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101 esforzarse
■esforzarse verbo reflexivo to make an effort [por, to]: se esfuerza por ser agradable, he takes pains to be pleasant ' esforzarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: afanarse - aplicarse - desvivirse - esmerarse - pelear - pujar - sudar - trabajarse - empeñar - esforzar - matar English: all-out - buck up - effort - exert - flog - pain - peer - seek - strain - strive - endeavor - try - utmost -
102 intentar
intentar ( conjugate intentar) verbo transitivo to try;◊ ¡inténtalo otra vez! try again!;intentar un aterrizaje de emergencia to attempt an emergency landing; intentar hacer algo to try to do sth; ¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
intentar verbo transitivo to try, attempt: intentaremos que regrese hoy mismo, we'll try to get him to come home today without fail ➣ Ver nota en try
' intentar' also found in these entries: Spanish: espatarrarse - pretender - probar - procurar - trabajarse - tratar - buscar English: attempt - barrier - candle - chat up - clever - crack - endeavor - endeavour - go after - hand - however - job - juggling act - pass - pin down - plough through - reach - reason - run - search out - seek - shot - snap - stab - tamper - try - whirl - can - go - impossible - over - swing -
103 jugar
jugar ( conjugate jugar) verbo intransitivo 1 jugar a algo to play sth; jugar al fútbol (Esp, RPl) to play football; jugar a las muñecas to play with dolls; jugar limpio/sucio to play fair/dirty ( en naipes) to play; ( en otros juegos) to play;◊ me tocaba jugar a mí it was my turn/move/go2 verbo transitivo 1 2 ( apostar) jugar algo a algo to bet sth on sth 3 ‹rol/papel› to play jugarse verbo pronominal◊ jugarse el pellejo (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)
jugar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to play: ¿jugamos a las casitas?, shall we play house?
jugar al baloncesto/parchís, to play basketball/ludo o Parcheesi(tm)
2 (no tomar en serio, manipular) jugar con, to toy with
II verbo transitivo
1 to play: jugamos una partida de ajedrez, we had a game of chess
2 (suponer, representar) su hija juega un papel central en su vida, her life revolves around her daughter
3 (apostar) to bet, stake Locuciones: jugar con fuego, to play with fire
jugar limpio/sucio, to play fair/dirty Fin jugar a la baja, to speculate on a drop in prices ' jugar' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - banda - barrio - carta - defensiva - escondidas - prenda - punta - retozar - sucia - sucio - talla - tejo - trineo - adivinanza - bolita - bolo - bolsa - campo - chueco - condición - corro - dado - dama - dardo - disfraz - dominó - escondite - gozar - juega - limpio - mal - mano - muñeca - pelota - roña - ventaja English: advantage - away - because - bowl - can - clean - dice - fair - fast - fiddle about with - for - forfeit - fortunately - foursome - gamble - hate - hide-and-seek - home - leapfrog - limber up - line up - move - outlet - play - replay - rough - slot machine - trifle - trump - ball - bet - card - hide - hop - instrumental - musical - out - partner -
104 les
les pron pers 1 ( como objeto indirecto): ( a ustedes) I want to show you something; 2 ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido — a ellos) them; (— a ustedes) you;◊ no les reconocí I didn't recognize them/you;¿les atienden? can I help you?
les
I pron pers mpl (objeto directo) (ellos) them: no les saludé, I didn't greet them (ustedes) you: les esperaba, I was waiting for you
II pron pers mfpl (objeto indirecto) (a ellos,-as) them: dales un beso de mi parte, give them a kiss from me (a ustedes) you: les recuerdo que tienen una cita, may I remind you that you have an appointment ' les' also found in these entries: Spanish: acaramelada - acaramelado - activar - agradecer - baño - cerca - con - contienda - cortante - decir - declarar - desproveer - desunir - dineral - emboscada - en seguida - encantar - enseguida - entonces - esquema - gansa - ganso - gélida - gélido - hipócrita - horrorizar - ilusión - importar - imputar - las - los - negocio - ordenar - perseguir - pirrar - preocupar - problema - salvajada - terciarse - urgir - vencer - ventaja - a - advertencia - aguardar - alcahuetear - apego - cariño - castigo - chivatazo English: accommodation - account for - adolescence - adolescent - affair - allowance - aloud - antisexist - backfire - buoy - cave in - chance - convalesce - convalescence - convalescent - crumb - daylight - deal - dearly - defamation - defeat - difficult - embarrassing - escort - expansion - favourably - fight - flak - gaze - group - guide - gun down - hide-and-seek - hospitality - impact - inch - indifference - less - lessen - lesser - lesson - listen - mooch - nevertheless - nonetheless - privatize - publicity - reception - recognition - sack -
105 paz
paz sustantivo femeninoa) (Mil, Pol) peace;◊ firmar la paz to sign a peace agreement o treaty;en época de paz in peacetime; hacer las paces to make (it) up dejar algo/a algn en paz to leave sth/sb alone; descanse en paz (frml) rest in peace (frml)
paz sustantivo femenino
1 (concordia) peace
2 (tranquilidad, apacibilidad) peacefulness: en este lugar hay mucha paz, this place is very peaceful Locuciones: ¡déjame en paz!, leave me alone! familiar con estas mil pesetas estamos en paz, if I give you these thousand pesetas we're quits ' paz' also found in these entries: Spanish: ávida - ávido - calma - dejar - descansar - dinamitar - fiesta - iniciar - juez - Nobel - oasis - paloma - QEPD - remanso - representar - restauración - son - turbarse - acuerdo - alteración - alterar - andar - ansia - contigo - gestión - luchar - paceño - pactar - reinar - respirar - restablecimiento - señor - tratado - vivir - volver English: disturb - dove - finally - lay off - leave - let - linchpin - offer - pacify - peace - peacekeeping - price - process - prospect - quiet - R.I.P. - registrar - repose - repudiate - rest - seek - seminar - talk - tranquillity - umpteenth - uneasy - what - alone - at - justice - peaceful - quits - registry - tranquility -
106 pedir
pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo 1 pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave; pide limosna he begs (for money); pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth; le pidió ayuda he asked her for help; me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me); pedir hora to make an appointment; pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak; me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him; ver prestado ‹ cuenta› to ask for 2 (Com)a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?verbo intransitivo
pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine ' pedir' also found in these entries: Spanish: apestosa - apestoso - bastar - boca - cita - cobrar - cuenta - demandar - disculpa - hora - luna - pera - perdón - prestar - requerir - socorro - voz - asilo - audiencia - auxilio - aventón - cola - excusar - gorrear - informe - justicia - limosna - mano - ordenar - palabra - palmada - pida - prestado - qué - raid - turno - vez English: apologetic - appeal - apply for - appointment - ask - ask for - asylum - beg - borrow - clamor - clamour - cry out for - formality - get - have - invite - may - order - permission - propose - request - seek - send away for - send for - send off for - shall - sorry - summon - tall order - want - wish - write back - write off - apologize - by - call - claim - cry - hitch - impossible - make - might - place - send - urge -
107 refugio
Del verbo refugiar: ( conjugate refugiar) \ \
refugio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
refugió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: refugiar refugio
refugiar ( conjugate refugiar) verbo transitivo to give … refuge refugiarse verbo pronominal to take refuge; refugiose DE algo ‹de bombardeo/ataque› to take refuge from sth; ‹de lluvia/tormenta› to take shelter from sth
refugio sustantivo masculino ( en montaña) refuge, shelter
refugiar verbo transitivo to give refuge, shelter
refugio sustantivo masculino refuge, shelter: buscaron refugio en un país extranjero, they sought refuge in a foreign country ' refugio' also found in these entries: Spanish: amanecer - antinuclear - cabaña - improvisada - improvisado - nido - resguardo - techo - abrigo - amparar - amparo - casa - santuario English: crude - fallout shelter - haunt - haven - lodge - refuge - retreat - shelter - air - dug - fall - harbor - sanctuary -
108 tratar
tratar ( conjugate tratar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( intentar) to try; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again 2 [obra/libro/película] tratar de algo to be about sth; tratar sobre algo to deal with sth; 3 (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar con algn to deal with sb; verbo transitivo 1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› to treat; 2 ( frecuentar): 3 ‹tema/asunto› to discuss, to deal with 4a) (Med) to treattratarse verbo pronominal 1 tratarse con algn ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with sb; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with sb; 2 (+ compl) ( recípr): 3 (Med) to have o undergo treatment 4◊ tratarse de (en 3a pers)◊ ¿de qué se trata? what's it about?◊ se trata de participar, no de ganar it's a question of taking part, not of winning;solo porque se trata de ti just because it's you
tratar
I verbo transitivo
1 (portarse) to treat
2 (cuidar) to look after, care: trátame el libro bien, look after my book
3 (dirigirse a una persona) address: nos tratamos de tú, we call each other "tú" o we're on first name terms
4 (considerar, llamar) me trató de tonto, he called me stupid
5 (someter a un proceso) to treat
6 (someter a tratamiento médico) to treat: le tienen que tratar la artritis, they have to treat his arthritis
7 (tener relación social) la he tratado muy poco, I don't know her very well
8 (considerar, discutir) to deal with: no hemos tratado la cuestión, we haven't discussed that subject
II verbo intransitivo 1 tratar de, (un libro, una película) to be about: ¿de qué trata?, what is it about?
2 (intentar) to try [de, to]
3 Com tratar en, to trade in o with 4 tratar con, (negociar) to negotiate with ' tratar' also found in these entries: Spanish: censurar - defraudar - delicada - delicado - drogodependencia - ir - girar - hablar - mimar - negociar - tú - confianza - curar - debido - huir - manera - miramiento - piel - punto - tocar - trato - usted English: about - address - associate - bid - clutch - deal with - discuss - form - grapple - ground - handle - light - lionise - mistreat - muck about - muck around - patronize - peer - push through - rubberize - specific - squarely - tactfully - tout - treat - try - try on - victimize - attempt - bite - contact - could - cover - deal - favor - grasp - process - profile - raw - seek - snub - tackle - take - thrash - untreated - way -
109 curry favour
( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) congraciarse con alguien -
110 court
adj.1 legal, tribunalicio, de cámara.2 cortesano, palaciego, palatino.adv.in court -> en los tribunales.s.1 tribunal (ley)2 pista, cancha (for tennis, basketball, squash)3 corte (royal)4 patio.5 zapato de salón.6 Court, nombre propio.7 causa en el juzgado.vt.1 cortejar (anticuado) (woo)2 intentar ganarse (seek) (sb's friendship, favor); exponerse a (failure); jugar con (death)3 agasajar, festear.4 ir en busca de.vi. (anticuado)(pt & pp courted) -
111 find
s.1 hallazgo.2 descubrimiento, hallazgo.vt.1 encontrar, hallar (discover by chance)2 encontrar, hallar (discover by searching)they will find it easy/difficult les resultará o lo encontrarán fácil/difícilshe found it impossible to understand him le resultó imposible entenderlehe found it necessary to remind her of her duty consideró necesario recordarle su obligaciónhow did you find the meal/the exam? ¿qué te pareció la comida/el examen?I found her charming me pareció muy simpáticato find somebody guilty/innocent declarar a alguien culpable/inocente5 surtir, abastecer, proveer, dar alguna cosa que se necesita.6 alimentar, mantener.7 darse cuenta de que, encontrarse con que.vi. (Judicial)to find for/against somebody fallar a favor de/en contra de alguienTo find faul o amiss, desaprobar, criticar, hallar que decirTo find in one’s heart tener deseo de alguna cosa; estar de humorTo find oneself hallarse, estar; mantenerse, alimentarseHow do you find yourself! ¿cómo lo pasa UdTo find one’s way introducirse, conducirseTo find out solver, desatar o resolver; hallar o descubrir; adivinar, imaginar, inventar, dar con, averiguarTo find a person out llegar a saber quién es uno, o cual es su verdadero carácterTo find a verdict for the defendant fallar o sentenciar a favor del demandado o acusado, o bien absolverle del cargo o de la demanda(pt & pp found) -
112 seeking
adj.buscador.ger.gerundio del verbo: SEEK
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seek — [ sik ] (past tense and past participle sought [ sɔt ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) FORMAL to ask for something or try to get something: seek advice/help: Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week. seek permission/approval: You must… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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seek — [sēk] vt. sought, seeking [ME seken < OE secan, akin to OS sōkian, Ger suchen, ON sœkja < IE base * sāg , to track down, trace > L sagire, to scent out, perceive] 1. to try to find; search for; look for 2. to go to; resort to [to seek… … English World dictionary
seek — seek; seek·er; seek·er·ism; seek·ing·ly; … English syllables
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