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1 in the wake of something

in the wake of something

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2 wake

I 1. intransitive verb,
woke or (arch.) waked, woken or (arch.) waked aufwachen; (fig.) [Natur, Gefühle:] erwachen

I woke to the sound of soft music — beim Aufwachen hörte ich leise Musik

wake to something — (fig.): (realize) etwas erkennen; sich (Dat.) einer Sache (Gen.) bewusst werden
2. transitive verb
woke or (arch.) waked, woken or (arch.) waked wecken; (fig.) erwecken (geh.) [die Natur, Erinnerungen]; wecken [Erinnerungen]

be quiet, you'll wake your baby brother — sei still, sonst wacht dein Brüderchen auf!
3. noun
(Ir.): (watch by corpse) Totenwache, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93573/wake_up">wake up
II noun
1) (water) Kielwasser, das

2) (air) Turbulenz, die

3) (fig.)

in the wake of something/somebody — im Gefolge von etwas/in jemandes Gefolge

follow in the wake of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

bring something in its wake — etwas zur Folge haben

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I [weik] past tense - woke; verb
(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?)

- wakeful
- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up II [weik] noun
(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) das Kielwasser

- in the wake of

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wake¹

[weɪk]

n NAUT Kielwasser nt; AEROSP Turbulenz f

▪ in the \wake of sth ( fig) infolge einer S. gen

to follow in sb's \wake ( also fig) in jds Kielwasser segeln a. fig

to leave sb/sth in one's \wake ( also fig) jdn/etw hinter sich dat zurücklassen

wake²

[weɪk]

n (vigil) Totenwache f

to have [or hold] a \wake [for sb] [für jdn] eine Totenwache halten

wake³

<woke or waked, woken or waked>

[weɪk]

I. vi aufwachen

II. vt (rouse)

▪ to \wake sb jdn aufwecken; ( fig)

▪ to \wake sth in sb etw in jdm [er]wecken

▶ to \wake the dead die Toten auferwecken

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I [weɪk]
n (NAUT)
Kielwasser nt
in the wake of (fig) — im Gefolge (+gen)

to follow in sb's wake — in jds Kielwasser segeln

X follows in the wake of Y — Y bringt X mit sich

X brings Y in its wake — X bringt Y mit sich

X leaves Y in its wake — X hinterlässt Y

with ten children in her wake (inf) — mit zehn Kindern im Schlepptau (inf)
II
n (esp Ir
over corpse) Totenwache f III pret woke, ptp woken or waked
1. vt
(auf)wecken; (fig) wecken, erwecken (geh)
2. vi
aufwachen, erwachen (geh)
he woke to find himself in prison — als er aufwachte or erwachte, fand er sich im Gefängnis wieder

he woke to the sound of birds singing —

he woke one day to find himself a rich man — als er eines Tages erwachte or aufwachte, war er ein reicher Mann

they woke to their danger too late (fig) — sie haben die Gefahr zu spät erkannt

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wake¹ [weık] s

1. SCHIFF Kielwasser n (auch fig):

in the wake of

a) im Kielwasser (eines Schiffes),

b) fig im Gefolge (gen);

follow in sb’s wake fig in jemandes Kielwasser segeln oder schwimmen;

bring sth in its wake etwas nach sich ziehen, etwas zur Folge haben

2. FLUG Luftschraubenstrahl m, Nachstrom m

3. Sog m, Strudel m

wake² [weık]

A v/i prät waked oder woke [wəʊk], pperf waked oder woken

1. oft wake up auf-, erwachen, wach werden (alle a. fig Person, Gefühl etc):

the first thing I think of when I wake up is that … das Erste, woran ich beim Aufwachen denke, ist, dass …

2. wachen, wach sein oder bleiben

3. wake (up) to sich einer Gefahr, Möglichkeit etc bewusst werden:

wake up to doing sth sich der Möglichkeit bewusst werden, etwas zu tun

4. wake ( from death oder the dead) vom Tode oder von den Toten auferstehen

5. fig wach oder lebendig werden, sich regen oder rühren

B v/t

1. wake up (auf)wecken, wachrütteln (a. fig)

2. fig

a) Erinnerung etc wachrufen

b) Verdruss etc erregen, Geist etc aufrütteln

3. (von den Toten) auferwecken

4. poet den Frieden, die Ruhe etc eines Ortes stören

C s

1. besonders Ir

a) Totenwache f

b) Leichenschmaus m

2. besonders poet Wachen n:

between sleep and wake zwischen Schlafen und Wachen

3. Br Kirchweih(fest) f(n)

4. meist pl Br (Zeit f der) Betriebsferien pl

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I 1. intransitive verb,
woke or (arch.) waked, woken or (arch.) waked aufwachen; (fig.) [Natur, Gefühle:] erwachen

I woke to the sound of soft music — beim Aufwachen hörte ich leise Musik

wake to something — (fig.): (realize) etwas erkennen; sich (Dat.) einer Sache (Gen.) bewusst werden
2. transitive verb
woke or (arch.) waked, woken or (arch.) waked wecken; (fig.) erwecken (geh.) [die Natur, Erinnerungen]; wecken [Erinnerungen]

be quiet, you'll wake your baby brother — sei still, sonst wacht dein Brüderchen auf!
3. noun
(Ir.): (watch by corpse) Totenwache, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- wake up
II noun
1) (water) Kielwasser, das

2) (air) Turbulenz, die

3) (fig.)

in the wake of something/somebody — im Gefolge von etwas/in jemandes Gefolge

follow in the wake of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

bring something in its wake — etwas zur Folge haben

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: woke, woken)

= wecken v.

English-german dictionary > wake
3 wake

I weik past tense - woke; verb
(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?) despertar(se)

- wakeful
- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up
II weik noun
(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) estela

- in the wake of

wake vb despertar / despertarse

could you wake me at six o'clock? ¿me puedes despertar a las seis?

El pasado de wake es woke y el participio pasado es woken; el gerundio se escribe waking

wake

tr[weɪk]

noun

1 (for dead) velatorio

transitive verb (pt woke tr[wəʊk], pp woken tr['wəʊkən])

1 (awaken) despertar (up, -)

■ don't wake the baby (up) no despiertes al bebé

2 (make alert) despertar (up, -), espabilar (up, -)

■ a run round the block will soon wake you up una vuelta a la manzana te espabilará en seguida

intransitive verb

1 (stop sleeping) despertarse (up, -)

■ wake up! it's late! ¡despiértate! ¡es tarde!

■ I usually wake up at eight normalmente me despierto a las ocho

2 (pay attention) despertarse, espabilarse

■ wake up you lot! ¡espabilaos!

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wake

tr[weɪk]

noun

1 (in water) estela

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in the wake of something tras algo

to leave something in its wake dejar una estela de algo

wake ['weɪk] v, woke ['wo:k] ; woken ['wo:kə n] or waked ; waking vi or to wake up : despertar(se)

he woke at noon: se despertó al mediodía

wake up!: ¡despiértate!

wake vt

: despertar

wake n

1) vigil: velatorio m, velorio m (de un difunto)

2) trail: estela f (de un barco, un huracán, etc.)

3) aftermath: consecuencias fpl

in the wake of: tras, como consecuencia de

wake

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: woke, woken) = despertar v.

n.

• estela s.f.

• vela s.f.

• velorio s.m.

• verbena s.f.

• vigilia s.f.

I
1. weɪk
(past woke; past p woken) transitive verb despertar*; see also wake up 1)

2.

vi

a) ( become awake) despertar*, despertarse*

b) ( be awake) (only in -ing form)

my waking hours — las horas que paso despierta

Phrasal Verbs:

- wake up

II

noun

1) ( of ship) estela f

in the wake of something: the hurricane left a trail of destruction in its wake el huracán dejó una estela de destrucción a su paso; in the wake of the revolution — tras la revolución

2) ( for dead person) velatorio m, velorio m

I

[weɪk]
N
1) (Naut) estela f

2) (fig)

the tornado brought/left a trail of destruction in its wake — el tornado dejó una estela de destrucción a su paso

in the wake of the storm/riots — tras la tormenta/los disturbios

to come or follow in the wake of sth — producirse a raíz de algo

II

[weɪk]
N (over corpse) velatorio m, vela f, velorio m (esp LAm)
III [weɪk] (vb: pt woke or waked) (pp woken or waked)
1.

VI (also: wake up) despertar, despertarse

to wake from a dream/deep sleep/coma — despertar(se) de un sueño/sueño profundo/coma

on waking — al despertar

2.

VT (also: wake up) despertar

they were making enough noise to wake the dead — hacían un ruido que despertaría a los muertos

- wake up

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I
1. [weɪk]
(past woke; past p woken) transitive verb despertar*; see also wake up 1)

2.

vi

a) ( become awake) despertar*, despertarse*

b) ( be awake) (only in -ing form)

my waking hours — las horas que paso despierta

Phrasal Verbs:

- wake up

II

noun

1) ( of ship) estela f

in the wake of something: the hurricane left a trail of destruction in its wake el huracán dejó una estela de destrucción a su paso; in the wake of the revolution — tras la revolución

2) ( for dead person) velatorio m, velorio m

English-spanish dictionary > wake
4 wake

wake [weɪk]

(verb: preterite woke, past participle woken, woke)

1. noun

a. [of ship] sillage m

• in the wake of the storm/unrest à la suite de l'orage/des troubles

• the war brought famine in its wake la guerre a amené la famine dans son sillage

b. (over corpse) veillée f mortuaire

2. intransitive verb

( = wake up) se réveiller

• wake up! réveille-toi !

• wake up and smell the coffee! (inf) (US) arrête de rêver !

• she woke to find them gone à son réveil ils étaient partis

• to wake up to sth se rendre compte de qch

• he suddenly woke up and started to work ( = stirred himself) il s'est secoué et s'est mis à travailler

3. transitive verb

( = wake up) [+ person] réveiller

• a noise that would wake the dead un bruit à réveiller les morts

• he needs something to wake him up (figurative) il a besoin d'être secoué

4. compounds

► wake-up call noun

• would you like a wake-up call? vous voulez qu'on vous réveille ?

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[weɪk] 1.
noun

1) lit, fig sillage m

2) ( over dead person) veillée f funèbre ( accompagnée de célébrations)
2.
transitive verb (also wake up) (prét woke, waked (dated); pp woken, waked (dated)) lit, fig réveiller ( from de)

to wake somebody from a dream — tirer quelqu'un d'un rêve
3.
intransitive verb (also wake up) (prét woke, waked (dated); pp woken, waked (dated)) se réveiller

I woke (up) to find him gone — à mon réveil, il était parti

to wake (up) from a deep sleep — sortir d'un profond sommeil

she finally woke (up) to her responsibilities — elle est finalement revenue à ses responsabilités

Phrasal Verbs:

- wake up

English-French dictionary > wake
5 wake

I weik past tense - woke; verb
(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?) vekke; våkne

- wakeful
- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up II weik noun
(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.) kjølvann

- in the wake of

vekke

I
subst. \/weɪk\/

1) ( historisk) kirkeinnvielsesfest

2) ( spesielt irsk) (lik)vake, gravøl

3) (gammeldags, poetisk) nattevake, vake

wakes (nordengelsk, tar verb i entall eller flertall) (årlig) marked(sfest)

Wakes Week ( Nord-England) fabrikkarbeidernes årlige ferieuke
II
subst. \/weɪk\/

1) ( sjøfart) kjølvann

• in the wake of a ship

i kjølvannet til et skip

2) ( overført) spor, kjølvann

in (the) wake of som et resultat av i kjølvannet til, etterfulgt av

• in the wake of war

i krigens kjølvann

• what does that have in its wake?

hva medfører det?
III
verb ( woke - woken) \/weɪk\/, \/wəʊk\/, \/wəʊk(ə)n\/

1) våkne (opp)

• I woke from my daydreams

jeg våknet fra dagdrømmene mine

2) (gammeldags, dialekt) vake (over), være våken, holde (lik)vake (hos)

3) vekke (opp)

wake an echo eller wake echoes gi ekko, gi gjenlyd

wake to life vekke til liv, gjenopplive

wake up våkne (opp)

• what time do you usually wake up?

når våkner du vanligvis?

vekke (opp), fremkalle

• the noise woke me up

bråket vekket meg

• he needs something to wake him up

han trenger noe som kan få liv i ham

• it woke her wrath

det vekket hennes vrede

wake up (to) ( overført) få opp øynene for, bli klar over, bli bevisst på

• scientists have woken to the importance of cloning

forskere er blitt klar over hvor viktig kloning er

wake up and smell the coffee se virkeligheten i øynene

English-Norwegian dictionary > wake
6 wake

n. sleep; weg, spoor; waken (over de dode de nacht voor de begrafenis)
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v. wakker maken, wekken; wakker worden, ontwaken

wake¹

[ week] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 kielwater ⇒ (kiel)zog

2 〈 voornamelijk figuurlijk〉 spoor ⇒ nasleep

3 dodenwake 〈 voornamelijk in Ierland〉

♦voorbeelden:

2   in the wake of • in het spoor van, in de voetstappen van

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wake²

〈ook woke [ wook], woke(n) [wook(ən)]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 〈 formeel〉 ontwaken ⇒ wakker worden 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   in his waking hours • wanneer hij wakker is

     wake up • ontwaken, wakker worden

     wake up to something • iets gaan inzien

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 〈vaak +up; formeel〉 wekken ⇒ wakker maken/schudden 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

2 bewust maken ⇒ doordringen

♦voorbeelden:

2   wake someone up to something • iemand van iets doordringen/bewust maken

English-Dutch dictionary > wake
7 wake up

1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) despertar(se)

2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) despertar, darse cuenta

wake up vb despertar / despertarse

my mother wakes me up me despierta mi madre

wake up

v.

• despabilar v.

• despertarse v.

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o despertar*

to wake somebody's ideas up — (BrE) espabilar or despabilar a alguien

2) v + adv ( become awake) despertarse*

he woke up to find himself in hospital — al despertar se dio cuenta de que estaba en el hospital

wake up! — despiértate!; ( pay attention) espabílate!, despabílate!

to wake up to something — \<\<to danger/fact\>\> darse* cuenta or tomar conciencia de algo

1. VI + ADV

1) (lit) despertar, despertarse

wake up! — ¡despierta!, ¡despiértate!

to wake up from a nightmare — despertar(se) de una pesadilla

to wake up with a hangover/a headache — despertar(se) con resaca/dolor de cabeza

he woke up (to find himself) in prison — amaneció en la cárcel

she woke up to find them gone — cuando (se) despertó se encontró con que se habían ido

- wake up and smell the coffee!

2) (fig) despertar(se), despabilar(se)

companies had better wake up — a las empresas les convendría despertar(se)

wake up, Ian! we've already discussed point 12 — ¡despierta or despabila Ian! ya hemos discutido el punto 12, ¡despiértate or despabílate Ian! ya hemos discutido el punto

to wake up to the truth — darse cuenta de la verdad

to wake up to reality — darse cuenta de la realidad, despertar a la realidad

2. VT + ADV

1) (lit) despertar

I was woken up by the phone — el teléfono me despertó, me desperté con el teléfono

you need a coffee to wake you up — te hace falta una taza de café para despertarte

2) (fig) despertar

to wake one's ideas up * — despabilarse

to wake sb up to sth — hacer ver algo a algn, hacer que algn se dé cuenta de algo

someone needs to wake him up to the risks involved — alguien tiene que hacerle ver los riesgos que implica

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1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o despertar*

to wake somebody's ideas up — (BrE) espabilar or despabilar a alguien

2) v + adv ( become awake) despertarse*

he woke up to find himself in hospital — al despertar se dio cuenta de que estaba en el hospital

wake up! — despiértate!; ( pay attention) espabílate!, despabílate!

to wake up to something — \<\<to danger/fact\>\> darse* cuenta or tomar conciencia de algo

English-spanish dictionary > wake up
8 wake up

1. intransitive verb
(lit. or fig.) aufwachen

wake up! — wach auf!; (fig.): (pay attention) pass besser auf!

wake up to something — (fig.): (realize) etwas erkennen
2. transitive verb
1) (rouse from sleep) wecken

2) (fig.): (enliven) wachrütteln; Leben bringen in (+ Akk.) [Stadt]

you need to wake your ideas up a bit — du müsstest dich ein bisschen zusammenreißen

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1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) aufwachen

2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) sich bewußt werden

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◆ wake up

I. vi

1. (after being asleep) aufwachen a. fig

\wake up up Daniel! it's your turn wach auf Daniel! du bist dran

▪ to \wake up up to sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst werden

2. COMPUT (switch on) einschalten

3.

▶ \wake up up and smell the coffee! AM ( saying fam) wach endlich auf und sieh den Tatsachen ins Auge!

II. vt

▪ to \wake up up ⇆ sb jdn aufwecken

he woke himself up with his own snoring er wachte von seinem eigenen Schnarchen auf

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1. vi (lit, fig)
aufwachen
to wake up to sth (fig) — sich (dat) einer Sache (gen) bewusst werden

I wish he'd wake up to what's happening — ich wünschte, ihm würde endlich bewusst or aufgehen or klar, was (hier) vor sich geht

he woke up to a new life — ein neues Leben brach für ihn an

wake up and smell the coffee! ( esp US inf ) — wach endlich auf!

2. vt sep (lit)
aufwecken; (fig = rouse from sloth) wach- or aufrütteln
to wake sb up to sth (fig) — jdm etw klarmachen or bewusst machen or vor Augen führen

to wake one's ideas up — sich zusammenreißen

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1. intransitive verb
(lit. or fig.) aufwachen

wake up! — wach auf!; (fig.): (pay attention) pass besser auf!

wake up to something — (fig.): (realize) etwas erkennen
2. transitive verb
1) (rouse from sleep) wecken

2) (fig.): (enliven) wachrütteln; Leben bringen in (+ Akk.) [Stadt]

you need to wake your ideas up a bit — du müsstest dich ein bisschen zusammenreißen

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v.

aufwachen v.

aufwecken v.

English-german dictionary > wake up
9 wake up and smell the coffee

Американский английский: раскрой глаза (used to tell someone to recognize the truth or reality of something), очнись, разуй глаза

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wake up and smell the coffee
10 follow

1. transitive verb
1) folgen (+ Dat.)

you're being followed — Sie werden verfolgt

2) (go along) folgen (+ Dat.); entlanggehen/-fahren [Straße usw.]

3) (come after in order or time) folgen (+ Dat.); folgen auf (+ Akk.)

A is followed by B — auf A folgt B

4) (accompany) [nach]folgen (+ Dat.)

5) (provide with sequel)

follow something with something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas folgen lassen

6) (result from) die Folge sein von; hervorgehen aus

7) (treat or take as guide or leader) folgen (+ Dat.); sich orientieren an (+ Dat.); (adhere to) anhängen (+ Dat.)

8) (act according to) folgen (+ Dat.) [Prinzip, Instinkt, Trend]; verfolgen [Politik]; befolgen [Vorschrift, Regel, Anweisung, Rat, Warnung]; handeln nach [Gefühl, Wunsch]; sich halten an (+ Akk.) [Konventionen, Diät, Maßstab]

9) (keep up with mentally, grasp meaning of) folgen (+ Dat.)

do you follow me?, are you following me? — verstehst du, was ich meine?

10) (be aware of the present state or progress of) verfolgen [Ereignisse, Nachrichten, Prozess]
2. intransitive verb
1) (go, come)

follow after somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

2) (go or come after person or thing) folgen

follow in the wake of something — etwas ablösen; auf etwas (Akk.) folgen

3) (come next in order or time) folgen

as follows — wie folgt

4)

follow from something — (result) die Folge von etwas sein; (be deducible) aus etwas folgen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/28605/follow_on">follow on

- follow through

- follow up

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['foləu] 1. verb
1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) folgen

2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) folgen

3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) folgen können

4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) befolgen

•

- follower
- following 2. adjective
1) (coming after: the following day.) folgend

2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) folgend
3. preposition
(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) als Folge
4. pronoun
(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) das Folgende

- follow-up
- follow up
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fol·low

[ˈfɒləʊ, AM ˈfɑ:loʊ]

I. vt

1. (take same route as)

▪ to \follow sb/sth jdm/etw folgen

to \follow sb about [or around] jdm überallhin folgen

to \follow sb close jdm auf dem Fuß folgen

2. (pursue)

▪ to \follow sb/sth jdn/etw verfolgen

3. (keep to)

▪ to \follow sth etw dat folgen

after that, the train \follows/the railway lines \follow the coastline danach fährt der Zug/führen die Bahnschienen die Küste entlang

to \follow a road/sign einer Straße/einem Schild folgen

4. (come/happen next)

▪ to \follow sth auf etw akk folgen

▪ \follow by gefolgt von

we had roast lamb \followed by a soufflé [or with a soufflé to \follow] es gab Lammbraten, gefolgt von einem Soufflé

5. (succeed)

▪ to \follow sb jdm nachfolgen

he \followed his father as head of the firm er folgte seinem Vater als Firmenchef nach

6. (imitate)

▪ to \follow sb es jdm gleichtun

▪ to \follow sth etw nachmachen

Sophie always \follows what her sister does Sophie macht ihrer Schwester alles nach

\follow that! mach mir das erst mal nach!

7. (obey)

▪ to \follow sth etw befolgen; (go along with) etw dat folgen

he \follows the teachings of the Koran er hält sich an die Lehren des Koran

to \follow one's conscience seinem Gewissen gehorchen

to \follow fashion mit der Mode gehen

to \follow ancient traditions nach alten Bräuchen leben

to \follow a trend einem Trend folgen

8. (support)

▪ to \follow a team Anhänger(in) m(f) einer Mannschaft sein

to \follow sb's view jds Ansichten zustimmen

9. (understand)

▪ to \follow sb/sth jdm/etw folgen

his lecture was difficult to \follow man konnte seinem Vortrag nur schwer folgen

do you \follow me?, can you \follow? können Sie mir folgen?

10. (try to achieve)

▪ to \follow sth etw verfolgen

he \follows the law er will Jurist werden

to \follow one's pleasure seinem Vergnügen nachgehen

11. (have an interest in, watch)

▪ to \follow sth etw verfolgen

▪ to \follow sth etw verfolgen

to \follow sth on television sich dat etw regelmäßig [im Fernsehen] ansehen

12.

▶ to \follow the crowd der Herde folgen fig, mit der Herde laufen fig

▶ to \follow sb/sth with one's eyes jdm/etw mit den Blicken [o Augen] folgen; (watch leaving, moving away) jdm/etw nachsehen; (watch every move) jdn/etw mit Blicken verfolgen

my eyes \followed him as he walked up to the stage mein Blick folgte ihm, als er zur Bühne hinaufschritt

▶ to \follow in sb's footsteps in jds Fußstapfen treten

▶ \follow your nose ( fam: trust your instincts) vertrau deinem Instinkt; (go straight ahead) immer der Nase nach

▶ to \follow suit nachziehen fam, dasselbe machen

II. vi

1. (take the same route) folgen; MIL nachstoßen

▪ to \follow after sb/sth jdm/etw folgen

2. (come/happen next) folgen

letter to \follow Brief folgt

in the hours/days that \followed... in den darauf folgenden Stunden/Tagen...

as \follows wie folgt

3. (result) sich ergeben; (be the consequence) die Folge sein

▪ to \follow from/upon sth (be the result) sich aus etw dat ergeben; (be the deduction) aus etw dat folgen [o resultieren]; (be the consequence) die Folge einer S. gen sein

just because I agreed last time, it doesn't necessarily \follow that... nur weil ich das letzte Mal zugestimmt habe, heißt das noch lange nicht, dass...

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['fɒləʊ]
1. vt

1) person, car, road, sign folgen (+dat), nachgehen/-fahren etc (+dat); (= pursue also) verfolgen; (= succeed) folgen (+dat), kommen nach

he followed me about — er folgte mir überallhin

he followed me out — er folgte mir nach draußen

follow me — folgen Sie mir; (by car also) fahren Sie mir nach

we're being followed — wir werden verfolgt

to have sb followed — jdn verfolgen lassen

his eyes followed her, he followed her with his eyes — er folgte ihr mit den Augen

he arrived first, followed by the ambassador — er kam als Erster, gefolgt vom Botschafter

he followed his father into the business —

the earthquake was followed by looting — auf das Erdbeben folgte Plünderung

the dinner will be followed by a concert — im Anschluss an das Essen findet ein Konzert statt

the toast was followed by a vote of thanks —

to follow the hounds — (mit den Hunden) auf die Jagd gehen

follow that ( if you can)! (said after a good performance etc) — das soll mir/ihm etc erst mal einer nachmachen!

how do you follow that? — das ist kaum zu überbieten

I love lasagne followed by ice cream — besonders gern mag ich Lasagne und danach Eis

potatoes are the most popular food, followed by white bread — Kartoffeln sind das beliebteste Essen, und an zweiter Stelle steht Weißbrot

2) (= keep to) road, path folgen (+dat), entlanggehen/-fahren etc

the boat followed the coast — das Boot fuhr die Küste entlang

the road follows the valley — die Straße folgt dem Tal

3) (= understand) folgen (+dat)

do you follow me? — können Sie mir folgen?

4) profession ausüben, nachgehen (+dat); course of study, career verfolgen

to follow the sea (liter) — zur See fahren

5) (= conform to) fashion mitmachen; advice, instructions befolgen, folgen (+dat); party line folgen (+dat)

to follow (the dictates of) one's heart/conscience — auf die Stimme seines Herzens/Gewissens hören

6) (= read, watch regularly) serial verfolgen; strip cartoon regelmäßig lesen; (= take an interest in) progress, development, news verfolgen; athletics, swimming etc sich interessieren für; (= listen to attentively) speech (genau) verfolgen

to follow the horses — sich für Pferderennen interessieren

which team do you follow? — für welchen Verein sind Sie?

the film follows the fortunes of two women — der Film verfolgt das Schicksal zweier Frauen

2. vi

1) (= come after) folgen (on sth auf etw acc)

as follows — wie folgt

his argument was as follows — er argumentierte folgendermaßen

to follow in sb's footsteps (fig) — in jds Fußstapfen (acc)

what is there to follow? (at meals) — was gibt es noch or (planning the meal) hinterher or anschließend?

what follows — das Folgende

2) (results, deduction) folgen (from aus)

it follows from this that... — hieraus folgt, dass...

it doesn't follow that... — daraus folgt nicht, dass...

that doesn't follow — nicht unbedingt!

3) (= understand) folgen

I don't follow — das verstehe ich nicht, da komme ich nicht mit

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follow [ˈfɒləʊ; US ˈfɑ-]

A s

1. Billard: Nachläufer m

2. → follow-up A 5

B v/t

1. allg folgen (dat):

a) (zeitlich oder räumlich) nachfolgen (dat), folgen auf (akk), sich anschließen (dat) oder an (akk):

a dinner followed by a dance ein Essen mit anschließendem Tanz;

this story is followed by another auf diese Geschichte folgt noch eine (andere)

b) nachfolgen, -laufen:

follow sb close jemandem auf dem Fuße folgen

c) auch MIL jemanden verfolgen

d) sich jemandem anschließen, jemanden begleiten

e) jemandem im Amt etc nachfolgen, jemandes Nachfolger sein

f) jemandem (als Führer oder Vorbild) (nach)folgen, sich jemandem, einer Partei etc anschließen

g) jemandem gehorchen

h) sich anpassen (dat) (auch Sache)

i) eine Mode etc mitmachen

j) einen Rat, Befehl etc befolgen, beachten

k) sich einer Ansicht anschließen, teilen (akk)

l) jemandes Beispiel folgen:

follow sb’s example auch es jemandem gleichtun

m) einen Weg verfolgen

n) entlanggehen, -führen (akk):

the road follows the river

o) (mit dem Auge oder geistig) verfolgen, beobachten:

follow a game;

follow events

p) zuhören (dat)

2. ein Ziel, einen Zweck verfolgen, anstreben

3. einer Beschäftigung etc nachgehen, sich widmen (dat), ein Geschäft etc betreiben, einen Beruf ausüben:

follow one’s inclinations seinen Neigungen nachgehen; das tun, wozu man Lust hat;

follow one’s pleasure seinem Vergnügen nachgehen;

follow the law Jurist sein; → sea 1

4. folgen (können) (dat), verstehen:

do you follow me? können Sie mir folgen?

5. folgen aus, die Folge sein von (oder gen)

6. follow sth with sth einer Sache etwas folgen lassen

C v/i

1. (zeitlich oder räumlich) (nach)folgen, sich anschließen:

follow after sb jemandem nachfolgen;

follow (up)on folgen auf (akk);

letter to follow Brief folgt;

as follows wie folgt, folgendermaßen

2. meist unpers folgen, sich ergeben ( beide:

from aus):

it follows from this hieraus folgt ( that dass);

it does not follow that … dies besagt nicht, dass …

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1. transitive verb
1) folgen (+ Dat.)

you're being followed — Sie werden verfolgt

2) (go along) folgen (+ Dat.); entlanggehen/-fahren [Straße usw.]

3) (come after in order or time) folgen (+ Dat.); folgen auf (+ Akk.)

A is followed by B — auf A folgt B

4) (accompany) [nach]folgen (+ Dat.)

5) (provide with sequel)

follow something with something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas folgen lassen

6) (result from) die Folge sein von; hervorgehen aus

7) (treat or take as guide or leader) folgen (+ Dat.); sich orientieren an (+ Dat.); (adhere to) anhängen (+ Dat.)

8) (act according to) folgen (+ Dat.) [Prinzip, Instinkt, Trend]; verfolgen [Politik]; befolgen [Vorschrift, Regel, Anweisung, Rat, Warnung]; handeln nach [Gefühl, Wunsch]; sich halten an (+ Akk.) [Konventionen, Diät, Maßstab]

9) (keep up with mentally, grasp meaning of) folgen (+ Dat.)

do you follow me?, are you following me? — verstehst du, was ich meine?

10) (be aware of the present state or progress of) verfolgen [Ereignisse, Nachrichten, Prozess]
2. intransitive verb
1) (go, come)

follow after somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

2) (go or come after person or thing) folgen

follow in the wake of something — etwas ablösen; auf etwas (Akk.) folgen

3) (come next in order or time) folgen

as follows — wie folgt

4)

follow from something — (result) die Folge von etwas sein; (be deducible) aus etwas folgen

Phrasal Verbs:

- follow on

- follow through

- follow up

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(a path) v.

einschlagen (Weg) v. v.

beachten v.

befolgen v.

beherzigen v.

erfolgen v.

folgen v.

verfolgen v.

English-german dictionary > follow
11 rebufo

m.

slipstream (of vehicle).

ir a rebufo de algo/alguien to travel along in the wake of something/somebody

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rebufo

► nombre masculino

1 loud snort

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SM loud snort

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rebufo nm
[de vehículo] slipstream;
ir al rebufo de algo/alguien to travel along in sth's/sb's wake;

el piloto español se puso al rebufo del líder de la carrera the Spanish driver slipstreamed the race leader

Spanish-English dictionary > rebufo
12 velar

adj.

velar (anatomy & linguistics).

La región velar es muy sensible The velar region is very sensitive.

v.

1 to watch over, to watch.

María vela al chico Mary watches over the boy.

2 to stay awake, to stay up, to be up late, to keep vigil.

María velaba todas las noches Mary stood awake every night.

3 to see to it.

Mi padre veló siempre My father saw to it always.

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velar

► adjetivo

1 LINGÚÍSTICA velar

► nombre femenino

1 LINGÚÍSTICA velar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cubrir con velo) to veil

2 figurado (cubrir) to hide, cover, veil

3 (fotografía) to fog, expose

4 (pintura) to glaze

► verbo pronominal velarse

1 (fotografía) to become fogged, get exposed

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velar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (no dormir) to stay awake; (no acostarse) to stay up

2 figurado (cuidar) to watch ( por, over), look ( por, after)

■ velaron por él they looked after him

3 (hacer guardia) to keep watch

4 RELIGIÓN to keep vigil

► verbo transitivo

1 (enfermo) to sit up with, watch over; (muerto) to keep vigil over

■ velaron a su hija they sat up with their daughter

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verb

to veil

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I
1. VT

1) [+ enfermo] to sit up with; [+ muerto] to keep vigil over

2) (Mil) to watch, keep watch over

3) (LAm) (=codiciar) to look covetously at

2. VI

1) † (=permanecer despierto) to stay awake, go without sleep

2)

velar por algo/algn — (=cuidar) to look after sth/sb

velaba por la salud de sus hijos — she looked after her children's health

nadie vela por mis intereses — nobody watches over my interests

tendremos que velar por que esto no se repita — we'll have to see to it o ensure that this doesn't happen again

3) (Rel) to keep vigil

4) [arrecife] to appear
II
1. VT

1) (Fot) to fog

2) liter (=cubrir con un velo) to veil

3) liter (=ocultar) to conceal

2.

See:

velarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < difunto> to hold a wake over

lo velaron en su casa — they held the wake at his home

b) < enfermo> to watch over

2) < película> to fog, expose; < crítica> to mask, veil
2.
velar vi

1) ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake

2) ( cuidar)

velar por algo/alguien — to watch over something/somebody

un organismo que vela por los derechos de... — an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of...
3.
velarse v pron película to get fogged o exposed

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= velar.

Ex. Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.

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* velar de que = see to it that.

* velar por = look after, keep + a vigil on, see to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < difunto> to hold a wake over

lo velaron en su casa — they held the wake at his home

b) < enfermo> to watch over

2) < película> to fog, expose; < crítica> to mask, veil
2.
velar vi

1) ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake

2) ( cuidar)

velar por algo/alguien — to watch over something/somebody

un organismo que vela por los derechos de... — an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of...
3.
velarse v pron película to get fogged o exposed

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= velar.

Ex: Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.

* velar de que = see to it that.

* velar por = look after, keep + a vigil on, see to.

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velar¹

adjective

velar

velar² [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹difunto› to keep (a) vigil over, hold a wake over

lo van a velar en su casa they're going to hold the wake at his home

lo velaron en el Congreso his body lay in state in the Congress building

2 ‹enfermo›

pasó la noche velando a su padre he spent the night at his father's bedside o watching over his father

la veló todo el tiempo que estuvo enferma he watched over her o he never left her bedside throughout the whole of her illness

B ‹película› to fog, expose

C ‹crítica› to mask, veil

■ velar

vi

A (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake

B (cuidar) velar POR algo/algn:

hemos de velar por que se respeten estas normas we must ensure that o see to it that these regulations are observed

velamos por su bienestar we look after their welfare

un organismo que vela por los derechos de los niños an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of children

desde que murió su padre él vela por toda la familia since their father died he has looked after o watched over the interests of the whole family

■ velarse

v pron

«película» to get fogged o exposed

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velar ( conjugate velar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ difunto› to hold a wake over

b) ‹ enfermo› to watch over

2 ‹ película› to fog, expose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake
2 ( cuidar) velar por algo/algn to watch over sth/sb
velarse verbo pronominal [ película] to get fogged o exposed
velar 1
I verbo intransitivo
1 (cuidar, vigilar) to watch [por, over]
velar por los intereses de alguien, to watch over sb's interests
2 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake
II vtr (a un enfermo) to keep watch
(a un muerto) to hold a wake for
velar 2 Fot verbo transitivo to blur
' velar' also found in these entries:
English:
veil
- vigil
- watch

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velar¹ adj
Anat & Ling velar
velar²

♦ vi

1. [cuidar]
velan por la salud de los ciudadanos they keep a watch on o look after the health of the nation's citizens;

velan por la seguridad del Estado they are responsible for national security;

veló por que se cumpliera el acuerdo he saw to it o ensured that the agreement was kept

2. [no dormir] to stay awake

♦ vt

1. [de noche] [muerto] to keep a vigil over;
[enfermo] to sit up with;
pasó la noche velando a su hijo enfermo she sat up all night watching over her sick child;

velar las armas to carry out the vigil of arms

2. [ocultar] to mask, to veil

3. [carrete] to damage by exposure to light, to fog

♦ See also the pronominal verb velarse

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velar

I v/i

:

velar por algo look after sth

II v/t

1 enfermo sit up with, watch over; cadáver keep vigil over

2 FOT fog

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velar vt

1) : to hold a wake over

2) : to watch over, to sit up with

3) : to blur, to expose (a photo)

4) : to veil, to conceal

velar vi

1) : to stay awake

2)

velar por : to watch over, to look after

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velar vb (cuidar) to look after

Spanish-English dictionary > velar
13 como

adv.

1 as.

lo he hecho como es debido I did it as o the way it should be done

me encanta como bailas I love the way you dance

lo hagamos como lo hagamos habrá problemas whichever way we do it there'll be problems

2 as.

como te decía ayer… as I was telling you yesterday…

3 as.

trabaja como bombero he works as a fireman

dieron el dinero como anticipo they gave the money as an advance

4 about (aproximadamente).

me quedan como mil pesos I've got about a thousand pesos left

estamos como a mitad de camino we're about half-way there

tiene un sabor como a naranja it tastes a bit like an orange

5 like, as, such as, qua.

6 how, in which way.

7 some.

Pesa como cien libras It weighs some hundred pounds.

conj.

1 as, since (ya que).

como no llegabas, nos fuimos as o since you didn't arrive, we left

2 if (si). (peninsular Spanish)

como no me hagas caso, lo pasarás mal if you don't listen to me, there will be trouble

3 that (que).

después de tantas veces como te lo he explicado after all the times (that) I've explained it to you

prep.

1 like, as, just like, such as.

Te di esto en condición de préstamo I gave this to you as a loan.

2 as to.

3 how to.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comer.

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como

► adverbio

1 (modo) how

■ así fue como nos encontramos this is how we met

■ lo hizo como quiso he did it the way he wanted to

2 (comparación) as, like

■ negro como la noche as dark as night

■ camina como su madre he walks like his mother

■ hablas como un político you talk like a politician

3 (en calidad de) as

■ como director as director

■ como invitado as a guest

4 (según) as

■ como dice tu amigo as your friend says

5 familiar (aproximadamente) about

■ había como unos cien there were about a hundred

► conjunción

1 (así que) as

■ como llegaban se presentaban they introduced themselves as they arrived

2 (si) if

■ como lo vuelvas a hacer... if you do it again...

3 (porque) as, since

■ como llegamos tarde no pudimos entrar since we arrived late we couldn't get in

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

como quiera que (no importa cómo) however 2 (ya que) since, as, inasmuch as

como no sea que unless

como sea whatever happens, no matter what

como si lo viera familiar I can imagine perfectly well

como si nada / como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened

hacer como quien to pretend to +inf

■ hizo como quien estaba enfermo he pretended to be ill

hacer como si to pretend to +inf

■ hace como si no viese nada he's pretending not to see anything

tanto como eso no familiar not as much as that

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1. conj.
1) as

2) like

3) if

4) since, given that
2. prep.
as, like

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1. ADV

1) [indicando semejanza] like

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

2) [introduciendo ejemplo] such as

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

3) [indicando modo]

a) + indic

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

b) + subjun

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

• como sea — at all costs

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

4) (=en calidad de) as

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

5) (=más o menos) about, around

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

6) [con valor causal]

libre como estaba — free as he was

2. CONJ

1) + indic (=ya que) as, since

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

2) + indic (=según) as

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

3) + indic (=cuando) as soon as

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

4) + indic
(=que)
verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

5) + subjun (=si) if

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

6)

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

7)

• como si — as if, as though

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

8)

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

9) CAm, Méx

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost
así 1., 5), pronto 1., 4), querer 2., 1)
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I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex. Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex. Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex. Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex. More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex. In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex. 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex. Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex. It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* * *
I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex: Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* * *

como¹

prep

A

1 (en calidad de) as

usando el paraguas como bastón using his umbrella as a walking stick

quiero hablarte como amigo y no como abogado I want to speak to you as a friend and not as a lawyer

el director tendrá como funciones … the director's duties will be …

está considerado como lo mejor he's considered (to be) the best

lo presentó como su ex-marido she introduced him as her ex-husband

2 (con el nombre de) as

la flor conocida allí como `Santa Rita' the flower known there as `Santa Rita'

3 (por ejemplo) like

en algunas capitales como Londres in some capital cities such as London o like London

necesitamos a alguien como tú we need someone like you

tengo ganas de comer algo dulce — ¿como qué? I fancy something sweet — like what?

B (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

quiero un vestido como el tuyo I want a dress like yours

pienso como tú I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

se portó como un caballero he behaved like a gentleman

la quiero como a una hija I love her like a daughter o as if she were my own daughter

bailó como nunca she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil he treats me like an idiot o as if I were an idiot

se llama algo así como Genaro o Gerardo he's called something like Genaro or Gerardo

¡no hay nada como un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!

era verde, un verde como el de la alfombra de la oficina it was green, the color of the office carpet

como PARA + INF:

es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry, it makes you want to cry

C ( en locs):

así como ( frml); as well as

por esto, así como por muchas otras razones because of this, and for many other reasons as well o as well as for many other reasons

sus abundantes recursos naturales, así como su importancia estratégica its abundant natural resources, together with o as well as its strategic importance

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!

como mucho at (the) most, at the outside

como poco at least

como nadie: hace la paella como nadie she makes wonderful paella, nobody makes paella like her

como que …: conduce muy bien — como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well — well, he is a racing driver, after all

le voy a decir cuatro cosas — sí, sí, como que te vas a atrever … I'm going to give him a piece of my mind — oh, yes? I'll believe that when I see it

y no me lo dijiste — ¡como que no sabía nada! and you didn't tell me about it — that's because I didn't know anything about it myself!

como ser (CS); such as, for example, like

como si (+ subj) as if, as though

actuó como si no le importara she acted as if o as though she didn't care

ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all worried o he behaves as if it's nothing (to worry about)

él como si nada or como si tal cosa, ni se inmutó he just stood there without batting an eyelid

como²

conjunction

A (de la manera que) as

no me gustó el modo or la manera como lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it

llegó temprano, tal como había prometido he arrived early, just as he had promised

ganó Raúl, como era de esperar Raúl won, as was to be expected

así en la tierra como en el cielo on Earth as it is in Heaven

como dice el refrán as the saying goes

(tal y) como están las cosas as things stand, the way things are

(+ subj): hazlo como quieras do it any way you like o how you like

no voy — como quieras I'm not going — please yourself o as you like

me dijo que me las arreglara como pudiera he told me to sort things as best I could

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como quiera que sea, ellos se llevaron la copa anyway, the point is they won the cup

B (puesto que) as, since

como todavía era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta since o as it was still early, we went for a walk, it was still early so we went for a walk

C (+ subj) (si) if

como te vuelva a encontrar por aquí if I catch you around here again

D

(en oraciones concesivas): cansado como estaba, se ofreció a ayudarme tired though o tired as he was, he offered to help me

joven como es, tiene más sentido común que tú he may be young but he has more common sense than you

E

(que): vimos como se los llevaban en una furgoneta we saw them being taken away in a van, we saw how they were taken away in a van

vas a ver como llega tarde he'll be late, you'll see

como³

adverb

A (expresando aproximación) about

como a la mitad del camino about half way there

está como a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away

vino como a las seis she came at around o about six

tiene un sabor como a almendras it has a kind of almondy taste, it tastes something like o a bit like almonds

un ruido como de un motor a noise like that of an engine

B (uso expletivo) kind of ( colloq)

es que me da como vergüenza … I find it kind of embarrassing …

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Del verbo comer: ( conjugate comer)

como es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
algo como
comer
como
cómo
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de cómo I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de cómo a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de cómo al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a cómo (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de cómo? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a cómo they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo cómo otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué cómo they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

cómose las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

como preposición
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ quiero hablarte cómo amigo I want to speak to you as a friend

b) ( con el nombre de) as;

◊ se la conoce cómo `flor de luz' it's known as `flor de luz'

c) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like;

◊ uno cómo el tuyo one like yours;

¡no hay nada cómo un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!;
es cómo para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry
d) ( en locs)

◊ así como (frml) as well as;

como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least;
como ser (CS) such as, for example;
como si (+ subj) as if, as though
■ conjunción
a) ( de la manera que) as;

◊ tal cómo había prometido just as he had promised;

cómo era de esperar as was to be expected;
no me gustó cómo lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it;
(tal y) cómo están las cosas as things stand;
hazlo cómo quieras/cómo mejor puedas do it any way you like/as best as you can;
no voy — cómo quieras I'm not going — please yourself
b) ( puesto que) as, since;

◊ cómo era temprano, fui a dar una vuelta as it was early, I went for a walk

c) (si) (+ subj) if;

◊ cómo te pille … if I catch you …

■ adverbio ( expresando aproximación) about;
◊ está cómo a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away;

un sabor cómo a almendras a kind of almondy taste
cómo adverbio
a) ( de qué manera) how;

◊ ¿cómo estás? how are you?;

¿cómo es tu novia? what's your girlfriend like?;
¿cómo es de grande? how big is it?;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
b) ( por qué) why, how come (colloq);

◊ ¿cómo no me lo dijiste antes? why didn't you tell me before?

c) ( al solicitar que se repita algo) sorry?, pardon?;

◊ ¿cómo dijo? sorry, what did you say?

d) ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cómo llueve! it's really raining!;

¡cómo comes! the amount you eat!;
¡cómo! ¿no te lo han dicho? what! haven't they told you?
e) ( en locs)

◊ ¿a cómo …?: ¿a cómo están los tomates? (fam) how much are the tomatoes?;

¿a cómo estamos hoy? (AmL) what's the date today?;
¡cómo no! of course!;
¿cómo que …?: ¿cómo que no fuiste tú? what do you mean it wasn't you?;
aquí no está — ¿cómo que no? it isn't here — what do you mean it isn't there?
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
como
I adverbio
1 (manera) how: hazlo como quieras, do it however you like
me gusta como habla, I like the way he speaks
2 (semejanza, equivalencia) as: es como tú, he's just like you
terco como una mula, as stubborn as a mule
3 (conformidad) as: como estaba diciendo..., as I was saying...
como indica el prospecto, as the instructions say
4 (aproximadamente) about
como a la mitad de camino, more or less halfway
como unos treinta, about thirty
II conj
1 como [+ subj], (si) if: como no comas, no vas al cine, if you don't eat, you won't go to the cinema
2 (porque) as, since
como llamó tan tarde, ya no me encontró, as he phoned so late, he didn't find me in
3 como si, as if
como si nada o tal cosa, as if nothing had happened
familiar como si lo viera, I can just imagine it
III prep (en calidad de) as: lo aconsejé como amigo, I advised him as a friend
visitó el museo como experto, she visited the museum as an expert
¿As, like o how?
As se usa para hablar de la función, uso, papel o trabajo de una persona o cosa (trabajó como camarera durante las vacaciones, she worked as a waitress during the holidays) o para comparar dos acciones o situaciones y expresar su similitud. En este caso es necesario disponer de un verbo: Entró de botones, como lo había hecho su padre veinte años antes. He entered as an office-boy, as his father had twenty years before.
Cuando como va seguido de un sustantivo o pronombre también puedes usar like para comparar dos acciones o situaciones: Es como su padre. He's just like his father. Sin embargo, si va seguido de una preposición, hay que usar as: En marzo, como en abril, llovió. In March, as in April, it rained.
Nunca debes usar how en comparaciones, porque sólo expresa la manera de hacer las cosas: ¿Cómo lo hiciste?, How did you do it?
cómo adverbio
1 (interrogativo) how: ¿cómo es de alto?, how high is it?
¿cómo estás?, how are you?
¿cómo se hace?, how is it made?
2 (cuánto) ¿a cómo están los plátanos?, how much are the bananas?
3 (por qué) ¿cómo es que no nos avisaste?, why didn't you warn us?
familiar ¿cómo es eso?, how come?
4 (cuando no se ha oído bien) ¿cómo?, what?
5 (exclamativo) how
¡cómo ha cambiado!, how she's changed!
♦ Locuciones: cómo no, of course
' cómo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrirse
- acabada
- acabado
- acondicionar
- acreditar
- actuar
- adiós
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- amable
- andar
- apear
- apenas
- aprendizaje
- arreglarse
- arte
- así
- atizar
- atonía
- baja
- bajo
- bala
- balsa
- bañera
- bastante
- beber
- bestia
- borrega
- borrego
- botija
- buenamente
- cabra
- cada
- caracterización
- casa
- cencerro
- cerrarse
- cesar
- chinche
- cielo
- coco
- coletilla
- colorada
- colorado
- comer
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
English:
ablaze
- above
- abroad
- acclaim
- accordingly
- act
- address
- alternatively
- always
- arouse
- as
- ashen
- attractive
- awaken
- away
- back
- barrage
- bash out
- be
- beaver away
- best
- bicker
- big
- black
- blind
- bolt
- bombshell
- bone
- border
- bored
- both
- break
- breed
- brownout
- by-product
- cake
- calculate
- care
- chalk
- champagne
- change
- charm
- cheer
- churn out
- class
- climax
- clown around
- coin
- colour
- come about

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Como nm

el lago Como Lake Como

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como

I adv

1 as;

como amigo as a friend

2 ( aproximadamente)

:

había como cincuenta there were about fifty;

hace como una hora about an hour ago

3

:

así como as well as

II conj

1 if;

como si as if;

como si fuera tonto as if he were o was an idiot;

como no bebas vas a enfermar if you don’t drink you’ll get sick

2 expresando causa as, since;

como no llegó, me fui solo as o since she didn’t arrive, I went by myself

3

:

me gusta como habla I like the way he talks;

como quiera any way you want

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cómo adv

: how

¿cómo estás?: how are you?

¿a cómo están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?

¿cómo?: excuse me?, what was that?

¿se puede? ¡cómo no!: may I? please do!

como adv

1) : around, about

cuesta como 500 pesos: it costs around 500 pesos

2) : kind of, like

tengo como mareos: I'm kind of dizzy

como conj

1) : how, as

hazlo como dijiste que lo harías: do it the way you said you would

2) : since, given that

como estaba lloviendo, no salí: since it was raining, I didn't go out

3) : if

como lo vuelva a hacer lo arrestarán: if he does that again he'll be arrested

4)

como quiera : in any way

como prep

1) : like, as

ligero como una pluma: light as a feather

2)

así como : as well as

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como¹ adv

1. (manera) how

te puedes vestir como quieras you can dress how you like

hazlo como te he enseñado do it the way I showed you

2. (comparaciones) as / like

ya estás tan alta como tu hermano you're as tall as your brother now

tengo una camiseta como ésa I've got a T shirt like that one

3. (según) as

como se puede ver as can be seen

4. (ejemplo) like

algunas aves, como el pingüino, no vuelan some birds, like penguins, can't fly

5. (aproximadamente) about

creo que tengo como cien novelas de aventuras I think I've got about a hundred adventure novels

6. (en calidad de) as

utiliza la caja como una mesilla use the box as a beside table

como sea at all costs / no matter what

como si as if / as though

sigue como si no estuviera aquí carry on as if I weren't here

como² conj

1. (causa) as

como hacía sol, nos fuimos a la playa as it was sunny, we went to the beach

2. (condición) if

como llegues tarde, te quedarás sin pastel if you're late, you won't get any cake

Spanish-English dictionary > como
14 tras

prep.

1 behind.

2 after.

uno tras otro one after the other

andar tras algo to be after something

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tras

► preposición

1 (después de) after

■ tras la salida del avión after the departure of the plane

2 (detrás) behind

■ tras el muro behind the wall

3 (en pos de) after, in pursuit of

■ iba siempre tras el éxito he was always in pursuit of success

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FRASEOLOGÍA

día tras día day after day

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prep.

1) after

2) behind

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I
1. PREP

1) (=después de) after

tras unos días de vacaciones volvió a su trabajo — after a few days' holiday she went back to work

tras perder las elecciones se retiró de la política — after losing the election he retired from politics

día tras día — day after day

uno tras otro — one after another o the other

2) (=por detrás de) behind

estaba oculto tras las cortinas — he was hidden behind the curtains

¿qué escondes tras esa mirada inocente? — what are you hiding behind that innocent face?

andar o estar tras algo — to be after sth

anda tras un puesto en la administración pública — he's after a job in the civil service

correr o ir tras algn — to chase (after) sb

3)

tras (de): tras (de) abollarme el coche va y se enfada — he dents my car and on top of that o then he gets angry

2.

SM † * (=trasero) behind, rump
II
EXCL

¡tras, tras! — tap, tap!; [llamando] knock, knock!

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preposición

1)

a) (frml) ( después de) after

tras + inf — after -ing

tras interrogarlo lo pusieron en libertad — after questioning him they released him

b) ( indicando repetición) after

día tras día — day after day

2) ( detrás de) behind

la puerta se cerró tras él — the door closed behind him

la policía anda/salió tras él — the police are/went after him

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= after, following, on the trail of, in the wake of, on the track of, in pursuit of, on the coattails of.

Ex. The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers.

Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex. Directories of publishers arranged to indicate the specialist fields in which the publish can be a boon to the imaginative librarian on the trail of some obscure source.

Ex. Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Cataloguing and classification at Bath University Library: on the track of white elephants and golden retrievers'.

Ex. The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.

Ex. Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.

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* año tras año = year after year, year by year, year in and year out.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* día tras día = day in and day out, day by day.

* mes tras mes = month by month.

* noche tras noche = night after night.

* Nombre + tras + Nombre = in + Nombre + after + Nombre, Nombre + after + Nombre.

* plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.

* planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.

* semana tras semana = week in and week out.

* tras de sí = in its wake.

* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.

* tras la pista de = on the trail of, on the track of.

* tras las guerra = in the postwar period.

* tras sí = in its wake.

* una noche tras otra = night after night.

* un año tras otro = year after year.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* * *

preposición

1)

a) (frml) ( después de) after

tras + inf — after -ing

tras interrogarlo lo pusieron en libertad — after questioning him they released him

b) ( indicando repetición) after

día tras día — day after day

2) ( detrás de) behind

la puerta se cerró tras él — the door closed behind him

la policía anda/salió tras él — the police are/went after him

* * *

= after, following, on the trail of, in the wake of, on the track of, in pursuit of, on the coattails of.

Ex: The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers.

Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex: Directories of publishers arranged to indicate the specialist fields in which the publish can be a boon to the imaginative librarian on the trail of some obscure source.

Ex: Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Cataloguing and classification at Bath University Library: on the track of white elephants and golden retrievers'.

Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.

Ex: Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.

* año tras año = year after year, year by year, year in and year out.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* día tras día = day in and day out, day by day.

* mes tras mes = month by month.

* noche tras noche = night after night.

* Nombre + tras + Nombre = in + Nombre + after + Nombre, Nombre + after + Nombre.

* plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.

* planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.

* semana tras semana = week in and week out.

* tras de sí = in its wake.

* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.

* tras la pista de = on the trail of, on the track of.

* tras las guerra = in the postwar period.

* tras sí = in its wake.

* una noche tras otra = night after night.

* un año tras otro = year after year.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* * *

tras

prep

A

1 ( frml) (después de) after

tras esta aplastante derrota in the wake of o following o after this crushing defeat

tras los incidentes de ayer after yesterday's incidents

tras + INF after -ING

tras interrogarlo lo pusieron en libertad after questioning him they released him

2 (indicando repetición) after

día tras día day after day

me dijo una mentira tras otra she told me one lie after another

3

tras (de) que/tras (de) (además de, encima de): tras (de) que llega tarde or tras (de) llegar tarde se pone a charlar not only does he arrive late, but he then starts talking, he arrives late and then he starts talking

B (detrás de) behind

la puerta se cerró tras él the door closed behind him

la policía anda tras él the police are looking for him o are after him

todos van or están tras la recompensa they are all after the reward

* * *

tras preposición
1
a) (frml) ( después de) after;

◊ tras interrogarlo lo pusieron en libertad after questioning him they released him

b) ( indicando repetición) after;

◊ día tras día day after day

2
a) ( detrás de) behind;

◊ la puerta se cerró tras él the door closed behind him;

la policía anda tras él the police are after him
b) ( más allá de) beyond

tras preposición
1 (detrás de) behind: cuélgalo tras la puerta, hang it behind the door
2 (después de) after
tras largos años de espera, after years of waiting
3 (en busca de) after: iba tras sus pasos, he was after him
' tras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- concatenación
- consulta
- estar
- eufórica
- eufórico
- paréntesis
- peregrinación
- peregrinaje
- reanudar
- reemprender
- renacer
- restaurar
- seguida
- seguido
- singladura
- sobrevenir
- verdad
- andar
- bravo
- nosotros
- precintar
- relajar
- vacilación
- vosotros
English:
after
- balance
- careful
- chain-smoke
- claim
- clinch
- collapse
- consideration
- day
- depreciate
- die off
- fall behind
- go after
- lighten
- miserable
- night
- other
- pay out
- raincheck
- release
- week
- year
- aftermath
- cast
- chain
- chase
- hit
- hurry
- one
- onto
- our
- ours
- run
- sprint
- succession
- thought
- us
- we
- you
- your
- yours

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tras prep

1. [detrás de] behind;

escondido tras unos matorrales hidden behind some bushes

2. [después de] after;

uno tras otro one after the other;

día tras día day after day;

tras unos momentos de silencio habló el juez after a few moments' silence, the judge spoke;

tras decir esto, se marchó after saying that, she left

3. [en pos de]
andar tras algo to be after sth;

se fue tras la gloria he went in search of fame;

fue tras ella he went after her

4. Fam [encima de]
tras quedarse con todo, se enfada she keeps the whole lot for herself and she still gets angry

* * *

tras

prp en el espacio behind; en el tiempo after;

ir o

andar tras alguien/algo be after s.o./sth

* * *

tras prep

1) : after

día tras día: day after day

uno tras otro: one after another

2) : behind

tras la puerta: behind the door

* * *

tras prep

1. (de tiempo) after

tras una larga espera after a long wait

2. (de lugar) behind

se escondió tras la puerta she hid behind the door

andar tras alguien to be after someone

Spanish-English dictionary > tras
15 estropearse

estropearse

► verbo pronominal

1 (máquina) to break down

2 (cosecha) to be spoiled, get damaged

3 (plan etc) to fail, fall through, go wrong

4 (comida) to go bad

* * *

to spoil

* * *

VPR

1) (=averiarse) [lavadora, televisor] to break; [ascensor, vehículo] to break down

se me ha estropeado el vídeo — my video is o has broken

2) (=dañarse) [ropa, zapatos, vista] to get ruined; [carne, fruta] to go off, spoil

el ante se estropea con la lluvia — suede gets ruined in the rain

si te lo lavas con este champú no se estropeará el pelo — this shampoo won't damage o ruin your hair

se le ha estropeado la cara con el sol — his face has aged from too much sun

3) (=malograrse) [plan, vacaciones] to be ruined

se me estropearon todos los planes cuando me quedé sin trabajo — all my plans were ruined when I lost my job

se nos estropearon las vacaciones por culpa del accidente — our holiday was ruined by the accident

4) [persona] (=afearse) to lose one's looks; (=envejecer) to age

se ha estropeado mucho desde que está enfermo — he's really lost his looks since he got ill

no te has estropeado nada con los años — you haven't aged at all

* * *

(v.) = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spout

Ex. But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that.

Ex. His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.

Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.

Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

Ex. She berated him for having ' gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.

Ex. The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.

Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.

Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

* * *

(v.) = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spout

Ex: But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that.

Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.

Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.

Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

Ex: She berated him for having ' gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.

Ex: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.

Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.

Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

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■estropearse vr (máquina) to break down: se ha estropeado el ventilador, the fan has broken down
(alimento) to go off o bad: se ha roto la nevera y se ha estropeado la comida, the refrigerator broke down and the food has gone bad
' estropearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jorobarse
- estropear
- fastidiar
- valer
English:
bad
- break
- bruise
- go off
- keep
- pack up
- perish
- sour
- spoil
- wrong
- go
- hay

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vpr

1. [máquina] to break down;
[ropa] to be ruined;
se ha vuelto a estropearse el ascensor the lift has broken down again;

se me ha estropeado el despertador my alarm clock is broken;

se ha estropeado el día the day has turned out badly

2. [comida] to spoil, Br to go off;

no dejes la fruta fuera de la nevera, que se estropea don't leave the fruit out of the fridge or it'll spoil o Br go off

3. [persona]
María se ha estropeado mucho con los años the years haven't been kind to María

4. [plan] to fall through;

se me estropeó el plan my plan turned out badly

* * *

estropearse

v/r

1 break down

2 de comida go off, go bad

3 de plan go wrong

4

:

estropearse la vista ruin one’s eyesight

* * *

vr

1) : to spoil, to go bad

2) : to break down

* * *

estropearse vb

1. (aparato) to go wrong / to break down [pt. broke; pp. broken]

el televisor se ha estropeado the TV has broken down

2. (comida) to go off

esta carne se ha estropeado this meat has gone off

Spanish-English dictionary > estropearse
16 atestar

v.

1 to pack, to cram.

Ricardo atestó la cajuela del auto Richard crammed the car's trunk.

2 to testify to (law).

3 to attest, to bear witness to, to witness, to testify to.

El testigo atestó la declaración The witness attested the deposition.

4 to depose, to attest.

María atestó contra su marido Mary deposed against her husband.

* * *

atestar

► verbo transitivo

1 DERECHO to testify

————————

atestar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atiborrar) to cram (de, with), pack (de, with)

► verbo pronominal atestarse

1 (de comida) to stuff oneself (de, with)

* * *

verb

1) to crowd, pack, stuff

2) attest, testify

* * *
I
VT (Jur) to attest, testify to; (=dar prueba de) to vouch for

una palabra no atestada — an unattested word, an unrecorded word
II
1.

VT (=llenar) to pack, stuff (de with)

atestar a algn de frutas — * to stuff sb with fruit

2.

See:

atestarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( llenar) <local/plaza> to pack; <caja/cajón>

atestar de algo — to pack with o full of something

2) (Der) < firma> to witness
2.
atestar vi (Der) to testify
3.
atestarse v pron

atestarse de algo — to stuff oneself with something

* * *

= pack in, throng, jam, pack.

Ex. This approach allows the construction of concise summaries, containing complex sentences that pack in information.

Ex. The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.

Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex. Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.

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* atestar de = clutter (with), cram with.

* atestar en = cram into.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( llenar) <local/plaza> to pack; <caja/cajón>

atestar de algo — to pack with o full of something

2) (Der) < firma> to witness
2.
atestar vi (Der) to testify
3.
atestarse v pron

atestarse de algo — to stuff oneself with something

* * *

atestar(de)

(v.) = clutter (with), cram with

Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

= pack in, throng, jam, pack.

Ex: This approach allows the construction of concise summaries, containing complex sentences that pack in information.

Ex: The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.

Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.

* atestar de = clutter (with), cram with.

* atestar en = cram into.

* * *

atestar

vt

A (llenar) ‹local/plaza› to pack atestar algo DE algo ‹caja/cajón› to pack sth WITH sth, to pack sth full OF sth

B [A1 ] ( Der) ‹firma› to witness

■ atestar

vi

[A1 ] ( Der) to testify

■ atestarse

v pron

atestarse DE algo to stuff oneself WITH sth

* * *

atestar 1 vtr Jur to testify
atestar 2 vtr (abarrotar) to pack, cram [de, with]
' atestar' also found in these entries:
English:
clutter
- mob
- pack
- throng
- jam

* * *

atestar

♦ vt

1. [llenar] to pack, to cram (de with);
los manifestantes atestaban la plaza the square was packed with demonstrators

2. Der to testify to

♦ See also the pronominal verb atestarse

* * *

atestar {55} vt

1) atiborrar: to crowd, to pack

2) : to witness, to testify to

atestar vi

: to testify

Spanish-English dictionary > atestar
17 raíz

f.

1 root, radicle.

2 root, bottom, center.

3 radical, stem, stem of the word, root.

4 root, nth root.

* * *

raíz

► nombre femenino (pl raíces)

1 root

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a raíz de figurado as a result of

arrancar de raíz to pull up by the roots, uproot 2 figurado to eradicate

cortar algo de raíz (erradicar) to root out something 2 (abortar) to nip something in the bud

de raíz entirely

echar raíces (planta) to take root 2 (persona) to settle, put down roots

raíz cuadrada square root

raíz cúbica cube root

* * *

noun f.

root

* * *

SF

1) [de planta] root

de raíz —

arrancar algo de raíz — to root sth out completely

cortar un problema de raíz — to nip a problem in the bud

- echar raíces

2) [de diente, pelo] root

3) (Mat)

raíz cuadrada — square root

raíz cúbica — cube root

4) (=origen) root

ha vuelto a sus raíces — he has gone back to his roots

hay que llegar a la raíz del problema — we have to get to the root of the problem

la bebida fue la raíz de todos sus males — drink was the root cause o was at the root of all his troubles

5)

a raíz de — as a result of

a raíz de su depresión dejó el trabajo — as a result of his depression he gave up his job

6) (Ling) root

7) (Inform) root

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Bot) root

de raíz: arrancar una planta de raíz to uproot a plant; arranca el vello de raíz it removes the hair at the roots; eliminaron de raíz el problema they eradicated the problem; echar raíces — planta to take root; persona to put down roots; costumbre/doctrina to take root

b) (de diente, pelo) root

2) (Ling) root

3)

a) (Mat) root

raíz cuadrada/cúbica — square/cube root

b) (Inf)

el directorio raíz — the root directory

4)

a) ( origen) root

atacar un problema en su raíz — to attack the root causes of a problem

la tradición tiene sus raíces en Francia — the tradition originated in France

b)

a raíz de — as a result of

* * *

= root, root, root, stem, root element, root cause.

Ex. There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.

Ex. However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.

Ex. The procedure begins by matching strings of characters in the title word with roots, or stems, of words stored in computer memory.

Ex. Some subjects have one stem, for example, sterilizer, sterilizing, sterilized, sterilization.

Ex. The structure of a hierarchical file can be represented as a tree with a single root element at the top, plus node elements at the ends of the branches that spread out from the top to the bottom.

Ex. This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.

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* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* cepillo de raíces = scrubbing brush.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud, nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* las raíces se remontan = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* olvidarse de las raíces de Uno = forget + Posesivo + roots.

* raíz cuadrada = square root.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* raíz de palabra = word stem.

* raíz histórica = historical root.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* Tesauro Raíz = Root Thesaurus.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Bot) root

de raíz: arrancar una planta de raíz to uproot a plant; arranca el vello de raíz it removes the hair at the roots; eliminaron de raíz el problema they eradicated the problem; echar raíces — planta to take root; persona to put down roots; costumbre/doctrina to take root

b) (de diente, pelo) root

2) (Ling) root

3)

a) (Mat) root

raíz cuadrada/cúbica — square/cube root

b) (Inf)

el directorio raíz — the root directory

4)

a) ( origen) root

atacar un problema en su raíz — to attack the root causes of a problem

la tradición tiene sus raíces en Francia — the tradition originated in France

b)

a raíz de — as a result of

* * *

= root, root, root, stem, root element, root cause.

Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.

Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.

Ex: The procedure begins by matching strings of characters in the title word with roots, or stems, of words stored in computer memory.

Ex: Some subjects have one stem, for example, sterilizer, sterilizing, sterilized, sterilization.

Ex: The structure of a hierarchical file can be represented as a tree with a single root element at the top, plus node elements at the ends of the branches that spread out from the top to the bottom.

Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* cepillo de raíces = scrubbing brush.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud, nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* las raíces se remontan = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* olvidarse de las raíces de Uno = forget + Posesivo + roots.

* raíz cuadrada = square root.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* raíz de palabra = word stem.

* raíz histórica = historical root.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* Tesauro Raíz = Root Thesaurus.

* * *

raíz

feminine

A

1 ( Bot) root

de raíz: arrancar una planta de raíz to uproot a plant, to pull a plant up by the roots

arranca el vello de raíz it removes the hair at the roots

eliminaron de raíz el problema de la droga they eradicated the drug problem

echar raíces «planta» to root, take root;

«persona» to put down roots; «costumbre/doctrina» to take root, take hold

una costumbre que no ha echado raíces aquí a custom which has not taken root o taken hold o caught on here

2 (de un diente, pelo) root

B ( Ling) root

C

1 ( Mat) root

raíz cuadrada/cúbica square/cube root

2 ( Inf):

está en el directorio raíz it's in the root directory

D

1 (origen) root

la raíz de todos los males de la sociedad the root of all society's ills

este problema tiene raíces políticas the roots of this problem are political

hay que atacar este mal en su raíz we have to attack the root causes of this evil, we have to attack this evil at its roots

la tradición tiene sus raíces en los países nórdicos the tradition originated in the Nordic countries

tiene sus raíces en la Alta Edad Media it has its roots in o it dates back to the Early Middle Ages

esta secta tiene sus raíces en la India this sect originated in India

2

a raíz de as a result of

a raíz de los acontecimientos del pasado martes as a result of o following last Tuesday's events

* * *

raíz sustantivo femenino ( en general) root;
◊ arrancar de raíz ‹ planta› to uproot;

‹ vello› to remove … at the roots;
◊ raíz cuadrada (Mat) square root;

a raíz de as a result of;
echar raíces [planta/costumbre/ideología] to take root;

[ persona] to put down roots
raíz sustantivo femenino root
la raíz del problema, the heart of the matter
Mat raíz cuadrada/cúbica, square/cube root
♦ Locuciones: a raíz de, as a result of, in the wake of
de raíz, at the root of: cortaron el problema de raíz, they nipped the problem in the bud
' raíz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
- cúbica
- cúbico
- cuajo
- lonja
- profundo
English:
cube
- nip
- root
- root out
- root up
- square
- stem
- tear up
- free
- result
- strain
- up

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raíz

♦ nf

1. [de planta] root;

la solución tiene que ser de raíz the solution has to attack the heart of the problem;

arrancar algo de raíz [planta] to root sth out completely;

el gobierno cortó de raíz el levantamiento the government nipped the uprising in the bud;

eliminaron de raíz el problema del terrorismo the problem of terrorism was stamped out;

echar raíces [árbol, planta] to take root;
[persona] to put down roots
Comp
raíz tuberosa tuberous root
2. [de pelo, muela] root

3. [origen] origin;

de raíces humildes of humble origins;

la costumbre tiene su raíz en la España del siglo XV the custom has its roots o origin in 15th century Spain

4. [causa] root;

el dinero es la raíz de todos sus males money is at the root of all her problems

5. Ling root

6. Informát root

7. Mat root

Comp
raíz cuadrada square root;
raíz cúbica cube root

♦ a raíz de loc prep

as a result of, following;

se produjo un gran escándalo a raíz de sus declaraciones his statements caused outrage

* * *

raíz

f

1 root;

echar raíces de persona put down roots; de costumbre take root;

arrancar de raíz pull up by the root;

cortar algo de raíz fig nip sth in the bud;

a raíz de as a result of

2 MAT

:

raíz cuadrada/cúbica square/cube root

* * *

raíz nf, pl raíces

1) : root

2) : origin, source

3)

a raíz de : following, as a result of

4)

echar raíces : to take root

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raíz n root

echar raíces (planta) to take root (persona) to put down roots

raíz cuadrada square root

Spanish-English dictionary > raíz
18 start

I
1.
verb
1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.)

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?)

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.)

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.)

2. noun
1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.)

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.)

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- starter
- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with
II
1.
verb
(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.)

2. noun
1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.)

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!)

start¹ n

1. principio

I missed the start of the film me perdí el principio de la película

2. salida

the runners waited at the start los corredores esperaban a la salida

to make a start empezar

there's a lot of work, let's make a start! hay mucho trabajo, ¡empecemos!

we made an early start salimos temprano

start² vb

1. empezar

what time does it start? ¿a qué hora empieza?

it started to rain empezó a llover

2. arrancar

the car won't start el coche no arranca

start

tr[stɑːt]

noun

1 (gen) principio, comienzo, inicio

■ the film is a bit slow at the start la película es un poco lenta al principio

■ it was boring from start to finish fue un rollo desde el principio hasta el final

■ we knew it wouldn't last from the start sabíamos desde el principio que no duraría

■ we need to make an early start tenemos que empezar temprano

■ they wanted her to get a good start in life querían que tuviera una buena base

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of race) salida; (advantage) ventaja

■ the athletes lined up at the start los atletas se alinearon a la salida

■ they gave us a five-minute start nos dieron cinco minutos de ventaja

3 (fright, jump) susto, sobresalto

■ what a start you gave me! ¡qué susto me has pegado!

■ she woke up with a start se despertó sobresaltada

transitive verb

1 (begin - gen) empezar, comenzar, iniciar; (- conversation) entablar

■ what time do you start work? ¿a qué hora empiezas a trabajar?

■ I'm starting a new job next week empiezo un nuevo trabajo la semana que viene

■ they started fighting empezaron a pelearse

■ it's starting to snow empieza a nevar

■ she started to cry empezó a llorar, arrancó a llorar

2 (cause to begin - fire, epidemic) provocar; (- argument, fight, war, etc) empezar, iniciar

■ she started a new fashion empezó una nueva moda

■ they think the fire was started creen que el incendio fue provocado

■ the referee started the match el árbitro dio comienzo al partido

■ you've started me thinking me has hecho pensar, me has dado que pensar

3 (set up - business) montar, poner; (- organization) fundar, establecer, crear

4 (set in motion - machine) poner en marcha; (- vehicle) arrancar, poner en marcha

intransitive verb

1 (begin) empezar, comenzar

■ what time does it start? ¿a qué hora comienza?

■ let's start by welcoming our guest empecemos por dar la bienvenida a nuestro invitado

■ don't start, honey no empieces, cariño

■ the trouble started after the match los problemas empezaron después del partido

■ prices start at a pound precios a partir de una libra

■ starting from Tuesday a partir del martes, empezando el martes

2 (be set up - business) ser fundado,-a, fundarse, crearse

3 (begin to operate) ponerse en marcha, empezar a funcionar; (car) arrancar

4 (begin journey) salir, partir, ponerse en camino

■ we started for home nos pusimos en camino a casa

5 (jump) asustarse, sobresaltarse

■ she starts at the slightest noise se asusta con el más mínimo ruido

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for a start para empezar

to get off to a bad start empezar mal

to get off to a good start empezar bien

to get started empezar

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a start on something empezar algo

to start a family tener hijos

to start with (firstly) para empezar, en primer lugar 2 (at the beginning) al principio

start ['stɑrt] vi

1) jump: levantarse de un salto, sobresaltarse, dar un respingo

2) begin: empezar, comenzar

3) set out: salir (de viaje, etc.)

4) : arrancar (dícese de un motor)

start vt

1) begin: empezar, comenzar, iniciar

2) cause: provocar, causar

3) establish: fundar, montar, establecer

to start a business: montar un negocio

4) : arrancar, poner en marcha, encender

to start the car: arrancar el motor

start n

1) jump: sobresalto m, respingo m

2) beginning: principio m, comienzo m

to get an early start: salir temprano

start

n.

• arranque s.m.

• comienzo s.m.

• inicio s.m.

• principio s.m.

• respingo s.m.

• salida (Deporte) s.f.

• sobresalto s.m.

• ventaja s.f. (a motor, etc.)

v.

• arrancar v.

• poner en marcha v.

v.

• comenzar v.

• despegar v.

• empezar v.

• entablar v.

• fundar v.

• iniciar v.

• nacer v.

• originar v.

• principiar v.

• romper v.

stɑːrt, stɑːt
I

noun

1)

a) ( beginning) principio m, comienzo m

at the start — al principio, al comienzo

from the start — desde el principio or comienzo

from start to finish — del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin

to make a start (on something) — empezar* algo

to make an early start — empezar* temprano; ( on a journey) salir* temprano, ponerse* en camino a primera hora

to make a fresh o new start — empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to get (something) off to a good/bad start — empezar* (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo

b)

for a start — (as linker) para empezar

2) ( Sport)

a) ( of race) salida f

b) (lead, advantage) ventaja f

3) ( jump)

to give a start — \<\<person/horse\>\> dar* un respingo

to give somebody a start — darle* or pegarle* un susto a alguien, asustar a alguien

I woke up with a start — me desperté sobresaltado

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( begin) \<\<conversation/journey/negotiations\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciar; \<\<job/course\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

I start work at eight — empiezo or entro a trabajar a las ocho

don't start that again! — no vuelvas con eso!

to start -ING, to start to + INF — empezar* a + inf

2) ( cause to begin) \<\<race\>\> dar* comienzo a, largar* (CS, Méx); \<\<fire/epidemic\>\> provocar*; \<\<argument/fight\>\> empezar*; \<\<war\>\> \<\<incident\>\> desencadenar

we want to start a family — queremos empezar a tener hijos

her words started me thinking — sus palabras me dieron que pensar

to get somebody started — (colloq) darle* cuerda a alguien (fam)

3) ( establish) \<\<business\>\> abrir*, montar; \<\<organization\>\> fundar

4) ( cause to operate) \<\<engine/dishwasher\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, hacer* partir (Chi)

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2)

a) ( begin) \<\<school/term/meeting\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml); \<\<noise/pain/journey/race\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

prices start at $30 — cuestan a partir de 30 dólares

to get started — empezar*, comenzar*

to start again o (AmE also) over — volver* a empezar, empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to start BY -ING — empezar* por + inf

the tour starts from the station — la excursión sale de la estación

starting (from) next January — a partir del próximo mes de enero

b)

to start with — (as linker): primero or para empezar

I was optimistic to start with — al principio estaba llena de optimismo

3)

a) ( originate) empezar*, originarse

it all started from an idea I had as a student — todo surgió de una idea que tuve cuando era estudiante

b) ( be founded) ser* fundado

4) ( set out) (+ adv compl)

to start back — emprender el regreso

it's time we started (for) home — es hora de volver a casa, es hora de que nos pongamos en camino a casa

we start from the hotel at six — salimos del hotel a las seis

5) ( begin to operate) \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, partir (Chi); \<\<dishwasher\>\> empezar* a funcionar, ponerse* en marcha

Sense II

6) ( move suddenly) dar* un respingo; ( be frightened) asustarse, sobresaltarse

I started (up) from my chair — me levanté de la silla de un salto

she started at the noise — el ruido la sobresaltó or la asustó

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Phrasal Verbs:

- start off

- start on

- start out

- start over

- start up

[stɑːt]
1. N

1) (=beginning) principio m, comienzo m

• at the start — al principio, en un principio

at the very start — muy al principio, en los mismos comienzos

at the start of the century — a principios del siglo

we are at the start of something big — estamos en los comienzos de algo grandioso

• for a start — en primer lugar, para empezar

• from the start — desde el principio

from start to finish — desde el principio hasta el fin

• to get a good start in life — disfrutar de una infancia privilegiada

• to get off to a good/bad/slow start — empezar bien/mal/lentamente

• to give sb a (good) start in life — ayudar a algn a situarse en la vida

• to make a start — empezar

to make a start on the painting — empezar a pintar

to make an early start — (on journey) ponerse en camino temprano; (with job) empezar temprano

to make a fresh or new start in life — hacer vida nueva

2) (=departure) salida f (also Sport); (=starting line) línea f de salida

3) (=advantage) ventaja f

• to give sb five minutes' or a five-minute start — dar a algn cinco minutos de ventaja

• to have a start on sb — tener ventaja sobre algn

4) (=fright etc) susto m, sobresalto m

• to give sb a start — asustar or dar un susto a algn

to give a sudden start — sobresaltarse

what a start you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!

• to wake with a start — despertarse sobresaltado

2. VT

1) (=begin) empezar, comenzar; [+ discussion etc] abrir, iniciar; [+ bottle] abrir; [+ quarrel, argument] empezar; [+ journey] iniciar

to start a new cheque book/page — comenzar or empezar un talonario nuevo/una página nueva

don't start that again! — ¡no vuelvas a eso!

to start doing sth or to do sth — empezar a hacer algo

start moving! — ¡menearse!

start talking! — ¡desembucha!

• to start sth again or afresh — comenzar or empezar algo de nuevo

• to start the day right — empezar bien el día

he always starts the day with a glass of milk — lo primero que toma cada mañana es un vaso de leche

• he started life as a labourer — empezó de or como peón

to start a new life — comenzar una vida nueva

• to start negotiations — iniciar or entablar las pláticas

• to start a novel — empezar a escribir (or leer) una novela

• to start school — empezar a ir al colegio

• he started work yesterday — entró a trabajar ayer

2) (=cause to begin or happen) [+ fire] provocar; [+ war] [person, country] empezar, iniciar; [incident, act] desencadenar; [+ fashion] empezar, iniciar; [+ rumour, tradition] iniciar, dar comienzo a

it started the collapse of the empire — provocó el derrumbamiento del imperio

you started it! — ¡tú diste el primer golpe!

• to start a family — (empezar a) tener hijos

• to start a race — (=give signal for) dar la señal de salida para una carrera

3)

• to get started — empezar, ponerse en marcha

let's get started — empecemos

to get sth started — [+ engine, car] poner algo en marcha, arrancar algo; [+ project] poner algo en marcha

to get sb started — (on activity) poner a algn en marcha; (in career) iniciar a algn en su carrera

to get started on (doing) sth — empezar a hacer algo

to get sb started on (doing) sth — poner a algn a hacer algo

4) (=found) (also: start up) [+ business] montar, poner; [+ newspaper] fundar, establecer

5) (also: start up) [+ car, engine] arrancar, poner en marcha; [+ clock] poner en marcha

6) (with personal object)

don't start him (off) on that! — ¡no le des cuerda!

to start sb (off) reminiscing — hacer que algn empiece a contar sus recuerdos

that started him (off) sneezing — eso le hizo empezar a estornudar

to start sb (off) on a career — ayudar a algn a emprender una carrera

they started her (off) in the sales department — la emplearon primero en la sección de ventas

7) (=disturb)

to start (up) a partridge — levantar una perdiz

3. VI

1) (=begin) empezar, comenzar; [conversation, discussion] iniciarse; [quarrel, argument] producirse; [fashion] empezar, iniciar; [war] estallar, empezar; [rumour, tradition] originarse; [fire] empezar, iniciarse; [music] empezar

classes start on Monday — las clases comienzan or empiezan el lunes

that's when the trouble started — entonces fue cuando empezaron los problemas

it all started when he refused to pay — todo empezó cuando se negó a pagar

it started (off) rather well/badly — [film, match] empezó bastante bien/mal

• to start again or afresh — volver a empezar, comenzar de nuevo

• he started (off or out) as a postman — empezó como or de cartero

he started (off or out) as a Marxist — empezó como marxista

• to start at the beginning — empezar desde el principio

• he started (off) by saying... — empezó por decir or diciendo...

• the route starts from here — la ruta sale de aquí

starting from Tuesday — a partir del martes

• to start (out or up) in business — montar or poner un negocio

• to start (off) with... — (=firstly) en primer lugar..., para empezar...; (=at the beginning) al principio..., en un principio...

what shall we start (off) with? — ¿con qué empezamos?

to start (off) with a prayer — empezar con una oración

he started (off or out) with the intention of writing a thesis — empezó con la intención de escribir una tesis

2) (=embark)

• to start on a task — emprender una tarea

to start on something new — emprender algo nuevo

to start on a book — (=begin reading) empezar a leer un libro; (=begin writing) empezar a escribir un libro

to start on a course of study — empezar un curso

they started on another bottle — abrieron or empezaron otra botella

3) (also: start off, start out) (on journey) [person] partir, ponerse en camino; [bus, train, runner] salir

to start (off or out) from London/for Madrid — salir de Londres/partir con rumbo a or para Madrid

he started (off) down the street — empezó a caminar calle abajo

4) (also: start up) [car, engine] arrancar, ponerse en marcha; [washing machine] ponerse en marcha

5) (=jump nervously) asustarse, sobresaltarse (at a)

to start from one's chair — levantarse asustado de su silla

tears started to her eyes — se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

- his eyes were starting out of his head

6) [timber etc] combarse, torcerse; [rivets etc] soltarse

- start after

- start back

- start in

- start off

- start on

- start out

- start over

- start up

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[stɑːrt, stɑːt]
I

noun

1)

a) ( beginning) principio m, comienzo m

at the start — al principio, al comienzo

from the start — desde el principio or comienzo

from start to finish — del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin

to make a start (on something) — empezar* algo

to make an early start — empezar* temprano; ( on a journey) salir* temprano, ponerse* en camino a primera hora

to make a fresh o new start — empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to get (something) off to a good/bad start — empezar* (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo

b)

for a start — (as linker) para empezar

2) ( Sport)

a) ( of race) salida f

b) (lead, advantage) ventaja f

3) ( jump)

to give a start — \<\<person/horse\>\> dar* un respingo

to give somebody a start — darle* or pegarle* un susto a alguien, asustar a alguien

I woke up with a start — me desperté sobresaltado

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( begin) \<\<conversation/journey/negotiations\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciar; \<\<job/course\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

I start work at eight — empiezo or entro a trabajar a las ocho

don't start that again! — no vuelvas con eso!

to start -ING, to start to + INF — empezar* a + inf

2) ( cause to begin) \<\<race\>\> dar* comienzo a, largar* (CS, Méx); \<\<fire/epidemic\>\> provocar*; \<\<argument/fight\>\> empezar*; \<\<war\>\> \<\<incident\>\> desencadenar

we want to start a family — queremos empezar a tener hijos

her words started me thinking — sus palabras me dieron que pensar

to get somebody started — (colloq) darle* cuerda a alguien (fam)

3) ( establish) \<\<business\>\> abrir*, montar; \<\<organization\>\> fundar

4) ( cause to operate) \<\<engine/dishwasher\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, hacer* partir (Chi)

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2)

a) ( begin) \<\<school/term/meeting\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml); \<\<noise/pain/journey/race\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

prices start at $30 — cuestan a partir de 30 dólares

to get started — empezar*, comenzar*

to start again o (AmE also) over — volver* a empezar, empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to start BY -ING — empezar* por + inf

the tour starts from the station — la excursión sale de la estación

starting (from) next January — a partir del próximo mes de enero

b)

to start with — (as linker): primero or para empezar

I was optimistic to start with — al principio estaba llena de optimismo

3)

a) ( originate) empezar*, originarse

it all started from an idea I had as a student — todo surgió de una idea que tuve cuando era estudiante

b) ( be founded) ser* fundado

4) ( set out) (+ adv compl)

to start back — emprender el regreso

it's time we started (for) home — es hora de volver a casa, es hora de que nos pongamos en camino a casa

we start from the hotel at six — salimos del hotel a las seis

5) ( begin to operate) \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, partir (Chi); \<\<dishwasher\>\> empezar* a funcionar, ponerse* en marcha

Sense II

6) ( move suddenly) dar* un respingo; ( be frightened) asustarse, sobresaltarse

I started (up) from my chair — me levanté de la silla de un salto

she started at the noise — el ruido la sobresaltó or la asustó

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Phrasal Verbs:

- start off

- start on

- start out

- start over

- start up

English-spanish dictionary > start
19 fracasar

v.

1 to fail (intento, persona).

el modelo fracasó en Europa (producto) the model was a failure in Europe

El chico fracasó The boy failed.

2 to be unsuccessful, to fail to accomplish anything, to draw a blank.

El chico fracasó The boy failed.

El detective fracasó The detective failed to accomplish anything.

El proyecto fracasó The project failed.

Me fracasó el muchacho My boy failed.

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fracasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to fail, be unsuccessful, fall through

* * *

verb

1) to fail

2) collapse

* * *

1.

VT LAm to mess up, make a mess of

2.

VI [gen] to fail, be unsuccessful; [plan] to fail, fall through

* * *

verbo intransitivo to fail

fracasar en algo — to fail in something

* * *

= flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.

Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.

Ex. This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.

Ex. While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.

Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.

Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.

Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.

Ex. Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.

Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex. However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.

Ex. This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.

Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.

Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.

Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.

Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.

Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.

Ex. He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.

Ex. The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.

Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.

Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

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* esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.

* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.

* fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.

* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.

* planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.

* prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.

* * *

verbo intransitivo to fail

fracasar en algo — to fail in something

* * *

= flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.

Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.

Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.

Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.

Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.

Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.

Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.

Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.

Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.

Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.

Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.

Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.

Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.

Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.

Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.

Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.

Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.

Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.

Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

* esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.

* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.

* fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.

* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.

* planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.

* prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.

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fracasar [A1 ]

vi

1 «negociaciones» to fail; «plan» to fail, fall through

2 «persona» to fail

como padre fracasó horriblemente he failed miserably as a father

fracasó como actor he failed o was unsuccessful as an actor

fracasar EN algo to fail IN sth

fracasó en su intento de conquistar el Everest he was unsuccessful o he failed in his attempt to conquer Everest

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fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
to fail
fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
' fracasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venirse
- sonar
- tronar
English:
backfire
- bomb
- break down
- fail
- fall apart
- fall through
- flop
- founder
- miserably
- unstuck
- back
- break
- collapse
- flat
- grief

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fracasar vi

1. [intento] to fail;
[producto] to be a failure;
el modelo fracasó en Europa the model was a failure in Europe

2. [persona] to fail;

fracasó en su intento de obtener un acuerdo he failed in his attempt to get an agreement;

fracasó como cantante she was a failure as a singer

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fracasar

v/i fail

* * *

fracasar vi

1) fallar: to fail

2) : to fall through

* * *

fracasar vb

1. (en general) to fail

2. (planes) to fall through [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

Spanish-English dictionary > fracasar
20 irse a pique

irse a pique

(barco) to sink 2 (plan, proyecto) to go under, fall through

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irse a pique

(barco) to sink 2 (proyecto etc) to fall through

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(v.) = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout

Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.

Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.

Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.

Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.

Ex. No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.

Ex. These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.

Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

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(v.) = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout

Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.

Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.

Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.

Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.

Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.

Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.

Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

Spanish-English dictionary > irse a pique

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