follow in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for follow in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.follow [Am ˈfɑloʊ, Brit ˈfɒləʊ] VB trans

1.1. follow (go, come after):

follow

seguir

follow that cab!

¡siga (a) ese taxi!

he follows me about or around wherever I go

me sigue a todas partes

the King entered, followed by the Queen

el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina

she followed him into/out of the library

entró en/salió de la biblioteca tras él

she followed her sister into the business

siguiéndole los pasos a su hermana, se metió en el negocio

1.2. follow (shadow, pursue):

follow suspect/prey

seguir

I think we're being followed

me parece que nos siguen

1.3. follow (succeed, happen after):

July follows June

después de junio viene julio

Edward VII followed Queen Victoria on the throne

Eduardo VII sucedió a la Reina Victoria en el trono

the lecture was followed by a discussion

después de la conferencia hubo un debate

1.4. follow (repeat, improve on):

follow success/achievement

igualar

now follow that!

¡trata de estar a la altura de eso!

2.1. follow (keep to):

follow road/path

seguir (por)

follow trail/footprints

seguir

follow your nose inf

sigue todo recto

the footpath follows the river

el camino sigue el curso del río

2.2. follow (obey):

follow instructions/advice

seguir

follow order

cumplir

follow your conscience/heart

haz lo que te diga la conciencia/el corazón

2.3. follow (conform to, imitate):

follow fashion

seguir

follow her example

sigue su ejemplo

follow her example

haz como ella

the translation follows the original very closely

la traducción es muy fiel al original

2.4. follow (engage in):

follow trade

trabajar en

3.1. follow (pay close attention to):

follow movement/progress

seguir de cerca

the deaf man followed my lips

el sordo seguía atentamente el movimiento de mis labios

to follow sth/sb with one's eyes

seguir algo/a alguien con la mirada

3.2. follow (take interest in):

follow events/news

mantenerse al tanto de

follow TV serial

seguir

he follows the horses

es aficionado a la hípica

which team do you follow?

¿de qué equipo eres (hincha)?

4. follow (understand):

follow argument/reasoning/speech

entender

do you follow me?

¿(me) entiendes?

II.follow [Am ˈfɑloʊ, Brit ˈfɒləʊ] VB intr

1. follow (come after):

you go first, and I'll follow

tú ve delante que yo te sigo

a news bulletin follows in five minutes

dentro de cinco minutos habrá un boletín de noticias

we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow

para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo

I'm still hungry; is there anything to follow?

me he quedado con hambre ¿hay algo más?

what follows is a summary of …

a continuación hay (or se oirá etc.) un resumen de …

the winners were as follows …

los ganadores fueron …

the letter read as follows …

la carta dice así …

2. follow (be logical consequence):

follow

deducirse

follow

seguirse

that doesn't follow from our premise

no se puede deducir eso de nuestra premisa

that doesn't follow from our premise

eso no se sigue de nuestra premisa

that doesn't necessarily follow

una cosa no implica la otra

it follows, therefore, that …

de lo que se deduce or se sigue que …

it doesn't follow that he's stupid, just because he didn't pass

que no haya aprobado no quiere decir que sea tonto

3. follow (understand):

follow

entender

he spoke slowly so that we could follow

habló lentamente para que entendiéramos or para que lo pudiéramos seguir

I.follow through VB [Am ˈfɑloʊ -, Brit ˈfɒləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (pursue)

they lack the finance to follow the program through

no disponen de recursos para seguir adelante con el programa

if you follow that line of argument through …

con esa lógica …

II.follow through VB [Am ˈfɑloʊ -, Brit ˈfɒləʊ -] (v + adv)

1. follow through SPORTS:

follow through

acompañar el golpe

2. follow through (plan, proposal):

to follow through on sth Am

continuar or seguir con algo

follow up VB [Am ˈfɑloʊ -, Brit ˈfɒləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

follow up case:

follow up

seguir

follow up

darle seguimiento a

Mr Simpson promised to follow the matter up

el señor Simpson me prometió que investigaría el asunto

I have an idea for an article that you may like to follow up

tengo una idea para un artículo que quizás quieras desarrollar

follow on VB [Am ˈfɑloʊ -, Brit ˈfɒləʊ -] (v + adv)

to follow on from sth this follows on from what we said yesterday

esto tiene relación con lo que decíamos ayer

follow out VB [Am ˈfɑloʊ -, Brit ˈfɒləʊ -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

follow out → carry out

See also carry out

carry out VB [Am ˈkɛri -, Brit ˈkari -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. carry out (perform, conduct):

carry out work/repairs

llevar a cabo

carry out work/repairs

realizar

carry out work/repairs

hacer

2. carry out (fulfill):

carry out order/promise

cumplir

carry out duty

cumplir con

follow-up [Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌəp, Brit ˈfɒləʊʌp] N

1. follow-up C (sequel):

follow-up

continuación f

he was urged to write a follow-up to his novel

le instaron a escribir una continuación de su novela

attr she sent a follow-up letter

mandó una segunda (or tercera etc.) carta

2. follow-up U (further treatment, action):

follow-up

seguimiento m

follow-up care

atención f postoperatoria (or durante la convalecencia etc.)

follow-up study

estudio m complementario

follow-on [Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌɑn, Brit] N Brit

follow-on

continuación f

by way of a follow-on

para continuar

follow-through [Am ˈfɑloʊ ˌθru, Brit] N

1. follow-through SPORTS:

follow-through

continuación f

2. follow-through (of action):

there was no follow-through on my suggestions

mis sugerencias no tuvieron eco

follow-my-leader [Am ˌfɑloʊmaɪˈlidər, Brit ˌfɒləʊmʌɪˈliːdə] N U Brit

follow-my-leader → follow-the-leader

See also follow-the-leader

follow-the-leader [Am ˈfɑloʊ ði, Brit] N U

to play follow-the-leader

jugar a lo que haga el rey

to play follow-the-leader

jugar a lo que hace la mano, hace la tras Mex

to play follow-the-leader

jugar al mono mayor Chil

follow-the-leader [Am ˈfɑloʊ ði, Brit] N U

to play follow-the-leader

jugar a lo que haga el rey

to play follow-the-leader

jugar a lo que hace la mano, hace la tras Mex

to play follow-the-leader

jugar al mono mayor Chil

follow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for follow in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.follow [ˈfal·oʊ] VB trans

1. follow (take same route as):

follow

seguir

2. follow (happen next):

to follow sth

suceder a algo

3. follow:

to follow sb's example/advice

seguir el ejemplo/consejo de alguien

4. follow (understand):

to follow sb/sth

seguir a alguien/algo

5. follow (have an interest in):

to follow sth

interesarse por algo

II.follow [ˈfal·oʊ] VB intr

1. follow (take same route as):

follow

seguir

2. follow (happen next):

follow

suceder

3. follow (result):

follow

resultar

to follow from sth

ser consecuencia de algo

follow on VB intr

follow on

seguir

I.follow through VB trans

1. follow through (study):

follow through

investigar

2. follow through (see through to end):

follow through

terminar

II.follow through VB intr SPORTS

follow through

acompañar (un golpe)

follow-up N

follow-up

seguimiento m

follow up VB trans

1. follow up (consider, investigate):

follow up

investigar

2. follow up (do next):

to follow up sth by [or with] ...

hacer algo después de...

Translations for follow in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

seguimiento (estudio)

follow-up

seguimiento médico

medical follow-up

seguir los dictados de la conciencia

to follow one's conscience

seguir las pisadas de alguien fig

to follow in sb's footsteps

ir por nuevos derroteros fig

to follow a new course

seguir un procedimiento

to follow a procedure

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But you could follow it on Ceefax.

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Some properties of a projective variety follow from completeness.

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She then asked him out for drinks, with the implication of intimacy to follow.

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The quilting patterns generally follow the design of the geometric patterns.

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The excitation is not selective and formation of may follow many paths.

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Several reports have indicated that the company often fails to follow up on rebates, often making false claims of refunding money lost through rebate fraud.

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We follow the dragon as it stalks its prey, and discover that the dragon has evolved a unique adaptation; mimicry.

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Unfortunately, his disposition did not allow him to follow through with a practice.

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Some animals follow this behavior regularly, others resort to it in uncharacteristic circumstances.

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Follow the wiring diagram to build the circuit and take your time.

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