word
[wɜ:d]noun
| 1. | LING
palabra f
we couldn't understand a word he said no entendimos ni una sola palabra de lo que dijo word for word palabra por palabra in other words en otras palabras in one's own words (uno) con sus propias palabras not in so many words no con esas palabras in a word en una palabra too ... for words de lo más ... by word of mouth de palabra to put in a (good) word for somebody hablar en favor de alguien just say the word no tienes más que decirlo she doesn't mince her words no tiene pelos en la lengua to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien to have words with somebody (inf) tener unas palabritas con alguien to have the last word tener la última palabra to put something into words expresar algo con palabras to weigh one's words medir (uno) sus palabras I couldn't get a word in edgeways no pude meter baza |
| 2. | (uncountable noun)
[news]
noticia f
there is no word from them no hemos tenido noticias de ellos word has it that ... se rumorea que... |
| 3. | [promise]
palabra f
to give somebody one's word dar (uno) su palabra a alguien I give you my word te lo prometo to keep/break one's word mantener/no cumplir la palabra de uno to be as good as one's word, to be true to one's word cumplir lo prometido |
word
[wɜ:d]transitive verb Conjugaison
Conjugaison redactar, Conjugaison expresar
