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3 Translation results for saw in Spanish

noun | verb | verb

saw noun

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saws
sierra
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A saw is used to cut wood.
tip
  • No confudir con el tiempo pasado de "see".

saw verb

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sawed, has sawn, is sawing, saws
serrar, cortar (con sierra)

Example sentences of
saw verb

  • He sawed the boards in half.
  • This blade is too dull for sawing.

see verb

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saw, has seen, is seeing, sees
ver, conocer; entender; asegurarse; acompañar

Example sentences of
see verb

  • Let me see what you have in your hand.
  • I can't see a thing without my glasses.
  • Would you turn on the light? I can hardly see a thing.
  • Let me see what you're holding in your hand.
  • I saw your sister at the party, but I didn't talk to her.
  • I saw her take the money.
  • Nobody saw the accident happen.
  • He was last seen leaving his house yesterday morning.
  • You have to see it to believe it.
  • “He says he's coming.” “I'll believe it when I see it.”
  • It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
tip
¿Sabías esto?
  • Tenga en cuenta que la forma en el pasado es saw.
tip
¿Sabías esto?
  • Si tu observas (watch) algo, significa que lo miras intencionalmente y con toda tu atención. Ejemplo: I watch television in the afternoon. Otro ejemplo: We watched the basketball match and cheered for our team.
    Si tu ves (see) algo, significa que aparece ante tus ojos sin tu intensión. Ejemplo: I've never seen this TV show, but perhaps I should watch it sometime. Otro ejemplo: We saw a terrible accident on our way home and rushed to help the victims.

Detailed synonyms for see verb

1. See, behold, view, survey, observe, notice, note, perceive, discern, visualize significan obtener conocimiento de algo mediante la visión física, o a veces, mental.
  • See puede usarse para indicar poco más que el uso de los órganos de la vista <he can't see the crowd because he's blind>, pero con mayor frecuencia indica un reconocimiento o una apreciación de lo que se encuentra ante los ojos de uno <went to see a ballgame>, o el ejercicio de otras facultades, incluso una imaginación vívida <I can see her plainly as she looked forty years ago>, o la visión mental <the only one who saw the truth> o los poderes de deducción <only his wife could see that he was nervous>.
  • Behold conlleva una indicación más fuerte de impresión ocular y de reconocimiento específico, y también connota el mirar a lo que se está viendo <had never beheld such beauty>.
  • View suele indicar el ver, mental o físicamente, lo que se presenta ante uno o lo que puede examinarse en detalle, y a menudo indica un modo particular de mirar una cosa, o el fin con el que se considera esta misma <would always view each painting from various angles>.
  • Survey indica con mayor frecuencia un escrutinio o una inspección detallada que se hace con los ojos o con la mente, y que produce una imagen o una idea de algo como un todo <carefully surveyed the scene before entering the room>.
  • Observe indica el prestar atención a algo en particular y no pasarlo por alto <closely observed their reaction to his question>.
  • Notice suele indicar alguna reacción específica a lo que se ve, o a veces a lo que se oye, se siente o se aprecia, como el hacer una nota mental o un comentario acerca de ello <noticed that the door was unlocked>.
  • Note suele connotar el grabar uno sus impresiones, a veces por medio de una nota mental, o a veces mediante la escritura o el habla <using his map he noted every stream and hill we passed>.
  • Perceive conlleva una fuerte indicación del uso de la mente en la observación e indica el asir u obtener conocimiento de una cosa, no sólo mediante el sentido de la vista, sino por medio de cualquiera de los sentidos, y a menudo connota una aguda visión mental o una penetración especial <she now perceived the danger of their situation>.
  • Discern suele indicar poco más que el distinguir una cosa por medio de los ojos <peering at the photo, he discerned a dim human shape at the edge of the woods>, pero indica más específicamente una capacidad de percibir profundamente o de diferenciar o discriminar lo que los sentidos perciben <trying to discern her meaning>.
  • Visualize significa el ver o formar una imagen mental de algo <even when she described it slowly he couldn't visualize it>.
2. See, look, watch significan percibir algo mediante el uso de los ojos.
  • See recalca el hecho de recibir impresiones visuales <she sees well with her new glasses>.
  • Look recalca el dirigir los ojos hacia una cosa o fijarlos en ésta <looked at himself in the mirror>.
  • Watch indica el seguir uno con los ojos una cosa para mantenerla bajo observación constante <watching the clock as the seconds ticked by>.

Related phrases for saw

Reverse translation for saw

sierra  - saw, mountain range, mountains 
serrar  - to saw 
cortar  (con sierra) - to cut, to cut, to slice, to trim, to break up, to cut out, to omit, to cut off, to interrupt, to hang up (the telephone), to block, to close off, to curdle (milk) 
ver  - to see, to see, to understand, to learn, to find out, to understand, to examine, to look into, to see, to judge, to meet with, to visit, to find out 
conocer  - to know, to be acquainted with, to meet, to recognize 
entender  - to figure out, to understand, to think, to believe, to mean, to intend, to infer, to deduce 
asegurarse  - to make sure, to take out insurance, to insure oneself 
acompañar  - to accompany, to go with 
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