cobble together in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cobble together in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cobble together VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

cobble together meal

improvisar

cobble together essay/speech

redactar a las carreras inf

she cobbled a dress together in an afternoon

se hizo un vestido así como pudo en una tarde

we quickly cobbled together a letter of apology

a toda prisa escribimos una carta pidiendo disculpas

Translations for cobble together in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.together [Am təˈɡɛðər, Brit təˈɡɛðə] ADV together often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (band together, go together, piece together, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (band, go, piece, etc).

1. together (in each other's company):

they walked together for part of the way

caminaron juntos/juntas un trecho

we sat together in silence

estuvimos (todos/los dos) sentados en silencio

we left them alone together

los dejamos solos a los dos

we get on quite well together

nos llevamos bastante bien

now that we're all together again

ahora que estamos todos juntos or reunidos otra vez

they were separated for a while, but they're together again now

estuvieron separados un tiempo, pero ahora han vuelto a juntarse

these knives and forks don't all belong together

estos cuchillos y tenedores no son del mismo juego

they belong together

son el uno para el otro

2.1. together (in combination, collaboration):

let's write the letter together

escribamos juntos/juntas la carta

together, these two issues dominate the headlines

estos dos temas dominan conjuntamente los titulares

we must face this crisis together

debemos hacer frente a esta crisis unidos

pink and orange don't go together very well

el rosa no va or no pega muy bien con el naranja

2.2. together (at the same time):

together

juntos

let's all sing together

cantemos todos juntos

all together now!

¡todos (juntos or a la vez)!

we were at school together

fuimos compañeros de colegio

you have to push both buttons together

hay que pulsar los dos botones simultáneamente or a la vez

the two things happened together

las dos cosas ocurrieron al mismo tiempo

3. together (in, into contact):

we stuck the broken cup together again

pegamos la taza que se había roto

the planks are held together by nails

las tablas están clavadas entre sí

the pieces slot together

las piezas encajan unas en otras

I pulled the curtains together

cerré or corrí las cortinas

they were brought together by chance

el destino los unió

4.1. together (one with the other):

add the two figures together

suma las dos cantidades

4.2. together (without interruption):

together

seguidos

he can't concentrate for more than two minutes together

no puede concentrarse más de dos minutos seguidos

Phrases:

together with

junto con

II.together [Am təˈɡɛðər, Brit təˈɡɛðə] ADJ inf

together

centrado

together

equilibrado

See also put together, keep together, get together, come together

put together VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1.1. put together (assemble):

put together machine/piece of furniture

armar

put together machine/piece of furniture

montar

put together collection

reunir

1.2. put together:

put together (create) team

formar

put together documentary

realizar

put together documentary

producir

put together magazine

producir

put together meal

preparar

put together meal

hacer

put together (quickly)

improvisar

2. put together (combine):

put together

juntar

put together

reunir

the necklace cost more than everything else put together

el collar costó más que todo lo demás junto

I.keep together VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + adv)

1. keep together search party/group:

keep together

no separarse

2. keep together orchestra/oarsmen:

keep together

ir al unísono

II.keep together VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + o + adv)

keep together papers/objects:

keep together

mantener juntos

I.get together VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv)

1. get together (meet):

get together

reunirse

let's all get together for a drink sometime

a ver cuándo nos reunimos or juntamos para tomar algo

they got together to discuss the problem

se reunieron para tratar el problema

to get together with sb

reunirse con alguien

2. get together (join forces):

get together nations/unions:

unirse

why don't we get together to buy her a present?

¿por qué no le regalamos algo juntos?

3. get together (become couple, team):

get together inf

juntarse

II.get together VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (assemble)

get together people/documents/money

reunir

we're getting a band together

estamos formando un conjunto

get your things together, we're going

junta or recoge tus cosas que nos vamos

III.get together VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + adv)

1. get together (reconcile):

get together people/couple

reconciliar

2. get together (sort out, make effective) inf:

get together life

poner en orden

if we could get our technique together …

si pudiéramos perfeccionar nuestra técnica …

they seem to have got themselves together at last

parece que por fin se han organizado

to get it together as a journalist, he never managed to get it together

nunca llegó a ser un buen periodista

I can't get it together to organize the vacation

no consigo organizarme para arreglar lo de las vacaciones

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

1. come together group/people:

come together

reunirse

2. come together plan/idea:

come together

cuajar

it's all coming together for the party

le está empezando a ir bien al partido

cobble¹ [Am ˈkɑbəl, Brit ˈkɒb(ə)l] N

cobble

adoquín m

cobble² VB trans

1. cobble shoe:

cobble

arreglar

2. cobble <cobbled, pp >:

cobbled street

adoquinado

cobble together in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cobble together in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cobble together VB trans

cobble together

improvisar

Translations for cobble together in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.together [təˈgeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADV

1. together (jointly):

together

juntos

together

juntas

all together

todos juntos

all together

todas juntas

together with sb/sth

junto con alguien/algo

to live together

vivir juntos

to get together

juntarse

to get it together inf

organizarse

2. together (at the same time):

together

a un tiempo

together

a la vez

II.together [təˈgeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ inf

together

equilibrado, -a

I.cobble¹ [ˈkɒbl, Am ˈkɑ:bl] N

cobble

adoquín m

II.cobble¹ [ˈkɒbl, Am ˈkɑ:bl] VB trans

cobble

adoquinar

cobble² [ˈkɒbl, Am ˈkɑ:bl] VB trans (repair)

cobble

remendar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Luckily, the club was able to cobble together a number of outfits and decided that a shortened programme was better than no programme at all.

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It took another six years to cobble together the financing.

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Everything else, you can find or cobble together.

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Soon, however, he began a second career as an amateur conservationist, using his money and energies to cobble together parcels of land for two new state parks.

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I wanted to cobble together my own career.

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Both parties have depended on regional allies to cobble together parliamentary majorities.

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But it's not enough just to trot out legions of minions and cobble together a plot.

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Private equity firms had to cobble together financing made up of bank loans and mezzanine debt, often with higher equity contributions than had been seen.

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But also to cobble together primitive beds.

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They only just barely managed to cobble together a financial deal to get that vital book published.

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