listen

listen
'lisn
verb
1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) escuchar
2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) escuchar
listen vb escuchar
listen to me! ¡escúchame!
we were listening to the radio escuchábamos la radio
listen
tr['lɪsən]
intransitive verb
1 escuchar (to, -)
I tried to convince him, but he wouldn't listen traté de convencerle, pero no me quiso escuchar
listen, I've got an idea! ¡oye, tengo una idea!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to have a listen to something familiar escuchar algo
listen ['lɪsən] vi
1) : escuchar, oír
2)
to listen to heed: prestar atención a, hacer caso de, escuchar
3)
to listen to reason : atender a razones
listen
v.
atender v.
escuchar v.
oír v.
(§pres: oigo, oyes...oímos)
prestar atención v.
'lɪsṇ
intransitive verb
a) (focus hearing) escuchar

to listen TO something/somebody — escuchar algo/a alguien

as she lay in bed she listened to them arguing — acostada en su cama, los oía discutir

to listen FOR something: they listened for her footsteps — estaban atentos a ver si la oían venir

b) (pay attention, heed)

to listen (TO something/somebody) — escuchar (algo/a alguien)

I never used to listen in class — nunca atendía or prestaba atención en clase

he doesn't listen to a word I say! — no me hace ningún caso

Phrasal Verbs:
['lɪsn]
1. VI
1) (=try to hear) escuchar

listen! can't you hear something? — ¡escucha! ¿no oyes algo?

I listened outside the bedroom door — me quedé escuchando en la puerta del dormitorio

we listened for footsteps approaching — estuvimos atentos por si oíamos venir a alguien

2) (=pay attention) escuchar

he wouldn't listen — no quiso escuchar

listen, I finish at one, why don't we have lunch together? — mira, yo termino a la una, ¿por qué no almorzamos juntos?

listen (here), young lady, I've had enough of your cheek! — ¡escúchame or mira jovencita, ya estoy harto de tu cara dura!

listen carefully, and repeat after me — escuchen con atención y repitan

to listen to sth/sb — escuchar algo/a algn

I like listening to music — me gusta escuchar música

I love listening to the rain — me encanta oír el sonido de la lluvia

the only person she will listen to is her father — la única persona a la que escucha es a su padre

now just you listen to me! — ¡escúchame!

I don't have to listen to this! — ¡no tengo por qué escuchar esta bazofia!

will you listen to him! who does he think he is? — ¡fíjate cómo habla! ¡quién se habrá creído que es!

you never listen to a word I say! — ¡nunca escuchas nada de lo que te digo!, ¡nunca me haces caso!

listen to yourself, you're getting paranoid! — ¡será posible lo que estás diciendo! ¡te estás volviendo paranoico!

- listen with both ears
reason 1., 3)
2.
N

to have a listen (to sth) * — escuchar (algo)

* * *
['lɪsṇ]
intransitive verb
a) (focus hearing) escuchar

to listen TO something/somebody — escuchar algo/a alguien

as she lay in bed she listened to them arguing — acostada en su cama, los oía discutir

to listen FOR something: they listened for her footsteps — estaban atentos a ver si la oían venir

b) (pay attention, heed)

to listen (TO something/somebody) — escuchar (algo/a alguien)

I never used to listen in class — nunca atendía or prestaba atención en clase

he doesn't listen to a word I say! — no me hace ningún caso

Phrasal Verbs:

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