happened in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for happened in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.happen [Am ˈhæpən, Brit ˈhap(ə)n] VB intr

1.1. happen (occur):

happen

pasar

happen

suceder

happen

ocurrir

happen

acaecer liter

what's happened?

¿qué ha pasado or sucedido or ocurrido?

don't let it happen again

que no vuelva a pasar or suceder or ocurrir

how did the accident happen?

¿cómo ocurrió el accidente?

she acted as though nothing had happened

hizo como si nada hubiera pasado

nothing ever happens round here

aquí nunca pasa nada

whatever happens, we'll stand by you

pase lo que pase, te apoyaremos

these things happen

son cosas que pasan

worse things happen at sea Brit

no es el fin del mundo

worse things happen at sea Brit

más se perdió en la guerra

worse things happen at sea Brit

más se perdió en Cuba esp Spain

it's all happening here

la movida es aquí

hi, what's happening? Am inf

hola ¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? inf

1.2. happen (befall, become of):

to happen to sb

pasarle a alguien

a strange thing happened to me this morning

esta mañana me pasó or sucedió or ocurrió una cosa extraña

why does everything happen to me?

¿por qué tendrá que pasarme todo a mí?

if anything happened to me, you'd inherit everything

si me pasara or me ocurriera algo, lo heredarías todo tú

he's very late; I hope nothing has happened to him

está tardando mucho, espero que no le haya pasado or ocurrido nada

what's happened to your leg?

¿qué te ha pasado en la pierna?

whatever happened to all those bands of the 60s?

¿qué habrá sido de todos aquellos grupos de los años 60?

2.1. happen (do, be by chance):

she happened to be there

dio la casualidad de que estaba ahí

if you happen to see her, give her my love

si por casualidad la ves, dale recuerdos de mi parte

you don't happen to know the time of the next train, do you?

¿usted no sabrá (por casualidad) a qué hora sale el próximo tren?

2.2. happen (do, be actually):

who's that fat guy over there? — he happens to be my brother

¿quién es ese gordo de ahí? — pues da la casualidad de que es mi hermano

it was a wonderful production; I just don't happen to like opera

fue una puesta excelente; lo que pasa es que a mí no me gusta la ópera

II.happen [Am ˈhæpən, Brit ˈhap(ə)n] VB impers

how does it happen that he gets paid more than me?

¿cómo puede ser que gane or cómo es que gana más que yo?

it may happen that you'll get a question like that in the examination

puede ser que en el examen te toque una pregunta como esa

it (just) so happens that I know him

da la casualidad de que lo conozco

as it happens, I'm going that way myself

da la casualidad de que yo también voy hacia allí

well, as it happens, I already knew that

pues para que sepas, yo ya lo sabía

as often seems to happen

como suele pasar or suceder or ocurrir

happen on VB [Am ˈhæpən -, Brit ˈhap(ə)n -], happen upon VB (v + prep + o)

happen on acquaintance

encontrarse con

happen on acquaintance

toparse con

happen on object

encontrarse

we happened on a wonderful restaurant in the port

descubrimos un restaurante maravilloso en el puerto

happen along VB [Am ˈhæpən -, Brit ˈhap(ə)n -] (v + adv)

happen along

aparecer

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there's no point hashing over what happened

no tiene sentido darle más vueltas al asunto inf

Translations for happened in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ocurrió de modo imprevisto

it happened unexpectedly

franco, así fue como pasó

that's how it happened, honest!

me pasó una cosa increíble inf

something incredible happened to me inf

estoy agüevada por lo que pasó

I'm very upset about what happened

estoy agüevada por lo que pasó

I feel really sick about what happened inf

acontecer

to happen

los sucesos acontecidos ayer

the events which took place o occurred o happened yesterday

acaecer

to happen

los sucesos acaecidos el pasado viernes

the events which took place o happened o occurred last Friday

inspirado en un incidente acaecido a la actriz

based on an incident which happened to the actress

entonces acaeció que … liter

and so it came about o it happened that … liter

happened in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for happened in the English»Spanish Dictionary

happen [ˈhæpən] VB intr

1. happen (occur):

happen

pasar

if anything happens to me ...

si me ocurre algo...

these things happen

son cosas que pasan

whatever happens

pase lo que pase

what's happened to your hand?

¿qué te ha pasado en la mano?

something amazing happened to her that day

aquel día le sucedió una cosa asombrosa

2. happen (chance):

I happened to be at home

dio la casualidad de que estaba en casa

it happened (that) ...

resultó que...

as it happens ...

da la casualidad de que...

how does it happen that ...?

¿cómo puede ser que...?

he/it happens to be my best friend

pues resulta que es mi mejor amigo

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“that happened in Rome, not in Paris!” Sam interpolated liter

“¡eso ocurrió en Roma, no en París!”, puntualizó Sam

stranger things have happened

cosas más raras han pasado

Translations for happened in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tan pimpante

as if nothing had happened

acontecer

to happen

acaecer

to happen

este asunto no se me despinta

I can't forget what happened

ha pasado algo muy gordo

sth serious has happened

tú cuenta lo que te pasó a ti y no pluralices

say what happened to you, but don't assume you're speaking for the rest of us

he sufrido muchos desmanes

a lot of bad things have happened to me

happened Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what's happened to your hand?

¿qué te ha pasado en la mano?

something amazing happened to her that day

aquel día le sucedió una cosa asombrosa

I happened to be at home

dio la casualidad de que estaba en casa

it happened (that) ...

resultó que...

what might have happened doesn't bear thinking about

da miedo sólo de pensar lo que podía haber pasado

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

stranger things have happened

cosas más raras han pasado

a lot of bad things have happened to me

he sufrido muchos desmanes

the same (thing) happened to me

a mí me pasó igual

a lot has happened since then

ya ha llovido mucho desde entonces fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Or has something more sinister happened to her?

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It that had happened later, the gas oven would have been right next to the wall.

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His third offensive happened early in the morning of the third day but his army was utterly annihilated.

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Going public with direct accusations has legal ramifications as has already happened with SWM; case pending.

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You see what happened in the lead-up and it was the ultimate act of self-destruction.

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Despite its laudable attributes to guard against luck it still can be regarded as rewarding a racer that happened to be hot that one day.

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It said that emerging economies remain vulnerable to trade and financial shocks that could strongly affect volume of their exports and the prices of primary commodities, as happened in 2008.

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Narrating, how his encounter with death, which could be described as a tragicomedy happened.

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At first, it seemed that's what happened to the musician, who is pictured in the footage sitting at a control desk before answering a call.

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This prompts the narrator to think back to the time a similar thing had happened, only to poor people.

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