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1 conserva
f.canned food, preserves, preserved food, conserve.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: conservar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: conservar.* * *1 (en lata) tinned food, canned food* * *SF1) (=proceso) preserving2) (Culin) (=alimentos) preserve, preserves pl ; (=mermelada) jam; (=encurtido) pickleno comemos muchas conservas — we don't eat much tinned o (EEUU) canned food
en conserva — tinned, canned (EEUU)
atún en conserva — tinned o (EEUU) canned tuna
conservas de carne — tinned o (EEUU) canned meat
conservas alimenticias — tinned o (EEUU) canned food
3) (Náut) convoy* * *latas de conserva — cans o (BrE) tins of food
piña en conserva — canned o (BrE) tinned pineapple
* * *= preserve.Ex. Information is provided on the use of catnip for salads, making tea, sauces and preserves, as well as other culinary recipes.----* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* conserva de fruta = fruit preserve.* conserva de verdura = vegetable preserve.* conservas = tinned food, canned food, tinned goods.* conservas en lata = tinned goods.* fábrica de conservas = cannery.* fruta en conserva = preserved fruit.* industria de la conserva, la = canned goods industry, the, tinned goods industry, the.* * *latas de conserva — cans o (BrE) tins of food
piña en conserva — canned o (BrE) tinned pineapple
* * *= preserve.Ex: Information is provided on the use of catnip for salads, making tea, sauces and preserves, as well as other culinary recipes.
* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* conserva de fruta = fruit preserve.* conserva de verdura = vegetable preserve.* conservas = tinned food, canned food, tinned goods.* conservas en lata = tinned goods.* fábrica de conservas = cannery.* fruta en conserva = preserved fruit.* industria de la conserva, la = canned goods industry, the, tinned goods industry, the.* * *fábrica de conservas de pescado fish canning factorycarne/piña en conserva canned o ( BrE) tinned meat/pineapple* * *
Del verbo conservar: ( conjugate conservar)
conserva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
conserva
conservar
conserva sustantivo femenino:◊ latas de conserva cans o (BrE) tins of food;
piña en conserva canned o (BrE) tinned pineapple;
conservas canned o (BrE) tinned food
conservar ( conjugate conservar) verbo transitivo
‹sabor/calor› to retain;
‹tradiciones/costumbres› to preserve;
‹amigo/cargo› to keep;
‹ naturaleza› to conserve;
conserva la calma to keep calm;
conserva la línea to keep one's figure
conservarse verbo pronominal
está muy bien conservada she's very well preserved
conserva sustantivo femenino tinned o canned food
conservar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to conserve, preserve
2 (mantener, guardar) to keep up, maintain: conservo en la memoria el sonido de su risa, the sound of his laughter is etched in my memory
3 (alimentos) to preserve
' conserva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conservarse
- enlatada
- enlatado
- conservar
English:
chutney
- conserve
- keep
- mincemeat
- potted
- preserve
- bottle
- canned
- lemon
- relish
- unspoiled
* * *conserva nfen conserva canned, Br tinned;conserva de carne/pescado tinned meat/fish;* * *f:en conserva canned, Br tinned;* * *conserva nf1) : preserve(s), jam2) conservas nfpl: canned goods* * *conserva n (alimento) tinned food -
2 menos
adj.1 less.menos aire less airmenos manzanas fewer applesmenos… que… less/fewer… than…tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than youhace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterdayhay dos libros de menos there are two books missingme han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little2 the least.el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shareslo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least timela que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam3 fewer.adv.1 less.menos de/que less thanson menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet2 minus (expresa resta).tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)son las dos menos diez it's ten to twoson menos diez it's ten to4 under.prep.1 except (for) (excepto).todo menos eso anything but that2 minus, less.m. s.&pl.minus (sign) (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest► adverbio1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h2 (superlativo) least3 (con horas) to4 MATEMÁTICAS minus■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two1 but, except1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign\a menos que unlessal menos / a lo menos at leastaún menos much lesscada vez menos less and lessdar (dinero) de menos to short-changeen menos de nada in no time at alleso es lo de menos that's the least of my worriesir a menos to go down in the worldlo menos at leastmenos da una piedra something's better than nothing¡menos mal! thank God!¡ni mucho menos! far from it!no ser para menos to be no wonderpara no ser menos so as not to be outdonepor lo menos at leastpor menos de nada for no reason at allqué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have donesi al menos... if only...venirse a menos to come down in the world¡ya será menos! come off it!* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) less, least2) fewer, fewest3. adv.1) less2) least•- por lo menos 4. prep.1) except2) minus5. pron.less, fewer* * *1. ADV1) [comparativo] less•
menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer thanllegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes
2) [superlativo] least3)•
al menos — at least•
de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missingme dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight
darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.
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echar de menos a algn — to miss sb•
ir a menos — to come down in the world•
lo menos diez — at least ten•
eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it•
¡menos mal! — thank goodness!¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!
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era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less•
no es para menos — quite right too•
por lo menos — at least•
¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!
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quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone•
tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth•
venir a menos — to come down in the world•
y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit himcuando 2., 2), poder•
¡ ya será menos! — come off it!2. ADJ1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer•
menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than Bno soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is
este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one
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ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest3. PREP1) (=excepto) except¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!
2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, lesscinco menos dos — five minus o less two
4.CONJ5. SM1) (Mat) minus sign2)3)más 1., 2)* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.----* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and lessquiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn moreya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much nowahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of himeso es menos importante that's not so importantno voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with himmenos (…) QUE:un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this oneella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize youno pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could domenos (…) DE:los niños de menos de 7 años children under sevenpesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kiloséramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of uslo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothingno lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousandestá a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from herees menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you thinkB [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) leastes la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seenéste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the twoes el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drinkes el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) leastse esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possiblees lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for himsucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting italimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer caloriesya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold nowrecibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orderscuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as muchmide medio metro menos it's half a meter shortera éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this onemenos (…) QUE:tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as youmenos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last yearsomos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than themno soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than himyo no soy menos que él he's no better than meel rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least lightel partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votesesos casos son los menos cases like that are the exceptionAsírveme menos don't give me as o so muchya falta menos it won't be long nowaprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last yearB ( en locs):al menos at leasta menos que unlessa menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help uscuando menos at leastde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too littlesiempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too littleme has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enoughles pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesosmenos mal just as wellmenos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear menos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!por lo menos at leastsi por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people thereir a menos to go downhillser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrityla fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problemstener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath onetener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignityvenirse a menos to come down in the worldun aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard timesun hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*A(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonsomenos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for saletres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the doorB8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven2(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty tominus sign* * *
menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;
hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;
menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
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b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;
son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain
* * *♦ adj inv1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;[número] fewer;menos aire less air;menos manzanas fewer apples;menos… que… less/fewer… than…;tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;colócate a menos distancia stand closer;eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;[número] the fewest;el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exames menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are♦ adv1. [comparativo] less;a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;menos de/que less than;Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems2. [superlativo]el/la/lo menos the least;ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few3. [indica resta] minus;tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;son menos diez it's ten to5. Compir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;[delincuencia] to drop;¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;nada menos (que) no less (than);le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;no es para menos not without (good) reason;no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;[persona] to go down in the world;no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb♦ pronhabía menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;ya queda menos it's not so far to go now♦ nm invMat minus (sign)♦ prep[excepto] except (for);todo menos eso anything but that;vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price♦ al menos loc conjat least;costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready♦ a menos que loc conjunless;no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me♦ de menos loc advhay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;eso es lo de menos that's the least of it♦ por lo menos loc advat least;por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize* * *I adj1 en cantidad less;cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short2 en número fewerII adves menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana2 sup: en cantidad least;al menos, por lo menos at least3 MAT minus;tres menos dos three minus twoIV:a menos que unless;todos menos yo everyone but o except me;echar de menos miss;tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;ir a menos come down in the world;ni mucho menos far from it;no es para menos quite right too;son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two* * *menos adv1) : lessllueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August2) : leastel coche menos caro: the least expensive car3)menos de : less than, fewer thanmenos adj1) : less, fewertengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time2) : least, fewestla clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest studentsmenos prep1) salvo, excepto: except2) : minusquince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is elevenmenos pron1) : less, fewerno deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less2)al menos orpor lo menos : at least3)a menos que : unless* * *menos1 adv1. (comparativo) less2. (con nombres contables) fewer3. (superlativo) least4. (excepto) except5. (con la hora) to6. (en matemáticas) minusmenos2 n minus sign -
3 alcuza
f.1 oil-bottle or cruet; oilcan, oiler (aceitera).2 cruet, oil bottle, olive and oil flask.3 oil can, oil flask.* * *1 oil bottle* * ** * *femenino (Chi) cruet (stand)* * *= oiling can.Nota: Para engrasar.Ex. He and the others gave the old engine a thorough inspection, then pulled out what appeared to be oiling cans.* * *femenino (Chi) cruet (stand)* * *= oiling can.Nota: Para engrasar.Ex: He and the others gave the old engine a thorough inspection, then pulled out what appeared to be oiling cans.
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4 asfaltado
adj.asphalted, covered in asphalt, paved.m.1 asphalting, surfacing.2 asphalt paving, asphalting.past part.past participle of spanish verb: asfaltar.* * *1 (acción) asphalting2 (pavimento) asphalt, asphalted surface————————1→ link=asfaltar asfaltar1 (acción) asphalting2 (pavimento) asphalt, asphalted surface* * *1.ADJ asphalt antes de s, asphalted2. SM1) (=proceso) asphalting2) (=superficie) asphalt surface; (Aer) tarmac* * *I- da adjetivo asphalt (before n), asphaltedII* * *= road asphalt.Ex. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.* * *I- da adjetivo asphalt (before n), asphaltedII* * *= road asphalt.Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
* * *asphalt ( before n), asphalted1 (acción) asphalting2 (pavimento) asphalt* * *
Del verbo asfaltar: ( conjugate asfaltar)
asfaltado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
asfaltado
asfaltar
asfaltado◊ -da adjetivo
asphalt ( before n), asphalted
asfaltar ( conjugate asfaltar) verbo transitivo
to asphalt
' asfaltado' also found in these entries:
English:
tarmac
* * *asfaltado, -a♦ adjasphalt;un camino asfaltado an asphalt road♦ nm1. [acción] asphalting, surfacing2. [asfalto] asphalt, (road) surface* * *I adj asphaltedII m asphalting* * *asfaltado, -da adj: asphalted, pavedasfaltado nmpavimento: pavement, asphalt -
5 bauxita
f.bauxite.* * *1 bauxite* * *SF bauxite* * *femenino bauxite* * *= bauxite.Ex. For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.* * *femenino bauxite* * *= bauxite.Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.
* * *bauxite* * *bauxita nfGeol bauxite* * *f MIN bauxite -
6 cono de tráfico
(n.) = traffic cone, warning coneEx. It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.* * *(n.) = traffic cone, warning coneEx: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.
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7 electrolítico
adj.electrolytic.* * *= electrolytic.Ex. For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.* * *= electrolytic.Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.
* * *electrolítico -caelectrolytic* * *electrolítico, -a adjelectrolytic -
8 extracción
f.1 extraction, removal, extracting, pulling out.2 origin, ascendancy, parentage.3 extraction, surgical removal.* * *1 (gen) extraction; (de lotería) draw2 (origen) descent, extraction\extracción de datos INFORMÁTICA data retrieval* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Med) [de diente] extraction; [de bala, astilla] extraction, removal2) (Min) [de minerales] mining, extraction; [de petróleo] extraction; [de pizarra, mármol] quarrying3) [en sorteo]4) (=origen) origins plde extracción humilde — of humble origins, from a humble background
5) (Mat) extraction* * *1)b) (de petróleo, resina) extraction; ( de mineral) mining, extractionc) ( de humos) extractiond) ( de número de lotería) drawing2) (Mat) ( de una raíz) extraction3) tbextracción social — background, origins (pl)
* * *= extraction, extracting, removal, parentage.Ex. For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.Ex. Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.Ex. The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.----* extracción de información (EI) = information extraction (IE).* extracción inteligente de datos = data mining.* extracción socioeconómica = socioeconomic background.* función de extracción y copiado = pull function.* pozo de extracción = mine shaft.* * *1)b) (de petróleo, resina) extraction; ( de mineral) mining, extractionc) ( de humos) extractiond) ( de número de lotería) drawing2) (Mat) ( de una raíz) extraction3) tbextracción social — background, origins (pl)
* * *= extraction, extracting, removal, parentage.Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.
Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.Ex: The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.* extracción de información (EI) = information extraction (IE).* extracción inteligente de datos = data mining.* extracción socioeconómica = socioeconomic background.* función de extracción y copiado = pull function.* pozo de extracción = mine shaft.* * *A1 ( Med, Odont) (de una muela) extraction; (de una bala) removal, extraction; (de sangre) extraction, taking3 (de humos) extraction4 (de un número de lotería) drawingB ( Mat) (de una raíz) extractionCtb extracción social background, origins (pl)de extracción humilde of humble origins, from a humble background* * *
extracción sustantivo femenino
b) tb
de extracción humilde of humble origins
extracción sustantivo femenino
1 extraction
2 (en lotería, sorteo) draw
3 (cuna, origen social) background, stock
' extracción' also found in these entries:
English:
extraction
- removal
* * *extracción nf1. [de astilla, bala] removal, extraction;[de diente] extraction;realizar una extracción de sangre [para análisis] to take a blood sample;[para donación] to take a blood donation2. [de carbón, mineral] mining;[de petróleo] extraction3. [de humos] extraction4. [en sorteos] drawingextracción social social extraction* * *f1 extraction;extracción de sangre taking blood2:de baja extracción of lowly origins, of humble extraction* * * -
9 lata abrefácil de anilla
(n.) = ring pull canEx. Nine subjects were chosen, including cardiac pacemakers, quadrophonic systems, ring pull cans, hovercraft, and magnetic bubble memories = Se eligieron nueve materias entre las que se incluían marcapasos, sistemas de sonido cuadrofónico, latas abrefácil de anilla, hidrodeslizadores y memorías de burbuja magnética.* * *(n.) = ring pull canEx: Nine subjects were chosen, including cardiac pacemakers, quadrophonic systems, ring pull cans, hovercraft, and magnetic bubble memories = Se eligieron nueve materias entre las que se incluían marcapasos, sistemas de sonido cuadrofónico, latas abrefácil de anilla, hidrodeslizadores y memorías de burbuja magnética.
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10 lata de bebida
(n.) = beverage canEx. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.* * *(n.) = beverage canEx: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
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11 lata de cerveza
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12 obtención
f.obtaining, procurance, procurement, procuration.* * *1 obtaining* * *SFel único requisito que se exige para la obtención del permiso — the only requirement for obtaining the permit
esta medida facilitará la obtención de préstamos — this measure will make it easier to obtain a loan
las ventas de acciones orientadas a la obtención rápida de beneficios — the sale of shares with a view to receiving a quick return
* * *femenino obtaining, securing* * *= attainment, extraction, derivation, elicitation, completion, getting.Ex. She achieved scholarly distinction with the attainment of the Ph.D.Ex. For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.Ex. A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.Ex. Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.Ex. The importance of the completion of a common market in goods and services cannot be overstated for British exporters = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia para los exportadores británicos de la consecución de un mercado común de bienes y servicios.Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.----* obtención del permiso de reproducción = clearance of rights, copyright clearance, rights clearance.* * *femenino obtaining, securing* * *= attainment, extraction, derivation, elicitation, completion, getting.Ex: She achieved scholarly distinction with the attainment of the Ph.D.
Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.Ex: A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.Ex: The importance of the completion of a common market in goods and services cannot be overstated for British exporters = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia para los exportadores británicos de la consecución de un mercado común de bienes y servicios.Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.* obtención del permiso de reproducción = clearance of rights, copyright clearance, rights clearance.* * *obtaining, securing* * *
obtención sustantivo femenino obtaining
' obtención' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consecución
* * *obtención nfobtaining;los requisitos para la obtención de la beca the requirements to obtain the grant* * *obtención nf: obtaining, procurement -
13 paquete de azúcar
(n.) = sugar packetEx. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.* * *(n.) = sugar packetEx: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
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14 parche
m.1 patch.2 poultice (emplasto).3 botch job (chapuza).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parchar.* * *1 patch\poner un parche a algo to patch something up* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=pieza) patch; [para un ojo] eye patch2) [provisional] temporary remedy, stopgap solution3) (Med) (=cataplasma) poultice; Chile (=tirita) sticking plaster, Band-Aid ® (EEUU)4) (Mús) (=piel de tambor) drumhead; (=tambor) drum* * *a) ( remiendo) patcheso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks
ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)
b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patchcolocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions
c) ( en la piel) mark, blotchd) ( del tambor) drumhead* * *= patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.Ex. The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.Ex. The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex. The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex. The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.Ex. The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.Ex. The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.Ex. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.Ex. This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.----* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].* poner parches = patch up, patch.* * *a) ( remiendo) patcheso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks
ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)
b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patchcolocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions
c) ( en la piel) mark, blotchd) ( del tambor) drumhead* * *= patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.Ex: The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.Ex: The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.Ex: The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.Ex: The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.Ex: This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].* poner parches = patch up, patch.* * *A1 (remiendo) patchle puse unos parches en los codos I put patches on the elbowsla nueva ley sólo le pone parches al problema the new law only papers over the cracksestar como un parche to stick out like a sore thumbser un parche to be an eyesore2 (para un ojo) eye patch, patch3 (en la piel) mark, blotchtenía dos parches de color en las mejillas her cheeks were flushedCompuestos:contraceptive patchnicotine patchtransdermal patchB (del tambor) drumheadC ( Inf) patch* * *
parche sustantivo masculino
patch;
parche sustantivo masculino
1 patch
2 Med (cataplasma) plaster: lleva un parche de nicotina, she wears a nicotine patch
3 pey (chapuza, pegote) botch-up: no se trata de que le pongas un parche, sino de que rehagas el artículo, it's not a question of making the best of a bad job, it's more a question of re-writing the whole article again
' parche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parchar
- rodillera
English:
patch
- nicotine
* * *parche nm1. [de tela, goma] patch;poner un parche a algo to put a patch on sth;Fam Chile parche curita Br sticking plaster, US Band-Aid®;parche de nicotina nicotine patch;2. [en el ojo] eyepatch3. [emplasto] poultice4. [solución transitoria] makeshift solution;la ley es sólo un parche al problema de la inmigración this law merely provides a makeshift solution to the problem of immigration;la empresa sobrevive poniendo parches a sus problemas the company survives by papering over the cracks5. Informát patch6. [piel de tambor] drumhead7. [tambor] drum* * *m* * *parche nm: patch* * * -
15 pelusa
f.1 fluff.2 down (vello).3 ball of fluff.* * *1 (pelo) fluff* * *SF1) (Bot) down; (Cos) fluff; [en cara] down, fuzz; [bajo muebles] fluff, dust2) * [entre niños] envy, jealousy* * *Ipelusilla femenino1) ( en la cara) down, fuzz; ( de durazno) down; ( en jersey) ball of fluff o fuzz; ( de suciedad) ball of fluff2) (Esp fam) ( celos) jealousyIImasculino y femenino (Chi fam) ( niño - callejero) street kid (colloq); (- travieso) little rascal (colloq)* * *= fluff.Ex. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.----* pelusa del ombligo = navel fluff.* * *Ipelusilla femenino1) ( en la cara) down, fuzz; ( de durazno) down; ( en jersey) ball of fluff o fuzz; ( de suciedad) ball of fluff2) (Esp fam) ( celos) jealousyIImasculino y femenino (Chi fam) ( niño - callejero) street kid (colloq); (- travieso) little rascal (colloq)* * *= fluff.Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
* pelusa del ombligo = navel fluff.* * *A1 (en la cara) down, fuzz2 (de melocotón) down3 (en un jersey) ball of fluff o fuzz, piece of lint ( AmE)4 (de suciedad) ball of flufftiene pelusa de su hermano he's jealous of his brother* * *
pelusa 1,◊ pelusilla sustantivo femenino
1 ( en la cara) down, fuzz;
( de fruta) down;
( en jersey) ball of fluff o fuzz;
( de suciedad) ball of fluff
2 (Esp fam) ( celos) jealousy;
pelusa 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (Chi fam) ( niño — callejero) street kid (colloq);
(— travieso) little rascal (colloq)
pelusa, pelusilla sustantivo femenino
1 (de polvo) fluff
2 (en la fruta, en las plantas) down
3 (en las personas) fuzz
4 fam (envidia) jealousy
tener pelusa, to be jealous
' pelusa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pelusilla
- vellosa
- vellosidad
- velloso
- velluda
- velludo
- vello
English:
bloom
- down
- fluff
- fuzz
- lint
* * *pelusa1 nf1. [de tela] fluff2. [vello] down3. [de polvo] ball of fluffpelusa2 nmfChile Fam urchin* * *f fluff* * *pelusa nf: lint, fuzz* * *pelusa n fluff -
16 pelusa del ombligo
(n.) = navel fluffEx. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.* * *(n.) = navel fluffEx: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
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17 pivote
f. & m.1 pivot (eje).2 pivot (sport).m.1 pivot, gudgeon, spindle.2 swivel, swivel joint.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: pivotar.* * *1 pivot* * *1.SMF (Dep) pivot2.SM pivot* * *= pivot, traffic cone, warning cone, bollard, swivel.Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.Ex. It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex. To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.Ex. A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.----* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.* montado sobre un pivote = pivoted.* * *= pivot, traffic cone, warning cone, bollard, swivel.Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.
Ex: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.* montado sobre un pivote = pivoted.* * *( Tec) pivot* * *pivote nmf1. [eje] pivot2. [en baloncesto] centre* * *m1 TÉC pivot2 en baloncesto center, Brcentre* * *pivote nm: pivot -
18 producto higiénico
(n.) = hygiene productEx. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.* * *(n.) = hygiene productEx: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
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19 producto para la higiene
(n.) = hygiene productEx. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.* * *(n.) = hygiene productEx: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
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20 sistema de sonido cuadrafónico
(n.) = quadrophonic systemEx. Nine subjects were chosen, including cardiac pacemakers, quadrophonic systems, ring pull cans, hovercraft, and magnetic bubble memories = Se eligieron nueve materias entre las que se incluían marcapasos, sistemas de sonido cuadrofónico, latas abrefácil de anilla, hidrodeslizadores y memorías de burbuja magnética.* * *(n.) = quadrophonic systemEx: Nine subjects were chosen, including cardiac pacemakers, quadrophonic systems, ring pull cans, hovercraft, and magnetic bubble memories = Se eligieron nueve materias entre las que se incluían marcapasos, sistemas de sonido cuadrofónico, latas abrefácil de anilla, hidrodeslizadores y memorías de burbuja magnética.
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