entenderse

entenderse

► verbo pronominal

1 (comprenderse) to be understood

■ esta frase no se entiende you can't understand this sentence, this sentence is impossible to understand

2 familiar (conocerse) to know what one is doing

■ yo ya me entiendo I have my reasons

3 familiar (llevarse bien) to get along

■ mi suegra y yo no nos entendemos my mother-in-law and I don't get on

4 familiar (relación amorosa) to have an affair (con, with)

■ dicen que se entiende con la vecina de al lado they say he's having an affair with the woman next door

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VPR

1) [uso reflexivo] to understand o.s.

si no te entiendes ni tú, ¿quién te va a entender? — if you don't even understand yourself, then how is anyone else going to understand you?

déjame, que yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I mean

entendérselas —

que ella se las entienda como pueda — well that's her problem

allá tú te las entiendas con tus asuntos — you go and sort out your own affairs

entendérselas con algn —

van a tener que entendérselas conmigo — they're going to have to deal with me

2) [uso recíproco]

nosotras nos entendemos — we understand each other

nos entendimos por señas — we communicated using sign language, we used sign language to communicate

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién de los dos tiene el dinero? — now let's get this straight, which of the two has got the money?

ya nos entenderemos en el precio — we'll work out a price that we're both happy with

digamos, para entendernos, que ... — let's say, to avoid any misunderstanding, that ...

• entenderse con algn — (=llevarse bien) to get on o along with sb; (=tener una relación amorosa) to have an affair with sb

eso no se entiende conmigo — that doesn't concern me, that has nothing to do with me

entenderse con algo — to know how to deal with sth

3) [uso impersonal]

se entiende que ... — it is understood that ...

se entiende que no quiera salir con ellos — it's understandable that she doesn't want to go out with them

¿qué se entiende por estas palabras? — what is meant by these words?

¿cómo se entiende que no nos llamaras antes? — why didn't you call us first?

4) (=tratar)

en caso de duda entiéndase con el cajero — in case of doubt please contact the cashier

II

SM (=opinión) opinion

a mi entender — in my opinion

saber

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(v.) = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it off

Ex. A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how.

Ex. As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

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(v.) = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it off

Ex: A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how.

Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

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■entenderse verbo reflexivo
1 (comprenderse) to be understood, be meant: se entiende que no quiera volver a verla, it's easy to understand that he doesn't want to see her again
2 fam (compenetrarse, llevarse bien) me entiendo bien con tu madre, I get on well with your mother
'entenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenada
- condenado
- conectar
- entender
English:
understand

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vpr

1. [comprenderse] [uno mismo] to know what one means;

[dos personas] to understand each other;

yo ya me entiendo I know what I'm doing;

el ilion, para entendernos, un hueso de la pelvis the ilium, in other words o that is, one of the bones of the pelvis;

se entienden en inglés they communicate with each other in English;

los sordomudos se entienden por señas deaf-mutes communicate (with each other) using sign language

2. [llevarse bien] to get on;

me entiendo muy bien con mis compañeros de trabajo I get on very well with my workmates

3. [sentimentalmente] to have an affair (con with);

se entendía con una vecina he was having an affair with a neighbour

4. [ponerse de acuerdo] to reach an agreement;

te vas a tener que entenderse con los organizadores you're going to have to come to o reach an agreement with the organizers

5. Fam [apañarse]

allá te las entiendas tú con la lavadora the washing machine's your problem

♦ nm

a mi entenderse…, según mi entenderse… the way I see it…;

a o [m5]según mi modesto entenderse, la culpa es del gobierno in my humble opinion, it's the government's fault;

a tu entenderse ¿cuáles son las razones de la derrota? in your view, what are the reasons for this defeat?

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entenderse

v/r

1 communicate;

a ver si nos entendemos let’s get this straight;

para entendernos, para que me entiendas not to put too fine a point on it

2

:

yo me entiendo I know what I’m doing

3

:

entenderse con alguien get along with s.o., get on with s.o.

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vr

1) : to be understood

2) : to get along well, to understand each other

3)

entenderse con : to deal with

entender nm

a mi entender : in my opinion

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entenderse vb to get on

se entiende muy bien con su padre he gets on very well with his father