suponen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for suponen in the Spanish»English Dictionary

suponer¹ N m

imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías?

imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?

si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, …

just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …

si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, …

if the company were to go bankrupt, just for the sake of argument, …

suponer² VB trans

1.1. suponer (tomar como hipótesis):

suponer

to suppose

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto

let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga como está previsto

assuming everything goes according to plan

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales

let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

ni aun suponiendo que fuera verdad, no tiene derecho a hablar así

even supposing it were true, he has no right to talk like that

1.2. suponer (imaginar):

supuse que ibas a comprarlo tú

I thought o presumed o assumed you were going to buy it

supongo que tienes razón

I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así

there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen

¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí

is she coming today? — I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho

presumably o I should think o I would assume o I would imagine he's been told

era de suponer que se lo iban a dar

it was to be expected that they would give it to him

se supone que tendría que empezar a las nueve

it's supposed to start at nine

¿dónde se supone que vamos?

where are we supposed o meant to be going?

1.3. suponer (atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le suponía más edad

I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponen propiedades medicinales

it is believed o held to have medicinal qualities

al cuadro se le suponía un valor aproximado de …

the painting was thought to be worth approximately …

2. suponer (significar, implicar):

suponer

to mean

el proyecto supondrá una inversión de cinco millones de dólares

the project will mean an investment of five million dollars

la preparación del congreso supuso cinco meses de trabajo

the preparation for the convention involved o took five months' work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio

that would mean having to start from the beginning again

(+ me/te/le etc) ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio

that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone problema ninguno/ninguna molestia

it's no trouble at all

el traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes

the move will cause us a great deal of inconvenience

el traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes

the move will mean o will involve a great deal of inconvenience

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los ordenadores suponen un gran adelanto

computers represent a great step forward

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surmise

suponer

entail risk

suponer

entail expense

suponer

she had assumed, quite correctly as it turned out, that they would attend

resultó que no se había equivocado al suponer que asistirían

imply

suponer

so we'll have the results tomorrow — presumably

entonces recibiremos los resultados mañana — me imagino or supongo or es de suponer (que sí)

her assumption that they were French was wrong

se equivocó al suponer que eran franceses

challenge

suponer un reto para

challenge

suponer un desafío para

suponen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suponen in the Spanish»English Dictionary

suponer irr como poner VB trans

1. suponer (dar por sentado):

suponer

to suppose

vamos a suponer que...

let's suppose that ...

se supone que...

it is assumed that ...

suponiendo que...

supposing that ...

supongamos que...

let us assume that ...

dar algo por supuesto

to take sth for granted

2. suponer (figurar):

suponer

to imagine

supongo que vendrá Gema, no? — supongo que sí

I imagine Gema will come, won't she? — I suppose so

no supongo que +subj

I don't imagine

puedes suponer que...

you can imagine that ...

¿estás suponiendo que...?

are you assuming that ...?

3. suponer (atribuir):

le supongo unos 40 años

I imagine him/her to be about 40

no le suponía tan fuerte

I didn't realize he/she was so strong

4. suponer (significar):

suponer

to mean

suponer un duro golpe para alguien

to be a real blow for sb

esto me supone 60 euros al mes

this amounts to 60 euros a month for me

no suponer molestia alguna

to be no trouble

Translations for suponen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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assume

suponer

to be a real struggle

suponer un gran esfuerzo

to involve much expense

suponer muchos gastos

suppose

suponer

to suppose (that) ...

suponer que...

presume

suponer

guess (believe, suppose)

suponer

to spell trouble inf

suponer problemas

suponen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

vamos a suponer que...

let's suppose that ...

puedes suponer que...

you can imagine that ...

suponer un duro golpe para alguien

to be a real blow for sb

no suponer molestia alguna

to be no trouble