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preparación
SPANISH-ENGLISH
presumir
- ocupe Ud. por eso. Don't worry about that. ○ preocuparse de to care for, take care (of) Preocúpese Ud. de que los niños beban la leche. Take care that the children drink their milk.
- preparación [f] preparation.
- preparado (see preparar) preparation.
- preparar to prepare Le prepararé el desayuno. I'll get your breakfast. ▲ to arrange, prepare Vamos a preparar una fiesta de despedida. Let's arrange a farewell party.
○ prepararse to get ready Está preparándose para hacer un viaje. He's getting ready for a trip. - preparativos [m pl] preparations.
- presa prey El león devoraba su presa. The lion devoured his prey. ▲ dam (for water) Tomamos una fotografía de la presa. We took a photograph of the dam.
- prescribir to prescribe.
- prescrito (see prescribir) prescribed.
- presencia presence Será muy de agradecer su presencia en ese acto. Your presence at that function will be greatly appreciated. ▲ appearance Tiene muy buena presencia. He has a very good appearance.
○ en presencia de in front of, in the presence of Lo dijo en presencia de todos. He said it in front of everybody. ○ presencia de ánimo presence of mind Su presencia de ánimo nos evitó el peligro. His presence of mind saved us from danger. - presenciar to see, witness.
- presentación [f] exhibition, display Ese escaparate tiene presentación muy bonita. That window has a very pretty display. ▲ introduction La presentación del orador fué hecha por el presidente. The speaker was introduced by the president.
○ a la presentación on presentation Lo pagaré a la presentación de la cuenta. I'll pay it on presentation of the bill. - presentar to present, introduce, submit El comité presentará mañana un nuevo plan. The committee will present a new plan tomorrow. ▲ to present, put on Presentarán un nuevo programa la semana próxima. They'll put on a new program next week.
○ presentarse to present oneself, report Preséntese Ud. a la oficina de inmigración. Report to the Immigration Department. ▲ to appear, turn up Se presentó inesperadamente. He turned up unexpectedly. ○ presentar una queja to complain Presentaron una queja a la directiva. They complained to the management. - presente present, current Hay cinco fiestas en el presente mes. There are five holidays in the current month. ▲ present Todos los niños presentes se levantaron. All the children present got up.
○ al presente at present Al presente no tenemos ninguna noticia. At present we have no news. ○ la presente this, the present writing La presente es para saudarle y decirle . . . . This is to greet you and say . . . . ○ tener presente to bear in mind Tengo presente lo que me dijo. I'm bearing in mind what he told me. ¡Presente! Present! (roll call). - presentimiento feeling, premonition.
- presentir [rad-ch II] to have a feeling or premonition.
- preservar to preserve, guard, keep.
- presidencia presidency; chairmanship.
- presidente [m] president El presidente de la compañía es un hombre muy joven. The president of the company's a very young man. ▲ chairman Cada año nuestra comisión elige un nuevo presidente. Every year our committee elects a new chairman.
- presidio penitentiary.
- presión [f] pressure.
- preso fastened; arrested. ▲ [m] convict, jailbird.
- préstamo loan.
- prestado (see prestar) lent; borrowed.
○ pedir prestado to borrow ¿Puedo pedirle prestado su coche el proximo domingo? May I borrow your car next Sunday? - prestar to lend, loan Me prestó un libro muy interesante. He lent me a very interesting book.
○ prestar atención to pay attention Se ruega prestar atención. Please pay attention. ○ prestar ayuda to help ¿Quiere Ud. prestarnos ayuda? Will you help us? ○ prestarse to lend itself Lo que dijo se prestaba a malas interpretaciones. What he said lent itself to misinterpretation. ▲ to offer Se prestó a ayudarnos. He offered to help us. - prestigio prestige.
- presumir to presume Presumo que es así. I presume it's so. ▲ to be conceited, show off Presume mucho. She shows off too much.
○ presumir de to think of oneself
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