spend

spend
spend
past tense, past participle - spent; verb
1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) gastar
2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) pasar
- spendthrift
spend vb
1. gastar
I don't want to spend all my money no quiero gastarme todo el dinero
2. pasar
she spends hours swimming pasa horas nadando
El pasado y participio pasado de spend es spent
spend
tr[spend]
transitive verb (pt & pp spent tr[spent] )
1 (money) gastar (on, en)
I've spent a lot this month he gastado mucho este mes
he spends all his money on records gasta todo su dinero en discos
2 (pass time) pasar
we spent the weekend there pasamos allí el fin de semana
she spent the day sunbathing (se) pasó el día tomando el sol
3 (devote time/energy) dedicar (on, a), invertir (on, en)
I'd like to spend more time with my family me gustaría dedicar más tiempo a mi familia
you should spend more time on your homework deberías dedicar más tiempo a tus deberes
4 (use up, exhaust) gastar, agotar
the storm spent its force la tormenta perdió su fuerza
intransitive verb
1 (money) gastar
spend ['spɛnd] vt, spent ['spɛnt] ; spending
1) : gastar (dinero, etc.)
2) pass: pasar (el tiempo)
to spend time on: dedicar tiempo a
spend
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: spent) = consumirse v.
expender v.
gastar v.
gastar dinero v.
pasar v.
spend
transitive verb (past & past p spent)
1)
a) \<\<money\>\> gastar

to spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo

b) (expend)

to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo

she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro

don't spend too long on each question — no le dediquen mucho tiempo a cada pregunta

spend your time wisely — emplea bien el tiempo

2) (pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasar

where did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?

I spent five years as a salesman — (me) pasé cinco años trabajando como vendedor

3) (exhaust) agotar

the hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza

[spend] (pt, pp spent)
1. VT
1) (=pay out) [+ money] gastar

to spend sth on sth/sb — gastar algo en algo/algn

she spends too much money on clothes — gasta demasiado dinero en ropa

they've spent a fortune on the house — (se) han gastado un dineral en la casa

the buildings need a lot spending on them — a los edificios les hace falta una buena inyección de dinero

it's money well spent — es dinero bien empleado

- spend a penny
2) (=devote) [+ effort, time] dedicar

we spend time, money and effort training these people — dedicamos tiempo, dinero y trabajo a formar a estas personas

3) (=pass) [+ period of time] pasar

where are you spending your holiday? — ¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones?

he spent eight years learning his trade — pasó ocho años aprendiendo los gajes del oficio

he spends all his time sleeping — se pasa la vida durmiendo

night 1., 1)
4) (=use up) [+ force, ammunition, provisions] liter agotar

the storm has spent its fury — la tempestad ha agotado or perdido su fuerza

I spend all my energy just getting to work — nada más que en llegar al trabajo se me van todas las energías

the bullets spent themselves among the trees — las balas se desperdiciaron en los árboles

2.
VI gastar
* * *
[spend]
transitive verb (past & past p spent)
1)
a) \<\<money\>\> gastar

to spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo

b) (expend)

to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo

she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro

don't spend too long on each question — no le dediquen mucho tiempo a cada pregunta

spend your time wisely — emplea bien el tiempo

2) (pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasar

where did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?

I spent five years as a salesman — (me) pasé cinco años trabajando como vendedor

3) (exhaust) agotar

the hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza


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