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1 establish
i'stæbliʃ1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) establecer(se)2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) fundar3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) probar•- establishment
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establish vb establecertr[ɪ'stæblɪʃ]1 (set up) establecer, fundar, crear2 (find out, determine) determinar, averiguar; (prove correct, show to be true) probar, demostrar, verificar■ can we just establish the facts? ¿podemos verificar los hechos?3 (cause to be accepted - precedent, theory) sentar; (- fame, reputation) consolidar, consagrar; (- habit, belief, custom) establecer■ his second film established his fame as a director su segunda película consagró su fama como director■ they established the custom of eating strawberries and cream at Wimbledon establecieron la costumbre de comer fresas con nata en Wimbledon4 (set up - contact, communication, etc) establecer, entablar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto establish oneself establecerse (como algo)to establish somebody ayudar a alguien a establecerseestablish [ɪ'stæblɪʃ, ɛ-] vt1) found: establecer, fundar2) set up: establecer, instaurar, instituir3) prove: demostrar, probarv.• arraigar v.• demostrar v.• erigir v.• establecer v.• fundamentar v.• fundar v.• instaurar v.• montar v.• mostrar v.• plantar v.• plantear v.• probar v.• verificar v.ɪ'stæblɪʃ
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a) \<\<colony/community/company\>\> establecer*, fundar; \<\<committee/fund\>\> instituir*, crearb) \<\<criteria/procedure/diplomatic relations\>\> establecer*c) ( prove) \<\<guilt/innocence\>\> establecer*; ( ascertain) \<\<motive/fact/identity\>\> establecer*
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v reflto establish oneself — \<\<person\>\> establecerse*
[ɪs'tæblɪʃ]VT1) (=set up) [+ business, state, committee] establecer, fundar; [+ custom, rule, peace, order] establecer; [+ precedent] establecer, sentar; [+ relations] establecer, entablar; [+ power, authority] afirmar; [+ reputation] ganarseto establish o.s. — establecerse, consolidarse
2) (=prove) [+ fact, rights] comprobar, demostrar; [+ identity] verificar; [+ sb's innocence] probar, demostrarwe have established that... — hemos comprobado que...
3) (=find out, discover) averiguar; [+ date] determinar* * *[ɪ'stæblɪʃ]
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a) \<\<colony/community/company\>\> establecer*, fundar; \<\<committee/fund\>\> instituir*, crearb) \<\<criteria/procedure/diplomatic relations\>\> establecer*c) ( prove) \<\<guilt/innocence\>\> establecer*; ( ascertain) \<\<motive/fact/identity\>\> establecer*
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v reflto establish oneself — \<\<person\>\> establecerse*
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2 entrench
tr[ɪn'trenʧ]1 (with trench) atrincherar2 figurative use (establish firmly) reafirmar, consolidarentrench [ɪn'trɛnʧ, ɛn-] vt1) fortify: atrincherar (una posición militar)2) : consolidar, afianzarfirmly entrenched in his job: afianzado en su puestov.• afosarse v.• atrincherar v.• atrincherarse v.[ɪn'trentʃ]VT1) (=consolidate) consolidar, afianzarto entrench o.s. — consolidarse, afianzarse
to entrench o.s. in a position/an idea — atrincherarse en una posición/idea
2) (Mil) atrincherarto entrench o.s. — atrincherarse
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3 fix
fiks
1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) fijar, clavar2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) fijar, clavar3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) arreglar4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fijar, clavar, poner5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) fijar6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fijar7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) arreglar, organizar
2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) apuro, aprieto- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with
fix vb1. sujetar / fijar2. arreglar / reparar3. decidir / fijarhave you fixed a price for the house? ¿habéis fijado el precio de la casa?tr[fɪks]1 familiar (difficult situation) apuro, aprieto2 (position of ship, aircraft) posición nombre femenino3 (dishonest arrangement) tongo■ it's a fix! ¡hay tongo!1 (fasten) fijar, sujetar■ could you fix this sign on the door? ¿podrías sujetar este letrero en la puerta?2 figurative use (stick) fijar, grabar3 (direct - eyes, attention) fijar, clavar, poner4 (decide) decidir; (date, meeting, etc) fijar■ we just need to fix the time of the next meeting sólo nos falta fijar la hora de la próxima reunión5 (organize) arreglar, organizar■ do you want me to fix you a date? ¿quieres que te arregle una cita?6 (dishonestly) amañar7 (repair) arreglar■ can you fix this tap? ¿puedes arreglar este grifo?8 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (prepare) preparar9 (tidy) arreglar10 (photo) fijar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fix the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a alguienfix ['fɪks] vt1) attach, secure: sujetar, asegurar, fijar2) establish: fijar, concretar, establecer3) repair: arreglar, reparar4) prepare: prepararto fix dinner: preparar la cena5) : arreglar, amañarto fix a race: arreglar una carrera6) rivet: fijar (los ojos, la mirada, etc.)fix n1) predicament: aprieto m, apuro m2) : posición fto get a fix on: establecer la posición dev.• arreglar v.• fijar v.• reparar v.
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1. fɪks2)a) ( secure) \<\<plank/shelf\>\> sujetar, asegurarto fix a notice on a door — poner* un anuncio en una puerta
b) ( implant)3)a) ( direct steadily)b) ( look at)4)a) ( establish) \<\<date/time/price\>\> fijar; \<\<details\>\> concretarb) ( organize) arreglarhow are you fixed for next weekend? — ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
5) ( repair) (colloq) \<\<car/clock/kettle\>\> arreglar6) (esp AmE)a) ( prepare) (colloq) prepararb) ( make presentable)to fix one's hair/face — arreglarse el pelo/pintarse
7) (colloq) \<\<election/contest\>\> amañar (fam), arreglar (fam)
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vi (make plans, intend) (AmE)Phrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up- fix upon
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1) ( predicament) (colloq) aprieto m, apuro m3) (Aviat, Naut) posición f[fɪks]to get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo
1. VT1) (=position) fijar, asegurarto fix sth in place — fijar or asegurar algo en su sitio
to fix a stake in the ground — clavar or fijar una estaca en el suelo
2) (=attach)to fix sth to sth: fix the mirror to the wall — fije el espejo a la pared
the chairs and desks are fixed to the floor — las sillas y mesas están sujetas or atornilladas al suelo
they fixed the two pieces of bone together with a metal plate — unieron los dos trozos de hueso con una placa de metal
b) [+ bayonet] calar3) (fig) (=set firmly)to fix sth in one's memory/mind — grabar algo en la memoria/la mente
the image of her was now firmly fixed in his mind — su imagen estaba ahora firmemente grabada en su mente
4) (=lay)5) (=arrange, settle) [+ date, time] fijar; [+ meeting] fijar, convenirnothing's been fixed yet — todavía no se ha decidido or acordado nada
how are you fixed for this evening? — ¿tienes planes para esta noche?
how are we fixed for money? — ¿qué tal andamos de dinero?
how are we fixed for time? — ¿cómo vamos de tiempo?
6) (=set)a) (honestly) [+ price, rate] fijarb) (=rig) [+ fight, race, election] amañar; [+ price] fijar7) (=rivet) [+ eyes, gaze] fijar, clavar; [+ attention] fijarshe fixed her eyes on him — le clavó los ojos, fijó la mirada en él
she had fixed all her hopes on passing the exam — tenía todas sus esperanzas puestas en aprobar el examen
8) (=repair) [+ car, appliance] arreglar, repararto get or have sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo
I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana
9) (=solve) [+ problem] solucionar10) * (=deal with) encargarse de *; (=kill) cargarse a *I'll soon fix him! — ¡ya me encargo yo de él! *, ¡ya le ajustaré las cuentas! *
11) (=prepare) [+ meal, drink] preparar12) (esp US) (=tidy up) [+ hair, makeup] arreglar13) (=make permanent) [+ film, colour, dye] fijar14) * (=neuter) [+ animal] operar2. VI(US)1) (=intend) tener intención deI'm fixing to go to graduate school — tengo intención de or tengo pensado hacer estudios de postgraduado
2) (=arrange)3. N1) * (=predicament) apuro m, aprieto mto be in/get into a fix — estar/meterse en un apuro or un aprieto
to give o.s. a fix — pincharse *, chutarse (Sp) **
3) (Aer, Naut) posición fto get a fix on sth — (lit) establecer la posición de algo, localizar algo
it's been hard to get a fix on what's going on — (fig) ha sido difícil entender lo que pasa
4) * (=set-up) tongo * mthe fight/result was a fix — hubo tongo en la pelea/el resultado *
5) * (=solution) arreglo m, apaño * mthere is no quick-fix solution to this problem — no existe un arreglo or apaño * rápido para este problema
- fix on- fix up* * *
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1. [fɪks]2)a) ( secure) \<\<plank/shelf\>\> sujetar, asegurarto fix a notice on a door — poner* un anuncio en una puerta
b) ( implant)3)a) ( direct steadily)b) ( look at)4)a) ( establish) \<\<date/time/price\>\> fijar; \<\<details\>\> concretarb) ( organize) arreglarhow are you fixed for next weekend? — ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
5) ( repair) (colloq) \<\<car/clock/kettle\>\> arreglar6) (esp AmE)a) ( prepare) (colloq) prepararb) ( make presentable)to fix one's hair/face — arreglarse el pelo/pintarse
7) (colloq) \<\<election/contest\>\> amañar (fam), arreglar (fam)
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vi (make plans, intend) (AmE)Phrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up- fix upon
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1) ( predicament) (colloq) aprieto m, apuro m3) (Aviat, Naut) posición fto get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo
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establish — es·tab·lish vt 1: to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement we the people of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution U.S. Constitution preamble 2: to make firm or stable 3: to bring into existence … Law dictionary
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