come upon en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de come upon en el diccionario inglés»español

come upon V. [ingl. am. kəm -, ingl. brit. kʌm -] arc. or liter. (v + prep + o)

1. come upon (encounter, reach):

come upon

encontrarse con

2. come upon (afflict, oppress):

come upon fear/despair:

apoderarse de

come upon curse:

caer sobre

Traducciones de come upon en el diccionario español»inglés

encontrar cartera/billete

to come upon

Traducciones de come upon en el diccionario inglés»español

upon [ingl. am. əˈpɑn, ingl. brit. əˈpɒn] PREP. form.

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! arcznte.

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

I.come <pret. came, part. pas. come> [ingl. am. kəm, ingl. brit. kʌm] V. intr.

1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come

venir

come here

ven (aquí)

come here, let me do it

ven, deja quadve lo hago yo

they must have seen us coming

deben de habernos visto venir

you could see the punchline coming a mile off

el final se veía venir de lejos

have you come far?

¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs

cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

we've come a long way since … (made much progress)

hemos avanzado mucho desde que …

we've come a long way since … (many things have happened)

ha llovido mucho desde que …

he came striding/running into the room

entró a grandes zancadas/corriendo en la habitación

don't come crying to me if you get hurt

no me vengas llorando si te haces daño

to come to sb/sth tell her to come to me; I'll sort the matter out

dile que venga a hablar conmigo; yo lo arreglaré

don't come to me with your problems!

¡no me vengas (a mí) con tus problemas!

you have to come to these problems with an open mind

tienes que enfocar estos problemas sin prejuicios

come (and) look at this

ven a ver esto

come and get it! coloq.

¡a comer!

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

come

venir

I'm having a party on Friday; can you come?

doy una fiesta el viernes; ¿puedes venir?

can I come with you?

¿puedo ir contigo?

can I come with you?

¿te puedo acompañar?

my mother comes to see me every week

mi madre viene a verme todas las semanas

we're going for a walk, are you coming (with us)?

vamos a dar un paseo ¿(te) vienes (con nosotros)?

to come as sth Sue's coming as a toreador

Sue va a venir (vestida) de torero

she came to London as US ambassador

vino a Londres como embajadora de los Estados Unidos

2.1. come (arrive):

what time are you coming?

¿a qué hora vas a venir?

leave? I've only just come!

¿irme? ¡si acabo de llegar!

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads

al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment

enseguida voy

to come about sth

venir por algo

I've come about the advert

he venido por lo del anuncio

Mrs Peabody, I've come about your son

Mrs Peabody, quisiera hablar con usted; se trata de su hijo

to come for sth/sb

venir a buscar algo/a alguien

to come for sth/sb

venir a por algo/alguien Esp.

I've come for Daniel

vengo a buscar a Daniel

I've come for Daniel

vengo a por Daniel Esp.

to come to + infin

venir a +  infin

I'm going to enjoy this meal, if it ever comes

voy a disfrutar de esta comida, si algún día nos la sirven

we very much appreciate all your suggestions; keep them coming!

apreciamos muchísimo todas sus sugerencias ¡sigan haciéndolas llegar!

2.2. come:

to come and go

ir y venir

you can come and go as you please

puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going

está hecha un lío coloq.

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same

los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived

pasaron las tres y no llegaba

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

Christmas comes but once a year

solo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming

ya llega la Navidad

spring came early this year

la primavera llegó temprano este año

this coming Friday

este viernes que viene

the time has come for us to part

ha llegado el momento de que nos separemos

her moment had come

le había llegado el momento

death comes to us all

la muerte nos llega a todos

the announcement came as a complete surprise

el anuncio fue una sorpresa total

it comes as no surprise that …

no es ninguna sorpresa que …

to take life as it comes

aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may

pase lo que pase

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

pronto es tu cumpleaños

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

tu cumpleaños ya está al caer

I have a raise coming

pronto me toca un aumento

she's got a surprise coming (to her)!

¡no sabe lo que le espera!

he had it coming (to him)

se lo tenía merecido

3.2. come as prep.:

come

para

I'll be tired out come Friday

estaré agotado para el viernes

come the end of the crisis

para cuando salgamos de la crisis

3.3. come:

to come (in the future) as adv. in years to come

en años venideros

to come (in the future) as adv. in years to come

en el futuro

a taste of things to come

una muestra de lo que nos espera

and the best is yet to come

y todavía no ha pasado lo mejor

4. come (extend, reach):

come + adv. compl.

llegar

he comes no higher than my waist

no me llega (ni) a la cintura

the water only came up to our knees

el agua solo nos llegaba a las rodillas

5. come (be gained):

it'll come, just keep practicing

ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando

fluency comes through practice

la fluidez se adquiere con la práctica

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a manejar no me fue or no me resultó fácil

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil Esp.

6. come (be available, obtainable):

come + adv. compl.

venir

sugar comes in half-pound bags

el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

to come with sth these glasses came free with the dishwasher

estos vasos venían gratis con el lavaplatos

the car comes with the job

el coche te lo dan con el trabajo

it comes with instructions

viene con or trae instrucciones

these watches don't come cheap

estos relojes no son nada baratos

he's as silly as they come or they don't come any sillier than him

es de lo más tonto que hay

7.1. come + adv. compl. (in sequence, list, structure):

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo

Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

the violin solo comes somewhere in the third movement

el solo de violín es en el tercer movimiento

the verb comes at the end of the sentence

el verbo va al final de la frase

7.2. come + adv. compl. (in race, competition):

come

llegar

to come first/second/last

llegar el primero/segundo/último

to come top/bottom of the class

salir el primero/último de la clase

7.3. come + adv. compl. (be ranked):

come

estar

my children must come first

primero están mis hijos

8.1. come (become) + adj. compl.:

it's come loose/unstuck

se ha aflojado/despegado

the bow has come undone

se ha desatado or deshecho el lazo

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

8.2. come (reach certain state):

to come to + infin

llegar a +  infin

how do you come to be here?

¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it

lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

9. come (have orgasm):

come coloq.

venirse argot

come coloq.

correrse Esp. argot

come coloq.

acabar AmS argot

10. come in phrases:

come, come!

¡vamos, vamos!

come, come!

¡dale! Co. Sur coloq.

come again? coloq.

¿qué

come again? coloq.

¿qué qué? amer. coloq.

come again, I can't hear you

repite, que no te oigo

how come? coloq.

¿cómo?

how come you didn't know?

¿cómo es que no sabías?

II.come [ingl. am. kəm, ingl. brit. kʌm] V. trans. ingl. brit.

don't come the victim with me!

no te hagas la víctima conmigo

to come it coloq. don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te pases conmigo, chaval! coloq.

to come it coloq. don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te la jales conmigo, carnal! Méx. vulg. argot

to come it coloq. don't come it with me, lad!

¡menos prepo, che! Río Pl. coloq.

come upon en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de come upon en el diccionario inglés»español

come upon V. trans. sin pl.

come upon

encontrarse con

Traducciones de come upon en el diccionario inglés»español

upon [əˈpɒn, ingl. am. -ˈpɑ:n] PREP. form.

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

come [kʌm] V. intr. came, come, coming

1. come (move towards):

come

venir

to come towards sb

venir hacia alguien

2. come (go):

come

venirse

are you coming to the pub with us?

¿te vienes al pub con nosotros?

3. come (arrive):

come

llegar

January comes before February

enero precede a febrero

the year to come

el próximo año

to come to an agreement

llegar a un acuerdo

to come to a decision

llegar a una decisión

to come home

volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue

socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third

ser primero/segundo/tercero

4. come (happen):

come

pasar

to come to pass

suceder

to come to pass

ocurrir

come what may

pase lo que pase

how come? coloq.

¿cómo es?

nothing came of it

todo quedó en nada

5. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent

hacerse el pobre niño inocente

6. come (become):

come

hacerse

come

llegar a

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

I like it as it comes

me gusta tal cual

to come open

abrirse

to come in red

haberlo en rojo

7. come vulg. (have an orgasm):

come

correrse

come

acabar amer.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

come again? coloq.

¿cómo?

to come clean (about sth)

ser sincero (acerca de algo)

everything comes to him who waits provb.

con paciencia y esperar se gana el cielo provb.

don't come it (with me)!

¡(a mí) no me vengas con ésas!

to have it coming

tenerlo merecido

come V.

Entrada creada por un usuario

to come to terms (with sb)

alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The cup is already filling up, and if we do not change, a very great chastisement will come upon us.

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One day they come upon an old-style restaurant in an old-style house run by a family.

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However, early builders may have come upon mathematical proportions by accident.

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Immediately the soldiers knew they had come upon the youth they sought.

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The mark will come upon a game being conducted in a seemingly clandestine manner, perhaps with somebody looking out for police.

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They eventually come upon a nearby football game, and become thrilled as the prospect of speaking with everyone in the stadium.

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The eagle and his friends come upon the doves nest as she is singing to her children, and waiting for her mate to bring food.

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Here is an example: a woman who loves to play clarinet has come upon a hard piece of music.

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They come upon a large cottage nestled in the woods.

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Suddenly the travelers come upon a metallic giant with a hammer.

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