Significado de admire en inglés
admireadmire /ədˈmaɪə $ -ˈmaɪr/ verb [transitive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1to respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good, or to respect their qualities or skillsrespetar y apreciar a alguien porque ha hecho algo que se considera bueno, o respetar sus cualidades o habilidades: 
I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own.Realmente admiro la forma en que cría a esos niños completamente sola.admire somebody for (doing) something Lewis was much admired for his work on medieval literature.Lewis era muy admirado por su trabajo sobre literatura medieval.2to look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it ismirar algo y pensar lo hermoso o impresionante que es: We stopped halfway to admire the view.Nos detuvimos a mitad de camino para admirar el paisaje. Sal stood back to admire her work.Sal se echó hacia atrás para admirar su trabajo.3 admire somebody from afar literaryliterario to be attracted to someone, without letting them knowsentirse atraído por alguien sin dárselo a conocerGRAMMAR: Using the progressiveGRAMÁTICA: Uso del progresivo• Admire is not used in the progressive in meaning 1. You say: · I admire him for his courage (=I respect and like him). ✗Don’t say: I am admiring him.•"Admire" no se usa en la forma progresiva en la acepción 1. Se dice: · I admire him for his courage (=le respeto y le aprecio por su valentía). ✗No se dice: I am admiring him.• Admire is often used in the progressive in meaning 2. You say: · He was admiring himself in the mirror (=he was looking at himself). You can also say: · He admired himself in the mirror.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS•"Admire" se usa frecuentemente en la forma progresiva en la acepción 2. Se dice: · He was admiring himself in the mirror (=se estaba mirando en el espejo). También se puede decir: · He admired himself in the mirror. Guía gramatical — VERBOSTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSadmire to like someone because they have achieved something special, or they have skills or qualities that you would like to haveapreciar a alguien porque ha logrado algo especial, o porque tiene habilidades o cualidades que uno desearía tener: · I admire your courage.· Admiro tu valentía.· She admired him for the way he dealt with the situation.· Ella lo admiraba por la manera en que manejó la situación.respect to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them, for example because they have achieved a lot or have high standardstener buena opinión de alguien aunque no se esté de acuerdo con él, por ejemplo porque ha logrado mucho o tiene altos estándares: · She is respected by all her colleagues at the university.· Todos sus colegas de la universidad la respetan.· She’s an actor who is not prepared to compromise, and her audience loves and respects her for that.· Es una actriz que no está dispuesta a hacer concesiones, y su público la quiere y la respeta por eso.revere /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ formalformal to greatly admire someone because of their achievements and personal qualities, especially someone famousadmirar profundamente a alguien por sus logros y cualidades personales, especialmente si es famoso: · Mandela is revered as one of the great leaders of our time.· Mandela es venerado como uno de los grandes líderes de nuestra época.look up to somebody to admire someone who is older or who has more experience than youadmirar a alguien mayor o con más experiencia que uno: · All the young comedians look up to him.· Todos los comediantes jóvenes lo admiran.think highly of somebody to think that someone is good at what they doconsiderar que alguien es bueno en lo que hace: · His teachers seem to think very highly of him.· Sus profesores parecen tener muy buena opinión de él.idolize to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect – used especially about famous people or people in your familyadmirar a alguien tanto que se le considera perfecto; se usa especialmente con personas famosas o miembros de la familia: · He idolized his brother.· Idolatraba a su hermano.· Jane grew up idolizing Princess Diana.· Jane creció idolatrando a la princesa Diana.hero-worship to admire someone a lot and want to be like them – often used when this seems unreasonable or extremeadmirar mucho a alguien y querer ser como él; a menudo se usa cuando esto parece irracional o extremo: · She hero-worshipped John to such an extent that she was blind to his faults.· Ella idolatraba a John a tal punto que era incapaz de ver sus defectos.
Ver todas las traducciones1to respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good, or to respect their qualities or skillsrespetar y apreciar a alguien porque ha hecho algo que se considera bueno, o respetar sus cualidades o habilidades: I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own.Realmente admiro la forma en que cría a esos niños completamente sola.admire somebody for (doing) something Lewis was much admired for his work on medieval literature.Lewis era muy admirado por su trabajo sobre literatura medieval.2to look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it ismirar algo y pensar lo hermoso o impresionante que es: We stopped halfway to admire the view.Nos detuvimos a mitad de camino para admirar el paisaje. Sal stood back to admire her work.Sal se echó hacia atrás para admirar su trabajo.3 admire somebody from afar literaryliterario to be attracted to someone, without letting them knowsentirse atraído por alguien sin dárselo a conocerGRAMMAR: Using the progressiveGRAMÁTICA: Uso del progresivo• Admire is not used in the progressive in meaning 1. You say: · I admire him for his courage (=I respect and like him). ✗Don’t say: I am admiring him.•"Admire" no se usa en la forma progresiva en la acepción 1. Se dice: · I admire him for his courage (=le respeto y le aprecio por su valentía). ✗No se dice: I am admiring him.• Admire is often used in the progressive in meaning 2. You say: · He was admiring himself in the mirror (=he was looking at himself). You can also say: · He admired himself in the mirror.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS•"Admire" se usa frecuentemente en la forma progresiva en la acepción 2. Se dice: · He was admiring himself in the mirror (=se estaba mirando en el espejo). También se puede decir: · He admired himself in the mirror. Guía gramatical — VERBOSTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSadmire to like someone because they have achieved something special, or they have skills or qualities that you would like to haveapreciar a alguien porque ha logrado algo especial, o porque tiene habilidades o cualidades que uno desearía tener: · I admire your courage.· Admiro tu valentía.· She admired him for the way he dealt with the situation.· Ella lo admiraba por la manera en que manejó la situación.respect to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them, for example because they have achieved a lot or have high standardstener buena opinión de alguien aunque no se esté de acuerdo con él, por ejemplo porque ha logrado mucho o tiene altos estándares: · She is respected by all her colleagues at the university.· Todos sus colegas de la universidad la respetan.· She’s an actor who is not prepared to compromise, and her audience loves and respects her for that.· Es una actriz que no está dispuesta a hacer concesiones, y su público la quiere y la respeta por eso.revere /rɪˈvɪə $ -ˈvɪr/ formalformal to greatly admire someone because of their achievements and personal qualities, especially someone famousadmirar profundamente a alguien por sus logros y cualidades personales, especialmente si es famoso: · Mandela is revered as one of the great leaders of our time.· Mandela es venerado como uno de los grandes líderes de nuestra época.look up to somebody to admire someone who is older or who has more experience than youadmirar a alguien mayor o con más experiencia que uno: · All the young comedians look up to him.· Todos los comediantes jóvenes lo admiran.think highly of somebody to think that someone is good at what they doconsiderar que alguien es bueno en lo que hace: · His teachers seem to think very highly of him.· Sus profesores parecen tener muy buena opinión de él.idolize to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect – used especially about famous people or people in your familyadmirar a alguien tanto que se le considera perfecto; se usa especialmente con personas famosas o miembros de la familia: · He idolized his brother.· Idolatraba a su hermano.· Jane grew up idolizing Princess Diana.· Jane creció idolatrando a la princesa Diana.hero-worship to admire someone a lot and want to be like them – often used when this seems unreasonable or extremeadmirar mucho a alguien y querer ser como él; a menudo se usa cuando esto parece irracional o extremo: · She hero-worshipped John to such an extent that she was blind to his faults.· Ella idolatraba a John a tal punto que era incapaz de ver sus defectos.