come out

salir

Pasar del interior de un lugar al exterior, a menudo hacia quien habla.

En inglés sencillo: To move from inside a place to outside, often towards the speaker.

• Come out and play!
• A mouse came out of the cupboard.
• She came out into the garden with a cup of tea.

Cómo se usa: come out of somewhere (A bird came out of the chimney.)

Sinónimos: emerge, exit

Antónimos: enter

Expresiones frecuentes: come out here, come out slowly, come out together

salir a la luz, revelarse

Llegar un hecho o un secreto a ser conocido por otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: If a fact or secret does this, people find out about it.

• The truth came out yesterday.
• More details will come out during the trial.
• It came out that she had paid for everything.

Cómo se usa: it comes out that… (It came out that the manager had hidden the report.)

Sinónimos: come to light, be revealed, emerge

Expresiones frecuentes: come out eventually, come out publicly, come out later

aparecer, salir

Aparecer en un lugar donde otras personas pueden verte.

En inglés sencillo: To appear where other people can see you.

• The singer came out smiling.
• She came out onto the balcony and waved.
• The children cheered when the actor came out onstage.

Cómo se usa: come out from behind something (The actor came out from behind the curtain.)

Sinónimos: appear, emerge

Antónimos: disappear

Expresiones frecuentes: come out onstage, come out smiling, come out waving

publicarse, salir

Ponerse un libro, una película u otro producto a disposición del público.

En inglés sencillo: If a book, film, or other product does this, it becomes available to the public.

• Her book comes out tomorrow.
• The film came out last summer.
• When will the next issue come out?

Cómo se usa: come out in/on a date (The new album comes out on Friday.)

Sinónimos: be released, be published, appear

Expresiones frecuentes: come out tomorrow, come out soon, come out online

salir del armario

Contar a otras personas que se es homosexual.

En inglés sencillo: To tell other people that you are gay.

• He decided to come out.
• She came out to her closest friends first.
• After coming out as gay, he felt more comfortable with himself.

Cómo se usa: come out to someone (He came out to his parents last year.); come out as gay/lesbian (She came out as lesbian at university.)

Sinónimos: come out of the closet

Expresiones frecuentes: come out publicly, come out proudly, come out privately