- suyo
- adj.1 his, his own, her, her own.El carro suyo His car [de él o ella]. Used after nouns. Informal Mode (tú)2 your.El carro suyo Your car [de usted]. Used after nouns. Formal Mode (usted)3 of yours, yours, of your own.Algo suyo Something of yours. Used after pronouns, formal mode (usted).4 of his, of his own, of her own, of hers.Algo suyo Something of his=of hers. Used after pronouns, informal mode (tú)5 of theirs.* * *suyo► adjetivo1 (de él) his, of his; (de ella) her, of hers; (de animales, cosas) its; (de usted, de ustedes) yours, of yours; (de ellos, de ellas) theirs, of theirs■ este libro es suyo this book is hers■ esta libreta es suya this notebook is his■ aquel amigo suyo that friend of yours■ aquella tía suya that aunt of theirs► pronombre1 (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, de ustedes) yours; (de ellos, de ellas) theirs■ éstos son los míos, los suyos están sobre la mesa there are mine, hers are on the table► nombre femenino la suya1 (ocasión, oportunidad) one's chance, one's opportunity■ ésta es la suya, tiene que aprovecharla this is your big chance, so make the most of it► nombre masculino lo suyo1 (lo que toca) what one deserves2 (habilidad) forte, one's thing■ lo suyo es el tenis tennis is his thing3 familiar (mucho) a lot■ comió lo suyo he ate a lot► nombre masculino plural los suyos1 (familiares) his (her, your, etc) family sing; (amigos) his (her, your, etc) friends, his (her, your, etc) people\FRASEOLOGÍAhacer de las suyas familiar to be up to one's tricksir a la suya / ir a lo suyo to mind one's own businesssalirse con la suya familiar to get one's own way, get what one wants■ no saldrá con la suya he won't get his own wayser muy suyo,-a■ la vecina de al lado es muy suya the lady next door keeps herself to herself■ esa respuesta es muy suya that answer is typical of him* * *1. = suya, adj.1) his, her, its, theirs2) yours2. = suya, pron.1) his, her, theirs2) yours* * *suyo, -a1. ADJ POSES1) (=de él) his; (=de ella) her; (=de ellos, ellas) their
la culpa es suya — it's his/her etc fault
-permiso -es suyo — Chile, Méx "excuse me" - "yes?"
no es amigo suyo — he is not a friend of his/hers etc
no es culpa suya — it's not his/her etc fault, it's no fault of his/hers etc
varios libros suyos — (=de ellos) several books of theirs, several of their books
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hacer algo suyo, hizo suyas mis palabras — he echoed my words•
eso es muy suyo — that's just like him, that's typical of himél es un hombre muy suyo — (=reservado) he's a man who keeps very much to himself; (=quisquilloso) he's a very fussy sort
2) (=de usted, ustedes) your¿es suyo esto? — is this yours?
2.PRON POSES (=de él) his; (=de ella) hers; (=de usted, ustedes) yours; [de animal, cosa] its; (=de uno mismo) one's own; (=de ellos, ellas) theirseste libro es el suyo — this book is his/hers etc
los suyos — (=familia) one's family o relations; (=partidarios) one's own people o supporters
suyo afectísimo — yours faithfully o sincerely, yours truly (EEUU)
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de suyo — in itself, intrinsically•
lo suyo — (what is) his; (=su parte) his share, what he deservesaguantar lo suyo — (=su parte) to do one's share; (=mucho) to put up with a lot
él pesa lo suyo — he's really heavy, he's a fair weight
* * *I-ya adjetivo (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirsMarta y un amigo suyo — Marta and a friend of hers
IIser muy suyo: eso es muy suyo that's typical of him/her; es muy suya — she's an odd sort (colloq)
-ya pronombreel suyo, la suya etc — (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs
él me prestó el suyo — he lent me his
hacer (una) de las suyas — (fam) to get up to one's usual o old tricks
ir a lo suyo — to look after number one
lo suyo: tuvo que trabajar lo suyo he had to work very hard; pesa lo suyo it weighs a ton; salirse con la suya — to get one's own way
* * *= yours, theirs.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.----* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* * *I-ya adjetivo (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirsMarta y un amigo suyo — Marta and a friend of hers
IIser muy suyo: eso es muy suyo that's typical of him/her; es muy suya — she's an odd sort (colloq)
-ya pronombreel suyo, la suya etc — (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs
él me prestó el suyo — he lent me his
hacer (una) de las suyas — (fam) to get up to one's usual o old tricks
ir a lo suyo — to look after number one
lo suyo: tuvo que trabajar lo suyo he had to work very hard; pesa lo suyo it weighs a ton; salirse con la suya — to get one's own way
* * *= yours, theirs.Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* * *suyo1 -yaadjective[Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs¿esto es suyo, profesor? is this yours, sir?Marta y un amigo suyo Marta and a friend of herssuyo afectísimo (frml) (Corresp) truly yours (AmE frml), yours truly (BrE frml)haciendo suyas las palabras de Darío echoing the words of Daríoser muy suyo: no le cuenta nada a nadie, es muy suyo he doesn't tell anyone anything, he keeps himself very much to himselfeso es muy suyo he's/she's like that, that's typical of him/hersuyo2 -yapronoun[Grammar notes (Spanish) ]el suyo, la suya, etc (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirsél me prestó el suyo he lent me hishacer (una) de las suyas (fam); to get up to one's usual o old trickshan vuelto a hacer (una) de las suyas they've been up to their old tricks againir a lo suyo to think only of oneself, to look after number onelo suyo: tuvo que trabajar lo suyo he had to work very hardpesa lo suyo it weighs a tonaguanta lo suyo she puts up with an awful lotsalirse con la suya to get one's own way* * *
suyo◊ -ya adjetivo (de él) his;
(de ella) hers;
(de usted, ustedes) yours;
(de ellos, ellas) theirs;◊ Marta y un amigo suyo Marta and a friend of hers
■ pronombre el suyo, la suya, etc. (de él) his;
(de ella) hers;
(de usted, ustedes) yours;
(de ellos, ellas) theirs;◊ él me prestó el suyo he lent me his
suyo,-a
I adj (de él) his
(de ella) hers: este libro no es suyo, this book is not hers
(de usted, ustedes) yours: hablé con un hermano suyo, I spoke with a brother of yours
(de ellos, ellas) theirs
II pron (de él) his: éste no es el suyo, this is not his
(de ella) hers: me dejó el suyo, she lent me hers
(de usted, ustedes) yours
(de ellos, ellas) theirs
♦ Locuciones: hacer de las suyas, to get up to one's old tricks
salirse con la suya, to get one's own way
ser muy suyo, (una actitud, reacción, un gesto) esto es muy suyo, this is typical of him o her
Juan es muy suyo, Juan is very peculiar
'suyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodar
- alrededor
- cada
- confesarse
- después
- ir
- modestamente
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- relevancia
- suya
- teatro
- tema
- afectísimo
- insistir
English:
affair
- hers
- his
- much
- own
- theirs
- yours
- friend
- of
- pretense
- take
- way
* * *suyo1, -a♦ adj posesivo[de él] his; [de ella] hers; [de uno] one's (own); [de ellos, ellas] theirs; [de usted, ustedes] yours;este libro es suyo this book is his/hers/etc;un amigo suyo a friend of his/hers/etc;no es asunto suyo it's none of his/her/etc business;RP¡permiso! – (es) suyo may I? – go ahead;CompFames muy suyo he's a law unto himself♦ pron posesivoel suyo [de él] his;[de ella] hers; [de cosa, animal] its (own); [de uno] one's own; [de ellos, ellas] his/her/etc lot o side; [de usted, ustedes] yours;de suyo in itself;hacer suyo to make one's own;Famlos suyos [su familia] his/her/etc folks;[su bando] his/her/etc lot o side;Complo suyo: lo suyo es el teatro he/she/etc should be on the stage;Famlo suyo sería volver the proper thing to do would be to go back;Famles costó lo suyo it wasn't easy for them;Comphacer de las suyas to be up to his/her/etc usual tricks;Compuna de las suyas one of his/her/etc tricks;CompFamésta es la suya this is the chance he's been waiting for o his big chance* * *suyo, suyapron pos: de él his; de ella hers; de usted, ustedes yours; de ellos theirs;los suyos his/her etc folks, his/her etcfamily;hacer suyo algo make sth one’s own;hacer de las suyas get up to one’s old tricks;ir a lo suyo think only of oneself;salirse con la suya get one’s own way;ser muy suyo keep to o.s.;de esto sabe lo suyo he knows everything about this* * *suyo, -ya adj1) : his, her, its, theirslos libros suyos: his booksun amigo suyo: a friend of hersesta casa es suya: this house is theirs2) (formal) : yours¿este abrigo es suyo, señor?: is this your coat, sir?suyo, -ya pron1) : his, hers, theirsmi guitarra y la suya: my guitar and hersellos trajeron las suyas: they brought theirs, they brought their own2) (formal) : yoursusted olvidó la suya: you forgot yours* * *suyo1 adj1. (de él) of hisvino con un hermano suyo he came with a brother of his2. (de ella) of herses una amiga suya it's a friend of hers3. (de ellos) of theirses un amigo suyo it's a friend of theirs4. (de usted) of yoursestaba Ud. con una amiga suya you were with a friend of yourssuyo2 pron1. (de él) hisha cogido mi coche porque el suyo está averiado he has taken my car because his has broken down2. (de ella) hersella me ha prestado el suyo she has lent me hers3. (de ellos, ellas) theirsellos han perdido el suyo they've lost theirs4. (de usted) yours¿es suyo? is this yours?
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
