read

read
red
past tense, past participle; = read
read vb leer
I'm reading a novel by Hardy estoy leyendo una novela de Hardy
El pasado y participio pasado de read es read
read
tr[riːd]
transitive verb (pt & pp read tr[red] )
1 (gen) leer
have you read his latest novel? ¿has leído su última novela?
she reads the Times lee el Times
read me a story léeme un cuento
a gypsy read my palm una gitana me leyó la mano
2 (meter) hacer la lectura de
I've come to read the electricity meter vengo a hacer la lectura del contador de la luz
3 (interpret) interpretar; (decipher) descifrar
he read the signs correctly interpretó bien los indicios
the situation as I read it ... la situación tal como la veo yo ...
it's very hard to read your writing es muy difícil descifrar tu letra
I wouldn't read too much into it no le daría demasiada importancia
4 (at university) estudiar
she read politics at Oxford estudió política en Oxford
5 (instrument) indicar, marcar
the thermometer read 37 degrees el termómetro marcaba 37 grados
6 (sign, notice) decir, poner
'Closed for holidays" read the sign on the door "Cerrado por vacaciones" decía el letrero en la puerta
intransitive verb
1 (gen) leer
he never learned to read nunca aprendió a leer
have you read about the accident in the paper? ¿has leído lo del accidente en el diario?
2 (text, passage)
this text reads like a translation este texto suena como una traducción
the last sentence doesn't read at all well la última frase está muy mal redactada
noun
1
this book is an excellent read este libro es buenísimo
I gave it a quick read lo leí por encima
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be well read / widely read tener una gran cultura
to take something as read dar algo por sentado
read ['ri:d] v, read ['rɛd] ; reading vt
1) : leer
to read a story: leer un cuento
2) interpret: interpretar
it can be read two ways: se puede interpretar de dos maneras
3) : decir, poner
the sign read „No smoking”: el letrero decía „No Fumar”
4) : marcar
the thermometer reads 70°: el termómetro marca 70°
read vi
1) : leer
he can read: sabe leer
2) say: decir
the list reads as follows: la lista dice lo siguiente
read n
to be a good read : ser una lectura amena
read
adj.
leído, -a adj.
pret., p.p.
(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to read")
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: read) = leer v.

I
1. riːd
(past & past p read red) transitive verb
1) \<\<book/words/map/music\>\> leer*

I can't read your writing — no te entiendo la letra

for `800', read `80' — donde dice 800 léase 80

I read myself to sleep — leo hasta que me quedo dormido

to read somebody's mind o thoughts — adivinarle or leerle* el pensamiento a alguien

to take something as read — red dar* algo por sentado or por hecho

2)
a) (interpret) \<\<sign/mood/situation\>\> interpretar

to read something INTO something: I think you're reading too much into it — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia

b) (hear, receive) (Telec colloq)

do you read me, alpha? — ¿alfa, me recibe?

3)
a) \<\<sign/notice\>\> decir*

the sign read red `closed for repairs' — el letrero decía or ponía `cerrado por reformas'

b) (indicate) \<\<thermometer/gauge\>\> marcar*
c) (note indication) \<\<thermometer/meter\>\> leer*
4) (BrE Educ) estudiar (en la universidad)

2.
vi
1) \<\<person\>\> leer*

to read TO somebody — leerle* a alguien

to read ABOUT something/somebody: I read red about it in the paper lo leí en el diario; to read THROUGH something — leer* algo

2)
a) (come across)

your article reads well — tu artículo está bien escrito

it reads like a Victorian novel — tiene el estilo de una novela victoriana

b) (have as text) decir*

his letter reads as follows: ... — su carta dice lo siguiente ...

Phrasal Verbs:

II riːd
noun (no pl)

it's a good read — es ameno, es de lectura amena

to give something a quick read — hojear or leer* algo por encima


III red
adjective

to be widely o well read — ser* muy leído, ser* de gran or amplia cultura

[riːd] (pt, pp read) [ˌred]
1. VT
1) [+ book, poem, story, music, sign] leer; [+ author] leer a

can you read Russian? — ¿sabes leer en ruso?

she can't read music — no sabe leer música

I can't read your writing — no entiendo tu letra, no puedo leer tu letra

for "boon" read "bone" — en lugar de "boon" léase "bone"

I read "good" as "mood" — al leer confundí "good" con "mood"

to read sth to sb, to read sb sth — leer algo a algn

to read sth to o.s. — leer algo para sí mismo

to read sb's lips — leer los labios a algn

read my lips — (fig) fíjate bien en lo que digo

to read the news — leer las noticias

to read sb to sleep — leerle a algn hasta que se quede dormido

to read o.s. to sleep — leer hasta quedarse dormido

- take sth as read

to take the minutes as read — (in meeting) dar las actas por leídas

riot
2) (esp Brit)
(Univ) (=study)

to read chemistry — estudiar química, cursar estudios de química

3) (=interpret) [+ map, meter, thermometer] leer; [+ information, remarks, expression, situation] interpretar; [+ person] entender

the same information can be read in different ways — la misma información se puede interpretar de varias formas

I've never been able to read him — nunca he sido capaz de entenderle

this is how I read the situation — así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación

I read the disappointment in her face — le noté la decepción en la cara

to read sth as sth — interpretar algo como algo

to read the future — leer or adivinar el porvenir

to read sb's hand or palm — leerle la mano a algn

to read sth into sth, you're reading too much into it — le estás dando demasiada importancia

to read into a sentence what is not there — ver en una frase un significado que no tiene

to read sb's mind or thoughts — leerle el pensamiento a algn, adivinar el pensamiento a algn

book 1., 1)
4) (Telec)

do you read me? — ¿me oye?

I read you loud and clear — le oigo perfectamente

5) (=say, indicate) [notice] decir; [thermometer, instrument] indicar, marcar

it should read "friends" not "fiends" — debería decir or poner "friends", no "fiends"

the sign on the bus read "private, not in service" — el letrero del autobús decía or en el letrero del autobús ponía "privado, fuera de servicio"

6) (Comput) leer
2. VI
1) [person] leer

to read about sth/sb — leer sobre or acerca de algo/algn

I read about it in the papers — lo leí en los periódicos

I've read about him — he leído sobre or acerca de él

I'm reading about Napoleon — me estoy documentando sobre Napoleón, estoy leyendo acerca de Napoleón

to read aloud — leer en voz alta

the reading public — el público que lee

to read silently — leer para sí

to read through sth — leer algo de principio a fin

I've read through your letter very carefully — he leído tu carta minuciosamente de principio a fin

to read to sb, he read to us from the Bible — nos leyó extractos de la Biblia

my daughter asked me to read to her — mi hija me pidió que le leyera un libro

I like being read to — me gusta que me lean

to read to o.s. — leer para sí

- read between the lines
2) (=give impression)

the book reads well — el libro está bien escrito

it would read better if you put ... — quedaría mejor si pusieras ...

it reads very awkwardly — al leerlo suena muy raro

his article reads like an official report — su artículo está escrito como un informe oficial

3) (=say, indicate) decir

the text reads as follows — el texto dice lo siguiente

4) (=study) estudiar

to read for the Bar — estudiar Derecho (para hacerse abogado)

to read for a degree — hacer una carrera, estudiar la licenciatura

3.
N lectura f

I like a good read — me gusta leer un buen libro

it's a good read — es un libro que se disfruta leyendo

I was having a quiet read in the garden — leía tranquilamente en el jardín

can I have a read of your paper? — ¿puedo echarle un vistazo a tu periódico?

4.
CPD

read head N — (Comput) cabezal m lector

* * *

I
1. [riːd]
(past & past p read [red]) transitive verb
1) \<\<book/words/map/music\>\> leer*

I can't read your writing — no te entiendo la letra

for `800', read `80' — donde dice 800 léase 80

I read myself to sleep — leo hasta que me quedo dormido

to read somebody's mind o thoughts — adivinarle or leerle* el pensamiento a alguien

to take something as read — [red] dar* algo por sentado or por hecho

2)
a) (interpret) \<\<sign/mood/situation\>\> interpretar

to read something INTO something: I think you're reading too much into it — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia

b) (hear, receive) (Telec colloq)

do you read me, alpha? — ¿alfa, me recibe?

3)
a) \<\<sign/notice\>\> decir*

the sign read [red] `closed for repairs' — el letrero decía or ponía `cerrado por reformas'

b) (indicate) \<\<thermometer/gauge\>\> marcar*
c) (note indication) \<\<thermometer/meter\>\> leer*
4) (BrE Educ) estudiar (en la universidad)

2.
vi
1) \<\<person\>\> leer*

to read TO somebody — leerle* a alguien

to read ABOUT something/somebody: I read [red] about it in the paper lo leí en el diario; to read THROUGH something — leer* algo

2)
a) (come across)

your article reads well — tu artículo está bien escrito

it reads like a Victorian novel — tiene el estilo de una novela victoriana

b) (have as text) decir*

his letter reads as follows: ... — su carta dice lo siguiente ...

Phrasal Verbs:

II [riːd]
noun (no pl)

it's a good read — es ameno, es de lectura amena

to give something a quick read — hojear or leer* algo por encima


III [red]
adjective

to be widely o well read — ser* muy leído, ser* de gran or amplia cultura


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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