forget in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for forget in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.forget <pres part forgetting, pt forgot, pp forgotten> [Am fərˈɡɛt, Brit fəˈɡɛt] VB trans

1.1. forget (fail to remember):

forget name/fact/person

olvidarse de

forget name/fact/person

olvidar

I hope I haven't forgotten anything

espero no haberme olvidado de nada or no haber olvidado nada or que no se me haya olvidado nada

I've forgotten what you said

se me ha olvidado lo que dijiste

I've forgotten what you said

me he olvidado de lo que dijiste

I was forgetting (that) you don't speak German

se me olvidaba que or me olvidaba de que no hablas alemán

it was a day never to be forgotten or a never-to-be-forgotten day

fue un día inolvidable

I never forget a face

nunca me olvido de una cara

I never forget a face

nunca se me olvida una cara

I never forget a face

soy buen fisonomista

I forget his name

no recuerdo cómo se llama

have you forgotten your manners?

¿qué modales son ésos?

we mustn't forget those less fortunate than ourselves

no debemos olvidar a or olvidarnos de quienes tienen menos que nosotros

she forgot me in her will

se olvidó de mí en su testamento

she never lets you forget (that) her son is a professor

está siempre recordándote que su hijo es catedrático

I'm your father and don't you forget it!

¡soy tu padre, que no se te olvide!

to forget to + infin don't forget to phone/write

no te olvides de llamar/escribir

to forget to + infin don't forget to phone/write

que no se te olvide llamar/escribir

surely you didn't forget to send her a card!

¡no te habrás olvidado de or no se te habrá olvidado mandarle una postal!

everyone received a gift, not forgetting the dog

todos recibieron un regalo, el perro incluido

1.2. forget (put out of one's mind):

forget person/disappointment/differences

olvidar

forget person/disappointment/differences

olvidarse de

if my wife asks you, forget I was here

si mi mujer te pregunta, tú no me has visto

forget who told you this, but …

yo no te he dicho nada ¿eh?, pero …

I owe you for the meal — forget it!

te debo la comida — ¡deja, deja!

I'm sorry — forget it!

perdóname — no es nada or no te preocupes

if it's money you want, (you can) forget it!

si es dinero lo que quieres, ya te puedes ir despidiendo de la idea

the play's abysmal: you can forget it!

la obra es pésima, ni te molestes (en ir)

1.3. forget <forgotten, pp >:

forgotten land/tribe/masterpiece

olvidado

2. forget (leave by mistake):

forget

olvidarse de

forget

olvidar

I forgot my passport

me olvidé del pasaporte

I forgot my passport

olvidé or se me olvidó el pasaporte

II.forget <pres part forgetting, pt forgot, pp forgotten> [Am fərˈɡɛt, Brit fəˈɡɛt] VB intr

where does she live? — I forget

¿dónde vive? — no me acuerdo or se me ha olvidado

to forget about sth

olvidarse or no acordarse de algo

you'd forgotten about the meeting, hadn't you?

te habías olvidado or no te habías acordado de la reunión ¿no?

I'd forget about it if I were you

yo que tú lo olvidaría or me olvidaría de ello

III.forget <pres part forgetting, pt forgot, pp forgotten> [Am fərˈɡɛt, Brit fəˈɡɛt] VB refl

to forget oneself

perder el control

forget-me-not [Am fərˈɡɛt mi ˌnɑt, Brit fəˈɡɛtmɪnɒt] N

forget-me-not

nomeolvides m or f

Translations for forget in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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miosotis

forget-me-not

nomeolvides

forget-me-not

una vivencia que no olvidaré jamás

an experience I shall never forget

olvidar

to forget

lo mejor es olvidar lo ocurrido

it's best to forget what happened

tienes que olvidarla

you have to forget her

olvidar

to forget

olvidar + infinit.

to forget to +  infinit.

no olvides las fotocopias

don't forget the photocopies

olvidarse de algo

to forget sth

lo mejor es olvidarse del asunto

the best thing to do is to forget the whole thing

olvidarse

to forget

olvidarse de algo

to forget sth

olvidarse de + infinit.

to forget to +  infinit.

siempre me olvido de echarle sal

I always forget to add salt

olvidarse

to forget

soy buen fisonomista

I never forget a face inf

olvídalo, no es más que un pobre desgraciado

forget about him, he's nobody

a ver si logras desenchufarte del trabajo

try to switch off and forget about work

tenemos que olvidar el pasado

we must forget the past

forget in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forget in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.forget [fəˈget, Am fɚ-] VB trans forgot, forgotten

1. forget (not remember):

forget

olvidar

to forget to do sth

olvidarse de hacer algo

to forget (that) ...

olvidar (que)...

2. forget (leave behind):

to forget sth

dejarse algo

to forget one's keys

dejarse las llaves

3. forget (stop thinking about):

to forget sth/sb

dejar de pensar en algo/alguien

to forget one's quarrels

olvidar las rencillas

to forget one's dignity

dejar la dignidad de uno a un lado

it's best forgotten

sería mejor olvidarlo

4. forget (give up):

to forget sth

dejar algo

forget it

olvídalo

Phrases:

to forget oneself (behave badly)

propasarse

II.forget [fəˈget, Am fɚ-] VB intr

1. forget (not remember):

forget

olvidarse

to forget about sth/sb

olvidarse de algo/alguien

to forget about doing sth

olvidarse de hacer algo

2. forget (stop thinking about):

to forget about sth/sb

dejar de pensar en algo/alguien

to forget about a plan

abandonar un plan

let's forget about it!

¡pelillos a la mar!

forget-me-not [fəˈgetminɒt, Am fɚˈgetminɑ:t] N

forget-me-not

nomeolvides f inv

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to forgive and forget

perdonar y olvidar

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nomeolvides

forget-me-not

olvidar

to forget

olvidarse

to forget

olvidarse de algo

to forget sth

¡pasemos la esponja! inf

let's forget about it!

enterrar en el olvido

to forget forever

perder la noción del tiempo

to completely forget about the time

este asunto no se me despinta

I can't forget what happened

te perdono los 20 euros

I'll forget about the 20 euros you owe me

forget Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I never forget a face

nunca olvido una cara

to forget one's quarrels

olvidar las rencillas

to forget one's dignity

dejar la dignidad de uno a un lado

to forget about sth/sb

olvidarse de algo/alguien

to forget about doing sth

olvidarse de hacer algo

to forget about sth/sb

dejar de pensar en algo/alguien

to forget about a plan

abandonar un plan

you won't forget to tell him, will you?

no te olvidarás decírselo, ¿verdad?

to completely forget about the time

perder la noción del tiempo

we must not forget that ...

no hay que olvidar que...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Forget all that election hoo-ha and feast your eyes on this beautiful image.

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She is very tall, with forget-me-not blue eyes.

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Forget about the future where we all walk around in silver unitards.

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The idea that he could forget three or four big cheques like this is either risible, or a matter for a neurosurgeon.

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Others take sedatives recreationally to relax and forget their worries.

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They are frequently treated as bedding plants, accompanied by other seasonal favourites such as wallflowers and forget-me-nots, flowering for one season before being discarded.

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Even at the time when death was staring at him, he did not forget the little kid.

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It features a butterfly to symbolise new life, with the forget-me-not showing donors will not be forgotten.

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Don't forget snow chains if you're driving to the resort.

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How can we be ever so ungrateful to forget your country's great contribution?

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