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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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ver1 N m

1. ver (aspecto):

aún está de buen ver
he's still good-looking o attractive
aún está de buen ver
he still looks good
no es de mal ver
she's not bad-looking

2. ver (opinión):

a mi/su ver
in my/his view
a mi/su ver
as I see/he sees it

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

X, x [ˈekis] N f (the letter)

X
X
X
x
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
ver al diablo calato Peru inf
to see stars inf
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to watch telly
mirar or ver tele inf
toodle-oo
¡hasta más ver! dated
medicalize
ver como un problema médico
that was the last we saw of him and it was good riddance as far as I was concerned
esa fue la última vez que lo vimos, de lo cual me alegro
wait-and-see
de esperar a ver qué pasa
let's have a butchers
¿a ver?

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
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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
gafas de ver fpl
prescription glasses
ver la tele
to watch TV
ver elefantes volando
to believe anything
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
we saw photos of the doting father with the baby
le vimos en unas fotos, hecho todo un padrazo con el bebé
look on
ver
pto
ver al dorso
prescription glasses
gafas de ver fpl
we saw nobody (else)
no vimos a nadie (más)
to watch sth from a place of concealment
ver algo desde un escondrijo
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
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I. ver [ber] irr VB intr, trans

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 huge fight
¡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 [ber] irr VB refl verse

1. ver (encontrarse):

ver
to meet

2. ver (estado):

ver
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):

ver
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):

ver
to look

III. ver [ber] irr 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
ver la tele
to watch TV
ver un vídeo en streaming
to stream a video
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
we saw photos of the doting father with the baby
le vimos en unas fotos, hecho todo un padrazo con el bebé
look on
ver
p.t.o.
ver al dorso
we saw nobody (else)
no vimos a nadie (más)
it is commonplace to see that...
es frecuente ver que...
to watch sth from a place of concealment
ver algo desde un escondrijo
to try sth on for size
probarse algo para ver la talla
presente
yoveo
túves
él/ella/ustedve
nosotros/nosotrasvemos
vosotros/vosotrasveis
ellos/ellas/ustedesven
imperfecto
yoveía
túveías
él/ella/ustedveía
nosotros/nosotrasveíamos
vosotros/vosotrasveíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesveían
indefinido
yovi
túviste
él/ella/ustedvio
nosotros/nosotrasvimos
vosotros/vosotrasvisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesvieron
futuro
yoveré
túverás
él/ella/ustedverá
nosotros/nosotrasveremos
vosotros/vosotrasveréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesverán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

como vimos ayer en la conferencia
as we saw in the lecture yesterday
en esa ocasión le vimos las orejas al lobo
that time we saw his/her true colours Brit [or colors Am]
¡hay que ver cómo están los precios!
my God! look at those prices!
no ver más allá de sus narices inf
to be short-sighted
to see/go (way) beyond sth
ver/ir (mucho) más allá de algo
to look on the dark side of things
ver el lado malo de las cosas
to look on sth with a jaundiced eye
ver algo con cierta dosis de cinismo
we saw photos of the doting father with the baby
le vimos en unas fotos, hecho todo un padrazo con el bebé
her face was a picture Brit
había que ver la cara que puso
she demanded to see the person in charge
insistió en ver a la persona responsable

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Casi sin darnos cuenta, las calles se han llenado de las originales gafas de sol con efecto espejo.
tipsfemeninos.com
Un ejemplo claro es la gafa de pasta.
jotacedt.blogspot.com
Proteja a los niños del sol vistiéndoles con un sombrero y gafas de sol, y utilizando una sombrilla.
www.uchicagokidshospital.org
Una vez acabado el libro dices: tengo unas gafas nuevas.
www.recursosdeautoayuda.com
Se puede ser profesional y no para ello hace falta que lleves gafas tan topicamente ligadas a lo intelectual.
www.filmica.com

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