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"Escucha" is a form of "escuchar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to listen to". "Resuena" is a form of "resonar", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to echo". Learn more about the difference between "escucha" and "resuena" below.
escuchar(
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koo
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chahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to listen to
Escucha al profesor siempre que te dé instrucciones.Always listen to the teacher when you are given instructions.
Ella suele escuchar jazz de camino al trabajo.She usually listens to jazz on her way to work.
2. (to discern) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
3. (to heed)
a. to listen to
¿Me escucharás si te digo que no desesperes?Will you listen to me if I tell you not to panic?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
escucharse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
a. to listen to oneself
A veces me escucho y no sé lo que digo.Sometimes I listen to myself and I don't know what I'm saying.
b. to hear oneself
Le encanta escucharse contando sus cuentos y haciendo a sus amigas reir.She loves hearing herself telling her stories and making her friends laugh.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Pero tú te escuchas? ¿Sabes lo loco que suena eso?Listen to yourself! Do you know how wacky that sounds?
Mi jefa no para de hablar en reuniones porque que le encanta escucharse.My boss never stops talking in meetings because she loves the sound of her own voice.
A reciprocal verb is a verb that indicates that two or more subjects perform an action on each other (e.g., Ellos se abrazan.).
a. to listen to each other
No sé cuándo paramos de escucharnos.I don't know when we stopped listening to each other.
resonar(
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soh
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nahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to echo
Los gritos de los niños resonaron por el pasillo.The children's screams echoed across the hallway.
b. to ring
"¿Hay alguien aquí?". La voz de Virginia resonó por toda la cueva."Is there anybody here?" Virginia's voice rang through the cave.
c. to resonate
En medio de ese silencio, los pasos del conde resonaron en todo el castillo.In the midst of that silence, the count's steps resonated throughout the castle.
2. (figurative) (to be evoked)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to resound
Las últimas palabras de mi padre todavía resuenan en mi mente.My father's last words still resound in my mind.
