visto
visto
∗visto, -a
participio ver ver
ver vestir
adjective
also:
- estar muy visto, -a -> to be old hat
- ese modelo está muy visto, -a -> that model's really old o ancient
- estar bien/mal visto, -a -> to be considered good/frowned upon
- está visto, -a que hoy no tendremos tranquilidad -> it's quite clear that o obviously we're not going to get any peace today
- es lo nunca visto, -a -> you've never seen anything like it
- fue visto, -a y no visto, -a -> it happened just like that, it was over in a flash
masculine noun
also:
- visto, -a bueno -> approved (en documento)
- el visto, -a bueno -> the go-ahead (aprobación)
- dar el visto, -a bueno (a algo) -> to give (something) the go-ahead
visto que
conjunctive phrase1seeing as, given that
por lo visto
adverbial phrase1apparently
- por lo visto, -a no han aceptado la idea -> apparently they haven't accepted the idea, they don't seem o appear to have accepted the idea
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visto [vees’-to, tah]
adjective
1Obvious to the sight, clear.
past participle
2Irregular of VER.
- El está bien vist -> or mal visto, he is respected, or not respected
- Eso es bie -> or mal visto, that is proper, or approved; improper, or disapproved
- Visto buen -> (in manuscript, V0. B0.), set after a draft, order, permit, license, account, etc., in public offices, means
- No visto -> extraordinary, prodigious
- Visto que -> considering that
- Está muy visto -> it is very common
The preceding document has been examined and found to be correct; consequently it may signify. Pay the bearer; Let him or the merchandise pass, etc. Visto es or vista está, it is evident.
visto
adjetivo
1 (conocido)
no, esa chaqueta no, que la tengo muy vista no, not that jacket, I wear it all the time; ese color está muy visto you see that colour all over the place; everyone is wearing that colour; no quisiera hacerme demasiado visto en este bar I don't want to be seen too much in this bar
ese chiste ya está más que visto that joke is as old as the hills
ser lo nunca vistonunca to be unheard of
tres derrotas consecutivas es lo nunca visto en este estadio three defeats in a row is unheard of has never happened before in this stadium;o
el ministro, cosa nunca vista, hizo unas declaraciones en contra del presidente the minister spoke out against the president, something which is unheard of
más visto que el tebeo (España) as old as the hills
2 (considerado)
estar bien/mal vistobienmal [+comportamiento] to be the done thing/be frowned upon; [+persona] to be well/badly thought of; [+iniciativa, propuesta] to be welcomed/not welcomed
lo que está bien visto the done thing; estaba mal visto que una mujer saliera sola it was not the done thing for a woman to go out alone; it was frowned upon for a woman to go out alone
no está bien visto dentro del sindicato he's not very well thought of highly regarded in the union;o
3 (expuesto) [+ladrillo] bare; exposed; [+viga] exposed
un edificio de ladrillo visto a building of bare exposed brick;o
5 (en locuciones)
está visto que ...está it is clear obvious that ...;o
está visto que el problema no tiene solución it is clear obvious that there is no solution to the problem;o
estaba visto que la historia terminaría en boda you could tell that they would end up getting married; it was clear obvious that they would end up getting married;o
por lo vistopor apparently
por lo visto, no les interesa apparently from what I can see, they are not interested;o
—¿no ha venido el cartero todavía? —por lo visto no "hasn't the postman come yet?" — "apparently not" "it would appear not";o
ni visto ni oído like lightning
visto y no visto
cogió el bolso y salió corriendo, fue visto y no visto he grabbed the bag and ran out, one minute he was there and the next minute he was gone; lo fusilaron visto y no visto they shot him just like that; en un visto y no visto in a flash; en un visto y no visto el conejo desapareció de ante nuestros ojos in a flash the rabbit disappeared before our very eyes
sustantivo:masculino
visto bueno approval; go-ahead; (familiar)
vuestra propuesta no ha recibido el visto bueno your proposal has not been approved didn't get the go-ahead;o (familiar)
dar el visto bueno a algodar to give sth one's approval; give sth the go-ahead; (familiar)
el juez ha dado el visto bueno para que se investigue el caso the judge has given his approval given the go-ahead for the case to be investigated;o (familiar)
dar el visto bueno a algn para que haga algo to give one's approval for sb to do sth; give sb the go-ahead to do sth; (familiar)
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