mete in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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mete → mete out

See also mete out

I.mete out VB trans (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

I.mete out VB trans (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

metre → meter

See also meter3, meter1, meter2

I.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

II.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] VB trans

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meter1, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N (measure)

meter2, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

meter1, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N (measure)

meter2, metre Brit [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

I.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] N

II.meter3 [Am ˈmidər, Brit ˈmiːtə] VB trans

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Translations for mete in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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I.meter VB trans

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II.meter VB intr Col sl (consumir marihuana)

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III.meterse VB vpr

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1.1. meterse (entrar) (meterse en algo):

me metí en el agua (en la playa)
I went into the water
me metí en el agua (en la piscina)
I got into the water
nos metimos en un museo
we went into a museum
se metió en la cama
he got into bed
métete por esa calle
go down that street
quise meterme bajo tierra
I just wanted the ground to swallow me up
no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza que le dio
she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself o where to put herself
¿dónde se habrá metido el perro?
where can the dog have got to?
¿dónde se habrá metido el perro?
where can the dog be?
(+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo
I got something in my eye
cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza …
when he gets an idea into his head …

2.3. meterse (entrometerse):

meterse
to get involved
no te metas en lo que no te importa
mind your own business
no te metas en lo que no te importa
don't get involved in o don't meddle in things that don't concern you
todo iba bien hasta que ella se metió por medio
things were going fine until she started interfering
meterse con alg. inf no te metas conmigo que yo no te he hecho nada
don't go picking a fight with me, I haven't done anything to you
no te metas conmigo que hoy no estoy para bromas
leave me alone, I'm in no mood for jokes today
tú métete con los de tu edad/tamaño
why don't you pick on someone your own age/size?
con su hijo no te metas, que es sagrado iron
don't say a word against her son, she worships him
meterse donde no lo llaman
to poke one's nose into other people's business inf
¡no te metas donde no te llaman!
mind your own business!

mete in the PONS Dictionary

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meter1 [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

meter2 [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N Am

meter → metre

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metre [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N Brit, Aus

metre [ˈmi:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N Brit, Aus

Translations for mete in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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I.meter VB trans

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II.meter VB refl meterse

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meta1 N f tb. fig

meta2 N mf (portero)

mete Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be one metre off sth/sb
estar a un metro de algo/alguien
sb's aim in life
la meta de alguien en la vida
starting/finishing post
línea f de salida/de meta
to have a purpose in life
tener una meta en la vida
one metre high and three metres wide
un metro de alto y tres metros de ancho
to mete out punishment
imponer
it costs us 4 euros per metre Brit [or meter Am]
nos sale a 4 euros el metro
to focus one's efforts on a goal
encaminar los esfuerzos hacia una meta
put the plug in!
¡mete el enchufe!
his/her aim in life
la meta de su vida
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As a result, the entire clan was able to evade the punishment meted out by the government on the northern domains.
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The authorities arrested 714 persons; 288 of them were tried by a military tribunal, which meted out stiff punishments, including 17 death sentences.
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Punitive measures against anti-competitive practices are meted out in terms of percentages of revenues of a company.
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While being interned there, he went on a hunger strike to protest the ill-treatment meted out to the political prisoners.
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After the investigation, leftist women were all given five lashes for every prayer missed 5 a day, half that meted out to the men.
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Stealing this tent was a most grievous crime and the punishment was meted out in the extreme.
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The dealer then collects all cards into a nice little stack, does a few overhand cuts, then metes out the hands in packets of 5.
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For trifling misdemeanors, he instituted elaborate investigations and meted out extravagant fines and punishments where a wiser man would have overlooked the whole matter.
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The death penalty was meted out in numerous cases in this court.
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Among its main attractions there is a hanging 24 mete long bridge.
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