thinking in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.thinking [Am ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, Brit ˈθɪŋkɪŋ] N U

II.thinking [Am ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, Brit ˈθɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ attr, no comp

wishful thinking [ˌwɪʃfəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˌwɪʃfʊl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ] N U

forward-thinking [ˌfɔːrwərdˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˌfɔːwədˈθɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

right-thinking [Am raɪt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, Brit ˈrʌɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

critical thinking [ˌkrɪdɪk(ə)l ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˌkrɪtɪk(ə)l ˈθɪŋkɪŋ] N

I.think <pt & pp thought> [Am θɪŋk, Brit θɪŋk] VB intr

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1. think:

think
pensar
why don't you think before you speak?
¿por qué no piensas antes de hablar?
think hard/carefully
piénsalo mucho/bien
I did it without thinking
lo hice sin pensar
just think!
¡imagínate!
it makes you think, doesn't it?
da que pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?
to think aloud
pensar en voz alta
to think for oneself
pensar por sí mismo
to think again
pensarlo mejor
you have to think big
tienes que proyectar las cosas a gran escala
to think about sth
pensar en algo
to think about sth (consider)
pensar algo
I can't stop thinking about what happened/about him
no puedo dejar de pensar en lo que pasó/en él
all you ever think about is money!
¡sólo piensas en el dinero!
I'll have to think about it
tendré que pensarlo
I'll have to think about it
(me) lo tendré que pensar
it doesn't bear thinking about
mejor ni pensarlo
I knew she was thinking about selling it
sabía que estaba pensando en venderlo
to think of sth/sb
pensar en algo/alguien
think of a number
piensa (en) un número
whatever were you thinking of when you bought it?
¿(en) qué estabas pensando cuando lo compraste?
think of the expense/me
piensa en el gasto/en mí
you never think of the others
nunca piensas en los demás
I hadn't thought of that
no se me había ocurrido eso
come to think of it, I have one at home
ahora que lo pienso, yo tengo uno en casa
just think of it: your name in lights!
¡imagínate! ¡tu nombre en las marquesinas!
think of what we could do with the money!
¡imagínate lo que podríamos hacer con el dinero!
you can't think of everything
no se puede estar en todo or en todos los detalles
to think better of sth I was going to ask her but thought better of it
se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea
to think twice
pensarlo dos veces
she'll think twice before she's rude to me again
lo va a pensar dos veces or va a tener mucho cuidado antes de volver a faltarme al respeto
to think on sth liter or region think (well) on it
piénsalo or piénsatelo bien

II.think <pt & pp thought> [Am θɪŋk, Brit θɪŋk] VB trans

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2.1. think (suppose, imagine):

think
pensar
I thought you knew
pensé que lo sabías
that's what you think
eso es lo que tú crees or piensas
what do you think you're doing?
¿pero tú qué te crees?
I thought I told you not to do that!
¿no te dije que no hicieras eso?
I thought I told you not to do that!
me parece que te dije que no hicieras eso ¿no?
you'd have thought he'd have known better!
¡uno hubiera pensado que no iba a ser tan tonto!
you'd have thought he'd have known better!
¿quién se iba a imaginar que iba a ser tan tonto?
who would have thought it?
¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?
who would have thought it?
¿quién lo iba a decir?
anyone would think I was torturing her!
¡cualquiera diría que la estoy torturando!
who do you think you are?
¿quién te crees que eres?
who do you think you are?
¿qué te crees?
do you think you could help me?
¿le importaría ayudarme?
I can't think why he refused
no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó

3. think (believe):

think
creer
I think/I don't think it can be done
creo que se puede/no creo que se pueda hacer
who do you think did it?
¿quién crees que lo hizo?
who do you think did it?
¿quién te parece que lo hizo?
he's thought to be 95
se cree que tiene 95 años
I think it unlikely
a mí me parece or yo lo veo poco probable
I don't think a strike would achieve anything
yo no creo or a mí no me parece que con una huelga se vaya a lograr nada
I think you'll find it's the only way
ya verá usted que es la única manera
she's been cheating you — I thought as much
te ha estado engañando — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba
I thought him rude/pleasant
me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable
will you be able to do it? — I think so/I don't think so
¿vas a poder hacerlo? — creo que sí or me parece que sí/ creo que no or me parece que no
will they give me the loan? — I rather think not
¿me darán el préstamo? — me parece que no

III.think [Am θɪŋk, Brit θɪŋk] N no pl

think ahead VB [Am θɪŋk -, Brit θɪŋk -] (v + adv)

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think back VB [Am θɪŋk -, Brit θɪŋk -] (v + adv)

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thinking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thinking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.think [θɪŋk] VB trans thought, thought

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thinking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lateral thinking
pensamiento m lateral (manera de solucionar problemas utilizando más la imaginación que el pensamiento lógico)
what might have happened doesn't bear thinking about
da miedo sólo de pensar lo que podía haber pasado
he is wrong in thinking that ...
se equivoca si piensa que...
to my way of thinking
tal como lo veo yo
to put on one's thinking cap inf
hacer uso de la materia gris
just thinking about it makes me mad
me da rabia solo pensarlo
we were thinking of coming this weekend
pensábamos venir este fin de semana
I was just thinking about you
en este momento estaba pensando en ti
to do sth without thinking about personal gain
hacer algo con desinterés
I wasn't thinking of anything in particular
no pensaba en nada en especial
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Then we're having two, then we're overwhelmed thinking, oh my goodness, we're going to have five kids four and under.
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Gawd, if only wishful thinking worked, the world would be a better place.
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Cultural conservatives hold fast to traditional ways of thinking even in the face of monumental change.
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But aren't women meant to be casting off the apron strings and thinking: glass ceiling, rather than glass jars?
www.telegraph.co.uk
Once such mastery is achieved, the theory goes, the doing of a thing perfectly is as easy as thinking it.
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It is perhaps the development of microbial fuel cells where the philosophical thinking of process miniaturization will play a wider role.
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To my way of thinking, the ordeal was necessary to make certain it would never happen again.
en.wikipedia.org
The worst part, when something doesn't hit, is you know you'll have a lot of time twiddling your thumbs thinking about what's next.
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You'll see what other readers are thinking when you make your choice above and the pie chart shows the most popular option.
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I'm thinking if photography is really your thing, you might have to move up into a different price bracket.
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