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happen /'hæpən/ verbo intransitivo

1. 1. (occur) pasar, suceder, ocurrir
   2. (befall, become of) to ~ TO sb pasarle a algn

2. to ~ to + INF: she ~ed to be there dio la casualidad de que estaba ahí;
   if you ~ to see her … si por casualidad la ves …

~ v impers: it (just) so ~s that … da la casualidad de que …

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

happen ['hæpən] verbo intransitivo
1   suceder, ocurrir, pasar: what's happening?, ¿qué pasa?
2   (casualidad) I happened to see her yesterday, la vi ayer por casualidad
     it so happens that..., da la casualidad que...

happen: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
happen by	vtr	(chance upon, come across)	dar con vi
Whilst in town, I happened by a photographic store and bought myself a new digicam.
Iba caminando perdido por la calle y justo di con la parada del colectivo que me lleva a mi casa.
happen by chance			ocurrir por casualidad v
happen on		(meet or find by chance)	tropezar con
happen to	vtr	(chance to)	por casualidad loc adv
Did you happen to see my keys?
¿Has visto mis llaves por casualidad?
happen upon			tropezar con n
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English:

arrange - dread - envisage - envision - fail - in - should - shudder - stick around - to - wait - will - anything - bound - do - go - see - strike - transpire - unexpectedly

Spanish:

acaecer - acontecer - así - casualidad - demonio - devenir - difícil - ocurrir - pasar - producirse - registrarse - reproducirse - sobrevenir - suceder - terciarse - vestidura - agua - jamás - llegar - peor - poder - presumir - producir - repetir - reproducir - ser - temer - tratar - volver

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