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sonst in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.sense [Am sɛns, Brit sɛns] N

2.2. sense C or U (awareness):

sense
sentido m
sense of direction/rhythm/color
sentido de la orientación/del ritmo/del color
she has a good sense of balance
tiene mucho equilibrio
the Irish have a strong sense of history
los irlandeses tienen un arraigado sentido de la historia
she has no sense of fear
no sabe lo que es el miedo
she has no sense of fear
no es nada miedosa
she has no sense of decency
no tiene vergüenza
he has no sense of occasion
es muy inoportuno
Christmas this year lacked a sense of occasion
no hubo ambiente navideño esta Navidad
I lost all sense of time
perdí completamente la noción del tiempo
sense of humor
sentido m del humor
she has a great sense of fun
sabe verle el lado divertido a las cosas
his lack of business sense
su falta de visión para los negocios

3.1. sense U:

common sense
sentido m común
use a bit of sense!
usa la cabeza or tu sentido común
have you no sense?
¿eres tonto o qué?
she had the (good) sense to leave her phone number
tuvo la sensatez or el tino de dejar su número de teléfono
he didn't have the sense to tell me
no se le ocurrió avisarme
he didn't have the sense to tell me
no tuvo el tino de avisarme
I have more sense than to contradict my boss
no soy tan tonto como para contradecir a mi jefe
to knock or beat some sense into sb
hacer entrar en razón a alguien
the new Minister talks a lot of sense
el nuevo ministro dice muchas cosas sensatas
I can't make him see sense
no puedo hacerlo entrar en razón
you haven't got the sense you were born with
no tienes ni pizca de sentido común

II.sense [Am sɛns, Brit sɛns] VB trans

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color sense, colour sense Brit N U

inst.1 [Am ɪnst, Brit ɪnst] N

inst. → institute, institution

See also institution, institute

institution [Am ˌɪnstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n, Brit ɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n] N

I.institute [Am ˈɪnstəˌt(j)ut, Brit ˈɪnstɪtjuːt] VB trans form

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II.institute [Am ˈɪnstəˌt(j)ut, Brit ˈɪnstɪtjuːt] N

inst. → instant

See also instant

I.instant [Am ˈɪnstənt, Brit ˈɪnst(ə)nt] ADJ

II.instant [Am ˈɪnstənt, Brit ˈɪnst(ə)nt] N

canst [Am kænst, Brit kanst] arch

canst 2nd person singular present of can

See also can2, can1

I.can2 [Am kæn, Brit kan] N

II.can2 <pres part canning; pt, pp canned> [Am kæn, Brit kan] VB trans

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can1 <pt could> [Am kæn, Brit kan, kən] VB mod When can means to be capable of or to be allowed to, it is translated by poder: he can't eat no puede comer; can you come out tonight? ¿puedes salir esta noche?
When can means to know how to, it is translated by saber: can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?; she can already read and write ya sabe leer y escribir.
When can is used with a verb of perception such as see, hear, or feel, it is often not translated: can you see her from here? ¿la ves desde aquí?; she couldn't feel anything no sentía nada.

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1. can:

can (indicating ability)
poder
can (referring to particular skills)
saber
can you come to the dance this evening?
¿puedes venir al baile esta noche?
she couldn't answer the question
no pudo contestar la pregunta
the house can accommodate six people
en la casa se pueden alojar seis personas
I'll do what I can
haré lo que pueda or lo que esté en mi mano
they did all they could
hicieron todo lo que pudieron
no can do inf
no puedo
I can't stay long
no me puedo quedar mucho rato
can't you keep still?
¿no puedes estarte quieto?
I cannot believe she said that
no puedo creer que dijera eso
we can but try
con intentarlo no se pierde nada
will things improve? — we can but hope so
¿mejorarán las cosas? — esperemos que sí
I can't but agree
no puedo menos que estar de acuerdo
can you swim/speak German?
¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?
she could read music when she was four
a los cuatro años ya sabía leer música

sonst in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sonst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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5. sense pl (clear mental faculties):

senses
juicio m
to be in one's (right) senses
estar en su sano juicio
to bring sb to his/her senses (bring to recover consciousness)
reanimar a alguien
to bring sb to his/her senses (make to see reason)
hacer entrar en razón a alguien
to come to one's senses (recover consciousness)
recobrar el conocimiento
to come to one's senses (see reason)
entrar en razón
to lose one's senses (lose consciousness)
perder el conocimiento
to lose one's senses (go crazy)
perder la cabeza
to lose one's senses (lose control)
perder el control
I lost my senses
se me fue la cabeza
to make sb see sense
hacer entrar en razón a alguien
to take leave of one's senses
perder la razón
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I.monster [ˈmɒnstəʳ, Am ˈmɑ:nstɚ] N

II.monster [ˈmɒnstəʳ, Am ˈmɑ:nstɚ] ADJ inf

I.non-stop [ˌnɒnˈstɒp, Am ˌnɑ:nˈstɑ:p] ADJ

II.non-stop [ˌnɒnˈstɒp, Am ˌnɑ:nˈstɑ:p] ADV

sonic [ˈsɒnɪk, Am ˈsɑ:nɪk] ADJ

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