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1 afinar
v.1 to tune (Music) (instrument).afinar la voz to sing in tuneElsa afina su piano Elsa tunes her piano.2 to fine-tune.afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3 to refine.La refinería afina el aceite The refinery refines the oil.4 to sing in tune.5 to work out, to iron out.Ricardo afinó la propuesta Richard works out the proposal.6 to attune.La privación afina los sentidos Privation attunes the senses7 to enhance.El maquillaje afina la belleza natural Makeup enhances natural beauty.* * *1 to perfect, polish2 MÚSICA to tune3 (puntería) to sharpen4 (metales) to purify, refine* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Mús) to tune2) (Aut) to tune up3) (=perfeccionar) to put the finishing touch to, complete; (=pulir) to polish; (Téc) to purify, refine; [+ puntería] to sharpen, make more precise2.VI to sing in tune, play in tune3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex. The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *afinar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹instrumento› to tune2 ‹coche› to tune up; ‹motor› to tune3 ‹concepto/definición› to perfect, refine, honeB ‹punta› to sharpen■ afinarviA1 (cantar, tocar en el tono debido) «cantante» to sing in tune; «músico» to play in tune2 (ajustar el instrumento) to tune upB (estar alerta) to be/keep on one's toes■ afinarseto become thinner* * *
afinar ( conjugate afinar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ motor› to tune
2 ‹ punta› to sharpen
afinar verbo transitivo
1 (la puntería) to sharpen
2 (un instrumento) to tune
' afinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- diapasón
- puntería
English:
attune
- tune
- tune up
- hone
* * *♦ vt1. [instrumento] to tune;afinar la voz to sing in tune2. [perfeccionar, mejorar] to fine-tune;afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3. [pulir] to refine♦ vi[cantar] to sing in tune* * *I v/t1 MÚS tune; figfine-tune2 punta sharpenII v/i play in tune* * *afinar vt1) : to perfect, to refine2) : to tune (an instrument)afinar vi: to sing or play in tune* * *afinar vb (instrumento) to tune -
2 afinar
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3 afinar
• attune• enhance• fine cord• fine-draw• put into proper pitch -
4 afinar la puntería
• aim carefully• take accurate aim -
5 que se puede afinar
• tunable -
6 diapasón
m.diapason, fingerboard, tuning fork, pitch pipe.* * *1 MÚSICA (instrumento) tuning fork2 MÚSICA (trozo de madera) fingerboard\bajar/subir el diapasón figurado to lower/raise the tone of one's voice* * *SM(Mús)1) (=tono) [al afinar] diapason range; [de voz] tone2) (=instrumento) [para afinar] tuning fork; [de violín, guitarra] fingerboard* * ** * *= tuning fork.Ex. The vibration may also be induced by applying a tuning fork to the glass wall or stroking the rim of the glass with a finger.* * ** * *= tuning fork.Ex: The vibration may also be induced by applying a tuning fork to the glass wall or stroking the rim of the glass with a finger.
* * *(para afinar) tuning fork; (de un instrumento de cuerda) fingerboard* * *
diapasón sustantivo masculino ( para afinar) tuning fork;
( de instrumento de cuerda) fingerboard
' diapasón' also found in these entries:
English:
tuning fork
- tuning
* * *diapasón nmMús1. [para afinar] tuning fork2. [en instrumento de cuerda] fingerboard* * *m tuning fork;diapasón normal tuning fork -
7 puntería
f.1 aim, marksmanship, good aim, aiming.2 gunnery art.* * *1 aim■ ¡qué buena puntería! what a good shot!* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [al apuntar] aim, aimingenmendar o rectificar la puntería — to correct one's aim
hacer la puntería de un cañón — to aim a gun, sight a gun
2) (=destreza) marksmanship* * *tener buena/mala puntería — to be a good/bad shot
afinar la puntería — ( apuntar con cuidado) to take careful aim; ( poner cuidado) to take care, be careful
* * *tener buena/mala puntería — to be a good/bad shot
afinar la puntería — ( apuntar con cuidado) to take careful aim; ( poner cuidado) to take care, be careful
* * *¡qué puntería! what a shot!tener buena/mala puntería to be a good/bad shottiene puntería, siempre llega a la hora de comer ( hum); his timing's perfect, he always turns up at mealtimes ( hum)hacer puntería to take aimafinar la puntería (apuntar con cuidado) to take careful aim; (poner cuidado) to take care, be careful* * *
puntería sustantivo femenino
aim;◊ tener buena/mala puntería to have a good/poor aim;
afinar la puntería to take careful aim;
¡qué puntería! what a shot!
puntería sustantivo femenino aim
tener buena/mala puntería, to be a good/bad shot
' puntería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afinar
- certera
- certero
- tino
- fallar
- infalible
English:
accurate
- aim
- deadly
* * *puntería nf1. [destreza] marksmanship;afinar la puntería to aim carefully;tener buena puntería to be a good shot;tener mala puntería to be a bad shot2. [orientación para apuntar] aim* * *f aim;tener buena/mala puntería be a good/bad shot* * *puntería nf: aim, marksmanship* * *puntería n aim -
8 afinado
adj.1 well-finished, perfect, complete.2 tuned, in tune.3 purified, refined.m.1 tuning.2 tuning.3 honing.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afinar.* * *1→ link=afinar afinar► adjetivo1 (fino) polished, refined2 MÚSICA in tune, tuned* * *ADJ1) (Mús) in tune2) (=acabado) finished, polished* * *= tune-up.Ex. The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.* * *= tune-up.Ex: The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.
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9 adelgazar
v.1 to lose (kilos).2 to slim.3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.* * *1 (afinar) to make slim1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight1 to slim, lose weight* * *verb2) thin* * *1. VT1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen2.VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.----* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *adelgazar [A4 ]vt‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim downme gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds■ adelgazarvito lose weight¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises ( BrE)* * *
adelgazar ( conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹ kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
' adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose
* * *♦ vt[kilos] to lose;esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer♦ vito lose weight, to slim;ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight* * *I v/t loseII v/i lose weight* * *adelgazar {21} vt: to thin, to reduceadelgazar vi: to lose weight* * * -
10 aguzar
v.1 to whet (apetito).2 to sharpen.Yo agucé mi sentido del oído I sharpened my sense of hearing.Pedro aguza tijeras para vivir Peter sharpens scissors for a living.3 to exacerbate, to whet, to stimulate.El filete aguzó mi hambre The fillet exacerbated my hunger.* * *1 (afilar) to sharpen2 (estimular) to spur on, prick1 to become sharper\aguzar el oído to prick up one's earsaguzar la vista to look attentivelyla necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention* * *VT1) (=afilar) to sharpen2) (fig) (=incitar) to incite, stir up; [+ ingenio] to sharpen; [+ apetito] to whet* * *verbo transitivo to sharpen* * *= sharpen.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.----* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* * *verbo transitivo to sharpen* * *= sharpen.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* * *aguzar [A4 ]vtto sharpenaguzó el oído he pricked up his earsla necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of inventiontendrá que aguzar la inteligencia para resolverlo she'll have to sharpen up if she's going to find a solution* * *
aguzar ( conjugate aguzar) verbo transitivo
to sharpen;
aguzar verbo transitivo (agudizar, afinar) to sharpen: el hambre aguza el ingenio, hunger sharpens the wits
' aguzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ingenio
- oído
English:
prick up
* * *aguzar vt1. [afilar] to sharpen2. [apetito] to whet3. [sentido, mente] to sharpen;aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits;aguza el oído, a ver si oyes qué dicen listen carefully and see if you can hear what they're saying* * *v/t sharpen;aguzar el ingenio sharpen one’s wits;aguzar el oído prick up one’s ears* * *aguzar {21} vt1) : to sharpenaguzar el ingenio: to sharpen one's wits2)aguzar el oído : to prick up one's ears -
11 instrumento
m.1 instrument (musical).instrumento de cuerda stringed instrumentinstrumento musical musical instrumentinstrumento de percusión percussion instrumentinstrumento de viento wind instrument2 tool, instrument (tool).instrumento de precisión precision tool3 means, tool (medio).un instrumento para estimular la demanda a means of stimulating demand4 apparatus.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: instrumentar.* * *1 instrument\instrumento de cuerda stringed instrumentinstrumento de percusión percussion instrumentinstrumento de viento wind instrument* * *noun m.1) instrument2) tool, implement* * *SM1) (Mús) instrumentinstrumento musical, instrumento músico — musical instrument
2) (Téc) (=aparato) instrument; (=herramienta) tool, implementinstrumentos de mando — (Aer) controls
3) (=medio) instrument, tool4) (Jur) deed, legal document5) *** (=pene) tool **** * *1)a) (Mús) (musical) instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de viento — string/wind instrument
b) ( herramienta) instrument; (Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión — measuring/precision instruments
2) ( medio) means* * *= instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex. The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.Ex. This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.Ex. Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.Ex. This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.----* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.* instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.* instrumento bibliográfico = bibliographic aid, bibliographic tool.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.* instrumento de medición = measuring instrument.* instrumento de percusión = percussion instrument.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.* instrumento de recuperación = recall device.* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* instrumento de trabajo = tool.* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* instrumento geográfico = geographical artifact.* instrumento musical = instrument, musical instrument.* instrumento musical con teclado = keyboard instrument.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* instrumento para la recuperación = access tool.* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos = fastener.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* instrumento para resumir e indizar = abstracting and indexing tool.* instrumentos de comunicación = communication media.* instrumento sicométrico = psychometric instrument.* panel de instrumentos = dashboard.* tablero de instrumentos = dashboard.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* * *1)a) (Mús) (musical) instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de viento — string/wind instrument
b) ( herramienta) instrument; (Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión — measuring/precision instruments
2) ( medio) means* * *= instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.
Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.* instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.* instrumento bibliográfico = bibliographic aid, bibliographic tool.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.* instrumento de medición = measuring instrument.* instrumento de percusión = percussion instrument.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.* instrumento de recuperación = recall device.* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* instrumento de trabajo = tool.* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* instrumento geográfico = geographical artifact.* instrumento musical = instrument, musical instrument.* instrumento musical con teclado = keyboard instrument.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* instrumento para la recuperación = access tool.* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos = fastener.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* instrumento para resumir e indizar = abstracting and indexing tool.* instrumentos de comunicación = communication media.* instrumento sicométrico = psychometric instrument.* panel de instrumentos = dashboard.* tablero de instrumentos = dashboard.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* * *A1 ( Mús) instrument, musical instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de percusión/de viento string/percussion/wind instrument2 (herramienta) instrument; ( Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión measuring/precision instrumentsinstrumentos quirúrgicos surgical instrumentsCompuesto:musical instrumentB (medio) meansemplea su encanto como instrumento para conseguir sus fines he uses his charm as a means o way of getting what he wantsC ( Der) instrument* * *
Del verbo instrumentar: ( conjugate instrumentar)
instrumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
instrumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
instrumentar
instrumento
instrumentar verbo transitivo ( conjugate instrumentar) (Mús) to orchestrate
instrumento sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) instrument;
instrumentos de precisión precision instruments
2 ( medio) means
instrumentar vtr Mús to score, instrument, orchestrate: el poema lo instrumentó el cantante, the singer orchestrated the poem
instrumento sustantivo masculino instrument
instrumento de cuerda/percusión/viento, stringed/percussion/wind instrument
' instrumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afinar
- aparato
- baja
- bajo
- con
- corneta
- cuadrante
- cuerda
- cuerno
- de
- desafinar
- desgastarse
- escarpelo
- fagot
- gaita
- herir
- incisiva
- incisivo
- instrumentar
- manipular
- mástil
- media
- medio
- metro
- mira
- oboe
- pedal
- pistón
- salterio
- saxo
- sonar
- taladro
- tambor
- tañido
- templar
- tocar
- viola
- violín
- violón
- violoncelo
- violonchelo
- aguja
- alguno
- arma
- artefacto
- bombo
- boquilla
- compás
- contrabajo
English:
accurate
- bass
- blow
- dial
- gouge out
- implement
- instrument
- on
- play
- record
- setting
- string
- warp
- whistle
- tool
- wind
* * *instrumento nm1. [musical] instrument;Méx instrumento de aliento wind instrument;instrumento de cuerda stringed o string instrument;instrumento de percusión percussion instrument;instrumento de viento wind instrument2. [herramienta] tool, instrumentinstrumento de medida measuring instrument;instrumento óptico optical instrument;instrumento de precisión precision tool o instrument3. [medio] means, tool;un instrumento para estimular la demanda a means of stimulating demand;ella fue el instrumento del gobierno she was a tool of the government;el canal televisivo es un instrumento de propaganda de la oposición the television channel is a propaganda tool for the opposition4. Der instrument* * *m instrument; ( herramienta) tool, instrument; figtool* * *instrumento nm: instrument* * *instrumento n instrument -
12 motor
adj.motive, driving, motor.m.1 motor, engine.2 motor, driving force.* * *► adjetivo1 motive2 BIOLOGÍA motor1 TÉCNICA engine2 figurado driving force\motor de arranque starter motormotor de explosión internal-combustion enginemotor de inyección fuel-injection enginemotor de reacción jet enginemotor fuera bordo outboard motor————————1 TÉCNICA engine2 figurado driving force* * *noun m.1) motor, engine2) cause* * *1. ADJ1) (Téc) motive, motor (EEUU)2) (Anat) motor2.SM motor, enginemotor eléctrico — electric motor o engine
motor a chorro, motor a reacción — jet engine
motor de arranque — starter, starter motor
motor de búsqueda — (Internet) search engine
motor de combustión interna, motor de explosión — internal combustion engine
motor de puesta en marcha — starter, starter motor
* * *I II1) (Tec) enginefunciona con or a motor — it is motor-driven
2) ( impulsor) driving force* * *= prime mover, engine, driving force, driver.Ex. The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.Ex. These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.----* barco a motor = motorboat.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor = soapbox derby race, soapbox derby.* el motor de = the power behind.* industria del motor, la = motor industry, the, motor trade, the.* lancha a motor = motorboat.* lancha de motor = power boat.* lancha motora = speedboat, motorboat.* motor a chorro = jet engine.* motor a reacción = jet engine.* motor + calar = engine + stall.* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.* motor de combustión = combustion engine.* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de explosión = combustion engine.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de gasolina = gasoline engine.* motor del cambio = driver of change.* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.* motor diesel = diesel engine.* motor eléctrico = electric motor.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* * *I II1) (Tec) enginefunciona con or a motor — it is motor-driven
2) ( impulsor) driving force* * *= prime mover, engine, driving force, driver.Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.* barco a motor = motorboat.* calentar motores = prime + the pump.* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor = soapbox derby race, soapbox derby.* el motor de = the power behind.* industria del motor, la = motor industry, the, motor trade, the.* lancha a motor = motorboat.* lancha de motor = power boat.* lancha motora = speedboat, motorboat.* motor a chorro = jet engine.* motor a reacción = jet engine.* motor + calar = engine + stall.* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.* motor de combustión = combustion engine.* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de explosión = combustion engine.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* motor de gasolina = gasoline engine.* motor del cambio = driver of change.* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.* motor diesel = diesel engine.* motor eléctrico = electric motor.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* * *motor ( before n)el desarrollo motor de un niño the development of a child's motor functionsA ( Tec) enginecalentar el motor ( Auto) to warm (up) the engineCompuestos:fuel-injected enginejet enginestarter motorinternal combustion engine● motor de émbolo or de pistónpiston engineinternal combustion enginejet enginediesel engineelectric motorradial engineoutboard motorhydraulic engineB (impulsor) driving forceel motor de la economía alemana the driving force o the engine of the German economy* * *
motor 1◊ - triz, motor -tora adjetivo
motor ( before n)
motor 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Tec) engine;
2 ( impulsor) driving force
motor, motriz adjetivo motor
fuerza motriz, driving/ motive/propelling force
motor sustantivo masculino
1 (de combustible) engine
(eléctrico) motor
motor de arranque, starter (motor)
motor de explosión, internal-combustion engine
motor de reacción, jet engine ➣ Ver nota en engine 2 fig (propulsor, fuerza motriz) el motor de la Historia, the driving force of History
' motor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogarse
- amaraje
- borda
- DGT
- echar
- enloquecer
- escudería
- fallo
- fiable
- forzar
- fueraborda
- motricidad
- motriz
- reacción
- reactor
- salirse
- salón
- tiempo
- vuelo
- acelerar
- adaptar
- afinar
- aflojar
- agarrotar
- ahogar
- alimentación
- alimentar
- apagado
- apagar
- arrancar
- atascar
- automotor
- automovilismo
- automovilístico
- calar
- calentar
- caminar
- carburar
- cargar
- chingar
- chorro
- cilindro
- culata
- desarmar
- detonación
- económico
- eléctrico
- encender
- enfriar
- escobilla
English:
burn out
- check
- combustion engine
- conk out
- crank
- cut out
- die
- diesel engine
- engine
- engine driver
- fume
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- horsepower
- inboard
- internal-combustion engine
- misfire
- motor
- motor racing
- motor-car
- outboard
- powered
- race
- response
- rev
- seize up
- speed up
- starter
- take apart
- whine
- coast
- combustion
- formula
- jet
- launch
- out
- pack
- power
- run
- scooter
- steam
* * *1. Anat motor;habilidades motoras motor skills2. [que produce desarrollo]el sector motor de la economía the sector which is the driving force of the economymotor2 nm1. [máquina] engine, motormotor alternativo reciprocating engine;motor de arranque starter, starter motor;motor de cohete rocket engine;motor de combustión combustion engine;motor de combustión interna internal combustion engine;motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine;motor diesel diesel engine;motor de dos tiempos two-stroke engine;motor eléctrico electric motor;motor de explosión internal combustion engine;motor (de) fueraborda outboard motor o engine;motor de inducción induction motor;motor de inyección fuel-injection engine;motor iónico ion engine;motor de reacción jet engine;motor rotativo rotary engine;motor de turbina turbine engine2. [fuerza] driving force;el motor de la economía the driving force in the economy;el motor del equipo [en deporte] the team dynamo3. [causa] instigator, cause* * *I adj ANAT motorII m engine; eléctrico motor* * *motor, -ra adjmotriz: motormotor nm1) : motor, engine2) : driving force, cause* * *motor n1. (de vehículo) engine2. (eléctrico) motor -
13 perfilar
v.1 to outline.2 to profile, to draw someone's outline, to shape, to draw the outline of.* * *1 (dar forma) to outline2 (perfeccionar) to perfect1 to take shape* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [gen] to outline; (fig) to shape2) (Aer) to streamline3) (=rematar) to put the finishing touches to, round off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <plan/estrategia> to shapeb) <coche/avión> to streamline2.perfilarse v prona) silueta/contorno to be outlinedb) ( tomar forma) posición/actitud to become clearse perfila como el próximo líder — he is shaping up as o beginning to look like the next leader
* * *= refine, settle, knock + the rough edges off.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.Ex. Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.----* perfilarse = take + shape.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <plan/estrategia> to shapeb) <coche/avión> to streamline2.perfilarse v prona) silueta/contorno to be outlinedb) ( tomar forma) posición/actitud to become clearse perfila como el próximo líder — he is shaping up as o beginning to look like the next leader
* * *= refine, settle, knock + the rough edges off.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.* perfilarse = take + shape.* * *perfilar [A1 ]vt1 ‹plan/estrategia› to shape2 ‹coche/avión› to streamline1 «silueta/contorno» to be outlinedlas montañas se perfilaban a lo lejos the mountains could be seen outlined in the distance2(tomar forma): se perfila como el candidato con más posibilidades he is shaping up as o beginning to look like the most likely candidatesu posición al respecto va perfilándose con nitidez their position on this issue is beginning to take definite shape o is becoming clear* * *
perfilar ( conjugate perfilar) verbo transitivo ‹plan/estrategia› to shape
perfilarse verbo pronominal
perfilar verbo transitivo
1 (dibujo, plano, etc) to draw the outline of
2 (una idea) to shape
' perfilar' also found in these entries:
English:
outline
* * *♦ vt1. [trazar] to outline2. [afinar] to polish, to put the finishing touches to* * *v/t1 dibujo outline2 proyecto put the finishing touches to* * *perfilar vt: to outline, to define -
14 punta
f.1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toesrecorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the otheren la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of townen la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the tablesacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil2 touch, bit (pizca).3 small nail (clavo).4 point, headland (geography).5 tip, tine, nib, peak.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: puntar.* * *1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point2 (clavo) nail4 GEOGRAFÍA point1 (del pelo) ends2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes\a punta de pistola at gunpointa punta pala familiar by the hundredsde punta a punta from one end to the otherde punta en blanco dressed up to the ninesen hora punta at peak timeestar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebodyser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the icebergtener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue* * *noun f.1) point, head2) end, tip* * *1. SF1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] cornerla punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers
2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip•
de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on endlas tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot
•
acabado en punta — pointeda punta de LAm * —
salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work
se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were
esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end
a punta (de) pala Esp * —
tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *
nervio 2)punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch4) (=clavo) tack5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine7) (Ftbl)8) (=colilla) stub, butt9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle10) pl puntasa) [del pelo] endsquiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed
b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoesc) (Culin)puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork
11) Cono Sur, Méx13) Bol eight-hour shift of work14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark2.ADJ INV peakla hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour
•
tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology•
velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed3.SMF (Dep) striker, forward* * *Iadjetivo invariableII1)vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town
a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)
a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint
ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up
la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg
tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue
2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tipmandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
3) ( de pañuelo) corner4) (Dep)juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker
5) (Geog) point6) (CS fam) ( montón)una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)
tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)
7)a punta de — (AmL fam)
* * *= apex, barb, end, tip.Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.----* acabado en punta = pointed.* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.* de una punta a otra = end to end.* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.* punta de flecha = arrowhead.* punta de lanza = spearpoint.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.* punta de trazar = scribe.* puntas abiertas = split ends.* sacar punta = sharpen.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.* * *Iadjetivo invariableII1)vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town
a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)
a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint
ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up
la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg
tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue
2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tipmandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
3) ( de pañuelo) corner4) (Dep)juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker
5) (Geog) point6) (CS fam) ( montón)una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)
tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)
7)a punta de — (AmL fam)
* * *= apex, barb, end, tip.Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.* acabado en punta = pointed.* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.* de una punta a otra = end to end.* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.* punta de flecha = arrowhead.* punta de lanza = spearpoint.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.* punta de trazar = scribe.* puntas abiertas = split ends.* sacar punta = sharpen.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.* * *en la hora punta during the rush hourun sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industryvelocidad punta top speedAmojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrushen la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the tablevivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of towncon la punta del pie with his toesme recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the otherentró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake himtiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpointhasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed upla punta del iceberg the tip of the icebergtener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tonguelo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tonguevengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trimCompuesto:fpl asparagus tips (pl)sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencilel cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point firsten punta pointedlos zapatos en punta pointed shoespor un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endmandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sthCompuesto:spearheadestos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social changeC (de un pañuelo) cornerD ( Dep):juega en la punta he's a forward o strikerE ( Geog) pointFtiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)Gse curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibioticsa punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was tolduna dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet( Dep) striker, forwardpunta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger* * *
punta sustantivo femenino
1
( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;
con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongueb)
2
(de flecha, lanza) tip;
sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endb)◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;
a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end
' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick
* * *♦ adj invhora punta rush hour;velocidad punta top speed♦ nf1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;a punta de pistola at gunpoint;sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;Fama punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;Famsacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tonguepunta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace2. [pizca] touch, bit;[de sal] pinch3. [clavo] small nail[jugador de ataque] forward;jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers5. Geog point, headlandandar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoese casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins8. CompAma punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it* * *f2 ( extremo) end;de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the othersacar punta a sharpen4 L.Am. ( grupo) group5:a punta de pistola at gunpoint;ir de punta en blanco be dressed up6 en fútbol forward* * *punta nf1) : tip, endpunta del dedo: fingertipen la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)punta de lanza: spearhead3) : point, headland4) : bunch, lotuna punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves5)a punta de : by, by dint of* * *punta n1. (extremo afilado) point2. (de lengua, dedo) tip3. (de nariz, pelo) end4. (de ciudad) side5. (clavo) nail -
15 mettere a punto
"to set up;Abstimmen;afinar"* * *mettere a puntoto develop [sistema, metodo]; to adjust, to fine-tune [macchina, apparecchio]\→ punto -
16 afine
adj.related, affinal.f. & m.relative.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: afinar. -
17 afines
m.pl.relatives, relations.pres.subj.2nd person singular (tú) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: afinar. -
18 afino
m.refining, refinement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: afinar.
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