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61 como dice el refrán
as the saying goes* * *= as the saying goes, so the saying goesEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.* * *= as the saying goes, so the saying goesEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!. -
62 contrariarse
(v.) = be upsetEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.* * *(v.) = be upsetEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
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63 desandar lo andado
to retrace one's steps* * *(v.) = go back to + square one, go back on + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + stepsEx. At today's open meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to go back to square one.Ex. We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk.Ex. Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.Ex. Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.* * *(v.) = go back to + square one, go back on + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + stepsEx: At today's open meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to go back to square one.
Ex: We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk.Ex: Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary. -
64 enfadarse
* * *to get annoyed, get angry* * *VPR1) (=irritarse) to get annoyed, get angry, get cross ( con with) (por, de about, at)no te enfades con él, lo ha hecho sin intención — don't be cross o angry with him, he didn't mean to do it
no te enfades, pero creo que lo has hecho mal — don't get offended, but I think you've done it wrong
2) LAm (=aburrirse) to be bored, get bored* * *(v.) = be upset, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + angryEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.* * *(v.) = be upset, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + angryEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.* * *
■enfadarse verbo reflexivo
1 to get angry [con, with]
2 (uno con otro) to fall out
' enfadarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disgustarse
- indisponerse
- mosquearse
- picarse
- rebotarse
- reñir
- tarifar
- acalorarse
- enfadar
- picar
English:
afraid
- anger
- angry
- annoy
- bristle
- get
- mad
- tendency
- cross
* * *vpr1. [irritarse] to get angry ( con with); [molestarse] to get annoyed ( con with);vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to make me angry;no te enfades, pero creo que te equivocas don't get annoyed, but I think you're wrong;no te enfades con quien no tiene la culpa don't get angry with someone who's not to blame2. [pelearse] to fall out;se enfadaron por una bobada they fell out over a silly little thing* * *v/r1 ( molestarse) get annoyed ( con with)2 ( encolerizarse) get angry ( con with)* * *vr: to get angry, to get annoyed* * *enfadarse vb to get angry -
65 llevar a
v.1 to take to, to carry into, to get to, to draw to.El coche lleva a María a la salida The car takes Mary to the exit.2 to lead to, to come to, to get to, to bring about to.Esta puerta lleva a la cocina This door leads to the kitchen.3 to produce, to bring about.4 to lead to, to drive to, to induce to.5 to get to, to lead to, to arrive at, to come to.* * *(v.) = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher intoEx. A critical view taken of library consultants in general leads on to the identification of factors that will assist libraries in selecting consultants.Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees.* * *(v.) = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher intoEx: A critical view taken of library consultants in general leads on to the identification of factors that will assist libraries in selecting consultants.
Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees. -
66 obra de teatro
play* * *(n.) = play, theatrical workEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Criteria adopted for selection of film include the filmic treatment of major literary or theatrical works, milestones in the history of national cinemas, and cinematically innovative and challenging works by newcomers.* * *(n.) = play, theatrical workEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: Criteria adopted for selection of film include the filmic treatment of major literary or theatrical works, milestones in the history of national cinemas, and cinematically innovative and challenging works by newcomers.* * *play -
67 partirse de reír
(n.) = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughterEx. Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.Ex. Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.Ex. Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well.* * *(n.) = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughterEx: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.Ex: Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well. -
68 volver sobre los pasos de uno
(v.) = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + stepsEx. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.Ex. Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.Ex. We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk.* * *(v.) = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + stepsEx: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.Ex: Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.Ex: We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk. -
69 época colonial
(n.) = frontier days, colonial timesEx. Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.Ex. In colonial times, and residually in so-called post colonial times, the knowledge of Indigenous peoples occupied the realm of the 'primitive', an obstacle to progress along the path to modern civilisation and was largely ignored or suppressed.* * *(n.) = frontier days, colonial timesEx: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.
Ex: In colonial times, and residually in so-called post colonial times, the knowledge of Indigenous peoples occupied the realm of the 'primitive', an obstacle to progress along the path to modern civilisation and was largely ignored or suppressed. -
70 asunto
m.1 matter.necesitamos hablar de un asunto importante we need to talk about an important matteranda metido en un asunto turbio he's mixed up o involved in a dodgy affairno es asunto tuyo it's none of your businessel asunto es que… the thing is that…¡…y asunto concluido! and that's that!asuntos a tratar agenda2 theme.3 affair (romance).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asuntar.* * *2 (negocio) affair, business3 (aventura) affair, love affair\asuntos a tratar agenda singasuntos exteriores PLÍTICA Foreign Affairs* * *noun m.affair, business, issue, matter* * *SM1) (=cuestión) matterno sé nada de ese asunto — I don't know anything about it o the matter
el asunto de los impuestos divide al gobierno — the government is divided on the matter o question o issue of taxes
¡esto es asunto mío! — that's my business o affair!
¡asunto concluido! — that's an end to the matter!
- me ha llamado el jefe a su despacho -mal asunto — "the boss has called me to his office" - "doesn't look good"
el asunto es que... — the thing is (that)...
asunto de honor — question of honour o (EEUU) honor
2) (Jur) case3) (Pol)Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores — Foreign Ministry, Foreign Office, State Department (EEUU)
4) (=aventura amorosa) affair5) Cono Sur¿a asunto de qué lo hiciste? — why did you do it?
6) Caribe7) (Literat) † (=tema) subject* * *a) (cuestión, problema) matterun asunto muy delicado — a very delicate matter o issue
y asunto concluido: te he dicho que no y asunto concluido I've said no and that's that; te quedarás en casa y asunto concluido — you're staying at home and that's all there is to it
b) (pey) ( relación amorosa) affairc) (CS fam) (razón, sentido)¿a asunto de qué se lo dijiste? — what did you go and tell him for? (colloq), why on earth did you tell him? (colloq)
¿a asunto de qué voy a ir? — what on earth's the point of my going? (colloq)
* * *= affair, issue, matter, topic, subject matter, business [businesses, -pl.], question, concern, subject line.Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex. Over 35% of SPAM is detected from an email's subject line.----* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* asunto candente = burning issue, burning question, hot potato, hot topic, hot issue.* asunto de actualidad = current issue.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* asunto de trascendencia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto familiar = family affair.* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.* asunto laboral = work-related issue.* asunto pendiente = unresolved matter.* asunto pendiente, asunto sin resolver, cabo suelto, asignatura pendiente = unresolved matter.* asunto personal = personal issue.* asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.* asuntos = matters.* asuntos académicos = academic affairs.* asuntos cotidianos = everyday matters.* asuntos de la casa, los = home affairs.* asuntos exteriores = foreign affairs.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* asuntos internacionales = global affairs, world affairs.* asuntos internos = Minister of Internal Affairs, internal affairs.* asunto sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.* asuntos pendientes = unfinished business.* asuntos propios = personal business.* asuntos públicos = public affairs.* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.* delegar un asunto = delegate + matter.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores = Ministry of Foreign Affairs.* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el = Foreign Office, the.* ministro de asuntos exteriores = foreign minister.* responsable de asuntos económicos = financial officer.* rumiar un asunto = chew + the cud.* ser el asunto = be the point.* ser un asunto de = be a matter for/of.* ser un asunto difícil = be a difficult business.* ser un asunto problemático = be at issue.* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.* * *a) (cuestión, problema) matterun asunto muy delicado — a very delicate matter o issue
y asunto concluido: te he dicho que no y asunto concluido I've said no and that's that; te quedarás en casa y asunto concluido — you're staying at home and that's all there is to it
b) (pey) ( relación amorosa) affairc) (CS fam) (razón, sentido)¿a asunto de qué se lo dijiste? — what did you go and tell him for? (colloq), why on earth did you tell him? (colloq)
¿a asunto de qué voy a ir? — what on earth's the point of my going? (colloq)
* * *= affair, issue, matter, topic, subject matter, business [businesses, -pl.], question, concern, subject line.Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex: Over 35% of SPAM is detected from an email's subject line.* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* asunto candente = burning issue, burning question, hot potato, hot topic, hot issue.* asunto de actualidad = current issue.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* asunto de trascendencia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto familiar = family affair.* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.* asunto laboral = work-related issue.* asunto pendiente = unresolved matter.* asunto pendiente, asunto sin resolver, cabo suelto, asignatura pendiente = unresolved matter.* asunto personal = personal issue.* asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.* asuntos = matters.* asuntos académicos = academic affairs.* asuntos cotidianos = everyday matters.* asuntos de la casa, los = home affairs.* asuntos exteriores = foreign affairs.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* asuntos internacionales = global affairs, world affairs.* asuntos internos = Minister of Internal Affairs, internal affairs.* asunto sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.* asuntos pendientes = unfinished business.* asuntos propios = personal business.* asuntos públicos = public affairs.* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.* delegar un asunto = delegate + matter.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores = Ministry of Foreign Affairs.* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el = Foreign Office, the.* ministro de asuntos exteriores = foreign minister.* responsable de asuntos económicos = financial officer.* rumiar un asunto = chew + the cud.* ser el asunto = be the point.* ser un asunto de = be a matter for/of.* ser un asunto difícil = be a difficult business.* ser un asunto problemático = be at issue.* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.* * *1 (cuestión, problema) matterno hemos hablado del asunto del viaje we haven't talked about the trip, we haven't discussed the matter o question of the trip ( frml)éste es un asunto muy delicado this is a very delicate matter o issuese pelearon por el asunto de la herencia they fell out over the inheritancehan quedado algunos asuntos pendientes there are still a few matters o questions o things to be resolvedestá implicado en un asunto de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugsestán hablando de asuntos de negocios they're talking about business matterstengo un asunto muy importante entre manos I'm dealing with a very important matterno es asunto tuyo it's none of your businessmal asunto, mañana viene el director general I don't like the look of this, the general manager's coming tomorrowy asunto concluido: ya te he dicho que no y asunto concluido I've already said no and that's that o that's final o that's all there is to itsi se van a pelear por la pelota yo se la quito y asunto concluido if you're going to fight over the ball, I'll take it away and that'll be the end of that2 ( pey) (relación amorosa) affairtuvo un asuntillo con la secretaria he had a brief fling with his secretary3(CS fam) (razón, sentido): ¿a asunto de qué or con qué asunto se lo dijiste? what did you go and tell him for? ( colloq), why on earth did you tell him? ( colloq)le encuentro muy poco asunto a esto I don't see much point in this¿a asunto de qué me voy a ir hasta allá si no van a estar? what on earth's the point of my going all the way there if they're not going to be in? ( colloq)Compuesto:* * *
asunto sustantivo masculino
asuntos exteriores (Esp) foreign affairs;
un asunto muy delicado a very delicate matter o issue;
está implicado en un asunto de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugs;
no es asunto mío/tuyo it's none of my/your business
asunto sustantivo masculino
1 subject: no es asunto tuyo, it's none of your business 2 Asuntos Exteriores, Foreign Affairs
♦ Locuciones: tomar cartas en el asunto, to intervene
' asunto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
airear
- aspecto
- avispero
- bagatela
- calada
- calado
- carpetazo
- carta
- clara
- claro
- cogollo
- comparecencia
- competencia
- cosa
- cuestión
- de
- defraudar
- delicada
- delicado
- desconocimiento
- despachar
- destapar
- desviarse
- directamente
- dispar
- dominar
- eje
- encasquetar
- enfocar
- enfoque
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- enjuiciar
- enredar
- enredarse
- enredo
- entidad
- enturbiar
- escarbar
- espantosa
- espantoso
- espina
- estancar
- estancarse
- eurócrata
- extrema
- extremo
- fleco
- fondo
- formarse
English:
about
- affair
- approach
- bring up
- broach
- burning
- business
- circle
- cloud
- concern
- conduct
- crux
- deal with
- decide
- delve
- dispose of
- dispute
- drop
- expedite
- flip side
- grey area
- ground
- heart
- incumbent
- intervention
- involved
- item
- keep to
- light
- look into
- luck
- matter
- messy
- mishandle
- open
- personal
- question
- raise
- rest
- risky
- sensitive
- separate
- show
- sidestep
- slug out
- sore
- stake
- step in
- stick to
- switch
* * *asunto nm1. [tema] matter;[problema] issue;necesitamos hablar de un asunto importante we need to talk about an important matter;quieren llegar al fondo del asunto they want to get to the bottom of the matter;no quiero hablar del asunto ese del divorcio I don't want to talk about that divorce business;no es asunto tuyo it's none of your business;¡métete en tus asuntos! mind your own business!;el asunto es que… the thing is that…;te han llamado de Hacienda – mal asunto you've had a call from the tax man – that doesn't sound very good!;asuntos de Estado affairs of state;asuntos exteriores foreign affairs;asunto pendiente: [m5] tenemos un asunto pendiente que tratar we have some unfinished business to attend to;asuntos pendientes [en orden del día] matters pending;asuntos a tratar agenda2. [de obra, libro] theme3. [romance] affair;tener un asunto con alguien to have an affair with sb* * *m1 matter;mal asunto that’s bad (news);no es asunto tuyo it’s none of your business2 fam ( relación) affair* * *asunto nm1) cuestión, tema: affair, matter, subject2) asuntos nmpl: affairs, business* * *asunto n1. (cuestión) matter / issue2. (negocio) affair -
71 desandar los pasos de
(v.) = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + stepsEx. Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.Ex. Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.* * *(v.) = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + stepsEx: Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.
Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary. -
72 extenderse
1 (durar) to extend, last■ el periodo que estudiaremos se extiende entre los siglos XVIII y XIX the period we're going to study goes from the 18th century to the 19th century2 (terreno) to stretch3 figurado (difundirse) to spread, extend4 figurado (al hablar) to enlarge, expand, go into detail* * *1) to stretch2) spread* * *VPR1) (=propagarse) [tumor, rumor, revolución] to spread (a to)2) (=ocupar un espacio) [terreno, cultivo] to stretch, extend; [especie, raza] to extendla mancha de petróleo se extendía hasta la orilla — the oil-slick stretched o extended as far as the shore
ante nosotros se extendía todo un mundo de posibilidades — a whole world of possibilities lay before us
3) (=durar) to lastel período que se extiende desde principios de siglo hasta los años veinte — the period lasting from the beginning of the century up to the 1920s
4) (=explayarse)extenderse en o sobre — [+ tema, comentarios, respuestas] to expand on
* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex. Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex. These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex. The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *
■extenderse verbo reflexivo
1 (en el tiempo) to extend, last
2 (en el espacio) to spread out, stretch
3 (divulgarse) to spread, extend
4 (hablar mucho tiempo) to go on
' extenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cundir
- seguir
- extender
- ir
- lado
English:
currency
- enlarge
- extend
- fire
- lie
- open out
- permeate
- range
- reach
- set in
- sprawl
- spread
- stretch
- stretch out
- sweep
- tail back
- unfold
- span
- spill
- wild
* * *vprextenderse por to stretch o extend across;sus tierras se extienden hasta la carretera/por todo el valle his property extends as far as the main road/all the way along the valley2. [durar] to extend, to last;su etapa de gobierno se extiende desde 1986 a 1994 her period of office extended o lasted from 1986 to 19943. [difundirse] to spread ( por across);el incendio se extendió por el bosque the fire spread through the forest;el virus se extendió rápidamente por Internet the virus spread quickly over the Internet;pon servilletas para que no se extienda la mancha put some paper napkins down so the stain doesn't spread;la costumbre se ha extendido a otras zonas del país the custom has spread to other parts of the country4. [hablar mucho] to enlarge, to expand (en on);no quisiera extenderme más I prefer not to say any more than that5. [tenderse] to stretch out* * *v/r1 de campos stretch2 de influencia extend3 ( difundirse) spread4 ( durar) last5 ( explayarse) go into detail* * *vr1) : to spread2) : to last* * *extenderse vbse ha extendido la moda de llevar el pelo muy corto the fashion of having very short hair has spread2. (en el tiempo) to last3. (terreno) to stretch -
73 partirse de risa
familiar to split one's sides laughing* * ** * *(n.) = be in fits of laughterEx. Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well.* * *(n.) = be in fits of laughterEx: Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well.
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74 sanguinario
adj.1 sanguinary, bloodthirsty, cruel, merciless.2 sanguinary.* * *► adjetivo1 bloodthirsty* * *ADJ bloodthirsty, cruel* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * ** * *= murderous, bloody [bloodier -comp., bloodiest -sup,], bloodthirsty.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* * *‹persona› cruel, bloodthirsty; ‹animal› vicious, ferocious* * *
sanguinario
‹ animal› vicious, ferocious
sanguinario,-a adjetivo bloodthirsty: fue un dictador sanguinario, he was a bloodthirsty dictator
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sanguinaria
English:
bloodthirsty
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* * *sanguinario, -a adjbloodthirsty* * *adj bloodthirsty* * *sanguinario, - ria adj: bloodthirsty -
75 sentimentalista
f. & m.sentimentalist.* * *Ex. The article is entitled 'Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Female Sentimentalists in the Marketplace, 1825-50'.* * *Ex: The article is entitled 'Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Female Sentimentalists in the Marketplace, 1825-50'.
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76 irse a pique
• go all the way round• go all together• go into a skid• go into a tantrum• sink all the way to the bottom -
77 remontar a
v.to date back to.* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + back to* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + back to -
78 transportar a
(v.) = take + Nombre + back to* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + back to -
79 extenderse hasta
v.1 to go all the way to, to reach up to, to range up to.El mural se extiende hasta la cerca The mural goes all the way to the fence.2 to extend to, to reach as far as.La vista se extiende hasta el horizonte The view extends to the horizon. -
80 ahorro de tiempo
(n.) = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in timeEx. Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.Ex. Economy of space is what causes most problems taken together with economy of time, which tempts people to abbreviate their citations.Ex. Advantages include savings in time and effort for staff, instructors and students, and greater speed and range of services = Entre las ventajas están el ahorro del tiempo y del esfuerzo del personal, de los instructores y de los estudiantes y una mayor velocidad y variedad de servicios.* * *(n.) = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in timeEx: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.
Ex: Economy of space is what causes most problems taken together with economy of time, which tempts people to abbreviate their citations.Ex: Advantages include savings in time and effort for staff, instructors and students, and greater speed and range of services = Entre las ventajas están el ahorro del tiempo y del esfuerzo del personal, de los instructores y de los estudiantes y una mayor velocidad y variedad de servicios.
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