come by

pasarse, pasar

Visitar brevemente a alguien o pasar junto a un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To visit someone briefly or move past a place.

• Come by this afternoon.
• A delivery van came by a few minutes ago.
• She came by our house to return my book.

Cómo se usa: come by a place (Come by the office after lunch.); come by for something (Would you like to come by for dinner?)

Sinónimos: drop by, stop by, pass by

Expresiones frecuentes: come by tomorrow, come by the house, come by for coffee

conseguir, obtener

Conseguir algo, especialmente si cuesta encontrarlo o se obtiene por casualidad.

En inglés sencillo: To get something, especially when it is difficult to find or you get it by chance.

• Good jobs are hard to come by.
• She came by the painting at a market.
• How did he come by so much money?

Cómo se usa: come by something (How did you come by that old guitar?)

Sinónimos: get, obtain, acquire

Expresiones frecuentes: come by money, come by tickets, hard to come by

rodea por la izquierda

Orden para que un perro pastor rodee las ovejas hacia su izquierda, en sentido horario.

En inglés sencillo: A command telling a sheepdog to move around sheep in the same direction as a clock's hands.

• Come by, Rex!
• The farmer called, 'Come by!' as the dog approached the sheep.
• When I say 'come by', the dog circles the flock clockwise.

Antónimos: away

Expresiones frecuentes: come by now, come by Rex