knock about w słowniku Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Tłumaczenia dla hasła knock about w angielski»hiszpański słowniku

I.knock about CZ. [Am nɑk -, Brit nɒk -], knock around CZ. pot. (v + o + adv)

1. knock about (beat):

knock about

pegarle a

her husband used to knock her about

su marido la maltrataba or le pegaba

he got knocked about in his cell

le daban palizas en la celda

2. knock about (batter):

knock about furniture

maltratar

II.knock about CZ. [Am nɑk -, Brit nɒk -], knock around CZ. pot. (v + adv, v + prep + o)

1. knock about (be present):

I used to knock around with him a lot

antes andaba or salía mucho con él

he spends his time knocking about the bars

se pasa el día deambulando por los bares

2. knock about (travel):

knock about

viajar

she spent two years knocking around South America

pasó dos años viajando or dando vueltas por Sudamérica

Tłumaczenia dla hasła knock about w hiszpański»angielski słowniku

hacer arar a alg. CSur pot. (en una pelea)

to knock sb about Brit pot.

bolear

to knock a ball about

Tłumaczenia dla hasła knock about w angielski»hiszpański słowniku

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PRZYSŁ. 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 pot.

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Hiszp.

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 LatAm

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 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 Brit lit.

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PRZYIM.

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)? LatAm

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp 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 lit.

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.knock [Am nɑk, Brit nɒk] RZ.

1. knock:

knock (sound)

golpe r.m.

knock (in engine)

golpeteo r.m.

knock (in engine)

cascabeleo r.m. LatAm

I heard a knock at the door

oí que llamaron a la puerta

I heard a knock at the door

oí que tocaron a la puerta LatAm

he gave a couple of knocks before entering

llamó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar

he gave a couple of knocks before entering

tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar LatAm

give me a knock when you're ready

da un golpe en la puerta cuando estés listo

2. knock (blow):

knock

golpe r.m.

I got a knock on the head

me di un golpe en la cabeza

3.1. knock pot. (setback):

knock

golpe r.m.

he has taken a lot of knocks in his time

le han dado or ha recibido muchos golpes en la vida

the company has taken some bad knocks recently

la compañía ha tenido serios reveses últimamente

the school of hard knocks

la escuela de la vida

3.2. knock pot. (criticism):

knock

crítica r.ż.

knock

palo r.m. pot.

she's taken a lot of knocks from the critics

los críticos la han vapuleado mucho

she's taken a lot of knocks from the critics

los críticos le han dado muchos palos pot.

II.knock [Am nɑk, Brit nɒk] CZ. cz. przech.

1. knock (strike, push):

to knock one's head/knee on/against sth

darse (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo

she knocked my elbow

me dio (un golpe) en el codo

to knock a nail into the wall/a peg into the ground

clavar un clavo en la pared/una estaca en la tierra

knock the nail in a bit further

clava or mete el clavo un poco más

she knocked the vase off the shelf

tiró el jarrón de la repisa

to knock sb to the ground

tirar a alguien al suelo

to knock sb to the ground

tumbar a alguien

he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow

la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó

to knock the bottom out of a box

desfondar una caja

she knocked the glass out of his hand

le hizo caer el vaso de la mano

to knock holes in sth

agujerear algo

to knock holes in sth

hacer agujeros en algo

they knocked a large hole in the wall

hicieron un gran boquete en la pared

the two rooms were knocked into one

tiraron la pared (abajo) para unir las dos habitaciones

the blow knocked her unconscious

el golpe la dejó inconsciente

to knock sb dead pot.

dejar boquiabierto a alguien

his performance knocked them dead

su actuación los dejó boquiabiertos

to knock sb sideways pot.

dejar a alguien de una pieza

I was knocked sideways

me quedé de una pieza

2. knock (criticize):

knock pot.

criticar

knock pot.

hablar mal de

III.knock [Am nɑk, Brit nɒk] CZ. cz. nieprzech.

1. knock (on door):

knock

llamar

knock

golpear LatAm

knock

tocar LatAm

she went in without knocking

entró sin llamar

she went in without knocking

entró sin golpear or tocar LatAm

to knock on or at the door

llamar a la puerta

to knock on or at the door

golpear or tocar a la puerta LatAm

2. knock (collide):

to knock against/into sb/sth

darse or chocar contra alguien/algo

I almost knocked into her

por poco choqué con ella

3. knock engine:

knock

golpetear

knock

cascabelear LatAm

knock about w słowniku PONS

Tłumaczenia dla hasła knock about w angielski»hiszpański słowniku

I.knock about CZ. cz. nieprzech. pot.

knock about

andar vagando

knock about

vagabundear

to knock about in town

andar por la ciudad

II.knock about CZ. cz. przech.

knock about person

pegar

knock about ball

golpear

Tłumaczenia dla hasła knock about w angielski»hiszpański słowniku

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PRZYIM.

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 Brit pot.

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 Brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

zwroty:

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] PRZYSŁ.

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.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] RZ.

1. knock (blow):

knock

golpe r.m.

2. knock (sound):

knock

llamada r.ż.

to give a knock at the door

llamar a la puerta

3. knock przen. pot.:

knock

crítica r.ż.

to take a knock

aguantar un revés

II.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] CZ. cz. nieprzech.

1. knock (hit):

knock

golpear

to knock on the window/at the door

llamar a la ventana/puerta

2. knock TECHNOL.:

knock engine, pipes

martillear

III.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] CZ. cz. przech.

1. knock (hit):

knock

golpear

to knock sb

dar un golpe a alguien

to knock a hole into the wall

abrir un agujero en la pared

to knock the bottom out of sth a. przen.

desfondar algo

2. knock pot. (criticize):

knock

criticar

Przykłady jednojęzyczne (niezredagowane i niesprawdzone przez PONS)

angielski

There's virtually nothing to knock about his game, not the opponents, not the clutch situations, and you certainly can't blame a guy for having a great group of blockers.

sfbay.ca

The knock about my game was my feet weren't fast.

www.chathamdailynews.ca

He said the latest forecast cut would knock about $400 million from farmers' incomes this season.

www.radionz.co.nz

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms knock about in nebulas, sometimes freely and sometimes bound up with ice and dust.

discovermagazine.com

Amazon doesn't seem to be offering its ad-supported editions -- which knock about $40 off the price -- north of the border.

www.theglobeandmail.com

However, he will get credit for time served since his arrest, which will knock about a year off his sentence.

blogs.vancouversun.com

They figure there's still room to knock about 50 per cent off its price and make tablet ownership possible for anyone and everyone.

www.theglobeandmail.com

She liked to knock about on her bicycle.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

We're not very competitive, we just knock about.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

The dynamical theory also tells us what will happen if molecules of different masses are allowed to knock about together.

en.wikipedia.org