SEE TO - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

see to VERB [Am si -, Brit siː -] (v + prep + o)

see to

ocuparse de

I'm too busy to see to everything myself

estoy muy atareada y no puedo ocuparme de or encargarme de todo

there's a customer out there: could you see to him for me?

hay un cliente allí ¿podrías ocuparte de él or podrías atenderlo?

at his age, he ought to be able to see to his own breakfast

a su edad debería ser capaz de hacerse el desayuno

to see to it (that), you must see to it that the doors are locked

debes asegurarte de que cierren las puertas con llave

I'll finish by Friday — see to it that you do

para el viernes lo termino — asegúrate de que así sea

are you sure she'll come? — I'll see to it myself

¿estás seguro de que vendrá? — yo me encargo de ello

we didn't get a moment's peace, the children saw to that!

no tuvimos un momento de paz ¡de eso se encargaron los niños!

Englisch

Spanisch

to see sb to the door

acompañar a alguien a la puerta

don't worry, I'll see to it

no te preocupes, yo me encargo (de ello)

Spanisch

Englisch

despachar correspondencia

to see to

atender

to see to

¡ya me encargaré yo de él! ugs

I'll see to him! ugs

ya me ocuparé yo de eso

I'll see to that in due course

descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso

don't worry, I'll see to that

I. see¹ <Past saw, Past Part seen> [Am si, Brit siː] VERB trans

1.1. see:

see

ver

I can't see a thing!

¡no veo nada!

you can see the whole city from here

desde aquí se ve or se puede ver toda la ciudad

we haven't seen her for a while

hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen

no había ningún policía

to see sb/sth + infin I didn't see her arrive

no la vi llegar

we'll be sorry to see her go

nos va a dar pena que se vaya

to see sb/sth -ing I can see somebody coming this way

veo venir a alguien

I saw them walking hand in hand

los vi pasear or paseando tomados de la mano

now see what you've done!

¡mira lo que has hecho!

I thought I was seeing things

pensé que estaba viendo visiones

when you've seen one Greek temple, you've seen them all! scherzh

con ver un templo griego ya es suficiente

I'll believe it when I see it

hasta que no lo vea no lo creo

to be glad to see the back of sb

alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

1.2. see (witness):

see

ver

I saw the accident

vi or form presencié el accidente

I saw the accident

fui testigo del accidente

justice must be seen to be done

es necesario que la gente vea que se ha hecho justicia

they're going to close it down — I'd like to see them try!

lo van a cerrar — ¡que lo intenten si se atreven!

I won't stand by and see you insulted

no pienso permitir que te insulten

I'll see you damned or dead or hanged or in hell first!

¡ni muerto!

1.3. see film/play:

see

ver

do you want to come and see the game?

¿quieres venir a ver el partido?

1.4. see (look at, inspect):

see

ver

I want to see what you've written

quiero ver qué has escrito

see over/page 20

ver al dorso/ver página 20

may I see your ticket?

¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc.)?

2.1. see (perceive, notice):

see

ver

I can see you want to get rid of me

ya veo que quieres librarte de mí

she's so in love, she can't see his faults

está tan enamorada que no le ve los defectos

I don't know what she sees in him

no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él

you can hardly see the join

apenas se nota la unión

anyone can see she's upset

cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

2.2. see (learn from reading, hearing):

I see Mrs Baker's retiring

así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that …

he leído en su solicitud que …

3.1. see (meet):

see

ver

I'm seeing him on Tuesday

lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again?

¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

do you see a lot of them?

¿los ves a menudo?

3.2. see (go out with):

see ugs

salir con

they've been seeing each other for two months

hace dos meses que salen juntos

3.3. see (saying goodbye) ugs:

see you!

¡hasta luego!

see you!

¡hasta la vista!

see you around!

¡nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday!

¡hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you!

¡hasta pronto!

4.1. see (visit):

see (socially)

ver

4.2. see (visit):

see (for consultation)

ver

you should see a specialist

deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager

quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see sb about sth you should see a doctor about that nail

deberías hacerte ver esa uña por un médico

can I see you about something privately?

¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

I went to see her about the loan

fui a hablar con ella por lo del préstamo

see your travel agent

consulte a su agente de viajes

5. see (receive):

see

ver

see

atender

the doctor will see you now

el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora

6. see (understand):

see

ver

I don't see any point in going

no veo qué sentido tiene ir

he didn't see the joke

no entendió el chiste

he's taking winter clothes, but I can't see the point

va a llevar ropa de invierno, pero no veo para qué

I can see no reason to worry

yo no veo que haya ningún motivo para preocuparse

do you see what I mean?

¿entiendes?

do you see what I mean?

¿te das cuenta?

I fail to see what's so funny

yo no le veo la gracia or no veo qué tiene de gracioso

you'll have to apologize — I don't see why I should

vas a tener que pedir perdón — no veo por qué

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but …

me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero …

7. see (consider, regard):

see

ver

try to see things from my point of view

trata de ver las cosas desde mi punto de vista

the way I see it, as I see it

a mi modo de ver

the way I see it, as I see it

tal como yo lo veo

the way I see it, as I see it

a mi entender

I see her more as a friend than a teacher

la veo más como amiga que como maestra

I see nothing wrong in it

yo no le encuentro nada de malo

8.1. see (visualize):

me, a writer? I can't see it, somehow!

¿un autor, yo? ¡me cuesta imaginármelo!

can you see him as a teacher?

¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

I can still see her face when she heard the news

es como si estuviera viendo la cara que puso cuando se enteró

8.2. see (envisage, foresee):

I can see there'll be problems

veo que va a haber problemas

to see sth/sb -ing I can't see it working

no creo que vaya a funcionar

I can't see him being able to persuade her

no creo que la vaya a poder convencer

I saw it coming

me lo vi venir

8.3. see (accept) Am ugs:

we could move Johnson over to Sales — OK, I can see that

podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas — bueno, eso me parece bien

9.1. see (find out, determine):

see

ver

I went to see what was happening/what she wanted

fui a ver qué pasaba/qué quería

I'll have to see what I can do

tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see

habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen

eso está por verse

9.2. see (ensure):

to see that the umpire's job is to see (that) there's fair play

la tarea del árbitro es asegurarse de que el juego sea limpio

see (that) you're there on time

no vayas a llegar tarde

see that it doesn't happen again

que no vuelva a suceder

10.1. see (experience, undergo):

I doubt if I'll live to see it

no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

she won't see 40 again

ya no vuelve a cumplir los 40

I don't think he'll see 60

no creo que llegue a cumplir 60

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life

quiero viajar y ver mundo

his hair looks like it's never seen a brush! ugs, scherzh

parece que se hubiera peleado con el peine scherzh

10.2. see (be the occasion of):

in a week which has seen the start of …

en una semana que ha visto el inicio de …

after 24 hours of violence which saw several people dead

después de 24 horas de violencia que arrojó un saldo de varios muertos

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model

el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

11.1. see (escort, accompany):

see

acompañar

to see sb to the door

acompañar a alguien a la puerta

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a su casa

11.2. see (bring, last) ugs:

$500 should see you to the end of the month

con 500 dólares debería alcanzarte or te deberías poder arreglar hasta fin de mes

that's enough to see me till tomorrow

con eso me alcanza hasta mañana

12. see (in poker):

I'll see your five, and raise five more

voy tus cinco y subo otros cinco

I'll see you

te veo

II. see¹ [Am si, Brit siː] VERB intr

1.1. see:

see

ver

I can see better from here

desde aquí veo mejor

can you see inside?

¿ves algo adentro?

to see into the future

ver el futuro

seeing is believing

ver para creer

1.2. see (look, inspect):

see

ver

let me see!

¡déjame ver!

let me see!

¿a ver?

see for yourself!

¡compruébalo tú mismo!

2. see (understand, realize):

see

ver

can't you see he loves you?

¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see

por lo que yo veo

I see (expressing realization)

ya veo

I see (accepting explanation)

entiendo

he's deaf, you see

es que es sordo ¿sabes?

it works like this, you see?

funciona así ¿ves?

now see here, I'm not going to let you get away with that ugs

mira, eso no te lo voy a permitir

3. see (consider, think):

see

ver

let's see

vamos a ver

let's see

veamos

will you let me go? — we'll see

¿me vas a dejar ir? — veremos or vamos a ver

I'll see, but I can't promise anything

voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

4. see (find out):

see

ver

will the car start? — I'll see

¿arrancará el coche? — vamos a ver

will it work? — try it and see

¿funcionará? — prueba a ver

what's going on? — you'll soon see

¿qué pasa? — ya lo verás

III. see¹ [Am si, Brit siː] SUBST

see (look) ugs kein Pl:

let's have a see!

¡déjame ver!

let's have a see!

¿a ver?

see² SUBST (diocese)

see

sede f

the Holy See

la Santa Sede

I. to scavenge for VERB intr

to scavenge for

escarbar en busca de

to scavenge for

hurgar en busca de

dogs scavenge for food in the garbage

los perros escarban or hurgan en la basura en busca de comida

II. scavenge [Am ˈskævəndʒ, Brit ˈskavɪn(d)ʒ] VERB trans

scavenge

rescatar (de la basura)

I. stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] SUBST

1.1. stint C (fixed amount, share):

I've done my stint for today

hoy ya he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba or lo que me correspondía

1.2. stint C (period):

stint

período m

he did a five-year stint in the army

pasó (un período de) cinco años en el ejército

her brief stint of modeling/as a guide

la breve temporada en que trabajó de modelo/guía

2. stint U:

without stint

generosamente

without stint

sin restricciones

II. stint [Am stɪnt, Brit stɪnt] VERB trans

stint food:

stint

escatimar

to stint sb of sth

escatimarle algo a alguien

she stinted herself of food for our sake

se privó de comer por nosotros

III. to stint on VERB intr

to stint on

escatimar

I. surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VERB trans

1. surrender MILIT:

surrender arms/town

rendir

surrender arms/town

entregar

2. surrender (hand over) form:

surrender document/ticket

entregar

3. surrender (relinquish):

surrender right/claim

renunciar a

II. surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] VERB intr

surrender soldier/army:

surrender

rendirse

to surrender to sb

entregarse a alguien

he surrendered to the police

se entregó a la policía

he had not surrendered to idleness

no se había dejado vencer por la pereza

III. to surrender oneself to VERB refl

to surrender oneself to indulgence/idleness:

to surrender oneself to

dejarse vencer por

just surrender yourself to the music

déjate llevar por la música

just surrender yourself to the music

abandónate a la música

IV. surrender [Am səˈrɛndər, Brit səˈrɛndə] SUBST U

1. surrender (capitulation):

surrender

rendición f

surrender

capitulación f

2. surrender (submission):

I call that a surrender to pressure from the right

para mí eso es claudicar ante las presiones de la derecha

in passionate surrender

en una entrega apasionada

3. surrender form (handing over):

surrender (of passport, document)

entrega f

surrender (of rights)

renuncia f

surrender of property

cesión f de bienes

I. swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] SUBST ugs

1. swipe (blow):

swipe

golpe m

to take a swipe at sb/sth

intentar darle or pegarle a alguien/algo

2. swipe (verbal attack):

swipe

ataque m

II. swipe [Am swaɪp, Brit swʌɪp] VERB trans ugs

1. swipe (hit):

swipe

darle (un golpe) a

2. swipe (steal):

swipe

afanarse sl

swipe

volarse Méx ugs

3. swipe COMPUT:

swipe card

pasar (por un lector electrónico)

III. to swipe at VERB intr

to swipe at

intentar darle a

to swipe at

intentar pegarle a

it swiped at him with its claws

le dio un zarpazo

I. to tend to VERB intr (attend to)

to tend to

ocuparse de

please tend to these customers

por favor ocúpese de or atienda a estos clientes

II. tend² [Am tɛnd, Brit tɛnd] VERB trans

tend sheep/flock

cuidar (de)

tend sheep/flock

ocuparse de

tend invalids/victims

cuidar (de)

tend invalids/victims

atender

tend garden/grave

ocuparse de

to tend bar Am or Brit the bar

atender el bar

I. tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] SUBST

1. tune C:

tune (melody)

melodía f

tune (piece)

canción f

tune (piece)

tonada f

I remember the tune, but not the words

me acuerdo de la música pero no de la letra

there's not much tune to his songs U

sus canciones no tienen mucha melodía or no son muy melódicas

I'm sick of hearing the same old tune

estoy harto de oír siempre la misma cantinela ugs

to call the tune

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to change one's tune

cambiar de parecer

to dance to another tune

ponerse como una malva

to the tune of sth expenses to the tune of $500 a day

500 dólares al día en concepto de gastos de representación

to the tune of the Marseillaise

con la música de la Marsellesa

2. tune U (correct pitch):

to sing out of tune

desafinar

to sing out of tune

desentonar

to sing in tune

cantar bien

this string is in/out of tune

esta cuerda está afinada/desafinada

to be in/out of tune with sth/sb, a leader in tune with the people

un líder en sintonía con el pueblo

the building is quite out of tune with its surroundings

el edificio desentona or no está en armonía con su entorno

II. tune [Am t(j)un, Brit tjuːn] VERB trans

1. tune MUS:

tune instrument

afinar

2. tune MOTOR:

tune engine

poner a punto

tune engine

afinar

3. tune:

tune RADIO, TV

sintonizar

stay tuned for more details

para más información permanezca en nuestra sintonía

III. to tune to VERB intr RADIO TV

to tune to station/wavelength:

to tune to

sintonizar algo

I. content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] ADJ pred

content

contento

to be content with sth

estar contento con algo

I'm quite content with my new job

estoy muy contento con mi nuevo trabajo

not content with raising taxes …

no contentos con subir los impuestos …

he's content to look after the children

está contento cuidando a los niños

II. content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] VERB trans

content

contentar

content

satisfacer

III. to content oneself VERB refl

to content oneself with sth/-ing

contentarse or conformarse con algo/ +infin

you'll have to content yourself with a little less to start with

para empezar te tendrás que contentar con un poco menos

IV. content¹ [Am kənˈtɛnt, Brit kənˈtɛnt] SUBST U (contentment)

content liter

contento m liter

see to VERB trans

1. see to (attend to):

see to

encargarse de

2. see to (ensure):

to see to it that ...

asegurarse de que...

Englisch

Spanisch

to see sb to the door

acompañar a alguien hasta la puerta

to get to see sb

lograr ver a alguien

Spanisch

Englisch

tener a bien +infinit.

to see fit to +infinit.

guipar

to see

ver

to see

ver (visitar)

to see

ver

to see

ver

to see

I. see¹ [si:] VERB trans saw, seen

1. see (perceive):

see

ver

to see that ...

ver que...

to see sth with one's own eyes

ver algo con sus propios ojos

it is worth seeing

vale la pena verlo

2. see (watch):

see

ver

you were seen to enter the building

se os vio entrar en el edificio

3. see (inspect):

see

ver

may I see your driving licence?

¿me permite (ver) su permiso de conducir?

4. see (visit):

see

visitar

to see a little/a lot of sb

ver a alguien poco/a menudo

see you around!

¡nos vemos!

see you! ugs (when meeting again later)

¡hasta luego!

5. see (have relationship):

to be seeing sb

salir con alguien

6. see (have meeting):

see

tener una entrevista con

7. see (talk to):

I would like to see you about that matter

querría hablar contigo sobre ese asunto

Mr Brown will see you now

el Sr. Brown le recibirá ahora

8. see (accompany):

see

acompañar a

9. see:

see (perceive)

darse cuenta de

see (understand)

comprender

I don't see what you mean

no entiendo lo que quieres decir

to make sb see reason

hacer entrar en razón a alguien

to see sth in a new light

cambiar de opinión respecto a algo

10. see (envisage):

see

creer

as I see it ...

a mi modo de ver...

I don't see him doing that

no le creo capaz de hacer eso

I could see it coming

lo veía venir

11. see (witness):

see

presenciar

he won't see fifty again

ya pasa de los cincuenta

12. see (investigate):

to see how/what/if ...

averiguar cómo/qué/si...

13. see (ensure):

see that you are ready when we come

procura estar listo cuando vengamos

II. see¹ [si:] VERB intr

1. see (use eyes):

see

ver

as far as the eye can see

hasta donde alcanza la vista

2. see (find out):

see

descubrir

see for yourself!

¡compruébelo usted mismo!

let me see

¿a ver?

let's see

vamos a ver

we'll/I'll (have to) see

ya lo veremos/veré

you'll see

ya verás

3. see (understand):

see

comprender

I see

ya veo

you see?

¿entiendes?

as far as I can see

por lo que yo veo

Wendungen:

he can't see further than the end of his nose

no puede ver más allá de sus narices

see² [si:] SUBST REL

see

sede f

the Holy See

la Santa Sede

I. to [tu:] PRÄP

1. to (in direction of):

to

a

to go to France/Oxford

ir a Francia/Oxford

to go to town

ir a la ciudad

to go to the dentist('s)

ir al dentista

to go to the cinema/theatre

ir al cine/teatro

to go to bed

irse a la cama

to go to the south

ir al sur

to go to the south

ir hacia el sur

to the left/right

a la izquierda/derecha

to fall to the ground

caerse al suelo

the path to the lake

el camino que lleva al lago

2. to (before):

a quarter to five

las cinco menos cuarto

3. to (until):

to

hasta

to count up to 10

contar hasta 10

to this day

hasta el día de hoy

frightened to death

muerto de miedo

done to perfection

hecho a la perfección

to some extent

hasta cierto punto

4. to with indirect object:

to talk to sb

hablar con alguien

to show sth to sb

mostrar algo a alguien

I said to myself ...

me dije a mí mismo...

this belongs to me

esto es mío

5. to (towards):

to

con

to be kind/rude to sb

ser amable/grosero con alguien

6. to (against):

to

contra

elbow to elbow

codo con codo

close to sth

cerca de algo

to clasp sb to one's bosom

estrechar a alguien contra su pecho

to fix sth to the wall

fijar algo en la pared

5 added to 10 equals 15

5 más 10 son 15

7. to (in comparison):

to

a

3 (goals) to 1

3 (goles) a 1

superior to sth/sb

superior a algo/alguien

8. to (from opinion of):

to sound strange to sb

sonar extraño a alguien

it doesn't make any sense to me

no tiene sentido para mí

what's it to them? ugs

¿qué les importa a ellos?

to all appearances

al parecer

9. to (proportion):

one litre to one person

un litro por persona

by a majority of 5 to 1

por una mayoría de 5 a 1

the odds are 3 to 1

las probabilidades son de 3 a 1

10. to (causing):

much to my surprise

para mi sorpresa

11. to (by):

to

por

known to sb

conocido de [o por] alguien

12. to (matching):

to

de

the top to this jar

la tapa de este tarro

13. to (of):

to

de

the secretary to the boss

la secretaria del jefe

14. to (for purpose of):

to

para

Wendungen:

that's all there is to it

eso es todo

II. to [tu:] infinitive particle

1. to (infinitive: not translated):

to do/walk/put

hacer/caminar/poner

2. to (in command):

I told him to eat

le dije que comiera

3. to (after interrogative words):

I know what to do

sé qué hacer

she didn't know how to say it

no sabía como decirlo

4. to (wishes):

he wants to listen

quiere escuchar

she wants to go

quiere irse

5. to (purpose):

he comes to see me

viene a verme

to phone to ask sth

llamar para preguntar algo

6. to (attitude):

she seems to enjoy it

parece que disfruta

to be honest ...

(dicho) sinceramente...

7. to (future intention):

the work to be done

el trabajo que hay que hacer

sth to buy

algo que hay que comprar

8. to (in consecutive acts):

to

para

I came back to find she had left Madrid

volví para descubrir que se había ido de Madrid

9. to (introducing a complement):

he wants me to tell him a story

quiere que le cuente un cuento

to be too tired to do sth

estar demasiado cansado para hacer algo

10. to (in general statements):

it is easy to do it

es fácil hacerlo

11. to (in ellipsis):

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

él no quiere comer, pero yo sí

III. to [tu:] ADV

to push the door to

cerrar la puerta empujándola

see to VERB trans

1. see to (attend to):

see to

encargarse de

2. see to (ensure):

to see to it that...

asegurarse de que...

Englisch

Spanisch

to see sb to the door

acompañar a alguien hasta la puerta

to get to see sb

lograr ver a alguien

Spanisch

Englisch

tener a bien +infinit.

to see fit to +infinit.

ver

to see

ver

to see

ver

to see

ver (visitar)

to see

guipar

to see

I. see¹ <saw, seen> [si] VERB trans

1. see (perceive):

see

ver

to see that...

ver que...

to see sth with one's own eyes

ver algo con sus propios ojos

it is worth seeing

vale [o merece] la pena verlo

2. see (watch):

see

ver

you were seen entering the building

se os vio entrar en el edificio

3. see (inspect):

see

ver

may I see your driver's license?

¿me permite (ver) su permiso de conducir?

4. see (visit):

see

visitar

to see a little/a lot of sb

ver a alguien poco/a menudo

see you around!

¡nos vemos!

see you (later)! ugs

¡hasta luego!

5. see (have relationship):

to be seeing sb

salir con alguien

6. see (have meeting):

see

tener una entrevista con

7. see (talk to):

I would like to see you about that matter

me gustaría hablar contigo sobre ese asunto

Mr. Brown will see you now

el Sr. Brown le recibirá ahora

8. see (accompany):

see

acompañar a

9. see:

see (perceive)

darse cuenta de

see (understand)

comprender

I don't see what you mean

no entiendo lo que quieres decir

to make sb see reason

hacer entrar en razón a alguien

to see sth in a new light

cambiar de opinión respecto a algo

10. see (envisage):

see

creer

as I see it...

a mi modo de ver...

I don't see him doing that

no le creo capaz de hacer eso

I could see it coming

lo veía venir

11. see (investigate):

to see how/what/if...

averiguar cómo/qué/si...

12. see (ensure):

see that you are ready when we come

procura estar listo cuando vengamos

II. see¹ <saw, seen> [si] VERB intr

1. see (use eyes):

see

ver

as far as the eye can see

hasta donde alcanza la vista

2. see (find out):

see

descubrir

see for yourself!

¡compruébelo usted mismo!

see for yourself!

¡compruébalo tú mismo!

let me see

¿a ver?

let's see

vamos a ver

we'll/I'll (have to) see

ya lo veremos/veré

you'll see

ya verás

3. see (understand):

see

comprender

I see

ya veo

you see?

¿entiendes?

as far as I can see

por lo que yo veo

Wendungen:

he can't see further than the end of his nose

no puede ver más allá de sus narices

see² [si] SUBST REL

see

sede f

the Holy See

la Santa Sede

I. to [tu] PRÄP

1. to (in direction of):

to

a

to go to Mexico/New York

ir a México/Nueva York

to go to town

ir a la ciudad

to go to the dentist('s)

ir al dentista

to go to the cinema/theater

ir al cine/teatro

to go to bed

irse a la cama

to go to the south

ir al [o hacia el] sur

to the left/right

a la izquierda/derecha

to fall to the ground

caerse al suelo

the path to the lake

el camino que lleva al lago

2. to (before):

a quarter to five

las cinco menos cuarto

3. to (until):

to

hasta

to count up to 10

contar hasta 10

to this day

hasta el día de hoy

frightened to death

muerto de miedo

done to perfection

hecho a la perfección

to some extent

hasta cierto punto

4. to with indirect object:

to talk to sb

hablar con alguien

to show sth to sb

mostrar algo a alguien

I said to myself...

me dije a mí mismo...

this belongs to me

esto es mío

5. to (towards):

to

con

to be kind/rude to sb

ser amable/grosero con alguien

6. to (against):

to

contra

elbow to elbow

codo con codo

close to sth

cerca de algo

to clasp sb to one's bosom

estrechar a alguien contra su pecho

to fix sth to the wall

fijar algo en la pared

5 added to 10 equals 15

5 más 10 son 15

7. to (in comparison):

to

a

3 (goals) to 1

3 (goles) a 1

superior to sth/sb

superior a algo/alguien

8. to (from opinion of):

to sound strange to sb

sonar extraño [o raro] a alguien

it doesn't make any sense to me

eso para mí no tiene sentido

what's it to them? ugs

¿qué les importa a ellos?

to all appearances

al parecer

9. to (proportion):

one liter to one person

un litro por persona

by a majority of 5 to 1

por una mayoría de 5 a 1

the odds are 3 to 1

las probabilidades son de 3 contra 1

10. to (causing):

much to my surprise

para mi sorpresa

11. to (by):

to

por

known to sb

conocido de [o por] alguien

12. to (matching):

to

de

the top to this jar

la tapa de este tarro

13. to (of):

to

de

the secretary to the boss

la secretaria del jefe

14. to (for purpose of):

to

para

Wendungen:

that's all there is to it

eso es todo

II. to [tu] infinitive particle

1. to (infinitive: not translated):

to do/walk/put

hacer/andar/poner

2. to (in command):

I told him to eat

le dije que comiera

3. to (after interrogative words):

I know what to do

sé qué hacer

she didn't know how to say it

no sabía cómo decirlo

4. to (wishes):

he wants to listen

quiere escuchar

she wants to go

quiere irse

5. to (purpose):

he comes to see me

viene a verme

to phone to ask sth

llamar para preguntar algo

6. to (attitude):

she seems to enjoy it

parece que disfruta

to be honest...

(dicho) sinceramente...

7. to (future intention):

the work to be done

el trabajo que hay que hacer

sth to buy

algo que hay que comprar

8. to (in consecutive acts):

to

para

I came back to find she had left Madrid

volví para descubrir que se había ido de Madrid

9. to (introducing a complement):

he wants me to tell him a story

quiere que le cuente un cuento

to be too tired to do sth

estar demasiado cansado para hacer algo

10. to (in general statements):

it is easy to do it

es fácil hacerlo

11. to (in ellipsis):

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

él no quiere comer, pero yo sí

III. to [tu] ADV

to push the door to

cerrar la puerta empujándola

Present

I	see to
you	see to
he/she/it	sees to
we	see to
you	see to
they	see to

Past

I	saw to
you	saw to
he/she/it	saw to
we	saw to
you	saw to
they	saw to

Present Perfect

I	have	seen to
you	have	seen to
he/she/it	has	seen to
we	have	seen to
you	have	seen to
they	have	seen to

Past Perfect

I	had	seen to
you	had	seen to
he/she/it	had	seen to
we	had	seen to
you	had	seen to
they	had	seen to

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