come upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

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

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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

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come upon in the PONS Dictionary

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upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

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The cup is already filling up, and if we do not change, a very great chastisement will come upon us.
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One day they come upon an old-style restaurant in an old-style house run by a family.
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However, early builders may have come upon mathematical proportions by accident.
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Immediately the soldiers knew they had come upon the youth they sought.
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The mark will come upon a game being conducted in a seemingly clandestine manner, perhaps with somebody looking out for police.
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They eventually come upon a nearby football game, and become thrilled as the prospect of speaking with everyone in the stadium.
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The eagle and his friends come upon the doves nest as she is singing to her children, and waiting for her mate to bring food.
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Here is an example: a woman who loves to play clarinet has come upon a hard piece of music.
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They come upon a large cottage nestled in the woods.
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Suddenly the travelers come upon a metallic giant with a hammer.
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