Locuciones verbales
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gain by [sth],
gain by doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (take advantage or profit by) | ganar con loc verb |
| | What have you got to gain by lying about it? |
| | ¿Y qué piensas ganar con tus mentiras? |
profit by doing [sth],
profit by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (gain advantage from) | beneficiarse de v prnl + prep |
| | (informal) | ganar con vi + prep |
| | We can all profit by being patient. |
| | Todos nos podemos beneficiar de ser pacientes. |
profit by doing [sth],
profit by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (make money from) (con nombre) | obtener ganancias de loc verb + prep |
| | (con nombre) | obtener beneficios de loc verb + prep |
| | (informal; con gerundio) | ganar dinero loc verb |
| | Naylor profited by selling the securities at higher prices than he paid for them. |
| | Naylor obtuvo ganancias de la venta de los valores a un precio más alto del que había pagado. |
| | Naylor ganó dinero vendiendo los valores a un precio más alto del que había pagado. |
round [sth] off,
round [sth] off with [sth],
round [sth] off by doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (end, conclude) | rematar algo con algo, rematar algo haciendo algo loc verb |
| | | rematar⇒ vtr |
| | He rounded off his speech with a joke, leaving the audience in a good mood. |
| | Remató su discurso con un chiste, lo que dejó al público de buen humor. |
| | | redondear algo con algo, redondear algo haciendo algo loc verb |
| | | redondear⇒ vtr |
| | Redondeó su discurso con un chiste, lo que dejó al público de buen humor. |
Compound Forms:
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| begin by doing [sth] vi + prep | (do first) | empezar por vi + prep |
| | When learning a new recipe, it is best to begin by reading all the way through. |
| | Si vas a seguir una nueva receta, es mejor empezar por leerla toda. |
| counterweight [sth] by doing [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) (figurado) | compensar algo haciendo algo loc verb |
| | We counterweighted the negative aspects of the deal by offering plenty of freebies. |
follow [sth] up by doing [sth],
follow up [sth] by doing [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | dar seguimiento loc verb |
| | John followed up his interview by sending a thank-you note. |
| | Juan dio seguimiento a su entrevista mandando una carta de agradecimiento. |
honor [sb] by doing [sth] (US),
honour [sb] by doing [sth] (UK) v expr | (treat with honour) | honrar a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | The army honoured the officer by giving him a special medal for bravery. |
| | El ejército honró al oficial otorgándole una medalla especial por su valor. |
in doing so,
by doing so adv | (by these actions) | al hacer eso loc adv |
| | Don't wander on the property without them knowing; in doing so, you'll be trespassing. |
| | No andes por la propiedad sin que ellos lo sepan; al hacer eso estarías violando su propiedad. |
in so doing,
by so doing adv | formal (by these actions) | al hacer esto, al hacer eso loc adv |
| | | haciendo esto, haciendo eso loc adv |
| | The defendant changed a crucial part of his story, and in so doing, revealed his guilt. |
| | El acusado cambió una parte crucial de la historia, y al hacer esto, reveló su culpa. |
| learn by doing v expr | (train while working) | aprender con la práctica loc verb |
| | Employees learn by doing to prepare them for possible situations at work. |
| | Los empleados aprenden con la práctica, y esto los prepara para posibles situaciones laborales. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | rebajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | xx v prnl |
| | Don't lower yourself by responding to his insults. |
| | No te rebajes respondiendo a sus insultos. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (humble yourself) | rebajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The Duchess lowered herself by marrying a commoner. |
| | La duquesa se rebajó al casarse con un plebeyo. |
profit from doing [sth],
profit by doing [sth] v expr | (make money from) (con nombre) | obtener ganancias de loc verb |
| | | ganar dinero con loc verb |
| | The company profited from selling licenses of its operating system to makers of mobile devices. |
| | La compañía obtuvo ganancias de la venta de licencias de su sistema operativo a fabricantes de dispositivos móviles. |
| start off by doing [sth] v expr | (do first) | empezar algo por loc verb |
| | | comenzar algo por loc verb |
| surprise [sb] by doing [sth] v expr | (do [sth] unexpected) | sorprender a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | Ken surprised his wife by making her pancakes for breakfast. |
| | Ken sorprendió a su mujer haciendo tortitas para el desayuno. |
| surprise [sb] by doing [sth] v expr | (do [sth] nice for [sb]) | sorprender a alguien haciendo algo loc verb |
| | The students surprised their teacher by throwing her a party. |
| | Los estudiantes sorprendieron a su profesor haciendo una fiesta en su honor. |
| sweeten [sth] by doing [sth] v expr | figurative (make more enticing) | hacer más atractivo algo haciendo algo loc verb |
| | The company sweetened the job offer by promising five weeks of paid vacation. |