pray

pray
prei
verb
1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) rezar, orar
2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) rezar por, rogar
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pray vb rezar / orar
pray
tr[preɪ]
intransitive verb
1 orar, rezar
■ let us pray oremos
transitive verb
1 rezar, rogar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to pray for somebody/something rezar por alguien/algo
to pray for something to happen rezar para que pase algo, rogar para que pase algo
pray ['preɪ] vt
entreat: rogar, suplicar
pray vi
: rezar
pray
v.
• orar v.
• rezar v.
• rogar v.
• suplicar v.

I
1. preɪ
intransitive verb rezar*, orar (frml)

let us pray — oremos (frml)

to pray FOR somebody/something — rezar* or rogar* por alguien/algo

to pray for rain — rezar* para que llueva


2.
vt (Relig)

I pray (to) God he's all right — Dios quiera que no le haya pasado nada


II
interjection (arch)

pray be seated — por favor tomen asiento

and what, pray (tell), is the point of this? — ¿y qué sentido tiene esto, si se puede saber?

[preɪ]
1.
VI (=say prayers) rezar, orar

let us pray — oremos

to pray to God — rogar a Dios

to pray for sth/sb — rezar or rogar por algo/algn

to pray for sb's soul — rezar por el alma de algn

we prayed for rain — rezamos para que lloviera

she's past praying for! * — ¡con ella ya no hay nada que hacer!, ¡no tiene salvación!

2.
VT rogar, suplicar

let me go, I pray you! — liter ¡suélteme, se lo suplico!

to pray sb to do sth — rogar a algn que haga algo

we pray that it won't happen — rezamos para que no ocurra

I was praying that he wouldn't notice — le pedía a Dios que no lo notara

3.
EXCL

pray be seated — frm siéntense, por favor

pray tell me ... — frm le ruego decirme ...

and what, pray, were you doing last night? — hum ¿y qué estabas tú haciendo anoche, si puede saberse?

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I
1. [preɪ]
intransitive verb rezar*, orar (frml)

let us pray — oremos (frml)

to pray FOR somebody/something — rezar* or rogar* por alguien/algo

to pray for rain — rezar* para que llueva


2.
vt (Relig)

I pray (to) God he's all right — Dios quiera que no le haya pasado nada


II
interjection (arch)

pray be seated — por favor tomen asiento

and what, pray (tell), is the point of this? — ¿y qué sentido tiene esto, si se puede saber?


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