open-minded in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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abierto1 (abierta) ADJ

I.abrir VB trans

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II.abrir VB intr

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III.abrir VB impers inf METEO

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See also puerta, paso2, paso1, ojo, camino

1. puerta:

puerta (de una casa, un coche)
door
puerta (de un horno, lavaplatos)
door
puerta (en un jardín, una valla)
gate
te espero en la puerta del teatro
I'll meet you at the entrance of the theater
tropezamos en la puerta
we collided in the doorway
te acompaño a la puerta
I'll see o show you out
no la dejan ni salir a la puerta
they won't even let her set foot outside the door
si no estás conforme, ya sabes donde está la puerta o ahí tienes la puerta
if you don't agree, you know where the door is
servicio puerta a puerta
door-to-door service
de puerta a puerta tardo media hora
it takes me half an hour, door to door
alguien llamó a la puerta
somebody rang the doorbell/knocked on the door
abre/cierra la puerta
open/close the door
no están dispuestos a abrir las puertas a la democracia
they are not prepared to open their doors to democracy
ya sabes que para ti siempre tenemos las puertas abiertas
you know you are always welcome
su intransigencia cerró las puertas a un acuerdo
her intransigence put an end to o put paid to any hope of an agreement
cuando cambió de idea, encontró la puerta cerrada
when he changed his mind he found that he had missed his chance
un coche de dos puertas
a two-door car
“necesito empleada puertas adentro” Chil
live-in maid required
“se necesita empleada puertas afuera” Chil
daily help needed
trabajo puertas afuera Chil
I don't live in
a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
behind closed doors
la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
the meeting was held in private o in camera o behind closed doors
la causa se vio a puerta cerrada
the case was heard in camera
coger la puerta (y largarse) Spain inf
to leave
darle con la puerta en las narices a alg.
to slam the door in sb's face
le pedí ayuda y me dio con la puerta en las narices
I asked him for help and he refused point blank
de puertas (para) adentro
in private
de puertas (para) adentro
behind closed doors
de puertas para fuera o LatAm puertas afuera
in public
en puerta RioPl
on the way
me parece que hay casamiento en puerta
I think there's a wedding on the way o I think I hear the sound of wedding bells
en puertas la Navidad está en puertas
Christmas is just around the corner o is very close now o is almost upon us
enseñarle o mostrarle la puerta a alg.
to show sb the door
estar a las puertas de algo el ejército estaba ya a las puertas de la ciudad
the army was already at the gates of the city
estaba a las puertas de la muerte
he was at death's door
se quedó a las puertas del triunfo
she narrowly missed winning
ir de puerta en puerta lit
to go from door to door
tuve que ir de puerta en puerta por todas las editoriales
I had to do the rounds of all the publishers
tuve que ir de puerta en puerta por todas las editoriales
I had to go from one publisher to another
fui de puerta en puerta pidiendo ayuda
I went around (to) everybody asking for help
llamar a todas las puertas
to go anywhere/ask anyone for help
cuando una puerta se cierra otra se abre prov
as one door closes so another one opens
por la puerta grande el torero salió por la puerta grande
the bullfighter made a triumphal exit
hizo su debut en el teatro por la puerta grande
he made a grand entrance to the theatrical world
tener la puerta siempre abierta
to keep open house

paso2 (pasa) ADJ

paso → ciruela

1.1. paso (acción):

las compuertas controlan el paso del agua
the hatches control the flow of water
a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha
the river widens as it flows through the city
el paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada
cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using it
hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso
he faced up to every obstacle in his path
con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra
the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time
“ceda el paso”
“yield” (in US)
“ceda el paso”
give way (in UK)
“prohibido el paso”
“no entry”
al paso (en ajedrez)
en passant
(de paso) no viven aquí, están de paso
they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through
de paso puedo dejarles el paquete
I can drop the package off on my way
lo mencionó pero solo de paso
he mentioned it but only in passing
lleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria
take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretary
te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso
I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way
archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones
file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses
y dicho sea de paso …
and incidentally …

3.1. paso (movimiento al andar):

paso
step
dio un paso para atrás
he took a step backward(s)
dio un paso para atrás
he stepped backward(s)
¡un paso al frente!
one step forward!
camina 50 pasos al norte
walk 50 paces to the north
dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta
she walked toward(s) the door
oyó pasos en el piso de arriba
she heard footsteps on the floor above
con paso firme subió las escaleras
he climbed the stairs purposefully
no da un paso sin consultar a su marido
she won't do anything without asking her husband first
paso a paso
step by step
siguieron el juicio paso a paso
they followed the trial step by step
paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa
he gradually worked his way up in the company
me lo explicó paso por paso
she explained it to me step by step
a cada paso
at every turn
a pasos agigantados
by leaps and bounds
la informática avanza a pasos agigantados
information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds
la informática avanza a pasos agigantados
enormous strides are being made in information technology
dar los primeros pasos lit
to take one's first steps
dar los primeros pasos lit
to start to walk
dar los primeros pasos (iniciarse en algo)
to start out
dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión
he started out o made his debut as a television actor
dar un paso en falso lit
to stumble
dar un paso en falso (equivocarse)
to make a false move
dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre
one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster
seguirle los pasos a alg.
to tail sb
seguir los pasos de alg.
to follow in sb's footsteps
volver sobre sus pasos
to retrace one's steps

5.1. paso (ritmo, velocidad):

aminoró el paso
he slowed down
al ver que la seguían apretó el paso
when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace
el tren iba a buen paso
the train was going at a fair speed
a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez
at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock
a este paso te vas a poner enfermo
if you carry on like this, you'll get ill
a este paso te vas a poner enfermo
at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get ill
escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía
she wrote down the names as I read them out to her
a paso de hormiga o tortuga
at a snail's pace
llevar el paso
to keep in step
marcar el paso
to mark time
en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso
they'll make you toe the line at that school

1.1. ojo ANAT:

ojo
eye
un niño de ojos azules/verdes/negros
a boy with blue/green/dark eyes
tiene los ojos rasgados o achinados
she has slanting eyes
de ojos saltones
bug-eyed
ojos de cordero degollado
calf's eyes
ojos de cordero degollado
doe eyes
se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas
her eyes filled with tears
me miró con aquellos ojazos negros
she looked at me with those big dark eyes
le guiñó o Col picó el ojo
he winked at her
me miraba fijamente a los ojos
he was staring straight into my eyes
no me quita los ojos de encima
he won't take his eyes off me
se le salían los ojos de las órbitas
his eyes were popping out of their sockets o out of his head
me miró con los ojos como platos
she looked at me with eyes as big as saucers
aceptaría con los ojos cerrados
I'd accept without a second thought o I wouldn't think twice about it
hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos
you have to keep your eyes open
lo vi con mis propios ojos
I saw it myself o with my own two eyes
¡dichosos los ojos (que te ven)!
it's wonderful o lovely to see you!
a los ojos de la sociedad
in the eyes of society
abrirle los ojos a alg.
to open sb's eyes
abrir los ojos
to open one's eyes
cerrar los ojos a algo
to close one's mind to sth
¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? Mex inf
where do you expect me to get the money from?
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in the twinkling of an eye
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in a flash
irse por ojo Chil inf barco:
to go down
irse por ojo persona:
to be disappointed
no era nada lo del ojo (y lo llevaba en la mano)
there was nothing to it o it was nothing serious iron
no pegué/pegó (el o un) ojo en toda la noche
I/he didn't sleep a wink
no ver algo con buenos ojos sus padres no veían la relación con buenos ojos
her parents did not approve of the relationship o did not view the relationship favorably
no ven con buenos ojos que te quites la chaqueta
they don't approve of you taking your jacket off
¡ojo pelao! o ¡ojo de garza! Ven inf
watch out!
regalarse los ojos con algo
to feast one's eyes on sth
sacarse un ojo Col inf me saqué un ojo tratando de entenderlo
I nearly went crazy trying to make sense of it
no te vayas a sacar un ojo
there's no need to overdo it
no te vayas a sacar un ojo
there's no need to kill yourself inf
salir por o costar un ojo de la cara inf
to cost an arm and a leg inf
ser el ojo derecho de alg.
to be the apple of sb's eye
volverse o hacerse ojo de hormiga Mex inf
to do a vanishing trick inf
volverse o hacerse ojo de hormiga Mex inf
to make oneself scarce inf
cuatro ojos ven más que dos prov
two heads are better than one
ojo por ojo y diente por diente prov
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente prov
out of sight, out of mind

1.2. ojo (vista):

tenía los ojos clavados en el crucifijo
her eyes were fixed on the cross
bajó los ojos avergonzada
she lowered her eyes in shame
sin levantar los ojos del libro
without looking up from her book
alzó los ojos al cielo
he lifted his eyes heavenward(s)
toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él
the eyes of all America are on him
no tiene ojos más que para ella
he only has eyes for her
a ojo de buen cubero o a ojo o Col CSur al ojo
at a guess
le eché el azúcar y la nata a ojo
I just put the sugar and cream in without measuring it
a ojos vista(s)
visibly
es novato, se nota a ojos vistas
he's new, you can see it a mile off inf
comer con los ojos
to ask for/take more than one can eat
tú comes con los ojos
your eyes are bigger than your belly
comerse a alg. con los ojos
to devour sb with one's eyes
echarle o Col ponerle el ojo a algo/alg.
to eye sth/sb up inf
le tengo echado el ojo a ese vestido
I have my eye on that dress
echar un ojo a algo/alg. inf
to have o take a (quick) look at sth/sb
engordar o distraer el ojo Chil inf engordé el ojo en la fiesta
I had a great time eying up the talent at the party inf
entrar por los ojos a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos
Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice
estar con un ojo al gato y el otro al garabato Mex inf
to have one's mind on two things at the same time
hay que estar o andar con cuatro ojos inf
you have to keep your wits about you
hay que estar o andar con cuatro ojos inf
you need eyes in the back of your head
írsele los ojos a alg. se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres
he's always eyeing up women inf
estaban comiendo helados y al pobre niño se le iban los ojos
they were eating ice creams and the poor kid was looking on longingly
mirar algo/a alg. con otros ojos
to look at sth/sb through different eyes o differently
tener a alg. entre ojos inf
to have it in for sb inf
tener ojos de lince o ojo de águila
to have eyes like a hawk
tener ojos en la nuca
to have eyes in the back of one's head
ver algo con malos ojos
to take a dim view of sth

1. camino:

camino (de tierra)
track
camino (sendero)
path
camino (en general)
road
sigan por ese camino
continue along that path (o road etc.)
han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque
they've opened up/made a path o little track through the wood
están todos los caminos cortados
all the roads are blocked
abrir nuevos caminos
to break new o fresh ground
allanar o preparar o abrir el camino
to pave the way
allanar o preparar o abrir el camino
to prepare the ground
el camino trillado
the well-worn o well-trodden path
la vida no es un camino de rosas
life is no bed of roses
la vida no es un camino de rosas
life isn't a bowl of cherries
tener el camino trillado tenía el camino trillado
he'd had the ground prepared for him
todos los caminos llevan o conducen a Roma prov, por todos los caminos se va a Roma prov
all roads lead to Rome
el camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones prov
the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentions

2.1. camino (ruta, dirección):

camino
way
tomamos el camino más corto
we took the shortest route o way
¿sabes el camino para ir allí?
do you know how to get there?
¿sabes el camino para ir allí?
do you know the way there?
me salieron al camino asaltantes:
they blocked my path o way
me salieron al camino amigos/niños:
they came out to meet me
afrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino
they faced up to all the difficulties in their path
este es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias
this is the best course to follow in these circumstances
por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte
you won't get anywhere that way o like that
al terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino
after completing their studies they all went their separate ways
sigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores
he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessors
se me fue por mal camino o por el otro camino
it went down the wrong way
abrir(le) camino (a algo/alg.)
to clear the way (for sth/sb)
los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores
the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runners
abrirse camino
to make one's way
se abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud
she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of people
no es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión
it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession
estas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos
these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctors
tuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida
he had to fight hard to get on in life
buen/mal camino este niño va por mal camino o lleva mal camino
this boy's heading for trouble
ya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino
he's found a job already, he's doing well
ibas por o llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí
you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake here
las negociaciones van por o llevan muy buen camino
the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothly
llevar a alg. por mal camino
to lead sb astray
cruzarse en el camino de alg. la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino
he ran up against o came up against some bad luck
supo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino
he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came across
errar el camino
to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work

2.2. camino (trayecto, viaje):

emprendimos el camino de regreso
we set out on the return journey
se me hizo muy largo el camino
the journey seemed to take forever
lo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo
I must have lost it on my o on the way to work
se pusieron en camino al amanecer
they set off at dawn
llevamos ya una hora de camino
we've been traveling for an hour now
llevamos ya una hora de camino
we've been on the road for an hour now
estamos todavía a dos horas de camino
we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of us
paramos a mitad de camino o a medio camino a descansar
we stopped halfway to rest
por aquí cortamos o acortamos camino
we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorter
hizo todo el camino a pie
he walked the whole way
hizo todo el camino a pie
he did the whole journey on foot
se ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer
great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to go
el camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos
the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victorious
quedarse a mitad de o a medio camino iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino
he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the course
el programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino
the renovation project was left unfinished
no creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino
I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet

2.3. camino en locs:

(camino de/a) me encontré con él camino del o al mercado
I ran into him on the o on my way to the market
ya vamos camino del invierno
winter's coming o approaching
ya vamos camino del invierno
winter's on the way o on its way
llevar o ir camino de algo un actor que va camino del estrellato
an actor on his way o on the road to stardom
llevar o ir camino de algo un actor que va camino del estrellato
an actor heading for stardom
llevar o ir camino de algo un actor que va camino del estrellato
an actor who looks set for stardom
van camino de la bancarrota
they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy
van camino de la bancarrota
they look set to go bankrupt
una tradición que va camino de desaparecer
a tradition which looks set to disappear
(de camino) tu casa me queda de camino
I pass your house on my way
(de camino) tu casa me queda de camino
your house is on my way
ve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico
go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your way
(de camino a) íbamos de camino a Zacatecas
we were on our way o the way to Zacatecas
está de camino a la estación
it is on the way to the station
en el camino o de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos
I pass three banks on my way o the way to work
(en camino) deben estar ya en camino
they must be on the o on their way already
tiene un niño y otro en camino
she has one child and another on the way
por el camino
on the way
te lo cuento por el camino
I'll tell you on the way

open-minded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for open-minded in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for open-minded in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

I.abierto (-a) VB

abierto pp de abrir

II.abierto (-a) ADJ

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I.abrir irr VB trans

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II.abrir irr VB intr

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III.abrir irr VB refl abrirse

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He is perceived to have been a person of great scholarship and curiosity, and extremely open-minded for the context of his time.
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They are open-minded, agile and caring and, therefore, serve as role models for their young audience.
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His subsequent work has been, in some ways, fueled by his teacher's disapproval and by a desire to reach more open-minded audiences.
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We came as open-minded people, who wanted to discover and exchange.
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He sees himself as a growing artist, who holds and open-minded and studious attitude, as well as adaptive and creative abilities.
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Her favorite hobby is reading, which makes her intelligent and open-minded, but often renders her totally oblivious to her surroundings.
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Although he was the youngest of his brothers, he was probably the most open-minded.
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I urge skeptics... not to be as close-minded as the other side is ridiculously open-minded.
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He was extremely strong-willed, set goals for himself on a regular basis and, what is more, he was open-minded, caring and inquiring as well.
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Even though not many defence related co-operation projects have taken place between two nations, defense and military-related contacts have been described as good and open-minded.
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