entendía in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for entendía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.entender¹ VB trans

1.1. entender:

entender explicación/libro/idioma

to understand

entender actitud/motivos

to understand

yo no te entiendo la letra

I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada

you can't understand anything she says

lo has entendido todo al revés

you've got(ten) it all completely wrong

lo has entendido todo al revés

you've got the wrong end of the stick Brit inf

no hablo el alemán, pero lo entiendo

I don't speak German, but I can understand it

yo todavía no he entendido el chiste

I still haven't got(ten) the joke

y que no se vuelva a repetir ¿lo has entendido bien?

and don't let it happen again, (do you) understand? o have you got that?

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?

do you know what I mean?

esto no hay quien lo entienda

I just don't understand this o this is impossible to understand

se entiende que prefiera estar a solas

it is understandable that she should want to be alone

¿tú qué entiendes por 'versátil'?

what do you understand by 'versatile'?

1.2. entender persona:

entender

to understand

trata de entenderme

try to understand me

ten cuidado con ellos, tú ya me entiendes

be careful with them, you know what I mean

me has entendido mal

you've misunderstood me

su inglés no es perfecto pero se hace entender o LatAm se da a entender

his English isn't perfect but he makes himself understood

¡a ti no hay quien te entienda!

you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente

I know exactly what you mean

estoy segura de que él te entenderá

I am sure that he will understand

2.1. entender form (concebir, opinar):

yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar un poco más

in my view o as I see it, we should wait a little longer

no es así como yo entiendo la amistad

that is not how I see o understand friendship

no es así como yo entiendo la amistad

that is not my idea of friendship

2.2. entender form (interpretar, deducir):

¿debo entender que desean prescindir de mis servicios?

am I to understand o infer that you wish to dispense with my services?

me dio a entender que ya lo sabía

she gave me to understand that she already knew

no lo dijo claramente, pero lo dio a entender

she did not say so in so many words, but she implied it

II.entender¹ VB intr

1. entender (comprender):

entender

to understand

(ya) entiendo

I understand

(ya) entiendo

I see

es que él es así ¿entiendes?

it's just that he's like that, you see

2. entender (saber):

entender de algo

to know about sth

no entiendo nada de economía

I don't know a thing about economics

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas?

do you know anything about these things?

3. entender LAW:

entender en un caso

to hear a case

III.entenderse VB vpr

1.1. entenderse (comunicarse):

entenderse con alg.

to communicate with sb

se entienden por señas

they communicate (with each other) through signs

se entienden por señas

they use sign language to communicate with each other

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién le pegó a quién?

let's get this straight, who hit whom?

1.2. entenderse (llevarse bien):

entenderse con alg.

to get along o on with sb

tú te entiendes mejor con él

you get along o on better with him than I do

creo que nos vamos a entender

I think we're going to get on o get along fine

1.3. entenderse (arreglarse):

entenderse con alg.

to deal with sb

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe

you are advised to deal directly with the boss

allá se las entienda inf

that's his/her problem

entendérselas con alg.

to fix sth up with sb

1.4. entenderse inf (tener un lío amoroso):

entenderse con alg.

to have an affair with sb

2. entenderse refl:

ni él mismo se entiende

he doesn't know what he's doing himself

déjame, yo me entiendo

leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

entender² N m

a mi/tu/su entender

in my/your/his opinion

a mi/tu/su entender

to my/your/his mind

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hablaba atropelladamente y no se le entendía

he was gabbling o his words came out in a jumble and you could hardly understand him

Translations for entendía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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fathom out

entender

dope out

entender

mishear

entender mal

mishear

entender mal

uncomprehendingly

sin entender

misapprehend meaning

entender mal

ram home

hacer entender

drive home argument/lesson

hacer entender

you must drive it home to him that …

tienes que hacerle entender que …

entendía in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for entendía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.entender VB intr e → ie

1. entender (comprender):

entender

to understand

si entiendo bien Ud. quiere decir que...

am I right in saying that what you mean is that ...

2. entender (saber):

entender mucho de algo

to know a lot about sth

no entender nada de algo

to know nothing about sth

II.entender VB trans

1. entender (comprender):

entender

to understand

dar a entender que...

to imply that ...

dar a entender a alguien que...

to give sb to understand that ...

lo entendieron mal

they misunderstood it

¿qué entiende Ud. por ‘acuerdo’?

what do you understand by ‘agreement’?

ellos ya se harán entender

they'll soon make themselves understood

no entender ni jota/papa inf

not to understand a thing

no entiende una broma

he/she can't take a joke

2. entender (creer):

entender

to think

yo entiendo que sería mejor si +subj

I think it would be better if

yo no lo entiendo así

that's not the way I see it

tengo entendido que... (según creo)

I believe that ...

tengo entendido que... (según he oído)

I've heard that ...

III.entender VB refl entenderse

1. entender (llevarse):

entenderse

to get on

2. entender (ponerse de acuerdo):

entenderse

to agree

para el precio entiéndete con mi socio

as regards the price, reach an agreement with my partner

3. entender inf (liarse):

entenderse

to have an affair

4. entender inf (desenvolverse):

entenderse

to manage

no me entiendo con este lío de cables

I can't manage with this tangle of leads

¡que se las entienda!

let him/her get on with it!

5. entender (expresiones):

¡yo me entiendo!

I know what I'm doing!

pero ¿cómo se entiende? inf

but what does it mean?

eso se entiende por sí mismo

this is self-explanatory

IV.entender N m

entender

opinion

a mi entender

the way I see it

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no entender ni papa

not to understand a thing

Translations for entendía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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misunderstand

entender mal

catch on

entender

figure out (comprehend)

entender

to intimate to sb (that) ...

dar a entender a alguien (que)...

this text is hardly intelligible

este texto es muy difícil de entender

penetrate

entender

to put sth across to sb

hacer entender algo a alguien

to make oneself understood

hacerse entender

not to understand a word

no entender ni una palabra

to understand that ...

entender que...

to understand sb's doing sth

entender que alguien haga algo

to give sb to understand that ...

dar a alguien a entender que...

understand

entender

to understand about sth

entender de algo

entendía Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dar a entender algo a alguien

to let sb know sth

dar a entender a alguien que...

to give sb to understand that ...

no entender [o saber] ni jota inf

not to have a clue

dar a entender a alguien (que)...

to intimate to sb (that) ...

dar a entender algo a alguien

to give sb to understand sth form

dar a alguien a entender que...

to give sb to understand that ...

no entender ni jota de algo

to not be able to make head (n)or tail of sth

este texto es muy difícil de entender

this text is hardly intelligible

dar a entender algo a alguien

to convey sth to sb

no acabo de entender su manera de ser

I don't know what makes her tick