traerse

traerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (llevar consigo) to bring along

■ tráete al bebé bring your baby along

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VPR

1) (=tramar) to be up to

estoy seguro de que esos dos se traen algún manejo sucio — I'm sure the two of them are up to something shady

mano I, 1., 2)

2) [uso enfático] to bring

me he traído la cámara — I've brought the camera, I've brought the camera with me

no se trajo al novio — she didn't bring her boyfriend

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se las trae —

es un problema que se las trae — it's a real nightmare of a problem

tiene un padre que se las trae — her father is impossible, her father is a real nightmare

4) Esp

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• traerse bien — (=vestirse) to dress well; (=comportarse) to behave properly

• traerse mal — (=vestirse) to dress shabbily; (=comportarse) to behave badly

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■traerse verbo reflexivo
1 (a una amiga, etc) to bring along
(un objeto) to bring: no se trajeron la cámara, they didn't bring the camera
2 fig (tramar, planear) no se qué se traen entre ellos/manos, I don't know what they're up to
♦ Locuciones: traérselas, to be very difficult o hard
'traerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mano
- traer
English:
good

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vpr

1. [llevar con uno] to bring (along);

se trajo un cuaderno/a unos amigos she brought (along) a notebook/some friends;

Comp

muy Fam

me la trae floja I couldn't give a shit o Br toss

2. Fam [tramar]

me pregunto qué se traerán (entre manos) esos dos I wonder what those two are up to

3. Comp

Fam

traérselas [trabajo, asunto, persona] to be a real handful;

este niño se las trae that kid is a real handful;

tiene un carácter que se las trae she has a right old temperament

4. Fam Informát to download

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traerse

v/r

:

este asunto se las trae fam it’s a very tricky matter

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vr

1) : to bring along

2)

traérselas : to be difficult

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traerse vb to bring [pt. & pp. brought]

tráete el bañador bring your swimming costume

traerse entre manos to be up to something

tráerselas to be difficult

el problema parece fácil, pero se las trae the problem looks easy, but it's difficult