see through

descubrir el engaño

Darse cuenta de que algo es falso y no creerlo.

En inglés sencillo: You understand that something is false and do not believe it.

• I can see through that lie.
• They saw through the trick and refused to pay.
• Can she see through his cheerful disguise?

Cómo se usa: see through something (She saw through his excuse immediately.)

Sinónimos: detect, see past

Expresiones frecuentes: see through lies, see through an excuse

ver a través de

Ver lo que hay al otro lado de un material transparente o parcialmente transparente.

En inglés sencillo: You can look at things on the other side of a clear or partly clear material.

• I can see through the window.
• We could barely see through the dirty glass.
• Can people see through these curtains at night?

Cómo se usa: see through something (Can you see through this glass?)

Expresiones frecuentes: see through glass, see through the curtains

llevar a término

Seguir trabajando en algo hasta terminarlo, aunque sea difícil.

En inglés sencillo: You keep working on something until you finish it, even when it is difficult.

• I will see this through.
• We saw the repairs through despite several delays.
• Can you see the project through to the end?

Cómo se usa: see something through (We promised to see the project through.); see something through to the end (She saw the work through to the end.)

Sinónimos: finish, complete, carry through

Antónimos: abandon

Expresiones frecuentes: see something through, see the project through

calar a alguien

Reconocer cómo es alguien realmente o qué quiere en secreto.

En inglés sencillo: You recognize what someone is really like or what they secretly want.

• I see through you.
• She saw through his charm and refused the offer.
• It took years for us to see through our boss.

Cómo se usa: see through someone (Her friends saw through him from the start.)

Sinónimos: see past, read

Expresiones frecuentes: see through someone, see through his charm

ayudar a superar

Ayudar a alguien hasta que termine una experiencia difícil.

En inglés sencillo: You help someone until a difficult experience is over.

• Your help will see me through.
• His friends saw him through a difficult winter.
• Who saw you through those lonely months?

Cómo se usa: see someone through something (Her sister saw her through the crisis.)

Sinónimos: support, help through

Expresiones frecuentes: see someone through, see me through this

alcanzar, bastar

Haber suficiente cantidad de algo para una persona hasta cierto momento o hasta que termine un acontecimiento.

En inglés sencillo: An amount of something is enough for someone until a particular time or event ends.

• These savings will see us through.
• The fuel saw us through the coldest weeks.
• Will that food see you through until Friday?

Cómo se usa: see someone through something (This food should see us through the weekend.)

Sinónimos: last, suffice

Expresiones frecuentes: see us through winter, see someone through