Compound Forms:
at | AT |
| at once adv | (immediately) | inmediatamente adv |
| | When Beth saw how ill her son was, she called the health centre at once. |
| | Cuando Beth vio lo enfermo que estaba su hijo, llamó inmediatamente al centro de salud. |
| | | enseguida, en seguida adv |
| | Cuando Beth vio lo enfermo que estaba, su hijo llamó enseguida al centro de salud. |
| | | de inmediato loc adv |
| | Cuando Beth vio lo enfermo que estaba, su hijo llamó de inmediato al centro de salud. |
| at once adv | (at one time: simultaneously) | al mismo tiempo loc adv |
| | | a la vez loc adv |
| | I can't clean the house and take care of the children at once. |
| | No puede limpiar la casa y cuidar a los chicos al mismo tiempo. |
| at one adv | (at one o'clock) | a la una loc adv |
| | We went for lunch at one. |
| | Fuimos a almorzar a la una. |
| at one point adv | (at a given moment) | en un momento dado loc adv |
| | At one point, I thought we might even get married. |
| | En un momento dado, hasta llegué a pensar que nos casaríamos. |
| at one time expr | (once, at some point in the past) | hubo un tiempo en el que, hubo un tiempo en que expr |
| | | antaño adv |
| | | hace tiempo loc adv |
| | | en cierta época loc adv |
| | At one time you were allowed to buy milk straight from the farmer. |
| | Hubo un tiempo en el que se podía comprar la leche directamente al granjero. |
| | Antaño uno podía comprarle la leche directamente al granjero. |
| | Hace tiempo uno podía comprarle la leche directamente al granjero. |
| | | antiguamente adv |
| | Antiguamente se podía comprar leche directamente al granjero. |
| | | hubo una época en que loc verb |
| | Hubo una época en que se podía comprar leche directamente al granjero. |
| at one time expr | (at once: simultaneously) | a la vez loc adv |
| | I was trying to do three things at one time, and failed the three. |
| | Estaba tratando de hacer tres cosas a la vez, y fracasé en todas. |
| | | al mismo tiempo loc adv |
| | Estaba intentado hacer tres cosas al mismo tiempo y fracasé en todas. |
| at one with adj | (in agreement with, at peace with) (figurado) | en armonía con loc adv |
| | | de acuerdo con loc adv |
| | After I meditate, I feel at one with the world. |
| | Tras la mediación me sentí en armonía con el mundo. |
| at par adv | (trade: at face value) | al mismo nivel lco adv |
| at peace adj | (in agreement) | en paz loc adj |
| | | de acuerdo loc adj |
| | After years of conflict the two countries are at peace. |
| | Tras dos años de conflicto, los dos países viven en paz. |
| at peace adj | (free from anxiety or trouble) | en paz loc adj |
| | I'm at peace now that the divorce is final. |
| | Me siento en paz ahora que el divorcio es definitivo. |
at [sb]'s peril,
at [sb]'s own peril expr | (with risk of loss or harm) | bajo [mi, tu, su...] propio riesgo loc adv |
| | | por [mi, tu, su...] cuenta y riesgo loc adv |
| at present adv | (currently) | por ahora loc adv |
| | | actualmente adv |
| | At present, there are six students enrolled in the phonetics course. |
| | Por ahora, hay seis estudiantes inscritos en el curso de fonética. |
| at random adv | (in arbitrary way) | al azar loc adv |
| | Study participants were selected at random. |
| | Los estudiantes que participaron fueron seleccionados al azar. |
| | | aleatoriamente adv |
| | Los estudiantes fueron seleccionados aleatoriamente. |
| at regular intervals adv | (periodically) | a intervalos regulares loc adv |
| | The nurse came in and checked his vital signs at regular intervals. |
| | La enfermera venía y verificaba su signos vitales a intervalos regulares. |
| at regular intervals adv | (spaced out) | a intervalos regulares loc adv |
| | The hurdles were set up at regular intervals along the track. |
| | Las vallas fueron instaladas a lo largo de la pista a intervalos regulares. |
| | | distanciados por igual loc adv |
| | Las vallas fueron instaladas a lo largo de la pista distanciadas por igual. |
| at rest adv | (in a relaxed state) | en reposo loc adv |
| | | descansando gerundio |
| | | en estado de descanso loc adv |
| | While the man was at rest, researchers measured his brain activity. |
| | Los investigadores midieron la actividad cerebral del hombre mientras él estaba en reposo. |
| at rest adv | (not moving) | inmóvil adj mf |
| | | quieto/a adj |
| | The truck was at rest when the accident occurred. |
| | El auto estaba inmóvil cuando sucedió el accidente. |
| at right angles adv | (geometry: at 90 degrees) | en ángulo recto loc adv |
| | The two roads meet at right angles. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No te vas a equivocar, la ruta sale en ángulo recto hacia la derecha. |
| at risk adv | (in danger) | en riesgo loc adv |
| | | en peligro loc adv |
| | Driving while drunk puts people's lives at risk. |
| | Conducir en estado de ebriedad pone en riesgo la vida de la gente. |
at risk,
at-risk adj | (in danger) | de riesgo loc adv |
| | | en riesgo loc adv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Urban women in the age group of 30-45 years have emerged as an at-risk population for heart diseases. |
| | Las mujeres urbanas entre 30 y 45 años emergieron como una población de riesgo para enfermedades cardíacas. |
at risk of,
also US: at risk for [sth] expr | (having increased chance of: [sth] bad) | en riesgo de loc adv |
| | People who smoke are at increased risk for cancer. |
| | Los fumadores están en riesgo de contraer cáncer. |
| at school adv | (attending classes) | en la escuela loc adv |
| | Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. |
| | Sara no está en casa, está en la escuela. |
| at school adv | US (at university) | en la universidad loc adv |
| | My son is at school in New York, studying for a business degree. |
| at school adj | UK (of school age) | en edad escolar loc adj |
| | Gareth has two children at school and a toddler. |
| at sea adv | (on the open water) | en alta mar loc adv |
| | | en el mar loc adv |
| | The old sailor loves to recount his adventures at sea. |
| | El viejo marinero disfruta contando sus aventuras en alta mar. |
at sea,
all at sea adj | figurative (disorientated) (figurado) | perdido/a adj |
| | Clara was all at sea in the advanced calculus class. |
| | Clara estaba perdida en la clase de cálculo avanzado. |
| at sign n | (symbol: @) | arroba nf |
| | The user won't be tagged if you omit the at sign before their name. |
| at sixes and sevens adj | UK, figurative (confused) | hecho un lío loc adj |
| | (AR) | enquilombado adj |
| at some other time adv | (at an unspecified future time) | en otra oportunidad, en otra ocasión loc adv |
| | | otro día loc adv |
| | | alguna otra vez loc adv |
| | I promise that we'll go to Disneyland at some other time. |
| | Les prometí que en otra oportunidad iríamos a Disney. |
| at some other time adv | (at an unspecified past time) | alguna vez loc adv |
| | | algún día loc adv |
| | I had promised that we would go to Disney at some other time. |
| | Había prometido que iríamos a Disney alguna vez. |
| at some point adv | (at an unspecified moment) | en algún momento loc adv |
| | At some point, we'll need to decide whether the project is worth continuing. |
| | En algún momento vamos a tener que decidir si vale la pena continuar el proyecto. |
| at stake adv | (at risk) | en juego loc adv |
| | You need to make sure you do the job correctly because your professional reputation is at stake! |
| | Necesitas asegurarte de hacer tu trabajo correctamente pues tu reputación es la que está en juego. |
| | | en riesgo loc adv |
| | Necesitas asegurarte de hacer tu trabajo correctamente pues tu reputación es la que está en riesgo. |
| at that expr | (in addition) | además adv |
| | The car is too expensive, and it's ugly at that. |
| | El coche es demasiado caro, y además es feo. |
| at that expr | (and then) | entonces adv |
| | | ahí adv |
| | At that, the chairman ended the meeting. |
| | Entonces, el presidente dio por finalizada la reunión. |
at that moment,
at that instant adv | (at a specified instant in the past) | en ese momento, en aquel momento loc adv |
| | At that moment, I realized that she truly loved me. |
| | I was about to tell her, but at that instant the phone rang. |
| | En ese momento me di cuenta de que estaba realmente enamorada de mí. |
| at that time adv | (during a specified past period) | por aquella época, en esa época loc adv |
| | | en aquel entonces loc adv |
| | I was born in 1999. At that time my father was a captain, but now he is a major. |
| | Yo nací en 1999. Por aquella época mi padre era un capitán; ahora es un comandante. |
| at the back adv | (in, towards the rear) | al fondo loc adv |
| | | atrás adv |
| | We went to the cinema and sat at the back. |
| | Fuimos al cine y nos sentamos al fondo. |
| at the base of prep | (at the bottom of) | al pie de loc adv |
| | We'll meet at the base of the volcano and hike up together. |
| | Nos encontraremos al pie del volcán y ascenderemos juntos. |
| | | en las faldas de loc adv |
| | Nos encontraremos en las faldas del volcán y ascenderemos juntos. |
| at the beginning expr | (at the starting point) | al principio loc adv |
| | | al inicio loc adv |
| | | al comienzo loc adv |
| | A sentence should have a capital letter at the beginning. |
| | Una oración debe tener una mayúscula al principio. |
| at the beginning of [sth] expr | (at the starting point of) | al principio de loc adv |
| | | al comienzo de loc adv |
| | In the old days, most of the credits were shown at the beginning of a movie. |
| | Antes, la mayoría de los créditos se mostraban al principio de las películas. |
| at the beginning expr | (initially, to start with) | al principio loc adv |
| | | al comienzo loc adv |
| | | primero adv |
| | At the beginning, I was mistrustful of John, but I have grown to like and respect him. |
| | Al principio, no confiaba en John, pero con el tiempo aprendí a quererlo y respetarlo. |
at the behest of,
at [sb]'s behest expr | literary (as ordered by) | como ordenado por expr |
| | | como x mandó expr |
at the behest of,
at [sb]'s behest expr | literary (as strongly requested by) | a instancias de expr |
| | | a petición de expr |
| | The accused man was deported to the UK at the behest of the British government. |
at [sb]'s bidding,
at the bidding of [sb] expr | (invited, summoned by [sb]) | a la orden de loc adv |
| | | bajo orden de loc adv |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | figurative (be the cause of [sth]) (figurado) | estar detrás de loc verb |
| | Childhood experiences are often at the bottom of adult complexes. |
| | Las experiencias durante la niñez suelen estar detrás de los complejos adultos. |
| be at the bottom of [sth] v expr | (be at the lowest part of [sth]) (montaña, cerro) | estar al pie de loc verb |
| | | estar en lo bajo de loc verb |
| | | estar en el fondo de |
| | The village is at the bottom of the mountain. |
| | El pueblo está al pie de la montaña. |
at the center of [sth] (US),
at the centre of [sth] (UK) prep | figurative (focus of controversy, etc.) (figurado, atención, controversia) | el centro de, en el centro de, el en punto de loc adv |
| at the core of [sth] expr | figurative (at the center or heart of) | en el centro expr |
| | | en el corazón expr |
| | | en el núcleo expr |
| at the crack of dawn expr | informal (early in morning) | de madrugada, en la madrugada loc adv |
| | | al amanecer loc adv |
| | (formal) | al romper el alba, al despuntar el alba loc adv |
| | I have to get up at the crack of dawn to get to work on time. |
| | Tengo que levantarme de madrugada (or: en la madrugada) para llegar a tiempo al trabajo. |
| at the cutting edge adv | figurative (at the forefront) | a la vanguardia loc adv |
at the cutting edge of [sth],
on the cutting edge of [sth] adv | figurative (at the forefront of [sth]) | a la vanguardia de loc adv |
| | In 1440 Gutenberg's printing press was at the cutting edge of technology. |
at the discretion of [sb],
at [sb]'s discretion expr | (according to [sb]'s judgment) | a juicio de loc prep |
| | | a discreción de loc prep |
| at the drop of a hat expr | figurative, informal (at the least provocation) | a la más mínima loc adv |
| | | en un santiamén loc adv |
| | | de inmediato loc adv |
| | (AR) | a la primera de cambio expr |
| | That girl is so emotional, she'll start crying at the drop of a hat. |
| | Esa chica es tan emotiva que se pone a llorar a la más mínima. |
| at the earliest adv | (and no sooner) | como pronto expr |
| | We may have your order ready by Saturday at the earliest or at the latest, by next Wednesday. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Llegare a la hora de comer, como pronto. |
| | | como muy temprano loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Como muy temprano podría llegar a las seis, pero no antes. |
| | (Costa Rica) | lo más temprano loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Puedo llegar a las once, lo más temprano. Y si usted no puede a esa hora, sería hasta el martes. |
| at the earliest opportunity expr | (as soon as possible) | lo antes posible loc adv |
| | Please respond to this letter at the earliest opportunity. |
| | Te pido por favor que me contestes esta carta lo antes posible. |
| | | cuanto antes loc adv |
| | Te pido por favor que me contestes esta carta cuanto antes. |
| at the eleventh hour adv | figurative (at the last moment) | a último momento loc adv |
| | At the eleventh hour, the supplies reached the starving villagers. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A último momento encontraron el anillo perdido. |
| at the end adv | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | al final loc adv |
| | I haven't seen the film yet; don't tell me what happens at the end. |
| | Todavía no vi la película, no me digas qué pasa al final. |
| at the end of [sth] expr | (at [sth]'s conclusion) | al final de loc adv |
| | | en el final de loc adv |
| | At the end of the race, the runner fell exhausted to her knees. |
| | Al final de la carrera, el corredor cayó de rodillas exhausto. |
| at the end adv | (just before death) | en el lecho de muerte expr |
| | | en el último momento expr |
| | At the end, she just sighed and let go of my hand. |
| | En el lecho de muerto, ella solamente suspiró y dejó caer mi mano. |
| at the end of the day expr | (in the evening) | al terminar el día loc adv |
| | | al final del día loc adv |
| | He went home at the end of the day. |
| | Al terminar el día volvió a casa. |
| at the end of the day expr | figurative (ultimately) | después de todo expr |
| | | al fin y al cabo expr |
| | | a fin de cuentas expr |
| | At the end of the day, there's nothing we can do. |
| | Después de todo, no hay nada que podamos hacer. |
| | Al fin y al cabo, no podemos hacer nada. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A fin de cuentas, lo que importa son los momentos en que has sonreído. |
| at the end of the earth expr | (in a distant place) (jerga) | en el culo del mundo expr |
| | | en la Conchinchina expr |
| | ¿Hasta allí van a viajar?, ¡pero si es en el culo del mundo! |
| | | en los confines de la tierra expr |
at the expense of [sb],
at [sb]'s expense adv | (paid for by [sb] else) | por cuenta de, a cuenta de loc prep |
| | | a costa de loc prep |
| | Faculty can attend the conference at the university's expense. |
| | El profesorado puede asistir a la conferencia por cuenta de la universidad. |
at the expense of [sb],
at [sb]'s expense prep | figurative (to the detriment of [sb]) | a expensas de loc prep |
| | Many children make cruel jokes at the expense of other children. |
| | Muchos niños hacen bromas crueles a expensas de otros chicos. |
| at the expense of [sth] prep | figurative (to the disadvantage of [sth]) | a expensas de loc prep |
| | | a costa de loc pep |
| | (formal) | en detrimento de, en perjuicio de loc prep |
| | Ralf devotes a lot of time to football training at the expense of his studies. |
at [sb]'s feet,
at the feet of [sb] adv | (in front of feet) | a los pies de alguien loc prep |
| | | junto a los pies de alguien loc adv |
| | The pencil was lying at his feet, just where he had dropped it. |
| | El lápiz estaba a sus pies, justo donde se le había caído. |
at [sb]'s feet,
at the feet of [sb] adv | figurative (worshipping) | a los pies de alguien, ante los pies de alguien loc prep |
| | Michael had all of the audience at his feet when he sang his latest hit song. |
| at the first opportunity adv | (as soon as possible) (AmL, coloquial) | a la primera de cambio loc adv |
| | | a la primera oportunidad loc adv |
| | When I had the chance I did it at the first opportunity. |
| | En cuanto pude, lo hice a la primera de cambio. |
| | En cuanto pude, lo hice a la primera oportunidad. |
at the forefront,
in the forefront adv | (in the vanguard) | a la vanguardia loc adv |
| | Yves Saint Laurent estuvo a la vanguardia de la alta costura por muchos años. |
at the forefront of [sth],
in the forefront of [sth] adv | (in the vanguard) | a la delantera loc adv |
| | Yves Saint Laurent was at the forefront of haute couture for years. |
| at the gym adv | (using an exercise facility) | en el gimnasio loc adv |
| | I like to take kickboxing classes at the gym. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A esta hora debe estar en el gimnasio, llámalo más tarde. |
at the hands of [sb],
at the hand of [sb],
by the hands of [sb],
by the hand of [sb] prep | (because of) | a manos de loc adv |
| | Many women die at the hands of their own families for perceived dishonor. |
| | Muchas mujeres mueren a manos de sus propios familiares por cuestiones de honor. |
at [sb]'s hands,
at [sb]'s hand,
by [sb]'s hands,
by [sb]'s hand prep | figurative (because of) | a menos de loc conj |
| | | a causa de loc conj |
| | | porque conj |
| | The current world champion was relegated to second place at the hands of the Italian rookie. |
| at the heart of [sth] prep | (at the centre of [sth]) | en el fondo de loc prep |
| | | en el centro de loc prep |
| | At the heart of the financial crisis there was a lot of greed. |
| | En el fondo de la crisis financiera había mucha avaricia. |
| at the helm adv | (steering a ship) (náutica) | al timón loc adv |
| | I was glad my father was at the helm during the storm. |
| | Me alegré de que mi padre estuviese al timón durante la tormenta. |
| at the helm adv | figurative (in charge) (figurado) | al frente de loc adv |
| | After five years, he is now at the helm of his unit. |
| | Después de cinco años ahora está al frente de su unidad. |
| | | al mando loc adv |
| | | a cargo loc adv |
| | Después de cinco años ahora está al mando de su unidad. |
at the insistence of [sb],
at [sb]'s insistence expr | (prompted by [sb] insisting) | con la insistencia de expr |
| at the instance of [sb] expr | formal (at [sb]'s urgent request) | por iniciativa de expr |
| at the last expr | literary (at the end) | en lo último expr |
| | | en la última expr |
| at the last minute expr | (almost too late) | a último momento, en el último momento loc adv |
| | | a último minuto, en el último minuto loc adv |
| | I managed to get tickets to the concert at the last minute. Our babysitter cancelled at the last minute, so we stayed home. |
| | Conseguí boletos para el concierto a último momento. Nuestra niñera canceló a último momento así que nos quedamos en casa. |
| at the latest adv | (not later) | a más tardar loc adv |
| | | como tarde loc adv |
| | | como máximo loc adv |
| | This project needs to be completed by close of business tomorrow at the latest. |
| | Este proyecto debe estar acabado a más tardar mañana a la hora de cierre. |
| at the least expr | (amount: not less than) | al menos loc prep |
| | | por lo menos loc prep |
| at the limit adv | figurative (at the boundary) | al límite loc adv |
| | I am at the limit of my patience. |
| | Estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia. |
| at the mercy of [sth] prep | (helpless) (sin ayuda) | a merced de loc prep |
| | Without fuel the ship's engines failed and the vessel was at the mercy of the violent storm. |
| at the mercy of [sb] prep | (dependent) | a la caridad de loc prep |
| | (coloquial) | a la buena de loc prep |
| | The child was left at the mercy of his older cousins. |
| | El niño quedó librado a la caridad de sus primos. |
| at [sb]'s mercy prep | (dependent) | a merced de loc prep |