vista oral in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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visto → vestir

See also ver1, ver2, vestir

I.ver2 VB trans

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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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I.vestir VB trans

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II.vestir VB intr

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visto2 (vista) ADJ

visto3 N m Spain

I.ver2 VB trans

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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)

I.vestir VB trans

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II.vestir VB intr

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III.vestirse VB vpr refl

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3. vista en locs:

(a la vista) ¡tierra a la vista!
land ho!
ponlo bien a la vista
put it where it can be seen easily
escóndelo, que no esté a la vista
hide it somewhere out of sight
pagar al portador y a la vista
pay the bearer at sight
cuenta corriente a la vista
sight account
no lo hagas aquí a la vista de todos
don't do it here where everyone can see o in full view of everyone
“fabricación a la vista del público”
“workshop (o factory etc.) open for public viewing”
“café molido a la vista” RioPl
coffee ground while you wait
¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista?
do you have any projects in view?
a primera vista
at first sight o glance
a primera vista no parecía grave
at first sight o glance it didn't look serious
se notaba a simple vista que estaba enfermo
you could tell he was ill just by looking at him
con vistas a
with a view to
un acuerdo con vistas a las próximas elecciones
a pact for the forthcoming elections
con vistas a que nos lo financien
with a view to their o them providing finance
de vista
by sight
los conozco solo de vista
I only know them by sight
(en vista) ¿tienen a alguien en vista para el puesto?
do you have anybody in mind for the job?
estamos buscando casa — ¿ya tienen algo en vista?
we're househunting — have you seen anything interesting yet?
en vista de
in view of
en vista de que no podía ganar
in view of the fact that she couldn't win
en vista de que no llegaban, nos fuimos
since they hadn't arrived, we left
en vista del éxito obtenido, mejor me callo la boca iron, hum
considering the success of my last comment (o joke etc.), I think I'd better keep my mouth shut iron, hum
¡hasta la vista!
see you!
¡hasta la vista!
so long! inf
¡hasta la vista!
until we meet again form
a vista de pájaro desde la torre vemos la ciudad a vista de pájaro
from the tower we get a bird's-eye view of the city
a vista y paciencia de alg. Chil Peru inf
in front of sb
echarle la vista encima a alg. inf
to see sb
hace tiempo que no le echo la vista encima
I haven't seen him for some time
estar con o tener la vista puesta en algo/alg.
to have one's eye on sth/sb
tiene la vista puesta en una chica de la oficina
he's got his eye on a girl in the office
hacer la vista gorda o Mex de la vista gorda inf
to turn a blind eye
hacer la vista gorda o Mex de la vista gorda inf
to pretend not to see
perder algo/a alg. de vista
to lose sight of sth/sb
vigílalo bien, no lo pierdas de vista
keep a close eye on him, don't let him out of your sight
no debemos perder de vista nuestro objetivo primario
we must not lose sight of our main objective
no pierdas de vista (el hecho de) que es un actor desconocido
don't lose sight of o don't overlook the fact that he is an unknown actor
¡tengo unas ganas de perderlos de vista …! inf
I'll be glad to see the back of them! inf
cuando terminamos la carrera los perdí de vista
I lost touch with them when we graduated
perderse de vista
to disappear from view
saltar a la vista lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene
the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color
¿cómo no te diste cuenta? si saltaba a la vista
I can't see how you failed to notice, it stood out a mile o it was so obvious
salta a la vista que hicieron trampa
it's obvious they cheated
tener vista de águila o lince
to have eyes like a hawk
volver la vista atrás
to look back
no vuelvas la vista atrás y piensa en el futuro
don't look back, think of the future

See also juicio

vista oral in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vista oral in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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1. vista (visión):

vista
sight
vista
vision
tener la vista cansada
to have eye strain
tener la vista cansada (mirada)
look
vista de lince
eyes like a hawk
aguzar la vista
to keep one's eyes skinned Brit [or peeled Am]
al alcance de la vista
within view
fuera del alcance de la vista
out of sight
a la vista (al parecer)
from what can be seen
a la vista (visible)
visible
a la vista (previsible)
in full view
a la vista de todos
in full view of everyone
a la vista está
anyone can see that
alzar/bajar la vista
to look up/down
apartar la vista
to look away
no apartar la vista de alguien
not to take one's eyes off sb
no perder de vista a alguien/algo
not to lose sight of sb/sth
a primera vista
at first sight
a simple vista
just by looking
a simple vista fig
superficially
comerse a alguien con la vista
to devour sb with one's eyes
con la vista puesta en algo
with one's sights set on sth
con vistas a...
with a view to ...
corto de vista
short-sighted
dejar vagar la vista
to let one's eyes wander
dirigir la vista a algo
to look towards sth
a Paco no hay quien le eche la vista encima
Paco's nowhere to be seen
de vista
by sight
en vista de que...
in view of ...
está a la vista quién va a ganar
it's obvious who's going to win
¡fuera de mi vista!
get out of my sight!
¡hasta la vista!
see you!
hasta donde alcanza la vista
as far as the eye can see
se me nubló la vista
my eyes clouded over
no perder de vista
not to lose sight of
pagadero a la vista COMM
due on demand
perder de vista
to lose sight of
quedar a la vista
to remain in sight
saltar a la vista
to be patently obvious
tener buena vista
to have good eyesight
volver la vista (atrás)
to look back

I.visto (-a) VB

visto pp de ver

II.visto (-a) ADJ

III.visto (-a) CONJ

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I.ver VB intr, trans irr

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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

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I.vestir irr como pedir VB trans

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II.vestir irr como pedir VB intr

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III.vestir irr como pedir VB refl vestirse

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I.ver VB intr, trans irr

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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

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