lee con atención
/lee kon atenθjon/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "read carefully" is expressed as lee con atención.
This phrase is used to instruct someone to read a text with great attention to detail to ensure full understanding. You might use lee detenidamente to emphasize reading something thoroughly or in great detail. In informal contexts, you can also use revisa bien to convey the meaning of checking thoroughly or reviewing carefully.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase lee con atención is composed of the imperative verb lee (read) and the prepositional phrase con atención (with attention).
Which one should you use?
You can substitute con atención with the adverb detenidamente in the phrase lee detenidamente to emphasize reading something thoroughly or in great detail. For specific situations like examining important documents or contracts, the phrase examina detenidamente can be used.
Did you know?
- The word detenidamente shares a root with detener, which means to stop or arrest. To read carefully is literally to read while stopping your progress to absorb the text.
- The word atención can also refer to the 'favors' or 'kindnesses' a person shows. If someone has muchas atenciones, they are being exceptionally attentive and helpful to others.
- While lee con atención is a command, legal documents often use the form léase con atención, which transforms the command into a more formal, impersonal warning.
Examples in context
- Revisa bien las instrucciones para armar el mueble.Check the assembly instructions carefully for the furniture.
- Lee con atención esta carta que recibí de Ana.Read this letter I received from Ana carefully.
- Asegúrense de leer con detenimiento el reglamento del equipo.Make sure to read the team's regulations carefully.
- Lee con atención las instrucciones antes de empezar.Read the instructions carefully before starting.
- Lee con atención las instrucciones del examen.Read the exam instructions carefully.
- Lee con atención el contrato antes de firmar.Read the contract carefully before signing.
Example conversation
Daniel is helping Elena understand a complex manual.
- DanielElena, lee con atención este manual.Elena, read this manual carefully.
- ElenaEs muy largo y complicado.It is very long and complicated.
- DanielPero es necesario para tu trabajo.But it is necessary for your job.
- ElenaEstá bien, lo haré con cuidado.Okay, I will do it carefully.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
