such in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for such in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.such [Am sətʃ, Brit sʌtʃ] ADJ

1.1. such (emphasizing degree, extent):

such

tal + n

such

tan + adj

I woke up with such a headache

me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza …

it's such a bore!

¡es tan aburrido!

such a charming girl!

¡qué chica más or tan encantadora!

she gave me such a look!

¡me miró de una manera … !

I've got such a lot of work to do

tengo tanto (trabajo) que hacer

I've never heard such nonsense

nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez

such impertinence!

¡qué impertinencia!

1.2. such with clauses of result or purpose:

such … (that)

tal/tan … que

it was done in such a way that nobody noticed

se hizo de tal manera que nadie lo notó

do it in such a way that nobody notices

hazlo de (tal) manera que nadie lo note

I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep

tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir

1.3. such in comparisons:

such … as

tan … como

such a patient teacher as you

un maestro tan paciente como tú

he had never experienced such pain as he was feeling

nunca había sentido un dolor tan fuerte como el que sentía

2.1. such (of this, that kind):

such

tal

such children are known as …

a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como …

such a journey would take weeks

un viaje así or como ese llevaría semanas

no doubt some such solution will be found

sin duda se encontrará una solución semejante or de ese tipo

there's no such person here

no hay nadie con ese nombre aquí

there's no such thing as the perfect crime

el crimen perfecto no existe

I said no such thing!

¡yo no dije tal cosa!

you'll do no such thing!

¡de ninguna manera!

would you have such a thing as a calculator on you?

¿no tendrías por casualidad una calculadora?

there's such a thing as a comb, you know

¿sabes que existe una cosa que se llama peine?

such jobs as mine

trabajos como el mío

2.2. such (unspecified):

such

tal

the letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date

la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa a tal hora

until such time as we are notified form

hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique

3. such (the few, the little) form:

such … as, such women as he knew were all older

las pocas mujeres que conocía eran todas mayores

such money as I earn I give to my parents

el poco dinero que gano se lo doy a mis padres

II.such [Am sətʃ, Brit sʌtʃ] PRON

1.1. such (of the indicated kind):

such

tal

such were her last words

tales fueron sus últimas palabras

snakes, lizards and such

serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo

such is life

así es la vida

1.2. such:

such as

como

incidents such as these

incidentes como estos

many modern inventions, such as radar …

muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar …

I've read many of his books — such as?

he leído muchos de sus libros — ¿(como) por ejemplo?

1.3. such:

as such

como tal/tales

he was a great leader and will be remembered as such

fue un gran líder y será recordado como tal

dolphins don't possess a language as such

los delfines no tienen un lenguaje propiamente dicho or en el sentido estricto

2.1. such:

such as, such … as form such (people) as were dissatisfied

quienes estaban descontentos

2.2. such (indicating lack of quantity, quality):

the evidence, such as it is, seems to point to his guilt

las pocas pruebas que hay parecen indicar que es culpable

dinner's ready, such as it is

la cena está lista, si se le puede llamar cena

my wages, such as they are, go mainly on food

lo poco que gano se me va casi todo en comida

3. such (of such a kind, extent, degree):

such that

tal … que

the pain was such that I screamed

fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité

I.such-and-such [Am ˈsətʃənˌsətʃ, Brit ˈsʌtʃ(ə)nˌsʌtʃ] ADJ

such-and-such

tal (o cual)

we were told to get such-and-such a book

nos dijeron que compráramos tal (o cual) libro

II.such-and-such [Am ˈsətʃənˌsətʃ, Brit ˈsʌtʃ(ə)nˌsʌtʃ] PRON

such-and-such

tal (o cual) cosa

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she's such a worrier

se preocupa or se angustia tanto por todo

he's such a scruff!

anda siempre con una(s) facha(s) or una(s) pinta(s) inf

his embroilment in such affairs

el verse mezclado or envuelto en asuntos de ese tipo

she's such an ogre

¡es un ogro! inf

don't be such an old stick-in-the-mud

no seas tan rutinario e inflexible or y rígido

Translations for such in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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es muy cachurero

he's such a hoarder

no seas paleto

don't be such a yokel inf

no seas paleto

don't be such a hick Am inf

es tan camelista

he's such a smooth talker

such in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for such in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.such [sʌtʃ] ADJ

such

tal

such

semejante

such great weather/a good book

un tiempo/un libro tan bueno

such an honor

tanto honor

to earn such a lot of money

ganar tanto dinero

or some such remark

o un comentario por el estilo

to buy some fruit such as apples

comprar fruta como manzanas

II.such [sʌtʃ] PRON

such is life

así es la vida

people such as him

las personas que son como él

such as it is

tal como es

as such

propiamente dicho

such and such [ˈsʌtʃ·ən·ˌsʌtʃ] ADJ inf

such and such

tal o cual

to arrive at such and such a time

llegar a tal o cual hora

to meet sb in such and such a place

encontrarse con alguien en tal o cual lugar

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it's such a hassle

es un jaleo

Translations for such in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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semejante

such

semejante persona

such a person

tamaño (-a)

such a big

tamaño (-a)

such a small

tamaño (-a)

such a

tamaña tontería

such a stupid thing

sólo a ti se te ocurre tamaño disparate

only you would think of such an absurd idea

¡no caerá esa breva! inf

no such luck!

estada (tarifa)

cost of such a delay

tu inexperiencia no disculpa ese comportamiento

your inexperience does not excuse such behavior

¡no seas deslenguado!

don't be such a gossip!

de tal guisa

in such a way

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