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101 cateto
adj.boorish, hick.m.1 side of a triangle, leg.2 yokel, bumpkin, boor.3 cathetus.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 peyorativo (palurdo) dimwit, yokel————————1 (de triángulo) side of a right-angled triangle forming the right angle* * *cateto, -a* SM / F yokel *, hick (EEUU) ** * *masculino (Mat) leg* * *= redneck, churl, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], rube, hick.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex. There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex. This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex. Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *masculino (Mat) leg* * *= redneck, churl, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], rube, hick.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *masculine, feminineB* * *
cateto,-a
I m,f pey yokel
II m Mat cathetus
' cateto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cateta
English:
boorish
- hick
- redneck
* * *cateto, -a♦ adjPey uncultured, uncouth♦ nm,fPey country bumpkin♦ nmGeom = either of the two short sides of a right-angled triangle, Espec cathetus* * *I m MAT leghick fam, yokel fam -
102 comienzo
m.start, beginning, kickoff.a comienzos del siglo XX at the beginning of the twentieth centurydar comienzo (a algo) to start (something), to begin (something)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comenzar.* * *1 start, beginning\a comienzos de at the beginning ofdar comienzo to begin, startestar en sus comienzos to be in its early stages* * *noun m.start, beginning* * *SM1) (=principio) [de película, historia, partido] beginning, start; [de proyecto, plan] beginning; [de enfermedad] onsetdesde el comienzo supe que el asesino era el mayordomo — I knew the butler was the murderer from the beginning o the start
al comienzo: al comienzo no entendía nada — at first I didn't understand anything
al comienzo de la primavera — in early Spring, at the start of Spring
los comienzos: en los comienzos de este siglo — at the beginning of this century
en los comienzos del proceso democrático — in the early o initial stages of the democratic process
una etapa muy difícil en sus comienzos — a very difficult stage, initially
2)dar comienzo — [acto, curso] to start, begin, commence frm
la ceremonia dio comienzo a las cinco de la tarde — the ceremony started o began o frm commenced at five o'clock
3)dar comienzo a — [+ acto, ceremonia] to begin, start; [+ carrera] to start; [+ etapa] to mark the beginning of
* * *masculino beginningal comienzo — at first, in the beginning
el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos — initially, the process was very slow
los comienzos son siempre difíciles — the first months (o steps etc) are always difficult
dar comienzo a algo — persona to begin something; ceremonia/acto to mark the beginning of something
* * *= beginning, inception, starting, commencement, onset, start, initiation, dawning, input stage, kick-off, eruption, startup [start-up], start time, opening.Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.Ex. The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.Ex. In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.Ex. Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.Ex. The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.Ex. The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.Ex. To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex. The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex. Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex. Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.Ex. Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.----* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.* al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.* al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.* comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.* comienzo de la menstruación = menarche.* comienzo difícil = bumpy start.* comienzo fallido = false start.* comienzos = early days.* comienzo tardío = late start.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.* en los comienzos de = at the birth of.* en + Posesivo + comienzos = in + Posesivo + early days, in + Posesivo + early years.* en sus comienzos = budding.* fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* marcar el comienzo = usher in.* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure.* tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.* tener un comienzo tardío* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.* * *masculino beginningal comienzo — at first, in the beginning
el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos — initially, the process was very slow
los comienzos son siempre difíciles — the first months (o steps etc) are always difficult
dar comienzo a algo — persona to begin something; ceremonia/acto to mark the beginning of something
* * *= beginning, inception, starting, commencement, onset, start, initiation, dawning, input stage, kick-off, eruption, startup [start-up], start time, opening.Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.Ex: The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.Ex: The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.Ex: The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.* al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.* al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.* comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.* comienzo de la menstruación = menarche.* comienzo difícil = bumpy start.* comienzo fallido = false start.* comienzos = early days.* comienzo tardío = late start.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde los comienzos = from an early stage.* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.* en los comienzos de = at the birth of.* en + Posesivo + comienzos = in + Posesivo + early days, in + Posesivo + early years.* en sus comienzos = budding.* fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* marcar el comienzo = usher in.* nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure.* tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.* tener un comienzo tardío* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.* * *beginningal comienzo at first, in the beginningel proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos initially, the process was very slowdio comienzo al año lectivo it marked the beginning of the academic yeardieron comienzo a la función con la tocata they began the performance with the toccatael concierto dará comienzo a las nueve the concert will begin at 9 o'clocklos comienzos son siempre difíciles the first months ( o steps etc) are always difficult* * *
Del verbo comenzar: ( conjugate comenzar)
comienzo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
comenzar
comienzo
comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
to begin, commence (frml)
verbo intransitivo
to begin;
comienzo haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
comienzo a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
comienzoon a disparar they started firing o to fire;
comienzo por algo to begin with sth
comienzo sustantivo masculino
beginning;
al comienzo at first, in the beginning;
dar comienzo to begin;
dar comienzo a algo [ persona] to begin sth;
[ceremonia/acto] to mark the beginning of sth;
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
(a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
(una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
comienzo sustantivo masculino beginning, start
♦ Locuciones: a comienzos de, at the beginning of
dar comienzo, to begin o start
' comienzo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apertura
- iniciar
- origen
- principio
- iniciación
English:
beginning
- conception
- off
- onset
- opening
- outbreak
- outset
- start
- turn
- commence
- home
- out
- usher
* * *♦ nmstart, beginning;lo sabían desde el comienzo they knew from the start o beginning;y esto es sólo el comienzo and this is just the start;tuvo unos comienzos poco prometedores it got off to an inauspicious start;a comienzos del siglo XX at the beginning of the 20th century;al comienzo in the beginning, at first;dar comienzo (a algo) to start (sth), to begin (sth);la función dio comienzo a las siete y media the performance started at half past seven;el secretario dio comienzo a la reunión the secretary began o opened the meeting* * *m beginning;al comienzo, en un comienzo at first, in the beginning;desde el oun comienzo from the start;a comienzos de junio at the beginning of June* * *comienzo nm1) : start, beginning2)al comienzo : at first3)dar comienzo : to begin* * *comienzo n beginning -
103 cordillera
f.mountain range.la cordillera Cantábrica the Cantabrian Mountains* * *1 mountain range, mountain chain* * *noun f.* * *SF mountain range, mountain chain* * *femenino (mountain) range* * *Ex. Thus, plate tectonics explains how the majestic peaks of one of the world's great mountain ranges were once the deep sea-floors of an ancient drifting plate.* * *femenino (mountain) range* * *Ex: Thus, plate tectonics explains how the majestic peaks of one of the world's great mountain ranges were once the deep sea-floors of an ancient drifting plate.
* * *mountain range, rangela cordillera de los Andes the Andes* * *
cordillera sustantivo femenino
(mountain) range;
cordillera sustantivo femenino mountain chain o range
' cordillera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sierra
English:
mountain
- range
* * *cordillera nf1. [montañosa] mountain rangela cordillera de los Andes the Andes;la cordillera Andina the Andes;la Cordillera Cantábrica the Cantabrian Mountains;la cordillera Pirenaica the Pyrenees* * *f mountain range;la Cordillera de los Andes the Andes* * *cordillera nf: mountain range* * *cordillera n mountain range -
104 desagüe
m.1 drainage, drain, plughole, tailrace.2 wastepipe, outlet.3 spillway.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desaguar.* * *1 (acción) draining, drainage2 (agujero) drain, outlet3 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe\desague del radiador AUTOMÓVIL radiator overflow pipe* * *SM1) (=acto) drainage, draining2) (=conducto) [de bañera, lavadora] wastepipe, drainpipe; [de azotea] drain; [de río, pantano] drainage channeltubo de desagüe — drainpipe, wastepipe
* * *a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe; (de patio, azotea) drainb) ( acción) drainage* * *= sewer pipe, drain, sewer, outflow, plug hole.Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.Ex. They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.----* desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.* verter por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.* * *a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe; (de patio, azotea) drainb) ( acción) drainage* * *= sewer pipe, drain, sewer, outflow, plug hole.Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.* desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.* verter por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.* * *1 (de un lavabo, una lavadora) wastepipe; (de un patio, una azotea) drain2 (acción) drainageel sistema de desagüe the drainage system* * *
Del verbo desaguar: ( conjugate desaguar)
desagüé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
desagüe es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desaguar
desagüe
desagüe sustantivo masculino
(de patio, azotea) drain
desagüe sustantivo masculino
1 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe
2 (acción de desaguar) drainage
' desagüe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salida
- tapón
- tragar
- rejilla
- vertedero
- zanja
English:
block up
- chop down
- drain
- drainage
- drainpipe
- overflow
- plughole
- waste pipe
- out
- plug
- waste
* * *desagüe nm1. [vaciado] draining, emptying2. [de bañera, fregadero, lavabo, lavadora] waste outlet;[de patio, calle, terraza] drain;el pendiente cayó por el desagüe the earring fell down the draindesagüe de azotea roof drain* * *m2 acción drainage* * *desagüe nm1) : drain2) : drainage* * *desagüe n1. (tubo) waste pipe2. (rejilla) drain -
105 fresca
f.loose woman (Pejorative) (woman).* * *1 (de la mañana) cool of the morning; (del atardecer) cool of the evening■ ahora hace demasiado calor para viajar, saldremos con la fresca it's too hot to travel now, we'll leave when it's cooler2 familiar (impertinencia) cheeky remark\decirle cuatro frescas a alguien to tell somebody a few home truths* * *f., (m. - fresco)* * *1)a) ( frescor)la fresca — the cool (of the morning/evening)
b) ( aire) fresh air2) (fam) ( insolencia)* * *= hussy.Ex. The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.* * *1)a) ( frescor)la fresca — the cool (of the morning/evening)
b) ( aire) fresh air2) (fam) ( insolencia)* * *= hussy.Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.
* * *A1(frescor): la fresca the cool (of the morning/evening)salimos temprano, con la fresca we set off early, while it was still cool2 (aire) fresh airB ( fam)(insolencia): lo regañé y me soltó una fresca I told him off and he had the nerve to answer me back ( colloq)le dije cuatro frescas y me marché I gave him a piece of my mind and left ( colloq)* * *
fresco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (temperatura) cool
2 (alimentos) fresh
3 (noticias, acontecimientos) fresh, new
4 (campante, indiferente) se quedó tan fresco, he didn't bat an eyelid
II sustantivo masculino
1 (frescor) fresh air, cool air: hace fresco, it's chilly
2 Arte fresco
3 pey (persona) ¡qué fresco!, what a nerve!
Cuando te refieres a una temperatura baja pero agradable, puedes usar la palabra cool. Sin embargo, si la temperatura es baja y desagradable, debes emplear la palabra cold (frío).
fresca sustantivo femenino
1 familiar cheeky remark
2 (frescor de la mañana, tarde) cool of the morning/evening: salió con la fresca para dar una vuelta, he went out for a walk in the cool air
' fresca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dimanar
- gallito
- legumbre
- panceta
- soltar
- zorra
- fresco
English:
cool
- paint
- vegetable
- wet
* * *fresca nfsaldremos por la mañana, con la fresca we'll leave early in the morning when it's cool* * *f1 cool air;2:soltar una fresca a alguien fam get fresh with s.o., Brbe cheeky to s.o.I adj1 cool;conservar en lugar fresco keep cool, keep in a cool place3 persona famfresh fam, Brcheeky fam ;quedarse tan fresco fam stay calm, famkeep one’s coolII m, fresca f:¡eres un fresco! fam you’ve got some nerve! fam, Bryou’ve got a cheek! famIII m1 fresh air;tomar el fresco get some fresh air2:hace fresco it’s cool;me trae al fresco fam I couldn’t ocould care less, BrI couldn’t care less fam3 C.Am.bebida fruit drink* * *fresca n fresh air -
106 golondrina
f.1 swallow.2 pleasure boat.3 swallow fish, Exocoetus volitans, tropical two-wing flyingfish.4 moving van.* * *1 (ave) swallow2 (embarcación) motorboat\golondrina de mar tern* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=ave) swallow2) (=lancha) motor launch3) Cono Sur (=emigrante) migrant worker4) Chile ( Hist) furniture cart* * *femenino (Zool) swallow* * *= swallow.Ex. Swallows herald the arrival of spring as they arrive back in Britain after wintering in southern Africa.* * *femenino (Zool) swallow* * *= swallow.Ex: Swallows herald the arrival of spring as they arrive back in Britain after wintering in southern Africa.
* * *A ( Zool) swallowuna golondrina no hace verano one swallow does not make a summerCompuesto:ternB ( Náut) pleasure-boat* * *
golondrina sustantivo femenino (Zool) swallow
golondrina f Orn swallow
' golondrina' also found in these entries:
English:
swallow
* * *golondrina nf1. [ave] swallow;una golondrina no hace verano one swallow doesn't make a summergolondrina de mar tern2. CAm, Méx [planta] spurge* * *f ZO swallow;una golondrina no hace verano one swallow doesn’t make a summer* * *golondrina nf1) : swallow (bird)2)golondrina de mar : tern* * *golondrina n (pájaro) swallow -
107 inaguantable
adj.unbearable.* * *► adjetivo1 unbearable* * *ADJ intolerable, unbearable* * *adjetivo unbearable* * *= unbearable, unendurable, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *adjetivo unbearable* * *= unbearable, unendurable, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *1 [ SER] ‹dolor/calor/peso› unbearable2 ‹persona› unbearablehoy está inaguantable he's (being) unbearable todayese tipo es inaguantable that guy is unbearable* * *
inaguantable adjetivo
unbearable
inaguantable adjetivo unbearable, intolerable
' inaguantable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imposible
- irresistible
- endemoniado
- horrible
English:
diabolic
- diabolical
- unbearable
* * *inaguantable adj[dolor, persona] unbearable;los alumnos están hoy inaguantables the pupils are being unbearable today* * *adj unbearable* * *inaguantable adjinsoportable: insufferable, unbearable* * *inaguantable adj unbearable -
108 inca
adj.Inca.f. & m.Inca.* * *► adjetivo1 Inca1 Inca* * *SMF Inca* * *Iadjetivo Inca, IncaicIImasculino y femenino Inca•• Cultural note:Founded in the twelfth century in the region of Lake Titicaca, the Andean empire of the Quechua-speaking Incas grew until by the fifteenth century it extended from southern Colombia in the north to Argentina and central Chile in the south. Their society was rigidly divided into classes: the nobility, their servants, and the common people. The Incas worshipped the sun and the moon, and believed that Manco Capac, their first emperor or inca, was descended from the sun. An extensive network of roads was built to facilitate control over the empire from its capital in Cuzco. The Incas left an impressive heritage of monuments, including the palace complex of Machu Picchu. The empire collapsed in 1533 when the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had the emperor Atahualpa executed and occupied Cuzco* * *= Inca.Ex. Men in the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires all wore loincloths, the most basic form of male clothing in many ancient cultures.* * *Iadjetivo Inca, IncaicIImasculino y femenino Inca•• Cultural note:Founded in the twelfth century in the region of Lake Titicaca, the Andean empire of the Quechua-speaking Incas grew until by the fifteenth century it extended from southern Colombia in the north to Argentina and central Chile in the south. Their society was rigidly divided into classes: the nobility, their servants, and the common people. The Incas worshipped the sun and the moon, and believed that Manco Capac, their first emperor or inca, was descended from the sun. An extensive network of roads was built to facilitate control over the empire from its capital in Cuzco. The Incas left an impressive heritage of monuments, including the palace complex of Machu Picchu. The empire collapsed in 1533 when the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had the emperor Atahualpa executed and occupied Cuzco* * *= Inca.Ex: Men in the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires all wore loincloths, the most basic form of male clothing in many ancient cultures.
* * *inca1Inca, Incaicinca2Incas (↑ inca a1)Inca* * *
inca sustantivo masculino y femenino
Inca
inca adjetivo & mf Inca
' inca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incaico
English:
Inca
* * *♦ adjInca♦ nmfInca* * *m/f & adj Inca* * *inca adj & nmf: Inca -
109 insoportable
adj.unbearable, intolerable.* * *► adjetivo1 unbearable* * *adj.* * *ADJ unbearable, intolerable* * *adjetivo unbearable, intolerable* * *= unbearable, insupportable, unendurable, excruciating, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.----* ser un insoportable = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* * *adjetivo unbearable, intolerable* * *= unbearable, insupportable, unendurable, excruciating, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* ser un insoportable = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* * *unbearable, intolerable* * *
insoportable adjetivo
unbearable, intolerable
insoportable adjetivo unbearable
' insoportable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atroz
- repelente
English:
excruciating
- impossible
- impossibly
- insufferable
- overwhelming
- unbearable
- become
* * *insoportable adjunbearable, intolerable;en agosto hace un calor insoportable it's unbearably hot in August* * *adj unbearable, intolerable* * *insoportable adjinaguantable: unbearable, intolerable* * *insoportable vb unbearable -
110 insufrible
adj.intolerable, insufferable.* * *► adjetivo1 insufferable* * *ADJ unbearable, insufferable* * *a) < persona> unbearable, insufferable* * *= unbearable, overbearing, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *a) < persona> unbearable, insufferable* * *= unbearable, overbearing, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *1 ‹persona› unbearable, insufferable2 ‹situación› intolerable; ‹dolor› unbearable* * *
insufrible adjetivo insufferable
' insufrible' also found in these entries:
English:
insufferable
* * *insufrible adj[carácter, persona] insufferable, unbearable; [dolor] unbearable* * *adj insufferable* * *insufrible adj: insufferable -
111 intolerable
adj.intolerable, unacceptable (inaceptable, indignante).* * *► adjetivo1 intolerable, unbearable* * *adj.* * *ADJ intolerable, unbearable* * *adjetivo intolerable* * *= intolerable, insufferable.Ex. Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *adjetivo intolerable* * *= intolerable, insufferable.Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *intolerableeste comportamiento es intolerable this sort of behavior is unacceptable o intolerable o cannot be toleratedhace un calor intolerable this heat is unbearable, it's unbearably hot* * *
intolerable adjetivo
intolerable
intolerable adjetivo intolerable
' intolerable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hostia
- impresentable
- inaguantable
- indecente
- insoportable
- tolerar
English:
indefensible
- intolerable
- outrageous
- impossible
- pale
* * *intolerable adj1. [inaceptable, indignante] intolerable, unacceptable2. [dolor, ruido] unbearable* * *adj intolerable, unbearable* * *intolerable adj: intolerable, unbearable -
112 llegada
f.1 arrival.2 finish (sport).past part.past participle of spanish verb: llegar.* * *1 (entrada) arrival2 DEPORTE finishing line* * *noun f.1) arrival2) advent* * *SF1) [de un viaje] arrival2) (Dep) (=meta) finishing line* * *a) ( de un viaje) arrivalel vuelo tiene prevista su llegada para las 11 horas — the flight is due to arrive at 11 a.m
b) (Dep) ( meta) winning post* * *= arrival, coming, influx, onset.Ex. The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.Ex. As a matter of fact, half of the cost of my coming here today was borne not by ISAD or RTSD but by the Research Library Group that paid for my travel to New York.Ex. Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.Ex. In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.----* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.* fecha de llegada = arrival date.* hora de llegada = arrival time.* llegada de, la = advent of, the.* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.* llegada tardía = late arrival.* punto de llegada = point of arrival.* * *a) ( de un viaje) arrivalel vuelo tiene prevista su llegada para las 11 horas — the flight is due to arrive at 11 a.m
b) (Dep) ( meta) winning post* * *= arrival, coming, influx, onset.Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
Ex: As a matter of fact, half of the cost of my coming here today was borne not by ISAD or RTSD but by the Research Library Group that paid for my travel to New York.Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.* fecha de llegada = arrival date.* hora de llegada = arrival time.* llegada de, la = advent of, the.* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.* llegada tardía = late arrival.* punto de llegada = point of arrival.* * *1 (de un viaje) arrivala su llegada al aeropuerto on his arrival at o when he arrived at the airportel vuelo tiene prevista su llegada para las 11 horas the estimated time of arrival of the flight is 11 a.m., the flight is due to arrive at 11 a.m.con la llegada de la primavera when spring comes, with the arrival of spring* * *
llegada sustantivo femenino
(Equ) winning post
llegada sustantivo femenino arrival
Dep finish
' llegada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anterioridad
- inminencia
- meta
- providencial
- venida
- a
- línea
- posterior
- prever
English:
advent
- arr
- arrival
- cheer
- clock in
- clock on
- coming
- finish
- incoming
- notify
- on
- pose
- disturb
- estimate
- home
- influx
- late
- tape
- winning
- wire
* * *llegada nf1. [acción] arrival;a mi llegada on my arrival, when I arrived;con la llegada del invierno las aves migran with the onset of winter the birds migrate;llegadas nacionales/internacionales [en aeropuerto] domestic/international arrivals2. Dep finish* * *f arrival; DEP finish* * *llegada nf: arrival* * *llegada n1. (en general) arrival2. (en deportes) finish -
113 límite
m.1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.2 breaking point.3 limit, cap.4 ora, edge.* * *1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary2 (frontera) boundary\sin límites boundlesstodo tiene un límite there's a limit to everythinglímite de velocidad speed limit* * *noun m.1) limit2) border, boundary* * *1. SM1) [gen] limitpodrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit
eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit
•
como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday•
poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participantsnos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend
pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos
•
sin límites — limitless•
no tener límites — to know no boundslímite de crédito — (Com) credit limit
2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, borderlímite forestal — tree line, timber line
3) (Inform)4) (=final) end2.ADJ INV extreme, maximum* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundarylos límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the propertyB1 (cifra máxima) limitel límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limitel límite de velocidad the speed limitno puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limitpusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls2 (tope, extremo) limitmi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patiencesu generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o boundsbondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodnessla situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenableno te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limitsCompuestos:credit limitspending limitweight limittolerance levelC ( como adj inv):tiempo límite time limitsituación límite extreme situationes un caso límite it's a borderline casefecha límite final date, deadline, closing date* * *
Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)
limité es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
limite es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed
* * *límite nm1. [tope] limit;al límite at the limit;dentro de un límite within limits;tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;no hay límite de edad there's no age limitFin límite de crédito credit limit;límite de velocidad speed limit2. [confín] boundary;el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property3. Mat limit4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June* * *I m1 limit;sin límites limitlessII adj:situación límite extreme situation;caso límite borderline case* * *límite nm1) : boundary, border2) : limitel límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patiencelímite de velocidad: speed limit3)fecha límite : deadline* * *límite n1. (punto máximo) limit -
114 margen
f.bank.m.1 side.2 margin.3 margin (commerce).margen de beneficio profit margin4 leeway.al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above this, there are other factorsal margen de la ley outside the lawdejar al margen to excludeestar al margen de to have nothing to do withmantenerse al margen de to keep out ofmargen de error margin of errormargen de seguridad degree of certainty5 outer edge, border, margin, fringe.6 bank of the river, bank, riverbank.7 spread, profit, difference between two given prices, mark-up.8 acies, edge.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 (extremidad) border, edge2 (de río) bank; (de camino) edge1 (del papel) margin2 (oportunidad) chance3 COMERCIO margin\al margen de... apart from..., out of...al margen de la ley outside the lawdar margen para to give scope fordejar algo al margen to leave something asidedejar a alguien al margen to leave somebody outmantenerse al margen not to get involvedmargen de beneficios profit marginmargen de error margin of error* * *noun m.1) margin2) border, edge* * *1. SM1) [de página] marginuna nota al margen — a marginal note, a note in the margin
2) (=espacio)la victoria no daba margen para pensar que... — the victory did not give any reason to think that...
margen de acción, margen de actuación — scope for action, room for manoeuvre, room for maneuver (EEUU)
margen de confianza, margen de credibilidad — credibility gap
margen de maniobra — = margen de acción
3)• al margen de — [+ opinión, resultado] regardless of, despite
al margen de lo que tú digas — regardless of o despite what you say
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dejar algo al margen — to leave sth aside, set sth asidedejando al margen nuestras creencias, la idea es muy buena — leaving o setting aside our beliefs, it's a very good idea
lo dejaron o mantuvieron al margen de las negociaciones — they excluded him from the negotiations, they left him out of the negotiations
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mantenerse o quedarse al margen de — [+ negociaciones, situación, escándalo] to keep out of, stay out of; [+ sociedad, vida pública] to remain on the sidelines of, remain on the fringes of4) (Econ) (=beneficio) margin2.SF [de río] bank* * *I II1) ( de una página) margin2)al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said
3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land4) ( holgura) marginganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin
5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)6) (Com) margin, profit* * *= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.Ex. The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex. They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.* comentario al margen = tangential comment.* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* margen de error = margin of error.* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.* margen del corte = outer margin.* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.* margen del lomo recortado = stub.* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].* margen derecho = right margin.* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.* margen inferior = bottom margin.* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* margen izquierdo = left margin.* margen superior = top margin.* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.* * *I II1) ( de una página) margin2)al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said
3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land4) ( holgura) marginganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin
5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)6) (Com) margin, profit* * *= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex: They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.* comentario al margen = tangential comment.* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* margen de error = margin of error.* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.* margen del corte = outer margin.* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.* margen del lomo recortado = stub.* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].* margen derecho = right margin.* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.* margen inferior = bottom margin.* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* margen izquierdo = left margin.* margen superior = top margin.* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.* * *( a veces m)(de un río) bank; (de la carretera) sideen la margen derecha/izquierda del río on the right/left bank of the riverfundada a las márgenes del río Mapocho founded on the banks of the Mapocho RiverA (de una página) margincambiar los márgenes de un documento to change the margins of a documentBal margen: ver nota al margen see marginal noteprefiero mantenerme al margen de ese enredo I prefer to keep out of that businessal margen de la ley on the fringes of the lawlo dejan al margen de todas las decisiones importantes they leave him out of all the important decisionsviven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society, they live apart from societyal margen de algunos cambios menores apart from a few minor changesC (franja de terreno) strip of landD (holgura) marginganó por un amplio/estrecho margen he won by a comfortable/narrow margindame un margen razonable de tiempo give me a reasonable amount of timele han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido they have left him very little room for maneuver, they have left him very little leewayun margen de autonomía más amplio a greater degree of autonomyCompuestos:margin of errorsafety margintolerance(límites, parámetros): dentro de los márgenes normales within the normal range o limitslos márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos the extent to which these polls can be believedF ( Com) margin, profitCompuestos:profit margin, mark-upprofit margintrading profitprofit margin* * *
margen sustantivo femenino ( a veces m) ( de río) bank;
( de carretera) side
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) margin;
margen de beneficio or ganancias profit margin;
ver nota al margen see margin note;
al margen de apart from: al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law;
mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth;
dejar a algn al margen to leave sb out;
margen de acción/tiempo leeway
2
dentro de ciertos márgenes within certain limits
margen
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de un libro) margin
2 (en un cálculo) margin
3 Com profit
4 (espacio) margin: me dan poco margen de maniobra, they give me little leeway
II mf (de un camino, terreno) border, edge
(de un río) bank
♦ Locuciones: mantenerse al margen, to keep out of/away from: nos mantuvimos al margen de la disputa, we didn't get involved in the dispute
' margen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desentenderse
- empeorar
- independientemente
- vera
- amplio
- amplitud
- dejar
English:
allow for
- close-run
- cold
- fringe
- margin
- marginal seat
- mark-up
- profit margin
- seat
- stand aside
- stand by
- edge
- leeway
- narrow
- periphery
- river
- stand
* * *♦ nm1. [de camino] side2. [de página] margin;deja un margen más amplio leave a wider margin;ver nota al margen see note in the margin3. Com margin;este negocio deja mucho margen this business is very profitablemargen de beneficio(s) profit margin4. [límite] margin;ganaron por un margen de 1.000 votos they won by a margin of 1,000 votes;tengo un margen de dos meses para acabar el trabajo I have two months to finish the work;dar a alguien margen de confianza to allow sb to use his/her initiativemargen de actuación room for manoeuvre;margen de error margin of error;margen de maniobra room for manoeuvre;margen de seguridad: [m5]puedo decir, con un margen de seguridad del 99 por ciento, que… I can say with a 99 percent degree of certainty that…con su comportamiento dio margen a críticas his behaviour exposed him to criticism♦ nf[de río] bank♦ al margen loc advlleva muchos años al margen del deporte she has spent many years on the fringes of the sport;al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above that, there are other factors;al margen de la polémica, ha hecho un buen trabajo irrespective of the controversy, she has done a good job;al margen de la ley outside the law;dejar al margen to exclude;estar al margen de algo to have nothing to do with sth;mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth* * *1 m tb figmargin;al margen de eso apart from that;mantenerse al margen keep out2 f de río bank* * *1) : edge, border2) : marginmargen de ganancia: profit margin* * *margen n (en una página) margin -
115 marzo
m.March. (month)* * *1 March■ el día 16 de marzo March the sixteenth, the sixteenth of March* * *noun m.* * *SM Marchseptiembre* * ** * *= March (Mar -abrev.-), Mar (March, -abrev.).Ex. Her 'tour of duty' extended from the end of September 1987 to the end of March of the following year, summertime for the Southern Hemisphere.Ex. The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.* * ** * *= March (Mar -abrev.-), Mar (March, -abrev.).Ex: Her 'tour of duty' extended from the end of September 1987 to the end of March of the following year, summertime for the Southern Hemisphere.
Ex: The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.* * *March para ejemplos ver enero* * *
marzo sustantivo masculino
March;
para ejemplos ver◊ enero
marzo sustantivo masculino March
' marzo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
- estrenar
- fecha
- quincena
English:
March
* * *marzo nmMarch;ver también septiembre* * *m March* * *marzo nm: March* * *marzo n March -
116 maya
adj.Mayan.f. & m.Maya, Mayan.m.Maya (lengua).* * *► adjetivo1 Mayan1 (persona) Mayan1 (idioma) Mayan————————1 (idioma) Mayan* * *ISF1) (Bot) daisy2) (=muchacha) May QueenII ( Hist)1.ADJ Mayan2.SMF Maya, Mayan* * *Iadjetivo MayanIImasculino y femenino Maya, Mayan•• Cultural note:The Mayas, possibly of North American origin, settled in the Yucatán Peninsula around 2600 BC, and established a civilization which spread through Southern Mexico, into Guatemala, Belize, parts of Honduras and El Salvador, flourishing until the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century. Their society was organized on the basis of city states grouped into confederations. Though lacking metal tools, the Mayas built stepped pyramids and other stone monuments such as those at Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Petén and Palenque* * *= Mayan.Ex. This is a unique pictographic writing system that is similar to the ancient Egyptian and Mayan writing systems.* * *Iadjetivo MayanIImasculino y femenino Maya, Mayan•• Cultural note:The Mayas, possibly of North American origin, settled in the Yucatán Peninsula around 2600 BC, and established a civilization which spread through Southern Mexico, into Guatemala, Belize, parts of Honduras and El Salvador, flourishing until the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century. Their society was organized on the basis of city states grouped into confederations. Though lacking metal tools, the Mayas built stepped pyramids and other stone monuments such as those at Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Petén and Palenque* * *= Mayan.Ex: This is a unique pictographic writing system that is similar to the ancient Egyptian and Mayan writing systems.
* * *maya1Mayanmaya2Mayas (↑ maya a1)Maya, Mayanlos mayas the Maya o Mayas* * *
Del verbo mayar: ( conjugate mayar)
maya es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
maya adjetivo
Mayan
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
Maya, Mayan;◊ los mayas the Maya o Mayas
' maya' also found in these entries:
English:
early
- daisy
* * *♦ adjMayan♦ nmf[persona] Maya, Mayan;los mayas the Maya, the Mayans♦ nm[lengua] Maya* * *m/f & adj Mayan* * *maya adj & nmf: Mayanmaya nmf: Maya, Mayan -
117 morir
v.1 to die.murió apuñalado he was stabbed to deathmurió asesinado he was murderedmurió ahogado he drownedLa niña murió al nacer The baby girl died at birth.Mis flores murieron My flowers died.2 to die down (fuego).3 to subside, to die, to peter off.El sonido murió al fin The sound subsided at last.4 to die on.* * *1 (ser vivo) to die2 (día) to finish, come to an end3 (fuego) to die down4 (sendero, río) to end1 to die\morir ahogado to drownmorir con las botas puestas to die with one's boots onmorirse de aburrimiento to be bored to deathmorirse de ganas de... to be dying to...morirse de hambre to starve 2 figurado to be starvingmorirse de miedo to be scared stiffmorirse de pena to die of a broken heartmorirse de risa to kill oneself laughingmorirse del susto to die of shockmorirse de vergüenza to die of embarrassmentmorirse por + inf algo to be dying to + inf somethingmorirse por alguien to be mad about somebody¡muera...!/¡mueran...! death to...!, down with...!■ ¡mueran los dictadores! down with the dictators!* * *verb* * *(pp muerto)1. VI1) [persona, animal, planta] to die¡muera el tirano! — down with the tyrant!, death to the tyrant!
•
morir de algo — to die of sthmurió de cáncer/del corazón — he died of cancer/of a heart attack
morir de frío — to die of cold, freeze to death
morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death
morir de muerte natural — to die a natural death, die of natural causes
morir de vejez o de viejo — to die of old age
bota•
morir por algo — to die for sth2) (=extinguirse) [civilización] to die, die out, come to an end; [amor] to die; [fuego] to die down; [luz] to fademoría el día — liter the day was drawing to a close liter
las olas iban a morir a la playa — liter the waves ran out on the beach
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex. I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex. The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex. Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.----* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.
Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *vi1 «persona/animal» to diemorir ahogado to drownmurió asesinada she was murderedmorir DE algo to die OF sthmorir de viejo or de vejez to die of old agemorir de muerte natural to die of natural causesmorir de frío to die of cold, freeze to deathmurió de hambre she died of hunger, she starved to deathmurieron por la libertad de su patria they died for their country's freedomantes morir que rendirse (it's) better to die than to surrender¡muera el dictador! death to the dictator!2 ( liter); «civilización/costumbre» to die outcon él moría el siglo XIX the 19th century died with himel río va a morir a la mar the river runs to the seaun caminito que muere al llegar al pueblo a little path which peters out when it gets to the village■ morirse«persona/animal/planta» to diese murió a los 80 años she died at the age of 80se le ha muerto la madre her mother has diedse me murió la perra my dog diedsi no riegas las plantas se te van a morir your plants will die if you don't water thempor poco me muero cuando me dijo el precio ( fam); I nearly died when he told me the price ( colloq)no te vas a morir por ayudarlo a hacer las camas ( fam); it won't kill you to help him make the beds ( colloq)que me muera si miento cross my heart and hope to die ( colloq)¡por mí que se muera! he can drop dead for all I care ( colloq)¡muérete! me caso el sábado ( fam); you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! ( colloq)morirse DE algo:se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attackse moría de miedo he was nearly dead with fright, he was scared stiffnos morimos de aburrimiento we got bored stiff o to deathcierra la ventana, que me muero de frío close the window, I'm freezinges para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny, you just kill yourself o die laughing ( colloq)me muero de ganas de ver a los niños I'm dying to see the children ( colloq), I'm really looking forward to seeing the childrenmorirse POR algo/algn:me muero por un vaso de agua I'm dying for a glass of water ( colloq)me muero por una cerveza fría I could murder a cold beer ( colloq), I'm dying for a cold beer ( colloq)morirse POR + INF to be dying to + INF ( colloq)me muero por irme de vacaciones I'm dying o I can't wait to go on vacation* * *
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
morir DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a morir por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
morirse DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
' morir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogada
- ahogado
- antes
- cascar
- de
- descendencia
- tiesa
- tieso
- vida
- acto
- caer
- librar
- malograr
- matar
- muera
- muriera
English:
before
- bleed
- cause
- death wish
- die
- drown
- expire
- freeze
- save
- than
- exposure
- go
* * *♦ vimurió asesinado he was murdered;murió ahogado he drowned;morir (de) joven to die young;morir de cáncer/de frío/de muerte natural to die of cancer/of cold/of natural causes;murió de (un) infarto he died from a heart attack;morir por la patria/por una causa to die for one's country/for a cause;¡muera el tirano! death to the tyrant!;Fama morir: la quiero a morir I love her to death;aquella noche bebimos a morir we had absolutely loads to drink that nightaquel camino muere en el bosque that path peters out in the forest[luz] to go out; [día] to come to a close; [tradición, costumbres, civilización] to die out;nuestra relación murió hace tiempo our relationship died a long time ago* * *<part muerto> v/i die (de of);morir de hambre die of hunger, starve to death* * *morir {46} vi1) fallecer: to die2) apagarse: to die out, to go out* * *morir vb to die -
118 plaga
f.1 plague.plaga de langostas plague of locusts2 swarm.3 plague (epidemia).una de las plagas modernas one of the plagues of modern society4 pest.5 vermin.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plagar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plagar.* * *1 (epidemia) plague2 (de insectos) plague, pest3 figurado invasion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) (Zool) pest; [de langostas] plague; (Bot) blight2) (=azote) scourge3) (=exceso) glut, abundance4) (=aflicción) affliction, grave illness* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.Ex. Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex. In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.----* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *1 (de insectos, ratas) plagueuna plaga de langostas a plague of locustslas ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pesttrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga they brought along their horde of children2 (calamidad, azote) plaguelas siete plagas de Egipto the seven plagues of Egyptla plaga del turismo the menace o scourge of tourismla plaga de la urbanización descontrolada the scourge o disaster of uncontrolled urban development* * *
Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)
plaga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
plaga sustantivo femenino
plaga sustantivo femenino
1 (de insectos, malas hierbas, etc) plague, pest
2 (desgracia, azote) curse, menace
' plaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- infestar
English:
combat
- horde
- pest
- plague
- blight
* * *plaga nf1. [de insectos] plagueplaga de langosta plague of locusts2. [desastre, calamidad] plague;el tabaco es una de las plagas modernas smoking is one of the plagues of modern society;la zona se vio afectada por una plaga de robos the area suffered a spate of robberies3. [de gente] swarm;una plaga de turistas a swarm of tourists* * *f1 AGR pest2 MED plague3 figscourge; ( abundancia) glut* * *plaga nf1) : plague, infestation, blight2) calamidad: disaster, scourge* * *plaga n plague -
119 pueblerino
adj.1 small-town, provincial, rural, country.2 folksy.3 parochial.m.villager, bumpkin, country cousin, countryman.* * *► adjetivo1 (de pueblo) village2 peyorativo countrified► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 villager2 peyorativo country bumpkin* * *pueblerino, -a1.2.SM / F (=aldeano) rustic, country person; pey country bumpkin *, hick (EEUU) ** * *- na adjetivoqué pueblerino eres! — you're such a country bumpkin o (AmE colloq) hick!
con su aire pueblerino — with her provincial o small town ways
* * *= parochial, small-town, rustic, village man, rube, hick.Ex. This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.Ex. Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.Ex. These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.Ex. Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man.Ex. Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *- na adjetivoqué pueblerino eres! — you're such a country bumpkin o (AmE colloq) hick!
con su aire pueblerino — with her provincial o small town ways
* * *= parochial, small-town, rustic, village man, rube, hick.Ex: This article covers dissemination of research work and research that is esoteric, irrelevant, parochial, obsolete or incomprehensible.
Ex: Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.Ex: Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man.Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *pueblerino -nacon sus ropas anticuadas y su aire pueblerino with her old-fashioned clothes and provincial o small-town ways* * *
pueblerino◊ -na adjetivo ‹ aire› provincial;
¡qué pueblerino eres! you're such a country bumpkin o (AmE colloq) hick!
' pueblerino' also found in these entries:
English:
bumpkin
- hick
- parochial
- small
- yokel
* * *pueblerino, -a♦ adjPey rustic, provincial;♦ nm,f1. [habitante] villager* * *despI adj provincial, small-townyokel desp* * *pueblerino, -na adj: provincial, countrified -
120 púlpito
m.pulpit, rostrum.* * *1 pulpit* * *SM pulpit* * *masculino pulpit* * *= pulpit.Ex. Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.* * *masculino pulpit* * *= pulpit.Ex: Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.
* * *pulpit* * *
púlpito sustantivo masculino
pulpit
púlpito sustantivo masculino pulpit
' púlpito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dosel
English:
pulpit
* * *púlpito nmpulpit* * *m pulpit* * *púlpito nm: pulpit
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