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English translation of ver

A. vt

  • 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
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    tener … que ver

    ¿y eso qué tiene que ver? = and what does that have to do with it?
    no tengo nada que ver con él = I have nothing to do with him ¿qué tiene que ver que sea sábado? = what difference does it make that it's Saturday?

B. vi

  • 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 …

Derivatives

verse

v pron
  • 1 (refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
  • 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
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