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seeing [Am ˈsiɪŋ, Brit ˈsiːɪŋ] CONJ inf

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seeing (that) or seeing as or controvers seeing as how seeing (that) you're here, you may as well help

ya que estás aquí, nos puedes ayudar

seeing as nobody turned up, we went home

en vista de que no venía nadie, nos fuimos a casa

far-seeing [ˈfɑrˌsiɪŋ] ADJ

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far-seeing → farsighted

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farsighted [Am ˈfɑrˌsaɪdəd, fɑrˈsaɪdəd, Brit ˌfɑːˈsʌɪtɪd] ADJ

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2. farsighted Am MED:

I.see¹ <pt saw, pp seen> [Am si, Brit siː] VB trans

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1.1. see:

see

I can't see a thing!

you can see the whole city from here

desde aquí se ve or se puede ver toda la ciudad

we haven't seen her for a while

hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen

no había ningún policía

to see sb/sth + infin I didn't see her arrive

no la vi llegar

we'll be sorry to see her go

nos va a dar pena que se vaya

to see sb/sth -ing I can see somebody coming this way

veo venir a alguien

I saw them walking hand in hand

los vi pasear or paseando tomados de la mano

now see what you've done!

¡mira lo que has hecho!

I thought I was seeing things

pensé que estaba viendo visiones

when you've seen one Greek temple, you've seen them all! hum

con ver un templo griego ya es suficiente

I'll believe it when I see it

hasta que no lo vea no lo creo

to be glad to see the back of sb

alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

1.2. see (witness):

see

I saw the accident

vi or form presencié el accidente

I saw the accident

fui testigo del accidente

justice must be seen to be done

es necesario que la gente vea que se ha hecho justicia

they're going to close it down — I'd like to see them try!

lo van a cerrar — ¡que lo intenten si se atreven!

I won't stand by and see you insulted

no pienso permitir que te insulten

I'll see you damned or dead or hanged or in hell first!

1.3. see film/play:

see

do you want to come and see the game?

¿quieres venir a ver el partido?

2.2. see (learn from reading, hearing):

I see Mrs Baker's retiring

así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that …

he leído en su solicitud que …

3.2. see (go out with):

see inf

they've been seeing each other for two months

hace dos meses que salen juntos

4.1. see (visit):

see (socially)

4.2. see (visit):

see (for consultation)

you should see a specialist

deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager

quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see sb about sth you should see a doctor about that nail

deberías hacerte ver esa uña por un médico

can I see you about something privately?

¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

I went to see her about the loan

fui a hablar con ella por lo del préstamo

see your travel agent

consulte a su agente de viajes

6. see (understand):

see

I don't see any point in going

no veo qué sentido tiene ir

he didn't see the joke

no entendió el chiste

he's taking winter clothes, but I can't see the point

va a llevar ropa de invierno, pero no veo para qué

I can see no reason to worry

yo no veo que haya ningún motivo para preocuparse

do you see what I mean?

do you see what I mean?

¿te das cuenta?

I fail to see what's so funny

yo no le veo la gracia or no veo qué tiene de gracioso

you'll have to apologize — I don't see why I should

vas a tener que pedir perdón — no veo por qué

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but …

me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero …

7. see (consider, regard):

see

try to see things from my point of view

trata de ver las cosas desde mi punto de vista

the way I see it, as I see it

a mi modo de ver

the way I see it, as I see it

tal como yo lo veo

the way I see it, as I see it

I see her more as a friend than a teacher

la veo más como amiga que como maestra

I see nothing wrong in it

yo no le encuentro nada de malo

8.1. see (visualize):

me, a writer? I can't see it, somehow!

¿un autor, yo? ¡me cuesta imaginármelo!

can you see him as a teacher?

¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

I can still see her face when she heard the news

es como si estuviera viendo la cara que puso cuando se enteró

8.2. see (envisage, foresee):

I can see there'll be problems

veo que va a haber problemas

to see sth/sb -ing I can't see it working

no creo que vaya a funcionar

I can't see him being able to persuade her

no creo que la vaya a poder convencer

I saw it coming

8.3. see (accept) Am inf:

we could move Johnson over to Sales — OK, I can see that

podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas — bueno, eso me parece bien

10.1. see (experience, undergo):

I doubt if I'll live to see it

no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

she won't see 40 again

ya no vuelve a cumplir los 40

I don't think he'll see 60

no creo que llegue a cumplir 60

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life

quiero viajar y ver mundo

his hair looks like it's never seen a brush! inf, hum

parece que se hubiera peleado con el peine hum

10.2. see (be the occasion of):

in a week which has seen the start of …

en una semana que ha visto el inicio de …

after 24 hours of violence which saw several people dead

después de 24 horas de violencia que arrojó un saldo de varios muertos

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model

el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

11.1. see (escort, accompany):

see

to see sb to the door

acompañar a alguien a la puerta

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a su casa

11.2. see (bring, last) inf:

$500 should see you to the end of the month

con 500 dólares debería alcanzarte or te deberías poder arreglar hasta fin de mes

that's enough to see me till tomorrow

con eso me alcanza hasta mañana

12. see (in poker):

I'll see your five, and raise five more

voy tus cinco y subo otros cinco

I'll see you

II.see¹ [Am si, Brit siː] VB intr

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2. see (understand, realize):

see

can't you see he loves you?

¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see

por lo que yo veo

I see (expressing realization)

I see (accepting explanation)

he's deaf, you see

es que es sordo ¿sabes?

it works like this, you see?

funciona así ¿ves?

now see here, I'm not going to let you get away with that inf

mira, eso no te lo voy a permitir

4. see (find out):

see

will the car start? — I'll see

¿arrancará el coche? — vamos a ver

will it work? — try it and see

¿funcionará? — prueba a ver

what's going on? — you'll soon see

¿qué pasa? — ya lo verás

III.see¹ [Am si, Brit siː] N

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see (look) inf no pl:

let's have a see!

let's have a see!

see² N (diocese)

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see

the Holy See

see around VB [Am si -, Brit siː -], Brit also see round VB (v + prep + o)

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see around exhibition/palace:

see about VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] inf (v + prep + o)

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1. see about (deal with):

a man came to see about the leaking roof

vino un hombre por lo de la gotera

don't worry, I'll see about it

no te preocupes, yo me encargaré del asunto

so you refuse to do it: well, we'll soon see about that!

con que te niegas a hacerlo: ya lo veremos …

2. see about (consider, decide):

may I borrow the car? — I'll have to see about that

¿me prestas el coche? — tendré que pensarlo

see off VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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2.1. see off (get rid of):

the dog saw them off

el perro los ahuyentó

2.2. see off (defeat) Brit:

see off inf

see in VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.see through VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + prep + o) (not be deceived by)

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II.see through VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o)

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2. see through (last):

$20 won't see me through the week

20 dólares no me van a alcanzar hasta el fin de semana

make sure this sees you through

con esto te tiene que alcanzar

III.see through VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + o + adv) (carry to completion)

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see out VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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2. see out old year:

3. see out (last, survive):

I don't think the roof will see out the winter

no creo que el techo aguante hasta el fin del invierno

I reckon she'll see us all out

creo que nos va a enterrar a todos

Translations for seeing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.seeing CONJ

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seeing (that)

en vista de (que)

II.seeing N

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seeing

seeing is believing

far-seeing [ˌfɑ:ˈsi:ɪŋ, Am ˌfɑ:r-] ADJ

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far-seeing decision, policy

con visión de futuro

far-seeing person

I.see¹ [si:] VB trans saw, seen

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3. see (inspect):

see

may I see your driving licence?

¿me permite (ver) su permiso de conducir?

5. see (have relationship):

to be seeing sb

salir con alguien

6. see (have meeting):

see

tener una entrevista con

8. see (accompany):

see

11. see (witness):

see

he won't see fifty again

ya pasa de los cincuenta

12. see (investigate):

to see how/what/if ...

averiguar cómo/qué/si...

13. see (ensure):

see that you are ready when we come

procura estar listo cuando vengamos

II.see¹ [si:] VB intr

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Phrases:

he can't see further than the end of his nose

no puede ver más allá de sus narices

see² [si:] N REL

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see

the Holy See

see out VB trans

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1. see out (escort to door):

acompañar hasta la puerta

2. see out (continue to end):

seguir hasta el final de

see out programme, film

quedarse hasta el final de

3. see out (last until end):

durar hasta el final de

to see the winter out

resistir el invierno

see-through [ˈsi:θru:] ADJ

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see-through

see about VB trans

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see about inf:

see about (consider)

Phrases:

we'll soon see about that! inf

¡eso ya lo veremos!

see through VB trans

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1. see through (look through):

see through

ver a través de

2. see through (not be deceived by):

see through

calar a inf

see through mystery

3. see through (sustain):

to see sb through (a difficult time)

mantener a alguien a flote (en tiempos difíciles)

4. see through (last):

see through

5. see through (continue to end):

see through

llevar a buen término form

I.must-see [mʌstsi:] inf N

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this film is a must-see

esta película es imperdible

II.must-see [mʌstsi:] inf ADJ

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must-see TV

televisión imperdible

see in VB trans (welcome)

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it is worth seeing

vale la pena verlo

to be seeing sb

salir con alguien

what a wrench, seeing you board the plane!

¡qué doloroso verte subir al avión!

seeing (that)

en vista de (que)

seeing is believing

she can't face seeing him so soon after their break-up

no podría soportar verlo tan poco tiempo después de romper

it is worth seeing

es digno de ver

he/she takes pleasure in seeing me suffer

se regodea viéndome sufrir

seeing such misery broke my heart

se me despedazó el alma cuando vi tanta miseria fig

I dream of seeing you again

sueño con volver a verte

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The other side of me was seeing all my homies pulling up in nice rides, chains, and nicer clothes. www.billboard.com

Numerous monuments to his far-seeing sagacity exist to-day and will exist for centuries to come. en.wikipedia.org

His flock, as you might expect, are more used to seeing him in a cassock and dog collar. www.dailymail.co.uk

Sliced bread, for example, is seeing just 0.3 per cent growth in volume, and it's down in value. www.cmo.com.au

The dog had fallen from the windowsill in joy at seeing its master returning from a long journey. en.wikipedia.org

The desire to buy investment property may be driven by seeing friends and family doing the same or thanks to a cold-call or investment seminar. www.nzherald.co.nz

Even though, the children were seeing gamboling around when our correspondent visited the river, a chat with them showed they were inwardly disturbed. thenationonlineng.net

He appears to be a nerd much like his son, seeing as he has somewhat of a lisp. en.wikipedia.org

His gaze is transworldly: not looking but all-seeing. en.wikipedia.org

By seeing first, he argued, it is possible to sanitize polluted information. en.wikipedia.org

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