| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| dentro adv | (espacio: en el interior) | inside adv |
| | Fuera de la cabaña estaba nevando, pero dentro estaba caliente. |
| | Outside the cabin it was snowing, but inside it was warm. |
| dentro de loc prep | (en el interior de) | inside, in prep |
| | (formal, dated) | within prep |
| | Las llaves están dentro del cajón. |
| | The keys are inside the drawer |
| dentro de loc prep | (en el corazón de) | in, within, inside prep |
| | La nueva directora busca fomentar el compañerismo dentro de la empresa. |
| | The new director is looking to encourage camaraderie in the company. |
| dentro de [+ tiempo] loc prep | (tiempo: en) (maximum) | within prep |
| | (exact time/date) | in prep |
| | (informal) | inside prep |
| | Terminaré de pagar la casa dentro de dos años. |
| | I'll finish paying for my house within two years. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| ¿Dentro de cuánto tiempo…? loc interj | (¿Cuándo?) | how soon? expr |
| | | in how much time? expr |
| | ¿Dentro de cuánto tiempo calculas tú que estará el asado hecho? |
| dentro de lo normal loc prep | (en lo habitual) | normal adj |
| | | within the normal range prep |
| | Su temperatura está dentro de lo normal, no tiene fiebre. |
| | Her temperature is normal; she doesn't have a fever. |
| dentro de lo posible expr | (lo mejor que se puede) (following adv) | as well as possible, as well as could be expected expr |
| | (following adj) | as good as possible, as far as possible expr |
| | ¿Y cómo se recuperó de la operación? - Bien, dentro de lo posible. |
| | How well did you recover from the operation? - As well as possible. |
| dentro de lo que cabe expr | (hasta cierto punto) | as far as can be expected expr |
| | | as far as it goes expr |
| | | all things considered expr |
| | Los captores lo trataron bien, bueno, dentro de lo que cabe. |
| | The captors gave him good treatment - well, as far as can be expected. |
| dentro de poco loc adv | (pronto) | in no time adv |
| | (mostly UK) | shortly adv |
| | | soon adv |
| | (formal) | before long adv |
| | Dentro de poco será el cumpleaños de mi amiga. |
| | It will be my friend's birthday in no time. |
| dentro del mismo saco loc adv | coloquial (agrupar) (figurative) | in the same pot expr |
| | | lumped together v expr |
| | No puedes poner todos los problemas dentro del mismo saco. |
| dentro del territorio loc prep | (lugar: en el interior) | in territory expr |
| | | inside territory expr |
| Note: Se construye con adjetivo. |
| | Los habitantes de un municipio viven dentro del territorio municipal. |
| | The residents of a municipality live in municipal territory. |
| dentro y fuera de la cancha loc prep + nf | coloquial (en todo lugar) | on and off the court expr |
| | (UK) | on and off the pitch expr |
| | Las reglas del juego se aplican dentro y fuera de la cancha. |
| | The rules of the game apply on and off the court. |
| dentro y fuera de las fronteras loc prep + nfpl | (a este y al otro lado) | inside and outside the limits expr |
| | | inside and outside the borders expr |
| | Dentro y fuera de las fronteras encontrarás personas de buen corazón. |
| | Inside and outside the limits you will find people with good hearts. |
hacia adentro,
hacia dentro loc prep | (al interior) | inside prep |
| | | inwards prep |
| | Mira hacia dentro y verás lo que hay. |
| | Look inside and you will see what there is. |
| la juventud va por dentro expr | (joven de espíritu) | you're only as old as you feel v expr |
| la procesión va por dentro expr | coloquial (serenidad aparente) | put on a brave face v expr |
| | | keep things inside v expr |
| | | still waters run deep expr |
| | Se le ve muy tranquila pero la procesión va por dentro. |
| | She looks calm but she's putting on a brave face. |
| llevar dentro loc verb | figurado (sentir muy hondo) | carry deep within, bear inside v expr |
| | Llevo dentro una pena muy profunda desde que mi mujer me abandonó. |
| | I carry a burden deep within me ever since my wife left me. |
| métase el dedo dentro del culo loc interj | muy vulgar (incredulidad, rechazo) (UK) | stick it up your arse, shove it up your arse v expr |
| | (US) | stick it up your ass, shove it up your ass v expr |
| | No me venga con eso, ¡métase el dedo dentro del culo! |
| socavar por dentro loc verb | (minar el subsuelo) | mine from inside, mine from within v expr |
| | La minera deberá socavar por dentro la montaña para extraer minerales. |
| | The mining industry will have to mine from inside (or: within) the mountain to extract minerals. |
| socavar por dentro loc verb | figurado (debilitar un grupo) | bring down from within v expr |
| | | undermine from within v expr |
| | Pedro se infiltró en la organización para socavarla por dentro. |
| | Pedro infiltrated the organisation to bring it down from within. |
| tener un pie dentro loc verb | coloquial (estar próximo a algo) | be a shoo-in v expr |
| | | have a foot in the door v expr |