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pensar

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think

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verbo transitivo (pt & pp thought [???t])

1 (have in mind)

to think that… -> pensar que…
to think evil/kind thoughts -> tener pensamientos malévolos/benévolos
what are you thinking? -> ¿en qué estás pensando?
did you think to bring any money? -> ¿se te ha ocurrido traer algo de dinero?

2 creer, pensar (believe, have as opinion)

he thinks he knows everything -> se cree que lo sabe todo
who do you think you are? -> ¿quién te has creído que eres?
anyone would think she was asleep -> cualquiera hubiera creído que está dormida
who'd have thought it! -> ¡quién lo hubiera pensado!
all this is very sad, don't you think? -> todo esto es muy triste, ¿no crees?
it is thought that… -> se cree que…
they were thought to be rich -> se les creía or consideraba ricos
I think so -> creo que sí
I think not -> no creo
I thought so, I thought as much -> ya me lo figuraba
I should think so too! -> ¡menos mal!
I shouldn't think so -> no creo
that's what YOU think! (familiar) -> eso es lo que tú te crees

3 imaginarse (imagine)

I (really) can't think what/where/why… -> no se me ocurre qué/dónde/por qué…
think what we could do with all that money! -> ¡imagínate lo que podríamos hacer con todo ese dinero!
to think that he's only twenty! -> ¡y pensar que sólo tiene veinte años!

verbo intransitivo

4 pensar

to think ahead -> planear con anticipación
to think aloud -> pensar en voz alta
to think (long and) hard -> pensárselo muy bien
to think big (familiar) -> ser ambicioso(a)
I did it without thinking -> lo hice sin darme cuenta
if you think I'll help you do it, you can think again! -> ¡vas listo si crees que te voy a ayudar!
it makes you think -> da que pensar
to think on one's feet -> improvisar, discurrir sobre la marcha

sustantivo

también:

to have a think -> pensárselo
you've got another think coming! (familiar) -> ¡estás muy equivocado(a)!

think [zink]

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1 Pensar, imaginar, meditar, discurrir, considerar, idear. (n)

2 Pensar, reflexionar, examinar con cuidado. (n)

3 Pensar, intentar hacer una cosa o hacer ánimo de ejecutarla. (n)

4 Pensar, creer (believe), juzgar, formar concepto. (n)

5 Proponerse (plan), formar designio, tener intención de. (n)

6 ( (n)

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

7 /em> Traer a la memoria, pensar en, se usa con on o upon. (n)

To think of, on o upon -> pensar en, reflexionar acerca de, meditar, considerar; tener la mira en
To think well o ill of one -> pensar bien o mal de uno, tener buena o mala opinión de él
As you think fit -> como Ud
To think scorn -> desdeñarse
Methinks, methought -> me parece a mí, creía yo
You have to think ahead -> tienes que ser previsor
Think back -> recordar
A well thought-out proposal -> una propuesta bien elaborada
Think over things -> primero piénsatelo bien
Think through -> planear detenidamente
Think up -> inventar, crear, idear

sustantivo

I’ll have to have a think about it -> tendré que pensarlo

guste, como Ud. quiera.

think [θɪŋk] thought (past)

verb:intransitive

1 (exercise mind) pensar; (ponder) reflexionar

I think, therefore I am pienso, luego existo; give me time to think dame tiempo para reflexionar; to act without thinking actuar sin pensar; think before you reply piénselo antes de contestar; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking lo siento, estaba distraído; now let me think, where did I last see it? a ver, déjame pensar, ¿cuándo lo vi por última vez?

to think about sthabout (occupy one's thoughts with) pensar en algo; (consider) pensar algo

what are you thinking about? ¿en qué estás pensando?; you've given us a lot to think about nos ha dado mucho en que pensar; I'll think about it lo voy a pensar; it's worth thinking about vale la pena de pensarlo; you think too much about money le das demasiada importancia al dinero

what he said made me think againagain lo que dijo hizo que me lo volviera a pensar

did you think I was going to give you the money? well, think again! ¿creíste que iba a darte el dinero? ¡vamos, piensa un poco!

to think aloudaloud pensar en voz alta

think carefully before you replycarefully piénsalo bien antes de responder

to think for o.s.for pensar por sí mismo

to think (long and) hardhard pensar mucho

I think of you alwaysofI am always thinking of youof pienso constantemente en ti

I'll be thinking of you me acordaré de ti; think of me tomorrow in the exam acuérdate de mí mañana, haciendo el examen

to think straightstraight concentrarse

to think twice before doing sthtwice pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlo

we didn't think twice about it no vacilamos un instante

2 (imagine) imaginarse

just think!just ¡fíjate!; ¡imagínate!; ¡te das cuenta!

think of the expenseof imagínate lo que costaría

think of what might have happened! ¡piensa en lo que podía haber ocurrido!

and to think of her going there alone!to ¡y pensar que ella fue allí sola!

3 (remember)

you can't think of everything no se puede estar en todo; now I come to think of it ... ahora que lo pienso ...; I couldn't think of the right word no pude acordarme de la palabra exacta

4 (have opinion)

see what you think about it and let me knowabout piénsalo y dime luego tu opinión

I didn't think much of the playmuch la obra no me convenció; la obra no me gustó mucho

we don't think much of him tenemos un concepto más bien bajo de él

what do you think of it?of ¿qué te parece?

what do you think of him? ¿qué opinas de él?; ¿qué te parece (él)?; to think highly of sb tener muy buena opinión de algn; tener a algn en muy buen concepto

I told him what I thought of himwhat le dije lo que pensaba de él

well

5 (consider, take into account)

to think of other people's feelings pensar en tener en cuenta los sentimientos de los demás;or one has to think of the expense hay que pensar en lo que se gasta; there are the children to think about hay que pensar en los niños; he thinks of nobody but himself no piensa más que en sí mismo

to think of (wonder about, dream up) I thought of going to Spain pensé en ir a España; have you ever thought of going to Cuba? ¿has pensado alguna vez en ir a Cuba?; don't you ever think of washing? ¿no se te ocurre alguna vez lavarte?; whatever were you thinking of? ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso?; I was the one who thought of it first fui yo quien tuve la idea primero; whatever will he think of next? ¡a ver qué es lo que se le ocurre ahora!

7 (choose)

think of a number piensa en un número

verb:transitive

1 (cogitate) pensar

to think great thoughtsthoughts pensar cosas profundas; tener pensamientos profundos

to think evil thoughts tener malos pensamientos

think what you've donewhat piense en lo que hizo

2 (believe) creer

I think (that) it is true creo que es verdad; I don't think it can be done no creo que se pueda hacer; you must think me very rude va a creer que soy muy descortés; we all thought him a fool lo teníamos todos por idiota; he thinks himself very clever se cree muy listo; I don't think it likely lo creo me parece muy poco probable;or I think (that) you're wrong me parece que estás equivocado

she's very pretty, don't you think?don't es muy guapa, ¿no crees?

he'll be back, I don't think! (informal) ¿que volverá? ¡no creo!

I think notnot creo que no

I think soso creo que sí; me parece que sí

I don't think so creo que no

now I don't know what to thinkwhat ahora estoy en duda

what do you think I should do? ¿qué crees que debo hacer?; what do you think you're doing? ¿se puede saber lo que estás haciendo?

who do you think you are?who ¿quién te crees que eres?

who do you think you are to come marching in here? y tú ¿qué derecho crees tener para entrar aquí tan fresco?

anyone would think she was dyingwould cualquiera diría que se estaba muriendo

I would have thought that ... hubiera creído que ...

that's what you think!you ¡(que) te crees tú eso!

3 (imagine) imaginar(se)

think what we could do with that house! ¡imagina lo que podríamos hacer con esa casa!; to think she once slept here! ¡pensar que ella durmió aquí una vez!

I can't think what he can wantcan't no me puedo imaginar qué quiere

I can't think what you mean no llego a entender lo que quieres decir

I thought as muchmuch ya me lo figuraba; ya lo sabía

I never thought that ...never nunca pensé imaginé que ...;or

who'd have thought it?who'd ¿quién lo diría?

who'd have thought it possible? ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?

4 (remember) recordar

try to think where you last saw it intenta recordar dónde lo viste por última vez

5 (be of opinion) opinar

this is my new dress, what do you think? este es mi vestido nuevo, ¿qué te parece? ¿qué opinas?;or I think we should wait, what do you think? creo que deberíamos esperar, ¿qué opinas?

6 (envisage, have idea)

I was thinking that ... estaba pensando que ...; did you think to bring a corkscrew? ¿te acordaste de traer un sacacorchos?; I didn't think to tell him no se me ocurrió decírselo; I thought/I'd thought I might go swimming pensé/había pensado en ir a nadar

7 (expect) pensar; esperar

I didn't think to see you here no pensaba esperaba verte aquí;or I came here thinking to get some answers vine aquí pensando que obtendría esperando recibir algunas respuestas;or I never thought to hear that from you nunca pensé que te oiría decir eso; nunca esperé oírte decir eso

we little thought that ...little estábamos lejos de pensar que ...

"is she going?" — "I should/shouldn't think so"so —¿va a ir? —yo diría que sí/no

"I paid him for it" — "I should think so too!" —se lo he pagado —¡faltaría más!

noun

to have a think

I'll have a think about itabout lo pensaré

I was just having a quiet thinkquiet meditaba tranquilamente

if you think that, you've got another think coming (informal) si crees eso, te equivocas

modifier

think piece (n) (Press) artículo de opinión; (m)

...a think piece by a pundit in the New York Times The New York Times ran a big think piece when this film was released

think tank (n) grupo de expertos; (m) (in government) gabinete de estrategia; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "think"

Imperative

think
you think
he/she thinks
we think
you think
they think

Preterite

I thought
you thought
he/she thought
we thought
you thought
they thought

Present Continuous

I am thinking
you are thinking
he/she is thinking
we are thinking
you are thinking
they are thinking

Present Perfect

I have thought
you have thought
he/she has thought
we have thought
you have thought
they have thought

Past Continuous

I was thinking
you were thinking
he/she was thinking
we were thinking
you were thinking
they were thinking

Past Perfect

I had thought
you had thought
he/she had thought
we had thought
you had thought
they had thought

Future

I will think
you will think
he/she will think
we will think
you will think
they will think

Future Perfect

I will have thought
you will have thought
he/she will have thought
we will have thought
you will have thought
they will have thought

Future Continuous

I will be thinking
you will be thinking
he/she will be thinking
we will be thinking
you will be thinking
they will be thinking

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been thinking
you have been thinking
he/she has been thinking
we have been thinking
you have been thinking
they have been thinking

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been thinking
you will have been thinking
he/she will have been thinking
we will have been thinking
you will have been thinking
they will have been thinking

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been thinking
you had been thinking
he/she had been thinking
we had been thinking
you had been thinking
they had been thinking

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