gjess in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gjess in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.guess [Am ɡɛs, Brit ɡɛs] N

you're allowed three guesses

tienes tres oportunidades de adivinar(lo)

have a guess!

¡a ver si adivinas!

my guess was almost correct

casi acierto con mis cálculos

it was just a wild guess

fue lo primero que se me vino a la cabeza

to make a lucky guess

acertar por or de casualidad

to make a lucky guess

atinar(le) por or de casualidad Mex

our best guess is that it'll take at least three months

calculamos que llevará por lo menos tres meses

your guess is as good as mine

quién sabe

your guess is as good as mine

vete tú a saber

what happens next is anybody's guess

vete tú a saber qué va a pasar

II.guess [Am ɡɛs, Brit ɡɛs] VB trans

1. guess (conjecture, estimate):

guess answer/total/name

adivinar

guess who she brought with her!

¡adivina a quién se trajo!

guess who!

adivina quién soy

guess who!

¿a que no sabes quién soy?

guess what!

¿sabes qué?

you'll never guess what he said

no te puedes imaginar lo que dijo

I can guess what's going through your mind

me imagino qué estarás pensando

I guessed that he weighed about 150 pounds

calculé que pesaría unas 150 libras

we're trying to guess their next move

estamos intentando adivinar qué harán ahora

I guess it to be about ten miles

calculo or me imagino que serán unas diez millas

they'd already guessed who was going to be appointed

ya se imaginaban a quién iban a nombrar

2. guess (suppose):

guess esp Am inf

suponer

I guess so

supongo (que sí)

I guess so

eso creo

I guess not

supongo que no

she can't have got the message, I guess

no debe haber recibido el recado, digo yo

III.guess [Am ɡɛs, Brit ɡɛs] VB intr

to guess right

acertar

to guess right

adivinar

to guess right

atinar(le) Mex

to guess wrong

equivocarse

how did you guess?

¿cómo adivinaste?

how did you guess?

¿cómo lo has adivinado? Spain

she likes to keep them guessing about her age

le gusta hacerse la interesante sobre su edad

he kept people guessing about his plans

los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes

to guess at sth we can only guess at her motives

solo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos

second-guess [Am ˌsɛkənd ˈɡɛs, Brit] VB trans

1. second-guess (criticize with hindsight):

second-guess

cuestionar a posteriori

2. second-guess (anticipate reaction):

second-guess Brit

anticiparse a

second-guess Brit

adelantarse a

I.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] ADJ

less comp of

less

menos

less sugar

menos azúcar

less and less money

cada vez menos dinero

of less importance

de menor importancia

no less a person than the Queen

nada menos que la Reina

no less a person than the Queen

ni más ni menos que la Reina

no less a person than the Queen

la mismísima Reina

St James the Less

Santiago el Menor

II.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] PRON

less comp of little

less

menos

he earns less than you

gana menos que tú

a sum of less than $1, 000

una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares

III.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] ADV

less comp of

less

menos

his last play is less amusing

su última obra es menos divertida or no es tan divertida

I see them less often than I'd like

los veo menos de lo que me gustaría

I see them less and less

los veo cada vez menos

the situation is no less serious than it was

la situación sigue siendo tan grave como antes

I was none the less grateful for it

no por ello te (or se etc.) lo agradecí menos

the less valuable of the two paintings

el menos valioso de los dos cuadros

the less you practise, the more difficult it becomes

cuanto menos practicas, más difícil te resulta

IV.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] PREP

less

menos

it's $156 less 10%

sale 156 dólares menos el 10%

See also little

I.little [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (small):

little

pequeño

little

chico esp LatAm

I don't like little dogs

no me gustan los perros pequeños

I don't like little dogs

no me gustan los perros chicos esp LatAm

a lovely little dog

un perrito precioso

what's in the little box?

¿qué hay en la caja pequeña?

what's in the little box?

¿qué hay en la caja chica? esp LatAm

what's in that little box?

¿qué hay en esa cajita?

would you like some more? — just a little piece

¿quieres más? — bueno, un pedacito or un trocito

a little old lady

una viejecita

sit down (for) a little while

siéntate un ratito

she is a little bit better

está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

1.2. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (young):

little

pequeño

little

chico esp LatAm

when I was little

cuando era pequeña or pequeñita

when I was little

cuando era chica or chiquita esp LatAm

what's your little sister/brother called?

¿cómo se llama tu hermanita/hermanito?

I didn't work while the children were little

yo no trabajaba cuando los niños eran pequeños

I didn't work while the children were little

yo no trabajaba cuando los niños eran chicos esp LatAm

1.3. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (insignificant):

little

pequeño

then there's the little matter of the missing million dollars iron

está también el pequeño detalle del millón de dólares que falta iron

these multinationals couldn't care less about the little man

para estas multinacionales el individuo no cuenta

1.4. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (expressing speaker's attitude) inf attr:

I know your little game!

¡ya te conozco el jueguito! inf

you poor little thing!

¡pobrecito!

I know a little man who can repair it for you

sé de alguien que te lo puede arreglar

I can't stand the little man

al tipo ese no lo aguanto inf

can I tempt you to a little something?

¿te puedo ofrecer alguna cosita?

2.1. little <comp less, superl least> (not much):

little

poco

there is very little bread/milk left

queda muy poco pan/muy poca leche

from what little information we have

por lo poco que sabemos

a television uses less electricity than a toaster

un televisor gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

in less time than it takes to boil an egg

en menos que canta un gallo

he had little talent and even less charm

tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

I have no less reason than you to be angry

tengo tantos motivos como tú para estar enfadado

less and less money is being spent on housing

cada vez se gasta menos dinero en vivienda

we've had a bit/lot less snow than you

aquí ha habido un poco menos de nieve/mucha menos nieve que allí

he has (the) least talent of all

es el que menos talento tiene

2.2. little <comp less, superl least>:

a little (some)

un poco de

there's a little wine left

queda un poco de vino

I know a little Spanish

sé un poco de español

with not a little sadness in her voice form

con no poca tristeza en la voz

II.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] PRON

1. little (not much):

little

poco / poca

there was little to do

había poco que hacer

there was little left to eat

quedaba poca comida

little of the original fresco remains

queda poco del fresco original

there is little to choose between them

hay poca or no hay mucha diferencia entre ellos

we see very little of him nowadays

lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns

lo poco que gana

from as little as $2, 000

a partir de tan solo 2.000 dólares

little by little

poco a poco

he's saying less than he knows

se está callando algo

he's saying less than he knows

no está diciendo todo lo que sabe

I get paid less than you

me pagan menos que a ti

a yard is less than a meter

una yarda es menos que un metro

in less than a year

en menos de un año

we could see less and less

veíamos cada vez menos

the less you do today, the more you'll have to do tomorrow

cuanto menos hagas hoy, más tendrás que hacer mañana

Jean earns (the) least of all

Jean es la que menos gana de todos

thank you very much — it's the least I could do

muchas gracias — es lo menos que podía hacer

the (very) least you can do is apologize

lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least

estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it

eso es lo de menos

Phrases:

a little (some)

un poco

a little (some)

algo

today she managed to eat a little

hoy ha podido comer algo or un poco

a little goes a long way

un poco rinde or cunde mucho

III.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADV

1. little (not much):

little

poco

he goes out very little

sale muy poco

his music is little known in this country

su música es poco conocida en este país

it is a little known fact that …

es un hecho poco conocido que …

you should worry less about the future

te tienes que preocupar menos por el futuro

she's never been less than fair with me

siempre ha sido justa conmigo

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success

la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

I like her (the) least

es la que menos me gusta

just when we were least expecting it

cuando menos lo esperábamos

2. little (hardly, not):

little did he know that she had already left

lo que menos se imaginaba era que ella ya se había ido

he's little better than a thief

es poco menos que un ladrón

my tiredness was less physical than mental

el cansancio que sentía era más bien mental que físico

no one likes him, least of all his brother

nadie lo quiere, y su hermano, menos que nadie

Phrases:

a little (somewhat)

un poco

this will hurt a little

te va a doler un poco

do you speak French? — a little

¿hablas francés? — algo or un poco

I'm feeling a little tired

estoy algo or un poco cansado

it needs a little more salt

necesita un poco más de sal

a little less noise, please

hagan menos ruido, por favor

won't you stay a little?

¿no te quieres quedar un ratito?

tress [Am trɛs, Brit trɛs] N liter

1. tress (lock of hair):

tress

mechón m

2. tress <tresses, pl > (hair):

tress liter

cabellera f liter

tress liter

cabellos mpl

wedding dress N

wedding dress

vestido m de novia

wedding dress

traje m de novia

cross-dress [ˌkrɔsˈdrɛs] VB intr

cross-dress

practicar el travestismo

dress circle N

dress circle

platea f alta

dress circle

primer piso m

dress-conscious [Am ˈdrɛsˌkɑn(t)ʃəs, Brit ˈdrɛskɒnʃəs] ADJ

dress-conscious

preocupado por la ropa

dress-down [ˈdresˈdaʊn] N

dress-down

ropa f informal

dress-down attr day

de ropa informal

dress designer N

dress designer

modisto m / modista f

gjess in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gjess in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.guess [ges] N

guess

conjetura f

a lucky guess

un acierto afortunado

to have a guess, to take a guess Am

adivinar

to make a wild guess

hacer una conjetura al azar

at a guess

por decir algo

your guess is as good as mine!

¡vaya Vd. a saber!

Phrases:

it's anybody's guess

¿quién sabe?

II.guess [ges] VB intr

1. guess (conjecture):

guess

conjeturar

to guess right/wrong

adivinar/equivocarse

guess what I'm doing now?

¿adivinas qué estoy haciendo ahora?

to guess that ...

imaginar que...

how did you guess?

¿cómo lo has adivinado?

2. guess Am:

guess (believe, suppose)

suponer

guess (suspect)

sospechar

I guess you're right

supongo que estás en lo cierto

III.guess [ges] VB trans

guess

adivinar

Phrases:

to keep sb guessing

tener a alguien en suspense

guess what?

¿sabes qué?

second-guess [ˌsekəndˈges] VB trans

second-guess

anticiparse a

I.dress [dres] -es N

dress

vestido m

strapless/sleeveless dress

vestido sin tirantes/sin mangas

evening dress for woman

vestido de noche

evening dress for man

traje m de etiqueta

II.dress [dres] -es VB intr

dress

vestirse

to dress in blue

vestir de azul

to dress smartly for sth

ponerse elegante para algo

III.dress [dres] -es VB trans

1. dress (put clothes on):

dress

vestir

2. dress FOOD:

dress greens, salad

aliñar

3. dress MED:

dress wound

vendar

4. dress (decorate):

dress

adornar

dress hair

peinar

to dress shop windows

decorar escaparates

IV.dress [dres] -es ADJ

dress

de gala

a dress suit

traje m de gala

I.less [les] comp of little ADJ

less (in degree, size)

menor

less (in quantity)

menos

sth of less value

algo de menor valor

less wine/nuts

menos vino/nueces

II.less [les] comp of little ADV

less

menos

to drink less

beber menos

to see sb less

ver menos a alguien

less than 10

menos de [o que] 10

to grow [or become] less

disminuir

not him, much [or still] less her

él no, y mucho menos ella

III.less [les] comp of little PRON

less

menos

less than ...

menos que...

less and less

cada vez menos

to have less than ...

tener menos que...

to cost less than ...

costar menos que...

the less you eat, the less you get fat

cuanto menos comas, menos gordo estarás

IV.less [les] comp of little PREP

less

menos

a month, less two days

un mes menos dos días

See also little

I.little [ˈlɪtl] ADJ

1. little (size, age):

little

pequeño, -a

a little old man/woman

un viejecito/una viejecita

the little ones inf

los niños

2. little (amount):

little

poco, -a

a little something

alguna cosita

a little bit (of sth)

un poco (de algo)

a little something

algo (de comida o de bebida)

little hope

pocas esperanzas

little by little

poco a poco

3. little (distance):

little

corto, -a

a little way

un camino corto

4. little (duration):

little

breve

for a little while

durante un ratito

to have a little word with sb

cruzar algunas palabras con alguien

II.little [ˈlɪtl] N

little

poco m

a little

un poco

to know little

saber poco

we see little of him

lo vemos poco

to have little to say

tener poco que decir

III.little [ˈlɪtl] ADV

little

poco

little less than ...

poco menos que...

little more than an hour

poco más de una hora

to make little of sth

sacar poco en claro de algo

evening dress N

evening dress

traje m de noche

to wear evening dress

ir de etiqueta

press campaign N

press campaign

campaña f de prensa

press photographer N

press photographer

reportero(-a) m (f) gráfico, -a

press-up [ˈpresʌp] N Brit SPORTS

press-up

flexión f de brazos

mess <-es> [mes] N

1. mess no pl:

mess (confusion)

confusión f

mess (disorganized state)

desorden m

to be in a mess things

estar revuelto

to be in a mess person

estar hecho un lío

to make a mess of sth

echar a perder algo

to make a mess of sth things

desordenar algo

2. mess no pl (trouble):

mess

lío m

mess

merengue m Arg

3. mess (dirt):

mess

suciedad f

4. mess no pl inf (animal excrement):

mess

caca f

5. mess (dining hall):

mess

comedor m

wedding dress N

wedding dress

traje m de novia