oír

/oˈiɾ/, [oˈiɾ]

hear

Examples

Tom no pudo evitar oír lo que Mary le dijo a John.

Tom couldn't help overhearing what Mary said to John.

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Estaba muy feliz de oír las noticias.

I was very glad to hear the news.

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Al oír el silbato, partieron a toda velocidad.

On hearing the whistle, they started at full speed.

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Tú puedes oír el goteo del agua por la tubería.

You can hear the water dripping from the pipe.

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Tom quiere oír ambos lados de la historia.

Tom wants to hear both sides of the story.

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Me alegra oír que ganaron.

I'm glad to hear of your success.

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Y aquellos que fueron vistos bailando fueron considerados locos por aquellos que no podían oír la música.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

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Tom le dijo a María algo que no pude oír.

Tom said something to Mary that I couldn't hear.

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Tom trató de no oír a Mary y a John discutir su situación financiera.

Tom tried not to listen to Mary and John discussing their financial situation.

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Me alegro de oír que sabes cómo la llaman.

I am glad to hear that you know how she is called.

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Puedo oír un saxofón sonando en alguna parte.

I can hear a saxophone somewhere.

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Ella lloraba al oír la historia.

She shed tears while listening to the story.

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Con tantos estudiantes hablando, era difícil oír lo que el profesor tenía que decir.

With many students chatting, it was difficult to hear what the professor had to say.

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Tom quedó estupefacto al oír que María había muerto.

Tom was shocked to hear that Mary had died.

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Oír acerca del divorcio de Tom fue un shock.

It was a shock to hear about Tom's divorce.

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Tom no quería oír nada de lo que yo tenía que decir.

Tom didn't want to hear anything I had to say.

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Ella se desmayó al oír las terribles noticias.

She fainted when she heard the terrible news.

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¿Hay algo en particular que te gustaría oír?

Is there something in particular that you want to hear?

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La gente vendería su alma por oír el concierto desde esos asientos.

People would sell their souls to hear the concert from those seats.

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Al oír la noticia, ella colapsó en llanto.

When she heard the news, she broke down crying.

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