Happening in spanish
pronunciation: suθediendoʊ part of speech: noun, adjective
happen1 = suceder, ocurrir, pasar.
Example: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful = Todo lo que ocurre en el pequeño, reducido y cerrado mundo de esta pareja es adictivo, poco atractivo y tediosamente espantoso.more:
» accidents do happen = son cosas que pasan, los accidentes ocurren.
Example: As much as we strive for perfection, we are human and accidents do happen.» accident waiting to happen = accidente seguro, problema seguro, bomba de relojería.
Example: More than a quarter of motorists are 'an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways.» as it happens = da la casualidad, de hecho.
Example: As it happens, the way the Library of Congress automated the ISBD was different from the way we did it in Britain.» be bound to happen = tener que ocurrir, tener que suceder.
Example: It was bound to happen, and the formula for success has been laid down.» before + Pronombre + know what + happen = antes de darse cuenta, antes de nada.
Example: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.» cause to + happen = hacer que ocurra, provocar, ocasionar, hacer realidad.
Example: By virtue of Bush's lack of leadership, he said, the president more or less caused it to happen.» disaster waiting to happen = desastre seguro, problema seguro, bomba de relojería.
Example: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.» everything happens for a reason (and a purpose) = las cosas no pasan así como así, las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí, todo ocurre por una razón, todo ocurre por algo.
Example: 'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses = "Las cosas no pasan así porque sí," algunos de ellos me dijeron el otoño pasado, cuando atravesaba por una serie de pérdidas.» everything happens for the best = las cosas pasan para bien.
Example: 'Everything happens for the best,' my mother said whenever I faced disappointment = "Las cosas pasan para bien," decía mi madre siempre que me sentía decepcionado.» everything happens in its own time = cada cosa a su tiempo, no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano, dar tiempo al tiempo, dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal.
Example: We may want things to happen at a particular time, but I keep learning over and over again that everything happens in its own time.» happen + all at once = ocurrir todo a la vez.
Example: If you are lucky this will not happen all at once!.» happen out of + the (clear) blue (sky) = ocurrir sin esperarlo, ocurrir inesperadamente, ocurrir de forma inesperada, ocurrir de modo inesperado, suceder sin esperarlo, suceder inesperadamente, suceder de forma inesperada, suceder de modo inesperado.
Example: Sometimes life is unpredictable and things happen out of the blue.» happen + to be = resultar ser.
Example: What is our responsibility to a fellow human being, who in this case happens to be a respected library director who is also our boss?.» happen to + Infinitivo = por casualidad, dar la casualidad que + Indicativo, darse el caso que + Indicativo, resultar que + Indicativo.
Example: So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'.» it happens in the best of families = sucede en las mejores familias.
Example: Don't be surprised if you find a few bad apples -- it happens in the best of families.» make + things happen = sentar base, marcar un hito.
Example: The Intel 8080 was the device which really made things happen, the 8085 being the current version of it = El Intel 8080 fue el procesador que sentó base y el 8085 es su versión actual.» no matter what happens = sin importar lo que pase, no importa lo que pase, pase lo que pase, ocurra lo que ocurra, suceda lo que suceda.
Example: We told her that we are behind her no matter what happens.» nothing happens before its time = cada cosa a su tiempo, no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano, dar tiempo al tiempo, dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal.
Example: Indeed, some might well wonder why it has been so late in the making, but I am reminded of the popular saying 'nothing happens before its time' and 'everything in its own good time'.» stop + Algo + from happening = evitar que Algo pase, evitar que Algo ocurra, evitar que Algo suceda.
Example: My dog pees constantly when I take him for a walk, how can I stop this from happening?.» this sort of thing happens everywhere = en todas partes (se) cuecen habas, en todos sitios (se) cuecen habas.
Example: I understand that this sort of thing happens everywhere, regardless of the country -- be it here in the US, in Europe, or wherever.» whatever happens = no importa lo que pase, pase lo que pase, ocurra lo que ocurra, suceda lo que suceda.
Example: Whatever happens, don't let go of my hand.happen2 = materializarse, hacerse realidad.
Example: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.more:
» shit happens = a veces sales jodido, a veces las cosas salen mal.
Example: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction = "A veces las cosas salen mal" es la historia de dos compañeros de piso: Halifax, un ex-periodista con un pasado oscuro y con una exesposa que no ve desde hace mucho, y Shakra, un compañero de universidad obcecado en la destrucción de Halifax .happening = suceso, evento, acontecimiento.
Example: These cases are drawn from actual happenings.more:
» chance happening = hecho casual, hecho fortuito.
Example: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.» the happening = la movida.
Example: Friday or Saturday nights I will be wherever 'the happening' will be!.