preocupaba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for preocupaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.preocupar VB trans

preocupar

to worry

le preocupa el futuro de sus hijos

she's worried o concerned about her children's future

no lo preocupes con esas cosas

don't worry him with things like that

me preocupa que aún no haya llegado

it worries me that she hasn't arrived yet

le preocupa mucho lo que puedan pensar de él

he worries a lot o he's very worried about what others may think of him

¿y si se entera alguien? — no me preocupa

and what if somebody finds out? — I don't care o it doesn't bother o worry me

II.preocuparse VB vpr

1. preocuparse (inquietarse):

preocuparse

to worry

no te preocupes

don't worry

preocuparse por algo/alg.

to worry about sth/sb

es tan tranquilo que no se preocupa por nada

he's so easygoing he never worries o gets worried about anything

tiene amigos que se preocupan por ella

she has friends who care o who are concerned about her

2. preocuparse (ocuparse) (preocuparse de algo):

me preocupé de que no faltara nada

I made sure o I saw to it o I ensured that we had everything

no se preocupó más del asunto

he gave the matter no further thought

no se preocupó más del asunto

he took no further interest in the matter

Translations for preocupaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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unconcerned about sth/sb they were unconcerned about the outcome

no les preocupaba el resultado

he was quite unselfconscious about his weight

no le preocupaba su peso

she was worried about the suitability of her clothes

le preocupaba si su vestimenta era o no apropiada

preoccupy

preocupar

what was uppermost in my mind

lo que más me preocupaba

to be unhappy about sth I was unhappy about the children being left alone

me preocupaba or inquietaba que los niños se quedaran solos

I don't want to burden you with my problems

no te quiero preocupar con mis problemas

he took great care over his dress

se preocupaba mucho por su atuendo or su indumentaria

exercise mind/conscience

preocupar

preocupaba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preocupaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.preocupar VB trans

1. preocupar (inquietar):

preocupar

to worry

¿por qué preocupas tanto a tus padres?

why do you make your parents worry so much?

2. preocupar (prevenir):

preocupar

to prejudice

II.preocupar VB refl

1. preocupar (inquietarse):

preocuparse por algo/alguien

to worry about sth/sb

¡no se preocupe!

don't worry!

¡no te preocupes tanto!

don't worry so much!

2. preocupar (encargarse):

preocupar

to take care

no se preocupa de arreglar el asunto

he/she doesn't do anything to solve the problem

3. preocupar (tener prejuicios):

preocupar

to be biased

Translations for preocupaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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preoccupy

preocupar

disturb

preocupar

bother

preocupar

worry

preocupar

to concern sb

preocupar alguien

trouble (cause worry)

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