Spanish Translation of quedar
que·dar
intr.
- (permanecer) to remain, stay
el hombre quedó atrás the man stayed behind - (estar) to be
el teatro queda muy lejos the theater is very far away - (restar) to be left
me quedan cinco dólares I have five dollars left - (acabar) to be, end up
quedamos conformes we are in agreement - mathematics to be left, leave
si se quita seis de quince, quedan nueve six from fifteen leaves nine
Idioms:
¿en qué quedamos?
- what have we decided?, what shall we do
quedar atrás
- to be left behind
- figurative (no comprender) to be left behind, not to understand
quedar bien
- (salir bien) to come out well
- figurative to look good
ese vestido te queda bien that dress looks good on you
quedar en
- to agree
quedar mal
- to come out badly
quedar por
- to be regarded as
quedó por valiente he was regarded as brave - to remain to be
el contrato queda por firmar the contract remains to be signed
- (permanecer) to remain, stay
- (estar) to be
se quedó perplejo he was perplexed - to become
quedarse sordo to become deaf - (restar) to be left
se quedaron diez libros sin vender ten books were left unsold - maritime, nautical, meteorology to abate, slacken
Idioms:
quedarse con
- to keep, retain
quedarse sin
- to run out of
quedarse para vestir santos
- colloquial to be an old maid