pray

rezar

pray(prey)

intransitive verb

1. (to say your prayers)

a. rezar

As a child, I used to pray every night before I went to bed.

Cuando era niña, rezaba todas las noches antes de acostarme.

b. orar

Let us pray for his soul.

Oremos por su alma.

2. (to hope strongly)

a. rezar

After one month of rain, we prayed for the sun.

Después de un mes de lluvia, rezábamos para que saliera el sol.

transitive verb

3. (to hope strongly for)

a. esperar

I pray that she doesn't tell anyone my secret.

Espero que no le cuente a nadie mi secreto.

4.

(old-fashioned)

(to beg)

a. rogar

Pray show me the letter.

Le ruego que me enseñe la carta.

b. suplicar

The defendant prayed the jury to believe his story.

El acusado suplicó al jurado que creyera su historia.

pray

intransitive verb

1. (general)

a. rezar, orar

to pray to Godrezar a Dios

to pray for something/somebodyrezar por algo/alguien

2. (fig)

a.

to pray for good weather/rainrezar para que haga buen tiempo/llueva

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pray [preɪ]

intransitive verb

(say prayers) rezar; orar

let us pray oremos; to pray to God rogar a Dios; to pray for sth/sb rezar or rogar por algo/algn; to pray for sb's soul rezar por el alma de algn; we prayed for rain rezamos para que lloviera; she's past praying for! ¡con ella ya no hay nada que hacer!; ¡no tiene salvación!

transitive verb

rogar; suplicar

let me go, I pray you! ¡suélteme, se lo suplico!; to pray sb to do sth rogar a algn que haga algo; we pray that it won't happen rezamos para que no ocurra; I was praying that he wouldn't notice le pedía a Dios que no lo notara

interjection

pray be seated siéntense, por favor; pray tell me ... le ruego decirme ...; and what, pray, were you doing last night? ¿y qué estabas tú haciendo anoche, si puede saberse?