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| consentir a algn en hacer algo [permitir] | to consent to sb. doing sth. | |
| burlarse de algn/algo | to cock a snook at sb./sth. [idiom] [Br.] | |
| reconsiderar a-algn/algo | to reappraise sb./sth. [change one's mind about] | |
| tirar a algn del asiento | to unseat sb. [throw from cycle, horse etc.] | |
| tener a-algn/algo en cuenta | to consider sb./sth. [take into account] | |
| estar a cargo de algn/algo | to be in charge of sb./sth. | |
| atañer a algn | to concern sb. [have to do with, be the business of] | |
| escoltar a-algn/algo [proteger, acompañar] | to escort sb./sth. [protect, guard, accompany] | |
| apretar a algn para algo | to pump sb. for sth. [coll.] [idiom] [interrogate] | |
| dar a algn repelús [col.] [locución] | to give sb. the creeps [coll.] [idiom] | |
| sacar a algn de la habitación | to get sb. out of the room | |
| darle el avión a algn. [ignorar a algn] [mex.] [col.] | to ignore sb. | |
| fulminar a algn [apabullar con la mirada] | to look daggers at sb. [idiom] | |
| echar la bronca a algn [col.] [locución] | to tell sb. off [coll.] [idiom] | |
| electr. alimentar a-algn/algo | to power sb./sth. [to supply sb./sth. with energy] | |
| obligar a algn a hacer algo | to constrain sb. to do sth. [force] | |
| soportar a-algn/algo | to support sb./sth. [tolerate, bear the weight of] | |
| jur. legar algo a algn | to leave sth. to sb. in one's will | |
| avistar a-algn/algo | to spy sb./sth. [literary] [notice, catch sight of] | |
| tomarle la palabra a algn [locución] | to take sb. at her / his word [idiom] | |
| dar una descarga a algn/algo | to jolt sb./sth. [give an electric shock to] | |
| influenciar a-algn/algo | to sway sb./sth. [influence the beliefs or opinions of] | |
| plantarle cara a algn [locución] [resistir] | to stand up to sb. [idiom] [resist aggression] | |
| recalcar algo a algn | to impress sth. on / upon sb. [stress the importance of] | |
| pedir perdón a algn por algo [disculparse] | to apologise to sb. for sth. [Br.] | |
| actuar como control de algn/algo | to act as a check on sb./sth. | |
| delegar a algn para que haga algo | to delegate sb. to do sth. [appoint] | |
| sacar a algn de sus casillas [col.] | to drive sb. up the wall [coll.] | |
| a algn le cuesta creer que | sb. finds it difficult to believe that | |
| dar jalón a algn [recoger a algn] [cent.] [Guatemala] [col.] | to pick sb. up | |
| apapachar algn [dar un fuerte abrazo] [sur.] [Perú] | to give sb. a tight embrace | |
| promover a-algn/algo | to promote sb./sth. [raise sb. in rank, encourage sth.] | |
| ennegrecer a-algn/algo [teñir de negro] | to blacken sb./sth. [dye, paint etc.] | |
| sacar el rollo a algn [conocer a algn] [sur.] [Chile] [col.] | to know sb. | |
| Es una buena idea estar de acuerdo con el jefe la mayor parte del tiempo. | It's a good idea to agree with the boss most of the time. | |
| jur. constreñir a algn de hacer algo | to constrain sb. from doing sth. [hold back legally] | |
| servir a algn algo | to serve sb. sth. [e.g. food etc., also in sports] | |
| agotar a-algn/algo [fatigar, consumir] | to exhaust sb./sth. [tire out, use up resources] | |
| espiar (a-algn/algo) | to spy (on sb./sth.) [secretly observe; carry out espionage on] | |
| corromper a-algn/algo | to corrupt sb./sth. [person: deprave; hard drive, data: make faulty] | |
| arropar a-algn/algo [proteger del frío] | to cover sb./sth. (up) [to protect from cold] | |
| tener sujeto a algn por la oreja | to have hold of sb. by the ear | |
| desenterrar a-algn/algo | to dig sb./sth. up [colloquially irreverent when referring to a person] | |
| coger a algn por el cogote | to grab sb. by the scruff of the neck | |
| volarle a algn la tapa de los sesos [col.] | to blow sb.'s brains out [coll.] | |
| tener calada a algn [col.] [locución] | to have sb. taped [coll.] [idiom] [know the intentions of] | |
| Unverified hacer la vida de cuadritos a algn [molestar a algn] [col.] [El Salvador] | to pester sb. | |
| dar bola negra a algn [locución] [votar en contra de] | to blackball sb. [fig.] [vote to exclude] | |
| divisar a-algn/algo | to make sb./sth. out [idiom] [see, distinguish in the dark etc.] | |
| regañar a algn a base de bien [col.] [locución] | to chew sb. out [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] | |