Compound Forms:
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| a cada rato loc adv | (con frecuencia) | often adv |
| | | frequently, constantly adv |
| | A cada rato me encuentro con mi vecina en el supermercado. |
| | I often bump into my neighbor in the supermarket. |
al rato,
al poco rato loc adv | (dentro de poco) | in a while expr |
| | | a while later expr |
| | Nos vemos al rato. |
| | See you in a while. |
| buen rato loc nom m | (deleite pasajero) | good time n |
de rato en rato,
de tanto en tanto loc adv | (de vez en cuando) | occasionally, sometimes adv |
| | | once in a while, every so often, from time to time adv |
| | Me gusta salir a correr de rato en rato. |
| | I like to go running occasionally. |
| en un rato loc adv | (en breve) | in a while expr |
| | (formal) | shortly, in brief adv |
| | (informal) | in a bit expr |
| | Ahora quiero dormir y en un rato comienzo a estudiar. |
| | I want to sleep now. I will start studying in a while. |
| hace rato v impers + nm | informal (hace tiempo) | it's been a while expr |
| | | a while ago expr |
| | Hace rato que no voy al cine. |
| | It's been a while since I've been to the cinema. |
| para rato loc adv | (por mucho tiempo) | for a while, for quite a while expr |
| | Nos quedaremos tarde trabajando, aún tenemos para rato. |
| para rato loc adv | MX, coloquial (en gran cantidad) | more than enough expr |
| | | plenty adj |
| | Hay materia prima para rato, podremos cumplir con todos los pedidos. |
| rato divertido nm + adj | (pasarlo bien) | a good time n |
| | | fun n |
| | | a fun time n |
| | En las vacaciones, pasarás muchos ratos divertidos con tus amigos. |
| | During vacation, you will have a good time with your friends. |
| rato libre nm + adj | (momento sin ocupación) | free time n |
| | | free moment, idle moment n |
| | | spare time n |
| | Iré a tu casa cuando tenga un rato libre. |
| | I will go to your house when I have free time. |
| | I will go to your house when I have a free moment. |
| | I will go to your house when I have spare time. |
| tener cuerda para rato loc verb | coloquial (ser locuaz) | have a lot to talk about v expr |
| | (duration in general) | go on for a while v expr |
| | Se quedaron charlando hasta tarde, tenían cuerda para rato. |
| | They were up til late chatting because they had a lot to talk about. |
| tener cuerda para rato loc verb | coloquial (mucha energía) | have a lot of energy, be full of energy v expr |
| | Los niños no quieren irse a dormir, tienen cuerda para rato. |
| | The children don't want to go to sleep, they're full of energy. |
| tener cuerda para rato loc verb | coloquial (mucha vida por delante) | have a long life ahead of you v expr |
| | (colloquial) | have a few years in you yet v expr |
| | Soy vieja pero aún tengo cuerda para rato. |
| | I'm old but I still have a long life ahead of me. |
| tener para rato loc verb | coloquial (durar mucho tiempo) | have enough of [sth] for a long time v expr |
| | | have enough of [sth] to last a good while v expr |
| | (colloquial) | be a while yet v expr |
| | Aún no he terminado con la limpieza, tengo para rato. |
| | I haven't finished with the cleaning yet; I have enough of it for a long time. |