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con PREP
1.1. con (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad):
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vive con el o su novio
she lives with her boyfriend
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¿quieres que hable con él?
do you want me to talk to him?
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está casada con un primo mío
she's married to a cousin of mine
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1.2. con (indicando el objeto de un comportamiento, una actitud):
te portaste muy mal con ellos
you behaved very badly toward(s) them
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se mostró muy amable (para) con nosotros
he was very kind to us
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he tenido mucha paciencia contigo
I have been very patient with you
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1.3. con inf (yo y):
eso es lo que estábamos diciendo con Lucía
that's what Lucía and I were saying
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1.4. con (indicando el acompañamiento de algo):
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se sirve con arroz
serve with rice
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para mí con leche y sin azúcar, por favor
milk and no sugar for me, please
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pan con mantequilla
bread and butter
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1.5. con MATH:
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2.1. con (indicando una relación de simultaneidad):
una cápsula con cada comida
one capsule with each meal
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se levanta con el alba
he gets up at the crack of dawn
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2.2. con (indicando una relación de causa):
¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia?
how can we go in this rain o while it's raining like this?
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me desperté con el ruido
the noise woke me
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con todo lo que pasó me olvidé de llamarte
what with everything that happened I forgot to ring you
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ella se lo ofreció, con lo que o con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto
she offered to do it for me, which put me in an awkward position
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2.3. con (a pesar de):
¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo?
aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus
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¿cómo te olvidaste? ¡con las veces que te lo dije!
how could you forget? the (number of) times I told you!
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con ser tan tarde o lo tarde que es, no estoy cansada
it's very late and yet I'm not at all tired
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con ser tan tarde o lo tarde que es, no estoy cansada
I'm not at all tired, even though it's so late
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con todo (y con eso) me parece que es bueno
even so o in spite of all that o all the same o nonetheless I think he's good
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3. con (indicando el instrumento, medio, material):
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córtalo con la tijera
cut it with the scissors
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córtalo con la tijera
use the scissors to cut it
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agárralo con las dos manos
hold it with both hands
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lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo
you're spoiling him with all this pampering o by pampering him so much
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con estos retazos se puede hacer una colcha
you can make a quilt out of these bits of material
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¡caray con la niña! y parecía tan modosita
well fancy that! o well would you believe it! and she seemed so demure
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(con + infinit.) con llorar no se arregla nada
crying won't solve anything
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no hay necesidad de escribir, con llamarlo ya cumples
there's no need to write; as long as o if you call him, that should do
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¡con decirte que un café cuesta el triple que aquí!
I mean, to give you an example, a cup of coffee costs three times what it costs here
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(con que + subj) me contento con que apruebes
as long as you pass I'll be happy
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con tal de/con tal (de) que
provided (that)
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con tal de/con tal (de) que
as long as
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con tal de/con tal (de) que
so long as inf
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no importa cómo lo hagas con tal (de) que lo hagas
it doesn't matter how you do it, just as long as you do it
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con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes de marzo
as long as o provided I get it back by March
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es capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención
he'll do anything to attract attention
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4.1. con (indicando relaciones de modo):
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andaba con dificultad/cuidado
she was walking with difficulty/with care o carefully
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¡con mucho gusto!
with pleasure!
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4.2. con (al describir características, un estado):
amaneció con fiebre
he had a temperature when he woke up
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amaneció con fiebre
he woke up with a temperature
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ya estaba con dolores de parto
she was already having labor pains
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andaba con ganas de bronca
he was looking o spoiling for a fight
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con las manos en los bolsillos
with his hands in his pockets
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¿vas a ir con ese vestido?
are you going in that dress?
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me gusta más con el pelo suelto
I like her better with her hair down
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una niña con ojos azules
a girl with blue eyes
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una niña con ojos azules
a blue-eyed girl
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una mujer con aspecto de extranjera
a foreign-looking woman
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un monstruo con un solo ojo
a one-eyed monster
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una casa con piscina
a house with a swimming pool
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5. con LatAm (indicando el agente, destinatario):
me peino con Gerardo
Gerardo does my hair
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me lo mandé hacer con un sastre
I had it made by a tailor
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se estuvo quejando conmigo
she was complaining to me
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arroz con leche N m
arroz con leche
rice pudding
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empleada con cama N f
empleada con cama
live-in maid
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gato con botas N m
el gato con botas
Puss in Boots
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potro con arcos N m
potro con arcos
pommel horse
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tiro con arco N m
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salto con pértiga N m
salto con pértiga
pole vault
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sueño con REM N m
sueño con REM
rapid-eye-movement sleep
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chocolate con leche N m
chocolate con leche
milk chocolate
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chile con carne N m
chile con carne
chili con carne
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Spanish

English
I. con PREP
1. con (compañía, instrumento, modo):
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estar con la gripe
to have the flu
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con el tiempo...
with time ...
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2. con MATH:
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3. con (actitud):
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4. con (circunstancia):
con este tiempo...
in this weather ...
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5. con (a pesar de):
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II. con CONJ + infin
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con solo que +subj
if only
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con desparpajo
confidently
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tasteful (decorous)
con delicadeza
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go with clothing, food and drink
pegar con
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go with
estar de acuerdo con
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to go with sb on sth
coincidir con alguien en algo
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in the PONS Dictionary

Spanish

English
I. con [kon] PREP
1. con (compañía, modo):
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estar con la gripe
to have the flu
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con el tiempo...
with time...
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2. con MATH:
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3. con (actitud):
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4. con (circunstancia):
con este tiempo...
in this weather...
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5. con (a pesar de):
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II. con [kon] CONJ + infin
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con sólo que +subj
if only
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con desparpajo
confidently
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con desparpajo
skillfully
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con desparpajo
flippantly
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tasteful (decorous)
con delicadeza
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go with clothing, food and drink
pegar con
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go with
estar de acuerdo con
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to go with sb on sth
coincidir con alguien en algo
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GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology
lubricación con bomba
lubricación con bomba
oil pump lubrication
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secador con filtro
secador con filtro
filter drier
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servicio con carga parcial
servicio con carga parcial
partial load operation
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con transmisión directa
con transmisión directa
directly driven
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con transmisión indirecta
con transmisión indirecta
indirect drive
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Mirilla con esfera
Mirilla con esfera
sight glass with ball insert
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arranque con x polos
arranque con x polos
x pole start
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carga con esterol
carga con esterol
ester oil filling
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motor con brida
motor con brida
attached motor
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con tuberías listas para conectar
con tuberías listas para conectar
piping for immediate connection
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
con su comportamiento desmiente a su familia
with this behaviour [or behavior Am] he/she is letting down his/her family
ser generoso con [o para con] alguien
no hay que andar con bromas con él
he doesn't put up with any nonsense
quedarse con la miel en los labios
to be left wanting more
amoroso con/para con alguien
affectionate to/towards
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