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in1

Pronunciation: /ɪn/

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Spanish translation of in

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  • 1 a (indicating place, location) en in Japan = en (el) Japón he went in the shop = entró en la tienda who's that in the photo? = ¿quién es ese de la foto? in here/there = aquí/allí dentro or (esp AmL) adentro in the rain = bajo la lluvia b (with superl) de the highest mountain in Italy = la montaña más alta de Italia the worst storm in living memory = la peor tormenta que se recuerda
  • 2 (indicating time) en in spring/January/1924 = en primavera/enero/1924 at four o'clock in the morning = a las cuatro de la mañana she did it in three hours = lo hizo en tres horas in two months' time = dentro de dos meses
  • 3 a (indicating manner) en in dollars = en dólares in French = en francés in twos = de dos en dos, de a dos (AmL) cut it in half = córtalo por la mitad they came in their thousands = vinieron miles y miles b (wearing) he turned up in a suit = apareció de traje are you going in that dress? = ¿vas a ir con ese vestido?
  • 4 (indicating circumstances, state) the company is in difficulties = la empresa está pasando dificultades to be in a good mood = estar* de buen humor he's in pain = está dolorido low in calories = bajo en calorías
  • 5 (indicating ratio) one in four = uno de cada cuatro she's one in a million = es única
  • 6 a (+ gerund) in so doing, they set a precedent = al hacerlo, sentaron precedente b

    in that

    (as conj) the case is unusual in that … = el caso es poco común en el sentido de que …

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