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1 acusar

v.

1 to accuse.

lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murder

Luisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.

2 to show.

su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of time

acusar el golpe to show the effects

su espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back

3 to acknowledge (recibo).

acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package

4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.

La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.

5 to manifest, to show.

María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.

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acusar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)

2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)

3 (manifestar) to give away

► verbo pronominal acusarse

1 (confesarse) to confess

■ se acusó del crimen he confessed (to) the crime

2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of

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verb

to accuse, charge

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1. VT

1) (=culpar) to accuse

acusar a algn de algo — to accuse sb of sth

nos acusan de racistas — they are accusing us of being racists

acusar a algn de hacer algo — to accuse sb of doing sth

le acusan de promover la violencia — he is being accused of promoting violence

2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge

acusar a algn de algo — to charge sb with sth

le han acusado de asesinato — he has been charged with murder

acusar a algn de hacer algo — to charge sb with doing sth

le acusan de malversar fondos — he is being charged with embezzling funds

3) (=mostrar)

sus caras acusaban el cansancio — tiredness showed in their faces

la empresa acusaba cierta desorganización — the company was showing signs of disorganization

4) (=registrar) to pick up, register

este sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration

5) (Correos)

acusar recibo de algo — to acknowledge receipt of sth

2.

See:

acusarse
ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( culpar) to accuse

acusar a alguien de algo — to accuse somebody of something

me acusan de haber mentido — they accuse me of lying

b) (Der)

acusar a alguien de algo — to charge somebody with something

está acusado de espionaje — he is charged with spying

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

2)

a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

b) ( advertir) to pick up, register

acusa el menor movimiento — it picks up the slightest movement

3) ( reconocer)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
2.
acusarse v pron (refl)

acusarse de algo — to confess to something

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( culpar) to accuse

acusar a alguien de algo — to accuse somebody of something

me acusan de haber mentido — they accuse me of lying

b) (Der)

acusar a alguien de algo — to charge somebody with something

está acusado de espionaje — he is charged with spying

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

2)

a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

b) ( advertir) to pick up, register

acusa el menor movimiento — it picks up the slightest movement

3) ( reconocer)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
2.
acusarse v pron (refl)

acusarse de algo — to confess to something

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acusar¹

¹ = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.

Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.

Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.

Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.

Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.

Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.

Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.

Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.

Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.

Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.

* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.

* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

acusar²

² = reveal, show.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado showed, participio shown.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

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acusar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (culpar) to accuse

¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?

cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse me

acusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sth

me acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word

2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sth

lo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraud

está detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying

3 ( fam)

(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)

B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

acusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journey

C

(reconocer): acusar recibo de algo ( Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

■ acusarse

v pron

( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth

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acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( culpar) to accuse;

acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
◊ me acusan de haber mentido they accuse me of lying

b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

2 ( reconocer):
◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell

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acusar

♦ vt

1. [culpar] to accuse;

acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;

siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything

2. Der to charge;

acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;

lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder

3. [mostrar, resentirse de]
su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;

los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;

cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;

su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;

la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement

4. [recibo] to acknowledge;

acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package

♦ See also the pronominal verb acusarse

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acusar

v/t

1 accuse (de of)

2 JUR charge (de with)

3 ( manifestar) show

4

:

acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of

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acusar vt

1) : to accuse, to charge

2) : to reveal, to betray

sus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust

♦ See also the reflexive verb acusarse

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acusar vb (culpar) to accuse

lo acusaron de haber robado el dinero they accused him of stealing the money

Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge

fue acusado de robo he was charged with robbery

Spanish-English dictionary > acusar
2 veladamente

adv.

1 covertly.

le acusó veladamente de ser el culpable she hinted he was the guilty one

2 hiddenly, secretly, underhandedly.

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ADV in a veiled way

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veladamente

adjective

me acusó veladamente de favoritismo she accused me, in a veiled o an indirect way, of favoritism, she accused me of favoritism although she didn't say it outright

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veladamente adv

le amenazaron veladamente con el despido they made veiled threats to sack him;

le acusó veladamente de ser el culpable she insinuated he was the guilty one

Spanish-English dictionary > veladamente
3 acusarse

acusarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (confesarse) to confess

■ se acusó del crimen he confessed (to) the crime

2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced

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VPR

1) (=confesarse) to confess

acusarse de (haber hecho) algo — to confess to (having done) sth

2) (=registrarse)

mañana se acusará un aumento de las temperaturas — temperatures will rise tomorrow, tomorrow there will be a rise in temperature

esta deficiencia se acusa aquí claramente — this deficiency is clearly noticeable here, this deficiency shows clearly here

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■acusarse verbo reflexivo
1 (remarcarse) to become more pronounced: con la edad se le acusaron los defectos, his defects are more pronounced with his age
2 fig (notarse) to show

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vpr

1. [mutuamente] to blame one another (de for)

2. [uno mismo]
acusarse de haber hecho algo to confess to having done sth;

¡padre, me acuso! father, I confess

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vr

: to confess

Spanish-English dictionary > acusarse
4 acuse

m.

acknowledgment, acknowledgement.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: acusar.

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acuse

FRASEOLOGÍA

acuse de recibo acknowledgement of receipt

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SM

acuse de recibo — acknowledgement of receipt

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* acuse de recibo = acknowledgement of receipt.

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* acuse de recibo = acknowledgement of receipt.

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Del verbo acusar: ( conjugate acusar)

acusé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

acuse es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
acusar
acuse
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( culpar) to accuse;

acuse a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
◊ me acusan de haber mentido they accuse me of lying

b) (Der) acuse a algn de algo to charge sb with sth

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

2 ( reconocer):
◊ acuse recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
acuse sustantivo masculino acuse de recibo, acknowledgment of receipt
' acuse' also found in these entries:
English:
acknowledgement
- return receipt

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acuse nm
acuse de recibo acknowledgement of receipt; [nota] acknowledgement slip; Informát acknowledgement
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acuse

m

:

acuse de recibo acknowledgement of receipt

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acuse nm

acuse de recibo : acknowledgment of receipt

Spanish-English dictionary > acuse
5 cumplir

v.

1 to do, to carry out, to perform.

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements

2 to keep (promesa).

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the Aconcagua

Ella cumple la ley She obeys the law.

3 to reach (años).

mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrow

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

4 to serve (condena).

5 to expire.

6 to do one's duty.

cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebody

para o por cumplir out of politeness

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra to keep one's word

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job

7 to comply.

este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards

8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.

Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.

9 to do one's job, to comply.

Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.

10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.

Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.

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cumplir

► verbo transitivo

1 (orden) to carry out; (deseo) to fulfil (US fulfill); (deber) to do

2 (promesa) to keep

3 DERECHO (ley) to observe, abide by; (pena) to serve

4 (años) to be, turn

■ mañana cumplo treinta años I'll be thirty tomorrow

■ ha cumplido cuarenta años she has turned forty

■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plazo) to expire, end

2 (deuda, pago) to fall due

► verbo pronominal cumplirse

1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true

■ se cumplió la profecía the prophecy came true

2 (fecha) to be

■ hoy se cumplen cinco años de nuestra boda it's our fifth wedding anniversary today

■ se cumple una semana del comienzo del curso it's a week since the course began

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebody

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligations

cumplir con la ley to abide by the law

cumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligations

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

para cumplir / por cumplir as a formality

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verb

1) to accomplish, carry out

2) fulfill, comply with

3) expire

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- cumplirse

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1. VT

1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to play

los contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks

• la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrent

los parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage

• cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay rise

les ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word

2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obey

solo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders

cumplir la voluntad del difunto — to carry out the wishes of the deceased

• hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement

3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meet

estos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements

cumplió su deseo de viajar a la India — he fulfilled his wish of travelling to India

4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, complete

está cumpliendo 30 días de arresto — he is serving 30 days detention

tiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service

5) [con periodos de tiempo]

a) [+ años]

hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today

el rey cumple hoy años — today is the King's birthday

cumple 40 años en diciembre — she'll be 40 in December

cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21

¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?

¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

b) [+ aniversario, días]

la democracia cumple su vigésimo aniversario — democracy is celebrating its twentieth anniversary

el premio cumple su cincuentenario — the prize is currently in its fiftieth year

el paro en el transporte cumple hoy su cuarto día — this is the fourth day of the transport strike

6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make

2. VI

1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due

2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's duty

tengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me

es muy profesional y siempre cumple — she is very professional - she never lets you down

yo siempre cumplo en mi trabajo — I always do my job properly

mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)

prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you

3)

• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet

estaba cumpliendo con su deber — he was doing his duty

cumplir con los trámites de la aduana — to go through customs

tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement

tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on

para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria

cumplir con la iglesia — to fulfil one's religious obligations

4)

cumplir por algn — to act on sb's behalf

5) frm (=corresponder)

lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me

6) (Mil) to finish one's military service

3.

See:

cumplirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

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= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

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* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

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= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

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cumplir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry out

para hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforced

los inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rules

la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

no cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations

3

(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standards

los objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each year

nunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition

4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*

la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its function

cumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aims

B ‹condena/sentencia› to serve

está cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military service

C [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!

ése ya no cumple los cuarenta ( hum); he won't see forty again ( colloq hum)

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversary

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike

■ cumplir

vi

A

1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›

cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our duty

yo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to me

no cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedure

cumple con su trabajo he does his job

2

(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bit

a ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for once

nos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of duty

cumplir CON algn:

con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them

3 ( euf o hum)

(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( frml)

(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)

2 ( frml)

(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effort

■ cumplirse

v pron

A «profecía/predicción» to come true

se cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came true

se cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilled

B

«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death

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cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ejecutar) ‹ orden› to carry out;

‹ ley› to obey;
◊ la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty

b) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep;

‹ compromiso› to honor^{( conjugate honor)}, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}
c) ( alcanzar) ‹objetivo/ambición› to achieve;

‹ requisitos› fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished

d) ( desempeñar) ‹ papel› to perform, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}

2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
◊ mañana cumple 20 años she'll be 20 tomorrow;

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
a) cumplir con algo ‹ con obligación› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth, satisfy sth;

‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth;
◊ cumple con su deber he does his duty

b) ( con una obligación social):

◊ nos invitó solo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to;

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
a) [deseo/predicción] to come true;

[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilled
b) [ plazo]:

◊ mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax;

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word

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cumplir

♦ vt

1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;
[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;
cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;

cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;

los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;

el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;

esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements

2. [años] to reach;

mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;

cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;

tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;

la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year

3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;
[servicio militar] to do
♦ vi

1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;

el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired

2.
cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;

varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

3. [por cortesía]
con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;

lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;

acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother

4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]
acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties

♦ See also the pronominal verb cumplirse

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cumplir

I v/t

1 orden carry out; promesa fulfill, Br

fulfil

2 condena serve

3

:

cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn ten

II v/i

1

:

cumplir con algo carry sth out;

cumplir con su deber do one’s duty

2

:

te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness

* * *

cumplir vt

1) : to accomplish, to carry out

2) : to comply with, to fulfill

3) : to attain, to reach

su hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Friday

cumplir vi

1) : to expire, to fall due

2) : to fulfill one's obligations

cumplir con el deber: to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word

♦ See also the reflexive verb cumplirse

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cumplir vb

1. (orden) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]

sólo cumplían órdenes they were just carrying out orders

2. (compromiso, obligación) to fulfil [pt. & pp. fulfilled]

cumplo todos los requisitos I fulfil all the requirements

3. (promesa, palabra) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

cumplió su promesa he kept his promise

4. (pena) to serve

ha cumplido una condena de tres años he's served a three-year sentence

5. (años) to be

hoy cumplo once años I'm eleven today

la semana que viene cumplirá veinte años he'll be twenty next week

6. (plazo) to expire / to end

hoy cumple el plazo de matrícula the enrollment period ends today

cumplir con tu deber to do your duty

Spanish-English dictionary > cumplir
6 egoísta

adj.

selfish, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical.

f. & m.

selfish person, egoist, self-seeker.

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egoísta

► adjetivo

1 selfish, egoistic, egoistical

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 egoist, selfish person

* * *

adj.

selfish

* * *

1.

ADJ egoistical, selfish

2.

SMF egoist, selfish person

* * *
I
adjetivo selfish, egotistic

no seas egoistón — (fam) don't be mean (colloq)
II
masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist

es una egoísta — she is very selfish

* * *

= selfish, egoistic, egotistical, egoist, self-serving, self-focusing, self-focused, egotistic, egotist.

Ex. Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.

Ex. Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.

Ex. Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.

Ex. Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.

Ex. At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.

Ex. We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.

Ex. In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.

Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

Ex. One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.

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* de modo egoísta = selfishly.

* * *
I
adjetivo selfish, egotistic

no seas egoistón — (fam) don't be mean (colloq)
II
masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist

es una egoísta — she is very selfish

* * *

= selfish, egoistic, egotistical, egoist, self-serving, self-focusing, self-focused, egotistic, egotist.

Ex: Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.

Ex: Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.

Ex: Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.

Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.

Ex: At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.

Ex: We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.

Ex: In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.

Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

Ex: One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.

* de modo egoísta = selfishly.

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egoísta¹

adjective

selfish, egoistic, egotistic

no seas egoistón ( fam); don't be mean ( colloq)

egoísta²

masculine and feminine

( Psic) egoist, egotist

es una egoísta she is very selfish

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egoísta adjetivo
selfish, egotistic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist;
◊ es una egoísta she is very selfish

egoísta
I adjetivo egoistic, selfish
II mf egoist, selfish person

' egoísta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buitre
- interesada
- interesado
- acaparador
- mezquindad
- puro
- volver
English:
ax
- axe
- egoist
- possessive
- selfish
- unselfish

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egoísta

♦ adj

egoistic, selfish;

¡mira que eres egoísta! you're so selfish!;

era muy egoísta con sus hermanos he was very selfish towards his brothers and sisters

♦ nmf

egotist, selfish person;

ser un egoísta to be very selfish, to be an egotist

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egoísta

I adj selfish, egoistic

II m/f egoist

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egoísta adj

: selfish, egoistic

egoísta nmf

: egoist, selfish person

* * *

egoísta¹ adj selfish

no seas egoísta don't be selfish

egoísta² n selfish person

acusó a Pepe de egoísta he accused Pepe of being selfish

Spanish-English dictionary > egoísta
7 encubrimiento

m.

1 concealment.

2 cover-up, concealment, covering, covering up.

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encubrimiento

► nombre masculino

1 concealment, hiding

2 DERECHO cover-up

* * *

SM [de delito] covering up; [de objeto robado] receiving

se le acusó de encubrimiento — he was accused of being part of the cover-up operation, he was charged with being an accessory after the fact frm

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= concealment, whitewashing, dissimulation, whitewash, dissembling.

Ex. The conflict between the right of access to information and the right to privacy is difficult to resolve, yet protecting the citizen's privacy sometimes leads to the concealment or destruction of records.

Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.

Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

Ex. The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.

Ex. The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and ' dissembling'.

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* maniobra de encubrimiento = cover-up.

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= concealment, whitewashing, dissimulation, whitewash, dissembling.

Ex: The conflict between the right of access to information and the right to privacy is difficult to resolve, yet protecting the citizen's privacy sometimes leads to the concealment or destruction of records.

Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.

Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.

Ex: The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and ' dissembling'.

* maniobra de encubrimiento = cover-up.

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encubrimiento

masculine

1 harboring*

2 (de un delito) covering up

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encubrimiento nm

está acusado de encubrimiento he is accused of being an accessory

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encubrimiento

m de delincuente harboring, Br

harbouring; de delito concealment

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encubrimiento nm

: cover-up

Spanish-English dictionary > encubrimiento
8 galería

f.

1 gallery.

2 gallery, balcony.

3 gallery, showroom, exhibition chamber.

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galería

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) gallery

2 (corredor descubierto) balcony, verandah

3 TEATRO gallery, balcony

4 (para cortinas) pelmet, US cornice

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer algo de cara a la galería to play to the gallery

hacer algo para la galería to play to the gallery

galería comercial / galerías comerciales shopping centre sing

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noun f.

gallery

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SF

1) (=espacio) [interior, en mina] gallery; [exterior] balcony

galería comercial — shopping mall

galería de alimentación — food hall

galería de arte — art gallery

galería de columnas — colonnade

galería de la muerte — death row

galería de popa — (Náut) stern gallery

galería de tiro — shooting gallery

galería de viento — (Aer) wind tunnel

galería secreta — secret passage

2) * (=público) audience

- hacer algo para o de cara a la galería

ha sido un gesto para la galería — it was just playing to the gallery

3) [para cortinas] pelmet, cornice (EEUU)

4) And, Caribe store

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femenino

a) ( interior) corridor; ( exterior) gallery

b) (Teatr) gallery

hacer algo cara a la galería — to play to the gallery

- galería comercial

- galería de arte

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= balcony, gallery, loft, gallery, arcade, atrium [atria, -pl.].

Nota: Usado en arquitectura.

Ex. She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.

Ex. Theirs is a large establishment with nearly three hectares of galleries.

Ex. The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

Ex. A gallery is a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.

Ex. Another feature is an arcade running along 2 sides which the library will use for a gallery, information area, newspaper room and meeting rooms.

Ex. The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.

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* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* galería comercial = shopping arcade, walking arcade.

* galería con claraboyas = clerestory.

* galería de arte = art gallery.

* galería de personajes famosos = hall of fame.

* galería de tiendas = mall of shops, mall.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.

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femenino

a) ( interior) corridor; ( exterior) gallery

b) (Teatr) gallery

hacer algo cara a la galería — to play to the gallery

- galería comercial

- galería de arte

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= balcony, gallery, loft, gallery, arcade, atrium [atria, -pl.].

Nota: Usado en arquitectura.

Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.

Ex: Theirs is a large establishment with nearly three hectares of galleries.

Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

Ex: A gallery is a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.

Ex: Another feature is an arcade running along 2 sides which the library will use for a gallery, information area, newspaper room and meeting rooms.

Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* galería comercial = shopping arcade, walking arcade.

* galería con claraboyas = clerestory.

* galería de arte = art gallery.

* galería de personajes famosos = hall of fame.

* galería de tiendas = mall of shops, mall.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.

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galería

feminine

1 (interior) corridor; (exterior) gallery, balcony; (en una mina) gallery

2 ( Teatr) gallery

la acusó de hacer el discurso cara a la galería he accused her of playing to the gallery with her speech

3 (para cortinas) cornice ( AmE), pelmet ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● galería comercial

shopping mall ( AmE), shopping arcade ( BrE)

● galería de alimentación

indoor food market

● galería de arte

art gallery

● galería del órgano

organ gallery o loft

● galería de retratos

portrait gallery

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galería sustantivo femenino
a) ( interior) corridor;

( exterior) gallery
b) (Teatr) gallery

c)

◊ galería comercial shopping mall (AmE), shopping arcade (BrE);

galería de arte art gallery
galería sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit covered balcony
2 (de arte) art gallery
3 (gente, público) gallery: vive de cara a la galería, he plays to the gallery
4 (conjunto de tiendas) galería de alimentación, market
galería comercial, shopping centre
5 Teat gallery
' galería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antológica
- antológico
- exponer
- expuesta
- expuesto
- mirador
- comercial
- pasaje
- pórtico
English:
arcade
- art gallery
- balcony
- curator
- gallery
- range
- tunnel
- art
- porch
- veranda

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galería nf

1. [pasillo, en mina] gallery;
[corredor descubierto] verandah
Comp
galería subterránea underground passage(way)
2. [establecimiento] gallery

Comp
galería de arte art gallery;
galería comercial shopping arcade;

galería de tiro shooting gallery [for target practice]

3. [para cortinas] curtain rail

4. [vulgo] masses;

Comp

hacer algo para la galería to play to the gallery

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galería

f gallery;

para la galería, de cara a la galería fig for o

to the gallery

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galería nf

1) : gallery, balcony (in a theater)

galería comercial: shopping mall

2) : corridor, passage

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galería n

1. (en general) gallery [pl. galleries]

2. (balcón) balcony [pl. balconies]

galería de arte art gallery

galerías comerciales shopping centre

Spanish-English dictionary > galería
9 gratuitamente

adv.

1 gratuitously, free (gratis).

2 for free, free, for nothing, gratuitously.

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gratuitamente

► adverbio

1 (de balde) free of charge, free

2 (sin fundamento) unfoundedly

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ADV

1) (=gratis) free

2) [comentar] gratuitously; [acusar] without foundation

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adverbio

a) ( sin pagar) free

b) < insultar> gratuitously

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= freely.

Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

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adverbio

a) ( sin pagar) free

b) < insultar> gratuitously

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= freely.

Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

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gratuitamente

adverb

A (gratis) free

si desea más información, llámenos gratuitamente al … for further information, call us free on …

B (sin fundamento) ‹atacar/insultar› gratuitously

me acusó gratuitamente he accused me without justification

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gratuitamente adverbio
1 free: te puedes anunciar gratuitamente en este periódico, you may place a free ad in this newspaper
2 gratuitously: lo dijo gratuitamente, sin venir a cuento, he said it gratuitously, for no apparent reason
' gratuitamente' also found in these entries:
English:
pro bono
- toll-free
- charge
- deliver
- free

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gratuitamente adv

1. [gratis] free (of charge)

2. [sin fundamento] gratuitously

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gratuitamente adv

1) : gratuitously

2) gratis: free, for free, gratis

Spanish-English dictionary > gratuitamente
10 invasión

f.

invasion, raid, inroad, encroachment.

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invasión

► nombre femenino

1 invasion

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noun f.

invasion

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SF

1) [de país, cultivos] invasion

la invasión aliada de Italia — the allied invasion of Italy

una invasión de películas norteamericanas — an invasion of American films

2) [de pista, calzada] presence

la invasión de la pista por un avión de carga causó el accidente — the accident was caused by the presence of a cargo plane on the runway

3) (Jur) [de derechos] encroachment; [de funciones, poderes] usurpation

4) Col (=chabolas) shantytown

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femenino

1)

a) (de zona, país) invasion

b) (Der) encroachment, violation

2) (Col) ( chabolas) shantytown

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= encroachment, invasion, onslaught.

Ex. It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.

Ex. Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.

Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

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* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.

* invasión del hogar = home invasion.

* invasión del papel, la = paper storm, the.

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femenino

1)

a) (de zona, país) invasion

b) (Der) encroachment, violation

2) (Col) ( chabolas) shantytown

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= encroachment, invasion, onslaught.

Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.

Ex: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.

Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.

* invasión del hogar = home invasion.

* invasión del papel, la = paper storm, the.

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invasión

feminine

A

1 (de una zona, un país) invasion

2 ( Der) encroachment, violation

B ( Col) (chabolas) shantytown

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invasión sustantivo femenino
1 (de zona, país) invasion
2 (Col) ( chabolas) shantytown
invasión sustantivo femenino invasion
' invasión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrio
- contener
English:
invasion

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invasión nf

1. [por ejército] invasion

2. [por turistas] invasion

3. [por vehículo]
la invasión por un camión del carril contrario provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a truck o Br lorry going onto the wrong side of the road

4. [de competencias]
acusó al juez de invasión de competencias he accused the judge of overreaching his powers

5. Col [barrio] shantytown

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invasión

f MIL invasion

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invasión nf, pl - siones : invasion

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invasión n invasion

Spanish-English dictionary > invasión
11 palabra

intj.

really, honest to goodness, honest, honest to God.

f.

1 word.

de palabra by word of mouth, verbally

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody off in mid-sentence

en cuatro o dos palabras in a few words

en una palabra in a word

no dijo palabra he didn't say a word

medir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully)

no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanish

palabra por palabra word for word

ser palabras mayores to be an important matter

sin mediar palabra without a single word

palabra clave (computing) keyword

palabra divina o de Dios word of God

2 word (juramento, promesa).

dar su palabra to give one's word

estar bajo palabra to be under oath (en juicio)

faltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his word

mantuvo su palabra she kept her word

tienes mi palabra you have my word

tomar la palabra a alguien to hold somebody to their word

3 speech (habla).

4 word of honor, troth, word, word of honour.

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palabra

► nombre femenino

1 word

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar su palabra to give one's word, promise

■ te doy mi palabra de que estaré allí I promise you I'll be there

decir la última palabra to have the last word

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody off

dirigirle la palabra a alguien to address somebody

en una palabra in a word

no decir ni media palabra a nadie not to breath a word to anyone

medir las palabras to weigh one's words

no dirigirle la palabra a alguien not to be speaking to somebody

palabra por palabra word for word

quitarle a alguien la palabra to cut somebody short, interrupt somebody

ser hombre/mujer de palabra to be a man of his word/a woman of her word

ser hombre/mujer de pocas palabras to be a man/woman of few words

tener la palabra to have the floor

tener palabra to keep one's word

tener unas palabras con alguien to have words with somebody

tomarle a alguien la palabra to take somebody at their word

palabra clave key word

palabra de honor word of honour

palabras mayores (palabrotas) swearwords 2 (cosa importante) serious talk

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noun f.

1) word

2) faith

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SF

1) (=vocablo) word

un título de dos palabras — a two-word title

lo tradujo palabra por palabra — he translated it word for word

me lo resumió en dos palabras — he summarized it for me in a couple of words

¿me permiten decir unas palabras? — could I say a few words?

eso no son más que palabras — those are just (empty) words

no tengo palabras o me faltan palabras para expresar lo que siento — I haven't got the o there aren't words to express how I feel, words fail to express how I feel

tuvo palabras de elogio para el ministro — he had words of praise for the minister

sin decir o chistar * palabra — without a word

no dijo ni media palabra — he didn't give us the slightest hint

no entiendo palabra — I can't understand a word

es palabra de Dios — it is the word of God

• con buenas palabras, me lo dijo con muy buenas palabras — he told me as cool as you like *

nos entretenía con buenas palabras, pero nunca nos daba el dinero — he palmed us off with smooth talk, but he never gave us the money

• medias palabras — hints

lo dijo todo con medias palabras — he said everything indirectly

• en una palabra — in a word

¡ni una palabra más! — not another word!

- coger a algn la palabra

- comerse las palabras

- no cruzar una palabra con algn

- decir la última palabra

- dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca

me dejó con la palabra en la boca y se fue de la habitación — he walked out of the room while I was in mid-sentence

- gastar palabras

- medir las palabras

- negar la palabra de Dios a algn

- quitar la palabra de la boca a algn

- tener unas palabras con algn

- trabarse de palabras

- tener la última palabra

- a palabras necias, oídos sordos

- las palabras se las lleva el viento

palabra clave — keyword

palabras cruzadas — LAm (=crucigrama) crossword sing

un juego de palabras cruzadas — a word puzzle

palabras gruesas — crude language sing

palabras mayores — † offensive language sing

ser palabras mayores (=ser importante) —

¿te han hecho directora? ¡eso ya son palabras mayores! — so you've been appointed director, that's really something!
juego II, 2)
2) (=facultad de hablar)

la palabra — speech

perdió el uso de la palabra — he lost the power of speech

tiene el don de la palabra, es de palabra fácil — he has a way with words, he has the gift of the gab *

• de palabra, he pecado solo de palabra — I've sinned in word only

nos acusó de palabra — he accused us verbally

• dirigir la palabra a algn, hace tiempo que no me dirige la palabra — he hasn't spoken to me for a long time

3) frm (=turno para hablar) floor

• ceder la palabra a algn, conceder la palabra a algn — to give sb the floor, invite sb to speak

• pedir la palabra — to ask for the floor, ask to be allowed to speak

• tener la palabra — to have the floor

tiene la palabra el señor presidente — the president has the floor

yo no tengo la palabra — it's not for me to say

• tomar la palabra — to take the floor, speak

• hacer uso de la palabra — to take the floor, speak

4) (=promesa) word

es hombre de palabra — he is a man of his word

cumplió su palabra — he kept his word, he was true to his word

palabra que yo no tengo nada que ver — * I've got nothing to do with it, (I) promise!

-¿de verdad que no sabías nada? -¡palabra! o hum ¡palabrita del Niño Jesús! — "you really didn't know anything?" - "cross my heart and hope to die!"

• bajo palabra — (Mil) on parole

• dar o empeñar su palabra — to give one's word

• faltar a su palabra — to go back on o break one's word

palabra de casamiento, dar palabra de casamiento — to promise to marry

palabra de honor — word of honour, word of honor (EEUU)

¿me das tu palabra de honor de que no dirás nada? — do you give me your word of honour you won't say anything?

¡palabra de honor! — word of honour!

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femenino

1) ( vocablo) word

una palabra de seis letras — a six-letter word

en toda la extensión de la palabra — in every sense of the word

no son más que palabras — it's all talk

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward

palabra por palabra — word for word

yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it

no entendí (ni) una palabra — I didn't understand a (single) word

sin decir (una) palabra — without a word

comerse las palabras — to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras — in the nicest possible way

decirle a alguien cuatro palabras bien dichas — to tell somebody a few home truths

eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far

quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth

tener la última palabra — to have the final say

tener unas palabras con alguien — to have words with somebody (colloq)

a palabras necias oídos sordos — take no notice of the stupid things people say

las palabras se las lleva el viento — actions speak louder than words

- palabra clave

- palabra compuesta

- palabra funcional or vacía

- palabras cruzadas

2) ( promesa) word

una mujer de palabra — a woman of her word

cumplió con su palabra — she kept her word

nunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word

se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)

cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)

tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

- palabra de honor

3)

a) ( habla) speech

el don de la palabra — the gift of speech

un acuerdo de palabra — a verbal agreement

no me dirigió la palabra — she didn't speak to me

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth

b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something

tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)

ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak

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= word, headword.

Ex. A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.

Ex. This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.

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* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.

* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.

* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.

* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.

* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.

* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.

* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.

* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.

* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.

* describir con palabras = describe + in words.

* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.

* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.

* de una palabra = one-word.

* de una única palabra = single-word.

* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.

* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.

* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.

* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.

* en palabras = verbally.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.

* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].

* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.

* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.

* frecuencia de palabras = word count.

* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.

* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.

* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.

* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.

* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.

* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.

* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.

* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.

* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.

* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.

* número de palabras = wordage.

* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.

* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.

* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* palabra ambigua = weasel word.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.

* palabra coloquial = slang word.

* palabra común = common word.

* palabra de contenido = content word.

* palabra de control = control word.

* palabra de Dios = word of God.

* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.

* palabra del documento = textword.

* palabra del texto = text word.

* palabra del título = title word, title term.

* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* palabra equívoca = weasel word.

* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.

* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.

* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.

* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.

* palabra impresa = words in print.

* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.

* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.

* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.

* palabra malsonate = expletive.

* palabra oculta = hidden word.

* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.

* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.

* palabra puente = transitional word.

* palabras = wordage.

* palabras al viento = hot air.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.

* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.

* palabras de aliento = pep talk.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.

* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.

* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.

* palabras iniciales = opening statement.

* palabras literales = quote... unquote.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.

* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* palabras usadas = wording.

* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.

* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.

* primeras palabras = opening statement.

* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* raíz de palabra = word stem.

* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* secuencia de palabras = word string.

* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.

* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* sentido de la palabra = word sense.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* significado de la palabra = word sense.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin palabras = wordless.

* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.

* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.

* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.

* * *

femenino

1) ( vocablo) word

una palabra de seis letras — a six-letter word

en toda la extensión de la palabra — in every sense of the word

no son más que palabras — it's all talk

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward

palabra por palabra — word for word

yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it

no entendí (ni) una palabra — I didn't understand a (single) word

sin decir (una) palabra — without a word

comerse las palabras — to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras — in the nicest possible way

decirle a alguien cuatro palabras bien dichas — to tell somebody a few home truths

eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far

quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth

tener la última palabra — to have the final say

tener unas palabras con alguien — to have words with somebody (colloq)

a palabras necias oídos sordos — take no notice of the stupid things people say

las palabras se las lleva el viento — actions speak louder than words

- palabra clave

- palabra compuesta

- palabra funcional or vacía

- palabras cruzadas

2) ( promesa) word

una mujer de palabra — a woman of her word

cumplió con su palabra — she kept her word

nunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word

se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)

cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)

tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

- palabra de honor

3)

a) ( habla) speech

el don de la palabra — the gift of speech

un acuerdo de palabra — a verbal agreement

no me dirigió la palabra — she didn't speak to me

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth

b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something

tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)

ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak

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* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.

* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.

* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.

* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.

* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.

* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.

* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.

* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.

* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.

* describir con palabras = describe + in words.

* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.

* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.

* de una palabra = one-word.

* de una única palabra = single-word.

* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.

* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.

* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.

* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.

* en palabras = verbally.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.

* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].

* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.

* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.

* frecuencia de palabras = word count.

* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.

* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.

* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.

* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.

* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.

* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.

* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.

* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.

* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.

* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.

* número de palabras = wordage.

* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.

* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.

* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* palabra ambigua = weasel word.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.

* palabra coloquial = slang word.

* palabra común = common word.

* palabra de contenido = content word.

* palabra de control = control word.

* palabra de Dios = word of God.

* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.

* palabra del documento = textword.

* palabra del texto = text word.

* palabra del título = title word, title term.

* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* palabra equívoca = weasel word.

* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.

* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.

* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.

* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.

* palabra impresa = words in print.

* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.

* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.

* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.

* palabra malsonate = expletive.

* palabra oculta = hidden word.

* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.

* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.

* palabra puente = transitional word.

* palabras = wordage.

* palabras al viento = hot air.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.

* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.

* palabras de aliento = pep talk.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.

* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.

* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.

* palabras iniciales = opening statement.

* palabras literales = quote... unquote.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.

* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* palabras usadas = wording.

* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.

* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.

* primeras palabras = opening statement.

* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* raíz de palabra = word stem.

* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* secuencia de palabras = word string.

* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.

* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* sentido de la palabra = word sense.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* significado de la palabra = word sense.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin palabras = wordless.

* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.

* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.

* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.

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palabra

feminine

A (vocablo) word

una palabra de seis letras a six-letter word

es un bruto en toda la extensión de la palabra he's a brute, in every sense of the word

palabras, palabras, yo lo que quiero son hechos I've heard enough words o talk, I want to see some action

no son más que palabras it's all talk

es un hombre de pocas palabras he's a man of few words

sólo quiero decir unas palabras I just want to say a few words

tras unas palabras de saludo after a few words of welcome

no encuentro or tengo palabras para expresarles mi agradecimiento I cannot find words to express my gratitude to you

mira, yo te lo puedo explicar en dos palabras look, let me put it to you simply

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde basically o to put it bluntly, he's a coward

¿te parece bien? — en una palabra, no is that all right? in a word, no

lo tradujo palabra por palabra he translated it word for word

ni una palabra más, te quedas a cenar not another word o I don't want to hear another word, you're staying for dinner

yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about it

de esto ni una palabra a nadie not a word to anyone about this

no entendí (ni) una palabra de lo que dijo I didn't understand a (single) word of what he said

sin decir (una) palabra without a word

comerse las palabras to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras in the nicest possible way

decirle a algn cuatro palabras bien dichas to tell sb a few home truths

eso ya son palabras mayores (refiriéndose — a un insulto) those are strong words; (— a una acusación) that's a serious accusation, those are strong words; (— a una propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far, that's a bit excessive

la última palabra the last word

siempre tiene que ser él el que diga la última palabra he always has to have the last word

en este asunto la última palabra le corresponde a Juárez Juárez has the final say on this matter

quitarle las palabras de la boca a algn to take the words right out of sb's mouth

tener unas palabras con algn to have words with sb ( colloq)

tuvieron unas palabras por un asunto de dinero they had words over some money matter

las palabras se las lleva el viento actions speak louder than words

a palabras necias oídos sordos take no notice of the stupid things people say

malo¹ adj Sense II. (↑ malo (1))

Compuestos:

● palabra clave

key word

● palabra compuesta

compound word

● palabra funcional or vacía

function word

● palabras cruzadas

fpl (CS) crossword, crossword puzzle

B (promesa) word

me basta con tu palabra your word is enough for me

me dio su palabra she gave me her word

es una mujer de palabra she's a woman of her word

siempre cumple con su palabra she always keeps her word

nunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his word

palabra que yo no sabía nada ( fam); honest o really o ( BrE) straight up, I didn't know a thing about it ( colloq)

se lo devolví ¡palabra! I gave it back to her, honest! ( colloq)

cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to take sb up on sth ( colloq), to keep o hold sb to his/her word

tomarle la palabra a algn: le tome la palabra y le pedí un préstamo I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

Compuesto:

palabra de honor

word of honor*

le dio su palabra de honor de que no volvería a hacerlo he gave her his word of honor o his solemn word that he wouldn't do it again

yo no fui ¡palabra de honor! it wasn't me, word of honor o I swear!

C

1 (habla) speech

el don de la palabra the gift of speech

me invitó sólo de palabra I only got a verbal invitation

fue un acuerdo de palabra it was a verbal agreement

pecar de pensamiento, palabra y obra to sin in thought, word and deed

no me dirigió la palabra en toda la noche she didn't speak to me all night

nos ha retirado la palabra she doesn't speak to us anymore, she no longer deigns to speak to us ( hum)

dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca (me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; (no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth

2 ( frml)

(en una ceremonia, asamblea): pido la palabra may I say something?, I'd like to say something

tiene la palabra el delegado estudiantil the student delegate has the floor ( frml)

no le concedieron la palabra he was denied permission to speak, he was denied the floor ( frml)

ceder la palabra a algn to give the floor to sb ( frml), to call upon sb to speak

a continuación hizo uso de la palabra el presidente de la institución then the president of the institute made a speech

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palabra sustantivo femenino
1 ( vocablo) word;
◊ una palabra de seis letras a six-letter word;

no son más que palabras it's all talk;
en pocas palabras, es un cobarde in a word, he's a coward;
palabra por palabra word for word;
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about it;
no entendí (ni) una palabra I didn't understand a (single) word;
sin decir (una) palabra without a word;
palabra compuesta compound word;
tener la última palabra to have the final say
2 ( promesa) word;
◊ palabra de honor word of honor^{( conjugate honor)};

una mujer de palabra a woman of her word;
cumplió con su palabra she kept her word;
nunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his word
3
a) ( habla) speech;

◊ el don de la palabra the gift of speech;

un acuerdo de palabra a verbal agreement;
no me dirigió la palabra she didn't speak to me;
dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentence
b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea):

◊ pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;

tener/tomar la palabra to have/to take the floor (frml)
palabra sustantivo femenino
1 word
lo resumió en pocas palabras, she summarised it in a few words
(discurso) me quedé con la palabra en la boca, I was left speechless
Juan es hombre de pocas palabras, Juan is a man of few words
2 (capacidad para hablar) me dejó sin palabra, I was speechless
3 (compromiso) word: me dio su palabra, he gave me his word
no tiene palabra, she never keeps her word
4 (turno para hablar) right to speak
tener la palabra, to have the floor
♦ Locuciones: dirigir la palabra a alguien, to address sb
de palabra, by word of mouth
' palabra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- abreviar
- acento
- ayunas
- baja
- bajo
- bañera
- bar
- bastante
- calor
- ceder
- chalet
- chimenea
- ciudad
- colmo
- comida
- comprometerse
- culta
- culto
- decirse
- disonante
- empeñar
- entredicho
- faltar
- fresca
- fresco
- histórica
- histórico
- honor
- justa
- justo
- ladrón
- ladrona
- lata
- mayoría
- mirar
- muletilla
- padre
- piso
- promesa
- pronunciar
- recta
- recto
- saludar
- saludo
- sigla
- subrayar
- taco
- tela
English:
absent
- buzz off
- cagey
- clinch
- connotation
- current
- date
- dated
- derive
- do
- engine driver
- female
- fish
- floor
- fuck
- go back on
- high
- honour
- interrogative
- lady
- marmalade
- match
- mint
- misuse
- operative
- score out
- sense
- shorten
- speak
- spectacle
- speech
- state-of-the-art
- storey
- true
- use
- verbatim
- way
- word
- a
- call
- compound
- key
- strict
- swear
- take
- unwritten

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palabra

♦ nf

1. [término, vocablo] word;

con palabras no puedo expresar lo que sentía words cannot express what I felt;

dilo con tus propias palabras say it in your own words;

lo dijo, aunque no con esas palabras she said it, though not in so many words;

no son más que palabras (vacías) it's all talk;

buenas palabras fine-sounding words;

no cruzaron palabra en todo el camino they didn't exchange a word throughout the journey;

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentence;

dirigir la palabra a alguien to speak to sb;

no le dirige la palabra a su madre desde hace semanas he hasn't spoken to his mother for weeks;

en cuatro o [m5] dos palabras in a few words;

en otras palabras in other words;

en una palabra in a word;

lo dijo todo a medias palabras she only hinted at what she meant;

medir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully);

no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanish;

yo de este tema no sé ni (media) palabra I don't know a thing about this subject;

no dijo palabra he didn't say a word;

palabra por palabra word for word;

me has quitado la palabra de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

lo de comprar una casa son palabras mayores buying a house is a very serious matter;

no hace falta llegar a palabras mayores there is no need to get nasty about it;

le aguanto casi todo, pero eso ya son palabras mayores I'll put up with almost anything from him, but that's going a bit (too) far;

sin mediar palabra without a single word;

tener la última palabra to have the last word;

tener unas palabras con alguien to have words with sb;

tuvo que tragarse sus palabras he had to eat his words;

Prov

a palabras necias, oídos sordos sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)

Comp
Informát palabra clave keyword;
palabra compuesta compound word;
CSur palabras cruzadas crossword;
palabra de Dios word of God

2. [juramento, promesa] word;

es su palabra contra la mía it's her word against mine;

dar/empeñar la palabra to give/pledge one's word;

ella me dio su palabra she gave me her word;

dio (su) palabra de que nada saldría mal he gave his word that nothing would go wrong;

estar bajo palabra [en juicio] to be under oath;

faltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his word;

mantuvo su palabra she kept her word;

no tiene palabra he's not a man of his word;

tienes mi palabra you have my word;

tomar la palabra a alguien to hold sb to their word

Comp
palabra de honor word of honour;
¡palabra (de honor)! honestly!;

yo no sabía nada, ¡palabra (de honor)! I didn't know anything, honestly! o I swear!

3. [habla] speech;

con el susto perdió la palabra the shock left her speechless;

de palabra by word of mouth, verbally;

el trato se hizo de palabra it was a purely verbal agreement o a gentleman's agreement

4. [derecho de hablar]
dar la palabra a alguien to give sb the floor;

pedir la palabra to ask for the floor;

¡pido la palabra! could I say something, please?;

tomar la palabra to take the floor

5.
palabras [discurso] words;

a continuación nuestro invitado nos dirigirá unas palabras our guest will now say a few words

♦ nm
palabra de honor [vestido] strapless dress
* * *

palabra

f tb fig

word;

palabra por palabra word for word;

bajo palabra on parole;

en una palabra in a word;

en pocas palabras briefly;

tomar la palabra speak;

de palabra acuerdo verbal;

de pocas palabras persona of few words;

tomar a alguien la palabra take s.o. at his/her word;

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca fig cut s.o. off in mid-sentence;

buenas palabras fine words;

lo de tener un hijo son palabras mayores having a child is a serious business o is not something to be undertaken lightly;

con medias palabras dijo … he hinted that …, he half said that …

* * *

palabra nf

1) vocablo: word

2) promesa: word, promise

un hombre de palabra: a man of his word

3) habla: speech

4) : right to speak

tener la palabra: to have the floor

* * *

palabra n word

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?

te doy mi palabra I give you my word

no dijo ni una palabra she didn't say a word

Spanish-English dictionary > palabra
12 recibo

m.

receipt.

al recibo de tu carta… on receipt of your letter…

acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

recibo

► nombre masculino

1 (resguardo) receipt

2 (factura) invoice, bill

3 (recepción) reception, receiving

* * *

noun m.

receipt

* * *

SM

1) (=factura) bill, account

recibo de la luz — electricity bill

2) [de dinero] receipt

acusar recibo (de algo) — to acknowledge receipt (of sth)

3)

ser de recibo —

no es de recibo que... — it is unacceptable that...

4) frm

estar de recibo — [persona] to be at home, be at home to callers; [traje, objeto] to be ready for collection

* * *

masculino

1) ( de pago) receipt; ( justificante de compra) (sales) receipt; (de luz, teléfono) bill

2) ( acción de recibir) receipt

al recibo de esta carta — (frml) on o upon receipt of this letter

no ser de recibo — to be unacceptable

* * *

= bill, receipt, sales receipt, sales ticket.

Ex. At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.

Ex. When he pulls a lever, contacts are made through the holes, machinery at a central point makes the necessary computations and entries, and the proper receipt is printed for the salesman to pass to the customer.

Ex. The textbooks must be in mint condition and the original sales receipt presented.

Ex. Reimbursement will not be made until original sales tickets are furnished.

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* acuse de recibo = acknowledgement of receipt.

* no ser de recibo = be unacceptable.

* recibo del teléfono = telephone bill.

* * *

masculino

1) ( de pago) receipt; ( justificante de compra) (sales) receipt; (de luz, teléfono) bill

2) ( acción de recibir) receipt

al recibo de esta carta — (frml) on o upon receipt of this letter

no ser de recibo — to be unacceptable

* * *

= bill, receipt, sales receipt, sales ticket.

Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.

Ex: When he pulls a lever, contacts are made through the holes, machinery at a central point makes the necessary computations and entries, and the proper receipt is printed for the salesman to pass to the customer.

Ex: The textbooks must be in mint condition and the original sales receipt presented.

Ex: Reimbursement will not be made until original sales tickets are furnished.

* acuse de recibo = acknowledgement of receipt.

* no ser de recibo = be unacceptable.

* recibo del teléfono = telephone bill.

* * *

recibo

masculine

A

1 (de pago) receipt

2 (justificante de compra) receipt, sales receipt o slip o ( AmE) check

3 (de la luz, del teléfono) bill

B (acción de recibir) receipt

al recibo de esta carta ( frml); on o upon receipt of this letter

acuso recibo de su carta de fecha … I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated …

no ser de recibo to be unacceptable

* * *

Del verbo recibir: ( conjugate recibir)

recibo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
recibir
recibo
recibir ( conjugate recibir) verbo transitivo ( en general) to receive;
◊ recibió muchos regalos she got lots of gifts;

reciba un atento saludo de … (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully/sincerely (BrE);
recibo a algn con los brazos abiertos to welcome sb with open arms;
van a ir a recibolo they are going to meet him;
el encargado la reciboá enseguida the manager will see you right away
recibirse verbo pronominal (AmL) (Educ) to graduate;
recibose de algo to qualify as sth
recibo sustantivo masculino ( en general) receipt;

(de luz, teléfono) bill
recibir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un regalo, llamada, etc) to receive, get: recibieron una mala noticia, they were given some bad news
recibió un golpe en la espalda, he was hit on the back
(un premio) to win
2 (en el despacho) to receive
(acoger) to welcome
(en el aeropuerto, etc) to meet
3 (un consejo) no le gusta recibir consejos, she doesn't like taking advice
4 Telec to receive
5 (un nombre) estas construcciones reciben el nombre de basílicas, these buildings are called basilicas
II vi (admitir visitas) to receive, see visitors: esta doctora sólo recibe los martes y los jueves, the doctor is only available for consultation on Tuesday and Thursday
recibo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una transacción comercial) receipt
2 (factura) bill
recibo del gas, gas bill
3 (acción) receipt
♦ Locuciones: acusar recibo de, to acknowledge receipt of
no ser de recibo, to be unacceptable
' recibo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- acuse
- concepto
- cuenta
- factura
- maldita
- maldito
- recargar
- tique
- tíquet
- boleta
English:
acknowledge
- acknowledgement
- bill
- check
- electricity bill
- keep
- receipt
- return receipt
- sign for
- ticket
- acknowledgment
- pay
- sales
- sign

* * *

recibo nm

1. [recepción] receipt;

al recibo de tu carta… on receipt of your letter…;

acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of

2. [documento] [de compra] receipt

3. [del gas, de la luz] bill

4. Comp

ser de recibo: su actuación no fue de recibo their performance wasn't up to scratch;

no sería de recibo ocultarle la situación it wouldn't be right not to tell her what the situation is;

no es de recibo que ahora nos traten así it's not on for them to treat us like that

* * *

recibo

m (sales) receipt;

ser de recibo be acceptable

* * *

recibo nm

: receipt

* * *

recibo n

1. (factura) bill

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

2. (de un pago) receipt

tiene que firmar el recibo you've got to sign the receipt

Spanish-English dictionary > recibo
13 acusado

adj.

accused, defendant.

f. & m.

accused, defendant, individual accused of an alleged violation or infringement of the law, prisoner.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acusar.

* * *

acusado

► participio pasado

1→ link=acusar acusar

► adjetivo

1 accused

■ acusada de asesinato charged with murder

2 (marcado) marked, noticeable

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 accused, defendant

* * *
1. (f. - acusada)
noun

defendant
2. (f. - acusada)
adj.

marked, pronounced

* * *
acusado, -a
1. ADJ

1) (Jur) accused

2) (=marcado) [gen] marked, pronounced; [acento] strong; [contraste] marked, striking; [característica, rasgo, personalidad] strong; [color] deep

2.

SM / F accused, defendant

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) < persona>

las personas acusadas de... — the people accused of...

b) < tendencia> marked, pronounced; <semejanza/contraste> marked, striking

un acusado rasgo de su personalidad — a prominent feature of his personality

un acusado sentido del humor/olfato — a sharp o an acute sense of humor/smell
II
- da masculino, femenino

el acusado — the accused, the defendant

los acusados — the accused, the defendants

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) < persona>

las personas acusadas de... — the people accused of...

b) < tendencia> marked, pronounced; <semejanza/contraste> marked, striking

un acusado rasgo de su personalidad — a prominent feature of his personality

un acusado sentido del humor/olfato — a sharp o an acute sense of humor/smell
II
- da masculino, femenino

el acusado — the accused, the defendant

los acusados — the accused, the defendants

* * *

acusado¹

¹ = accused, defendant.

Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.

Ex: Psychologists have proved that the presence of the defendant will traumatize the child witness.

* acusado de = on charges of.

acusado²

² = pronounced, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], marked.

Ex: Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.

Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

* aumento acusado = sharp increase.

* subida acusada = sharp rise.

* * *

acusado¹ -da

adjective

‹tendencia› marked, pronounced; ‹semejanza/contraste› marked, striking, strong

un acusado rasgo de su personalidad a prominent feature of his personality

un acusado descenso de la temperatura a marked drop in temperature

un acusado sentido competitivo a strong o keen competitive spirit

acusado² -da

masculine, feminine

el acusado the accused, the defendant

los acusados the accused, the defendants

* * *

Del verbo acusar: ( conjugate acusar)

acusado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
acusado
acusar
acusado
◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: el/la acusado the accused, the defendant

acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( culpar) to accuse;

acusado a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
◊ me acusan de haber mentido they accuse me of lying

b) (Der) acusado a algn de algo to charge sb with sth

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

2 ( reconocer):
◊ acusado recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

acusado,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino accused, defendant
II adj (notable) marked, noticeable: tiene un acusado sentido de la disciplina, she's got a noticeable disciplinary streak running through her
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusada
- dolo
- estrado
- reo
- requerir
- reservarse
- absolver
- interrogar
- interrogatorio
- juzgar
English:
accused
- bar
- blackmail
- charge
- cross-examine
- defendant
- find
- frame
- wrongly
- acknowledgment
- bailiff
- marked
- prisoner

* * *

acusado, -a

♦ adj
[marcado] marked, distinct;
el cuadro tiene una acusada influencia cubista the painting shows a marked Cubist influence;

tiene una acusada personalidad she has a strong personality

♦ nm,f
[procesado]
el acusado the accused, the defendant

* * *

acusado

I adj fig

marked, pronounced

II m, acusada f accused, defendant

* * *

acusado, -da adj

: prominent, marked

acusado, -da n

: defendant

* * *

acusado n accused

Spanish-English dictionary > acusado
14 zapa

f.

1 trenching, digging, sapping, shagreen.

2 sharkskin, skin of a shark.

3 spade.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: zapar.

* * *

zapa

► nombre femenino

1 trenching

2 (pala) spade

* * *
I
SF

1) (=pala) spade

2) (Mil) sap, trench
II
SF sharkskin, shagreen

* * *

femenino ( pala) spade; (Mil) sap

* * *

femenino ( pala) spade; (Mil) sap

* * *

zapa

feminine

A

1 (pala) spade

2 ( Mil) sap

B ( Indum) tb

piel de zapa shagreen, sharkskin

* * *

Del verbo zapar: ( conjugate zapar)

zapa es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

zapa f fig trabajo/labor de zapa, secret work, intrigue

* * *

zapa nf
[pala] spade;
Comp

labor de zapa: les acusó de hacer labor de zapa she accused them of undermining her

* * *

zapa

f ( pala) spade

Spanish-English dictionary > zapa
15 formular cargos

v.

to press charges, to prefer charges, to file charges, to make charges.

La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.

Spanish-English dictionary > formular cargos

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