fichar

v.

1 to note down on an index card, to file.

2 to put on police files or records.

3 to sign up (sport).

4 to suss out, to see through (informal) (pillar).

5 to clock in(at work) (to enter).

Ricardo fichó tarde hoy Richard clocked in late today.

6 to open a file on, to file, to index, to put in the files.

El policía fichó los datos The cop opened a file on the information.

El policía fichó al detenido The cop opened a file on the detainee.

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fichar

► verbo transitivo

1 (anotar) to put on an index card; (registrar) to open a file on

2 familiar (conocer) to size up

■ ya lo tienen bien fichado they've got him sized up

3 DEPORTE to sign up, sign on

■ el entrenador fichó a varios jugadores the manager signed up some players

► verbo intransitivo

1 (al entrar) to clock in; (al salir) to clock out

2 DEPORTE to sign up (por, with)

■ finalmente fichó por el Barcelona he finally signed up with Barcelona F.C

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar fichado,-a (por la policía) to have a police record

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verb

1) to record on a file

2) punch in / out

3) sign up

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1. VT

1) (=registrar) [+ detenido, trabajador] to put on file; [+ dato] to record, enter ( on a card {etc}4} )

fichar a algn — to put sb on file

está fichado — he's got a record

lo tenemos fichado — we've got our eye on him

2) (Dep) [+ jugador] to sign, sign up

3) (Pol) [+ nuevos miembros] to sign up, recruit

4) Caribe (=engañar) to swindle

2. VI

1) (Dep) [jugador] to sign, sign up

2) [trabajador] [al entrar] to clock in, clock on; [al salir] to clock out, clock off

3) And (=morir) to die

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) policía to open a file on

está fichado — the police have a file on him

te tiene fichado — (fam) she's got you sussed (colloq)

b) equipo/club to sign (up)

lo fichó el Real Madrid — he was signed (up) by Real Madrid

2.

fichar vi

a) (en fábrica, oficina - a la entrada) to clock in, punch in (AmE); (- a la salida) to clock out o (BrE) off, to punch out (AmE)

b) (Esp)

fichar por alguien — (por un club) to sign up with somebody, sign for somebody

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) policía to open a file on

está fichado — the police have a file on him

te tiene fichado — (fam) she's got you sussed (colloq)

b) equipo/club to sign (up)

lo fichó el Real Madrid — he was signed (up) by Real Madrid

2.

fichar vi

a) (en fábrica, oficina - a la entrada) to clock in, punch in (AmE); (- a la salida) to clock out o (BrE) off, to punch out (AmE)

b) (Esp)

fichar por alguien — (por un club) to sign up with somebody, sign for somebody

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fichar [A1 ]

vt

1 «policía» to open a file on

está fichado the police have a file on him

te tiene fichado (fam); she's got your number, she's got you sussed (colloq)

2 «equipo/club» to sign up, sign

lo fichó el Real Madrid he was signed (up) by Real Madrid

■ fichar

vi

1 (en una fábrica, oficina — a la entrada) to clock in, punch in (AmE); (— a la salida) to clock out o (BrE) off, to punch out (AmE)

2 (Esp) fichar POR algn (por un club) to sign up WITH sb, sign FOR sb, join sb; (por una empresa) to join sb

3 (Esp fam) (para cobrar el paro) to sign on

4 (Méx arg) «prostituta» to hook (sl)

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fichar (conjugate fichar) verbo transitivo

a) [policía] to open a file on

b) [equipo/club] to sign (up)

verbo intransitivo (en fábrica, oficina — a la entrada) to clock in, punch in (AmE);
(— a la salida) to clock out o (BrE) off, to punch out (AmE)
fichar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una información) to put on file
(la policía) to record
2 Dep to sign up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en un empleo) (la entrada) to clock in
(la salida) to clock out
2 Dep to sign
'fichar' also found in these entries:
English:
clock in
- clock off
- clock on
- clock out
- sign
- sign for
- sign up
- clock
- punch

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fichar

♦ vt

1. [archivar] to note down on an index card, to file

2. [sujeto: policía] to put on police files o records;

Fam

a ese alumno ya lo tenemos fichado we've got that pupil's number already

3. [jugador, experto] to sign up;

lo fichó el Deportivo he was signed (up) by Deportivo

♦ vi

1. [en el trabajo] [al entrar] to clock in, US to punch in;

[al salir] to clock out o off, US to punch out

2.

fichar por [equipo] to sign up for;

[empresa] to join;

fichó por una compañía suiza she joined a Swiss company

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fichar

I v/t

1 DEP jugador sign up

2 JUR open a file on;

la policía le tiene fichado he’s got a (criminal) record

II v/i DEP sign (up) (por for)

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fichar vt

1) : to open a file on

2) : to sign up

fichar vi

: to punch in, to punch out

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fichar vb

1. (en deporte) to sign / to sign up

ha fichado por un equipo extranjero he has signed for a foreign team

2. (policía) to book

se lo llevaron a comisaría y lo ficharon they took him to the police station and booked him