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as to

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
as to prep	formal (with reference to, regarding)	en cuanto a
	As to your request, I'm afraid I have to say no.
	En cuanto a lo que pides, la respuesta es no.
		con respecto a loc prep
	Con respecto a lo que pides, tengo que decir no.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bemused as to expr	(confused about)	desconcertar⇒ vtr
		confundir⇒ vtr
Note: Followed by why, how, etc.
	I'm bemused as to why you invited Chris to the party; I thought you hated him.
	Me desconcierta por qué invitaste a Chris a la fiesta; pensé que lo odiabas.
	Me confunde por qué invitaste a Chris a la fiesta; pensé que lo odiabas.
clueless as to [sth] adj	informal (not knowing [sth])	no tener idea sobre, no tener idea de loc verb
	I'm clueless as to what to do next.
	No tengo idea de qué hacer ahora.
enlighten [sb] as to [sth] v expr	figurative (explain or clarify to)	explicar algo a loc verb
		aclararle algo a loc verb
	The manager asked his staff to enlighten him as to what exactly was involved in the project.
	El jefe pidió a su equipo que le explicaran exactamente qué abarcaba el proyecto.
enlighten [sb] as to [sth] v expr	figurative (inform)	informar a alguien sobre loc verb
	I wonder if you could enlighten me as to the best way to get to Oxford Street?
	Me pregunto si podría informarme sobre cuál es la mejor manera de llegar a Oxford Street.
inquire as to whether/when/how/who/what, enquire as to whether/when/how/who/what vtr	formal (with clause: ask)	preguntar⇒ vtr
	(formal)	indagar⇒ vtr
	I am writing to inquire as to whether your company has any vacancies.
	Les escribo para preguntar si su empresa tiene puestos vacantes.
make so bold as to do [sth], be so bold as to do [sth] v expr	formal (dare to do)	animarse a v prnl + prep
		atreverse a v prnl + prep
so as to expr	(in order to)	para conj
		con el objetivo de expr
	So as not to be late, Jerry left the house early.
	Para no llegar tarde, Jerry salió temprano.
so bold as to adj	(daring enough to do [sth]) (formal)	tan audaz como para loc adj
	Anna was so bold as to question her manager's decision to his face.
	Anna era tan audaz como para cuestionar la decisión de su jefe en su propia cara.
		tan descarado como para loc adj
	Anna era tan descarada como para cuestionar la decisión de su jefe en su propia cara.

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