present

present
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.) presente
2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente
3) ((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 verb
1) (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 de
2) (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.) presentar
4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) presentar
5) (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, obsequio
present1 adj
1. presente
is Janet present? ¿está Janet?
2. actual
the present government el gobierno actual
present2 n regalo
I've bought you a birthday present te he comprado un regalo de cumpleaños
at present en este momento / actualmente
for the present por el momento
present3 vb presentar / entregar
the president presented the medals to the winners el presidente presentó las medallas a los ganadores
present
tr['prezənt]
adjective
1 (in attendance) presente
those present los presentes
2 (current) actual
3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente
noun
1 (now) presente nombre masculino, actualidad nombre femenino
noun the present
1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente nombre masculino
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
at present actualmente, en este momento
for the present de momento, por el momento, por ahora
present company excepted exceptuando a los presentes
there's no time like the present no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
to be present (at event, class, etc) estar presente, asistir 2 (see) presenciar
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present
tr[(vb) prɪ'zent; (n) 'prezənt]
transitive verb
1 (make presentation) entregar, hacer entrega de; (give - as gift) regalar; (- formally) obsequiar
the winner was presented with a medal le entregaron una medalla al ganador
2 (offer - report, petition, bill, cheque) presentar; (- argument, ideas, case) presentar, exponer
3 formal use (offer - apologies, respects) presentar; (- compliments, greetings) dar
4 (give - difficulty, problem) plantear; (constitute) suponer, constituir, ser; (provide) presentar, ofrecer
this presented us with a new problem esto nos planteó un nuevo problema
5 (introduce) presentar
may I present Mr Brown? le presento al Sr. Brown
6 (play) representar; (programme) presentar
noun
1 (gift) regalo; (formal) obsequio
he gave me a present me hizo un regalo
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to make somebody a present of something regalar algo a alguien
to present itself (opportunity) presentarse
to present oneself presentarse
present [pri'zɛnt] vt
1) introduce: presentar
to present oneself: presentarse
2) : presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)
3) give: entregar (un regalo, etc.), regalar, obsequiar
4) show: presentar, ofrecer
it presents a lovely view: ofrece una vista muy linda
present ['prɛzənt] adj
1) : actual
present conditions: condiciones actuales
2) : presente
all the students were present: todos los estudiantes estaban presentes
present ['prɛzənt] n
1) gift: regalo m, obsequio m
2) : presente m
at present: en este momento
3) or present tense : presente m
present
adj.
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.

I
1. prɪ'zent
transitive verb
1)
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) presentar
5) (introduce) (frml) presentar

may I present my husband? — permítame presentarle a mi marido

to present somebody TO somebody — presentarle alguien a alguien

6) (Mil)

present arms! — presenten armas!


2.
v refl
a) (arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*
b) (appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarse
c) (display, show) presentarse

this is how the situation presents itself to me — así es como yo veo la situación


3.
vi (Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse

II 'prezṇt
adjective
1) (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) actual

at the present time o moment — en este momento

b) (Ling)

the present tense — el presente


III 'prezṇt
noun
1) u
a) (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 m

to give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien


I ['preznt]
1. ADJ
1) [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

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 presentes

2)

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) actual

how 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

from Roman times to the present day — desde los tiempos romanos hasta nuestros días

this 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

at the present time(=at this instant) en este momento; (=currently) actualmente, hoy día

(up) to the present time — hasta nuestros días, hasta los tiempos actuales

present-day
4) (Gram) presente
2. N
1) (=present time)

the present — el presente

for the present — de momento, por lo pronto

that 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

up to the present — hasta ahora

- live for the present
- no time like the present
2)

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 m
4) (Jur)

by these presents — por los aquí presentes

3.
CPD

the 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


II
['preznt]
N (=gift) regalo m, obsequio m frm, presente m frm, liter

it'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

to make sb a present of sth — regalar algo a algn; (fig) dar algo a algn medio regalado, servir algo a algn en bandeja

birthday, Christmas, wedding
III [prɪ'zent]
1. VT
1) (=give)
a) [+ prize, award] entregar, hacer entrega de

to 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) presentar

may 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, mostrar
5) (=put forward, communicate) [+ report, proposal, evidence] presentar; [+ case, argument] exponer; (Parl) [+ bill] presentar

figures can be presented in many ways — hay muchas maneras de presentar las cifras

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 reunión

6) (=pose) [+ challenge] representar; [+ opportunity] presentar, ofrecer; [+ sight] ofrecer

if 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

the boy presents a problem — el chico nos plantea un problema

the patrol presented an easy target — la patrulla era un blanco fácil

7) (=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

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/sonfrm, hum ofrecer a algn una hija/un hijo

8) (=represent, portray) presentar

the report presents her in a favourable light — el informe presenta una imagen favorable de ella

9) (Comm) (=tender, submit) [+ bill] presentar, pasar; [+ cheque] presentar

the 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, presentar

presenting 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

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 es

she's thinking of presenting herself as a candidate — está pensando en presentarse como candidata

to present o.s. for examination — presentarse a (un) examen

to present o.s. for (an) interview — presentarse a una entrevista

13)

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

* * *

I
1. [prɪ'zent]
transitive verb
1)
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) presentar
5) (introduce) (frml) presentar

may I present my husband? — permítame presentarle a mi marido

to present somebody TO somebody — presentarle alguien a alguien

6) (Mil)

present arms! — presenten armas!


2.
v refl
a) (arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*
b) (appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarse
c) (display, show) presentarse

this is how the situation presents itself to me — así es como yo veo la situación


3.
vi (Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse

II ['prezṇt]
adjective
1) (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) actual

at the present time o moment — en este momento

b) (Ling)

the present tense — el presente


III ['prezṇt]
noun
1) u
a) (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 m

to give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien


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