nearest and dearest [ˌnɪərɪst ən ˈdɪərɪst] SUST. sust. pl.
- nearest and dearest
- seres mpl queridos
inglés
español
- to be close or near or dear to sb's heart
- significar mucho para alguien
- management and unions are near to an agreement
- la empresa y los sindicatos están a punto de llegar a un acuerdo
- from near and far
- de todas partes
- far and near or wide liter., they searched far and near or wide
- buscaron por todas partes
- people came from far and near or wide
- la gente venía de todas partes
- be a dear and answer the door for me
- anda, sé bueno y abre la puerta
español
inglés
- se ganó muy a la orilla y se cayó
- he went too near the edge and fell in
- se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el o la) alta mar
- it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at sea
- ya que lo paga la empresa, voy a aprovechar y comprar el más caro
- since the company is paying, I'm going to make the most of it and buy the dearest one
I. near <nearer nearest> [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] ADJ.
1.1. near (in position):
- near
- cercano
- near
- próximo
- several of the nearer constellations
- varias de las constelaciones más cercanas or próximas
- the nearest store
- la tienda más cercana
- these binoculars make everything look very near
- con estos prismáticos parece que todo está muy cerca
1.2. near (in time):
- near
- cercano
- near
- próximo
1.3. near (in approximation):
- near
- parecido
- the two shades were very near
- los dos tonos eran muy parecidos
- that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him
- eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
1.4. near (closely related):
- near relative
- cercano
2. near ingl. brit.:
- near MOTOR, EQUIT.
- izquierdo
- the near front wheel
- la rueda delantera izquierda
3. near (virtual) atrbv.:
- there was near panic when the alarms sounded
- casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas
- in a state of near exhaustion
- prácticamente en estado de agotamiento
II. near <nearer nearest> [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] ADV.
1.1. near (in position):
- near
- cerca
- I go home for lunch as I live quite near
- voy a almorzar a casa porque vivo muy cerca
- I've got a cold, so don't come any nearer
- estoy resfriado, así que no te (me) acerques
- don't go any nearer to the edge
- no te acerques más al borde
- from near and far
- de todas partes
1.2. near (in time):
- your birthday's getting near now
- se acerca tu cumpleaños
- we're getting near to Christmas
- ya falta poco para Navidad
- we'll have another rehearsal nearer to the actual day
- haremos otro ensayo cuando estemos más cerca de la fecha
1.3. near (in approximation):
- it's not exactly the same, but it comes pretty near
- no es exactamente igual pero se le parece mucho
- it's not exactly the same, but it comes pretty near
- no es exactamente igual pero le anda cerca coloq.
- her work is very near to perfect
- su trabajo es casi perfecto
- the total will be nearer to $1, 000 than $500
- el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
- this is the nearest to what you want
- esto es lo más parecido a lo que tú quieres
1.4. near (on the verge of):
- near to sth/-ing she was near to tears
- estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar
- management and unions are near to an agreement
- la empresa y los sindicatos están a punto de llegar a un acuerdo
- I came very near to hitting him
- estuve a punto de pegarle
- I came very near to hitting him
- por poco le pego
2. near (nearly):
- near
- casi
- are you anywhere near finished? coloq.
- ¿ya estás por terminar?
- are you anywhere near finished? coloq.
- ¿te falta poco para terminar?
- that's nowhere near enough coloq.
- con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
- are you ready? — nowhere near! coloq.
- ¿estás listo? — ¡ni soñar!
- are you ready? — nowhere near! coloq.
- ¿estás listo? — ¡ni miras! Río Pl.
- it'll cost $1, 000, near enough coloq.
- costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí coloq.
- it's near enough complete now coloq.
- ya está casi or prácticamente terminado
III. near <nearer nearest> [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] PREP.
1. near (in position):
- near
- cerca de
- I live near the station
- vivo cerca de la estación
- the room nearest the entrance
- la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada
- don't go too near the fire
- no te acerques demasiado al fuego
- is there a pay phone near here?
- ¿hay algún teléfono público por aquí cerca or cerca de aquí?
- she won't let anyone near the kitchen
- no quiere que nadie se meta en la cocina
2. near (in time):
- we're getting very near Christmas
- falta muy poco para Navidad
- we'll discuss it again nearer the time
- lo discutiremos de nuevo más cerca de la fecha
- the Monday nearest New Year's Day
- el lunes más próximo al día de Año Nuevo
3. near (in approximation):
- damage was estimated at somewhere near $2, 000
- los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
- I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60
- yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60
- the carpet is nearer orange than yellow
- la alfombra es más bien naranja que amarilla
- no one comes near her in stamina
- los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia
4. near (on the verge of):
- to be/come near sth/-ing , the project is now near completion
- el proyecto está a punto de acabarse
- we are no nearer an agreement
- seguimos sin llegar a un acuerdo
- I came very near giving up
- estuve a punto de desistir
IV. near [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] V. trans.
- near
- acercarse a
- we are nearing our destination
- nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino
- he must be nearing his 80th birthday
- debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80
- the project is nearing completion
- falta poco para terminar el proyecto
I. dear <dearer [ˈdɪrər, ˈdɪərə(r)], dearest [ˈdɪrəst, ˈdɪərɪst]> [ingl. am. dɪr, ingl. brit. dɪə] ADJ.
1. dear (loved):
- dear
- querido
- a very dear friend of mine
- un amigo mío muy querido
- dear (old) Jane, she's such a help to me
- la buena de Jane, me ayuda tanto
- that was when dear Dr Wentworth was still alive
- eso pasó cuando todavía vivía el pobre or el buen Dr Wentworth
- it was his dearest wish/possession
- era su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado
- to be dear to sb memories that are very dear to him
- recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él
- that bracelet was very dear to her
- esa pulsera tenía gran valor (sentimental) para ella
- a man dear to all our hearts
- un hombre querido de or por todos
- to hold sb dear form.
- tener a alguien en mucha estima
- to hold sb dear form.
- tenerle mucha estima a alguien
- I hold my reputation (very) dear
- tengo en mucho mi reputación
2.1. dear (in direct address) (in speech):
- my dear Henry, you cannot be serious
- ¡pero Henry! ¡qué disparate!
- my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that …
- mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que …
- my dear girl/boy, how terrible for you!
- ¡pero qué horror, hija mía/hijo mío!
2.2. dear (in direct address) (in letter-writing):
- Dear Mr Jones
- Estimado Sr. Jones
- Dear Jimmy
- Estimado Jimmy
- Dear Jimmy (more affectionate)
- Querido Jimmy
- Dear Sir or Madam
- Estimado/a Señor(a)
- Dear Sir or Madam
- Muy señor mío/señora mía
- My dear Paul
- Mi querido Paul
3. dear (lovable):
- dear
- adorable
- what a dear little thing he is!
- ¡pero qué ricura or monada (de niño)!
- what a dear little thing he is!
- ¡qué niño más majo! Esp.
- what a dear little thing he is!
- ¡qué niño más amoroso! amer.
- they have the dearest (little) house
- tienen una casita monísima
- she's a dear girl
- es un encanto de chica
- she's a dear girl
- es una chica majísima Esp.
4. dear (expensive):
- dear
- caro
- was it very dear?
- ¿te costó muy caro?
- dear money
- dinero m caro
II. dear [ingl. am. dɪr, ingl. brit. dɪə] INTERJ.
- oh dear!
- ¡ay!
- oh dear!
- ¡qué cosa!
- dear, (oh) dear!
- ¡vaya por Dios!
- oh, dear me, that's terrible
- ay por Dios, eso sí que es terrible
III. dear [ingl. am. dɪr, ingl. brit. dɪə] SUST.
1. dear (as form of address):
- dear
- querido m / querida f
- dear
- cariño
- not there, Sally, dear
- allí no, Sally querida or cariño
- John, my dear, bring me my slippers
- John, tesoro or corazón ¿me traes las pantuflas?
- John, my dear, bring me my slippers
- John, majo ¿me traes las pantuflas? Esp.
- my dearest
- querido mío
- sorry, dear, we're sold out
- no, mire, no nos quedan
- how many coffees was it, dear?
- ¿cuántos cafés me dijo?
2. dear coloq. (nice person):
- be a dear and answer the door for me
- anda, sé bueno y abre la puerta
- he's/she's such a dear
- es un ángel or un cielo
- (you) poor dear!
- ¡pobre ángel!
- (you) poor dear!
- ¡pobrecito!
- the poor dear, he's got the flu
- el pobrecito tiene gripe
IV. dear [ingl. am. dɪr, ingl. brit. dɪə] ADV.
- dear
- caro
and [ingl. am. ænd, (ə)n, ingl. brit. ənd, (ə)n, and] CONJ. The usual translation of and, y, becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi, or y.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.
1.1. and:
- and
- y
- black and white
- blanco y negro
- father and son
- padre e hijo
- ham and eggs
- huevos con jamón
- bread and butter
- pan con mantequilla
- to mix business and pleasure
- mezclar los negocios con el placer
- so we decided to leave — and?
- así que decidimos irnos — ¿y?
- during June and/or July
- durante junio y/o julio
- but there are journalists and journalists!
- ¡pero hay periodistas y periodistas!
1.2. and:
- and so on or and so forth
- etcétera
- and so on, and so forth
- etcétera, etcétera
2. and (in numbers):
- one and a half
- uno y medio
- two hundred and twenty
- doscientos veinte
- an hour and five minutes
- una hora y cinco minutos
- five and forty arc. or liter.
- cuarenta y cinco
3. and (showing continuation, repetition):
- faster and faster
- cada vez más rápido
- it gets easier and easier
- se hace cada vez más fácil
- he just eats and eats
- no hace más que comer
- weeks and weeks passed
- pasaron muchas semanas
- weeks and weeks passed
- pasaron semanas y más semanas
4. and with inf:
- try and finish this today
- trata de terminar esto hoy
- we must wait and see what she does
- tenemos que esperar a ver lo que hace
- come/go and help your father
- ven/anda a ayudar a tu padre
5.1. and (implying a result):
- and
- y
- a minute longer and he would have drowned coloq.
- un minuto más y se habría ahogado coloq.
5.2. and (adding emphasis):
- and
- y
- something should be done, and quickly
- habría que hacer algo, y rápido
- those who refuse, and there are many …
- los que se niegan, y son muchos …
- a near and dear friend
- un amigo íntimo
I. near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] ADJ.
1. near (spatial):
- near
- cercano, -a
2. near (temporal):
- near
- próximo, -a
- in the near future
- en un futuro próximo
3. near (dear):
- a near and dear friend
- un amigo íntimo
4. near (similar):
- near portrait
- parecido, -a
- the nearest thing to sth
- lo más parecido a algo
5. near (almost true):
- to have a near accident
- tener por poco un accidente
- that was a near miss [or thing]
- faltó poco
II. near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] ADV.
1. near (spatial or temporal):
- near
- cerca
- to be near
- estar cerca
- to come near
- aproximarse
- to come near
- acercarse
- to live quite near
- vivir bastante cerca
- near at hand
- a mano
- to come nearer to sb/sth
- acercarse más a alguien/algo
2. near (almost):
- near to tears
- a punto de llorar
- as near as I can guess
- que yo sepa
III. near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] PREP.
1. near (in proximity to):
- near (to)
- cerca de
- near (to) the house
- cerca de la casa
- near the end of the film
- hacia el final de la película
2. near (almost):
- it's near midnight
- es casi medianoche
- it's nowhere near enough
- no basta ni con mucho
3. near (about ready to):
- to be near to doing sth
- estar a punto de hacer algo
4. near (like):
- the copy is near to the original
- la copia es parecida al original
IV. near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] V. trans.
- near
- acercarse a
- it is nearing completion
- está casi terminado
- he is nearing his goal
- está alcanzando su meta
I. dear [dɪəʳ, ingl. am. dɪr] ADJ.
1. dear (much loved):
- dear
- querido, -a
- it is dear to me
- le tengo mucho cariño
2. dear (in letters):
- dear
- estimado, -a
- Dear Sarah
- Querida Sarah
- Dear Sir
- Muy señor mío
3. dear (expensive):
- dear
- caro, -a
II. dear [dɪəʳ, ingl. am. dɪr] ADV.
- dear
- caro
III. dear [dɪəʳ, ingl. am. dɪr] INTERJ. coloq.
- oh dear!
- ¡Dios mío!
IV. dear [dɪəʳ, ingl. am. dɪr] SUST.
- dear
- encanto m
- she is a dear
- es encantadora
and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ.
1. and:
- and (also)
- y
- and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)
- e
- black and white
- blanco y negro
- food and drink
- comida y bebida
- parents and children
- padres e hijos
2. and MAT.:
- and
- y
- 2 and 3 is 5
- 2 más 3 son 5
- four hundred and twelve
- cuatrocientos doce
3. and (then):
- he left and everybody was relieved
- todo el mundo se alivió cuando él se fue
4. and (increase):
- more and more
- cada vez más
- better and better
- cada vez mejor
5. and (repetition):
- I tried and tried
- lo intenté una y otra vez [o repetidas veces]
6. and (continuation):
- he cried and cried
- lloraba sin parar
locuciones, giros idiomáticos:
- and so on [or forth]
- etcétera
- a near and dear friend
- un amigo íntimo
- be a dear and...
- ten la gentileza de...
- be a dear and...
- hazme el favor de...
I. near [nɪr] ADJ.
1. near (spatial):
- near
- cercano, -a
2. near (temporal):
- near
- próximo, -a
- in the near future
- en un futuro próximo
3. near (dear):
- a near and dear friend
- un amigo íntimo
4. near (similar):
- near portrait
- parecido, -a
- the nearest thing to sth
- lo más parecido a algo
5. near (almost true):
- to have a near accident
- tener por poco un accidente
- that was a near miss [or thing]
- faltó poco
II. near [nɪr] ADV.
1. near (spatial or temporal):
- near
- cerca
- to be near
- estar cerca
- to come near
- aproximarse
- to come near
- acercarse
- to live quite near
- vivir bastante cerca
- near at hand
- a mano
- to come nearer to sb/sth
- acercarse más a alguien/algo
2. near (almost):
- near to tears
- a punto de llorar
- as near as I can guess
- que yo sepa
III. near [nɪr] PREP.
1. near (in proximity to):
- near (to)
- cerca de
- near (to) the house
- cerca de la casa
- near the end of the film
- hacia el final de la película
2. near (almost):
- it's near midnight
- es casi medianoche
- it's nowhere near enough
- no basta ni con mucho
3. near (about ready to):
- to be near to doing sth
- estar a punto de hacer algo
4. near (like):
- the copy is near to the original
- la copia es parecida al original
IV. near [nɪr] V. trans.
- near
- acercarse a
- it is nearing completion
- está casi terminado
- he is nearing his goal
- está alcanzando su meta
I. dear [dɪr] ADJ.
1. dear (much loved):
- dear
- querido, -a
- it is dear to me
- le tengo mucho cariño
2. dear (in letters):
- dear
- estimado, -a
- Dear Sarah
- Querida Sarah
- Dear Sir
- Muy señor mío
3. dear (expensive):
- dear
- caro, -a
II. dear [dɪr] ADV.
- dear
- caro
III. dear [dɪr] INTERJ. coloq.
- oh dear!
- ¡Dios mío!
IV. dear [dɪr] SUST.
- dear
- encanto m
- she is a dear
- es encantadora
- be a dear and...
- hazme el favor de...
- be a dear and...
- ten la gentileza de...
and [ən, ənd,
stressed:
ænd] CONJ.
1. and:
- and (also)
- y
- and (before ‘iʼ or ‘hiʼ)
- e
- black and white
- blanco y negro
- food and drink
- comida y bebida
- parents and children
- padres e hijos
2. and math:
- and
- y
- 2 and 3 is 5
- 2 más 3 son 5
- four hundred and twelve
- cuatrocientos doce
3. and (then):
- he left and everybody was relieved
- todo el mundo se alivió cuando él se fue
4. and (increase):
- more and more
- cada vez más
- better and better
- cada vez mejor
5. and (repetition):
- I tried and tried
- lo intenté una y otra vez [o repetidas veces]
6. and (continuation):
- he cried and cried
- lloraba sin parar
locuciones, giros idiomáticos:
- and so on [or forth]
- etcétera
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- ne'er-do-well
- Neanderthal
- neap
- Neapolitan
- neap tide
- nearest and dearest
- nearly
- near miss
- nearness
- nearside
- near-sighted