poke around en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de poke around en el diccionario español»inglés

fisgonear

to poke around coloq.

andar en algo

to rummage o poke o ferret around in sth

Traducciones de poke around en el diccionario inglés»español

I.around [ingl. am. əˈraʊnd, ingl. brit. əˈraʊnd] ADV. around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool around, knock around, move around, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc).

1.1. around (in a circle):

around and around they drove

estuvieron dando vueltas y vueltas con el coche

1.2. around (so as to face in different direction):

she glanced around

echó un vistazo a su alrededor

1.3. around (on all sides):

all around are towering skyscrapers

todo alrededor hay rascacielos altísimos

there's nothing for miles around

no hay nada en millas a la redonda

everyone crowded around

todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

1.4. around (in circumference):

around

de circunferencia

it is 12m around

tiene 12m de circunferencia

2.1. around (in the vicinity):

is John around?

¿anda or está John por ahí?

there's no one around

aquí no hay nadie

he's around somewhere, he's somewhere around

anda por ahí

I'm usually around after eight

suelo estar a partir de las ocho

(I'll) see you around! coloq.

¡nos vemos!

2.2. around (in existence) coloq.:

computers weren't around in those days

en aquellos tiempos no había computadoras

she's the only person around who really understands

es la única persona que entiende de verdad

the idea had been around for quite a while

la idea no era nueva

in 40 years none of us will be around

dentro de 40 años vamos a estar todos bajo tierra

it's the best one around

es lo mejor que hay (en plaza)

3.1. around (from one place, person to another):

the dog followed us around

el perro nos seguía a todas partes

she showed us around

nos mostró or enseñó la casa (or la fábrica etc.)

he knows his way around

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she offered the chocolates around

le ofreció bombones a todo el mundo

there's a rumor going around

corre un rumor

I phoned around

hice unas cuantas llamadas

I phoned around

llamé a varios sitios

he's been around coloq.

tiene mucho mundo

3.2. around (to and fro):

she was rolling around on the floor

se revolcaba por el suelo

she was waving a knife around

blandía un cuchillo

he prefers to travel around on his own

prefiere viajar solo

she rummaged around in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

4. around (at, to different place):

I'll be around at Angela's

estaré en casa de Angela

she sent me around to the bank

me mandó al banco

we had some friends around for a meal

invitamos a unos amigos a comer

5. around (approximately):

around

más o menos

around

aproximadamente

she's around my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

he must be around 35

debe (de) tener unos 35

he must be around 35

debe (de) andar por los 35

at around five thirty

alrededor de or a eso de las cinco y media

at around five thirty

sobre las cinco y media Esp.

around two million people

unos dos millones de personas

she was born around 1660

nació alrededor de 1660

around the turn of the century

hacia finales de siglo

they flower around mid-June

florecen hacia mediados de junio

II.around [ingl. am. əˈraʊnd, ingl. brit. əˈraʊnd] PREP.

1. around (encircling):

around

alrededor de

they sat around the fire

estaban sentados alrededor del fuego

he put his arm around her

la rodeó con el brazo

they sailed around the world

dieron la vuelta al mundo en un velero

she looked around her

miró a su alrededor

the myths that have grown up around these events

los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos

2.1. around (in the vicinity of):

around

alrededor de

places to visit around Madrid

lugares para visitar alrededor de Madrid

do you live around here?

¿vives por or cerca de aquí?

2.2. around (within, through):

I had things to do around the house

tenía cosas que hacer en casa

they traveled around Europe

viajaron por Europa

she took them around the house

les mostró or enseñó la casa

Véase también: ␂enesenre-Brit-s␂ also turn round, look around

␂enesenre-Brit-s␂ also turn round">

I. ingl. brit. also turn round V. [ingl. am. tərn -, ingl. brit. təːn -] (v + adv)

1. ingl. brit. also turn round (to face different direction):

ingl. brit. also turn round

darse la vuelta

ingl. brit. also turn round

volverse

ingl. brit. also turn round

voltearse amer. excl Co. Sur

ingl. brit. also turn round

darse vuelta Co. Sur

2. ingl. brit. also turn round (react) coloq.:

I can't turn around and tell her she isn't needed any more

no puedo salir ahora con que no la necesitamos más

3. ingl. brit. also turn round (reverse):

ingl. brit. also turn round weather/luck/economy:

cambiar completamente

ingl. brit. also turn round weather/luck/economy:

dar un vuelco

ingl. brit. also turn round weather/luck/economy:

pegar un vuelco

II. ingl. brit. also turn round V. [ingl. am. tərn -, ingl. brit. təːn -] (v + o + adv)

could you turn the TV around this way a little?

¿podrías poner el televisor un poco más para este lado?

turn the book around so they can see

dale la vuelta al libro para que puedan ver

turn the book around so they can see

voltea el libro para que puedan ver amer. excl Co. Sur

turn the book around so they can see

da vuelta el libro para que puedan ver Co. Sur

III. ingl. brit. also turn round V. [ingl. am. tərn -, ingl. brit. təːn -] (v + o + adv)

1. ingl. brit. also turn round (set on new course):

ingl. brit. also turn round company/economy

sanear

it has turned my life around

le ha dado un nuevo rumbo a mi vida

2. ingl. brit. also turn round (get ready):

we aim to turn orders around within 24 hours

procuramos despachar los pedidos en 24 horas

the ferry can be turned around in under an hour

el transbordador se puede preparar para volver a zarpar en menos de una hora

I.look around V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv, v + prep + o) (survey, investigate)

look around

mirar

I want to look around a little longer before deciding on a car

quiero mirar un poco más antes de decidirme por un coche

could we look around the house?

¿podríamos ver la casa?

II.look around V. [ingl. am. lʊk -, ingl. brit. lʊk -] (v + adv) (seek)

to look around for sth

buscar algo

we're looking around for somebody to replace Smith

estamos buscando a alguien para sustituir a Smith

I.poke¹ [ingl. am. poʊk, ingl. brit. pəʊk] V. trans.

1.1. poke (jab):

to poke the fire

atizar el fuego

to poke sb in the eye (with finger)

meterle el dedo en el ojo a alguien

to poke sb's eye out

sacarle un ojo a alguien

she poked me in the ribs to make me shut up (with elbow)

me dio un codazo para que me callara

he poked me in the ribs with his umbrella

me clavó el paraguas en el costado

stop poking me!

¡deja ya de darme!

1.2. poke (thrust):

she poked her head around the door

asomó la cabeza por la puerta

he poked his head out from under the sheets

sacó la cabeza de entre las sábanas

to poke sth at sb/sth stop poking that stick at me!

¡deja ya de darme con el palo!

poke a fork into the meat to see if it's done

pincha la carne con un tenedor a ver si está hecha

he poked his finger through the crack

metió el dedo por la ranura

he poked a hole in the bag

le hizo un agujero a la bolsa

it's easy to poke holes in their argument

es fácil echar por tierra su argumento

2. poke (punch) ingl. am. coloq.:

to poke sb in the nose

pegarle un puñetazo en la nariz a alguien

to poke sb in the nose

pegarle un mamporro en la nariz a alguien coloq.

II.poke¹ [ingl. am. poʊk, ingl. brit. pəʊk] V. intr.

1. poke (jab):

to poke at sth he poked at the mouse with a stick

le dio al ratón con un palo

she poked listlessly at her food

jugueteaba desganada con la comida

2. poke (project):

poke

asomar

her feet were poking out of the sheets

los pies le asomaban por entre las sábanas

a few shoots were poking up out of the soil

unos cuantos brotes asomaban en la tierra

his elbows were poking out of his sweater

los codos le asomaban por los agujeros del suéter

III.poke¹ [ingl. am. poʊk, ingl. brit. pəʊk] SUST.

1.1. poke:

poke (jab)

golpe m

poke (with elbow)

codazo m

she gave him a poke in the ribs

le dio en el costado

she gave him a poke in the ribs (with elbow)

le dio or le pegó un codazo en el costado

to give the fire a poke

atizar el fuego

it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick)

menos da una piedra

it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick)

(algo es algo,) peor es nada

1.2. poke (punch) ingl. am.:

poke coloq.

mamporro m coloq.

poke coloq.

puñetazo m

to give sb a poke on the nose

pegarle un puñetazo en la nariz a alguien

to give sb a poke on the nose

pegarle un mamporro en la nariz a alguien coloq.

2. poke (sexual act) ingl. brit.:

poke vulg. argot

polvo m argot

poke vulg. argot

cogida f Méx. Río Pl. vulg. argot

to have a poke

echarse un polvo argot

to have a poke

coger Méx. Río Pl. vulg. argot

to have a poke

follar Esp. vulg. argot

Véase también: nose, fun

I.nose [ingl. am. noʊz, ingl. brit. nəʊz] SUST.

1. nose ANAT.:

nose (of person)

nariz f

nose (of animal)

hocico m

nose (of animal)

nariz f

to blow one's nose

sonarse (la nariz)

her nose was bleeding

le salía sangre de la nariz

her nose was bleeding

le sangraba la nariz

she always has her nose in a book

siempre está enfrascada en un libro

as plain as the nose on your face

más claro que el agua

as plain as the nose on your face

más claro échale or echarle agua

not to look/see beyond the end of one's nose

no ver más allá de sus (or mis etc.) narices

on the nose coloq. my guess was right on the nose

di en el clavo coloq.

we arrived at 2 o'clock on the nose

llegamos a las 2 en punto or a las 2 clavadas

(right) under sb's nose coloq., it was right under my nose all the time

lo tenía delante de las narices coloq.

he stole it from under our very noses

se lo robó en nuestras propias narices coloq.

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

tirar piedras al or contra el propio tejado

to follow one's nose (go straight on)

seguir derecho or todo recto

to follow one's nose (act intuitively)

dejarse guiar por la intuición

to get a bloody nose they thought it was a cinch, but they got a bloody nose

creían que era pan comido, pero les dieron tremenda paliza coloq.

to get one's nose in front esp ingl. brit. coloq.

ponerse en la delantera

to get up sb's nose ingl. brit. coloq. that's the sort of thing that gets right up my nose

ese es el tipo de cosa que me enferma or me revienta coloq.

to keep one's nose clean coloq.

no meterse en líos coloq.

to keep one's nose out of sth

no meter las narices en algo coloq.

to keep one's nose out of sth

no meterse en algo

just keep your nose out of my affairs

no te metas en mis asuntos

just keep your nose out of my affairs

no metas las narices en mis asuntos coloq.

to keep one's nose to the grindstone

trabajar duro

to keep one's nose to the grindstone

darle al callo Esp. coloq.

to lead sb by the nose

tener a alguien agarrado por las narices

to lead sb by the nose

manejar a alguien a su (or mi etc.) antojo

to look down one's nose at sb

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro

he looked down his nose at the idea

la idea le pareció tonta (or ridícula etc.)

she looks down her nose at his work

desprecia su trabajo

to pay through the nose coloq.

pagar un ojo de la cara or un riñón coloq.

we/I paid through the nose for it

nos/me costó un ojo de la cara or un riñón coloq.

to poke or stick one's nose in coloq.

meter las narices en algo coloq.

she's always poking or sticking her nose in where she's not wanted

siempre está metiendo las narices donde no la llaman coloq.

to put sb's nose out of joint coloq.

hacer que alguien se moleste or se ofenda

to rub sb's nose in sth coloq.

restregarle or refregarle algo a alguien por las narices coloq.

to thumb one's nose at sb/sth coloq.

burlarse de alguien/algo

to turn one's nose up at sth/sb coloq.

despreciar algo/a alguien

I don't turn my nose up at anything

yo no le hago ascos a nada

to win by a nose

ganar por un pelo or por los pelos

to win by a nose horse:

ganar por una nariz

with one's nose in the air

mirando a todos por encima del hombro

2.1. nose (sense of smell):

nose

olfato m

2.2. nose (intuition):

nose

olfato m

some people just have a nose for these things

algunos tienen olfato para estas cosas

3. nose (of wine):

nose

aroma m

nose

bouquet m

4. nose:

nose (of plane, car)

parte f delantera

nose (of plane, car)

morro m

nose (of plane, car)

trompa f Río Pl.

nose (of boat)

proa f

the cars were nose to tail

los coches iban pegados (el uno al otro)

II.nose [ingl. am. noʊz, ingl. brit. nəʊz] V. intr.

1. nose (rummage, pry):

nose

entrometerse

stop nosing into my affairs

deja de meter las narices en mis asuntos coloq.

stop nosing into my affairs

deja de entrometerte en mis cosas

to nose around or about in sth

husmear or fisgonear en algo

2. nose (move slowly) + adv. compl.:

the truck nosed around the corner

el camión se asomó lentamente por la esquina

to nose past/out/in

pasar/salir/entrar lentamente

III.nose [ingl. am. noʊz, ingl. brit. nəʊz] V. trans.

the dog nosed the door open

el perro abrió la puerta con el hocico

to nose one's way

avanzar con precaución

I.fun [ingl. am. fən, ingl. brit. fʌn] SUST. U

fun

diversión f

the fun ended when …

la diversión se acabó cuando …

this is fun!

¡qué divertido (es esto)!

to have fun

divertirse

to have fun

pasarlo or pasársela bien

what fun we used to have!

¡qué bien nos la pasábamos!

what fun we used to have!

¡cómo nos divertíamos!

goodbye, have fun

adiós, que lo pases bien or que te diviertas

cooking can be great fun

cocinar puede ser de lo más divertido

it's not much fun just sitting here

no te creas que es muy divertido estar aquí sentado

it's not my idea of fun

no es lo que yo entiendo por pasarlo or pasarla bien

it's all good, clean fun

es una diversión sana

he's good fun

es muy divertido

to do sth for fun or for the fun of it

hacer algo por gusto

to do/say sth in fun

hacer/decir algo en broma

all the fun of the fair

todas las diversiones habidas y por haber

all the fun of the fair irón.

todo lo peor que te puedas imaginar

fun and games we had some fun and games with the baby last night

ayer pasamos una noche de perros con el bebé

we had some fun and games putting it together again

fue toda una odisea volver a armarlo

like fun ingl. am. my best friend? like fun he is

¿mi mejor amigo? ¡ni hablar! or ¡de eso nada!

to make fun of sb/sth

reírse de alguien/algo

to poke fun at sb/sth

burlarse de alguien/algo

II.fun [ingl. am. fən, ingl. brit. fʌn] ADJ. atrbv.

fun sport

divertido

fun sport

entretenido

fun party coloq.

divertido

fun party coloq.

chévere amer. excl Co. Sur coloq.

fun party coloq.

guay Esp. coloq.

fun party coloq.

piola Río Pl. coloq.

fun party coloq.

padre Méx. coloq.

he's a fun person

es un tipo divertido

poke² [ingl. am. poʊk, ingl. brit. pəʊk] SUST. ingl. am. coloq.

poke (purse)

monedero m

poke (purse)

chauchera f Chile

poke (wallet)

billetera f

poke around en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de poke around en el diccionario inglés»español

I.around [əˈraʊnd] PREP.

1. around (surrounding):

around

alrededor de

all around sth

por todas partes

the earth goes around the sun

la tierra gira alrededor del sol

to go around the corner

doblar la esquina

2. around (here and there within):

around

por

to drive around France

viajar (en coche) por Francia

to go around a museum

visitar un museo

to go all around the world

viajar por el mundo

to sit around the room

sentarse en la habitación

3. around (approximately):

around

más o menos

around

alrededor de

around May 10

sobre el 10 de mayo

somewhere around here

en algún lugar por aquí

II.around [əˈraʊnd] ADV.

1. around (round about):

around

alrededor

all around

en todas partes

for 50 m around

en un radio de 50 m

for miles around

en millas a la redonda

2. around (aimlessly):

to walk around

dar una vuelta

to stand/hang around

estar/andar por ahí

to have been around

haber visto mundo

to have been around (be experienced)

tener mucha experiencia

3. around (near by):

around

por ahí

is he around?

¿está por ahí?

to be still around

seguir todavía ahí

poke¹ [pəʊk, ingl. am. poʊk] SUST. dial. (bag)

poke

bolsa f

poke

saco m

I.poke² [pəʊk, ingl. am. poʊk] SUST. (push)

poke

empujón m

poke with the elbow

codazo m

to give sb a poke

dar un codazo a alguien

II.poke² [pəʊk, ingl. am. poʊk] V. trans.

poke with finger

dar con la punta del dedo en

poke with finger

tocar con la punta del dedo

poke with elbow

dar un codazo a

to poke a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

to poke holes in an argument

echar un argumento por tierra

to poke one's nose into sb's business

meter las narices en los asuntos de alguien

III.poke² [pəʊk, ingl. am. poʊk] V. intr.

to poke at sth/sb

dar a algo/alguien

to poke through (sth)

salirse (de algo)