volverles in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for volverles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.volver VB intr

1. volver (regresar):

volver (al lugar donde se está)

to come back

volver (a otro lugar)

to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré

I don't know what time I'll be back

¿no piensas volver allí algún día?

don't you intend going back there some day?

dos de los cazas no volvieron

two of the fighters failed to return

vete y no vuelvas más

get out and don't ever come back

volvió muy cambiada

she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí?

when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia

she's gone back to her family

no sé cómo consiguió volver

I don't know how he managed to get back

(volver a algo) nunca volvió a Alemania

she never went back to o returned to Germany

no había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño

he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a child

logró volver al campamento

she managed to get back to the camp

¿cuándo vuelves al colegio?

when do you go back to school?

(volver de algo) ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones?

when did you get back from your vacation?

¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma?

do you know if she's back from Rome?

volvieron del lugar del accidente

they returned o came back from the scene of the accident

siempre vuelve cansado del trabajo

he's always tired when he gets o comes home from work

volver atrás (en un viaje)

to go o turn back

volver atrás (al pasado)

to turn back the clock

veo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás

I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it again

vuelve y juega … Col inf

here we go again … inf

2.1. volver (a una situación, una actividad):

volver a algo

to return to sth

el país ha vuelto a la normalidad

the country is back to o has returned to normal

está pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo

she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business

2.2. volver (a un tema) (volver a algo):

volviendo a lo que hablábamos…

to go back to what we were talking about…

ya volvemos a lo de siempre

so we're back to the same old problem

siempre vuelve al mismo tema

he always comes back to the same subject

3.1. volver (repetirse):

volver momento:

to return

aquellos días felices que no volverán

those happy days that will never return

3.2. volver calma/paz:

volver

to return

(volver a algo) la paz ha vuelto a la zona

peace has returned to the area

la paz ha vuelto a la zona

the area is peaceful again

la normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica

the situation at the factory is back to normal

4. volver:

volver en sí

to come to o round

trataban de hacerlo volver en sí

they were trying to bring him round

5. volver Mex (vomitar):

volver

to be sick

II.volver VB aux (volver a +  infinit.)

no volverá a ocurrir

it won't happen again

no hemos vuelto a verlo

we haven't seen him since

no volvió a probar el alcohol

she never drank alcohol again

me volvió a llenar el vaso

she refilled my glass

lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller

I had to take it back to the workshop

III.volver VB trans

1.1. volver (dar la vuelta):

volver colchón/tortilla/filete

to turn

volver colchón/tortilla/filete

to turn over

volver tierra

to turn over

volver tierra

to dig over

1.2. volver (dar la vuelta):

volver calcetín/chaqueta

to turn … inside out

volver cuello

to turn

vuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés

pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out

1.3. volver (dar la vuelta):

volver la página o hoja

to turn the page

volver la página o hoja

to turn over

1.4. volver (dar la vuelta) cabeza/ojos:

volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía

she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following her

volvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí

he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) me

volver la mirada hacia el pasado

to look back to the past

1.5. volver (dar la vuelta):

volver esquina

to turn

está ahí, nada más volver la esquina

it's up there, just around the corner

2. volver (convertir en, poner):

volver

to make

la ha vuelto muy egoísta

it has made her very selfish

la televisión los está volviendo tontos

television is turning them into morons

lo vuelve de otro color

it turns it a different color

3. volver Mex:

volver el estómago

to be sick

IV.volverse VB vpr

1. volverse (darse la vuelta, girar):

volverse

to turn

volverse

to turn around

se volvió para ver quién la llamaba

she turned (around) to see who was calling her

se volvió hacia él

she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos siguen

don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas

he turned his back on me/her/them

volverse boca arriba/abajo

to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás

to back out

volverse contra alg.

to turn against sb

2. volverse (convertirse en, ponerse):

últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática

she's become very unpleasant recently

el partido se ha vuelto más radical

the party has grown o become more radical

su mirada se volvió triste

his expression saddened o grew sad

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa

she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio

it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca

she went mad

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volverse un sancocho Ven inf

to get into a mess inf

Translations for volverles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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round on

volverse contra

coarsen skin:

volverse áspero

coarsen person/language:

volverse más ordinario

coarsen person/language:

volverse más basto

to go loco

volverse majara Spain sl

to re-establish oneself

volverse a establecer

back down

volverse atrás

discolor (become stained)

volverse amarillento

to fall into obsolescence

volverse obsoleto

reignite

volverse a prender

volverles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for volverles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.volver irr VB intr

1. volver (dar la vuelta):

volver

to go back

volver atrás

to turn back

2. volver (regresar):

volver

to return

volver a casa

to go home

al volver a casa me acosté

when I got home I went to bed

al volver compra el pan

buy the bread on the way back

al volver me llamó

he/she called me when he/she got back

he vuelto por la autopista

I came back on the motorway

volver en sí

to come round [or to]

volver sobre sí

to turn round

volviendo al tema

to come back to the subject

3. volver (repetir):

volver a hacer algo

to do sth again

he vuelto a cometer el mismo error

I've made the same mistake again

he vuelto a casarme

I've remarried

II.volver irr VB trans

1. volver (dar la vuelta):

volver

to turn over

volver la espalda a alguien tb. fig

to turn one's back on sb

volver la vista a algo

to look back at sth

2. volver:

volver (poner del revés)

to turn inside out

volver (manga)

to roll up

3. volver (transformar):

volver

to make

volver furioso

to make mad

volver a su estado original

to revert to its original state

volver loco a alguien

to drive sb crazy

4. volver (devolver):

volver

to return

volver algo a su sitio

to put sth back in its place

volver a la vida

to revive

III.volver irr VB refl volverse

1. volver (darse la vuelta):

volverse a [o hacia] algo

to turn around towards sth

2. volver (dirigirse):

volverse a [o hacia] algo

to turn towards sth

volverse contra alguien

to turn against sb

volverse (para) atrás

to retrace one's steps

volverse fig

to back out

no tengo dónde volverme

I've got no place to go

3. volver (regresar):

volverse

to return

4. volver:

volverse (convertirse)

to become

volverse (ponerse)

to grow

volverse viejo

to grow old

volverse rico

to get rich

Translations for volverles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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turn against

volverse en contra de

to fade into irrelevance

volverse irrelevante

to go/be haywire person

volverse/estar loco

to go bonkers

volverse loco

climb down fig

volverse atrás

round on

volverse en contra de

to turn on sb

volverse contra alguien

to go off one's chump Brit inf

volverse medio chiflado

to go ape inf

volverse loco

volverles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

volverse atrás

to back down

volverse a [o hacia] algo

to turn around towards sth

volverse a [o hacia] algo

to turn towards sth

volverse contra alguien

to turn against sb

volverse (para) atrás

to retrace one's steps

volverse viejo

to grow old

volverse rico

to get rich

volverse mico para hacer algo inf

to go mad [or crazy] trying to do sth

volverse las tornas

to turn the tables