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Definición y significado de "read"en inglés

to read

VERBO

leer

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

Transitive: to read written words

información gramatical

composición morfológica

simple

verbo de acción

irregular

presente

read

3.ª persona singular

reads

participio presente

reading

pretérito simple

read

participio pasado

read

Ejemplos

I can read this book easily.

Puedo leer este libro fácilmente.

1.1

leer, hacer una lectura

to go through a written or printed text and say that out loud to others so that they can hear it

Ditransitive: to read a text to sb | to read sb a text

Ejemplos

Reading a bedtime story to your child is a lovely tradition.

Leer un cuento antes de dormir a tu hijo es una tradición encantadora.

1.2

leer, interpretar

used for saying that a certain word, etc. in a text should be replaced with another word

Transitive: to read a word

Ejemplos

It's a typo; we should read "their" not "there."

Es un error tipográfico; deberíamos leer "their" no "there".

1.3

decir, poner

(of a sign, text, or letter) to be in a specific wording

Transitive: to read a particular content

Ejemplos

The label on the box reads "Fragile - Handle with care."

La etiqueta en la caja dice "Frágil - Manejar con cuidado."

leer

to discover information from something written

Intransitive

Transitive: to read that

Ejemplos

Don't trust everything you read on the internet.

No confíes en todo lo que lees en Internet.

2.1

interpretar, leer

to interpret a particular thing in a specific way

Transitive: to read sth in a specific manner

Ejemplos

I read his smile as a sign of approval.

Interpreté su sonrisa como una señal de aprobación.

2.2

leerse, dar la impresión

(of a text) to give a certain impression

Intransitive: to read in a specific manner

Ejemplos

The novel reads as if it were written by a seasoned author.

La novela se lee como si hubiera sido escrita por un autor experimentado.

indicar, marcar

(of a piece of measuring equipment) to indicate a specific amount or number

Transitive: to read an amount or number

Ejemplos

The fuel gauge in the car reads half full.

El indicador de combustible en el coche marca medio lleno.

3.1

leer, registrar

to obtain information from what is indicated on a piece of measuring equipment

Transitive: to read a measuring equipment

Ejemplos

The technician will read the water meter today.

El técnico leerá el contador de agua hoy.

recibir, entender

to hear and understand what someone is saying on a radio transmitter

Transitive: to read sb

Ejemplos

'Roger, this is Alpha Team. Do you read us, over?'

'Roger, aquí Equipo Alfa. ¿Nos lee, cambio?'

leer, interpretar

(with reference to computers) to interpret, copy, or move information

Transitive: to read computer data

Ejemplos

The software can read various file formats, making it versatile.

El software puede leer varios formatos de archivo, lo que lo hace versátil.

estudiar, cursar

to be a student of a specific subject, particularly at a university

Dialect

British

Transitive: to read a subject

Ejemplos

They read economics at the London School of Economics.

Ellos estudian economía en la London School of Economics.

leer, interpretar

to observe and interpret signs, movements, or behavior in order to anticipate what will happen next

Ejemplos

The fighter could read his opponent's body language and dodge punches before they landed.

El luchador podía leer el lenguaje corporal de su oponente y esquivar los golpes antes de que aterrizaran.

destrozar, poner a parir

to criticize, point out, or call out someone's flaws, often in a clever, witty, or cutting way

jerga

Ejemplos

He read her outfit; it was a total disaster.

Criticó su atuendo; fue un desastre total.

Read

SUSTANTIVO

lectura, leído

something that is read

información gramatical

estado de animacidad

inanimado

composición morfológica

compuesto

contable

forma plural

reads

Árbol Léxico

misread

reader

reading

read

Palabras Cercanas

read between the lines

read from the same page

read in

read into

Definición y significado de "read"en inglés

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