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casar

a vt

1 (=unir en matrimonio) to marry
los casó el cura del pueblo they were married by the village priest

2 (=dar en matrimonio) to marry off
ya ha casado a todas sus hijas she's married off all her daughters

3 (=hacer coincidir) to match up
casa los estampados antes de coser las telas match up the patterns before sewing the pieces together

4 (Tip) to impose

b vi

1    (=armonizar)
estas dos piezas casan perfectamente      these two pieces go together o fit together perfectly
hay una serie de datos que no casan      there are a number of details that don't tally o match up
sus dos declaraciones no casan      her two statements do not match up o tally
casar con algo: el color de la alfombra no casa con el del sofá      the colour of the carpet doesn't go with that of the sofa
mis noticias no casan con las tuyas      the news I have doesn't tally with o match yours
tanta modestia no casa con sus ansias de poder      such modesty doesn't go with o tally with his craving for power

2    frm
(=contraer matrimonio)
casó con una chica del pueblo      he married o he got married to a girl from the town

c    casarse             vpr   to marry, get married
¿cuándo te casas?      when are you getting married?
se casó con una italiana      he married an Italian woman, he got married to an Italian woman
MODISMOS no casarse con nadie
respeta a todo el mundo, pero no se casa con nadie      he respects everyone but doesn't side with any of them
  →   civil     →   A2
  →   iglesia
  →   nupcias
  →   penalti

Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary

See also:

casar, casa, CASA, casado

Collaborative Dictionary Spanish-English


bien se levantó, bien se sentó	exp.	whether he stood up or sat down
Se sintió cansado y se marchó	exp.	He felt tired and left
se miraron pero no se conocieron	exp.	they looked at each other but didn't recognize each other
se mire por donde se mire	exp.	whichever way you look at it
¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo!	exp.	how should I know!
¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo!	exp.	search me!
se hace lo que se puede	exp.	we do what we can
se cayó y se torció el tobillo	exp.	she fell (over) and twisted her ankle
se mudó al pueblo y se apalancó	exp.	she moved to the village and just vegetated {o} went to seed
se ciñó la gorra y se marchó	exp.	he put {o} pulled his hat on and left
se han comprometido y se casarán pronto	exp.	they have got engaged and will be getting married soon
se conoce que se lo han contado	exp.	apparently he's been told about it
se conoce que se lo han contado	exp.	it seems that he's been told about it
un día se hartará y se marchará	exp.	one of these days she'll get tired {o} get fed up of it all and leave
¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado!	exp.	they're getting married? you're kidding!
no sé cómo se pronuncia esta palabra	exp.	I don't know how to pronounce this word
se agarró un buen berrinche cuando se enteró	exp.	she threw a tantrum {o} fit when she found out
no se pasará si se tapa la botella	exp.	it will keep if you put the cap back on the bottle
cuando se lo dije se puso muy triste	exp.	he was very sad when I told him
se tragará todo lo que se le diga	exp.	he'll swallow {o} fall for whatever he's told
aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda	adv. adj.	you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
él se lo guisa, él se lo come :	exp.	he's made his bed, so he can lie in it	(REFRANES)
sÃ³lo se vive una vez	adv.	you only live once
solo se vive una vez	adv.	you only live once
por lo que a mi se refiere	adv.	as far as I'm concerned
dios los cria y ellos se juntan	adv.	birds of a feather flock together

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'casarse' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
he retired to the South of France	exp.	se jubiló {or} se retiró y se fue a vivir al sur de Francia
she woke up to find them gone	exp.	cuando (se) despertó se encontró con que se habían ido
he just got up and walked away	exp.	simplemente se levantó y se fue {or} se marchó
the laughter fades and we hear birds singing	exp.	las risas se apagan {or} se desvanecen y se oye el canto de unos pájaros

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