- complicar
- v.to complicate.complicarle la vida a alguien to cause somebody a lot of trouble* * *complicar► verbo transitivo1 (gen) to complicate, make complicated2 (implicar) to involve (en, in)► verbo pronominal complicarse1 (gen) to make difficult for oneself2 (implicarse) to get involved (en, in)\FRASEOLOGÍAcomplicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself, make things hard for oneself* * *verb1) to complicate2) involve* * *1. VT1) [gen] to complicate2) (Jur) to involve, implicate (en in)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/problema/asunto> to complicate, make ... complicated; vida 1) a)2) (implicar) <persona> to involve, get ... involved2.complicarse v pron1) situación/problema/asunto to get complicated; enfermedad
se le complicó con un problema respiratorio — he developed respiratory complications; vida 1) a)
2) (implicarse)complicarse en algo — to get involved in something
* * *= compound, tangle.Ex. This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.----* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* complicarse = thicken.* complicarse las cosas = be hung up on.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <situación/problema/asunto> to complicate, make ... complicated; vida 1) a)2) (implicar) <persona> to involve, get ... involved2.complicarse v pron1) situación/problema/asunto to get complicated; enfermedadse le complicó con un problema respiratorio — he developed respiratory complications; vida 1) a)
2) (implicarse)complicarse en algo — to get involved in something
* * *= compound, tangle.Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.* complicarse = thicken.* complicarse las cosas = be hung up on.* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* * *complicar [A2 ]vtA ‹situación/problema/asunto› to complicate, make … complicatedno me compliques la vida don't make life difficult for meB (implicar) ‹persona› to involve, get … involvedno me quieras complicar a mí en esa componenda don't try to get me mixed up o involved in that shady deal■ complicarsev pronA «situación/problema/asunto» to get complicatedno era grave pero se le complicó con un problema respiratorio it wasn't serious but he developed respiratory complicationsB (implicarse) complicarse EN algo to get involved IN sth, to get involved WITH sth (AmE)* * *
Multiple Entries:
complicar
complicar algo
complicar (conjugate complicar) verbo transitivoa) ‹situación/problema/asunto› to complicate, make … complicatedb) (implicar) ‹persona› to involve, get … involved
complicarse verbo pronominala) [situación/problema/asunto] to get complicated;
[enfermedad]:◊ se le complicó con un problema respiratorio he developed respiratory complications;
See Also→ vida 2b) (implicarse) complicarse en algo to get involved in sth
complicar verbo transitivo
1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
'complicar' also found in these entries:
English:
complicate
- confuse
* * *complicar♦ vt1. [dificultar] to complicate;esas declaraciones complican la obtención de un acuerdo that statement will make it more difficult to reach an agreement;complicarle la vida a alguien to make life difficult for sb2. [comprometer]complicar a alguien (en) to involve sb (in)♦ See also the pronominal verb complicarse* * *complicarv/t1 complicate2:complicar a alguien en algo involve s.o. in sth* * *complicar {72} vt1) : to complicate2) : to involve♦ See also the reflexive verb complicarse* * *complicar vb (hacer más difícil) to complicateeste problema ha complicado las cosas this problem has complicated matterscomplicarse la vida to make life difficult for yourself
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.