- juntarse
- juntarse► verbo pronominal1 (unirse) to join, get together; (ríos, caminos) to meet■ nos juntamos todos los domingos we get together every Sunday2 (acercarse) to squeeze up■ juntaos un poco que no quepo squeeze up, I can't get in3 (relacionarse) to go out (con, with), mix (con, with)■ últimamente no se junta con nadie she is being remarkably antisocial lately4 (amancebarse) to move in (con, with), start living together* * *to join* * *VPR1) (=reunirse)a) [para una cita] to get together, meet up
por la tarde nos juntamos todos para jugar a las cartas — in the afternoons we all get together o meet up to play cards
juntarse con algn — to get together with sb, meet up with sb
a veces se juntan con otros matrimonios y salen por ahí — they sometimes get together o meet up with other couples and go out somewhere
b) [en asamblea, trabajo] to meetsolían juntarse en ese local — they used to meet on those premises
c) [sin citarse] to come togetheren el estadio se juntarán hoy bastantes figuras del fútbol — many famous figures in football will come together in the stadium today
en la sala apenas se juntaron dos docenas de personas — less than two dozen people assembled in the hall
se juntaron más de cinco mil personas para oírlo — more than five thousand people assembled o came together to listen to him
2) (=unirse)se fue juntando mucha más gente por el camino — many more people joined them along the way
se juntan un espermatozoide y un óvulo — a sperm and an egg join together
juntarse a o con algn — to join up with sb
salimos de París por la mañana y en Calais se nos juntó Pedro — we left Paris in the morning and Pedro joined up with us o met up with us in Calais
se juntó a otros dos músicos para crear un nuevo grupo — he joined up with two other musicians to create a new band
3) (=arrimarse) [varias personas] to move closer togethersi te juntas un poco más cabremos todos en el banco — if you move up a bit we can all get on the bench
4) (=relacionarse) [pareja] to get togetherjuntarse con algn — [gen] to mix with sb; [en pareja] to get together with sb
allí se puede uno juntar con la crema de la sociedad — there you can mix with the cream of society
no me gusta que te juntes con esa gente — I don't like you going round o mixing with those people
5) (=ocurrir a la vez) to come togetheren su poesía se juntan elementos tradicionales y renovadores — traditional and new elements come together in his poetry
la semana pasada se me juntó todo — it was just one thing after another last week
se juntaron dos bodas el mismo día — there were two marriages on the same day
se te va a juntar el desayuno con la comida — you'll be having breakfast at the same time as your lunch
6) [empresas, asociaciones] to mergeambas coordinadoras se juntaron en una organización central — both coordinating committees merged to form a centralized organization
7) [líneas, caminos] to meet, join8) (Zool) to mate, copulate* * *(v.) = be togetherEx. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".* * *(v.) = be togetherEx: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
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■juntarse verbo reflexivo
1 (aproximarse, unirse) to join
(converger) to meet
2 (congregarse) to gather: nos juntaremos en tu casa, we'll meet at your house
'juntarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
unirse
- andar
- juntar
- unir
English:
assemble
- bunch together
- bunch up
- get in with
- meet
- rally round
- together
- get
- hang
* * *vpr1. [ríos, caminos] to meet;aquí se junta la A-1 con la M-40 this is where the A-1 joins o meets the M-402. [reunirse] to get together;se juntó con el resto de la familia para cenar she got together with the rest of the family for dinner3. [arrimarse]si nos juntamos un poco, cabremos mejor if we squeeze up a bit, we'll all be able to fit in;juntaos algo más, que no salís todos move together a bit or you won't all be in the photo4. [convivir]se ha juntado con una compañera de trabajo he's moved in with a woman from work;los jóvenes ya no se casan sino que se juntan young people don't get married any more, they just live together5. [coincidir] to coincide (con with);se junta su boda con nuestras vacaciones her wedding clashes o coincides with our Br holidays o US vacation;¡caramba, se nos junta todo! God, it never rains but it pours!;Compse junta el hambre con las ganas de comer it's one thing on top of another6. [copular] to copulate, to mate* * *juntarsev/r1 (reunirse) meet, assemble2 de pareja: empezar a salir start going out; empezar a vivir juntos move in together3:juntarse con alguien socialmente mix with s.o.4 de caminos, ríos meet, join* * *vr1) : to join together2) : to socialize, to get together* * *juntarse vb1. (ponerse juntos) to move closer togetherjuntaos para que quepa uno más move closer together so that one more can fit in2. (reunirse) to get togethernos juntamos todos los sábados we get together every Saturday
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.