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1 ordeal
o:'di:l(a difficult, painful experience: Being kidnapped was an ordeal for the child.) mala experiencia, terrible experienciatr[ɔː'diːl]1 (bad experience) mala experiencia, terrible experiencia; (suffering) sufrimiento, suplicio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go through an ordeal pasar por una experiencia terribleordeal [ɔr'di:l, 'ɔr.di:l] n: prueba f dura, experiencia f terriblen.• ordalía s.f.ɔːr'diːl, ɔː'diːlnoun ( painful experience) terrible experiencia f, dura prueba fI hate shopping on a Saturday, it's such an ordeal — detesto ir de compras los sábados, es un verdadero suplicio
[ɔː'diːl]N1) (=bad experience) terrible experiencia f2) (Hist) ordalías fplordeal by fire — ordalías fpl del fuego
* * *[ɔːr'diːl, ɔː'diːl]noun ( painful experience) terrible experiencia f, dura prueba fI hate shopping on a Saturday, it's such an ordeal — detesto ir de compras los sábados, es un verdadero suplicio
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2 ordeal
s.1 calvario.2 prueba extremadamente dura, dura experiencia, experiencia horrorosa, experiencia dura.3 ordalía. -
3 trial by ordeal
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4 to go through an ordeal
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5 come through
1) v + adva) (into room, office etc) (BrE) pasarb) ( be received) \<\<message/news/supplies\>\> llegar*you're coming through loud and clear — te recibimos or oímos muy bien
c) ( not fail) (AmE)when the chips were down, you came through for me — a la hora de la verdad, tú no me fallaste
2) v + adv ( penetrate) \<\<water/light\>\> penetrar, entrar; \<\<sound/noise\>\> oírse*3) v + prep + o ( survive) \<\<ordeal/illness\>\> salir* de; \<\<war\>\> sobrevivir1. VI + ADV1) (=survive) sobrevivir; (=recover) recuperarsehe's badly injured, but he'll come through all right — está malherido, pero se recuperará or se pondrá bien
2) [telephone call] llegarthe call came through from France at 10p.m. — a las 10 de la noche lograron comunicar desde Francia
2. VI + PREP1) (=survive) [+ war, danger] sobrevivir; (uninjured) salir ileso(-a) de; [+ illness] recuperarse de2) (=pass) [+ test] superar* * *1) v + adva) (into room, office etc) (BrE) pasarb) ( be received) \<\<message/news/supplies\>\> llegar*you're coming through loud and clear — te recibimos or oímos muy bien
c) ( not fail) (AmE)when the chips were down, you came through for me — a la hora de la verdad, tú no me fallaste
2) v + adv ( penetrate) \<\<water/light\>\> penetrar, entrar; \<\<sound/noise\>\> oírse*3) v + prep + o ( survive) \<\<ordeal/illness\>\> salir* de; \<\<war\>\> sobrevivir -
6 get through
1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) terminar, dejar listo2) (to pass (an examination).) aprobar3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) llegar4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) hacerse entender, lograr comunicar con1) v + prep + o v + adva) ( pass through) \<\<gap/hole\>\> pasar porb) \<\<ordeal\>\> superar; \<\<winter/difficult time\>\> pasarc) ( Sport) \<\<heat\>\> pasard) ( pass) (BrE) \<\<examination/test\>\> aprobar*, pasar2) v + adva) ( reach destination) \<\<supplies/messenger\>\> llegar* a destino; \<\<news/report\>\> llegar*b) ( on the telephone)to get through (to somebody/something) — comunicarse* (con algn/algo)
c) ( make understand)to get through (to somebody): am I getting through to you? ¿me entiendes?, ¿me explico?; I can't get through to him — no logro hacerme entender or comunicarme con él
3) ( finish) (AmE) terminar, acabar4) v + prep + oa) ( use up) (BrE) \<\<money\>\> gastarse; \<\<materials\>\> usar; \<\<shoes\>\> destrozar*b) ( deal with)I've only got ten more pages to get through — me quedan sólo diez páginas por leer (or estudiar etc)
I have to get through all these applications before 5 o'clock — tengo que leer todas estas solicitudes antes de las cinco
5) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( bring through) pasarit was his will power that got him through — fue su fuerza de voluntad lo que lo salvó (or ayudó a superar la crisis etc)
6) v + o + adva) ( send) \<\<supplies/message\>\> hacer* llegarb) ( make understood) hacer* entenderI can't get it through to him that... — no logro hacerle entender que...
1. VI + PREP1) (=pass through) [+ window, door, gap] pasar por; [+ crowd] abrirse paso entre2) (=finish) [+ book, meal] terminarshe can get through a whole box of chocolates at one go — es capaz de terminarse una caja entera de bombones de una vez
3) (=survive) aguantarhow are they going to get through the winter? — ¿cómo van a aguantar el invierno?
4) (=use up) [+ money] gastarshe gets through £300 a month on clothes — gasta 300 libras al mes en ropa
he's got through two pairs of trousers already this term — ya ha gastado dos pares de pantalones este trimestre
5) (=pass) [+ exam] aprobar, pasar; (Sport) [+ qualifying round] superar2.VT + PREP•
coffee is the only thing that gets me through the day — el café es lo único que me ayuda a pasar el día•
we have three children to get through university — tenemos tres hijos a los que tenemos que pagarles la carrera3. VT + ADV1) (=cause to succeed) [+ student] conseguir que apruebeit was his faith in God that got him through — su creencia en Dios fue lo que le ayudó a salir adelante or superar la crisis
2) (=succeed in sending) [+ supplies] conseguir entregar3) (=cause to be understood)•
I can't get it through to him that... — no puedo hacerle entender que...4) (Pol) [+ bill] conseguir que se apruebe, conseguir que sea aprobado4. VI + ADV1) (=pass through) abrirse paso; (=arrive) [news, supplies etc] llegar (a su destino)2) (Telec) (lograr) comunicar (to con)- get through to sb3) (=pass, succeed) [student] aprobar; (Sport) [team] pasar; [bill] ser aprobado; [candidate] ser aceptado4) (esp US) (=finish) acabar•
to get through with sth — terminar algo* * *1) v + prep + o v + adva) ( pass through) \<\<gap/hole\>\> pasar porb) \<\<ordeal\>\> superar; \<\<winter/difficult time\>\> pasarc) ( Sport) \<\<heat\>\> pasard) ( pass) (BrE) \<\<examination/test\>\> aprobar*, pasar2) v + adva) ( reach destination) \<\<supplies/messenger\>\> llegar* a destino; \<\<news/report\>\> llegar*b) ( on the telephone)to get through (to somebody/something) — comunicarse* (con algn/algo)
c) ( make understand)to get through (to somebody): am I getting through to you? ¿me entiendes?, ¿me explico?; I can't get through to him — no logro hacerme entender or comunicarme con él
3) ( finish) (AmE) terminar, acabar4) v + prep + oa) ( use up) (BrE) \<\<money\>\> gastarse; \<\<materials\>\> usar; \<\<shoes\>\> destrozar*b) ( deal with)I've only got ten more pages to get through — me quedan sólo diez páginas por leer (or estudiar etc)
I have to get through all these applications before 5 o'clock — tengo que leer todas estas solicitudes antes de las cinco
5) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( bring through) pasarit was his will power that got him through — fue su fuerza de voluntad lo que lo salvó (or ayudó a superar la crisis etc)
6) v + o + adva) ( send) \<\<supplies/message\>\> hacer* llegarb) ( make understood) hacer* entenderI can't get it through to him that... — no logro hacerle entender que...
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7 go through
1) (to search in: I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.) registrar, rebuscar2) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) pasar por, sufrir3) (to use up: We went through a lot of money on holiday.) gastar4) (to complete: to go through certain formalities.) cumplir5) (to be completed: After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.) concluirse, hacersego through vb pasar / pasar porexpr.expr.• examinar v.v.• atravesar v.• hender v.• pasar v.1) v + prep + oa) ( pass through) \<\<process/stage\>\> pasar porwe had to go through the courts — tuvimos que acudir a or recurrir a los tribunales
b) ( undergo) \<\<test/interview\>\> pasar, ser* sometido a (frml)c) ( perform)d) ( endure) \<\<ordeal/hard times\>\> pasar por2)a) ( search) \<\<attic/suitcase\>\> registrar, revisar (AmL); \<\<drawers/desk\>\> hurgar* ento go through somebody's mail — abrirle* las cartas a alguien
have you gone o (esp BrE) been through all your pockets? — ¿(te) has mirado en todos los bolsillos?
b) go over I 2)3) (consume, use up)she went through a month's salary in two days — se gastó or (fam) se liquidó el sueldo de un mes en dos días
4) v + adva) ( be carried out) \<\<changes/legislation\>\> ser* aprobado; \<\<business deal\>\> llevarse a cabo, concretarseb) ( Sport)to go through to the final/next round — pasar a la final/a la siguiente etapa
1. VI + PREP1) (=pass through) pasar por; (=cross) atravesarwe went through London to get to Brighton — pasamos por or atravesamos Londres para llegar a Brighton
you have to go through the sitting-room to go to the kitchen — para ir a la cocina tienes que pasar por la sala de estar
2) (=suffer) pasar por; (=bear) aguantar3) (=examine) [+ list, book] repasar; (=search through) [+ pile, possessions, pockets] registrar4) (=use up) [+ money] gastar; [+ food] comerse; [+ drink] beberse; (=wear out) [+ garment] gastar5) (=perform) [+ formalities] cumplimentar; [+ ceremony] realizar2. VI + ADV1) (lit) pasar2) [proposal, bill, motion] ser aprobado, aprobarse; [deal] concluirse, hacerse3) [clothing] romperse or agujerearse con el usoit has gone through at the elbows — con el uso se ha roto or agujereado por los codos
* * *1) v + prep + oa) ( pass through) \<\<process/stage\>\> pasar porwe had to go through the courts — tuvimos que acudir a or recurrir a los tribunales
b) ( undergo) \<\<test/interview\>\> pasar, ser* sometido a (frml)c) ( perform)d) ( endure) \<\<ordeal/hard times\>\> pasar por2)a) ( search) \<\<attic/suitcase\>\> registrar, revisar (AmL); \<\<drawers/desk\>\> hurgar* ento go through somebody's mail — abrirle* las cartas a alguien
have you gone o (esp BrE) been through all your pockets? — ¿(te) has mirado en todos los bolsillos?
b) go over I 2)3) (consume, use up)she went through a month's salary in two days — se gastó or (fam) se liquidó el sueldo de un mes en dos días
4) v + adva) ( be carried out) \<\<changes/legislation\>\> ser* aprobado; \<\<business deal\>\> llevarse a cabo, concretarseb) ( Sport)to go through to the final/next round — pasar a la final/a la siguiente etapa
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9 calvario
calvario sustantivo masculino
1 Rel (monte) Calvary (procesión) Stations of the Cross
2 (suplicio) torment: es un auténtico calvario soportarle todos los días, its a real ordeal to have to put up with him everyday
pasamos por un verdadero calvario, we went through hell ' calvario' also found in these entries: Spanish: infierno English: ordeal -
10 deranged
di'rein‹d(insane: His mind had become deranged as a result of his ordeal; mentally deranged.) loco, trastornadotr[dɪ'reɪnʤd]1 trastornado,-a, desquiciado,-a, loco,-aadj.• atreguado, -a adj.dɪ'reɪndʒdadjective trastornado, desquiciado[dɪ'reɪndʒd]ADJ [person] loco, desquiciado; [mind] perturbadoto be (mentally) deranged — estar desquiciado, ser un perturbado mental
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11 gruelling
'ɡrueliŋ(exhausting: a gruelling race.) duro, penoso; agotadortr['grʊːəlɪŋ]1 (race, journey) agotador,-ra; (ordeal, experience) duro,-a, penoso,-aadj.• agotador adj.• penoso, -a adj.n.• trabajo penoso s.m.(US) ['ɡrʊǝlɪŋ]ADJ [task] penoso, duro; [match, race] agotador -
12 none
1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) ninguno
2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) de ningún modo- none but- nonetheless
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none pron ningunoI wanted some butter, but there was none left quería mantequilla, pero no quedabatr[nʌn]1 ninguno,-a■ I wanted nutmeg, but they had none quería nuez moscada, pero no tenían■ it's none of your business! ¡no tiene nada que ver contigo!, ¡no es asunto tuyo!1 de ningún modo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnone but únicamente, solamente, sólonone other than nada menos queto have none of no tolerar, no permitirnone ['nʌn] adv: de ninguna manera, de ningún modo, nadahe was none too happy: no se sintió nada contentoI'm none the worse for it: no estoy peor por ellonone too soon: a buena horanone pron: ninguno, ningunaadv.• de ninguna manera adv.• nada adv.• no adv.pron.• nada pron.• ninguno pron.
I nʌn1) (not any, not one) (referring to count n) ninguno, ningunaI tried to get tickets, but there were none left — traté de comprar entradas pero no quedaba ninguna or ni una
any objections? - none at all — ¿tienes alguna objeción? - no, ninguna
none of us know o knows her — ninguno de nosotros la conoce
2) ( no amount or part) (referring to uncount n)did you buy any milk? there's none left — ¿compraste leche? no hay más or se ha acabado
does she have any experience? - none that I know of — ¿tiene experiencia? - que yo sepa no
II
1)a)none the — (not, in no way) (with comp)
b)2) (AmE crit) (with neg)[nʌn]1. PRON1) (=person) nadie, ninguno; (=thing) nada, ningunowe have none of your books — no tenemos ninguno de tus libros or ningún libro tuyo
"any news?" - "none!" — -¿alguna noticia? -¡nada! or ¡ninguna!, -¿se sabe algo? -¡nada!
I want none of your lectures! — ¡no quiero que me sermonees!
we'll have none of that! — ¡vale ya!
he would have none of it, he insisted on paying — no hubo forma de convencerlo, insistió en pagar
everyone wanted her to win, none more so than I — todos querían que ganara, y yo más que nadie
2) liter2.ADVwise I, 1., 1), worse 1.* * *
I [nʌn]1) (not any, not one) (referring to count n) ninguno, ningunaI tried to get tickets, but there were none left — traté de comprar entradas pero no quedaba ninguna or ni una
any objections? - none at all — ¿tienes alguna objeción? - no, ninguna
none of us know o knows her — ninguno de nosotros la conoce
2) ( no amount or part) (referring to uncount n)did you buy any milk? there's none left — ¿compraste leche? no hay más or se ha acabado
does she have any experience? - none that I know of — ¿tiene experiencia? - que yo sepa no
II
1)a)none the — (not, in no way) (with comp)
b)2) (AmE crit) (with neg) -
13 put through
1) (to arrange (a deal, agreement etc).) cerrar, despachar; llevar a cabo2) (to connect by telephone: I'm trying to put you through (to London).) poner1) v + o + prep + oa) ( make undergo) someter ato put somebody through it — (colloq) hacérselas* pasar (mal) a algn
b) ( send to)they put her through college — le costearon los estudios or la carrera
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( Telec)to put somebody through (to somebody) — pasar or (AmL) comunicar* or (Esp) poner* a algn con algn
1. VT + ADV1) (=make, complete) [+ plan, reform, change] llevar a cabo; [+ deal] cerrar; [+ proposal] hacer aceptarwe put through 2,000 orders a week — despachamos 2.000 pedidos a la semana
2) (Telec) (=connect) [+ call, caller] pasarI'm putting you through now — ahora le paso or pongo
who? Martha? all right, put her through — ¿quién? ¿Marta? bueno, ponme con ella
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can you put me through to Miss Blair, please — por favor, póngame or (esp LAm) me comunica con la Srta. Blair2. VT + PREP2) (=make suffer)she didn't want to put him through another ordeal like that — no quiso hacerle pasar por otra prueba tan dura como esa
they really put him through it at the interview — se las hicieron pasar mal en la entrevista, se las hicieron pasar canutas en la entrevista *
- put sb through hellpace I, 1., 1)* * *1) v + o + prep + oa) ( make undergo) someter ato put somebody through it — (colloq) hacérselas* pasar (mal) a algn
b) ( send to)they put her through college — le costearon los estudios or la carrera
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( Telec)to put somebody through (to somebody) — pasar or (AmL) comunicar* or (Esp) poner* a algn con algn
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14 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) totalmente2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante
2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) pues sí, así esquite adv1. totalmente / del todo2. bastanteDel verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar) \ \
quité es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
quite es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: quitar quite
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo 1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way; quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk; quite la mesa (Esp) to clear the table; ¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!; no le puedo quite la tapa I can't get the top off; le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off 2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her ‹asiento/lugar› to take 3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc): quitele años a algn to take years off sb; quitele importancia a algo to play sth down; le quita valor it detracts from its value 4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of; ‹ sed› to quench; ‹ apetito› to take away; (+ me/te/le etc) hay que quitele esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head 5 verbo intransitivo 1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!2 ( en locs) eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that … quitarse verbo pronominal 1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out; [ dolor] to go (away); 2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!3 ( refl) ‹ miedo› to overcome, get over; quitese algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench (el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats (robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
quite m Taur distracting of the bull Locuciones: estar al quite, to be ready to help or defend sb: nosotros estaremos al quite por si dice alguna inconveniencia, we'll defend you should he make a rude remark
salir al quite, to go to someone's defence o help ' quite' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - apolillada - apolillado - baqueteada - baqueteado - bastante - bien - buena - bueno - campante - capaz - clara - claro - contraria - contrario - contumaz - dar - decir - dentro - desahogo - descreída - descreído - despiste - destreza - deterioro - efectivamente - envergadura - fácil - folclore - gallo - hosca - hosco - importancia - imposible - informal - interfluvio - libre - llenado - locatis - lomo - lucir - mal - mayor - mucha - mucho - ordinaria - ordinario - parecerse - personaje - prometerse English: aspect - blow - change - close - explode - few - frenzy - frequently - gritty - lengthy - my - off - ordeal - quite - recall - sequence - spoil - trek - unintentional - warm - agreeable - amenable - bit - drift - fair - far - move - oblivious - place - pretty - recently - respectable - some - something - taken - unchangedtr[kwaɪt]1 (rather) bastante2 (totally) completamente, del todo3 (exceptional) excepcional, increíble, original4 (exactly) exactamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLquite so! ¡exactamente!quite ['kwaɪt] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente2) rather: bastantequite near: bastante cercaadv.• bastante adv.• completamente adv.• del todo adv.• harto adv.• muy adv.• realmente adv.• totalmente adv.kwaɪt1)a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmenteI still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo
is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente
you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla
that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)
2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastantethere were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos
[kwaɪt]ADV1) (=completely) totalmente, completamentethat'll be quite enough of that! — ¡ya está bien!
I can quite believe that... — no me cuesta creer que...
quite frankly, I can't stand him — para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto
it was quite three months since she had called — † habían pasado por lo menos tres meses desde que llamó
2) (=exactly) exactamentequite (so)! — ¡así es!, ¡exacto!
3) (=rather) bastanteit's quite good/important — es bastante bueno/importante
"how was the film?" - "quite good" — -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien
that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!
quite a hero — todo un héroe also iro
quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro
* * *[kwaɪt]1)a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmenteI still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo
is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente
you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla
that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)
2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastantethere were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos
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sə'stein1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) sostener, aguantar2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) mantener, dar fuerzastr[sə'steɪn]1 (keep alive - gen) sustentar; (- spirits, hope) mantener3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note) sostener4 formal use (suffer - loss, injury, wound, etc) sufrir5 formal use (hold up) sostener6 SMALLLAW/SMALL admitir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLobjection sustained se admite la protestasustain [sə'steɪn] vt1) nourish: sustentar2) prolong: sostener3) suffer: sufrir4) support, uphold: apoyar, respaldar, sostentarv.• aguantar v.• alimentar v.• apoyar v.• mantener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• sostener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• sufrir v.• sustentar v.sə'steɪn1) (maintain, support) \<\<life\>\> preservar, sustentar; \<\<hope/interest\>\> mantener*2) (keep up, prolong) \<\<pretense/conversation\>\> mantener*; \<\<effort\>\> sostener*3) ( suffer) \<\<injury/loss/defeat\>\> sufrir4) (confirm, uphold) \<\<objection\>\> admitir; \<\<claim\>\> apoyar[sǝs'teɪn]VT1) (=keep going) [+ interest, relationship, marriage] mantener; [+ effort] sostener, continuar; [+ life] sustentar; (Mus) [+ note] sostener2) frm (=suffer) [+ attack] sufrir (y rechazar); [+ damage, loss] sufrir; [+ injury] recibir, sufrir; [+ defeat] padecer3) (=support) (lit) [+ weight] sostener, apoyar; (fig) [+ theory] confirmar, corroborar4) (Jur) (=uphold) [+ objection] admitir; [+ claim] corroborar, respaldar; [+ charge] confirmar, corroborar* * *[sə'steɪn]1) (maintain, support) \<\<life\>\> preservar, sustentar; \<\<hope/interest\>\> mantener*2) (keep up, prolong) \<\<pretense/conversation\>\> mantener*; \<\<effort\>\> sostener*3) ( suffer) \<\<injury/loss/defeat\>\> sufrir4) (confirm, uphold) \<\<objection\>\> admitir; \<\<claim\>\> apoyar -
16 terrible
'terəbl1) (very bad: a terrible singer; That music is terrible!) atroz, pésimo, horrible, horroroso2) (causing great pain, suffering, hardship etc: War is terrible; It was a terrible disaster.) horrible, horroroso3) (causing great fear or horror: The noise of the guns was terrible.) horrible, horroroso•- terriblyterrible adj1. terrible2. malísimo / fatal
Multiple Entries: algo terrible terrible
terrible adjetivo
terrible adjetivo
1 (desagradable) terrible, awful
2 (intensificador) terrible
3 (travieso) naughty ' terrible' also found in these entries: Spanish: abominable - amanecer - campeonato - canutas - condición - demonio - diabólica - diabólico - disgusto - espanto - estado - follón - hambruna - impresionante - infumable - lamentable - lástima - maltrecha - maltrecho - miedosa - miedoso - pecho - pena - penosa - penoso - pésima - pésimo - rabiosa - rabioso - secuela - susto - tener - traer - tremebunda - tremebundo - tremenda - tremendo - triunfo - agobiante - antología - barbaridad - bueno - cabreo - calamidad - cochino - endiablado - enredo - espantoso - fatal - funesto English: abominable - appalling - bad - blow - carry-on - damage - dispose - doom - flap - lousy - ordeal - oversight - rotten - shocking - terrible - think back - dreadful - flirt - harrowing - horrendous - jobtr['terɪbəl]1 terrible, espantoso,-a, atroz2 familiar (as intensifier) mucho,-aterrible ['tɛrəbəl] adj: atroz, horrible, terribleadj.• espantable adj.• fatal adj.• medroso, -a adj.• pésimo, -a adj.• terrible adj.'terəbəla) ( very bad) <movie/singer/weather> espantoso, atroz, malísimo, fatal (Esp fam)to feel terrible — ( ill) sentirse* or encontrarse* pésimo or muy mal; (guilty, ashamed) sentirse* muy mal
that's terrible! — qué terrible!, qué horror!
['terǝbl]ADJ1) (=very unpleasant) [experience, accident, disease] terrible, espantoso2) * (=very bad) [weather, food] horrible, espantosoher French is terrible — habla fatal el francés, habla un francés espantoso
"what was it like?" - "terrible!" — -¿qué tal fue? -¡espantoso!
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I'm terrible at cooking — se me da fatal la cocina *I'm terrible at remembering names — se me da fatal recordar (los) nombres, soy malísimo para recordar (los) nombres
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I've had a terrible day at the office — he tenido un día malísimo or horrible en la oficina•
you sound terrible, is something wrong? — ¡vaya tono!, ¿pasa algo?•
he's having terrible trouble with his homework — le está costando horrores or un montón hacer los deberes ** * *['terəbəl]a) ( very bad) <movie/singer/weather> espantoso, atroz, malísimo, fatal (Esp fam)to feel terrible — ( ill) sentirse* or encontrarse* pésimo or muy mal; (guilty, ashamed) sentirse* muy mal
that's terrible! — qué terrible!, qué horror!
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adverb visiblementetr['vɪzɪblɪ]1 visiblementevisibly ['vɪzəbli] adv: visiblemente'vɪzəbliadverb visiblementehe was visibly thinner — estaba visiblemente más delgado
['vɪzǝblɪ]ADV visiblementemany were visibly moved by what they saw — muchos estaban visiblemente emocionados por lo que habían visto
he was visibly shaken by his ordeal — estaba visiblemente afectado por la terrible experiencia vivida
* * *['vɪzəbli]adverb visiblementehe was visibly thinner — estaba visiblemente más delgado
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((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mejorar/empeorar; volverse mejor/peor; dar un giro para mejor/peorworse adj adv peortr[wɜːs]1 (comp of bad) peor1 (comp of badly) peor; (more intensely) más1 lo peor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe worse for drink borracho,-ato get worse empeorarto get worse and worse ir de mal en peorto go from bad to worse ir de mal en peorto make matters worse para colmo de desgracias, por si fuera pocoworse luck! ¡mala suerte!worse still lo que es peor, peor aúnto feel worse: sentirse peorfrom bad to worse: de mal en peorto get worse: empeorarworse n: estado m peorto take a turn for the worse: ponerse peorso much the worse: tanto peoradj.• peor adj.adv.• peor adv.
I wɜːrs, wɜːsthe play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores
he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno
he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor
Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital
things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor
if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor
to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar
what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...
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[wɜːs]he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado
1.ADJ (compar)of bad; peor•
it could be worse — podría ser peor•
it's even worse than we'd predicted — es todavía peor de lo que habíamos pronosticadomy eyesight is getting worse — mi vista va a peor, cada vez veo peor, cada vez tengo peor vista
to get worse and worse — ponerse cada vez peor, ir de mal en peor
things will get worse before they get better — las cosas empeorarán antes de que se les vea la punta
it gets worse — (preparing sb for bad news) lo peor no es eso
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to make sth worse — empeorar algoit'll only make matters or things worse — sólo empeorará las cosas
and, to make matters worse,... — y, para colmo de desgracia,...
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he appeared none the worse for his ordeal — no parecía desmejorado a pesar de su terrible experiencia•
there's nothing worse than... — no hay nada peor que...•
to be worse off — (lit, fig) estar peor•
it's like last time, only worse — es como la última vez, solo que peor•
to be the worse for drink — ir cargado de copas *bad, bark, better, wear•
what was worse — para colmo (de males)2.ADV (compar)of badly; peorI sang worse than he did or than him — yo cantaba peor que él
you could or might do worse than give her a call — sería aconsejable que la llamarás
3.Nturnthere was worse to come, worse was to come — lo peor todavía estaba por verse, aún quedaba lo peor
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I [wɜːrs, wɜːs]the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores
he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno
he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor
Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital
things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor
if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor
to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar
what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...
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he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado
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19 auténtico
Del verbo autenticar: ( conjugate autenticar) \ \
autentico es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
autenticó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: autenticar auténtico
autenticar ( conjugate autenticar) verbo transitivo
auténtico
◊ -ca adjetivo‹perla/piel› real; ‹ documento› authentic
auténtico,-a adjetivo authentic ' auténtico' also found in these entries: Spanish: auténtica - calvario - galimatías - infierno - parásita - parásito - pendón - pestiño - portento - querubín - rompecabezas - verdad - verdadera - verdadero English: absolute - aggravating - authentic - deep-rooted - dope - drip - genius - genuine - hick - misery - ordeal - positive - predicament - real - right - trial - true-born - unadulterated - veritable - bona fide - indeed - true -
20 epopeya
epopeya sustantivo femeninob) ( empresa difícil):' epopeya' also found in these entries: English: epic
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