bring

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Inflections of 'bring' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
brings
v 3rd person singular
bringing
v pres p
brought
v past
brought
v past p

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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
bring [sth] up,
bring up [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (raise: a subject)sacar el tema de loc verb + prep
  mencionar⇒ vtr
  (informal)poner algo sobre el tapete, poner algo sobre la mesa loc verb
 It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family.
 No es una buena idea que saques el tema de la política en presencia de mi familia.
bring [sb] up,
bring up [sb] vtr phrasal sep		 (raise: a child)criar a vtr + prep
  educar a vtr + prep
 The couple adopted the child and brought him up.
 La familia adoptó y crió al niño.
bring [sth] up,
bring up [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 informal (vomit)vomitar⇒ vtr
  (eufemismo)devolver⇒ vtr
 The baby is ill and keeps bringing up her food.
 La bebé está enferma y vomita toda la comida.
bring [sb] up,
bring up [sb] vtr phrasal sep		 (bring before a court)llevar a la corte a loc verb
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bring [sb/sth] to heel v expr figurative (subjugate) (figurado)hacerse obedecer loc verb
bring [sb] to justice v expr (take to court)llevar ante la justicia loc verb
 Police officers must bring outlaws to justice.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tenemos que conseguir llevar al mafioso ese ante la justicia.
bring [sb] to justice v expr (punish)ajusticiar⇒ vtr
  castigar⇒ vtr
bring [sth] to life v expr figurative (enliven)animar⇒ vtr
  avivar⇒ vtr
 The party was boring until the band started playing and brought it to life.
 La fiesta estaba aburrida hasta que la banda comenzó a tocar y la animó.
bring [sth/sb] to life v expr figurative (make seem real)dar vida loc verb
  retratar vívidamente loc verb
 A good movie adaptation really brings the characters to life.
 Una buena adaptación cinematográfica realmente da vida a los personajes.
bring [sth/sb] to life v expr often passive (give life) (literal)dar vida a loc verb
 A fairy brought the puppet Pinocchio to life.
 Un hada dio vida al títere Pinocho.
bring [sth] to light v expr figurative (reveal [sth] secret)hacer público loc verb
 We should bring his outrageous actions to light.
 Tendríamos que hacer públicas sus intolerables acciones.
  revelar⇒ vtr
 Tendríamos que revelar sus intolerables acciones.
  sacar a la luz loc verb
 Tendríamos que sacar a la luz sus intolerables acciones.
bring [sb/sth] to mind v expr (recall)evocar⇒ vtr
 The smell of bread baking brings to mind the years I spent in boarding school.
 El olor del pan horneándose me evoca los años que pasé en el internado.
  rememorar⇒ vtr
 El olor del pan horneándose me hace rememorar los años que pasé en el internado.
  traer a la mente loc verb
 El olor del pan en el horno me trae a la mente los años que pasé en el internado.
  hacer acordar loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El verla de nuevo me hizo acordar de cuando era chico.
bring to pass v expr (cause to happen)llevar a cabo loc verb
bring [sb] to task v expr (criticize or reprimand [sb])retar a vtr + prep
  llamarle la atención a loc verb
 Breakers of the rule will be brought to task.
bring [sth] to the boil v expr (liquid in pan: heat until boiling)llevar a hervor loc verb
bring [sb] to his/her/their knees v expr figurative (force into submission) (figurado)poner de rodillas a loc verb
bring [sb/sth] together,
bring together [sb/sth] vtr + adv		 (unite) (personas)juntar a vtr + prep
  unir a vtr + prep
  hermanar a vtr + prep
 Sunday lunch at my parents' house brings the whole family together.
 Los almuerzos del domingo en la casa de mis padres juntan a toda la familia.
bring [sth] together,
bring together [sth] vtr + adv		 (collect)juntar⇒, recolectar⇒ vtr
 This exhibition brings together all of Picasso's major paintings.
 La exhibición junta todas las principales obras de Picasso.
bring up the rear v expr (follow)seguir a la cola loc verb
 I'll blaze a trail through the jungle. You bring up the rear.
  ir a la retaguardia loc verb
  educar⇒ vtr
bring [sb] up to date v expr (give [sb] the most recent information)poner al día a loc verb
  actualizar a vtr + prep
 Alice brought me up to date with all her news.
 Alice me puso al día de todas sus novedades.
bring yourself to do [sth] v expr (force yourself to do [sth])forzarse a v prnl + prep
  obligar a vtr + prep
Note: Usually used in the negative
 I can't bring myself to see a film that's that violent.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El dolor lo obligó a postrarse sobre sus rodillas.
combine to bring about [sth] v expr (cause jointly)unirse para provocar, combinarse para provocar loc verb
  unirse para traer, combinarse para provocar
 Opposition to the government and anger at the police combined to bring about the riots.
 La oposición al gobierno y la ira contra la policía se combinaron para provocar los disturbios.
  unirse en la realización de loc verb
  unirse en una causa común loc verb
  unir fuerzas loc verb
take [sb] down a peg or two,
bring [sb] down a peg or two,
knock [sb] down a peg or two v expr		 informal (humble) (informal)bajarle los humos a loc verb
  (informal)bajarle el copete a loc verb
take [sb] to task,
bring [sb] to task v expr		 (reprimand, rebuke [sb])reprender a vtr + prep
  (AR)retar a vtr + prep
  llamarle la atención a loc verb
take [sb] to task for [sth],
bring [sb] to task for [sth] v expr		 (reprimand [sb] for [sth])reprender a alguien por loc verb
  (AR)retar a alguien por loc verb
  llamarle la atención a alguien por loc verb
 The coach took them to task for their poor performance.
take [sb] to task for doing [sth],
bring [sb] to task for doing [sth] v expr		 (reprimand [sb] for doing [sth])reprender a alguien por loc verb
  retar a alguien por loc verb
  llamarle la atención a alguien por loc verb
bring [sb] up to speed v expr figurative, informal (update)poner a alguien al corriente loc verb + prep
  poner a alguien al tanto loc verb + prep
 When Michelle returned from maternity leave, the colleague who had covered for her brought her up to speed.
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Collocations: bring it [over, back] (here), bring it to [her, school, work], bring in your [pet, daughter, project], more...

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