come in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for come in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.come <pt came, pp come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB intr

1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come

venir

come here

ven (aquí)

come here, let me do it

ven, deja quadve lo hago yo

they must have seen us coming

deben de habernos visto venir

you could see the punchline coming a mile off

el final se veía venir de lejos

have you come far?

¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs

cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

we've come a long way since … (made much progress)

hemos avanzado mucho desde que …

we've come a long way since … (many things have happened)

ha llovido mucho desde que …

he came striding/running into the room

entró a grandes zancadas/corriendo en la habitación

don't come crying to me if you get hurt

no me vengas llorando si te haces daño

to come to sb/sth tell her to come to me; I'll sort the matter out

dile que venga a hablar conmigo; yo lo arreglaré

don't come to me with your problems!

¡no me vengas (a mí) con tus problemas!

you have to come to these problems with an open mind

tienes que enfocar estos problemas sin prejuicios

come (and) look at this

ven a ver esto

come and get it! inf

¡a comer!

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

come

venir

I'm having a party on Friday; can you come?

doy una fiesta el viernes; ¿puedes venir?

can I come with you?

¿puedo ir contigo?

can I come with you?

¿te puedo acompañar?

my mother comes to see me every week

mi madre viene a verme todas las semanas

we're going for a walk, are you coming (with us)?

vamos a dar un paseo ¿(te) vienes (con nosotros)?

to come as sth Sue's coming as a toreador

Sue va a venir (vestida) de torero

she came to London as US ambassador

vino a Londres como embajadora de los Estados Unidos

2.1. come (arrive):

what time are you coming?

¿a qué hora vas a venir?

leave? I've only just come!

¿irme? ¡si acabo de llegar!

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads

al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment

enseguida voy

to come about sth

venir por algo

I've come about the advert

he venido por lo del anuncio

Mrs Peabody, I've come about your son

Mrs Peabody, quisiera hablar con usted; se trata de su hijo

to come for sth/sb

venir a buscar algo/a alguien

to come for sth/sb

venir a por algo/alguien Spain

I've come for Daniel

vengo a buscar a Daniel

I've come for Daniel

vengo a por Daniel Spain

to come to + infin

venir a +  infin

I'm going to enjoy this meal, if it ever comes

voy a disfrutar de esta comida, si algún día nos la sirven

we very much appreciate all your suggestions; keep them coming!

apreciamos muchísimo todas sus sugerencias ¡sigan haciéndolas llegar!

2.2. come:

to come and go

ir y venir

you can come and go as you please

puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going

está hecha un lío inf

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same

los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived

pasaron las tres y no llegaba

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

Christmas comes but once a year

solo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming

ya llega la Navidad

spring came early this year

la primavera llegó temprano este año

this coming Friday

este viernes que viene

the time has come for us to part

ha llegado el momento de que nos separemos

her moment had come

le había llegado el momento

death comes to us all

la muerte nos llega a todos

the announcement came as a complete surprise

el anuncio fue una sorpresa total

it comes as no surprise that …

no es ninguna sorpresa que …

to take life as it comes

aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may

pase lo que pase

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

pronto es tu cumpleaños

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

tu cumpleaños ya está al caer

I have a raise coming

pronto me toca un aumento

she's got a surprise coming (to her)!

¡no sabe lo que le espera!

he had it coming (to him)

se lo tenía merecido

3.2. come as prep:

come

para

I'll be tired out come Friday

estaré agotado para el viernes

come the end of the crisis

para cuando salgamos de la crisis

3.3. come:

to come (in the future) as adv in years to come

en años venideros

to come (in the future) as adv in years to come

en el futuro

a taste of things to come

una muestra de lo que nos espera

and the best is yet to come

y todavía no ha pasado lo mejor

4. come (extend, reach):

come + adv compl

llegar

he comes no higher than my waist

no me llega (ni) a la cintura

the water only came up to our knees

el agua solo nos llegaba a las rodillas

5. come (be gained):

it'll come, just keep practicing

ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando

fluency comes through practice

la fluidez se adquiere con la práctica

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a manejar no me fue or no me resultó fácil

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil Spain

6. come (be available, obtainable):

come + adv compl

venir

sugar comes in half-pound bags

el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

to come with sth these glasses came free with the dishwasher

estos vasos venían gratis con el lavaplatos

the car comes with the job

el coche te lo dan con el trabajo

it comes with instructions

viene con or trae instrucciones

these watches don't come cheap

estos relojes no son nada baratos

he's as silly as they come or they don't come any sillier than him

es de lo más tonto que hay

7.1. come + adv compl (in sequence, list, structure):

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo

Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

the violin solo comes somewhere in the third movement

el solo de violín es en el tercer movimiento

the verb comes at the end of the sentence

el verbo va al final de la frase

7.2. come + adv compl (in race, competition):

come

llegar

to come first/second/last

llegar el primero/segundo/último

to come top/bottom of the class

salir el primero/último de la clase

7.3. come + adv compl (be ranked):

come

estar

my children must come first

primero están mis hijos

8.1. come (become) + adj compl:

it's come loose/unstuck

se ha aflojado/despegado

the bow has come undone

se ha desatado or deshecho el lazo

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

8.2. come (reach certain state):

to come to + infin

llegar a +  infin

how do you come to be here?

¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it

lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

9. come (have orgasm):

come inf

venirse sl

come inf

correrse Spain sl

come inf

acabar AmS sl

10. come in phrases:

come, come!

¡vamos, vamos!

come, come!

¡dale! CSur inf

come again? inf

¿qué

come again? inf

¿qué qué? LatAm inf

come again, I can't hear you

repite, que no te oigo

how come? inf

¿cómo?

how come you didn't know?

¿cómo es que no sabías?

II.come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB trans Brit

don't come the victim with me!

no te hagas la víctima conmigo

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te pases conmigo, chaval! inf

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te la jales conmigo, carnal! Mex vulg sl

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡menos prepo, che! RioPl inf

I.come around VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -], Brit also come round VB (v + prep + o) (turn)

come around bend

tomar

come around corner

doblar

II.come around VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -], Brit also come round VB (v + adv)

1. come around (visit):

come around esp Brit

venir

you should come around and see us more often

¿por qué no vienes a vernos más a menudo?

2. come around (recover consciousness):

come around

volver en sí

3. come around (change mind):

he'll come around eventually

ya se va a convencer

to come around to sb's point of view

aceptar el punto de vista de alguien

4. come around (recover from bad mood):

let him sulk for a while, he'll soon come around

que refunfuñe un rato, ya se le pasará

5. come around (occur):

when your birthday comes around again

para tu próximo cumpleaños

winter is coming around again

ya vuelve el invierno

come-hither [Am ˌkəmˈhɪðər, Brit] ADJ attr

come-hither

insinuante

come-on [Am ˈkəmˌɑn, Brit] N

1. come-on (sexual) inf:

to give sb the come-on

insinuársele a alguien

to give sb the come-on

tirarle los tejos a alguien Spain inf

2. come-on (inducement) MKTG:

come-on

gancho m

come-on

señuelo m

come down VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

1.1. come down (descend):

come down

bajar

1.2. come down (reach):

come down

llegar

her hair came down to her waist

el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura

1.3. come down (collapse):

come down ceiling/wall:

caerse

come down ceiling/wall:

venirse abajo

this building is due to come down next year

van a demoler or derribar este edificio el año que viene

1.4. come down plane:

come down

aterrizar

come down (in accident)

caer

the plane came down in the sea

el avión cayó en el mar

2. come down (decrease):

come down price/temperature/pressure:

bajar

she's come down in my estimation

ha bajado en mi estima

they've come down in the world

(se) han venido a menos

3.1. come down (from the north):

come down

venir

Jack's coming down for Christmas

Jack va a venir a pasar la Navidad aquí

3.2. come down (from university) Brit:

I came down in 1978

me licencié en 1978

4. come down (decide):

to come down against/in favor of sth/sb judge/court:

fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien

the shareholders have come down in favor of the proposal

los accionistas han resuelto aceptar la propuesta

the arbitrator came down on the side of the union

el árbitro falló a favor del sindicato

she came down on her parents' side

se puso de parte de sus padres

5. come down (from drug):

come down

bajar sl

6. come down (be passed down, inherited):

the ring came down to her from her mother

heredó el anillo de su madre

few works have come down to us from that period

nos han llegado pocas obras de ese período

7. come down (deal with):

to come down on sb/sth the firm comes down severely on absenteeism

la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura

come forward VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

come forward witness:

presentarse

come forward volunteer:

ofrecerse

come forward volunteer:

presentarse

come forward culprit:

darse a conocer

come forward culprit:

presentarse

to come forward with a solution

ofrecer or sugerir una solución

to come forward with an offer

hacer una oferta

come by VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o) (get, acquire)

come by job/money/antique

conseguir

come by job/money/antique

hacerse con

to be easy/hard to come by

ser fácil/difícil de conseguir

Jim came by this idea while reading

a Jim se le ocurrió la idea mientras leía

how did you come by that scar?

¿cómo te hiciste esa cicatriz?

come between VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o)

come between lovers/partners:

come between

interponerse entre

come between

separar

nothing can come between us now

ya nada puede separarnos

come before VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o)

come before judge/court:

come before

comparecer ante form

the bill comes before Congress next week

el proyecto se presentará al Congreso la semana próxima

come home VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

1. come home (to house):

come home

volver a casa

2. come home (to homeland):

come home

volver a casa

come in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come in the English»Spanish Dictionary

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

1. come (move towards):

come

venir

to come towards sb

venir hacia alguien

2. come (go):

come

venirse

are you coming to the pub with us?

¿te vienes al pub con nosotros?

3. come (arrive):

come

llegar

January comes before February

enero precede a febrero

the year to come

el próximo año

to come to an agreement

llegar a un acuerdo

to come to a decision

llegar a una decisión

to come home

volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue

socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third

ser primero/segundo/tercero

4. come (happen):

come

pasar

to come to pass

suceder

to come to pass

ocurrir

come what may

pase lo que pase

how come? inf

¿cómo es?

nothing came of it

todo quedó en nada

5. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent

hacerse el pobre niño inocente

6. come (become):

come

hacerse

come

llegar a

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

I like it as it comes

me gusta tal cual

to come open

abrirse

to come in red

haberlo en rojo

7. come vulg (have an orgasm):

come

correrse

come

acabar LatAm

Phrases:

come again? inf

¿cómo?

to come clean (about sth)

ser sincero (acerca de algo)

everything comes to him who waits prov

con paciencia y esperar se gana el cielo prov

don't come it (with me)!

¡(a mí) no me vengas con ésas!

to have it coming

tenerlo merecido

come VB

User Entry

to come to terms (with sb)

alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

come away VB intr

1. come away (leave):

come away

irse

2. come away (become detached):

come away

separarse

to come away from sth

desprenderse de algo

come round VB intr

1. come round (change one's mind):

come round

cambiar de opinión

to come round to sb's point of view

adoptar el punto de vista de alguien

2. come round MED:

come round

volver en sí

3. come round (visit sb's home):

come round

pasarse

4. come round (arrive):

come round a holiday, letter

llegar

I.come to VB trans insep

1. come to (reach):

come to

llegar a

to come down to sth

bajar a algo

to come up to sth

subir a algo

to come to rest

irse a dormir

to come to nothing

quedarse en nada

2. come to (amount to):

come to

ascender a

II.come to VB intr MED

come to

volver en sí

come-uppance [kʌmˈʌpənts] N

come-uppance

merecido m

he got his come-uppance in the end

al final se llevó su merecido

come up VB intr

1. come up (be mentioned):

come up

mencionarse

2. come up (happen):

come up

suceder

come along VB intr

1. come along (hurry):

come along

darse prisa

come along!

¡date prisa!

2. come along (go too):

come along

venir también

3. come along (progressing):

come along

progresar

come down VB intr

1. come down:

come down (move down)

bajar

come down (move down in rank) people

descender

2. come down (drop):

come down roof

venirse abajo

3. come down (land):

come down

aterrizar

4. come down (fall):

come down rain, snow

caer

5. come down (visit southern place):

come down

viajar al sur

6. come down prices, cost, inflation:

come down (become less)

reducirse

come down (lower one's price)

rebajarse

come along VB

User Entry

come along (appear) intr

aparecer

come along (appear) intr

presentarse

come Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you are to come here right now

tienes que venir aquí ahora mismo

he got his come-uppance in the end

al final se llevó su merecido

to come round to sb's point of view

adoptar el punto de vista de alguien

to come up with a line about sb/sth

salir con un comentario acerca de alguien/algo

to come out with a new line Am

sacar una nueva línea

I told you that I couldn't come

te he dicho que no puedo ir

he will no doubt come at Christmas

seguramente vendrá en Navidad

to come down in favour of (doing) sth

ponerse a favor de (hacer) algo

to come from a very rich family

venir de una familia muy rica

will you come (over) to my place?

¿vienes a mi casa?

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