listen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.listen [Am ˈlɪs(ə)n, Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n] VB intr

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2. listen (pay attention, heed):

listen
escuchar
to listen to sth/sb
escuchar algo/a alguien
are you listening (to me)?
¿me estás escuchando?
are you listening (to me)?
¿me oyes?
I'm sorry, I wasn't listening
perdón, no (te) estaba escuchando
I never used to listen in class
nunca atendía or prestaba atención en clase
I can't promise anything, but I'll listen to what he has to say
no puedo prometer nada pero estoy dispuesto a escucharlo
he doesn't listen to a word I say!
no me hace ningún caso
you tell her: she won't listen to me
díselo tú, a mí no me hace caso or no me escucha
if only I'd listened to what she said!
¡si le hubiera hecho caso!
if only I'd listened to what she said!
¡si la hubiera escuchado!
they won't listen to advice
no hacen caso de lo que se les dice
listen, I've had enough of your moaning
mira, estoy harto de tus quejas
listen, why don't we go/ask her?
oye ¿por qué no vamos/se lo preguntamos?

II.listen [Am ˈlɪs(ə)n, Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n] N inf

listen in VB [Am ˈlɪs(ə)n -, Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n -] (v + adv)

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silently pray/stand/listen
en silencio
silently pray/stand/listen
calladamente
unwillingness to + infin his unwillingness to listen to us
el hecho de que no nos quiera escuchar
unwillingness to + infin his unwillingness to listen to us
el hecho de que no esté dispuesto a escucharnos
sympathetically listen/consider/respond
con comprensión
eagerly listen/read
con avidez
furtively peep/listen
a hurtadillas
disinclined to + infin she was disinclined to listen to him
no se sentía inclinada a escucharlo

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listen in the PONS Dictionary

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to watch/listen agog
mirar/escuchar con avidez
to listen in fascination
escuchar fascinado
to listen to the voice of reason
atender a razones

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listen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to listen to the voice of reason
atender a razones
it is (well) worth a listen/visit
merece la pena escucharlo/visitarlo
to have a listen (to sth) inf
escuchar (algo)
how can I listen when I can't hear?
¿cómo puedo escuchar si no puedo oír?
to watch/listen agog
mirar/escuchar con avidez
listen carefully to what I have to say
fíjate bien en lo que te digo
to get sb to listen to reason
traer a alguien a razones
I beg you to listen to me!
¡te ruego que me escuches!
come on, listen to me everybody!
¡a ver, escuchadme todos!
to look at/to listen to sth non-stop
hincharse a mirar/a escuchar algo
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When you listen to it, it really flows nicely.
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On first listen, most are confused and dismiss it as lounge music.
thetyee.ca
Two-way radio systems usually operate in a half-duplex mode; that is, the operator can talk, or he can listen, but not at the same time.
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She then hooks the receiver up to a telephone headset and later to a television to listen for any form of radio communication.
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Which proves that they don't really listen to it because if they did they'd understand what it's all about.
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Once control of a phone has been established, it is used to call back the hacker who is then able to listen-in to conversations.
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Suspects now have access to an audio-visual system on which they can watch films and listen to music whilst incarcerated.
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Drive the car at low speed on full steering lock and listen for noises at the universal joints at the front wheels.
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The 1st part is to listen to a sentence, which is interrupted with a beep-tone.
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Voters are very effective lobbyists that legislators do listen to.
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