carry

llevar

verb

carry
[ˈkærɪ]
verbo transitivo
1llevar (transport, convey), andar (CAm); transportar ; llevar (encima) , cargar (español de México)
  • to carry something away or off (goods, passengers)(have on one's person) (gun, money) -> llevarse algo
  • to be carrying a child -> estar embarazada (be pregnant)
  • to carry the can (familiar sentido figurado) -> pagar el pato
  • to carry oneself well -> tener buen porte
2(involve)
  • to carry a fine/a penalty -> conllevar una multa/un castigo
  • to carry weight/authority -> tener peso/autoridad
3(take, lead, extend)
  • to carry something too far -> llevar algo demasiado lejos
  • to carry an argument to its logical conclusion -> llevar un argumento hasta las últimas consecuencias
4(capture, win)
  • he carried all before him -> arrolló, tuvo un éxito arrollador
  • his argument carried the day -> su argumentación consiguió la victoria
5(política)
  • the bill was carried -> se aprobó el proyecto de ley
6tener (en almacén) (comercio) (keep in stock)
7(contain)
  • to carry an advertisement/article -> publicar un anuncio/artículo (newspaper)
verbo intransitivo
8oírse (sound)
  • her voice carries well -> tiene una voz potente

Carry [ka-ri]
sustantivo
1Movimiento de las nubes. (Provincia)

carry [ˈkærɪ]
verb:transitive
1 (take) llevar
I carried the tray into the kitchen llevé la bandeja a la cocina; he carries our lives in his hands nuestras vidas están en sus manos; to carry sth around with one llevar algo consigo; I've been carrying your umbrella around since last week llevo cargando con tu paraguas desde la semana pasada; as fast as his legs could carry him tan rápido como le permitían sus piernas; a todo correr; to carry one's audience with one ganarse al público; to carry sth in one's head tener algo en mente; he carries his drink well aguanta mucho bebiendo
2 (support) [+burden] sostener
it's too heavy to carry pesa mucho para llevarlo encima para cargar con ello;or
3 (have on one's person) [+money, documents] llevar (encima)
he always carries a gun siempre lleva pistola (encima); are you carrying any money? ¿llevas dinero (encima)?
4 (transport) [+goods] transportar; [+passengers, message] llevar
the train does not carry passengers el tren no lleva pasajeros; this bus carries 60 passengers este autobús tiene asientos para 60 personas; the wind carried the sound to him el viento llevó el sonido hasta él
5 (Comm) (stock) [+goods] tener; tratar en;
6 (Med) [+disease] transmitir; ser portador de
7 (involve) [+consequence] acarrear; [+responsibility] conllevar; [+interpretation] encerrar; llevar implícito; [+meaning] tener; [+authority etc] revestir
the offence carries a £50 fine la infracción será penalizada con una multa de 50 libras; a crime which carries the death penalty un delito que lleva aparejada la pena de muerte
8 (have, be provided with) [+guarantee] tener; llevar; [+warning] llevar
Every packet carries a government health warning
9 [+newspaper etc] [+story] traer; imprimir
both papers carried the story ambos periódicos traían la noticia; this journal does not carry reviews esta revista no tiene reseñas
10 (extend) extender; prolongar
to carry sth too far llevar algo demasiado lejos
11 (Mat) [+figure] llevarse; (Economics) [+interest] llevar;
12 (approve) [+motion] aprobar; [+proposition] hacer aceptar
the motion was carried la moción fue aprobada
13 (win) [+election, point] ganar; (Parl) [+seat] ganar
to carry the day triunfar
to carry all everything before oneor arrasar con todo
14
to carry o.s. portarse; he carries himself like a soldier se comporta como un soldado; she carries herself well se mueve con garbo
15 [+pregnant woman] [+child] estar encinta de
verb:intransitive
1 [+sound] oírse
she has a voice which carries tiene una voz que se oye bastante lejos
2 [+pregnant woman]
she's carrying (old-fashioned) está embarazada
noun
[of ball, shot] alcance; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "carry"

Imperative
  • carry
  • you carry
  • he/she carries
  • we carry
  • you carry
  • they carry
Preterite
  • I carried
  • you carried
  • he/she carried
  • we carried
  • you carried
  • they carried
Present Continuous
  • I am carrying
  • you are carrying
  • he/she is carrying
  • we are carrying
  • you are carrying
  • they are carrying
Present Perfect
  • I have carried
  • you have carried
  • he/she has carried
  • we have carried
  • you have carried
  • they have carried
Past Continuous
  • I was carrying
  • you were carrying
  • he/she was carrying
  • we were carrying
  • you were carrying
  • they were carrying
Past Perfect
  • I had carried
  • you had carried
  • he/she had carried
  • we had carried
  • you had carried
  • they had carried
Future
  • I will carry
  • you will carry
  • he/she will carry
  • we will carry
  • you will carry
  • they will carry
Future Perfect
  • I will have carried
  • you will have carried
  • he/she will have carried
  • we will have carried
  • you will have carried
  • they will have carried
Future Continuous
  • I will be carrying
  • you will be carrying
  • he/she will be carrying
  • we will be carrying
  • you will be carrying
  • they will be carrying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been carrying
  • you have been carrying
  • he/she has been carrying
  • we have been carrying
  • you have been carrying
  • they have been carrying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been carrying
  • you will have been carrying
  • he/she will have been carrying
  • we will have been carrying
  • you will have been carrying
  • they will have been carrying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been carrying
  • you had been carrying
  • he/she had been carrying
  • we had been carrying
  • you had been carrying
  • they had been carrying
Paid English to Spanish translation

Word of the Day: la carcajada

hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw