happen nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di happen nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.happen [ingl am ˈhæpən, ingl brit ˈhap(ə)n] VB vb intr

1.1. happen (occur):

happen

pasar

happen

suceder

happen

ocurrir

happen

acaecer letter

what's happened?

¿qué ha pasado or sucedido or ocurrido?

don't let it happen again

que no vuelva a pasar or suceder or ocurrir

how did the accident happen?

¿cómo ocurrió el accidente?

she acted as though nothing had happened

hizo como si nada hubiera pasado

nothing ever happens round here

aquí nunca pasa nada

whatever happens, we'll stand by you

pase lo que pase, te apoyaremos

these things happen

son cosas que pasan

worse things happen at sea ingl brit

no es el fin del mundo

worse things happen at sea ingl brit

más se perdió en la guerra

worse things happen at sea ingl brit

más se perdió en Cuba esp Spagna

it's all happening here

la movida es aquí

hi, what's happening? ingl am colloq

hola ¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? colloq

1.2. happen (befall, become of):

to happen to sb

pasarle a alguien

a strange thing happened to me this morning

esta mañana me pasó or sucedió or ocurrió una cosa extraña

why does everything happen to me?

¿por qué tendrá que pasarme todo a mí?

if anything happened to me, you'd inherit everything

si me pasara or me ocurriera algo, lo heredarías todo tú

he's very late; I hope nothing has happened to him

está tardando mucho, espero que no le haya pasado or ocurrido nada

what's happened to your leg?

¿qué te ha pasado en la pierna?

whatever happened to all those bands of the 60s?

¿qué habrá sido de todos aquellos grupos de los años 60?

2.1. happen (do, be by chance):

she happened to be there

dio la casualidad de que estaba ahí

if you happen to see her, give her my love

si por casualidad la ves, dale recuerdos de mi parte

you don't happen to know the time of the next train, do you?

¿usted no sabrá (por casualidad) a qué hora sale el próximo tren?

2.2. happen (do, be actually):

who's that fat guy over there? — he happens to be my brother

¿quién es ese gordo de ahí? — pues da la casualidad de que es mi hermano

it was a wonderful production; I just don't happen to like opera

fue una puesta excelente; lo que pasa es que a mí no me gusta la ópera

II.happen [ingl am ˈhæpən, ingl brit ˈhap(ə)n] VB vb impers

how does it happen that he gets paid more than me?

¿cómo puede ser que gane or cómo es que gana más que yo?

it may happen that you'll get a question like that in the examination

puede ser que en el examen te toque una pregunta como esa

it (just) so happens that I know him

da la casualidad de que lo conozco

as it happens, I'm going that way myself

da la casualidad de que yo también voy hacia allí

well, as it happens, I already knew that

pues para que sepas, yo ya lo sabía

as often seems to happen

como suele pasar or suceder or ocurrir

happen on VB [ingl am ˈhæpən -, ingl brit ˈhap(ə)n -], happen upon VB (v + prep + o)

happen on acquaintance

encontrarse con

happen on acquaintance

toparse con

happen on object

encontrarse

we happened on a wonderful restaurant in the port

descubrimos un restaurante maravilloso en el puerto

happen along VB [ingl am ˈhæpən -, ingl brit ˈhap(ə)n -] (v + adv)

happen along

aparecer

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unexpectedly happen

de forma imprevista

unexpectedly happen

cuando nadie lo esperaba

we had no intimation of what was about to happen

nada nos hizo prever lo que ocurriría

she was shit-scared of what was going to happen

estaba cagada de miedo por lo que iba a pasar volg sl

Traduzioni di happen nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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se mantuvo expectante, a la espera de los acontecimientos

she waited expectantly to see what would happen

más se perdió en Cuba Spagna scherz

worse things happen at sea colloq

en este evento

if this were to happen

me dio el o tuve un pálpito que algo iba a pasar

I had a feeling o a hunch that something was going to happen

happen nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di happen nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

happen [ˈhæpən] VB vb intr

1. happen (occur):

happen

pasar

if anything happens to me ...

si me ocurre algo...

these things happen

son cosas que pasan

whatever happens

pase lo que pase

what's happened to your hand?

¿qué te ha pasado en la mano?

something amazing happened to her that day

aquel día le sucedió una cosa asombrosa

2. happen (chance):

I happened to be at home

dio la casualidad de que estaba en casa

it happened (that) ...

resultó que...

as it happens ...

da la casualidad de que...

how does it happen that ...?

¿cómo puede ser que...?

he/it happens to be my best friend

pues resulta que es mi mejor amigo

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accidents will happen

son cosas que pasan

she contrived to make it happen

se las ingenió para que ocurriera

Traduzioni di happen nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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acontecer

to happen

acaecer

to happen

sobrevenir (desgracia, guerra)

to happen unexpectedly

suceder (ocurrir)

to happen

lo más que puede suceder es que +subj

the worst thing that can happen is

hacerse realidad

to happen

donde menos se piensa salta la liebre

things always happen when you least expect them to

mediar

to happen

happen Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to happen once in a lifetime

suceder una vez en la vida

it was bound to happen sooner or later

tarde o temprano tenía que suceder

how does it happen that ...?

¿cómo puede ser que...?

worse things happen at sea! (things could be worse)

¡más se perdió en la guerra!

she contrived to make it happen

se las ingenió para que ocurriera

the worst thing that can happen is

lo más que puede suceder es que +subj

≈ everything will happen at its appointed time

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano prov

to get ready for what may happen

prepararse por lo que se pueda terciar

to happen [or come] at just the right time

venir al pelo

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

But now due to water shortage this not happen.

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It tells you pretty powerfully what is going to happen in the next few months; future purchasing manager intentions.

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Each repetition of the events of a certain story makes the story happen more easily.

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That means sophisticated banks are giving investors the opportunity to make risk-free arbitrage profits, which can not happen on an exchange.

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These could be interpreted as glimpses of what would happen the following year.

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These neighborhoods are populated by deeply unromantic people who just happen to make the country go.

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To my way of thinking, the ordeal was necessary to make certain it would never happen again.

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These systems of fissures that make up a rift zone allow this to happen more easily.

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I was disappointed with the content and was left still waiting for something to happen that never did....

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Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.

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