okay

aprobación, permiso

Permiso o acuerdo que permite que algo se haga.

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

• We need your okay.
• The manager gave us the okay to leave.
• Have you got the final okay?

Cómo se usa: the okay to do something (We got the okay to start.); the okay from someone (I need the okay from my boss.)

Sinónimos: approval, permission, go-ahead

Expresiones frecuentes: give the okay, get the okay, someone’s okay

aprobar, autorizar

Dar permiso para algo o aceptar que está bien.

En inglés sencillo: To give permission for something or agree that it is acceptable.

• The boss must okay this plan.
• She okayed our request yesterday.
• Who can okay these changes?

Sinónimos: approve, authorize

Antónimos: reject

Expresiones frecuentes: okay a plan, okay the budget, okay something

consultar

Consultar con alguien para asegurarse de que está de acuerdo con lo que se quiere hacer.

En inglés sencillo: To check with someone that they agree to something you want to do.

• Okay it with Dad first.
• Have you okayed the trip with your parents?
• I okayed the change with my boss.

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

Sinónimos: clear

Expresiones frecuentes: okay something with someone, okay it first

bien

Con buena salud, a salvo o sintiéndose suficientemente bien.

En inglés sencillo: Healthy, safe, or feeling well enough.

• Are you okay?
• I felt okay after a short rest.
• She fell, but she was okay.

Sinónimos: fine, well, all right

Antónimos: unwell

Expresiones frecuentes: feel okay, be okay, okay now

aceptable, pasable

Suficientemente bueno o aceptable, aunque quizá no sea excelente.

En inglés sencillo: Good enough or acceptable, although perhaps not very good.

• The food was okay.
• Is this price okay for you?
• The room looked okay, but it was small.

Cómo se usa: okay for someone/something (This room is okay for one night.); okay to do something (The water is okay to drink.)

Sinónimos: acceptable, all right, adequate

Antónimos: unacceptable

Expresiones frecuentes: an okay meal, okay for someone, okay to use

simpático, majo

Lo bastante amable o agradable como para caer bien.

En inglés sencillo: Friendly or pleasant enough to like.

• He is an okay guy.
• Your new neighbour seems okay.
• I met her brother; he was okay.

Sinónimos: nice, decent, pleasant

Antónimos: unpleasant

Expresiones frecuentes: an okay guy, an okay person

vale, de acuerdo

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

En inglés sencillo: Used to show that you accept or agree to something.

• Okay, I will help you.
• Okay, see you at six.
• You need another day? Okay.

Sinónimos: all right, sure

Expresiones frecuentes: okay then, okay sure, okay with me

¿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: Used after a statement to ask whether someone agrees or understands.

• Wait here, okay?
• We will meet outside, okay?
• Please bring your notebook tomorrow, okay?

Sinónimos: all right

Expresiones frecuentes: okay with you, okay for you