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entertaining

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
entertaining adj	(interesting)	entretenido/a adj
		divertido/a adj
	At dinner, the host told the guest a number of entertaining stories about her youth.
	En la cena, la anfitriona le contó al invitado varias historias entretenidas sobre su juventud.
entertaining n	(hospitality)	recibir visitas, tener visitas loc verb
	They haven't done much entertaining since their baby was born.
	Llevan sin recibir muchas visitas (or: tener muchas visitas) desde que nació su bebé.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
entertain [sb]⇒ vtr	(people: keep amused)	entretener a vtr + prep
		divertir a vtr + prep
	The magician entertained the children at the party.
	Helen entertained her work colleagues by telling them about the funny thing that happened to her at the weekend.
	El mago entretuvo a los niños en la fiesta. // Helen entretuvo a sus compañeros de trabajo contándoles una cosa graciosa que le había pasado el fin de semana.
entertain [sb] vtr	(have as guests)	tener de visita a loc verb
		recibir a vtr + prep
	We're entertaining my boss and his wife for the weekend.
	Este fin se semana tendremos de visita a mi jefe y su mujer.
entertain [sth]⇒ vtr	(hold, consider)	contemplar⇒ vtr
		albergar⇒ vtr
	I don't know how you can even entertain the notion of leaving your job; what will you live on?
	No sé cómo puedes siquiera contemplar la idea de dejar tu trabajo; ¿de qué vas a vivir?
entertain⇒ vi	(be amusing)	entretener⇒ vtr
		divertir⇒ vtr
	Some TV shows manage to entertain and educate at the same time.
	Algunos programas de televisión consiguen entretener y educar a la vez.
entertain vi	(have guests)	tener invitados loc verb
		recibir invitados loc verb
	The high-flying couple entertain every weekend.
	La pareja de altos vuelos tiene invitados todas las semanas.

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Compound Forms: entertain | entertaining
Inglés		Español
entertain guests vi	(invite people over)	tener invitados vtr
entertain guests vi	(amuse guests)	entretener a los invitados loc verb
entertain the idea of [sth] v expr	often negative (consider)	contemplar la posibilidad de loc verb
	He wouldn't entertain the idea of her cooking for him that evening.
entertain the idea of doing [sth] v expr	often negative (consider)	considerar la idea de loc verb
entertain yourself vi	(keep yourself occupied)	entretenerse⇒ v prnl
	Sit here and entertain yourself while I go make dinner.

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