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English translation of ver
A. vt
- 1 a (percibir con la vista) to see ¿ves algo? = can you see anything? no se ve nada aquí = you can't see a thing in here lo vi hablando con ella = I saw him talking to her Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian b (mirar) [programa/partido] to watch ver (la) televisión = to watch television esa película ya la he visto = I've seen that movie before no poder (ni) ver a algn no la puede ver = he can't stand her Definition of watch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of watch in the US English dictionary Translate watch | into French | into German | into Italian
- 2 (entender, notar) to see ¿no ves lo que está pasando? = don't o can't you see what's happening? se la ve preocupada = she looks worried hacerse ver (RPl) = to show off Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
- 3 a (constatar, comprobar) to see ve a ver quién es = go and see who it is ¡ya verás lo que pasa! = you'll see what happens ¡ya se verá! = we'll see Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian b (ser testigo de) to see ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! = I've never seen anything like it! ¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! = you can't imagine how awful it was! ¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) = you should have seen the fright they got! Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
- 4
a ver
(vamos) a ver ¿de qué se trata? = OK o all right, now, what's the problem? está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ver? = it's here in the newspaper — let's see apriétalo a ver qué pasa = press it and see what happens a ver si escribes pronto = make sure you write soon
- 5 a (estudiar) esto mejor que lo veas tú = you'd better have a look at this tengo que ver cómo lo arreglo = I have to work out how I can fix it ya veré qué hago = I'll decide what to do later b [médico] (examinar) to see ¿la ha visto un médico? = has she been seen by a doctor yet? Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
- 6 a (juzgar, considerar) yo eso no lo veo bien = I don't think that's right a mi modo or manera de ver = the way I see it b (encontrar) to see no le veo salida a esto = I can't see any way out of this no le veo la gracia = I don't think it's funny Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
- 7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) [amigo/pariente] to see, visit; [médico/jefe] to see ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! = I haven't seen you for ages! Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
B. vi
- 1 (percibir con la vista) to see así no veo = I can't see like this no veo bien de lejos/de cerca = I'm shortsighted/longsighted Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
- 2 (constatar) ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ver = is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look pues verás, todo empezó cuando … = well you see, the whole thing began when …
- 3 (pensar) to see ya veré = I'll see estar/seguir en veremos (AmL) (fam) todavía está en veremos = it isn't certain yet seguimos en veremos = we still don't know anything Definition of see in the British & World English dictionary Definition of see in the US English dictionary Translate see | into French | into German | into Italian
Derivatives
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verse
v pron- 2 (hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself me vi en un aprieto = I found myself in a tight spot me vi obligado a despedirlo = I had no choice but to dismiss him
- 3 (esp AmL) (parecer) se ve bien con esa falda = she looks good in that skirt no se ve bien con ese peinado = that hairdo doesn't suit her
- 4 (recípr) a (encontrarse) to meet nos vemos a las siete = I'll meet o see you at seven ¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) = see you! Definition of meet in the British & World English dictionary Definition of meet in the US English dictionary Translate meet | into French | into German | into Italian b (visitarse, encontrarse) to see each other nos vemos a menudo = we see each other often verse
con algn = to see sb
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