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behold [beheld, beholding, beholds] (to see, to look at) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | contemplarverbA clipper ship running before the wind with all her canvas spread is a sight to behold. = Una navío clipper que corre por delante del viento con toda su lona desplegada es un espectáculo para contemplar. mirarverbBeauty is in the eye of the beholder. = La belleza está en los ojos del que mira. observarverb |
behold interjection [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊld] [US: bɪˈhoʊld] | he aquíinterjection miradinterjectionAfter Plato defined a human as a featherless biped, Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into the Academy. Behold, he said, a human! = Después de que Platón definiera al humano como bípedo implume, Diógenes desplumó un pollo y lo llevó a la Academía. Mirad, dijo, ¡un humano! |
beholden (obligated, bound by moral obligation) adjective [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊl.dən] [US: bɪˈho.ʊl.dən] | comprometidoadjective |
beholder [beholders] (someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator) noun [UK: bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | observadornoun |
eye of the beholder (subjective perception and judgement) noun | ojo del observadornoun |
lo and behold (used to express surprise) interjection | ¡que sorpresa!interjection ¡y quién lo iba a decir!interjection |