come about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for come about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.come <pt came, pp come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB intr

View verb table

1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come
venir
come here
ven (aquí)
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
to come to sb/sth tell her to come to me; I'll sort the matter out
dile que venga a hablar conmigo; yo lo arreglaré
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
ven a ver esto
come and get it! inf
¡a comer!

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
enseguida voy
to come about sth
venir por algo
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
we very much appreciate all your suggestions; keep them coming!
apreciamos muchísimo todas sus sugerencias ¡sigan haciéndolas llegar!

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

II.come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB trans Brit

View verb table

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

come about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

View verb table
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
All these changes have come about through democratic elections.
en.wikipedia.org
This term and friends with benefits are fairly recent, having come about within the past few decades.
en.wikipedia.org
This could come about if the reigning monarch exercised the monarchical power to have a chosen relative elected as heir during his or her reign.
en.wikipedia.org
Rather, brain, body and world are equally important factors in the explanation of how particular intelligent behaviours come about in practice.
en.wikipedia.org
It was the first such barge-based test, a necessity that had come about because the powerful thermonuclear devices completely obliterated the small islands following detonation.
en.wikipedia.org
When the opening ceremonies come about, he disappears and blends with the locals.
en.wikipedia.org
It had only come about because of an upswelling of private summonses, petitions, and public meetings.
en.wikipedia.org
His military career has come about more by accident than by any persistent decision.
en.wikipedia.org
This may have come about due to the destruction of the previous house, so making it a more imposing building.
en.wikipedia.org
He was sceptical that it would ever come about.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "come about" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular