vérselas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.1. ver (percibir con la vista):

ver
to see
¿ves el letrero allí enfrente?
can o do you see that sign opposite?
lo vi con mis propios ojos
I saw it with my own eyes
¿ves algo?
can you see anything?
enciende la luz que no se ve nada
switch on the light, I can't see a thing
tú ves visiones, allí no hay nada
you're seeing things, there's nothing there
se te ve la combinación
your slip is showing
me acuerdo perfectamente, es como si lo estuviera viendo
I remember it perfectly, as if I were seeing it now
(ver algo/a algn + inf/ger) la vi bailar en Londres hace años
I saw her dance in London years ago
la vi metérselo en el bolsillo
I saw her put it into her pocket
los vieron salir por la puerta trasera
they were seen leaving by the back door
lo vi hablando con ella
I saw him talking to her
ahí donde lo/la ves ahí donde la ves tiene un genio …
incredible though it may seem, she has a real temper …
aquí donde me ves, tengo 90 años cumplidos
believe it or not, I'm ninety years old
no ver ni tres en un burro o ni un burro a tres pasos o ni jota inf sin gafas no veo ni jota
I can't see a thing without my glasses
no ver ni tres en un burro o ni un burro a tres pasos o ni jota inf sin gafas no veo ni jota
without my glasses I'm as blind as a bat
si te he visto no me acuerdo inf en cuanto le pedí un favor, si te he visto no me acuerdo
as soon as I asked a favor of him, he just didn't want to know
ver venir algo/a alg. el fracaso se veía venir
it was obvious o you could see it was going to fail
te veía venir, ya sabía lo que me ibas a pedir
I thought as much, I knew what you were going to ask me for
ya lo veo venir, seguro que quiere una semana libre
I know what he's after, I bet he wants a week off inf
¡y tú que lo veas! ¡que cumplas muchos más! — ¡y tú que lo veas!
many happy returns! — thank you very much
van a bajar los impuestos — ¡y tú que lo veas! iron
they're going to cut taxes — do you think you'll live long enough to see it? iron

2.1. ver (entender, notar):

ver
to see
¿no ves que la situación es grave?
don't o can't you see how serious the situation is?
¿ves qué amargo es?
you see how bitter it is?
no quiere ver la realidad
he won't face up to reality
solo ve sus problemas
he's only interested in his own problems
se te ve en la cara
I can tell by your face
se le ve que disfruta con su trabajo
you can see o tell she enjoys her work
te veo preocupado ¿qué te pasa?
you look worried, what's the matter?
la veo muy contenta
she looks o seems very happy
es un poco complicado, ¿sabes? — ya se ve
it's a bit complicated, you know — so I (can) see
ya veo/ya se ve que no tienes mucha práctica en esto
I can see o it's obvious you haven't had much practice at this
ya veo/ya se ve que no tienes mucha práctica en esto
you obviously haven't had much practice at this
hacerse ver RioPl
to show off

3.2. ver (ser testigo de):

ver
to see
vieron confirmadas sus sospechas
they saw their suspicions confirmed
vieron confirmadas sus sospechas
their suspicions were confirmed
¡nunca he visto cosa igual!
I've never seen anything like it!
¡habráse visto semejante desfachatez!
what a nerve! inf
¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé!
you can't imagine how awful it was!
es tan bonita, si vieras …
she's so pretty, you should see her
¡vieras o hubieras visto cómo se asustaron …! LatAm
you should have seen the fright they got!
tenías que haber visto lo furioso que se puso
you should have seen how angry he got
¡hombre! ¿tú por aquí? — ya ves, no tenía otra cosa que hacer
hello, what are you doing here? — well, I didn't have anything else to do
pensaba tomarme el día libre pero ya ves, aquí me tienes
I intended taking the day off but … well, here I am
¡hay que ver! ¡lo que son las cosas!
well, well, well! o I don't know! would you believe it?
¡hay que ver! hasta se llevaron el dinero de los niños
would you believe it! they even took the children's money
¡hay que ver lo que ha crecido!
wow o gosh! hasn't he grown!
hay que ver qué bien se portaron
they behaved really well
hay que ver qué bien se portaron
it's amazing how well they behaved
hay que ver lo grosera que es
she's incredibly rude
que no veas Spain inf me echó una bronca que no veas
she gave me such an earful! inf
que no veas Spain inf me echó una bronca que no veas
you wouldn't believe the earful she gave me! inf
tenía una borrachera que no veas
he was absolutely blind drunk
tienen una cocina que no veas
they have an incredible kitchen
que no veo LatAm inf tengo un hambre que no veo inf
I'm absolutely starving inf
que no veo LatAm inf tengo un hambre que no veo inf
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse inf
tengo un sueño que no veo
I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open

4. ver:

(a ver) (vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata?
OK o all right o well, now, what's the problem?
a ver, el fórceps, rápido
give me the forceps, quickly
aquí está en el periódico — ¿a ver?
it's here in the newspaper — let's see
¿a ver qué tienes ahí?
let me see o show me what you've got there
¿a ver qué tienes ahí?
what have you got there?
aprieta el botón a ver qué pasa
press the button and let's see what happens
a ver si me entienden (justificando)
don't get me wrong
a ver si me entienden (explicando)
let me make myself clear
a ver si arreglas esa lámpara
when are you going to fix that light?
a ver si escribes pronto
write soon
a ver si escribes pronto
make sure you write soon
¡cállate, a ver si alguien te oye!
shut up, somebody might hear you
¡a ver si ahora se cree que se lo robé yo!
I hope he doesn't think that I stole it!
a ver cuándo vienes a visitarnos
come and see us soon/one of these days
¡a ver! AmC Col (al contestar el teléfono)
hello?

II.ver2 VB intr

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III.verse VB vpr

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X, x [ˈekis] N f (the letter)

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vérselas en figurillas RioPl Ven inf nos las vimos en figurillas para terminarlo
we had a struggle to get it finished
vérselas en figurillas RioPl Ven inf nos las vimos en figurillas para terminarlo
we had a tough time to get it finished inf
todavía está por verse la eficacia de estas gestiones
it remains to be seen how effective these actions will be

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vérselas in the PONS Dictionary

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I.ver VB intr, trans irr

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tengo un hambre/un sueño@ que no veo
I'm really tired/hungry
no haberlas visto nunca más gordas
to never have been in such a spot
si te he visto, no me acuerdo
out of sight, out of mind prov
no veas la que se armó allí
there was a tremendous row
¡hay que ver!
it just goes to show!
hay que ver lo tranquilo que es Pedro
Pedro is such a quiet fellow
¡vamos a ver!
let's see!
¡a ver, escuchadme todos!
come on, listen to me everybody!
a ver, venga
come on, hurry up
a ver cómo lo hacemos
let's see how we can do this
¡para que veas!
so there!
luego ya veremos
we'll see about that later
veremos, ...
let me see, ...
veamos, ...
let me see, ...
¡verás!
just you wait!

II.ver VB refl verse irr

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verse apurado
to be in a fix

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vérselas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

verse negro para hacer algo inf
to have a hard time doing sth
verse negro [o pasarlas negras] para encontrar algo inf
to have a hard time finding sth
verse [o estar] muy apretado
to be in a very difficult situation
verse apurado
to be in a jam
verse negro
to be in a fix
verse pobre
to feel poor
verse apurado
to be in a fix
verse frente a una situación complicada
to be presented with a complicated situation
verse [o notarse] a la legua
to stick out a mile
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