| Principal Translations |
| respect n | (esteem, admiration) | respeto nm |
| | | estima nf |
| | He worked hard to gain the respect of his coworkers. |
| | Trabajó mucho para ganarse el respeto de sus compañeros. |
| respect n | (consideration) | consideración nf |
| | | respeto nm |
| | Out of respect for his desires, I won't go to the party. |
| | En consideración a sus deseos, no asistiré a la fiesta. |
| respect n | (aspect) | sentido nm |
| | | respecto nm |
| | In which respect do you not like his personality? |
| | ¿En qué sentido no te gusta su personalidad? |
| respect n | (deference) | respeto nm |
| | | consideración nf |
| | Even if you don't agree with your boss, you have to show respect. |
| | Aunque no estés de acuerdo con tu jefe, debes mostrar respeto. |
| respect [sb]⇒ vtr | (person: esteem) | respetar⇒ vtr |
| | | tener en estima loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | As an aspiring writer, I respect published authors. |
| | Como soy aspirante a escritor, respeto a los autores que ya publicaron. |
| respect [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (person: esteem, admire) | respetar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | tenerle respeto a alguien por loc verb |
| | They all respected him for his hard work. |
| | Todos le respetaron por su duro trabajo. |
| | Todos le tenían respeto por su duro trabajo. |
| respect [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | (person: admire) | respetar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | admirar a alguien por loc verb |
| | I really respect Phoebe for volunteering at the hospital. |
| | Realmente respeto a Phoebe por su voluntariado en el hospital. |
| | Realmente admiro a Phoebe por su voluntariado en el hospital. |
| respect [sth]⇒ vtr | (show regard for) | respetar⇒ vtr |
| | He respected his wife's desire to live as an artist. |
| | Él respetaba el deseo de su esposa de vivir como una artista. |
| respect [sth] vtr | (not intrude into) | respetar⇒ vtr |
| | He never respected the privacy of his children. |
| | Él nunca respetó la intimidad de sus hijos. |
Compound Forms:
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| command respect vtr + n | (be esteemed, admired) | inspirar respeto loc verb |
| | The generals, because of their bravery and wisdom, command respect from their troops. |
| | Los generales, por su valor y su sabiduría, inspiran respeto a sus tropas. |
| | | suscitar respeto loc verb |
| | Los generales, por su valor y su sabiduría, suscitan respeto a sus tropas. |
| great respect n | (esteem) | profundo respeto adj + nm |
| | | mucho respeto, gran respeto adj + nm |
| | He has always treated me with great respect. |
| | Siempre me ha tratado con un profundo respeto. |
| | Siempre me ha tratado con gran (or: mucho) respeto. |
| great respect for [sb] n | (high regard for [sb]) | gran respeto por alguien grupo nom |
| | I have great respect for people who help others. |
| | Tengo gran respeto por la gente que ayuda a otros. |
| in every respect adv | (in all ways) | en todos los aspectos loc adv |
| | | en todos los sentidos loc adv |
| | | en todo respecto loc adv |
| | He is a gentleman in every respect. |
| | Es un caballero en todos los aspectos. |
| in respect of [sth] expr | (with regard, with reference) | en relación a loc prep |
| | | con respecto a loc prep |
| | (formal) | en lo que se refiere a loc prep |
| | | por prep |
| | The plaintiff was awarded damages in respect of the costs incurred. |
| | El demandante obtuvo una indemnización en relación a los gastos ocasionados. |
| in respect to [sth] expr | (with regard to) (formal) | en lo que respecta a loc prep |
| | | en cuanto a loc prep |
| | | con respecto a loc prep |
| | (formal) | en lo que se refiere a loc prep |
| | Vancouver is one of North America's most progressive cities in respect to drug policy. |
| | Vancouver es una de las ciudades más progresistas de Norteamérica en lo que respecta a política de drogas. |
| in that respect adv | (in terms of that) | en lo que a... se refiere loc adv |
| | | en ese aspecto loc adv |
| | She's kind of shy but in that respect she's no different than I am. |
| | Sin duda es algo tímida, pero en lo que a timidez se refiere somos iguales. |
| in this respect adv | (in terms of this) | a este respecto loc adv |
| | It was a big mistake; in this respect we both agree. |
| | Fue un gran error; a este respecto estamos los dos de acuerdo. |
| lack of respect n | (discourteous speech or behaviour) | falta de respeto nf |
| | You shouldn't let your children speak to you like that, it shows a lack of respect. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Con eso que has dicho has demostrado una falta de respeto imperdonable. |
| lack of respect n | (failure to treat [sb] as a superior) | falta de respeto nf |
| | As far as I am concerned everyone is equal and I won't call my boss "Sir", but some people say this shows a lack of respect. |
respect the wishes of [sb],
respect [sb]'s wishes v expr | (do what [sb] wants) | respetar los deseos de loc verb + prep |
| | | respetar la voluntad de loc verb + prep |
| | Lawyers have to respect the wishes of their clients. |
| | Los abogados deben respetar los deseos de sus clientes. |
| self-respect n | (esteem for oneself) | respeto por sí mismo nm + loc adj |
| | People who are unemployed for a long time sometimes lose their self-respect. |
| | La gente que está desempleada por mucho tiempo a veces pierde el respeto por sí misma. |
| show respect vtr + n | (show high regard) | mostrar respeto por loc verb |
| | It is important that hotel staff show respect when dealing with guests. |
| | | ser respetuoso con loc verb |
| | | mostrar respeto hacia loc verb |
| show respect for [sb/sth] v expr | (show high regard) | mostrar respeto por loc verb |
| | We train all our employees to show respect for the customers. |
| show respect vtr + n | (be deferential) | mostrar respeto loc verb |
| | You have to show respect when you meet members of the royal family. |
| show respect to [sb] v expr | (be deferential) | mostrar respeto hacia loc verb |
| | You need to show more respect to your father. |
| with all due respect adv | (despite my regard for you) | con todos los respetos loc adv |
| | With all due respect, I couldn't disagree more. |
| | Con todos los respetos, no puedo disentir más. |
| | (CL) | con todo respeto loc adv |
| | Con todo respeto, no puedo estar más en desacuerdo. |
| | (formal) | con el debido respeto loc adv |
| | Con el debido respeto, no puedo estar menos de acuerdo. |
| with all due respect to [sth/sb] expr | (used before disagreeing) | con el debido respeto expr |
| with due respect adv | (with deserved esteem) | con todo respeto expr |
| | | con el debido respeto expr |
| | With due respect I have a different opinion. |
| | Con todo respeto, tengo que disentir. |
| with respect adv | (respectfully) | con todo respeto expr |
| | | con el debido respeto expr |
| | With respect, I think you are wrong in your argument. |
| | Con todo respeto, creo que usted está equivocado. |
| with respect to [sth] prep | (as regards) | con respecto a loc prep |
| | With respect to your problems, I'm afraid I can't help at all. |
| | Con respecto a tus problemas, me temo que no puedo ayudarte. |
| without respect to prep | (with no concern for) | sin el más mínimo respeto hacia loc prep |
| | | sin respeto por loc prep |
| | Millionaires can buy what they want without respect to the cost. |
| | Los millonarios pueden comprar lo que quieran sin el más mínimo respeto al dinero. |