come to

llegar a

Alcanzar una etapa, un resultado o una situación determinados.

En inglés sencillo: To reach a particular stage, result, or state.

• The meeting came to an end.
• We finally came to an agreement.
• The bus came to a sudden halt.

Cómo se usa: come to a state/result (The two sides came to an agreement.)

Sinónimos: reach, arrive at

Expresiones frecuentes: come to an end, come to an agreement, come to a halt, come to a conclusion

ascender a, sumar

Tener como coste o cantidad total la cifra indicada.

En inglés sencillo: To have a particular total cost or amount.

• The bill comes to ten pounds.
• How much did the groceries come to?
• Our expenses came to more than we expected.

Cómo se usa: come to an amount (The repairs came to two hundred euros.)

Sinónimos: amount to, total

Expresiones frecuentes: come to something, come to ten dollars

recobrar el conocimiento, volver en sí

Volver a estar consciente después de desmayarse o perder el conocimiento.

En inglés sencillo: To become awake and aware again after fainting or being unconscious.

• He came to on the floor.
• She slowly came to after the operation.
• When I came to, a nurse was beside me.

Sinónimos: regain consciousness, come round

Antónimos: pass out

Expresiones frecuentes: come to slowly, come to again

acudir a, recurrir a

Acudir a alguien para pedir ayuda, apoyo o consejo.

En inglés sencillo: To ask someone for help, support, or advice.

• You can always come to me.
• She came to us for help with her rent.
• Why did you not come to your teacher sooner?

Cómo se usa: come to someone for something (She came to me for advice.); come to someone with something (He came to his teacher with a problem.)

Sinónimos: turn to, approach

Expresiones frecuentes: come to someone, come to someone first

pasar a, abordar

Empezar a hablar de un asunto o a tratarlo cuando le llega el turno.

En inglés sencillo: To start discussing or dealing with something when its turn arrives.

• I will come to that later.
• We came to the final question after a short break.
• Before we come to costs, let us discuss the design.

Cómo se usa: come to something (We will come to the budget after lunch.)

Sinónimos: get to, turn to, address

Expresiones frecuentes: come to something, come to that later

ocurrirle a, sobrevenir a

Ocurrirle algo a alguien, especialmente algo malo.

En inglés sencillo: To happen to someone, especially something bad.

• No harm will come to you.
• Good things came to her later in life.
• He feared that trouble would come to his family.

Cómo se usa: something comes to someone (No harm came to the children.)

Sinónimos: befall, happen to

Expresiones frecuentes: come to someone, come to no harm