mention Significado & definición

Significado de mention en español

• 0 to speak or write a few words about something or someone -- mencionar, aludir a

  • She didn’t mention her daughter.

  • He mentioned that he liked skiing.

• 1 used to emphasize the importance of something that you are adding to a list -- por no hablar de

  • The resort has great hotels, not to mention some of the best skiing in the region.

• 2 a brief remark -- mención

  • The story didn’t even get a mention in the newspaper.

• 3 to comment on sb or sth while you are talking -- mencionar

  • Don’t mention the money to him. No le menciones el dinero.

  • He mentioned something about not sleeping very well. Él mencionó algo sobre no dormir muy bien.

  • Did she mention where she was going? ¿Mencionó a dónde iba?

• 4 indicates politely that you are happy to have done sth for sb -- de nada

  • “Thank you for all you help” “Oh, don’t mention it.” “Gracias por toda tu ayuda” “Oh, de nada”.

• 5 emphasizes what you have just said by introducing sth else to support or add to it -- por no mencionar

  • They have nowhere to live – not to mention the money they owe. No tienen dónde vivir – por no mencionar el dinero que deben.

• 6 a reference to or comment about sth -- alusión [ feminine, singular ]

  • He made no mention of the events in his recent speech. No hizo alusión a los acontecimientos en su reciente discurso.