| Principal Translations |
send [sth],
send [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (cause to go) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | He sent the message to his friend. |
| | Él le envió el mensaje a su amigo. |
| send [sth]⇒ vtr | (emit) | emitir⇒ vtr |
| | | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | The radio station is sending a signal. |
| | La estación de radio está emitiendo una señal. |
| | La estación de radio está enviando una señal. |
| send⇒ vi | informal (be transmitted) | transmitirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | enviarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The data is still sending. |
| | Los datos todavía se están transmitiendo. |
| | Los datos todavía se están enviando. |
| send [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to be transmitted) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | Simply click to send the e-mail. |
| | Simplemente haz clic para enviar el correo electrónico. |
| send [sb]⇒ vtr | (compel to go) | mandar⇒ vtr |
| | John's wife sent him to the store for milk. |
| | La esposa de John lo mandó a la tienda a comprar leche. |
| send [sth]⇒ vtr | (deliver) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | Please send the package by airmail. |
| | Por favor envía el paquete por correo aéreo. |
Locuciones verbales
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send [sth] back,
send back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (return: an item) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| | If mail-order clothes do not fit, you can usually send them back to the supplier. |
| | Si la ropa que compras por correo no te queda bien, normalmente puedes devolverla al vendedor. |
send [sb] down,
send down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (law: sentence to prison) | meter preso loc verb |
| | Johnno's been arrested again; he's going to get sent down this time for sure! |
| | Arrestaron a Johnno de nuevo, ¡esta vez seguro lo meten preso! |
| | (AR, coloquial) | meter en cana a, mandar en cana a loc verb |
| | Arrestaron a Johnno de nuevo, ¡esta vez seguro lo meten en cana! |
send [sb] down,
send down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | UK (expel from university) | expulsar a vtr + prep |
| | | echar a vtr + prep |
| | William's parents were furious when he was sent down for smoking cannabis. |
| send for [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (summon) | ir a buscar a, mandar a buscar a loc verb |
| | He is very ill, I think we should send for his parents to take him home. |
| | Está muy enfermo, deberíamos ir a buscar a sus padres para que lo lleven a casa. |
| send [sb] for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (ask or order: [sb] to fetch [sth]) | enviar a alguien por algo, mandar a alguien por algo loc verb |
| | The doctor sent his assistant for some warm water. |
| | El doctor envió a su asistente por agua tibia. |
| send for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (order for [sth] to be brought) | hacer traer loc verb |
| | Spring is almost here; it's time to send for my seeds. |
| | Llegó la primavera, es hora de hacer traer semillas. |
send forth [sth],
send [sth] forth vtr phrasal sep | (release, issue) (documento) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | (documento) | emitir⇒ vtr |
send forth [sth],
send [sth] forth vtr phrasal sep | (emit, give off) (personas) | expulsar⇒ vtr |
| | (personas, emocional) | despedir⇒ vtr |
send [sth] in,
send in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (post, mail) | mandar⇒, enviar⇒ vtr |
| | I sent in my application a month ago but the company hasn't yet contacted me for an interview. |
| | Mandé mi solicitud hace un mes, pero la compañía todavía no me contactó para tener una entrevista. |
send [sb] off,
send off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (direct [sb]) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | The general sent more soldiers off into battle. |
| | El general envió más soldados a la batalla. |
| | | mandar⇒ vtr |
| | Mandó sus hijos a la cama. |
send [sth] off,
send off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (mail, post) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | I went to the post office and sent off a package to my friend. |
| | Fui a la oficina de correos a enviar un paquete a mi amigo. |
| | | despachar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pasá por el correo y despáchame estas cartas. |
send [sth] out,
send out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (distribute by mail) | mandar⇒ vtr |
| | | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | (paquete) | despachar⇒ vtr |
| | Political campaign teams send out letters of thanks to financial donors. |
| | Las campañas políticas mandan cartas para agradecer a los donantes. |
| send out for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (food: order to be delivered) | pedir algo loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Esta noche no tengo ganas de cocinar así es que vamos a pedir comida china. |
| send [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | (transmit, transfer) | mandar⇒ vtr |
| | Let me know your email address and I'll send the report over. |
| | Dame tu dirección de correo electrónico, así te mando el informe. |
| send [sth] through vtr phrasal sep | (convey or transmit) | transmitir⇒ vtr |
| | | enviar⇒, mandar⇒ vtr |
| | The cell phone towers are down because of the natural disaster, so we can't send calls or messages through. |
| | The server was down, so we were unable to send messages through. |
| | Las torres de telefonía móvil se cayeron por el desastre natural, y no podemos transmitir mensajes. |
send [sth/sb] up,
send up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (mock, parody) | parodiar⇒ vtr |
| | | satirizar⇒ vtr |
| | | remedar⇒ vtr |
| | | ridiculizar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | In 1962 and 63, the programme "That was the week that was" would send up politicians on BBC television. |
| | Durante los años 1962 y 1963, un programa de la BBC parodiaba a los políticos en la televisión. |
| | | burlarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Durante los años 1962 y 1963, un programa de la BBC se burlaba de los políticos en la televisión. |
Compound Forms:
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| send a note v expr | (mail a short letter) | enviar un mensaje vtr |
| | Ana, envíale un mensaje a Carlos para que sepa que estaremos allí. |
| | | enviar una nota vtr |
| send [sb] away vi + adv | (dismiss) | echar a vtr + prep |
| | The headteacher gave the student a detention and sent him away. |
| | La directora sancionó y echó al estudiante. |
| send away for [sth] v expr | (order by post) | solicitar por correo loc verb |
| | I sent away for some personalised T-shirts. |
| | Solicité por correo unas camisetas personalizadas. |
send [sb] away with a flea in his ear,
send [sb] away with a flea in her ear v expr | figurative, informal (tell [sb] to go away) | despachar a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | echar a alguien con cajas destempladas loc verb + prep |
send [sth] on,
send on [sth] vtr + prep | (forward) (objeto, documento) | remitir⇒ vtr |
| | I will send on this letter to the former tenant. |
| send [sb] packing v expr | informal (make [sb] leave) | echar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | enviar a alguien a freír espárragos loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | mandar a alguien a freír churros loc verb |
send [sth] round,
US: send [sth] around vtr + adv | (circulate, distribute) | distribuir⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer circular loc verb |
send [sb] round,
US: send [sb] around vtr + adv | (cause [sb] to visit a place) (a alguien) | mandar⇒ vtr |
| | (a alguien) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| send [sb] to Coventry v expr | UK, figurative, dated (not speak to [sb]) | no hablarle a loc verb |
| | | no dirigirle la palabra a loc verb |
| send [sb] to sleep v expr | (lull, make sleepy) | hacer dormir loc verb |
| | | dar sueño loc verb |
| | | arrullar loc verb |
| | (formal) | producir sueño loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Adam sang his daughter a lullaby to send her to sleep. |
| | Adam cantó una canción de cuna para hacer dormir a su hija. |
| send [sb] to sleep v expr | figurative (bore) (aburrir) | poner a dormir a loc verb |
| | The professor's voice would send the class to sleep. |
| send word v expr | (convey a message) | enviar un mensaje loc verb |
| | | hacer correr la voz loc verb |
| | | comunicar⇒ vtr |
| | | transmitir el mensaje, transmitir un mensaje loc verb |
| | | avisar⇒ vtr |
| | | mandar a avisar, mandar avisar loc verb |
| send-up n | informal (parody) | parodia nf |
| | | sátira nf |
sendoff,
send-off n | informal (act of saying farewell) | despedida nf |
| | When Audrey left for a new job, she was touched by her colleagues' send-off. |
| | Cuando Audrey dejó la empresa para tomar un nuevo trabajo, la despedida de sus colegas la emocionó. |