"abrir" en el diccionario Español-Inglés

abrir (abierto pp )

a vt

1 (algo que estaba cerrado)

[+puerta, armario, libro, ojos] to open
[+cremallera, bragueta] to undo

(desplegando)
[+mapa, mantel] to spread out
[+paraguas] to open, put up
[+mano, abanico, paracaídas] to open

(haciendo una abertura)
[+pozo] to sink
[+foso, cimientos] to dig
[+agujero, perforación] to make, bore
[+camino] to clear (LAm)
[+bosque] to clear

(haciendo un corte)
[+sandía] to cut open
[+herida] to open

[+grifo, luz, agua] to turn on
[+válvula] to open

2 (=encabezar)
[+manifestación, desfile] to lead, head
[+baile] to open, lead off
[+lista] to head

3 (=inaugurar)

[+acto, ceremonia] to open

(Com)
[+negocio] to set up, start
[+cuenta] to open

(Tip)
abrir comillas to open quotes

(Mil)
¡abran fuego! (open) fire!

4 (=ampliar)
[+perspectivas] to open up

5 [+apetito]
las vitaminas te abrirán el apetito taking vitamins will improve your appetite

b vi

1 [puerta, cajón] to open

2 [persona] to open the door, open up

3 [comercio, museo] to open

4 [flor] to open

5 (en operación quirúrgica) vamos a tener que abrir we're going to have to open him up

6 (Meteo) to clear up

7 (Bridge) to open

8 (Caribe)
* (=huir) to escape, run off

c abrirse vpr

1 [paracaídas, paraguas, ventana, libro] to open

2 (=extenderse)
ante nosotros se abría todo un mundo de posibilidades a whole world of possibilities was opening up before us

3 [persona]

no te abras tanto en las curvas
stay a bit closer to the side of the road when going round bends

intentaron abrirse paso entre la muchedumbre
they tried to make their way through the crowd

**
(=largarse)
¡me abro! I'm off!

4 abrirse a: tenemos que abrirnos más al progreso we have to open up more to progress

5 (=romperse, rajarse)
se le ha abierto la herida his wound has opened

6 (Meteo) to clear, clear up

7 (Méx) (=echar marcha atrás) to backtrack, back-pedal