blank cell

- absorbing cell
- acid cell
- acid fuel cell
- acoustooptic deflection cell
- active cell
- air cell
- alkaline cell
- alcaline dry cell
- alcaline-manganese cell
- alkaline storage cell
- anchor cell
- application-specific integrated circuit cell
- aqueous-electrolyte fuel cell
- array cell
- ASIC cell
- asymmetrical cell
- azimuth cell
- back-wall photovoltaic cell
- bag-type cell
- barrier-layer photoelectric cell
- barrier photovoltaic cell
- base-centered cell
- base-centered Bravais cell
- basic cell
- Becquerel cell
- Becquerel photovoltaic cell
- Bernard cell
- bias cell
- bichromate cell
- bimorph cell
- binary cell
- biochemical fuel cell
- bipolar cell
- bit cell
- bistable cell
- blank cell
- blocking-layer cell
- body-centered cell
- body-centered Bravais cell
- boundary scan cell
- Bragg cell
- Bravais cell
- Bravais unit cell
- Brillouin cell
- B/S cell
- bubble cell
- bubble-lattice cell
- Bunsen cell
- cadmium normal cell
- cadmium selenide photoconductive cell
- cadmium-silver oxide cell
- cadmium telluride solar cell
- cad-telluride solar cell
- calomel half-cell
- canal fuel cell
- carbon cell
- carbon-zinc cell
- cartridge cell
- cationic membrane cell
- cesium plasma cell
- character cell
- chargeable cell
- charge-storage cell
- charge-transfer cell
- chromic acid cell
- Clark cell
- closed-circuit cell
- color cell
- color Bravais cell
- color unit cell
- concentration cell
- concentric fuel cell
- conductivity cell
- copper-oxide photovoltaic cell
- copper-zinc cell
- counter cell
- counter electromotive cell
- counting cell
- Crowe cell
- current cell
- cryogenic memory cell
- crystal cell
- crystallographic cell
- Daniell cell
- DDC cell
- decomposition cell
- delay cell
- dichromate cell
- diffraction cell
- direct fuel cell
- direct-oxidation fuel cell
- displacement cell
- divalent silver oxide cell
- Doppler-resolution cell
- double-fluid cell
- dry cell
- dry-charged cell
- dry-tape cell
- dual-dielectric charge-storage cell
- dye cell
- E-cell
- edge-centered cell
- edge-centered Bravais cell
- Edison cell
- EL cell
- electric cell
- electrode concentration cell
- electroluminescence cell
- electrolytic cell
- electrooptic liquid-crystal cell
- element cell
- emergency cells
- emission cell
- end cells
- end-centered cell
- end-centered Bravais cell
- face-centered cell
- face-centered Bravais cell
- Faraday cell
- ferrimagnetic cell
- ferrite cell
- ferroelectric cell
- ferromagnetic cell
- force cell
- front-wall photovoltaic cell
- fuel cell
- fuel-gas cell
- function cell
- functional logic cell
- fused-electrolyte cell
- galvanic cell
- ganglion cell
- gas cell
- gas-filled cell
- glass half-cell
- Golay cell
- Golay pneumatic cell
- gravity cell
- Grenet cell
- grid-bias cell - hexagonal cell
- high-temperature fuel cell
- hot cell
- hydroelectric cell
- hydrogen-air cell
- hydrogen-oxygen cell
- hypercube cell
- hysteretic memory cell
- indirect-oxidation cell
- ion-exchange cell
- ion-exchange membrane cell
- iterative master cells
- jumbo cell
- Kerr cell
- L-cell
- Lalande cell
- lattice cell
- lead cell
- lead-acid cell
- lead-calcium cell
- lead-dioxide primary cell
- lead sulfide cell
- leaf cell
- Leclanche cell
- light-sensitive cell
- Li-ion cell
- Li-pol cell
- liquid-crystal cell
- liquid-crystal display cell
- liquid diffraction cell
- liquid-gas cell
- liquid-liquid cell
- liquid-metal fuel cell
- lithium cell
- lithium-ion cell
- lithium-iron sulfide secondary cell
- lithium-pol cell
- lithium-polymer cell
- lithium-silver chromate cell
- lithium-water cell
- load cell
- logic cell
- low-temperature fuel cell
- macro cell
- magnesium cell
- magnesium-cuprous chloride cell
- magnesium-silver chloride cell
- magnesium-water cell
- magnetic cell
- magnetic tunnel junction memory cell
- magnetic unit cell
- manganese-magnesium cell
- master cell
- memory cell
- mercury cell
- metal-air storage cell
- metal fuel cell
- metal-based fuel cell
- metallic rectifier cell
- metal-oxide-semiconductor cell
- metal-semiconductor barrier cell
- microphoto cell
- molten-carbonate fuel cell
- molten-electrolyte fuel cell
- MOS cell
- multijunction solar cell
- Na/S cell
- nerve cell
- nickel-cadmium cell
- nickel-iron cell
- nickel metal-hydride cell
- NiMH cell
- n-on-p solar cell
- nonprimitive Bravais cell
- nonprimitive unit cell
- nonregenerative fuel cell
- nuclear cell
- organic-semiconductor solar cell
- oxygen concentration cell
- oxygen-hydrogen cell
- Penning cell
- photochemical cell
- photoconducting cell
- photoconductive cell
- photoelectric cell
- photoelectrolytic cell
- photoemissive cell
- photogalvanic cell
- photovoltaic cell
- photronic cell
- piezoelectric cell
- pilot cell
- planar solar cell
- Plante cell
- plasma cell
- Pockels cell
- polycrystalline-film photoconducting cell
- p-on-n solar cell
- postsynaptic cell
- pressure cell
- presynaptic cell
- primary cell
- primary fuel cell
- primitive cell
- primitive unit cell
- processing cell
- promethium cell
- protected cell
- Purkinje cell
- quinhydrone electrode half-cell
- radar cell
- Raman cell
- range-resolution cell
- rapid single flux quantum cell
- rectifier photoelectric cell
- rectifying cell
- regenerative fuel cell
- reserve cell
- resolution cell
- resolving cell
- resonance cell
- rhombohedral cell
- robotic work cell
- RSFQ cell
- Ruben cell
- rubidium gas cell
- sal-ammonia cell
- SAM cell
- saturated standard cell
- Schottky-barrier solar cell
- sealed cell
- secondary cell
- selenium cell
- silicon rectifying cell
- silicon solar cell
- silver-hydrogen cell
- silver-oxide cell
- silver-zinc primary cell
- single-bit storage cell
- slot cell
- solar cell
- solid-electrolyte fuel cell
- standard cell
- standard Daniell cell
- Stark cell
- storage cell
- synchronous active-memory machine cell
- thallofide cell
- thermal cell
- thermoelectric solar cell
- thin-film solar cell
- TR cell
- transition cell
- transmit-receive cell
- tube fuel cell
- ultrasonic modulation cell
- ultrasonic refraction cell
- ultrasonic storage cell
- unit cell
- unsaturated standard cell
- vertical junction solar cell
- vertical memory cell
- voltaic cell
- Weston cell
- Weston standard cell
- wet cell
- Wigner-Seitz cell
- zinc-air fuel cell
- zinc-chlorine cell
- zinc-copper oxide cell
- zinc-iron cell
- zinc-mercury oxide cell
- zinc-silver chloride primary cell
- zinc-silver oxide cell

- absorbing cell
- acid cell
- acid fuel cell
- acoustooptic deflection cell
- active cell
- air cell
- alcaline dry cell
- alcaline-manganese cell
- alkaline cell
- alkaline storage cell
- anchor cell
- application-specific integrated circuit cell
- aqueous-electrolyte fuel cell
- array cell
- ASIC cell
- asymmetrical cell
- azimuth cell
- B/S cell
- back-wall photovoltaic cell
- bag-type cell
- barrier photovoltaic cell
- barrier-layer photoelectric cell
- base-centered Bravais cell
- base-centered cell
- basic cell
- Becquerel cell
- Becquerel photovoltaic cell
- Bernard cell
- bias cell
- bichromate cell
- bimorph cell
- binary cell
- biochemical fuel cell
- bipolar cell
- bistable cell
- bit cell
- blank cell
- blocking-layer cell
- body-centered Bravais cell
- body-centered cell
- boundary scan cell
- Bragg cell
- Bravais cell
- Bravais unit cell
- Brillouin cell
- bubble cell
- bubble-lattice cell
- Bunsen cell
- cadmium normal cell
- cadmium selenide photoconductive cell
- cadmium telluride solar cell
- cadmium-silver oxide cell
- cad-telluride solar cell - carbon cell
- carbon-zinc cell
- cartridge cell
- cationic membrane cell
- cesium plasma cell
- character cell
- chargeable cell
- charge-storage cell
- charge-transfer cell
- chromic acid cell
- Clark cell
- closed-circuit cell
- color Bravais cell
- color cell
- color unit cell
- concentration cell
- concentric fuel cell
- conductivity cell
- copper-oxide photovoltaic cell
- copper-zinc cell
- counter cell
- counterelectromotive cell
- counting cell
- Crowe cell
- cryogenic memory cell
- crystal cell
- crystallographic cell
- current cell
- Daniell cell
- DDC cell
- decomposition cell
- delay cell
- dichromate cell
- diffraction cell
- direct fuel cell
- direct-oxidation fuel cell
- displacement cell
- divalent silver oxide cell
- Doppler-resolution cell
- double-fluid cell
- dry cell
- dry-charged cell
- dry-tape cell
- dual-dielectric charge-storage cell
- dye cell
- E cell
- edge-centered Bravais cell
- edge-centered cell
- Edison cell
- EL cell
- electric cell
- electrode concentration cell
- electroluminescence cell
- electrolytic cell
- electrooptic liquid-crystal cell
- element cell
- emergency cells
- emission cell
- end cells
- end-centered Bravais cell
- end-centered cell
- face-centered Bravais cell
- face-centered cell
- Faraday cell
- ferrimagnetic cell
- ferrite cell
- ferroelectric cell
- ferromagnetic cell
- force cell
- front-wall photovoltaic cell
- fuel cell
- fuel-gas cell
- function cell
- functional logic cell
- fused-electrolyte cell
- galvanic cell
- ganglion cell
- gas cell
- gas-filled cell - Golay pneumatic cell
- gravity cell
- Grenet cell
- grid-bias cell - hexagonal cell
- high-temperature fuel cell
- hot cell
- hydroelectric cell
- hydrogen-air cell
- hydrogen-oxygen cell
- hypercube cell
- hysteretic memory cell
- indirect-oxidation cell
- ion-exchange cell
- ion-exchange membrane cell
- iterative master cells
- jumbo cell
- Kerr cell
- Lalande cell
- lattice cell
- L-cell
- lead cell
- lead sulfide cell
- lead-acid cell
- lead-calcium cell
- lead-dioxide primary cell
- leaf cell
- Leclanche cell
- light-sensitive cell
- Li-ion cell
- Li-pol cell
- liquid diffraction cell
- liquid-crystal cell
- liquid-crystal display cell
- liquid-gas cell
- liquid-liquid cell
- liquid-metal fuel cell
- lithium cell
- lithium-ion cell
- lithium-iron sulfide secondary cell
- lithium-pol cell
- lithium-polymer cell
- lithium-silver chromate cell
- lithium-water cell
- load cell
- logic cell
- low-temperature fuel cell
- macro cell
- magnesium cell
- magnesium-cuprous chloride cell
- magnesium-silver chloride cell
- magnesium-water cell
- magnetic cell
- magnetic tunnel junction memory cell
- magnetic unit cell
- manganese-magnesium cell
- master cell
- memory cell
- mercury cell
- metal fuel cell
- metal-air storage cell
- metal-based fuel cell
- metallic rectifier cell
- metal-oxide-semiconductor cell
- metal-semiconductor barrier cell
- microphoto cell
- molten-carbonate fuel cell
- molten-electrolyte fuel cell
- MOS cell
- multijunction solar cell
- Na/S cell
- nerve cell
- nickel metal-hydride cell
- nickel-cadmium cell
- nickel-iron cell
- NiMH cell
- n-on-p solar cell
- nonprimitive Bravais cell
- nonprimitive unit cell
- nonregenerative fuel cell
- nuclear cell
- organic-semiconductor solar cell
- oxygen concentration cell
- oxygen-hydrogen cell
- Penning cell
- photochemical cell
- photoconducting cell
- photoconductive cell
- photoelectric cell
- photoelectrolytic cell
- photoemissive cell
- photogalvanic cell
- photovoltaic cell
- photronic cell
- piezoelectric cell
- pilot cell
- planar solar cell
- Plante cell
- plasma cell
- Pockels cell
- polycrystalline-film photoconducting cell
- p-on-n solar cell
- postsynaptic cell
- pressure cell
- presynaptic cell
- primary cell
- primary fuel cell
- primitive cell
- primitive unit cell
- processing cell
- promethium cell
- protected cell
- Purkinje cell - Raman cell
- range-resolution cell
- rapid single flux quantum cell
- rectifier photoelectric cell
- rectifying cell
- regenerative fuel cell
- reserve cell
- resolution cell
- resolving cell
- resonance cell
- rhombohedral cell
- robotic work cell
- RSFQ cell
- Ruben cell
- rubidium gas cell
- sal-ammonia cell
- SAM cell
- saturated standard cell
- Schottky-barrier solar cell
- sealed cell
- secondary cell
- selenium cell
- silicon rectifying cell
- silicon solar cell
- silver-hydrogen cell
- silver-oxide cell
- silver-zinc primary cell
- single-bit storage cell
- slot cell
- solar cell
- solid-electrolyte fuel cell
- standard cell
- standard Daniell cell
- Stark cell
- storage cell
- synchronous active-memory machine cell
- thallofide cell
- thermal cell
- thermoelectric solar cell
- thin-film solar cell
- TR cell
- transition cell
- transmit-receive cell
- tube fuel cell
- ultrasonic modulation cell
- ultrasonic refraction cell
- ultrasonic storage cell
- unit cell
- unsaturated standard cell
- vertical junction solar cell
- vertical memory cell
- voltaic cell
- Weston cell
- Weston standard cell
- wet cell
- Wigner-Seitz cell
- zinc-air fuel cell
- zinc-chlorine cell
- zinc-copper oxide cell
- zinc-iron cell
- zinc-mercury oxide cell
- zinc-silver chloride primary cell
- zinc-silver oxide cell

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.

* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

Multiple Entries:
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A,

a preposición Nota:
La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
1


voy a casa I'm going home;
se cayó al río she fell into the river


a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right


2


a la hora de comer at lunch time;
¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
a mediados de abril in mid-April;
al día siguiente the next o following day




al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news



( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;

3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):

sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):

a crédito on credit;
funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
a mano by hand;
a rayas striped;
vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
5


no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud


dáselo a ella give it to her;
les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door


A, a f (letra) A
'A' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abanico
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatida
- abatido
- abatirse
- abdicar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- ablandar
- ablusada
- ablusado
- abnegada
- abnegado
- abobada
- abobado
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abombada
- abombado
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abonarse
- abono
- abordar
- abordaje
- aborregar
- abortar
- abortiva
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- abandon
- abandoned
- abide by
- ability
- abject
- abnormal
- aboard
- aborigine
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abrupt
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstemious
- abstract
- absurd
- abundant
- abuse
- abusive
- abysmal
- academic
- academy
- accede
- accent
- acceptable
- access
- accident-prone
- accidental
- accidentally
- acclimatized
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplish
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accountable
[letra] A, a;

1. noun m. 2. (f. - blanca)

adj.

white

* * *

blanco, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=de color blanco) white

el pantalón ha quedado blanquísimo — the trousers have come out really white

se te está poniendo el pelo blanco — your hair is going white

un vino blanco — a white wine

es de color blanco — it's white

- blanco como la nieve

2) [raza] white

una mujer blanca — a white woman

3) (=pálido) [cara, cutis] fair

soy muy blanco de piel — I'm very fair-skinned

• estar blanco — [cara] to be pale; [cuerpo] to be white

tenía la cara muy blanca — his face was very pale

el más blanco de toda la playa — the whitest person on the beach

- blanco como la cera o como el papel o como la pared

4) (Literat) [verso] blank

2.

SM / F (=persona) white man/woman

el ladrón era un blanco, fuerte, de 1,80 — the thief was white, heavily built, 6ft tall

llegó acompañado de dos blancos — he arrived with two white people

• los blancos — white people

trata

3. SM

1) (=color) white

me gusta el blanco para vestir — I like wearing white

• calentar algo al blanco — to heat sth till it is white-hot

• de blanco, casarse de blanco — to get married in white, have a white wedding

pintar algo de blanco — to paint sth white

vestirse de blanco — to wear white

• en blanco y negro — black and white

imágenes en blanco y negro — black and white pictures

- decir que lo blanco es negro

- no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro

- poner los ojos en blanco

- verlo todo blanco o negro

blanco de España — whiting

blanco de plomo — white lead

blanco y negro — (Culin) iced coffee with cream

carpintero 1), punta 1., 2)

2) (=parte blanca)

blanco de la uña — half-moon

blanco del huevo — white of the egg, egg white

blanco del ojo — white of the eye

- no parecerse a algn ni en el blanco de los ojos

3) (=blancura) whiteness

4) (=objetivo) target

el puente era un blanco fácil — the bridge was an easy target

apunta al blanco — aim for the target

• dar en el blanco — (lit) to hit the target

tus críticas han dado en el blanco — your criticisms were right on target o were spot on

has dado en el blanco escogiendo esta carrera — you did exactly the right thing in choosing that degree course

ese comentario tuyo dio en el blanco, por eso dolió tanto — that remark of yours hit home, that's why it hurt so much

• hacer blanco — to hit the target

hacer blanco en algo — to hit sth

la patrullera hizo blanco en dos lanchas — the patrol boat hit two launches

la prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas — the press singled her out for criticism, she was the target of attacks by the press

lo hicieron blanco de sus sátiras — they held him up to ridicule

• ser (el) blanco de — [+ crítica] to be the target of; [+ burla] to be the butt of

se convirtió en el blanco de sus críticas — he became the target of their criticism

la modelo fue el blanco de todas las miradas — the model was the centre of attention, all eyes were on the model

blanco móvil — moving target

tiro 1)

5) (=espacio sin escribir) blank, blank (space)

un blanco entre las dos palabras — a blank (space) between the two words

6)

• en blanco — blank

una página en blanco — a blank page

un cheque en blanco — a blank cheque

rellene los espacios en blanco — fill in the blanks

• dejar algo en blanco — to leave sth blank

he dejado el examen en blanco — I left the exam paper blank, I didn't write anything on the exam paper

dejé varias preguntas en blanco en el examen — there were several questions I didn't answer in the exam

• votar en blanco — to return a blank ballot paper

- pasar la noche en blanco

quedarse en blanco —

el concursante se quedó en blanco — the contestant's mind went blank

no pude contestar porque se me quedó la mente en blanco — I couldn't answer because my mind went blank

7) (=pausa) gap, break

hay varios blancos entre las clases — there are several gaps o breaks between classes

8) (=mancha blanca) [pequeña] white spot; [más grande] white patch

9) Puerto Rico (=formulario) blank, blank form

10)

los Blancos — Uru (Pol) political party

blanca

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I

- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white

II

- ca masculino, femenino white person

III

masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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I

- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white

II

- ca masculino, femenino white person

III

masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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blanco¹

¹ = target, butt, bull's eye.

Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.

Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.

Ex: It has been dubbed the ' Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.

* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.

* blanco en movimiento = moving target.

* blanco fácil = ripe target, sitting duck.

* blanco móvil = moving target.

* blanco perfecto = sitting duck.

* blanco seguro = sitting duck.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* expresión en blanco = blank look.

* justo en el blanco = dead on target.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

blanco²

² = white, Caucasian.

Nota: Persona de raza blanca.

Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.

Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* huida blanca = white flight.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

blanco³

³ = white [whiter -comp., whitest -sup.].

Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet.

* bandera blanca = white flag.

* blanco como la nieve = snow-white.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* blanco hueso = off-white.

* blanco roto = off-white.

* blanco y negro = black & white.

* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.

* carne blanca = white meat.

* carta blanca = carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* Casa Blanca, la = White House, the.

* cheque en blanco = blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* demonio blanco = white devil.

* de piel blanca = white-skinned.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* elefante blanco = white elephant.

* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.

* en blanco = blankly, blank.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.

* espino blanco = whitethorn.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* expresión en blanco = blank expression.

* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mostaza blanca = white mustard.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* noche en blanco = sleepless night.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* pescado blanco = whitefish.

* pino blanco = white pine.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* ropa blanca = whites.

* sin blanca = broke, penniless, skint.

* sustancia blanca = white matter.

* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.

* tiburón blanco = white shark.

* trébol blanco = white clover.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

blanco⁴

⁴ = white paper.

Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".

Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.

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blanco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido/pelo› white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper)

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks

voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot ( AmE) o ( BrE) a blank voting paper

deja este espacio en blanco do not write anything in this space, leave this space blank

no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro ( fam); he doesn't have/they don't have a clue ( colloq), he doesn't/they don't know left from right ( colloq)

poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyes

quedarse en blancoor quedársele a algn la mente en blanco: me quedé en blancoor se me quedó la mente en blanco my mind went blank

noche

2 (pálido) [ SER] fair-skinned, pale-skinned [ ESTAR] white

ten cuidado con el sol, eres muy blanco be careful of the sun, you're very fair-skinned

estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

B ‹hombre/mujer/raza› white

blanco² -ca

masculine, feminine

white person

blanco³

masculine

A (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] white

el blanco es un color muy sucio white shows the dirt

de un blanco luminoso dazzling white

fotos en blanco y negro black and white photos

Compuestos:

● blanco de España

whiting

● blanco del ojo

white of the eye

no parecerse ni en el blanco de los ojos or del ojo ( fam); to be like night and day ( AmE colloq), to be like chalk and cheese ( BrE colloq)

● blanco y negro

iced coffee with cream

B ( Dep, Jueg) (objeto) target; (centro) bullseye

tirar al blanco to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas everyone was looking at her

se ha convertido en el blanco de todas las críticas he has become the target for all the criticism

dar en el blanco (literal) to hit the target

(acertar): ¿te has peleado con Ana? — has dado en el blanco have you had a fight with Ana? — you're dead right, I have

diste en el blanco con ese regalo you were right on ( AmE) o ( BrE) spot-on with that present ( colloq)

tiro

C (vino) white, white wine

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blanco 1

◊ -ca adjetivo

1

a) ‹color/vestido/pelo› white;

◊ en blanco ‹cheque/página› blank;

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
me quedé en blanco my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned;

[estar] white;

◊ estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

2 ‹persona/raza› white
3 ‹ vino› white
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
white person
blanco 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( color) white;

◊ en blanco y negro black and white

2 (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target;
( centro) bullseye;

◊ tirar al blanco to shoot at the target;

dar en el blanco to hit the target/bullseye
3 ( vino) white (wine)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
' blanco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- blanca
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- diana
- entonces
- estar
- fotografía
- manzanilla
- mirlo
- narciso
- noche
- punta
- sucia
- sucio
- terrera
- terrero
- Tiro
- vino
- voto
- atinar
- cheque
- chocolate
- dar
- espacio
- glóbulo
- manjar
- mente
- pan
- papeleta
- pescado
- televisión
- tiro
English:
aim at
- angel food cake
- ashen
- black
- blank
- blood
- bread
- bull's-eye
- butt
- cottage cheese
- dappled
- deathly
- dress
- fill in
- gap
- hit
- mark
- milk-white
- monochrome
- nine
- object
- on
- or
- paper
- redneck
- rice
- rifle range
- riflery
- roll
- seal
- sheet
- shooting-match
- sleepless
- target
- target practice
- white
- white blood-cell
- wide
- butter
- fair
- haricot (bean)
- home
- lily
- miss
- pale
- pith
- poplar
- sitting
- sugar

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blanco, -a

♦ adj

1. [color] white;

página/verso en blanco blank page/verse;

votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper;

dejé cuatro respuestas en blanco I left four answers blank, I didn't answer four questions;

se quedó con la mente en blanco his mind went blank;

una noche en blanco [sin dormir] a sleepless night

2. [pálido] white, pale;

estás muy blanco you're so white;

nunca se pone moreno porque es muy blanco he never tans because he's very fair-skinned;

se quedó blanco del susto [pálido] she turned white o pale with shock

3. [raza] white

4. Urug Pol = of/relating to the Partido Nacional

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] white;

los blancos whites

2. Urug Pol = member/supporter of the Partido Nacional

♦ nm

1. [color] white;

el blanco es mi color favorito white is my favourite colour;

calentar algo al blanco to make sth white-hot;

una televisión en blanco y negro a black-and-white television;

filmado en blanco y negro filmed in black and white;

prefiero el blanco y negro al color I prefer black-and-white to colour

Comp

Quím blanco (de) España whiting;

blanco del ojo white of the eye;

blanco de la uña half-moon

2. [diana, objetivo] target;

[de miradas] object;

se convirtió en el blanco de la crítica he became the target of criticism;

dar en el blanco to hit the target;

Fig to hit the nail on the head;

la campaña publicitaria dio en el blanco the advertising campaign struck a chord;

has dado en el blanco con tu último artículo your last article was spot-on

Comp

blanco fácil sitting duck;

blanco móvil moving target

3. [espacio vacío] blank (space);

ha dejado muchos blancos en el examen she left a lot of things blank in the exam

4. [vino] white (wine)

5. PRico [formulario] blank form

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blanco

I adj

1 white;

no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro not know what’s what;

ponerse o

quedarse blanco go white

2 ( sin escrito) blank;

en blanco COM blank;

me quedé en blanco, me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;

pasar la noche en blanco have a sleepless night

3

:

arma blanca knife

II m

1 persona white

2 ( diana), fig

target;

dar en el blanco hit the nail on the head;

errar el blanco miss the target;

hacer blanco hit the target;

ser el blanco de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

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blanco, -ca adj

: white

blanco, -ca n

: white person

blanco nm

1) : white

2) : target, bull's-eye

dar en el blanco: to hit the target, to hit the nail on the head

3) : blank space, blank

un cheque en blanco: a blank check

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blanco¹ adj white

un vestido blanco a white dress

vino blanco white wine

blanco² n

1. (en general) white person [pl. people]people]

2. (hombre) white man [pl. men]

3. (color) white

el blanco es el color más popular white is the most popular colour

4. (diana, objetivo) target

la flecha dio en el blanco the arrow hit the target

blanco y negro black and white

en blanco blank

un papel en blanco a blank sheet of paper

quedarse en blanco to go blank

se quedó en blanco his mind went blank