soltó in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for soltó in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.soltar VB trans

1. soltar (dejar ir):

soltar

to release

lo soltaron porque no tenían pruebas

they released him o they let him go because they had no evidence

soltaron varios toros en las fiestas

during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets

soltó al perro para que corriese

he let the dog off the leash to give it a run

vete o te suelto el perro

go away or I'll set the dog on you

2. soltar (dejar de tener cogido):

aguanta esto y no lo sueltes

hold this and don't let go of it

¡suelta la pistola!

drop the gun!

¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes?

where can I put down these packages?

¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes?

where can I drop these packages? inf

soltó el dinero y salió corriendo

he dropped/let go of the money and ran out

suéltame que me haces daño

let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me

si no sueltas lo que me debes inf

if you don't give me o hand over what you owe me

si no sueltas lo que me debes inf

if you don't cough up what you owe me inf

es muy tacaño y no suelta un duro

he's so tightfisted you can't get a penny out of him

no pienso soltar este puesto

I've no intention of giving up this position

3.1. soltar (desatar):

soltar cuerda/cable

to undo

soltar cuerda/cable

to untie

soltar amarras

to cast off

3.2. soltar (aflojar):

suelta la cuerda poco a poco

let o pay out the rope gradually

3.3. soltar:

soltar freno

to release

soltar embrague

to let out

3.4. soltar (desatascar):

soltar cable/cuerda

to free

consiguió soltar la tuerca

he managed to get the nut undone o to undo the nut

4. soltar (desprender):

soltar piel

to shed

soltar calor/humo/vapor

to give off

esperar a que las verduras suelten el jugo

sweat the vegetables

este suéter suelta mucho pelo

this sweater sheds a lot of hair

5.1. soltar:

soltar carcajada

to let out

soltar tacos/disparates

to come out with

soltó un grito de dolor

she let out o gave a cry of pain

no soltó palabra

he didn't say o utter a word

siempre suelta el mismo rollo inf

she always comes out with o gives us the same old stuff inf

soltó varios estornudos

he sneezed several times

5.2. soltar bofetada/golpe (+ me/te/le etc):

cállate o te suelto un tortazo

shut up or I'll clobber you inf

6. soltar inf vientre (+ me/te/le etc):

te suelta el vientre

it loosens your bowels

II.soltar VB intr

1. soltar (decir):

vamos, suelta, ¿qué pasó? inf

come on, out with it, what happened? inf

2. soltar (dejar de tener cogido):

¡suelta!

let go!

¡suelta!

let go of it!

III.soltarse VB vpr

1. soltarse refl persona/animal (desasirse):

no te sueltes (de la mano)

don't let go of my hand

no te sueltes (de la mano)

hold on to my hand

el perro se soltó

the dog got loose

el perro se soltó

the dog slipped its lead (o collar etc.)

no pude soltarme

I couldn't get away

el prisionero consiguió soltarse

the prisoner managed to free himself o get free

2. soltarse nudo:

soltarse (desatarse)

to come undone

soltarse (desatarse)

to come loose

soltarse (aflojarse)

to loosen

soltarse (aflojarse)

to come loose

la cuerda se soltó y me caí

the rope came loose o undone and I fell

los tornillos se están soltando

the screws are working o coming loose

suéltate el pelo

let your hair down

para que no se suelte la costura

so that the seam doesn't come unstitched o undone

3. soltarse (adquirir desenvoltura):

necesita práctica para soltarse

she needs practice to gain confidence

en Francia se soltó en el francés

his French became more fluent when he was in France

soltarse a + infinit.

to start to +  infinit.

soltarse a + infinit.

to start -ing

se soltó a andar/hablar al año

she started walking/talking at the age of one

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soltó una risotada

he let out a guffaw

soltó una risotada

he laughed loudly

soltó una palabrota

he swore

soltó una palabrota

he uttered a swearword

dijo/soltó una baladronada que no impresionó a nadie

his boasting o bragging didn't impress anybody

lanzar o soltar una indirecta

to drop a hint

¡vaya una indirecta que le soltó!

that was a pretty heavy hint!

soltó una parida tras otra

he said one stupid thing after another

Translations for soltó in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he loosed off a barrage of obscenities at them

les soltó una sarta de obscenidades

disengage

soltar

to disengage sth from sth

soltar algo de algo

he disengaged his hand from hers

se soltó de su mano

to disengage the clutch

soltar el embrague

cough up money

soltar inf

cough up

soltar la lana

cough up

soltar la plata AmS

cough up

soltar la pasta Spain

pony up

soltar inf

pony up

soltar la plata inf

pony up

soltar la lana Spain inf

pony up

soltar la pasta AmS inf

soltó in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soltó in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.soltar [sol·ˈtar] irr VB trans

1. soltar:

soltar (dejar de sujetar)

to let go of

soltar (liberar)

to free

soltar (dejar caer)

to drop

no soltar prenda

not to say a word about sth

no soltar prenda

to give nothing away

¡suéltame!

let me go!

¡suéltame!

let go of me!

2. soltar (nudo):

soltar

to untie

3. soltar:

soltar (expresión, grito)

to let out

soltar (tacos)

to come out with

soltar una carcajada

to burst out laughing

4. soltar (golpe):

soltar un golpe

to strike

soltar una bofetada a alguien

to cuff [or slap] sb

5. soltar (puesto):

soltar

to give up

6. soltar (lágrimas):

soltar

to shed

7. soltar AUTO:

soltar (embrague)

to let out

soltar (frenos)

to release

soltar (cinturón)

to undo

8. soltar (gases):

soltar un pedo inf

to let out a fart

9. soltar inf (dinero):

soltar

to cough up

soltar la mosca

to fork out

II.soltar [sol·ˈtar] irr VB refl soltarse

1. soltar:

soltar (liberarse)

to escape

soltar (de unas ataduras)

to free oneself

soltarse de la mano

to let go of sb's hand

2. soltar:

soltar (un nudo)

to come undone

soltar (un tiro)

to go off

3. soltar:

soltar (al hablar)

to let oneself go

soltar (una palabra, expresión)

to let out

se me soltó la lengua

I found my tongue

4. soltar (desenvoltura):

soltar

to become expert

soltarse a hacer algo

to become expert at sth

5. soltar (para independizarse):

soltar

to achieve independence

Translations for soltó in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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blurt out

soltar

hurl insults

soltar

unhook

soltar

mouth

soltar

to mouth an excuse

soltar la excusa de rigor

spit out

soltar

throw in comment

soltar

unleash a dog

soltar

to pay out the rope

soltar cuerda

shell out

soltar