hides in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hides in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hide¹ <pt hid [hɪd], pp hidden or arch hid> [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] VB trans

1. hide (conceal, secrete):

hide object/person

esconder

he hid her in the bedroom

la escondió en el dormitorio

to hide sth from sb she hid the money from the police

escondió el dinero para que no lo encontrara la policía

to hide oneself

esconderse

he hid himself in the undergrowth

se escondió en la maleza

I don't know where she's gone and hidden herself

no sé dónde se ha metido

2. hide (keep secret):

hide emotions/thoughts

ocultar

to hide one's feelings

ocultar sus (or mis etc.) sentimientos

to hide sth from sb

ocultarle algo a alguien

he hid his fears from his wife

le ocultó sus temores a su mujer

don't try and hide it from me

no intentes ocultármelo

I've got nothing to hide

no tengo nada que ocultar or esconder

3. hide (mask, screen):

hide

tapar

she hid her face in her hands and wept

se tapó la cara con las manos y se echó a llorar

a line of tall trees hid the house from view or from sight

una hilera de árboles altos no dejaba ver la casa

II.hide¹ <pt hid [hɪd], pp hidden or arch hid> [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] VB intr

hide

esconderse

quick, let's hide!

rápido, escondámonos

to hide behind sb/sth

esconderse detrás de alguien/algo

where've you been hiding all these weeks?

¿dónde has estado metido todas estas semanas?

to hide from sb

esconderse de alguien

it was impossible to hide from his father's wrath

era imposible escapar a la ira de su padre

III.hide¹ [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] N Brit (in bird-watching, hunting)

hide

paranza f

hide

puesto m

hide² [Am haɪd, Brit hʌɪd] N C or U

1. hide (of animal):

hide (raw)

piel f

hide (tanned)

cuero m

2. hide hum (of human):

hide

pellejo m inf

he did that to save his own hide

lo hizo para salvar el pellejo or su propio pellejo inf

he's got a hide like a rhinoceros

tiene la piel más dura que un elefante

not to see hide nor hair of sb inf

no verle el pelo a alguien inf

I've not seen hide nor hair of him since Tuesday

no le he visto el pelo desde el martes

to have sb's hide inf if you let me down, I'll have your hide!

como me dejes colgado, pagarás con el pellejo inf

to tan sb's hide inf

curtir a alguien a palos inf

I'll tan your hide if you do that again!

¡como vuelvas a hacer eso, te curto a palos!

hide out VB [Am haɪd -, Brit hʌɪd -], Am also hide up VB (v + adv) inf

hide out

esconderse

I.hide away VB [Am haɪd -, Brit hʌɪd -] (v + adv)

hide away

esconderse

II.hide away VB [Am haɪd -, Brit hʌɪd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

hide away

esconder

hidden away in the backstreets

escondido en una calle apartada

hide-and-seek [Am ˈˌhaɪd(ə)nˈsik, Brit hʌɪdnˈsiːk], AmScot & also hide-and-go-seek [ˌhaɪdnɡəʊˈsiːk] N U

to play hide-and-seek

jugar al escondite

to play hide-and-seek

jugar a las escondidas LatAm

Translations for hides in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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esconder

to hide

esconderse

to hide

esconderse de alg.

to hide from sb

esconderse

to hide

detrás de esa apariencia agresiva se esconde un corazón de oro

behind that aggressive exterior hides o there lies a heart of gold

paranza

hide

zambucar

to hide

curtido

tanned hide

pieles adobadas

tanned hides o skins

pieles adobadas

pickled hides o skins

pieles crudas o en verde

raw hides o skins

hides in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hides in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hide¹ [haɪd] N

hide

piel f

Phrases:

to see neither hide nor hair of sb

no verle el pelo a alguien

I.hide² [haɪd] VB intr hid, hidden

hide

esconderse

hide

escorarse Cuba, Hond

II.hide² [haɪd] VB trans (conceal)

hide person, thing

esconder

hide emotion, information

ocultar

to hide one's face

taparse la cara

III.hide² [haɪd] N Brit, Aus

hide

observatorio m (para ver animales salvajes)

hide out VB intr, hide up VB intr

hide out

esconderse

hide away VB trans

hide away

esconder

hide-and-seek [ˌhaɪdnˈsi:k] N

hide-and-seek

escondite m

to play hide-and-seek

jugar al escondite

Translations for hides in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aguantadero

hide-out

zambucar

to hide away

zurrar la badana a alguien

to tan sb's hide

curtido

tanned hide

agazaparse

to hide

hides Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tan sb's hide inf

dar una paliza a alguien

to hide one's light under a bushel

ocultar sus talentos

to see neither hide nor hair of sb

no verle el pelo a alguien

to hide one's face

taparse la cara

to play hide-and-seek

jugar al escondite

duller than playing hide-and-seek by yourself

más fome que jugar solo a la escondida

to hide one's light under a bushel

callarse sus méritos

his/her behaviour [or behavior Am] is trying to hide something

su comportamiento esconde alguna intención

to hide one's sadness behind a smile

disfrazar su tristeza con una sonrisa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This included resin, cochineal, sugar, wood and hides.

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Punctuation is a cache-sexe which hides the private parts of literature.

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Nothing hides her beauty, which is entirely exposed, other than a furtive hand veiling her modesty.

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She hides her mind and by the loss of speech, everyone becomes a victim of banality.

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She is beautiful but hides her beauty behind large glasses and frumpy, old-fashioned clothes.

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Toby quickly hides in the puppet theater.

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The director's deft defiant and untameable vision knits a blanket of lucid emotions embedded in a well-told narrative that hides a wealth of surreptitious surprises.

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This technique apparently hides the normal discoloration that takes place with concrete that is formed with standard formwork.

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Like a grandfather who hides a 1950s-style juvenile delinquent inside.

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After finding and using an inhaler, he hides behind a counter and holds up the inhaler.

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