sort-out in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sort-out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sort-out N Brit inf no pl

to have a sort-out

ordenar

to have a sort-out

hacer una limpieza

sort out VB [Am sɔrt -, Brit sɔːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1.1. sort out (put in order):

sort out books/photos

ordenar

sort out books/photos

poner en orden

sort out desk/room

ordenar

sort out finances

organizar

I needed the break to sort myself out

necesitaba el respiro para poner mis pensamientos en orden

1.2. sort out (separate out):

sort out

separar

sort out the new ones from the old ones

separa los nuevos de los viejos

sort out the ones you want to keep

aparta or separa los que quieras conservar

2.1. sort out (arrange) Brit:

sort out date

fijar

sort out deal/compromise

llegar a

have you sorted out your holiday yet?

¿ya tienes las vacaciones organizadas?

have you sorted out your holiday yet?

¿ya has arreglado tus vacaciones?

2.2. sort out (resolve):

sort out problem/dispute

solucionar

sort out misunderstanding/muddle

aclarar

things will sort themselves out

ya se arreglará todo

I haven't yet sorted out what I'm going to do

todavía no he decidido qué voy a hacer

3. sort out (deal with) Brit inf:

the new teacher soon sorted them out

el nuevo profesor enseguida los metió en cintura or los hizo entrar en vereda inf

leave him to me, I'll sort him out!

déjame a mí, que yo ya lo voy a arreglar inf

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

you have to get your priorities right or sort out your priorities

tienes que saber decidir qué es lo más importante

Translations for sort-out in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desenmarañar

to sort out

desenredar

to sort out

la compaginación de los folios les tomó horas

it took them hours to sort out the sheets of paper o to put the sheets in order

intentaron enderezar sus maltrechas relaciones matrimoniales

they tried to sort out o straighten out their marital problems

meter a alg. en cintura Spain inf

to sort sb out Brit

tengo que ordenar este mogollón de papeles

I have to sort out this mass of papers

ordena estas fichas

sort out these cards

sort-out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sort-out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sort out VB trans

1. sort out:

sort out (arrange)

clasificar

sort out (choose)

separar

2. sort out (tidy up):

sort out

arreglar

3. sort out (resolve):

sort out

solucionar

sort out details

aclarar

to sort oneself out

tomarse un respiro

4. sort out (beat up):

to sort sb out

ajustar las cuentas a alguien

Translations for sort-out in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desembrollar

to sort out

encauzar su vida

to sort out one's life

arreglar

to sort out

sort-out Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sort sb out

ajustar las cuentas a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Here you will find a skeptical friend to help you sort out what's true from what is not when it comes to your physical well-being.

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Where a child has both auditory and language problems, it can be hard to sort out cause-and-effect.

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Such mechanisms slow the process of modernization and lead to the need to sort out internal conflicts so as to aid the process of modernization.

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He gives her the letters and asks her to sort out the problem at the session of the committee.

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Institutions can also attempt to more effectively sort out the actually needy from those who fraudulently claim charity.

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It also continues to sort out any discrepancies.

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We have been inviting the police to come down and sort out the dealing in the museum for years and this is their response.

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Officials needed several minutes to sort out the penalties.

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The words on the album refer to spirituality, love, family, trying to sort out one's life, and many other things.

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The appellate court therefore returned the case to district court to sort out how this could be done.

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