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1 enemies
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2 become enemies
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3 make enemies
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4 to make enemies
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5 become enemies
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6 imaginary enemies
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7 make enemies
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8 enemy
'enəmiplural - enemies; noun1) (a person who hates or wishes to harm one: She is so good and kind that she has no enemies.) enemigo2) ((also noun plural) troops, forces, a nation etc opposed to oneself in war etc: He's one of the enemy; The enemy was/were encamped on the hillside; (also adjective) enemy forces.) enemigoenemy n enemigotr['enəmɪ]1 enemigo,-a1 enemigo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make enemies hacerse enemigosenemy forces fuerzas nombre femenino plural enemigasadj.• enemigo, -a adj.n.• contrario s.m.• enemigo s.m.'enəmia) ( adversary) enemigo, -ga m,fb) ( opponent in war) (+ sing o pl vb)['enɪmɪ]the enemy — el enemigo; (before n) <action, forces, territory> enemigo
1.N (=person) enemigo(-a) m / f ; (Mil) enemigo m2.CPD [territory, forces, aircraft] enemigoenemy alien N — extranjero(-a) m / f enemigo(-a)
* * *['enəmi]a) ( adversary) enemigo, -ga m,fb) ( opponent in war) (+ sing o pl vb)the enemy — el enemigo; (before n) <action, forces, territory> enemigo
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9 bitter
'bitə1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amargo2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amargo3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) hostil, encarnizado4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) helado•- bitterly
- bitumen
- bituminous
bitter adj1. amargo2. glacialtr['bɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (weather) glacial3 (person) amargado,-a4 (fight) enconado,-a1 cerveza amarga\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto carry on to the bitter end seguir hasta el finalto feel bitter about something guardar rencor por algobitter ['bɪt̬ər] adj1) acrid: amargo, acre2) penetrating: cortante, penetrantebitter cold: frío glacial3) harsh: duro, amargoto the bitter end: hasta el final4) intense, relentless: intenso, extremo, implacablebitter hatred: odio implacableadj.• acerbo, -a adj.• amargo, -a adj.• cerveza amarga adj.• cortante adj.• desabrido, -a adj.• encarnizado, -a adj.• recio, -a adj.• reñido, -a adj.n.• bíter s.m.
I 'bɪtər, 'bɪtə(r)1)a) ( in taste) amargob) ( very cold) < weather> glacial, muy frío; <wind/frost> cortante, penetrante, glacial2)a) (painful, hard) < disappointment> amargob) < person> resentido, amargadoc) <enemies/hatred> implacable, a muerte; < struggle> enconado
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mass noun (BrE) tipo de cerveza ligeramente amarga['bɪtǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (in taste) [drink, medicine] amargo2) (=icy) [weather, winter] gélido, glacial; [wind] cortante, gélidoit's bitter today! — hoy hace un frío gélido or glacial
3) (=fierce) [enemy, hatred] implacable; [battle] encarnizado4) (=resentful) [person] amargado, resentido; [protest] amargoto feel bitter about sth — estar amargo or resentido por algo
5) (=painful) [disappointment] amargo2. N1) (Brit) (=beer) cerveza f amarga2) bitters licor amargo hecho con extractos de plantas3.CPDbitter aloes NPL — áloes mpl amargos
bitter lemon N — (=drink) refresco m de limón
bitter orange N — (=drink) refresco m de naranja
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I ['bɪtər, 'bɪtə(r)]1)a) ( in taste) amargob) ( very cold) < weather> glacial, muy frío; <wind/frost> cortante, penetrante, glacial2)a) (painful, hard) < disappointment> amargob) < person> resentido, amargadoc) <enemies/hatred> implacable, a muerte; < struggle> enconado
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mass noun (BrE) tipo de cerveza ligeramente amarga -
10 fierce
fiəs1) (very angry and likely to attack: a fierce dog; a fierce expression.) feroz2) (intense or strong: fierce rivals.) intenso, fuerte•- fiercelyfierce adj1. feroz2. fuertetr[fɪəs]1 (gen) feroz1) ferocious: fiero, feroz2) heated: acalorado3) intense: intenso, violento, fuerte♦ fiercely advadj.• acérrimo, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• feroz adj.• fiero, -a adj.• furioso, -a adj.• intenso, -a adj.• torvo, -a adj.fɪrs, 'fɪəsadjective fiercer, fiercestb) <hatred/love> intenso, violento; < fighting> encarnizado; <criticism/opposition> violento, virulento; <defender/opponent> acérrimo[fɪǝs]ADJ (compar fiercer) (superl fiercest)1) (=ferocious) [animal] feroz, fiero; [gesture, expression] feroz; [temper] temiblethe prime minister came under fierce attack from the opposition — la oposición atacó ferozmente al primer ministro
2) (=intense) [competition, argument] encarnizado; [storm, wind, opposition, resistance] violento; [opponent] empedernido, acérrimo; [pride, loyalty] impasionado; [heat] intensothe fire was so fierce that it took several hours to put it out — el fuego era tan intenso que se tardaron varias horas en apagarlo
* * *[fɪrs, 'fɪəs]adjective fiercer, fiercestb) <hatred/love> intenso, violento; < fighting> encarnizado; <criticism/opposition> violento, virulento; <defender/opponent> acérrimo -
11 friend
frend1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) amigo2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) amigo•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends
friend n amigois he a friend of yours? ¿es amigo tuyo?tr[frend]1 amigo,-a, compañero,-a2 (helper, supporter) amigo,-a (of/to, de)3 (Quaker) cuáquero,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa friend in need (is a friend indeed) en la necesidad se conoce a los amigosmy honorable friend SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL mi respetable colegamy learned friend SMALLLAW/SMALL mi eminente colegato be friends with somebody ser amigo,-a de alguiento have friends in high places tener enchufeto make friends with somebody trabar amistad con alguien, hacerse amigo,-a de alguienFriends of the Earth Los Amigos de la Tierrafriend ['frɛnd] n: amigo m, -ga fn.• allegado s.m.• amigo s.m.• compadre s.m.• compañero, -era s.m.,f.• gente de paz s.f.frend1) ( close acquaintance) amigo, -ga m,fwith friends like that, who needs enemies? — (set phrase) con amigos así ¿quién necesita enemigos? (fr hecha)
who goes there: friend or foe? — ¿quién vive?
2) ( Relig)[frend]N amigo(-a) m / f; (at school, work etc) compañero(-a) m / ffriend! — (Mil) ¡gente de paz!
he's no friend of mine — no es mi amigo, no es amigo mío
we're just good friends — somos solo amigos, somos amigos nada más
to make friends with sb — hacerse amigo de algn, trabar amistad con algn
to have a friend at court — (fig) tener enchufe
the Society of Friends — (Rel) los cuáqueros
Friends of the Earth — Amigos mpl de la Tierra
learnedFriends of the National Theatre — Asociación f de Amigos del Teatro Nacional
* * *[frend]1) ( close acquaintance) amigo, -ga m,fwith friends like that, who needs enemies? — (set phrase) con amigos así ¿quién necesita enemigos? (fr hecha)
who goes there: friend or foe? — ¿quién vive?
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12 mortal
'mo:tl
1. adjective1) (liable to die; unable to live for ever: Man is mortal.) mortal2) (of or causing death: a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat.) mortal
2. noun(a human being: All mortals must die sometime.) mortal- mortally
- mortal sin
mortal adj n mortal
mortal adjetivo 1 ‹ dosis› fatal, lethal; ‹enfermedad/veneno› deadly; 2 ‹odio/enemigo› mortal ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino mortal
mortal
I adjetivo
1 mortal
2 (accidente, veneno, etc) fatal
3 (uso enfático) un mortal hastío, a monumental boredom
II mf mortal ' mortal' also found in these entries: Spanish: fatal - perecedera - perecedero - resto - salto - víctima - pecado English: deadly - death blow - fatal - fatality - mortal - somersault - killer - lethal - passionatetr['mɔːtəl]1 (gen) mortal1 mortal nombre masulino o femeninomortal ['mɔrt̬əl] adj: mortalmortal blow: golpe mortalmortal fear: miedo mortal♦ mortally advmortal n: mortal mfadj.• fatal adj.• mortal adj.• perecedero, -a adj.n.• mortal s.m.
I 'mɔːrtḷ, 'mɔːtḷa) ( subject to death) mortalb) (liter) <blow/injury> mortalmortal sin — pecado m mortal
c) ( until death) (liter)mortal enemy — enemigo, -ga m,f mortal
mortal combat — combate m a muerte
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noun mortal mf['mɔːtl]1. ADJ1) (=destined to die) mortal3) (=deadly) [enemy] mortal4) (=extreme) [terror] espantosoto live in mortal fear that... — vivir aterrorizado de que...
2.N mortal mfmere IIthey are now reduced to the status of ordinary mortals — quedan ahora reducidos al estatus de simples mortales
3.CPDmortal combat N — combate m a muerte
mortal remains NPL — restos mpl mortales
mortal sin N — pecado m mortal
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I ['mɔːrtḷ, 'mɔːtḷ]a) ( subject to death) mortalb) (liter) <blow/injury> mortalmortal sin — pecado m mortal
c) ( until death) (liter)mortal enemy — enemigo, -ga m,f mortal
mortal combat — combate m a muerte
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noun mortal mf -
13 natural
'næ ərəl
1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) natural2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) natural, innato3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) natural4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) natural, normal5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) natural
2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) nato2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) becuadro•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources
natural adj1. natural2. normal
natural adjetivo 1 ‹ fruta› fresh;c) (Mús) natural2 3 (frml) ( nativo) ser natural de to be a native of, to come from ■ sustantivo masculino
natural
I adjetivo
1 natural: es una persona muy natural, he's a very natural person (no artificial, fresco) fresh: es una rosa natural, it's a fresh rose
a tamaño natural, life-size
2 (normal, lógico) me parece natural, it seems natural to me
3 (nativo) soy natural de Castilla, I come from Castilla
4 Mat natural
II sustantivo masculino
1 (temperamento, inclinación) nature
2 Arte life: lo pintó del natural, he painted it from life
III mf (oriundo) native ' natural' also found in these entries: Spanish: canal - cien - cruda - crudo - día - emanación - expolio - hijo - limonada - lógica - lógico - luz - mirador - muerte - nata - nato - reserva - sencilla - sencillo - sobrexplotación - tamaña - tamaño - turba - anfiteatro - café - cataclismo - en - franco - gruta - llano - museo - naturalidad - naturismo - naturista - pantano - parque - recurso - riqueza - siniestro English: border - born - curl - designate - fair - full-scale - hail - life - life-size - life-sized - lifelike - mention - native - natural - natural childbirth - naturally - nature reserve - nature trail - plain - process - reserve - successor - sunlight - unaffected - unnatural - unnaturally - unspoilt - wear - wild - wildlife park - die - dry - effortless - environment - flair - full - good - may - might - nature - pond - resource - should - unspoiled - wastage - wildernesstr['næʧərəl]1 natural2 (born) nato,-a3 (usual) natural, normal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto die of natural causes morir por causas naturales, fallecer de muerte naturalnatural childbirth parto naturalnatural gas gas nombre masculino naturalnatural history historia naturalnatural resources recursos nombre masculino plural naturalesnatural science ciencias nombre femenino plural naturalesnatural selection selección nombre femenino naturalnatural wastage reducción de plantilla consistente en no substituir a los que se jubilen o se marchennatural ['næʧərəl] adj1) : natural, de la naturalezanatural woodlands: bosques naturalesnatural childbirth: parto natural2) innate: innato, natural3) unaffected: natural, sin afectación4) lifelike: natural, vivonatural nto be a natural : tener un talento innato (para algo)adj.• innato, -a adj.• nacido, -a adj.• nativo, -a adj.• natural adj.• normal adj.• propio, -a adj.• tenue adj.n.• becuadro s.m.• imbécil s.m.
I 'nætʃrəl1) ( as in nature) naturaldeath from natural causes — muerte f natural or por causas naturales
2)a) <talent/propensity> innatob) (before n) < leaderoublemaker> nato, por naturalezac) <reaction/response> natural, normal; < successor> lógicoit is natural THAT — es natural que (+ subj)
3) ( not forced) <warmth/enthusiasm/style> natural4) ( related by blood) <child/parent> biológico
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to be a natural — tener* un talento innato
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['nætʃrǝl]act natural — (colloq) disimula
1. ADJ1) (=occurring naturally) [environment, substance, disaster, remedy] naturaldie I, 1)2) (=understandable) [reaction, behaviour, feeling] natural, normal; [mistake] comprensible; [explanation] lógico y naturalit's only natural — es normal or natural
it's only natural that she should be upset — es normal or natural que esté disgustada
3) (=inborn) [ability, talent] innato; [reaction, fear] instintivoshe is a natural leader/athlete — es una líder/atleta innata
natural instinct — instinto m natural
4) (=relaxed, unforced) [person, manner, charm] natural5) (=biological) [father, mother, child] biológico6) (Mus) natural2. N1) (=person)2) (Mus) (=note) nota f natural; (=sign) becuadro m3.CPDnatural causes NPL —
natural childbirth N — parto m natural
natural disaster N — desastre m natural
natural gas N — gas m natural
natural history N — historia f natural
natural law N — ley f natural
natural number N — (Math) número m natural
natural philosophy N — filosofía f natural
natural resources NPL — recursos mpl naturales
natural science N — (uncount) ciencias fpl naturales; (count) ciencia f de la naturaleza
natural selection N — selección f natural
natural wastage N — (Brit) (Ind) bajas voluntarias de los empleados de una empresa, y cuyos puestos quedan sin cubrir
the jobs will be lost through natural wastage — los puestos irán desapareciendo a medida que se produzcan bajas voluntarias
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I ['nætʃrəl]1) ( as in nature) naturaldeath from natural causes — muerte f natural or por causas naturales
2)a) <talent/propensity> innatob) (before n) <leader/troublemaker> nato, por naturalezac) <reaction/response> natural, normal; < successor> lógicoit is natural THAT — es natural que (+ subj)
3) ( not forced) <warmth/enthusiasm/style> natural4) ( related by blood) <child/parent> biológico
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to be a natural — tener* un talento innato
III
act natural — (colloq) disimula
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1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) reconciliar(se)2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) conciliar3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) resignarse (a)•tr['rekənsaɪl]1 (people) reconciliar2 (ideas) conciliar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto reconcile oneself to something resignarse a algo1) : reconciliar (personas), conciliar (ideas, etc.)2)to reconcile oneself to : resignarse areconcile vimake up: reconciliarse, hacer las pacesv.• acomodar v.• ajustar v.• avenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• bienquistar v.• concertar v.• conciliar v.• concordar v.• reconciliar v.'rekənsaɪla) ( make friendly) \<\<enemies/factions\>\> reconciliarto reconcile somebody WITH somebody: the tragedy helped to reconcile him with his brother — la tragedia lo ayudó a reconciliarse con su hermano
b) ( make consistent)to reconcile something (WITH something) — \<\<theories/ideals\>\> conciliar algo (con algo)
c) ( make resigned)to become reconciled TO something — resignarse a algo, aceptar algo
to reconcile oneself to -ING — resignarse a + inf
['rekǝnsaɪl]VT1) (=reunite) [+ persons] reconciliar2) (=make compatible) [+ theories, ideals] conciliarshe reconciled the conflicting pressures of motherhood and career — concilió las exigencias contrapuestas de la maternidad y de una profesión
3) (=settle) [+ differences] resolver4) (=resign)what reconciled him to it was... — lo que hizo que lo aceptara fue...
to become reconciled to sth — aceptar algo, resignarse a algo
to reconcile o.s. to sth — resignarse a algo
5) [+ accounts] hacer cuadrar, conciliar frm* * *['rekənsaɪl]a) ( make friendly) \<\<enemies/factions\>\> reconciliarto reconcile somebody WITH somebody: the tragedy helped to reconcile him with his brother — la tragedia lo ayudó a reconciliarse con su hermano
b) ( make consistent)to reconcile something (WITH something) — \<\<theories/ideals\>\> conciliar algo (con algo)
c) ( make resigned)to become reconciled TO something — resignarse a algo, aceptar algo
to reconcile oneself to -ING — resignarse a + inf
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swo:n1) ((of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so: They are sworn enemies.) declarado; (traductor u otro cargo tomado bajo juramento) jurado2) ((of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth: The prisoner made a sworn statement.) bajo juramentosworn vbtr[swɔːn]1→ link=swear swear{p.p.(Participio pasivo de "to swear")
I swɔːrn, swɔːn
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adjective (before n)1) < enemy> declarado, acérrimo2) < statement> jurado[swɔːn]1.PP of swear2.ADJ [enemy] declarado; [testimony] dado bajo juramento, jurado* * *
I [swɔːrn, swɔːn]
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v.• unir v.v + o + adv, v + adv + othe conference will bring together scientists from all over the world — el congreso reunirá or congregará a científicos de todo el mundo
they were brought together by chance — el destino quiso que se conocieran (or se encontraran etc)
VT + ADV reunir; [+ enemies] reconciliar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + othe conference will bring together scientists from all over the world — el congreso reunirá or congregará a científicos de todo el mundo
they were brought together by chance — el destino quiso que se conocieran (or se encontraran etc)
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1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado•- bypass
3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
by1 advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenersehe saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabraby2 prep1. porhe was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó2. junto a / al lado deshe sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí3. de4. en5. para6. a7. concan I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?8. a base debytr[baɪ]1 (agent) por2 (means) por■ by air/road por avión/carretera3 (showing difference) por4 (not later than) para5 (during) de■ by day/night de día/noche6 (near) junto a, al lado de7 (according to) según8 (measurements) por9 (rate) por10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por11 (progression) a12 (in sets) en1 al lado, delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go by pasar delanteby and by con el tiempoby the by a propósitoby oneself solo,-aby ['baɪ] adv1) near: cercahe lives close by: vive muy cerca2)to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita3)to go by : pasarthey rushed by: pasaron corriendo4)to put by : reservar, poner a un lado5)by and by : poco después, dentro de poco6)by and large : en generalby prep1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a2) via: porshe left by the door: salió por la puerta3) past: por, por delante dethey walked by him: pasaron por delante de él4) during: de, duranteby night: de nochewe'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diezby then: para entoncesbuilt by the Romans: construido por los romanosa book by Borges: un libro de Borgesmade by hand: hecho a manobyadv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.prep.• al lado de prep.• de prep.• de acuerdo con prep.• para prep.• por prep.• según prep.
I baɪ1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases)[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I
1. PREPOSITION1) (=close to) al lado de, junto athe house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia
come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos
2) (=via) porhe came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana
which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?
3) (=past) por delante de4) (=during)by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad
a) (=not later than) paracan you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?
I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche
applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril
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by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde•
by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabíab) (in year, on date, on day)by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia
by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...
by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras
by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...
by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...
it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día
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little by little — poco a poco•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
two by two — de dos en dos7) (indicating agent, cause) porthe thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones
who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?
8) (indicating transport, method etc)•
by bus/ car — en autobús/coche•
by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una velaby working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho
he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...
10) (=according to) segúnit's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien
she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano
it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando
12) (in measurements, sums)•
to divide by — dividir por or entre•
to multiply by — multiplicar por13)south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste
15) (in oaths) por2. ADVERB1) (=past)•
they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar•
she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse•
by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo•
by and large — en general, por lo general•
to put sth by — poner algo a un lado* * *
I [baɪ]1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren
to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases) -
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1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) camuflaje
2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) camuflartr['kæməflɑːʒ]1 camuflaje nombre masculino1 camuflar: camuflaje mn.• camuflaje s.m.v.• camuflar v.• enmascarar v.
I 'kæməflɑːʒcount & mass noun camuflaje m
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transitive verb camuflar, camuflajear (AmL)['kæmǝflɑːʒ]1.N camuflaje m2.VT camuflar* * *
I ['kæməflɑːʒ]count & mass noun camuflaje m
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transitive verb camuflar, camuflajear (AmL) -
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1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortal2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) absolutamente3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) aburridísimodeadly adj mortaltr['dedlɪ]2 (as intensifier) enorme, total1 (as intensifier) terriblemente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdeadly nightshade belladonadeadly sin pecado capitaldeadly ['dɛdli] adv: extremadamente, sumamentedeadly serious: muy en serio1) lethal: mortal, letal, mortífero2) accurate: certero, precisoa deadly aim: una puntería infalible3) capital: capitalthe seven deadly sins: los siete pecados capitales4) dull: funesto, aburrido5) extreme: extremo, absolutoa deadly calm: una calma absolutaadj.• fatal adj.• letal adj.• mortal adj.• mortífero, -a adj.
I 'dedliadjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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['dedlɪ]1. ADJ(compar deadlier) (superl deadliest)1) (=lethal) [poison, disease, combination] mortal; [weapon, attack] mortífero•
he has a deadly aim with a rifle — tiene una puntería infalible con el rifle•
to use deadly force (against sb) — (Police, Mil) abrir fuego (contra algn)2) (=devastating)•
with deadly accuracy — (Sport etc) con precisión mortífera; (Mil etc) con precisión letal or mortal•
to be deadly enemies — ser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte•
she levelled a deadly look at Nick — le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick3) * (=very boring) aburridísimo2.ADV•
the trip was deadly dull — el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo•
she was deadly pale — estaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica liter•
she thought he was joking but he was deadly serious — ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio3.CPDdeadly nightshade N — belladona f
deadly sins NPL —
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I ['dedli]adjective -lier, -liest1)b) (as intensifier) < seriousness> enorme; <enemy/rival> a muerte2) ( dull) (colloq) aburridísimo, terriblemente aburridor (AmL)
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