by - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs

by  adv.	al lado
by  adv.	cerca
by bus/train/tube	en autobús/tren/metro
by and by	dentro de poco
by and by	paulatinamente  adv.
by and by	poco a poco
by and by	progresivamente  adv.
by and by	presto  adv.
by and by	pronto  adv.
by and by	sucesivamente  adv.
by the by   or: by the bye	por cierto
by the by   or: by the bye	a propósito
by the by   or: by the bye	dicho sea de paso
by myself  adv.   - female	(yo) sola

Prepositions / Pronouns

by  prep.	de
by  prep.	en   - indicando un medio de transporte
by  prep.	por   - autor
by  prep.	a
by  prep.	junto a
by  prep.	por medio de
by  prep.	hasta   - límite de tiempo
by  prep.	al lado de
by  prep.	cerca de
by  prep.	por delante de
by way of	a modo de
by comparison with	en comparación con
by dint of	a causa de
by dint of	debido a

Verbs

to recognize^AE so. (or: sth.) (by sth.); to recognise^BE / recognize^BE so. (or: sth.) (by sth.)  | recognized, recognized / recognised, recognised |	reconocer algo (or: a alguien)
to pass by  | passed, passed |	pasar
to pass by  | passed, passed |	pasar por
to pass by  | passed, passed |	pasar de largo
to explain sth. by sth.  | explained, explained |	deberse a algo
to put sth. ⇔  by  | put, put |	ahorrar algo
to put sth. ⇔  by  | put, put |	economizar algo
to put sth. ⇔  by  | put, put |	guardar algo
to recognize^AE so. (or: sth.) (by sth.); to recognise^BE / recognize^BE so. (or: sth.) (by sth.)  | recognized, recognized / recognised, recognised |	discernir algo (or: a alguien)
to recognize^AE so. (or: sth.) (by sth.); to recognise^BE / recognize^BE so. (or: sth.) (by sth.)  | recognized, recognized / recognised, recognised |	distinguir algo (or: a alguien)
to replace so. (or: sth.) (by so./sth.)  | replaced, replaced |	reemplazar   or: remplazar algo (or: a alguien) (por algo (or: alguien))
to pass by  | passed, passed |	mediar   - tiempo   - pasar
to pass by  | passed, passed |	fluir   - tiempo
to pass by  | passed, passed |	transcurrir   or: trascurrir   - tiempo

Nouns

four by four [abbr.: 4x4] (Brit.) [AUTOM.]	el todoterreno
byproduct   or: by-product	producto derivado
by-road   or: byroad	la bocacalle
by-word   or: byword	el sinónimo
byproduct   or: by-product	producto accesorio
byproduct   or: by-product	el subproducto
byproduct   or: by-product	producto secundario
byname   or: by-name   - nickname	el sobrenombre
by-catch   or: bycatch	descarte pesquero   [Fishing]
by-law   or: bye-law [LAW]	los estatutos  m. pl.
by-law   or: bye-law [LAW]	la reglamentación
by-law   or: bye-law [LAW]	el reglamento
by-law   or: bye-law (Brit.) [ADMIN.][LAW]	ley de régimen local
by-law   or: bye-law (Brit.) [ADMIN.][LAW]	ley municipal

Phrases / Collocations

to take the bull by the horns [fig.]	agarrar al toro por los cuernos [fig.]
to take the bull by the horns [fig.]	coger al toro por los cuernos [fig.]
to take the bull by the horns [coll.] [fig.]	coger el toro por los cuernos [fig.]
by inches	a lo justo
by inches	por los pelos
by the book	al pie de la letra
by the book	siguiendo (estrictamente) las normas
by the book	siguiendo (estrictamente) las reglas
by a hair	por un pelo
by (a process of) osmosis [fig.]	por ósmosis
by parol [LAW]	declaración oral
by hook or by crook	cueste lo que cueste
by hook or by crook	sea como sea
by force of habit	a fuerza de la costumbre

Examples

The easiest way to get around town is by public transport.	Lo más fácil para moverse en la ciudad es usar el transporte público.
He seemed some confused by the instructions.	Él parecía un tanto confundido por las instrucciones.
He wants to be able to solve the problem by himself.	Él quiere ser capaz de resolver el problema por sí mismo.
The hotel lies by the coast, offering beautiful views of the sea.	El hotel está ubicado a lo largo de la costa, ofreciendo hermosas vistas al mar.
I am going to the city centre by bus this afternoon.	Voy a ir esta tarde al centro de la ciudad en autobús.
I did it all by myself.	Lo hice yo sola.
I have a great musical sense and can play many melodies just by ear.	Tengo un gran sentido musical y puedo tocar muchas melodías solo de oído.
I have to finish this report by tomorrow.	Debo terminar este informe para mañana
I will finish my work by 6 p.m.	Terminaré mi trabajo para las 6 p.m.
I will send the report by email tomorrow.	Enviaré el informe por correo electrónico mañana.
I will try to finish the project by tomorrow.	Intentaré terminar el proyecto para mañana.
I'm not sure if I'm going to the party. Perhaps I'll stop by just for a moment to say hello.	No estoy segura de si iré a la fiesta. A lo mejor me paso solo un momento para saludar.
I'm not sure if I'm going to the party. Perhaps I'll stop by just for a moment to say hello.	No estoy segura de si iré a la fiesta. Quizás me pase solo un momento para saludar.
I'm not sure if I'm going to the party. Perhaps I'll stop by just for a moment to say hello.	No estoy segura de si iré a la fiesta. Tal vez me pase solo un momento para saludar.

Related search terms

unto, apropos, of, at, through, speaking, beside, soon, shortly, to, onto, near, quick, gradually, incidentally