presentar
transitive verb
1 (enseñar, exponer) (gen) to present; [+moción, candidato] to propose; put forward; [+pruebas, informe] to submit; [+documento, pasaporte] to show
presentar una propuesta to make o present a proposal; presentar algo al cobro o al pago (Com) to present sth for payment
2 (entregar) to hand in
mañana tengo que presentar un trabajo I have to hand in an essay tomorrow; presentó la dimisión he handed in his resignation; he resigned
4 (exponer al público) [+producto, disco, libro] to launch
presentó su obra en la Galería Mons she showed her work at the Galería Mons
5 (en espectáculo) [+obra] to perform; [+actor, actriz] to present; feature
el grupo presentó una obra en un solo acto the group performed a one-act play
6 (ser presentador de) [+programa televisivo] to present; host
J. Pérez presenta el programa the programme is presented o hosted by J. Pérez; ¿quién presenta ahora las noticias de las nueve? who presents o reads the nine o'clock news now?
7 (tener) to have
este año el examen presenta novedades this year the exam has some new features; el ferrocarril presenta ventajas evidentes the train offers o has obvious advantages; el cadáver presentaba varios impactos de bala the body had several bullet wounds
el coche presenta ciertas modificaciones the car has had certain changes made to it
8 [+persona] to introduce
me presentó a sus padres he introduced me to his parents; permítanme presentarles a don Narciso Gómez allow me to introduce Mr Narciso Gómez (to you)
te presento a Carlos this is Carlos
a ver si te presento a mi amiga Jacinta you must meet my friend Jacinta; I must introduce you to my friend Jacinta; ser presentada en sociedad to come out; make one's début
pronominal verb
presentarse1 (aparecer) to turn up
se presentaron sin avisar they turned up unexpectedly
se presentó en un estado lamentable he turned up in a dreadful state
2 (comparecer)
el atracador se presentó a la policía the robber gave himself up to the police
tengo que presentarme ante el juez I have to appear before the judge
tendrá que presentarse ante el juez cada semana he'll have to report to the judge once a week; hay que presentarse el lunes por la mañana en la oficina del paro we have to go to the Job Centre on Monday morning; presentarse voluntario to volunteer
3 (hacerse conocer) to introduce o.s.;a to
antes de nada, me voy a presentar first of all, let me introduce myself