| Principal Translations |
| all over adv | informal (everywhere) | por todas partes loc adv |
| | I've looked all over but still can't find my keys. |
| | He buscado por todas partes pero aun así no encuentro las llaves. |
| all over adv | (over whole surface) | por todos lados, por todas partes loc adv |
| | | por todo loc adv |
| | Oil from the site of the wrecked tanker is now spreading all over. |
| all over adv | figurative, informal (in every respect, characteristic) | en todos los aspectos loc adv |
| | (CO) | ahí está pintado expr |
| | He forgot to turn up for his own wedding? That's him all over! |
| | ¿Se le olvidó ir a su propia boda? Así es él en todos los aspectos. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Se le olvidó ir a su propia boda? Ahí está pintado. |
| all-over adj | (thorough, complete) (coloquial) | hecho y derecho loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Jack gave the bike an all-over check. |
| | Para entonces se había transformado en toda una mujer, hecha y derecha. |
| all-over adj | (tan, massage: over whole body) | completo/a adj |
| | Mandy would like to have an all-over tan. |
| | A Mandy le gustaría tener un bronceado completo. |
Locuciones verbales
all over | all-over |
jump on [sb],
jump all over [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (criticize, find fault with) (figurado) | echarse encima de loc verb |
| | | saltarle encima a loc verb |
| | Olivia jumped on her husband for being slow to offer the guests another drink. |
| | Olivia se echó encima de su esposo por no ofrecerle a los invitados otro trago. |
Compound Forms:
all over | all-over |
all over again,
over again adv | (once more, from the beginning) | de nuevo loc adv |
| | | otra vez loc adv |
| | | una vez más loc adv |
| | (MX, coloquial) | de nuez loc prep |
| | Oh no! I forgot the cake was in the oven and now it's burnt; I'll have to do it over again. |
| | ¡Oh, no! Me olvidé la tarta en el horno y se ha quemado. Voy a tener que empezar de nuevo. |
| all over the map expr | figurative, informal (changeable) (figurado) | por todas partes loc adj |
| | | cambiante adj mf |
| | After her father died, her emotions were all over the map. |
| | Después de la muerte de su padre, sus sentimientos estaban por todas partes. |
| all over the map expr | informal (in many places) | por todas partes loc adj |
| | When he looked up the nearest ATM, they came up all over the map. |
| | Cuando se fijó dónde estaba el cajero más cercano, estaban por todas partes. |
| all over the place expr | informal (in many places) | por todas partes loc adv |
| | | por todos lados loc adv |
| | There is dust all over the place; I really need to clean house! |
| | Hay polvo por todas partes, tengo que limpiar la casa. |
| all over the place expr | figurative, informal (not focused) (persona) | disperso/a adj |
| | (persona) | desconcentrado adj |
| | I have been very distracted lately; my thoughts are all over the place. |
| | Últimamente me he distraído mucho; estoy bastante disperso. |
| all over the world expr | (in many countries) | en todo el mundo loc adv |
| | Santa Claus is known all over the world. |
| | Santa Claus es conocido en todo el mundo. |
| all over the world adv | figurative (everywhere) | por todas partes, en todas partes loc adv |
| | | por todos lados, en todos lados loc adv |
| | Luke had searched all over the world, but there was no sign of Naomi. |
all over with,
over with,
over and done with adj | informal (finished, over) | terminado/a adj |
| | (coloquial) | finiquitado adj |
| | Thank goodness that ordeal is all over with. |
| | Menos mal que esa terrible experiencia está terminada. |
| all over with adj | (ended a relationship with [sb]) | acabado/a adj |
| | It's all over with Robert and Hannah. |
| | La relación de Robert y Hannah está acabada. |
| be all over v expr | informal (be finished, ended) | haber terminado loc verb |
| | The battle was all over in less than three hours. |
| | La batalla había terminado en menos de tres horas. |
| jump all over [sb] v expr | US, figurative, informal (criticize, find fault with) | echarse encima de loc verb |
| | | caerle con todo a loc verb |
| | He jumps all over his employees every time they make the slightest error. |
| | Se echa encima de sus empleados cada vez que cometen el más mínimo error. |
| plaster [sth] all over [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (spread: [sth] all over [sth]) | llenar algo de loc verb |
| | | cubrir algo con vtr + prep |
| | Rick turned his back for a minute and the kids plastered ice cream all over the sofa. |
| | Rick se dio vuelta un minuto y los niños llenaron el sofá de helado. |
plaster [sth] over [sth],
plaster [sth] all over [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (distribute, spread [sth] around) | llenar algo con vtr + prep |
| | | cubrir algo con vtr + prep |
| | Melanie plastered the unflattering photo of her brother all over social media. |
| | Melanie llenó las redes sociales con esa fea foto de su hermano. |