devisar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for devisar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

divisar VB trans

divisar tierra/barco:

divisar

to sight

divisar

to make out

a lo lejos se divisaba un poblado

they could make out a village in the distance

logré divisarlo entre la multitud

I managed to make him out o spot him in the crowd

revisar VB trans

1.1. revisar (leer):

revisar documento

to go through

revisar documento

to look through

1.2. revisar (comprobar):

revisar traducción/cuenta

to check

revisar traducción/cuenta

to go through

2.1. revisar criterio/doctrina:

revisar

to revise

2.2. revisar edición:

revisar

to revise

3.1. revisar:

revisar máquina

to check

revisar instalación

to inspect

revisar instalación

to check

revisar frenos

to check

3.2. revisar coche:

revisar (examinar)

to check

revisar (examinar)

to check over

revisar (hacerle una revisión periódica) Spain

to service

4. revisar LatAm equipaje/bolsillos:

revisar

to search

revisar

to go through

alguien me estuvo revisando los cajones

someone's been going through my drawers

5.1. revisar LatAm paciente:

revisar

to examine

5.2. revisar LatAm dentadura:

revisar

to check

cada seis meses se hace revisar la dentadura

he has a dental checkup o he has his teeth checked every six months

televisar VB trans

televisar

to televise

devis Mex inf

de a devis adverb phrase

really

de a devis adverb phrase

honestly

I.avisar VB trans

1. avisar (notificar):

¿por qué no me avisaste que venías?

why didn't you let me know o tell me you were coming?

nos han avisado que van a cortar el agua

they've notified us that they're going to cut the water off

2. avisar (llamar):

avisar Spain Mex

to call

avisar al médico/a la policía

to call the doctor/the police

3. avisar (de un peligro):

le avisaron que venía la policía

they warned him that the police were coming

II.avisar VB intr

llegó sin avisar

she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly o out of the blue

avísame cuando acabes

let me know when you've finished

¿le han avisado a la familia?

has the family been told o notified o informed?

avisarle a alg. de algo

to let sb know about sth

avisarle a alg. de algo

to tell sb about sth

avisarle a alg. de algo

to inform o notify sb of sth form

visar VB trans

visar documento

to endorse

visar pasaporte

to visa

I.pisar VB trans

1.1. pisar (con el pie):

bailando la pisó sin querer

he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot while they were dancing

pisé un charco

I stepped o trod in a puddle

“prohibido pisar el césped”

“keep off the grass”

pisé el acelerador

I put my foot on the accelerator

pisar las uvas

to tread the grapes

hace una semana que no piso la calle

I haven't been out (of the house) for a week

no vuelvo a pisar esta casa nunca más

I'll never set foot in this house again

pisar el escenario

to go on stage

pisar el escenario

to tread the boards

1.2. pisar (humillar):

pisar

to trample on

pisar

to walk all over

2.1. pisar FOOD (aplastar):

pisar RioPl Ven

to mash

pisar las papas con un tenedor

mash the potatoes with a fork

2.2. pisar inf (atropellar):

pisar RioPl Ven

to run over

la pisó un auto

she was run over (by a car)

3. pisar inf (robar):

me has pisado la idea

you stole my idea!

me has pisado la idea

you pinched my idea! Brit inf

otro periódico nos pisó la noticia

another newspaper beat us to the story inf

4.1. pisar macho:

pisar

to mount

4.2. pisar AmC vulg sl (joder):

pisar

to screw vulg sl

II.pisar VB intr

pisar

to tread

pisa con cuidado, no vayas a resbalar

tread carefully so that you don't slip

pisa con cuidado, no vayas a resbalar

watch how you go or you'll slip

pisó mal y se torció el tobillo

her foot slipped o she missed her footing and sprained her ankle

no pises ahí, está mojado

don't walk o tread there, it's wet

pisar fuerte

to make a big impact

entró pisando fuerte en el mundo de la música

she hit the music scene in a big way inf

pisa fuerte en el mercado

it is making a big impact in the market

III.pisarse VB vpr

1. pisarse Col inf (irse):

pisarse

to go

pisarse

to split inf

2. pisarse RioPl inf (delatarse):

pisarse

to give oneself away inf

I.guisar VB intr Spain

guisar

to cook

guisa muy bien

he's a very good cook

II.guisar VB trans

guisar (con bastante líquido)

to stew

guisar (con poco líquido)

to braise

lomo de cerdo guisado con vino blanco

loin of pork cooked in white wine

guisárselo y comérselo Spain inf tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes

you've made your bed, now you must lie in o on it

I.frisar VB intr

frisaba en los 40 años

she was nearly 40

frisaba en los 40 años

she was getting on for 40

II.frisar VB trans

frisar

to frizz

frisar

to rub

I.alisar VB trans

alisar colcha/papel

to smooth out

alisar pared/superficie

to smooth down

II.alisarse VB vpr refl

1. alisarse vestido/falda:

alisarse

to smooth out

2. alisarse pelo:

alisarse (con la mano)

to smooth down

alisarse (quitar los rizos)

to straighten

devisar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for devisar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

divisar VB trans (percibir)

divisar

to make out

divisé a lo lejos un vehículo

in the distance I made out a vehicle

televisar VB trans

televisar

to televise

televisar

to broadcast

televisar (en directo)

to televise live

revisar VB trans

revisar

to check

revisar TECH

to inspect

revisar (textos, edición)

to revise

avisar VB trans

1. avisar (dar noticia):

avisar

to notify

avísame cuando estés de vuelta

let me know when you're back

nos avisó que venía a cenar

he/she told us that he/she was coming to dinner

llegar sin avisar

to arrive unannounced

2. avisar (poner sobre aviso):

avisar

to warn

3. avisar (llamar):

avisar

to call

revisada N f LatAm (revisión)

revisada

check

revisada

review

visar VB trans (pasaporte)

visar

to put a visa in

I.irisar VB intr

irisar

to be iridescent

II.irisar VB trans

irisar

to make iridescent

I.guisar VB trans

1. guisar:

guisar (cocinar)

to cook

guisar (con salsa)

to stew

guisar (con salsa)

to braise

2. guisar (tramar):

guisar

to prepare

II.guisar VB refl

guisar guisarse:

guisarse

to cook

se está guisando

it's cooking

tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes prov

as you make your bed so must you like in it prov

I.frisar VB intr

frisar

to border

II.frisar VB trans (tejido)

frisar

to frizz

pisar VB trans

1. pisar (poner el pie):

pisar

to tread

¡no pises las flores!

don't tread on the flowers!

me han pisado en el bus

sb trod on my foot on the bus

ir pisando huevos fig

to tread carefully

pisar los talones a alguien fig

to follow on sb's heels

pisar fuerte fig

to make a big impact

2. pisar (entrar):

pisar

to enter

3. pisar:

pisar (uvas, aceitunas)

to tread

pisar (tierra)

to tread down

4. pisar (humillar):

pisar

to walk all over

5. pisar inf (planes):

pisar

to pre-empt

con su proyecto me pisan el terreno

their plan has beaten me to it

me han pisado el tema

they have stolen my topic