quote

cita

Palabras dichas o escritas por otra persona que se repiten sin cambiarlas.

En inglés sencillo: Words that someone else has said or written, repeated exactly.

• That is my favourite quote.
• He added a quote from the book to his essay.
• Where did you find those quotes?

Cómo se usa: a quote from someone/something (She opened her speech with a quote from a poet.)

Sinónimos: quotation

Expresiones frecuentes: a famous quote, quote from someone, a direct quote, include a quote

presupuesto, cotización

Indicación de cuánto costará algo o de cuál es su precio o valor actual.

En inglés sencillo: A statement of how much something will cost, or its current price or value.

• The builder sent us a quote.
• Get three quotes before choosing a supplier.
• The website displays the latest stock quote.

Cómo se usa: a quote for something (We asked for a quote for the roof repairs.)

Sinónimos: quotation, estimate

Expresiones frecuentes: get a quote, quote for something, price quote, insurance quote

comilla

Signo que se coloca al principio o al final de una cita, o alrededor de una palabra.

En inglés sencillo: A written mark used before or after someone's exact words, or around a particular word.

• Put the title in quotes.
• You forgot the closing quote.
• Should I use single or double quotes here?

Sinónimos: quotation mark, inverted comma

Expresiones frecuentes: single quote, double quote, opening quote, in quotes

citar

Repetir sin cambios las palabras que alguien ha dicho o escrito.

En inglés sencillo: To repeat exactly what someone has said or written.

• Please don't quote me.
• He quoted a line from his favourite poem.
• The newspaper has quoted her words incorrectly.

Cómo se usa: quote someone/something (The article quotes several local residents.); quote from something (She quoted from a letter her father had written.)

Sinónimos: repeat, cite

Expresiones frecuentes: quote someone, quote from something, quote someone's words, quote a passage

presupuestar, cotizar

Decir a alguien cuánto se le cobrará por un trabajo o un producto.

En inglés sencillo: To tell someone how much you will charge for a job or product.

• Can you quote a price?
• They quoted us fifty pounds for delivery.
• The electrician has quoted for rewiring the house.

Cómo se usa: quote someone an amount for something (The garage quoted me two hundred pounds for the repair.); quote for something (Three firms have quoted for the building work.)

Sinónimos: estimate

Expresiones frecuentes: quote a price, quote someone something, quote for something

abrir comillas

Indicar por escrito o de palabra dónde empiezan las palabras exactas de otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To show or say where another person's exact words begin.

• He quoted the phrase with a small gesture.
• She quoted the next words by raising two fingers on each hand.
• The speaker quoted the phrase aloud before reading it.

Expresiones frecuentes: quote the phrase, quote the words

abro comillas

Palabra que se dice antes de repetir las palabras exactas de alguien para señalar el inicio de la cita.

En inglés sencillo: Said before repeating someone's exact words to show where those words begin.

• He called it, quote, a wonderful idea, unquote.
• She said the room was, quote, perfectly clean.
• They described him as, quote, the best candidate, unquote.

Expresiones frecuentes: quote unquote, quote a genius