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1 festividades
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2 festejo
m.1 party (fiesta).festejos taurinos bullfights2 entertaining (agasajo).3 festivity, celebration, feast, feasting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: festejar.* * *1 feast, entertainment2 (galanteo) courting, courtship1 festivities* * *noun m.1) feast2) celebration* * *SM1) (=celebración) celebration; And partypl festejos (=fiestas) festivities2) [de huésped] wining and dining, entertainment3) † (=cortejo) wooing, courtship* * *masculino celebration, festivity* * *= fete [fête], feast.Ex. Held in September annually in Sydney, it is perhaps the largest fete in this hemisphere.Ex. Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.----* festejos = revels.* * *masculino celebration, festivity* * *= fete [fête], feast.Ex: Held in September annually in Sydney, it is perhaps the largest fete in this hemisphere.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.* festejos = revels.* * *celebration, festivitylos festejos duraron hasta la madrugada the celebrations o festivities went on until the early hours of the morning* * *
Del verbo festejar: ( conjugate festejar)
festejo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
festejó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
festejar
festejo
festejar ( conjugate festejar) verbo transitivo (AmL) ( celebrar) to celebrate
festejo sustantivo masculino
celebration, festivity
festejar verbo transitivo to celebrate
festejo
I sustantivo masculino celebration
II mpl festivities
* * *festejo nm1. [fiesta] party2.festejos taurinos bullfightsfestejos [celebraciones] public festivities3. [agasajo] entertaining* * *m celebration;festejos pl festivities* * *festejo nm: celebration, festivity -
3 romería
f.pilgrimage, journey to a sacred or devotional place.* * *1 RELIGIÓN pilgrimage, procession2 (fiesta) festivities which take place at a local shrine* * *SF1) (Rel) pilgrimage2) (Aut) queue, tailbackROMERÍA In Spain romerías are annual religious pilgrimages to chapels and shrines associated with particular saints or miracles of the Virgin. The pilgrims, called romeros, make their way on foot to the particular holy site, often covering long distances, and make offerings. The day's festivities often include sports fixtures, fireworks and traditional music and dancing. Some romerías are large-scale events, one of the best known being the Romería de la Virgen del Rocío at Huelva in Andalusia, which involves spectacular processions of pilgrims in traditional Andalusian dress, some on horseback and some in brilliantly decorated wagons.* * *a) (Relig) procession (to a local shrine, gen followed by festivities)b) (AmL fam) ( multitud) mass, crowd* * *a) (Relig) procession (to a local shrine, gen followed by festivities)b) (AmL fam) ( multitud) mass, crowd* * *1 ( Relig) procession (to a local shrine, gen followed by festivities)* * *
romería sustantivo femenino
romería sustantivo femenino
1 (fiesta popular) celebration of a saint's day held close to a country church or shrine
2 Rel pilgrimage
' romería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ermita
* * *romería nf1. [peregrinación] pilgrimage2. [fiesta] = open-air festivities to celebrate a religious eventla entrada del hospital era una romería de gente there were crowds of people outside the hospital entranceROMERÍAMany towns in Spain and Latin America maintain the Christian tradition of going on a romería. This is a pilgrimage to a rural chapel to honour the Virgin Mary or a patron saint. Some of these churches are on sites used by pre-Christian worshippers. People may walk for many miles, praying to the Virgin or saint for a special favour, showing gratitude for a previous one or praying for healing. The pilgrimages are often festive occasions where music and food play a key role.* * *f procession* * *romería nf1) : pilgrimage, procession2) : crowd, gathering -
4 festividad
f.1 festivity.2 merrymaking.* * *1 (fiesta) festivity, celebration2 (día) feast day, holiday* * *SF1) (Rel) feast, holiday3) (=alegría) gaiety, merrymaking4) (=ingenio) wit* * *a) ( fiesta religiosa) feast, festivityb) festividades femenino plural ( festejos) festivities (pl)* * *= feast, festivity.Ex. Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.Ex. Festivity is a way that humans keep alive to time by relating past, present, and future.----* festividad navideña = Christmas festivity.* * *a) ( fiesta religiosa) feast, festivityb) festividades femenino plural ( festejos) festivities (pl)* * *= feast, festivity.Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
Ex: Festivity is a way that humans keep alive to time by relating past, present, and future.* festividad navideña = Christmas festivity.* * *1 (fiesta religiosa) feast, festivity* * *
festividad sustantivo femenino
b)
festividad sustantivo femenino festivity
' festividad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiesta
- vigilia
- caer
- celebrar
- santo
English:
feast
- festivity
- Hallowe'en
- Halloween
- observe
* * *festividad nffestivity* * *f feast;festividades pl festivities* * *festividad nf1) : festivity2) : (religious) feast, holiday -
5 piñata
f.1 piñata, container filled with party favors.2 birthday party.* * *1 hollow figure filled with sweets (which children try to break open at parties)* * *ISF [en fiestas] container hung up at parties to be beaten with sticks until sweets or presents fall outII** SF (=dientes) ivories * pl, teeth plIIISF Cono Sur brawl, scrap ** * *femenino: container hung up during festivities and hit with a stick to release candy inside* * *femenino: container hung up during festivities and hit with a stick to release candy inside* * *piñata (↑ piñata a1)container hung up during festivities and hit with a stick to release candy insideA hollow figure made of cardboard, or from a clay pot lined with colored paper. Filled with fruit, candy, toys, etc, and hung up at parties, people take turns to stand in front of them blindfolded and try to break them with a stick. They feature in Mexican posadas posada (↑ posada a1) and in children's parties there, in Cuba and in Spain.* * *
piñata sustantivo femenino: container hung up during festivities and hit with a stick to release candy inside
* * *piñata nf= suspended pot full of sweets which blindfolded children try to break open with sticks at parties* * *piñata nf: piñata -
6 arder
v.1 to burn.la iglesia está ardiendo the church is burning o on fireEl legajo ardió ante sus ojos The dossier burned before his very eyes.Mis ojos arden My eyes burn=itch.Me arden los ojos My eyes burn.2 to be boiling hot (estar caliente) (café, sopa).* * *1 to burn (completamente) to burn down; (sin llama) to smoulder2 (resplandecer) to glow3 figurado to burn1 to burn\arder de pasión figurado to burn with passionarder en guerras figurado to be ravaged by warla cosa está que arde familiar things are getting pretty hot* * *verb1) to burn2) smart, sting* * *1. VT1) (=quemar) to burn2) esp LAm * [herida] to sting, make smart2. VI1) (=quemarse) to burnarder sin llama — to smoulder, smolder (EEUU)
2) [abono] to ferment; [trigo etc] to heat up4) (fig) (=consumirse) to burn, seethearder de o en amor — to burn with love
arder de o en ira — to seethe with anger
3.See:* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( quemarse) to burnardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he burned with desire to see her (liter)
2) ( estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot)arder en fiestas: Zaragoza arde en fiestas the festivities in Zaragoza are in full swing; estar que arde persona to be fuming; la cosa está que arde — things have reached boiling point
3) ( escocer) <herida/ojos> to sting, smart* * *= burn, go up in + flames, ignite, blaze, catch + fire, catch on + fire.Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex. The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.Ex. An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.Ex. Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.----* arder completamente = burn out.* arder lentamente = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* comenzar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( quemarse) to burnardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he burned with desire to see her (liter)
2) ( estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot)arder en fiestas: Zaragoza arde en fiestas the festivities in Zaragoza are in full swing; estar que arde persona to be fuming; la cosa está que arde — things have reached boiling point
3) ( escocer) <herida/ojos> to sting, smart* * *= burn, go up in + flames, ignite, blaze, catch + fire, catch on + fire.Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.* arder completamente = burn out.* arder lentamente = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* comenzar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].* * *arder [E1 ]viA «madera/bosque/casa» (quemarse) to burnB (estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot)arder en fiestas: Zaragoza arde en fiestas the festivities in Zaragoza are in full swingestar algn/algo que arde: tu padre está que arde your father's fuming o seethingla sopa está que arde the soup's boiling (hot)la cosa está que arde things have reached boiling pointla fiesta estaba que ardía ( Chi); the party was in full swingva que arde ( Esp fam): te pagaré 1.000 euros y vas que ardes I'll pay you 1,000 euros and that's all you're getting o and you can count yourself lucky you're getting that muchC1 (escocer) «herida/ojos» to sting, smartle ardían los ojos con el humo the smoke was making her eyes smart, the smoke was irritating her eyesle hizo arder la herida (CS); it made the cut stingdespués de tanto sol le ardían los hombros her shoulders were burning o sore after so long in the sun2«estómago»: me arde el estómago I've got heartburn* * *
arder ( conjugate arder) verbo intransitivo
1 ( quemarse) to burn
2 ( estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot);
la cosa está que arde things have reached boiling point
3 ( escocer) [herida/ojos] to sting, smart
arder verbo intransitivo to burn: familiar el jefe está que arde, the boss is really fuming
la cosa está que arde, things are hotting up
' arder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcinar
- deseo
- incendiar
English:
blaze
- burn
- flare up
- glow
- inflamed
- rage
- smoulder
- ablaze
- smolder
- sting
* * *arder vi1. [quemarse] [bosque, casa] to burn;la iglesia está ardiendo the church is burning o on fire;ha ardido el granero the barn has burnt down;una antorcha que arde permanentemente a torch that is always burning;todavía arden los rescoldos de la hoguera the bonfire is still smouldering;Famcon eso va que arde that's more than enough2. [estar caliente] [café, sopa] to be boiling hot;¡está que arde! [persona] he's fuming;[reunión] it's getting pretty heatedme arde el estómago I've got heartburn;tanto dinero le arde en sus manos all that money is burning a hole in his pocketarder en deseos de hacer algo to be dying to do sthtodavía arde la revuelta de mayo the spirit of the May uprising is still alive* * *v/i1 burn;arder de oen be burning withla reunión está que arde fam the meeting is about to erupt fam* * *arder vi1) : to burnel bosque está ardiendo: the forest is in flamesarder de ira: to burn with anger, to be seething2) : to smart, to sting, to burnle ardía el estómago: he had heartburn* * *arder vb2. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be boiling hot -
7 carnaval
m.1 carnival (fiesta).2 Shrovetide (religion).* * *1 carnival* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=fiesta) carnival2) (Rel) ShrovetideCARNAVAL Carnaval is the traditional period of fun, feasting and partying that precedes the start of Lent (Cuaresma). The most important day is probably Shrove Tuesday (Martes de Carnaval), but throughout Carnaval there are fancy-dress parties, parades and firework displays. In some places in Spain, the changeover from Carnaval to Lent on Ash Wednesday is marked by the Entierro de la Sardina. This is a grotesque funeral parade in which the symbolic cardboard figure of a sardine is marched through the streets and finally ceremonially burnt or buried.* * *•• Cultural note:The three days of festivities preceding Lent, characterized by costumes, masks, drinking, music, and dancing. Spain's most colorful carnival is in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, and Cadiz's carnival is also famous. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, the carnivals of Uruguay, Bolivia, and Venezuela are very well known* * *= carnival.Ex. Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves.----* en carnavales = carnivalistically.* en época de carnaval = carnivalistically.* en tiempo de carnaval = carnivalistically.* martes de carnaval = Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday, pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday.* * *•• Cultural note:The three days of festivities preceding Lent, characterized by costumes, masks, drinking, music, and dancing. Spain's most colorful carnival is in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, and Cadiz's carnival is also famous. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, the carnivals of Uruguay, Bolivia, and Venezuela are very well known* * *= carnival.Ex: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves.
* en carnavales = carnivalistically.* en época de carnaval = carnivalistically.* en tiempo de carnaval = carnivalistically.* martes de carnaval = Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday, pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday.* * *The three days of festivities preceding Lent, characterized by costumes, masks, drinking, music, and dancing.Spain's most colorful carnival is in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, and Cadiz's carnival is also famous. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, the carnivals of Uruguay, Bolivia, and Venezuela are very well known.* * *
Multiple Entries:
Carnaval
carnaval
carnaval sustantivo masculino ( fiesta) carnival
carnaval sustantivo masculino carnival
' carnaval' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabezudo
- carroza
- martes
English:
carnival
- float
- pancake day
- Shrove Tuesday
- Tuesday
* * *carnaval nm1. [fiesta] carnival2. Rel ShrovetideCARNAVALThe tradition of Carnaval, or Carnavales, continues in many parts of Spain and Latin America. The festival usually lasts between three days and a week, just before the beginning of Lent. In country areas the festivals are closely related to fertility rites, while in towns and cities they are more in the nature of spectacles and popular celebrations. The best-known carnivals in Spain are those of Cádiz and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and in Mexico that of Veracruz. In Spain carnivals end with the “burial of the sardine”, an ancient rite symbolizing the burial of worldly frivolity, on the Tuesday before the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday.* * *m carnival* * *carnaval nm: carnival* * *carnaval n carnival -
8 colorido
adj.colored, colorful, bright-colored, coloured.m.1 colorfulness.una fiesta de gran colorido a very colorful local festival2 coloring, coloration, tingeing, colouration.past part.past participle of spanish verb: colorir.* * *1 colour (US color)* * *SM colour(ing), color(ing) (EEUU)* * *masculino colors* (pl)* * *= colourful [colorful, -USA], colouring [coloring, -USA].Ex. Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.Ex. Perhaps he had the protective coloring of the chameleon and the adaptability of the amphibian that can breathe both hair and water.----* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* * *masculino colors* (pl)* * *= colourful [colorful, -USA], colouring [coloring, -USA].Ex: Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.
Ex: Perhaps he had the protective coloring of the chameleon and the adaptability of the amphibian that can breathe both hair and water.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* * *(de un pájaro, una flor) coloring*, colors* (pl); (de un cuadro, una tela) color*, colors* (pl)un plumaje de brillante colorido a brilliantly colored plumageel colorido de las fiestas locales the colorful atmosphere o the color of the local festivities* * *
colorido sustantivo masculino
colors( conjugate colors) (pl);
colorido sustantivo masculino colour, US color
' colorido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
viveza
English:
brighten up
- colour
- colouring
- coloring
* * *colorido nm1. [color] colourfulness;un cuadro con un colorido estridente a luridly coloured painting;el colorido del pez atrae a sus víctimas the fish's colouring attracts its victims;Figuna fiesta de gran colorido a very colourful local festival2. [brillo] verve, style;el ensayo tiene poco colorido the essay has a rather poor style* * *m colors pl, Brcolours pl* * *colorido nm: color, coloring* * *colorido n colours -
9 completar
v.1 to complete.2 to fulfill, to fulfil.* * *1 (gen) to complete2 (acabar) to finish; (perfeccionar) to round off* * *verbto complete, finish* * *VTcompletó su formación en varias universidades norteamericanas — she finished off her education at a number of American universities
2) [+ pérdida] to make good* * *verbo transitivo1) ( terminar) to finish, complete2) (AmL) <cuestionario/impreso> to complete, fill out o in* * *= complete, fill onto, see through + to its completion, fill out, finish, work through, fill in, carry through to + completion, round off, round out.Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex. The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex. Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".Ex. The second phase of this study will round out the picture sketched by the survey results = La segunda fase de este estudio completará la visión esbozada por los resultados del cuestionario.----* completar Algo = complete + the picture.* completar el ciclo = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.* completar un cupo = meet + quota.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( terminar) to finish, complete2) (AmL) <cuestionario/impreso> to complete, fill out o in* * *= complete, fill onto, see through + to its completion, fill out, finish, work through, fill in, carry through to + completion, round off, round out.Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".Ex: The second phase of this study will round out the picture sketched by the survey results = La segunda fase de este estudio completará la visión esbozada por los resultados del cuestionario.* completar Algo = complete + the picture.* completar el ciclo = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.* completar un cupo = meet + quota.* * *completar [A1 ]vtA (terminar) to finish, completele faltan dos meses para completar sus estudios she'll be finishing o completing her course in two monthscon este cromo completo la colección this sticker completes my collectionlos fuegos artificiales completaron las fiestas the fireworks rounded off the festivitiesB ( AmL) (rellenar) to complete, fill out o incompletar un formulario to fill out o in a formcompletar en letra de imprenta complete in block capitals* * *
completar ( conjugate completar) verbo transitivo
completar verbo transitivo to complete
' completar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- evaluación
English:
complete
- make
- supplement
* * *♦ vt1. [acabar] to complete;completaron la reparación en dos horas they completed the repair in two hours;esta obra completa la trilogía this work completes the trilogy2. [impreso] to fill out o in♦ See also the pronominal verb completarse* * *v/t complete* * *completar vtterminar: to complete, to finish* * *completar vb to complete -
10 fiesta
f.1 (local) festivities.el pueblo está en fiestas the town is holding its annual fair o festivalaguar la fiesta a alguien to spoil somebody's funfiesta mayor = local celebrations for the festival of a town's patron saintfiesta(s) patronal(es) = celebrations for the feast day of a town's patron saint2 public holiday.ser fiesta to be a public holidayhacer fiesta to be on holiday3 party.dar una fiesta en honor de alguien to give a party in somebody's honorfiesta de disfraces fancy dress party4 formal party, gala, party.5 feast, holy day, religious celebration.* * *1 (día no laborable) holiday2 (reunión) party3 RELIGIÓN feast1 (festividades) festivity, fiesta2 (navidad) Christmas\aguar la fiesta to be a wet blanket, be a killjoyestar de fiesta figurado to be in a festive mood¡felices fiestas! Merry Christmas!hacer fiesta un día to take a day offno estar para fiestas to be in no mood for jokes¡tengamos la fiesta en paz! let's not argue!fiesta de cumpleaños birthday partyfiesta de disfraces fancy-dress partyfiesta de guardar day of obligationfiesta de la cerveza beer festivalFiesta de la Hispanidad Columbus Dayfiesta de precepto day of obligationFiesta del Trabajo Labour (US Labor) Dayfiesta fija immovable feastfiesta móvil movable feastla fiesta de los toros bullfightinglas fiestas de Navidad Christmas sing* * *noun f.1) party2) holiday* * *SF1) (=reunión) partydar u organizar una fiesta — to give o throw a party
el país entero está de fiesta ante la buena noticia — the whole country is celebrating the good news
tener la fiesta en paz —
aguar 2)no os peleéis, ¡tengamos la fiesta en paz! — behave yourselves, don't fight!
2) (=día festivo) holidayFiesta del Trabajo — Labour day, Labor day (EEUU)
fiesta nacional — public holiday, bank holiday
fiesta movible, fiesta móvil — movable feast
fiesta patria — LAm independence day
3) (Rel) feast dayguardar o santificar las fiestas — to observe feast days
fiesta de guardar, fiesta de precepto — day of obligation
4) (=festejo) fiesta, festivalel pueblo está en fiestas o de fiesta — the town's having its local fiesta
la fiesta nacional — (Taur) bullfighting
fiesta de armas — ( Hist) tournament
5) pl fiestas (=vacaciones) holiday, vacation (EEUU)¡Felices Fiestas! — [en navidad] Happy Christmas
6) pl fiestas (=carantoñas)FIESTAS There are a fixed number of public holidays in the Spanish calendar but some dates vary locally. National public holidays include Navidad (25 December), Reyes (6 January), the Día de los Trabajadores (1 May), the Día de la Hispanidad/del Pilar (12 October) and the Día de la Constitución (6 December). Additionally, each autonomous region and town has at its discretion a small number of public holidays that usually coincide with local traditions like a patron saint's day or other celebrations such as Carnaval. Thus there is a holiday in Madrid for San Isidro, the city's patron saint, and one in Catalonia for Sant Jordi, who is the patron saint of the region.* * *1) ( celebración) partydieron una gran fiesta — they threw o had a big party
hacerle fiestas a alguien — to make a fuss of somebody
tener la fiesta en paz — (Esp fam) to enjoy some peace and quiet
2)a) ( día festivo) (public) holiday¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas? — where are you going to spend the vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays?
••• Cultural note:A fiesta in Spain can be a day of neighborhood celebrations, a larger event for a town or city, or a national holiday, to commemorate a saint's day or some historical event. For example, Madrid has the fiestas de San Isidro, in honor of its patron saint. Other famous Spanish holidays include the Fallas in Valencia, the Sanfermines in July in Pamplona, and the Feria de Sevilla, two weeks after Easter. They can last for a week or more, during which everyday life is often interrupted. Classes in schools may stop and banks, stores, and post offices alter their opening hours. There are often bullfights and dancing to live bands and people eat and drink plentifullyIn Latin America, a period of one or more days on which each country celebrates its independence. There are usually military parades, firework displays, and folk activities typical of the country* * *= party, celebration, feast, bash, festive occasion, social gathering.Ex. Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.Ex. The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.Ex. Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.Ex. The 'Book bash' designed to recruit special needs children and their families to the library.Ex. The sale, nearly stopped on legal technicalities, was held as a festive occasion with tea and auction of more valuable books.Ex. The study room was transformed for an evening into a coffee house where an intellectual and social gathering took place.----* dar una fiesta = give + a party.* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.* droga de fiesta = club drug.* ¡felices fiestas! = season's greetings!.* fiesta de aniversario = anniversary celebration, anniversary party.* fiesta de apertura = opening party.* fiesta de borrachos = drunken party.* fiesta de despedida = farewell dinner, goodbye party.* fiesta de despedida de soltera = bachelorette party, bridal shower, bachelorette shower.* fiesta de despedida de soltero = stag night, bachelor party, stag party.* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.* fiesta de inauguración = opening party.* fiesta de la cerveza = beer party.* fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.* fiesta de Nochevieja = New Year's Eve party.* fiesta de pijamas = slumber party, pyjamas party.* fiesta de precepto = holiday of obligation.* fiesta de recién nacido = baby shower.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* fiesta rave = rave.* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.* reina de las fiestas = beauty queen.* sala de fiestas = dance-hall.* salir de fiesta = party.* salón de baile = ballroom.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* * *1) ( celebración) partydieron una gran fiesta — they threw o had a big party
hacerle fiestas a alguien — to make a fuss of somebody
tener la fiesta en paz — (Esp fam) to enjoy some peace and quiet
2)a) ( día festivo) (public) holiday¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas? — where are you going to spend the vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays?
••• Cultural note:A fiesta in Spain can be a day of neighborhood celebrations, a larger event for a town or city, or a national holiday, to commemorate a saint's day or some historical event. For example, Madrid has the fiestas de San Isidro, in honor of its patron saint. Other famous Spanish holidays include the Fallas in Valencia, the Sanfermines in July in Pamplona, and the Feria de Sevilla, two weeks after Easter. They can last for a week or more, during which everyday life is often interrupted. Classes in schools may stop and banks, stores, and post offices alter their opening hours. There are often bullfights and dancing to live bands and people eat and drink plentifullyIn Latin America, a period of one or more days on which each country celebrates its independence. There are usually military parades, firework displays, and folk activities typical of the country* * *= party, celebration, feast, bash, festive occasion, social gathering.Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.Ex: The 'Book bash' designed to recruit special needs children and their families to the library.Ex: The sale, nearly stopped on legal technicalities, was held as a festive occasion with tea and auction of more valuable books.Ex: The study room was transformed for an evening into a coffee house where an intellectual and social gathering took place.* dar una fiesta = give + a party.* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.* droga de fiesta = club drug.* ¡felices fiestas! = season's greetings!.* fiesta de aniversario = anniversary celebration, anniversary party.* fiesta de apertura = opening party.* fiesta de borrachos = drunken party.* fiesta de despedida = farewell dinner, goodbye party.* fiesta de despedida de soltera = bachelorette party, bridal shower, bachelorette shower.* fiesta de despedida de soltero = stag night, bachelor party, stag party.* fiesta de disfraces = costume party, fancy dress ball.* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.* fiesta de inauguración = opening party.* fiesta de la cerveza = beer party.* fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.* fiesta de Nochevieja = New Year's Eve party.* fiesta de pijamas = slumber party, pyjamas party.* fiesta de precepto = holiday of obligation.* fiesta de recién nacido = baby shower.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* fiesta rave = rave.* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.* reina de las fiestas = beauty queen.* sala de fiestas = dance-hall.* salir de fiesta = party.* salón de baile = ballroom.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* * *A (celebración) partyfiesta de cumpleaños birthday partydieron una gran fiesta they threw o had a big partycualquier visita es una fiesta para ella every visit is a treat for herlos vecinos están de fiesta the neighbors are having a partyaguar la fiesta to spoil the fun, be a wet blanket ( colloq)hacerle fiestas a algn to make a fuss of sbno estoy para fiestas I'm not in the mood for fun and gamestener la fiesta en paz to enjoy some peace and quiettengamos la fiesta en paz that's enough!, cut it out! ( colloq), let's have some peace and quietB1 (día festivo) holidayel lunes es fiesta Monday is a holidaysantificar las fiestas ( Relig) to observe feast daysesta semana son las fiestas del pueblo this week the town's holding its annual festival o fiesta¡felices fiestas! Merry o ( BrE) Happy Christmas!¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas? where are you going to spend the vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holidays?; fiestas (↑ fiesta a1)Compuestos:day of obligationfixed feast● fiesta movible or móvilmovable feastA (día festivo) public holiday( AmL) independence day fiestas patrias (↑ fiesta aa1)* * *
fiesta sustantivo femenino
dieron una gran fiesta they threw o had a big party;
estar de fiesta to be having a party;
aguar la fiesta to spoil the fun
fiesta nacional ( día festivo) public holiday;
(Taur) bullfighting;◊ fiesta patria (AmL) independence dayc)
(de fin de año, etc) festive season;◊ ¡felices fiestas! Merry Christmas!;
¿dónde vas a pasar estas fiestas? where are you going to spend the vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays?
fiesta sustantivo femenino
1 (reunión de amigos) party: daremos una fiesta, we'll hold a party
2 (festividad) celebration, festivity
fuimos a las fiestas del pueblo, we went to the village fiesta/carnival
día de fiesta, holiday
fiesta nacional, bank holiday
Esp la fiesta nacional, bullfighting
3 Rel feast
♦ Locuciones: aguar la fiesta, to spoil the fun
tengamos la fiesta en paz, let's not quarrel
' fiesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguar
- animar
- animada
- animado
- animarse
- baile
- bochinche
- cabezudo
- celebración
- cóctel
- comistrajo
- conocerse
- corear
- dar
- deslucir
- disfraz
- disfrazarse
- elemento
- escabullirse
- gala
- haber
- hazmerreír
- hogareña
- hogareño
- languidecer
- mañana
- mentar
- mescolanza
- mezcolanza
- motivo
- nanay
- obligada
- obligado
- organizar
- organizarse
- pensar
- preparar
- propia
- propio
- quisque
- quisqui
- rabiar
- reticencia
- romería
- sarao
- velada
- acabar
- aguado
- alargar
- alegrar
English:
advance
- annoy
- ask back
- bank holiday
- beeline
- book
- booze-up
- cocktail party
- do
- family
- feast
- festival
- find out
- first
- folding
- frazzled
- funny
- gala
- garden party
- gatecrash
- gatecrasher
- give
- go
- half-holiday
- Hallowe'en
- Halloween
- have
- heart
- hoedown
- hold
- holiday
- housewarming
- legal holiday
- let on
- loud
- miffed
- miss
- name
- night
- nobody
- noisy
- party
- presentable
- rave
- reception
- riotous
- rip-roaring
- rowdy
- shower
- swing
* * *fiesta nf1. [reunión] party;dar una fiesta en honor de alguien to give a party in sb's honour;Fam¡se acabó la fiesta, todo el mundo a trabajar! the party's over, back to work everyone!;Famaguar la fiesta a alguien to spoil sb's fun;Famno estar para fiestas to be in no mood for joking;Famno sabe de qué va la fiesta he hasn't got a clue;Famtengamos la fiesta en paz let's have no more argumentsfiesta benéfica fête;fiesta de cumpleaños birthday party;fiesta de disfraces fancy dress party;fiesta de fin de año New Year o Year's party;Urug fiesta lluvia potluck party;la fiesta nacional [de país] national holiday;Esp [los toros] bullfighting; Am fiesta patria national holiday [commemorating important historical event];fiesta sorpresa surprise party;la fiesta de los toros bullfighting2.fiestas [de pueblo, barrio] (local) festivities;el pueblo está en fiestas the town is holding its annual fair o festivalfiesta(s) mayor(es) = local celebrations for the festival of a town's patron saint;fiesta(s) patronal(es) = celebrations for the feast day of a town's patron saint3. [día] public holiday;ser fiesta to be a public holiday;hacer fiesta to be on holiday;mañana tenemos fiesta en la oficina it's an office holiday tomorrow;¡felices fiestas! [en Navidad] Merry Christmas!, US happy holidays!Rel fiesta de guardar holiday of obligation; Rel fiesta movible moveable feast; Rel fiesta de prefecto holiday of obligationFIESTASComing from the same Latin root as “feast”, the Spanish word fiesta has long since entered the vocabulary of English. This is largely because of the importance of such celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world. Every town or village, of whatever size, has its day (if not week) of annual celebrations. These may be associated with the local patron saint or with some historical event, such as Independence Day. On these days people may dress up in traditional clothes, take part in traditional dances and eat special dishes associated with the festival. There may be firework displays and street processions of a more or less religious nature, and, as the saying goes, a good time is generally had by all.* * *f1 festival;estar de fiesta be in a party mood;no estar para fiestas be in no mood for jokes;¡se acabó la fiesta! the party’s over!hacer fiesta have a day off* * *fiesta nf1) : party, fiesta2) : holiday, feast day* * *fiesta n2. (día festivo) holidayhacer fiesta / tener fiesta to have a day off -
11 regocijo
m.1 joy, delight.2 rejoicing, glee, joy, gladness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: regocijar.* * *1 (placer) delight, joy, happiness2 (júbilo) merriment, rejoicing* * *SM1) (=alegría) joy, happiness; (=júbilo) delight, elation* * *a) (júbilo, alborozo) rejoicing; ( alegría) delightb) ( ante el mal ajeno) pleasure* * *= elation, mirth, hilarity.Ex. She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.----* con regocijo = gleefully.* reírse con regocijo = cackle + with delight.* * *a) (júbilo, alborozo) rejoicing; ( alegría) delightb) ( ante el mal ajeno) pleasure* * *= elation, mirth, hilarity.Ex: She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.
Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.* con regocijo = gleefully.* reírse con regocijo = cackle + with delight.* * *A1 (júbilo, alborozo) rejoicing; (alegría) delightsintió gran regocijo al verla he was delighted o overjoyed when he saw her2 (regodeo) pleasuresintió cierto regocijo al verlo hacer el ridículo así she took a certain delight o pleasure in seeing him make a fool of himself like that* * *
Del verbo regocijar: ( conjugate regocijar)
regocijo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
regocijó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
regocijar
regocijo
regocijo sustantivo masculino
( alegría) joy, delight;
regocijar verbo transitivo to delight, amuse
regocijo sustantivo masculino delight, joy
' regocijo' also found in these entries:
English:
amusement
- exhilaration
- glee
- mirth
* * *regocijo nmjoy, delight;recibieron la noticia con regocijo they received the news with delight* * *m delight* * *regocijo nm: delight, rejoicing -
12 soltar
v.1 to let go of.¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2 to release (dejar ir) (preso, animales, freno).si yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto (informal) if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to itElla suelta su mano She releases his hand.3 to let or pay out (desenrollar) (cable, cuerda).4 to give (risotada, grito, suspiro).soltar una patada a alguien to give somebody a kick, to kick somebodysoltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch somebody5 to come out with (decir bruscamente).6 to give off (desprender) (calor, olor, gas).estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them7 to unfasten, to loosen, to unloose, to untie.El chico soltó al perro The boy untied the dog.8 to let free, to let go, to let off, to release.El guarda soltó al pillo The guard released the rascal.El diario soltó la información The newspaper let off the information.9 to give forth, to burst out.Soltar un grito Give forth a cry.10 to give out, to fork out, to fork up, to fork over.Miguel suelta mucho dinero Mike gives out a lot of money.11 to lose hold.12 to pay out, to let go, to pay away, to run out.El marinero suelta la cuerda The sailor pays out the rope.* * *1 (desasir) to let go of, release, drop■ ¡suelta el arma! drop the weapon!■ ¡suéltame! let me go!3 (preso) to release, free, set free5 (humo, olor) to give off6 (puntos) to drop7 (de vientre) to loosen1 (desatarse) to come untied, come unfastened2 (desprenderse) to come off3 (tornillo etc) to come loose4 (animal) to get loose, break loose5 (puntos) to come undone6 (vientre) to loosen7 figurado (adquirir habilidad) to become proficient, get the knack8 figurado (desenvolverse) to become self-confident, loosen up\soltar amarras to cast offsoltar la lengua to speak freelysoltar la pasta familiar to cough upsoltar un taco to swearsoltarse a + inf to begin + inf, start + inf / -ingsoltarse a su gusto familiar to let off steam* * *verb1) to release2) loosen* * *1. VT1) (=dejar de agarrar) to let go of; (=dejar caer) to drop¡suéltenme! — let go of me!, let me go!
2) [+ amarras] to cast off; [+ nudo, cinturón] (=quitar) to untie, undo; (=aflojar) to loosen3) (Aut) [+ embrague] to let out, release, disengage frm; [+ freno] to release4) (=dejar libre) [+ preso, animal] to release, set free; [+ agua] to let out, run off5) (=emitir) [+ gas, olor] to give off; [+ grito] to let outsolté un suspiro de alivio — I let out o heaved a sigh of relief
6) (=asestar)7) [al hablar] [+ noticia] to break; [+ indirecta] to drop; [+ blasfemia] to come out with, let fly¡suéltalo ya! — out with it!, spit it out! *
soltó un par de palabrotas — he came out with a couple of rude words, he let fly a couple of obscenities
8) * (=perder) [+ puesto, privilegio] to give up; [+ dinero] to cough up *9) [serpiente] [+ piel] to shed10) (=resolver) [+ dificultad] to solve; [+ duda] to resolve; [+ objeción] to satisfy, deal with11) And (=ceder) to cede, give, hand over2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *soltar11 = dump, release, disengage, loosen, let + go, put down, drop off, let + go of, untie.Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.* no soltar = keep + a tight hold on.* soltar amarras = set + sail, cast off.* soltar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar la pasta = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.* soltarse = work + loose, come + loose, come off.* soltarse de = break + loose from.* soltarse la melena = let + Posesivo + hair down.* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* soltar semillas = go to + seed.soltar22 = give off, spout.Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.* soltar una carcajada = emit + laugh, let out + a laugh.* soltar una lágrima = shed + tears.* soltar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.soltar33 = blurt out, spit out, fire off.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *vtA (dejar ir) to releaselo soltaron porque no tenían pruebas they released him o they let him go because they had no evidencesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streetssoltó al perro para que corriese he let the dog off the leash to give it a runvete o te suelto el perro go away or I'll set the dog on youB(dejar de tener cogido): aguanta esto y no lo sueltes hold this and don't let go of it¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes? where can I put down o ( colloq) drop these packages?soltó el dinero y salió corriendo he dropped/let go of the money and ran outsuéltame que me haces daño let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting mesi no sueltas lo que me debes ( fam); if you don't give me o hand over o ( colloq) cough up what you owe mees muy tacaño y no suelta un duro he's so tightfisted you can't get a penny out of himno pienso soltar este puesto I've no intention of giving up this positionC1 (desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untiesoltar amarras to cast off2(aflojar): suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually3 ‹freno› to release; ‹embrague› to let out4 (desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to freeconsiguió soltar la tuerca he managed to get the nut undone o to undo the nutD (desprender) ‹piel› to shed; ‹calor/humo/vapor› to give offesperar a que las verduras suelten el jugo sweat the vegetableseste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater sheds a lot of hairE1 ‹carcajada› to let out; ‹tacos/disparates› to come out withsoltó un grito de dolor she let out o gave a cry of painno soltó palabra he didn't say o utter a wordsiempre suelta el mismo rollo ( fam); she always comes out with o gives us the same old stuff ( colloq)soltó varios estornudos he sneezed several times2 ‹bofetada/golpe› (+ me/te/le etc):cállate o te suelto un tortazo shut up or I'll clobber you ( colloq)F ( fam) ‹vientre› (+ me/te/le etc):te suelta el vientre it loosens your bowels■ soltarvi12(dejar de tener cogido): ¡suelta! let go!, let go of it!■ soltarseA ( refl)«persona/animal» (desasirse): no te sueltes (de la mano) don't let go of my hand, hold on to my handel perro se soltó the dog got loose, the dog slipped its lead ( o collar etc)no pude soltarme I couldn't get awayel prisionero consiguió soltarse the prisoner managed to free himself o get freeB «nudo» (desatarse) to come undone, come loose; (aflojarse) to loosen, come loosela cuerda se soltó y me caí the rope came loose o undone and I felllos tornillos se están soltando the screws are working o coming loosesuéltate el pelo let your hair downpara que no se suelte la costura so that the seam doesn't come unstitched o undoneC(adquirir desenvoltura): necesita práctica para soltarse she needs practice to gain confidenceen Francia se soltó en el francés his French became more fluent when he was in Francesoltarse A + INF to start to + INF, to start -INGse soltó a andar/hablar al año she started walking/talking at the age of one* * *
soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
b) ( aflojar):◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually
‹ embrague› to let out
‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
' soltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- amarra
- carcajada
- escurrirse
- prenda
- rollo
- desprender
- indirecta
- largar
- suelta
- taco
English:
cast off
- cough up
- disengage
- drop
- free
- give
- go
- hint
- let out
- loose
- release
- shell out
- spout
- swear
- unclench
- cast
- cough
- crack
- drag
- laugh
- let
- loosen
- scream
- unleash
- untie
* * *♦ vt1. [desasir] to let go of;soltó la maleta sobre la cama she dropped the suitcase onto the bed;¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2. [dejar ir, liberar] [preso, animales] to release;[freno] to release; [acelerador] to take one's foot off;han soltado a los presos the prisoners have been released;no sueltes al perro don't let the dog off the leash;ve soltando el embrague poco a poco let the clutch out gradually;Fam Famsi yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to it3. [desatar] [cierre] to unfasten;[enganche] to unhook; [nudo, cuerda] to untie; [hebilla, cordones] to undo; [tornillo, tuerca] to unscrew4. [aflojar] [nudo, cordones, tornillo] to loosen5. [desenrollar] [cable, cuerda] to let o pay out;ve soltando cuerda hasta que yo te diga keep letting out o paying out more rope until I tell you to stop6. [desprender] [calor, olor, gas] to give off;este tubo de escape suelta demasiado humo this exhaust pipe is letting out a lot of smoke;estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them;este gato suelta mucho pelo this cat loses a lot of hair7. [dar] [golpe] to give;[risotada, grito, suspiro] to give, to let out;soltar una patada a alguien to give sb a kick, to kick sb;soltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch sb;¡a que te suelto un bofetón! watch it or I'll smack you in the face!8. [decir bruscamente] to come out with;me soltó que me fuera al infierno he turned round and told me to go to hell;Fam¡venga, suelta lo que sepas! come on out with it!;Famnos soltó un sermón sobre la paternidad responsable she gave us o came out with this lecture about responsible parenting* * *v/t1 let go of2 ( librar) release, let go3 olor give off5 famdiscurso launch into6:soltar una bofetada a alguien clobber s.o.* * *soltar {19} vt1) : to let go of, to drop2) : to release, to set free3) aflojar: to loosen, to slacken* * *soltar vb¡suéltame! let go of me!¡va, suelta la pasta! come on, pay up! -
13 amenaza terrorista
(n.) = terror threatEx. Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.* * *(n.) = terror threatEx: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
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14 concurso de baile
(n.) = dance competitionEx. A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.* * *(n.) = dance competitionEx: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
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15 concurso de música
(n.) = music competitionEx. A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.* * *(n.) = music competitionEx: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
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16 doblar a muerto
(v.) = sound + the death knell forEx. Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.* * *(v.) = sound + the death knell forEx: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
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17 falla
f.1 fault, defect (defecto).2 fault (geology).3 geological fault, fault, break, rift.4 breakdown, failure, faulty operation, failure to operate correctly.5 Falla, Manuel de Falla.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fallar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: fallir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fallar.* * *1 (defecto) defect, fault2 GEOGRAFÍA fault————————1 (figura) <CARDBOARD figure burnt on Saint Joseph?s Day in Valencia
► nombre femenino plural las fallas* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Geol) faultgéneros que tienen fallas — seconds, defective goods
4) LAm (=error) error, oversightfalla de tiro — (Mil) misfire
5) LAm (Mec) failure, breakdownfalla de encendido — (Aut) ignition fault
6) LAm (=escasez) lack, shortage7) And (Naipes) void* * *1)a) (de tela, cristal) flawb) (Geol) fault2)a) (de motor, máquina - en la composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento) failureb) ( en organización - en composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento)c) ( de persona) mistakeno hay falla! — (AmC fam) no problem!
d) (Dep) miss3)a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shameb) (Col) (Educ) day's absence ( from school)4)a) ( figura) model, figure ( burned during the Fallas)•• Cultural note:The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people. The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges ‘pardons’ the best one and it is placed in the falla museum* * *= fault line, fault.Ex. These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.Ex. Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.----* línea de falla = fault line.* * *1)a) (de tela, cristal) flawb) (Geol) fault2)a) (de motor, máquina - en la composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento) failureb) ( en organización - en composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento)c) ( de persona) mistakeno hay falla! — (AmC fam) no problem!
d) (Dep) miss3)a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shameb) (Col) (Educ) day's absence ( from school)4)a) ( figura) model, figure ( burned during the Fallas)•• Cultural note:The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people. The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges ‘pardons’ the best one and it is placed in the falla museum* * *= fault line, fault.Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
Ex: Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.* línea de falla = fault line.* * *A1 (defecto) flawuna falla en el tejido a flaw o defect in the fabricla pieza tenía una falla the part was defective2 ( Geol) fault3debe haber una falla en el motor there must be something wrong with the enginehubo muchas fallas de organización it was badly organized, there were a lot of organizational mix-upspor una falla del personal médico because of a mistake o blunder by medical staffCompuestos:( Inf) security hole( AmL) human errorse debió a una falla humana it was caused by human errorBuna falla que no haya podido venir a pity o shame she couldn't come ( colloq)C* * *
Del verbo fallar: ( conjugate fallar)
falla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falla
fallar
falla sustantivo femenino
1
b) (Geol) fault
2
(— en el funcionamiento) failure;
◊ falla humana (AmL) human error;
¡qué falla! what a stupid mistake!c) (Dep) miss
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shame
4
◊ Fallas )b)
fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] falla a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor( conjugate favor) of/against sb
2
[ planes] to go wrong;
le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
falla sustantivo femenino
1 (defecto) defect, fault
2 LAm (error, fallo) mistake, fault
3 Geol fault
fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
' falla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
memoria
- fallar
- fallo
English:
amiss
- fail
- fault
- memory
- rift
- serve
- failure
- lapse
- malfunction
* * *falla nf1. [defecto] fault, defect;este cajón tiene una falla there's something wrong with this drawer;está rebajado porque tiene una falla it's reduced because it's imperfect2. Am [error] mistake;un trabajo lleno de fallas a piece of work full of mistakes;una falla humana a human error;una falla técnica a technical fault3. Geol faultla falla de San Andrés the San Andreas Fault4. [figura de cartón] = giant papier-mâché figure burnt during las Fallas in Valencia5.las Fallas [fiesta] = festival in Valencia during which giant papier-mâché figures are burntFALLASThe Fallas are an annual celebration held in Valencia, Spain, in the weeks leading up to St. Joseph's Day (March 18th). The festivities are centred round gigantic papier-mâché sculptures (the fallas) which are erected in public squares all over the city. They are constructed over the preceding eleven months by different local groups and normally depict caricatures of politicians and other celebrities of the year. Valencia is renowned for its fireworks, and they are much in evidence during the festival, especially during the famous “mascletá”, in which thousands of fire crackers are exploded with deafening effect. At the end of the final week of festivities prizes are awarded to the best or most original fallas and the figures are then burnt. A small figure (or “ninot”) is preserved from the winning falla, and kept in a special museum.* * *f1 GEOL fault;la falla de San Andrés the San Andreas Fault2 de fabricación flaw3:* * *falla nf1) : flaw, defect2) : (geological) fault3) : fault, failing* * *falla n (en geología) fault -
18 festividad navideña
(n.) = Christmas festivityEx. Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.* * *(n.) = Christmas festivityEx: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
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19 firmar la sentencia de muerte a
(v.) = sound + the death knell forEx. Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.* * *(v.) = sound + the death knell forEx: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
Spanish-English dictionary > firmar la sentencia de muerte a
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20 grupo musical en directo
(n.) = live bandEx. A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.* * *(n.) = live bandEx: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
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