preguntaron in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for preguntaron in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.preguntar VB trans

preguntar

to ask

me preguntó la hora

he asked me the time

pregúntale si viene a comer

ask him if he's coming to lunch

eso no se pregunta

you shouldn't ask things like that

eso no se pregunta

that's not the sort of thing you ask o one asks

¿cuánto te costó? si no es mucho preguntar

how much did it cost, if you don't mind my asking o if it's not rude to ask?

la maestra me preguntó la lección

the teacher tested me on the lesson

II.preguntar VB intr

preguntar

to ask

pregunte en el ayuntamiento

ask o inquire at the town hall

a mí no me preguntes, no sé nada

don't ask me, I don't know anything

le preguntó sobre o acerca de lo ocurrido

he asked her (about) what had happened

no le interesa la respuesta, pregunta por preguntar

she's not interested in the answer, she's just asking for the sake of asking o asking for the sake of it

preguntar por algo/alg.

to ask about sth/sb

vino a preguntar por el trabajo

he came to inquire about the job

me preguntó por ti/por tu salud

he asked about you/how you were

me preguntó por ti/por tu salud

he asked after you/your health Brit

preguntaban por un tal Mario

they were looking for o asking for someone called Mario

III.preguntarse VB vpr

preguntarse refl:

preguntarse

to wonder

me pregunto si habrá llegado

I wonder if she's arrived

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sonar como arpa vieja CSur inf le preguntaron sobre Artigas y sonó como arpa vieja

they asked him a question about Artigas and he got it all wrong o he made a complete mess of it inf

insaciablemente repetir/preguntar

ceaselessly

bocajarro decir/preguntar

point-blank

Translations for preguntaron in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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when asked about his plans, he was very unforthcoming

se mostró muy reticente cuando le preguntaron acerca de sus planes

inquire

preguntar

inquire

preguntar

to inquire about sth

informarse or preguntar acerca de or sobre algo

I'm inquiring about the job advertised in The Globe

llamo para informarme or para preguntar sobre el trabajo que anuncian en The Globe

to inquire after sb/sth form

preguntar por alguien/algo

to inquire for sb

preguntar por alguien

asking/trying is futile

es en vano or es inútil preguntar/intentarlo

ask after

preguntar por

it was thoughtful of you to ask

fue un detalle por tu parte el preguntar

he's ashamed to ask

le da vergüenza preguntar

he's ashamed to ask

le da pena preguntar LatAm excl CSur

preguntaron in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preguntaron in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.preguntar [pre·ɣun·ˈtar] VB trans

preguntar

to ask

preguntar a alguien la lección

to test sb

preguntar a un sospechoso

to question a suspect

preguntar por alguien

to ask after sb

Phrases:

quien pregunta no yerra prov

he who asks questions won't go far wrong

II.preguntar [pre·ɣun·ˈtar] VB refl

preguntarse si/cuándo/qué...

to wonder if/when/what...

Translations for preguntaron in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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inquire

preguntar

to inquire about sb

preguntar por alguien

inquire

preguntar

to inquire the reason

preguntar por qué

ask for

preguntar por

query

preguntar

to query whether...

preguntar si...

ask

preguntar

to ask sb sth

preguntar algo a alguien

ask

preguntar

to ask whether or not sb is coming

preguntar si alguien viene o no

to tell/ask whether it's true (or not)

decir/preguntar si es verdad (o no)

question

preguntar

to ask after sb

preguntar por alguien

he was asked...

le preguntaron...