read for

leer en busca de

Leer un texto buscando un tipo concreto de información.

En inglés sencillo: To look through a text to find a particular kind of information.

• Read for the main idea first.
• We read the report for signs of trouble.
• Are you reading for facts or opinions?

Cómo se usa: read something for something (Read the passage for clues about the speaker.)

Sinónimos: scan for, look for

Expresiones frecuentes: read for details, read for clues

estudiar para

Estudiar para obtener un título universitario o preparar un examen.

En inglés sencillo: To study to get a university degree or prepare for an exam.

• He is reading for a law degree.
• She read for her doctorate at a Scottish university.
• Are you reading for your final examinations?

Cómo se usa: read for a degree in something (She is reading for a degree in history.)

Sinónimos: study for

Expresiones frecuentes: read for something, read for finals

hacer una audición para

Leer en voz alta las frases de un guion para intentar conseguir un papel.

En inglés sencillo: To try to get an acting part by saying lines from a script.

• He will read for the lead role.
• Three actors read for the same part yesterday.
• Have you ever read for a television role?

Cómo se usa: read for a role (She read for the lead role in the play.)

Sinónimos: audition for

Expresiones frecuentes: read for something, read for Hamlet