happening

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæpənɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhæpənɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hapə ning)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
happening n (event)suceso nm
  acontecimiento nm
  evento nm
 All sorts of strange happenings started occurring after the dictator took power.
 Toda clase de sucesos extraños empezaron a producirse después que el dictador se hizo con el poder.
happening n (performance art)espectáculo improvisado nm + adj
 Anna is a big fan of modern art and is attending a happening this weekend.
 Anna es una apasionada del arte moderno y va a asistir a un espectáculo improvisado este fin de semana.
happening adj dated, slang (exciting, groovy)de moda loc adj
 Wow, this is a really happening place; let's stay here.
 Wow, este lugar está realmente de moda, quedémonos aquí.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
happen vi (occur)pasar, ocurrir vi
  (formal)acontecer, suceder vi
 A lot of things have happened since last year.
 Un montón de cosas han ocurrido (or: pasado) desde el año pasado.
 Un montón de cosas han acontecido desde el año pasado.
happen to [sb] vi + prep (befall)pasarle a, ocurrirle a vi + prep
  (formal)acontecerle a, sucederle a vi + prep
 Getting this job was the best thing that's ever happened to me.
 Obtener este trabajo es lo mejor que me ha pasado en la vida.
happen to [sb/sth] vi + prep (become of)pasar con vi + prep
  ser de vi + prep
 What happened to that book I lent you?
 ¿Qué pasó con ese libro que te presté?
 ¿Qué fue de ese libro que te presté?
happen to do [sth] v expr (chance to)por casualidad, de casualidad loc adv
 Did you happen to see my keys?
 ¿Has visto mis llaves por casualidad?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
happen | happening
InglésEspañol
happen along vi phrasal (arrive somewhere by chance)aparecer vi
happen by [sth] vtr phrasal insep (chance upon)dar con vi + prep
 Whilst in town, I happened by a photographic store and bought myself a new digicam.
 Cuando estaba en el pueblo di con una casa de fotografía y me compré una nueva cámara digital.
happen on [sth/sb],
happen upon [sth/sb]
vtr phrasal insep
dated, literary (find, encounter)encontrarse con v prnl + prep
  toparse con v prnl + prep
  encontrar vtr
 I happened on an interesting article about Cuba in the newspaper.
 Me encontré con un artículo interesante sobre Cuba en el diario.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
happening | happen
InglésEspañol
What's happening? expr informal (greeting) (coloquial)¿qué tal? loc interj
  ¿qué hay? loc interj
  ¿cómo va? loc interj
 Hi, guys. What's happening?
 Hola chicos, ¿qué tal?
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'happening' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: the [local, town] happenings, [eerie, odd, strange, weird] happenings, [inexplicable, important, significant, trivial] happenings, more...

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