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- I 'preznt
adjective
1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente•- the present
- at present
- for the present
II pri'zent verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) entregar, hacer entrega de2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentar (a)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentar4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) presentar5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) presentarse•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms
III 'preznt noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) regalo, presente, obsequiopresent1 adj1. presenteis Janet present? ¿está Janet?2. actualthe present government el gobierno actualpresent2 n regaloI've bought you a birthday present te he comprado un regalo de cumpleañosat present en este momento / actualmentefor the present por el momentopresent3 vb presentar / entregarthe president presented the medals to the winners el presidente presentó las medallas a los ganadorespresenttr['prezənt]adjective1 (in attendance) presente■ those present los presentes2 (current) actual3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presentenoun1 (now) presente nombre masculino, actualidad nombre femeninonoun the present1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat present actualmente, en este momentofor the present de momento, por el momento, por ahorapresent company excepted exceptuando a los presentesthere's no time like the present no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoyto be present (at event, class, etc) estar presente, asistir 2 (see) presenciar————————presenttr[(vb) prɪ'zent; (n) 'prezənt]transitive verb1 (make presentation) entregar, hacer entrega de; (give - as gift) regalar; (- formally) obsequiar■ the winner was presented with a medal le entregaron una medalla al ganador2 (offer - report, petition, bill, cheque) presentar; (- argument, ideas, case) presentar, exponer3 formal use (offer - apologies, respects) presentar; (- compliments, greetings) dar4 (give - difficulty, problem) plantear; (constitute) suponer, constituir, ser; (provide) presentar, ofrecer■ this presented us with a new problem esto nos planteó un nuevo problema5 (introduce) presentar■ may I present Mr Brown? le presento al Sr. Brown6 (play) representar; (programme) presentarnoun1 (gift) regalo; (formal) obsequio■ he gave me a present me hizo un regalo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make somebody a present of something regalar algo a alguiento present itself (opportunity) presentarseto present oneself presentarsepresent [pri'zɛnt] vt1) introduce: presentarto present oneself: presentarse2) : presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)3) give: entregar (un regalo, etc.), regalar, obsequiar4) show: presentar, ofrecerit presents a lovely view: ofrece una vista muy lindapresent ['prɛzənt] adj1) : actualpresent conditions: condiciones actuales2) : presenteall the students were present: todos los estudiantes estaban presentespresent ['prɛzənt] n1) gift: regalo m, obsequio m2) : presente mat present: en este momento3) or present tense : presente mpresentadj.• actual adj.• circunstante adj.• concurrente adj.• corriente adj.• presente adj.n.• actualidad s.f.• cortesía s.f.• cumplido s.m.• dádiva s.f.• oferta s.f.• presente s.m.• regalo s.m.v.• deparar v.• obsequiar v.• ofrecer v.• presentar v.
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1. prɪ'zenttransitive verb1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) (confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*the way it's presented is very important — la presentación es muy importante
3)a) (constitute) ser*, constituir*they presented an easy target — eran un blanco fácil
b) (provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) (introduce) (frml) presentarmay I present my husband? — permítame presentarle a mi marido
to present somebody TO somebody — presentarle alguien a alguien
6) (Mil)present arms! — presenten armas!
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v refla) (arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) (appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarsethis is how the situation presents itself to me — así es como yo veo la situación
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vi (Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II 'prezṇtadjective1) (at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
I wasn't present at the meeting — no estuve en la reunión
all those present — todos los presentes
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
he was present at the scene of the accident — presenció el accidente
2) (before n)a) (current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
b) (Ling)the present tense — el presente
III 'prezṇtnoun1) ua) (current time)the present — el presente
at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
to live for the present — vivir el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) (Ling)the present — el presente
2) c (gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
I ['preznt]1. ADJ1) [person]to be present — (in place) estar presente; (at function) asistir, estar presente
he insisted on being present — se empeñó en estar presente or en asistir
the whole family was present — estaba toda la familia presente
how many others were present? — ¿cuántos más había?, ¿cuántos más estuvieron presentes?
nobody else was present — no había nadie más, nadie más estuvo presente
is there a doctor present? — ¿hay un médico (presente)?
present! — ¡presente!
ssh! there are ladies present — ¡sss! hay señoras delante
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to be present at — [+ function] asistir a, estar presente en; [+ scene, accident] presenciar•
present company excepted — exceptuando a los presentes•
all present and correct — (Mil) todos presentes; hum somos todos los que estamos y estamos todos los que somos•
those present — los presentes2)to be present — [thing, substance] encontrarse
in some areas, fluoride is naturally present in the water supply — en algunas zonas, el flúor se encuentra de forma natural en el agua
to be ever present — estar siempre presente
3) (=current) actualhow long have you been in your present job? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas en tu puesto actual?
in its present form — en su forma actual
the present government — el actual gobierno
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from Roman times to the present day — desde los tiempos romanos hasta nuestros díasthis tradition has continued to the present day — esta tradición sigue vigente
a solution to the problems of the present day — una solución a los problemas actuales or de nuestros días
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at the present time — (=at this instant) en este momento; (=currently) actualmente, hoy díapresent-day(up) to the present time — hasta nuestros días, hasta los tiempos actuales
4) (Gram) presente2. N1) (=present time)the present — el presente
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for the present — de momento, por lo prontothat will be all for the present — de momento or por lo pronto esto es todo
I'll say goodbye for the present — me despido hasta la próxima
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up to the present — hasta ahora- live for the present- no time like the present2)at present — (=at this instant) en este momento; (=currently) ahora, actualmente
Mr Young isn't here at present — el Sr. Young no está aquí en este momento
I don't want to get married at present — de momento no me quiero casar
as things are at present — como están las cosas ahora, como están las cosas actualmente
3) (Gram) (tiempo m) presente m4) (Jur)by these presents — por los aquí presentes
3.CPDthe present continuous N — el presente continuo
the present indicative N — el presente de indicativo
present participle N — participio m activo, participio m (de) presente
the present perfect N — el pretérito perfecto
the present simple N — el presente simple
the present subjunctive N — el presente de subjuntivo
the present tense N — el (tiempo) presente
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['preznt]N (=gift) regalo m, obsequio m frm, presente m frm, literit's for a present — es para (un) regalo
she gave me the book as a present — me regaló el libro
it was a present from Dad — era un regalo de papá
to give sb a present — hacer un regalo a algn
birthday, Christmas, weddingto make sb a present of sth — regalar algo a algn; (fig) dar algo a algn medio regalado, servir algo a algn en bandeja
III [prɪ'zent]1. VT1) (=give)a) [+ prize, award] entregar, hacer entrega deto present sth to sb — entregar algo a algn, hacer entrega de algo a algn
they have presented a petition to Parliament — han hecho entrega de or han presentado una petición al parlamento
b) [+ gift]to present sb with sth, present sth to sb — regalar algo a algn, obsequiar a algn con algo more frm, obsequiar algo a algn (LAm)
2) (=introduce) presentarmay I present Miss Clark?, allow me to present Miss Clark — frm permítame presentarle a or le presento a la Srta. Clark
it gives me great pleasure to present ... — es para mí un honor or placer presentarles a ...
he presented Jane to his mother — presentó a Jane a su madre
to be presented at court — (Brit) ser presentada en la corte
3) (=offer formally)•
to present one's apologies (to sb) — presentar sus excusas (ante algn)•
to present one's compliments (to sb) — presentar or ofrecer sus saludos (a algn)•
to present one's credentials (to sb) — [diplomat] presentar sus credenciales (ante algn)4) (=show) [+ documents, tickets] presentar, mostrar5) (=put forward, communicate) [+ report, proposal, evidence] presentar; [+ case, argument] exponer; (Parl) [+ bill] presentarfigures can be presented in many ways — hay muchas maneras de presentar las cifras
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the party has to present a more professional image — el partido debe presentar or proyectar una imagen más profesional•
she presented her plan to the meeting — expuso su proyecto a la reunión6) (=pose) [+ challenge] representar; [+ opportunity] presentar, ofrecer; [+ sight] ofrecerif you are old, getting fit can present a challenge — si es usted mayor, ponerse en forma puede representar un reto
the bay presents a magnificent sight — la bahía ofrece una vista maravillosa
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the boy presents a problem — el chico nos plantea un problema•
the patrol presented an easy target — la patrulla era un blanco fácil7) (=provide, confront)to present sb with sth: the author presents us with a vivid chronicle of contemporary America — el autor nos brinda or ofrece una vívida crónica de la América contemporánea
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she bought a new car and presented me with the bill — se compró un coche nuevo y me pasó la factura•
to present sb with a daughter/son — frm, hum ofrecer a algn una hija/un hijo8) (=represent, portray) presentarthe report presents her in a favourable light — el informe presenta una imagen favorable de ella
9) (Comm) (=tender, submit) [+ bill] presentar, pasar; [+ cheque] presentarthe cheque was presented for payment on 24th — el cheque se presentó para el cobro el día 24
10) (Rad, TV) [+ programme] presentar; (Theat) [+ play] presentar, ofrecer el montaje de; (Art) [+ exhibition] exponer, presentarpresenting Garbo as Mimi — con Garbo en el papel de Mimi
11) (Mil)to present arms — presentar las armas
present arms! — ¡presenten armas!
12)to present o.s. — [person] presentarse
how you present yourself is extremely important — la manera de presentarse es muy importante
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to present o.s. as sth, he presents himself as a moderate, but he's not — se define a sí mismo como un moderado, pero no lo esshe's thinking of presenting herself as a candidate — está pensando en presentarse como candidata
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to present o.s. for examination — presentarse a (un) examen•
to present o.s. for (an) interview — presentarse a una entrevista13)to present itself — [opportunity, problem] surgir, presentarse
a problem has presented itself — ha surgido or se ha presentado un problema
2.VI(Med)to present with sth — [patient] presentarse con algo
to present with or as sth — [condition] presentarse en forma de algo
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1. [prɪ'zent]transitive verb1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) (confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*the way it's presented is very important — la presentación es muy importante
3)a) (constitute) ser*, constituir*they presented an easy target — eran un blanco fácil
b) (provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) (introduce) (frml) presentarmay I present my husband? — permítame presentarle a mi marido
to present somebody TO somebody — presentarle alguien a alguien
6) (Mil)present arms! — presenten armas!
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v refla) (arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) (appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarsethis is how the situation presents itself to me — así es como yo veo la situación
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vi (Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II ['prezṇt]adjective1) (at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
I wasn't present at the meeting — no estuve en la reunión
all those present — todos los presentes
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
he was present at the scene of the accident — presenció el accidente
2) (before n)a) (current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
b) (Ling)the present tense — el presente
III ['prezṇt]noun1) ua) (current time)the present — el presente
at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
to live for the present — vivir el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) (Ling)the present — el presente
2) c (gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.