a purpose-built apartment

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I [flæt] n - two-room flat
- purpose-built flats
- flat one
- flat of two rooms - move into a new flat
- rent a flat
- furnish a flat
- redecorate a flat
- renovate a flat II [flæt] adj - flat roof
- flat feet
- flat plate
- flat to taste
- lie flat on the ground
- speak in a flat voice
- spread the paper flat on the table

̈ɪflæt I
1. сущ.
1) а) плоскость, плоская поверхность He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand. ≈ Он ударил ладонью по столу. the flat of a saw ≈ полотно пилы on the flat ≈ на плоскости, в двух измерениях б) скачки скаковой круг без препятствий;
скачки без препятствий
2) а) часто мн. равнина;
низкая местность, низина The hunters waded into the flats, looking vainly for ducks. ≈ Охотники бродили по низине, в напрасных поисках уток. Syn: level land, flat ground, lowland;
open country, prairie, plain б) мелководье, отмель;
низкий берег tidal flats ≈ береговая полоса, покрываемая водой при приливе Syn: shallow, shoal, marsh
3) нечто широкое и неглубокое а) широкая неглубокая корзина б) плоскодонка (судно с плоским дном) в) ручная двухколесная неглубокая тележка г) вагон-платформа Syn: flat-car д) мн. сандалии;
туфли без каблуков е) плоская шляпа
4) амер.;
разг. спущенная шина to have a flat ≈ спускать шину to change a flat ≈ заменять спущенную шину to fix a flat ≈ чинить спущенную шину The thruway is the worst possible place to have a flat. ≈ Скоростная автомагистраль - самое неподходящее место для спущенной шины. Syn: blow-out, puncture, deflated tire, blown-out tire
5) театр. задник
6) сл.;
мн. игральные карты
7) муз. бемоль double flat ≈ дубль бемоль sharps and flats ≈ черные клавиши (на рояле и т. п.)
8) разг. простофиля, дурачок Syn: duffer, simpleton
9) грань, фаска
10) строит. настил;
плоская крыша
11) геол. пологая залежь
12) тех. боек молотка ∙ to join the flats ≈ придать вид единого целого, скомпоновать
2. прил.
1) плоский, ровный( не наклонный) ;
горизонтальный flat roof ≈ плоская крыша
2) а) распростертый, растянувшийся во всю длину( обыкн. о человеке) They took their naps, lying flat on the floor. ≈ Они вздремнули, растянувшись прямо на полу. б) плотно прилегающий (по всей длине) The ladder was standing flat against the side wall. ≈ Лестница была плотно приставлена к боковой стенке. в) разжатый, с вытянутыми пальцами ( о руке, ладони) ∙ Syn: recumbent, prostrate, prone, lying at full length, low, reclining, supine;
leveled, laid low
3) а) плоский, нерельефный, без выступов и т. п. The lower meadow is absolutely flat. ≈ Более низкая часть луга абсолютно ровная. a very flat, ill-favoured countenance ≈ очень плоское некрасивое лицо flat side ≈ плоская сторона (в отличие от острия) flat ground ≈ слабо пересеченная местность flat nose ≈ приплюснутый нос Syn: level, horizontal, smooth;
plane, planar, equal, unbroken, flush б) скачки без препятствий, гладкий( о скачках) flat race ≈ скачка без препятствий
4) спустившийся( о шине, баллоне, мяче и т. п.)
5) выдохшийся, несвежий The ginger ale went flat after being left open. ≈ Имбирное пиво выдохлось, после того как его оставили открытым. Syn: lacking effervescence;
stale, tasteless, insipid, flavourless;
dull, vapid, dead, unpalatable
6) плоскодонный( о лодке)
7) без каблука или на низком каблуке( о туфлях)
8) плоскостопный( о ноге)
9) а) живоп. ровный, однородный, однотонный б) нерезкий, нерельефный ( о гравюре) в) тусклый, матовый( о цвете, лаке) Syn: lustreless, dull г) фото неконтрастный
10) бестолковый, глупый;
тупой Syn: stupid, dull, slow-witted
11) а) вялый, однообразный, унылый, скучный Life is very flat in your town. ≈ Жизнь очень скучна, однообразна в вашем городе. Syn: monotonous, dull, prosaic, uninteresting, lifeless, insipid б) плоский (о шутке) He is always appreciative of the flattest joke. ≈ Ему всегда нравится самая плоская шутка.
12) а) неэнергичный, вялый;
хмурый, подавленный, угнетенный to fall flat ≈ не произвести впечатления Syn: lifeless, dull б) коммерч. неоживленный, вялый ( о рынке) Syn: depressed, dull, inactive в) разряженный( об электрической батарейке)
13) а) безжизненный, неживой( о голосе) Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it. ≈ У нее был безжизненный голос, в нем не было ни вопроса, ни надежды. б) муз. бемольный( о ноте) ;
минорный( о ладе, интервале) в) фальшивый( о звучании голоса, инструмента)
14) фин. фиксированный, твердый flat rate ≈ единая ставка (налога, расценок и т. п.) flat fee ≈ фиксированная оплата Syn: fixed, uniform, unvarying
15) а) категоричный, безапелляционный;
прямой, недвусмысленный The senator issued a flat denial of all charges. ≈ Сенатор решительно опроверг все обвинения. that's flat ≈ это окончательно flat refusal ≈ категорический, прямой, решительный, твердый отказ Syn: unequivocal, thorough, out-and-out, positive, definite, downright, absolute, total, peremptory;
clear, direct, plain, unmistakable б) абсолютный, полный( о спокойствии) Half an hour later it was a flat calm. ≈ Спустя полчаса все было абсолютно спокойно. Syn: complete в) амер.;
сл. безденежный, без гроша Satisfying his desires freely when he can, starving when he is flat. ≈ Удовлетворяя все свои прихоти, когда имелись деньги, и голодая, когда был без гроша. Syn: impecunious, penniless
16) а) фон. звонкий( о согласном) б) грам. не имеющий частеречного показателя the flat-adverbs (like e.g. fast) ≈ наречия без грамматического показателя (как напр., fast)
17) воен. настильный( о траектории)
18) полигр. нефальцованный( о листе) ;
флатовый( о бумаге)
3. нареч.
1) ровно, плоско;
плашмя Lie down flat and breathe deeply. ≈ Ложись прямо и глубоко дыши. fall flat Syn: horizontally, levelly, prostrate
2) точно, как раз She ran a mile in seven minutes flat. ≈ Она пробежала милю ровно за семь минут. Dinner will be ready in two minutes flat. ≈ Обед будет готов ровно через две минуты. Syn: exactly, precisely
3) решительно, категорично;
абсолютно, полностью;
прямо, ясно Syn: absolutely, positively, plainly;
entirely, fully, quite
4) муз. фальшиво
5) фин. без процентов
4. гл.;
тех.
1) а) выравнивать, делать плоским б) становиться ровным, плоским, выравниваться
2) а) опускать на полтона б) фальшивить
3) амер.;
разг. решительно отказать;
отшить( ухажера и т. п.) II сущ.
1) квартира (ранее говорилось о квартире, занимающей весь этаж;
в совр. употреблении может относиться к квартире, занимающей лишь часть этажа) to rent a flat from ≈ снимать квартиру у (кого-л.) to let a flat to ≈ сдавать квартиру (кому-л.) to furnish a flat ≈ обставлять квартиру to redecorate a flat ≈ произвести косметический ремонт квартиры to renovate a flat ≈ отремонтировать квартиру cold-water ≈ квартира без горячей воды council flat ≈ штаб-квартира purpose-built flats ≈ квартиры, построенные для сдачи в аренду block of flats ≈ многоэтажный дом Syn: apartment
2) этаж (в доме) the numerous family in the fourth flat ≈ многочисленная семья на четвертом этаже плоскость, плоская поверхность - the * of the hand ладонь - on the * на плоскости, в двух измерениях фаска, грань равнина, низина отмель;
плоская мель или банка;
низкий берег плоскодонка;
баржа;
шаланда широкая неглубокая корзина pl туфли без каблуков (американизм) соломенная шляпа с широкими полями (сленг) простофиля;
тупица( музыкальное) бемоль - double * дубль-бемоль - * key бемольная тональность (театроведение) задник (разговорное) гриб-шляпух (американизм) (разговорное) спущенная шина( сленг) журнал большого формата, напечатанный на тонкой бумаге (геология) горизонтальный пласт;
пологая залежь - * wall (горное) подошва пласта, лежачий бок (строительство) настил (техническое) боек молотка (железнодорожное) (горное) горизонтальный участок( американизм) (железнодорожное) вагон-платформа (горное) околоствольный двор( в шахте) > sharps and *s жулики и простаки > to join the *s скомпоновать плоский, ровный, гладкий - * roof плоская крыша - as * as a pancake плоский, как блин, совершенно плоский - the storm left the wheat * буря побила пшеницу - * hand ладонь с вытянутыми пальцами - * nose приплюснутый нос - * hoof плоское копыто (порок лошади) - * slap dive (спортивное) плоский вход в воду растянувшийся во всю длину, плашмя - to fall * on the ground упасть плашмя на землю - to knock smb. * сбить кого-л. с ног (находящийся) в той же плоскости - the picture hangs * on the wall картина висит плоско /прилегая к стене/ - the ladder was * against the wall лестница была плотно приставлена к стене нерельефный, плоский - * ground (военное) слабопересеченная местность - to wear (a surface) * сносить( шину, подошвы и т. п.) мелкий, неглубокий - * dick плоское блюдо плоскодонный (о судне) без каблука, на низком каблуке полосовой( о железе) (военное) настильный - * trajectory настильная траектория (полиграфия) несфальцованный;
листовой, флатовый ( о бумаге) (геология) пологопадающий скучный, неинтересный;
вялый, монотонный - * speech скучная /бледная/ речь - life is very * in a small village в маленькой деревне жизнь течет очень однообразно - we all feel very * now (that) he has gone нам очень скучно после его отъезда плоский (о шахте) - his joke fell * его шутка не удалась /прозвучала неуместно/ тупой, глупый - * cloddish mind тупой неповоротливый ум (коммерческое) вялый, неоживленный (о торговле и т. п.) в плохом настроении, подавленный, угнетенный выдохшийся, безвкусный( о пиве, газированной воде и т. п.) - the stew is too * жаркое совсем пресное спустивший воду;
спущенный( о шине) - to go * спустить воздух( о шине) - * tire спущенная шина (сленг) без гроша, разорившийся одинаковый, однородный - * tint ровный цвет, цвет одного оттенка - * rate (коммерческое) однообразная ставка (налога, тарифа и т. п.) - * price одинаковая цена неясный, глухой, нечистый, фальшивый - her high notes are a little * она немного фальшивит на высоких нотах (музыкальное) бемольный;
малый( об интервале) блеклый( о цвете) ;
тусклый (о краске) ;
матовый (фотографическое) неконтрастный (грамматика) не имеющий частицы to (об инфинитиве) ;
не имеющий соответствующего грамматического или словообразовательного показателя (наречие без -ly и т. п.) (фонетика) среднего подъема (о гласном) ;
звонкий (о согласном) прямой, ясный, определенный, категорический - * decision окончательное решение - * failure явная неудача - * nonsense чистый вздор - a * refusal категорический отказ - that's * это окончательно (решено), это мое последнее слово - I won't go, and that's * я не поеду и все > b *, mahogany * клоп > * tire (американизм) скучная личность, зануда > * race (спортивное) скачки без препятствий;
гладкий бег (легкая атлетика) плоско, ровно, гладко - to stamp * притоптать плашмя ясно, прямо, определенно, категорически - to come out * for smb. открыто выступить за кого-л. - I told him * я сказал ему прямо - * and plain ясно, точно, определенно совершенно - to go * against действовать вразрез с распоряжениями - to be * broke сидеть без гроша в кармане точно, как раз - to run a hundred metres in ten seconds * пробежать сто метров ровно за десять секунд (финансовое) без процентов квартира (расположенная на одном этаже) - block of *s многоквартирный дом pl дом, состоящий из нескольких таких квартир (редкое) этаж cooperative ~ кооперативная квартира council ~ муниципальная квартира flat = flat-car ~ без процентов ~ муз. бемоль ~ тех. боек молотка;
to join the flats придать вид единого целого, скомпоновать ~ выдохшийся (о пиве и т. п.) ;
ослабевший;
спустившийся (о пневматической шине и т. п.) ~ вялый, скучный, однообразный;
life is very flat in your town жизнь очень скучна, однообразна в вашем городе ~ вялый ~ тех. делать или становиться ровным, плоским ~ муз. детонирующий;
снижающий, бемольный, минорный ~ pl дом с такими квартирами ~ единообразный ~ театр. задник ~ категорический, прямой;
that's flat это окончательно (решено) ~ квартира (располоаженная в одном этаже) ~ стр. настил ~ воен. настильный (о траектории) ~ невыгодный ~ неоживленный ~ ком. неоживленный, вялый (о рынке) ~ нерельефный, плоский;
flat ground слабо пересеченная местность ~ полигр. нефальцованный (о листе) ;
флатовый (о бумаге) ;
flat race скачка без препятствий ~ обозначение облигации, по которой не выплачиваются проценты ~ обозначение цены облигации без учета наросших процентов ~ одинаковый (о цене) ~ плоский (о шутке) ~ плоский, ровный;
распростертый во всю длину;
a flat roof плоская крыша ~ плоский ~ плоско;
врастяжку, плашмя;
to fall flat упасть плашмя ~ плоскость, плоская поверхность;
the flat of the hand ладонь;
on the flat жив. на плоскости, в двух измерениях ~ плоскость ~ геол. пологая залежь ~ разг. простофиля ~ прямо, без обиняков;
решительно ~ равнина, низина;
отмель;
низкий берег ~ разорившийся ~ скучный, унылый;
безжизненный;
неэнергичный;
неостроумный;
невразумительный;
to fall flat не произвести впечатления ~ слабый ~ амер. разг. спущенная шина ~ твердый, единообразный;
flat rate единая ставка (налога, расценок и т. п.) ~ точно, как раз;
to go flat against orders идти вразрез с приказаниями ~ pl туфли без каблуков ~ фаска, грань ~ широкая неглубокая корзина ~ нерельефный, плоский;
flat ground слабо пересеченная местность ~ hand ладонь с вытянутыми пальцами;
flat nose приплюснутый нос ~ hand ладонь с вытянутыми пальцами;
flat nose приплюснутый нос ~ плоскость, плоская поверхность;
the flat of the hand ладонь;
on the flat жив. на плоскости, в двух измерениях ~ полигр. нефальцованный (о листе) ;
флатовый (о бумаге) ;
flat race скачка без препятствий ~ твердый, единообразный;
flat rate единая ставка (налога, расценок и т. п.) rate: flat ~ фиксированная ставка ~ плоский, ровный;
распростертый во всю длину;
a flat roof плоская крыша flat = flat-car flat-car: flat-car амер. ж.-д. вагон-платформа freehold ~ собственная квартира ~ точно, как раз;
to go flat against orders идти вразрез с приказаниями ~ тех. боек молотка;
to join the flats придать вид единого целого, скомпоновать leasehold ~ арендованная квартира ~ вялый, скучный, однообразный;
life is very flat in your town жизнь очень скучна, однообразна в вашем городе ~ плоскость, плоская поверхность;
the flat of the hand ладонь;
on the flat жив. на плоскости, в двух измерениях owner-occupied ~ квартира, занимаемая владельцем rented ~ арендуемая квартира service ~ квартира с гостиничным обслуживанием service ~ служебная квартира show ~ демонстрационная площадка special ~ специальная квартира the storm left the oats ~ буря побила (или положила) овес ~ категорический, прямой;
that's flat это окончательно (решено) time-share ~ совместно снимаемая квартира vacant ~ свободная квартира

I [flæt] 1. сущ. 2. прил. - flat fee
- flat tax 3. нареч. 4. гл.; тех. II [flæt] сущ.

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* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:




Multiple Entries:
dar    
de    
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1


déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo

2



‹información/idea› to give
3



4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5


dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him


1

‹ dividendos› to pay;



venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1


[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1

( como castigo) to smack sb;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post


2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3


‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;

5 [sol/luz]:

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):



dárselas de listo to act smart


se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1


el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane


el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2


una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house


una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars


dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow


rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3


objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue


tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4




pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29


la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world


dé madrugada early in the morning
5


hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play


estamos dé fiesta we're having a party


copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test
[durante] in; Urug Urug Urug CSur [con superlativos] Am otherwise;