come
[kʌm] ( pt came, pp come )intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [move]
Conjugaison venir
[arrive] Conjugaison llegar coming! ¡ahora voy! the news came as a shock la noticia constituyó un duro golpe the time has come ha llegado la hora he doesn't know whether he's coming or going (fig) no sabe si va o viene |
| 2. | [reach]
to come up/down to llegar hasta the water came up to her thighs el agua le llegaba hasta los muslos |
| 3. | [happen]
Conjugaison pasar
come what may pase lo que pase how did you come to fail your exam? ¿cómo es que suspendiste el examen? |
| 4. | [become]
to come true hacerse realidad to come unstuck despegarse my shoelaces have come undone se me han desatado los cordones |
| 5. | [begin gradually]
to come to do something llegar a hacer algo |
| 6. | [be placed in order]
to come first/last in a race llegar el primero/el último en una carrera she came second in the exam quedó segunda en el examen P comes before Q la P viene antes de la Q |
| 7. | (v inf) [sexually] Conjugaison correrse |
| come to think of it ahora que lo pienso |
to come
adverb
in (the) days/years to come en días/años venideros
come about
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[happen] Conjugaison pasar, Conjugaison ocurrir
come across
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[find] Conjugaison encontrar
come across
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[speaker, message]
to come across well/badly causar buena/mala impresión
to come across as something resultar ser algo
come along
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [arrive by chance - opportunity]
Conjugaison surgir [ - bus] Conjugaison aparecer, Conjugaison llegar |
| 2. | [progress]
Conjugaison ir
the project is coming along nicely el proyecto va muy bien |
| come along!
expressing encouragement ¡venga!
hurry up ¡date prisa! |
come apart
intransitive verb Conjugaison
Conjugaison deshacerse
come at
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[attack] Conjugaison atacar
come back
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [return] Conjugaison volver |
| 2. | [in talk, writing]
to come back to something volver a algo |
| 3. | [memory]
to come back to somebody volverle a la memoria a alguien |
| 4. | [become fashionable again] volver a estar de moda |
come by
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | [get, obtain] Conjugaison conseguir |
| 2. | [visit, drop in on]
they came by our house se pasaron por nuestra casa |
come down
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [from upstairs] Conjugaison bajar |
| 2. | [decrease] Conjugaison bajar |
| 3. | [descend - plane, parachutist]
Conjugaison aterrizar [ - rain] Conjugaison caer |
come down to
transitive verb inseparable
reducirse a
come down with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
Conjugaison coger, Conjugaison agarrar (enfermedad)
come forward
intransitive verb Conjugaison
Conjugaison presentarse
come from
transitive verb inseparable
[noise etc] venir de
[person] ser de
come in
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [enter]
Conjugaison entrar, Conjugaison pasar
come in! ¡pase! |
| 2. | [arrive - train, letters, donations] Conjugaison llegar |
| 3. | [be involved]
Conjugaison entrar
it's a good plan, but where do I come in? el plan está bien pero ¿dónde encajo yo? |
| 4. | [be introduced] entrar en vigor |
come in for
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[criticism etc] Conjugaison recibir, Conjugaison llevarse
come into
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | [inherit] Conjugaison heredar |
| 2. | [begin to be]
to come into being nacer, ver la luz to come into force entrar en vigor to come into sight vislumbrarse |
come of
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[result from] resultar de
what came of your plans? ¿qué fue de tus planes?
come off
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [button]
Conjugaison descoserse
[label] Conjugaison despegarse [lid] Conjugaison soltarse [stain] Conjugaison quitarse |
| 2. | [plan, joke] salir bien, dar resultado |
| 3. | [person]
to come off well/badly salir bien/mal parado |
come off
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[medicine] dejar de tomar
| come off it! (inf) ¡venga ya! |
come on
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [start]
Conjugaison empezar
I think I have a cold coming on creo que me estoy constipando |
| 2. | [start working - lights, heating] encenderse |
| 3. | [progress]
Conjugaison ir
it's coming on nicely va muy bien |
| come on!
expressing encouragement, urging haste ¡vamos!
expressing disbelief ¡venga ya! |
come out
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [screw, tooth] Conjugaison caerse |
| 2. | [stain] Conjugaison quitarse |
| 3. | [become known] salir a la luz |
| 4. | [appear - product, book, sun]
Conjugaison salir [ - film] Conjugaison estrenarse |
| 5. | [in exam, race etc]
Conjugaison terminar, Conjugaison acabar
who came out on top? ¿quién acabó ganando? |
| 6. | [go on strike] ponerse en huelga |
| 7. | [declare publicly]
to come out for/against something declararse a favor/en contra de algo |
| 8. | [as homosexual] declararse homosexual |
| 9. | [photograph] Conjugaison salir |
come out in
transitive verb inseparable
she has come out in spots le han salido unos granos
come out with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[remark] Conjugaison decir
come over
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[subj: feeling] Conjugaison sobrevenir
I don't know what has come over her no sé qué le pasa
come over
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[to visit] Conjugaison pasarse
come round
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [to visit] Conjugaison pasarse |
| 2. | [change opinion]
to come round (to something) terminar por aceptar (algo) |
| 3. | [regain consciousness] volver en sí |
| 4. | [happen] Conjugaison volver |
come through
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[difficult situation, period] pasar por, Conjugaison atravesar
[operation, war] sobrevivir a
come through
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [arrive] Conjugaison llegar |
| 2. | [survive] Conjugaison sobrevivir |
come to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | [reach]
to come to an end tocar a su fin to come to power subir al poder to come to a decision alcanzar una decisión |
| 2. | [amount to]
ascender a
the plan came to nothing el plan se quedó en nada |
| 3. | [subj: memory, thought]
the idea suddenly came to me se me ocurrió la idea de pronto |
come to
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[regain consciousness] volver en sí
come under
transitive verb inseparable
| 1. | [be governed by] estar bajo |
| 2. | [heading in book etc] venir en, ir bajo |
| 3. | [suffer]
to come under attack ser atacado |
come up
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [name, topic, opportunity] Conjugaison surgir |
| 2. | [be imminent] estar al llegar |
| 3. | [sun, moon] Conjugaison salir |
come up against
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
Conjugaison tropezarse or toparse con
come upon
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[find] cruzarse con, Conjugaison encontrar
come up to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | [approach - in space]
acercarse a [ - in time] it's coming up to Christmas/six o'clock nos acercamos a la Navidad/a las seis de la tarde |
| 2. | [expectations] estar a la altura de |
come up with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[idea] salir con
[solution] Conjugaison encontrar
