1 (prospect) vista; (f) a splendid view of the river there is a wonderful view from here each room has a wonderful view of the sea some rooms offer a view over the Pacific Ocean
most rooms have views over the gardens la mayoría de las habitaciones tienen vistas a los jardines
she stood at the top of the hill, enjoying the view
he stood up to get a better viewbetter se puso de pie para ver mejor
to have/get a good view of sth/sbgood ver algo/a algn bien did you get a good view of him? he had a good view of it from his window This method is useful when it is important to show the front view of an object she turned round and checked her back view and decided it wasn't such a disaster after all side view of a bullock facing right a the back/front view of the house this is a side view
2 (line of vision) to [block] sb's view
he stopped in the doorway, blocking her viewblocking se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista am I blocking your view? ¿te estoy tapando?
to [come] into view a group of riders came into view on the road to [come into] view
a cyclist came into viewcame apareció un ciclista as we rounded the bend the hospital came into view al salir de la curva apareció el hospital
to disappear from viewdisappear perderse de vista they walked along the path and disappeared from view she waited until the man had disappeared from view he disappeared from view behind the building
to be hidden from viewhidden estar oculto; estar escondido he was hidden from view behind a bush she fed the details into a computer hidden from view under the counter the house stood, hidden from view from the main road the Soviet nuclear programme has been hidden from view for years the only vehicle [in] view was an ancient jeep with Montserrat always in view, we headed for Sant Sadurní
to keep sth/sb in viewin no perder de vista algo/a algn he was having difficult keeping her in view he moved stealthily, keeping the woman in view at all times in [full] view of sb Grant and Hurley lunched in their garden - in full view of the paparazzi they were having sex in full view of the mourners at a funeral
in full view of the crowd bien a la vista de la multitud
the police had pistols strapped, in full view, to their belts she was lying there, in full view of everyone he stood in full view on top of a rock
to be on viewon estar expuesto al público the paintings will go on view next month los cuadros se expondrán al público el mes próximo
there was plenty of talent on view in this competition her work is on view for the first time in 100 years
the pond was within view of my bedroom windowwithin el estanque se veía desde la ventana de mi habitación they sat within view of the square
3 (picture) vista; (f) 50 views of Venice 50 vistas de Venecia
4 (mind) to have sth in viewin tener algo en mente en perspectiva;or he has only one objective in view tiene solo un objetivo en mente; solo persigue un objetivo
they have very clear aims in view he worked out the whole plot with one objective in view
with this in view con este propósito fin;or
with this end in view he sent a party of soldiers to destroy the village
with a view to doing sthwith con miras vistas a hacer algo;or he has called a meeting of all parties tomorrow, with a view to forming a new government
5 (opinion) opinión; (f) we have similar views on politics they are believed to have similar views on politics
you should make your views known to your local MP debería hacerle saber sus opiniones ideas al diputado de su zona;or
the generally accepted view is that ... each person has a different view of democracy one's view of old age changes I cannot accept this view I have no strong views on that
my (personal) view is that ... mi opinión (personal) es que ...
to [air] one's views
an opportunity for people to express their viewsexpress una oportunidad para que la gente exprese su opinión to express the view that ... opinar que ...
Mr Smith expressed the view that there should be a public library in the village He expressed the view that James should be treated with very special delicacy
in my viewin a mi parecer; en mi opinión the most famous, and, in my view, the most beautiful of his paintings is ... it's not cheating, in my view there is, in my view, a simple explanation
to take hold the view thattakeorhold opinar que I take the view that she should have stopped our analysts take a different view
I take a similar/different view opino de forma parecida/de distinta forma; to take the long(-term) view adoptar una perspectiva a largo plazo
some investors are taking the long(-term) view taking a long view of the project, I began to think of the rehearsal schedules required to take a dim poor view of sth/sb they took a dim view of local trade unionists I take a dim view of people who defraud their insurance company he takes a dim view of sloppy work
6 (understanding) visión; (f) an overall view of the situation una visión de conjunto de la situación
a Christian view of religion the drama takes an idealistic view of the subject
an idealistic view of the world una visión idealista del mundo
7 in view of (the fact that) en vista de (que); in view of this en vista de esto
in view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist, his achievements were remarkable
