concretas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for concretas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.concretar VB trans

1.1. concretar (concertar):

concretar fecha/precio

to fix

concretar fecha/precio

to set

concretar los términos del contrato

to agree on the terms of the contract

1.2. concretar (precisar, definir):

no fue capaz de concretar lo que quiere hacer

he was unable to be specific about o define exactly what he wants to do

hablamos mucho y largo, pero no concretamos nada

we talked a great deal, but we didn't settle on anything definite o decide anything concrete o specific

1.3. concretar (materializar):

concretar esperanzas

to realize

concretar esperanzas

to fulfill Am

concretar esperanzas

to fulfil Brit

concretar sueños

to realize

concretar sueños

to make … come true

nunca concretó su donación Chil

his donation never materialized

2. concretar Chil CONSTR:

concretar

to concrete

II.concretar VB intr

a ver si concretas

get to the point

bueno, concretemos, ¿quién se lo va a decir?

right, let's get things clear, who's going to tell him?

está bien, pero llámame para concretar

that's fine, but give me a call to arrange the details

III.concretarse VB vpr

concretarse cambios/hechos/amenazas:

to become a reality

concretarse sueños:

to be realized

concretarse sueños:

to come true

concretarse esperanzas:

to be realized

concretarse esperanzas:

to be fulfilled*

sus ideas se concretan plásticamente en los bronces expuestos

her ideas are given concrete representation in the bronzes on show

la reunión con ella nunca llegó a concretarse

the meeting with her never took place o happened

la ayuda que nos habían prometido nunca llegó a concretarse

the help they had promised us never materialized o was never forthcoming

concreto¹ (concreta) ADJ

1. concreto (específico):

concreto (concreta) política/acusación

concrete

concreto (concreta) política/acusación

specific

en tu caso concreto

in your particular case

por un motivo concreto

for a specific reason

fijemos una fecha/hora concreta

let's fix a definite date/time

quieren reformas/soluciones concretas

they want real o concrete reforms/solutions

un lugar concreto

a specific o particular place

una pregunta concreta

a specific question

(en concreto) quiero saber, en concreto, cuánto me va a costar

what I want to know specifically is how much it is going to cost

la conferencia versó sobre pintura española, en concreto, Goya y Velázquez

the lecture was on Spanish painting, Goya and Velázquez, to be precise o to be more specific

en una zona en concreto

in a particular o specific area

2. concreto (no abstracto):

concreto (concreta)

concrete

lo concreto y lo abstracto

the concrete and the abstract

concreto² N m LatAm

concreto

concrete

concreto armado N m

concreto armado

reinforced concrete

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dijo muchas generalidades pero no concretó nada

he made a lot of general comments but said nothing definite

Translations for concretas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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concrete evidence/example

concreto

concrete object/reality

concreto

concrete noun

nombre m concreto

concrete number

número m concreto

concrete

concreto m LatAm

concrete attr post/building

de concreto LatAm

concrete

pavimentar con concreto LatAm

firm up price/date/deal

concretar

tangible proof/benefits

concreto

finalize date

concretar

reinforced concrete

concreto m armado LatAm

concretas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for concretas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.concretar VB trans

1. concretar (precisar):

concretar

to put in concrete form

2. concretar (limitar):

concretar

to limit

II.concretar VB refl

concretar concretarse:

concretarse

to limit oneself

concreto (-a) ADJ

concreto (-a)

concrete

en concreto

specifically

Translations for concretas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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pin down

concretar

to be well-informed on a particular topic

conocer a fondo un tema concreto

particular (specific)

concreto, -a

no particular reason

ninguna razón en concreto

solid agreement

concreto, -a

for no particular reason

sin ningún motivo en concreto

open

sin concretar

concretas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

en concreto

specifically

conocer a fondo un tema concreto

to be well-informed on a particular topic