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see about VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] inf (v + prep + o)

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1. see about (deal with):

a man came to see about the leaking roof

vino un hombre por lo de la gotera

don't worry, I'll see about it

no te preocupes, yo me encargaré del asunto

so you refuse to do it: well, we'll soon see about that!

con que te niegas a hacerlo: ya lo veremos …

2. see about (consider, decide):

may I borrow the car? — I'll have to see about that

¿me prestas el coche? — tendré que pensarlo

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¡eso está por ver!

we'll see about that!

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I.see¹ <pt saw, pp seen> [Am si, Brit siː] VB trans

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1.1. see:

see

I can't see a thing!

you can see the whole city from here

desde aquí se ve or se puede ver toda la ciudad

we haven't seen her for a while

hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen

no había ningún policía

to see sb/sth + infin I didn't see her arrive

no la vi llegar

we'll be sorry to see her go

nos va a dar pena que se vaya

to see sb/sth -ing I can see somebody coming this way

veo venir a alguien

I saw them walking hand in hand

los vi pasear or paseando tomados de la mano

now see what you've done!

¡mira lo que has hecho!

I thought I was seeing things

pensé que estaba viendo visiones

when you've seen one Greek temple, you've seen them all! hum

con ver un templo griego ya es suficiente

I'll believe it when I see it

hasta que no lo vea no lo creo

to be glad to see the back of sb

alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

1.2. see (witness):

see

I saw the accident

vi or form presencié el accidente

I saw the accident

fui testigo del accidente

justice must be seen to be done

es necesario que la gente vea que se ha hecho justicia

they're going to close it down — I'd like to see them try!

lo van a cerrar — ¡que lo intenten si se atreven!

I won't stand by and see you insulted

no pienso permitir que te insulten

I'll see you damned or dead or hanged or in hell first!

1.3. see film/play:

see

do you want to come and see the game?

¿quieres venir a ver el partido?

2.2. see (learn from reading, hearing):

I see Mrs Baker's retiring

así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that …

he leído en su solicitud que …

3.2. see (go out with):

see inf

they've been seeing each other for two months

hace dos meses que salen juntos

4.1. see (visit):

see (socially)

4.2. see (visit):

see (for consultation)

you should see a specialist

deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager

quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see sb about sth you should see a doctor about that nail

deberías hacerte ver esa uña por un médico

can I see you about something privately?

¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

I went to see her about the loan

fui a hablar con ella por lo del préstamo

see your travel agent

consulte a su agente de viajes

6. see (understand):

see

I don't see any point in going

no veo qué sentido tiene ir

he didn't see the joke

no entendió el chiste

he's taking winter clothes, but I can't see the point

va a llevar ropa de invierno, pero no veo para qué

I can see no reason to worry

yo no veo que haya ningún motivo para preocuparse

do you see what I mean?

do you see what I mean?

¿te das cuenta?

I fail to see what's so funny

yo no le veo la gracia or no veo qué tiene de gracioso

you'll have to apologize — I don't see why I should

vas a tener que pedir perdón — no veo por qué

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but …

me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero …

7. see (consider, regard):

see

try to see things from my point of view

trata de ver las cosas desde mi punto de vista

the way I see it, as I see it

a mi modo de ver

the way I see it, as I see it

tal como yo lo veo

the way I see it, as I see it

I see her more as a friend than a teacher

la veo más como amiga que como maestra

I see nothing wrong in it

yo no le encuentro nada de malo

8.1. see (visualize):

me, a writer? I can't see it, somehow!

¿un autor, yo? ¡me cuesta imaginármelo!

can you see him as a teacher?

¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

I can still see her face when she heard the news

es como si estuviera viendo la cara que puso cuando se enteró

8.2. see (envisage, foresee):

I can see there'll be problems

veo que va a haber problemas

to see sth/sb -ing I can't see it working

no creo que vaya a funcionar

I can't see him being able to persuade her

no creo que la vaya a poder convencer

I saw it coming

8.3. see (accept) Am inf:

we could move Johnson over to Sales — OK, I can see that

podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas — bueno, eso me parece bien

10.1. see (experience, undergo):

I doubt if I'll live to see it

no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

she won't see 40 again

ya no vuelve a cumplir los 40

I don't think he'll see 60

no creo que llegue a cumplir 60

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life

quiero viajar y ver mundo

his hair looks like it's never seen a brush! inf, hum

parece que se hubiera peleado con el peine hum

10.2. see (be the occasion of):

in a week which has seen the start of …

en una semana que ha visto el inicio de …

after 24 hours of violence which saw several people dead

después de 24 horas de violencia que arrojó un saldo de varios muertos

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model

el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

11.1. see (escort, accompany):

see

to see sb to the door

acompañar a alguien a la puerta

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a su casa

11.2. see (bring, last) inf:

$500 should see you to the end of the month

con 500 dólares debería alcanzarte or te deberías poder arreglar hasta fin de mes

that's enough to see me till tomorrow

con eso me alcanza hasta mañana

12. see (in poker):

I'll see your five, and raise five more

voy tus cinco y subo otros cinco

I'll see you

II.see¹ [Am si, Brit siː] VB intr

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2. see (understand, realize):

see

can't you see he loves you?

¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see

por lo que yo veo

I see (expressing realization)

I see (accepting explanation)

he's deaf, you see

es que es sordo ¿sabes?

it works like this, you see?

funciona así ¿ves?

now see here, I'm not going to let you get away with that inf

mira, eso no te lo voy a permitir

4. see (find out):

see

will the car start? — I'll see

¿arrancará el coche? — vamos a ver

will it work? — try it and see

¿funcionará? — prueba a ver

what's going on? — you'll soon see

¿qué pasa? — ya lo verás

III.see¹ [Am si, Brit siː] N

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see (look) inf no pl:

let's have a see!

let's have a see!

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

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1. about (approximately):

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 inf

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Spain

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1.1. about (concerning):

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

see² N (diocese)

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see

the Holy See

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see about VB trans

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see about inf:

see about (consider)

Phrases:

we'll soon see about that! inf

¡eso ya lo veremos!

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I would like to see you about that matter

querría hablar contigo sobre ese asunto

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luego ya veremos

we'll see about that later

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I.see¹ [si:] VB trans saw, seen

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3. see (inspect):

see

may I see your driving licence?

¿me permite (ver) su permiso de conducir?

5. see (have relationship):

to be seeing sb

salir con alguien

6. see (have meeting):

see

tener una entrevista con

8. see (accompany):

see

11. see (witness):

see

he won't see fifty again

ya pasa de los cincuenta

12. see (investigate):

to see how/what/if ...

averiguar cómo/qué/si...

13. see (ensure):

see that you are ready when we come

procura estar listo cuando vengamos

II.see¹ [si:] VB intr

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Phrases:

he can't see further than the end of his nose

no puede ver más allá de sus narices

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (surrounding):

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

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2. about (approximately):

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

see² [si:] N REL

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see

the Holy See

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I'll see about getting a dota 2 key and join you in your travels of learning. www.videogamer.com

These months see about 40 inches (1020 mm) of precipitation, frequent thunderstorms and flooding. en.wikipedia.org

In her teen years, she managed to see about 200 plays - keeping notes about the plays and actors she saw in a notebook, which she kept throughout her life. en.wikipedia.org

They radioed two ships to see about picking us up, and that call led to the scariest moment of the entire trip. www.outsideonline.com

Not everything we see about him is flattering, but his determination and brilliance comes through loud and clear. www.treehugger.com

This allowed her to see about 10 patients each week. en.wikipedia.org

Normally he would see about one case every three months. www.stuff.co.nz

How can things continue to exist, and yet undergo the change we see about us in the natural world? en.wikipedia.org

But we don't want our dress to be the main thing people see about us. www.oregonlive.com

She continued to see about one hundred more but was unable to find any who captured the essence of the character, as she perceived it, more impressively than he did. en.wikipedia.org

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