see about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.see1 <pt saw, pp seen> [Am si, Brit siː] VB trans

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1.1. see:

see
ver
I can't see a thing!
¡no veo nada!
you can see the whole city from here
desde aquí se ve or se puede ver toda la ciudad
we haven't seen her for a while
hace un tiempo que no la vemos
there wasn't a policeman to be seen
no había ningún policía
to see sb/sth + infin I didn't see her arrive
no la vi llegar
we'll be sorry to see her go
nos va a dar pena que se vaya
to see sb/sth -ing I can see somebody coming this way
veo venir a alguien
I saw them walking hand in hand
los vi pasear or paseando tomados de la mano
now see what you've done!
¡mira lo que has hecho!
I thought I was seeing things
pensé que estaba viendo visiones
when you've seen one Greek temple, you've seen them all! hum
con ver un templo griego ya es suficiente
I'll believe it when I see it
hasta que no lo vea no lo creo
to be glad to see the back of sb
alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

II.see1 [Am si, Brit siː] VB intr

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III.see1 [Am si, Brit siː] N

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

see about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for see about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.see1 [si:] VB trans saw, seen

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Eventually his wife convinces him to go and see about claiming a pension.
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In comparison, kids only see about 1 healthy food ad a week that include fruits and veggies.
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They radioed two ships to see about picking us up, and that call led to the scariest moment of the entire trip.
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When they arrived, they were alarmed to see about 80 people, mostly civilians.
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The school could also see about 21 students graduate this year.
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Of course everyone knows the stickers you see about fuel consumption are unrealistic due to how the tests are performed.
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When the owner and his wife went down to see about the cat complaints, the little girl hid.
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As a result, she can see about 2 meters ahead and has a limited amount of peripheral vision.
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Who do you go and see about reporting the accc for dodgy business practises?
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Given the predicted density, loops small enough to fit on a lab bench would expect to see about one monopole event per year.
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