- it
- it
pronoun1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) él; ella; ello (sujeto); lo, la (complemento directo)2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (se usa como sujeto en frases impersonales: it is cold = hace frío)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) (se usa para dar énfasis a ciertas palabras o frases)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) lo, la•- its- itself
it pron1. él / ella / ellowhere's my shirt?, it's not in my room ¿dónde está mi camisa?, no está en mi habitación2. lo / laI've lost my wallet and I can't find it he perdido mi cartera y no la encuentro3. lethe dog's thirsty Give it some water el perro tiene sed Dale un poco de aguaMuchas veces it funciona como un sujeto impersonalwho is it? It's me, Peter ¿quién es? Soy yo, Peterit is very hot today hace mucho calor hoyit's nearly four o'clock son casi las cuatroit is September 11th es el 11 de septiembreit's 10 miles to the next village hay 10 millas hasta el próximo puebloITtr['aɪ'tiː]abbreviation1 (information technology) informáticait ['ɪt] pron1) (as subject; generally omitted) : él, ella, elloit's a big building: es un edificio grandewho was it?: ¿quién era?2) (as indirect object) : leI'll give it some water: voy a darle agua3) (as direct object) : lo, lagive it to me: dámelo4) (as object of a preposition; generally omitted) : él, ella, ellobehind it: detrás, detrás de él5) (in impersonal constructions)it's raining: está lloviendoit's 8 o'clock: son las ocho6) (as the implied subject or object of a verb)it is necessary to study: es necesario estudiarto give it all one's got: dar lo mejor de síitpron.• ella pron.• ello pron.• la pron.• le pron.• lo pron.• él pron.pron.• le pron.mass noun = information technology
I [ɪt]1. PRON1) (specific)
It as subject or following a preposition is often not translated. (direct object) lo, la; (indirect object) le; (after prep) (if translated) él m, ella f; (neuter) elloit's on the table — está en la mesa
where is it? — ¿dónde está?
"here's the book" - "give it to me" — -aquí está el libro -dámelo
if you have the list, give it to him — si tienes la lista, dásela
it's a good film, have you seen it? — es una buena película, ¿la has visto?
give it a kick — dale una patada
I have no money for it — no tengo dinero para comprarlo
I doubt it — lo dudo
there's a wall in front of/behind it — hay una pared delante/detrás (de ello)
she put a plate on top of it — le puso un plato encima, lo tapó con un plato
it's a she — [dog, cat etc] es hembra
it's a boy — [baby] es niño
2) (indefinite)The indefinite subject is not translated.it's raining — está lloviendo
it's Friday tomorrow — mañana es viernes
it's 10 October or the 10th of October — es el diez de octubre
it's six o'clock — son las seis
how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?
it's ten miles to London — son diez millas de aquí a Londres
I like it here, it's quiet — me gusta aquí, es tranquilo
it was kind of you — fue muy amable de su parte
it's easy to talk — hablar no cuesta nada
it is not in him to do it — no es capaz de hacer eso
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it's me — soy yodon't worry, it's only me — soy yo, no te emociones
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it's no use worrying — no vale la pena inquietarse•
it is said that ... — se dice que ...I have heard it said that ... — he oído decir que ...
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it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó•
what is it? — (=what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?•
who is it? — ¿quién es?3) (special uses with "to be")•
how is it that ...? — ¿cómo es que ...?, ¿cómo resulta que ...?•
that's it for today — eso es todo por hoythat's it! just there is fine — ¡eso es! ahí mismo está bien
that's it! I've had enough of this waiting! — ¡ya está bien! ¡estoy harto de esperar!
that's it then! we leave on Sunday — ¡muy bien! or ¡solucionado! salimos el domingo
that's just it! — ¡ahí está el problema!
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this is it — (=it's time) ya llegó la hora; (=train, bus etc) ahí viene4) (referring to situation)he won't agree to it — no lo aceptará
I spoke to him about it — lo hablé con él
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I'm against it — estoy en contra•
I'm (all) for it * — estoy (muy) a favorat, get 1., 20)•
the worst of it is that ... — lo peor del caso es que ...5) (in games)you're it! — ¡te tocó!
6) * (=sexual attraction)you've either got it or you haven't — ese algo, o se tiene o no, no hay vuelta de hoja
7) * (=something special)she thinks she's just it! * — se las da de maravillosa *
2.CPDIt Girl * N — (esp Brit) mujer muy moderna, famosa, que inicia modas
II
* [ɪt]N vermú m or vermut m italiano* * *mass noun = information technology
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
