at in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for at in the English»Spanish Dictionary

at [Am æt, ət, Brit at, ət] PREP

1. at (indicating location, position):

at

en

she was waiting at the door/restaurant

estaba esperando en la puerta/el restaurante

at Daniel's

en casa de Daniel

at Daniel's

donde Daniel

at Daniel's

en lo de Daniel RioPl

I stayed at a hotel

me quedé en un hotel

we were at church

estábamos en la iglesia

to be at the table or form at table

estar sentados a la mesa

don't call me at the office

no me llames a la oficina

at the back or rear of the house

al fondo de la casa

who was at the wedding?

¿quién estuvo en la boda?

where we're/they're/it's at inf I want some figures that'll tell us exactly where we're at

quiero cifras que nos digan exactamente cómo andamos

2. at (in email addresses):

at

arroba f

3. at (indicating direction):

to point at sth/sb

señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him

le apuntó con la pistola

look out, someone's shooting at us!

¡cuidado, nos están disparando!

they were throwing stones at him

le estaban tirando piedras

he smiled at me/her

me/le sonrió

she was screaming at me to come back

me estaba gritando que volviera

he banged at the door with his fists

aporreó la puerta con los puños

4. at (indicating time):

at 6 o'clock

a las seis

you can't call at this time!

¡no puedes llamar a esta hora or a estas horas!

at noon/nightfall

a mediodía/al anochecer

at Christmas

en Navidad

at Christmas

por Navidades Spain

at night

por la noche

at night

de noche

at this stage in the game

a esta altura del partido

at that very moment

en ese mismo momento

at a later date

más adelante

at a later date

en fecha posterior form

at the last count

en el último recuento

where did you go at lunchtime?

¿dónde fuiste a la hora de comer?

at your age

a tu edad

he left home at the age of 20

se fue de casa a los 20 años

5.1. at (indicating state):

at a disadvantage

en desventaja

at war/peace

en guerra/paz

he wasn't at ease in her presence

no se sentía a gusto en su presencia

traffic in town is at a standstill

el tráfico de la ciudad está paralizado

at the mercy of the weather

a merced del tiempo

at your disposal/command

a su disposición/sus órdenes

5.2. at (occupied with):

people at work

gente trabajando

children at play

niños jugando

she's at dinner

está cenando

what are you at?

¿qué haces?

what are you at?

¿en qué andas? inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning

ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning

ha estado toda la mañana dale que te pego estudiando Spain inf

the neighbors are hard at it again!

¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que dale!

the neighbors are hard at it again!

¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que te pego! Spain

the children are at it again!

¡los niños han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table

ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at sth I know she's been at my things

sé que ha estado hurgando en mis cosas

Joe's been at the brandy again

Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy inf

to be (on) at sb

darle la lata a alguien inf

his wife's been on at him to stop smoking

su mujer le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

6.1. at (with measurements, numbers, rates etc):

I'd put the crowd at 2, 000

yo diría que habría unas 2.000 personas

they sell them at around $80/at half price

las venden a alrededor de $80/a mitad de precio

three at a time

de tres en tres

we sold it at a higher price

lo vendimos más caro

at 80 mph/100 degrees

a 80 mph/100 grados

to do something at a run

hacer algo corriendo

at a trot

al trote

at high temperatures

a altas temperaturas

at a staggering seven foot two inches, she is the country's tallest woman athlete

con la asombrosa estatura de siete pies y dos pulgadas, es la atleta más alta del país

at a depth of 200m

a una profundidad de 200m

6.2. at (with superlative):

at worst I'll have to give up my job

lo peor que puede pasar es que tenga que dejar el trabajo

at the soonest

como muy pronto

at the latest

a más tardar

he was at his most amusing

estuvo más divertido que nunca or de lo más divertido

bureaucracy at its most exasperating

la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best

lo mejor de la cocina francesa

abstract art at its best

el arte abstracto en su expresión más depurada

7. at (because of):

he was surprised at the decision

le sorprendió la decisión

she smiled at their antics

sus travesuras le hicieron gracia

no one laughed at the joke

nadie se rió con el chiste

don't laugh at me!

¡no te rías de mí!

they cried at the news

lloraron al enterarse de la noticia

they fled at the sound of footsteps

huyeron al oír pasos

I faint at the sight of blood

me desmayo al ver sangre or cuando veo sangre

at sb's request

a petición de alguien

at sb's request

a pedido de alguien LatAm

I did it at his insistence

lo hice porque él insistió

his spirits rose at the thought of …

se le levantaba el ánimo al pensar …

8. at (concerning):

she's good at her job

hace bien su trabajo

she's hopeless at anything practical

es absolutamente negada para las cosas prácticas

she's poor at French/Physics

no es muy buena en francés/física

he's terrible at making speeches

es un pésimo orador

I'm bad at organizing things

no sirvo para organizar cosas

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that

ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, se especializa en eso

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that

ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, para eso es mandado a hacer CSur

touch at VB [Am tətʃ -, Brit tʌtʃ -] (v + prep + o)

touch at port:

touch at

hacer escala en

tear at VB [Am tɛr -, Brit tɛː -] (v + prep + o)

1. tear at:

tear at (scratch)

arañar

tear at (tear)

rasgar

2. tear at (pull):

tear at wrapping/bandages

tirar de

tear at wrapping/bandages

jalar de LatAm excl CSur

drive at VB [Am draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] only in -ing form (v + prep + o) only in -ing form

drive at

querer decir

drive at

insinuar

what are you driving at?

¿qué quieres decir?

what are you driving at?

¿qué (es lo que) estás insinuando?

come at VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o)

1. come at (attack):

she was coming at me with a knife

se me venía encima con un cuchillo

2. come at (get at, attain):

come at

llegar a

get at VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1.1. get at (gain access to):

the screw/wire is very hard to get at

es difícil llegar al tornillo/cable

don't let John get at the truffles!

¡no somdejes que John se acerque a las trufas!

he can't get at the money until he's 18

no puede disponer del dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años

he can't get at the money until he's 18

no puede tocar el dinero hasta que cumpla 18 años inf

1.2. get at (ascertain):

get at facts/truth

establecer

2.1. get at (work on):

get at rust/damp/woodworm:

atacar

I can't wait to get at the new computer

estoy deseando poder usar la computadora nueva

moths had got at the jacket

las polillas habían picado la chaqueta

2.2. get at (influence, bribe) inf:

get at witness/member of jury

comprar inf

3. get at (nag, criticize) inf:

you're always getting at him

siempre te estás metiendo con él inf

you're always getting at him

siempre (te) la estás agarrando con él LatAm inf

I'm not getting at you, I merely said …

no te estoy criticando, simplemente dije …

she's always getting at me to buy her a diamond ring

me está siempre dando la lata para que le compre un anillo de brillantes inf

4. get at (hint at, mean) inf:

what are you getting at?

¿qué quieres decir?

go at VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

he went at it as if his life depended on it

acometió la tarea como si le fuera la vida en ello

we'll just have to keep going at the problem until we find a solution

tendremos que seguir dándole al problema hasta encontrar una solución

no, no, you're going at it the wrong way

¡que no, así no es como hay que hacerlo!

have at VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + prep + o) (attack)

have at

atacar

have at you! (in fencing) arch

¡en guardia!

I.keep at VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + prep + o) (persevere with)

to keep at it

seguir dándole inf

you'll soon finish if you keep at it

si le sigues dando, acabarás pronto inf

keep at her until she agrees to come

sigue insistiéndole hasta que acceda a venir

you have to keep at them to get them to do anything

hay que estarles encima para que hagan algo

II.keep at VB [Am kip -, Brit kiːp -] (v + o + prep + o) (force to work)

I kept them (hard) at it all day

los tuve trabajando de firme todo el día

I kept them (hard) at it all day

no los dejé levantar cabeza en todo el día

look at VB [Am lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + prep + o)

1. look at person/picture/diagram:

look at

mirar

my husband has never looked at another woman

mi marido no ha mirado nunca a otra mujer

he's not much to look at

muy atractivo no es

to look at her, you'd think she was really weak

tiene todo el aspecto de una persona débil

look at the time!

¡mira qué hora es!

look at me for instance

mírame a mí, por ejemplo

he said he'd never marry, and look at him now!

¡decía que no se casaría nunca y ahí lo tienes!

there's $50 missing — well, don't look at me!

faltan 50 dólares — bueno, a mí no me mires

2.1. look at (consider):

look at possibilities

considerar

look at possibilities

estudiar

we're looking at ways of increasing productivity

estamos considerando or estudiando cómo podemos aumentar la productividad

look at it from my point of view

míralo or considéralo desde mi punto de vista

it depends on how you look at it

depende de cómo lo mires

they wouldn't even look at my proposal

ni siquiera consideraron mi propuesta

the program looks at university life

el programa enfoca la vida universitaria

2.2. look at (contemplate) inf:

you're looking at $6, 000 at least to get the roof fixed

hay que pensar en or calcular 6.000 dólares como mínimo para hacer arreglar el techo

I'd say you were looking at 5 months

yo diría que hay que calcular unos cinco meses

3. look at (examine, check):

look at patient/arm/graze

examinar

look at patient/arm/graze

checar Mex

look at car/valve/pump

revisar

look at car/valve/pump

chequear

look at car/valve/pump

checar Mex

at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for at in the English»Spanish Dictionary

at¹ [ət] PREP

1. at (place):

at

en

at the dentist's

en el dentista

at home/school

en casa/la escuela

at the table/office

en la mesa/oficina

at the window

a la ventana

2. at (time):

at Easter

en Pascua

at night

por la noche

at once

en seguida

all at once

de repente

at present

en este momento

at the time

en el momento

at the same time

al mismo tiempo

at three o'clock

a las tres

while I am at it

mientras lo estoy haciendo

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

reírse de alguien

to look/aim at sth/sb

mirar/apuntar a algo/alguien

to point at sb

señalar a alguien

to rush at sb/sth

abalanzarse sobre alguien/algo

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

a petición de alguien

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

estar asombrado/molesto por algo

5. at (in amount of):

at all

para nada

to sell sth at £10 a kilo

vender algo a 10 libras el kilo

at 120 km/h

a 120 km/h

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

en el mejor/peor de los casos

at first

al principio

at least

al menos

at war/peace

en guerra/paz

at 20

a los 20 (años)

I feel at ease

me siento tranquilo

to be at a loss

estar sin saber qué hacer

to be at lunch

estar en el almuerzo

a child at play

un niño jugando

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

ser bueno/malo en francés

to be at an advantage

estar en ventaja

8. at (repeatedly do):

to be mad at sb

estar enfadado con alguien

to pull at sb's hair

tirar de los pelos a alguien

to tug at the rope

tirar de la cuerda

to be unhappy at sth

no estar feliz con algo

to wear at sb's nerves

poner los nervios de punta a alguien

Phrases:

at all

en realidad

did you know the film at all?

¿conocías la película?

not at all!

¡para nada!

not at all!

¡en absoluto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

¡de nada!

nobody at all

nadie en absoluto

to hardly do sth at all

apenas hacer algo

at² [ɑ:t, æt] (in email address)

at

arroba f

drive at VB trans inf

drive at

insinuar

go at VB trans went, gone -es insep

1. go at (attack):

go at

acometer

go at

lanzarse sobre

2. go at (work hard):

to go at it

trabajar mucho

get at VB trans insep inf

1. get at (suggest):

get at

apuntar a

2. get at Aus, Brit (criticize):

get at

meterse con

3. get at (influence illegally):

get at

sobornar

4. get at (reach):

get at

llegar a

kick at VB trans

kick at

golpear

pick at VB trans insep

1. pick at (toy with):

pick at food

picotear

2. pick at:

pick at (handle)

manosear

pick at (scratch)

rascar

3. pick at (bother):

to pick at sb/sth

fastidiar a alguien/algo

jump at VB trans

jump at opportunity

no dejar escapar

jump at offer

aceptar con entusiasmo

stick at VB trans

stick at

seguir con

play at VB trans

1. play at (pretend):

to play at (being) sth

jugar a (ser) algo

2. play at (do for amusement):

to play at (being) sth

hacer como que (se es) algo

she is playing at being a student

hace como que estudia

3. play at pej (do):

what are you playing at?

¿a qué viene esto?

at Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at any given time, at (any) one time

en un momento dado

to be at loggerheads (with sb/over sth)

estar en desacuerdo (con alguien/sobre algo)

he will no doubt come at Christmas

seguramente vendrá en Navidad

she has got a place at university

ha obtenido una plaza en la universidad

that doesn't float my boat at all ex

(a mí) eso no me pone nada

how did she fare at the interview?

¿qué tal le fue la entrevista?

to sell at too low a price

malbaratar

to my way of looking at things

a mi manera de ver

at a height of 1, 500 metres

a una altitud de 1500 metros

to get rich (at other people's expense)

enriquecerse (a costa ajena)