suggest

suggest
sə'‹est, ](American also) səɡ-
verb
1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) sugerir; proponer
2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) insinuar; ocurrirse
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suggest vb sugerir / aconsejar
I suggest we go by car sugiero que vayamos en coche
suggest
tr[sə'ʤest]
transitive verb
1 (propose) sugerir, proponer; (advise) sugerir, aconsejar
■ I'd like to suggest Kate for the job quisiera proponer a Kate para el puesto
■ he suggested going for a drink sugirió que fuéramos a tomar algo
■ I suggest that we leave sugiero que nos marchemos
2 (imply) insinuar
■ are you suggesting that I'm a thief? ¿insinúas que soy un ladrón?
3 (indicate) indicar
■ the evidence suggests that he's guilty las pruebas indican que es culpable
4 (evoke) evocar, sugerir
suggest [səg'ʤɛst, sə-] vt
1) propose: sugerir
2) imply: indicar, dar a entender
suggest
v.
• dictar v.
• indicar v.
• intimar v.
• proponer v.
• sugerir v.
• sugestionar v.
səg'dʒest, sə'dʒest
transitive verb
1)
a) (propose) sugerir*, proponer*

to suggest something TO somebody — sugerirle* algo a alguien

to suggest -ING — sugerir* + inf, sugerir* que (+ subj)

she suggested leaving them a note — sugirió dejarles or que les dejáramos una nota

to suggest TO somebody THAT — sugerirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

he suggested to me that I (should) look for another job — me sugirió que buscara otro trabajo

b) (offer for consideration)

can you suggest a possible source for this rumor? — ¿se le ocurre quién puede haber empezado este rumor?

no one is suggesting you stole the money — nadie está diciendo que se robó el dinero

c) (imply, insinuate) insinuar*

are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief? — ¿insinúa usted que mi hijo es un ladrón?

d)

to suggest itself: an idea suggested itself to him — se le ocurrió una idea

2) (indicate, point to) indicar*

his reaction suggested a guilty conscience — su reacción indicaba or daba a entender que se sentía culpable

3) (evoke, bring to mind) sugerir*
[sǝ'dʒest]
VT
1) (=propose, put forward) [+ plan, candidate, idea etc] sugerir, proponer

to suggest sth to sb — sugerir algo a algn, proponer algo a algn

I suggested to him that we go out for a drink — le sugerí or propuse ir a tomar algo

I suggested taking her out to dinner — propuse llevarla a cenar

could you suggest someone to advise me? — ¿se te ocurre alguien que me pueda aconsejar?

an idea suggested itself (to me) — se me ocurrió una idea

nothing suggests itself — no se me ocurre nada

2) (=advise) aconsejar

we suggest you contact him — le aconsejamos que contacte con él

he suggested that they (should) go or that they went to London — les aconsejó que fueran a Londres

to suggest doing sth — aconsejar que se haga algo

3) (=imply) insinuar

what are you trying to suggest? — ¿qué insinúas?

I'm not suggesting that the accident was your fault — no estoy insinuando que el accidente fuera culpa tuya

it has been suggested that ... — se ha insinuado que ...

4) (=evoke) sugerir, hacer pensar en

what does that smell suggest to you? — ¿qué te sugiere ese olor?, ¿en qué te hace pensar ese olor?

5) (=indicate) parecer indicar

this suggests that ... — esto hace pensar que ...

the coins suggest a Roman settlement — las monedas parecen indicar or nos hacen pensar que era una colonia romana

it doesn't exactly suggest a careful man — no parece indicar que sea un hombre cauteloso

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[səg'dʒest, sə'dʒest]
transitive verb
1)
a) (propose) sugerir*, proponer*

to suggest something TO somebody — sugerirle* algo a alguien

to suggest -ING — sugerir* + inf, sugerir* que (+ subj)

she suggested leaving them a note — sugirió dejarles or que les dejáramos una nota

to suggest TO somebody THAT — sugerirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

he suggested to me that I (should) look for another job — me sugirió que buscara otro trabajo

b) (offer for consideration)

can you suggest a possible source for this rumor? — ¿se le ocurre quién puede haber empezado este rumor?

no one is suggesting you stole the money — nadie está diciendo que se robó el dinero

c) (imply, insinuate) insinuar*

are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief? — ¿insinúa usted que mi hijo es un ladrón?

d)

to suggest itself: an idea suggested itself to him — se le ocurrió una idea

2) (indicate, point to) indicar*

his reaction suggested a guilty conscience — su reacción indicaba or daba a entender que se sentía culpable

3) (evoke, bring to mind) sugerir*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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