English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “conceive”

conceive (kənˈsiːv Pronunciation for conceive

Translations

transitive verb

  1. [+ child] concebir
  2. (= imagine) concebir ⇒ to conceive a dislike for sth/sb cobrar antipatía a algo/algn

intransitive verb

  1. (= become pregnant) concebir
  2. (= think) ⇒ to conceive of sth imaginar algo ⇒ to conceive of doing sth imaginarse haciendo algo ⇒ I cannot conceive of anything worse no me puedo imaginar nada peor ⇒ I cannot conceive why no entiendo porqué

Similar Words

= become pregnant, get pregnant, become impregnated

'conceive' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: conceber
  • Chinese: 想像
  • European Spanish: concebir
  • French: concevoir
  • German: sich vorstellen
  • Italian: concepire
  • Japanese: 想像する
  • Korean: 생각하다
  • Portuguese: conceber
  • Spanish: concebir

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