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    • It's like looking for a needle in a haystack - Игла в стог сена попала - пиши пропало (И)
    • Lost like a needle in a bundle of hay (in a haystack) - Игла в стог сена попала - пиши пропало (И)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > NEEDLE

  • 2 como una aguja en un pajar

    Ex. Without documentation, documents are merely scattered items which get buried in the great mass of scientific literature, like needles in a haystack.
    * * *

    Ex: Without documentation, documents are merely scattered items which get buried in the great mass of scientific literature, like needles in a haystack.

    Spanish-English dictionary > como una aguja en un pajar

  • 3 aguja

    f.
    1 needle.
    es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack
    aguja de ganchillo crochet hook
    aguja hipodérmica hypodermic needle
    aguja de punto knitting needle
    2 hand.
    3 needle.
    aguja de pino pine needle
    4 point (fail).
    5 pointer, hand.
    6 hypodermic needle, needle.
    7 pipefish, garfish, marlin, Belone belone.
    8 steeple, fleche, spire.
    9 phonographic needle, needle, stylus.
    * * *
    1 needle (de tricotar) knitting needle
    3 (de arma) firing pin
    4 (obelisco) obelisk; (capitel) spire, steeple
    5 (de tren) point, US switch
    6 (pez) garfish
    7 (ave) godwit
    8 (pastel dulce) sweet pastry; (pastel salado) meat/fish pastry
    1 ribs
    \
    buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Cos, Med) needle; [de sombrero] hatpin

    darle a la aguja* to shoot up **

    aguja de arria LAm pack needle

    aguja de gancho, aguja de ganchillo — crochet hook

    aguja de marear — compass, compass needle

    aguja de media, aguja de tejer — LAm knitting needle

    aguja imantada, aguja magnética — compass, compass needle

    2) (=indicador) [de reloj] hand; (Téc) pointer, hand; (Mil) firing pin; [de tocadiscos] stylus, needle

    tumbar la aguja* (Aut) to step on the gas *, go full out

    3) LAm (Agr) (=estaca) fence post
    4)

    aguja de pino — (Bot) pine needle

    5) (=chapitel) spire, steeple
    6) pl agujas (Culin) (=costillas) shoulder sing, rib sing
    7) pl agujas (Ferro) points, switch sing (EEUU)
    8) (=pez) garfish
    9) CAm, Méx (=carne) beef
    * * *
    a) (de coser, tejer) needle; ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needle

    buscar una aguja en un pajarto look for a needle in a haystack

    b) (Inf) pin
    c) (Arquit) spire, steeple
    * * *
    = needle, pickup stylus, hand, garfish.
    Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
    Ex. Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.
    Ex. Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
    Ex. A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.
    ----
    * aguja de croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.
    * aguja de jareta = bodkin.
    * aguja de las horas = hour hand.
    * aguja de los minutos = minute hand.
    * aguja de pino = pine needle.
    * aguja de tejer = knitting needle.
    * aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle.
    * clavija de 24 agujas = 24-pin plug.
    * como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.
    * encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.
    * en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.
    * en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.
    * impresora de agujas = dot matrix printer.
    * inserción de aguja = needling.
    * insertar aguja = needle.
    * insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.
    * sin aguja = needleless.
    * * *
    a) (de coser, tejer) needle; ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needle

    buscar una aguja en un pajarto look for a needle in a haystack

    b) (Inf) pin
    c) (Arquit) spire, steeple
    * * *
    = needle, pickup stylus, hand, garfish.

    Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

    Ex: Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.
    Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
    Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.
    * aguja de croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.
    * aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.
    * aguja de jareta = bodkin.
    * aguja de las horas = hour hand.
    * aguja de los minutos = minute hand.
    * aguja de pino = pine needle.
    * aguja de tejer = knitting needle.
    * aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle.
    * clavija de 24 agujas = 24-pin plug.
    * como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.
    * encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.
    * en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.
    * en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.
    * impresora de agujas = dot matrix printer.
    * inserción de aguja = needling.
    * insertar aguja = needle.
    * insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.
    * sin aguja = needleless.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de coser, tejer) needle; (para inyecciones) needle; (de un tocadiscos) stylus, needle
    buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack
    2 ( Inf) pin
    3 ( Arquit) spire, steeple
    Compuestos:
    knitting needle
    crochet hook
    crochet hook
    trussing needle
    knitting needle
    knitting needle
    hypodermic needle
    B (de un instrumento) needle; (de una balanza) pointer, needle
    las agujas del reloj the hands of the clock
    Compuesto:
    aguja de marear or de bitácora
    ship's compass
    C agujas fpl ( Ferr) switches (pl) ( AmE), points (pl) ( BrE)
    D
    1 (corte de carne) rib roast ( AmE), fore rib ( BrE)
    2 (empanada) tuna/ground-beef pie
    E ( Vin):
    vino con aguja slightly sparkling wine
    * * *

     

    aguja sustantivo femenino
    a) (de coser, tejer) needle;

    ( para inyecciones) needle;
    ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle;
    ( de instrumento) needle;
    ( de balanza) pointer, needle;
    ( de reloj) hand;
    buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack

    b) (Inf) pin

    aguja sustantivo femenino
    1 needle
    (de reloj) hand
    (de tocadiscos) stylus
    2 Arquit spire
    3 Ferroc point, US switch
    ' aguja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ganchillo
    - hipodérmica
    - hipodérmico
    - incapaz
    - ojo
    - saeta
    - brocheta
    - clavar
    - enhebrar
    - oscilar
    - punta
    - tacón
    English:
    eye
    - hypodermic needle
    - jab
    - knitting needle
    - needle
    - point
    - pointer
    - sharp
    - spire
    - steeple
    - stiletto
    - stylus
    - thread
    - turnout
    - crochet
    - hand
    - hypodermic
    - knitting
    * * *
    aguja nf
    1. [de coser] needle;
    [de hacer punto] knitting needle aguja de crochet crochet hook;
    aguja de ganchillo crochet hook;
    aguja de mechar larding needle;
    aguja de punto knitting needle
    2. [jeringuilla] needle
    aguja hipodérmica hypodermic needle
    3. [indicador] [de reloj] hand;
    [de brújula, balanza] pointer Náut aguja de bitácora (ship's) compass;
    aguja horaria hour hand;
    aguja magnética compass needle;
    Náut aguja de marear (ship's) compass
    4. [de tocadiscos] stylus, needle
    5. [de iglesia] spire
    6. [de conífera] needle
    7. Ferroc point
    8. [de hojaldre] = roll-shaped meat or fish pie
    9.
    de aguja [vino] slightly sparkling, Espec pétillant
    10. [pez] garfish
    11. [ave] godwit
    aguja colinegra black-tailed godwit;
    aguja colipinta bar-tailed godwit
    12.
    agujas [de res] ribs
    * * *
    f
    1 needle;
    buscar una aguja en un pajar fig look for a needle in a haystack
    2 de reloj hand
    3 FERR switch, Br
    point
    4 GASTR rib roast
    * * *
    aguja nf
    1) : needle
    2) : steeple, spire
    * * *
    1. (en general) needle
    2. (de reloj) hand
    3. (de tricotar) knitting needle
    4. (de torre, iglesia) spire / steeple

    Spanish-English dictionary > aguja

  • 4 И-2

    КАК (БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО) ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ (В СТОГЕ) СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ (В СТОГУ СЁНА) ((как etc +) NP adv (variants with как) fixed WO
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find
    like a needle in a haystack
    a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
    Он (Влад) еще долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he (Vlad) dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches, but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an un lit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
    Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое" «я» труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
    Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

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  • 5 будто иголка в стоге сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > будто иголка в стоге сена

  • 6 будто иголка в стогу сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > будто иголка в стогу сена

  • 7 иголка в сене

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > иголка в сене

  • 8 иголка в стогу сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > иголка в стогу сена

  • 9 как иголка в стоге сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как иголка в стоге сена

  • 10 как иголка в стогу сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

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  • 11 словно иголка в стоге сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

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  • 12 словно иголка в стогу сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

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  • 13 точно иголка в стоге сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

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  • 14 точно иголка в стогу сена

    КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ИГОЛКА В СТОГУ < В СТОГЕ> СЕНА исчезнуть, затеряться; ИГОЛКА В СЕНЕ < В СТОГУ СЕНА>
    [(как etc +) NP; adv (variants with как); fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person, thing etc that has vanished and is) very difficult or almost impossible to find:
    - a needle that has vanished in a haystack.
         ♦ Он [Влад] ещё долго петлял под составами, перескакивал через десятки тормозных площадок, кружился по стрелкам, но когда ему показалось, что главное позади и вот-вот он канет в ночи, как иголка в стогу сена, перед ним вдруг возникла из ничего неосвещенная стена станции, и дальше пути не было (Максимов 2). For a long while he [Vlad] dodged under the cars, leaped over a dozen brake-platforms and raced over switches; but just when it seemed the worst was over and at any moment he could vanish into the night like a needle in a haystack, an unlit wall suddenly reared up in front of him and there was nowhere left to go (2a).
         ♦ Главная удача нищего - найти потерянное, но найти свое " я" труднее, чем иголку в сене (Мандельштам 2). А beggar's greatest windfall is to pick up something that has been lost, but to regain one's own "self" is harder than finding a needle in a haystack (2a).
         ♦ Прошло несколько дней с тех пор, как исчезло ведомство капитана Миляги, но в районе никто этого не заметил. И ведь пропала не иголка в сене, а солидное Учреждение, занимавшее в ряду других учреждений весьма заметное место (Войнович 2). Several days had passed since Captain Milyaga's department had vanished, but nobody in the district seemed to notice. And after all it wasn't a needle that had vanished in a haystack but a reputable Institution which occupied a prominent place among other institutions (2a).

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  • 15 pajar

    m.
    straw loft.
    * * *
    1 (lugar) hayloft
    2 (almiar) haystack
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino ( granero) barn; ( desván) hayloft
    * * *
    ----
    * como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.
    * * *
    masculino ( granero) barn; ( desván) hayloft
    * * *
    * como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.
    * * *
    (granero) barn; (desván) hayloft
    * * *

    pajar sustantivo masculino ( granero) barn;
    ( desván) hayloft
    pajar m (almacén de paja) barn
    ' pajar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguja
    English:
    needle
    - spend
    * * *
    pajar nm
    hayloft
    * * *
    m hayloft
    * * *
    pajar nm
    : hayloft, haystack

    Spanish-English dictionary > pajar

  • 16 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
    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.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comer.
    * * *
    1 (modo) how
    2 (comparación) as, like
    2 (si) if
    como lo vuelvas a hacer... if you do it again...
    3 (porque) as, since
    \
    como quiera que (no importa cómo) however 2 (ya que) since, as, inasmuch as
    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
    hacer como si to pretend to +inf
    tanto como eso no familiar not as much as that
    * * *
    1. conj.
    1) as
    2) like
    3) if
    4) since, given that
    2. prep.
    as, like
    * * *
    1. ADV
    1) [indicando semejanza] like
    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

    hazlo como te dijo ellado it like * o the way she told you

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

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

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

    b) + subjun

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

    como seaat all costs

    4) (=en calidad de) as
    5) (=más o menos) about, around

    sentía como tristezashe felt a sort o kind of sadness

    6) [con valor causal]
    2. CONJ
    1) + indic (=ya que) as, since

    como no tenía dineroas o since I had no money

    2) + indic (=según) as

    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
    4) + indic
    (=que)

    verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

    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 queas 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!

    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 caermeI felt as if o as though I was about to fall

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

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

    como si fuera a lloveras 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!

    9) CAm, Méx

    a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

    así 1., 5), pronto 1., 4), querer 2., 1)
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( en calidad de) as

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

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

    c) ( por ejemplo) like
    2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

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

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

    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

    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

    (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

    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...

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

    5) ( que)

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

    III
    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.
    * 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
    1)
    a) ( en calidad de) as

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

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

    c) ( por ejemplo) like
    2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

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

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

    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

    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

    (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

    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...

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

    5) ( que)

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

    III
    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.

    * * *
    A
    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
    la flor conocida allí como `Santa Rita' the flower known there as `Santa Rita'
    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 biencomo 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
    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 voycomo 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
    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 …
    * * *

     

    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


    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;


    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

    palabra to swallow
    2 ( enf) ‹ comida to eat;

    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;



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

    c) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like;


    ¡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


    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 voycómo quieras I'm not goingplease 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;

    un sabor cómo a almendras a kind of almondy taste
    cómo adverbio

    ¿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?


    ¡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 herewhat 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
    * * *
    Como nm
    el lago Como Lake Como
    * * *
    I adv
    1 as;
    como amigo as a friend
    :
    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
    * * *
    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
    * * *
    como1 adv
    1. (manera) how
    2. (comparaciones) as / like
    3. (según) as
    4. (ejemplo) like
    algunas aves, como el pingüino, no vuelan some birds, like penguins, can't fly
    como sea at all costs / no matter what
    como si as if / as though
    como2 conj
    1. (causa) as
    como hacía sol, nos fuimos a la playa as it was sunny, we went to the beach
    como llegues tarde, te quedarás sin pastel if you're late, you won't get any cake

    Spanish-English dictionary > como

  • 17 Игла в стог сена попала - пиши пропало

    It is impossible to find it in a mass of things
    Var.: Игла в стог сена упала - считай пропала
    Cf: Gone for a holiday (Br.). Gone with the wind (Am.). It's like looking for a needle in a haystack (Am.). Lost like a needle in a bundle of hay (Br.). Lost like a needle in a haystack (Am., Br.)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Игла в стог сена попала - пиши пропало

  • 18 как иголка в стогу сена

    как (будто, словно, точно) иголка в стогу (стоге) сена (в сене) (теряться, исчезать и т. п.)
    get lost like a needle in a haystack (in a bundle of hay, in a bottle)

    - Пускай будут в книгах и описания природы, я только против того, чтобы человек терялся в этой природе, как иголка в сене... (В. Ажаев, Далеко от Москвы) — 'The authors can describe the landscape to their heart's content so long as they don't let the human being get lost in the landscape like a needle in a haystack...'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как иголка в стогу сена

  • 19 иголка

    ж.
    ••

    сиде́ть как на иго́лках разг. — be on pins and needles, be on thorns / nettles, be on tenterhooks

    как иго́лка в сто́ге се́на — like a needle in a haystack

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > иголка

  • 20 игла в стог попала-пиши пропало

    Set phrase: like a needle in a haystack (дословно: Словно иголка в стоге сена)

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > игла в стог попала-пиши пропало

См. также в других словарях:

  • needle in a haystack — If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it means that it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • like looking for a needle in a haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • needle in a haystack — {n. phr.}, {informal} Something that will be very hard to find. * / I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard, said June. Jim answered, Too bad. That will be like finding a needle in a haystack. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • like looking for a needle in a haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • needle in a haystack — {n. phr.}, {informal} Something that will be very hard to find. * / I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard, said June. Jim answered, Too bad. That will be like finding a needle in a haystack. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • like\ looking\ for\ a\ needle\ in\ a\ haystack — See: needle in a haystack …   Словарь американских идиом

  • needle\ in\ a\ haystack — n. phr. informal Something that will be very hard to find. I lost my class ring somewhere in the front yard, said June. Jim answered, too bad. that will be like finding a needle in a haystack …   Словарь американских идиом

  • needle in a haystack — something which is nearly impossible to do or find (part of the adage: it s like looking for a needle in a haystack ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • needle in a haystack —    If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it means that it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • needle in a haystack — something that is very hard to find Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts is like looking for a needle in a haystack …   Idioms and examples

  • Needle in a haystack —   If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it means that it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around it …   Dictionary of English idioms

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