efore im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für efore im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

effort [Am ˈɛfərt, Brit ˈɛfət] SUBST

1.1. effort C or U (attempt):

effort

esfuerzo m

to make an effort

hacer un esfuerzo

to make an effort

esforzarse

she made a tremendous effort to give up smoking

hizo un gran esfuerzo or se esforzó mucho para dejar de fumar

please make an effort to get here before ten

por favor traten de or intenten llegar antes de las diez

repeated efforts were made to contact him

se intentó repetidamente localizarlo

she made little/no effort to hide her displeasure

hizo pocos esfuerzos/no hizo ningún esfuerzo por disimular su descontento

he simply makes no effort

el caso es que no se esfuerza en absoluto

she couldn't even make the effort to telephone

ni siquiera se molestó en llamar

1.2. effort U (exertion, strain):

effort

esfuerzo m

he passed his exams without any effort

aprobó sus exámenes sin ningún esfuerzo or sin esforzarse

they've put a lot of effort into it

han trabajado or se han esforzado mucho en ello

it took (a) considerable effort to keep quiet

me resultó muy difícil callarme

it took (a) considerable effort to keep quiet

tuve que hacer un gran esfuerzo para quedarme callada

it doesn't take much effort or much of an effort to say thank you

no cuesta tanto decir gracias

it requires an enormous effort of will

exige una gran fuerza de voluntad

it's an effort for me climb the stairs

me cuesta mucho (esfuerzo) subir la escalera

I'd like you to help me, if it's not too much of an effort iron

quisiera que me ayudaras, si no es mucho pedir iron

it's not worth the effort

no merece or vale la pena

2.1. effort kein Pl (campaign, operation):

effort

campaña f

the war effort

campaña solidaria de la población civil durante una guerra

2.2. effort C (achievement):

a literary/an artistic effort

una obra or creación literaria/artística

what do you think of my latest effort? ugs

¿qué te parece mi última obra or creación?

for an amateur, that's not a bad effort ugs

para un aficionado, no está nada mal

2.3. effort C or U PHYS:

effort

esfuerzo m

war effort SUBST

war effort

esfuerzo m bélico

come before VERB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o)

come before judge/court:

come before

comparecer ante form

the bill comes before Congress next week

el proyecto se presentará al Congreso la semana próxima

afore [Am əˈfɔr, Brit əˈfɔː] KONJ arch or regional

afore

antes de

before-tax [Am bəˌfɔrˈtæks, Brit bɪˌfɔːˈtaks] ADJ

before-tax income/profit:

before-tax

antes de impuestos

profits before-tax

beneficios antes de impuestos

best-before date [bɛstbɪˈfɔː deɪt] SUBST

best-before date

fecha f de consumo preferente

I.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] PRÄP

1. before (preceding in time):

before

antes de

I won't be back before three/midday

no estaré de vuelta antes de las tres/de(l) mediodía

before dinner/the game

antes de la cena/del partido

before long

dentro de poco

they arrived before us

llegaron antes que nosotros

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba antes (que usted)

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba delante de usted

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba delante suyo criticized

before going in

antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the game

diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure

el día anterior a su partida

in the days before electricity

cuando no había electricidad

turn right just before the bridge

tuerce or dobla a la derecha justo antes del puente

2.1. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before

ante form

before the assembled guests

delante de los invitados

he is due to appear before the court next week

debe comparecer ante los tribunales la semana próxima form

the matter comes before the committee today

el tema va a ser tratado hoy por la comisión

I swear before God that …

juro ante Dios que … form

they swept all before them

arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso

the difficulties that still lay before him

las dificultades que aún tenía por delante

2.2. before (in rank, priority):

she puts her work before her family

antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else

la seguridad (está) ante todo

II.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] KONJ

1. before (earlier than):

before

antes de que +subj

before

antes de +inf

before it gets dark

antes de que anochezca or de que se haga de noche

before ironing it

antes de plancharlo

he died before he was 30

murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

2. before (rather than):

before

antes que

she would die before …

prefería morir antes que …

III.before [Am bəˈfɔr, Brit bɪˈfɔː] ADV

1. before (preceding):

before

antes

long before

mucho antes

the day/year before

el día/año anterior

before and after

antes y después

have you been to Canada before?

¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

this has never happened before

esto no había sucedido nunca antes

this has never happened before

es la primera vez que sucede esto

not that page, the one before

esa página no, la anterior

2. before (ahead, in front):

before arch

adelante

I.go before VERB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o) (appear before)

go before court/committee

presentarse ante

II.go before VERB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

go before (happen, live previously) liter:

everything that had gone before

todo lo que había sucedido antes

those who have gone before us

aquellos que nos precedieron liter

I.reform [Am rəˈfɔrm, Brit rɪˈfɔːm] SUBST

1. reform U or C (of system):

reform

reforma f

reform law

ley f reformadora or de reforma

reform movement

movimiento m de reforma

2. reform U (in character):

reform

reforma f

he was beyond all hope of reform

no había la menor esperanza de que se reformara

II.reform [Am rəˈfɔrm, Brit rɪˈfɔːm] VERB trans

1. reform system/institution:

reform

reformar

2. reform (morally):

reform

reformar

III.reform [Am rəˈfɔrm, Brit rɪˈfɔːm] VERB intr

reform

reformarse

I.re-form [Am riˈfɔrm, Brit riːˈfɔːm] VERB trans

re-form organization/regiment/ranks:

re-form

volver a formar

re-form

reagrupar

II.re-form [Am riˈfɔrm, Brit riːˈfɔːm] VERB intr

re-form

volver a formarse

re-form

reagruparse

efore im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für efore im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

effort [ˈefət, Am -ɚt] SUBST

1. effort a. PHYS:

effort

esfuerzo m

to be worth the effort

valer la pena

to make an effort to do sth

esforzarse [o hacer un esfuerzo] para hacer algo

to spare no effort

no escatimar esfuerzos

without effort

sin esfuerzo

2. effort (attempt):

effort

tentativa f

please make an effort to ...

por favor, intenten...

3. effort (work):

effort

obra f

war effort SUBST

war effort

esfuerzo m bélico

joint effort SUBST

joint effort

trabajo m de equipo

team effort SUBST

team effort

esfuerzo m conjunto

lay before VERB trans

to lay sth before sb

poner algo frente a alguien

to lay one's case before sb

presentar su caso ante alguien

I.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] PRÄP

1. before (earlier):

before

antes de

to leave before sb

salir antes que alguien

before doing sth

antes de hacer algo

to wash one's hands before lunch

lavarse las manos antes de la comida

2. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before my house

delante de mi casa

to bow before sb

inclinarse ante alguien

before our eyes

ante nuestros ojos

3. before (preceding):

C comes before D

la C va delante de la D

just before the bus stop

justo antes de la parada del autobús

4. before (having priority):

before

antes que

before everything

antes que nada

to put sth before sth else

anteponer algo a algo

5. before (as future task):

to have sth before one

tener algo ante sí

II.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] ADV

1. before (previously):

before

antes

I've seen it before

lo he visto anteriormente

the day before

el día anterior

two days before

dos días antes

as before

como antes

2. before (in front):

this word and the one before

esta palabra y la anterior

III.before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈfɔ:r] KONJ

before

antes de que +subj

he spoke before she went out

habló antes de que ella se fuera

he had a glass before he went

se tomó una copa antes de irse

it was a week before he came

pasó una semana antes de que llegara

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

preferiría morir a decir la verdad

I.reform [rɪˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VERB trans

reform

reformar

II.reform [rɪˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VERB intr

reform

reformarse

III.reform [rɪˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] SUBST

reform

reforma f

I.forest [ˈfɒrɪst, Am ˈfɔ:r-] SUBST

forest (wood)

bosque m

forest (tropical)

selva f

II.forest [ˈfɒrɪst, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

forest

forestal

I.re-form [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VERB trans

re-form

formar de nuevo

II.re-form [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, Am -ˈfɔ:rm] VERB intr

re-form

formarse de nuevo

I.deform [dɪˈfɔ:m, Am dɪˈfɔ:rm] VERB trans

deform

deformar

deform person

desfigurar

II.deform [dɪˈfɔ:m, Am dɪˈfɔ:rm] VERB intr

deform

deformarse

deform person

desfigurarse