neighbour

[US]/'neɪbə/
[UK]/ˈnebɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. una persona que vive cerca o al lado de otra, especialmente en el mismo edificio o área; un país cercano.
Word Forms
Pluralneighbours
Tercera persona singularneighbours

Example Sentences

love thy neighbour as thyself.

ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo.

a couple at a neighbouring table.

una pareja en una mesa vecina.

They are the neighbours from hell.

Son los vecinos del infierno.

Our neighbours are unfriendly to us.

Nuestros vecinos son poco amigables con nosotros.

I babysit for my neighbour sometimes.

A veces cuido a los hijos de mi vecino.

the neighbours thought him very odd.

Los vecinos lo encontraron muy extraño.

cooperation with neighbours is the key to successful smallholding.

La cooperación con los vecinos es clave para una pequeña explotación agrícola exitosa.

thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo.

All the neighbours heard a call for help.

Todos los vecinos escucharon un llamado de ayuda.

They are neighbours, for better or for worse.

Son vecinos, para bien o para mal.

Our neighbours are friendly to us.

Nuestros vecinos son amigables con nosotros.

his garage wall backs on to the neighbouring property.

La pared del garaje de él da a la propiedad vecina.

the priest bussed in from a neighbouring parish.

El sacerdote fue llevado en autobús desde una parroquia vecina.

the neighbours make it their business to know all about you.

Los vecinos se hacen lo suyo en saber todo sobre ti.

he was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm.

Estaba cortejando a una chica de la granja vecina.

the square neighbours the old quarter of the town.

La plaza linda con el antiguo barrio de la ciudad.

people who work in the city actually reside in neighbouring towns.

La gente que trabaja en la ciudad realmente vive en pueblos vecinos.

Real-world Examples

The contrast with its northern neighbour is instructive.

El contraste con su vecino del norte es instructivo.

Source: The Economist - Arts

I'll miss him. He has always been a good neighbour.

Lo echaré de menos. Siempre ha sido un buen vecino.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

Canada is a neighbour of the U.S.

Canadá es un vecino de los Estados Unidos.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Got a few more neighbours to shock.

Tengo algunos vecinos más para impactar.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Got nice neighbours where you live in Shropshire?

¿Tienes buenos vecinos donde vives en Shropshire?

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

Whaddaya say we get to know the neighbours?

¿Qué dices si vamos a conocer a los vecinos?

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

Our planet was luckier than its future neighbour, Mars.

Nuestro planeta tuvo más suerte que su futuro vecino, Marte.

Source: Environment and Science

I soon met another neighbour of Sir Henry's.

Pronto conocí a otro vecino del señor Henry.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Greens are my neighbours. They're from the US.

Los Greens son mis vecinos. Son de los Estados Unidos.

Source: Shanghai Education Edition Oxford Primary English (Starting from Grade 3) Sixth Grade Upper Volume

And, finally, a photo of my other neighbour Damian Popodopolous.

Y, finalmente, una foto de mi otro vecino, Damian Popodopolous.

Source: Mary and Max Original Soundtrack

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