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(single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) comillasinverted commas npl comillascomillas nombre femenino pluralɪn'vɜːrtəd, ɪn'vɜːtɪdplural noun (BrE) comillas fpl* * *[ɪn'vɜːrtəd, ɪn'vɜːtɪd]plural noun (BrE) comillas fpl -
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tr[ɪn'vɜːtɪd]1 invertido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLinverted commas comillas nombre femenino pluraladj.• invertido, -a adj.[ɪn'vɜːtɪd]ADJinverted commas — (Brit) comillas fpl
inverted snob — persona que desprecia las actitudes propias de la clase social a la que pertenece, intentando identificarse con gente de una clase supuestamente inferior
inverted snobbery — esnobismo m regresivo
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comillas sustantivo femenino plural quotation marks (pl), inverted commas (BrE) (pl);◊ poner algo entre comillas to put sth in quotation marks o in inverted commas
comillas fpl inverted commas, US quotation marks Locuciones: entre comillas, in inverted commas, US in quotation marks ' comillas' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrir English: inverted commas - quotation marks - quote - quotation -
6 entrecomillada
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7 entrecomillado
Del verbo entrecomillar: ( conjugate entrecomillar) \ \
entrecomillado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: entrecomillado entrecomillar
entrecomillado,-a
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II sustantivo masculino text in inverted commas ' entrecomillado' also found in these entries: Spanish: entrecomillada -
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in'və:t(to turn upside down or reverse the order of.) invertir- inverted commas
tr[ɪn'vɜːt]1 invertirinvert [ɪn'vərt] vt: invertiradj.• invertido, -a adj.v.• invertir v.• trastornar v.ɪn'vɜːrt, ɪn'vɜːttransitive verb invertir*[ɪn'vɜːt]VT invertir, poner al revés* * *[ɪn'vɜːrt, ɪn'vɜːt]transitive verb invertir* -
9 quote
kwəut1) (to repeat the exact words of a person as they were said or written: to quote Shakespeare / Shakespeare's words / from Shakespeare, `Is this a dagger which I see before me?') citar2) (to name (a price).) cotizar; estimar3) (to mention or state in support of an argument: to quote an example.) citar•- quotation marks
quote vb citartr[kwəʊt]1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL cita1 citar, entrecomillar2 (price) dar, ofrecer3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cotizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ask for a quote pedir un presupuestoto give somebody a quote dar un presupuesto a alguiento quote somebody a price ofrecer un precio a alguien1) cite: citar2) value: cotizar (en finanzas)quote n1) quotationn.• comillas s.f.pl.• cotización s.f.v.• citar v.• cotizar v.
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1. kwəʊt1)a) \<\<writer/passage\>\> citar; \<\<reference number\>\> indicar*you've been quoted as saying that... — se ha afirmado que usted ha dicho que...
but don't quote me on that — pero no estoy absolutamente seguro, pero no lo repitas
b) \<\<example\>\> dar*; \<\<instance\>\> citar2)a) ( Busn) \<\<price\>\> dar*, ofrecer*b) ( Fin) cotizar*
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vi (repeat, recite)she can quote from a wide range of writers — se sabe (de memoria) citas de un gran número de escritores de todo tipo
she said, and I quote... — dijo, y lo repito textualmente..., sus palabras textuales fueron...
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noun (colloq)1) ( passage) cita f2) ( estimate) presupuesto mto give somebody a quote — darle* or hacerle* un presupuesto a alguien
3) quotes pl ( quotation marks) comillas fplin o between quotes — entre comillas
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[kwǝʊt]he said, quote, `I have a gun', unquote — dijo textualmente or sus palabras textuales fueron: `tengo una pistola'
1. VT1) (=cite) [+ writer, line, passage, source] citarto quote my aunt... — para citar a mi tía..., como decía mi tía...
he is quoted as saying that... — se le atribuye haber dicho que...
2) (=mention) [+ example] dar, citar; [+ reference number] indicarto quote sth/sb as an example (of sth) — poner algo/a algn como ejemplo (de algo)
3) (Comm) (=estimate)he quoted/I was quoted a good price — me dio un presupuesto or precio muy razonable
4) (Econ) [+ shares, company, currency] cotizar (at a)last night, Hunt shares were quoted at 346 pence — anoche las acciones Hunt cotizaron a 346 peniques
quoted company — empresa f que cotiza en Bolsa
2. VI1) (=recite, repeat) citarhe said, and I quote,... — dijo, y cito sus propias palabras,...
2) (Comm)to quote for sth — hacer un presupuesto de algo, presupuestar algo
I got several firms to quote for the building work — pedí a varias empresas que me hicieran un presupuesto de or me presupuestaran la obra
3. N*1) (=line, passage) cita f2) (Comm) (=estimate) presupuesto m3) (St Ex) cotización f4) quotes (=inverted commas) comillas fpl4.EXCLshe said, quote, "he was as drunk as a lord", unquote — sus palabras textuales fueron: -estaba como una cuba
she died in a, quote, "accident", unquote — murió en un accidente, entre comillas or por así decirlo
"quote" — (in dictation) "comienza la cita"
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1. [kwəʊt]1)a) \<\<writer/passage\>\> citar; \<\<reference number\>\> indicar*you've been quoted as saying that... — se ha afirmado que usted ha dicho que...
but don't quote me on that — pero no estoy absolutamente seguro, pero no lo repitas
b) \<\<example\>\> dar*; \<\<instance\>\> citar2)a) ( Busn) \<\<price\>\> dar*, ofrecer*b) ( Fin) cotizar*
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vi (repeat, recite)she can quote from a wide range of writers — se sabe (de memoria) citas de un gran número de escritores de todo tipo
she said, and I quote... — dijo, y lo repito textualmente..., sus palabras textuales fueron...
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noun (colloq)1) ( passage) cita f2) ( estimate) presupuesto mto give somebody a quote — darle* or hacerle* un presupuesto a alguien
3) quotes pl ( quotation marks) comillas fplin o between quotes — entre comillas
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he said, quote, `I have a gun', unquote — dijo textualmente or sus palabras textuales fueron: `tengo una pistola'
См. также в других словарях:
inverted commas — A set of double or single superscript commas used to introduce and close a quotation, the introductory one(s) being inverted (“…” or ‘…’) • • • Main Entry: ↑comma inverted commas see under ↑comma • • • Main Entry: ↑invert * * * See section on… … Useful english dictionary
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Inverted commas — Кавычки … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
inverted commas — quotation marks, punctuation marks used to indicate a citation ( ) … English contemporary dictionary
inverted commas — [ˌɪnvɜːtɪd ˈkɒməz] noun [plural] British one of a pair of marks “ ” or ‘ , used in written English for showing the words that someone said, or the title of a book, film etc Syn: quotation marks … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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