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Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

to beat about or around the bush

andarse con rodeos

Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

caramelear

to beat about the bush

irse o salirse o escaparse por la tangente (irse por las ramas)

to beat about the bush colloq

no te andes con tapujos

don't beat about the bush

tienes que decírselo sin ambages

you just have to tell him, don't beat about the bush

no andarse con chiquitas colloq no se anduvo con chiquitas para decírselo

she certainly didn't mince her words o beat about the bush when it came to telling him colloq

voy a hablarte claro

I'm not going to beat around o about the bush

me lo dijo todo claro y raspado

he didn't beat around o about the bush

Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.about [ingl am əˈbaʊt, ingl brit əˈbaʊt] AVV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 colloq

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Spagna

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer AmLat

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp ingl brit :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp ingl brit letter

por todas partes

II.about [ingl am əˈbaʊt, ingl brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? AmLat

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp ingl brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about letter

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) ingl brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.beat <pass beat, part perf beaten [ˈbiːtn]> [ingl am bit, ingl brit biːt] VB vb trans

1.1. beat (hit repeatedly):

beat

golpear

beat carpet

sacudir

beat wings

batir

she beat her fists against the door

aporreó la puerta con los puños

1.2. beat (inflict blows on):

he beats his children

les pega a sus hijos

he beats his children

maltrata a sus hijos

he was beaten to death

lo mataron a golpes

she nearly beat the life out of him

casi lo mata a golpes

I'll soon beat some sense into him!

¡lo haré entrar en razón a fuerza de golpes!

1.3. beat (hammer):

beat metal

batir

1.4. beat GASTR:

beat eggs

batir

beat cream/egg whites

batir

beat cream/egg whites

montar Spagna

2.1. beat (defeat):

beat opponent

ganarle a

beat opponent

derrotar

beat opponent

vencer

he thinks he can beat me at chess

se cree que me puede ganar al ajedrez

he was beaten into fourth place

lo dejaron en un cuarto puesto

you've got to know when you're beaten

hay que saber reconocer la derrota

the government claims to have beaten inflation

el gobierno dice haber abatido la inflación

(it) beats me how anyone can do such a thing!

no logro entender cómo se puede llegar a hacer una cosa así

a beaten man

un hombre acabado or derrotado

if you can't beat them, join them

si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos

2.2. beat (be better than):

beat record

batir

beat record

superar

this model can't be beaten

este modelo es el mejor or no tiene igual

our prices can't be beaten

nuestros precios son imbatibles

I scored 470, beat that!

yo saqué 470 ¿a que no me ganas?

you can't beat home-made apple pie

no hay como el pastel de manzana casero

it beats working any day colloq

siempre es más divertido que trabajar

his cooking beats mine easily

cocina mejor que yo, ni punto de comparación

2.3. beat (evade) SPORT:

beat

burlar

3. beat (arrive before, anticipate):

if we go early we should beat the traffic/crowds

si vamos temprano nos evitamos el tráfico/gentío

buy now and beat the new tax

compre ahora, anticipándose al nuevo impuesto

to beat sb to sth I beat him to the telephone

llegué antes que él al teléfono

I'll beat you to the shop

te echo una carrera hasta la tienda

I'll beat you to the shop

te juego una carrera hasta la tienda RíoPl

to beat sb to it or to the punch

adelantársele a alguien

to beat sb to it or to the punch

ganarle a alguien por la mano

to beat sb to it or to the punch

ganarle a alguien de mano RíoPl

to beat sb to it or to the punch

ganarle la mano a alguien Cile

she'd been beaten to it

alguien se le había adelantado

she'd been beaten to it

le habían ganado por la mano (or de mano etc.)

4. beat MUS:

beat time

marcar

she beat time with her foot

llevaba el compás con el pie

5.1. beat (tread):

they had beaten a path across the field

habían dejado marcado un sendero en el campo

beat it! colloq

¡lárgate! colloq

beat it! colloq

¡mandate mudar! RíoPl colloq

5.2. beat (scour):

beat countryside

batir

II.beat <pass beat, part perf beaten [ˈbiːtn]> [ingl am bit, ingl brit biːt] VB vb intr

1. beat (strike):

to beat against/on sth the sea was beating against the cliff

el mar batía contra el acantilado

he could hear them beating on the door

los oía golpear or aporrear la puerta

the sun beat down on them

el sol caía de lleno sobre ellos

2. beat (pulsate):

beat heart/pulse:

latir

beat heart/pulse:

palpitar

beat drum:

redoblar

beat wings:

batir

3. beat (in hunting):

beat

batir

III.beat [ingl am bit, ingl brit biːt] SOST

1. beat:

beat (of heart)

latido m

beat (of drum)

golpe m

his heart skipped or missed a beat

le dio un vuelco el corazón

2.1. beat (rhythmic accent):

beat LETTER, MUS

tiempo m

2.2. beat (of baton):

beat LETTER, MUS

compás m

2.3. beat (rhythm):

beat LETTER, MUS

ritmo m

3.1. beat (of policeman):

beat

ronda f

on the beat

de ronda

3.2. beat (in angling):

beat ingl brit

coto m de pesca

4. beat (beatnik):

beat

beatnik mf

IV.beat [ingl am bit, ingl brit biːt] AGG

1.1. beat colloq pred (exhausted):

beat

reventado colloq

beat

molido colloq

to be dead beat

estar reventado or molido colloq

1.2. beat colloq pred (defeated):

she knew she had him beat

sabía que se la había ganado

2. beat (of beatniks) attr:

beat generation/poet

beat adj inv

beat about nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

beat about VB vb intr, beat around VB vb intr ingl am

to beat about the bush

andarse por las ramas

to beat about the bush

firuletear Arg, Urug

Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

to beat about the bush

andarse con rodeos

Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

andar(se) con rodeos

to beat about the bush

irse por las ramas

to beat about the bush

¡habla sin ambages!

don't beat about the bush!

andarse por las ramas (rodeos)

to beat about the bush

no andarse con preámbulos

not to beat about the bush

no andarse con chiquitas (actuar sin miramiento)

not to beat about the bush

rallarse [con algo] (comerse la cabeza) colloq

to beat oneself up [about st] colloq

Traduzioni di beat about nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it ingl brit colloq

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about ingl brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

locuzioni:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] AVV

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I.beat [bi:t] SOST

1. beat (pulsation):

beat of the heart

latido m

beat of the pulse

pulsación f

beat of a hammer

martilleo m

2. beat MUS:

beat stress

tiempo m

beat stroke of the hand

compás m

beat rhythm

ritmo m

3. beat senza pl (of a police officer):

beat

ronda f

to walk one's beat

hacer la ronda

II.beat [bi:t] AGG colloq

beat

reventado, -a

to be dead beat ingl brit

estar reventado [o molido]

III.beat [bi:t] VB vb trans beat, beaten

1. beat (strike):

beat

golpear

beat metal

batir

beat carpet

sacudir

beat carpet

festejar Mess

to beat sb black and blue

dar una paliza soberana a alguien

to beat a confession out of sb

arrancar una confesión a palos a alguien

to beat sb to death

matar a alguien a golpes

2. beat wings:

beat

batir

3. beat GASTR:

beat

batir

4. beat (cut through):

to beat a path through sth

abrirse paso en [o a través de] algo

5. beat (defeat):

beat

derrotar

beat

ganar

Mary always beats me at chess

Mary siempre me gana al ajedrez

6. beat (surpass):

beat record

batir

7. beat (arrive before):

she beat me to the door

llegó antes que yo a la puerta

8. beat (be better than):

beat

superar

to beat sb for sth

superar a alguien en algo

taking the bus sure beats walking there colloq

es mucho mejor coger el autobús que ir caminando

9. beat MUS:

beat drum

tocar

locuzioni:

if you can't beat them, join them prov

si no puedes vencerlos, únete a ellos

that beats everything colloq

¡eso es el colmo!

beat it! colloq

¡lárgate!

beat it! colloq

¡mándate mudar! RíoPl

it beats me how/why ...

no llego a comprender cómo/por qué...

IV.beat [bi:t] VB vb intr

1. beat (pound):

beat rain

caer

beat sea

batir

beat person

golpear

2. beat (pulsate, vibrate):

beat heart, pulse

latir

beat wings

batir

beat drum

redoblar

beat hammer

martillear