reprenderlo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for reprenderlo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

reprender VB trans

reprender

to scold

reprender

to tell … off inf

reprendió a los niños por jugar con la pelota en la calle

she scolded the children o told the children off for playing ball in the street

I.prender VB trans

1. prender persona:

prender

to catch

prender

to seize

2. prender (sujetar):

le prendió el pelo con una horquilla

she pinned back her hair with a hairpin

llevaba una flor prendida en el ojal

he was wearing a flower (pinned) in his buttonhole

el bajo está prendido con alfileres

the hem's been pinned up

3. prender Col botón/parche:

prender

to sew on

4.1. prender:

prender fuego a

to set fire to

prendió fuego al bosque

he set fire to the woods

prendió fuego al bosque

he set the woods on fire

prendió un cigarrillo/una cerilla

she lit a cigarette/a match

4.2. prender LatAm:

prender gas

to turn on

prender gas

to light

prender estufa/horno

to turn on

prender radio/luz

to turn on

prender radio/luz

to switch on

5. prender Chil inf (llenar de gases):

prender

to give … wind

II.prender VB intr

1. prender:

prender vacuna:

to take

prender rama/planta:

to take

2. prender (arder):

la leña está mojada y no prende

the wood's damp and won't catch light o won't catch o won't take

3. prender idea/moda:

prender

to catch on

III.prenderse VB vpr

1. prenderse (con fuego):

prenderse

to catch fire

se le prendió el trapo

the cloth caught fire

2. prenderse Col (contagiarse):

se le prendió el sarampión de su hermano

she caught her brother's measles

se le prendió el sarampión de su hermano

she caught the measles from her brother

3. prenderse Col (animarse):

prenderse

to liven up

prenderse

to get going

4. prenderse Chil inf (llenarse de gases):

prenderse

to get wind

estoy prendido

I've got wind

I.sorprender VB intr

sorprender

to surprise

me sorprende que no lo sepas

I'm surprised you don't know

me sorprende que no lo sepas

it surprises me that you didn't know

II.sorprender VB trans

1. sorprender (coger desprevenido):

sorprender

to surprise

sorprender

to catch … unawares

sorprender

to take … by surprise

entramos por detrás y los sorprendimos

we went in the back and surprised them o caught them unawares o took them by surprise

fueron sorprendidos cuando intentaban forzar la caja fuerte

they were caught o surprised trying to break open the safe

nos sorprendió la lluvia

we got caught in the rain

2. sorprender:

sorprender mensaje

to intercept

sorprender conversación

to overhear

III.sorprenderse VB vpr

sorprenderse

to be surprised

se sorprendió mucho al encontrarme ahí

he was very surprised to find me there

¿de qué te sorprendes?

why are you so surprised?

¿de qué te sorprendes?

what are you so surprised about?

I.aprender VB intr

aprender

to learn

¡nunca aprenderás!

you'll never learn!

II.aprender VB trans

aprender idioma/lección/oficio:

aprender

to learn

tienes que aprenderlo de memoria

you have to learn it (off) by heart

aprender algo de alg.

to learn sth from sb

los buenos modales los aprendió de su padre

he learned his good manners from his father

aprender a + infinit.

to learn to +  infinit.

nunca aprendió a leer

he never learned to read

III.aprenderse VB vpr (enfático)

se aprendió el papel en una tarde

she learned the part in an afternoon

tienen que aprenderse la lección para mañana

you have to learn the lesson (by heart) for tomorrow

I.desprender VB trans

1. desprender (soltar, separar):

desprender

to detach

logró desprenderlo del eje

he succeeded in detaching it from the shaft

los golpes han desprendido parte del revoque

part of the plaster has come away o off with all the banging

el rótulo estaba medio desprendido

the sign was hanging off its hinges/coming loose

2. desprender gases/chispas/olor:

desprender

to give off

3. desprender RioPl (desabrochar):

desprender botón

to undo

II.desprenderse VB vpr

1. desprenderse:

desprenderse botón:

to come off

desprenderse retina:

to become detached

se desprendieron varias tejas

several tiles came off (the roof)

se desprendió de su abrazo liter

she detached herself from his embrace liter

se desprendió del soporte

it came away from the support

se desprendió del soporte

it detached itself from the support form

2.1. desprenderse (renunciar, entregar):

desprenderse de algo

to part with sth

no me voy a desprender de este cuadro

I'm not going to part with this picture

no piensa desprenderse del bebé

she has no intention of giving up the baby

2.2. desprenderse (apartarse, separarse):

desprenderse de algo

to let go of sth

no se desprende de su osito

he won't let go of his teddybear

no se me desprende del lado

she won't leave my side for a minute

3. desprenderse (deshacerse):

desprenderse de algo/alg.

to get rid of sth/sb

no consigue desprenderse de sus prejuicios

he doesn't seem able to shake off his prejudices

se desprendió de todos los documentos comprometedores

he got rid of all the compromising documents

4. desprenderse (surgir):

desprenderse de algo

to emerge from sth

este resultado se desprende de las encuestas realizadas

this result emerges from o comes out of the surveys that were carried out

lo que se desprende del informe es que …

what can be gathered o inferred from the report is that …

lo que se desprende del informe es que …

what emerges from the report is that …

prendería N f Col

prendería

pawnbroker's

prendería

pawn shop

emprender VB trans

emprender viaje

to embark on

emprender tarea/proyecto/aventura

to undertake

emprender la retirada MIL

to beat a retreat

emprender la marcha

to set out

el pájaro emprendió el vuelo

the bird took flight

emprendieron la lucha contra la droga

they took up the fight against drugs

el ejército emprendió el ataque contra el enemigo

the army launched an attack on the enemy

emprendimos el regreso al amanecer

we began our o embarked on the return journey at daybreak

emprenderla con alg. estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo

she was in a bad mood and she took it out on me

la emprendió a puñetazos con él

he started punching him

comprender VB trans

1. comprender (entender):

comprender

to understand

comprendo tus temores/su reacción

I understand your fears/his reaction

nadie me comprende

nobody understands me

vuelve a las once ¿comprendido?

I want you back at eleven, do you understand?

vuelve a las once ¿comprendido?

I want you back at eleven, have you got that? inf

entonces comprendió que lo habían engañado

he realized then that he had been tricked

como usted comprenderá, no podemos hacer excepciones

as I'm sure you will appreciate, we cannot make exceptions

designios que la mente humana no alcanza a comprender

designs that the human mind cannot comprehend

2. comprender (abarcar, contener):

el segundo tomo comprende los siglos XVII y XVIII

the second volume covers the 17th and 18th centuries

los gastos de calefacción están comprendidos en esta suma

the heating costs are included in this total

IVA no comprendido

not including VAT

IVA no comprendido

excep. VAT

IVA no comprendido

exclusive of VAT form

jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 19 y los 23 años

young people between the ages of 19 and 23

desaprender VB trans

desaprender

to unlearn

reemprender VB trans liter

reemprendió el camino al amanecer

he took to the road again o set out again at first light

reprenderlo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reprenderlo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

reprender VB trans

reprender

to reprimand

reprender algo a alguien

to scold [or to reprimand] sb for sth

I.prender VB intr

prender (planta, ideas)

to take root

prender (medicamentos)

to take effect

sus ideas prendieron fácilmente en la juventud

his ideas quickly took root among the young

II.prender VB trans

1. prender:

prender (sujetar)

to hold down

prender (con alfileres)

to pin

prender (con cola)

to stick

prender (en un gancho)

to hang

prender (el pelo)

to tie back

prender un alfiler de corbata

to put a tiepin on

2. prender (detener):

prender

to catch

3. prender (fuego):

el coche prendió fuego

the car caught fire

4. prender LatAm:

prender (encender)

to light

prender (luz)

to turn on

prender un cigarrillo

to light a cigarette

III.prender VB refl

1. prender (mujeres):

prender

to dress up

prenderse una flor en el ojal

to put a flower in one's buttonhole

2. prender PRico (emborracharse):

prender

to get drunk

I.desprender VB trans

1. desprender (soltar):

desprender

to release

2. desprender (olor, gas):

desprender

to give off

3. desprender (deducir):

desprender

to deduce

de su aviso desprendemos que...

from his/her warning we can deduce that ...

II.desprender VB refl desprenderse

1. desprender (soltarse):

desprenderse

to untie oneself

2. desprender:

desprenderse (deshacerse)

to come undone

desprenderse (desembarazarse)

to rid oneself of

desprenderse de cualquier duda

to get rid of any doubts

desprenderse (renunciar)

to part with

3. desprender (deducirse):

de tu comportamiento se desprende que...

from your behaviour [or behavior Am] one can see that ...

I.sorprender VB trans

1. sorprender:

sorprender (coger desprevenido)

to take by surprise

sorprender (asombrar)

to startle

sorprender (asombrar)

to amaze

sorprender (extrañar)

to surprise

no me sorprendería que viniera

I wouldn't be surprised if he/she came

durante un momento me quedé sorprendida

I was surprised for a moment

2. sorprender (descubrir algo):

sorprender

to come across

3. sorprender (pillar):

sorprender

to catch (in the act)

4. sorprender MIL (atacar):

sorprender

to surprise

II.sorprender VB refl sorprenderse

1. sorprender (asombrarse):

sorprenderse de algo

to be amazed at sth

2. sorprender (extrañarse):

sorprenderse

to be surprised

emprender VB trans

1. emprender:

emprender (trabajo)

to begin

emprender (negocio)

to set up

emprender la marcha

to set out

emprender la vuelta

to go back

emprender el vuelo

to take off

al anochecer la emprendimos hacia la casa

at nightfall we set off back to the house

2. emprender inf (principiar una acción):

emprenderla con alguien

to take it out on sb

emprenderla a insultos con alguien

to begin insulting sb

comprender VB trans

1. comprender (entender):

comprender

to understand

hacerse comprender

to make oneself understood

comprender mal

to misunderstand

2. comprender:

comprender (contener)

to comprise

comprender (abarcar)

to take in

comprender (incluir)

to include

aprender VB trans

aprender

to learn

fácil de aprender

easy to learn

aprender a leer

to learn to read

aprender de la historia

to learn from history

aprender de memoria

to learn by heart

¿dónde has aprendido estos malos modales?

where did you learn such bad manners?

siempre se aprende algo nuevo

you live and learn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Rechazan el poder y el control sobre el niño y no suelen castigarlo ni reprenderlo.

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En una ocasión, cuando uno de sus hijos cometió una falta grave, esperó dos semanas completas para reprenderlo.

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