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into /'ɪntu/ , before consonant /'ɪntə/ preposición
- (indicating motion, direction): to walk ~ a building entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio;
they helped him ~ the chair lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón;
she sat staring ~ space estaba sentada mirando al vacío;
to translate sth ~ Spanish traducir(conj.⇒) algo al español
- (against): she walked ~ a tree se dio contra un árbol;
he drove ~ the other car chocó con el otro coche
- (indicating motion, direction): to walk ~ a building entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio;
- (in time, distance): ten minutes ~ the game a los diez minutos de empezar el partido;
they penetrated deep ~ the jungle entraron en el corazón de la selva
- (indicating result of action): we split ~ two groups nos dividimos en dos grupos;
roll the dough ~ a ball haga una bola con la masa
- (involved in) (colloq) they're ~ drugs se drogan;
at two, children are ~ everything a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
into ['ɪntʊ:] preposición
1 (movimiento) en, a, con: I bumped into John, me tropecé con John
I'll change into my jeans, me pondré los vaqueros
come into my office, entra en mi despacho
she jumped into the lake, se tiró al lago
2 (impacto) contra: I walked into a tree, me di contra un árbol
3 (cambio, división) en, a: he turned into a frog, se convirtió en rana
translate this into English, traduce esto al inglés
to change dollars into euros, cambiar dólares a euros
Mat five into ten is two, diez entre cinco son dos
3 (distancia, tiempo) deep into the wood, hasta el corazón del bosque
late into the night, hasta bien entrada la noche
♦ LOC: familiar he's really into horses, es muy aficionado a los caballos
1 (movimiento) en, a, con: I bumped into John, me tropecé con John
I'll change into my jeans, me pondré los vaqueros
come into my office, entra en mi despacho
she jumped into the lake, se tiró al lago
2 (impacto) contra: I walked into a tree, me di contra un árbol
3 (cambio, división) en, a: he turned into a frog, se convirtió en rana
translate this into English, traduce esto al inglés
to change dollars into euros, cambiar dólares a euros
Mat five into ten is two, diez entre cinco son dos
3 (distancia, tiempo) deep into the wood, hasta el corazón del bosque
late into the night, hasta bien entrada la noche
♦ LOC: familiar he's really into horses, es muy aficionado a los caballos
into: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| barge into | vtr | informal (shove or push) España | toparse, chocarse v pron | ||||||
| be converted into | estar convertido a | ||||||||
| be converted into | ser convertido en | ||||||||
| be into | estar metido en | ||||||||
| blow into | vtr | (exhale, breathe into) Esp | soplar en vtr + prep | ||||||
| blow into | vtr | US (arrive somewhere unexpectedly ) España | aparecer vi | ||||||
| llegar de golpe vi + adv | |||||||||
| México infrml | caer vi | ||||||||
| book into | vtr | (check into: a hotel, etc.) Esp | registrarse v pron | ||||||
| bore into | vtr | literal (drill into) Arg | perforar, taladrar vtr | ||||||
| bore into | vtr | figurative (pierce with eyes, gaze) Arg | atravesar con la mirada loc verb | ||||||
| México infrml | echar ojos de pistola loc adv | ||||||||
| breathe life into | vtr | figurative (revive, rejuvenate) | infundir vida a loc verb | ||||||
| El éxito en su emprendimiento infundió vida a esa parte de él que estaba adormecida. | |||||||||
| fig | infundir un nuevo aliento loc verb | ||||||||
| Era nuestro intento infundir un nuevo aliento en la comunidad, siguiendo las directrices del Concilio. | |||||||||
| fig | dar un nuevo aire loc verb | ||||||||
| Este color le dará un nuevo aire a tu sala. | |||||||||
| fam | inyectar ganas vtr | ||||||||
| breathe new life into | vtr | figurative (reinvent, rejuvenate) | infundir nueva vida a loc verb | ||||||
| El cambio en la política económica infundió nueva vida a un sector industrial que estaba desmantelado. | |||||||||
| fig | dar una nueva vida a loc verb | ||||||||
| El cambio de decoración le ha dado una nueva vida al negocio. | |||||||||
| bring into alignment | vtr | figurative (standardize) Téc | estandarizar vtr | ||||||
| Queremos estandarizar ésta característica del jabón líquido porque aumenta su vida de anaquel. | |||||||||
| uniformar vtr | |||||||||
| homologar vtr | |||||||||
| bring into alignment | vtr | literal (align, line up) | alinear, poner en fila vtr | ||||||
| bring into being | vtr | (create, begin) | dar vida loc verb | ||||||
| Con el Carnaval se disponen a dar vida a un mundo de fantasía. | |||||||||
| crear vtr | |||||||||
| bring into focus | vtr | literal (focus on) | enfocar vtr | ||||||
| ajustar el foco loc verb | |||||||||
| Ajustó el foco para darle mayor nitidez a la toma. | |||||||||
| bring into focus | vtr | figurative (draw attention to, explain more clearly) fig | centrar la atención loc verb | ||||||
| Si quieres comprender este asunto debes centrar tu atención en él | |||||||||
| fig | poner el foco en loc verb | ||||||||
| Como el tema era muy amplio puso el foco en las necesidades más inmediatas. | |||||||||
| fig | destacar vtr | ||||||||
| Mencionó una serie de problemas pero destacó los dos que consideraba más importantes y los explicó con mayor detalle. | |||||||||
| bring into play | vtr | (involve, use) | poner en juego loc verb | ||||||
| Me gusta. Y voy a poner todos mis recursos en juego para ganármela. | |||||||||
| usar vtr | |||||||||
| hacer uso loc verb | |||||||||
| Hagamos uso de nuestras mejores armas: la astucia y la tenacidad. | |||||||||
| bring into question | vtr | (cast doubt on) | cuestionar v tr | ||||||
| poner en duda loc verb | |||||||||
| El jugador puso en duda su permanencia en el club el año próximo. | |||||||||
| poner en tela de juicio loc verb | |||||||||
| Hizo resonantes declaraciones a la prensa poniendo en tela de juicio la honestidad del funcionario. | |||||||||
| bump into | vtr | literal (collide with) | darse con/contra vi+prep | ||||||
| A oscuras me di en los dedos del pie con el canto de la puerta. | |||||||||
| chocar con vi + prep | |||||||||
| chocarse con vi+prep | |||||||||
| bump into | vtr | informal, figurative (meet by chance) | tropezarse con vi + prep | ||||||
| Al entrar en la tienda me tropecé con María y estuvimos hablando de tiempos pasados | |||||||||
| cruzarse con vpron+prep | |||||||||
| Me crucé con mi mejor amiga cuando salía de clase. | |||||||||
| toparse con vpron+prep | |||||||||
| Me topé con Manuel al salir de la oficina | |||||||||
| burst into laughter | v | (start laughing suddenly) | largarse / echarse a reír vpron | ||||||
| romper a reír o en risa loc verbal | |||||||||
| Dice en el Quijote: «El duque que esto oyó, estuvo por romper en risa...». | |||||||||
| estallar en una carcajada loc verb | |||||||||
| prorrumpir en carcajadas loc verb | |||||||||
| Cuando ella dijo eso, todos prorrumpieron en carcajadas. | |||||||||
| burst into song | v | (start singing suddenly) | ponerse a cantar loc verb | ||||||
| En cuanto hicieron silencio se puso a cantar a plena voz. | |||||||||
| comenzar a cantar de repente vtr | |||||||||
| arrancar a cantar loc verbal | |||||||||
| Todos callaban cuando Carlos arrancó a cantar a voz en cuello. | |||||||||
| burst into tears | v | (start crying suddenly) | romper / echarse a llorar loc verb | ||||||
| largarse a llorar loc verb | |||||||||
| romper en llanto loc verb | |||||||||
| Su hijo rompió en llanto en cuanto lo vio bajar del avión. | |||||||||
| call into question | poner algo en duda | ||||||||
| change into | vtr | (be converted, transformed into) | transformarse, convertirse (en) v pron | ||||||
| If you kiss a frog it just might change into a handsome prince. | |||||||||
| Si besas a un sapo, puede transformarse en un apuesto príncipe. | |||||||||
| change into | vtr | (put on: clothes) | ponerse v pron | ||||||
| Why don't you change into something more comfortable? | |||||||||
| Si te pones la blusa roja te vas a ver mejor. | |||||||||
| come into being | v | (be born) | nacer vi | ||||||
| The Internet didn't just come into being spontaneously. It is the result of decades of research and development. | |||||||||
| surgir vi | |||||||||
| come into being | v | (come about, be created) | crearse vprnl | ||||||
| El Internet no se creó de un día para otro, tomó tiempo. | |||||||||
| come into existence | v | (be born) | nacer, ver la luz vi, loc | ||||||
| venir al mundo loc verb | |||||||||
| come into existence | v | (come about, be created) | originarse vpron | ||||||
| The universe came into existence with a big bang. | |||||||||
| Dicen que el Universo se originó con una "Gran Explosión" ¿y antes qué había? | |||||||||
| crearse vpron | |||||||||
| El universo se creó a partir del Big-Bang. | |||||||||
| surgir vi | |||||||||
| come into possession of | vtr | (find, obtain) | pasar a ser dueño loc verb | ||||||
| When I received my inheritance I came into possession of several rare coins. | |||||||||
| Cuando murió el tío pasó a ser dueña de una cuantiosa fortuna. | |||||||||
| adueñarse vpron | |||||||||
| tomar posesión vtr | |||||||||
| come into the world | v | (be born) | venir al mundo loc verb | ||||||
| He came into the world kicking and screaming just like the rest of us. | |||||||||
| El niño vino al mundo el dia del cumpleaños de su madre. | |||||||||
| ver la luz loc verb | |||||||||
| llegar al mundo loc verb | |||||||||
| convert into cash | v | (goods: exchange for money) | hacer efectivo loc verb | ||||||
| convertir en efectivo vtr | |||||||||
| Com | hacer líquido, liquidar vtr | ||||||||
| crawl into | vtr | (creep inside) | entrar sigilosamente vi + adv | ||||||
| He crawled into bed as quietly as possible so as not to wake his wife. | |||||||||
| colarse vprn | |||||||||
| Se coló en la cama sin hacer ruido. | |||||||||
| creep into | vtr | (crawl or move stealthily inside) | entrar sigilosamente loc verb | ||||||
| The creepy man quietly crept into the bushes. | |||||||||
| Entró sigilosamente en la cueva porque no quería despertar a los murciélagos que colgaban de la misma. | |||||||||
| gatear sigilosamente vi + adv | |||||||||
| dash into | vtr | informal (hurry into) | entrar de carrera loc verb | ||||||
| He left the engine running while he dashed into the shop for some cigarettes. | |||||||||
| irrumpir vi | |||||||||
| entrar como un rayo loc verb | |||||||||
| degenerate into | degenerar en | ||||||||
| delve into | vtr | literal (dig or dip into) | hurgar en vi + prep | ||||||
| Hurgó en los bolsillos, sacó unas monedas y se las dio al mendigo. | |||||||||
| escarbar vtr | |||||||||
| Escarbaba la tierra en busca de lombrices. | |||||||||
| delve into | vtr | figurative (investigate, research) fig | escarbar vtr | ||||||
| He was eager to delve into the ancient archives discovered in the monastery. | |||||||||
| Escarbaron su pasado para encontrar algo que pudiera comprometerlo. | |||||||||
| indagar en vtr + prep | |||||||||
| La ley vigente permite a los Servicios de Inteligencia indagar en los archivos privados de cualquier ciudadano. | |||||||||
| develop into | convertirse en | ||||||||
| develop into | devenir | ||||||||
| dig into | clavar | ||||||||
| dip into | vtr | literal (plunge briefly into) | meter la punta del dedo loc verb | ||||||
| She dipped her toes into the water to feel how cold it was. | |||||||||
| Metió la punta de los dedos en el agua para saber si estaba muy fría. | |||||||||
| rozar, tocar con las yemas de los dedos loc verb | |||||||||
| Argentina | sopar, mojar vtr | ||||||||
| Sopó el trozo de pan en la salsa y se lo engulló de un bocado. / Insertó un trozo de bizcochuelo con el tenedor y lo mojó en la fondue de chocolate. | |||||||||
| sumergir brevemente loc verb | |||||||||
| Antes de armar el tiramisú, sumerja brevemente las vainillas en café cargado. | |||||||||
| dip into | vtr | figurative (sample briefly) | echar un vistazo loc verb | ||||||
| Whenever I have quarter of an hour to spare I like to dip into Saki's 'Collected Short Stories'. | |||||||||
| hojear vtr | |||||||||
| He hojeado el informe pero no he tenido tiempo de sentarme a estudiarlo en profundidad. | |||||||||
| dip into | vtr | (savings: make use of) | echar mano loc verb | ||||||
| I'm so short of money at the moment that I keep having to dip into my precious savings. | |||||||||
| Tuve que echar mano de mis ahorros para pagar la reparación del coche. | |||||||||
| recurrir vi | |||||||||
| dive into | vtr | literal (plunge into: water) | zambullirse vpron | ||||||
| Diving into unknown waters is hazardous - you don't know how deep the water is or how strong the current. | |||||||||
| sumergirse vpron | |||||||||
| dive into | vtr | figurative (undertake enthusiastically) | abocarse de lleno loc verb | ||||||
| I couldn't wait to dive into my favorite author's latest book. | |||||||||
| sumergirse vpron | |||||||||
| divide into | dividir en v | ||||||||
| divide into groups | dividir en grupos v | ||||||||
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3/4-inch dowel into ...
401K's have turned into 201K's
a bird just crashed into my window
a blackbird flew into the kitchen
a botched boob job into a job
A cloud turns into an angel...
a compelling insight into
a few years into the revolt
A file should not be made into a center punch, chisel, or any other type of tool...
a guy so into eating...
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
A little less than a year into my husband´s tour with the Army in
a look into
A lot of companies went into shell shock
a new media gravy train is pulling into the station
a person who spins wool into thread
A short fade into a faux hawk
a veiled criticism I crowbarred into the comment
a whole head of blonde highlights and my hair cut into layers but only a bit of the
Ability to Enter into Agreement - legal
ability to tackle, taking into account, apply for ...
absorbed itself into
accepted into the university
After incorporating time management into the mix
age requirement for entrey into kinderganten apllies
agreement is entered into as of - legal
agreement made and entered into by ...
all determine what will be brought into the classroom...
All I really have to do to get into...
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Spanish:
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