enseguida

adv.

1 immediately, at once (inmediatamente).

llegará enseguida he'll be here any minute now

vino a las seis, pero se fue enseguida he came at six, but he left soon after

2 right away, immediately, at once, in a moment.

* * *

enseguida

(Also written en seguida)

► adverbio

1 at once, straight away, immediately

* * *

ADV ver seguida 1)

* * *

adverbio at once, immediately, right away

enseguida voy! — I'll be right with you

le regalas un juguete y enseguida lo rompe — you give him a toy and he breaks it right away

casi enseguida — almost immediately

enseguida de + inf — (esp AmL)

enseguida de almorzar — right o straight after lunch

* * *

adverbio at once, immediately, right away

enseguida voy! — I'll be right with you

le regalas un juguete y enseguida lo rompe — you give him a toy and he breaks it right away

casi enseguida — almost immediately

enseguida de + inf — (esp AmL)

enseguida de almorzar — right o straight after lunch

* * *

enseguida

adverb

at once, immediately, right away, straightaway (BrE)

¡enseguida voy! I'll be right with you

me lo trajo enseguida he brought it at once o immediately o right away

le regalas un juguete y enseguida lo rompe no sooner do you give him a toy than he breaks it, you give him a toy and he breaks it right away o (AmE) first thing

empezó a llover pero paró casi enseguida it started to rain but it stopped almost immediately

enseguida DE + INF

(esp AmL): salimos enseguida de almorzar we left right o straight o immediately after lunch

* * *

 

Multiple Entries:
en seguida    
enseguida
enseguida adverbio
at once, immediately, right away;

◊ ¡enseguida voy! I'll be right with you;

enseguida de almorzar (esp AmL) right o straight after lunch
enseguida, en seguida adverbio
1 (tiempo) (de inmediato) at once: ven aquí enseguida, come here at once
(en muy poco tiempo) enseguida les atenderán, you will be served in a moment
2 (espacio) immediately after, next
delante está mi casa, y en seguida la de María, first is my house, and immediately after is Maria's
enseguida, en seguida adverbio
1 (tiempo) (de inmediato) at once: ven aquí enseguida, come here at once
(en muy poco tiempo) enseguida les atenderán, you will be served in a moment
2 (espacio) immediately after, next
delante está mi casa, y en seguida la de María, first is my house, and immediately after is Maria's

'enseguida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguirse
- en seguida
- fibra
- fraternizar
- hacerse
- imaginar
- licuefacción
- ruborizarse
- atender
- estar
- recibir
- ya
English:
bumpy
- delay
- scoot
- straight
- be
- come
- get
- have
- miss
- no
- right
- size
- stick
- sum
- take

* * *

enseguida adv

[inmediatamente] immediately, at once; [pronto] very soon;

lo haré enseguida, antes de que se me olvide I'll do it straight away before I forget;

llegará enseguida he'll be here any minute now;

vino a las seis, pero se fue enseguida he came at six, but he left soon after;

enseguida lo atiendo I'll be with you in a minute o directly;

enseguida vuelvo I'll be right back;

cruza el puente y enseguida verás la casa a la derecha cross the bridge and you'll see the house on your right;

Am

enseguida de comer no se debe hacer ejercicio you should not exercise immediately after a meal

* * *

enseguida

adv immediately, right away

* * *

enseguida adv

inmediatamente: right away, immediately, at once

* * *

enseguida adv (pronto) straight away / immediately

lo haré enseguida I'll do it straight away

¡enseguida vuelvo! I'll be right back!