come over

venir, pasarse, pasarse de bando

Ir adonde está alguien, visitar su casa o pasarse a su bando.

En inglés sencillo: To move to where someone else is, visit their home, or join their side.

• Come over after school.
• My cousins came over for dinner last night.
• Two players came over to our side after the argument.

Cómo se usa: come over to somewhere/someone (Come over to our table.); come over for something (She came over for lunch.)

Sinónimos: come round, visit, join

Expresiones frecuentes: come over tonight, come over for dinner

invadir, apoderarse de

Afectar de repente los sentimientos o la conducta de alguien, a menudo de manera inesperada.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly affect someone’s feelings or behaviour, often in a surprising way.

• A wave of sadness came over me.
• What came over him at the meeting?
• I shouted at everyone; I do not know what came over me.

Cómo se usa: something comes over someone (A strange calm came over her.)

Sinónimos: affect, overcome

Expresiones frecuentes: come over someone, come over me

parecer, empezar a sentirse

Dar cierta impresión a los demás o empezar a sentirse de determinada manera.

En inglés sencillo: To seem a certain way to others, or begin to feel a certain way.

• He came over all shy.
• She came over as confident during the interview.
• I suddenly came over faint and had to sit down.

Cómo se usa: come over + adjective (She came over all shy.); come over as + adjective (He came over as rather nervous.)

Sinónimos: seem, come across, feel

Expresiones frecuentes: come over strange, come over as confident