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v.1 to hunt (animales).Pedro cazaba conejos en su pueblo Peter hunted rabbits in his hometown.2 to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar).me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hopcuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word3 to pursue, to track down, to chase after, to chase.María caza sueños imposibles Mary pursues impossible dreams.4 to land oneself, to snare.María cazó un buen marido Mary got herself a good husband.* * *1 to hunt2 familiar (conseguir) to catch, land3 familiar (descubrir) to find out, discover4 familiar (entender) to understand, catch\cazar furtivamente to poachcazarlas al vuelo familiar to be quick on the uptake* * *verb1) to hunt2) catch3) land* * *1. VT1) [+ animales] to hunt; [con fusil] to shoot2) [+ ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down3) [+ corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)4) [+ votos] to capture; [+ electores, votantes] to win (over)5) * (=atrapar) to land *6) * (=sorprender) to catch7) * (=comprender) to understandvuelo II, 1)es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida — he's the best pupil, he understands o gets * everything at once
2.VI to huntsalir a cazar — to go (out) hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shooting
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shootb) < mariposas> to catch2) (fam)a) (conseguir, atrapar)ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to takec) ( atrapar) to catch2.salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting
* * *= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.----* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shootb) < mariposas> to catch2) (fam)a) (conseguir, atrapar)ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to takec) ( atrapar) to catch2.salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting
* * *= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* * *cazar [A4 ]vtA2 ‹mariposas› to catchB ( fam)1(conseguir, atrapar): ha cazado un buen empleo he's landed himself o got himself a good jobpretende cazar a un millonario she hopes to net herself o land herself a millionaire ( colloq)2(percatarse de): ya le he cazado varios errores I've heard him make several mistakes already3 (entender, oír) to catchsólo cacé algunas palabras sueltas I only caught the odd word■ cazarvito hunt; (con fusil) to shootsalimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting* * *
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;◊ salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
' cazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacería
- caza
- ratonera
- lazo
English:
chase
- head-hunt
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- net
- prey
- trap
* * *cazar vt1. [animales] to hunt[en matrimonio] to trap;cazó a una rica heredera he landed himself a rich heiress;he conseguido cazar dos entradas para el concierto I managed to get hold of two tickets for the concert;cazó un buen trabajo she landed herself a good job;cazarlas al vuelo to be quick on the uptakeme has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hopcuando me hablan rápido en inglés, no cazo una when people speak quickly to me in English, I can't understand a wordel portero cazó al delantero the goalkeeper brought down the forward* * *I v/t1 animal hunt; fig: información track downcazar un buen trabajo get o.s. a good jobII v/i hunt;ir a cazar go hunting* * *cazar {21} vt1) : to hunt2) : to catch, to bagcazar vi: to go hunting* * *cazar vb1. (en general) to hunt -
4 caza
f.1 hunting.ir de caza to go hunting2 game (animales, carne).caza mayor big gamecaza menor small game3 pursuit, search, hunt, hunting.4 fighter plane, jet fighter, battleplane, combat aircraft.5 number of animals killed, kill.m.fighter (plane).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cazar.* * *1 (acción) hunting2 (de animales) game3 figurado (persecución) pursuit, chase1 AVIACIÓN fighter, fighter plane\andar a la caza de algo / ir a la caza de algo figurado to hunt for something, be in search of somethingdar caza to give chaseir de caza to go huntinglevantar la caza to give the game awaycaza de brujas witch-huntcaza mayor big gamecaza menor small game* * *1. noun m. 2. noun f.1) hunting2) game* * *1. SF1) (=acción) hunting; [con fusil] shooting•
a la caza de algo, los periodistas andan siempre a la caza de noticias — journalists are always on the hunt for o out in pursuit of newsdieron caza al ciervo — they gave chase to o pursued the deer
los corredores consiguieron dar caza al escapado — the runners managed to catch (up with) the breakaway leader
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ir de caza — to go hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shootingcaza menor — small game hunting; [con fusil] small game shooting
coto I, 1)caza y captura, estar a la caza y captura de la noticia — to be on the hunt for news
2) (=animal cazado) game; (Culin) game2.SM (Aer) fighter (plane)* * *Ia) ( para subsistir) hunting; ( como deporte - caza mayor) hunting; (- caza menor) shootingir de caza — to go hunting/shooting
a la caza de algo/alguien: andaba a la caza de trabajo I was job-hunting; anda a la caza de marido she's out to find herself a husband (colloq); salieron a la caza del ladrón they set off in pursuit of the thief; dar caza a alguien — ( perseguir) to pursue somebody; ( alcanzar) to catch somebody
b) ( animales) gameIImasculino fighter* * *= hunt, hunting, game.Ex. If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.Ex. Game hunted mainly by harpoons throughout this period consisted of seal, porpoise, sea lion, and other sea mammals.----* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.* animales de caza = game.* ave de caza = game bird.* avión de caza = military jet, fighter plane, fighter jet.* caza con arco = bow-hunting.* caza con trampas = trapping.* caza de ballenas = whaling, whale hunting.* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.* caza furtiva = poaching.* caza ilegal = poaching.* caza mayor = big game.* coto de caza = game reserve.* cuerno de caza = corn, hunting horn.* dar a la caza de = chase down.* guía de caza = hunting guide.* juego de caza = hunting game.* licencia de caza = hunting licence, shooting licence.* permiso de caza = hunting permit, shooting permit.* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog.* piloto de avión de caza = fighter pilot.* piloto de caza = fighter pilot.* temporada de caza = open season, hunting season.* trompa de caza = corn.* veda de caza = hunting season.* * *Ia) ( para subsistir) hunting; ( como deporte - caza mayor) hunting; (- caza menor) shootingir de caza — to go hunting/shooting
a la caza de algo/alguien: andaba a la caza de trabajo I was job-hunting; anda a la caza de marido she's out to find herself a husband (colloq); salieron a la caza del ladrón they set off in pursuit of the thief; dar caza a alguien — ( perseguir) to pursue somebody; ( alcanzar) to catch somebody
b) ( animales) gameIImasculino fighter* * *= hunt, hunting, game.Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.Ex: Game hunted mainly by harpoons throughout this period consisted of seal, porpoise, sea lion, and other sea mammals.* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.* animales de caza = game.* ave de caza = game bird.* avión de caza = military jet, fighter plane, fighter jet.* caza con arco = bow-hunting.* caza con trampas = trapping.* caza de ballenas = whaling, whale hunting.* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.* caza furtiva = poaching.* caza ilegal = poaching.* caza mayor = big game.* coto de caza = game reserve.* cuerno de caza = corn, hunting horn.* dar a la caza de = chase down.* guía de caza = hunting guide.* juego de caza = hunting game.* licencia de caza = hunting licence, shooting licence.* permiso de caza = hunting permit, shooting permit.* perro de caza = hound, bloodhound, gun dog.* piloto de avión de caza = fighter pilot.* piloto de caza = fighter pilot.* temporada de caza = open season, hunting season.* trompa de caza = corn.* veda de caza = hunting season.* * *caza1la caza del zorro foxhuntingla caza del jabalí boar huntingla caza de la perdiz partridge shootingpermiso or licencia de caza hunting permitir de caza to go hunting/shootinga la caza de algo/algn: andaba a la caza de trabajo I was job-huntinganda a la caza de marido she's after o she's out to get herself a husband ( colloq)salieron a la caza del ladrón they set off after o in pursuit of the thiefdar caza a algn (perseguir) to give chase to sb, to pursue o chase sb; (alcanzar) to catch sb, to catch up with sb2 (animales) game; (carne) gameCompuestos:witch-huntmanhunttreasure hunt(acción) hunting, game hunting; (animales) big game(acción) hunting, shooting; (animales) small gameunderwater fishinguna operación para la caza y captura de los delincuentes an operation to track down and capture the criminalscaza2fighter* * *
Del verbo cazar: ( conjugate cazar)
caza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
caza
cazar
caza sustantivo femenino
( como deporte — caza mayor) hunting;
(— caza menor) shooting;◊ ir de caza to go hunting/shooting;
caza del tesoro treasure hunt;
caza furtiva poaching;
salieron a la caza del ladrón they set off in pursuit of the thief;
dar caza a algn ( perseguir) to pursue o chase sb;
( alcanzar) to catch sb
■ sustantivo masculino
fighter
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;◊ salimos a caza we went out hunting/shooting
caza
I sustantivo femenino
1 hunting
ir de caza, (mayor) to go hunting, (menor) to go shooting
caza furtiva, poaching
2 (animales para cazar) game: este año hay poca caza menor y mucha caza mayor, this year there is not much small game, but a lot of big game
3 Culin (carne de animales cazados) game
4 (persecución) hunt
caza de brujas, witch hunt
II sustantivo masculino Av fighter, fighter plane
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
' caza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abundar
- batir
- batida
- cacería
- cepo
- ecologista
- furtiva
- furtivo
- ojear
- partida
- presa
- reclamo
- representar
- safari
- temporada
- veda
- vedada
- vedado
- vivir
- cazar
- cebo
- coto
- ir
- licencia
- pieza
- vedar
English:
catch
- chase
- close season
- fighter
- game
- head-hunting
- hound
- hunt
- hunting
- hunting ground
- lodge
- party
- poaching
- quarry
- reserve
- scent
- shooting
- shooting-party
- tout
- whaler
- whaling
- witch hunt
- after
- fish
- fox
- go
- gun
- hunter
- lookout
- meet
- preserve
* * *♦ nf1. [acción de cazar] hunting;la caza del zorro fox hunting;ir de caza to go hunting;también Figdar caza a to hunt downcaza submarina underwater fishing2. [animales, carne] gamecaza mayor big game;caza menor small game3. [búsqueda] hunt;ir a la caza de algo to go hunting for sth;ir a la caza de un trabajo to go job-huntingFig caza de brujas witch-hunt;caza y captura: [m5] prometió dar caza y captura al asesino he promised to track the terrorist down;un millonario que va a la caza y captura de esposa a millionaire who is hunting for a wife;caza del tesoro treasure hunt♦ nm[avión] fighter (plane)* * *I f hunt; actividad hunting;andar a la caza de algo/alguien be after sth/s.o.;dar caza a give chase toII m AVIA fighter* * *caza nf1) cacería: hunt, hunting2) : gamecaza nm: fighter plane* * *caza n1. (en general) hunting2. (con escopeta) shooting3. (animales, carne) game -
5 reclamo
m.1 inducement.reclamo publicitario advertising gimmickreclamo de ventas loss leader2 decoy, lure.3 call.4 complaint. ( Latin American Spanish)5 claim, complaint, protest.6 bird call, call.7 decoy bird, stool pigeon.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: reclamar.* * *1 (para cazar) decoy bird, lure2 (silbato) bird call3 (llamada) call5 figurado inducement* * *SM1) (Orn) call; (Caza) decoy, lure2) (=llamada) call3) (=anuncio) advertisement; (=slogan) advertising slogan; (=aliciente) lure, attraction; (Tip) catchword4) (Jur) claim5) (=afirmación) claim, statement6) LAm (=protesta) complaint* * *1)a) ( de pájaro) callb) ( para cazar - silbato) birdcall; (- señuelo) lure, decoy2) (esp AmL) (para atraer la atención, provocar interés) lure3) (AmL) ( queja) complaint* * *= catchword, call, decoy.Ex. It became usual in the mid sixteenth century to complete each page with the first word of the following page set as a catchword at the end of the direction line.Ex. The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.Ex. The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.* * *1)a) ( de pájaro) callb) ( para cazar - silbato) birdcall; (- señuelo) lure, decoy2) (esp AmL) (para atraer la atención, provocar interés) lure3) (AmL) ( queja) complaint* * *= catchword, call, decoy.Ex: It became usual in the mid sixteenth century to complete each page with the first word of the following page set as a catchword at the end of the direction line.
Ex: The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.Ex: The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.* * *A1 (de un pájaro) call2 (para cazar — silbato) birdcall; (— pájaro) lure, decoyB ( AmL) (para atraer la atención) lureel reclamo que supone el letrero de rebajas the lure o attraction of the `sale' signreclamo publicitario advertising* * *
Del verbo reclamar: ( conjugate reclamar)
reclamo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
reclamó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
reclamar
reclamo
reclamar ( conjugate reclamar) verbo transitivo
( con insistencia) to demand
verbo intransitivo
to complain;
reclamo sustantivo masculino
reclamar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un derecho, una propiedad) to claim, demand
2 (requerir) to call: la empresa lo reclama en la sede central, the company have summoned him to the headquarters
Jur (a un testigo, inculpado) to summon
3 (exigir) este trabajo reclama nuestra paciencia, this work demands our patience
II verbo intransitivo
1 to complain, protest [contra, against]
2 Jur to appeal
reclamo sustantivo masculino
1 Orn mating call
(simulador para caza) birdcall
(señuelo) decoy
2 (gancho, objeto o idea que incita a hacer algo) inducement: el glamour de Hollywood es sólo un reclamo, Hollywood's glamour is nothing but a lure
(publicitario) appeal
' reclamo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reclamar
English:
call
- complaint
- decoy
- demand
* * *reclamo nm1. [para atraer] inducementreclamo publicitario advertising gimmick2. [para cazar] decoy, lure3. [de ave] call4. [en texto] note, reference mark5. Am [queja] complaint;cuente el vuelto antes de retirarse de la ventanilla, después no aceptamos reclamos check your change before leaving, mistakes cannot be rectified later6. Am [reivindicación] claim;los reclamos de los trabajadores the workers' demands* * *m1 lure2 L.Am.queja complaint3 L.Am.reivindicación claim* * *reclamo nm1) : bird call, lure2) : lure, decoy3) : inducement, attraction4) : advertisement5) : complaint -
6 lazo
m.1 bow.2 ribbon.3 snare.4 tie, loop, knot, string tie.5 bond, relation, relationship, tie.6 lasso, lariat, long rope with a sliding noose.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lazar.* * *1 (cinta) ribbon; (de adorno) bow3 (trampa) snare, trap\lazo corredizo slipknot* * *noun m.1) bond2) link3) bow* * *SM1) (=nudo) [para asegurar] knot; [decorativo] bow2) (Agr) lasso, lariat3) (Caza) snare, trap4) (Aut) hairpin bend5) pl lazos (=vínculos) ties* * *1)a) ( cinta) ribbon; ( nudo decorativo) bow¿te hago un lazo? — shall I tie it in a bow?
2)a) (Agr) lassono echarle or tirarle un lazo a alguien — (Méx fam) not to give somebody a second glance
poner a alguien como lazo de cochino — (Méx fam) to give somebody a dressing-down
b) ( cuerda) (Col, Méx) rope; ( para saltar) (Col) cuerda 1) b)c) ( para cazar) snare, trap3) ( vínculo) bond, tie* * *= tape, tie, knot, bond, lashing, loop, bonding, tie.Ex. A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.Ex. Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.Ex. Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.Ex. Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.Ex. This type of lashing is used to tie 4 or more poles together at one point.Ex. Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.Ex. The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.Ex. Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.----* colgado de un lazo continuo = looped.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.* crear lazos = build up + links.* crear lazos afectivos = bond.* establecer lazos afectivos = bond.* estrechar los lazos = strengthen + links.* fortalecer los lazos = strengthen + links.* lazo afectivo = human bonding.* lazo cultural = cultural bond.* lazo étnico = ethnic bond.* lazo familiar = family bond.* lazos = ties.* lazos de amistad = bonding.* lazos de amor = bonding.* lazos familiares = family ties.* lazos sangüíneos = blood ties.* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.* romper un lazo = sever + connection.* ruptura de lazos = severing of ties, breaking of ties.* tender lazos = build + bridges.* * *1)a) ( cinta) ribbon; ( nudo decorativo) bow¿te hago un lazo? — shall I tie it in a bow?
2)a) (Agr) lassono echarle or tirarle un lazo a alguien — (Méx fam) not to give somebody a second glance
poner a alguien como lazo de cochino — (Méx fam) to give somebody a dressing-down
b) ( cuerda) (Col, Méx) rope; ( para saltar) (Col) cuerda 1) b)c) ( para cazar) snare, trap3) ( vínculo) bond, tie* * *= tape, tie, knot, bond, lashing, loop, bonding, tie.Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.
Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.Ex: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.Ex: This type of lashing is used to tie 4 or more poles together at one point.Ex: Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.Ex: Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.* colgado de un lazo continuo = looped.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.* crear lazos = build up + links.* crear lazos afectivos = bond.* establecer lazos afectivos = bond.* estrechar los lazos = strengthen + links.* fortalecer los lazos = strengthen + links.* lazo afectivo = human bonding.* lazo cultural = cultural bond.* lazo étnico = ethnic bond.* lazo familiar = family bond.* lazos = ties.* lazos de amistad = bonding.* lazos de amor = bonding.* lazos familiares = family ties.* lazos sangüíneos = blood ties.* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.* romper un lazo = sever + connection.* ruptura de lazos = severing of ties, breaking of ties.* tender lazos = build + bridges.* * *A1 (cinta) ribbon2 (nudo decorativo) bow¿te hago un lazo? shall I tie it in a bow for you?se puso un lazo en la cabeza she put a bow in her hair3 ( RPl) (medio nudo) knotle hizo el lazo del zapato he tied her shoelace4 ( Méx) (del matrimonio) cord with which the couple are symbolically united during the wedding ceremonyB1 ( Agr) lassole echó el lazo al potro he lassoed the colt2 (cuerda — para atar) (Col, Méx) rope; (— para saltar) ( Col) skip o jump rope ( AmE), skipping rope ( BrE)3 (para cazar) snare, trapC (vínculo) link, bond, tienos unen lazos de amistad we are joined by bonds of friendshiplazos culturales cultural tiesCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo lazar: ( conjugate lazar)
lazo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
lazó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
lazar
lazo
lazar ( conjugate lazar) verbo transitivo (Méx) to rope, lasso
lazo sustantivo masculino
1
( nudo decorativo) bow;◊ ¿te hago un lazo? shall I tie it in a bow?b) (Méx) ( del matrimonio) cord with which the couple are symbolically united during the wedding ceremony
2a) (Agr) lasso
( para saltar) (Col) See Also→ cuerda 1b
3 ( vínculo) bond, tie
lazo sustantivo masculino
1 (lazada) bow: le regalé un lazo a la niña, I gave the girl a ribbon
2 (nudo) knot
3 fig (usu pl) (vínculo, relación) tie, bond
' lazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corbata
- desatar
- deshacer
- hacer
- moña
- moño
- presilla
- trampa
English:
bond
- bow
- lasso
- loop
- noose
- pretzel
- ribbon
- tie
- link
* * *lazo nm1. [atadura] bow;hacer un lazo to tie a bow;hacerle el lazo del zapato a alguien to tie sb's shoelacelazo corredizo slipknot2. [cinta] ribbon3. [bucle] loop4. [trampa] snare;[de vaquero] lasso;echar el lazo a un animal to lasso an animal;echar el lazo a alguien to snare sb;Méx Famponer a alguien como lazo de cochino to have a go at sb5.lazos [vínculos] ties, bonds;los lazos económicos entre los dos países the economic ties o links between the two countries;los unen fuertes lazos de amistad they share a strong bond of friendship;no hay lazos de parentesco entre las víctimas the victims were not related to each other6. [en arte] tracery motif* * *m1 knot2 de adorno bowcaer en el lazo fig fall into the trap4:lazos pl ties* * *lazo nm1) vínculo: link, bond2) : bow, ribbon3) : lasso, lariat* * *lazo n1. (lazada) bow2. (cinta) ribbon -
7 liga
f.1 league (confederación, agrupación) (& sport).2 garter (para medias) (elástico).3 rubber band, elastic band.4 alliance, merging.5 birdlime.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ligar.* * *1 (para media) garter2 (asociación) league, alliance3 DEPORTE league* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Pol, Dep) league2) (=faja) suspender, garter (EEUU)3) [para sujetar] elastic band4) (=muérdago) mistletoe5) (=sustancia viscosa) birdlime7) (Metal) alloy8) And * (=amigo) bosom friend9) * (=persona) pick-up *** * *1) (asociación, agrupación) league; (Dep) league, conference (esp AmE)2)a) (Indum) garterb) (AmL) ( gomita) rubber o elastic band3) ( para cazar) birdlime* * *= league.Ex. This is a survey of 227 editors examining how newspapers were affected by the 1994 major league baseball strike.----* encuentro de liga = league game.* Liga †rabe = Arab league.* liga de fútbol = football league.* Liga de las Naciones = League of Nations, the.* Liga de los Países †rabes = League of Arab States.* liga de rugby = rugby league.* partido de liga = league game.* * *1) (asociación, agrupación) league; (Dep) league, conference (esp AmE)2)a) (Indum) garterb) (AmL) ( gomita) rubber o elastic band3) ( para cazar) birdlime* * *= league.Ex: This is a survey of 227 editors examining how newspapers were affected by the 1994 major league baseball strike.
* encuentro de liga = league game.* Liga rabe = Arab league.* liga de fútbol = football league.* Liga de las Naciones = League of Nations, the.* Liga de los Países rabes = League of Arab States.* liga de rugby = rugby league.* partido de liga = league game.* * *A1 (asociación, agrupación) leagueliga antialcohólica ≈ Temperance Societyla Liga Árabe the Arab Leagueliga de fútbol football leaguecampeón de liga league championB1 ( Indum) garterC (para cazar) birdlime* * *
Del verbo ligar: ( conjugate ligar)
liga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
liga
ligar
liga sustantivo femenino
1 ( asociación) league;
(Dep) league, conference (esp AmE)
2a) (Indum) garter
ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
b) ( atar):
un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):◊ salieron a liga they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);
liga con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
liga sustantivo femenino
1 Dep Pol league
2 (prenda femenina) garter
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin
' liga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligarse
- liguera
- liguero
- savia
- encabezar
- ocupar
- subcampeón
English:
league
- round robin
- big
- elastic
- football
- garter
- major
- minor
- top
* * *liga nf1. [confederación, agrupación] leaguePol la Liga Árabe the Arab League2. [para medias] [elástico] garter;[colgante] Br suspender, US garter3. [goma elástica] rubber band, Br elastic band4. [deportiva] leaguela Liga de Campeones the Champions League; Esp la Liga Fantástica® = competition where players pick their own fantasy soccer teams, Br ≈ Fantasy Football League5. [sustancia pegajosa] bird-lime* * *f1 POL, DEP league;la Liga de los Campeones the Champions League2 de medias garter* * *liga nf1) asociación: league2) gomita: rubber band3) : garter* * *liga n league -
8 trampa
f.1 trap.2 trapdoor (trampilla).3 trick (engaño).caer en la trampa to fall into the traptender una trampa (a alguien) to set o lay a trap (for somebody)hacer trampas to cheat4 debt (deuda).5 double-cross, frame-up, gin gin trap.6 plant, misleading evidence.* * *1 (abertura) trapdoor, hatch2 (para cazar) trap, snare5 MILITAR (emboscada) ambush\caer en la trampa to fall into the traphacer trampa / hacer trampas to cheattender una trampa to set a trap, lay a traptiene trampa there's a catch* * *noun f.1) trap2) trick* * *SF1) [para cazar] trap; (=lazo) snaretrampa explosiva — (Mil) booby trap
2) (=engaño) trapno vayas, es una trampa — don't go, it's a trap
esto tiene trampa, aquí hay trampa — there's a catch here
tender una trampa a algn — to set o lay a trap for sb
ni trampa ni cartón —
3) [en el juego]¡eso es trampa! — that's cheating!
4) (=puerta) trapdoor; [de mostrador] hatch5) (Golf) bunker, sand trap (EEUU)6) (Com) bad debt7) † (=bragueta) fly* * *a) ( para animales) trap; ( de lazo) snareb) ( ardid) traple tendieron una trampa — they laid o set a trap for him
c) ( en el juego)* * *= pitfall, trap, snare, catch, ambush, entrapment, chicanery, trick, gaff, kicker.Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex. This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex. Although ' Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.Ex. A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.----* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caza con trampas = trapping.* hacer trampa = fiddle.* ordenador trampa = honeypot.* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.* * *a) ( para animales) trap; ( de lazo) snareb) ( ardid) traple tendieron una trampa — they laid o set a trap for him
c) ( en el juego)* * *= pitfall, trap, snare, catch, ambush, entrapment, chicanery, trick, gaff, kicker.Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
Ex: This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex: Although ' Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.Ex: A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caza con trampas = trapping.* hacer trampa = fiddle.* ordenador trampa = honeypot.* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.* * *1 (para animales) trap; (de lazo) snare2 (ardid) trapno caí en la trampa I didn't fall into the trap, I didn't fall for it ( colloq)me tendieron una trampa they laid o set a trap for meni trampa ni cartón ( Esp): no hay/no tiene ni trampa ni cartón there's no catchmira, sin trampa ni cartón now as you can see, there's no trick o there's nothing up my sleeve3(en el juego): eso es trampa that's cheatinghacer trampa(s) to cheat* * *
trampa sustantivo femenino
( de lazo) snare
◊ le tendieron una trampa they laid o set a trap for himc) ( en el juego):
eso es trampa that's cheating
trampa sustantivo femenino
1 trap
caer en la trampa, to fall into the trap
tender una trampa, to set a trap
2 (puerta en el suelo, techo, trampilla) trap door
3 (fullería, fraude) fiddle: eso es hacer trampa, that's cheating
hizo una trampa en la declaración de Hacienda, he fiddled his tax return, US he cheated on his tax return
4 (deuda) debt
' trampa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebar
- engaño
- red
- tender
- tongo
- caer
- cepo
- encerrona
- ratonera
- valer
English:
bluff
- booby trap
- cheat
- entrap
- fiddle
- frame
- free
- lay
- pitfall
- set
- set up
- snare
- trap
- trick
- walk into
- booby
- catch
- gimmick
- pit
* * *trampa nf1. [para cazar] trap;la trampa del fuera de juego [en fútbol] offside trap2. [trampilla] trapdoor3. [engaño] trick;caer en la trampa to fall into the trap;tender una trampa (a alguien) to set o lay a trap (for sb);sin trampa ni cartón: ha ganado el premio sin trampa ni cartón he won the prize fair and square;en este espectáculo no hay trampa ni cartón everything you see in this show is for realhacer trampas to cheat5. [deuda] debt6. [en golf] hazard* * *f1 trap;caer en la trampa fall into the trap;lay a trap2 ( truco) scam fam, trick;hacer trampas cheat* * *trampa nf1) : trap2)hacer trampas : to cheat* * *trampa n trap -
9 ratonera
adj.&f.belonging to mice, mousy.f.1 mousehole (para ratas) (guarida).2 trap (peligro).3 mousetrap, rattrap, rat trap.* * *1 (trampa) mousetrap2 (agujero) mousehole\caer en la ratonera figurado to fall into the trap* * *SF1) (=trampa) mousetrap2) (=agujero) mousehole3) (fig) (=trampa) trap5) Caribe (=tienda) ranch store* * *a) ( trampa) mousetrap; ( madriguera) mouseholeb) (Andes fam) ( antro) dive (colloq)* * *= mousetrap.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".----* águila ratonera = buzzard.* * *a) ( trampa) mousetrap; ( madriguera) mouseholeb) (Andes fam) ( antro) dive (colloq)* * *= mousetrap.Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".
* águila ratonera = buzzard.* * *1 (trampa) mousetrap2 (madriguera) mousehole* * *
ratonera sustantivo femenino ( trampa) mousetrap;
( madriguera) mousehole
ratonera sustantivo femenino
1 (para cazar ratones) mousetrap
2 (antro) dive, dump
' ratonera' also found in these entries:
English:
buzzard
- hole
- mousetrap
* * *ratonera nf1. [madriguera] mousehole2. [para cazar] mousetrap4. Andes, RP [casucha] hovel* * *f mouse trap; figtrap* * *ratonera nf: mousetrap -
10 lebrel
adj.hounding.f. & m.greyhound, whippet, grey-hound.m.whippet.* * *1 greyhound* * *SM greyhound* * *masculino y femenino hound* * *= harrier.Ex. Harrier is one of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting rabbits.* * *masculino y femenino hound* * *= harrier.Ex: Harrier is one of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting rabbits.
* * *sighthoundCompuestos:deerhoundIrish wolfhound* * *lebrel nmwhippetlebrel irlandés Irish wolfhound* * *m coursing dog* * *lebrel nm: hound -
11 cepo
m.1 trap.2 wheel clamp.3 clamp.4 stocks.5 jaw trap, snare, gin trap.6 poor box, alms box, alms chest, collecting-box.7 pillory, stocks.8 boot, Denver boot, Denver clamp, wheel clamp.* * *1 (rama) bough, branch2 (de yunque) stock4 (trampa) trap5 (para auto) clamp* * *SM1) (Caza) trap, snare2) (Aut) (wheel) clamp3) [de yunque, ancla] stock4) (Bot) branch, bough5) (Rel) poorbox, alms box* * *masculino ( para animales) trap; (Auto) wheel clamp; (Hist) stocks (pl)* * *= stocks, wheel clamp.Ex. Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.Ex. The University reserves the right to apply a wheel clamp to any vehicle parked contrary to these regulations.* * *masculino ( para animales) trap; (Auto) wheel clamp; (Hist) stocks (pl)* * *= stocks, wheel clamp.Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: The University reserves the right to apply a wheel clamp to any vehicle parked contrary to these regulations.* * *1 (para animales) trap2 ( Auto) wheel clamp3 ( Hist) stocks (pl)* * *
cepo sustantivo masculino ( trampa) trap;
(Auto) wheel clamp;
(Hist) stocks (pl)
cepo sustantivo masculino
1 Caza trap
2 Auto clamp
' cepo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebar
- potro
English:
clamp
- snare
- wheel-clamp
- stock
- wheel
* * *cepo nm1. [para cazar] trap2. [para vehículos] Br wheel clamp, US Denver boot;poner el cepo a un coche to clamp a car3. [para sujetar] clamp4. [para presos] stocks* * *m1 trap;caer en el cepo fall into the trap2 AUTO Denver boot fam, (wheel) clamp* * *cepo nm: trap (for animals) -
12 enredar
v.1 to tangle up (madeja, pelo).El gato enreda las lanas The cat tangles up the yarns.2 to bother, to annoy.3 to get up to mischief (informal).enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with something4 to mix up, to entangle, to fuzz up, to louse up.El chico enredó las historias The boy mixed up the stories.5 to snag, to hook, to get hooked.La caña enredó al pez The fishing rod snagged the fish.* * *1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net2 (para cazar) to set3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle6 (entretener) to hold up, delay1 (travesear) to be mischievous1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up4 (amancebarse) to have an affair* * *verb1) to confuse2) tangle* * *1. VT1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle upeste viento te enreda el pelo — your hair gets tangled up in this wind, this wind tangles your hair up
2) [+ situación, asunto] to make complicated, complicatecon tanta mentira enredó las cosas aún más — with all his lies he made matters even more complicated, with all his lies he complicated matters even more
3) * (=desordenar) to get into a mess, mess upestos niños lo han enredado todo — these children have got everything into a mess, these children have messed everything up
4) * (=involucrar) to get mixed o caught up (en in)la han enredado en un asunto turbio — they've got her mixed o caught up in some shady deal
5) * (=entretener)no me enredes, que llego tarde — don't hold me back, or I'll be late
6) * (=engañar) to trick7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set2.VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *¡no enredes! — stop playing around!
¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle upb) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicatec) (fam) ( involucrar)2.enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
enredar vi (fam)a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up troubleb) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget3.enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
enredarse v pron1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around2)a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)b) (fam) ( involucrarse)enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something
c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)
d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up* * *= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.----* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* enredarse = kink.* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle upb) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicatec) (fam) ( involucrar)2.enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
enredar vi (fam)a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up troubleb) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget3.enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
enredarse v pron1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around2)a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)b) (fam) ( involucrarse)enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something
c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)
d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up* * *= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* enredarse = kink.* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.* * *enredar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicatedno enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sthlo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares■ enredarvi( fam)1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)A1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarledla cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs2 «planta» to twist itself aroundBse ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny businessse enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion* * *
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
verbo intransitivo (fam)
enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb
enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
envolver
- trastear
- implicar
English:
embroil
- entangle
- tangle
- tangle up
- foul
- snarl
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to tangle (up)2. [situación, asunto] to complicate;será mejor no enredar más las cosas it's best not to make matters more complicatedme enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy♦ viFam1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief* * *I v/t1 tangle, get tangled2 figcomplicate, make complicatedII v/i make trouble* * *enredar vt1) : to tangle up, to entangle2) : to confuse, to complicate3) : to involve, to implicate* * *enredar vb1. (involucrar) to involve2. (complicar) to complicate3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuseel fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions4. (tocar) to mess about -
13 boleadoras
f.pl.1 bolas.2 bolas.* * *SFPL Cono Sur bolasSee:* * *femenino plural bolas* * *femenino plural bolas* * *bolas* * *
boleadoras sustantivo femenino plural
bolas
* * *boleadoras nfplbolas, = set of three ropes weighted at the ends, used by Indians as a weapon or by gauchos of the River Plate area for capturing cattle by entangling their legs* * *fpl L.Am.para cazar bolas -
14 vareta
f.1 lime twig for catching birds.2 stripe in a stuff different in color from the ground.3 a piquant expression.4 a circuitous manner of speech (indirect).f. & diminut.a small rod or twig. (Diminutive)* * *1 (para cazar) lime twig2 (de color) stripe\irse de vareta familiar to have diarrhoea* * *SF1) (=ramita) twig, small stick; (con liga) lime twig for catching birds2) (Cos) stripe3) (=indirecta) insinuation; (=pulla) taunt4) -
15 cazo
m.1 saucepan (cacerola).2 ugly mug (informal) (persona fea).3 ladle, billycan, dipper, saucepan.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cazar.* * *1 (cucharón) ladle2 (cacerola) saucepan* * *noun m.1) saucepan2) ladle* * *SM1) (=cacerola) saucepan2) (=cucharón) ladle3) ** (=chulo) pimp* * ** * *= ladle, soup ladle.Ex. The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.Ex. This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.----* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.* * ** * *= ladle, soup ladle.Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.
Ex: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.* * *1 (cacerola) small saucepan2 (cucharón) ladle* * *
Del verbo cazar: ( conjugate cazar)
cazo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cazó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cazar
cazo
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;◊ salimos a cazo we went out hunting/shooting
cazo sustantivo masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan;
( cucharón) ladle
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
cazo sustantivo masculino
1 (cacerola pequeña) saucepan
2 (cucharón) ladle
3 familiar (persona muy fea) su tía es un cazo, her aunt is ugly as sin
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter el cazo, to put one's foot in it
' cazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lumbre
- tapadera
English:
dipper
- ladle
- pan
- saucepan
* * *cazo nm1. [cacerola] saucepan2. [cucharón] ladle;Fammeter el cazo to put one's foot in it* * *m saucepan* * *cazo nm1) : saucepan, pot2) cucharón: ladle* * *cazo n1. (recipiente) saucepan2. (cucharón) ladle -
16 mosca
f.1 fly.aflojar o soltar la mosca (figurative) to cough up, to fork outestar con o tener la mosca detrás de la oreja (informal) to be suspicious o distrustful¿qué mosca te ha picado? (informal figurative) what's up with you?mosca muerta (informal figurative) slyboots, hypocritemosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2 money.* * *1 fly2 (barba) tuft\aflojar/soltar la mosca familiar to fork out money, cough upcaer como moscas to drop like fliesestar con la mosca detrás de la oreja to be suspiciousno se oía una mosca you could have heard a pin droppor si las moscas just in case¿qué mosca te (le, etc) ha picado? familiar what's bugging you (him, etc)?mosca muerta figurado hypocrite* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=insecto) flypescar a la mosca — to fish with a fly, fly-fish
asarse las moscas —
- mandar a algn a capar moscas- ¿qué mosca te/le ha picado?mosca artificial — [en pesca] fly
mosca azul, mosca blanca — whitefly
mosca de España — Spanish fly, cantharides
mosca drosofila — drosophila, fruit fly
mosca muerta — = mosquita
2) * (=pesado) pest3) † (=dinero) dough *4) † (=barba) small goatee beard5) pl moscas (=centellas) sparksmoscas volantes — spots before the eyes, floaters
6) Méx * (=parásito) sponger *2.ADJ INV Esp** * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex. From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.----* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *1 ( Esp fam) (preocupado) uneasy, edgy ( colloq); (enfadado) sore ( AmE colloq), mad ( AmE), cross ( BrE colloq)hay que estar mosca you have to be alert o ( colloq) keep on your toesA1 ( Zool) flyno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq)caer como moscas to go down o drop o fall like flieses incapaz de matar una mosca she wouldn't harm o hurt a flyestar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja to be wary, be on one's guardir de mosca ( Méx): atrás del trolebús iban dos muchachos de mosca two boys were hanging off the back of the trolleybus¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? ( fam); what's got into o what's up with you/him? ( colloq), what's eating you/him? ( colloq)venir or acudir como moscas to swarm round like flies2 (para pescar) flyCompuestos:whitefly● mosca húmeda or mojadawet flydry fly● mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé( Med) tsetse, tsetse flyafloja la mosca cough up ( colloq)(Ur fam)* * *
mosca sustantivo femenino
fly;◊ no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop (colloq);
por si las moscas (fam) just in case (colloq)
mosca
I sustantivo femenino
1 (insecto) fly
2 fam fig (dinero) cash, dough
aflojar la mosca, to stump up
3 fam (recelo) estar con la mosca (detrás de la oreja), to smell a rat, to be suspicious
II adj (estar) (enfadado) annoyed
(inquieto) worried
(intrigado) suspicious
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¿qué mosca le ha picado?, what's biting him?
familiar por si las moscas, just in case
' mosca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
- volar
- pescar
- peso
- por
English:
bite
- eat
- fly
- flyweight
- pin
- blue
- house
* * *♦ adj investoy mosca con su oferta, no me inspira confianza there's something fishy about his offer, I don't trust itestá mosca conmigo she's in a mood with me;está mosca porque se ha vuelto a estropear el ordenador he's in a mood because the computer's broken againpara ganar dinero hay que estar muy mosca if you want to make money you've got to be on the ball♦ nmf[en boxeo] flyweight♦ nf1. [insecto] flymosca escorpión scorpion fly;mosca de la fruta fruit fly;Fam Fig mosca muerta:con lo mosca muerta que parecía y el novio tan guapo que se ha buscado she's a dark horse, you'd never have thought she'd end up with a good-looking boyfriend like that;parece una mosca muerta he looks very innocent;mosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2. [en pesca] flyestoy sin mosca I'm flat broke, Br I'm skint4. Compcazar moscas to twiddle one's thumbs;Famno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;Fam¿qué mosca te ha picado? what's up with you?, who's rattled your cage?;Fampor si las moscas just in case;Méx Famviajar de mosca = to ride for free on a bus by clinging to the outside of it♦ interjVen Fam watch it!* * *f fly;mosca muerta fam hypocrite;estar mosca fam smell a rat fam ;tener la mosca detrás de la oreja fam smell a rat fam ;por si las moscas fam just to be on the safe side;¿qué mosca te ha picado? what’s biting you?;soltar oaflojar la mosca fam pay up, cough up fam ;caer omorir como moscas fig drop like flies;estar papando moscas fam be miles away fam ;no es capaz de matar una mosca he wouldn’t hurt a fly* * *mosca nf1) : fly2)mosca común : housefly* * * -
17 comer
v.1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!dar de comer to feed2 to take, to capture.me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops3 to eat up.les come la envidia they're eaten up with envyeso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time* * *1 to eat2 (tomar) to have3 (color) to fade4 (corroer) to corrode6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture1 eating1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow\comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrowcomer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horsecome con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) bellycomerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kissescomerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovinglycomerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyescomerse las uñas to bite one's nails¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?dar de comer to feedechar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envyno tener qué comer not to have enough to live onser de buen comer to be a good eatersin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida] to eat¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?
sin comerlo ni beberlo —
sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case
coco I, 2), tarro 2)ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch3) (=hacer desaparecer)•
comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them4) (=destruir, consumir)le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy
5) (=escocer)6) (Ajedrez) to take2. VI1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?
¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *
•
comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sthcomer con los ojos —
siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach
2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner3)• dar de comer — to feed
4) And***comer a algn — to screw sb ***
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.----* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *viA1 (tomar alimentos) to eatno tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anythingno hay nada para comer there's nothing to eatlas palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her handel sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed themcomer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird2dar de comer to feedtodavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed himdarle de comer al gato to feed the cattengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kidsnos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very wellni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eatdarle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid glovesB1(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yethace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?aquí se come muy bien the food here is very gooddonde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the tablenos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunchcomemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at ninenos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner■ comervtA ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eatcomo mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruitno puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolatecome un poco de queso have a little cheesetienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eatnadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat youmira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eatencomo un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insidessin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)B ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her faceestos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoesestos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savingsel alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rentsi seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirtC (en ajedrez, damas) to take■ comerseA ‹acento/palabra›te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accentsme comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two linesse comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his wordsB1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eatcómetelo todo eat it all upse lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one gono te comas las uñas don't bite your nails¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envysi se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadownadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)C ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpetel mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sandel ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metalel colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salaryeatinguna persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her foodel arte del buen comer the art of good eatingel comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop* * *
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;
( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
verbo transitivo
◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;
no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
comerse verbo pronominal
1
‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot
* * *♦ vt1. [alimentos] to eat;no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;Famsin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops4. [consumir] to eat up;tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive♦ vi1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;comer a la carta to eat à la carte;¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;Famser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;Figtener qué comer to have enough to live on;Famcomer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;Famdar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch* * *dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden* * *comer vt1) : to eat2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat intocomer vi1) : to eat2) cenar: to have a meal3)dar de comer : to feed* * *comer vb¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?2. (al mediodía) to have lunch -
18 mayor
adj.1 bigger.2 grown-up (adulto).cuando sea mayor when I grow upser mayor de edad to be an adult3 older (no joven).una mujer mayor an older womanser muy mayor to be very old4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).5 major, main, chief, leading.f. & m.1 major (military).2 head.* * *► adjetivo3 (de edad) mature, elderly4 (adulto) grown-up■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now5 (principal) main6 MÚSICA major1 MILITAR major1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest\al por mayor wholesalehacerse mayor to grow upno ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything seriousser mayor de edad to be of agecalle mayor high street, US main street* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) main, major2) bigger, biggest3) larger, largest4) greater, greatest5) elder, oldest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) (=más grande)necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room
un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors
son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance
•
la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens•
ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than hisb) (=de más edad) olderes mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister
•
mayor que algn — older than sbvivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her
2) [superlativo]a) (=más grande)esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world
su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem
su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy
viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty
hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care
b) (=de más edad) oldestmi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son
3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] highcolegio 1), libro 2)calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
4) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlas personas mayores — grown-ups, adults
•
hacerse mayor — to grow up5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly6) (=jefe) head antes de s7) (Mús) major2. SMF1) (=adulto) grown-up, adultlos mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party
mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age
2) (=anciano)¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!
3) LAm (Mil) major3.SM•
al por mayor — wholesalerepartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de grande)un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de grande)tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents
su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry
a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience
la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students
2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
b) ( superlativo)es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two
mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderlyd) ( adulto)hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect
ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches
no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious
4) ( en nombres) ( principal) mainCalle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
5) (Mús) major6) (Com)IImasculino y femenino1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)mis/tus mayores — my/your elders
2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major* * *mayor11 = senior, elderly, eldest.Nota: Referido a edad.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.* gente mayor = elderly people.* hombre mayor = elderly man.* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.* mayores, los = elderly, the.* muy mayor = over the hill.* pesonas mayores = elderly people.* ser mayor = be older.mayor22 = largest, greater, heightened, increased.Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.
Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* al por mayor = in bulk.* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* calle mayor, la = main street, the.* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* período de mayor demanda = peak time.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.* * *Apueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater heightestas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fullerun material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible materialen otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higheresto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefitsmayor QUE algo:una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our countrycualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin Americael mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europeésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worryle ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest conveniencela mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians1 (comparativo) older¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?mayor QUE algn older THAN sbsoy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you2(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest sonel mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents3 (viejo) elderlyya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own4(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like thatcuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a firemanvamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like thatcuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majoritysoy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I pleaseC ( en frases negativas)(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanationno tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subjectla noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o undulyse llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitchesno pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of ithubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing seriousE ( Mús) majorF ( Com):(al) por mayor wholesale[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale onlylos compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesalehubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problemsA1(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talkingcada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adultmis/tus mayores my/your eldersCompuesto:masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majorityB* * *
mayor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
‹ beneficio› greater;
a mayor escala on a larger scale;
un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40b) ( superlativo de◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;
su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
2 ( en edad)
mayor que algn older than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;
mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son
d) ( adulto):
cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;
4 (Mús) major
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it
' mayor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- adicta
- adicto
- afán
- alcalde
- alcaldía
- almacén
- amable
- brevedad
- burgomaestre
- calle
- caza
- colegio
- confluencia
- desarrollar
- edad
- engrandecer
- escaparate
- estado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- fuerza
- gruesa
- grueso
- hacer
- hacerse
- inri
- obra
- osa
- palo
- persona
- plana
- polemizar
- predilección
- re
- safari
- salir
- sol
- teniente
- vender
- venta
- abuelo
- ama
- anhelo
- atractivo
- audiencia
- cazar
- ciudad
- compás
- de
English:
act
- address
- adult
- big
- bomb
- bulk
- capacity
- cash-and-carry
- claw back
- densely
- dipper
- dormitory
- elaborate
- elder
- eldest
- few
- frisky
- grow up
- growing
- high street
- hill
- inquest
- lion
- little
- main
- major
- mayor
- mostly
- much
- nominee
- often
- old
- outflow
- outweigh
- over
- part
- perpendicular
- residence
- senior
- sergeant major
- spur
- staff
- trade price
- utmost
- wholesale
- wholesale trade
- wholesaler
- worship
- abject
- cash
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;mi hermana mayor my older sister;es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;Matmayor que greater than2. [superlativo][en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty3. [más] further, more;para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue4. [adulto] grown-up;cuando sea mayor when I grow up;hacerse mayor to grow up;ser mayor de edad to be an adult5. [no joven] older;[anciano] elderly;una mujer ya mayor an older woman;ser muy mayor to be very old;hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly6. [principal] major, main;la plaza mayor the main square;la calle mayor the main street;el palo mayor the main mast7. Mús major;en do mayor in C majorun almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's♦ nmfel/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;mayores [adultos] grown-ups;[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;♦ nmMil major* * *I adjmayor que greater than, larger than;ser mayor de edad be an adult;ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;mayor que older than2 sup:biggest; en importancia the greatest;los mayores the adults;la mayor parte the majority3 MÚS tono, modomajor;4 COM:al por mayor wholesaleII m MIL major:ir opasar a mayores get serious* * *mayor adj3) : grown-up, mature4) : main, major5)mayor de edad : of (legal) age6)al por mayor orpor mayor : wholesalemayor nmf1) : major (in the military)2) : adult* * *mayor1 adj1. (que tiene más edad) older2. (más grande) bigger3. (él de más edad) oldest4. (anciano) old / elderly5. (adulto) grown up6. (principal) mainmayor2 n1. (que tiene más años) oldest¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?2. (adulto) grown upde mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc. -
19 menor
adj.1 smaller.2 younger, junior.3 minor, lesser.f. & m.minor (law) (child).m.1 minor, young man, youngster.2 minor, young girl.* * *► adjetivo3 (inferior) minor4 MÚSICA minor1 DERECHO minor\al por menor retailser menor de edad to be under agemenor de edad minortribunal de menores juvenile court* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) minor2) smaller, smallest3) lesser, least4) younger, youngest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) [de tamaño] smallerlos libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large
b) [de cantidad] fewer, less•
menor que algo — less than sthc) [de importancia, tiempo]existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were
d) [de edad] younger•
menor que algn — younger than sb•
ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minordos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home
e) (Mús) minorf) (Rel) [orden] minor2) [superlativo]a) [de tamaño] smallestb) [de cantidad] lowest, smallestel partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league
realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots
c) [de importancia, tiempo] leastidea 4)no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it
d) [de edad] youngesteste es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son
2.SMF (=niño) child, minor frmlos menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied
•
apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) childrenapto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG
menor de edad — (Jur) minor
tribunal 1)los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors
3. SM1) (Com)2) Esp•
contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *el menor= least, theEx: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.
menor11 = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.* abandono de menores = child neglect.* abuso de menores = child abuse.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* explotación de menores = child labour.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* manutención del menor = child maintenance.* manutención de menores = child support.* menor de edad = underage.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* no apto para menores = X-rated.* pensión de menores = child support.* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.* sexo de menores = underage sex.* trabajo de menores = child labour.* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.menor22 = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de venta al por menor = retail.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.* menor, el = least, the.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* paños menores = undies.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser menor = be less.* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* vender al por menor = retail.* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.* ventas al por menor = retail sales.* * *Aun período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous onenuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every dayen menor medida to a lesser extent o degreeen mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degreealimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in caloriesmenor QUE algo:un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mineun porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last pollesto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than beforehaciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possibleeligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?1(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?menor QUE algn younger THAN sbes un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me2(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?mi hijo menor my youngest sonel menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boysC (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minorsufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuriesD ( Mús) minorE ( Com):(al) por menor retail[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail saleslos distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets( Der) minor[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18Compuesto:masculine and feminine minorser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage* * *
menor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mineb) ( superlativo de◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;
haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
menor que algn younger than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;
el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor
' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);mi hermana menor my younger sister;es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;en menor grado to a lesser extent;un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;Matmenor que less than2. [superlativo][en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;un problema menor a minor problemser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;Der to be a minor5. Mús minor;en do menor in C minorvender algo al por menor to retail sth;puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets♦ nmf1. [superlativo]el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngestes una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for childrenmenor de edad minor* * *I adjser menor de edad be a minor2 sup:el número menor the lowest number;no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest ideami menor E minor4 COM:al por menor retailII m/f minor* * *menor adj3) : minor4)al por menor : retail5)ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underagemenor nmf: minor, juvenile* * *menor1 adj1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller2. (ningún) slightest3. (comparativo más joven) younger4. (superlativo más joven) youngestmenor2 n1. (más joven) youngest2. (menor de edad) minor -
20 algo
adv.1 a bit (un poco).es algo más grande it's a bit bigger2 somewhat, a little bit, sort of, some.pron.1 something (alguna cosa).¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?algo es algo something is better than nothingalgo así, algo por el estilo something like thatalgo así como… something like…por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason2 a bit, a little (cantidad pequeña).algo de some3 something (cosa importante).se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)* * *1 (afirmación) something; (negación, interrogación) anything■ ¿quieres algo? do you want anything?■ ¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?■ ¿queda algo de café? is there any coffee left?► adverbio1 (un poco) a bit, a little, somewhat\algo así something like thatalgo es algo something is better than nothing* * *1. pron.something, anything- algo de2. adv.somewhat, rather* * *1. PRON1) [en oraciones afirmativas] something-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"
•
algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that•
algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scaredtienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way
•
en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use•
llegar a ser algo — to be something¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?
•
llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three somethingsi no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day
si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it
ya es algo —
ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something
2) [en oraciones interrogativas, condicionales] [gen] anything; [esperando respuesta afirmativa] something¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?
¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?
¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?
¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] rather, a littleestos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable
puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive
2) [con verbos] a little3. SM1)• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive
2) Col mid-afternoon snacksee ALGUNO, ALGO* * *Ia) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?
por algo será — there must be some o a reason
¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?
b) ( en aproximaciones)IIadverbio a little, slightlyIII¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
1)a)un algo — ( un no sé qué) something
si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad
b) ( un poco)2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack* * *= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.Ex. It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.Ex. Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.Ex. Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex. This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.----* algas = algae.* algo absurdo = nonsense.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.* algo así como = something like.* algo banal = frill.* algo básico = necessity.* algo bueno = a good thing.* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* algo concreto = that certain something.* algo demoledor = steamroller.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* algo diferente = something else.* algo diferente de = something other than.* algo difícil = tall order.* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* algo distinto de = something other than.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* algo en particular = that certain something.* algo esencial = essential.* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo extra = frill.* algo fácil = no-brainer.* Algo falso = hoax.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.* algo insignificante = just a little dot.* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.* algo mal visto = dirty word.* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.* algo más = anything else.* algo más de = more of.* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].* algo muy valioso = nugget.* algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo opcional = extra.* algo para picar = finger food.* algo parecido = suchlike.* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].* algo seguro = safe bet.* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].* algo superfluo = frill.* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* obtener algo de = get + something out of.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* relativo a las algas = algal.* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* * *Ia) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?
por algo será — there must be some o a reason
¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?
b) ( en aproximaciones)IIadverbio a little, slightlyIII¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
1)a)un algo — ( un no sé qué) something
si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad
b) ( un poco)2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack* * *= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.
Ex: Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.* algas = algae.* algo absurdo = nonsense.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.* algo así como = something like.* algo banal = frill.* algo básico = necessity.* algo bueno = a good thing.* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* algo concreto = that certain something.* algo demoledor = steamroller.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* algo diferente = something else.* algo diferente de = something other than.* algo difícil = tall order.* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.* algo distinto de = something other than.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* algo en particular = that certain something.* algo esencial = essential.* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo extra = frill.* algo fácil = no-brainer.* Algo falso = hoax.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.* algo insignificante = just a little dot.* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.* algo mal visto = dirty word.* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.* algo más = anything else.* algo más de = more of.* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].* algo muy valioso = nugget.* algo obvio = no-brainer.* algo opcional = extra.* algo para picar = finger food.* algo parecido = suchlike.* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].* algo seguro = safe bet.* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].* algo superfluo = frill.* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* obtener algo de = get + something out of.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* relativo a las algas = algal.* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* * *1 something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; (esperando respuesta afirmativa) somethingalgo le debe haber molestado something must have upset hersi llegara a pasarle algo, no me lo perdonaría if anything happened to her, I'd never forgive myself¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?si no te creyó, por algo será if he didn't believe you there must be some o a reasonquiero que llegues a ser algo I want you to be somebodyle va a dar algo cuando lo vea he'll have a fit ( o go crazy etc) when he sees italgo así something like thatalgo es algo it's better than nothingque esté arrepentido ya es algo he's sorry, that's something at leastalgo DE algo:¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?hay algo de cierto en lo que dice there's some truth in what he says2(en aproximaciones): serán las once y algo it must be some time after elevenpesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit, it weighs just over three kilosalgo2a little, slightlyse siente algo cansada she feels slightly o a little tiredson algo parecidos they're somewhat similares algo más caro, pero es mejor it's slightly o a little o a bit more expensive, but it is better¿te duele? — algo does it hurt? — a little o a bitalgo3A1un algo (un no sé qué) somethingtiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre she has something of her mother about her2(un poco): hay un algo de verdad en lo que dice there's a grain of truth o some truth in what she says* * *
algo 1 pronombrea) something;
(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything;
( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something;
si llegara a pasarle algo if anything happened to her;
¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?;
por algo será there must be some o a reason;
le va a dar algo he'll have a fit;
o algo así or something like that;
eso ya es algo at least that's something;
sé algo de francés I know some French;
¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?b) ( en aproximaciones):
pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit
algo 2 adverbio
a little, slightly;
es algo para ti it's a bit too big for you
algo
I pron indef
1 (afirmativo) something
(interrogativo) anything: su padre es arquitecto o algo así, his father is an architect or something like that
¿algo más?, anything else?
si tu madre te ha reñido, por algo será, if your mother has told you off, there must be a reason for it
familiar me pagan poco, pero algo es algo, they don't pay me much, but it's better than nothing
2 (cantidad pequeña) some, a little: ¿queda algo de comer?, is there any food left?
II adv (un poco) quite, somewhat: me encuentro algo cansado, I'm feeling rather tired
' algo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acabar
- achicharrar
- acoger
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actitud
- actual
- alcanzar
- alisar
- almohada
- almorzar
- alquilar
- alrededor
- amagar
- añales
- aparecer
- apestar
- aprender
- así
- asociarse
- aspirar
- atinar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- aunar
- bajar
- bala
- bambolearse
- bandeja
- beneficiarse
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- broma
- buena
- bueno
- cábala
- cacarear
- cazar
- cachondeo
- calentar
- canela
- cantar
- cantada
- cantado
- capaz
- cara
- carecer
English:
about
- access
- acclimatized
- account
- accountable
- accustom
- acquaint
- acquit
- acting
- action
- actual
- addicted
- advance
- advantage
- advice
- afraid
- again
- agree
- ahead
- aim
- aim at
- aim to
- all-out
- allow
- allowance
- amenable
- amends
- amiss
- anathema
- angry
- anxious
- any
- anything
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- appeal
- arrange
- as
- ask
- ask for
- assess
- assessment
- associate
- at
- attempt
- attest
- authorize
- away
- ax
* * *♦ pron1. [alguna cosa] something;[en interrogativas] anything;algo de comida/bebida something to eat/drink;algo para leer something to read;¿necesitas algo para el viaje? do you need anything for your journey?;¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?;deben ser las diez y algo it must be gone ten o'clock;pagaron dos millones y algo they paid over two million;algo así, algo por el estilo something like that;algo así como… something like…;por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason;si se ofende, por algo será if she's offended, there must be a reason for it;algo es algo something is better than nothing2. [cantidad pequeña] a bit, a little;algo de some;habrá algo de comer, pero es mejor que vengas cenado there will be some food, but it would be best if you had dinner before coming;¿has bebido cerveza? – algo did you drink any beer? – a bit3. Fam [ataque]te va a dar algo como sigas trabajando así you'll make yourself ill if you go on working like that;¡a mí me va a dar algo! [de risa] I'm going to injure myself o Br do myself an injury (laughing)!;[de enfado] this is going to drive me mad!4. [cosa importante] something;si quieres llegar a ser algo if you ever want to be anybody, if you ever want to get anywhere;se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)♦ adv[un poco] a bit;es algo más grande it's a bit bigger;estoy algo cansado de vuestra actitud I'm rather o somewhat tired of your attitude;se encuentra algo mejor she's a bit o slightly better;necesito dormir algo I need to get some sleep♦ nm1.un algo [cosa indeterminada] something;esa película tiene un algo especial that film has something specialtomar el algo to have a snack [between meals]* * *I pron1 en frases afirmativas something;algo es algo it’s something, it’s better than nothing;o algo así or something like that;unas 5.000 personas o algo así 5,000 or so people, 5,000 people more or less;por algo será there must be a reasonII adv rather, somewhat* * *algo adv: somewhat, ratheres simpático, pero algo tacaño: he's nice but rather stingyalgo pron1) : something2)algo de : some, a littletengo algo de dinero: I've got some money* * *algo1 adv rather / a bitalgo2 pron1. (en frases afirmativas) something2. (en frases interrogativas) anything¿quiere algo más, señora? would you like anything else, madam?¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?3. (cantidad indeterminada) some / any¿me dejas algo de dinero? can you lend me some money
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