COME BY - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

come by job/money/antique: conseguir

come by job/money/antique: hacerse con

to be easy/hard to come by: ser fácil/difícil de conseguir

Jim came by this idea while reading: a Jim se le ocurrió la idea mientras leía

how did you come by that scar?: ¿cómo te hiciste esa cicatriz?

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such documents are hard to come by: esos documentos son difíciles de conseguir

come and sit by me: ven a sentarte junto a mí

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Englisch

¿a qué vino?: what did he come by o around for?

no ha pasado ni un taxi: not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasa un día por casa: why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho: the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

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I. by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PRÄP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

1.1. by (not later than):

her father told her to be in by 11: el padre le dijo que volviera antes de las 11 or que a las 11 estuviera en casa

they should be there by now: ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5?: ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, most of the others had left: cuando llegó, casi todos los demás se habían ido

1.2. by (during, at):

by day he's a bank clerk and by night a barman: de día es empleado bancario y de noche barman

by day the streets are deserted: durante el día or de día las calles están desiertas

Rome by night: Roma nocturna

Rome by night: Roma de noche

2.1. by (at the side of, near to):

by: al lado de

by: junto a

she went and sat by Neil: fue y se sentó al lado de Neil or junto a Neil

come and sit by me: ven a sentarte a mi lado

come and sit by me: ven a sentarte junto a mí

come and sit by me: ven a sentarte al lado mío criticized

we spent the day by the sea: pasamos el día en la playa or junto al mar

it's right by the door: está justo al lado de la puerta

in the cafe by the station: en el café de al lado de la estación

2.2. by (to hand) Am:

I always keep some money by me: siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

do you have the letter by you?: ¿tiene (usted) la carta (consigo)?

3.1. by (past):

I said hello, but he walked right by me: lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I think we've already gone by the house: creo que ya hemos pasado la casa

let's go around by the canal: demos la vuelta por el canal

3.2. by (via, through):

by: por

I came in by the back door: entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air: por tierra/mar/avión

4. by (indicating agent, cause):

by with passive verbs The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English: por

she was brought up by her grandmother: la crió su abuela

she was brought up by her grandmother: fue criada por su abuela

blonde hair bleached by the sun: pelo rubio aclarado por el sol

she was haunted by his memory: su recuerdo la atormentaba

we were forgotten by all our friends: todos nuestros amigos se olvidaron de nosotros

she was accompanied by several members of her family: iba acompañada de varios familiares

a play by Shakespeare: una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter: fue escrita por Pinter

5.1. by (indicating means, method):

made by hand: hecho a mano

to travel by car/train/plane: viajar en coche/tren/avión

to pay by credit card: pagar con tarjeta de crédito

I sent the letter by registered mail: envié la carta por correo certificado

please reply by return of mail or Brit return of post: le rogamos nos conteste a vuelta de correo

she was reading by the light of a candle: leía a la luz de una vela

to navigate by the stars: guiarse por las estrellas

by moonlight: a la luz de la luna

she grabbed me by the arm: me agarró del brazo

by -ing you won't get anywhere by being negative: no vas a conseguir nada con esa actitud tan negativa

I'll begin by introducing myself: empezaré por presentarme

5.2. by (owing to, from):

by an amazing coincidence: por una de esas casualidades

she is Spanish by birth: es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife: tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing by specializing, she has limited her options: al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades

by being too extreme, they have lost public support: por ser demasiado extremistas, han perdido apoyo popular

6.1. by (according to):

by that clock it's almost half past: según ese reloj son casi y media

it's a good offer by any standards: es una buena oferta se mire por donde se mire

judging by what you say: a juzgar por lo que dices

I'm only going by what I heard: solo me baso en lo que he oído

by the look of things, we're too late: por lo visto or al parecer hemos llegado demasiado tarde

is it all right by you if I smoke?: ¿te importa si fumo?

that's fine by me: por mí no hay problema

6.2. by in Interj phrases:

I swear by all that's holy, I never touched a hair of her head: juro por lo más sagrado que no le puse un dedo encima

by God, you'll be sorry you said that!: te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

by heck, what a fuss over nothing! ugs: ¡Jesús! ¡cuánto lío por nada!

7.1. by (indicating rate):

by: por

to sell/buy sth by the meter/kilo: vender/comprar algo por metro(s)/kilo(s)

we are paid by the hour/batch: nos pagan por hora(s)/lote

we gathered apples by the bagful: recogimos bolsas y bolsas de manzanas

they make them by the thousand: hacen miles y miles de ellos

7.2. by (indicating extent of difference):

she broke the record by several seconds: batió el récord en or por varios segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two: te llevo una pulgada o dos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two: soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

we missed the train by seconds: perdimos el tren por unos segundos

the price has gone up by $500 in a year: el precio ha subido 500 dólares en un año

her popularity has fallen by three per cent: su popularidad ha disminuido (en) un tres por ciento

7.3. by (indicating gradual progression):

one by one: uno por uno

they went in two by two: entraron de dos en dos

they went in two by two: entraron de a dos CSur

you have to learn step by step: tienes que aprender paso a paso

he grows worse day by day: cada día está peor

he grows worse day by day: empeora día a día

little by little: poco a poco

little by little: de a poco CSur

8. by MATH:

by: por

multiply two by three: multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three: divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft: una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9. by (in compass directions):

north by northeast: nornor(d)este

Wendungen:

by oneself (alone, without assistance): solo

I need to be by myself: necesito estar solo or a solas

I don't like to leave them by themselves at night: no me gusta dejarlos solos de noche

can you manage that case by yourself?: ¿puedes tú solo con esa maleta?

they do their homework by themselves: hacen los deberes solos

II. by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

let me by!: ¡déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me: pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by: vieron pasar el desfile

2. by (aside, in reserve):

I try and put a little money by each week: trato de ahorrar un poco de dinero cada semana

keep some food by, just in case: aparta or reserva algo de comida por si acaso

3. by (to sb's residence):

call or stop by on your way to work: pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

4. by in phrases:

by and by by and by they came to the clearing: al poco rato llegaron al claro

it's going to rain by and by: va a llover dentro de poco

by and large: por lo general

by and large: en general

bye², 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ ugs

bye: ¡adiós!

bye: ¡chao! esp LatAm ugs

bye: ¡chau! esp LatAm ugs

bye¹ [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] SUBST

she got a bye into the second round: pasó automáticamente a la segunda vuelta

by the bye he mentioned it by the bye: lo mencionó de pasada

my parents weren't happy about it either, but that's just by the bye: por cierto or a propósito, a mis padres tampoco les hizo mucha gracia

I. come <Past came, Past Part come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VERB intr

1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come: venir

come here: ven (aquí)

come here, let me do it: ven, deja quadve lo hago yo

they must have seen us coming: deben de habernos visto venir

you could see the punchline coming a mile off: el final se veía venir de lejos

have you come far?: ¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs: cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

we've come a long way since … (made much progress): hemos avanzado mucho desde que …

we've come a long way since … (many things have happened): ha llovido mucho desde que …

he came striding/running into the room: entró a grandes zancadas/corriendo en la habitación

don't come crying to me if you get hurt: no me vengas llorando si te haces daño

to come to sb/sth tell her to come to me; I'll sort the matter out: dile que venga a hablar conmigo; yo lo arreglaré

don't come to me with your problems!: ¡no me vengas (a mí) con tus problemas!

you have to come to these problems with an open mind: tienes que enfocar estos problemas sin prejuicios

come (and) look at this: ven a ver esto

come and get it! ugs: ¡a comer!

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

come: venir

I'm having a party on Friday; can you come?: doy una fiesta el viernes; ¿puedes venir?

can I come with you?: ¿puedo ir contigo?

can I come with you?: ¿te puedo acompañar?

my mother comes to see me every week: mi madre viene a verme todas las semanas

we're going for a walk, are you coming (with us)?: vamos a dar un paseo ¿(te) vienes (con nosotros)?

to come as sth Sue's coming as a toreador: Sue va a venir (vestida) de torero

she came to London as US ambassador: vino a Londres como embajadora de los Estados Unidos

2.1. come (arrive):

what time are you coming?: ¿a qué hora vas a venir?

leave? I've only just come!: ¿irme? ¡si acabo de llegar!

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads: al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment: enseguida voy

to come about sth: venir por algo

I've come about the advert: he venido por lo del anuncio

Mrs Peabody, I've come about your son: Mrs Peabody, quisiera hablar con usted; se trata de su hijo

to come for sth/sb: venir a buscar algo/a alguien

to come for sth/sb: venir a por algo/alguien Esp

I've come for Daniel: vengo a buscar a Daniel

I've come for Daniel: vengo a por Daniel Esp

to come to + infin: venir a + infin

I'm going to enjoy this meal, if it ever comes: voy a disfrutar de esta comida, si algún día nos la sirven

we very much appreciate all your suggestions; keep them coming!: apreciamos muchísimo todas sus sugerencias ¡sigan haciéndolas llegar!

2.2. come:

to come and go: ir y venir

you can come and go as you please: puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going: está hecha un lío ugs

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same: los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived: pasaron las tres y no llegaba

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

Christmas comes but once a year: solo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming: ya llega la Navidad

spring came early this year: la primavera llegó temprano este año

this coming Friday: este viernes que viene

the time has come for us to part: ha llegado el momento de que nos separemos

her moment had come: le había llegado el momento

death comes to us all: la muerte nos llega a todos

the announcement came as a complete surprise: el anuncio fue una sorpresa total

it comes as no surprise that …: no es ninguna sorpresa que …

to take life as it comes: aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may: pase lo que pase

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming: pronto es tu cumpleaños

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming: tu cumpleaños ya está al caer

I have a raise coming: pronto me toca un aumento

she's got a surprise coming (to her)!: ¡no sabe lo que le espera!

he had it coming (to him): se lo tenía merecido

3.2. come as Präp:

come: para

I'll be tired out come Friday: estaré agotado para el viernes

come the end of the crisis: para cuando salgamos de la crisis

3.3. come:

to come (in the future) as Adv in years to come: en años venideros

to come (in the future) as Adv in years to come: en el futuro

a taste of things to come: una muestra de lo que nos espera

and the best is yet to come: y todavía no ha pasado lo mejor

4. come (extend, reach):

come + Adv Kompl: llegar

he comes no higher than my waist: no me llega (ni) a la cintura

the water only came up to our knees: el agua solo nos llegaba a las rodillas

5. come (be gained):

it'll come, just keep practicing: ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando

fluency comes through practice: la fluidez se adquiere con la práctica

driving didn't come easily to me: aprender a manejar no me fue or no me resultó fácil

driving didn't come easily to me: aprender a conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil Esp

6. come (be available, obtainable):

come + Adv Kompl: venir

sugar comes in half-pound bags: el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

to come with sth these glasses came free with the dishwasher: estos vasos venían gratis con el lavaplatos

the car comes with the job: el coche te lo dan con el trabajo

it comes with instructions: viene con or trae instrucciones

these watches don't come cheap: estos relojes no son nada baratos

he's as silly as they come or they don't come any sillier than him: es de lo más tonto que hay

7.1. come + Adv Kompl (in sequence, list, structure):

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo: Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

the violin solo comes somewhere in the third movement: el solo de violín es en el tercer movimiento

the verb comes at the end of the sentence: el verbo va al final de la frase

7.2. come + Adv Kompl (in race, competition):

come: llegar

to come first/second/last: llegar el primero/segundo/último

to come top/bottom of the class: salir el primero/último de la clase

7.3. come + Adv Kompl (be ranked):

come: estar

my children must come first: primero están mis hijos

8.1. come (become) + Adj Kompl:

it's come loose/unstuck: se ha aflojado/despegado

the bow has come undone: se ha desatado or deshecho el lazo

my dream has come true: mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

8.2. come (reach certain state):

to come to + infin: llegar a + infin

how do you come to be here?: ¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it: lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

9. come (have orgasm):

come ugs: venirse sl

come ugs: correrse Esp sl

come ugs: acabar AmS sl

10. come in phrases:

come, come!: ¡vamos, vamos!

come, come!: ¡dale! CSur ugs

come again? ugs: ¿qué

come again? ugs: ¿qué qué? LatAm ugs

come again, I can't hear you: repite, que no te oigo

how come? ugs: ¿cómo?

how come you didn't know?: ¿cómo es que no sabías?

II. come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VERB trans Brit

don't come the victim with me!: no te hagas la víctima conmigo

to come it ugs don't come it with me, lad!: ¡no te pases conmigo, chaval! ugs

to come it ugs don't come it with me, lad!: ¡no te la jales conmigo, carnal! Méx vulg sl

to come it ugs don't come it with me, lad!: ¡menos prepo, che! RíoPl ugs

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I. come by VERB trans insep

1. come by:

come by: dar con

come by a problem: topar con

2. come by (obtain by chance):

come by: conseguir

II. come by VERB intr

come by: pasar (por)

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I expect they'll come by car: supongo que vendrán en coche

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I. by [baɪ] PRÄP

1. by (near):

by: cerca de

close [or near] by ...: cerca de...

to be/lie/stand by ...: estar/yacer/permanecer cerca de...

by the sea: junto al mar

2. by (at):

by: junto a

to remain by sb for two days: quedarse junto a alguien durante dos días

3. by (during):

by day/night: durante el día/la noche

by moonlight: a la luz de la luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by: para

by tomorrow/midnight: para mañana/la medianoche

by now: ahora

by then: para entonces

5. by (cause):

by: por

a novel by Joyce: una novela de Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb: ser matado por algo/alguien

surrounded by dogs: rodeado de perros

6. by (through means of):

by rail/plane/tram: en tren/avión/tranvía

made by hand: hecho a mano

to hold sb by the arm: tomar a alguien por el brazo

to go in by the door: entrar por la puerta

by doing sth: haciendo algo

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake: por suerte/error

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name: llamar a alguien/algo por su nombre

what does he mean by that?: ¿a qué se refiere con eso?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself: estar solo

to do sth by oneself: hacer algo solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth: jurar por Dios/algo

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen: comprar por kilo/docenas

to divide by 6: dividir entre 6

to increase by 10%: aumentar en un 10%

to multiply by 4: multiplicar por 4

paid by the hour/day: pagado por hora/día

4 metres by 6: 4 por 6 metros

one by one: uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances: juzgar por las apariencias

all right by me ugs: por mí, de acuerdo

II. by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (near):

by: cerca

to put/lay sth by: poner/dejar algo a mano

2. by (in a while):

by and by: dentro de poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by: pasar

Wendungen:

by and large: en general

come [kʌm] VERB intr came, come, coming

1. come (move towards):

come: venir

to come towards sb: venir hacia alguien

2. come (go):

come: venirse

are you coming to the pub with us?: ¿te vienes al pub con nosotros?

3. come (arrive):

come: llegar

January comes before February: enero precede a febrero

the year to come: el próximo año

to come to an agreement: llegar a un acuerdo

to come to a decision: llegar a una decisión

to come home: volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue: socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third: ser primero/segundo/tercero

4. come (happen):

come: pasar

to come to pass: suceder

to come to pass: ocurrir

come what may: pase lo que pase

how come? ugs: ¿cómo es?

nothing came of it: todo quedó en nada

5. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent: hacerse el pobre niño inocente

6. come (become):

come: hacerse

come: llegar a

my dream has come true: mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

I like it as it comes: me gusta tal cual

to come open: abrirse

to come in red: haberlo en rojo

7. come vulg (have an orgasm):

come: correrse

come: acabar LatAm

Wendungen:

come again? ugs: ¿cómo?

to come clean (about sth): ser sincero (acerca de algo)

everything comes to him who waits Sprichw: con paciencia y esperar se gana el cielo Sprichw

don't come it (with me)!: ¡(a mí) no me vengas con ésas!

to have it coming: tenerlo merecido

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by PRÄP

by (method): mediante

by discussion: mediante discusión

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come VERB

to come to terms (with sb): alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

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I. come by VERB trans insep

come by: conseguir

II. come by VERB intr

come by: visitar

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I expect they'll come by car: supongo que vendrán en coche

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I. by [baɪ] PRÄP

1. by (near):

by: cerca de

close [or near] by...: cerca de...

to be/lie/stand by...: estar/yacer/permanecer cerca de...

by the sea: junto al mar

2. by (at):

by: junto a

to remain by sb for two days: quedarse junto a alguien durante dos días

3. by (during):

by day/night: durante el día/la noche

by moonlight: a la luz de la luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by: para

by tomorrow/midnight: para mañana/la medianoche

by then/now: para entonces/ahora

5. by (cause):

by: por

a novel by Joyce: una novela de Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb: ser matado por algo/alguien

surrounded by dogs: rodeado de perros

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus: en tren/avión/autobús

made by hand: hecho a mano

to hold sb by the arm: tomar a alguien por el brazo

by doing sth: haciendo algo

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake: por suerte/error

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name: llamar a alguien/algo por su nombre

what does he mean by that?: ¿a qué se refiere con eso?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself: estar solo

to do sth by oneself: hacer algo solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth: jurar por Dios/algo

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the pound/dozen: comprar por libra/docenas

to divide by 6: dividir entre 6

to increase by 10%: aumentar en un 10%

to multiply by 4: multiplicar por 4

paid by the hour/day: pagado por hora/día

4 feet by 6: 4 por 6 pies

one by one: uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances: juzgar por las apariencias

all right by me ugs: por mí, de acuerdo

II. by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by: cerca

to put/lay sth by: poner/dejar algo a mano

2. by (in a while):

by and by: dentro de poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by: pasar

Wendungen:

by and large: en general

come <came, come, coming> [kʌm] VERB intr

1. come (move towards):

come: venir

to come towards sb: venir hacia alguien

2. come (go):

come: venirse

are you coming to the game with us?: ¿te vienes al juego con nosotros?

3. come (arrive):

come: llegar

January comes before February: enero precede a febrero

the year to come: el próximo año

to come to an agreement: llegar a un acuerdo

to come to a decision: llegar a una decisión

to come home: volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue: socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third: ser primero/segundo/tercero

4. come (happen):

come: pasar

to come to pass: suceder

to come to pass: ocurrir

come what may: pase lo que pase

how come? ugs: ¿cómo es?

nothing came of it: todo quedó en nada

5. come (become):

come: hacerse

come: llegar a

my dream has come true: mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

I like it as it comes: me gusta tal cual

to come open: abrirse

to come in red: haberlo en rojo

6. come vulg (have an orgasm):

come: correrse

come: acabar LatAm

Wendungen:

come again? ugs: ¿cómo?

to come clean (about sth): ser sincero (acerca de algo)

good things come to those who wait Sprichw: con paciencia y esperar se gana el cielo Sprichw

to have it coming: tenerlo merecido

Present
I	come by
you	come by
he/she/it	comes by
we	come by
you	come by
they	come by

Past
I	came by
you	came by
he/she/it	came by
we	came by
you	came by
they	came by

Present Perfect
I	have	come by
you	have	come by
he/she/it	has	come by
we	have	come by
you	have	come by
they	have	come by

Past Perfect
I	had	come by
you	had	come by
he/she/it	had	come by
we	had	come by
you	had	come by
they	had	come by

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