driver's seat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for driver's seat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

driver's seat N

driver's seat

asiento m del conductor

to be in the driver's seat

estar al frente

to be in the driver's seat

llevar las riendas

Translations for driver's seat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

attr back-seat driver

pasajero que importuna al conductor con sus indicaciones

Translations for driver's seat in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pescante

driver's seat

Translations for driver's seat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.seat [Am sit, Brit siːt] N

1. seat:

seat (place to sit)

asiento m

seat (on bicycle)

asiento m

seat (on bicycle)

sillín m

seat (in theater)

asiento m

seat (in theater)

butaca f

please have or take a seat

tome asiento, por favor form

please have or take a seat

siéntese, por favor

please take your seats for dinner

pasen a la mesa, por favor

I took a seat at the back

me senté en el fondo

I had a window seat

me tocó un asiento junto a la ventanilla

I've got two seats for tonight's performance

tengo dos entradas para la función de esta noche

there aren't any seats left (in cinema)

no quedan localidades

there aren't any seats left (in bus)

no quedan asientos

he kindly gave me his seat

muy amablemente me cedió el asiento

can you keep my seat for me?

¿me guardas el lugar or el asiento?

to take a back seat

mantenerse al margen

to take a back seat

dejar que otros asuman las responsabilidades (or tomen las decisiones etc.)

2.1. seat (of chair):

seat

asiento m

2.2. seat (of garment):

seat

fondillos mpl

seat

fundillos mpl AmS

to fly by the seat of one's pants

dejarse guiar por el instinto

2.3. seat (buttocks):

seat euph

trasero m inf

2.4. seat (of rider):

to have a good seat

montar bien

to lose one's seat

caerse del caballo

3.1. seat POL:

seat

escaño m

seat

banca f RioPl

seat

curul m Col

the Republicans won/lost the seat

los republicanos obtuvieron/perdieron el escaño (or la banca etc.)

to have a seat on a committee

ser miembro de una comisión

3.2. seat (constituency):

seat Brit

distrito m electoral

4.1. seat (center):

seat

sede f

the seat of government

la sede del gobierno

universities and other seats of learning

las universidades y otros centros de enseñanza

universities and other seats of learning

las universidades y otros templos del saber liter

4.2. seat (of family):

seat

residencia f

seat

casa f solariega

II.seat [Am sit, Brit siːt] VB trans

1.1. seat child:

seat

sentar

the usher will seat you

el acomodador le indicará su asiento

please be seated form

tomen asiento, por favor form

to remain seated

permanecer sentado

to seat oneself form

tomar asiento form

to seat oneself form

sentarse

1.2. seat (have room for):

seat auditorium:

tener cabida para

seat auditorium:

tener capacidad para

how many does the bus seat?

¿cuántas plazas or cuántos asientos tiene el autobús?

this table seats 6

en esta mesa caben seis personas

2.1. seat (locate) usu pass:

a concept deeply seated in the national psyche

un concepto muy arraigado en la idiosincracia nacional

2.2. seat (fit, fix):

seat

asentar

III.seat [Am sit, Brit siːt] VB intr Brit

seat trousers/skirt:

seat

hacer bolsa (en los fondillos)

driver [Am ˈdraɪvər, Brit ˈdrʌɪvə] N

1. driver:

driver (of car, truck, bus)

conductor m / conductora f

driver (of car, truck, bus)

chofer mf

driver (of car, truck, bus)

chófer mf Spain

driver (of racing car)

piloto mf

driver (of carriage)

cochero m

driver (of cart)

carretero m

driver (of train) Brit

maquinista mf

cab driver

taxista mf

drivers are asked to avoid this area

se ruega a los automovilistas que eviten circular por esta zona

she's a good driver

maneja bien

she's a good driver

conduce bien Spain

2. driver (in golf club):

driver

madera f número 1

3. driver COMPUT:

driver

driver m

4. driver (agent, cause):

driver

propulsor m / propulsora f

the drivers of change

los propulsores de cambio

driver's seat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for driver's seat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be in the driver's seat fig

llevar las riendas de algo

Translations for driver's seat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

driver [ˈdraɪvəʳ, Am -vɚ] N

1. driver AUTO:

driver

conductor(a) m (f)

truck driver

camionero(-a) m (f)

taxi driver

taxista mf

driver's license Am

carné m de conducir

driver's license Am

brevete m Peru

to be in the driver's seat fig

llevar las riendas de algo

2. driver COMPUT:

driver

driver m

I.seat [si:t] N

1. seat:

seat (furniture)

asiento m

seat (on a bicycle)

sillín m

seat (in theatre)

butaca f

seat (in a car, bus)

plaza f

back seat

asiento trasero

is this seat free/taken?

¿está libre/ocupado este asiento?

to keep a seat for sb

guardar el asiento a alguien

to take one's seat

sentarse

2. seat (ticket):

seat

entrada f

to book a seat

reservar una entrada

3. seat no pl (part):

seat of chair

asiento m

seat of trousers

fondillos m pl

4. seat (buttocks):

seat

trasero m inf

5. seat POL:

seat

escaño m

seat

banca f Arg, Par, Urug

to win/lose a seat

ganar/perder un escaño

6. seat (centre):

seat

sede f

seat of learning form

centro m de enseñanza

7. seat (country residence):

seat

casa f solariega

8. seat (riding style):

to have a good seat

montar bien

Phrases:

to fly by the seat of one's pants

dejarse guiar por el instinto

II.seat [si:t] VB trans

1. seat (place on a seat):

seat

sentar

to seat oneself form

tomar asiento

to seat oneself (offer a seat to)

colocar

2. seat (have enough seats for):

seat

tener cabida para

the bus seats 20

el autobús tiene 20 plazas

3. seat ARCHIT, TECH:

seat

asentar

seat N

User Entry

to fly by the seat of one's pants (to improvise) coll

improvisar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is an emergency hatch under the driver's seat.

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The system put the front axle and prop shaft into the gas-saving freewheeling mode from the driver's seat.

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Driver's protection, particularly against mine explosions, is enhanced by suspending the driver's seat from the hull roof.

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Parking became a little easier now that the rear corners of the car were visible from the driver's seat.

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However, the interior is designed so that the passenger seat can slide farther forward than the driver's seat.

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Gig carts are constructed with the driver's seat sitting higher than the level of the shafts.

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The driver's seat and the motor were part of one unit, mounted with wheels upon the interior rails of the outer hoop.

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The driver will now have to check the traffic light behind them, which is often impossible from the viewing angle of a driver's seat.

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The interior is not symmetrical: the driver's seat is slightly larger than the front passenger seat.

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He continued stating, the climate is warming and humans are now in the driver's seat.

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