INVOLVES - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

involve [Am ɪnˈvɑlv, Brit ɪnˈvɒlv] VB trans

1.1. involve (entail, comprise):

involve

suponer

how much work/time would it involve?

¿cuánto trabajo/tiempo supondría?

this change will involve a lot of extra work

este cambio va a significar or suponer mucho trabajo extra

what exactly does your work involve?

¿en qué consiste exactamente tu trabajo?

what's involved here is a matter of principle

se trata de una cuestión de principios

whenever there's money involved

siempre que hay dinero de por medio

1.2. involve (affect, concern):

where national security is involved …

cuando se trata de la seguridad nacional …

don't you realize it's my reputation that's involved here?

¿no te das cuenta de que es mi reputación lo que está en juego?

2. involve:

to involve sb in sth/-ing (implicate)

implicar or involucrar a alguien en algo

to involve sb in sth/-ing (allow to participate)

darle participación a alguien en algo

they tried to involve her in the scandal

trataron de implicarla or involucrarla en el escándalo

we try to involve as many people as possible in decision making

tratamos de darle participación al mayor número de gente posible en la toma de decisiones

he doesn't involve himself in the day-to-day running of the business

no toma parte en la gestión diaria del negocio

don't try to involve me in your problems/schemes

no intentes mezclarme en tus problemas/planes

3.1. involve <involved, pp >:

to be/get involved in sth (implicated, associated) I was involved in an accident last year

el año pasado me vi envuelto en un accidente

whenever there's an argument in the family, he has to get involved

siempre que hay una pelea en la familia, él tiene que meterse

several high-ranking officials were involved in the affair

había varios oficiales de alto rango implicados en el asunto

to be/get involved with sb/sth the people you're involved with

la gente con la que andas metido or mezclado

how did you get involved with people like them?

¿cómo te mezclaste con gente de esa calaña?

3.2. involve <involved, pp >:

to be involved in sth (engrossed)

estar absorto or enfrascado en algo

to be involved in sth (busy)

estar ocupado con algo

to be/get involved with sb/sth

estar dedicado/dedicarse a alguien/algo

he's very involved with his new show at the moment

en este momento está muy dedicado a or muy ocupado con su nuevo espectáculo

3.3. involve <involved, pp > (emotionally):

to be/get involved with sb she's involved with a married man

tiene una relación con un hombre casado

to be/get involved with sb she's involved with a married man

tiene un enredo con un hombre casado inf

she doesn't want to get too involved with him

no quiere llegar a una relación muy seria con él

meditation involves looking inward

la meditación exige introspección

the job basically involves …

el trabajo consiste básicamente or fundamentalmente en …

Spanish

English

hay que hacer un montón de papeleo y demás zarandajas

it involves filling out loads of forms and other fiddly little things inf

insumir

to involve

entrañar riesgo/peligro

to involve

entrañar problema/dificultad

to involve

implicar

to involve

los riesgos que su decisión implica

the risks that his decision entails o involves

no implica que pierda la titularidad

it does not involve o entail you losing ownership

implicaría la pérdida de 500 puestos de trabajo

it would mean o entail o involve the loss of 500 jobs

implicar

to involve

un puesto de mucha responsabilidad

a post which involves a great deal of responsibility

cargó con toda la responsabilidad para no involucrarme a mí

she took full responsibility so as not to involve me

¿en qué consiste el juego?

what does the game involve?

consistir en + infinit.

to involve o entail -ing

el trabajo consiste en traducir artículos de periódicos

the job involves o entails translating newspaper articles

involucrar

to involve

involucrar a alg. en algo

to involve sb in sth

no quiero involucrarlos en este asunto

I don't want to involve them in this business

involucrar

to involve

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

involve [ɪnˈvɒlv, Am -ˈvɑ:lv] VB trans

1. involve (implicate):

involve

implicar

involve

involucrar

to be involved in sth

estar metido [o envuelto] en algo

to get involved in sth

meterse en algo

to involve sb in a quarrel

mezclar a alguien en una disputa

2. involve (entail):

involve

implicar

to involve much expense

suponer muchos gastos

to involve some skill

requerir cierta destreza

Spanish

English

conllevar

to involve

involucrar

to involve

entrañar

to involve

comportar

to involve

implicar

to involve

complicar

to involve

comprometer

to involve

embarcar

to involve

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

involve [ɪn·ˈvalv] VB trans

1. involve (implicate):

involve

implicar

involve

involucrar

to be involved in sth

estar metido [o envuelto] en algo

to get involved in sth

meterse en algo

to involve sb in an argument

mezclar a alguien en una disputa

2. involve (entail):

involve

implicar

to involve great expense

suponer muchos gastos

to involve some skill

requerir cierta destreza

Spanish

English

conllevar

to involve

involucrar

to involve

entrañar

to involve

complicar

to involve

comportar

to involve

implicar

to involve

envolver

to involve

comprometer

to involve

Present

I	involve
you	involve
he/she/it	involves
we	involve
you	involve
they	involve

Past

I	involved
you	involved
he/she/it	involved
we	involved
you	involved
they	involved

Present Perfect

I	have	involved
you	have	involved
he/she/it	has	involved
we	have	involved
you	have	involved
they	have	involved

Past Perfect

I	had	involved
you	had	involved
he/she/it	had	involved
we	had	involved
you	had	involved
they	had	involved