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  • 41 azotar

    v.
    1 to beat.
    2 to whip, to lash, to flail, to beat with a lash.
    Ricardo azotó al ladrón Richard whipped the thief.
    3 to lash against.
    El mar azotó la costa de la isla The sea lashed against the island coast.
    4 to slam, to batter.
    El viento azotó la puerta The wind slammed the door.
    * * *
    1 (con látigo) to whip, flog
    2 (golpear) to beat down on
    3 (viento, olas) to lash
    4 figurado (peste, hambre, etc) to ravage
    * * *
    verb
    to whip, lash
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=latigar) to whip, flog; (=zurrar) to thrash, spank; (Agr) to beat; [lluvia, olas] to lash
    2)
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( con látigo) to whip, flog
    2) viento/mar to lash
    3) (Méx) < puerta> to slam
    * * *
    = scourge, paddle, flog, whip, thrash, lash.
    Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.
    Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    Ex. Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.
    Ex. He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
    Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
    Ex. Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( con látigo) to whip, flog
    2) viento/mar to lash
    3) (Méx) < puerta> to slam
    * * *
    = scourge, paddle, flog, whip, thrash, lash.

    Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

    Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.
    Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
    Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
    Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.

    * * *
    azotar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (con un látigo) to whip, flog
    B «viento/mar» to lash
    un fuerte temporal azota la ciudad a violent storm is battering the town
    el hambre/un intenso frío azotaba la zona the region was in the grips of famine/a severe cold spell
    las olas azotaban las rocas the waves lashed (against) the rocks
    C ( Méx) ‹puerta› to slam
    [ S ] favor de no azotar la puerta please do not slam the door
    * * *

    azotar ( conjugate azotar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( con látigo) to whip, flog
    2 (Méx) ‹ puerta› to slam
    azotar verbo transitivo
    1 (con la mano) to beat
    (con el látigo) to whip, flog
    2 (una tormenta) to lash
    ' azotar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    flog
    - lash
    - sweep
    - thrash
    - whip
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [en el trasero] to smack, to slap
    2. [con látigo] to whip
    3. [viento, olas] to lash;
    el viento le azotaba la cara the wind lashed her face
    4. [devastar] to devastate;
    la epidemia azotó la región the region was devastated by the epidemic;
    5. Méx [cerrar bruscamente] to slam
    * * *
    v/t
    1 con látigo whip, flog; con mano smack
    2 de enfermedad, hambre grip
    puerta slam
    * * *
    azotar vt
    1) : to whip, to flog
    2) : to lash, to batter
    3) : to devastate, to afflict
    * * *
    azotar vb to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten] / to whip [pt. & pp. whipped]

    Spanish-English dictionary > azotar

  • 42 castigos corporales

    Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    * * *

    Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

    Spanish-English dictionary > castigos corporales

  • 43 culo

    m.
    1 bum (British), butt (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)
    me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o bum (British)
    el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year
    2 bottom.
    3 anus.
    4 butt end, back part.
    5 ass, buttocks, butt, arse.
    6 attractive woman.
    * * *
    1 familiar bottom, bum, arse (US ass)
    2 familiar (ano) arse (US ass)
    \
    caer de culo familiar to fall flat on one's bottom
    con el culo al aire figurado in a fix, in a tight spot
    ir de culo familiar to be rushed off one's feet
    lamer el culo a alguien tabú to lick somebody's arse (US ass)
    mojarse el culo figurado to come down off the fence, make up one's mind
    ser culo de mal asiento figurado to be a fidget, not to be able to sit still
    ¡vete a tomar por el culo! tabú fuck off!, up yours!
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) ass
    * * *
    SM
    1) * (=nalgas) backside *, bum **, arse ***, ass (EEUU) ***, butt (EEUU) **; (=ano) arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

    dar a algn por el culo — *** (=sexualmente) to bugger sb; (=fastidiar) to piss sb off ***

    ¡que te den por (el) culo! — *** fuck you! ***, screw you! ***

    - confunde el culo con las témporas
    - dejar a algn con el culo al aire
    - ir con el culo a rastras

    ir de culo ** —

    con tanta llamada, esta mañana voy de culo — with all these calls this morning I'm way behind *

    en cuanto al paro, el país va de culo — the country's unemployment record is disastrous

    - lamer el culo a algn

    ¡métetelo por el culo! — stick it up your ass! ***

    perder el culo por algn/algo ** —

    ser un culo de mal asiento —

    se mudó cinco veces en un año, es un culo de mal asiento — she moved house five times in one year, she just can't stay in one place

    ¡vete a tomar por culo! — *** screw you! ***, fuck off! ***, piss off! ***

    ¡que se vayan a tomar por culo! — *** they can go screw themselves ***, they can fuck o piss off ***

    2) * [de vaso, botella] bottom

    -¿queda cerveza? -sí, un culillo — "is there any beer left in there?" - "yes, a drop"

    * * *
    masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
    a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

    te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

    caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

    darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

    que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

    en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

    ir de culo — (fam)

    mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

    mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

    meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

    perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

    pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

    quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

    ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

    es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

    b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

    gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

    c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck
    * * *
    = bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.
    Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex. There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.
    Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
    Ex. She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
    Ex. They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.
    Ex. Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
    Ex. American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.
    Ex. He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.
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    * besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.
    * con el culo al aire = out in the cold.
    * culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.
    * culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.
    * dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.
    * dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.
    * dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
    * en el culo = in the bottom.
    * en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.
    * enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.
    * irse a tomar por culo = naff off.
    * lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.
    * mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.
    * mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.
    * pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.
    * pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.
    * perder el culo = go into + raptures.
    * poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.
    * quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.
    * quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.
    * * *
    masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
    a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

    te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

    caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

    darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

    que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

    en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

    ir de culo — (fam)

    mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

    mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

    meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

    perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

    pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

    quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

    ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

    es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

    b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

    gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

    c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck
    * * *
    = bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

    Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

    Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.
    Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
    Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
    Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.
    Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
    Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.
    Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.
    * besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.
    * con el culo al aire = out in the cold.
    * culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.
    * culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.
    * dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.
    * dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.
    * dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
    * en el culo = in the bottom.
    * en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.
    * enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.
    * irse a tomar por culo = naff off.
    * lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.
    * mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.
    * mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.
    * pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.
    * pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.
    * perder el culo = go into + raptures.
    * poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.
    * quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.
    * quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

    * * *
    (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
    1 (nalgas) backside ( colloq), butt ( AmE colloq), bum ( BrE colloq), ass ( AmE vulg), arse ( BrE vulg)
    te voy a dar unos azotes en el culo I'm going to spank o smack your bottom
    me dan ganas de darle una patada en el culo I feel like giving him a kick up the backside o ass
    cada cual hace de su culo un pito ( RPl vulg); I/you can do what I/you bloody well like
    caerse or ( AmL) irse de culo ( fam) (literal) to fall on one's backside o ass; (asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed ( colloq)
    tiene una casa que te caes or vas de culo he has an amazing o incredible house
    casi me caigo de culo cuando la vi entrar I couldn't believe my eyes o I was amazed o flabbergasted when I saw her come in
    darle por (el) culo a algn ( vulg); to screw sb (sl), to shaft sb (sl)
    ¡que te den por culo! ( vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)
    en el culo del mundo ( fam); in the back of beyond, in the sticks ( colloq), in the Boonies ( AmE colloq)
    ir de culo ( fam): el negocio va de culo the business is going really badly
    voy de culo con tanto trabajo ( Esp); I'm up to my ears o eyes in work ( colloq)
    lamerle el culo a algn ( vulg); to lick sb's ass ( vulg), to brown-nose sb ( vulg), to suck up to sb ( BrE colloq)
    mandar a algn a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to tell someone to piss off ( vulg)
    ¡vete a tomar por culo! ( Esp vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)
    mandar algo a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to pack sth in ( colloq), to chuck sth in ( BrE colloq)
    meterse algo en or por el culo ( vulg): métetelo en el culo you can stick it up your ass ( vulg)
    mojarse el culo ( Esp fam); to get one's feet wet ( colloq)
    pasarse algo por el culo ( vulg): las reglas me las paso por el culo I don't give a shit about the rules ( vulg)
    perder el culo por algo/algn ( fam): pierde el culo por él she's just crazy o nuts about him ( colloq)
    está que pierde el culo por que la inviten she's just dying to be asked
    quedar como el or un culo ( AmS fam o vulg); to look awful o terrible
    ese color te queda como el or un culo you look a sight in that color, you look bloody awful in that color ( BrE sl)
    ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! ( colloq)
    romperse el culo ( fam); to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)
    ser un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento ( fam); to have ants in one's pants ( colloq)
    es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento (no se está quieto) he's got ants in his pants; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long o he's a restless soul
    ser un culo veo culo quiero ( fam): es un culo veo culo quiero when he sees something he likes, he just has to have it
    tener culo ( Esp fam); to have a nerve ( colloq)
    traerle de culo a algn ( Esp fam o vulg); to drive sb bananas o nuts ( colloq), to drive sb round the bend o twist ( colloq)
    2 (de un vaso, una botella) bottom
    gafas de culo de vaso or botella pebble (lens) glasses ( colloq)
    3 ( RPl fam) (suerte) luck
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    culo sustantivo masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
    a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg);

    ◊ te voy a pegar en el culo I'm going to spank o smack you

    b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

    culo sustantivo masculino
    1 familiar (trasero) backside, butt, bottom
    2 (de recipiente) bottom
    ' culo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caerse
    English:
    arse
    - ass
    - backside
    - bum
    - butt
    - fanny
    - tail
    - bun
    - fuck
    * * *
    culo nm Fam Note that in some regions of Latin America this term is vulgar in register.
    1. [nalgas] Br bum, US butt;
    le di una patada en el culo I gave him a kick up the backside, US I kicked his butt;
    culo firme firm buttocks;
    culo respingón pert bottom;
    ¡vaya culo tiene! she's got a nice Br arse o US ass!;
    me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o Br bum;
    Fig
    cuando vi su moto me caí de culo I was flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked when I saw his motorbike;
    con el culo al aire: su confesión dejó a sus compinches con el culo al aire his confession left his accomplices up the creek;
    muy Fam
    vive en el culo del mundo she lives Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;
    muy Fam
    estoy hasta el culo de trabajo I've got so much Br bloody o US goddamn work to do!;
    muy Fam
    ir de culo: el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year;
    con esa estrategia vas de culo that strategy's a load of crap;
    esta última semana hemos ido de culo, sin parar ni un minuto this last week has been a Br bloody o US goddamn nightmare, we haven't had a minute's rest;
    muy Fam
    lamer el culo: siempre está lamiéndole el culo al jefe he's always licking the boss's Br arse o US ass, he's always sucking up to o brown-nosing the boss;
    muy Fam
    mojarse el culo: éste no se moja el culo por nadie he wouldn't lift a Br bloody o US goddamn finger to help anyone;
    muy Fam
    partirse el culo: con este tío te partes el culo that guy's a Br bloody o US goddamn hoot;
    muy Fam
    pensar con el culo: ¡qué estupideces dice!, parece que piense con el culo what a load of nonsense, she's just talking out of her Br arse o US ass;
    muy Fam
    perder el culo: ha perdido el culo por una compañera de clase he's madly in love with a girl in his class;
    muy Fam
    ponerse hasta el culo: nos pusimos hasta el culo de cerveza we got wasted on beer;
    ser un culo inquieto o [m5] de mal asiento [enredador] to be fidgety;
    [errante] to be a restless soul
    2. [ano] Br arsehole, US asshole;
    RP muy Fam
    como el culo: me siento como el culo I feel like shit;
    esa muchacha me cae como el culo I hate that girl's Br bloody o US goddamn guts;
    Vulg
    dar por el culo a alguien [sodomizar] to give it to sb up the Br arse o US ass;
    Esp
    ¡que te den por culo!, ¡vete a tomar por culo! fuck off!;
    Esp
    no quiere ayudar – ¡que le den por culo! he doesn't want to help – well, fuck him, then!
    Vulg
    meterse algo por el culo: te puedes meter tu propuesta por el culo you can stick your proposal up your Br arse o US ass
    Esp Vulg
    a tomar por culo: le pedí dinero prestado, y me mandó a tomar por culo I asked her to lend me some money and she told me to fuck off o where to stick it;
    estoy harto, voy a mandar todo a tomar por culo fuck this o Br fuck this for a lark, I've had enough of it;
    todo lo que habíamos hecho se fue a tomar por culo con el apagón the power cut completely fucked up everything we'd done;
    muy Fam
    está a tomar por culo it's Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;
    3. [de vaso, botella] bottom;
    Esp
    gafas de culo de vaso, Am [m5] lentes de culo de botella pebble-glasses
    4. [líquido]
    queda un culo de vino there's a drop (or two) of wine left in the bottom
    5. [zurcido]
    me has hecho un culo de pollo en el calcetín you've made a mess of darning my sock
    6. RP Fam [suerte]
    me gané la lotería – ¡qué culo! I won the lottery – you lucky o Br jammy thing!
    * * *
    ass vulg, Br
    arse vulg ; fam
    butt fam, Br
    bum fam ;
    caer(se) de culo fall on one’s ass;
    lamer el culo a alguien vulg brown-nose s.o. fam ;
    ir de culo fig fam do badly;
    ser culo de mal asiento fig fam be restless, have ants in one’s pants fam ;
    en el culo del mundo fig in the boondocks fam, in the middle of nowhere
    * * *
    culo nm
    1) fam : backside, behind
    2) : bottom (of a glass)
    * * *
    culo n
    1. (trasero) bottom / bum
    2. (de vaso, botella) bottom

    Spanish-English dictionary > culo

  • 44 en los últimos años

    = in recent years, over the recent past, in the last few years
    Ex. In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.
    Ex. Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
    Ex. Much has been written in the last few years about the so-called strategic role of information in the enterprise.
    * * *
    = in recent years, over the recent past, in the last few years

    Ex: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.

    Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
    Ex: Much has been written in the last few years about the so-called strategic role of information in the enterprise.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en los últimos años

  • 45 estallar

    v.
    1 to explode (explotar) (bomba).
    si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burst
    La bomba estalló de repente The bomb exploded suddenly.
    2 to break out (sonar) (ovación).
    La epidemia estalló The epidemic broke out.
    3 to break out (guerra, epidemia).
    ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted
    4 to blow up, to blow one's top (expresarse bruscamente).
    se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top
    estallar en sollozos to burst into tears
    estallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing
    ¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!
    5 to suffer a nervous breakdown, to crumble emotionally, to crack up, to crumble.
    María estalló Mary suffered a nervous breakdown.
    6 to explode all of a sudden, to appear suddenly, to blaze forth, to blaze out.
    7 to explode on.
    Nos estalló una mina A mine exploded on us
    * * *
    1 (reventar) to explode, blow up
    2 (neumático) to burst; (bomba) to explode, go off; (cristal) to shatter
    3 (volcán) to erupt
    4 (látigo) to crack
    5 figurado (rebelión, epidemia) to break out
    6 figurado (pasión, sentimientos) to burst
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=reventar) [pólvora, globo] to explode; [bomba] to explode, go off; [volcán] to erupt; [neumático] to burst; [vidrio] to shatter; [látigo] to crack

    hacer estallar — to set off; (fig) to spark off, start

    2) [epidemia, guerra, conflicto, sublevación] to break out
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) bomba to explode; neumático to blow out, burst; globo to burst; cristal to shatter
    b) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to break

    estallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something

    * * *
    = reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.
    Ex. Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
    Ex. There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
    Ex. Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.
    Ex. It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
    Ex. The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.
    Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
    Ex. This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
    Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
    Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.
    Ex. My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.
    ----
    * estallar a borbotones = splurt out.
    * guerra + estallar = war + break out.
    * hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.
    * hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.
    * hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.
    * hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.
    * rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) bomba to explode; neumático to blow out, burst; globo to burst; cristal to shatter
    b) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to break

    estallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something

    * * *
    = reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.

    Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.

    Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
    Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.
    Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
    Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.
    Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
    Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
    Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
    Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.
    Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.
    * estallar a borbotones = splurt out.
    * guerra + estallar = war + break out.
    * hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.
    * hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.
    * hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.
    * hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.
    * rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.

    * * *
    estallar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (explotar, reventar) «bomba» to explode; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «globo» to burst; «cristal» to shatter
    la policía hizo estallar el dispositivo police detonated the device
    el vestido le estallaba por las costuras her dress was literally bursting at the seams
    un día de estos voy a estallar one of these days I'm going to blow my top ( colloq)
    2 «guerra/revuelta» to break out; «tormenta» to break; «escándalo/crisis» to break
    el conflicto estalló tras un incidente fronterizo the conflict blew up after a border incident
    3
    «persona»: estallar EN algo: estalló en llanto she burst into tears, she burst out crying
    el público estalló en aplausos the audience burst into applause
    * * *

    estallar ( conjugate estallar) verbo intransitivo

    [ neumático] to blow out, burst;
    [ globo] to burst;
    [ vidrio] to shatter;

    b) [guerra/revuelta] to break out;

    [tormenta/escándalo/crisis] to break

    estallar en algo ‹en llanto/carcajadas› to burst into sth
    estallar verbo intransitivo
    1 (reventar) to burst
    (explotar) to explode, blow up, go off: a José le estalló la televisión, Jose's TV blew up
    estalló el vaso, the glass shattered
    2 (un suceso) to break out
    3 fig (de rabia, etc) to explode
    ' estallar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    blow up
    - break out
    - burst
    - erupt
    - explode
    - flare up
    - let off
    - live
    - start
    - blow
    - break
    - flare
    - go
    - let
    - pop
    - spark
    * * *
    1. [reventar] [bomba] to explode, to go off;
    [misil] to explode; [petardo] to go off; [neumático, globo] to burst; [volcán] to erupt; [cristal] to shatter; [olas] to break, to crash; [botón] to fly off; [cremallera, costura] to burst; [vestido, falda, pantalón] to split;
    hacer estallar un artefacto explosivo to detonate an explosive device;
    si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burst
    2. [sonar] [ovación] to break out;
    [látigo] to crack; [trueno] to crash
    3. [desencadenarse] [guerra, revolución, disturbios, epidemia] to break out;
    [tormenta] to break;
    ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted
    4. [expresarse bruscamente] to blow up, to blow one's top;
    se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top;
    estallar en aplausos to burst into applause;
    estallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing;
    estallar en llanto o [m5] sollozos to burst into tears;
    ¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!
    * * *
    v/i
    1 explode
    2 de guerra break out; de escándalo break;
    estalló en llanto she burst into tears
    * * *
    1) reventar: to burst, to explode, to erupt
    2) : to break out
    * * *
    1. (explotar) to explode
    2. (romperse) to burst [pt. & pp. burst]
    3. (sobrevenir) to break out [pt. broke; pp. broken]

    Spanish-English dictionary > estallar

  • 46 expresar opinión

    (v.) = express + view
    Ex. Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
    * * *
    expresar opinión (sobre)
    (v.) = express + opinion (on)

    Ex: This is not an institution but a consultative body which considers and expresses an opinion on commission proposals for legislation.

    (v.) = express + view

    Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.

    Spanish-English dictionary > expresar opinión

  • 47 incapacidad laboral

    f.
    work disability.
    * * *
    invalidity
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = work disability, work incapacity
    Ex. Section 3 discusses how occupational injuries and illnesses affect work disability.
    Ex. There has been a growing concern about the proportion and socioeconomic consequences of work incapacity due to mental health problems.
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = work disability, work incapacity

    Ex: Section 3 discusses how occupational injuries and illnesses affect work disability.

    Ex: There has been a growing concern about the proportion and socioeconomic consequences of work incapacity due to mental health problems.

    * * *
    unfitness for work

    Spanish-English dictionary > incapacidad laboral

  • 48 llegar al punto álgido

    (v.) = reach + a head
    Ex. Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
    * * *
    (v.) = reach + a head

    Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llegar al punto álgido

  • 49 preocupación cada vez mayor

    preocupación cada vez mayor (por)

    Ex: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.

    Spanish-English dictionary > preocupación cada vez mayor

  • 50 zaniepokojeni|e

    Ⅰ sv ⇒ zaniepokoić Ⅱ n sgt (obawa) concern; (świadomość niebezpieczeństwa) alarm
    - powiedzieć coś z zaniepokojeniem to say sth with alarm
    - nie ma powodów do zaniepokojenia there’s no cause for alarm
    - wyraził zaniepokojenie polityką nowych władz he expressed concern at the policy of the new government
    - rośnie zaniepokojenie, że… there is a growing concern that…

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zaniepokojeni|e

  • 51 alarma

    f.
    1 alarm.
    dar la alarma to raise the alarm
    cundió la alarma panic spread
    alarma antirrobo burglar alarm
    2 siren, buzzer, alarm.
    3 fear.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: alarmar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: alarmar.
    * * *
    1 alarm
    \
    dar la alarma to give the alarm, raise the alarm
    alarma aérea air-raid warning
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    con creciente alarma — with growing alarm, with growing concern

    alarma antirrobo — [de coche] car alarm, anti-theft alarm; [de casa] burglar alarm

    * * *
    1) ( ante peligro) alarm

    sembró la alarma en or entre la población — it caused alarm among the population

    dar la voz de alarma — to sound o raise the alarm

    2) ( dispositivo) alarm
    •
    * * *
    1) ( ante peligro) alarm

    sembró la alarma en or entre la población — it caused alarm among the population

    dar la voz de alarma — to sound o raise the alarm

    2) ( dispositivo) alarm
    •
    * * *
    alarma1
    1 = alarm.

    Ex: 'What do you mean by that?' asked Bragge, almost with an air of alarm.

    * cundir la alarma = transmit + alarm.
    * dar la alarma = sound + alarm.
    * dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.
    * motivo de alarma = cause for alarm.
    * señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.

    alarma2
    2 = alarm, alarm device, alarm system, burglar alarm, security alarm.

    Ex: The terminal would sound an alarm, and the cursor would be positioned so that a valid code or number could be entered.

    Ex: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.
    Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.
    Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
    Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
    * alarma antirrobo = burglar alarm, intruder alarm.
    * alarma contra incendios = fire warning, fire alarm.
    * alarma contra intrusos = intruder alarm.
    * alarma contra robos = burglar alarm.
    * alarma de coche = car alarm.
    * alarma personal = rape alarm, personal alarm.
    * alarma + sonar = alarm + go off.
    * botón de alarma = panic button.
    * desconectar una alarma = silence + alarm.
    * dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.
    * hacer sonar una alarma = sound + alarm.
    * sistema de alarma = alarm system, detection system.

    * * *
    la noticia sembró la alarma en or entre la población the news caused alarm among the population
    dar la voz de alarma to sound o raise the alarm
    el timbre de la alarma the alarm bell
    poner la alarma to set the alarm
    Compuestos:
    yellow alert
    air-raid warning
    antitheft o burglar alarm
    fire alarm
    intruder alarm
    security alarm
    personal alarm
    red alert
    * * *

    Del verbo alarmar: ( conjugate alarmar)

    alarma es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    alarma    
    alarmar
    alarma sustantivo femenino
    1 ( ante peligro) alarm;
    ◊ dar la voz de alarma to sound o raise the alarm

    2 ( dispositivo) alarm;
    ◊ alarma contra robos/incendios burglar/fire alarm

    alarmar ( conjugate alarmar) verbo transitivo
    to alarm
    alarmarse verbo pronominal
    to be alarmed
    alarma sustantivo femenino alarm: saltó la alarma, the alarm went off
    ♦ Locuciones: dar la voz de alarma, to raise the alarm
    alarmar verbo transitivo to alarm
    ' alarma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antirrobo
    - inutilizar
    - pitido
    - saltar
    - activar
    - causar
    - cundir
    - desconectar
    - falso
    - sirena
    - timbre
    English:
    alarm
    - burglar alarm
    - false alarm
    - fire alarm
    - go off
    - set off
    - sound
    - trip
    - burglar
    - false
    - fire
    - panic
    - raise
    * * *
    alarma nf
    1. [señal] alarm;
    dar la alarma, dar la voz de alarma to raise the alarm
    2. [dispositivo] alarm
    alarma antirrobo [en coche] antitheft o car alarm; [en casa] burglar alarm;
    3. [preocupación] alarm;
    cundió la alarma panic spread;
    saltó la alarma entre los responsables de la empresa alarm bells started ringing among the company's management;
    las propuestas del gobierno provocaron gran alarma social the government's proposals caused widespread alarm among the population
    4. Mil call to arms
    * * *
    f ( mecanismo, miedo) alarm;
    el grito de alarma raise the alarm;
    falsa alarma false alarm;
    hacer saltar la alarma set off o trigger the alarm;
    señal de alarma alarm (signal)
    * * *
    alarma nf
    : alarm
    * * *
    alarma n alarm

    Spanish-English dictionary > alarma

  • 52 amid

    amid, amidst prep
    1 ( against a background of) au milieu de [laughter, applause] ; à la suite de [allegations, criticism, reports, rumours] ; the search continues amid growing concern ou fears for the child's safety les recherches se poursuivent alors que l'on craint de plus en plus pour la sécurité de l'enfant ; the directors met amid growing pressure from shareholders for their resignation les administrateurs se sont réunis alors que les actionnaires exerçaient une pression de plus en plus forte pour obtenir leur démission ;
    2 ( surrounded by) parmi, au milieu de [fields, trees, wreckage].

    Big English-French dictionary > amid

  • 53 addiction

    n
    склонность, пристрастие
    - drug addiction
    - growing concern about drug addiction

    Politics english-russian dictionary > addiction

  • 54 trasero1

    1 = bottom, bum, backside, buttocks, rear end, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.
    Ex. There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.
    Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    Ex. Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.
    Ex. People may find the swollen female rear ends ugly, but male baboons find them attractive.
    Ex. She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
    Ex. They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.
    Ex. Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
    Ex. American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.
    Ex. He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.
    ----
    * dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.
    * pellizcar el trasero = bottom pinching.
    * trasero respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trasero1

  • 55 trasero

    adj.
    rear, back, hind, hindmost.
    m.
    1 rear end, buttocks, back end, backside.
    2 hindquarters.
    * * *
    1 back, rear
    1 familiar eufemístico bottom, bum
    \
    en la parte trasera at the back
    ————————
    1 familiar eufemístico bottom, bum
    * * *
    1. (f. - trasera)
    adj.
    back, rear
    2. noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [puerta] back; [asiento] back, rear

    la parte trasera del edificio — the back o rear of the building

    rueda trasera — back wheel, rear wheel

    2. SM
    1) euf (=culo) bottom, behind
    - quedarse con el trasero al aire
    2) (Zool) hindquarters pl
    3) †† pl traseros (=antepasados) ancestors
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo <puerta/habitación/asiento> back (before n); < rueda> rear, back (before n); < motor> rear-mounted
    II
    masculino (fam) ( de persona) bottom, backside (colloq); ( de animal) hindquarters (pl)
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo <puerta/habitación/asiento> back (before n); < rueda> rear, back (before n); < motor> rear-mounted
    II
    masculino (fam) ( de persona) bottom, backside (colloq); ( de animal) hindquarters (pl)
    * * *
    trasero1
    1 = bottom, bum, backside, buttocks, rear end, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

    Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

    Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
    Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.
    Ex: People may find the swollen female rear ends ugly, but male baboons find them attractive.
    Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
    Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.
    Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
    Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.
    Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.
    * dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.
    * pellizcar el trasero = bottom pinching.
    * trasero respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

    trasero2
    2 = rear.

    Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.

    * asiento trasero = pillion seat.
    * eje trasero = rear end.
    * en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.
    * en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.
    * ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.
    * jardín trasero = back-garden.
    * lámpara trasera = rear lamp.
    * la parte trasera de = the back of.
    * luz trasera = tail light.
    * parte trasera = back, rear.
    * pata trasera = hind leg.
    * puerta trasera = back door.
    * tren trasero = rear end.

    * * *
    trasero1 -ra
    ‹puerta/habitación› back ( before n); ‹rueda› rear ( before n), back ( before n); ‹motor› rear-mounted
    las patas traseras the rear o hind o back legs
    un asiento de la parte trasera one of the rear o back seats
    ( fam)
    1 (de una persona) bottom, backside ( colloq)
    2 (de un animal) hindquarters (pl)
    * * *

     

    trasero 1
    ◊ -ra adjetivo ‹puerta/habitación/asiento› back ( before n);


    ‹rueda/pata/asiento› rear ( before n), back ( before n);
    ‹ motor› rear-mounted
    trasero 2 sustantivo masculino (fam) ( de persona) bottom, backside (colloq);
    ( de animal) hindquarters (pl)
    trasero,-a
    I adjetivo back, rear
    en la parte trasera de la casa, at the rear of the house
    II sustantivo masculino bottom, behind
    ' trasero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    asiento
    - cuarta
    - cuarto
    - culo
    - trasera
    - cristal
    - pelado
    - posterior
    - traste
    English:
    back
    - backside
    - backyard
    - behind
    - bottom
    - bum
    - butt
    - hind
    - rear
    - rump
    - spank
    - bun
    - pillion
    - sirloin
    * * *
    trasero, -a
    ♦ adj
    [asiento] back, rear; [puerta] [de casa] back, rear; [de coche] rear; [patas] hind, back
    ♦ nm
    backside
    * * *
    I adj rear atr, back atr
    II m fam
    butt fam, Br
    rear end fam
    * * *
    trasero, -ra adj
    posterior: rear, back
    : buttocks
    * * *
    trasero1 adj back
    trasero2 n bottom

    Spanish-English dictionary > trasero

  • 56 свидетельство того, что

    Свидетельство того, что
     No evidence of oil coking on the bottom of the piston dome was observed, an indication that the operating temperature of the unit was less than 422 K.
     The appearance of these cracks is evidence that the failure began at the bore surface.
    Свидетельствовать о - to evidence, to indicate, to signal, to attest to, to testify to; to be indicative of, to be an indication of, to show an indication of, to be evidence of, to be evident, to be signalized by; to suggest (наводить на мысль)
     The high efficiency achieved in tests of the flight engine evidences very little valve leakage.
     The results were very disappointing and indicated the existence of a very severe environment.
     The number of tests performed during 1960's attests to the growing concern about notch effects in these applications.
     The exponential behavior is indicative of the effect of exhaust gas recirculation on NOx emissions.
     Substantial power loss economies are evident in this data. (Эти данные свидетельствуют о...)
     Steady-state heat transfer was signalized by steady thermocouple readings over a prolonged period of time.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > свидетельство того, что

  • 57 amid

    amid [əˈmɪd], amidst [əˈmɪdst] preposition
    [+ shouts, trees] au milieu de
    • ... amid(st) reports of fresh rioting... tandis que l'on signale de nouvelles émeutes
    * * *
    [ə'mɪd]
    amidst [ə'mɪdst] preposition
    1) au milieu de [laughter, applause]; à la suite de [allegations, reports, rumours]
    2) ( surrounded by) parmi, au milieu de [fields, trees, wreckage]

    English-French dictionary > amid

  • 58 нараста

    нараста̀,
    нара̀ствам и нара̀сна гл. grow, grow up, grow bigger; increase, be on the increase; build up; (за звук) swell; (за ден) grow longer, draw out; нараснала загриженост mounting/growing concern; шумът от самолета рязко нарасна the sound of the aircraft grew in volume sharply.

    Български-английски речник > нараста

  • 59 растящ

    growing, increasing
    * * *
    растя̀щ,
    сег. деят. прич. growing, increasing; \растяща загриженост growing/mounting concern.
    * * *
    growing; increasing: constantly растящ - постоянно растящ; positive
    * * *
    growing, increasing

    Български-английски речник > растящ

  • 60 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
    * * *
    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    ----
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

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