entertain

entertain
entə'tein
verb
1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) recibir
2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) divertir, entretener
3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) abrigar
•
- entertaining
- entertainment
entertain vb
1. entretener
he entertained us with his jokes nos entretuvo con sus chistes
2. recibir / invitar
we're entertaining this evening tenemos invitados esta noche
entertain
tr[entə'teɪn]
transitive verb
1 (amuse) entretener, divertir
■ Peter never fails to entertain us with his jokes Peter nunca deja de divertirnos con sus chistes
2 formal use (suggestion etc) considerar, tener en cuenta; (doubts etc) abrigar
3 (invite) recibir, invitar
■ they're always entertaining somebody siempre tienen algún invitado
intransitive verb
1 (act as host) tener invitados
■ they used to entertain a lot solían tener muchos invitados
entertain [.ɛntər'teɪn] vt
1) : recibir, agasajar
to entertain guests: tener invitados
2) consider: considerar, contemplar
3) amuse: entretener, divertir
entertain
v.
• abrigar v.
• agasajar v.
• distraer v.
(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)
• divertir v.
• embebecer v.
• entretener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• festejar v.
'entər'teɪn, ˌentə'teɪn
1.
transitive verb
1) (amuse) \<\<audience\>\> entretener*

to keep somebody entertained — entretener* or tener* entretenido a alguien

2) (give hospitality to)

we enjoy entertaining friends — nos gusta recibir (a los amigos) en casa or invitar a los amigos

3) (frml) \<\<idea/suggestion\>\> contemplar, considerar; \<\<doubt/suspicions\>\> abrigar* (frml), albergar* (frml)

2.
vi
1) (provide entertainment) entretener*
2) (have guests) recibir
[ˌentǝ'teɪn]
1. VT
1) (=amuse) [+ audience] divertir, entretener
2) (=offer hospitality to) [+ guest] recibir

to entertain sb to dinner — frm invitar a algn a cenar

3) (=consider) [+ idea, hope] abrigar; [+ proposal] tomar en consideración; [+ doubts] albergar

I wouldn't entertain it for a moment — jamás se me ocurriría tal cosa

2. VI
1) (=amuse) [book, film, performer] entretener
2) (=have visitors) recibir visitas

they entertain a good deal — reciben muchos invitados

* * *
['entər'teɪn, ˌentə'teɪn]
1.
transitive verb
1) (amuse) \<\<audience\>\> entretener*

to keep somebody entertained — entretener* or tener* entretenido a alguien

2) (give hospitality to)

we enjoy entertaining friends — nos gusta recibir (a los amigos) en casa or invitar a los amigos

3) (frml) \<\<idea/suggestion\>\> contemplar, considerar; \<\<doubt/suspicions\>\> abrigar* (frml), albergar* (frml)

2.
vi
1) (provide entertainment) entretener*
2) (have guests) recibir

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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