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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
now1 /naʊ/ adverbio
    1. (at this time) ahora;
      you can come in ~ ya puedes entrar;
      any minute ~ en cualquier momento;
      ~'s your chance esta es tu oportunidad
    1. (at that time): it was ~ time to say goodbye había llegado el momento de decir adiós
    1. (nowadays) hoy en día, actualmente
    1. (in phrases) (every) now and then o again de vez en cuando;
      for now por ahora
    1. (at once, immediately) ahora (mismo);
      it's ~ or never! ¡ahora o nunca!
    1. (in phrases) just now: he's talking to a client just ~ en este momento está hablando con un cliente;
      right now (immediately) ahora mismo, inmediatamente;
      (at present) ahora mismo, en este momento
    1. (showing length of time) ya;
      we've been living here for 40 years ~ ya hace 40 años que vivimos aquí
    1. (after prep): between ~ and Friday de aquí al viernes;
      she should be here by ~ ya debería estar aquí;
      (up) until o till ~, up to ~ hasta ahora
    1. (indicating pause, transition): ~, who's next? bueno ¿(ahora) a quién le toca?
    1. (emphasizing command, request, warning, advice): ~ look here! ¡espera un momento!
    1. (in phrases) now, now ¡vamos, vamos!;
      now then … a ver …
now2 conjunción ~ (that) ahora que

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
now [naʊ]
I adverbio
1   ahora, actualmente, ya: give it to me now!, ¡dámelo ya!
     by now, ya
     from now on, de ahora en adelante
     just now, hace poco
     (every) now and again/then, de vez en cuando
     right now, ahora mismo
     ten years from now, dentro de diez años
     until now, hasta ahora
2   (hablando del pasado) entonces, ya
    
II conj now (that), ahora que: now that you're here, why don't you help me paint the house?, ya que estás aquí, ¿por qué no me ayudas a pintar la casa?
    ♦ LOC: now now, stop crying!, ¡vamos, deja de llorar!
     well now, ahora bien
    En el presente continuo se suele omitir: Where are you going?, ¿Adónde vas (ahora)? Se usa solo cuando es necesario subrayar la diferencia entre ahora y antes: I didn't understand but now I do. No lo entendía (antes), pero ahora sí.



now: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010
Compound Forms:
before nowadv (previously)anteriormente adv
El aumento en las tasas de desempleo es un fenómeno que no solo se relaciona solo con la crisis, como ya se explicó anteriormente.
between now and thenadv (from this moment until a specified future time) Espde/desde ahora hasta/a entonces loc adv
Llega a las 3. De/desde ahora hasta entonces tenemos tiempo para terminar.
 Españadesde ahora hasta el día X loc adv
Desde ahora hasta el jueves próximo tenemos de tiempo para finalizar el trabajo
for nowadv (temporarily, for the moment)por el momento loc adv
Right now we can't afford a new car, so for now we'll just have to make do with the one we've got.
 por ahora, de momento locs advs
from now onadv (starting from this moment)de ahora en adelante loc adv
From now on, I expect you to call me when you're going to be late.
 a partir de ahora loc adv
 de ahora en más loc adv
Ya es grande; de ahora en más deberá arreglarse solo.
 desde ahora loc adv
 desde este preciso momento loc adv
Desde este preciso momento me vas a avisar si es que pretendes irte de fiesta.
here and nown (present situation)aquí y ahora loc nom
Stop worrying so much about the future - live for the here and now!
No esperes a pasártelo bien cuando te toque la lotería, prueba a disfrutar el aquí y ahora.
just nowjusto ahora
now and foreverahora y siempre adv
now and thende vez en cuando adv
now or neverahora o nunca adv
now thatahora que adv
right nowen este momento
till nowhasta ahora
until nowhasta ahora
up to nowhasta este momento
up to nowhasta ahora
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