Significado de read en inglés
readread1 /riːd/ verb (past tense and past participle read /red/) 
Ver todas las traducciones1words/books [intransitive, transitive] to look at written words and understand what they meanmirar palabras escritas y entender lo que significan: 
I can’t read your writing.No puedo leer tu letra. She picked up the letter and read it.Ella recogió la carta y la leyó. Read the instructions carefully before you start.Lee las instrucciones con cuidado antes de empezar. children who are just learning to read and writeniños que están aprendiendo a leer y escribir Her books are quite widely read (=read by a lot of people).Sus libros son bastante leídos (=leídos por mucha gente). When I was young, I read every one of his books from cover to cover (=read all of something because you are very interested).Cuando era joven, leí todos sus libros de principio a fin (=leer algo completo porque te interesa mucho).2find information [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to find out information from books, newspapers etcobtener información de libros, periódicos, etc.: You can’t believe everything you read in the papers.No puedes creer todo lo que lees en los periódicos.read about Did you read about what happened to that guy in Florida?¿Leíste lo que le pasó a ese hombre en Florida?read of I was shocked when I read of his death.Me quedé conmocionado cuando leí la noticia de su muerte.read (that) I read last week that the disease is on the increase.Leí la semana pasada que la enfermedad va en aumento.3read and speak [intransitive, transitive] to say the words in a book, newspaper etc so that people can hear themdecir en voz alta las palabras de un libro, periódico, etc. para que otros puedan oírlasread somebody something Daddy, will you read me a story?Papá, ¿me lees un cuento?read (something) to somebody Our mother reads to us every evening.Nuestra madre nos lee todas las noches. Teachers should read more poetry to children.Los maestros deberían leerles más poesía a los niños. He glanced at the letter and began to read it aloud.Echó un vistazo a la carta y empezó a leerla en voz alta.4music/maps etc [transitive] to look at signs or pictures and understand what they meanmirar señales o imágenes y entender lo que significan: He plays the violin very well but can’t actually read music.Toca el violín muy bien, pero en realidad no sabe leer música. Are you any good at map reading?¿Se te da bien leer mapas?5computer [transitive] technicaltécnico if a computer can read a disk, it can take the information that is on the disk and put it into its memorysi una computadora puede leer un disco, puede tomar la información que contiene y guardarla en su memoria6understand something in a particular way [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to understand a situation, remark etc in one of several possible waysinterpretar una situación, un comentario, etc. de una entre varias maneras posibles SYN interpret: I wasn’t sure how to read his silence.No estaba seguro de cómo interpretar su silencio.read something as something She shook her head, and I read this as a refusal.Ella sacudió la cabeza y yo lo interpreté como una negativa. The poem can be read as a protest against war.El poema puede interpretarse como una protesta contra la guerra.read something well/accurately (=understand something correctly)(=entender algo correctamente) He had accurately read the mood of the nation.Había captado con precisión el estado de ánimo de la nación.7have words on [transitive not in progressive] used to say what words are on a sign, in a letter etcse usa para indicar qué palabras aparecen en un letrero, una carta, etc. SYN say: A sign on the outer door read: ‘No Entry’.Un letrero en la puerta exterior decía: "Prohibido el paso".8style of writing [intransitive] if something reads well, badly etc, it has been written well, badly etcsi algo se lee bien, mal, etc., es que está bien o mal escrito, etc.: I think in general the report reads well.Creo que en general el informe está bien escrito.9read something as/for something to replace one word or number with another one, usually with the correct onereemplazar una palabra o un número por otro, generalmente por el correcto: Please read £50 as £15.Por favor, léase £50 como £15. For ‘November’ (=instead of November) on line 6, read ‘September’.En la línea 6, donde dice "November" (=en lugar de November), léase "September".10measuring [transitive] a)to look at the number or amount shown on a measuring instrumentleer el número o la cantidad que muestra un instrumento de medición: Someone should be coming to read the gas meter.Alguien debería venir a leer el contador del gas. b)if a measuring instrument reads a particular number, it shows that numbersi un instrumento de medición marca un número determinado, está mostrando ese número: The thermometer read 46 degrees.El termómetro marcaba 46 grados.11at university [intransitive, transitive] British English to study a subject at a universityestudiar una asignatura en la universidad: I read history at Cambridge.Estudié historia en Cambridge.read for He wants to read for a law degree.Quiere estudiar para obtener un título en derecho.RegisterRegistroIn everyday British English, people usually say that someone does a subject at university:· I did history at Cambridge.· He wants to do a law degree.En el inglés británico cotidiano, la gente suele decir que alguien does (hace) una asignatura en la universidad:· I did history at Cambridge.· He wants to do a law degree.12take it as read (that) especially British English to feel certain that something is true although no one has told you it is trueestar seguro de que algo es verdad aunque nadie te lo haya dicho SYN assume: You can take it as read that we will support the project.Puedes dar por sentado que apoyaremos el proyecto.13take something as read to accept that a report or statement is correct without reading it or discussing itaceptar que un informe o declaración es correcto sin leerlo ni discutirlo: We’ll take the secretary’s report as read.Daremos por leído el informe del secretario.14read between the lines to guess someone’s real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directlyadivinar los verdaderos sentimientos de alguien a partir de lo que dice o escribe, cuando no te lo dice directamente: Reading between the lines, I’d say Robert’s not very happy.Leyendo entre líneas, diría que Robert no está muy contento.15read somebody’s mind/thoughts to guess what someone else is thinkingadivinar lo que otra persona está pensando: ‘Want some coffee?’ ‘You read my mind.’"¿Quieres un café?" "Me leíste el pensamiento."16can read somebody like a book if you can read someone like a book, you know them so well that you immediately know what they are thinking or feelingsi puedes leer a alguien como un libro abierto, lo conoces tan bien que sabes al instante qué está pensando o sintiendo17read somebody’s palm to look carefully at someone’s hand, in order to find out about their futuremirar con atención la mano de alguien para predecir su futuro18read somebody’s lips to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move. People who cannot hear do this.entender lo que alguien dice observando el movimiento de sus labios. Lo hacen las personas que no pueden oír. → lip-read19read my lips spokenoral used to tell someone that you really mean what you are sayingse usa para decirle a alguien que hablas en serio: Read my lips: I will not let you down.Escúchame bien: no te voy a decepcionar.20do you read me? spokenoral used to ask someone whether they can hear you when you are speaking to them by radiose usa para preguntar si alguien puede oírte cuando le hablas por radio21well-read/widely-read someone who is well-read has read a lot of books and knows a lot about many subjectsalguien que es muy leído ha leído muchos libros y sabe mucho sobre muchos temas: She is intelligent and extremely well-read.Es inteligente y muy leída. → reading, → read (somebody) the riot act at riot1(4)GRAMMAR: Patterns with readGRAMÁTICA: Patrones con readread something in something• You read something in a book, newspaper, magazine etc: · I read the interview in the newspaper. ✗Don’t say: read something on a book, newspaper, magazine etc• Se usa read something in (en) un libro, periódico, revista, etc.: · I read the interview in the newspaper. ✗ No digas: read something on a book, newspaper, magazine etc• You read something in a particular chapter of a book, or in the introduction: · In this chapter you can read about different types of diet.• Se usa read something in (en) un capítulo concreto de un libro o en la introducción: · In this chapter you can read about different types of diet.• You read something in the instructions or in a recipe: · I read in the instructions that you are supposed to boil the pasta for six minutes.• Se usa read something in (en) las instrucciones o en una receta: · I read in the instructions that you are supposed to boil the pasta for six minutes.read something on something• You read something on the Internet or on a website: · She read the story on the Internet.• Se usa read something on (en) Internet o en una página web: · She read the story on the Internet.• You read something on a page: · You can read about his life story on page 12.• Se usa read something on (en) una página: · You can read about his life story on page 12.• You read something on a train, bus, plane etc: · I like reading on the train – it helps to pass the time. ✗Don’t say: read something in a train, bus, plane etc• Se usa read something on (en) un tren, autobús, avión, etc.: · I like reading on the train – it helps to pass the time. ✗ No digas: read something in a train, bus, plane etcTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSread to look at and understand the words in a book, magazine, letter etc for interest, enjoyment, or studyleer y entender las palabras de un libro, revista, carta, etc. por interés, placer o estudio: · What book are you reading at the moment?· ¿Qué libro estás leyendo ahora?· I usually read the newspaper on the way to work.· Normalmente leo el periódico de camino al trabajo.flick/flip/leaf through something to turn the pages of a book, magazine etc quickly, looking for things that might interest youpasar rápidamente las páginas de un libro, revista, etc. buscando cosas que puedan interesarte: · While I was waiting, I flicked through a magazine.· Mientras esperaba, hojeé una revista.· She was flipping through the pages of an encyclopedia.· Ella estaba hojeando las páginas de una enciclopedia.· Cunningham was leafing through a copy of the Financial Times at his desk amidst a cloud of cigar-smoke.· Cunningham hojeaba un ejemplar del Financial Times en su escritorio, envuelto en una nube de humo de puro.browse through something to spend time looking through a book, magazine etc without any clear purpose, looking for things that might interest youpasar el tiempo hojeando un libro, revista, etc. sin ningún propósito claro, buscando cosas que puedan interesarte: · Would you like to browse through our holiday brochure?· ¿Le gustaría echar un vistazo a nuestro folleto de vacaciones?skim/scan (through) something to read something quickly to get the main ideas or find a particular piece of informationleer algo rápidamente para captar las ideas principales o encontrar una información concreta: · I want you to skim through the article and write a short summary of it.· Quiero que leas el artículo por encima y escribas un breve resumen.· Tony scanned the menu for a vegetarian option.· Tony repasó el menú buscando una opción vegetariana.pore over something to read something very carefully for a long timeleer algo con mucho cuidado durante mucho tiempo: · They spent weeks poring over guidebooks and planning their holiday.· Pasaron semanas estudiando detenidamente guías de viaje y planificando sus vacaciones.devour something /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ to read something quickly and eagerlyleer algo rápida y ávidamente: · Her young fans devour her books.· Sus jóvenes fans devoran sus libros.dip into something to read short parts of somethingleer partes breves de algo: · It’s a book you can dip into rather than read from cover to cover.· Es un libro que puedes leer por partes en lugar de leerlo de principio a fin.plough/wade through something to read something long and boringleer con esfuerzo algo largo y aburrido: · He’s upstairs ploughing through financial reports.· Está arriba abriéndose paso entre informes financieros.· I can’t possibly wade through all this.· Es imposible que pueda leer todo esto.surf the Net/Internet/Web to look quickly through information on the Internet, stopping to read what interests youmirar rápidamente información en Internet, deteniéndose a leer lo que te interesa: · He surfed the Net, looking for jobs.· Navegó por Internet buscando trabajo.read something ↔ back phrasal verb to read out loud something that you have just written downleer en voz alta algo que acabas de anotarread back to Can you read that last bit back to me?¿Puedes leerme ese último trozo en voz alta?read for something phrasal verb to say some of the words that are said by a particular character in a play, as a test of your ability to actrecitar algunas de las palabras de un personaje concreto de una obra de teatro como prueba de habilidad actoralread something into something phrasal verb to think that a situation, action etc has a meaning or importance that it does not really havecreer que una situación, acción, etc. tiene un significado o una importancia que en realidad no tiene: It was only a casual remark. I think you’re reading too much into it.Fue solo un comentario casual. Creo que le estás dando demasiadas vueltas.read something ↔ out phrasal verb to read and say words that are written down, so that people can hearleer y decir en voz alta las palabras escritas para que la gente pueda oírlas: Why don’t you read out the name of the winner?¿Por qué no lees en voz alta el nombre del ganador?read out to He read the last few sentences out to me.Me leyó en voz alta las últimas frases.read something ↔ through/over phrasal verb to read something carefully from beginning to end in order to check details or find mistakesleer algo con cuidado de principio a fin para comprobar detalles o encontrar errores SYN check over/through: Read the contract over carefully before you sign it.Lee el contrato detenidamente antes de firmarlo. Spend a couple of minutes just reading through your essay.Dedica un par de minutos a leer tu ensayo de principio a fin.read up on something (also read something ↔ up British English) phrasal verb to read a lot about something because you will need to know about itleer mucho sobre algo porque necesitarás saberlo: You’ll enjoy traveling more if you read up on the history of the countries you’ll be visiting.Disfrutarás más del viaje si lees sobre la historia de los países que vas a visitar.
Ver todas las traducciones1words/books [intransitive, transitive] to look at written words and understand what they meanmirar palabras escritas y entender lo que significan: I can’t read your writing.No puedo leer tu letra. She picked up the letter and read it.Ella recogió la carta y la leyó. Read the instructions carefully before you start.Lee las instrucciones con cuidado antes de empezar. children who are just learning to read and writeniños que están aprendiendo a leer y escribir Her books are quite widely read (=read by a lot of people).Sus libros son bastante leídos (=leídos por mucha gente). When I was young, I read every one of his books from cover to cover (=read all of something because you are very interested).Cuando era joven, leí todos sus libros de principio a fin (=leer algo completo porque te interesa mucho).2find information [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to find out information from books, newspapers etcobtener información de libros, periódicos, etc.: You can’t believe everything you read in the papers.No puedes creer todo lo que lees en los periódicos.read about Did you read about what happened to that guy in Florida?¿Leíste lo que le pasó a ese hombre en Florida?read of I was shocked when I read of his death.Me quedé conmocionado cuando leí la noticia de su muerte.read (that) I read last week that the disease is on the increase.Leí la semana pasada que la enfermedad va en aumento.3read and speak [intransitive, transitive] to say the words in a book, newspaper etc so that people can hear themdecir en voz alta las palabras de un libro, periódico, etc. para que otros puedan oírlasread somebody something Daddy, will you read me a story?Papá, ¿me lees un cuento?read (something) to somebody Our mother reads to us every evening.Nuestra madre nos lee todas las noches. Teachers should read more poetry to children.Los maestros deberían leerles más poesía a los niños. He glanced at the letter and began to read it aloud.Echó un vistazo a la carta y empezó a leerla en voz alta.4music/maps etc [transitive] to look at signs or pictures and understand what they meanmirar señales o imágenes y entender lo que significan: He plays the violin very well but can’t actually read music.Toca el violín muy bien, pero en realidad no sabe leer música. Are you any good at map reading?¿Se te da bien leer mapas?5computer [transitive] technicaltécnico if a computer can read a disk, it can take the information that is on the disk and put it into its memorysi una computadora puede leer un disco, puede tomar la información que contiene y guardarla en su memoria6understand something in a particular way [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to understand a situation, remark etc in one of several possible waysinterpretar una situación, un comentario, etc. de una entre varias maneras posibles SYN interpret: I wasn’t sure how to read his silence.No estaba seguro de cómo interpretar su silencio.read something as something She shook her head, and I read this as a refusal.Ella sacudió la cabeza y yo lo interpreté como una negativa. The poem can be read as a protest against war.El poema puede interpretarse como una protesta contra la guerra.read something well/accurately (=understand something correctly)(=entender algo correctamente) He had accurately read the mood of the nation.Había captado con precisión el estado de ánimo de la nación.7have words on [transitive not in progressive] used to say what words are on a sign, in a letter etcse usa para indicar qué palabras aparecen en un letrero, una carta, etc. SYN say: A sign on the outer door read: ‘No Entry’.Un letrero en la puerta exterior decía: "Prohibido el paso".8style of writing [intransitive] if something reads well, badly etc, it has been written well, badly etcsi algo se lee bien, mal, etc., es que está bien o mal escrito, etc.: I think in general the report reads well.Creo que en general el informe está bien escrito.9read something as/for something to replace one word or number with another one, usually with the correct onereemplazar una palabra o un número por otro, generalmente por el correcto: Please read £50 as £15.Por favor, léase £50 como £15. For ‘November’ (=instead of November) on line 6, read ‘September’.En la línea 6, donde dice "November" (=en lugar de November), léase "September".10measuring [transitive] a)to look at the number or amount shown on a measuring instrumentleer el número o la cantidad que muestra un instrumento de medición: Someone should be coming to read the gas meter.Alguien debería venir a leer el contador del gas. b)if a measuring instrument reads a particular number, it shows that numbersi un instrumento de medición marca un número determinado, está mostrando ese número: The thermometer read 46 degrees.El termómetro marcaba 46 grados.11at university [intransitive, transitive] British English to study a subject at a universityestudiar una asignatura en la universidad: I read history at Cambridge.Estudié historia en Cambridge.read for He wants to read for a law degree.Quiere estudiar para obtener un título en derecho.RegisterRegistroIn everyday British English, people usually say that someone does a subject at university:· I did history at Cambridge.· He wants to do a law degree.En el inglés británico cotidiano, la gente suele decir que alguien does (hace) una asignatura en la universidad:· I did history at Cambridge.· He wants to do a law degree.12take it as read (that) especially British English to feel certain that something is true although no one has told you it is trueestar seguro de que algo es verdad aunque nadie te lo haya dicho SYN assume: You can take it as read that we will support the project.Puedes dar por sentado que apoyaremos el proyecto.13take something as read to accept that a report or statement is correct without reading it or discussing itaceptar que un informe o declaración es correcto sin leerlo ni discutirlo: We’ll take the secretary’s report as read.Daremos por leído el informe del secretario.14read between the lines to guess someone’s real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directlyadivinar los verdaderos sentimientos de alguien a partir de lo que dice o escribe, cuando no te lo dice directamente: Reading between the lines, I’d say Robert’s not very happy.Leyendo entre líneas, diría que Robert no está muy contento.15read somebody’s mind/thoughts to guess what someone else is thinkingadivinar lo que otra persona está pensando: ‘Want some coffee?’ ‘You read my mind.’"¿Quieres un café?" "Me leíste el pensamiento."16can read somebody like a book if you can read someone like a book, you know them so well that you immediately know what they are thinking or feelingsi puedes leer a alguien como un libro abierto, lo conoces tan bien que sabes al instante qué está pensando o sintiendo17read somebody’s palm to look carefully at someone’s hand, in order to find out about their futuremirar con atención la mano de alguien para predecir su futuro18read somebody’s lips to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move. People who cannot hear do this.entender lo que alguien dice observando el movimiento de sus labios. Lo hacen las personas que no pueden oír. → lip-read19read my lips spokenoral used to tell someone that you really mean what you are sayingse usa para decirle a alguien que hablas en serio: Read my lips: I will not let you down.Escúchame bien: no te voy a decepcionar.20do you read me? spokenoral used to ask someone whether they can hear you when you are speaking to them by radiose usa para preguntar si alguien puede oírte cuando le hablas por radio21well-read/widely-read someone who is well-read has read a lot of books and knows a lot about many subjectsalguien que es muy leído ha leído muchos libros y sabe mucho sobre muchos temas: She is intelligent and extremely well-read.Es inteligente y muy leída. → reading, → read (somebody) the riot act at riot1(4)GRAMMAR: Patterns with readGRAMÁTICA: Patrones con readread something in something• You read something in a book, newspaper, magazine etc: · I read the interview in the newspaper. ✗Don’t say: read something on a book, newspaper, magazine etc• Se usa read something in (en) un libro, periódico, revista, etc.: · I read the interview in the newspaper. ✗ No digas: read something on a book, newspaper, magazine etc• You read something in a particular chapter of a book, or in the introduction: · In this chapter you can read about different types of diet.• Se usa read something in (en) un capítulo concreto de un libro o en la introducción: · In this chapter you can read about different types of diet.• You read something in the instructions or in a recipe: · I read in the instructions that you are supposed to boil the pasta for six minutes.• Se usa read something in (en) las instrucciones o en una receta: · I read in the instructions that you are supposed to boil the pasta for six minutes.read something on something• You read something on the Internet or on a website: · She read the story on the Internet.• Se usa read something on (en) Internet o en una página web: · She read the story on the Internet.• You read something on a page: · You can read about his life story on page 12.• Se usa read something on (en) una página: · You can read about his life story on page 12.• You read something on a train, bus, plane etc: · I like reading on the train – it helps to pass the time. ✗Don’t say: read something in a train, bus, plane etc• Se usa read something on (en) un tren, autobús, avión, etc.: · I like reading on the train – it helps to pass the time. ✗ No digas: read something in a train, bus, plane etcTHESAURUSSINÓNIMOSread to look at and understand the words in a book, magazine, letter etc for interest, enjoyment, or studyleer y entender las palabras de un libro, revista, carta, etc. por interés, placer o estudio: · What book are you reading at the moment?· ¿Qué libro estás leyendo ahora?· I usually read the newspaper on the way to work.· Normalmente leo el periódico de camino al trabajo.flick/flip/leaf through something to turn the pages of a book, magazine etc quickly, looking for things that might interest youpasar rápidamente las páginas de un libro, revista, etc. buscando cosas que puedan interesarte: · While I was waiting, I flicked through a magazine.· Mientras esperaba, hojeé una revista.· She was flipping through the pages of an encyclopedia.· Ella estaba hojeando las páginas de una enciclopedia.· Cunningham was leafing through a copy of the Financial Times at his desk amidst a cloud of cigar-smoke.· Cunningham hojeaba un ejemplar del Financial Times en su escritorio, envuelto en una nube de humo de puro.browse through something to spend time looking through a book, magazine etc without any clear purpose, looking for things that might interest youpasar el tiempo hojeando un libro, revista, etc. sin ningún propósito claro, buscando cosas que puedan interesarte: · Would you like to browse through our holiday brochure?· ¿Le gustaría echar un vistazo a nuestro folleto de vacaciones?skim/scan (through) something to read something quickly to get the main ideas or find a particular piece of informationleer algo rápidamente para captar las ideas principales o encontrar una información concreta: · I want you to skim through the article and write a short summary of it.· Quiero que leas el artículo por encima y escribas un breve resumen.· Tony scanned the menu for a vegetarian option.· Tony repasó el menú buscando una opción vegetariana.pore over something to read something very carefully for a long timeleer algo con mucho cuidado durante mucho tiempo: · They spent weeks poring over guidebooks and planning their holiday.· Pasaron semanas estudiando detenidamente guías de viaje y planificando sus vacaciones.devour something /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ to read something quickly and eagerlyleer algo rápida y ávidamente: · Her young fans devour her books.· Sus jóvenes fans devoran sus libros.dip into something to read short parts of somethingleer partes breves de algo: · It’s a book you can dip into rather than read from cover to cover.· Es un libro que puedes leer por partes en lugar de leerlo de principio a fin.plough/wade through something to read something long and boringleer con esfuerzo algo largo y aburrido: · He’s upstairs ploughing through financial reports.· Está arriba abriéndose paso entre informes financieros.· I can’t possibly wade through all this.· Es imposible que pueda leer todo esto.surf the Net/Internet/Web to look quickly through information on the Internet, stopping to read what interests youmirar rápidamente información en Internet, deteniéndose a leer lo que te interesa: · He surfed the Net, looking for jobs.· Navegó por Internet buscando trabajo.read something ↔ back phrasal verb to read out loud something that you have just written downleer en voz alta algo que acabas de anotarread back to Can you read that last bit back to me?¿Puedes leerme ese último trozo en voz alta?read for something phrasal verb to say some of the words that are said by a particular character in a play, as a test of your ability to actrecitar algunas de las palabras de un personaje concreto de una obra de teatro como prueba de habilidad actoralread something into something phrasal verb to think that a situation, action etc has a meaning or importance that it does not really havecreer que una situación, acción, etc. tiene un significado o una importancia que en realidad no tiene: It was only a casual remark. I think you’re reading too much into it.Fue solo un comentario casual. Creo que le estás dando demasiadas vueltas.read something ↔ out phrasal verb to read and say words that are written down, so that people can hearleer y decir en voz alta las palabras escritas para que la gente pueda oírlas: Why don’t you read out the name of the winner?¿Por qué no lees en voz alta el nombre del ganador?read out to He read the last few sentences out to me.Me leyó en voz alta las últimas frases.read something ↔ through/over phrasal verb to read something carefully from beginning to end in order to check details or find mistakesleer algo con cuidado de principio a fin para comprobar detalles o encontrar errores SYN check over/through: Read the contract over carefully before you sign it.Lee el contrato detenidamente antes de firmarlo. Spend a couple of minutes just reading through your essay.Dedica un par de minutos a leer tu ensayo de principio a fin.read up on something (also read something ↔ up British English) phrasal verb to read a lot about something because you will need to know about itleer mucho sobre algo porque necesitarás saberlo: You’ll enjoy traveling more if you read up on the history of the countries you’ll be visiting.Disfrutarás más del viaje si lees sobre la historia de los países que vas a visitar.readread2 noun [singular] informalinformal 1British English if you have a read, you spend time readingsi tienes un momento de lectura, pasas el tiempo leyendo: I sat down to have a nice quiet read.Me senté a disfrutar de una lectura tranquila.read of I had a quick read of the report before I left.Eché un vistazo rápido al informe antes de irme.2a good read something that you enjoy readingalgo que disfrutas leyendo; una lectura agradable: I thought his last book was a really good read.Me pareció que su último libro era una lectura realmente buena.
1British English if you have a read, you spend time readingsi tienes un momento de lectura, pasas el tiempo leyendo: I sat down to have a nice quiet read.Me senté a disfrutar de una lectura tranquila.read of I had a quick read of the report before I left.Eché un vistazo rápido al informe antes de irme.2a good read something that you enjoy readingalgo que disfrutas leyendo; una lectura agradable: I thought his last book was a really good read.Me pareció que su último libro era una lectura realmente buena.