atendían in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for atendían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.atender VB intr

1.1. atender (prestar atención):

atender

to pay attention

atiende, que esto es importante

pay attention, this is important

atender a algo/alg.

to pay attention to sth/sb

lo explicó pero nadie le atendió

he explained it but nobody paid any attention to him o paid him any attention

atiéndeme cuando te hablo

listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you

1.2. atender (cumplir con):

atender a algo

to meet sth

no atendía a sus obligaciones

he was not meeting o fulfilling his obligations

no tiene tiempo para atender a todos sus compromisos

she does not have time to fulfill o meet all her commitments

no pudo atender a sus deberes

he was unable to carry out his duties

no disponemos de recursos para atender a estos gastos

we do not have the resources to meet these costs

el dinero alcanzará para atender a sus necesidades más urgentes

the money will be sufficient to meet their most pressing needs

1.3. atender (tener en cuenta, considerar) (atender a algo):

atendiendo a su estado de salud se le hizo pasar enseguida

given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health they let him go straight in

los premios fueron otorgados atendiendo únicamente a la calidad de las obras

the prizes were awarded purely on the quality of the works

atendiendo a sus instrucciones/pedido

in accordance with your instructions/order

1.4. atender (prestar un servicio):

el doctor no atiende los martes

the doctor does not see anyone on Tuesdays

en esa tienda/ese restaurante atienden muy mal

the service is very bad in that store/restaurant

¿quién atiende aquí?

who's helping here? Am

¿quién atiende aquí?

who's serving here? Brit

2. atender (atender por) form (responder):

atiende por (el nombre de) Sinda

she answers to the name of Sinda

II.atender VB trans

1.1. atender enfermo:

¿a usted qué médico la atiende?

which doctor usually sees you?

¿a usted qué médico la atiende?

which doctor do you usually see?

el médico que atendió a mi madre durante su enfermedad

the doctor who treated my mother while she was sick

los atendieron enseguida en el hospital

they were seen immediately at the hospital

está en cama y no tiene quien lo atienda

he's laid up in bed and has no one to look after him

tiene que haber alguien en casa para atender a los niños

someone has to be in the house to take care of o look after the children

1.2. atender cliente:

atender

to attend to

atender

to see to

atender (en una tienda)

to serve

¿la atienden?

are you being served?

tienes que sacar número para que te atiendan (en una tienda)

you have to take a number and wait your turn

tienes que sacar número para que te atiendan (en una oficina)

you have to take a number and wait until you are called o wait to be seen

el Sr Romero no lo puede atender en este momento

I'm afraid Mr Romero can't see you o is unavailable at the moment

no sabe atender a sus invitados

he doesn't know how to look after his guests

1.3. atender:

atender asunto

to deal with

atender llamada

to answer

atender demanda

to meet

nunca atienden el teléfono

they never answer the telephone

2. atender consejo/advertencia:

atender

to listen to

atender

to heed form

III.atenderse VB vpr

atenderse LatAm (atenderse con alg.):

¿con qué médico se atiende?

which doctor usually sees you?

¿con qué médico se atiende?

which doctor do you usually see?

See also razón

razón N f

1. razón (motivo, causa):

razón

reason

tuvo sus razones para actuar así

he had his reasons for acting like that

la razón por la que te lo digo

the reason (that) I'm telling you

¿por qué razón lo hiciste?

why did you do it?

la huelga ha de ser la razón por la que o por la cual no vino

it must have been the strike that prevented him from coming

no sé la razón que lo movió a hacer una cosa así

I don't know what made him do o what induced him to do a thing like that

se enojó y con razón

she got angry and rightly so o and with good reason

con razón o sin ella el caso es que se enfadó

the fact is that, rightly or wrongly, she lost her temper

se quejan sin razón

they're complaining for nothing o for no good reason

se quejan con razón

they have good reason to complain

se quejan con razón

they have cause for complaint

¡con razón no contestaban el teléfono!

no wonder they didn't answer the phone!

¡con razón no contestaban el teléfono!

that's why o that explains why they didn't answer the phone!

por una u otra razón siempre llega tarde

he always arrives late for one reason or another

razón de más para venir a vernos

all the more reason to come and see us

no hay razón para que no te quedes

there's no reason why you can't stay

por razones de seguridad

for security reasons

en razón de

because of

nadie resulta discriminado en razón de su edad, sexo o raza

nobody is discriminated against on the grounds of o because of (their) age, sex or race

la posibilidad de que haya sido secuestrado en razón del puesto que ocupa

the possibility that he might have been kidnapped because of o on account of the position he holds

en razón de los últimos acontecimientos

in view of o owing to recent events

atender o atenerse o avenirse a razones

to listen to reason

2. razón (información):

“Se alquila. Razón: portería”

“For rent, inquiries to the super/caretaker”

“Se vende bicicleta. Razón: este establecimiento”

“Bicycle for sale, inquire within”

“Se dan clases de inglés. Razón: 874256”

“English lessons given. Call 874256”

dar razón de algo/alg.

to give information about sth/sb

no pudieron o supieron darnos razón de su paradero

they were unable to tell us where to find him

no pudieron o supieron darnos razón de su paradero

they were unable to give us any information as to his whereabouts

preguntó a todo el que encontraba si la habían visto pasar, pero nadie le dio razón inf

he asked everyone he came across if they had seen her go by, but no one could help him

mandar razón a alg. dated

to send word to sb

3. razón (verdad, acierto):

la razón está de su parte

he's in the right

esta vez tú tienes la razón

this time you're right

tuve que darle la razón

I had to admit she was right

me da la razón como a los locos inf

he just humors me

tener o llevar razón

to be right

tienes toda la razón del mundo

you're absolutely right

4.1. razón (inteligencia):

razón

reason

actuó guiado por la razón

he acted on reason

desde que tengo uso de razón

for as long as I can remember

4.2. razón (cordura):

razón

reason

entrar en razón

to see reason o sense

perder la razón

to lose one's reason

perder la razón

to go out of one's mind

perder la razón (en sentido hiperbólico)

to take leave of one's senses

5. razón MATH:

razón

ratio

salimos a razón de 500 pesos cada uno

it came out at 500 pesos each o a head

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los médicos atendían a los baleados

the doctors were treating people with gunshot o bullet wounds

Translations for atendían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

attend on king/guests

atender

bartend

atender un bar

tend invalids/victims

atender

to tend bar Am or Brit the bar

atender el bar

attend patient

atender

attend king/guests

atender

attend warning

atender a

attend

atender

to attend to sth

atender or prestar atención a algo

attend to patient/customer

atender

to minister to sb

atender a alguien

minister to the needs of the elderly

ocuparse de or atender a las necesidades de los ancianos

she devoted herself to the entertainment of her guests

se dedicó a atender a sus invitados

I'm sorry, she's unavailable at the moment

lo siento pero en este momento no lo puede atender

atendían in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for atendían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.atender <e → ie> [a·ten·ˈder] VB trans

1. atender:

atender (prestar atención a)

to pay attention to

atender (escuchar)

to listen to

2. atender:

atender (consejo)

to heed

atender (petición)

to comply with

atender una solicitud

to grant a request

3. atender (cuidar):

atender a alguien

to care for sb

4. atender (tratar):

atender

to treat

5. atender (despachar):

atender

to wait on

atender

to help

¿lo atienden?

are you being helped?

6. atender (llamada):

atender

to answer

atender el teléfono

to answer the telephone

II.atender <e → ie> [a·ten·ˈder] VB intr

1. atender:

atender (prestar atención)

to pay attention

atender (escuchar)

to listen

2. atender (tener en cuenta):

atender a algo

to take sth into account

atendiendo a las circunstancias actuales

bearing in mind present circumstances

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(no) atender a razones

(not) to listen to reason

Translations for atendían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to attend to sb/sth

atender a alguien/algo

attend

atender

to listen to reason

atender a razones

to listen to the voice of reason

atender a razones

meet demand

atender

to listen to reason

atender a razones

serve

atender