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1 riddle
I 'ridl noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) adivinanza, acertijo
II 'ridl verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) acribillar; cribarriddle n acertijo / adivinanzatr['rɪdəl]1 acertijo, adivinanza2 (sieve) criba1 cribar2 (with bullets) acribillarriddled with bullets: acribillado a balazosriddled with errors: lleno de erroresriddle n: acertijo m, adivinanza fn.• acertijo s.m.• adivinanza s.f.• criba gruesa s.f.• enigma s.m.• garbillo s.m.• logogrifo s.m.• mote s.m.• quisicosa s.f.• rompecabezas s.m.v.• acribillar v.• cribar v.• garbillar v.
I 'rɪdḷa) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo mb) ( mystery) enigma m, misterio m
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transitive verb ( perforate) (often pass)to be riddled WITH something: his body was riddled with bullets lo habían acribillado a balazos; she was riddled with cancer tenía cáncer por todo el cuerpo, estaba cundida de cáncer (Méx); the chairs are riddled with woodworm las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas; the organization is riddled with corruption — la corrupción ha llegado a todos los niveles de la organización
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['rɪdl]N (=word puzzle) acertijo m, adivinanza f ; (=mystery) enigma m, misterio m ; (=person etc) enigma m
II ['rɪdl]1.N (=sieve) criba f, criba f gruesa; (=potato sorter etc) escogedor m2. VT1) (=sieve) cribar; [+ potatoes etc] pasar por el escogedor2)to riddle with — [+ bullets etc] acribillar a
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I ['rɪdḷ]a) ( puzzle) adivinanza f, acertijo mb) ( mystery) enigma m, misterio m
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transitive verb ( perforate) (often pass)to be riddled WITH something: his body was riddled with bullets lo habían acribillado a balazos; she was riddled with cancer tenía cáncer por todo el cuerpo, estaba cundida de cáncer (Méx); the chairs are riddled with woodworm las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas; the organization is riddled with corruption — la corrupción ha llegado a todos los niveles de la organización
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2 body
'bodi
1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) cuerpo2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) cadáver3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) cuerpo, parte principal4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) conjunto, colección5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) cuerpo•- bodily
2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) en peso- body language
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body n1. cuerpo2. cadáver
body m
1 (de lencería) bodysuit
2 (de gimnasia) leotard ' body' also found in these entries: Spanish: cadáver - corpachón - corporal - cuerpo - ente - exhumación - extracorpórea - extracorpóreo - graja - grajo - interfecta - interfecto - jurídica - jurídico - leche - lugar - organismo - proporcionada - proporcionado - somatén - astro - cateo - chaleco - contorsión - entidad - hojalatería - hojalatero - impacto - lampiño - latonería - legislatura English: bare - body - body language - dead - exhume - legislative - proportionate - wash up - administration - advisory - ass - associate - authority - board - bruise - decision - dig - discipline - disposal - dissect - down - emaciated - exercise - figure - fleet - flex - foreign - gesture - govern - grant - hair - lap - lay - mark - mass - panel - party - pose - recess - riddle - satellite - scan - shrunken - slash - stunted - supple - swell - tan - volume - waisttr['bɒdɪ]1 cuerpo2 (corpse) cadáver nombre masculino3 (organization) organismo, entidad nombre femenino, ente nombre masculino; (association) agrupación nombre femenino4 (of wine) cuerpo5 (of people) grupo, conjunto6 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL (of car) carrocería7 SMALLAVIATION/SMALL fuselaje nombre masculino8 (main part) parte nombre femenino principal, grueso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto keep body and soul together hacer equilibrios para vivirin a body todos juntos, en plenobody of opinion la opinión generalizadabody of facts conjunto de hechosbody of water masa de aguabody bag bolsa hermética para cadáveresbody clock reloj nombre masculino interiorbody corporate cuerpo jurídicobody count balance nombre masculino de los muertosbody language lenguaje nombre masculino corporalbody lotion loción nombre femenino corporalbody odour olor nombre masculino corporalbody piercing piercing nombre masculinothe body politic el estadobody scanner escáner nombre masculinobody search cacheobody shop taller nombre masculino de reparaciones1) : cuerpo m, organismo m2) corpse: cadáver m3) person: persona f, ser m humano4) : nave f (de una iglesia), carrocería (de un automóvil), fuselaje m (de un avión), casco m (de una nave)5) collection, mass: conjunto m, grupo m, masa fin a body: todos juntos, en masa6) organization: organismo m, organización fn.• armazón s.m.• cadáver s.m.• carrocería s.f.• chasis s.f.• coleto s.m.• cuerpo s.m.• persona s.f.'bɑːdi, 'bɒdi1) ca) (of human, animal) cuerpo mbody and soul — en cuerpo y alma
to keep body and soul together — subsistir, sobrevivir; (before n)
body language — lenguaje m corporal
b) ( trunk) cuerpo mc) ( corpse) cadáver mover my dead body! — tendrán (or tendrá etc) que pasar por encima de mi cadáver!
2)b) (majority, bulk)3)a) c ( organization) organismo mb) ( unit) (no pl)they walked out in a body — salieron en masa or en bloque
c) c ( collection)d) c ( of water) masa f4) c ( object) cuerpo mforeign body — cuerpo m extraño
heavenly body — (poet) cuerpo m celeste
6) c ( body stocking) body m['bɒdɪ]1. N1) [of person, animal] cuerpo m, tronco mbody and soul — (as adv) de todo corazón, con el alma
- keep body and soul together2) (=corpse) cadáver m4) (=core) [of argument] meollo mthe main body of his speech — la parte principal or el meollo de su discurso
5) (=mass, collection) [of information, literature] conjunto m, grueso m ; [of people] grupo m ; [of water] masa fthe student body — [of school] el alumnado; [of university] el estudiantado
the body politic — frm el estado
there is a body of opinion that... — hay buen número de gente que opina que...
in a body — todos juntos, en masa
6) (=organization) organismo m, órgano m7) [of wine] cuerpo m ; [of hair] volumen m, cuerpo mto give one's hair body — dar volumen or cuerpo al cabello
9) † * (=person) tipo(-a) * m / f, tío(-a) m / f (Sp) *10) = body stocking2.CPDbody armour, body armor (US) N — equipo de protección corporal
body blow N — (fig) golpe m duro, revés m
body clock N — reloj m biológico
body count N — (US) número m or balance m de las víctimas
to do a body count — [of those present] hacer un recuento de la asistencia; [of dead] hacer un recuento de los muertos
body double N — (Cine, TV) doble mf
body dysmorphic disorder N — trastorno m dismórfico corporal, dismorfofobia f
body fascism N — discriminación f por el (aspecto) físico
body fluids NPL — fluidos mpl corporales
body image N — imagen f corporal
body language N — lenguaje m corporal, lenguaje m del cuerpo
body lotion N — loción f corporal
body mass N — (=ratio of weight to height) masa f corporal
body mass index N — índice m de masa corporal
body odour, body odor (US) N — olor m corporal
body piercing N — piercing m
body repairs NPL — (Aut) reparación f de la carrocería
body repair shop N — (Aut) taller m de reparaciones (de carrocería)
body scanner N — escáner m
body scrub N — exfoliante m corporal
body-searchbody search N — registro m de la persona
body shop N — (Aut) taller m de reparaciones (de carrocería)
body snatcher N — (Hist) ladrón(-a) m / f de cadáveres
body stocking N — body m, bodi m
body suit N — = body stocking
body swerve N — (Sport) finta f, regate m
body temperature N — temperatura f corporal
body warmer N — chaleco m acolchado
body weight N — peso m (del cuerpo)
* * *['bɑːdi, 'bɒdi]1) ca) (of human, animal) cuerpo mbody and soul — en cuerpo y alma
to keep body and soul together — subsistir, sobrevivir; (before n)
body language — lenguaje m corporal
b) ( trunk) cuerpo mc) ( corpse) cadáver mover my dead body! — tendrán (or tendrá etc) que pasar por encima de mi cadáver!
2)b) (majority, bulk)3)a) c ( organization) organismo mb) ( unit) (no pl)they walked out in a body — salieron en masa or en bloque
c) c ( collection)d) c ( of water) masa f4) c ( object) cuerpo mforeign body — cuerpo m extraño
heavenly body — (poet) cuerpo m celeste
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3 Cancer
'kænsə1) (a diseased growth in the body, often fatal: The cancer has spread to her stomach.) cáncer2) (the (often fatal) condition caused by such diseased growth(s): He is dying of cancer.) cáncer•Cancer n cáncerI'm Cancer, what sign are you? yo soy cáncer, ¿tú qué signo eres?Multiple Entries: Cáncer cáncer
Cáncer sustantivo masculino ( signo) Cancer;◊ es (de) cáncer he's a Cancer o Cancerian■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona) tb cáncer Cancerian, Cancer
cáncer sustantivo masculino (Med) cancer; tiene (un) cáncer de mama she has breast cancer
cáncer sustantivo masculino
1 Med cancer
cáncer de mama/piel/ pulmón, breast/skin/lung cancer
2 Astron Cancer ' cáncer' also found in these entries: Spanish: puntera - puntero - relativamente - trópico - Cáncer - cooperar - encontrar - enfermo - lucha - morir - tener - víctima English: aid - cancer - charity - breast - come - have - lung - riddle - tropic1 (constellation, sign) Cáncer nombre masculinoCancer n: Cáncer mfn.• cancro s.m.• cáncer s.m.'kænsər, 'kænsə(r)a) ( sign) (no art) Cáncer['kænsǝ(r)]N2) (=person) cáncer mf* * *['kænsər, 'kænsə(r)]a) ( sign) (no art) Cáncer -
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'kænsə1) (a diseased growth in the body, often fatal: The cancer has spread to her stomach.) cáncer2) (the (often fatal) condition caused by such diseased growth(s): He is dying of cancer.) cáncer•Cancer n cáncerI'm Cancer, what sign are you? yo soy cáncer, ¿tú qué signo eres?Multiple Entries: Cáncer cáncer
Cáncer sustantivo masculino ( signo) Cancer;◊ es (de) cáncer he's a Cancer o Cancerian■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona) tb cáncer Cancerian, Cancer
cáncer sustantivo masculino (Med) cancer; tiene (un) cáncer de mama she has breast cancer
cáncer sustantivo masculino
1 Med cancer
cáncer de mama/piel/ pulmón, breast/skin/lung cancer
2 Astron Cancer ' cáncer' also found in these entries: Spanish: puntera - puntero - relativamente - trópico - Cáncer - cooperar - encontrar - enfermo - lucha - morir - tener - víctima English: aid - cancer - charity - breast - come - have - lung - riddle - tropic1 (constellation, sign) Cáncer nombre masculinoCancer n: Cáncer mfn.• cancro s.m.• cáncer s.m.'kænsər, 'kænsə(r)a) ( sign) (no art) Cáncer['kænsǝ(r)]1.N (Med) cáncer m2.CPDcancer patient N — enfermo(-a) m / f de cáncer
cancer research N — investigación f del cáncer
cancer specialist N — cancerólogo(-a) m / f, oncólogo(-a) m / f
cancer stick ** N — (Brit) pito * m, fumata ** m
* * *['kænsər, 'kænsə(r)]a) ( sign) (no art) Cáncer
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