preocuparse

preocuparse

► verbo pronominal

1 (sentir preocupación) to worry (por, about), get worried (por, about)

2 (ocuparse) to mind (de, -)

■ tú preocúpate de lo tuyo mind your own business

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VPR

1) (=inquietarse) to worry (de, por about)

¡no se preocupe! — [para calmar a algn] don't worry!; [para que algn no haga algo] don't bother!

no te preocupes por eso — don't worry about that

no se preocupa en lo más mínimo — he doesn't care in the least

2) (=ocuparse) to concern o.s. (de about)

tú preocúpate de que todo esté listo — you see to it that everything is ready

3) (=dar prioridad)

preocuparse de algo — to give special attention to sth, give sth priority

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(v.) = become + distressed, dismay, fret, wring + Posesivo + hands, stew

Ex. At least two publishers have themselves become so distressed at how their books are being mislabelled by LC subject cataloging through CIP that they're now printing their own homemade cataloging in publication data.

Ex. In measuring reference activity, one should not be dismayed when results of studies indicate unexpected conclusions.

Ex. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.

Ex. They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined.

Ex. He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.

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preocuparse (de/por)

(v.) = worry (about)

Ex: At this stage we need not worry about the precise nature of this information.

(v.) = become + distressed, dismay, fret, wring + Posesivo + hands, stew

Ex: At least two publishers have themselves become so distressed at how their books are being mislabelled by LC subject cataloging through CIP that they're now printing their own homemade cataloging in publication data.

Ex: In measuring reference activity, one should not be dismayed when results of studies indicate unexpected conclusions.

Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.

Ex: They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined.

Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.

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■preocuparse verbo reflexivo
1 to worry, get worried [por, about]
2 (encargarse) tienes que preocuparte de tus cosas, you should look after your own things
'preocuparse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurarse
- desvelarse
- ello
- angustiar
- apurar
- cabeza
- demasiado
- despreocuparse
- haber
- mirar
- motivo
- preocupar
- tranquilizar
English:
bother
- care
- cause
- dwell on
- fuss
- fuss over
- mind
- preoccupied
- worry
- fret
- heart
- worried

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vpr

1. [inquietarse] to worry (por about);

no te preocupes don't worry;

no te preocupes por ella don't worry about her;

se preocupa por cualquier cosa he worries o gets worried about the slightest thing

2. [encargarse]

preocuparse de algo to take care of sth;

preocuparse de hacer algo to see to it that sth is done;

preocuparse de que… to make sure that…;

me preocuparé de que nunca les falte nada I will make sure that they never lack for anything

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preocuparse

v/r worry (por about);

preocuparse de (encargarse) look after, take care of;

¡no se preocupe! don’t worry!

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vr

apurarse: to worry, to be concerned

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preocuparse vb to worry [pt. & pp. worried]

no te preocupes por eso don't worry about that