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Translations for come across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

come across (find)

encontrar(se)

come across (meet) person

encontrarse con

I'd never come across the word before

era la primera vez que oía/leía la palabra

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

1. come across (communicate, be communicated):

come across meaning:

ser comprendido

come across feelings:

transmitirse

he came across very well in the interview

hizo muy buena impresión en la entrevista

to come across as sth she came across as a very warm person

dio la impresión de ser una persona muy cálida

we do not wish to come across as uncaring

no queremos dar la impresión de que nos es indiferente

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 come across in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cruzar mar/desierto/puente

to come across

toparse con algo (encontrarse)

to come across sth

encontrar cartera/billete

to come across

encontrarse billete/cartera

to come across

Translations for come across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.across [Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs, Brit əˈkrɒs] ADV across often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come across, cut across, put across, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, cut, put, etc)

1. across (from one side to other):

the signal turned green and we walked across

se encendió la luz verde y cruzamos

the boatman ferried them across

el barquero los cruzó

she passed the photo across

me (or le etc.) pasó or alcanzó la foto

three down and four across

tres hacia abajo y cuatro a la derecha

seven across (crossword clue)

siete horizontal

2. across (on the other side):

across

del otro lado

they're already across

ya están del otro lado

she sat across from me

estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí

3. across (in width, diameter):

it is 20m across

tiene or mide 20m de ancho

if you measure them across …

si los mides a lo ancho …

diagonally across

transversalmente

diagonally across

en diagonal

II.across [Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs, Brit əˈkrɒs] PREP

1. across (from one side to other):

they ran across the road

cruzaron la calle corriendo

he shouted to her across the room

le gritó desde el otro lado de la habitación

he walked across the stage

atravesó or cruzó el escenario

we took the ferry across the bay

cruzamos la bahía en el ferry

they set up a barrier across the road

pusieron una barrera de lado a lado de la calle

I arranged the blanket across my legs

me tapé las piernas con la manta

opinions from across the political spectrum

opiniones provenientes de todo el espectro político

2. across (on the other side of):

they live just across the road

viven justo enfrente

he called to her from across the road

la llamó desde la acera de enfrente or desde el otro lado de la calle

the park across the river

el parque al otro lado del río

See also put across

I.put across VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] put over (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

put across idea/message:

put across

comunicar

to put sth across to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

how can I put it across to her that … ?

¿cómo puedo hacerle entender que … ?

she tries to put herself across as a liberated woman

quiere dar la impresión de que es una mujer liberada

she has the knack of putting herself across to people

sabe comunicarse con la gente

she puts herself across very well in an interview

sabe presentarse muy bien or causar muy buena impresión en una entrevista

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

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!

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

come

venir

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

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!

2.2. come:

to come and go

ir y venir

you can come and go as you please

puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going

está hecha un lío inf

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same

los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived

pasaron las tres y no llegaba

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

3.2. come as prep:

come

para

I'll be tired out come Friday

estaré agotado para el viernes

come the end of the crisis

para cuando salgamos de la crisis

3.3. come:

to come (in the future) as adv in years to come

en años venideros

to come (in the future) as adv in years to come

en el futuro

a taste of things to come

una muestra de lo que nos espera

and the best is yet to come

y todavía no ha pasado lo mejor

4. come (extend, reach):

come + adv compl

llegar

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

5. come (be gained):

it'll come, just keep practicing

ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando

fluency comes through practice

la fluidez se adquiere con la práctica

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a manejar no me fue or no me resultó fácil

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil Spain

6. come (be available, obtainable):

come + adv compl

venir

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

llegar

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

estar

my children must come first

primero están mis hijos

8.1. come (become) + adj compl:

it's come loose/unstuck

se ha aflojado/despegado

the bow has come undone

se ha desatado or deshecho el lazo

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

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

venirse sl

come inf

correrse Spain sl

come inf

acabar AmS sl

10. come in phrases:

come, come!

¡vamos, vamos!

come, come!

¡dale! CSur inf

come again? inf

¿qué

come again? inf

¿qué qué? LatAm inf

come again, I can't hear you

repite, que no te oigo

how come? inf

¿cómo?

how come you didn't know?

¿cómo es que no sabías?

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

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

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Translations for come across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.come across VB trans insep

come across

encontrarse con

come across

dar con

to come across a problem

topar con un problema

II.come across VB intr

1. come across (be evident):

come across

ser entendido

2. come across (create an impression):

come across

dar una imagen

Translations for come across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to come across sth

encontrar(se) algo

Translations for come across in the Spanish»English Dictionary

hallar (sin buscar)

to come across

topar (hallar: algo)

to come across

chocar con alguien

to come across sb

tropezar

to come across

acertar con algo

to come across sth

Translations for come across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] PREP

1. across (on other side of):

across

al otro lado de

just across the street

justo al otro lado de la calle

across from sb/sth

enfrente de alguien/algo

2. across (from one side to other):

across

a través de

to walk across the bridge

cruzar el puente andando

the bridge across the river

el puente que cruza el río

to go across the sea to France

ir a Francia cruzando el océano

Phrases:

across the board

general

across the board

global

II.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] ADV

1. across (in distance):

across

de un lado a otro

to run/swim across

cruzar corriendo/a nado

to be 2m across

tener 2 m de ancho

2. across (in contact with):

to come across sth

encontrar(se) algo

3. across (conveying meaning):

to get a point across

hacer entender una idea

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

1. come (move towards):

come

venir

to come towards sb

venir hacia alguien

2. come (go):

come

venirse

are you coming to the pub with us?

¿te vienes al pub con nosotros?

3. come (arrive):

come

llegar

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

volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue

socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third

ser primero/segundo/tercero

4. come (happen):

come

pasar

to come to pass

suceder

to come to pass

ocurrir

come what may

pase lo que pase

how come? inf

¿cómo es?

nothing came of it

todo quedó en nada

5. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent

hacerse el pobre niño inocente

6. come (become):

come

hacerse

come

llegar a

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

I like it as it comes

me gusta tal cual

to come open

abrirse

to come in red

haberlo en rojo

7. come vulg (have an orgasm):

come

correrse

come

acabar LatAm

Phrases:

come again? inf

¿cómo?

to come clean (about sth)

ser sincero (acerca de algo)

everything comes to him who waits prov

con paciencia y esperar se gana el cielo prov

don't come it (with me)!

¡(a mí) no me vengas con ésas!

to have it coming

tenerlo merecido

come VB

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to come to terms (with sb)

alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

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Also, the playback recordings were purposely recorded very dry (without reverberation) otherwise it would come across as too hollow sounding in large movie theatres.

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Because more women than men use health services, especially during pregnancy, they are more likely to come across unsterilized needles for injections.

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They easily come across politics and socio-economic problems in their search.

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He was also introduced to the pleasures of beer and the horrors of war that some of the older veterans had come across.

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The film is about three strangers who come across during their journey of life.

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In the process many hurdles come across them.

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Large number of people come across the city at this place.

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There is also a surviving element as the player can come across enemy creatures.

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Their designs come across as romantic and playful, but are also bold and dramatic.

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The player can choose to eat everything they come across on their path.

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