to nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di to nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.to PREP [ingl am tu, tə, ingl brit tə, tʊ, tuː]

1.1. to (indicating destination):

to

a

we're going to Paris/France/a disco

vamos a París/Francia/una discoteca

I'll drive you to the station

te llevo a la estación

she's coming to us over Christmas

vendrá a pasar Navidad con nosotros

which doctor do you go to?

¿a qué médico vas?

do you go to church?

¿vas a la iglesia?

we went to John's

fuimos a casa de John

we went to John's

fuimos a lo de John RíoPl

we went to John's

fuimos donde John esp AmLat colloq

it's time to go to bed

es hora de ir a la cama

I came to a clearing in the wood

llegué a un claro en el bosque

how far is it to the next village?

¿qué distancia hay de aquí al próximo pueblo?

you can wear it to a party/the wedding

puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

1.2. to (indicating direction):

to

hacia

move a little to the right

córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me

se volvió hacia mí

I was knocked to the ground

me tiraron al suelo

it's pointing to the east

señala al Este

1.3. to (indicating position):

to

a

to the left/right of sth

a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton

una milla al sur de Milton

2. to (against, onto):

she clasped him to her

lo estrechó contra ella

he stood with his nose to the window

estaba parado con la nariz contra la ventana

they stuck the poster to the wall

pegaron el cartel en la pared

3.1. to (as far as):

to

hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now

ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent

hasta cierto punto

the snow was up to our waists

la nieve nos llegaba hasta or a la cintura

she works herself to exhaustion

se mata trabajando

she works herself to exhaustion

se mata a trabajar Spagna

the results are accurate to (within) half an inch

los resultados tienen un margen de error de menos de media pulgada

a year ago to the day

hace exactamente un año

3.2. to (until):

to

hasta

we have to next Friday to finish the work

tenemos hasta el próximo viernes para terminar el trabajo

I can't stay to the end

no puedo quedarme hasta el final

3.3. to (indicating range):

there will be 30 to 35 guests

habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados

a small-to-medium hotel

un hotel entre pequeño y mediano

4.1. to (showing indirect object):

who did you lend/send/give it to?

¿a quién se lo prestaste/mandaste/diste?

he dedicated his poems to his wife

le dedicó los poemas a su mujer

give it to me

dámelo

give it to her/him/them

dáselo

what did you say to him/them?

¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane

te paso con Jane

I'll hand you over to Jane

te pongo con Jane Spagna

we give help to the needy

ayudamos a los necesitados

best wishes to you both

los mejores deseos para ambos

I was singing/talking to myself

estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero

para mí, siempre será un héroe

it looked to me as though he was lying

me pareció que estaba mintiendo

what is it to you?

¿y a ti qué te importa?

he was very kind/rude to me

fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

4.2. to (in toasts, dedications):

here's to Toby

brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

let's drink to her health

bebamos a su salud

Ode to a Stag

Oda a un ciervo

to Paul with love from Jane

para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5.1. to (indicating proportion, relation):

how many ounces are there to the pound?

¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

a rate of 95 pesetas to the US dollar

una tasa de cambio de 95 pesetas por dólar

three parts oil to one part vinegar

tres partes de aceite por cada parte de vinagre

30 miles to the gallon

30 millas por galón

this map is one inch to one mile

la escala de este mapa es de una pulgada por milla

Barcelona won by two goals to one

Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of …

hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de …

10 to the 5th or to the power (of) 5

10 a la quinta potencia

A is to B as X is to Y

A es a B como X es a Y

5.2. to (in comparison):

inferior/superior/equal to

inferior/superior/igual a

that's nothing to what followed

eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

prices are very high to what they were ten years ago colloq

los precios son muy altos comparados or en comparación con lo que eran hace diez años

6.1. to (concerning):

what do you say to that?

¿qué dices a eso?

what do you say to that?

¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it

eso es todo

there's nothing to it

es muy simple or sencillo

6.2. to (in bills):

to ingl brit

por

to supplying and fitting radiator, £50

por suministrar e instalar un radiador, £50

7.1. to (in accordance with):

to all appearances

según parece

to the best of my knowledge

a mi entender

to the best of my knowledge

que yo sepa

these decorations are not to my taste

estos adornos no son de mi gusto

to my way of thinking

a mi parecer

7.2. to (producing):

to my horror/delight …

para mi horror/alegría …

to everyone's amazement, he did recover

para asombro de todos, se recuperó

7.3. to (indicating purpose):

to this end

con este fin

8. to (indicating belonging):

to

de

the key to the front door

la llave de la puerta principal

secretary to the president

secretario del presidente

husband to Doreen and father to Charles and Nicola

esposo de Doreen y padre de Charles y Nicola

the solution to the problem

la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it

suena bien

9. to (telling time) ingl brit:

ten to three

las tres menos diez

ten to three

diez para las tres AmLat excl RíoPl

the trains run at twenty to the hour

los trenes salen a las menos veinte cada hora

10. to (accompanied by):

we danced to the music

bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of 'Clementine'

lo cantaron con la melodía de 'Clementine'

to the sound of tumultuous applause

en medio de una gran ovación

II.to PARTICELLA infin [ingl am tu, tə, ingl brit tə, tʊ, tuː]

1.1. to:

to sing/fear/leave

cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance

quiero bailar

I want them to dance

quiero que bailen

he wants to be pampered

quiere que lo mimen

there's nothing to be gained by lying

nada se gana mintiendo

to have won is the main thing

haber ganado es lo principal

Pope to visit Africa

el Papa visitará África

1.2. to (in order to):

to

para

I have to work to eat

tengo que trabajar para comer

I do it to save money

lo hago para ahorrar dinero

1.3. to (indicating result):

he awoke to find her gone

cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I opened the door to find him standing outside

abrí la puerta y me lo encontré ahí afuera

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home

caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

1.4. to (without vb):

would you like to see it? — I'd love to!

¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡me encantaría!

I'm not going to

no voy a hacerlo

he doesn't want to

no quiere

if you don't want to go, you don't have to

si no quieres ir, no tienes por qué hacerlo

2. to after agg or sost:

it's easy/difficult to do

es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine

eres demasiado joven para beber vino

it would be silly not to take the opportunity

sería una tontería no aprovechar la oportunidad

she was the first to arrive/leave

fue la primera en llegar/irse

I'm not the sort to be offended easily

no soy de los que se ofenden fácilmente

it's nothing to worry about

no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do

tiene mucho que hacer

I've a family to support

tengo una familia que mantener

III.to AVV [ingl am tu, tə, ingl brit tə, tʊ, tuː] (shut)

I pulled the door to

cerré la puerta

the shutters weren't properly to

los postigos no estaban bien cerrados

Vedi anche: from

from [ingl am frəm, ingl brit frɒm, frəm] PREP

1.1. from:

from (indicating starting point)

desde

from (indicating origin)

de

from the beginning

desde el principio

a call from New York

una llamada de Nueva York

the arrival of the flight from Madrid

la llegada del vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas

soy de Texas

the bus leaves from the marketplace

el autobús sale del mercado

from here you can see the river

desde aquí se puede ver el río

T-shirts from $15

camisetas desde or a partir de $l5

1.2. from (indicating distance):

2cm from the edge

a 2cm del borde

15km from the coast

a 15km de la costa

we're still three hours from Tulsa

todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

2.1. from (after):

from today

a partir de hoy

from today

desde hoy

from the moment we met/the age of 12

desde el momento en que nos conocimos/los 12 años

50 years/an hour from now

dentro de 50 años/una hora

2.2. from (before):

we are only minutes from takeoff!

¡estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

we're still years from a cure

van a pasar años antes de que se encuentre una cura

3. from (indicating source):

from

de

a letter from my lawyer

una carta de mi abogado

a friend from school

un amigo del colegio

she drank straight from the bottle

bebió directamente de la botella

I was surprised to hear that from her

me sorprendió escuchar eso de boca de ella

that's enough from you!

¡basta!

that's enough from you!

¡cállate!

you can tell him that from me!

¡puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her?

¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that …

nos enteramos por Sam de que …

a quotation from the Bible

una cita (tomada) de la Biblia

a drawing from life

un dibujo del natural

the movie is adapted from the novel by Horace Greenbaum

la película es una adaptación de la novela de Horace Greenbaum

4.1. from (in place):

they flew from New York to Lima

volaron de Nueva York a Lima

they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland

se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia

from house to house

de casa en casa

from door to door

de puerta en puerta

4.2. from (in time):

we work from nine to five

trabajamos de nueve a cinco

I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29

voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio

4.3. from (indicating source):

with love, from Sue to Jane

para Jane. Cariñosamente, Sue

from generation to generation

de generación en generación

4.4. from (indicating range):

from $50 to $100

entre 50 y 100 dólares

the shades range from deep blue to very pale yellow

los colores van desde un azul oscuro hasta un amarillo muy claro

5.1. from (as a result of):

from

de

his eyes were red from crying

tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

he suffers from insomnia

sufre de insomnio

this comes from being careless with money

esto es lo que pasa cuando no se tiene cuidado con el dinero

5.2. from (on the basis of):

from experience/observation I would say that …

según mi experiencia/por lo que he visto, diría que …

6.1. from (out of, off):

from

de

from the cupboard/shelf

del armario/estante

6.2. from MAT:

5 from 10 is 5

10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10

si le restas 5 a 10

7. from (with preps & advs):

from above/below

desde arriba/abajo

blessings from above

bendiciones del cielo

the lady from across the street

la señora de enfrente

he crawled out from under the table

salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

see to VB [ingl am si -, ingl 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!

I.set to VB (v + adv)

1. set to (begin):

set to

empezar

we set to with a will

empezamos or nos pusimos a trabajar con ganas

2. set to (begin fighting):

they set to with their fists

se empezaron a dar puñetazos

II.set to VB (v + prep + o)

to set to work

ponerse a trabajar

set-to [ingl am ˈsɛt ˌtu, ingl brit] SOST colloq

set-to

bronca f colloq

set-to

agarrada f colloq

to have a set-to with sb

tener una bronca or agarrada con alguien colloq

to have a set-to with sb

pelearse con alguien

I.stand to VB [ingl am stænd -, ingl brit stand -] MILIT (v + adv)

stand to

estar en estado de alerta

II.stand to VB [ingl am stænd -, ingl brit stand -] MILIT (v + o + adv)

stand to

poner en estado de alerta

I.take to VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + prep + o)

1. take to (respond well to, develop liking for):

he didn't take to life in the country

no se adaptó a la vida en el campo

she doesn't take readily to change

no se adapta bien a los cambios

I don't take kindly to being talked about behind my back

no me hace ninguna gracia que hablen de mí a mis espaldas

she took to teaching immediately

enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza

she took to teaching immediately

la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio

they took to each other at once

se gustaron inmediatamente

I never took to him

nunca llegó a gustarme

2. take to (form habit of):

to take to drink

darse a la bebida

to take to -ing she's taken to painting

le ha dado por pintar

we've taken to using the car more

hemos empezado a usar más el coche

she's taken to calling us at all hours

le ha dado por llamarnos a todas horas

3. take to (go to):

to take to the hills rebels:

huir al monte

to take to the hills walkers:

ir por el monte

everyone took to the fire escape

todo el mundo se precipitó hacia la salida de incendios

to take to the streets

echarse a la calle

to take to one's bed

meterse en cama

II.take to VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)

take to (use on) colloq:

I had to take a hammer to it

le tuve que dar con un martillo

she took a belt to him

le dio con una correa

talking-to <pl talking-tos> [ingl am ˈtɔkɪŋ ˌtu, ingl brit ˈtɔːkɪŋtuː] SOST colloq

to give sb a good talking-to

leerle la cartilla a alguien colloq

to give sb a good talking-to

echarle un sermón a alguien

to give sb a good talking-to

hablar seriamente con alguien

to-do [ingl am tə ˈdu, ingl brit təˈduː] SOST colloq senza pl

to-do

lío m

to-do

jaleo m

to-do

follón m Spagna colloq

to make a to-do about sth

armar un lío or jaleo por algo

tumble to VB [ingl am ˈtəmbəl -, ingl brit ˈtʌmb(ə)l -] (v + prep + o)

tumble to scheme:

tumble to

darse cuenta de

at last she tumbled to what he was doing

finalmente se dio cuenta or cayó en la cuenta de lo que estaba haciendo

I.turn to VB [ingl am tərn -, ingl brit təːn -] (v + prep + o)

1. turn to (direct attention to):

she turned to me with a smile

me miró sonriéndome

she turned to me with a smile

se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

2. turn to (focus on):

to turn to another subject

pasar a otro tema

to turn to another subject

cambiar de tema

she turned to the subject of punctuality

pasó al tema de la puntualidad

his mind turned to thoughts of escape

se puso a pensar en escaparse

3. turn to (resort, have recourse to):

to turn to violence/other means/a friend

recurrir a la violencia/otros medios/un amigo

she had no one to turn to

no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink

darse a la bebida

he turned to music as an escape

buscó un escape en la música

to turn to sb/sth for sth he turned to nature for inspiration

buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

she turned to her parents for support

recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo

4. turn to (become):

turn to

convertirse en

turn to

devenir letter

everything he touched turned to gold

todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

gradually spring turns to summer

poco a poco la primavera da paso al verano

II.turn to VB [ingl am tərn -, ingl brit təːn -] (v + adv) (get busy)

turn to

poner manos a la obra

if we all turn to, we'll have this done in no time

si ponemos todos manos a la obra, lo haremos en un santiamén

to nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di to nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.to [tu] PREP

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? colloq

¿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

locuzioni:

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] AVV

to push the door to

cerrar la puerta empujándola

talking-to [ˈtɔ·kɪŋ·tu] SOST

talking-to

sermón m

to give sb a talking-to

echar un sermón a alguien

stick to VB vb trans

1. stick to (adhere to):

stick to rules

ceñirse a

stick to plan, idea

seguir con

stick to promise

cumplir

stick to principles, beliefs

mantener

2. stick to (restrict oneself to):

stick to

limitarse a

according to [ə·ˈkɔr·dɪŋ·tə] PREP

1. according to (as told by):

according to

según

according to her/what I read

según ella/lo que leí

to go according to plan

salir según lo previsto

2. according to (as basis):

according to

con arreglo a

according to the law

con arreglo a la ley

according to the recipe

según la receta

to-be [tə·ˈbi] AGG

to-be

futuro, -a

contrary to PREP

contrary to

al contrario de

contrary to what he says

al contrario de lo que dice

contrary to all our expectations

contra todo pronóstico

unused to [ʌn·ˈjus·tʊ] AGG (not accustomed)

to be unused to sth

no estar acostumbrado a algo

to be unused to sb doing sth

no estar acostumbrado a que alguien haga algo

fall to VB vb trans insep (be responsibility of)

fall to

tocar a colloq

heave to <hove to, hoved to> VB vb intr NAUT

heave to

ponerse al pairo

pander to [ˈpæn·dər·tə] VB vb trans

pander to

consentir

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Traduzioni di to nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

puentear

to bypass

modo de función

working according to ...

fácil mantenimiento

easy to maintain

arranque y conmutación del funcionamiento con 4 polos

start and change over to a 4 pole operation