check out

hacer el check-out, registrar la salida

Dejar un hotel u otro lugar realizando los trámites de salida necesarios.

En inglés sencillo: To officially leave a hotel or another place where your departure must be recorded.

• We check out tomorrow morning.
• She checked out of the hotel after breakfast.
• What time must we check out?

Cómo se usa: check out of somewhere (We checked out of the hotel at ten.)

Sinónimos: sign out

Antónimos: check in

Expresiones frecuentes: check out early, check out tomorrow

echar un vistazo, investigar

Mirar, visitar o investigar a alguien o algo que despierta interés.

En inglés sencillo: To look at, visit, or investigate someone or something that interests you.

• Check out this new website.
• We checked out a few shops before choosing a sofa.
• He was checking out the people dancing nearby.

Cómo se usa: check something/someone out (We checked the new cafe out yesterday.)

Sinónimos: look at, investigate, inspect

Expresiones frecuentes: check out something, check out someone, check out restaurants

registrar la salida, sacar prestado

Registrar oficialmente que alguien se marcha o que algo se toma prestado o se retira.

En inglés sencillo: To officially record that someone is leaving or that something is being borrowed or taken away.

• I checked out two library books.
• The receptionist checked the guests out before breakfast.
• Can you check this equipment out for me?

Cómo se usa: check something/someone out (The librarian checked the books out.); check something out of somewhere (We checked the equipment out of the store room.)

Sinónimos: sign out

Antónimos: check in

Expresiones frecuentes: check out books, check out guests, check out equipment

confirmarse, cuadrar

Resultar verdadero, correcto o aceptable después de una comprobación.

En inglés sencillo: To be shown to be true, correct, or acceptable after someone checks.

• His story checks out.
• The address checked out, but the phone number was wrong.
• Do all the details of her account check out?

Sinónimos: hold up, be verified

Expresiones frecuentes: check out completely, check out so far

desconectarse, desentenderse

Dejar de prestar atención o de esforzarse por participar de verdad.

En inglés sencillo: To stop paying attention or making a real effort to take part.

• She has mentally checked out.
• Half the team checked out when the meeting dragged on.
• He is still attending class, but he has clearly checked out.

Cómo se usa: check out of something (He checked out of the discussion after the first argument.)

Sinónimos: disengage, switch off, tune out

Antónimos: engage

Expresiones frecuentes: check out mentally, check out emotionally

largarse, irse

Marcharse rápidamente de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a place quickly.

• Let us check out before trouble starts.
• They checked out quickly when the police arrived.
• I am checking out; this party is getting unpleasant.

Sinónimos: leave, take off

Expresiones frecuentes: check out quickly, check out early