llevar

A. vt

• 1 a (de un lugar a otro) to take le llevé unas flores = I took her some flowers te lo llevaré cuando vaya = I'll bring it when I come ¿qué llevas en la bolsa? = what have you got in your bag? comida para llevar = take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian • (transportar) [carga] to carry la ayudé a llevar las bolsas = I helped her carry her bags Definition of carry in the British & World English dictionary Definition of carry in the US English dictionary Translate carry | into French | into German | into Italian • [persona] to take nos llevó a cenar = he took us out to dinner me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación = she gave me a lift to the station lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano = she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian • (tener consigo) [llaves/dinero/documentación] to have Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian b (guiar, conducir) to take la llevaba de la mano = I/he was holding her hand esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte = this won't get us anywhere Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian • (impulsar, inducir) to lead esto me lleva a pensar que … = this leads me to believe that … Definition of lead in the British & World English dictionary Definition of lead in the US English dictionary Translate lead | into French | into German | into Italian c [ropa/perfume/reloj] to wear Definition of wear in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wear in the US English dictionary Translate wear | into French | into German | into Italian • (tener) [barba/bigote] to have llevaba el pelo corto = she had short hair Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (tener a su cargo) [negocio/tienda] to run; [caso] to handle; [contabilidad] to do Definition of run in the British & World English dictionary Definition of run in the US English dictionary Translate run | into French | into German | into Italian b (esp Esp) (conducir) [vehículo] to drive; [moto] to ride Definition of drive in the British & World English dictionary Definition of drive in the US English dictionary Translate drive | into French | into German | into Italian c [vida] to lead llevar una vida tranquila = to lead a quiet ¿cómo llevas el informe? = how are you getting on with the report? Definition of lead in the British & World English dictionary Definition of lead in the US English dictionary Translate lead | into French | into German | into Italian d (seguir, mantener) llevar el ritmo or el compás = to keep time ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? = are you keeping track of what I owe you? ¿qué dirección llevaban? = which direction were they going in?

• 3 a (requerir) [tiempo] to take le llevó horas aprendérselo = it took her hours to learn it Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian • (aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc) me lleva un año = he's a year older than me nos llevan un día de ventaja = they have a one-day lead over us b (Esp) (cobrar) to charge Definition of charge in the British & World English dictionary Definition of charge in the US English dictionary Translate charge | into French | into German | into Italian

B. v aux

• llevo una hora esperando = I've been waiting for an hour lleva tres días sin comer = he hasn't eaten for three days el tren lleva una hora de retraso = the train's an hour late llevo revisada la mitad = I've already checked half of it

C. vi

• [camino/carretera] to go, lead Definition of go in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go in the US English dictionary Translate go | into French | into German | into Italian