Compound Forms:
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Ahoy there! interj | (nautical greeting) | ¡Ah del barco! loc interj |
be there v + adv | informal (I'll be there) | estar presente expr |
Note: Used informally to talk about yourself: e.g., "Be there in a minute!" |
been there, done that expr | (have already experienced [sth]) | ya lo viví, ya lo ví, ya lo sé expr |
| | estar de vuelta expr |
| I don't want to watch a presentation about bankruptcy--been there, done that. |
Been there., Been there, done that. interj | informal (I have experienced that.) | si lo sabré yo expr |
| ¡Si lo sabré yo! Me ha pasado lo mismo un montón de veces. |
Do what there is to do. interj | (Take the necessary action.) | hacer lo que se tenga que hacer expr |
| | hacer lo que hay que hacer expr |
| | hacer lo que haga falta loc verb |
| | hacer lo necesario loc verb |
down there adv | (in that lower place) | ahí abajo loc adv |
| I don't want to go down there; the basement looks scary! |
| No quiero ir ahí abajo, ¡el sótano da miedo! |
down there adv | figurative, euphemism (in or to Hell) | a las profundidades loc adv |
| | en el Infierno loc adv |
| - Nos encontraremos en el Infierno - le dijo. Y lo mató de un tiro. |
down there adv | figurative, euphemism (in genital area) | ahí abajo, allá abajo loc adv |
| (eufemismo) | en las partes loc adv |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me dijo que sentía picazón en las partes. |
get there v expr | (arrive at a place) | llegar⇒ vi |
| It's a ten-hour flight to the US; we'll be very tired when we get there. |
| El vuelo a EE. UU. dura diez horas: vamos a estar muy cansados cuando lleguemos. |
get there v expr | figurative, informal (come to a certain state) | lograrlo, conseguirlo loc verb |
| The task seems insurmountable, but somehow we'll get there. |
| La tarea parece imposible, pero de alguna manera lo lograremos. |
go from there v expr | informal (use that as a starting point) | partir de ahí loc verb |
Hang in there! interj | informal (do not be discouraged) (informal) | ¡resiste! interj |
| | ¡no te rindas! interj |
| Hang in there, John, you've almost made it! |
| ¡Resiste Juan, ya casi terminas! |
| | ¡ánimo! interj |
| ¡Ánimo Juan, ya casi terminas! |
| (AR, informal) | ¡aguantá! interj |
| | ¡aguanta! interj |
| ¡Aguantá Juan, ya casi terminás! |
have something, have something there v expr | (have a good idea) | tener una buena idea loc verb |
here and there adv | (in various places) | de aquí para allá loc adv |
| He lived an aimless existence, wandering here and there but never settling anywhere. |
| Vivía una vida sin rumbo, yendo de aquí para allá pero sin establecerse en ningún lado. |
| | aquí y allí, aquí y allá loc adv |
| Vivía una vida sin rumbo, yendo aquí y allí pero sin establecerse en ningún lado. |
| | por doquier loc adv |
| Vivía una vida sin rumbo, yendo por doquier pero sin establecerse en ningún lado. |
| | por todas partes loc adv |
| Vivía una vida sin rumbo, yendo por todas partes pero sin establecerse en ningún lado. |
here and there adv | (from time to time) | de vez en cuando loc adv |
| | a veces loc adv |
| My neighbour's accent is so strong; I can make out a word here and there, but I can't really follow what he says. |
| El acento de mi vecino es muy fuerte, entiendo una palabra de vez en cuando, pero no sigo lo que dice. |
Hey there. interj | (attracting attention) (coloquial) | ¡oye! interj |
| Hey there! You dropped your wallet! |
| ¡Oye! ¡Se te ha caído la billetera! |
| (formal) | ¡oiga! interj |
| ¡Oiga! ¡Se le ha caído la billetera! |
Hi there. interj | informal (hello) (saludo) | ¿qué tal? loc interj |
| (MX, coloquial) | ¿qué onda? loc interj |
| Hi there, Janis, how have you been? |
| ¿Qué tal, Janis, cómo has estado? |
| ¿Qué onda, Janis, cómo has estado? |
if ifs and ands were pots and pans, if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands expr | (it's useless to wish for things) | no valer la pena desear que las cosas fueran diferentes loc verb |
in there adv | (in or into that place) | ahí dentro loc prep |
| I'm going in there. Are you coming too? |
| Me voy a meter ahí dentro. ¿Vienes? |
like there's no tomorrow adv | informal, figurative (in a frenzied way) | como si fuera el fin del mundo expr |
| | como si no hubiera mañana expr |
| | como si la vida dependiera de ello expr |
neither here nor there expr | figurative (not relevant) | no venir al caso loc verb |
| | no tener importancia loc verb |
no time like the present, there's no time like the present expr | (now is a good time to do [sth]) | no hay mejor momento que el presente expr |
| | no hay momento como el presente expr |
| I know you don't want to do it, but it has to be done, and there's no time like the present. |
no two ways about it, there's no two ways about it expr | informal (there is no doubt) | no hay lugar a dudas expr |
| | no hay ninguna duda expr |
it's no use doing [sth], there's no use doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | no servir de nada loc verb |
| | no ganar nada loc verb |
| | no valer la pena loc verb |
| | no sacar nada loc verb |
| It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |
| No sirve de nada que lo llames por su nombre, ya no te escucha. |
there's no use in doing [sth], there's no point doing [sth], there's no point in doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | no tener sentido loc verb |
| | no servir para nada loc verb |
| There's no point in asking Jake if you can borrow his car; he'll say no. |
| There's no use in telling me now that I shouldn't put that vase there; you should have mentioned it before I knocked it over and broke it. |
| No tiene sentido que le pidas el auto prestado a Jake, te dirá que no. |
be nothing doing expr | informal (no activity) | no estar pasando nada loc verb |
| | no pasar nada loc verb |
| Pete went to the bar, but there was nothing doing there, so he headed home. |
| Pete fue al bar, pero no estaba pasando nada así que se fue a su casa. |
out there adv | (outside) | fuera, afuera adv |
| | ahí fuera, ahí afuera loc adv |
| Be sure to put a coat on; it's freezing out there! |
| Ponte un abrigo, ¡está helado afuera! |
out there adv | informal (in space) (espacio exterior) | ahí, allí adv |
| | en el espacio loc adv |
| Have you ever looked at the stars and wondered if there's anyone out there? |
| ¿Alguna vez has mirado las estrellas y te has peguntado si hay alguien ahí? |
out there adj | slang (strange, unusual) | inusual adj mf |
| | raro/a adj |
over there adv | (in that direction or place) | allá adv |
| | allí adv |
| The cake is over there. |
| La torta está allá. |
| (un poco más cercano) | ahí adv |
| La torta está ahí. |
there is reason to believe, there is reason to believe that expr | (there are grounds for believing) | haber motivos para creer loc verb |
| | haber razones para creer loc verb |
| There is reason to believe that the man is lying. |
| Hay razón para creer que el hombre está mintiendo. |
See you there interj | informal (goodbye until a given future event) | nos vemos allí, te veo allí expr |
| | nos vemos allá, te veo allá expr |
so there interj | informal (expressing defiance, determination) | ¡para que te enteres!, ¡para que lo sepas! loc interj |
| | ¡ahí lo tienes!, ¡ahí tienes! loc interj |
| I don't need your help anyway! So there! |
| ¡Ni siquiera necesito tu ayuda, para que lo sepas! |
The lights are on but nobody's home, The lights are on but there's nobody home expr | figurative, informal ([sb] is unintelligent) | le faltan luces expr |
| | le faltan un par de neuronas expr |
| | no le alcanzan los sesos expr |
| My brother can be incredibly stupid sometimes; the lights are on but nobody's home. |
then and there, there and then expr | (at that exact moment and place) | en ese momento y lugar loc adv |
| | entonces y allí, allí y entonces loc adv |
there again, then again expr | (on second thoughts, however) | ahora que lo pienso loc conj |
| Ahora que lo pienso, mejor esperemos la opinión de los demás. |
| | aunque pensándolo bien loc conj |
| | aunque en realidad loc conj |
| | aunque por otro lado loc conj |
there and back expr | (to and back from destination) | ir y volver loc verb |
| If we drive, we can get there and back within a day. |
there are expr | (indicating [sth] plural) (haber: presente impersonal) | hay v impers |
| There are fifteen men in this office and only three women. |
| Hay quince hombres en esta oficina, y sólo tres mujeres. |
there are plenty more fish in the sea expr | figurative (there are many more potential partners) | hay más peces en el mar, el mar está lleno de peces expr |
| | hay muchos hombres en el mundo, hay muchas mujeres en el mundo expr |
There but for the grace of God, There but for the grace of God go I expr | (I could be the unlucky one) | si no fuera por la gracia de Dios expr |
there is, there's expr | (indicating [sth] singular) (haber: presente impersonal) | hay v impers |
Note: incorrectly but commonly used with plural nouns |
| There's a bank just across the street. |
| Hay un banco justo en frente. |
there is a time and a place for everything, there is a time and place for everything expr | (responding to [sth] inappropriate) | no es momento para esto expr |
there is an off chance, there is an off chance that expr | (there is a slight possibility that) | hay una remota posibilidad expr |
| | hay una pequeña posibilidad expr |
| | existe una remota posibilidad expr |
| | existe una pequeña posibilidad expr |
There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | no ser algo lo que parece a simple vista loc verb |
| | haber más de lo que parece en algo loc verb + prep |
| It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| Es como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra, pero eso es imposible. Esta situación no es lo que parece a simple vista. |
there is no point expr | (it wouldn't be worthwhile) | no tiene sentido expr |
there is no point in doing [sth] expr | (it wouldn't be worthwhile to) | no tiene sentido expr |
there is no question interj | (it is indisputable) | no hay duda expr |
| | no cabe duda expr |
| | sin duda expr |
| He's an evil man; there is no question. |
| Es una mala persona. No hay duda. |
there is no question, there is no question (that/of) expr | (it is indisputable that) | es indiscutible que expr |
| | es innegable que expr |
| There is no question many citizens resent paying taxes. |
| Es indiscutible que a muchos ciudadanos les molesta pagar impuestos. |
| | no hay duda de que expr |
| No hay duda de que a muchos ciudadanos les molesta pagar impuestos. |
There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | nada es gratis en esta vida, nada es gratis en este mundo loc interj |
| | nadie da nada por nada loc interj |
| I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| Tuve que pagar impuestos por el obsequio. Bueno, nada es gratis en esta vida. |
there is no telling expr | (it's impossible to know) | no se sabe expr |
| | no hay forma de saber, no hay manera de saber expr |
| | es imposible saber expr |
there is only so much expr | (there is a limit) | hay un límite para expr |
| | no es mucho lo que expr |
there was once, there once lived expr | (start of a fairy tale) | érase una vez expr |
| | había una vez expr |
| There was once a princess with very long hair. |
there you are expr | (when giving or showing [sb] [sth]) (tú) | aquí tienes, ahí tienes expr |
| (vos) | aquí tenés, ahí tenés expr |
| (usted) | aquí tiene, ahí tiene expr |
| "There you are," said Ruth as she handed me a cup of coffee. |
| «Aquí tienes», dijo Ruth mientras me daba una taza de café. |
there you are expr | (just as expected) | ahí está expr |
| (tú) | ahí lo tienes expr |
| (vos) | ahí lo tenés expr |
| (usted) | ahí lo tiene expr |
| There you are, I knew you would pass the exam! |
| ¡Ahí está! ¡Sabía que aprobarías el examen! |
there you are expr | (when finding [sb]) | ¡ahí estás! loc interj |
| (usted) | ¡ahí está! loc interj |
| There you are! I've been looking for you for ages. |
there you go expr | (just as expected) | bien hecho expr |
| There you go; I knew the cat wouldn't come when you called his name. |
There you go! expr | (good job) | buen trabajo expr |
| There you go! I knew you could do it! |
There you go! interj | (used when confirming [sth]) | ¡Ahí lo tienes! ¡Ahí tienes! ¡Ahí está! ¡Eso es! interj |
| There you go! I told you he'd be here on time! |
There, there interj | (consoling) | bueno, bueno loc interj |
| (ES) | vale, vale loc interj |
| | ya está, ya está loc interj |
| There, there, don't cry; it'll all be OK. |
there'll be hell to pay expr | slang (severe consequences) | pagarlas expr |
| | pagarlas caro expr |
| | haber consecuencias loc verb |
| There'll be hell to pay when your father comes home! |
| Las vas a pagar cuando tu padre llegue a casa. |
there's no accounting for [sth] expr | ([sth] can't be explained) | no tener explicación loc verb |
| | no haber nada escrito sobre loc verb + prep |
| Kevin has been odd lately; there's no accounting for his behaviour. |
| Kevin ha estado raro últimamente, su conducta no tiene explicación. |
there's no accounting for taste, there's no accounting for tastes expr | (taste can't be explained) | Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito expr |
| (coloquial) | Para gustos, los colores expr |
| I have no idea what Chloe sees in Dean; there's no accounting for taste. |
There's no denying, There's no denying that expr | (it is plainly true) | no hay duda de expr |
There's no denying [sth] expr | ([sth] is plainly true) | no hay duda expr |
There's no help for it. expr | (there is no remedy) | no hay caso expr |
| | no hay nada que hacerle expr |
| There's no help for it. We'll have to sell the house. |
| No hay caso, vamos a tener que vender la casa. |
there's nobody home expr | figurative, informal, pejorative (person is absent-minded) | ¿hay alguien en casa? expr |
| | ¿estas allí? expr |
there's nobody home expr | figurative, informal, pejorative (person is mentally impaired) | no hay nadie en casa expr |
up there adv | (at place away from and above speaker) | ahí arriba loc adv |
| | allá arriba loc adv |
Who goes there? expr | (command: state identity) | ¿Quién va? expr |
| | ¿Quién anda ahí? expr |
| | ¿Quién es? expr |
| | ¿quién vive? expr |
Note: Es de uso arcaico o humorístico. |
| ¡Alto! ¿¡Quién vive?! Oh, erais Vos mi Señora. Me habéis dado un susto. |
Who's there? expr | (responding to a knock at the door) | ¿Quién? expr |
| | ¿Quién es? expr |