venir

English translation of venir

1 a (a un lugar) to come vine en tren = I came by train ¿a qué vino? = what did he come by o around for? vine dormida todo el tiempo = I slept (for) the whole journey venir por or (Esp) a por algn/algo = to come for sb/sth, come to pick sb/sth up la vino a buscar su madre = her mother came to pick her up ven a ver esto = come and see this Definition of come in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come in the US English dictionary Translate come | into French | into German | into Italian b (volver) to come back ahora vengo = I'll be back in a moment no vengas tarde = don't be late home o back Definition of come back in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come back in the US English dictionary Translate come back | into French | into German | into Italian c (salir) me vino con un cuento = he came up with some excuse no me vengas con exigencias = don't start making demands

2 a (tener lugar) ahora viene esa escena que te conté = that scene I told you about is coming up now ¿qué viene después de las noticias? = what's on after the news? ya vendrán tiempos mejores = things will get better b (indicando procedencia) venir de algo = to come from sth viene de la India = it comes from India le viene de familia = it runs in his family ¿a qué viene eso? = why do you say that? c (indicando presentación) to come viene en tres tamaños = it comes in three sizes Definition of come in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come in the US English dictionary Translate come | into French | into German | into Italian d (estar incluido) viene en primera página = it's on the front page no viene nada sobre la huelga = there's nothing about the strike

3 (convenir) estas cajas me vendrían muy bien = these boxes would come in handy el jueves no me viene bien = Thursday's no good for me me vendría bien un descanso = I could do with a rest

4 (como aux) esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas = this confirms my suspicions hace mucho que lo venía diciendo = I'd been saying so all along

Derivatives

v pron (enf)

1 (a un lugar) to come se vinieron a pie = they came on foot venirse abajo [persona] = to go to pieces [techo] to fall in, collapse [estante] to collapse [ilusiones] to go up in smoke [proyectos] to fall through Definition of come in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come in the US English dictionary Translate come | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (volver) to come back Definition of come back in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come back in the US English dictionary Translate come back | into French | into German | into Italian