hears in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hears in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hear <pt & pp heard [hɜːrd, hɜːd]> [Am hɪr, Brit hɪə] VB trans

1. hear sound/explosion/music:

hear

oír

sorry, I can't hear a word you're saying

perdona pero no te oigo bien

I heard you go/going out

te oí salir/cuando salías

did I hear somebody mention coffee?

¿alguien habló de or mencionó café?

did you hear what I said?

¿oíste lo que dije?

stop it! do you hear?

¡basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this Am

presten atención

be quiet! I can't hear myself think inf

¡silencio! no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think …

cualquiera que la oyera creería que …

I must be hearing things inf

debo de habérmelo imaginado

I've heard it said that …

he oído decir que …

he was heard to say that …

se le oyó decir que …

let's hear it for the lucky winners/the President! Am inf

¡un aplauso para los afortunados ganadores/el presidente!

2. hear (get to know):

hear

oír

I heard it on the radio

lo oí or me enteré por la radio

unless you hear anything to the contrary, I'll be there

a menos que te avise, estaré allí

from what I hear, they are coming

según parece, vendrán

I've heard so much about you

me han hablado tanto de ti

I've heard so much about you

he oído hablar tanto de ti

one doesn't hear much nowadays about …

hoy en día casi no se oye hablar de …

have you heard the latest?

¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before

ya conozco la historia

have you heard the one about … ?

¿conoces el chiste de … ?

I hear that you are leaving

he oído que or me he enterado de que te vas

he's very ill, I hear

me han dicho que está muy enfermo

I did hear from someone that …

alguien me dijo que …

I haven't yet heard whether I've got the job

todavía no me han dicho si me dan el trabajo

to hear tell of sth, I have heard tell of strange goings-on in that department

he oído decir que en ese departamento pasan cosas muy raras

3.1. hear (listen to):

hear lecture/broadcast/views

escuchar

hear lecture/broadcast/views

oír

I hear you Am

ya veo

I hear you Am

ya te entiendo

Fr Rolfe will be hearing confessions today

hoy confesará el padre Rolfe

to hear mass

oír misa

Lord, hear our prayer

Señor, escucha nuestra oración

Lord, hear our prayer

escúchanos, Señor

3.2. hear (listen to) LAW:

hear case

ver

hear charge

oír

II.hear <pt & pp heard [hɜːrd, hɜːd]> [Am hɪr, Brit hɪə] VB intr

1. hear (perceive):

hear

oír

I couldn't hear for a while

me quedé un rato sin poder oír

hear, hear!

¡eso, eso!

hear, hear!

¡bien dicho!

2. hear (get news):

hear

tener noticias

to hear about sth/sb I heard about it through Doris

me enteré por Doris

I heard about the problems they were having

me enteré de los problemas que tenían

have you heard about Sally?

te has enterado de lo de Sally?

to hear from sb I haven't heard from them for months

hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas

we're still waiting to hear from the States

seguimos esperando noticias de los Estados Unidos

you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks

dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

I.hear of VB [Am hɪr -, Brit hɪə -] (v + prep + o)

1. hear of (encounter, come to know of):

I've heard of him

he oído hablar de él

never heard of him!

no tengo ni idea de quién es

if you hear of anything interesting, let me know

si te enteras de algo interesante, me lo dices

did you ever hear of such a thing!

¡habráse visto cosa igual!

2. hear of (have news of):

hear of

tener noticias de

hear of

saber de

she hasn't been heard of since

desde entonces que no se sabe or no se tiene noticias de ella

they were last heard of in Laos

la última vez que se tuvo noticias or se supo de ellos estaban en Laos

3. hear of (allow):

I won't hear of it!

¡ni hablar!

I won't hear of it!

¡ni se te (or le etc.) ocurra!

I offered to let her stay, but she wouldn't hear of it

le dije que se podía quedar, pero no quiso aceptar

my father won't hear of us giving him any money

mi padre se niega rotundamente a que le demos dinero

II.hear of VB [Am hɪr -, Brit hɪə -] (v + o + prep + o) (have news of)

I've heard nothing of them since they moved away

no he sabido nada or no he tenido noticias de ellos desde que se mudaron

we'll be hearing more of this talented young musician

este joven y talentoso músico va a dar que hablar

that's the first I've heard of it!

¡no sabía nada!

that's the first I've heard of it!

¡recién me entero! LatAm

I warn you: you haven't heard the last of this!

¡te advierto que esto no va a quedar así!

hear out VB [Am hɪr -, Brit hɪə -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

hear out

escuchar (hasta el final)

I'll explain if you'll just hear me out

te lo explicaré si estás dispuesta a escucharme

we heard their tale out in silence

escuchamos su relato en silencio

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third-hand hear/learn

por terceros

third-hand hear/learn

a través de terceros

I could hear her dulcet tones iron

oía su dulce voz iron

I could hear the car revving up outside

oía como aceleraban el coche afuera

I could hear the car revving outside

oía como aceleraban el coche afuera

fuzzily hear

de modo confuso

Translations for hears in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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entreoír

to half-hear

pude entreoír lo que decían

I could just about hear what they were saying

oía su canturreo bajo la ducha

I could hear him singing to himself in the shower

hears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hears in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hear <heard, heard> [hɪr] VB trans

1. hear (perceive):

hear

oír

2. hear (be told):

hear

enterarse de

to hear that...

enterarse de que...

to hear that...

oír que...

3. hear (listen):

hear

escuchar

Lord, hear our prayers REL

escúchanos, Señor

4. hear LAW:

to hear a case

ver un caso

to hear a witness

oír a un testigo

II.hear <heard, heard> [hɪr] VB intr

1. hear (perceive):

hear

oír

2. hear (get news):

hear

enterarse

to hear of [or about] sth

enterarse de algo

Phrases:

hear, hear!

¡muy bien!

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to hear sth on the grapevine

saber algo por los rumores que corren

to not hear a cheep out of sb

no decir alguien esta boca es mía

Translations for hears in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hacerse el sueco

to pretend not to hear [or see]

los gritos de angustia resuenan todavía en mis oídos

I can still hear the cries of anguish

oír (sentir)

to hear

oír decir que...

to hear that...

no se oye el vuelo de una mosca

you could hear a pin drop

oír, ver y callar prov

hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

confesar a alguien

to hear sb's confession

pregonar a los cuatro vientos inf

to proclaim for all to hear

procura que no te oigan

make sure they don't hear you

hacerse el sordo

to pretend not to hear

no hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír prov

there are none so deaf as those who will not hear