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102 fallo
m.1 mistake (error). (peninsular Spanish)tener un fallo to make a mistakeun fallo humano a human errorun fallo técnico a technical fault2 fault (defecto). (peninsular Spanish)tener muchos fallos to have lots of faults3 verdict (veredicto).4 failure, lapse, miss, infelicity.5 resolution, decision, judgment, judgement.6 breakdown.7 empty cell.8 shock.pres.indicat.1 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fallar.2 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fallir.* * *► adjetivo1 (naipes) void————————1 DERECHO judgement, ruling2 (en concurso) decision————————2 (defecto) fault, defect* * *noun m.1) fault, mistake2) sentence, verdict* * *1. SM1) (=mal funcionamiento) failure; (=defecto) fault2) (=error) mistake¡qué fallo! — what a stupid mistake!
3) (Jur) [de un tribunal] judgment, rulingel fallo fue a su favor — the judgment o ruling was in her favour
4) [de concurso, premio] decision5) (Naipes) void2.ADJ(Naipes)* * *1) (en concurso, certamen) decision; (Der) ruling, judgment2) (Esp) falla 2)3) (Esp) ( lástima)qué fallo! si llego a saber que estás aquí te lo traigo — what a shame! if I'd known you were going to be here I would have brought it
•* * *= breakdown, failing, failure, fault, flaw, malfunction, pitfall, slip, dysfunction, miss, crash, slip-up.Ex. Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.Ex. Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).Ex. But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.Ex. In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.----* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.* fallo cardíaco = heart attack, heart failure.* fallo de vestuario = wardrobe malfunction.* fallo mecánico = machine failure.* sin fallos = flawlessly.* tener fallos = be flawed.* * *1) (en concurso, certamen) decision; (Der) ruling, judgment2) (Esp) falla 2)3) (Esp) ( lástima)qué fallo! si llego a saber que estás aquí te lo traigo — what a shame! if I'd known you were going to be here I would have brought it
•* * *= breakdown, failing, failure, fault, flaw, malfunction, pitfall, slip, dysfunction, miss, crash, slip-up.Ex: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.Ex: Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.Ex: In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.* fallo cardíaco = heart attack, heart failure.* fallo de vestuario = wardrobe malfunction.* fallo mecánico = machine failure.* sin fallos = flawlessly.* tener fallos = be flawed.* * *A (en un concurso, certamen) decision; ( Der) ruling, judgmentel fallo es inapelable there is no right of appeal against the judgment o rulingCompuesto:photo finishB (en naipes) voidtener or llevar fallo a tréboles to have a void in o be void in clubsC ( Esp)1 (error) mistake¡qué/vaya fallo! ( fam); what a stupid mistake!, what a stupid thing to do!2 (defecto) faultse detectó un fallo en el sistema de seguridad a fault was found in the security systemCompuestos:heart failuremurió de un fallo cardíaco he died of heart failure o of a heart attack( Inf) security holehuman errordebido a un fallo humano due to human error* * *
Del verbo fallar: ( conjugate fallar)
fallo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
falló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fallar
fallo
falló
fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] fallo a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor( conjugate favor) of/against sb
2
[ planes] to go wrong;
le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
fallo sustantivo masculino
(Der) ruling, judgmentb) (Esp) See Also→ falla 2
fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
fallo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 Jur judgement, sentence
2 (de un premio) award
fallo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (error) mistake: se enfadó por un fallo sin importancia, he got angry over nothing
2 (de un órgano, de un motor) failure
fallo técnico, mechanical failure
' fallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acero
- amaraje
- desperfecto
- error
- estructural
- falla
- fallar
- guardagujas
- imagen
- tentativa
- anular
- impugnar
- revocar
English:
aim
- decree
- disappoint
- failure
- findings
- give out
- glitch
- judgement
- judgment
- lapse
- malfunction
- miss
- repair
- ruling
- sentence
- show up
- verdict
* * *fallo1 nmtuve dos fallos en el examen I made two mistakes in the exam;tu ejercicio no ha tenido ningún fallo there were no mistakes in your exercise;cometieron dos fallos desde el punto de penalti they missed two penalties;fue un fallo no llevar el abrelatas it was silly o stupid not to bring the can opener;un fallo técnico a technical fault;un fallo humano a human errortener muchos fallos to have lots of faults;tener fallos de memoria to have memory lapses3. [veredicto] verdict;[en concurso] decision;el fallo del jurado the jury's verdictfallo absolutorio acquittal;fallo judicial court rulingfallo2, -a adjChile Agr failed* * *m1 mistake;fallo del sistema INFOR system error2 TÉC fault3 JUR judg(e)ment* * *fallo nm1) sentencia: sentence, judgment, verdict2) : error, fault* * *fallo n1. (error) mistake / error2. (tiro errado) miss3. (defecto) defect / flaw4. (avería) faultun fallo en el motor a fault in the engine / an engine fault -
103 tentar
v.1 to feel.2 to tempt.María tentó a Ricardo Mary tempted Richard.3 to grope for, to poke into, to probe.María tentó los anteojos Mary groped for the eyeglasses.* * *1 (palpar) to feel, touch2 (incitar) to tempt, entice3 (intentar) to try, attempt4 (atraer) to attract, appeal\¡no me tientes! familiar don't tempt me!, don't say it twice!tentar al diablo figurado to tempt the devil* * *verb1) to tempt2) touch, feel* * *1. VT1) (=seducir) to tempt2) (=palpar) to feel; (Med) to probe3) (=probar) to test, try (out)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (atraer, seducir) plan/idea to tempt; persona to tempttentar a alguien A + INF — to tempt somebody to + inf
tentar a Dios or al diablo — to tempt fate o providence
2) ( probar)a) <cuerda/tabla> to testb) (ant) < comida> to try, tastec) < becerro> to test3) ( palpar) to feel2.tentarse v pron (CS fam) ( caer en la tentación) to give in to temptation* * *= entice, lure, tempt.Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.----* tentar el paladar = tempt + Posesivo + palate.* tentar la providencia = tempt + providence.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (atraer, seducir) plan/idea to tempt; persona to tempttentar a alguien A + INF — to tempt somebody to + inf
tentar a Dios or al diablo — to tempt fate o providence
2) ( probar)a) <cuerda/tabla> to testb) (ant) < comida> to try, tastec) < becerro> to test3) ( palpar) to feel2.tentarse v pron (CS fam) ( caer en la tentación) to give in to temptation* * *= entice, lure, tempt.Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.* tentar el paladar = tempt + Posesivo + palate.* tentar la providencia = tempt + providence.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* * *tentar [A5 ]vtA (atraer, seducir) «plan/idea» to tempt; «persona» to temptme tienta tu propuesta I am very tempted by your proposalno me tienta nada la oferta the offer doesn't tempt me in the least, I don't find the offer at all tempting, I'm not at all tempted by the offerno me tientes con esos bombones don't tempt me with those chocolatestentar a algn A + INF to tempt sb to + INFnada podría tentarlo a dejar sus estudios nothing could entice o tempt him away from his books, nothing could tempt him to leave his bookstentar a Dios or al diablo to tempt fate o providenceB (probar)1 ‹cuerda/tabla› to test2 ( ant); ‹comida› to try, taste3 ‹becerro› to test, assessC (palpar) to feel■ tentarseme tenté y le acepté un cigarrillo I gave in to temptation and took a cigarette from him2(CS fam) (de risa): me tenté y tuve que salir de la clase I was dying o bursting to laugh so much that I had to leave the classroom ( colloq)* * *
tentar ( conjugate tentar) verbo transitivo
1 (atraer, seducir) [plan/idea] to tempt;
[ persona] to tempt;
estuve tentado de decírselo I was tempted to tell him;
tentar a algn a hacer algo to tempt sb to do sth
2 ( probar)
tentar verbo transitivo
1 (incitar) to tempt: estoy tentado a decírselo, I'm tempted to tell him
me tienta la idea, I find the idea very tempting
2 (palpar con las manos) to feel, touch
' tentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seducir
- suerte
English:
push
- tempt
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to tempt;no me tientes, que no tengo dinero para irme de viaje don't tempt me, I don't have enough money to go travelling;lo tentó el diablo he was tempted by the devil;tentar a alguien con algo to tempt sb with sth;tentar a alguien a hacer algo to tempt sb to do sth;2. [atraer] to tempt;es gente a la que no le tienta el lujo he's the sort of person who isn't tempted by luxury;me tienta mucho la idea I find the idea very tempting3. [palpar] to feel;se tentó los bolsillos en busca del encendedor he felt his pockets for the lighter4. Taurom = to goad (a young bull) with a spear to test its mettle* * *v/t tempt, entice* * *tentar {55} vt1) tocar: to feel, to touch2) probar: to test, to try3) atraer: to tempt, to entice* * *tentar vb1. (seducir) to temptse tentó los bolsillos, pero la cartera no estaba he felt his pockets, but his wallet wasn't there -
104 pride
praɪd I
1. сущ.
1) а) гордость;
чувство гордости to appeal to smb.'s pride ≈ взывать к чьей-л. гордости to burst with pride ≈ сиять от гордости to hurt smb.'s pride ≈ нанести удар по чьему-л. самолюбию to take great pride in one's children ≈ гордиться своими детьми civic pride ≈ гражданская гордость fierce, great, strong pride ≈ большая гордость injured, wounded pride ≈ уязвленная гордость, уязвленное самолюбие Do they have enough pride to defend their principles? ≈ Хватит ли у них гордости, чтобы стать на защиту своих принципов? take a pride in smth. б) гордыня;
спесь;
надменность His pride may still be his downfall. ≈ Вероятно, его по-прежнему губит его гордыня. pride of place Syn: arrogance, conceit, haughtiness
2) чувство собственного достоинства, самолюбие (тж. proper pride) to pocket one's pride, to swallow one's pride ≈ подавить самолюбие;
проглотить обиду It was a severe blow to Kendall's pride. ≈ Это был жестокий удар по самолюбию Кенделла. Syn: self-esteem
3) предмет гордости, источник гордости He is his mother's pride, his father's joy! ≈ Он гордость своей матери, радость своего отца! Syn: boast
4) высшая степень;
кульминация;
расцвет in the pride of the season ≈ в разгар сезона
5) а) поэт. великолепие, пышность;
парадность, помпа Syn: magnificence, splendour, pomp б) эффектная, блестящая группа, коллектив исполнителей a pride of dancers ≈ супергруппа танцоров
2. гл.;
возвр.
1) гордиться (on, upon - кем-л., чем-л.) Mary prides herself on her ability to remain calm when trouble suddenly happens. ≈ Мери гордится своим умением сохранять спокойствие, когда приходит беда. Syn: boast
2) вызывать чувство гордости II прайд, стая львов гордость, чувство гордости - to feel * in smth. испытывать чувство гордости за что-л. - to take (a) * in smth. гордиться чем-л.;
чувствовать гордость за что-л. чувство собственного достоинства или самоуважения (тж. proper *) - his * would not allow him to accept any reward гордость не позволяла ему принять вознаграждение самолюбие - false * чванство;
тщеславие предмет гордости - the boy is his parents' * мальчик - гордость своих родителей лучшая, отборная часть /чего-л./ спесь, заносчивость;
гордыня - * of place высокое положение;
упоенность собственным положением;
почетное место - to hold * of place занимать почетное место - * of place this week must surely go to an exhibiltion of old masters на этой неделе почетное место безусловно принадлежало выставке полотен старых мастеров (the *) наивысшая точка, высшая степень, расцвет - in the * of youth в расцвете молодости - in the full * of harvest в самый разгар уборки (урожая) - May was in its * май был в самом разгаре( устаревшее) блеск, пышность, великолепие прайд, стая львов пыл, ретивость, горячность (лошади) (устаревшее) течка, половая охота( у самки) > * of the morning туман или дождь при восходе солнца > to pocket /to swallow/ one's *, to put one's * in one's pocket поступиться своим самолюбием;
проглотить обиду > * goes before a fall /destruction/, * will have a fall гордыня до добра не доведет гордиться - to * oneself on /upon, in/ smth. гордиться чем-л. - he *d himself upon his skill он гордился своим мастерством in the ~ of one's youth в расцвете сил;
pride of the morning туман или дождь на рассвете pride верх, высшая степень;
самое лучшее состояние или положение ~ refl. гордиться (on, upon - кем-л., чем-л.) ~ гордость;
чувство гордости ~ гордыня;
спесь ~ предмет гордости ~ чувство собственного достоинства (тж. proper pride) ;
false pride чванство;
тщеславие ~ of place высокое положение ~ of place упоенность собственным положением in the ~ of one's youth в расцвете сил;
pride of the morning туман или дождь на рассвете to put one's ~ in one's pocket, to swallow one's ~ подавить самолюбие;
проглотить обиду to put one's ~ in one's pocket, to swallow one's ~ подавить самолюбие;
проглотить обиду to take a ~ (in smth.) гордиться (чем-л.) ;
испытывать чувство гордости (за что-л.) to take a ~ (in smth.) получать удовлетворение( от чего-л.) -
105 bail
2) передача на поруки | брать на поруки; передавать на поруки3) поручитель, поручители4) залог ( при передаче на поруки)•bail above — поручительство за уплату присуждённой суммы;
bail absolute — поручительство, ответственность по которому наступает при непредставлении отчётности основным должником;
bail below — поручительство за явку другой стороны в суд, предварительное поручительство;
bail by police — передача на поруки полицией;
bail in error — поручительство в связи с приостановкой исполнения при передаче дела в апелляционную инстанцию;
bail jumping — бегство от правосудия лица, переданного на поруки;
bail on attachment — поручительство на случай судебного приказа о приводе в суд;
out on bail — отпущенный на поруки;
right to bail — право оставаться на свободе или быть выпущенным на свободу под поручительство;
to accept bail for the prisoner — освободить из-под стражи под залог, взять обвиняемого на поруки;
to allow bail — разрешить взять на поруки;
to become bail — взять на себя поручительство;
to deny bail — отказать в поручительстве;
to forget one's bail — утратить право пребывания на свободе в результате нарушения условия поручительства ( явиться в суд в назначенный срок);
to free on bail — выпустить ( из-под стражи), освободить на поруки;
to get bail — получить поручительство;
to give bail — дать поручительство, поручиться;
to hold to bail — оставлять на свободе под залог на поруки;
to jump bail — бежать, скрыться от правосудия, будучи отпущенным под залог;
to let to bail — выпустить на поруки;
to make bail — выдать поручительство, поручиться;
to bail on appeal — передать или взять на поруки по апелляции;
to bail on certiorari — передать на поруки по приказу об истребовании дела ( из производства нижестоящего суда в вышестоящий суд);
to bail pending trial — передать или взять на поруки в ожидании судебного рассмотрения дела;
to stand bail — находиться под поручительством;
bail to the action — поручительство за уплату присуждённой суммы;
- civil bailbail to the sheriff — поручительство за явку ответной стороны в суд;
- common bail
- criminal bail
- excessive bail
- fresh bail
- lower bail
- special bail
- straw bail
- sufficient bail* * *• 1) /vt/ брать на поруки; 2) /vt/ взять на поруки• залог -
106 Kostenabbau
Kostenabbau m FIN, WIWI cost reduction, cost cutting, cost retrenchment* * *m <Finanz, Vw> cost reduction, cost cutting, cost retrenchment* * *Kostenabbau
cost reduction (cut[ting]), retrenchment;
• Kostenabbauzeichen erkennen lassen to show signs of retrenchment;
• Kostenablehnung disallowance of costs;
• Kostenabrechnung cost sheet;
• Kostenabrechnung anerkennen to allow costs;
• Kostenabschreibung cost recovery;
• Kostenabteilung cost center (US) (centre, Br., department);
• Kostenabwälzung cost pass-alongs;
• Kostenabweichung cost variance;
• Kostenabzug deduction of costs;
• Kostenanalyse analysis of expenses, cost (account, systems) analysis;
• Kostenanalyseschema framework of cost analysis;
• Kostenanalytiker cost analyst;
• Kostenanerkenntnis allowance of costs;
• Kostenanfall accrual of cost, cost accruing;
• Kostenanfechtung appeal against costs;
• Kostenangaben cost data;
• pauschale Kostenangaben blanket;
• Kostenangleichung, Kostenanpassung cost adjustment;
• Kostenansatz assessment of cost. -
107 authority
nounhave the/no authority to do something — berechtigt od. befugt/nicht befugt sein, etwas zu tun
have/exercise authority over somebody — Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jemandem haben
on one's own authority — in eigener Verantwortung
[be] in authority — verantwortlich [sein]
2) (body having power)the authorities — die Behörde[n]
have it on the authority of somebody/something that... — durch jemanden/etwas wissen, dass...
have it on good authority that... — aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen, dass...
4) no pl.give or add authority to something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gewicht verleihen
* * *[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) die Befugnis; die Vollmacht2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) die Autorität3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) die Obrigkeit4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) die Autorität•- academic.ru/4474/authoritarian">authoritarian- authoritative* * *author·ity[ɔ:ˈθɒrəti, AM əˈθɔ:rət̬i]n1. no pl (right of control) Autorität f; ADMIN Amtsgewalt f, Weisungsbefugnis f; MIL Befehlsgewalt fto be in \authority verantwortlich [o zuständig sein] seinwe need to get the support of someone in \authority wir brauchen die Unterstützung eines Verantwortlichenperson in \authority Verantwortliche(r) f(m)who is [the person] in \authority here? wer ist hier verantwortlich [o zuständig]?to be in [or have] \authority over sb (empowered to give orders) jdm gegenüber weisungsbefugt sein; (be above in hierarchy) jdm übergeordnet seinto be under sb's \authority (be answerable to) jdm gegenüber verantwortlich sein; (be below in hierarchy) jdm unterstehento exercise [or exert] [or use] \authority Autorität ausübento exercise [or exert] [or use] one's \authority over sb jdm gegenüber seine Autorität geltend machen\authority to purchase ECON, LAW Ankaufsermächtigung fto give sb \authority to do sth jdn [dazu] befugen, etw zu tun; (to act on one's behalf) jdn [dazu] bevollmächtigen, etw zu tunto have the \authority to do sth befugt sein, etw zu tun; (to act on sb's behalf) bevollmächtigt sein, etw zu tunby \authority ADMIN, LAW mit [amtlicher] Genehmigungon the \authority of sb im Auftrag [o mit Genehmigung] einer Personon one's own \authority in eigener Verantwortungwithout \authority unbefugtto act without \authority unbefugt handelnto act without [or to exceed one's] \authority seine Befugnisse überschreitento have \authority over/with sb [große] Autorität bei jdm genießen [o besitzen]he's got no \authority over his students er besitzt [o genießt] bei seinen Studenten keine Autoritätworld \authority international anerkannte Autoritätto be an \authority for/on sth ein Experte/eine Expertin für etw akk seinto be an \authority on microbiology eine Autorität [o Kapazität] auf dem Gebiet der Mikrobiologie seineducation \authority Schulamt nthealth \authority Gesundheitsbehörde f7. (bodies having power)local authorities Kommunalbehörden plto report sb/sth to the authorities jdn/etw den Behörden meldenI have it on my bosses \authority that... ich weiß von meinem Chef, dass...to have sth on good \authority etw aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissenI have it on good \authority that... ich weiß aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...9. LAW10. LAW[level of] \authority Instanz fproper \authority zuständige Instanz* * *[ɔː'ɵɒrItɪ]n1) (= power) Autorität f; (= right, entitlement) Befugnis f; (= specifically delegated power) Vollmacht f; (MIL) Befehlsgewalt fpeople who are in authority — Menschen, die Autorität haben
parental authority — Autorität der Eltern; (Jur) elterliche Gewalt
to be in or have authority over sb — Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jdm haben (form); (describing hierarchy) jdm übergeordnet sein
to put sb in authority over sb —
those who are put in authority over us the Queen and those in authority under her — diejenigen, deren Aufsicht wir unterstehen die Königin und die ihr untergebenen Verantwortlichen
to be under the authority of sb — unter jds Aufsicht (dat) stehen; (in hierarchy) jdm unterstehen; (Mil) jds Befehlsgewalt (dat) unterstehen
you'll have to ask a teacher for the authority to take the key —
under or by what authority do you claim the right to...? — mit welcher Berechtigung verlangen Sie, dass...?
to have the authority to do sth — berechtigt or befugt sein, etw zu tun
to have no authority to do sth — nicht befugt or berechtigt sein, etw zu tun
he was exceeding his area of authority — er hat seinen Kompetenzbereich or seine Befugnisse überschritten
to give sb the authority to do sth — jdn ermächtigen (form) or jdm die Vollmacht erteilen, etw zu tun
he had my authority to do it — ich habe es ihm gestattet or erlaubt
who gave you the authority to do that? —
who gave you the authority to treat people like that? — mit welchem Recht glaubst du, Leute so behandeln zu können?
2) (also pl = ruling body) Behörde f, Amt nt; (= body of people) Verwaltung f; (= power of ruler) (Staats)gewalt f, Obrigkeit fthe Prussian respect for authority —
they appealed to the supreme authority of the House of Lords — sie wandten sich an die höchste Autorität or Instanz, das Oberhaus
this will have to be decided by a higher authority — das muss an höherer Stelle entschieden werden
to have or carry ( great) authority — viel gelten (with bei); (person also) (große or viel) Autorität haben (with bei)
to speak/write with authority — mit Sachkunde or mit der Autorität des Sachkundigen sprechen/schreiben
I/he can speak with authority on this matter — darüber kann ich mich/kann er sich kompetent äußern
to give an order with authority —
4) (= expert) Autorität f, Fachmann m/-frau fI'm no authority but... —
he is an authority on art — er ist eine Autorität or ein Fachmann auf dem Gebiet der Kunst
to have sth on good authority —
* * *1. Autorität f, (Amts)Gewalt f:in authority verantwortlich;those in authority die Verantwortlichen;a) verantwortlich sein,b) das Sagen haben;on one’s own authority in eigener Verantwortung;be under sb’s authority jemandem verantwortlich sein3. Nachdruck m, Gewicht n:4. Vollmacht f, Ermächtigung f, Befugnis f:by authority mit amtlicher Genehmigung;without authority unbefugt, unberechtigt;have the (no) authority to do sth (nicht) befugt oder berechtigt sein, etwas zu tun;have full authority to act volle Handlungsvollmacht besitzen;authority to sign Unterschriftsvollmacht, Zeichnungsberechtigung f5. Behörde f6. a) Quelle fwhat is your authority for your thesis? worauf stützen Sie Ihre These?;we have it on his authority that … wir wissen durch ihn, dass …;I have it on good authority that … ich weiß aus sicherer oder verlässlicher Quelle, dass …7. Autorität f, Kapazität f (on auf dem Gebiet gen)8. JURa) maßgebliche Gerichtsentscheidungb) Rechtsquelle fc) bindende Kraft (einer gerichtlichen Vorentscheidung)auth. abk1. authentic2. author (authoress)3. authority4. authorized* * *nounhave the/no authority to do something — berechtigt od. befugt/nicht befugt sein, etwas zu tun
have/exercise authority over somebody — Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jemandem haben
[be] in authority — verantwortlich [sein]
the authorities — die Behörde[n]
3) (expert, book, quotation) Autorität, diehave it on the authority of somebody/something that... — durch jemanden/etwas wissen, dass...
have it on good authority that... — aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen, dass...
4) no pl.give or add authority to something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gewicht verleihen
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108 dismiss
transitive verb1) entlassen; auflösen, aufheben [Versammlung]* * *[dis'mis]1) (to send or put away: She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind!) entlassen2) (to remove from office or employment: He was dismissed from his post for being lazy.) entlassen3) (to stop or close (a law-suit etc): Case dismissed!) abweisen•- academic.ru/21095/dismissal">dismissal* * *dis·miss[dɪsˈmɪs]vt1. (ignore)to \dismiss an idea eine Idee aufgebento \dismiss a thought [from one's mind] einen Gedanken [wieder] fallenlassen, sich dat einen Gedanken aus dem Kopf schlagen fam2. (send away)\dismissed! wegtreten!3. (sack)▪ to \dismiss sb jdn entlassen4. LAWto \dismiss a [court] case/an indictment [for lack of evidence] einen Prozess/ein Verfahren [mangels Beweisen] einstellento \dismiss a charge eine Klage abweisen* * *[dIs'mɪs]vt"class dismissed" — "ihr dürft gehen"
3) (= brush aside) point, objection, speculation, claims abtunto dismiss sb from one's mind — sich (dat) jdn aus dem Kopf schlagen
to dismiss a case — die Klage abweisen
5) (SPORT) batsman, team ausschlagenhe was dismissed for 52 runs — er wurde nach 52 Läufen ausgeschlagen
* * *dismiss [dısˈmıs]A v/t1. entlassen, gehen lassen:2. fortschicken, verabschieden3. MIL wegtreten lassen5. ein Thema etc als erledigt betrachten, fallen lassen, aufgeben7. abtun, hinweggehen über (akk):dismiss a question as irrelevant eine Frage als unwesentlich abtundismiss an action with costs eine Klage kostenpflichtig abweisenB v/i MIL wegtreten:dismiss! weg(ge)treten!* * *transitive verb1) entlassen; auflösen, aufheben [Versammlung]* * *v.aufgeben v.entlassen v. -
109 stattgeben
v/i (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) Amtsspr. (einer Bitte etc.) grant* * *stạtt|ge|ben ['ʃtatgeːbn]vi sep irreg +dat (form)to grantSee:* * *statt|ge·benvi irreg (geh)einem Antrag/Einspruch \stattgeben/nicht \stattgeben to sustain/overrule a motion/an objectioneiner Beschwerde \stattgeben to allow [or grant] an appeal* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Amtsspr.)einer Sache (Dat.) stattgeben — accede to something
* * ** * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Amtsspr.)einer Sache (Dat.) stattgeben — accede to something
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110 einer Revision stattgeben
einer Revision stattgeben
to allow (uphold) an appealBusiness german-english dictionary > einer Revision stattgeben
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111 tale
address, hold forth, oration, speak, speech, talk* * *I. (en -r) speech,F ( højtidelig) oration ( fx a funeral oration),fx a presidential address);( samtale) conversation,T talk;(gram.) speech;[ miste talens brug] lose the faculty of speech,( tabe mælet) lose one's tongue;[ holde en tale] make (el. deliver) a speech (, an address);(dvs ved bordet) propose somebody's health;[ i en tale for X sagde han] proposing X's health he said;[ kan jeg få ham i tale nu?] can I see him now?[ afvise al tale om] reject all talk of;[ høre tale om] hear of;[ jeg vil ikke høre tale om sådan noget] I won't hear of such a thing;[ der er tale om] there is some talk of;[ der er tale om store udgifter] the expense involved is considerable;[ den mand der er tale om] the man in question;[ det er ikke det der er tale om] that is not the point;[ det kan der ikke være tale om] that is out of the question;T it's not on;[ der er tale om at] there is some talk of -ing;[ der er ikke tale om at han] there is no question of his -ing;[ bringe på tale] bring up;( også, F) broach the subject;[ komme på tale] be mentioned;[ være på tale] be talked of,(mere F) be under discussion.II. *( holde tale) speak (om on), make a speech;( udtrykke sig i ord) speak ( fx speak fluently (, in a low voice, in riddles); I was unable to speak),(mere T) talk ( fx talk in one's sleep, talk too much; learn to talk(el. speak));( samtale) talk,( diskutere) talk ( fx business, golf, music);(se også talende);[ tale ens sag] plead somebody's cause, plead for somebody;[ tale sin sag] plead one's cause;[ tale sig hæs] talk oneself hoarse;[ tale sig varm] warm to one's subject;(fig) speak (el. talk) the same language;[ vel talt!] well spoken![ med præp & adv:][ tale for](dvs på éns vegne) speak for,( til gunst for) speak for (el. in favour of),( i retten) plead for;( tyde på) point to ( at han har gjort det his having done it);[ tale for en]( om bordtale) propose somebody's health;[ meget taler for at denne påstand er rigtig] there is a lot to be said in favour of this assertion;( i retten) he made out a strong case for her;[ han taler godt for sig] he speaks well, he is a fine speaker;[ dette taler for sig selv] this speaks for itself;[ tale forbi hinanden] talk at cross purposes;[ tale ham fra det] talk him out of it;[ tale frem og tilbage om] argue about it, discuss it at great length;[ tale i radio (, telefon)] be on the radio (, telephone);[ tale i telefon med en] speak to somebody on the telephone;[ tale imod] speak against ( fx a proposal);[ der er meget der taler imod det] there is a lot to be said against it;( i retten) he made out a strong case against her;[` tale med] talk to (, især am: with), have a word (, a few words) with,(mere F) speak to (, with);( for at irettesætte) talk to, have a word with,( strengere) speak to;( for at rådspørge) consult,T see ( fx you ought to see a doctor);(især neds) chip in;[ jeg ønsker at tale med ham] I want to see him;[ tale med sig selv] talk to oneself;( i telefon) who is speaking?( i telefon) my name is John Smith ( fx my name is John Smith, could I speak to Mr Brown?);( hvis man er bekendt) this is John Smith;( ved svar) (it is) John Smith speaking;[ han er ikke til at tale med] he will not listen to reason;[ han er til at tale med] he is open to argument;[ det kan han tale med om] he knows a thing or two about that;[ tale om] speak (el. talk) about (el. of),( nævne) mention, refer to,( holde foredrag om) speak on, talk on;[ tale om noget andet] talk about something else, change the subject;[ hele byen taler om det] it is the talk of the town;[ det er ikke noget at tale om, det er ikke værd at tale om] it is nothing to speak of, it is not worth mentioning;[ det skal vi vist ikke tale for højt om] I wouldn't say too much about that;[ siden vi taler om bøger] talking of books;[ tale over en tekst] preach on a text;[ tale over sig] say too much; let one's tongue run away with one;( røbe hemmeligheden, T) let the cat out of the bag,( røbe sig) give oneself away;[ tale sammen] talk (together),F converse;[ vi taler ikke sammen for tiden] we are not on speaking terms at present;[ tale sandt] speak (el. tell) the truth;[ tale til] speak to,F address;( appellere til) appeal to ( fx somebody's feelings);(se også fornuft);[ tale ud] finish speaking;[ tale ud med ham om det] have it out with him;[ tillad mig at tale ud] allow me to finish (what I have got to say);[ vi tales ved senere] we'll discuss this later. -
112 valg
alternative, choice, election, pick, poll, suffrage* * *(mere F, også = ret el. frihed til at vælge) option ( fx if I had the choice (el. option); there is no choice (el. option));( især mellem to ting) alternative ( fx there is no alternative (el.choice));( fx a general election),( valghandling) poll ( fx the date fixed for the poll);[ afholde valg] hold an election,( i samtlige kredse) hold elections, hold a general election;(NB general election bruges ikke om USA);[ frie valg] free elections;[ hemmeligt valg] (voting by) ballot, secret vote;[ være på valg] come up for election;[ gå til valg] go to the polls;[ gå til valg på spørgsmålet] call an election on the issue, take the issue to the country;[ udskrive valg] call an election, go (el. appeal) to the country;[ med vb:][ afholde valg], se forrige afsnit;[ valget faldt på ham] he was chosen,T the choice fell on him;[ give ham frit valg] give (el. allow) him a free choice;(dvs ingen mulighed for at vælge) I have no option (el. choice),( ingen anden mulighed) I have no alternative (el. choice) ( fx but to leave);[ du har valget mellem at betale eller blive smidt ud] you have the alternative (el. a choice) of paying up or being thrown out;[ valget står mellem] the choice lies between;[ træffe sit valg] make one's choice;[ udskrive valg], se forrige afsnit. -
113 algo
adv.1 a bit (un poco).es algo más grande it's a bit bigger2 somewhat, a little bit, sort of, some.pron.1 something (alguna cosa).¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?algo es algo something is better than nothingalgo así, algo por el estilo something like thatalgo así como… something like…por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason2 a bit, a little (cantidad pequeña).algo de some3 something (cosa importante).se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)* * *1 (afirmación) something; (negación, interrogación) anything■ ¿quieres algo? do you want anything?■ ¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?■ ¿queda algo de café? is there any coffee left?► adverbio1 (un poco) a bit, a little, somewhat\algo así something like thatalgo es algo something is better than nothing* * *1. pron.something, anything- algo de2. adv.somewhat, rather* * *1. PRON1) [en oraciones afirmativas] something-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"
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algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that•
algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scaredtienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way
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en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use•
llegar a ser algo — to be something¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?
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llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three somethingsi no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day
si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it
ya es algo —
ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something
2) [en oraciones interrogativas, condicionales] [gen] anything; [esperando respuesta afirmativa] something¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?
¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?
¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?
¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] rather, a littleestos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable
puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive
2) [con verbos] a little3. SM1)• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive
2) Col mid-afternoon snacksee ALGUNO, ALGO* * *Ia) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?
por algo será — there must be some o a reason
¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?
b) ( en aproximaciones)IIadverbio a little, slightlyIII¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
1)a)un algo — ( un no sé qué) something
si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad
b) ( un poco)2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack* * *= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.Ex. It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.Ex. Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.Ex. Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex. This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.----* algas = algae.* algo absurdo = nonsense.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.* algo así como = something like.* algo banal = frill.* algo básico = necessity.* algo bueno = a good thing.* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* algo concreto = that certain something.* algo demoledor = steamroller.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* algo diferente = something else.* algo diferente de = something other than.* algo difícil = tall order.* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* algo distinto de = something other than.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* algo en particular = that certain something.* algo esencial = essential.* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo extra = frill.* algo fácil = no-brainer.* Algo falso = hoax.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.* algo insignificante = just a little dot.* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.* algo mal visto = dirty word.* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.* algo más = anything else.* algo más de = more of.* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].* algo muy valioso = nugget.* algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo opcional = extra.* algo para picar = finger food.* algo parecido = suchlike.* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].* algo seguro = safe bet.* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].* algo superfluo = frill.* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* obtener algo de = get + something out of.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* relativo a las algas = algal.* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* * *Ia) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?
por algo será — there must be some o a reason
¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?
b) ( en aproximaciones)IIadverbio a little, slightlyIII¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
1)a)un algo — ( un no sé qué) something
si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad
b) ( un poco)2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack* * *= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.
Ex: Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.* algas = algae.* algo absurdo = nonsense.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.* algo así como = something like.* algo banal = frill.* algo básico = necessity.* algo bueno = a good thing.* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* algo concreto = that certain something.* algo demoledor = steamroller.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* algo diferente = something else.* algo diferente de = something other than.* algo difícil = tall order.* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* algo distinto de = something other than.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* algo en particular = that certain something.* algo esencial = essential.* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo extra = frill.* algo fácil = no-brainer.* Algo falso = hoax.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.* algo insignificante = just a little dot.* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.* algo mal visto = dirty word.* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.* algo más = anything else.* algo más de = more of.* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].* algo muy valioso = nugget.* algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo opcional = extra.* algo para picar = finger food.* algo parecido = suchlike.* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].* algo seguro = safe bet.* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].* algo superfluo = frill.* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* obtener algo de = get + something out of.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* relativo a las algas = algal.* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* * *1 something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; (esperando respuesta afirmativa) somethingalgo le debe haber molestado something must have upset hersi llegara a pasarle algo, no me lo perdonaría if anything happened to her, I'd never forgive myself¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?si no te creyó, por algo será if he didn't believe you there must be some o a reasonquiero que llegues a ser algo I want you to be somebodyle va a dar algo cuando lo vea he'll have a fit ( o go crazy etc) when he sees italgo así something like thatalgo es algo it's better than nothingque esté arrepentido ya es algo he's sorry, that's something at leastalgo DE algo:¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?hay algo de cierto en lo que dice there's some truth in what he says2(en aproximaciones): serán las once y algo it must be some time after elevenpesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit, it weighs just over three kilosalgo2a little, slightlyse siente algo cansada she feels slightly o a little tiredson algo parecidos they're somewhat similares algo más caro, pero es mejor it's slightly o a little o a bit more expensive, but it is better¿te duele? — algo does it hurt? — a little o a bitalgo3A1un algo (un no sé qué) somethingtiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre she has something of her mother about her2(un poco): hay un algo de verdad en lo que dice there's a grain of truth o some truth in what she says* * *
algo 1 pronombrea) something;
(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything;
( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something;
si llegara a pasarle algo if anything happened to her;
¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?;
por algo será there must be some o a reason;
le va a dar algo he'll have a fit;
o algo así or something like that;
eso ya es algo at least that's something;
sé algo de francés I know some French;
¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?b) ( en aproximaciones):
pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit
algo 2 adverbio
a little, slightly;
es algo para ti it's a bit too big for you
algo
I pron indef
1 (afirmativo) something
(interrogativo) anything: su padre es arquitecto o algo así, his father is an architect or something like that
¿algo más?, anything else?
si tu madre te ha reñido, por algo será, if your mother has told you off, there must be a reason for it
familiar me pagan poco, pero algo es algo, they don't pay me much, but it's better than nothing
2 (cantidad pequeña) some, a little: ¿queda algo de comer?, is there any food left?
II adv (un poco) quite, somewhat: me encuentro algo cansado, I'm feeling rather tired
' algo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acabar
- achicharrar
- acoger
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actitud
- actual
- alcanzar
- alisar
- almohada
- almorzar
- alquilar
- alrededor
- amagar
- añales
- aparecer
- apestar
- aprender
- así
- asociarse
- aspirar
- atinar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- aunar
- bajar
- bala
- bambolearse
- bandeja
- beneficiarse
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- broma
- buena
- bueno
- cábala
- cacarear
- cazar
- cachondeo
- calentar
- canela
- cantar
- cantada
- cantado
- capaz
- cara
- carecer
English:
about
- access
- acclimatized
- account
- accountable
- accustom
- acquaint
- acquit
- acting
- action
- actual
- addicted
- advance
- advantage
- advice
- afraid
- again
- agree
- ahead
- aim
- aim at
- aim to
- all-out
- allow
- allowance
- amenable
- amends
- amiss
- anathema
- angry
- anxious
- any
- anything
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- appeal
- arrange
- as
- ask
- ask for
- assess
- assessment
- associate
- at
- attempt
- attest
- authorize
- away
- ax
* * *♦ pron1. [alguna cosa] something;[en interrogativas] anything;algo de comida/bebida something to eat/drink;algo para leer something to read;¿necesitas algo para el viaje? do you need anything for your journey?;¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?;deben ser las diez y algo it must be gone ten o'clock;pagaron dos millones y algo they paid over two million;algo así, algo por el estilo something like that;algo así como… something like…;por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason;si se ofende, por algo será if she's offended, there must be a reason for it;algo es algo something is better than nothing2. [cantidad pequeña] a bit, a little;algo de some;habrá algo de comer, pero es mejor que vengas cenado there will be some food, but it would be best if you had dinner before coming;¿has bebido cerveza? – algo did you drink any beer? – a bit3. Fam [ataque]te va a dar algo como sigas trabajando así you'll make yourself ill if you go on working like that;¡a mí me va a dar algo! [de risa] I'm going to injure myself o Br do myself an injury (laughing)!;[de enfado] this is going to drive me mad!4. [cosa importante] something;si quieres llegar a ser algo if you ever want to be anybody, if you ever want to get anywhere;se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)♦ adv[un poco] a bit;es algo más grande it's a bit bigger;estoy algo cansado de vuestra actitud I'm rather o somewhat tired of your attitude;se encuentra algo mejor she's a bit o slightly better;necesito dormir algo I need to get some sleep♦ nm1.un algo [cosa indeterminada] something;esa película tiene un algo especial that film has something specialtomar el algo to have a snack [between meals]* * *I pron1 en frases afirmativas something;algo es algo it’s something, it’s better than nothing;o algo así or something like that;unas 5.000 personas o algo así 5,000 or so people, 5,000 people more or less;por algo será there must be a reasonII adv rather, somewhat* * *algo adv: somewhat, ratheres simpático, pero algo tacaño: he's nice but rather stingyalgo pron1) : something2)algo de : some, a littletengo algo de dinero: I've got some money* * *algo1 adv rather / a bitalgo2 pron1. (en frases afirmativas) something2. (en frases interrogativas) anything¿quiere algo más, señora? would you like anything else, madam?¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?3. (cantidad indeterminada) some / any¿me dejas algo de dinero? can you lend me some money -
114 alguien
pron.1 someone, somebody (alguna persona).¿hay alguien ahí? is anyone there?2 somebody (persona de importancia).se cree alguien she thinks she's somebody (special)* * *1 (afirmativo) somebody, someone; (interrogativo, negativo) anybody, anyone■ ¿hay alguien? is anyone there?■ ¿conoces a alguien que tenga coche? do you know anyone with a car?* * *pron.1) somebody, someone2) anybody, anyone* * *PRON [gen] somebody, someone; [en frases interrogativas] anybody, anyonesi viene alguien — if somebody comes, if anybody comes
¿viste a alguien? — did you see anybody?
* * *pronombre somebody, someone; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anybody, anyone; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) somebody, someonealguien con experiencia — somebody o someone with experience
¿ha llamado alguien? — has anybody o anyone called?
si alguien preguntara — if anybody o anyone should ask
¿cómo llegaste? ¿te trajo alguien? — how did you get here? did somebody o someone bring you?
* * *= anybody, anyone, one, somebody, someone.Ex. An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.Ex. Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex. None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.Ex. I know very little about the cataloging in Germany, and I trust that there is somebody in this audience who knows more than I do.Ex. Someone familiar with the terminology of the subject that the index covers will find the index easy to use.----* alguien que no es especialista = non-specialist [nonspecialist].* casarse con alguien de dinero = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.* matar a alguien = take + life.* * *pronombre somebody, someone; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anybody, anyone; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) somebody, someonealguien con experiencia — somebody o someone with experience
¿ha llamado alguien? — has anybody o anyone called?
si alguien preguntara — if anybody o anyone should ask
¿cómo llegaste? ¿te trajo alguien? — how did you get here? did somebody o someone bring you?
* * *= anybody, anyone, one, somebody, someone.Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.Ex: I know very little about the cataloging in Germany, and I trust that there is somebody in this audience who knows more than I do.Ex: Someone familiar with the terminology of the subject that the index covers will find the index easy to use.* alguien que no es especialista = non-specialist [nonspecialist].* casarse con alguien de dinero = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* casarse con alguien rico = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.* matar a alguien = take + life.* * *somebody, someone; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anybody, anyone; (esperando respuesta afirmativa) somebody, someonealguien se lo debe haber dicho somebody o someone must have told heralguien con experiencia somebody o someone with experience¿ha llamado alguien? has anybody o anyone called?si alguien preguntara por qué if anybody o anyone should ask why¿cómo llegaste? ¿te trajo alguien? how did you get here? did somebody o someone bring you?* * *
alguien pronombre
somebody, someone;
(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anybody, anyone;
( esperando respuesta afirmativa) somebody, someone;◊ alguien con experiencia somebody o someone with experience;
¿ha llamado alguien? has anybody o anyone called?;
si alguien preguntara if anybody o anyone should ask
alguien pron indef (afirmativo) somebody, someone
(interrogativo) anybody, anyone: ¿hay alguien ahí?, is anyone there?
' alguien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonar
- ablandar
- ablandarse
- achuchar
- acoger
- acreditar
- adelantar
- agarrar
- agradecer
- aguar
- albergue
- animar
- añorar
- antecedente
- aparecer
- aprecio
- apretar
- bailar
- balanza
- banda
- batir
- batuta
- braga
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabal
- caballo
- cabeza
- cable
- cabronada
- cagarse
- calar
- calco
- caldo
- calendario
- calentar
- callar
- calle
- cama
- cambiazo
- caña
- canela
- cantar
- capote
- cara
- cargar
- carrete
- carta
- cartilla
English:
abuse
- accommodate
- account
- accountable
- acquaint
- acquaintance
- acquit
- act
- advantage
- advice
- afraid
- agreement
- ahead
- aid
- alienate
- allow
- allowance
- ally
- amends
- amount to
- anathema
- angry
- anybody
- anyone
- apologize
- appeal
- asinine
- ask
- ask about
- ask after
- ask for
- ask in
- ask out
- ask round
- assemble
- associate
- at
- attempt
- attention
- audition
- authorize
- awe
- back
- back up
- bail out
- bang
- barrel
- beck
- belief
- bell
* * *alguien pron1. [alguna persona] someone, somebody;[en interrogativas] anyone, anybody;alguien tiene que habernos oído someone o somebody must have heard us;¿hay alguien ahí? is anyone o anybody there?;¿cómo lo sabes?, ¿te lo ha contado alguien? how do you know, did someone o somebody tell you?;si alguien lo quiere, que lo diga if anyone o anybody wants it, they should say so2. [persona de importancia] somebody;se cree alguien she thinks she's somebody (special);algún día llegará a ser alguien she'll be somebody (important) one day* * *pron1 en frases afirmativas somebody, someone;en su empresa es alguien he’s a somebody in his company* * *alguien pron: somebody, someone* * *alguien pron1. (en frases afirmativas) someone / somebody2. (en frases interrogativas) anyone / anybody¿conoces a alguien que sepa hablar japonés? do you know anyone who speaks Japanese? -
115 demanda
f.1 request.demanda salarial wage claimen demanda de asking for2 demand (economics).La ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand.3 lawsuit (law).presentar una demanda contra to take legal action againstdemanda de divorcio petition for a divorcepres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: demandar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: demandar.* * *1 (petición) petition, request2 (pregunta) inquiry3 COMERCIO (pedido de mercancías) demand4 DERECHO lawsuit\en demanda de asking forestimar una demanda to allow a claimpresentar una demanda contra alguien to take legal action against somebodyla ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand* * *noun f.1) demand2) lawsuit3) request* * *SF1) (=solicitud) request (de for)[exigiendo] demand (de for)ir en demanda de algo — to go in search of sth, go looking for sth
2) esp LAm (=pregunta) inquiry3) (Com) demandoferta 2)4) (Teat) call5) (Elec) load6) (Jur) action, lawsuitentablar demanda — to bring an action, sue
* * *1) (Com) demand2)a) (Der) lawsuitinterponer una demanda — to bring a lawsuit, to file suit (AmE)
b) ( petición) requestse manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo — they demonstrated for better working conditions
* * *1) (Com) demand2)a) (Der) lawsuitinterponer una demanda — to bring a lawsuit, to file suit (AmE)
b) ( petición) requestse manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo — they demonstrated for better working conditions
* * *demanda1= demand, pressure, push towards, request, exigency, clamour [clamor, -USA].Ex: The best indexing system can respond to these various demands.
Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.* a demanda = pro re nata.* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.* crear demanda = make + demand.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.* demanda de mercado = market demand.* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.* demanda estacional = seasonal demand.* demanda fija = inelastic demand.* demanda masiva = mass market.* demanda popular = public demand.* demandas = demand load.* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.* en demanda = in-demand.* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.* existir una demanda de = there + be + call for.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.* indización según la demanda = request-oriented indexing.* la demanda de = a call for.* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.* nivel de demanda = level of demand.* oferta y demanda = supply and demand.* período de mayor demanda = peak time.* publicación según la demanda = on-demand publishing.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* satisfacer una demanda = meet + demand, satisfy + demand.demanda22 = appeal, plea, claim, demand.Ex: Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.
Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.* demanda colectiva = class action suit, class action.* demanda colectiva de los inversionistas = securities class action.* demanda judicial = litigation, legal action, legal proceedings.* entablar una demanda = bring + a suit against, file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.* interponer demanda = face + legal action.* interponer una demanda = bring + a suit against.* notificación de demanda = notice of demand.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* * *A ( Com) demandla ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demandun producto que tiene mucha demanda a product which is in great demanddías de mayor demanda days when demand is greatestB1 ( Der) lawsuitha presentado una demanda contra ellos he is suing them, he has brought a lawsuit against theminterponer una demanda to bring a lawsuit, to file suit ( AmE)2(petición): lo siento mucho, pero no puedo acceder a su demanda I am very sorry but I cannot agree to your requestplantearon su demanda al gobierno they presented their demands to the governmentse volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda he turned to her for helpse manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo they held a demonstration to demand o they demonstrated for better working conditionsme miró, como en demanda de una explicación she looked at me, as if asking for an explanationC ( liter)(empresa): morir or perecer en la demanda to die o ( frml) perish in the attempt* * *
Del verbo demandar: ( conjugate demandar)
demanda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
demanda
demandar
demanda sustantivo femenino
1 (Com) demand;
2a) (Der) lawsuit;
demandar ( conjugate demandar) verbo transitivo
1 (Der) to sue
2 (AmL) ( requerir) to require
demanda sustantivo femenino
1 Jur lawsuit
2 Com demand
3 (petición, solicitud) demand: nadie atendió sus demandas de ayuda, nobody paid any attention to his pleas for help
demandar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to sue
2 (pedir) to demand
' demanda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
denegar
- oferta
- atender
- caída
- cubrir
- desistir
- ley
- reclamación
- reivindicación
English:
action
- call
- claim
- complaint
- demand
- file
- lawsuit
- market demand
- peak
- run
- rush
- seasonal
- seek after
- slacken off
- slander
- snowball
- supply
- surge
- couple
- petition
- sought
- sue
* * *demanda nf1. [petición] request;[reivindicación] demand;atender las demandas de los trabajadores to respond to the workers' demands;en demanda de asking for;irán a la huelga en demanda de una mejora salarial they will go on strike in support of their demands for better paydemanda de ayuda request for help;demanda de empleo [solicitud] job application;demanda de extradición extradition request;demanda salarial wage claim2. [en economía] demand;hay mucha demanda de informáticos there is a great demand for computer specialists;ha crecido la demanda de productos reciclables there has been an increase in demand for recyclable products;la demanda de trabajo en el sector turístico es muy alta jobs in the tourist industry are in high demand;la oferta y la demanda supply and demand3. [en derecho] lawsuit;[por daños y perjuicios] claim;presenté una demanda contra la constructora por daños y perjuicios I sued the builders for damages;una demanda por difamación a libel suit* * *f1 demand (de for);en demanda de (asking) for2 COM demand;tener mucha demanda be very popular;tiene poca demanda there’s not much demand for it, it’s not very popular3 JUR lawsuit, claim;interponer una demanda contra alguien take legal action against s.o.* * *demanda nf1) : demandla oferta y la demanda: supply and demand2) : petition, request3) : lawsuit* * *demanda n1. (de productos) demand2. (acción judicial) lawsuit -
116 Ed.
ed.1 ( edición) edition; (abreviatura) ed2 ( editorial) publishing house3 ( editor) editor; (abreviatura) ed* * *ABR3) = editorial* * *a) = editorialb) (= edición) ed* * *a) = editorialb) (= edición) ed* * *Ed.A1 = editorial2 (= edición) ed.B (= edificio) bldg.* * *
Multiple Entries:
Ed.
ed.
ed.
1 (abr de edición) edition
2 (abr de editorial) publishing company
3 (abr de editor) publisher, editor
'ed.' also found in these entries:
English:
bloodshed
- cheddar
- co-ed
- copy-edit
- cutting-edge
- eddy
- edge
- edginess
- edgy
- edible
- Edinburgh
- edit
- editing
- editor
- editorial
- shed
- V-neck
- V-necked
- watershed
- woodshed
- absorb
- add
- adjourn
- adjust
- aim
- allow
- appeal
- approach
- ask
- attach
- attempt
- back
- bang
- bargain
- bask
- beckon
- belch
- betray
- billow
- block
- blunder
- boast
- boil
- bombard
- book
- borrow
- bow
- bowl
- branch
- brush
* * *ed.1. (abrev de editor) ed2. (abrev de edición) edit3. (abrev de editorial) ed4. (abrev de edificio) bldg* * *ed.abr (= edición) ed (= edition) -
117 ser
m.1 being (ente).ser humano human beinglos seres vivos living things2 ens.v.1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).fue aquí it was herelo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decisionser de to be made of; (estar hecho de) to be from; (provenir de) to belong to; (ser propiedad de) to be a member of (formar parte de)¿de dónde eres? where are you from?los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son'ses alto/gracioso he is tall/funnyes azul/difícil it's blue/difficultes un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the ownerYo soy buena I am good.2 to be (to be worth, quantity).¿cuánto es? how much is it?son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actressson estudiantes they're students4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).es muy tarde it's rather lateera de noche/de día it was night/day5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness6 to exist, to live.7 to be for.Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.* * *Present IndicativeImperfect SubjunctivePast IndicativeFuture Indicativeseré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.Conditionalsería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.Present Subjunctivesea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.Imperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativesé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).Past Participlesido.\\————————* * *1. verb- ser de2. noun m.* * *SF ABR Esp= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network* * *I 1.1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible — it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth
siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)
2) ( hablando de estado civil) to beel mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced
3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to besoy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer
ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me
por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception
dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one
4) (con predicado introducido por `de')es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'
este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here
ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...
ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)
5) (hipótesis, futuro)2.¿será cierto? — can it be true?
ser vi1)a) ( existir) to beb) (liter) ( en cuentos)érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...
2)a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?
el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...
b) ( en preguntas)ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?
3) ( sumar)¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?
son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos
cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight
4) (causar, significar) to be5) ( resultar)6) ( consistir en) to belo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part
7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)8) ( usado para enfatizar)fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him
fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it
9)es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare
10)lo que es... — (fam)
lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again
lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)
11) (en locs)a no ser que — (+ subj) unless
como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...
12) ( en el tiempo) to be¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date
¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
3.serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
ser v impers to be4.ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)IIser + pp — to be + pp
1)a) ( ente) beingb) (individuo, persona)2)a) ( naturaleza)b) ( carácter esencial) essence3) (Fil) being* * *I 1.1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible — it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth
siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)
2) ( hablando de estado civil) to beel mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced
3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to besoy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer
ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me
por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception
dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one
4) (con predicado introducido por `de')es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'
este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here
ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...
ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)
5) (hipótesis, futuro)2.¿será cierto? — can it be true?
ser vi1)a) ( existir) to beb) (liter) ( en cuentos)érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...
2)a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?
el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...
b) ( en preguntas)ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?
3) ( sumar)¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?
son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos
cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight
4) (causar, significar) to be5) ( resultar)6) ( consistir en) to belo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part
7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)8) ( usado para enfatizar)fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him
fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it
9)es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare
10)lo que es... — (fam)
lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again
lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)
11) (en locs)a no ser que — (+ subj) unless
como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...
12) ( en el tiempo) to be¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date
¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
3.serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
ser v impers to be4.ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)IIser + pp — to be + pp
1)a) ( ente) beingb) (individuo, persona)2)a) ( naturaleza)b) ( carácter esencial) essence3) (Fil) being* * *ser11 = being, creature.Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.
Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.* abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.* alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.* nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.* ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* ser extraterrestre = alien creature.* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* ser humano = human being, human, human person.* ser inteligente = intelligent being.* ser pensante = sentient being.* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.* ser supremo = supreme being.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.* ser vivo = living being, sentient being.* todo ser humano = every living soul.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.ser22 = be, take + the form of, stand as.Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.* anhelar ser = ache to be.* a no ser que = unless.* así es = that's how it is.* así sea = amen.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.* como es el caso de = as it is with.* cómo + ser = what + be like.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* demostrar ser = prove + to be.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* es = it's [it is].* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es de deducir que = it follows that.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es de esperar = hopefully.* es de esperar que = all being well.* es de resaltar que = significantly.* es de suponer que = presumably.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es evidente = clearly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* es inevitable que = inevitably.* es interesante que = interestingly.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.* es más = more important, moreover.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.* no ser deseable = be undesirable.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no ser sino = be nothing but.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = in all honesty.* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* puede muy bien ser = could well be.* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.* que fue = one-time.* que fue común antes = once-common.* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.* que puede ser apilado = stacking.* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* sentido del ser humano = human sense.* ser accesible a través de = be available through.* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.* ser acertado = be spot on.* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.* ser acuciante = be acute.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* ser aficionado a = be fond of.* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo por ver = be an open question.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.* ser amado = loved-one.* ser amigo de = be buddies with.* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.* ser apropiado = be right.* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.* ser arrestado = be under arrest.* ser asequible = be available, become + available.* ser asequible a = be amenable to.* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.* ser aun más = be all the more.* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.* ser bueno en = be good at.* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser capaz de = be capable of.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* ser característico de = be emblematic of.* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.* ser caro = be steep.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser chulo = be cool.* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.* ser coherente = cohere.* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* ser como mínimo = be no less than.* ser como una esfera = wrap around.* ser como un círculo = wrap around.* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.* ser completo = be all inclusive.* ser común = be the case (with).* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.* ser consciente = sentient being.* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.* ser cortés con = be civil towards.* ser costumbre = be customary.* ser creativo = be inventive.* ser creíble = invoke + belief.* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).* ser cuestión de = come down to.* ser culpable = be to blame.* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.* ser de = be a native of.* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.* ser de dominio público = be public domain.* ser deficiente = be wanting.* ser definitivo = be final.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.* ser de la noche = night creature.* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* ser desoído = be unheeded.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.* ser de utilidad = be of use.* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.* ser diestro en = be skilled at.* ser difícil = be a stretch.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* ser digno de = merit.* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* ser duro = play + hardball.* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.* ser el asunto = be the point.* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.* ser elegido = get in.* ser elevado = be steep.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* ser el límite = be the limit.* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.* ser el máximo = be the limit.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.* ser el preludio = usher in.* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.* ser el último grito = be all the rage.* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.* ser esclavo de = be slave to.* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* ser experto en = be skilled at.* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser fácil = be easy.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.* ser factible de = be amenable to.* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.* ser favorable = be a plus.* ser ficticio = be fiction.* ser fiel a = cleave to.* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.* ser grosero con = be abusive of.* ser hábil para = be adroit at.* ser habitual = be customary.* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.* ser hipertenso = be hyper.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser idóneo para = be suited to.* ser ignorado = be unheeded.* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.* ser ilegal = be against the law.* ser ilimitado = be boundless.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).* ser imposible = be dead meat.* ser imprescindible = be a must.* ser improcedente = be out of order.* ser imprudente = be reckless.* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* ser incapaz de = be unable to.* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.* ser increíble = beggar + belief.* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.* ser indispensable = be a must.* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.* ser infundado = be unfounded.* ser inherente a = inhere in.* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.* ser inminente = be on the cards.* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.* ser insignificante de = be slight in.* ser inteligente = be talented.* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.* ser intransigente = play + hardball.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.* ser justo = play + fair.* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.* ser la ciudad de = be home to.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.* ser la costumbre = be customary.* ser la cuestión = be the point.* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.* ser la excepción = be the exception.* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.* ser la intención = be the intention.* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* ser la minoría = be in the minority.* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* ser la novedad = be on the scene.* ser la obra de = be the work of.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* ser maravilloso = sound + great.* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ser más interno = inner being.* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.* ser mayor = be older.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* ser menor = be less.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* ser molesto = be disturbing.* ser moroso = be in default.* ser motivador = be motivating.* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.* ser muy antiguo = go ba* * */ser/= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión* * *
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
ser v impers to be;
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ser humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' ser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acceder
- además
- aficionada
- aficionado
- alardear
- alcanzar
- alimentar
- alta
- alto
- ambicionar
- antigüedad
- aparición
- arma
- atinar
- atorarse
- aúpa
- babear
- básica
- básico
- bendición
- caber
- cacho
- cada
- cafetera
- cafetero
- calco
- callo
- canela
- cansada
- cansado
- cantar
- capaz
- capirote
- carácter
- cardo
- carne
- carné
- caso
- cero
- colarse
- comida
- comidilla
- comido
- conmigo
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- contagiarse
- contemplar
- contienda
English:
accountable
- addicted
- adjust
- allow
- allowance
- ambition
- amount to
- anathema
- anomaly
- arduous
- around
- aspire
- aware
- bad
- be
- beating
- being
- belong
- betray
- big
- bill
- bind over
- bird
- booby trap
- boring
- bounce
- can
- carry
- catch up
- cerebral
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- charm
- chip
- claim
- come into
- come under
- connoisseur
- court
- degree
- deserve
- destroy
- differ
- do
- dodger
- doubly
- due
- ear
- easy
- edit
* * *ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).♦ v aux[para formar la voz pasiva] to be;fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament♦ v copulativo1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;¿es eso verdad? is that true?;eso no es cierto that isn't true;es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;es posible que llueva it may rain;no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;RP Famser loco por algo to be wild about sth2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;son estudiantes they're students;para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;era viuda she was a widow;son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;Am Fam¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;RP Fam¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?[provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily♦ vi1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;fue aquí it was here;¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;la final era ayer the final was yesterday;¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble3. [con fechas, horas] to be;¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);4. [con precios] to be;¿cuánto es? how much is it?;son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;este libro es para niños this book is for children;la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angrylo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?10. Literario [existir]Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earthtengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;de no ser así otherwise;de ser así if that should happen;déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;habla con quien sea talk to anyone;sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;Amsiendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;Amsiendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress♦ v impersonal[indica tiempo] to be;es muy tarde it's rather late;era de noche/de día it was night/day♦ nm1. [ente] being;seres de otro planeta beings from another planetser humano human being;Ser Supremo Supreme Being;los seres vivos living things2. [persona] person;sus seres queridos his loved ones4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul* * *f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations* * *ser {77} vi1) : to beél es mi hermano: he is my brotherCamila es linda: Camila is pretty2) : to exist, to liveser, o no ser: to be or not to be3) : to take place, to occurel concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)son las diez: it's ten o'clockhoy es el 9: today's the 9th5) : to cost, to come to¿cuánto es?: how much is it?¿será posible?: can it be possible?7)ser de : to come fromsomos de Managua: we're from Managua8)ser de : to belong toese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil9)es que : the thing is thates que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him¡sea! : agreed!, all right!sea... sea : either... orla cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paidél fue asesinado: he was murderedser nm: beingser humano: human being* * *ser2 vb1. (en general) to be2. (estar hecho) to be made3. (pertenecer) to belongeste libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's -
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algo 1 pronombrea) something;(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something; si llegara a pasarle algo if anything happened to her; ¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?; por algo será there must be some o a reason; le va a dar algo he'll have a fit; o algo así or something like that; eso ya es algo at least that's something; sé algo de francés I know some French; ¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?b) ( en aproximaciones):pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit
algo 2 adverbio a little, slightly; es algo para ti it's a bit too big for you
algo
I pron indef
1 (afirmativo) something (interrogativo) anything: su padre es arquitecto o algo así, his father is an architect or something like that
¿algo más?, anything else?
si tu madre te ha reñido, por algo será, if your mother has told you off, there must be a reason for it familiar me pagan poco, pero algo es algo, they don't pay me much, but it's better than nothing
2 (cantidad pequeña) some, a little: ¿queda algo de comer?, is there any food left?
II adv (un poco) quite, somewhat: me encuentro algo cansado, I'm feeling rather tired ' algo' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - acabar - achicharrar - acoger - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - actitud - actual - alcanzar - alisar - almohada - almorzar - alquilar - alrededor - amagar - añales - aparecer - apestar - aprender - así - asociarse - aspirar - atinar - atravesada - atravesado - aunar - bajar - bala - bambolearse - bandeja - beneficiarse - blanca - blanco - bombera - bombero - broma - buena - bueno - cábala - cacarear - cazar - cachondeo - calentar - canela - cantar - cantada - cantado - capaz - cara - carecer English: about - access - acclimatized - account - accountable - accustom - acquaint - acquit - acting - action - actual - addicted - advance - advantage - advice - afraid - again - agree - ahead - aim - aim at - aim to - all-out - allow - allowance - amenable - amends - amiss - anathema - angry - anxious - any - anything - apologize - appal - appall - appeal - arrange - as - ask - ask for - assess - assessment - associate - at - attempt - attest - authorize - away - ax -
119 alguien
alguien pronombre somebody, someone; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anybody, anyone; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) somebody, someone;◊ alguien con experiencia somebody o someone with experience;¿ha llamado alguien? has anybody o anyone called?; si alguien preguntara if anybody o anyone should ask
alguien pron indef (afirmativo) somebody, someone (interrogativo) anybody, anyone: ¿hay alguien ahí?, is anyone there? ' alguien' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abandonar - ablandar - ablandarse - achuchar - acoger - acreditar - adelantar - agarrar - agradecer - aguar - albergue - animar - añorar - antecedente - aparecer - aprecio - apretar - bailar - balanza - banda - batir - batuta - braga - bronca - buenaventura - cabal - caballo - cabeza - cable - cabronada - cagarse - calar - calco - caldo - calendario - calentar - callar - calle - cama - cambiazo - caña - canela - cantar - capote - cara - cargar - carrete - carta - cartilla English: abuse - accommodate - account - accountable - acquaint - acquaintance - acquit - act - advantage - advice - afraid - agreement - ahead - aid - alienate - allow - allowance - ally - amends - amount to - anathema - angry - anybody - anyone - apologize - appeal - asinine - ask - ask about - ask after - ask for - ask in - ask out - ask round - assemble - associate - at - attempt - attention - audition - authorize - awe - back - back up - bail out - bang - barrel - beck - belief - bell -
120 ed.
Multiple Entries: Ed. ed.
ed.
1 (abr de edición) edition
2 (abr de editorial) publishing company
3 (abr de editor) publisher, editor 'ed.' also found in these entries: English: bloodshed - cheddar - co-ed - copy-edit - cutting-edge - eddy - edge - edginess - edgy - edible - Edinburgh - edit - editing - editor - editorial - shed - V-neck - V-necked - watershed - woodshed - absorb - add - adjourn - adjust - aim - allow - appeal - approach - ask - attach - attempt - back - bang - bargain - bask - beckon - belch - betray - billow - block - blunder - boast - boil - bombard - book - borrow - bow - bowl - branch - brush
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