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Source: The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary © 2002
HarperCollins Publishers:
traer
| A |
verbo transitivo
| 1 |
(= transportar) to
bring
el muchacho que trae los periódicos the
lad who delivers or brings the newspapers
¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? can
we have the bill, please?
trae, ya lo arreglo yo give it to me,
I'll fix it
¿me puedes traer mañana a la oficina? can
you bring me to work or give me a lift to work
tomorrow?
¿qué la trae por aquí? what
brings you here?
traer un hijo al mundo to bring a child into the world
◆MODISMO:como
su madre or como Dios lo trajo al mundo as
naked as the day he was born; in his birthday suit |
| 2 |
(= llevar encima)
[+ ropa] to
wear
[+ objeto] to
carry
¿qué traes en esa bolsa? what
have you got in that bag?; what are you carrying in that bag? |
| 3 |
[periódico, revista]
¿trae alguna noticia interesante? is
there any interesting news? |
| 4 |
(= causar)
[+ suerte,
paz, beneficios] to bring
[+ recuerdos] to
bring back
[+ consecuencias] to
have
te traerá buena suerte it'll bring
you good luck
la recesión trajo consigo un aumento del
paro the recession brought with it or
brought about an increase in unemployment |
| 5 |
(= tener)
(+ ADJ)
la ausencia de noticias me trae muy inquieto the
lack of news is making me very anxious
el juego lo trae perdido gambling is his
ruin |
| 6 |
◆MODISMO:me trae sin cuidado I
couldn't care less (informal)
◆MODISMO:me
la trae floja (España)
(argot) I couldn't give a damn (argot)
◆MODISMO:traer
de cabeza a alguien: este caso trae de cabeza a la
policía local this case is proving to be a headache for
local police
◆MODISMO:traerla
con alguien (México) to
have it in for somebody (informal)
◆MODISMO:llevar
or traer a mal traer a alguien [persona] to
give somebody nothing but trouble
[problema] to be the bane of somebody's life
◆MODISMO:traer
y llevar a alguien (= molestar) to
pester somebody
(= chismorrear) to gossip about somebody
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| B |
traerse verbo pronominal
| 1 |
(= tramar) to
be up to
esos dos se traen algún manejo sucio the
two of them are up to something shady |
| 2 |
(uso enfático) to
bring
me he traído la cámara I've
brought the camera; I've brought the camera with me |
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◆MODISMO:se las trae (informal)
es un problema que se las trae it's a
real nightmare of a problem
tiene un padre que se las trae her father
is impossible, her father is a real nightmare |
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