Ud. Uds. in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Ud. Uds. in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ud.

ud. → usted

See also usted

usted PRON PERS Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar → tú form

1.1. usted (como sujeto):

usted

you

¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted

who's going to do it? — you (are)

¿es usted, Sr. Martínez?

is that you, Mr Martínez?

¡oiga, usted!

hey, you!

¿usted qué hace aquí?

what are you doing here?

lo que usted diga

whatever you say

tratar a alg. de usted

to address sb using the form

¡usted se come la sopa, señorita!

(you) eat your soup, young lady!

1.2. usted (en comparaciones, con preposiciones):

usted

you

yo salí después que usted

I left after you (did)

no es tan alta como usted

she isn't as tall as you

muchas gracias — a usted

thank you very much — thank you

¿se lo dieron a usted?

did they give it to you?

con/contra/para usted

with/against/for you

son de usted

they're yours

2. usted (uno):

usted

you

usted

one form

le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar

when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to answer

uds.

uds. → ustedes

See also ustedes

ustedes PRON PERS pl In most of Spain → vosotros is the familiar plural form of address but in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world is used as the familiar as well as the polite form

1. ustedes (como sujeto):

ustedes

you

¿quién lo va a hacer? — ustedes

who's going to do it? — you (are)

y ustedes, señores ¿qué desean?

what can I do for you, gentlemen?

ustedes mismos lo dijeron

you said so yourselves

ustedes no van, no me importa lo que hagan los otros chicos

I don't care what the other children are doing, you're not going

2. ustedes (en comparaciones, con preposiciones):

ustedes

you

llegamos después que ustedes

we arrived after you (did)

no tienen tantos empleados como ustedes

they don't have as many employees as you

¿se lo ofrecieron a ustedes?

did they offer it to you?

con/contra/para ustedes

with/against/for you

Phrases:

de ustedes (indicando pertenencia)

yours

son de ustedes

they're yours

Ud. Uds. in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Ud. Uds. in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Ud(s).

Ud(s). ABBR usted(es)

Ud(s).

you