invites in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for invites in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.invite VB trans [Am ɪnˈvaɪt, Brit ɪnˈvʌɪt]

1. invite:

invite

invitar

to invite sb (to sth)

invitar a alguien (a algo)

have you been invited to their house?

¿te han invitado a su casa?

I've invited her to or for dinner

la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview

lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite sb over for dinner

invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite sb in/out

invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite sb to + infin

invitar a alguien a  +  infin or a que  +  subj

they invited him to (attend) the meeting

lo invitaron (a asistir or a que asistiera) a la reunión

2.1. invite (request politely):

to invite sb to + infin

invitar a alguien a  +  infin or a que  +  subj

he was invited to take a seat

lo invitaron a sentarse or a que se sentara

2.2. invite (call for) form:

he invited questions from the audience

invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport

llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

applications are invited for …

queda abierto el plazo para la presentación de solicitudes para …

3. invite (encourage):

you're inviting trouble

te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions

se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics

su obra sugiere comparaciones con los clásicos

it invites doubts about her suitability for the post

hace dudar sobre su idoneidad para el puesto

II.invite N [Am ˈɪnvaɪt, Brit ˈɪnvʌɪt] inf

invite

invitación f

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I'll invite whomever I like

voy a invitar a quien (se) me dé la gana

I feel rather peeved that they didn't invite me

estoy molesto or inf picado porque no me invitaron

I feel rather peeved that they didn't invite me

me sentó mal que no me invitaran

formally invite/request/reprimand

formalmente

there was a lot of haggling over whom to invite

se discutió mucho a quién había que invitar

we must invite everyone, not excepting Sam

tenemos que invitarlos a todos, incluso a Sam

Translations for invites in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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invite

invite inf

fue una descortesía no invitarlo

it was rude not to invite him

fue una descortesía no invitarlo

it was a discourtesy not to invite him form

convidar

to invite

convidar a alg. a algo una boda/una fiesta

to invite sb to sth

convidar a alg. a + infinit.

to invite sb to +  infinit.

licitar (llamar a concurso para)

to invite tenders for

invites in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for invites in the English»Spanish Dictionary

invite¹ [ˈɪn·vaɪt] N inf

invite

invitación f

invite² [ɪn·ˈvaɪt] VB trans

1. invite (request to attend):

invite

invitar

to invite sb for/to sth

invitar a alguien a algo

2. invite (request):

invite

pedir

to invite offers

solicitar ofertas

they invited readers to send in their views

pidieron a los lectores sus opiniones

to invite questions

abrirse a preguntas

3. invite (provoke):

invite

buscarse

to invite trouble

buscar(se) problemas

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we wanted to invite you to the party, but you were incommunicado

queríamos invitarte a la fiesta pero estabas ilocalizable

we should like to invite you

nos gustaría invitarte/invitaros

to invite sb for dinner

invitar a alguien a cenar

Translations for invites in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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convidar

to invite (oneself)

invitar a alguien a ofertar

to invite sb to bid

invitar

to invite

invitar

to invite

obligar

to invite to drink

se dignaron invitarnos a su fiesta iron hum

they deigned to invite us to their party