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2) совокупность; множество6) установка; регулирование; настройка; наладка || устанавливать; регулировать; настраивать; налаживать7) юстировка || юстировать9) схватывание; затвердевание; отверждение || схватывать(ся); затвердевать; отверждать(ся)10) стабилизация; фиксация (красителя, нити) || стабилизировать; фиксировать (краситель, нить)11) крепление || закреплять13) накрывка ( штукатурки) || наносить накрывку14) глубина погружения сваи при ударе молота15) разводка ( зубьев пилы) || разводить ( зубья пилы)16) радиостанция17) радиоприёмник18) телевизионный приёмник, телевизор19) вчт. установка в состояние "1" || устанавливать в состояние "1"20) тлв, кфт. декорация21) полигр. набор || набирать22) полигр. сет ( единица измерения ширины знака)23) закреплять, высыхать( о печатной краске)24) полигр. комплект, гарнитура27) замешивать ( тесто)•set after break — остаточное удлинение при разрыве;to set for — регулировать; устанавливать;to set free — выделять в свободном виде;to set solid — затвердевать; отверждать(ся);to set up — монтировать; собирать; устанавливать (напр. систему);to strike the set — разбирать декорацию-
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ac welding set
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airborne set
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assembly set
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axis set
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character set
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checkout test set
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chip set
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color separation set
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color television set
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crystal set
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customer set
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data set
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dc welding set
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direct data set
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domestic television set
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quick set
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radio set
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resistance set
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satellite communications set
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saw set
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subscriber set
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television set
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1) множество; совокупность; семейство; ряд; последовательность2) набор; комплект3) установка5) устанавливать в определённое положение; устанавливать в определённое состояние6) монтировать; налаживать•- set constant- set origin
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- nontemporary data set
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- reduced instruction set
- reducible set - set of curves
- shared data set
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- soft instruction set
- software product set
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1) Юридический термин: отменить судебное решение2) Деловая лексика: отменять судебное решение3) юр.Н.П. отменить решение (at the instance of the party affected), отменять решение (at the instance of the party affected) -
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16 afectar
v.1 to affect.las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensionersLa conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.2 to upset, to affect badly.le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3 to damage.a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4 to affect, to feign.afectó enfado he feigned o affected angerMaría afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.5 to pretend to.El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.* * *1 (aparentar) to affect2 (impresionar) to move3 (dañar) to damage4 (concernir) to concern1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved* * *verb1) to affect2) feign* * *1. VT1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to moveme afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary
3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feignafectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance
4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.----* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *afectar [A1 ]vtA1 (tener efecto en) to affectla nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessmanestá afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung diseasela enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brainlas zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floodslo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumberB (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF* * *
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
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2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole
* * *afectar vt1. [incumbir] to affect;las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4. [simular] to affect, to feign;afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign* * *v/t2 ( conmover) upset, affect3 ( fingir) feign* * *afectar vt1) : to affect2) : to upset3) : to feign, to pretend* * *afectar vb1. to affect -
17 quemar
v.1 to burn.quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flagEl fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.Este sol quema This sun is scorching.* * *2 (incendiar) to set on fire3 (destilar) to distil1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=hacer arder)a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire toel incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland
he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron
nave 1)los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages
b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn3) [+ fusible] to blow4) (=gastar)a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn offb) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid
6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin ofun escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician
tanto aparecer en televisión va a quemar su carrera — all these TV appearances will damage his career
7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot11) Arg, Uru2. VI1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!
este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun
2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.----* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *quemar [A1 ]vtA (destruir, eliminar)1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stakeB1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorchme quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette2 «líquido/vapor» to scald3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blowD1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorchla helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniumsE (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squanderF( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photoloco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)G ‹CD› to burn■ quemarviA (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hotB «sol» to burnaunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burneda estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns■ quemarseA1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singeme quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron2 ( fam)(en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)B1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burnaquí se está quemando algo something's burning(+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burnedC «persona»1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out2(pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of yearsen el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short timeD( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like thatno digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)* * *
quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake
2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
( con la plancha) to scorch
‹ fusible› to blow
‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
quemarse verbo pronominal
1
(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
[ edificio] to burn down
[ comida] to burn;
3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- nave
- abrasar
- incendiar
English:
burn
- burn out
- burn up
- sear
- wood
- work off
- blow
- frost
- scorch
* * *♦ vt1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;[con líquido hirviendo] to scald;quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;[ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card2. [calorías] to burn up;[grasa] to burn offel sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindleme quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story♦ vi1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot* * *I v/t1 burn3 famrecursos use up; dinero blow famII v/i be very hot* * *quemar vt: to burn, to set fire toquemar vi: to be burning hot* * *quemar vb2. (edificio, etc) to burn down3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot! -
18 impresionar
v.1 to impress.El anuncio impacta a los jóvenes The ad has impact on young people.2 to expose (photography).3 to make an impression.4 to put oneself over.* * *1 (causar admiración) to impress■ me impresionó mucho el libro cuando lo leí por primera vez the first time I read the book it made a great impression on me■ sus hazañas bélicas no me impresionan ni lo más mínimo his war exploits don't impress me in the slightest2 (afectar) to affect; (inquietar) to disturb3 (película) to expose* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Téc) [+ disco] to cut; [+ foto] to expose2) [+ persona] (=causar impresión a) to impress, strike; (=conmover) to move, affect; (=horrorizar) to shock2.VI (=causar impresión) to make an impression3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( causar buena impresión)me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)
b) ( conmover) to moveverlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me
c) ( alarmar) to shockd) ( sorprender) to strikelo que más me impresionó fue... — what struck me most was...
2) (Fot) < película> to expose2.impresionar vi to impress3.impresionarse v pron to be shocked (o moved etc)* * *= move, strike + Pronombre Personal, dazzle, shock, bedazzle, wow, impress, touch + Posesivo + life, make + a splash.Ex. Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.Ex. 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex. Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.Ex. He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.Ex. When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.Ex. Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.----* para impresionar = for effect.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( causar buena impresión)me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)
b) ( conmover) to moveverlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me
c) ( alarmar) to shockd) ( sorprender) to strikelo que más me impresionó fue... — what struck me most was...
2) (Fot) < película> to expose2.impresionar vi to impress3.impresionarse v pron to be shocked (o moved etc)* * *= move, strike + Pronombre Personal, dazzle, shock, bedazzle, wow, impress, touch + Posesivo + life, make + a splash.Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.
Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.Ex: He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.* para impresionar = for effect.* * *impresionar [A1 ]vtA ‹persona›ver a mi padre llorar me impresionó mucho seeing my father cry really affected me o moved me o made a deep impression on meme impresionó mucho verla tan delgada it really shocked me to see her looking so thinlo que más me impresionó fue el estado lamentable del edificio what struck me most was the terrible state the building was inme impresionó muy bien ( RPl); he made a very good impression (on me), he really impressed meB1 ( Fot) ‹película› to expose2 ‹disco› to press■ impresionarvito impresste lo dice para impresionar he's only saying it to impress youto be shocked ( o moved etc)* * *
impresionar ( conjugate impresionar) verbo transitivo
1a) ( causar buena impresión):
◊ verlo llorar me impresionó mucho seeing him cry really affected o moved me
2 (Fot) ‹ película› to expose
verbo intransitivo
to impress
impresionar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar admiración) to impress
(sobrecoger) to shock
(conmover) me impresionó ver llorar a mi padre, seeing my father cry made a deep impression on me
2 Fot to expose
II verbo intransitivo to impress
' impresionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectar
- calar
- sacudir
- apantallar
- impactar
English:
effect
- flex
- impress
- name-dropper
- shock
- shake
* * *♦ vt1. [asombrar] to amaze, to astonish2. [emocionar] to move;[conmocionar, horrorizar] to shock;me impresiona mucho ver sangre the sight of blood horrifies me;le impresionó mucho ver el cadáver seeing the body was a real shock to him3. [maravillar] to impress4. Fot to expose5. RP [causar impresión en]me impresionó muy bien/mal he made a very good/bad impression on me♦ vi1. [asombrar] to be amazing o astonishing2. [emocionar] to be moving;[conmocionar, horrorizar] to be shocking3. [maravillar] to make an impression* * *v/t:* * *impresionar vt1) : to impress, to strike2) : to affect, to moveimpresionar vi: to make an impression* * *impresionar vb1. (causar admiración) to impress2. (inquietar) to shock -
19 viser
viser [vize]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ objectif, cible, effet, carrière] to aim atb. [mesure] to be aimed atc. ( = regarder) (inf!) to have a look at• vise un peu ça ! just have a look at that!• viser à ( = avoir pour but de) viser à qch/à faire qch to aim at sth/to do sth3. intransitive verba. [tireur] to aim• viser trop haut/trop bas to aim too high/too lowb. ( = ambitionner) viser haut/plus haut to set one's sights high/higher* * *vize
1.
1) ( pointer son regard) to aim at [cible]; ( vouloir atteindre) to aim for [cœur, centre]2) ( aspirer à) to aim for [poste, résultats]; to aim at [marché]3) ( concerner) [loi, campagne] to be aimed at; [remarque, allusion] to be meant ou intended for
2.
viser à verbe transitif indirectviser à quelque chose/à faire — to aim at something/to do
3.
verbe intransitif1) (avec un fusil, un appareil photo) to aim2) fig* * *vize1. vi1) (avec une arme) to aim2)Cette politique vise à l'alphabétisation de l'ensemble de la population. — This policy aims to promote literacy throughout the whole population.
La manœuvre des pompiers visait à ralentir la progression de l'incendie. — The aim of the firefighters' actions was to slow the fire's progress.
2. vt1) (avec une arme) to aim atIl faut viser la cible. — You have to aim at the target.
2) (= concerner) to be aimed at3) (= apposer un visa sur) to stamp, to visa* * *viser verb table: aimerA vtr2 ( aspirer à) to aim for [poste, résultats]; to aim at [marché]; viser la première place to aim to be first;3 ( concerner) [loi, campagne] to be aimed at; [remarque, allusion] to be meant ou intended for; le projet de loi vise les bas salaires the bill is aimed at the low-paid; les employés visés par la décision the employees to whom the ruling applies, the employees who are affected by the ruling; se sentir visé to feel one is being got at○;4 ◑( regarder) to get a load of○, to take a look at; vise un peu ça! get a load of that!;B viser à vtr ind viser à qch/à faire to aim at sth/to do; émission qui vise à changer les attitudes programmeGB which aims to change attitudes; le projet de loi vise à la privatisation des banques the bill is aimed at privatizing banks, the bill aims to privatize banks.C vi1 (avec un fusil, un appareil photo) to aim; viser juste/trop à gauche to aim accurately/too far left;2 fig viser (trop) haut/bas to set one's sights (too) high/low.[vize] verbe transitif[jambe, tête] to aim for2. [aspirer à - poste] to set one's sights on (inseparable), to aim for ; [ - résultats] to aim at ou for (inseparable)3. [concerner - suj: réforme] to be aimed ou directed at ; [ - suj: critique] to be aimed ou directed at, to be meant for5. ADMINISTRATION [passeport] to visa[document - généralement] to stamp ; [ - avec ses initiales] to initial————————[vize] verbe intransitifviser juste/trop bas to aim accurately/too low2. (figuré)viser (trop) haut to set one's sights ou to aim (too) high————————viser à verbe plus préposition[suj: politique, personne] to aim at -
20 moventer
mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 ( sync., mōstis for movistis, Mart. 3, 67, 1;I.mōrunt for moverunt,
Sil. 14, 141), v. a. and n. [Sanscr. mīv, set in motion; Gr. ameibô, change; cf.: momentum, mutare].Act., to move, stir, set in motion; to shake, disturb, remove, etc. (syn.: cieo, agito, ago, molior).A.Lit.:2.movit et ad certos nescia membra modos,
Tib. 1, 7, 38:ut festis matrona moveri jussa diebus,
to dance, Hor. A. P. 232: moveri Cyclopa, to represent a Cyclop by dancing (gesticulating), id. Ep. 2, 2, 125:et fila sonantia movit,
struck, Ov. M. 10, 89:citharam cum voce,
id. ib. 5, 112:tympana,
id. H. 4, 48; to disturb:novis Helicona cantibus,
Manil. Astron. 1, 4:signum movere loco,
to move from the place, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:os,
Cels. 8, 2:gradum,
i. e. to go forward, advance, Sen. Thyest. 420: se, to move or bestir one's self:move ocius te,
Ter. And. 4, 3, 16:praecepit eis, ne se ex eo loco moverent,
not to stir from the spot, Liv. 34, 20; Caes. B. G. 3, 15: castra, to break up, remove:postero die castra ex eo loco movent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15;ellipt. without castra: postquam ille Canusio moverat,
Cic. Att. 9, 1, 1:movisse a Samo Romanos audivit,
Liv. 37, 28, 4.— Pass. reflex.:priusquam hostes moverentur,
Liv. 37, 19, 18:hostem statu,
to drive from his position, dislodge, id. 30, 18:aliquem possessione,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:heredes,
to eject, id. Off. 3, 19, 76:tribu centurionem,
to turn out, expel, id. de Or. 2, 67, 272; so,aliquem de senatu,
id. Clu. 43, 122;the same also without senatu,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 20:senatorio loco,
to degrade, Liv. 39, 42, 6:ex agro,
Cic. Fam. 13, 5, 2:move abs te moram,
remove, cast off, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 10:consulem de sententiā,
to cause to recede, to dissuade, Liv. 3, 21:litteram,
to take away, Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74.—Prov.:omnis terras, omnia maria movere,
to turn the world upside down, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 2.—Transf.a.To excite, occasion, cause, promote, produce; to begin, commence, undertake:b.exercitatione sudor movetur,
is promoted, produced, Cels. 2, 17:alvum,
Cato, R. R. 115:dolorem,
id. ib. 7, 4:lacrimas,
to cause, Quint. 6, 1, 26:fletum populo,
Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:risum,
id. ib. 2, 62, 281:alicui exspectationem,
id. Att. 2, 14, 1:indignationem,
Liv. 4, 50, 1:misericordiam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278:suspicionem,
id. Part. 33, 114:ego istaec moveo, aut curo?
begin, commence, Ter. And. 5, 4, 18:bellum,
Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37; Liv. 23, 48, 6:jam pugna se moverat,
was going on, Curt. 8, 14, 6:cantūs,
Verg. A. 10, 163:tantum decus,
begin, Manil. Astron. 1, 42; cf. Verg. A. 7, 45:nominis controversiam,
to begin, Tac. Dial. 25 init.; cf. Cels. 3, 3, § 25; Dig. 37, 10, 4:litem,
ib. 4, 3, 33:actionem,
ib. 19, 1, 10:mentionem rei,
to make mention, Liv. 28, 11, 9:sacra,
Val. Fl. 3, 540:movere ac moliri aliquid,
to undertake any thing that excites disturbance, Liv. 23, 39:ne quid moveretur,
id. 35, 13.—To shake, to cause to waver, to alter:c.alicujus sententiam,
to change, cause to waver, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 6:sententiam regis,
Liv. 35, 42, 6.—To present, offer an oblation:d.ferctum Jovi moveto,
Cato, R. R. 134.—To disturb, concern, trouble, torment one:e.men moveat cimex Pantilius?
Hor. S. 1, 10, 78:Armeniosne movet, Romana potentia cujus Sit ducis?
Luc. 7, 282; cf. Val. Fl. 7, 131. intoleranda vis aestūs omnium ferme corpora movit, Liv. 25, 26:strepitu fora vestra,
Juv. 2, 52.—Of plants, to put forth:f.si se gemmae nondum moveant,
do not yet appear, Col. 11, 2, 26: de palmite gemma movetur, [p. 1169] is produced, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 13.—To exert, exercise:g.inter principia condendi hujus operis, movisse numen ad indicandam tanti imperii molem traditur deos,
Liv. 1, 55, 3 (cf.:se movere, I. A. supra): artis opem,
Ov. F. 6, 760.—= mutare, to change, transform:h.quorum Forma semel mota est,
Ov. M. 8, 729:nihil motum antiquo probabile est,
Liv. 34, 54, 8.—In mal. part., Plaut. Am. 4, 1, 43.—B.Trop., to move, affect, excite, inspire:II.ut pulcritudo corporis movet oculos et delectat,
charms, Cic. Off. 1, 28, 98:quae me causae moverint,
id. Att. 11, 5, 1:fere fit, quibus quisque in locis miles inveteravit, uti multum earum regionum consuetudine moveatur,
is much affected, influenced, Caes. B. C. 1, 44:aliquem ad bellum,
to stir up, excite, Liv. 35, 12, 5:movet feroci juveni animum conploratio sororis,
stirs his anger, id. 1, 26, 3; cf. id. 21, 38, 3; 23, 31, 11:numina Dianae,
to irritate, provoke, Hor. Epod. 17, 3:multa movens animo,
to revolve, ponder, meditate, Verg. A. 3, 34:moverat plebem oratio consulis,
had stirred, made an impression on, Liv. 3, 20:judicum animos,
Quint. 6, 2, 1:acutule moveri,
keenly affected, Aug. Conf. 3, 7: neque illud me movet, quod, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, A. 2:affectus,
Quint. 6, 1, 7:moveor etiam ipsius loci insolentiā,
Cic. Deiot. 2, 5:nil moveor lacrimis,
Prop. 3, 23, 25 (4, 25, 5):absiste moveri,
be not disturbed, Verg. A. 6, 399:quos sectis Bellona lacertis Saeva movet,
inspires, Luc. 1, 565 (al. monet):ut captatori moveat fastidia,
excites nausea in, Juv. 10, 202.—Neutr., to move itself, move (very rare):A.terra dies duodequadraginta movit,
an earthquake, Liv. 35, 40, 7; 40, 59, 7.—In pass.:reptile quod movetur,
which moves itself, Vulg. Gen. 1, 26 saep.—Hence,mŏvens, entis, P. a., movable (class.): ex eā praedā, quae rerum moventium sit, movable things (as clothes, arms, furniture), Liv. 5, 25, 6:B.voluptas,
that consists in motion, Cic. Fin. 2, 10, 31:furtum rerum moventium,
Gell. 11, 18, 13.— Plur. subst.:quaedam quasi moventia,
motives, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 68.—Hence, adv.: mŏventer, movingly, affectingly (late Lat.), Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Mil. 7, n. 4.—mōtus, a, um, P. a., moved, affected, disturbed ( poet. and in post-class. prose):Ithaci digressu mota Calypso,
Prop. 1, 15, 9:dictis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 23:precibus,
Curt. 6, 5, 23.
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