probártelo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for probártelo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.probar VB trans

1. probar (demostrar):

probar teoría/acusación/inocencia

to prove

esto prueba que ella tenía razón

this proves that she was right

2.1. probar vino/sopa:

probar

to taste

probar (por primera vez)

to try

nunca he probado el caviar

I've never tried caviar

no puedo probar el vino, el médico me lo ha prohibido

I can't drink wine, doctor's orders

desde entonces no he vuelto a probar la ginebra

I haven't touched gin again since then

no ha probado bocado en todo el día

she hasn't eaten a thing o had a bite to eat all day

2.2. probar método:

probar

to try

prueba la aspiradora antes de comprarla

try the vacuum cleaner (out) before buying it

estoy dispuesto a probar cualquier cosa con tal de curarme

I'm prepared to try anything if it helps me to get better

llevaron el coche a que le probaran los frenos

they took the car to have the brakes tested

2.3. probar ropa:

probar

to try on

probarle algo a alg.

to try sth on sb

no le puedo comprar zapatos sin probárselos

I can't buy shoes for him without him trying them on o without trying them on him

la modista solo me probó el vestido una vez

the dressmaker only gave me one fitting for the dress

2.4. probar (poner a prueba):

probar empleado/honradez

to test

dejaron el dinero allí para probarlo

they left the money there to test him

II.probar VB intr

1. probar (intentar):

probar

to try

déjame probar a mí

let me try

déjame probar a mí

let me have a go

probar no cuesta nada

there's no harm in trying

¿has probado con quitamanchas?

have you tried using stain remover?

probar a + infinit.

to try -ing

prueba a hacerlo de la otra manera

try doing it the other way

2. probar dated (sentar):

probar (+ me/te/le etc)

to suit

la vida de ciudad no le prueba

city life doesn't suit him

III.probarse VB vpr

probarse ropa/zapatos:

probarse

to try on

¿quiere probárselo?

would you like to try it on?

quisiera probarme uno más grande

I'd like to try a larger size

See also suerte, fortuna

suerte N f

1.1. suerte (azar):

suerte

chance

lo deja todo en manos de la suerte

he leaves everything to chance

me cayó o tocó en suerte

it fell to my lot form o hum

echar algo a suertes o LatAm a la suerte (con una moneda)

to toss for sth

echar algo a suertes o LatAm a la suerte (con pajitas)

to draw straws for sth

echar a suertes o LatAm echar a la suerte

to toss a coin

la suerte está echada

the die is cast

1.2. suerte (fortuna):

suerte

luck

buena/mala suerte

good/bad luck

ha sido una suerte que vinieras

it was lucky you came

¡qué suerte tienes!

you're so lucky!

tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande

she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house

estamos de suerte

we're in luck

número/hombre de suerte

lucky number/man

tienes una suerte loca

you're incredibly lucky

deséame (buena) suerte

wish me luck

por suerte no estaba sola

luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone

con suerte termino hoy

with a bit of luck I'll finish today

buena suerte, que te salga todo bien

good luck, I hope it all works out well for you

probar suerte

to try one's luck

suerte, valor y al toro

the very best of luck to you

traer o dar mala suerte

to bring bad luck

trae mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera

it's bad luck to walk under ladders

1.3. suerte (destino):

suerte

fate

no desafíes a la suerte

don't tempt fate o providence

quiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar en París

as fate would have it we met up again in Paris

2. suerte (tipo, clase):

suerte

sort

suerte

kind

vino toda suerte de gente

all sorts o kinds of people came

de (tal) suerte que form

so that

3. suerte (en tauromaquia):

suerte

each of the phases into which a bullfight is divided

fortuna N f

1. fortuna (riqueza):

fortuna

fortune

amasó/hizo una gran fortuna

he amassed/made a large fortune

su fortuna personal supera el millón de dólares

his personal fortune is worth over a million dollars

vale una auténtica fortuna

it's worth an absolute fortune

2. fortuna (azar, suerte):

fortuna

fortune

la fortuna le sonrió

fortune smiled on him

quiso la fortuna que salvase la vida liter

as fate would have it she was saved liter

tuvo la (buena) fortuna de ser aceptado

he had the good fortune to be accepted

por fortuna

fortunately

por fortuna

luckily

probar fortuna

to try one's luck

Translations for probártelo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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don't buy it without a try-on

no te lo compres sin probártelo

try on

probarse

probártelo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for probártelo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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try on

probarse

to try sth on for size

probarse algo para ver la talla

to try on sth

probarse algo