EFORE - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

effort [ingl. am. ˈɛfərt, ingl. brit. ˈɛfət] SUST.

1.1. effort C or U (attempt):

effort

esfuerzo m

to make an effort

hacer un esfuerzo

to make an effort

esforzarse

she made a tremendous effort to give up smoking

hizo un gran esfuerzo or se esforzó mucho para dejar de fumar

please make an effort to get here before ten

por favor traten de or intenten llegar antes de las diez

repeated efforts were made to contact him

se intentó repetidamente localizarlo

she made little/no effort to hide her displeasure

hizo pocos esfuerzos/no hizo ningún esfuerzo por disimular su descontento

he simply makes no effort

el caso es que no se esfuerza en absoluto

she couldn't even make the effort to telephone

ni siquiera se molestó en llamar

1.2. effort U (exertion, strain):

effort

esfuerzo m

he passed his exams without any effort

aprobó sus exámenes sin ningún esfuerzo or sin esforzarse

they've put a lot of effort into it

han trabajado or se han esforzado mucho en ello

it took (a) considerable effort to keep quiet

me resultó muy difícil callarme

it took (a) considerable effort to keep quiet

tuve que hacer un gran esfuerzo para quedarme callada

it doesn't take much effort or much of an effort to say thank you

no cuesta tanto decir gracias

it requires an enormous effort of will

exige una gran fuerza de voluntad

it's an effort for me climb the stairs

me cuesta mucho (esfuerzo) subir la escalera

I'd like you to help me, if it's not too much of an effort irón.

quisiera que me ayudaras, si no es mucho pedir irón.

it's not worth the effort

no merece or vale la pena

2.1. effort sin pl. (campaign, operation):

effort

campaña f

the war effort

campaña solidaria de la población civil durante una guerra

2.2. effort C (achievement):

a literary/an artistic effort

una obra or creación literaria/artística

what do you think of my latest effort? coloq.

¿qué te parece mi última obra or creación?

for an amateur, that's not a bad effort coloq.

para un aficionado, no está nada mal

2.3. effort C or U FÍS.:

effort

esfuerzo m

war effort SUST.

war effort

esfuerzo m bélico

come before V. [ingl. am. kəm -, ingl. brit. kʌm -] (v + prep + o)

come before judge/court:

come before

comparecer ante form.

the bill comes before Congress next week

el proyecto se presentará al Congreso la semana próxima

afore [ingl. am. əˈfɔr, ingl. brit. əˈfɔː] CONJ. arc. or regio.

afore

antes de

before-tax [ingl. am. bəˌfɔrˈtæks, ingl. brit. bɪˌfɔːˈtaks] ADJ.

before-tax income/profit:

before-tax

antes de impuestos

profits before-tax

beneficios antes de impuestos

best-before date [bɛstbɪˈfɔː deɪt] SUST.

best-before date

fecha f de consumo preferente

I. before [ingl. am. bəˈfɔr, ingl. brit. bɪˈfɔː] PREP.

1. before (preceding in time):

before

antes de

I won't be back before three/midday

no estaré de vuelta antes de las tres/de(l) mediodía

before dinner/the game

antes de la cena/del partido

before long

dentro de poco

they arrived before us

llegaron antes que nosotros

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba antes (que usted)

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba delante de usted

excuse me, I was before you

lo siento, yo estaba delante suyo controv.

before going in

antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the game

diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure

el día anterior a su partida

in the days before electricity

cuando no había electricidad

turn right just before the bridge

tuerce or dobla a la derecha justo antes del puente

2.1. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before

ante form.

before the assembled guests

delante de los invitados

he is due to appear before the court next week

debe comparecer ante los tribunales la semana próxima form.

the matter comes before the committee today

el tema va a ser tratado hoy por la comisión

I swear before God that …

juro ante Dios que … form.

they swept all before them

arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso

the difficulties that still lay before him

las dificultades que aún tenía por delante

2.2. before (in rank, priority):

she puts her work before her family

antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else

la seguridad (está) ante todo

II. before [ingl. am. bəˈfɔr, ingl. brit. bɪˈfɔː] CONJ.

1. before (earlier than):

before

antes de que +subj

before

antes de +inf

before it gets dark

antes de que anochezca or de que se haga de noche

before ironing it

antes de plancharlo

he died before he was 30

murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

2. before (rather than):

before

antes que

she would die before …

prefería morir antes que …

III. before [ingl. am. bəˈfɔr, ingl. brit. bɪˈfɔː] ADV.

1. before (preceding):

before

antes

long before

mucho antes

the day/year before

el día/año anterior

before and after

antes y después

have you been to Canada before?

¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

this has never happened before

esto no había sucedido nunca antes

this has never happened before

es la primera vez que sucede esto

not that page, the one before

esa página no, la anterior

2. before (ahead, in front):

before arc.

adelante

I. go before V. [ingl. am. ɡoʊ -, ingl. brit. ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o) (appear before)

go before court/committee

presentarse ante

II. go before V. [ingl. am. ɡoʊ -, ingl. brit. ɡəʊ -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

go before (happen, live previously) liter.:

everything that had gone before

todo lo que había sucedido antes

those who have gone before us

aquellos que nos precedieron liter.

I. reform [ingl. am. rəˈfɔrm, ingl. brit. rɪˈfɔːm] SUST.

1. reform U or C (of system):

reform

reforma f

reform law

ley f reformadora or de reforma

reform movement

movimiento m de reforma

2. reform U (in character):

reform

reforma f

he was beyond all hope of reform

no había la menor esperanza de que se reformara

II. reform [ingl. am. rəˈfɔrm, ingl. brit. rɪˈfɔːm] V. trans.

1. reform system/institution:

reform

reformar

2. reform (morally):

reform

reformar

III. reform [ingl. am. rəˈfɔrm, ingl. brit. rɪˈfɔːm] V. intr.

reform

reformarse

I. re-form [ingl. am. riˈfɔrm, ingl. brit. riːˈfɔːm] V. trans.

re-form organization/regiment/ranks:

re-form

volver a formar

re-form

reagrupar

II. re-form [ingl. am. riˈfɔrm, ingl. brit. riːˈfɔːm] V. intr.

re-form

volver a formarse

re-form

reagruparse

en el diccionario PONS

effort [ˈefət, ingl. am. -ɚt] SUST.

1. effort a. FÍS.:

effort

esfuerzo m

to be worth the effort

valer la pena

to make an effort to do sth

esforzarse [o hacer un esfuerzo] para hacer algo

to spare no effort

no escatimar esfuerzos

without effort

sin esfuerzo

2. effort (attempt):

effort

tentativa f

please make an effort to ...

por favor, intenten...

3. effort (work):

effort

obra f

war effort SUST.

war effort

esfuerzo m bélico

joint effort SUST.

joint effort

trabajo m de equipo

team effort SUST.

team effort

esfuerzo m conjunto

lay before V. trans.

to lay sth before sb

poner algo frente a alguien

to lay one's case before sb

presentar su caso ante alguien

I. before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:r] PREP.

1. before (earlier):

before

antes de

to leave before sb

salir antes que alguien

before doing sth

antes de hacer algo

to wash one's hands before lunch

lavarse las manos antes de la comida

2. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before my house

delante de mi casa

to bow before sb

inclinarse ante alguien

before our eyes

ante nuestros ojos

3. before (preceding):

C comes before D

la C va delante de la D

just before the bus stop

justo antes de la parada del autobús

4. before (having priority):

before

antes que

before everything

antes que nada

to put sth before sth else

anteponer algo a algo

5. before (as future task):

to have sth before one

tener algo ante sí

II. before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:r] ADV.

1. before (previously):

before

antes

I've seen it before

lo he visto anteriormente

the day before

el día anterior

two days before

dos días antes

as before

como antes

2. before (in front):

this word and the one before

esta palabra y la anterior

III. before [bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:r] CONJ.

before

antes de que +subj

he spoke before she went out

habló antes de que ella se fuera

he had a glass before he went

se tomó una copa antes de irse

it was a week before he came

pasó una semana antes de que llegara

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

preferiría morir a decir la verdad

I. reform [rɪˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:rm] V. trans.

reform

reformar

II. reform [rɪˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:rm] V. intr.

reform

reformarse

III. reform [rɪˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:rm] SUST.

reform

reforma f

I. forest [ˈfɒrɪst, ingl. am. ˈfɔ:r-] SUST.

forest (wood)

bosque m

forest (tropical)

selva f

II. forest [ˈfɒrɪst, ingl. am. ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ.

forest

forestal

I. re-form [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:rm] V. trans.

re-form

formar de nuevo

II. re-form [ˌri:ˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. -ˈfɔ:rm] V. intr.

re-form

formarse de nuevo

I. deform [dɪˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. dɪˈfɔ:rm] V. trans.

deform

deformar

deform person

desfigurar

II. deform [dɪˈfɔ:m, ingl. am. dɪˈfɔ:rm] V. intr.

deform

deformarse

deform person

desfigurarse

en el diccionario PONS

effort [ˈef·ərt] SUST.

1. effort a. FÍS.:

effort

esfuerzo m

to be worth the effort

valer la pena

to make an effort to do sth

esforzarse [o hacer un esfuerzo] para hacer algo

to spare no effort

no escatimar esfuerzos

without effort

sin esfuerzo

2. effort (attempt):

effort

tentativa f

please make an effort to...

por favor, intenten...

3. effort (work):

effort

obra f

team effort SUST.

team effort

esfuerzo m conjunto

joint effort SUST.

joint effort

trabajo m de equipo

I. before [bɪ·ˈfɔr] PREP.

1. before (earlier):

before

antes de

to leave before sb

salir antes que alguien

before doing sth

antes de hacer algo

to wash one's hands before lunch

lavarse las manos antes de la comida

2. before (in front of):

before

delante de

before my house

delante de mi casa

to bow before sb

inclinarse ante alguien

before our (very) eyes

ante nuestros ojos

3. before (preceding):

C comes before D

la C va delante de la D

just before the bus stop

justo antes de la parada del autobús

4. before (having priority):

before

antes que

before everything

antes que nada

to put sth before sth else

anteponer algo a algo

5. before (as future task):

to have sth before one

tener algo ante sí

II. before [bɪ·ˈfɔr] ADV.

1. before (previously):

before

antes

I've seen it before

lo he visto anteriormente

the day before

el día anterior

two days before

dos días antes

as before

como antes

2. before (in front):

this word and the one before

esta palabra y la anterior

III. before [bɪ·ˈfɔr] CONJ.

before

antes de que +subj

he spoke before she went out

habló antes de que ella se fuera

he had a glass before he went

se tomó una copa antes de irse

it was a week before he came

pasó una semana antes de que llegara

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

preferiría morir a decir la verdad

I. reform [rɪ·ˈfɔrm] V. trans.

reform

reformar

II. reform [rɪ·ˈfɔrm] V. intr.

reform

reformarse

III. reform [rɪ·ˈfɔrm] SUST.

reform

reforma f

I. forest [ˈfɔr·ɪst] SUST.

forest (woods)

bosque m

forest (tropical)

selva f

II. forest [ˈfɔr·ɪst] ADJ.

forest

forestal

I. re-form [ˌri·ˈfɔrm] V. trans.

re-form

formar de nuevo

II. re-form [ˌri·ˈfɔrm] V. intr.

re-form

formarse de nuevo

I. deform [dɪ·ˈfɔrm] V. trans.

deform

deformar

deform person

desfigurar

II. deform [dɪ·ˈfɔrm] V. intr.

deform

deformarse

deform person

desfigurarse

rain forest SUST.

rain forest

selva f tropical

foreign [ˈfɔr·ɪn] ADJ.

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

extranjero, -a

foreign soil form.

suelo m extranjero

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign

exterior

foreign relations

relaciones f pl. exteriores

foreign trade

comercio m exterior

3. foreign:

foreign (unknown)

extraño, -a

foreign (uncharacteristic)

impropio, -a

to be foreign to sb

ser extraño para alguien

to be foreign to one's nature

no ser propio de la naturaleza de uno

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign

ajeno, -a

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

Present

I	go before
you	go before
he/she/it	goes before
we	go before
you	go before
they	go before

Past

I	went before
you	went before
he/she/it	went before
we	went before
you	went before
they	went before

Present Perfect

I	have	gone before
you	have	gone before
he/she/it	has	gone before
we	have	gone before
you	have	gone before
they	have	gone before

Past Perfect

I	had	gone before
you	had	gone before
he/she/it	had	gone before
we	had	gone before
you	had	gone before
they	had	gone before

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

Tom panics and falls through the piped balcony, splitting himself into pieces in mid-air, but they re-form the cat when they hit the ground.

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They then re-form with hands joined front and back, man on left as before.

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One important achievement of our administration was the banking sector re-form.

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When that part of the regiment retired a short distance to re-form, they found only four men of these companies unharmed.

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Six cadre companies returned home to re-form.

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