vele in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for vele in the Spanish»English Dictionary

velar¹ ADJ

velar

velar

I.velar² VB trans

1.1. velar difunto:

velar

to keep (a) vigil over

velar

to hold a wake over

lo van a velar en su casa

they're going to hold the wake at his home

lo velaron en el Congreso

his body lay in state in the Congress building

1.2. velar enfermo:

pasó la noche velando a su padre

he spent the night at his father's bedside o watching over his father

la veló todo el tiempo que estuvo enferma

he watched over her o he never left her bedside throughout the whole of her illness

2. velar película:

velar

to fog

velar

to expose

3. velar crítica:

velar

to mask

velar

to veil

II.velar² VB intr

1. velar (permanecer despierto):

velar

to stay up

velar

to stay awake

2. velar (cuidar) (velar por algo/alg.):

hemos de velar por que se respeten estas normas

we must ensure that o see to it that these regulations are observed

velamos por su bienestar

we look after their welfare

un organismo que vela por los derechos de los niños

an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of children

desde que murió su padre él vela por toda la familia

since their father died he has looked after o watched over the interests of the whole family

III.velarse VB vpr

velarse película:

velarse

to get fogged

velarse

to get exposed

I.ver² VB trans

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

1.2. ver (mirar):

ver

to watch

estaba viendo la televisión

I was watching television

esa película ya la he visto

I've seen that movie before

¿te has hecho daño?, déjame ver

have you hurt yourself? let me see

un espectáculo que hay que ver

a show which you must see o which is not to be missed

un espectáculo que hay que ver

a show which is a must inf

no poder (ni) ver a alg. no puede ni verla o no la puede ver

he can't stand her

no poder (ni) ver a alg. no puede ni verla o no la puede ver

he can't stand the sight of her

no lo puedo ver ni pintado o ni en pintura inf

I can't stand the sight of him

1.3. ver (imaginar):

ver

to see

ver

to imagine

ver

to picture

yo no la veo viviendo en el campo

I can't see o imagine o picture her living in the country

ya la veo tumbada en la arena sin hacer nada …

I can see o picture her now lying on the sand doing nothing …

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

2.2. ver:

echar de ver

to realize

echar de ver

to notice

pronto echó de ver que le faltaba dinero

he soon realized o noticed that some of his money was missing

se echa de ver que está muy contento

it's obvious he's very happy

3.1. ver (constatar, comprobar):

ver

to see

ve a ver quién es

go and see who it is

¡ya verás lo que es bueno si no me haces caso!

you'll see what you get if you don't do as I say

habrá que ver si cumple su promesa

it remains to be seen o we'll have to see whether he keeps his promise

verás como no viene

he won't come, wait and see o you'll see

ya no funciona ¿lo ves? o ¿viste? te dije que no lo tocaras

now, it's not working any more. You see? I told you not to touch it

¡eso ya se verá!

we'll see

¡eso está por ver!

we'll see about that!

¡para que veas! ¡tú que decías que no iba a ser capaz!

see? I did it! and you said I wouldn't be able to!

gané por tres sets a cero ¡para que veas!

I won by three sets to love, so there!

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?

5.1. ver (estudiar):

esto mejor que lo veas tú

you'd better look at this o see this o have a look at this

tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo

I have to work out o see how I can fix it

aún no lo sé, ya veré qué hago

I still don't know, I'll decide what to do later

véase el capítulo anterior

see (the) previous chapter

no vimos ese tema en clase

we didn't look at o study o do that topic in class

5.2. ver médico (examinar):

¿la ha visto ya un médico?

has she been seen by a doctor yet?

¿la ha visto ya un médico?

has she seen a doctor yet?

¿por qué no te haces ver por un especialista? AmS

why don't you see a specialist?

5.3. ver LAW:

ver causa

to try

ver causa

to hear

6.1. ver (juzgar, considerar):

yo eso no lo veo bien

I don't think that's right

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera

everybody has their own point of view

cada uno ve las cosas a su manera

everybody sees things differently

a mi modo o manera de ver

to my way of thinking

a mi modo o manera de ver

the way I see it

6.2. ver (encontrar):

ver

to see

no le veo salida a esta situación

I can't see any way out of this situation

¿tú le ves algún inconveniente?

can you see any drawbacks to it?

no le veo la gracia

I don't think it's funny

no le veo la gracia

I don't find it funny

no le veo nada de malo

I can't see anything wrong in it

no veo por qué no

I don't see why not

7. ver (visitar, entrevistarse con):

es mejor que vea a su propio médico

it's better if you go to o see your own doctor

hace tiempo que no lo veo

I haven't seen him for some time

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!

I haven't seen you for ages!

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!

long time, no see inf

aún no he ido a ver a la abuela

I still haven't been to see o visit grandmother

ahora que vive lejos lo vemos menos

we don't see so much of him now that he lives so far away

8. ver (en el póquer):

las veo

I'll see you

Phrases:

(tener … que ver) eso no tiene nada que ver con lo que estamos discutiendo

that has nothing to do with what we are discussing

es muy joven — ¿y eso qué tiene que ver?

he's very young — and what does that have to do with it?

no tengo nada que ver con esa compañía

I have nothing to do with that company

no tengo nada que ver con esa compañía

I have no connection with that company

¿tuviste algo que ver en ese asunto?

did you have anything to do with o any connection with that business?

¿tuviste algo que ver en ese asunto?

were you involved in that business?

¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado?

what difference does it make that it's Saturday?

¿tendrán algo que ver con los Icasuriaga de Zamora?

are they related in any way to the Icasuriagas from Zamora?

II.ver² VB intr

1. ver (percibir con la vista):

ver

to see

no veo bien de lejos/de cerca

I'm nearsighted/farsighted

enciende la luz que no veo

turn on the light, I can't see

2. ver (constatar):

¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver

is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look

¿está Juan? — voy a ver

is Juan in? — I'll go and see

verás, no quería engañarte pero …

look, I wasn't trying to deceive you, it's just that …

pues verás, la cosa empezó cuando …

well you see, the whole thing began when …

ver para creer

seeing is believing

3. ver (estudiar, pensar):

ver

to see

vamos a ver o veamos, ¿dónde le duele?

let's see now, where does it hurt?

¿vas a decir que sí? — ya veré, déjame pensarlo un poco

are you going to accept? I'll see, let me think about it

estar/seguir en veremos LatAm inf todavía está en veremos

it isn't certain yet

seguimos en veremos

we still don't know anything

seguimos en veremos

we're still in the dark

5. ver (ver de) (procurar):

ver

to try

vean de que no se dé cuenta

try to make sure he doesn't notice

vamos a ver de hacerlo lo más rápido posible

let's try to get it done o let's see if we can get it done as quickly as possible

III.verse VB vpr

1.1. verse refl (percibirse):

verse

to see oneself

¿te quieres ver en el espejo?

do you want to see yourself o look at yourself in the mirror?

se vio reflejado en el agua

he saw his reflection in the water

1.2. verse refl (imaginarse):

verse

to see oneself

¿tú te ves viviendo allí?

can you see yourself living there?

2.1. verse (hallarse):

verse + compl

to find oneself

me vi obligado a despedirlo

I was obliged to dismiss him

me vi obligado a despedirlo

I had no choice but to dismiss him

se vio en la necesidad de pedir dinero prestado

he found himself having to borrow money

me vi en un aprieto

I found myself in a tight spot

vérselas venir inf me las veía venir por eso tomé precauciones

I saw it coming so I took precautions

vérselas y deseárselas me las vi y me las deseé estudiando y trabajando durante cinco años

it was really tough o hard o it was a real struggle studying and working for five years

verse venir algo

to see sth coming

2.2. verse form (ser):

este problema se ha visto agravado por …

this problem has been made worse by …

las cifras se ven aumentadas al final del verano

the figures rise at the end of the summer

el país se verá beneficiado con este acuerdo

the country will benefit from this agreement

3. verse esp. LatAm (parecer):

verse

to look

me veo gordísima con esta falda

I look really fat in this skirt

4. verse (recíproco):

verse (encontrarse)

to meet

se veían un par de veces al mes

they used to see each other o meet a couple of times a month

nos vemos a las siete

I'll meet o see you at seven

es mejor que no nos veamos durante un tiempo

we'd better not see each other for a while

¡nos vemos! esp. LatAm

see you!

¡nos vemos! esp. LatAm

I'll be seeing you!

verse con alg.

to see sb

ya no me veo con ellos

I don't see them any more

vérselas con alg. tendrá que vérselas conmigo como se atreva a molestarte

he'll have me to deal with if he dares to bother you

See also X

X, x [ˈekis] N f (the letter)

X

X

X

x

Translations for vele in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

velar

velar

changing bag

bolsa que permite el cambio de un carrete sin que este se vele

guttural

velar

watch over safety/interests/well-being

velar por

to be bereft of sth

verse privado de algo

Special Branch

departamento policial encargado de velar por la seguridad del Estado

to keep (a) vigil over sth

velar sobre algo

vele in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vele in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.velar VB intr

1. velar:

velar (no dormir)

to stay awake

velar (trabajar)

to work late

2. velar (cuidar):

velar por algo

to watch over sth

velar bien por sus intereses

to look after one's interests

II.velar VB trans

1. velar (vigilar):

velar

to keep watch over

velar al enfermo

to sit up with an ill person

velar a un muerto

to hold a wake

2. velar:

velar (ocultar)

to hide

velar (tapar)

to veil

III.velar VB refl

velarse (ocultarse)

to hide

velarse (foto)

to blur

I.ver VB intr, trans irr

1. ver (con los ojos):

ver

to see

no se ve ni torta

you can't see a thing

véase la página dos

see page two

¡que se vean los forzudos!

let's see what you're made of!

lo nunca visto

something unheard of

¡habráse visto!

did you ever!

como vimos ayer en la conferencia

as we saw in the lecture yesterday

no veas lo contenta que se puso

you should have seen how happy she was

si no lo veo, no lo creo

if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it

a ver

let's see

2. ver (con la inteligencia):

ver

to see

ver

to understand

a mi modo de ver

as I see it

¿no ves que...?

don't you see that ...?

quiero hacerte ver esto

I want you to understand this

veo bien que te cases

I approve of your getting married

ya lo veo

I can see that

bueno, ya veremos

well, we'll see

3. ver:

ver (observar)

to watch

ver (documentos, información)

to examine

4. ver:

ver (visitar)

to see

ver (encontrarse)

to meet

es de ver inf

you can see that

5. ver (comprobar):

ver

to check

6. ver (algo desagradable):

ver

to see

te veo venir fig

I know what you're up to

veo que hoy me tocará a mí

I can see that it'll be my turn today

verás como al final te engaña

he/she will trick you in the end, you'll see

7. ver LAW (causa):

ver

to hear

8. ver (relación):

tener que ver con alguien/algo

to have to do with sb/sth

9. ver (duda):

eso está por ver

that remains to be seen

estoy por ver si me dan el crédito

I'll have to see if they give me credit

habrá que ver si eso es verdad

it remains to be seen whether that's true

10. ver (intentar):

veré de hablarle

I'll try to speak to him/her

Phrases:

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

1. ver (encontrarse):

verse

to meet

2. ver (estado):

verse

to be

verse apurado

to be in a jam

se ve enfermo

he thinks he's ill

verse negro

to be in a fix

verse pobre

to feel poor

3. ver (imaginarse):

verse

to imagine

me lo estoy viendo de médico

I can just see him as a doctor

4. ver (parecer):

se ve que no tienen tiempo

it seems they have no time

5. ver LatAm (tener aspecto):

verse

to look

III.ver N m

1. ver (aspecto):

ver

appearance

tener buen ver

to be good-looking

2. ver (opinión):

ver

opinion

a mi ver

in my view

Translations for vele in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

velar

velar

velar

sonido m velar

to hold a vigil

velar

to be cumbered with sth (hindered)

verse entorpecido por algo

to be cumbered with sth (overwhelmed)

verse sobrecargado por algo

to feel/look like a million dollars

sentirse/verse a las mil maravillas

to be bereft of sth

verse privado de algo

Special Branch

departamento policial encargado de velar por la seguridad del Estado

to be inundated with presents

verse inundado de regalos

to pale into insignificance

verse insignificante

vele 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

velar por algo

to watch over sth

velar bien por sus intereses

to look after one's interests

velar al enfermo

to sit up with an ill person

velar a un muerto

to hold a wake

velar por los intereses de alguien

to look after the interests of sb

verse frente a una situación complicada

to be presented with a complicated situation

verse [o notarse] a la legua

to stick out a mile