utocar im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für utocar im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

I.ubicar VERB trans LatAm

1. ubicar (colocar, situar):

me ubicaron al lado del festejado

they placed o seated o put me next to the guest of honor

ubicó a los soldados en posición de fuego

he got the soldiers into firing position

el triunfo de ayer ubicó al equipo en segundo lugar

yesterday's victory has put the team in second place

ubicar las sillas para la reunión

to set out o arrange the chairs for the meeting

ubica la acción en la selva amazónica

he sets the story in the Amazonian rain forest

2. ubicar (localizar):

ubicar

to find

no consigo ubicar el párrafo

I can't find the paragraph

ubicaron al niño perdido

they traced o found o located the missing boy

no lo he podido ubicar en todo el día

I haven't been able to locate him all day

no lo he podido ubicar en todo el día

I haven't been able to get hold of him all day ugs

ubicaron el avión perdido

they located the missing plane

3. ubicar (identificar):

lo ubico solo de nombre

I only know him by name

ubiqué tu auto por el color

I recognized your car by the color

me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico

the name rings a bell, but I can't quite place him

II.ubicarse VERB vpr

1.1. ubicarse LatAm (situarse, colocarse):

tienes que ubicarte en la primera fila si quieres ver bien

you have to sit (o stand etc.) in the front row if you want to get a good view

nos ubicamos en un lugar privilegiado

we got really good seats

cuando estén todos ubicados me llaman

give me a call when you're all ready

1.2. ubicarse LatAm (en un empleo):

ubicarse

to fix oneself up with a good job

ubicarse

to get oneself a good job

1.3. ubicarse LatAm (orientarse):

ubicarse

to find one's way around

no me ubico todavía en esta ciudad

I still have trouble finding my way around this city o orienting myself in this city

¿te ubicas?

have you got your bearings?

¿te ubicas?

do you know where you are?

2. ubicarse esp. LatAm (estar situado):

ubicarse

to be

ubicarse

to be situated

ubicarse

to be located

la catedral se ubica al norte de la ciudad

the cathedral is (situated o located) in the north of the city

el equipo se ubica en los primeros puestos de la clasificación

the team is at the top of the division

autocar SUBST m Esp

autocar

bus

autocar

coach Brit

retocar VERB trans

retocar fotografía

to touch up

retocar fotografía

to retouch

retocar maquillaje

to touch up

retocar maquillaje

to retouch

sigue retocando el texto

she is still putting the final touches to the text

I.trastocar VERB trans

trastocar papeles/objetos

to disarrange

trastocar papeles/objetos

to get … out of order

trastocar planes

to upset

trastocar planes

to disrupt

para no trastocar la circulación

so as not to disrupt traffic

II.trastocarse VERB vpr

1. trastocarse (enloquecerse):

trastocarse

to go out of one's mind

2. trastocarse:

trastocarse folios/fichas:

to get out of order

trastocarse planes:

to be ruined

motocarro SUBST m

motocarro

three-wheeler van

I.tocar VERB trans

1.1. tocar persona:

tocar

to touch

tocar (palpar)

to feel

tocar (manosear)

to handle

¿puedes tocar el techo?

can you touch o reach the ceiling?

¡no vayas a tocar ese cable!

don't touch that cable!

por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos

please do not touch the exhibits

la pelota tocó (la) red

the ball clipped the net

me tocó el hombro con el bastón

she tapped me on the shoulder with her stick

le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre

he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever

¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado!

why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ugs

¿tocas fondo?

can you touch the bottom?

si le toca un pelo al niño …

if he lays a hand o finger on that child …

si le toca un pelo al niño …

if he touches a hair on that child's head … ugs

no puede tocar el alcohol

he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

ni siquiera tocó la comida

he didn't even touch his food

no me toquen estos papeles

don't touch these papers

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar

I don't want to break into/touch my savings

del marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques

you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children

1.2. tocar objeto:

tocar

to touch

la cama está tocando la pared

the bed is up against o is touching the wall

la planta ya toca el techo

the plant is already up to o is touching the ceiling

el avión tocó tierra

the plane landed o touched down

1.3. tocar tema:

tocar (tratar)

to touch on

tocar (tratar)

to refer to

tocar (sacar)

to bring up

tocar (sacar)

to broach

solo tocó de paso el tema

he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passing

1.4. tocar (en béisbol):

tocar

to bunt

1.5. tocar (hacer escala en) LUFTF:

tocar

to make a stopover in

tocar

to go via

no toca puerto en Lisboa NAUT

it doesn't call at o put in at Lisbon

2.1. tocar (conmover, impresionar):

tocar

to touch

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente

his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente

we were all deeply touched by his words

tu comentario tocó su amor propio

your comment hurt his pride

supo tocar el corazón del público presente

he touched the hearts of all those present

2.2. tocar (atañer, concernir):

tocar

to affect

el problema de la droga toca a muchos países

the drug problem affects many countries

no siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo

I don't feel that subject concerns me at all

el tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca

the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart

2.3. tocar Esp ugs (estar emparentado con):

¿Victoria te toca algo?

is Victoria a relation of yours?

¿Victoria te toca algo?

is Victoria related to you?

3.1. tocar (hacer sonar):

tocar timbre/campana

to ring

tocar el claxon

to blow o sound o hoot the horn

3.2. tocar MUS:

tocar instrumento/pieza

to play

está aprendiendo a tocar el piano

he's learning to play the piano

3.3. tocar MILIT:

tocar

to sound

tocar retirada

to sound the retreat

II.tocar VERB intr

1.1. tocar (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños

it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the children

siempre me toca a mí sacar al perro

it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walk

nos tocan tres bombones a cada uno

there are three chocolates for each of us

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia

she gets half of the inheritance

1.2. tocar (concernir):

por o en lo que toca a la ecología form

as far as ecology is concerned

por o en lo que toca a la ecología form

regarding ecology

por o en lo que toca a la ecología form

with regard to ecology

1.3. tocar (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón

she has won the lottery/first prize/a million

nos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles

it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult times

nos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio

we got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio

we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia

I was the one who had to tell him the bad news

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia

it fell to me to tell him the bad news form

me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada

I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything

1.4. tocar (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):

te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar?

it's your turn/move, are you going to play?

¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy?

whose turn is it to do the cooking today?

nos toca pagar a nosotros

it's our turn to pay

1.5. tocar en tercera persona ugs (haber que):

toca comer otra vez arroz

we're having rice again

1.6. tocar en tercera persona ugs (ser hora de):

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar

come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

¡a correr tocan! ugs

run for it!

¡a pagar tocan! ugs

it's time to pay up!

2.1. tocar LatAm (llamar):

tocar persona:

to knock at the door

me parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta)

I think there's somebody at the door

2.2. tocar campana:

tocar

to ring

las campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa

the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre

can we go out to play? the bell rang already Am

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre

can we go out to play? the bell's already gone Brit

el reloj tocó las tres

the clock struck o chimed three

tocar a rebato MILIT

to sound the alarm

2.3. tocar MUS (hacer música):

tocar

to play

3. tocar (rayar):

tocar en algo

to border o verge on sth

la situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco

by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesque

III.tocarse VERB vpr

1.1. tocarse refl herida/grano:

tocarse

to touch

siempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz

he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose

1.2. tocarse (recíproco):

tocarse personas:

to touch each other

tocarse cables:

to touch

los fondos de nuestras casas se tocan

our garden backs onto theirs

los extremos se tocan

the two extremes come together o meet

2. tocarse form (cubrirse la cabeza):

tocarse con algo

to wear sth

la reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul

the queen was wearing a blue hat

blocar VERB trans Esp SPORT

blocar balón

to stop

blocar adversario

to tackle

blocar golpe

to block

I.colocar VERB trans

1.1. colocar (en un lugar):

colocar

to place

colocar

to put

colocar losas/alfombra

to lay

colocar cuadro

to hang

coloca el cuadro un poco más arriba

put o hang the picture a little higher up

colocó los sillones a ambos lados del sofá

he placed o arranged o positioned the armchairs on both sides of the sofa

los libros estaban colocados por orden alfabético

the books had been placed o arranged in alphabetical order

colocó el jarrón en el centro de la mesa

she placed o put o positioned the vase in the center of the table

colócalo de manera que no obstruya el paso

put it somewhere it's not going to get in people's way

1.2. colocar:

colocar HANDEL, FIN acciones

to place

colocar dinero

to place

colocar dinero

to invest

colocó el dinero al 9%

she placed o invested the money at 9%

colocar un producto en el mercado

to launch a product on to the market

2.1. colocar (en un lugar):

colocar

to put

la colocaron en primera fila

they put her in the front row

colocó a los niños por orden de estatura

he put o arranged the children in order of height

2.2. colocar (en un trabajo):

un amigo lo colocó en el banco

a friend got him a job at the bank

el padre lo colocó como jefe de departamento

his father placed him in charge of the department

2.3. colocar hija:

colocar

to marry off

II.colocarse VERB vpr

1. colocarse (ponerse, situarse):

entró y se colocó al lado del director

she came in and stood/sat beside the director

se colocaron en primera fila

they sat in the front row

con esta victoria el equipo se coloca en tercer lugar

after this win the team moves into third place

2. colocarse (en un trabajo):

colocarse

to get a job

se colocó como secretaria

she got a job as a secretary

se colocó en una casa muy buena

she found a position in a very good household

en cuanto acabó la carrera se colocó

as soon as she finished studying she found o got a job

3.1. colocarse ugs (emborracharse):

colocarse

to get plastered ugs

3.2. colocarse sl (con drogas):

colocarse

to get stoned ugs

4. colocarse refl Chil reloj/abrigo/sombrero:

colocarse

to put on

enrocar VERB intr

enrocar

to castle

enfocar VERB trans

1. enfocar imagen/persona (con una cámara):

enfocar

to focus on

los enfocaron con los faros del coche

they shone the headlights on them

2.1. enfocar:

enfocar FOTO, OPT cámara/microscopio

to focus

2.2. enfocar tema/asunto:

enfocar

to approach

enfocar

to look at

enfocaron el problema desde otro punto de vista

they looked at o considered o approached the problem from a different viewpoint

enfocaron el problema desde otro punto de vista

they chose a different approach to the problem

utocar im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für utocar im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

I.ubicar VERB intr c → qu

ubicar

to be (situated)

II.ubicar VERB trans LatAm

ubicar (situar)

to situate

ubicar (guardar)

to place

III.ubicar VERB refl

ubicar ubicarse:

ubicarse

to be (situated)

autocar <autocares> SUBST m

autocar

coach Brit

autocar

bus Am

retocar VERB trans c → qu

1. retocar (corregir) FOTO:

retocar

to retouch

retocar

to touch up

2. retocar (perfeccionar):

retocar

to perfect

I.tocar VERB trans c → qu

1. tocar (contacto):

tocar

to touch

tocar

to feel

tócame la frente (y dime si está caliente)

feel my forehead (and tell me if it's hot)

tocar de cerca algo übtr

to hit home

tocar fondo

to hit bottom

¡no lo toques!

don't touch it!

2. tocar MUS:

tocar

to play

tocar (campana)

to ring

tocar (tambor)

to beat

tocar la bocina

to blow the horn

tocar alarma

to sound the alarm

tocar a fuego

to sound the fire alarm

tocar a misa

to ring the bell for mass

tocar a muerto

to toll (a death knell)

el reloj tocó las tres

the clock struck three

tocar el timbre

to ring the doorbell

tocar a la puerta

to knock at the door

3. tocar (modificar):

tocar

to change

4. tocar (chocar):

tocar

to run into

5. tocar (afectar):

tocar

to affect

tocar en el corazón

to touch one's heart

6. tocar (peinar):

tocar

to comb

II.tocar VERB intr

1. tocar (corresponder):

te toca a ti decidir

it's up to you to decide

te toca jugar

it's your turn

hoy me toca salir

today I have to go out

2. tocar (obligación):

me toca barrer el patio todas las mañanas

I have to sweep the courtyard every morning

3. tocar (llegar el momento oportuno):

tocar

to be time

toca ir a la compra

it's time to do the shopping

4. tocar (caer en suerte):

tocar

to fall

le tocó a él hacerlo

it fell to him to do it

le tocó el premio gordo

he/she won the grand prize

5. tocar (estar muy cerca):

tocar

to verge on

6. tocar (ser parientes):

tocar

to be related

III.tocar VERB refl tocarse

1. tocar (estar en contacto):

tocarse

to touch

2. tocar (peinarse):

tocarse

to do one's hair

3. tocar (cubrirse la cabeza):

tocarse con un sombrero

to wear a hat

tocarse con un pañuelo

to cover one's head with a scarf

Wendungen:

los extremos se tocan Sprichw

extremes meet Sprichw

tocárselas ugs

to beat it

enrocar <c → qu> VERB intr (ajedrez)

enrocar

to castle

invocar VERB trans c → qu

1. invocar:

invocar (dirigirse)

to invoke

invocar (suplicar)

to implore

invocar (suplicar)

to appeal

2. invocar (alegar):

invocar

to allege

3. invocar JUR (apoyarse en una ley):

invocar

to invoke

enfocar VERB trans c → qu

1. enfocar (ajustar):

enfocar

to focus

mal enfocado

out of focus

2. enfocar (iluminar):

enfocar algo

to shine light upon sth

3. enfocar:

enfocar (una cuestión)

to approach

enfocar (considerar)

to consider

no enfocas bien el problema

you're not addressing the issue properly

evocar VERB trans c → qu

1. evocar (espíritus):

evocar

to invoke

2. evocar:

evocar (recordar)

to evoke

evocar (revivir)

to relive

estuvimos toda la tarde evocando nuestra niñez

we spent the whole afternoon remembering our childhood

tu presencia evocó en mí el recuerdo de tu madre

your being there made me remember your mother

advocar VERB trans c → qu LatAm JUR

advocar

to advocate

ubicar VERB

Benutzereintrag

estar ubicado (-a)

to be located