sister-in-law in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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sister-in-law <pl sisters-in-law> [Am ˈsɪstər ən ˌlɔ, Brit ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː] N

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hermana política N f

coneja N f inf

concuñado (concuñada) N m (f)

cuñado (cuñada) N m (f)

I.esquinar VB trans (esquinar a alg. con alg.)

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1.1. uña ANAT:

uña (de la mano)
nail
uña (de la mano)
fingernail
uña (del pie)
nail
uña (del pie)
toenail
se come o se muerde las uñas
he bites his nails
nos mordíamos las uñas esperando el resultado
we were biting our nails waiting for the result
tiene una uña encarnada
he has an ingrowing toenail
arreglarse o hacerse las uñas refl
to do one's nails
arreglarse o hacerse las uñas (causativo)
to have one's nails done
arreglarse o hacerse las uñas (causativo)
to have a manicure
dejarse las uñas en algo inf
to work very hard at sth
dejarse las uñas en algo inf
to break one's back doing sth
de uñas inf
in a foul mood inf
está de uñas con su cuñada
she's at daggers drawn with her sister-in-law
enseñar o mostrar o sacar las uñas
to show one's teeth
estar de partirlo con la uña Chil inf
to be delicious
estar de partirlo con la uña Chil inf
to be scrumptious o yummy inf
rascarse con las propias uñas Mex inf
to fend for oneself
rascarse con las propias uñas Mex inf
to stand on one's own two feet
ser largo de uñas o tener las uñas largas inf
to be light-fingered inf
ser largo de uñas o tener las uñas largas inf
to have sticky fingers inf
ser uña y carne o carne y uña o And uña y mugre inf
to be inseparable
ser uña y carne o carne y uña o And uña y mugre inf
to be as thick as thieves inf

I.decir2 VB trans

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1. decir para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división

decir palabra/frase
to say
decir mentira/verdad
to tell
decir poema
to say
decir poema
to recite
decir oración
to say
ya dice 'mamá'
he says ‘mama’ now
no digas esas cosas, por favor
please don't say things like that
no digas estupideces/barbaridades
don't talk nonsense
no digas estupideces/barbaridades
don't talk garbage Am
no digas estupideces/barbaridades
don't talk rubbish Brit
¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate?
how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?
no me dejó decir ni una palabra
he didn't let me get a word in edgeways
¿eso lo dices por mí?
are you referring to me?
no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias
I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed
¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada!
you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!
¡no lo dirás en serio!
you can't be serious!
¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías!
don't try and tell me you didn't know!
dijo que sí con la cabeza
he nodded
—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan
there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan said
como dice el refrán/mi abuela
as the saying goes/as my grandmother says
lo dijeron por la radio
they said it o it was announced on the radio
no eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien
I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived well
dicen que de joven fue muy guapa
they say she was very beautiful when she was young
dicen que es el hombre más rico del país
he is said to be the richest man in the country
¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor
what do you say? — thank you/please
no se dice 'andé', se dice 'anduve'
it isn't 'andé', it's 'anduve'
¡eso no se dice!
you mustn't say that!
¿cómo se dice 'te quiero' en ruso?
how do you say 'I love you' in Russian?
¿cómo se dice 'te quiero' en ruso?
what's the Russian for 'I love you'?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es
she's not what you would call pretty
estoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes?
I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?
eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil
that's easier said than done
palatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación …
palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado
it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you that
haberlo dicho antes
why didn't you say so before?
haberlo dicho antes
you might have said so before!
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí
will he have time to do it? — he says he will
¿no lo encontró? — dice que no
didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn't
digan lo que digan
no matter what people say
digan lo que digan
whatever people say
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? RioPl inf
hi, how are things? inf
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? RioPl inf
hi, what's up? Am inf

2. decir:

decirle algo a alg.
to tell sb sth
eso no es lo que me dijo a mí
that's not what he told me
eso no es lo que me dijo a mí
that's not what he said to me
¿sabes qué me dijo?
do you know what he told me?
¿sabes qué me dijo? (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc)
do you know what he said to me?
se lo voy a decir a papá
I'm going to tell Dad
hoy nos dicen el resultado
they're going to give us the result today
me dijo una mentira
he told me a lie
me dijo una mentira
he lied to me
Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano
Andrés told me about your brother
¡a mí me lo vas a decir!
you're telling me!
¡a mí me lo vas a decir!
you don't have to tell me!
¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera
look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! inf
¿no te digo? este se cree que yo soy la sirvienta
see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant
¿no te digo o no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega?
I'm telling you, he even hits her!
¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión
what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourself
ya te decía yo que no era verdad
I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco
it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell you
hace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno …
in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …
¡no me digas que no es precioso!
isn't it beautiful?
a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? CSur
you never know, they might offer you the job
me resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento
I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing
¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta!
I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letter
no te creas todo lo que te dicen
don't believe everything people tell you o everything you hear
dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres prov
you can judge a man by the company he keeps

3.1. decir (transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias):

¡porque lo digo yo!
because I say so!
a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer
nobody tells me what to do
harás lo que yo diga
you'll do as I say
manda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo LatAm
mom says can she borrow your hammer?
Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí
Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yes
(decir que + subj) dice papá que vayas
Dad wants you
dice que llames cuando llegues
she says (you are) to phone when you get there
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado
she said to be careful
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado
she said we should be careful
decirle a alg. que + subj
to tell sb to +  infinit.
diles que empiecen
tell them to start
le dije que no lo hiciera
I told him not to do it
nos dijeron que esperáramos
they told us o we were told to wait
te digo que vengas aquí enseguida
I said, come here at once

10. decir en locs:

a decir verdad
to tell you the truth
a decir verdad
to be honest
como quien dice
so to speak
el nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina
the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the corner
la granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida
I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for living
(con decirte que) no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda …
he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me
(decir por decir) lo dijo por decir
he didn't really mean it
¡digo! Spain inf, ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo!
it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! inf
¿y te gusta? — ¡digo!
do you like it? — you bet I do! inf
¿y te gusta? — ¡digo!
do you like it? — I sure do! Am inf
es decir
that is
mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael
my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is
no sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir
I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not going
(es mucho decir) es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir
it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far
¡he dicho!
that's that!
¡he dicho!
that's final!
(lo mismo digo) mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo
pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise
¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo
it's great to see you! — and you o you too
¡no me digas!
no!
¡no me digas!
you're kidding o joking! inf
¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas!
do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!
por así decirlo
so to speak
es, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa
he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the company
(que digamos) no es muy inteligente que digamos
he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent
(¿qué me dices?) saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices?
I came first, how about that then?
¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos?
and what about Carlos then?
¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices?
do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!
¡que no se diga!
shame on you!
¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga!
you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!
¡que no se diga que no somos capaces!
I don't want people saying that we can't do it
se dice pronto
no less
costó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto!
it cost $20, 000, which is no mean sum
lleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto
she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time
¡y que lo digas! Spain
you can say that again!
¡y que lo digas! Spain
you're telling me!
¡y que lo digas! Spain
don't I know it!
(y (ya) no digamos o LatAm y no se diga) le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física
he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …
el/la que te dije inf, hum
you-know-who
el qué dirán inf siempre le ha importado el qué dirán
she's always been worried what other people (might) think
¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán?
why do you worry about what people will o might say?

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sister-in-law in the PONS Dictionary

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One person he valued was his sister-in-law, now widowed by the war.
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In the crisis, he confesses to his shocked sister-in-law, 12 years older, that he has always loved her and can't deal with it.
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Leaving him to the mercy of his elder brother and sister-in-law at very young age.
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Unfortunately, he didn't manage to predict that he would be poisoned by his sister-in-law.
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He was accompanied by his sister-in-law, who was not hurt.
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