- encargar
- v.1 to order.si no lo tienen, encárgalo if they haven't got it, order ithe dejado encargada la comida para las dos I've booked lunch for two o'clockElla encargó el vestido She ordered the dress.2 to order by telephone, to call for.María encargó las tarjetas Mary ordered the cards by telephone.3 to entrust, to confide, to assign.Ella encargó su secreto She entrusted her secret.* * *encargar► verbo transitivo1 (encomendar) to entrust, put in charge of2 (recomendar) to recommend, advise3 COMERCIO (pedir) to order, place an order for■ encargó 4 kilos de naranjas he ordered 4 kilos of oranges4 (mandar hacer) to have made■ se encargó un vestido she had a dress made► verbo pronominal encargarse de1 to take charge of, look after, see to, deal with* * *verbto order* * *1. VT1) [+ tarea, misión] to give
encargó el cuidado de sus hijos a un familiar — he left his children in the care of a relative
encargar a algn de algo — to give sb the job of doing sth
lo encargaron de resolver el conflicto — he was given the job of resolving the conflict
2) [a profesional, empresa] [+ obra de arte, informe] to commissionnos encargaron el diseño del folleto — they commissioned us to design the brochure
3) (=hacer un pedido de) to orderhemos encargado dos pizzas — we've ordered two pizzas
encargué los libros por correo — I ordered the books by post
le he encargado un traje al sastre — I've ordered a suit from my tailor
encargar un niño —
¿habéis encargado otro niño? — are you having another child?, do you have another one on the way? *
4) (=pedir como favor)le encargué dos latas de caviar ruso — I asked him to bring o buy me two tins of Russian caviar
me ha encargado varias cosas del supermercado — she's asked me to get her some things from the supermarket
encargar a algn que haga algo — to ask sb to do sth
me encargó que le regara las plantas — he asked me to water his plants
5) (=aconsejar) to advisele encargó varias veces que no dejara el tratamiento — he advised him several times not to stop the treatment
6) Chile(Jur)encargar reo a algn — to submit sb to trial
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a)encargarle algo a alguien — <tarea> to entrust somebody with something
le encargaste un asunto delicado — you entrusted him with a delicate matter
me encargó una botella de whisky escocés — she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotch
b)encargar a alguien que + subj — to ask somebody to + inf
me encargó que se lo recordara — he asked me to remind him
2)a) (pedir) <mueble/paella/libro> to order; <informe/cuadro> to commissionb) (fam & euf) <hijo>quieren encargar un hijo pronto — they're planning to start a family soon
2.han encargado un niño — they have a baby on the way
encargarse v pronencargarse de algo/alguien — to take care of something/somebody
yo me encargo de las bebidas — I'll take care of o see to the drinks
me tuve que encargar del asunto — I had to take charge of the matter
ya me encargaré de él! — (fam) I'll take care of him! (colloq), I'll soon sort him out! (colloq)
se va a encargar de hacer la reserva — he's going to take care of the booking
yo me encargo de que lo sepan — I'll see to it that they know, I'll make sure they know
* * *= charge, commission, order, deputise [deputize, -USA].Ex. A mission-oriented abstract is an abstract which is prepared for an abstracting service that has been charged to cater for the application of a specific branch of knowledge.Ex. Some libraries opt to commission a central agency to support their catalogue creation.Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex. In effect we deputized him to maintain stability in the gulf and promised to sell Iran almost any military hardware the shah desired.----* encargar Algo a Alguien = farm + Nombre + out to.* encargar especialmente = special order.* encargarse de = take over, undertake, man, run, see to.* encargarse de las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* encargarse del presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* encargarse de que = see to it that.* encargarse de una tarea = undertake + task.* encargar un estudio = commission + study.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a)encargarle algo a alguien — <tarea> to entrust somebody with something
le encargaste un asunto delicado — you entrusted him with a delicate matter
me encargó una botella de whisky escocés — she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotch
b)encargar a alguien que + subj — to ask somebody to + inf
me encargó que se lo recordara — he asked me to remind him
2)a) (pedir) <mueble/paella/libro> to order; <informe/cuadro> to commissionb) (fam & euf) <hijo>quieren encargar un hijo pronto — they're planning to start a family soon
2.han encargado un niño — they have a baby on the way
encargarse v pronencargarse de algo/alguien — to take care of something/somebody
yo me encargo de las bebidas — I'll take care of o see to the drinks
me tuve que encargar del asunto — I had to take charge of the matter
ya me encargaré de él! — (fam) I'll take care of him! (colloq), I'll soon sort him out! (colloq)
se va a encargar de hacer la reserva — he's going to take care of the booking
yo me encargo de que lo sepan — I'll see to it that they know, I'll make sure they know
* * *= charge, commission, order, deputise [deputize, -USA].Ex: A mission-oriented abstract is an abstract which is prepared for an abstracting service that has been charged to cater for the application of a specific branch of knowledge.
Ex: Some libraries opt to commission a central agency to support their catalogue creation.Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex: In effect we deputized him to maintain stability in the gulf and promised to sell Iran almost any military hardware the shah desired.* encargar Algo a Alguien = farm + Nombre + out to.* encargar especialmente = special order.* encargarse de = take over, undertake, man, run, see to.* encargarse de las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* encargarse del presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* encargarse de que = see to it that.* encargarse de una tarea = undertake + task.* encargar un estudio = commission + study.* * *encargar [A3 ]vtA (encomendar)1 ‹tarea/misión›¿cómo le encargaste un asunto de tanta importancia? why did you entrust him with such an important matter?, why did you give him responsibility for o put him in charge of such an important matter?me encargó el cuidado de la casa en su ausencia he asked me to look after the house while he was awayencargar a algn QUE + SUBJ to ask sb to + INFme encargó que le regara las plantas he asked me to water the plants for himle encargaron que buscara una solución al conflicto they charged him to find a solution to the conflict, he was entrusted o charged with the task of finding a solution to the conflict, he was given the job o task of finding a solution to the conflict2 ‹compra›me encargó una botella de whisky escocés she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotch, she asked me to bring her back a bottle of ScotchB1 (pedir) ‹torta/mueble/paella› to order; ‹informe/cuadro› to commissionno tenían el libro, así que lo dejé encargado they didn't have the book in stock, so I asked them to order it o I ordered it2 (fam euf) ‹hijo›¿cuándo van a encargar familia? when are they thinking of starting a family?, when are they planning to have children?quieren encargar un hijo muy pronto they want to try for a baby very soon, they're planning to start a family very soonya han encargado un niño they have a baby on the way■ encargarvi(fam):¿ya encargó? is she expecting already?no quieren encargar todavía they don't want to try for a baby yet■ encargarsev pronencargarse DE algo/algn:trae algo de comer, yo me encargo de las bebidas you bring something to eat, I'll take care of o I'll see to o I'll look after o I'll deal with the drinkscuando se fue, me tuve que encargar de la contabilidad when she left I had to take over the accounts o take on the responsibility for the accountsla agencia se encargó de todos los detalles the agency took care of o attended to o saw to o dealt with all the detailses muy joven para encargarse de una tarea tan importante he is very young to take (on) the responsibility for such an important task¡ya me encargaré yo de él! (fam); I'll see to him! (colloq), I'll take care of him! (colloq), I'll soon sort him out! (colloq)encargarse DE + INF:¿quién se va a encargar de hacer la reserva? who's going to make the booking?, who's going to take care of o look after the booking?su secretaria se encarga de filtrar las llamadas her secretary screens her callssus vecinos se han encargado de extender estos rumores their neighbors have taken it upon themselves to spread these rumorsencargarse DE QUE + SUBJ:yo me encargo de que lo sepan todos I'll see to it that they all know, I'll make sure they all know, I'll let everyone know* * *
encargar (conjugate encargar) verbo transitivo
1a) encargarle algo a algn ‹tarea› to entrust sb with sth;◊ me encargó una botella de whisky escocés she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotchb) encargar a algn que haga algo to ask sb to do sth
2 ‹mueble/paella/libro› to order;
‹informe/cuadro› to commission
encargarse verbo pronominal encargarse de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb;◊ me tuve que encargar del asunto I had to take charge of the matter
encargar verbo transitivo
1 (encomendar) to entrust: su madre le encargó que cuidara de sus hermanos, her mother entrusted her with the care of her brothers
2 Com (solicitar mercancías) to order: encargaremos una pizza, we'll order a pizza
(un servicio) to commission: ¿por qué no se lo encargas a ellos?, why don't you commission it from them?
'encargar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presupuesto
English:
commission
- entrust
- farm out
- order
- report
- send for
- farm
- send
* * *encargar♦ vt1. [poner al cargo de]encargar a alguien de algo, encargar algo a alguien to put sb in charge of sth;le han encargado la investigación del caso they've put him in charge of the investigation, they've charged him with investigating the case;encargar a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;me encargó que vigilara la puerta he told me to keep an eye on the door;me han encargado que organice la fiesta they've asked me to organize the party2. [pedir] to order;encargó unas botas de montaña she ordered some mountaineering boots;compré unos discos que me había encargado mi hermano I bought some records that my brother had asked me to get;me encargó que le trajera un bumerán he asked me to bring him back a boomerang;si no lo tienen, encárgalo if they haven't got it, order it;he dejado encargada la comida para las dos I've booked lunch for two o'clock;el gobierno ha encargado un informe sobre la situación en las prisiones the government has commissioned a report on the state of the prisons;encargó su retrato a Goya he commissioned Goya to paint his portrait;Eufhan encargado un bebé they have a baby on the way;Euf¿cuándo van a encargar un niño? when are they going to start a family?♦ See also the pronominal verb encargarse* * *encargarv/t (pedir) order;le encargué que me trajera … I asked him to bring me …* * *encargar {52} vt1) : to put in charge of2) : to recommend, to advise3) : to order, to request♦ See also the reflexive verb encargarse* * *encargar vb1. (producto) to orderhe encargado un pastel I've ordered a cake2. (persona) to askme ha encargado el cuidado del niño she asked me to look after the baby
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.