buscaba u Oksfordovom rečniku španskog jezika

Prevodi za buscaba u rečniku španski»engleski

I.buscar VB trans

1.1. buscar (intentar encontrar):

buscar persona/objeto

to look for

buscar fama/fortuna

to seek

buscar trabajo/apartamento

to look for

buscar trabajo/apartamento

to try to find

buscar solución

to look for

buscar solución

to try to find

lo he buscado en o por todas partes

I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas

don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando

the police are looking for him

la policía lo está buscando

he's wanted by the police

“se busca”

“wanted”

los hombres como él solo buscan una cosa

men like him are only after one thing inf

te buscan en la portería

someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz

flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada o los ojos

he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse

he's looking for a chance to get his own back inf

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo

try and find an easier way of doing it

1.2. buscar (intentar encontrar):

buscar (en un libro, una lista)

to look up

busca el número en la guía

look up the number in the directory

2.1. buscar (recoger):

buscar

to collect

buscar

to pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto

we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas

I've come to collect o pick up my things

2.2. buscar (conseguir y traer):

buscar

to get

fue a buscar un médico

he went to get a doctor

fue a buscar un médico

he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan

he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras

go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

3.1. buscar (intentar conseguir):

una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos

a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso?

what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón inf

she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + infinit.

to try to +  infinit.

buscar + infinit.

to set out to +  infinit.

el libro busca destruir ese mito

the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

3.2. buscar (provocar):

buscar bronca/camorra

to look for

siempre están buscando pelea

they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar

he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

II.buscar VB intr

buscar

to look

busca en el cajón

look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien?

have you looked properly?

¿has buscado bien?

have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro)

fetch!

el que busca encuentra o busca y encontrarás prov

seek and ye shall find

III.buscarse VB vpr

1. buscarse (intentar encontrar):

buscarse

to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños

she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2. buscarse complicaciones/problemas:

no quiero buscarme complicaciones

I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado

you've brought it on yourself

tú te lo has buscado

it serves you right

se está buscando problemas

she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) inf te la estás buscando

you're asking for trouble

buscársela(s) inf te la estás buscando

you're asking for it inf

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste

don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself inf

Prevodi za buscaba u rečniku engleski»španski

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

hunt out

buscar

hunt up

buscar

her single-minded pursuit of fame

la determinación con que buscaba la fama

seek out person

buscar

to scout around (for sth)

buscar (algo)

job-hunt

buscar trabajo

to go job-hunting

salir a buscar trabajo

cast about for

buscar

I was scrabbling frantically for a foothold

buscaba desesperadamente un lugar donde apoyar el pie

he was quite blatant about looking for another job

no ocultaba el hecho de que buscaba otro trabajo

buscaba u rečniku PONS

Prevodi za buscaba u rečniku španski»engleski

buscar VB intr, trans c → qu

buscar

to look for

enviar a alguien a buscar algo

to send sb to fetch sth

ir a buscar algo

to go and look for sth

me viene a buscar a las 7

he/she is picking me up at 7

él se lo ha buscado

he brought it on himself

buscar tres pies al gato

to complicate matters

‘se busca’

‘wanted’

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

buscar camorra

to go looking for trouble

Prevodi za buscaba u rečniku engleski»španski

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

pick (fight, quarrel) trans

buscar

look for

buscar

house-hunt

buscar casa

feel about

buscar palpando

to feel about for sth

buscar algo a tientas

seek out person

ir a buscar

to look for adventure

buscar el riesgo

to have a rummage around for sth

buscar algo

to forage (about) for sth

buscar algo

buscaba Primeri iz rečnika PONS (ručno uređeno)

es tal cual lo buscaba

it's just what I was looking for

buscar una aguja en un pajar

to look for a needle in a haystack

buscar una aguja en un pajar fig

to search for a needle in a haystack

enviar a alguien a buscar algo

to send sb to fetch sth

me viene a buscar a las 7

he/she is picking me up at 7

buscar con una varilla de zahorí

dowse

buscar agua con una varilla de zahorí

to dowse for water

buscar una manera de hacer algo

to look for a way to do sth

buscar una aguja en un pajar

to look for a needle in a haystack

buscar a alguien por todos lados

to look for sb all over