- respetar
- v.1 to respect (persona, costumbre).hay que respetar a los ancianos you should show respect for the elderlyno respeta las señales de tráfico he takes no notice of traffic signshacerse respetar to make oneself respectedMaría respeta sus decisiones Mary respects his decisions.2 to spare.respeten las plantas keep off the flowerbeds (en letrero)3 to obey, to honor.María respeta las reglas Mary obeys the rules.* * *respetar► verbo transitivo1 to respect\FRASEOLOGÍAhacerse respetar to command respectrespetar la prioridad AUTOMÓVIL to give way* * *verbto respect, observe* * *1. VT1) [+ persona, derecho] to respect
respeto tu decisión — I respect your decision
nunca ha respetado a sus padres — she has never respected o had any respect for her parents
hacerse respetar — to win respect, earn respect
respetad las plantas — be careful of the plants
2) (=obedecer) to observerespeten las normas de seguridad — observe the safety regulations
no respetan los semáforos — they ignore the traffic lights, they do not observe the traffic lights
3) (=conservar) to conserveal remodelar la zona respetaron las murallas romanas — when they redeveloped the area they conserved the Roman walls
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona> to respectse hizo respetar de or por todos — he won o gained everyone's respect
b) <opinión/tradiciones> to respect; <ley/norma> to observerespetar el medio ambiente — to respect the environment
respetar los límites de velocidad — to observe the speed restrictions
2.lo reformaron respetando el diseño original — they renovated it conserving the original design
respetarse v pron (refl) to respect oneself, have self-respectun abogado que se respete no haría eso — no self-respecting lawyer would do that
* * *= abide by, respect, honour [honor, -USA].Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex. You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.----* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetar los principios = observe + principles.* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.* respetar una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* respetar un derecho = respect + right.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona> to respectse hizo respetar de or por todos — he won o gained everyone's respect
b) <opinión/tradiciones> to respect; <ley/norma> to observerespetar el medio ambiente — to respect the environment
respetar los límites de velocidad — to observe the speed restrictions
2.lo reformaron respetando el diseño original — they renovated it conserving the original design
respetarse v pron (refl) to respect oneself, have self-respectun abogado que se respete no haría eso — no self-respecting lawyer would do that
* * *= abide by, respect, honour [honor, -USA].Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetar los principios = observe + principles.* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.* respetar una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* respetar un derecho = respect + right.* * *respetar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to respectdebes respetar a tus mayores you should respect your elders o treat your elders with respectse hizo respetar de or por todos he won o gained everyone's respect2 ‹opinión/tradiciones› to respect; ‹ley/norma› to observe; ‹señal de tráfico› to obeyno se respetó su voluntad his wishes were not respectedrespetar el medio ambiente to respect the environment[ S ] respetad las plantas please respect o be careful of the plantsno respetan los límites de velocidad they don't observe the speed restrictions, they disregard the speed restrictionsreformaron el edificio respetando el diseño original they renovated the building conserving the original design■ respetarsev pron(refl) to respect oneself, have self-respect¿cómo te van a respetar los demás si tú mismo no te respetas? how can you expect people to respect you if you have no self-respect yourself?un abogado que se respete no haría eso no self-respecting lawyer o no lawyer worth his salt would do thatuna universidad que se respete no puede aceptar estas prácticas no university worthy of the name can accept these practices* * *
respetar (conjugate respetar) verbo transitivoa) ‹persona› to respect;◊ se hizo respetar por todos he won o gained everyone's respectb) ‹opinión/tradiciones› to respect;
‹señal/luz roja› to obey;
‹ley/norma› to observe
respetar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona, una cosa) to respect
2 (una orden, ley) to observe, obey
'respetar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atropellar
- honrar
- sagrada
- sagrado
- admirar
- estimar
- imponer
- memoria
English:
respect
- spare
- enforce
* * *respetar vt1. [persona, costumbre, deseos] to respect;[norma] to observe; [la palabra] to honour;hay que respetar a los ancianos you should show respect for the elderly;no respeta las señales de tráfico he takes no notice of traffic signs;el accidente se produjo porque no respetó un ceda el paso the accident happened because he ignored a Br give way o US yield sign;hacerse respetar to earn (people's) respect2. [no destruir] to spare;respeten las plantas [en letrero] keep off the flowerbeds* * *respetarv/t respect;hacerse respetar gain o win respect* * *respetar vt: to respect* * *respetar vb1. (en general) to respecttodo el mundo respetó su decisión everyone respected his decision2. (obedecer) to obeyhay que respetar las señales de tráfico we must obey road signs
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.