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his1 /hɪz/ , weak form /ɪz/ adjetivo Note:
The translation su agrees in number with the noun which it modifies;
his is translated by su, sus, according to what follows: his father/mother su padre/madre;
his books/magazines sus libros/revistas. (sing) su;
(pl) sus;
he injured ~ knee le lesionó la rodilla
The translation su agrees in number with the noun which it modifies;
his is translated by su, sus, according to what follows: his father/mother su padre/madre;
his books/magazines sus libros/revistas. (sing) su;
(pl) sus;
he injured ~ knee le lesionó la rodilla
his2 pronombreNote:
The translation suyo reflects the gender and number of the noun it is standing for;
his is translated by el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas, depending on what is being referred to. (sing) suyo, -ya;
(pl) suyos, -yas, de él;
they're ~ son suyos/suyas, son de él;
~ is blue el suyo/la suya es azul, el/la de él es azul;
a friend of ~ un amigo suyo or de él
The translation suyo reflects the gender and number of the noun it is standing for;
his is translated by el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas, depending on what is being referred to. (sing) suyo, -ya;
(pl) suyos, -yas, de él;
they're ~ son suyos/suyas, son de él;
~ is blue el suyo/la suya es azul, el/la de él es azul;
a friend of ~ un amigo suyo or de él
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
his [hɪz]
| I | adj pos su(s) de él: are they his books or hers?, ¿los libros son de él o de ella? (se omite en español) he has broken his nose, se ha roto la nariz |
| II | pron pos (el/la) suyo,-a, (los/las) suyos,-as, de él: my car is small but his is smaller, mi coche es pequeño pero el suyo lo es más aún: these are his, not mine, éstos son de él, no míos a friend of his, un amigo suyo |
his: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| cut his teeth | v | informal (grow his baby teeth) | cortar los dientes loc verb | ||||||
| Mi hijo está cortando los dientes. | |||||||||
| endentecer vi | |||||||||
| España | echar los dientes loc verb | ||||||||
| No para de babear porque está echando los dientes. | |||||||||
| cut his teeth | v | figurative (learn his trade) | ir metiéndose en tema loc verb | ||||||
| It was a good simple project for the manager's son to cut his teeth on. | |||||||||
| foguearse v pron | |||||||||
| Las primeras tareas deben ser de mediana dificultad, esto les permite foguearse y los entusiasma. | |||||||||
| España fam | romper la mano loc verb | ||||||||
| Es una parte sencilla del proceso ideal para romper la mano y soltarse en el trabajo. | |||||||||
| deep down in his heart | adv | (his conscience) | en el fondo de su corazón loc adv | ||||||
| The governor said the affair was not immoral, but deep down in his heart, he knew it was wrong. | |||||||||
| En el fondo de su corazón sabía que no iba a ser capaz de hacer algo así. | |||||||||
| en el fondo loc adv | |||||||||
| Lo afirmó públicamente aunque, en el fondo, siempre supo que no era cierto. | |||||||||
| en su fuero interno loc adv | |||||||||
| dismiss sb from his duties | vi | (discharge sb from his job) | despedir a alguien de su trabajo vtr | ||||||
| When the foreman was discovered to be at the beach during working hours, John was the one who had to dismiss him from his duties and hire another foreman. | |||||||||
| relevar de un puesto vtr | |||||||||
| Fue relevado de su puesto de trabajo. | |||||||||
| desvincular vtr | |||||||||
| drive sb out of his mind | vi | informal (annoy sb intensely) fig fam | sacar de sus casillas loc fam | ||||||
| The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. | |||||||||
| La actitud de su amigo terminó sacándola de sus casillas. | |||||||||
| fam | sacar de quicio loc verb | ||||||||
| fig fam | sacar de sus cabales loc verb | ||||||||
| fig fam | volver loco loc verb | ||||||||
| El novio la vuelve loca con los celos, todos los días le hace una escena, no sé cómo lo aguanta. | |||||||||
| Argentina | hacer perder los estribos loc verb | ||||||||
| drive sb out of his mind | vi | informal (be sexually attractive to sb) | volverse loco loc verb | ||||||
| I used to watch you sunning in your bikini and it would drive me out of my mind. | |||||||||
| Pensar en sus besos me vuelve loca. | |||||||||
| fig fam | perder la cabeza vtr | ||||||||
| La sola idea de verle me hace perder la cabeza. | |||||||||
| drive so out of his mind | sacar a alguien de sus casillas v | ||||||||
| every last one of his relatives | cada uno de sus parientes | ||||||||
| fear for his life | vi | (be afraid he is likely to die, be killed) | temer por su vida loc verb | ||||||
| He feared for his life when the robber drew a gun. | |||||||||
| creer que uno se va a morir loc verb | |||||||||
| No se lo deseo a nadie, yo creía que me iba a morir, pero la doctora dice que no fue tan grave, que se le sumó un ataque de pánico. | |||||||||
| give his word | dar su palabra v | ||||||||
| he is still his same old self | todavía sigue siendo el mismo loc | ||||||||
| his heels | firme adj | ||||||||
| his lordship | su señoría n | ||||||||
| his self | sí mismo n | ||||||||
| his worship | excelentísimo n | ||||||||
| in his fifties | cincuentón | ||||||||
| in his forties | cuarentón | ||||||||
| in his sixties | sesentón | ||||||||
| keep his word | cumplir con su palabra | ||||||||
| make sb lose his concentration | hacer a alquien perder la concentración v | ||||||||
| man of his word | hombre de palabra | ||||||||
| person in his fifties | colloquial coloquial | cincuentón adj | |||||||
| person in his forties | colloquial coloquial | cuarentón adj | |||||||
| to his heirs | a sus herederos | ||||||||
| what's his name | como se llame | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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40 years his junior
A central theme is the love of a man for his wife - grammar
a copy of his own self
a department (that) where his English is not a safety issue
a doctor can bury his mistakes...
a face on a lover with fire in his heart...
A finger on his right hand / a finger of his right hand
a flush on his face
a follow-up to his speaking engagement - grammar
a fool and his money are soon parted
a fragile symmetry to his day
a friend of his / a friend of him - grammar
a friend of his mind
A friend of his wanted him to go
a keen sailor with many of his subjects
A knight guards his Castle, called "heart"...
A leopard can't change his spots
a local resident holds his cat
a man of his own
a man of his own
a man of his time
a man or two on his own
a man refereeing his own bloodletting
a man who's never "resolved himself" to his fate
a mind of his own
a nickel for his grandma
a person cannot pull himself up by his own shoe-strings
a politician coy about his intentions
a practiced grab saw his feet
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'his' also found in these entries:
English:
abandon - above - abrupt - absence - abuse - accompany - account - accustom - achieve - acknowledgement - ad-lib - add to - adore - against - aggravate - aim - alienate - alive - ambit - amen - amend - amends - amount to - amusing - anticipate - antics - apathetic - apologetic - applicant - approach - apron - arena - arm-twisting - array - ashen - aside - assignment - astonishment - attachment - attraction - auction - back - backstage - bag - balding - bandage - bar - bare - bark - beat
Spanish:
abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abdicar - abochornar - abrazarse - absoluta - absoluto - abuhardillada - abuhardillado - abundancia - acabar - acallar - acanallar - achantar - aciaga - aciago - acometer - acomodar - acusar - acusarse - adolecer - afán - afanar - afanarse - aferrarse - aferrada - aferrado - agachar - agrado - aguantar - aguijonear - alcanzar - alejarse - algo - allá - alma - altura - amañarse - ambicionar - ambientarse - amenizar - amiguete - amor - andanzas - ánimo - anterioridad - antipatía - antípodas - aparecer
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