esquivarse en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de esquivarse en el diccionario español»inglés

esquivar V. trans.

1. esquivar persona:

esquivar

to avoid

2. esquivar:

esquivar golpe

to dodge

esquivar golpe

to evade

esquivar pregunta

to avoid

esquivar pregunta

to dodge

esquivar pregunta

to sidestep

intentaron esquivar el tema

they tried to dodge o evade the issue

3. esquivar:

esquivar problema/dificultad

to avoid

esquivar responsabilidad

to avoid

esquivar responsabilidad

to evade

inesquivable ADJ.

inesquivable

unavoidable

esquivo (esquiva) ADJ.

1. esquivo persona:

esquivo (esquiva) (difícil de encontrar)

elusive

esquivo (esquiva) (huraño)

aloof

esquivo (esquiva) (huraño)

unsociable

esquivo (esquiva) (tímido)

shy

se mostró esquivo ante los periodistas

he was very evasive with the journalists

2. esquivo respuesta:

esquivo (esquiva)

elusive

esquivo (esquiva)

evasive

nervioso, con una mirada esquiva

nervous, with a shifty look in his eyes

I.avivar V. trans.

1. avivar fuego:

avivar

to get … going

2. avivar color:

avivar

to make … brighter

3. avivar:

avivar sentimiento/pasión/deseo

to arouse

avivar dolor

to make … worse

avivar dolor

to intensify

II.avivarse V. vpr

1. avivarse:

avivarse fuego:

to revive

avivarse fuego:

to flare up

avivarse debate:

to come alive

avivarse debate:

to liven up

2. avivarse amer. coloq. (despabilarse):

avivarse

to wise up coloq.

avivarse

to buck one's ideas up coloq.

avivarse

to get one's act together coloq.

I.privar V. trans.

1. privar:

privar a alg. de algo un derecho

to deprive sb of sth

se vio privado de su libertad

he was deprived of his freedom

lo privaron de la licencia

he had his license taken away

lo privaron de la licencia

he lost his license

fue privado de sus bienes

he had all his possessions confiscated

fue privado de sus bienes

all his possessions were confiscated

2. privar (dejar inconsciente):

privar Col. Méx.

to knock … unconscious

II.privar V. intr.

1. privar (sobresalir, destacar):

en su comportamiento priva siempre la honradez

her behavior is always characterized by honesty

en la casa privaba un ambiente de serenidad

a serene atmosphere prevailed in the house

hoy día privan los avances científicos

scientific advances are the important thing nowadays

2. privar coloq. (gustar) (+ me/te/le etc):

me privan las manzanas

I adore o really love apples

3. privar coloq. (beber):

privar

to drink

4. privar Esp. (estar de moda):

privar

to be fashionable

privar

to be in coloq.

ahora priva el pelo corto

short hair is in now

III.privarse V. vpr

1. privarse:

privarse de algo lujos/placeres

to deprive oneself of sth

no se privan de nada

they don't want for anything

no se privan de nada

they don't deprive themselves of anything

se privó de comida para pagarlo

he deprived himself of o he went without food to pay for it

se ha privado del pan para no engordar

he's stopped eating o he's going without bread so as not to put on weight

cuando tiene ocasión de comer bien, no se priva

when she gets the chance to eat well she doesn't hold back

2.1. privarse (desmayarse):

privarse Col. Méx.

to lose consciousness

privarse Col. Méx.

to pass out

del golpe que le dieron se privó

he was knocked out by o he passed out with the blow he received

2.2. privarse Ven. (quedarse pasmado):

el agua estaba tan fría que me privé

the water was so cold that I couldn't breathe properly

casquivano (casquivana) ADJ.

casquivano (casquivana)

flighty

casquivano (casquivana)

loose pey.

chivarse V. vpr

1. chivarse Esp. coloq. (a la policía):

chivarse

to squeal argot

chivarse

to grass ingl. brit. argot

chivarse

to rat argot

la policía encontró la droga porque alguien se chivó

the police found the drugs because somebody squealed o grassed

se chivó al profesor

he ratted to o told the teacher

me voy a chivar a mamá

I'm going to tell Mom

2. chivarse Arg. coloq. (transpirar):

chivarse

to sweat

estaba todo chivado

he was drenched in sweat

3. chivarse Ven. coloq. (enfurecerse, enojarse):

chivarse

to get mad coloq.

chivarse

to get annoyed

I.activar V. trans.

1. activar (estimular):

medidas que activarán la economía

measures to stimulate o revitalize the economy

para activar la circulación

to stimulate the circulation

esto ayudará a activar las negociaciones

this will help to give fresh impetus to the negotiations

una ráfaga activó las llamas

a gust of wind fanned the flames

2. activar (poner en funcionamiento):

activar alarma

to activate

activar alarma

to trigger

activar alarma

to set off

activar dispositivo

to activate

activar máquina

to set … in motion

3. activar QUÍM.:

activar

to activate

II.activarse V. vpr

1. activarse:

activarse alarma:

to go off

activarse dispositivo:

to start working

2. activarse Méx. obreros/disidentes:

activarse

to take active steps

I.reavivar V. trans.

reavivar sentimiento/rencor

to revive

reavivar sentimiento/rencor

to reawaken

reavivar sentimiento/rencor

to rekindle

reavivar polémica

to revive

II.reavivarse V. vpr

reavivarse

to be rekindled

reavivarse

to be reawakened

reavivarse

to be revived

I.esquinar V. trans. (esquinar a alg. con alg.)

ese incidente lo esquinó con su cuñada

he fell out with his sister-in-law over that incident

II.esquinarse V. vpr

esquinarse

to fall out coloq.

esquinarse con alg.

to fall out with sb coloq.

esquivarse en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de esquivarse en el diccionario español»inglés

I.esquivar [es·ki·ˈβar] V. trans.

1. esquivar (golpe):

esquivar

to dodge

2. esquivar (problema):

esquivar

to shirk

3. esquivar (encuentro):

esquivar algo

to get out of sth

4. esquivar (a alguien):

esquivar

to avoid

II.esquivar [es·ki·ˈβar] V. v. refl.

esquivar esquivarse:

esquivar

to back out

esquivo (-a) [es·ˈki·βo, -a] ADJ.

1. esquivo (huidizo):

esquivo (-a)

evasive

2. esquivo (arisco):

esquivo (-a)

aloof

chivarse [ʧi·ˈβar·se] V. v. refl. coloq.

1. chivarse (hablar):

chivarse

to grass

2. chivarse amer. (enojarse):

chivarse

to get annoyed

enchivarse [en·ʧi·ˈβar·se] V. v. refl. Col., Ecua.

enchivarse

to get furious