WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| listening n | (act of listening) | escucha nf |
| | | escuchar⇒ vtr |
| | Listening is more important than talking. |
| | La escucha es más importante que hablar. |
| | Escuchar es más importante que hablar. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| listen⇒ vi | (actively hear) | escuchar⇒ vi |
| | Take a moment to be quiet and listen; what sounds can you hear? |
| | Tómate un momento para hacer silencio y escuchar: ¿qué sonidos oyes? |
| listen to [sth/sb] vi + prep | (actively hear) | escuchar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Please be quiet; I am listening to the radio. |
| | Por favor, cállate; estoy escuchando la radio. |
| listen for [sth/sb] vi + prep | (try to hear) | estar a la escucha de v cop + loc prep |
| | | tratar de escuchar loc verb |
| | They listened for any sounds coming from the mine. |
| | Estaban a la escucha de cualquier sonido procedente de la mina. |
| listen to [sth] vi + prep | (consider) | escuchar⇒ vtr |
| | | considerar⇒ vtr |
| | I would like them to listen to my proposal. |
| | Me gustaría que escucharan mi propuesta. |
| listen to [sth/sb] vi + prep | (pay attention) | escuchar⇒ vtr |
| | | prestar atención a, poner atención a loc verb + prep |
| | Please listen to me carefully. |
| | Por favor, escúchame con atención. |
| Listen interj | (when making a point) (tuteo) | escucha, escúchame expr |
| | (voseo) | escuchá, escuchame expr |
| | (ustedeo; formal) | escuche, escúcheme expr |
| | Listen, I'm in a hurry, could you please get to the point? |
| | Escucha, estoy apurado: ¿puedes ir al grano? |
| Additional Translations |
| listen n | informal (act of listening) | escucha nf |
| | | oída nf |
| | A careful listen to any piece of music will often reveal things you'd never noticed before. |
| | Una escucha cuidada de una pieza musical revelará cosas que antes seguramente no habías notado. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
listen | listening |
| listen in vi phrasal | (on a discussion) | escuchar⇒ vi |
| | Gareth heard people arguing next door, so he put his ear to the wall to listen in. |
listen in on [sth/sb],
listen in to [sth/sb] vtr phrasal 3-part | (listen without talking) | escuchar⇒ vtr |
| | | escuchar a vtr + prep |
| | The police used a hidden device to listen in on their informant's conversation with the suspect. |
| listen in vi phrasal | (to radio) | escuchar radio vtr |
| | The DJ ended his show by saying 'Thanks for listening in!' |
| listen in vi phrasal | (eavesdrop, listen secretly) | escuchar⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | escuchar subrepticiamente loc verb |
| | | escuchar a escondidas loc verb |
| | We were looking for somewhere we could talk privately, without anyone listening in. |
| | Nos pusimos a buscar un sitio donde poder hablar en privado, sin que nadie nos escuchase. |
| listen out for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (try to hear) | aguzar el oído loc verb |
| | The birdspotters listened out for the magpie's rattle. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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