spends in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spends in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spend <pt & pp spent> [Am spɛnd, Brit spɛnd] VB trans

1.1. spend money:

spend

gastar

to spend sth on sb/sth

gastar algo en alguien/algo

she doesn't mind spending $250 on a pair of shoes

no le importa gastar(se) 250 dólares en un par de zapatos

1.2. spend (expend):

to spend sth (on sth)

dedicarle algo a algo

to spend sth (on sth)

invertir algo en algo

they spent a lot of time and energy on the project

le dedicaron mucho tiempo y muchas energías al proyecto

they spent a lot of time and energy on the project

invirtieron mucho tiempo y muchas energías en el proyecto

she spent two months on that painting

(se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro

she spent two months on that painting

le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro

don't spend too long on each question

no le dediquen mucho tiempo a cada pregunta

spend your time wisely

emplea bien el tiempo

2. spend (pass):

spend period of time

pasar

where did you spend Christmas/your vacation?

¿dónde pasaste la Navidad/tus vacaciones?

I spent the morning working/shopping

(me) pasé la mañana trabajando/de compras

I spent five years as a salesman

(me) pasé cinco años trabajando como vendedor

3. spend (exhaust):

spend

agotar

the hurricane had spent its force/itself

el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza/se había extinguido

II.spend <pt & pp spent> [Am spɛnd, Brit spɛnd] VB intr

spend

gastar

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she spends hours tarting herself up

se pasa horas acicalándose or emperifollándose inf

Translations for spends in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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se pasa el día haciendo diabluras

she spends the whole day getting up to mischief

vive fantaseando

he spends his life dreaming o fantasizing

es tan manirroto

he's so extravagant o he spends money like water

es muy playero

he spends a lot of time at the beach

se pasa el día de pendoneo con sus amigos

he spends the day hanging out o around with his friends inf

vacacionar

to spend one's vacation(s) Am

vacacionar

to spend one's holidays Brit

se gasta la plata en embelecos

she spends all her money on candy

se eterniza hablando por teléfono

he spends ages on the phone inf

spends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spends in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spend [spend] VB trans spent, spent

1. spend money:

spend

gastar

2. spend time:

spend

pasar

to spend time (doing sth)

dedicar tiempo (a hacer algo)

3. spend (use up):

spend

agotar

II.spend [spend] VB intr

spend

gastar

Translations for spends in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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se pasa el día lateando

he/she spends all day blabbing away

pernoctar

to spend the night

veranear en Ibiza

to spend the summer in Ibiza

gastar

to spend

gastar

to spend

gastarse

to spend

trasnochar (no dormir)

to spend a sleepless night

trasnochar

to spend the night

desembolsar (gastar)

to spend

cuarentenar

to spend the quarantine period

formas amenas de cuarentenear con niños

fun ways to spend the quarantine with kids

comprar con escasez

to spend sparingly

pasar su vejez en Mallorca

to spend one's old age in Mallorca

spends Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to watch every penny (one spends)

estar pendiente de cada céntimo (que se gasta)

to spend one's time in doing sth

dedicar su tiempo a hacer algo

he/she spends hours reading without taking anything in

pasa las hojas sin enterarse de lo que lee

to spend the winter in Majorca

pasar el invierno en Mallorca

to spend time on futile things

andar cazando moscas

he/she spends all day blabbing away

se pasa el día lateando

to spend one's life doing sth

pasarse la vida haciendo algo

to spend the summer in Ibiza

veranear en Ibiza

to spend the whole day walking

estar pateando todo el día

to spend one's old age in Mallorca

pasar su vejez en Mallorca