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it happens to the best of us


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
happen vi(occur)pasar, ocurrir vi
 (formal)acontecer, suceder vi
 A lot of things have happened since last year.
 Un montón de cosas han ocurrido (or: pasado) desde el año pasado.
 Un montón de cosas han acontecido desde el año pasado.
happen to [sb] vi + prep(befall)pasarle a, ocurrirle a vi + prep
 (formal)acontecerle a, sucederle a vi + prep
 Getting this job was the best thing that's ever happened to me.
 Obtener este trabajo es lo mejor que me ha pasado en la vida.
happen to [sb/sth] vi + prep(become of)pasar con vi + prep
  ser de vi + prep
 What happened to that book I lent you?
 ¿Qué pasó con ese libro que te presté?
 ¿Qué fue de ese libro que te presté?
happen to do [sth] v expr(chance to)por casualidad, de casualidad loc adv
 Did you happen to see my keys?
 ¿Has visto mis llaves por casualidad?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
happen along vi phrasal(arrive somewhere by chance)aparecer vi
happen by [sth] vtr phrasal insep(chance upon)dar con vi + prep
 Whilst in town, I happened by a photographic store and bought myself a new digicam.
 Cuando estaba en el pueblo di con una casa de fotografía y me compré una nueva cámara digital.
happen on [sth/sb],
happen upon [sth/sb]
vtr phrasal insep
dated, literary (find, encounter)encontrarse con v prnl + prep
  toparse con v prnl + prep
  encontrar vtr
 I happened on an interesting article about Cuba in the newspaper.
 Me encontré con un artículo interesante sobre Cuba en el diario.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
about to happen adj(imminent)inminente adj
  que vaya a suceder en breve expr
  que vaya a suceder pronto expr
 You want me to give you money? That's not about to happen.
 ¿Quieres que te dé dinero? Eso no es algo inminente.
 ¿Quieres que te dé dinero? Eso no es algo que vaya a suceder en breve.
  a punto de ocurrir loc adv
 ¿Quieres que te dé dinero? Eso no es algo que esté a punto de ocurrir.
accidents will happen expr(sometimes mishaps cannot be avoided)los accidentes son inevitables expr
  son cosas que pasan expr
happen by chance v expr(be lucky, coincidental)suceder por casualidad vi + loc adv
 (informal)pasar por casualidad vi + loc adv
  ocurrir por casualidad vi + loc adv
 We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance.
 No buscábamos quedar embarazados: sucedió por casualidad.
happen to be v expr(be by any chance)poder ser loc verb
  casualmente adv
 Would that happen to be the book I've been searching for?
 ¿Podría ser ese el libro que andaba buscando?
 ¿Ese podría ser casualmente el libro que andaba buscando?
just so happen to do [sth] v expr(coincidentally)de casualidad loc adv
  casualmente adv
 I called a plumber, who just so happened to be in the area and came immediately to fix my sink.
just so happen,
just so happen that
v expr
(with clause: coincidentally)ocurre que, sucede que expr
  da la casualidad de que expr
make it happen v exprinformal (turn into reality)hacer algo realidad loc verb
 I had the original idea, but you made it happen.
 A mí se me ocurrió la idea, pero tú la hiciste realidad.
make things happen v expr(have power and influence)realizar, ejecutar, lograr vtr
 I want to become friends with Burt--he's a guy who makes things happen.
so happen,
so happen that
v expr
(with clause: be the case that)sucede que expr
  ocurre que expr
 It so happened that the house Goldilocks had wandered into belonged to three bears.
will [sth] to happen vtr(make happen by wishing)desear que [+ infinitivo] vtr + conj
  querer que [+ infinitivo] vtr + conj
 It doesn't just happen. You need to will it to happen.
 Las cosas no suceden porque sí: tienes que desear que sucedan.
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