habits in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for habits in the English»Spanish Dictionary

habit [Am ˈhæbət, Brit ˈhabɪt] N

1.1. habit C:

habit (usual piece of behavior)

costumbre f

habit (usual piece of behavior)

hábito m

habit (bad)

vicio m

habit (bad)

mala costumbre f

habit (bad)

mal hábito m

to have revolting habits

tener muy malos modales

eating habits

hábitos alimenticios

as was her habit

como tenía por costumbre

to fall into bad habits

adquirir malas costumbres

to break or cure a habit

perder or quitarse una (mala) costumbre

his habit of always interrupting

su (mala) costumbre de interrumpir todo el tiempo

to be in the habit of -ing

acostumbrar +  infin

to be in the habit of -ing

tener por costumbre +  infin

to make a habit of -ing

adoptar la costumbre de +  infin

don't make a habit of it

que no se repita

to have a habit of -ing

tener la manía de +  infin

to get sb into the habit of -ing

acostumbrar a alguien a  +  infin

to get oneself into the habit of -ing

acostumbrarse a +  infin

to get sb/oneself out of the habit of -ing

quitarle a alguien/quitarse la costumbre de +  infin

1.2. habit U (customary behavior):

habit

costumbre f

force of habit

fuerza f de la costumbre

out of sheer habit

por pura costumbre

1.3. habit U (dependence on nicotine, drugs):

the habit inf

el vicio

to break or kick the habit

dejar el vicio

he now has a $100-a-day habit

ahora el vicio le cuesta 100 dólares diarios

to be off the habit Am inf

haber dejado la droga

2. habit C FASHION:

habit

hábito m

a monk's/nun's habit

un hábito de monje/monja

habit-forming [Am ˈhæbət ˌfɔrmɪŋ, Brit ˈhabɪtfɔːmɪŋ] ADJ

habit-forming drug:

habit-forming

que crea hábito

habit-forming

que crea dependencia

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forsake pleasure/habits

renunciar a

dietary laws/habits

alimenticio

clean-living habits

de persona decente

spendthrift policies/habits

de despilfarro

spendthrift policies/habits

de derroche

vulpine creature/habits/diet

vulpino form

settled habits/life

ordenado

Translations for habits in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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es austero en el comer

he is frugal in his eating habits

extranjerizarse

to acquire foreign habits

se había extranjerizado durante su estancia en París

he had picked up foreign habits during his time in Paris

habits in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for habits in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eating habits N pl

eating habits

hábitos m pl alimenticios

habit [ˈhæbɪt] N

1. habit (customary practice):

habit

hábito m

habit

costumbre f

to be in the habit of doing sth

tener por costumbre hacer algo

by sheer force of habit

por pura costumbre

to do sth out of habit

hacer algo por costumbre

to get into the habit (of doing sth)

acostumbrarse (a hacer algo)

to get out of the habit of doing sth

perder la costumbre de hacer algo

a bad habit

una mala costumbre

to break a habit

quitarse una costumbre

don't make a habit of it

no lo hagas por costumbre

2. habit (dress):

habit

hábito m

riding habit

traje m de montar

3. habit (addiction):

habit

adicción f

to have a heroin habit

ser adicto a la heroína

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dietary habit

de alimentación

Translations for habits in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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volver a las andadas

to revert to [or to fall back into] old habits

tic (manía)

habit

estar malacostumbrado (vicioso)

to have bad habits

amazona

riding habit

resabio

bad habit

incurrir en viejas costumbres

to go back to old habits

hábito

habit

hábito (sotana)

habit

habits Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to slide back into one's old habits

volver a las viejas costumbres

to be in the habit of doing sth

tener por costumbre hacer algo

to be neat in one's habits

ser de hábitos ordenados

bad habits

malas costumbres

to revert to [or to fall back into] old habits

volver a las andadas

he/she's got into the habit of ...

le ha entrado la costumbre de...

to complain out of sheer habit

quejarse de vicio

to go back to old habits

incurrir en viejas costumbres

to be in the habit of doing

soler hacer

to get into the bad habit of sth

malacostumbrar a algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

According to behaviourism, habits are initially motivated by the outcomes or consequences of behaviour, like eating food or earning money.

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It is possible that people who take a siesta have different physical activity habits, e.g. waking earlier and scheduling more activity during the morning.

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The rarity of observations of specimens and the extreme difficulty of observing them alive, tracking their movements, or studying their mating habits militates against a complete understanding.

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Residents are quick to judge each other, and improper work or social habits receive strong criticism.

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But do those dining habits and preferences truly expose one's personality, or is ending a relationship over a food hang-up just plain petty?

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His convivial habits having led him into irregularities peculiarly inconsistent with his profession, his connection with this congregation ceased about 1783.

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Her spending habits may have caused her to fall upon hard times.

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Skills and habits, priming, and classical conditioning all utilize implicit memory.

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Media consumption, especially social media consumption, plays a major role in the socialization and social habits of adolescents.

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Not to mention the unmentionable habits and such.

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