Significado de both en inglés
bothboth1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ determiner, predeterminer, pronoun 
Ver todas las traducciones1used to talk about two people, things etc together, and emphasize that each is includedusado para hablar de dos personas, cosas, etc. a la vez, enfatizando que cada una está incluida: 
Both Helen’s parents are doctors.Los dos padres de Helen son médicos. Hold it in both hands.Sujétalo con las dos manos. You can both swim, can’t you?Los dos saben nadar, ¿verdad? They both started speaking together.Los dos empezaron a hablar al mismo tiempo. Oxford is not far from Stratford, so you can easily visit both in a day.Oxford no está lejos de Stratford, así que puedes visitar los dos fácilmente en un día.both of Both of my grandfathers are farmers.Mis dos abuelos son agricultores.2somebody can’t have it both ways used to say that someone cannot have the advantages that come from two separate situations because they cannot exist togetherusado para decir que alguien no puede disfrutar de las ventajas de dos situaciones distintas que son incompatibles entre sí: It’s either me or her. You can’t have it both ways.O soy yo o ella. No puedes quedarte con las dos cosas a la vez.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAWord orderOrden de las palabras• You use both before a plural noun: · Both women were tall.• Se usa both antes de un sustantivo en plural: · Both women were tall.• You use both or both of before a determiner such as ‘the’, ‘these’, or ‘my’: · Both (of) the women were tall.· Both (of) her parents are dead. ✗Don’t say: the both women | her both parents• Se usa both o both of antes de un determinante como 'the', 'these' o 'my': · Both (of) the women were tall.· Both (of) her parents are dead. ✗No digas: the both women | her both parents• You use both after a pronoun: · We both come from Scotland.• Se usa both después de un pronombre: · We both come from Scotland.• You use both after the first auxiliary verb: · We have both worked there.· They could both be described as robots.• Se usa both después del primer verbo auxiliar: · We have both worked there.· They could both be described as robots.NegativesNegacionesBoth is not usually used in negative clauses. You say: · Neither of these methods is perfect. ✗Don’t say: Both of these methods are not perfect.both no suele usarse en oraciones negativas. Se dice: · Neither of these methods is perfect. ✗No digas: Both of these methods are not perfect.
Ver todas las traducciones1used to talk about two people, things etc together, and emphasize that each is includedusado para hablar de dos personas, cosas, etc. a la vez, enfatizando que cada una está incluida: Both Helen’s parents are doctors.Los dos padres de Helen son médicos. Hold it in both hands.Sujétalo con las dos manos. You can both swim, can’t you?Los dos saben nadar, ¿verdad? They both started speaking together.Los dos empezaron a hablar al mismo tiempo. Oxford is not far from Stratford, so you can easily visit both in a day.Oxford no está lejos de Stratford, así que puedes visitar los dos fácilmente en un día.both of Both of my grandfathers are farmers.Mis dos abuelos son agricultores.2somebody can’t have it both ways used to say that someone cannot have the advantages that come from two separate situations because they cannot exist togetherusado para decir que alguien no puede disfrutar de las ventajas de dos situaciones distintas que son incompatibles entre sí: It’s either me or her. You can’t have it both ways.O soy yo o ella. No puedes quedarte con las dos cosas a la vez.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAWord orderOrden de las palabras• You use both before a plural noun: · Both women were tall.• Se usa both antes de un sustantivo en plural: · Both women were tall.• You use both or both of before a determiner such as ‘the’, ‘these’, or ‘my’: · Both (of) the women were tall.· Both (of) her parents are dead. ✗Don’t say: the both women | her both parents• Se usa both o both of antes de un determinante como 'the', 'these' o 'my': · Both (of) the women were tall.· Both (of) her parents are dead. ✗No digas: the both women | her both parents• You use both after a pronoun: · We both come from Scotland.• Se usa both después de un pronombre: · We both come from Scotland.• You use both after the first auxiliary verb: · We have both worked there.· They could both be described as robots.• Se usa both después del primer verbo auxiliar: · We have both worked there.· They could both be described as robots.NegativesNegacionesBoth is not usually used in negative clauses. You say: · Neither of these methods is perfect. ✗Don’t say: Both of these methods are not perfect.both no suele usarse en oraciones negativas. Se dice: · Neither of these methods is perfect. ✗No digas: Both of these methods are not perfect.bothboth2 conjunction both ... and ... used to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing, or situation but also of anotherusado para enfatizar que algo es verdad no solo respecto a una persona, cosa o situación, sino también respecto a otra: He’s lived in both Britain and America.Ha vivido tanto en Gran Bretaña como en Estados Unidos. She can both speak and write Japanese.Ella puede tanto hablar como escribir en japonés. Both he and his wife enjoy tennis.Tanto él como su esposa disfrutan del tenis.
both ... and ... used to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing, or situation but also of anotherusado para enfatizar que algo es verdad no solo respecto a una persona, cosa o situación, sino también respecto a otra: He’s lived in both Britain and America.Ha vivido tanto en Gran Bretaña como en Estados Unidos. She can both speak and write Japanese.Ella puede tanto hablar como escribir en japonés. Both he and his wife enjoy tennis.Tanto él como su esposa disfrutan del tenis.