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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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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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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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