hjem in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hjem in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hem¹ [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] N

hem

dobladillo m

hem

basta f Chil

to take up/let down the hem

subir or meter/bajar or sacar el dobladillo

to take up/let down the hem

subir or meter/bajar or sacar la basta Chil

hems are going up/coming down this year

este año se llevarán las faldas más cortas/largas

II.hem¹ <pres part hemming; pt, pp hemmed> [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] VB trans

hem dress/curtain/sheet:

hem

hacerle el dobladillo a

hem

hacerle la basta a Chil

I.hem² [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] INTERJ

hem → ahem

II.hem² <pres part hemming; pt, pp hemmed> [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] VB intr (clear throat)

hem

carraspear

See also ahem

ahem [Am əˈhəm, əˈhm, Brit əˈhɛm] INTERJ

ahem

¡ejem!

false hem N

false hem

dobladillo m falso

hem in VB [Am hɛm -, Brit hɛm -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

hem in

encerrar

enemy troops hemmed them in

las tropas enemigas los rodearon or encerraron

management was hemmed in by all kinds of regulations

la dirección se veía constreñida or obstaculizada por todo tipo de normas

jemmy [ˈdʒɛmi] N VB trans Brit

jemmy → jimmy

See also jimmy

I.jimmy [Brit ˈdʒɪmi], jemmy Brit [ˈdʒemi] N <pl jimmies>

jimmy

palanqueta f

II.jimmy [Brit ˈdʒɪmi], jemmy Brit [ˈdʒemi] VB trans <jimmies, jimmying, jimmied>

jimmy

abrir con palanqueta

seem [Am sim, Brit siːm] VB intr

1. seem (give impression):

seem

parecer

she seems friendly

parece simpática

you don't seem very sure/happy

no pareces (estar) muy seguro/contento

things aren't always what they seem

las apariencias engañan

it certainly seems that way

eso parece or así parece, por cierto

I thought he seemed a total idiot

me pareció un verdadero imbécil

you seem a completely different person

no pareces el mismo

you must do what seems best

debes hacer lo que mejor te parezca

strange as it may seem

por raro que parezca

strange as it may seem

aunque no lo parezca

to seem to + infin she seems to like you

parece que le caes bien

he didn't seem to be expecting us

me dio la impresión de que no nos esperaba

you seem to find it very amusing!

¡por lo visto a ti te hace mucha gracia!

she seems not or doesn't seem to have noticed

no parece haberse dado cuenta

it seems (that) they were worried

parece (ser) que estaban preocupados

it now seems certain that …

ahora parece seguro que …

it seems as if or as though they're ready

parece (ser) que están listos

so it seems, so it would seem

eso parece

so it seems, so it would seem

así parece

it seems not

parece que no

to seem like sth, we waited for what seemed like an eternity

esperamos lo que nos pareció una eternidad

that seems like a good idea

esa me parece una buena idea

it seems like years since I saw you

parece que hiciera años que no te veo

are they having a good time? — (it) seems like it

¿lo están pasando bien? — eso parece or así parece

he seems very like his father

se parece mucho a su padre

2.1. seem (get impression):

to seem to + infin I seemed to hear voices in the kitchen

me pareció oír voces en la cocina

I seem to remember that you …

creo recordar que tú …

I seem to have been here before

me da la impresión de que he estado aquí antes

2.2. seem (in sb's opinion):

seem

parecer

it seems to me/him/them that …

me/le/les parece que …

it doesn't seem right to me

a mí no me parece bien

it may seem silly to you, but …

a tí te parecerá una tontería, pero …

how does it seem to you?

¿a ti que te parece?

2.3. seem (toning down statement):

seem

parecer

there would seem to be no alternative

parece que or al parecer or según parece, no queda otra alternativa

we seem to be lost

parece (ser) que nos hemos perdido

I can't seem to remember where I put it

no logro acordarme de dónde lo puse

they don't seem to be here

no parecen estar aquí

they don't seem to be here

parece que no están aquí

it seems to be closed

parece que está cerrado

what seems to be the trouble?

veamos ¿de qué se trata?

stem glass N

stem glass (for wine)

copa f

stem glass (for champagne)

copa f flauta

stem² <pres part stemming; pt, pp stemmed> [Am stɛm, Brit stɛm] VB trans

stem flow/bleeding

contener

stem flow/bleeding

parar

stem outbreak/decline

detener

stem outbreak/decline

poner freno a

STEM [stɛm, stɛm] N

STEM → Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths

STEM

CTIM f

teem² [Am tim, Brit tiːm] VB intr (pour)

it's teeming (with rain)

está diluviando

the rain was still teeming down

seguía lloviendo a cántaros

hjem in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hjem in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hem [hem] -mm- N

hem

dobladillo m

hem

basta f LatAm

to take the hem up/down

meter/sacar el dobladillo

II.hem [hem] -mm- VB trans

hem

hacer el dobladillo a

III.hem [hem] -mm- INTERJ

hem

ejem

hem in VB trans

hem in (surround)

encerrar

hem in (constrain)

constreñir

jemmy <-ies> [ˈdʒemi] N Aus, Brit

jemmy

palanqueta f

gem [dʒem] N

1. gem (jewel):

gem

piedra f preciosa

2. gem (person):

gem

joya f fig

ahem [əˈhəm] INTERJ

ahem

ejem

item [ˈaɪtəm, Am -t̬əm] N

1. item (thing):

item

artículo m

item

objeto m

luxury item

artículo de lujo

item of clothing

prenda f de vestir

2. item (topic):

item

asunto m

item on the agenda

asunto a tratar

item by item

punto por punto

3. item COMM:

item

partida f

item of expenditure

partida de gasto

4. item JOURN:

item

noticia f

news item

noticia f

5. item inf (couple):

item

parejita f

REM [ˌɑ:ʳi:ˈem, Am ˌɑ:ri:ˈem]

REM abbreviation of Rapid Eye Movement

REM

movimiento m rápido del ojo

teem [ti:m] VB intr

teem

rebosar

to teem with sth

estar repleto de algo

to be teeming with rain

estar diluviando

them [ðem, ðəm] PRON pers pl

1. them (they):

them

ellos, -as

older than them

mayor que ellos

if I were them

si yo fuese ellos

2. them:

them direct object

los, las

them indirect object

les

look at them

míralos

I saw them

yo los vi

he gave them the pencil

les ha dado el lápiz

3. them after prep:

them

ellos, -as

it's from/for them

es de/para ellos

deem [di:m] VB trans form

deem

considerar

he was deemed to be of sound mind

se juzgó que estaba en plenas facultades mentales