| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| both pron | (the two of them) | los dos loc pron |
| | (formal) | ambos pron |
| | John and Heather? Both are coming to the wedding. Thank you both! |
| | ¿John y Heather? Los dos irán a la boda. ¡Gracias a los dos! |
| both adj | (the two things) (formal) | ambos/as adj |
| | (informal) | los dos loc adj |
| | Both theories are quite convincing. |
| | Ambas teorías son convincentes. |
| both adj | (the two persons) | los dos loc adj |
| | Both sisters lived to be over a hundred. |
| | Las dos hermanas vivieron hasta los cien años. |
| both ... and adj | (one and the other: person) | tanto... como loc conj |
| | | y conj |
| | Both he and his brother are left-handed. |
| | Tanto él como su hermano son zurdos. |
| | Él y su hermano son zurdos. |
| both ... and adv | (equally) | tanto… como loc conj |
| | | tan... como conj |
| | | no solo... sino también loc conj |
| | He's both tall and handsome. |
| | Es tanto guapo como alto. |
| | Es tan alto como guapo. |
| both ... and conj | (equally) | tanto... como loc conj |
| | | los dos por igual expr |
| | She's admired both for her kindness and for her talent. |
| | A ella se la admira tanto por su amabilidad como por su talento. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los quiero a los dos por igual. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| both of you pron | (you two) | ambos pron |
| | I want to talk to both of you after class. |
| burn the candle at both ends v expr | figurative (work too hard, exhaust yourself) | trabajar sin descanso loc verb |
| | | trabajar toda la noche loc verb |
| | With his job and his studies, Jon has been burning the candle at both ends. |
| cut both ways v expr | figurative (have pros and cons) | ser un arma de doble filo loc verb |
| | | dar una de cal y otra de arena loc verb |
| jump in with both feet v expr | figurative (enter into [sth] enthusiastically) | lanzarse de lleno loc verb |
| | | entrar de lleno loc verb |
| | (informal) | subirse al tren loc verb |
| | The business venture sounded like an amazing opportunity, and Becky jumped in with both feet. |
jump in [sth] with both feet,
jump into [sth] with both feet v expr | figurative (enter into [sth] enthusiastically) | lanzarse de lleno a loc verb + prep |
| | | entrar de lleno a loc verb + prep |
| | Even though he was new to our village, Harry jumped into organising the village fête with both feet. |
| play both ends against the middle v expr | figurative (for your own benefit) | apoyar a dos grupos opuestos para sacar beneficio propio loc verb |
| see both sides v expr | figurative (be impartial) | conocer ambos lados loc verb |
| | (figurado) | oír las dos campanas expr |
| | Even though you see both sides, you still have to make a decision. |
| | Aunque conozcas ambos lados de la cuestión tienes que tomar una decisión. |
| see both sides of [sth] v expr | figurative (be impartial) | oír las dos campanas de expr |
| | You have to demonstrate in your essay that you can see both sides of the argument. |
| | Tienes que demostrar en tu ensayo que puedes oír las dos campanas del argumento. |
| swing both ways v expr | slang (be bisexual) (figurado) | jugar para los dos lados expr |
| | | jugar para los dos equipos expr |
| talk out of both sides of one's mouth v expr | figurative (say contradictory things) (contradecirse) | decir una cosa y a la vez la contraria, decir una cosa y también la otra loc verb |
| talk out of both sides of your mouth v expr | figurative (contradict yourself, be dishonest) | tener un doble discurso loc verb |
| Thank you both interj | (gratitude to two people) | gracias a ambos loc interj |
| the best of both worlds n | (advantages of two different things) (figurado, coloquial) | lo mejor de cada casa grupo nom |
| | | reunión de ventajas loc nom f |
| | (figurado) | lo mejor de dos mundos expr |
| with both hands adv | figurative (eagerly) | con las dos manos loc adv |
| | When my boss offered me the chance of promotion, I grabbed the opportunity with both hands. |
| | Cuando mi jefe me ofreció la oportunidad de promocionar, agarré la oferta con las dos manos. |
| | | con ambas manos loc adv |
| | Cuando mi jefe me ofreció la oportunidad de promocionar, agarré la oferta con ambas manos. |
| you and me both expr | informal (same here, I have the same problem) | tú y yo expr |
| | (AmS) | vos y yo expr |
| | You're confused? You and me both! |
| | ¿Tu estás confundido? ¡Tú y yo! |