ok

bien, ileso

Que se encuentra bien o está a salvo y sin heridas.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling well, or safe and not hurt.

• Are you ok?
• I felt ok after a short rest.
• The children were ok after the accident.

Sinónimos: fine, well, unhurt

Antónimos: unwell

Expresiones frecuentes: feel ok, be ok, look ok

aceptable, bien

Suficientemente bueno o aceptable, aunque no especialmente bueno.

En inglés sencillo: Good enough or acceptable, without being especially good.

• The food was ok.
• Is this time ok with you?
• Her first attempt was ok, but the second was better.

Cómo se usa: be ok with someone (Is that time ok with you?); be ok to do something (Is it ok to park here?)

Sinónimos: acceptable, all right, fine

Antónimos: unacceptable

Expresiones frecuentes: look ok, taste ok, ok with someone

majo, buena gente

Agradable o bastante bueno como persona.

En inglés sencillo: Pleasant or reasonably good as a person.

• He is an ok guy.
• Our new neighbours seem ok.
• She is an ok boss once you know her.

Sinónimos: nice, decent, pleasant

Expresiones frecuentes: ok guy, ok person, ok friend

aprobación, visto bueno

Permiso o acuerdo que permite hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: Permission or agreement that allows something to happen.

• We need your ok.
• She gave the ok for the repairs.
• Did you get the ok from your boss?

Cómo se usa: get the ok to do something (We got the ok to start work.); get someone’s ok (You need to get your manager’s ok.)

Sinónimos: approval, permission, go-ahead

Antónimos: refusal

Expresiones frecuentes: give the ok, get the ok, ok from someone

aprobar, autorizar

Dar la aprobación o el permiso para que algo se haga.

En inglés sencillo: To approve something or give permission for it to happen.

• Please ok the payment.
• The manager okayed our holiday request.
• Who has to ok this plan?

Sinónimos: approve, authorize

Antónimos: reject

Expresiones frecuentes: ok a plan, ok a request, ok the budget

consultar

Consultar un plan con alguien para saber si está de acuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: If you check a plan with someone, you ask whether they agree to it.

• Did you ok it with Mum?
• She okayed the trip with her boss first.
• We need to ok these changes with the owner.

Cómo se usa: ok something with someone (Please ok the dates with your manager.)

Sinónimos: clear

Expresiones frecuentes: ok something with someone, ok the plan

vale, de acuerdo

Se dice para mostrar que se acepta lo que alguien dice o se está de acuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: You say this to show that you agree or accept what someone says.

• Ok, I will help you.
• Ok, see you tomorrow.
• You need another hour? Ok, take your time.

Sinónimos: all right, sure

Expresiones frecuentes: ok then, ok sure

¿vale?, ¿de acuerdo?

Se añade al final de una frase para preguntar si la otra persona está de acuerdo o ha entendido.

En inglés sencillo: You say this after a statement to ask whether someone agrees or understands.

• We will meet at six, ok?
• Please stay here, ok?
• I need your answer by Friday, ok?

Sinónimos: all right, right

Expresiones frecuentes: ok with you, that is ok