spot checks on cars revealed that …

inspecciones realizadas al azar en varios vehículos revelaron que …

II.spot-check VB trans

police were spot-checking drivers at the frontier

en la frontera la policía estaba realizando controles al azar entre los automovilistas

check up VB [Am tʃɛk -, Brit tʃɛk -] (v + adv)

I'm not sure what time it arrives but I'll check up before leaving

no estoy seguro de la hora que llega pero lo confirmaré antes de salir

to check up (on sb/sth) he's been checking up on her expenses

le ha estado controlando los gastos

have you been checking up on me?

¿me has estado vigilando or espiando?

we checked up on him and found out he was lying

hicimos averiguaciones y comprobamos que mentía

I think there's a flight at 9, can you check up on that?

creo que hay un vuelo a las 9 ¿puedes averiguar si es así? or ¿puedes comprobarlo or confirmarlo?

security check N

1. security check (of person's identity):

security check

comprobación f de la identidad

2. security check (search of area, person):

security check

control m de seguridad

Translations for checking in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

corrección ortográfica

spell-checking

verificación

checking

verificación

checking

comprobación

checking

cuenta corriente

checking account Am

checking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for checking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

checking account N Am

checking account

cuenta f corriente

I.check [tʃek] N

1. check (inspection):

check

control m

security check

control de seguridad

to keep sth in check

mantener algo bajo control

2. check MED:

check

chequeo m

3. check (a look):

check

vistazo m

4. check (search for information):

check

verificación f

to run a check

realizar una inspección

5. check Am (deposit receipt):

check

resguardo m

6. check (textile):

check

tela f de cuadros

7. check GAMES:

check

jaque m

to be in check

estar en jaque

8. check Am (tick):

check

marca f

check

visto m

9. check Am:

check

cheque m

open check

cheque al portador

to make out a blank check

hacer un cheque en blanco

to make out a blank check fig

dar carta blanca

to pay by check

pagar con cheque

10. check Am, Scot (bill):

check

cuenta f

II.check [tʃek] ADJ

check

a cuadros

III.check [tʃek] VB trans

1. check (inspect for problems):

check

comprobar

check

chequear LatAm

2. check (prevent):

check

frenar

3. check (temporarily deposit):

check

dejar en consigna

check AVIAT

facturar

4. check GAMES:

check

dar jaque a

5. check Am (make a mark):

check

marcar

IV.check [tʃek] VB intr

1. check (examine):

check

revisar

2. check (ask):

check

consultar

3. check Am (be in accordance with):

check

coincidir

baggage check N Am

baggage check

documentación f del equipaje

double-check [ˌdʌblˈtʃek] VB trans

double-check

comprobar dos veces

system check N

system check

verificación f del sistema

check-in [ˈtʃekɪn] N

check-in

facturación f

check room N Am

1. check room (for coats):

check room

guardarropa m

2. check room (for luggage):

check room

consigna f

check off VB trans

check off

verificar (haciendo marcas)

check over VB

User Entry

to check sth over

revisar algo a fondo

Translations for checking in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

comprobación

checking

checking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep sth in check

mantener algo bajo control

to be in check

estar en jaque

to make out a blank check

hacer un cheque en blanco

to make out a blank check fig

dar carta blanca

to pay by check

pagar con cheque

to check out of a room

dejar libre una habitación

a check in the amount of ... Am

un cheque por valor de...

check the change they give you

mira bien el dinero que te devuelven

to check [or stem] the spread of the virus

frenar el avance del virus

to check [or stem] the spread of the disease

frenar los contagios

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pre-striping also facilitated spot-checking for dropouts on the video portion of the tape (usually seen as brief white horizontal dashes) before use.

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No more double-parking and checking to see if the parking attendant is coming -- they'll be hiding in the clouds now.

qz.com

Accounting for and paying for machine usage moved on from checking the wall clock to automatic logging by the computer.

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Here teams may perform the most basic of maintenance only checking and maintenance of tyre pressure and cleaning of debris from the vehicle.

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Since perforated tape at the time could record eight bits in one position, it also allowed for a parity bit for error checking if desired.

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It may or may not be possible to block, but capturing one of the checking pieces is insufficient to remove the threat.

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One can always test for nonlinear behavior by checking for a dependence of the resonance parameters on the driving voltage.

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They had a veterinarian pre-signing their interstate health certificates without checking the dogs.

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People can see for themselves the difference between a serving of poha and a whole wheat chapati by checking their own sugars.

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For instance, a bare encryption algorithm will provide no authentication mechanism, nor any explicit message integrity checking.

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