fro in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fro in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.to and fro [Am ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ, Brit ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ] ADV

to and fro

de un lado a otro

II.to and fro <pres part to-ing and fro-ing> [Am ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ, Brit ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ] VB intr Brit only in -ing form

we spent all day to-ing and fro-ing between home and the hospital

nos pasamos todo el día yendo y viniendo or en idas y venidas de casa al hospital

III.to and fro [Am ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ, Brit ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ] N no pl

to and fro

ir y venir m

IV.to and fro [Am ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ, Brit ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ] ADJ

to and fro

de un lado a otro

the to and fro swing of the pendulum

el vaivén del péndulo

to-ing and fro-ing <pl to-ings and fro-ings> [ˌtuːɪŋənˈfrəʊɪŋ] N U or C Brit inf

to-ing and fro-ing

idas fpl y venidas fpl

to-ing and fro-ing

ir y venir m

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he paced to and fro distractedly

andaba como un loco de un lado para otro

the buses shunt to and fro between the airport and the town

los autobuses van y vienen del aeropuerto a la ciudad

Translations for fro in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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del timbo al tambo

to and fro

trasiego

to-ing and fro-ing inf

el revoloteo de los niños en el parque

the children running to and fro o dashing around in the park

siempre está de la ceca a la meca

he's always rushing from one place to another o he's always to-ing and fro-ing

trasegar

to go to and fro

nos pasamos el día de acá para allá

we spent the whole day going to and fro o going from one place to another

fro in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fro in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fro [frəʊ, Am froʊ] ADV

to and fro

de un lado a otro

to and fro ADV

to and fro

de un lado a otro

to-ing and fro-ing <to-ings and fro-ings> [ˌtu:ɪŋənˈfrəʊɪŋ, Am -ˈfroʊ-] N no pl

to-ing and fro-ing

trajín m

Translations for fro in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tabalear

to rock to and fro

dar bordadas (una persona)

to move to and fro

columpiar

to swing (to and fro)

fro Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to and fro

de un lado a otro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Under the employers' instruction they run to and fro, not even concerned about their meals - whatever little comes to hand is consumed.

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This allows the swing to be pulled to and fro with salvage attached.

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The heart of highness will be cheering up seeing them rowing to and fro.

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On the verandahs outside, a tightly wedged mass of humanity surged to and fro, a large number remaining on the street outside.

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The girl, here moving to and fro in the spotlight... had a boyish build: slim hips, practically just the suggestion of a bust....

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City bus shuttles to and fro between town and railway station as per the train timings.

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Limber is a sixteenth-century word used in the dialectical sense to refer to a cart shaft, alluding to its to and fro motion.

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Contact with home was limited, and the restless travelling to and fro ceased altogether.

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Since everything was done by sending files to and fro.

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It tended to travel down the center of the track, swinging to and fro with slight vertical undulations.

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