venir
verbo intransitivo Coniugazione
| 1. | [generalmente]
Coniugazione to come
venir a/de hacer algo to come to do something/from doing something venir de algo [proceder, derivarse] to come from something venir a alguien con algo to come to somebody with something no me vengas con exigencias don't come to me making demands venir a por algo to come to pick up something el año que viene next year |
| 2. | [llegar]
Coniugazione to arrive
vino a las doce he arrived at twelve o'clock |
| 3. | [hallarse]
Coniugazione to be
su foto viene en primera página his photo is o appears on the front page el texto viene en inglés the text is in English |
| 4. | [acometer, sobrevenir]
me viene sueño I'm getting sleepy le vinieron ganas de reír he was seized by a desire to laugh le vino una tremenda desgracia he suffered a great misfortune |
| 5. | [ropa, calzado]
venir a alguien to fit somebody ¿qué tal te viene? does it fit all right? el abrigo le viene pequeño the coat is too small for her |
| 6. | [convenir]
venir bien/mal a alguien to suit/not to suit somebody |
| 7. | [aproximarse]
viene a costar un millón it costs almost a million |
| 8. | (loc)
¿a qué viene esto? what do you mean by that?, what's that in aid of? venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill [persona] to go down in the world venir a parar en to end in venir a ser to amount to |
venir
verbo auxiliar Coniugazione
| 1. | (antes de gerundio)
[haber estado]
venir haciendo algo to have been doing something las peleas vienen sucediéndose desde hace tiempo fighting has been going on for some time |
| 2. | (antes de participio)
[estar]
los cambios vienen motivados por la presión de la oposición the changes have resulted from pressure on the part of the opposition |
| 3. | (antes de infinitivo)
[estar]
esto viene a costar unos veinte euros it costs almost twenty euros |
venirse
verbo pronominal Coniugazione
| 1. | [volver]
venirse (de) to come back o return (from) |
| 2. | (loc)
venirse abajo [techo, estante etc] to collapse [ilusiones] to be dashed |
