neighbours in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for neighbours in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.neighbor, neighbour Brit [Am ˈneɪbər, Brit ˈneɪbə] N

1. neighbor (in street, district):

neighbor

vecino m / vecina f

the country is at war with its southern neighbor

el país está en guerra con sus vecinos del sur

she turned to her neighbor on the right

se volvió hacia la persona que estaba a su derecha

2. neighbor (fellow human) BIBL:

neighbor

prójimo m

love thy neighbor

ama a tu prójimo

II.neighbor, neighbour Brit [Am ˈneɪbər, Brit ˈneɪbə] VB intr

to neighbor on sth

lindar or colindar con algo

his land neighbors on mine

sus tierras lindan or colindan con las mías

his land neighbors on mine

nuestras tierras son colindantes

III.neighbor, neighbour Brit [Am ˈneɪbər, Brit ˈneɪbə] VB trans

neighbor

estar junto a

neighbor

estar cerca de

the house that neighbors ours on the right

la casa que está a la derecha de la nuestra

beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour Brit [Am ˌbɛɡərmaɪˈneɪbər, Brit ˌbɛɡəmʌɪˈneɪbə] N U

beggar-my-neighbor

juego de naipes que consiste en tratar de quedarse con todas las cartas

attr beggar-my-neighbor policy

política f de empobrecer al vecino

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I'm not interested in the neighbors' carryings-on

los enredos or líos de los vecinos me tienen sin cuidado inf

all the neighbors rallied round to help

todos los vecinos se juntaron para ayudar

thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife

no desearás or codiciarás la mujer de tu prójimo

our next-door neighbors

nuestros vecinos de al lado

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los vecinos meten mucho bochinche

our neighbors make such a row o racket inf

se pasa la mañana de cháchara con las vecinas

she spends the whole morning chattering with the neighbors

se pasa la mañana de cháchara con las vecinas

she spends the whole morning nattering with the neighbors Brit inf

vecino (vecina)

neighbor Am

vecino (vecina)

neighbour Brit

ayer vi a tu vecina

I saw your neighbor yesterday

mi vecino de al lado

my next-door neighbor

tuvo que allegarse donde una vecina

she had to stay with a neighbor

neighbours in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for neighbours in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.neighbour [ˈneɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

neighbour

vecino(-a) m (f)

neighbour (fellow-citizen)

prójimo(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

love your neighbour as you love yourself

ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo

II.neighbour [ˈneɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

to neighbour on sth

lindar con algo

neighbor [Am ˈneɪbɚ] N Am

neighbor → neighbour

See also neighbour

I.neighbour [ˈneɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

neighbour

vecino(-a) m (f)

neighbour (fellow-citizen)

prójimo(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

love your neighbour as you love yourself

ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo

II.neighbour [ˈneɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

to neighbour on sth

lindar con algo

next-door neighbo(u)r N

next-door neighbo(u)r

vecino(-a) m (f) de al lado

Translations for neighbours in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chisme de vecindad

neighbours' gossip Brit

chisme de vecindad

neighbors' gossip Am

vecindario (ciudadanos)

neighbours pl Brit

vecindario (ciudadanos)

neighbors pl Am

mingaco

communal work done by neighbours

comadre

neighbour Brit

comadre

neighbor Am

vecino (-a)

neighbour Brit

vecino (-a)

neighbor Am

amor al prójimo

love of one's neighbour Brit [or neighbor Am]

¡menudo prójimo tenemos de vecino!

what a neighbour Brit [or neighbor Am] we've got!

su mala suerte apiada a sus vecinos

his/her misfortune moved his/her neighbours to pity

neighbours Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

love your neighbour as you love yourself

ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo

to neighbour on sth

lindar con algo

he asked a neighbour [or neighbor Am] to look after his daughter

encargó a su hija a una vecina

what a neighbour Brit [or neighbor Am] we've got!

¡menudo prójimo tenemos de vecino!

I'm on bad terms with my neighbour

estoy a mal con mi vecino

he's having an affair with his neighbour Brit [or neighbor Am]

tiene un romance con la vecina

I have fallen out with my neighbours Brit [or neighbors Am]

estoy regañado con mis vecinos

his/her misfortune moved his/her neighbours to pity

su mala suerte apiada a sus vecinos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She had her servants search for him late into the night, wept and lamented, alerted the neighbours.

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He has been described as compassionate, moral, sensitive and full of integrity; taking in waifs and strays and helping his neighbours whenever possible.

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He excited his neighbours to the national defence against the dangers of a threatened invasion.

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Neighbours, police and firefighters say the school has been a frequent target of broken windows, graffiti, and rubbish bin fires.

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She said the first location was on a hairpin turn, but the second location makes her just as concerned about her neighbours' safety.

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One local observer said the building is at least four stories too tall on the site and the lift core alone makes the neighbours cower.

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Earth shelters also provide privacy from neighbours, as well as soundproofing.

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Suddenly one morning, the compound would be flooded by tribal people who lived in the forests in total harmony with nature and their four-footed neighbours.

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He collected poems and folk songs and would regale his neighbours after some time he became increasingly disinhibited.

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It's hard not to sympathise with a team that lives in the shadow of noisy neighbours on either side.

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