abarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for abarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.ajar VB trans

1. ajar (estropear):

el tiempo había ajado la pintura

time had taken its toll on the paintwork

aja las manos

it makes your hands rough

aja las manos

it's rough on the hands

2. ajar RioPl (arrugar):

ajar

to crease

ajar

to wrinkle Am

ajar

to crumple Brit

II.ajarse VB vpr

1. ajarse (estropearse):

la chaqueta se había ajado

the jacket had worn

se le ajaron las manos

his hands became rough

las flores se han ajado

the flowers have withered

2. ajarse RioPl (arrugarse):

ajarse

to get creased

ajarse

to get wrinkled Am

ajarse

to get crumpled Brit

abarca N f

abarca

sandal

abarcar VB trans

1. abarcar temas/materias:

abarcar

to cover

el programa abarca desde la Reconquista hasta el siglo XIX

the program takes in o covers o spans the period from the Reconquest to the 19th century

sus tierras abarcan desde el río hasta la sierra

his land stretches o extends from the river up to the mountains

abarcaba todo el territorio que ahora se conoce como Uruguay

it extended over o embraced o spanned o included all the territory now known as Uruguay

2. abarcar (dar abasto con):

abarcar trabajos/actividades

to cope with

se ha echado encima más de lo que puede abarcar

he's bitten off more than he can chew

se ha echado encima más de lo que puede abarcar

he's taken on more than he can cope with

quien mucho abarca poco aprieta prov

don't try to take on too much (o you've/he's taken on too much etc.)

3. abarcar (con los brazos):

abarcar

to embrace

abarcar

to encircle

no le abarco la muñeca con la mano

I can't get my hand around his wrist

4. abarcar (con la mirada):

abarcar

to take in

I.trabar VB trans

1.1. trabar puerta/ventana:

trabar (para que no se abra)

to hold … shut

trabar (para que no se cierre)

to hold … back

trabar (para que no se cierre)

to hold … open

trabó la puerta con una silla

she jammed the door open with a chair

1.2. trabar vigas:

trabar

to tie

trabar

to connect

1.3. trabar historia:

trabar

to weave together

1.4. trabar caballo:

trabar

to hobble

2. trabar salsa:

trabar

to thicken

3. trabar:

trabar conversación

to strike up

trabar conversación

to start

trabar amistad/relación

to strike up

trabar amistad/relación

to form

han trabado una gran amistad

they've become great friends

4. trabar desarrollo/negociaciones:

trabar

to impede the progress of

trabar

to hamper the progress of

II.trabarse VB vpr

1. trabarse cajón/cierre/puerta:

trabarse

to get jammed

trabarse

to get stuck

se le traba la lengua cuando se pone nervioso

he gets tongue-tied when he's nervous

2. trabarse (enzarzarse):

trabarse en algo

to get involved in sth

no quiero trabarme en una discusión contigo

I don't want to get involved in o get into an argument with you

3. trabarse sl (con droga):

trabarse Col Ven

to get high inf

trabarse Col Ven

to get stoned inf

combarse VB vpr

combarse viga/cable:

to sag

combarse pared:

to bulge

combarse disco:

to warp

combarse disco:

to get warped

combarse espalda/piernas:

to bend

I.cebar VB trans

1. cebar animal:

cebar

to fatten … up

no le des tanto de comer que lo estás cebando inf, hum

don't give him so much to eat, you'll make him fat

2. cebar anzuelo/cepo:

cebar

to bait

3. cebar motor/bomba:

cebar

to prime

4. cebar RioPl mate:

cebar

to prepare (and serve)

II.cebarse VB vpr

1. cebarse (ensañarse):

cebarse

to vent one's anger

se cebó en o con su víctima

he took his anger out o vented his anger on his victim

2. cebarse (alimentarse):

el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia

fear feeds on ignorance

abombarse VB vpr LatAm

abombarse

to go bad

abombarse

to go off

I.grabar VB trans

1. grabar:

grabar AUDIO, TV

to record

han grabado un nuevo disco

they've made a new record

han grabado un nuevo disco

they've recorded a new single/album

2. grabar ART:

grabar

to engrave

un reloj grabado con sus iniciales

a watch engraved with his initials

II.grabar VB intr

1. grabar:

grabar AUDIO, TV

to record

2. grabar ART:

grabar

to engrave

grabar al aguafuerte

to etch

grabar en relieve

to emboss

III.grabarse VB vpr

sus palabras se me grabaron en la memoria

her words are engraved on my memory

sus palabras se me grabaron en la memoria

her words are etched in my memory liter

su cara se me grabó para siempre

her face has been engraved on my mind ever since

su cara se me grabó para siempre

her face has been etched in my mind ever since liter

I.acabar VB intr

1.1. acabar (terminar):

acabar reunión/partido/película:

to finish

acabar reunión/partido/película:

to end

¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo

do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finished

todavía no he acabado

I haven't finished yet

todavía no he acabado

I'm not through yet inf

1.2. acabar:

acabar con algo/alg.

to finish with sth/sb

¿has acabado con esto?

have you finished with this?

ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo

come as soon as you've finished what you're doing

espera, que todavía no he acabado contigo

wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yet

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí?

when you've finished with Cristina, can you help me?

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí?

when you're through with Cristina, can you help me? inf

1.3. acabar novios:

acabar

to split up

acabar

to break up

acabar con alg.

to break up o split up with sb

acabar con alg.

to finish with sb

he acabado con ella

I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her

he acabado con ella

I'm through with her inf

1.4. acabar (acabar de + infinit.):

cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale?

will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?

todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa

I still haven't finished paying for the house

para acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover

and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain

¡acabáramos! inf

now I get it! inf

¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero

now I get it! it was money he was after

es que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés

she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well

1.5. acabar:

acabar + ger o acabar por + infinit.

to end up -ing

acabarán por aceptarlo o aceptándolo

they'll end up accepting it

acabarán por aceptarlo o aceptándolo

they'll accept it in the end

2. acabar + compl:

la palabra acaba en o por 'r'

the word ends in 'r'

por este lado acaba en punta

this side ends in a point

acabamos cansadísimos

by the end we were dead tired

¿en qué acabó lo de anoche?

how did things end up last night?

tanta historia para acabar en nada

all that fuss for nothing

siempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal

I always said that boy would come to no good

no te metas que esto puede acabar mal

don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien

the movie had a happy ending

3. acabar AmS sl (tener un orgasmo):

acabar

to come inf

4.1. acabar (acabar con) (terminar, destruir):

acabó con todos los bombones

he finished off all the chocolates

acabó con todos los bombones

he polished off all the chocolates inf

en dos años acabó con la herencia

he went through his inheritance in two years

si tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días

if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of days

estás acabando con mi paciencia

you're trying my patience

estás acabando con mi paciencia

I'm running out of patience with you

este escándalo puede acabar con su carrera

this scandal could ruin o finish his career

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones

this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones

we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discrimination

4.2. acabar inf (matar):

sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él

he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him

sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él

he knows too much, we're going to have to get rid of him inf

este clima/niño va a acabar conmigo

this weather/child will be the death of me

5.1. acabar (para referirse a una acción reciente) (acabar de +  infinit.):

acaba de salir

she's just gone out

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono

I had just got into bed when the telephone rang

acabo de comer

I've just eaten

5.2. acabar (no acabar de + infinit.):

no acaba de convencerme la idea

I'm not totally convinced by the idea

no acabo de entenderlo

I just don't understand

el color no me acaba de gustar o Spain inf no me acaba

I'm not too sure I like the color

el color no me acaba de gustar o Spain inf no me acaba

I'm not too sure about the color

II.acabar VB trans

1. acabar trabajo:

acabar

to finish

ya acabé el libro

I've finished the book

no logró acabar el curso

he didn't manage to finish o complete the course

iré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo

I'll go when I've finished what I'm doing

2. acabar (destrozar):

el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera

he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the race

la tragedia la acabó

the tragedy destroyed o killed her

III.acabarse VB vpr

1. acabarse (terminarse):

se nos ha acabado el café

we've run out of coffee

se nos ha acabado el café

the coffee's run out

se nos ha acabado el café

we're out of coffee inf

se le acabaron las fuerzas

he ran out of energy

se le acabaron las fuerzas

he ran out of steam inf

se me está acabando la paciencia

I'm running out of patience

el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca

housework is a never-ending o an endless job

se fue él y se acabaron los problemas

as soon as he left, the problems ended

¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más

that's it! I can't take any more

y (san) se acabó inf

and that's that

le dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó

tell him you don't want to and that's that

te he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó

I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!

2.1. acabarse liter (morir):

se fue acabando poco a poco

she slowly slipped away

se fue acabando poco a poco

her life's breath slowly ebbed away liter

2.2. acabarse Mex (quedar destrozado):

se acabó en ese trabajo

that job finished him off o did for him inf

3. acabarse (enfático):

acabarse (comer)

to finish

acabarse (comer)

to finish up

acábate todas las lentejas

finish (up) all the lentils

I.retobar VB intr Mex inf

retobar

to answer back

II.retobarse VB vpr

retobarse RioPl inf:

retobarse

to be rude

retobarse

to get bolshy Brit inf

retobarse

to get stroppy Brit inf

abarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for abarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

abarca N f

abarca

sandal

abarcar VB trans c → qu

1. abarcar (comprender):

abarcar

to include

abarcar con la vista

to take in

abarcar muchas cosas a la vez

to have one's work cut out

2. abarcar (contener):

abarcar

to contain

Phrases:

quien mucho abarca poco aprieta prov

don't bite off more than you can chew

I.cebar VB trans

1. cebar (engordar):

cebar

to fatten (up)

2. cebar (horno):

cebar

to stoke (up)

3. cebar (un arma):

cebar

to prime

4. cebar (el anzuelo, una trampa):

cebar

to bait

5. cebar:

cebar (máquina)

to start

cebar (cohete)

to fire

6. cebar:

cebar (esperanza)

to nourish

cebar (cólera)

to inflame

II.cebar VB refl cebarse

1. cebar (entregarse):

cebarse en algo

to devote oneself to sth

2. cebar (ira):

cebarse

to vent one's anger

se cebó en él

he/she vented his/her anger on him

3. cebar (alimentarse):

cebarse

to feed

I.turbar VB trans

1. turbar (perturbar):

turbar

to disturb

2. turbar (alarmar):

turbar

to worry

3. turbar (avergonzar):

turbar

to embarrass

4. turbar (desconcertar):

turbar

to unsettle

5. turbar (agua):

turbar

to stir up

II.turbar VB refl turbarse

1. turbar (ser disturbado):

turbarse

to be disturbed

2. turbar (alarmarse):

turbarse

to get worried

3. turbar (avergonzarse):

turbarse

to get embarrassed

4. turbar (desconcertarse):

turbarse

to become confused

5. turbar (agua):

turbarse

to get stirred up

I.abombar VB trans

abombar

to make convex

II.abombar VB refl abombarse

1. abombar (abultarse):

abombarse

to bulge

2. abombar CSur, Ecua, Nic (alimentos):

abombarse

to go bad

I.jorobar VB trans inf

jorobar

to annoy

II.jorobar VB refl jorobarse inf

1. jorobar (enojarse):

jorobarse

to get annoyed

2. jorobar (aguantar):

jorobarse

to put up with it

si no le gusta, ¡que se jorobe!

if he doesn't like it, he can lump it!

I.tumbar VB trans

1. tumbar:

tumbar (tirar)

to knock down

tumbar (pegando)

to flatten

el campeón le tumbo en el tercer asalto

the champ knocked him out in the third round

el campeón le tumbo en el tercer asalto inf (matar)

to bump off

estar tumbado

to be lying down

2. tumbar inf SCHOOL (suspender):

tumbar

to fail

tumbar

to flunk Am

3. tumbar inf (perturbar, impresionar):

tumbar

to bowl over

4. tumbar LatAm:

tumbar (árboles)

to fell

tumbar (tierra)

to clear

5. tumbar vulg (copular):

tumbar

to screw

II.tumbar VB refl tumbarse

1. tumbar (acostarse):

tumbarse

to lie down

tumbarse en la cama

to lie down on the bed

2. tumbar (desistir):

tumbarse

to give up

3. tumbar inf (en el trabajo):

tumbarse

to ease up

I.probar <o → ue> VB trans

1. probar (demostrar):

probar

to prove

todavía no está probado que sea culpable

it still hasn't been proved that he is guilty

2. probar:

probar (experimentar)

to try

probar (aparato)

to test

3. probar (a alguien):

probar

to test

4. probar (vestido):

probar

to try on

5. probar FOOD:

probar

to taste

no he probado nunca una paella

I have never tried paella

II.probar <o → ue> VB intr (intentar)

probar

to try

III.probar <o → ue> VB refl probarse

probarse (ropa, calzado)

to try on

probarse unos zapatos

to try on shoes

I.trabar VB trans

1. trabar (juntar):

trabar

to join

2. trabar (coger):

trabar

to seize

3. trabar (atar):

trabar

to tie

4. trabar (impedir):

trabar

to impede

5. trabar (espesar):

trabar

to thicken

6. trabar:

trabar (comenzar)

to start

trabar (contactos)

to strike up

7. trabar (embargar bienes):

trabar

to put a lien on

II.trabar VB intr

trabar

to take hold

III.trabar VB refl

trabar trabarse:

trabarse

to get stuck

trabarse la lengua

to get tongue-tied

I.acabar VB intr

1. acabar (terminar):

acabar

to end

acabar bien/mal

to turn out well/badly

acabar en punta

to end in a point

2. acabar (una acción):

acabar de hacer algo

to have just done sth

ella acaba de llegar

she's just arrived

el libro acaba de publicarse

the book has just been published

3. acabar (destruir, agotar):

acabar con algo

to finish sth off

acabar con alguien

to put paid to sb

este niño acabará conmigo

this child will be the death of me

4. acabar (finalmente):

acabarás por comprenderlo

you'll understand it in the end

acabarás por volverme loco

you'll end up driving me mad

II.acabar VB trans

1. acabar (terminar):

acabar

to finish

2. acabar (consumir):

acabar

to finish off

acabar todas las galletas

to eat up all the biscuits

III.acabar VB refl

acabar acabarse:

acabarse

to come to an end

la mantequilla se ha acabado

there's no butter left

todo se acabó

it's all over

¡se acabó!

and that's that!