onto

onto
onto prep sobre / a
it fell onto the floor cayó al suelo
onto
tr['ɒntʊ]
preposition
1 (movement) a, en
it fell onto the floor cayó al suelo
put it onto the plate ponlo en el plato
2 (new subject) a
how did we get onto football? ¿cómo es que hemos empezado a hablar de fútbol?
let's move onto a different subject cambiemos de tema
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be onto somebody (pursue) andar tras alguien, sospechar de alguien 2 (talk to) hablar con alguien 3 (nag) dar la lata a alguien
the police are onto him la policía anda tras él, la policía sospecha de él
Mum's been onto me again about smoking mamá me ha dado la lata para que deje de fumar
have you been onto the manufacturers yet? ¿ya has hablado con los fabricantes?
to be onto something dar con algo
he thinks he's onto something big cree que ha dado con algo gordo
you're onto a good thing there! ¡qué bien te lo montas!
onto ['ɑn.tu:, 'ɔn-] prep
: sobre
onto
prep.
a prep.
en prep.
encima de prep.
sobre prep.
'ɑːntuː, 'ɒntuː, before consonant 'ɑːntə, 'ɒntə
preposition
1) (on)

it fell onto the table — cayó sobre la mesa

he climbed onto the cart — se subió al carro

2) (aware of) (colloq)

to be onto somebody/something: the police are onto her la policía anda tras ella or le está siguiendo la pista; I think we're onto something big — creo que hemos dado con algo importante or (fam) algo gordo

3)

to be onto somebody — (BrE colloq)

a) (in contact with)

I've just been onto them — acabo de hablar con ellos

b) (nagging)

I've been onto them all week to send it to us — llevo toda la semana dándoles la lata para que nos lo manden (fam)

['ɒntʊ]
PREP
1) (=on top of) a, sobre, en, arriba de (LAm)

he got onto the table — se subió a la mesa

2) (=on track of)

to be onto sth — haber encontrado algo, seguir una pista interesante

he knows he's onto a good thing — sabe que ha encontrado algo que vale la pena

the police are onto the villain — la policía tiene una pista que le conducirá al criminal

we're onto them — les conocemos el juego

they were onto him at once — le calaron en seguida, le identificaron en el acto

3) (=in touch with)

I'll get onto him about it — insistiré con él, se lo recordaré

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['ɑːntuː, 'ɒntuː], before consonant ['ɑːntə, 'ɒntə]
preposition
1) (on)

it fell onto the table — cayó sobre la mesa

he climbed onto the cart — se subió al carro

2) (aware of) (colloq)

to be onto somebody/something: the police are onto her la policía anda tras ella or le está siguiendo la pista; I think we're onto something big — creo que hemos dado con algo importante or (fam) algo gordo

3)

to be onto somebody — (BrE colloq)

a) (in contact with)

I've just been onto them — acabo de hablar con ellos

b) (nagging)

I've been onto them all week to send it to us — llevo toda la semana dándoles la lata para que nos lo manden (fam)


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