mind

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BrE /maɪnd/ AmE /maɪnd/

noun en → es

1 THOUGHTS/OPINIONS [countable] A2

the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers things

mente, pensamientos

to have a good/bad mind

Collocations clear your mind · read someone's mind

She has a very sharp mind.

Ella tiene una mente muy aguda.

2 PAY ATTENTION [transitive] B1

to pay attention to something or someone

prestar atención a, tener en cuenta

mind + obj

Collocations mind the children · mind your own business

Please mind the gap between the train and the platform.

Por favor, presten atención al espacio entre el tren y la plataforma.

3 MEMORY [transitive] B1

to remember something or someone

recordar, acordarse de

mind + obj

Collocations mind the time · mind your manners

I can't mind his name right now.

No puedo acordarme de su nombre en este momento.

4 DISTURB [transitive] A2

to disturb or bother someone

molestar, importunar

mind + obj

Collocations don't mind me · I don't mind at all

Don’t mind the mess.

No te molestes por el desorden.

5 CONSENT [transitive] B1

to agree to something or allow someone to do something

consentir, permitir

mind + obj

Collocations do you mind if I...? · I don't mind at all

Do you mind if I smoke here?

¿Te importa si fumo aquí?

6 MEMORY [transitive] B1

to remember something or someone

acordarse de, recordar

mind + obj

Collocations mind the time · mind your manners

I can't mind his name right now.

No puedo acordarme de su nombre en este momento.

7 MEMORY [transitive] B1

to remember something or someone

acordarse de, recordar

mind + obj

Collocations mind the time · mind your manners

I can't mind his name right now.

No puedo acordarme de su nombre en este momento.

8 MEMORY [transitive] B1

to remember something or someone

acordarse de, recordar

mind + obj

Collocations mind the time · mind your manners

I can't mind his name right now.

No puedo acordarme de su nombre en este momento.

Phrasal verbs

mind out BE CAREFUL B1

tener cuidado con, prestar atención a

Mind out for the traffic.

Ten cuidado con el tráfico.

mind over IGNORE B2

ignorar, pasar por alto

Just mind over it.

Solo ignóralo.

mind up PAY ATTENTION B2

prestar atención a, estar atento

Mind up your manners.

Presta atención a tus modales.

mind about CARE ABOUT B1

importarle, preocuparse por

Do you mind about the noise?

¿Te importa el ruido?

mind on FOCUS ON B2

centrarse en, estar concentrado en

Mind on the task.

Centra tu atención en la tarea.

Idioms

mind your own business B2

métete en tus propios asuntos

Mind your own business!

¡Métete en tus propios asuntos!

mind the gap B1

presten atención al espacio

Mind the gap between the train and the platform.

Presten atención al espacio entre el tren y la plataforma.

mind your p's and q's B2

ten cuidado con tus modales

Mind your p's and q's when you're at the party.

Ten cuidado con tus modales cuando estés en la fiesta.