invite

invite
verb
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) invitar
2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) pedir
3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) pedir
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- inviting
invite vb invitar
he invited me to lunch me invitó a comer
El gerundio de invite se escribe inviting
invite
tr[(vb) ɪn'vaɪt; (n) 'ɪnvaɪt]
transitive verb
1 (guest etc) invitar, convidar; (candidate, participant) pedir, invitar
■ have they invited you to their wedding? ¿te han invitado a su boda?
■ we've been invited for/to dinner nos han invitado a cenar
■ she was invited to speak at a conference le pidieron que hablara en una conferencia
■ let's invite a few friends round invitemos a algunos amigos a casa
2 (comment, suggestion, etc) solicitar
■ questions will be invited at the end las preguntas se solicitarán al final
3 (criticism, disaster, etc) provocar, incitar
■ if you leave the window open, you're just inviting trouble si dejas la ventana abierta, te estás buscando problemas
noun
1 familiar invitación nombre femenino
invite [ɪn'vaɪt] vt, -vited ; -viting
1) attract: atraer, tentar
a book that invites interest: un libro que atrae el interés
2) provoke: provocar, buscar
to invite trouble: buscarse problemas
3) ask: invitar
we invited them for dinner: los invitamos acenar
4) solicit: solicitar, buscar (preguntas, comentarios, etc.)
invite
v.
• brindar v.
• convidar v.
• invitar v.

I ɪn'vaɪt
transitive verb
1)

to invite somebody (TO something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview — lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite somebody over for dinner — invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

2)
a) (request politely)

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

b) (call for) (frml)

he invited questions from the audience — invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

3) (encourage)

you're inviting trouble — te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics — su obra sugiere comparación con los clásicos


II 'ɪnvaɪt
noun (colloq) invitación f
1. [ɪn'vaɪt]
VT
1) [+ person] invitar; (esp to important celebration) convidar

to invite sb to do sth — invitar a algn a hacer algo

to invite sb to dinner/lunch — invitar a algn a cenar/almorzar

to invite sb to have a drink — invitar a algn a tomar algo

to invite sb in/up — invitar a algn a pasar/subir

to invite sb out — invitar a algn a salir

they invited me out to dinner — me invitaron a cenar (a un restaurante)

I've invited them over for drinks — los he invitado a tomar unas copas en casa

2) (=request) [+ opinions] pedir; (more frm) solicitar

they are inviting applications for the post of ... — han abierto el plazo para recibir solicitudes para el puesto de ...

3) (=provoke) [+ discussion, ridicule] provocar

to invite trouble — buscarse problemas

to do so would be to invite defeat — hacer eso sería provocar la propia derrota

A invites comparison with B — A nos induce a compararlo con B

she seems to invite stares — parece que provoca las miradas de la gente

2.
N
* ['ɪnvaɪt] invitación f
* * *

I [ɪn'vaɪt]
transitive verb
1)

to invite somebody (TO something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview — lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite somebody over for dinner — invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

2)
a) (request politely)

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

b) (call for) (frml)

he invited questions from the audience — invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

3) (encourage)

you're inviting trouble — te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics — su obra sugiere comparación con los clásicos


II ['ɪnvaɪt]
noun (colloq) invitación f

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