| Additional Translations |
| through adj | informal (ending relationship) | terminar⇒ vi |
| | | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | I've had enough of your jealousy. We're through! |
| | Estoy cansada de tus celos. ¡Quiero que terminemos! |
| | Estoy cansada de tus celos. ¡Terminemos esta relación! |
| through adj | informal (done, washed-up) | acabado/a adj |
| | He was through! Nobody would hire him after the scandal. |
| | ¡Estaba acabado! Nadie lo iba a contratar después del escándalo. |
| through adj | (train, service, ticket: direct) | directo/a adj |
| | | sin escalas loc adj |
| | There was no through service available so I had to change trains at Manchester. |
| | No había ruta directa y por eso tuve que hacer transbordo en Mánchester. |
| be through with [sth] adj + prep | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | terminar con vi + prep |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vi |
| | Can you do this photocopying for me? And when you're through with that, let me know and I'll find you something else to do. |
| | ¿Puedes hacer estas fotocopias por mí? Y cuando termines con eso, avísame y te encontraré algo más que hacer. |
| | ¿Puedes hacer estas fotocopias por mí? Y cuando acabes, avísame y te encontraré algo más que hacer. |
| through adv | (in one end, out the other) | por [+ lugar] loc adv |
| | He was passing through when we saw him. |
| | Iba pasando por aquí cuando lo vimos. |
| through adv | (from beginning to end) | acabar⇒, terminar⇒ vi |
| | | todo/a adj |
| | | llegar al final loc verb |
| | After the song plays through, put on another CD. |
| | Cuando la canción acabe, pon otro CD. |
| | Cuando suene toda la canción, pon otro CD. |
| | Cuando la canción llegue al final, pon otro CD. |
| through prep | (penetrating) | a través de loc prep |
| | | por prep |
| | A brick sailed through the kitchen window. |
| | Un ladrillo penetró a través de la ventana de la cocina. |
| through prep | (time: during) | durante prep |
| | | todo/a adj |
| | I was writing emails through the evening. |
| | Estuve escribiendo correos electrónicos durante la tarde. |
| through prep | (indicating time) (midway through) | a mitad de loc prep |
| | She quit midway through nursing school. |
| | Se retiró a mitad de sus estudios en la escuela de enfermería. |
| through prep | (without stopping) | sin parar loc adv |
| | (semáforo, señal...) | saltarse algo v prnl |
| | You just drove through a red light. |
| | Acabas de pasar por un semáforo en rojo sin parar. |
| | Acabas de saltarte un semáforo en rojo. |
| through prep | (by means of) | por medio de loc prep |
| | | a través de loc prep |
| | Fertilizer gets into the bay through storm runoff. |
| | Los fertilizantes llegan a la bahía por medio de los vertidos que arrastran las tormentas. |
| | Los fertilizantes llegan a la bahía a través de los vertidos de las tormentas. |
| be through with [sth] v expr | informal (have had enough of [sth]) | estar harto de algo v cop + loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | estar hasta las narices de algo loc verb + prep |
| | | estar cansado de algo v cop + loc adj |
| | I'm through with these stupid meetings. Bye! |
| | Estoy harto de estas estúpidas reuniones. ¡Adiós! |
| be through with doing [sth] v expr | informal (had enough of doing [sth]) | estar harto de hacer algo v cop + loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | estar hasta las narices de hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | | estar cansado de hacer algo v cop + loc adj |
| | I'm through with washing windows. I need a more exciting job! |
| | Estoy harto de limpiar ventanas. ¡Necesito encontrar un trabajo más apasionante! |
| be through with [sb] v expr | informal (end relationship with [sb]) | terminar con vi + prep |
| | | romper con vi + prep |
| | | cortar con vi + prep |
| | After discovering her husband's affair, Monica decided she was through with him. |
| | Tras descubrir la infidelidad de su marido, Monica decidió terminar con él. |
Locuciones verbales
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| blow through vi phrasal | Aus, informal, figurative (place: leave) | volar⇒ vi |
| | | irse v prnl |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) (figurado) | abrirse camino loc verb |
| Note: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| | The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| | La empresa pudo abrirse camino con estas nuevas ideas. |
| breeze through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (do easily) | pasar sin dificultades, hacer sin dificultades, hacer sin problemas loc verb |
| | Don't worry about the exam - I'm sure you'll breeze through it. |
| | No te preocupes por el examen, lo pasarás sin problemas. |
| bumble through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (do clumsily) | trastabillar⇒ vi |
| carry through with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | UK (complete) | llevar a cabo loc verb |
| | | llevar adelante loc verb |
| | She has good intentions but never carries through with them. |
| | Tiene buenas intenciones, pero nunca las lleva a cabo. |
carry [sb] through,
carry [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (help to endure, survive) | ayudar a sobrellevar, ayudar a superar loc verb |
| | Rebecca says her faith has carried her through the trauma of the past year. |
| | Rebecca dice que su fe la ayudó a sobrellevar el trauma del año pasado. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feeling: be perceptible) | notarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | evidenciarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | manifestarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (coloquial) | hacerse patente, hacerse evidente loc verb |
| | Though he tried to remain calm when the robber drew his gun, his fear came through in his trembling hand. |
| | Aunque trató de mantener la calma cuando el ladrón sacó el arma, su miedo se notó en su mano temblorosa. |
| come through vi phrasal | (news, results: be received) | llegar⇒ vtr |
| | When the news came through that the war was over, people began dancing in the streets. |
| come through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (survive, endure) | superar⇒ vtr |
| | | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | | poder con ello loc verb |
| | The road to recovery is a difficult one, but you're strong enough to come through it. |
| | El camino a la recuperación es difícil pero eres lo suficientemente fuerte como para superarlo. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (succeed) | lograr⇒ vtr |
| | | conseguir⇒ vtr |
| | The hero faced many challenges on his quest, but he came through in the end. |
| | El héroe enfrentó muchos desafíos en su camino, pero al final lo logró. |
| come through vi phrasal | figurative, informal (do what is necessary) | hacer lo que haga falta loc verb |
| | | hacer lo necesario loc verb |
| | | no fallar loc verb |
| | Whenever I need help, my parents always come through. |
| | Siempre que necesito ayuda, mis padres hacen lo que haga falta. |
| come through for [sb] vi phrasal | figurative, informal (do what is necessary) | estar ahí para loc verb |
| | | acompañar a vtr + prep |
| | | no abandonar a loc verb |
| | I wasn't worried because I knew you would come through for me. |
| | No estaba preocupada porque sabía que él estaría ahí para mí. |
| cycle through vtr phrasal insep | (follow a pattern) | atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | | transitar⇒ vtr |
| | Mona continues to cycle through the stages of grief; she cannot forget her loss. |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: go through lower data levels) (Informática) | detallar más en loc verb + prep |
| | (Informática) | profundizar en vi + prep |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, US (focus on) | estudiar a fondo loc verb |
| drill through vi phrasal | (computing: browsing items horizontally) (informática: inglés) | analizar con drill through loc verb |
| | | analizar horizontalmente vtr + adv |
| drill up through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: go through higher data levels) (Informática) | detallar menos en loc verb + prep |
| | (Informática) | generalizar⇒ vtr |
| fall through vi phrasal | informal, figurative (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) (figurado) | venirse abajo loc verb |
| | I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| | Creí que el trato iba a ser rentable para mi negocio, pero se vino abajo a último minuto. |
| | (figurado) | caerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Creí que el trato iba a ser rentable para mi negocio, pero se cayó a último minuto. |
| | | quedar en la nada loc verb |
| | Creí que el trato iba a ser rentable para mi negocio, pero a último minuto quedó en la nada. |
| | | fracasar⇒ vi |
| | Creí que el trato iba a ser rentable para mi negocio, pero fracasó a ultimo minuto. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (continue [sth] to completion) | acabar lo que se empieza loc verb |
| | | seguir hasta el final vi + loc adv |
| | | completar⇒ vtr |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vtr |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | He's very good at starting things but never seems to manage to follow through. |
| | Él es muy bueno para comenzar las cosas, pero nunca parece acabar lo que empieza. |
| | Él es muy bueno para comenzar las cosas, pero nunca parece completar ninguna. |
| follow through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (continue [sth] to completion) | completar⇒ vtr |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vtr |
| | Sam is always making plans but she never follows through with any of them. |
| | Sam siempre está haciendo planes, pero nunca completa ninguno. |
| follow [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | (continue [sth] to completion) | completar⇒ vtr |
| | | terminar⇒, acabar⇒ vtr |
| | A good manager ensures that their team is able to follow a project through. |
| | Un buen gerente se asegura de que su equipo pueda completar los proyectos. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (sports: after throwing, etc.) (Deportes) | acompañar el movimiento loc verb |
| | She's learning how to follow through in a complete arc after hitting the ball. |
| | Está aprendiendo a acompañar el movimiento con un arco completo después de pegarle a la bola. |
| funnel down (into/through [sth]) vi phrasal | (be channelled) | encauzar⇒ vtr |
| | | canalizar⇒ vtr |
| get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (ordeal: survive) | superar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar por vi + prep |
| | The global recession has been tough on everyone, but we will get through it. |
| | La recesión global ha sido difícil para todos, pero la superaremos. |
| get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (work, task: complete) | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | I have so much work to get through this week—I don't know how I'm going to do it all! I still have more studying to get through before the exam. |
| | Tengo tanto trabajo que terminar, no sé cómo voy a hacer todo. Tengo que terminar de estudiar antes del examen. |
| get through vi phrasal | (reach [sb]: on phone) | localizar a vtr + prep |
| | | comunicarse con v prnl + prep |
| | After several attempts to call Yolanda, I eventually managed to get through. |
| | Después de muchos intentos de llamar a Yolanda, finalmente la localicé. |
| get through to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (reach: on phone) | localizar a vtr + prep |
| | | comunicarse con v prnl + prep |
| | I'm trying to get through to the President but he's not answering his phone. |
| | Estoy tratando de localizar al presidente, pero no contesta el teléfono. |
| get through to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (make understand) | abrirle los ojos a loc verb |
| | | hacer entender a loc verb |
| | I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer! |
| | ¡Necesito abrirle los ojos a mi hijo para que entienda que las drogas no son la respuesta! |
| glide through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (slide across or over) | deslizar⇒ vtr |
| glide through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (do or undergo easily) (figurado) | deslizarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | fluir⇒ vi |
| go through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (use up) | quedarse sin v prnl + prep |
| | I went through all my clean clothes for the week! |
| | ¡Me quedé sin ropa limpia para esta semana! |
| | | acabar con vtr + prep |
| | | agotar⇒ vtr |
| | ¡Ya acabé con toda mi ropa limpia de la semana! |
| go through vi phrasal | informal (be completed, authorized) (impersonal) | aprobarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | aprobar⇒ vtr |
| | We had to wait for the loan to go through before we could buy the house. |
| | Teníamos que esperar que se aprobara el préstamo antes de poder comprar la casa. |
| | Teníamos que esperar que nos aprobaran el préstamo antes de poder comprar la casa. |
| go through with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (do as planned) | seguir adelante con loc verb |
| | | llevar algo a cabo loc verb |
| | | continuar⇒ vtr |
| | The city council is going through with its plans to widen the road. |
| | El municipio seguirá adelante con su proyecto de agrandar la calle. |
Compound Forms:
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| all through prep | (throughout) | en todo loc adv |
| | There are wooden floors all through the apartment. |
| | Hay pisos de madera en todo el departamento. |
| all through the night expr | (throughout the night) | toda la noche loc adv |
| | All through the night we could hear the loud music from the floor above. |
| | Toda la noche escuchamos la música del piso de arriba. |
| barge through vi + adv | informal (push your way through a crowd, etc.) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| barge through [sth] vi + prep | informal (push through: a crowd) | abrirse paso expr |
| barge your way through v expr | informal (move forcefully, push) | abrirse paso loc verb |
| barge your way through [sth] v expr | informal (move forcefully, push) | abrirse paso entre loc verb |
| | You can't simply barge your way through the crowd like that. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative (place: visit briefly) (coloquial) | pegarse una vuelta loc verb |
| | He blew through town last week. He never stays for long. |
| | Más tarde me pego una vuelta por el hospital para saber como sigue. |
| | | visitar⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | pasar a vuelo de pájaro expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se quejaba de que su hijo siempre pasaba a vuelo de pájaro por su casa. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative (change: affect) (figurado) | soplar sobre vi + prep |
| | | volar sobre vi + prep |
| | The winds of change are blowing through the Olde Towne club: they have accepted their first woman as a member. |
| blow through [sth] vi + prep | slang, figurative (money: spend) (figurado) | quemarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | gastarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The gambling addict blew through his life's savings in two weeks. |
| blow through adj | (carburettor) | carburador adj |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | derrumbar⇒ vtr |
| | | demoler⇒ vtr |
| | | abrirse camino entre loc verb |
| | The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| | El ejército usó tanques para derrumbar las barricadas. |
| browse through [sth] vi + prep | (publication: look through) | hojear⇒ vtr |
| | (texto) | ojear⇒ vtr |
| | Arnold smiled as he browsed through his old high school yearbook. |
| | Arnold sonrió mientras hojeaba su antiguo anuario escolar. |
| bulldoze through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (physically force your way through) | abrirse paso a empujones loc verb |
| | | abrirse paso a la fuerza loc verb |
| burrow through [sth] vi + prep | (move through) | hurgar⇒, escarbar⇒, rebuscar⇒ vtr |
| | | meterse⇒ v prnl |
| | Badgers burrow through the earth with their claws. |
| | Los tejones hurgan en la tierra con sus garras. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly enter) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | The police burst through the front door, looking for the criminal. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly break and come through) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | A dinosaur suddenly burst through the brick wall. |
by the agency of [sb],
through the agency of [sb] prep | (because of [sb]'s actions) | gracias a loc prep |
| check [sth] through vtr + adv | (luggage: put into plane's hold) | despachar⇒ vtr |
| | | facturar⇒ vtr |
| | If you have to change flights, the airline can check your luggage through to the final destination. |
| | Si tienes que cambiar vuelos, la aerolínea puede despachar tu equipaje hacia tu destino final. |
| coast through [sth] vi + prep | (apply little effort) | pasar sin esfuerzo loc verb |
| | | pasar fácilmente vtr + adv |
| | He is coasting through the maths course. |
| | Está pasando el curso de matemáticas sin esfuerzo. |
| comb through [sth] vi + prep | (inspect thoroughly) | examinar⇒ vtr |
| | | revisar cuidadosamente vtr + adv |
| | Linda spent the afternoon combing through old newspapers. |
| | Linda pasó la tarde examinando viejos periódicos. |
course through [sth],
course in [sth] vi + prep | (water, blood: move quickly) | fluir a través de vi + loc adv |
| | | fluir por vi + prep |
| | The water coursed through the canals. |
| | Terrified, Neil could feel the blood coursing in his veins. |
| | El agua fluyó a través de los canales. |
cut a swathe through [sth],
cut a swath through [sth] v expr | (make a path through) | dejar una huella loc verb |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | (slice through with a blade) | desbrozar a cuchilladas loc verb |
| | I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| | New: Tomó el machete y tuvo que abrirse camino desbrozando la maleza a cuchilladas. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | figurative, infformal (get past: [sth] superfluous) | ir al grano loc verb |
| | (AR) | hacerla corta loc verb |
| | Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| | Bien, vamos al grano y veamos en qué estamos de acuerdo. |
| cut through [sth] vi + prep | informal (take a shortcut) (tomar un atajo) | cortar camino loc verb |
| | | atajar⇒ vi |
| | He cut through the neighbours' back yard to get there quicker. |
| | Para llegar allá más rápido, cortó camino por el jardín trasero del vecino. |
| | Para llegar allá más rápido, atajó por el jardín trasero del vecino. |
| drag [sb] through the mud v expr | informal, figurative (dirty [sb]'s reputation) (figurado) | manchar⇒ vtr |
| | | mancillar⇒ vtr |
| | The biased reporter dragged the senator's name through the mud. |
| | | desprestigiar a vtr + prep |
| | (figurado) | ensuciar el buen nombre de loc verb |
| | | manchar la reputación de loc verb |
drill-through,
drillthrough n | (computing: browsing horizontally) | perforación nf |
drill-through,
drillthrough n as adj | (computing: relating to drill-through) | de perforación loc adj |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) (voz inglesa) | drive-thru nm inv |
| | (PR) | servicarro nm |
| Note: Restaurante de comida para llevar donde se pide desde el vehículo. |
| | Dave made a quick detour to the drive-through for fries on his way home from the office. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n as adj | (used from a car) (voz inglesa) | con drive-thru loc adj |
| | (AmL) | auto- prefijo |
| | (PR) | con servicarro loc adj |
| | The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
| ease through [sth] vi + prep | (move carefully) | moverse con cuidado a través de, moverse con cuidado por loc verb |
| | He eased gently through the dense crowd. |
| | Se movió con cuidado a través de la numerosa multitud. |
| elbow your way through v expr | (push through a crowd, etc.) | avanzar a codazos loc verb |
| | | abrirse paso a codazos loc verb |
fall through the cracks,
slip through the cracks v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | pasar desapercibido loc verb |
| | | pasar inadvertido loc verb |
| fall through the net v expr | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | pasar desapercibido loc verb |
| | All the factors were in place to catch him but somehow he managed to fall through the net. |
fast forward through [sth],
fast-forward through [sth] vi + prep | (advance rapidly through) | adelantar algo vtr |
| | (informal) | saltarse algo v prnl |
| | I often fast forward through the boring parts of movies. |
| filter through vi + adv | figurative (information, news: reach [sb]) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | | filtrarse⇒ v prnl |
| filter through [sth] vi + prep | (be strained, sieved) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | | filtrarse⇒ v prnl |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (book, pages: leaf through) | hojear⇒ vtr |
| | | echar un vistazo a algo loc verb + prep |
| | I spent hours on that report and he just flicked through it before dismissing it! |
| | ¡Me pasé horas haciendo ese informe y él simplemente lo hojeó antes de descartarlo! |
flick through [sth],
flip through [sth] vi + prep | (TV channels: browse) | hacer zapping loc verb |
| | | hacer zapeo loc verb |
| | | zapear⇒ vi |
| | I spent ten minutes flicking through the TV channels and didn't find anything worth watching. |
| | Me pasé diez minutos haciendo zapping por los canales de televisión sin encontrar nada que valiera la pena ver. |
| follow-through n | (sport: continuation of motion) (Deportes) | acompañamiento nm |
| | (Deportes) | gesto de acompañamiento nm + loc adj |
| | You need to have a good follow-through to be a good golfer. |
| | Debes tener un buen acompañamiento para jugar bien al golf. |
| follow-through n | (continuing action) | conclusión nf |
| | (formal) | compleción nf |
| | The project manager keeps a close eye on her team to ensure follow-through. |
| | La gerente de proyectos vigila a su equipo para asegurar la conclusión de los proyectos. |
| force your way (through/into [sth]) v expr | (obtain entry, way: by strength) | entrar por la fuerza loc verb |
| | The army forced their way into the city. |
| | El ejército entró en la ciudad por la fuerza. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | (pour through [sth] narrow) | tirar algo a través de, echar algo a través de loc verb |
| | The mechanic funneled the dirty oil through a hose. |
| | El mecánico echó (or: tiró) el aceite sucio a través de una manguera. |
| funnel [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (channel) | hacer pasar por loc verb |
| | He funneled his ill-gotten gains through his wife's business account. |
| | Hizo pasar sus ganancias ilícitas por la cuenta empresarial de su mujer. |
| get through vi + adv | (light: pass through curtain, screen) | traspasar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | The curtain is made of thin material, so some light still gets through. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (cross) | cruzar⇒, atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | To go through the border checkpoint, you needed a valid passport. |
| | Para cruzar la frontera, necesitabas un pasaporte válido. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | figurative (endure, suffer) | pasar por vi + prep |
| | | sufrir⇒, soportar⇒ vtr |
| | Having grown up in Rwanda, Joe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today. |
| | Habiendo crecido en Rwanda, Joe tuvo que pasar por muchos tormentos para convertirse en el hombre que hoy es. |
| | Habiendo crecido en Rwanda, Joe tuvo que sufrir muchos tormentos para convertirse en el hombre que hoy es. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (pass through: tunnel) | cruzar⇒, atravesar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar por vi + prep |
| | The hunters had to go through a cluster of trees to get to the wounded deer. |
| | Los cazadores tuvieron que cruzar los árboles para llegar al venado herido. |
| go through [sth] vi + prep | (search, review) | revisar⇒ vtr |
| | | buscar entre vtr + prep |
| | I went through all my sketchbooks trying to find my favourite drawing of the oak tree. |
| | Revisé todos mis cuadernos tratando de encontrar mi dibujo favorito de un roble. |
| go through a rough patch v expr | informal, figurative (experience difficult time) | pasar un momento difícil loc verb |
| | | no tener un buen momento loc verb |
| | Pippa has a lot of problems at the moment; she's going through a rough patch. |
| go through hell v expr | informal, figurative (go through great difficulties, worry) | pasar por el infierno loc verb |
| | | vivir un infierno loc verb |
| go through the ceiling v expr | figurative, informal (cost: be high) | irse por las nubes loc verb |
| | Pork futures went through the ceiling today at three dollars and forty-two cents per pound. |
| go through the motions v expr | (do something half-heartedly) | hacer algo por inercia loc verb |
| | | hacer algo sin estar convencido loc verb |
| go through the roof expr | (price, number: rise dramatically) | dispararse⇒ v prnl |
| go through with it v expr | informal (do [sth] daunting) | llevarlo a cabo loc verb |
| | | hacerlo loc verb |
| | Bethan had doubts about applying for the job, but eventually went through with it. |
| | Bethan tenía dudas sobre si postularse al trabajo, pero al final lo llevó a cabo. |
| grind through [sth] vi + prep | (wear by abrasion) | moler⇒ vtr |
| | Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed. |
| | Jeff usó herramientas eléctricas para moler el candado en su cobertizo. |
| hack through vi + prep | (cut through jungle) | abrirse camino a machetazos loc verb |
| | | ir a machetazos loc verb |
| | We hacked through the jungle for hours. |
| | Durante horas nos abrimos camino a machetazos en la jungla. |
| halfway through adv | (unfinished) | a medio camino loc adv |
| | Finish the job--don't stop halfway through. |
| halfway through adv + prep | (in the middle of) | en medio de, en el medio de loc adv |
| | Halfway through lunch, the phone rang. |
| | En medio del almuerzo, sonó el teléfono. |