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3 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
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◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
4 cuento chino
m.cock-and-bull story, tall story, snow job.* * *tall story* * *(fam): eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney; no me vengas con cuentos chinos don't give me any of your cock-and-bull stories (colloq)* * *(n.) = tall tale, tall storyEx. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American ' tall tales'.Ex. The article ' Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.* * *(fam): eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney; no me vengas con cuentos chinos don't give me any of your cock-and-bull stories (colloq)* * *(n.) = tall tale, tall storyEx: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American ' tall tales'.
Ex: The article ' Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.* * *famtall story fam -
5 patraña
f.fabrication, lie, hoax, take-in.* * *1 story* * *SF1) (=embuste) tall story2) (=narración confusa) rigmarole, long involved story* * *femenino tall story* * *= fabrication, humbug, charade.Ex. The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.* * *femenino tall story* * *= fabrication, humbug, charade.Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.* * *tall story, tall tale* * *
patraña sustantivo femenino
tall story
' patraña' also found in these entries:
English:
hoax
* * *patraña nfyarn, cock-and-bull story* * *f tall story* * *patraña nf: tall tale, humbug, nonsense -
6 embuste
m.1 lie.2 scam, fib, take-in, ruse.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: embustir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: embustir.* * ** * *SM1) (=mentira) lie2) pl embustes (=adornos) trinkets* * *masculino tall story, story (colloq)* * *= humbug.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* * *masculino tall story, story (colloq)* * *= humbug.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
* * *tall story, story ( colloq)* * *
embuste sustantivo masculino
tall story, story (colloq)
embuste sustantivo masculino lie, trick
' embuste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuento
* * *embuste nmlie, fib* * *m lie* * *embuste nm1) mentira: lie, fib2) engaño: trick, hoax -
7 leyenda fantástica
(n.) = tall tale, tall storyEx. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American ' tall tales'.Ex. The article ' Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.* * *(n.) = tall tale, tall storyEx: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American ' tall tales'.
Ex: The article ' Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk. -
8 rollo
m.1 roll (cilindro).rollo de papel higiénico toilet roll2 reel (Cine) (de película).3 drag, bore (informal) (pesadez, aburrimiento).¡qué rollo! what a bore o drag!un rollo de discurso/tío an incredibly boring speech/guyel rollo de costumbre the same old story¡corta el rollo ya! shut up, you're boring me to death!soltar el rollo to go on and ontener mucho rollo to witter on4 tall story (informal) (embuste).5 stuff (informal) (tema, historia).el rollo ese de la clonación all that stuff about cloning, all that cloning business6 scene (informal) (ambiente, tipo de vida). (peninsular Spanish)el rollo de la droga/de las discotecas the drug/nightclub sceneno me va ese rollo it's not my scene, I'm not into all that7 relationship (informal) (relación). (peninsular Spanish)tener un rollo (con) to have a fling (with)tener buen/mal rollo (con alguien) to get on/not to get on (with somebody)8 roller, curler (para el pelo). (Venezuelan Spanish)9 untrue story.10 scroll, roll of parchment.11 speech, lecture, screed, sermon.12 rouleau.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rollar.* * *1 (gen) roll; (de cable, alambre) coil2 familiar (michelín) roll of fat3 familiar (aburrimiento) drag, bore, pain■ ¡menudo rollo! how boring!4 familiar (discurso, explicación, etc) long drawn-out speech, boring lecture■ ¡vaya rollo nos soltó! he didn't half go on!\estar en el rollo argot to be with it, be cooltener rollo familiar to go on a lottener buen rollo argot to be chatty, be easy to get on withrollo de papel higiénico roll of toilet paperrollo de primavera COCINA spring rollrollo pastelero rolling pinrollo patatero real bore, real drag* * *noun m.1) roll2) bore* * *1. SM1) (=cilindro) [de tela, papel, cuerda fina, cable fino] roll; [de cuerda gruesa, cable grueso] coil; [de película de cine] reel; [de pergamino] scrollrollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller
2) (Culin)a) (tb: rollo pastelero)Esp rolling pinb) [de masa, relleno] (pastry) roll3) (=tronco) logen rollo — whole, uncut
4) * (=michelín) roll of fat, spare tyre * hum¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró
¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *
nos vino con un rollo de su familia que no había quien se lo creyera — he spun us a yarn about his family that no one could possibly believe
¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *
corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want
cortar el rollo a algn —
mejor que le cortes el rollo, que tenemos prisa — don't let him rattle on, we're in a hurry
¡con lo bien que lo estábamos pasando! ¡nos has cortado el rollo! — we were having a great time until you went and spoiled things!
estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —
tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —
no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like
6) * (=aburrimiento)¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **
ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **
7) ** (=asunto) thingno sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on
8) Esp ** (=ambiente) scene *9) ** (=sensación)•
buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *
me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it
¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *
tener un buen/mal rollo con algn — to get on well/badly with sb
10) * (=relación sentimental)2.ADJ INV Esp, Méx * boringno seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián
* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boringIIqué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
1)a) (de papel, tela, película) rollb) (de cable, cuerda) reelc) (fam) ( de gordura) roll of fatd) (Esp) (Coc) tb2)a) (Esp fam) ( cosa aburrida) boreb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( lata)3) (fam)a) ( perorata) speech (colloq), lecture (colloq)todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)
bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
b) ( mentira) story4) (Esp arg) ( ambiente) scene (colloq)5)a) (Esp, Méx fam)b) ( asunto) business* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boringIIqué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
1)a) (de papel, tela, película) rollb) (de cable, cuerda) reelc) (fam) ( de gordura) roll of fatd) (Esp) (Coc) tb2)a) (Esp fam) ( cosa aburrida) boreb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( lata)3) (fam)a) ( perorata) speech (colloq), lecture (colloq)todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)
bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
b) ( mentira) story4) (Esp arg) ( ambiente) scene (colloq)5)a) (Esp, Méx fam)b) ( asunto) business* * *rollo12 = roll, roll, coil, roll.Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.
Ex: For example, bundles, files, volumes or rolls are clearly items because they are physically appropriate for handling.Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.* rollo de acetato = acetate roll.* rollo de papel de cocina = kitchen roll.* rollo de papel higiénico = loo roll.* rollo de papiro = papyrus roll.* rollo de película = roll film.* rollo de pergamino = parchment scroll, roll.* rollo de piano = piano roll.* rollo de toallitas de papel = kitchen roll.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.rollo22 = hassle, shaggy dog story, sales pitch, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.* buen rollo = good vibes.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.* rollo amoroso = fling.* rollo barato = soapbox.* rollo de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* rollo macabeo = soapbox.* rollo político = spin.* rollo publicitario = sales pitch, product pitch.* ser un rollo = stink.* tener un rollo amoroso = have + a fling.* * *¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! ( colloq)A1 (de papel, tela) rollun rollo de papel higiénico a roll of toilet paper2 (de película) roll3 (de cable, cuerda) reel4 ( fam) (de gordura) roll of fat51 (cosa aburrida) borelas clases me parecen un rollo the classes bore me to death o are dead boring ( colloq)¡qué rollazo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!un rollo patatero or macabeo ( Esp arg): este programa es un rollo patatero this program is dead boring o is a real turn-off o ( AmE) is lethal ( colloq)2(lata): ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance!, what a pain o drag! ( colloq)este coche es un rollo this car's more trouble than it's worth ( colloq)C ( fam)todos los días nos suelta or nos mete or ( Méx) nos tira or ( Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo he gives us the same speech o sermon every day ( colloq)no me sueltes el rollo, ya sé lo que tengo que hacer you can cut the lecture, I know what I have to do ( colloq)bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? ( AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? ( BrE colloq)2 (cuento, mentira) storynos contó or nos metió un rollo de que había estado enfermo he told o gave us some story about having been illD( Esp): tener rollo: ¡qué rollo tiene este tío! this guy sure does go on! ( colloq), this guy never shuts up! ( colloq)tiene mucho rollo, pero a la hora de la verdad… he talks a lot o ( colloq) he has a big mouth, but when it comes down to it…¡venga, modernízate, que no estás en el rollo! come on, get with it!, you just aren't hip o cool! ( colloq)a mí este rollo no me va this isn't my scene ( colloq)le va mucho el rollo he's really into the scene ( colloq)1(asunto): no sé de qué va el rollo I don't know what's going on o what it's all aboutno me aclaro con el rollo este de los impuestos nuevos I can't make head nor tail of this new tax business ( colloq)es un rollo muy malo, no tienen casa ni trabajo things are looking really bad, they have nowhere to live and no work ( colloq)2 (aventura amorosa) affair* * *
rollo sustantivo masculino
1
2
◊ ¡qué rollo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!
◊ ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance o pain!
3 (fam)
bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
4 (Esp, Méx fam) ( asunto) business
■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boring;◊ ¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
rollo sustantivo masculino
1 (de papel, tela, etc) roll
(para la cámara de fotos) (roll of) film
Cine reel
(de papel higiénico) roll (of toilet paper)
2 (de alambre, cuerda, etc) coil, reel
3 Culin (para amasar) rolling pin
(para comer) roll
4 fam (una persona, una cosa) drag, bore: ¡menudo rollo de película!, what a boring film!
soltar el rollo, to give a speech o sermon
5 fam (asunto) affair, matter: está metido en el rollo de las drogas, he's involved in drugs
6 fam (ambiente) hay buen/mal rollo entre nosotros, we have good/bad vibrations
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo un rollo patatero, to be a real bore
' rollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esto
- paliza
- palo
- pestiño
- avanzar
- movida
English:
bore
- coil
- grind
- hassle
- roll
- scroll
- spiel
- toilet roll
- bind
- reel
- rolling pin
- toilet
* * *♦ nm1. [cilindro] roll;[cuerda, cable] coil rollo de papel higiénico toilet roll;rollo de pergamino scroll;Culin rollo de primavera spring roll2. [carrete fotográfico] roll of film;[de película de cine] reel [molestia, latazo] pain;¡qué rollo! [aburrimiento] what a drag o bore!;[molestia] what a pain!;un rollo de discurso/tío an incredibly boring speech/guy;el rollo de costumbre the same old story;¡corta el rollo ya! shut up, you're boring me to death!;soltar el rollo to go on and on;nos metió un rollo diciéndonos que… he gave us some story o spiel about…rollo macabeo [mentira] ridiculous spiel;rollo patatero [mentira] ridiculous spielel rollo ese de la clonación all that stuff about cloning, all that cloning business;¿de qué va el rollo? what's it all about?;¡vamos, suelta el rollo! come on, out with it!el rollo de la droga/de las discotecas the drug/nightclub scene;no me va ese rollo it's not my scene, I'm not into all thatvenga, colega, tírate el rollo y déjanos pasar go on, be a pal and let us inle daba mal rollo quedarse sola she was really uncomfortable about being left on her own11. CompRP Famlargar el rollo [vomitar] to throw up♦ adj invEsp Fam [aburrido] boring;yo lo encuentro un poco rollo I think he's a bit of a bore* * *m1 FOT roll2 fig famdrag fam ;¡qué rollo! fam what a drag! fam3 ( sermón):¡corta el rollo! fam can it! fam, shut up! fam ;soltar el rollo fam give a speech4 ( lío):tener un rollo con alguien have a thing with s.o. fam5 ( tema):me va el rollo de la cocina mexicana/ la pintura pop I’m into Mexican cookery/ painting fam6:buen/mal rollo pop good/bad atmosphere* * *rollo nm1) : roll, coilun rollo de cinta: a roll of tapeen rollo: rolled up* * *rollo n1. (en general) roll2. (cosa pesada) drag / pain -
9 leyenda
f.1 legend.2 inscription, legend.3 caption, legend.* * *1 (narración) legend2 (inscripción) inscription\leyenda negra black legend* * *noun f.1) legend2) caption* * *SF1) (=historia) legendleyenda negra — (=mala fama) bad reputation; ( Hist) view of the Conquest of Latin America which emphasized the negative side of Spanish involvement
2) (=inscripción) [de moneda, medalla, lápida] legend, inscription3) [de cuadro, grabado, mapa] (=encabezamiento) heading; (=pie) caption4) (=eslogan) slogan* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.----* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *A ( Lit) (narración) legendsegún cuenta la leyenda according to the legend, the legend has it that …un actor que se convirtió en leyenda an actor who became a legendCompuesto:B (de una moneda, un escudo) legend; (de una ilustración, foto) caption, legendcomo reza la leyenda according to the caption* * *
leyenda sustantivo femenino
( de ilustración) caption, legend
leyenda sustantivo femenino
1 (narración) legend
2 (inscripción) inscription, lettering
' leyenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
folklórico
- inscripción
- mito
English:
caption
- legend
- story
* * *leyenda nf1. [narración] legendla leyenda negra Hist = the negative picture traditionally given of Spain by many European historians, and especially of the Inquisition and the conquest of the Americas; Figsobre él pesa una leyenda negra he has an appalling reputation2. [ídolo] legend;una leyenda del jazz a jazz legend3. [inscripción] [en moneda, escudo, estandarte] inscription, legend;[en mapa] legend* * *f legend* * *leyenda nf1) : legend2) : caption, inscription* * *leyenda n legend -
10 chiva
intj.look out.f.1 kid, a female goat.2 goatee (barba). (Latin American)3 bus; car. (Andes & Central America)4 blanket, bedcover. (Central America)5 naughty little girl; (CAm. Cono Sur) mannish woman; (And. Carib, Cono Sur) immoral woman. (Caribbean)6 fib, tall story. (Central America)7 grass, informer (delator). (Caribbean)8 bus.9 naughty little girl.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chivar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: chivar.* * *f., (m. - chivo)* * *1. SF1) (Zool) kid; (=cabra) nanny goat- estar como una chiva2) LAm (=barba) goatee, goatee beard3) CAm (=manta) blanket, bedcover5) Caribe, Cono Sur (=niña) naughty little girl; CAm, Cono Sur (=marimacho) mannish woman; And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=vividora) immoral woman7) Caribe (=mochila) knapsack9) Cono Sur * fib, tall story10) Caribe * (=delator) grass **, informer2.ADJ CAm * (=despabilado) alert, sharp3.EXCL CAm * look out!, careful!* * *1) (AmL) ( barba) goatee2) (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus3) (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive5) chivas femenino plural (Méx fam) ( cachivaches) junk (colloq)* * *1) (AmL) ( barba) goatee2) (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus3) (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive5) chivas femenino plural (Méx fam) ( cachivaches) junk (colloq)* * *A¡chiva con ese maje! you'd better watch your step with that guy ( colloq)me salió con la chiva de que había estado enfermo he gave me some cock-and-bull story about how he'd been ill ( colloq)son puras chivas it's all a bunch o pack of lies ( colloq)ser una chiva para algo ( Ven fam): mi hermana es una chiva para la lotería when it comes to the lottery my sister has the luck of the devilCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo chivarse: ( conjugate chivarse)
se chiva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
chiva sustantivo femenino
1 (AmL) ( barba) goatee
2 (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus
3 (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive
4 (Chi fam) ( mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq);
ver tb◊ chivo
5
chivo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool kid, young goat
2 figurado chivo expiatorio, sustantivo masculino scapegoat
' chiva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivo
* * *♦ nf2. RP [barba] goatee♦ chivas nfpl* * *f1 L.Am.goat;estar como una chiva fam be nuts fam2 C.Am., Colbus -
11 película
f.1 movie, film, picture, motion picture.2 film.3 pellicle.* * *1 film\allá películas familiar too badde película fantasticechar/poner una película to show a film■ ¿qué película echan hoy en la tele? what film's on the telly today?no saber de qué va la película familiar to have no idea, not have a cluepelícula de miedo horror filmpelícula de suspense thrillerpelícula en blanco y negro black-and-white filmpelícula en color colour filmpelícula del oeste westernpelícula muda silent movie* * *noun f.1) film2) movie* * *SF1) (Cine) film, movie (EEUU)hoy echan o ponen una película de Hitchcock por la tele — there's a Hitchcock film on TV tonight
película de la serie B — B film, B movie ( esp EEUU)
película en color — colour film, color film (EEUU)
2) (Fot) film3) (Téc) filmpelícula autoadherible — Méx Clingfilm ®, Saran Wrap ® (EEUU)
4) * (=narración) story, catalogue of events; (=cuento) tall story, tale¡cuánta película! — what a load of rubbish! *
* * *1)a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras — there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today
de película — (fam) fantastic (colloq)
una chica de película — a gorgeous o fantastic girl
una casa de película — a dream house (colloq)
b) (Fot) film- película2) ( capa fina - de aceite) film; (- de polvo) thin layer* * *= cinefilm, feature film, film, footage, film, movie, feature-length film, flick.Ex. A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex. The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).Ex. IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.Ex. A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.Ex. He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.----* banda sonora de película = film music.* basado en película = film-based [film based].* bobina de película = film reel.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* carrete de película = film reel.* ciclo de películas = film series.* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).* con una película de resina = resin-coated.* créditos de película = film credits.* crítica de película = film review.* de película = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfect.* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.* guión de película = screenplay.* película biográfica = biopic.* película cinematográfica = motion picture, motion picture film.* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.* película de 16 milímetros = 16mm film.* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.* película de acetato = safety film, acetate film.* película de alquiler = rental movie.* película de cine = moving picture.* película de culto = cult movie.* película de diazo = diazo film.* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.* película del oeste = Western film.* película de medianoche = midnight film.* película de nitrato = nitrate film.* película de nitrato de celulosa = cellulose nitrate film.* película de policías = crime film.* película de seguridad = safety film.* película de suspense = suspense film.* película de terror = horror movie.* película fotográfica = photographic film.* película gore = splatter film.* película muda = silent film.* película policíaca = crime film.* película química = chemical film.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* película sonora = sound movie.* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.* película vesicular = vesicular film.* proyección de película = film show, film showing.* reserva de películas = film booking.* rollo de película = roll film.* * *1)a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras — there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today
de película — (fam) fantastic (colloq)
una chica de película — a gorgeous o fantastic girl
una casa de película — a dream house (colloq)
b) (Fot) film- película2) ( capa fina - de aceite) film; (- de polvo) thin layer* * *= cinefilm, feature film, film, footage, film, movie, feature-length film, flick.Ex: A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.* banda sonora de película = film music.* basado en película = film-based [film based].* bobina de película = film reel.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* carrete de película = film reel.* ciclo de películas = film series.* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).* con una película de resina = resin-coated.* créditos de película = film credits.* crítica de película = film review.* de película = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfect.* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.* guión de película = screenplay.* película biográfica = biopic.* película cinematográfica = motion picture, motion picture film.* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.* película de 16 milímetros = 16mm film.* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.* película de acetato = safety film, acetate film.* película de alquiler = rental movie.* película de cine = moving picture.* película de culto = cult movie.* película de diazo = diazo film.* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.* película del oeste = Western film.* película de medianoche = midnight film.* película de nitrato = nitrate film.* película de nitrato de celulosa = cellulose nitrate film.* película de policías = crime film.* película de seguridad = safety film.* película de suspense = suspense film.* película de terror = horror movie.* película fotográfica = photographic film.* película gore = splatter film.* película muda = silent film.* película policíaca = crime film.* película química = chemical film.* película sangrienta = splatter film.* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].* película sonora = sound movie.* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.* película vesicular = vesicular film.* proyección de película = film show, film showing.* reserva de películas = film booking.* rollo de película = roll film.* * *hoy dan or ( Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film todayfue un gol de película it was a tremendous o fantastic goal ( colloq)una chica de película a gorgeous o fantastic girluna casa de película a dream house ( colloq)ayer me pasó algo de película something incredible happened to me yesterdayCompuestos:action movie or filmcartoonWesternhorror movie o filmthrillerhorror movie o filmWesternsilent movie o filmsnuff movie ( colloq)talking picture, talkieX-certificate movie o filmB ( Fot) filmC (capa fina) filmuna película de aceite a film of oiluna película de polvo a thin covering/layer of dust* * *
película sustantivo femenino
1
hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película there's a movie o film on today, they're showing a movie o film today;
película del Oeste or de vaqueros Western;
película de miedo or de terror horror movie o film;
película de suspenso or (Esp) suspense thriller;
película muda silent movie o filmb) (Fot) film
2 ( capa fina — de aceite) film;
(— de polvo) thin layer
película sustantivo femenino
1 Cine film, movie
echar una película, to show a film
película de miedo/terror, horror film
2 (carrete, bobina) film
3 (capa fina) film, thin layer
♦ Locuciones: contar una película, to tell stories
de película, fabulous, great
' película' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- acción
- ambientar
- amputar
- basarse
- bastante
- bélica
- bélico
- caca
- censurar
- cepillarse
- continuar
- corta
- corto
- crítica
- dedicar
- director
- directora
- dirigir
- doblar
- documentalista
- duración
- emocionante
- empalagosa
- empalagoso
- empezar
- ser
- erotizar
- exhibir
- exhibición
- ficha
- ir
- hasta
- incondicional
- infarto
- interés
- intermedia
- intermedio
- intragable
- intriga
- larga
- largo
- miedo
- mirar
- montar
- novelar
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- peor
- pestiño
English:
about
- adult
- appropriate
- B movie
- backwards
- baddy
- blockbuster
- blue
- bomb
- boring
- by
- censor
- clip
- cult movie
- direct
- downbeat
- downtown
- duplicate
- effect
- engrossed
- enjoyable
- epic
- extra
- eye-opener
- fact
- fail
- fair
- family film
- feeling
- film
- fit
- forthcoming
- funny
- gore
- grip
- hero
- heroine
- hilarious
- horror film
- impact
- in-flight
- last
- location
- make
- making
- minor
- monster
- motion picture
- movie
- moving
* * *♦ nf1. [de cine] movie, Br film;una película de Scorsese a Scorsese movie;película de acción action movie o Br film;película de animación animated feature film;película de dibujos animados feature-length cartoon;película de época period o costume drama;película del Oeste western;película porno porn movie;Esp película de suspense thriller; Am película de suspenso thriller;2. [fotográfica] film;una película en blanco y negro/color a black-and-white/colour filmpelícula fotográfica photographic film;película virgen unexposed film3. [capa] filmmontarse una película to dream up an incredible story♦ de película loc adjFamtienen una casa de película they've got a dream house;pasamos unas vacaciones de película we had the holiday of our dreams♦ de película loc advFamcanta/baila de película she's a fabulous singer/dancer* * *f1 movie, film;de película fam awesome fam, fantastic fam2 FOT film* * *película nf1) : movie, film2) : (photographic) film3) : thin covering, layer* * *película n film -
12 chino
adj.1 Chinese.2 curly, very curly.m.1 Chinese, Chink, Chinaman, native of China.2 Chinese, Chinese language.3 person with curly hair, curly-haired person.4 lad, boy, young man.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chinar.* * *► adjetivo1 Chinese► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Chinese person1 (idioma) Chinese2 (colador) sieve\engañar a alguien como a un chino familiar to take somebody for a rideeso me suena a chino familiar it's all Greek to meser un trabajo de chinos familiar to be a fiddly piece of worktrabajar como un chino familiar to work like a slave————————1 (idioma) Chinese2 (colador) sieve————————1 (piedrecita) pebble1 guessing game sing* * *(f. - china)noun adj.* * *I chino, -a1.ADJ Chinese2. SM / F1) (=persona) Chinese man/woman- es trabajo de chinos2) LAm (=mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race ( of Amerindian and European parentage); (=indio) Indian, Amerindian3) LAm (=criado) servant/maid3. SM1) (Ling) Chinese- hablar en chino- me suena a chino2) (Culin) conical strainerchina IISM (Geol) pebble, stone* * *I- na adjetivo1) ( de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)
2) (Méx) < pelo> curlyII- na masculino, femenino1) ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese womanlos chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people
engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2
2)a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentageb) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)c) (Méx) ( de pelo rizado) curly-haired personIII1) ( idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me
2) (fam) ( de hachís) lump, piece3) (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller4) (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *I- na adjetivo1) ( de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)
2) (Méx) < pelo> curlyII- na masculino, femenino1) ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese womanlos chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people
engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2
2)a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentageb) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)c) (Méx) ( de pelo rizado) curly-haired personIII1) ( idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me
2) (fam) ( de hachís) lump, piece3) (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller4) (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *chino11 = Chinese, Chink, Chinaman.Nota: Uso ofensivo.Ex: There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.
Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.Ex: An innocent Chinese man was punched right on his left eye and yelled at 'We don't need Chinamen in this country!'.* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* naranjita china = kumquat [cumquat].* papel de China = rice paper, pith paper.* repollo chino = Chinese cabbage.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].chino22 = stone.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
* * *A (de la China) ChineseB ( Méx) ‹pelo› curlymasculine, femininelos chinos the Chinese, Chinese peopleengañar a algn como a un chino to take sb for a rideB1 (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage3 ( Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person, person with curly hairA (idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino (hablando de un tema) it's all Greek to me; (hablando de un idioma) it sounds like double Dutch to meC1 ( fam) (de hachís) lump, piecejugar a los chinos to play spoofD ( Méx)1 (pelo rizado) curly hair2 (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller* * *
chino 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 ( de la China) Chinese
2 (Méx) ‹ pelo› curly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( de la China) (m) Chinese man;
(f) Chinese woman;
2
chino 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( idioma) Chinese;◊ me suena a chino it's all Greek to me
2 (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair;
( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller
3 (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)
chino sustantivo masculino
1 (idioma) Chinese
2 familiar (lenguaje incomprensible) Greek: le sonaba a chino, it was all Greek to him
' chino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrio
- cuento
- novela
- sonar
- junco
English:
chinatown
- Chinese
- cock and bull story
- Dutch
- red light district
- story
- tall story
- curl
- curly
- double
- eye
- frizzy
- tall
* * *chino, -a♦ adj1. [de China] Chinese2. Am [mestizo] of mixed race♦ nm,f[persona] Chinese person;un chino a Chinese man;una china a Chinese woman;los chinos the Chinese;engañar a alguien como a un chino to take sb for a ride;trabajar como un chino to slave away;[pesado] to be hard work♦ nm1. [lengua] Chinese;Famme suena a chino [no lo conozco] I've never heard of it;[no lo entiendo] it's all Greek to me; Méx Famestá en chino que pase eso no way is that going to happen2. [pasapuré] hand-operated food mill3. Andes, RP [mestizo] = person of mixed ancestry4. Andes, Ven [niño] child♦ chinos nmpl1. [juego] = game in which each player must guess the number of coins or pebbles in the others' hands2. [pantalones] chinos♦ chino chano loc adv[poco a poco] bit by bit, little by little;caminaron sin detenerse y, chino chano, llegaron a su destino they walked on steadily and eventually got where they were going* * *I adj1 ChineseII m1 Chinese man;trabajo de chinos fam hard work2 idioma Chinese;me suena a chino fam it’s all Chinese odouble Dutch to me fam3 L.Am. desphalf-breed desp* * *chino, -na adj1) : Chinesechino, -na n: Chinese personchino nm: Chinese (language)* * *chino1 adj Chinesechino2 n1. (idioma) Chinese -
13 barreta
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14 bola
f.1 ball (esfera).bola de alcanfor mothballbola de billar billiard ballbola de cristal crystal ballbola del mundo globebola de naftalina mothballbola de nieve snowball2 fib (informal) (mentira).contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs3 rumor (informal).corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend4 shoe polish. ( Latin American Spanish)5 shoeblacking, shoe polish, shoe cream.6 scoop of ice cream.7 polishing, shoe polishing.8 tall story, cock-and-bull story, snow job.9 lie, porky, porky pie.* * *1 (gen) ball2 familiar fib, lie\bola de nieve snowballbola de cristal crystal ball* * *noun f.1) ball2) lie, fib* * *SF1) (=cuerpo esférico) ball; [de helado] scoop; (=canica) marblebola de fuego — (Mil) fireball; (Meteo) ball lightning
pie 2), queso 1)bola de tempestad, bola de tormenta — storm signal
2) (Dep) ball; [de petanca] boule- andar como bola huacha- dar bolase lo he dicho mil veces pero no me da bola — I've told him a thousand times but he doesn't take any notice o a blind bit of notice
¡dale bola! — what, again!
- parar bolasno me paró bolas — he didn't take any notice, he didn't pay attention
- pasar la bolabola de billar — billiard ball, snooker ball
bola de partido — Esp (Tenis) match ball
bola de set — Esp (Tenis) set point
3) [en lana, algodón] bobblehacerse bolas — [jersey, abrigo] to get bobbly; Méx * [persona] to get o.s. tied up in knots
5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) **- en bolasaquí todo el mundo va o está en bolas — everyone goes round naked o in the nude here
- hasta las bolasme tiene hasta las bolas con sus tonterías — I'm pissed off with his fooling around ***, I've had it up to here with his fooling around *
- pillar a algn en bolas7) * (=mentira) fib¡vaya bola que nos metiste! — what a fib you told us!
¡qué bola más grande! — what a whopper! *
¿no te habrás tragado esa bola? — you didn't swallow that one, did you? *, you didn't fall for it, did you? *
8) (=rumor)¿quién ha corrido la bola de que se van a vivir al extranjero? — who's been spreading the word that they're going to move abroad?
9) Méx10) (Naipes) (grand) slam11) (Náut) signal (with discs)12) (Tip) golf ball13) (Mec) ball bearing* * *1)a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoopb) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marbleparar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)
tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)
c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)
estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)
hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something
pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)
d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf musclesacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles
2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)
3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)4) (Méx fam) ( montón)una bola de — loads of (colloq)
5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)armarse la bola — (Méx)
se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)
* * *= fib, fibbing, ball.Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex. People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.----* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola de barro = mudpie.* bola de cristal = crystal ball.* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.* bola de molienda = grinding ball.* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.* decir bolas = fib.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.* parada de bola = fielding.* * *1)a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoopb) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marbleparar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)
tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)
c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)
estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)
hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something
pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)
d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf musclesacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles
2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)
3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)4) (Méx fam) ( montón)una bola de — loads of (colloq)
5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)armarse la bola — (Méx)
se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)
* * *= fib, fibbing, ball.Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola de barro = mudpie.* bola de cristal = crystal ball.* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.* bola de molienda = grinding ball.* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.* decir bolas = fib.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.* parada de bola = fielding.* * *A1 (cuerpo redondo) ball; (de helado) scoopse hacen bolas con la masa form the dough into ballsel gato estaba hecho una bolita en el sofá the cat was curled up (in a little ball) on the sofase me hizo una bola en el estómago I got a knot in my stomachtengo una bola en el estómago de haber comido tan rápido I ate too fast, my stomach feels heavyte vas a poner como una bola you're going to get very fatalgunos tejidos se hacen bolas some materials get o go bobblymáquina de escribir de bola golf ball typewriterandar como bola huacha ( Chi fam): ando como bola huacha I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do with myselfcomo bola sin manija ( RPl fam): me tiene como bola sin manija he has me running about from pillar to postdesde que se mudaron los amigos anda como bola sin manija since his friends moved away he's been at a complete loss o he's been wandering around like a lost soul o he hasn't known what to do with himselfecharse la bolita ( Méx); to pass the buckpare bolas, que le estoy hablando pay attention when I'm talking to youle advertí, pero no me puso bolas I warned him, but he didn't take the slightest notice ( colloq)(pelado) como una bola de billar ( RPl); as bald as a coot ( colloq), bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard balltener la cabeza como una bola de billar to be as bald as a coot ( colloq), to be as bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ballme da por las bolas que me empujen it really gets on my nerves o up my nose when people push me ( colloq), it really pisses me off when people push me (sl)hacerse bolas con algo ( Méx); to get in a mess over sthpillar a algn en bolas to catch sb on the hop ( colloq), to catch sb with their pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down ( colloq)sacar bola to flex one's musclesCompuestos:crystal ballsnowballmatch pointset pointme metió una bola he told me a fibcorre la bola de que … (the) word is that …, word has it that …, it's going round that …C(Andes, RPI fam) (atención): se lo dije pero él no me dio bola or pero él, ni bola I told him, but he didn't take the slightest bit o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice ( colloq)Duna bola de libros stacks o loads of books ( colloq)EF ( Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)armarse la bola ( Méx): cuando marcaron el penalty se armó la bola when they scored from the penalty all hell broke loose ( colloq)¿por qué se armó la bola? — porque no había boletos what was all the fuss about? — there were no tickets left ( colloq)* * *
bola sustantivo femenino
1 ( cuerpo redondo) ball;
( de helado) scoop;
(Dep) ball;
( de petanca) boule;
( canica) (Col, Per) marble;
bola de nieve snowball;
bola de partido/de set match/set point
2◊ bolas sustantivo femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg);
estar en bolas (fam or vulg) to be stark naked (colloq);
hacerse bolas con algo (Méx) to get in a mess over sth
3 (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq);
contar/decir bolas to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
4 (Méx fam) ( montón):◊ una bola de loads of (colloq)
bola sustantivo femenino
1 ball
(canica) marble
2 fam (mentira) fib
♦ Locuciones: correr la bola, to spread a rumour
(desprevenido) without warning
no dar pie con bola, to be unable to do anything right
vulgar en bolas, (desnudo) naked
' bola' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billar
- borla
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- efecto
- granizo
- hueco
- ratón
English:
ball
- bowl
- crystal ball
- dip
- dumpling
- mothball
- pellet
- scoop
- snowball
- crumple
- crystal
- fib
- into
- putt
- roll-on
- track
* * *bola nf1. [esfera] ball;[de helado] scoop;tengo una bola en el estómago my stomach feels bloated;si sigues comiendo pasteles te pondrás como una bola if you carry on eating cakes, you'll get fat;dejar rodar la bola to let it ridebola de alcanfor mothball;bola de cristal crystal ball;bola de fuego fireball;bola del mundo globe;bola de naftalina mothball;bola de nieve snowball;Figconvertirse en una bola de nieve to snowball2. [pelota] ball;[canica] marble; Esp Famno tocar o [m5]rascar bola: se pasó el partido entero sin tocar o [m5] rascar bola he didn't do a single thing in the whole match;no dio pie con bola he didn't do o get a thing rightbola de billar billiard ball;bola de break [en tenis] break point;Ven bolas criollas bowls [singular];bola de juego [en tenis] game point;bola jugadora [en billar] cue ball;bola de partido [en tenis] match point;bola de set [en tenis] set pointcontar bolas to fib, to tell fibs;me intentó meter una bola she tried to tell me a fib;esa bola no me la trago I'm not going to fall for that one4. Fam [rumor]corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend;¡corre la bola!, nos van a poner un examen mañana they're going to give us an exam tomorrow, pass it on!Ven Famecharle bolas: tienes que echarle bolas al asunto you really need to put some oomph o guts into it;Fampillar a alguien en bolas [sin nada, desprevenido] to catch sb out;¡me has pillado en bolas!, ¡no tengo ni idea! you've got me there, I haven't a clue!;el profesor nos pilló en bolas the teacher caught us unprepared;RP muy Fam8. Am [betún] shoe polishen bola [en grupo] in a crowd, as a group13. FamEspa mi/tu/su bola: nosotros trabajando y él, a su bola we were working and there he was, just doing his own thing;Bol, RPandar como bola sin manija to wander around;Vende bola que sí sure, you bet your life;Méx Méxhacerse bolas to get muddled up;RP RPdar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;nadie le da bola al nuevo compañero nobody takes any notice of our new colleague;nunca le dio bola a su hijo she never showed any interest in her son;Andes, Venparar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;RPtener bolas [ser valiente] to have guts;[ser lento] to be slow o thick* * *f1 ball;no dar pie con bola get everything wrong;dejar que ruede la bola fig let things take their course2 TÉC ball bearing3 de helado scoop4 fam ( mentira) fib fam5:en bolas fam stark naked* * *bola nf1) : ballbola de nieve: snowballuna bola de rateros: a bunch of thieves* * *bola n1. (esfera) ball2. (mentira) lie -
15 monserga
f.1 drivel (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 gibberish.* * *■ déjame de monsergas que ya sé lo que tengo que hacer stop nagging me, I know what I've got to do* * *SF (=pesadez) boring spiel *; (=tontería) drivel *dar la monserga — (=fastidiar) to be irritating; (=aburrir) be a bore
¡no me vengas con monsergas! — (=no molestes) give it a rest!; (=no te enrolles) don't talk drivel! *
* * *1 (sermón) lectureme soltó una monserga por no estudiar she gave me a lecture about not studying2(lata, rollo): no me vengas con monsergas, no te dejo el coche stop going on at o pestering o ( colloq) hassling me; I'm not lending you the cardéjate de monsergas y ve al grano stop beating about the bush and get to the point* * *
monserga f fam lecturing, hassling: estaba el casero soltando las monsergas de siempre sobre por qué no funciona el ascensor, the landlord gave us the same story about why the lift wasn't working
' monserga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sermón
* * *monserga nfEsp Fam drivel;no me vengas con monsergas don't give me that rubbish;nos soltó una monserga sobre la santidad del matrimonio he droned on at us about the sanctity of marriage* * *monserga nf: gibberish, drivel -
16 tragarse la píldora
• fall for the story• swallow a tall story• swallow the bitter pill• swallow the pill -
17 una historia inverosímil
• a tall story• an unbelievable storyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > una historia inverosímil
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18 filo
m.1 (cutting) edge (borde).al filo de just beforeal filo de la medianoche at the stroke of midnightde doble filo, de dos filos (figurative) double-edged2 cutting edge, edge, knife edge, sharp edge.3 sharpness, incisiveness.4 phylum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: filar.* * *1 cutting edge, edge\sacar filo a algo to sharpen somethingal filo de figurado on the stroke ofarma de doble filo figurado double-edged swordcomo el filo de un cuchillo (aire, viento) biting* * *noun m.1) blade2) edge* * *ISM1) [de navaja, espada] cutting edge, blade- vivir en el filo de la navaja2) [con horas]3) (Náut)4) LAm (=de montaña) ridge5) And6) Méx* (=hambre)7) Cono Sur (=cuento) tale, tall storyIISM (Bio) phylumIII** SM con-man's accomplice ** * *1)a) (de cuchillo, espada) cutting edge, bladecaminar por or pisar el filo de la navaja — to be on a knife-edge
b) ( borde) edge2) (AmL fam) ( hambre)* * *= edge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.----* al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* espada de dos filos = sword with two edges, two-edged sword.* ser arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* * *1)a) (de cuchillo, espada) cutting edge, bladecaminar por or pisar el filo de la navaja — to be on a knife-edge
b) ( borde) edge2) (AmL fam) ( hambre)* * *= edge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
* al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* espada de dos filos = sword with two edges, two-edged sword.* ser arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* * *filo1A1 (de un cuchillo, una espada) cutting edge, bladeeste cuchillo no tiene mucho filo this knife doesn't cut very well o isn't very sharple voy a dar filo I'm going to sharpen ithacía un viento como el filo de un cuchillo there was a biting windcaminar por or pisar el filo de la navaja to be on a knife-edge2 (de una montaña) ridge3 (borde) edgeel filo de la mesa the edge of the tableal filo de las siete at seven o'clock sharp, on the dot of seven o'clockB ( Biol) phylumC( AmL fam) (hambre): tengo un filo enorme I'm ravenous o starved ( colloq), I'm starving ( BrE colloq)* * *
Del verbo filar: ( conjugate filar)
filo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
filó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
filo sustantivo masculino
le voy a dar filo I'm going to sharpen it
al filo de las siete at seven o'clock sharp
filo sustantivo masculino
1 (cutting) edge
de doble filo, double-edged
♦ Locuciones: al filo, (muy cerca de) al filo de la locura, on the edge of madness
' filo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arma
- doble
- agudo
- canto
- dentado
- embotado
English:
blunt
- double-edged
- edge
- lip
- razor
- double
- knife
- two
* * *♦ nm1. [borde] (cutting) edge;sacar filo a algo to sharpen sth;en el filo de la navaja on a knife edge♦ al filo de loc prep[en el tiempo] just before;al filo de la medianoche at the stroke of midnight;al filo de la desesperación on the verge of despair;se quedaron al filo de la mayoría absoluta they were just short of an absolute majority* * *m1 de mesa edge2 de navaja cutting edge;de doble filo double-edged sword;estar en el filo de la navaja be on a knife edge;sacar filo a sharpen, put an edge on3:al filo de las siete around 7 o’clock;al filo del mediodía twelve o’clock on the dot, on the stroke of twelve* * *filo nm1) : cutting edge, blade2) : edgeal filo del escritorio: at the edge of the deskal filo de la medianoche: at the stroke of midnight -
19 inventar
v.to invent.María inventó un nuevo secador Mary invented a new dryer.Ricardo inventó esa patraña Richard invented that tall story.* * *1 (crear) to invent2 (imaginar) to imagine3 (mentir) to make up, fabricate\inventar excusas to make up excuses* * *verb1) to invent2) devise* * *1.VT [gen] to invent; [+ plan] to devise; [+ historia, excusa] to invent, make up, concoct2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <aparato/sistema> to inventb) <juego/palabra> to make up, invent; <cuento/excusa/mentira> to make up2.inventarse v pron (enf) inventar* * *= invent, confabulate, fabricate, cook up, trump up.Ex. Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.Ex. His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.----* inventarse = devise.* reinventar = reinvent [re-invent].* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <aparato/sistema> to inventb) <juego/palabra> to make up, invent; <cuento/excusa/mentira> to make up2.inventarse v pron (enf) inventar* * *= invent, confabulate, fabricate, cook up, trump up.Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.
Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.* inventarse = devise.* reinventar = reinvent [re-invent].* * *inventar [A1 ]vt1 ‹aparato/sistema› to invent pólvora2 ‹juego/palabra› to make up, invent; ‹cuento› to make up3 ‹excusa/mentira› to make up, invent, come up with( enf) ‹pretexto/mentira› to invent, come up with, make up* * *
inventar ( conjugate inventar) verbo transitivo
‹cuento/excusa/mentira› to make up
inventar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto, una técnica) to invent
2 (excusa, mentira) to make up, concoct
' inventar' also found in these entries:
English:
concoct
- contrive
- fabricate
- invent
- justification
- make up
- devise
- make
- think
* * *♦ vt1. [máquina, sistema] to invent2. [narración, falsedades] to make up* * *v/t invent* * *inventar vt1) : to invent2) : to fabricate, to make up* * *inventar vb1. (descubrir) to invent2. (idear) to make up¡te lo estás inventando! you're making it up! -
20 andaluzada *
SF (=cuento) tall story, piece of typical Andalusian exaggeration ; (=acto) the sort of thing one expects from an Andalusian
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