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1 tale
address, hold forth, oration, speak, speech, talk* * *I. (en -r) speech,F ( højtidelig) oration ( fx a funeral oration),fx a presidential address);( samtale) conversation,T talk;(gram.) speech;[ miste talens brug] lose the faculty of speech,( tabe mælet) lose one's tongue;[ holde en tale] make (el. deliver) a speech (, an address);(dvs ved bordet) propose somebody's health;[ i en tale for X sagde han] proposing X's health he said;[ kan jeg få ham i tale nu?] can I see him now?[ afvise al tale om] reject all talk of;[ høre tale om] hear of;[ jeg vil ikke høre tale om sådan noget] I won't hear of such a thing;[ der er tale om] there is some talk of;[ der er tale om store udgifter] the expense involved is considerable;[ den mand der er tale om] the man in question;[ det er ikke det der er tale om] that is not the point;[ det kan der ikke være tale om] that is out of the question;T it's not on;[ der er tale om at] there is some talk of -ing;[ der er ikke tale om at han] there is no question of his -ing;[ bringe på tale] bring up;( også, F) broach the subject;[ komme på tale] be mentioned;[ være på tale] be talked of,(mere F) be under discussion.II. *( holde tale) speak (om on), make a speech;( udtrykke sig i ord) speak ( fx speak fluently (, in a low voice, in riddles); I was unable to speak),(mere T) talk ( fx talk in one's sleep, talk too much; learn to talk(el. speak));( samtale) talk,( diskutere) talk ( fx business, golf, music);(se også talende);[ tale ens sag] plead somebody's cause, plead for somebody;[ tale sin sag] plead one's cause;[ tale sig hæs] talk oneself hoarse;[ tale sig varm] warm to one's subject;(fig) speak (el. talk) the same language;[ vel talt!] well spoken![ med præp & adv:][ tale for](dvs på éns vegne) speak for,( til gunst for) speak for (el. in favour of),( i retten) plead for;( tyde på) point to ( at han har gjort det his having done it);[ tale for en]( om bordtale) propose somebody's health;[ meget taler for at denne påstand er rigtig] there is a lot to be said in favour of this assertion;( i retten) he made out a strong case for her;[ han taler godt for sig] he speaks well, he is a fine speaker;[ dette taler for sig selv] this speaks for itself;[ tale forbi hinanden] talk at cross purposes;[ tale ham fra det] talk him out of it;[ tale frem og tilbage om] argue about it, discuss it at great length;[ tale i radio (, telefon)] be on the radio (, telephone);[ tale i telefon med en] speak to somebody on the telephone;[ tale imod] speak against ( fx a proposal);[ der er meget der taler imod det] there is a lot to be said against it;( i retten) he made out a strong case against her;[` tale med] talk to (, især am: with), have a word (, a few words) with,(mere F) speak to (, with);( for at irettesætte) talk to, have a word with,( strengere) speak to;( for at rådspørge) consult,T see ( fx you ought to see a doctor);(især neds) chip in;[ jeg ønsker at tale med ham] I want to see him;[ tale med sig selv] talk to oneself;( i telefon) who is speaking?( i telefon) my name is John Smith ( fx my name is John Smith, could I speak to Mr Brown?);( hvis man er bekendt) this is John Smith;( ved svar) (it is) John Smith speaking;[ han er ikke til at tale med] he will not listen to reason;[ han er til at tale med] he is open to argument;[ det kan han tale med om] he knows a thing or two about that;[ tale om] speak (el. talk) about (el. of),( nævne) mention, refer to,( holde foredrag om) speak on, talk on;[ tale om noget andet] talk about something else, change the subject;[ hele byen taler om det] it is the talk of the town;[ det er ikke noget at tale om, det er ikke værd at tale om] it is nothing to speak of, it is not worth mentioning;[ det skal vi vist ikke tale for højt om] I wouldn't say too much about that;[ siden vi taler om bøger] talking of books;[ tale over en tekst] preach on a text;[ tale over sig] say too much; let one's tongue run away with one;( røbe hemmeligheden, T) let the cat out of the bag,( røbe sig) give oneself away;[ tale sammen] talk (together),F converse;[ vi taler ikke sammen for tiden] we are not on speaking terms at present;[ tale sandt] speak (el. tell) the truth;[ tale til] speak to,F address;( appellere til) appeal to ( fx somebody's feelings);(se også fornuft);[ tale ud] finish speaking;[ tale ud med ham om det] have it out with him;[ tillad mig at tale ud] allow me to finish (what I have got to say);[ vi tales ved senere] we'll discuss this later. -
2 tale
['tale]1. agg dimostr1) (simile, così grande) such (a)tale articolo è in vendita presso tutte le nostre filiali — the above-mentioned article is on sale at all our branches
e con tali scuse è riuscito ad evitare la punizione — and with excuses like those he managed to escape punishment
cosa ti fa credere che nutra tali sentimenti? — what makes you think he feels like that?
2)tale... tale... — like... like...tale padre tale figlio — like father like son
il tuo vestito è tale quale il mio — your dress is just o exactly like mine
hanno riportato una vittoria tale, quale non avevano sperato — they won an even greater victory than they had expected
2. agg indef1)ti cercava una tale Giovanna — somebody called Giovanna was looking for you
ha detto che vedeva un amico, un tal Rossi — he said he was meeting a friend, a certain Rossi
2) (persona o cosa indeterminata) such-and-such3. pron indef1)tale — (una certa persona) someone, (quella persona già menzionata) the one, the person, that person, that man (woman)è fidanzata con un tale dell'ufficio contabilità — she's engaged to someone in accounts
hai più visto quel tale di cui mi dicevi? — did you ever see that person o man you were telling me about again?
ha telefonato di nuovo quella tale — that woman phoned again
2)diciamo che l'ho saputo dal tal dei tali — let's just say I had o heard it from you know who
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3 tale
such atali pl suchtale e quale just likeun tale someoneil signor tal dei tali Mr So-and-so* * *tale pron.dimostr. (questa, quella persona) he, she; the (o that) fellow, the (o that) person, the (o that) woman*, the one: è lui il tale che cercavi, that's (o he's) the fellow you were looking for; non mi parlare di quel tale, don't talk to me about that fellow; quella tale che ha telefonato sono io, I'm the one (o the person) that phoned // il tal dei tali, so-and-so (o what's-his-name); la tal dei tali, so-and-so (o what's-her-name)◆ pron.indef.1 (preceduto da art. indet.) someone: un tale mi disse che..., someone told me that...; c'è una tale che vuole parlarti, someone wishes to speak to you; ho appuntamento con un tale di Genova, I have an appointment with someone from Genoa // un tale che conosco, someone I know2 ( preceduto da quel, quella) the man*; the woman*: c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione, the insurance man is here; ha ritelefonato quella tale di ieri, the woman who phoned yesterday has called again.tale agg.1 ( simile, siffatto) such (a); like that (pred.): un tale fatto non era mai accaduto, nothing like that had ever happened (o such a thing had never happened); tali fatti accadono ogni giorno, such things (o things like that) happen every day; non avevo previsto una tale reazione da parte sua, I hadn't expected such a reaction on his part; come ci si può fidare di gente di tal genere?, how can you trust people like that (o such people)? // tale che, da, such as: la situazione non è tale da destare preoccupazione, the situation isn't such as to cause concern // la sua vista, un tempo ottima, non è più tale, his sight used to be excellent, but it no longer is2 ( con valore intensivo) such; so: c'era una tale confusione!, there was such chaos!; ho preso un tale spavento!, I got such a fright!; è ridotto in un tale stato!, he's in such a way!; è di una tal cocciutaggine!, he's so stubborn!; fu un tal peccato!, it was such a pity!; la violenza dello scoppio fu tale da mandare in frantumi tutti i vetri della casa, the force of the blast was so strong as to shatter all the windows in the house; ha subito un tale colpo che non riesce più a riprendersi, he suffered such a shock that he can't get over it3 (per esprimere somiglianza, identità, spesso in corr. con quale) like: tale il padre, tale il figlio, like father, like son // tale (e) quale → quale◆ agg.indef.1 (al sing. preceduto dall'art. indet.) a: un tale Signor Rossi, a Mr Rossi; tali fratelli Bianchi, a (firm called) Bianchi brothers2 (preceduto dall'art. det., per indicare qlco. o qlcu. in modo indeterminato) such-and-such: il tal giorno, alla tal ora, such-and-such a day, an hour; voleva sapere chi era la tal persona, he wanted to know who such-and-such was // ricordi quel tale amico di cui ti avevo parlato?, do you remember that friend of mine I told you about?◆ agg.dimostr. ( questo, quello) this, that; (pl.) these, those; ( sopracitato) above-mentioned, aforesaid; above: in tali circostanze, in (o under) those circumstances; in tal caso, in that case; dette tali parole, se ne andò, with these words he left; tale sconto è valido solo per comitive, the above (o above-mentioned o aforesaid) reduction is only valid for groups; tali provvedimenti hanno suscitato parecchie polemiche, these measures have caused a lot of controversy; il termine ultimo è il 31 maggio; se entro tale data non sarà stato effettuato il pagamento..., the deadline is May 31; if payment is not made by that date...* * *['tale]1. agg dimostr1) (simile, così grande) such (a)tale articolo è in vendita presso tutte le nostre filiali — the above-mentioned article is on sale at all our branches
e con tali scuse è riuscito ad evitare la punizione — and with excuses like those he managed to escape punishment
cosa ti fa credere che nutra tali sentimenti? — what makes you think he feels like that?
2)tale... tale... — like... like...tale padre tale figlio — like father like son
il tuo vestito è tale quale il mio — your dress is just o exactly like mine
hanno riportato una vittoria tale, quale non avevano sperato — they won an even greater victory than they had expected
2. agg indef1)ti cercava una tale Giovanna — somebody called Giovanna was looking for you
ha detto che vedeva un amico, un tal Rossi — he said he was meeting a friend, a certain Rossi
2) (persona o cosa indeterminata) such-and-such3. pron indef1)tale — (una certa persona) someone, (quella persona già menzionata) the one, the person, that person, that man (woman)è fidanzata con un tale dell'ufficio contabilità — she's engaged to someone in accounts
hai più visto quel tale di cui mi dicevi? — did you ever see that person o man you were telling me about again?
ha telefonato di nuovo quella tale — that woman phoned again
2)diciamo che l'ho saputo dal tal dei tali — let's just say I had o heard it from you know who
* * *['tale] 1.1) (simile)- i persone — such people o people like that
3) (questo)a tale scopo — for this purpose, to this end
a tale proposito vorrei dire... — in this regards I would like to say...
ho letto qualcosa a tale proposito sul "Times" — I read about it on the "Times"
4) (uguale, così)5) come tale, in quanto tale as such6) tale che..., tale dac'era un tale caldo o un caldo tale che non si riusciva a dormire it was so hot we couldn't sleep; a tal punto che — so much that
2.essere tale e quale a qcn. — to be the spitting o very image of sb
aggettivo indefinito1)un tale signor Mori, un tale Gino — a (certain) Mr Mori, a (certain) Gino
2)3.4.lui è il tale che cerchi — he's the person o man o one you're looking for
1)ho conosciuto un tale di Roma — I met a guy o man from Rome
ho incontrato un tale che dice di conoscerti — I met someone o a person who says he knows you
2)••il signor Tal dei Tali — Mr Somebody(-or-other), Mr So-and-so
tale (il) padre, tale (il) figlio — like father like son
* * *tale/'tale/1 (simile) - i persone such people o people like that; non lo credevo capace di una tale azione I didn't think he could do such a thing; in -i circostanze in such circumstances2 (in frasi esclamative) c'è una tale confusione! there's such a mess! è un tale idiota! he's such an idiot! fa un tale freddo! it's so cold!3 (questo) in tal caso in that case; a tale scopo for this purpose, to this end; a tale proposito vorrei dire... in this regards I would like to say...; ho letto qualcosa a tale proposito sul "Times" I read about it on the "Times"4 (uguale, così) la questione è irrisolta e tale rimarrà the question is unsettled and will remain so5 come tale, in quanto tale as such6 tale che..., tale da... c'era un tale caldo o un caldo tale che non si riusciva a dormire it was so hot we couldn't sleep; a tal punto che so much that7 (in correlazione con quale) l'ho trovato tale e quale I found him exactly the same; ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo I have a dress just like this one; essere tale e quale a qcn. to be the spitting o very image of sb.1 un tale signor Mori, un tale Gino a (certain) Mr Mori, a (certain) Gino2 quel tale amico di cui ti ho parlato that friend I told you about; ci incontreremo il tal giorno alla tal ora we'll meet that day that time1 ho conosciuto un tale di Roma I met a guy o man from Rome; ho incontrato un tale che dice di conoscerti I met someone o a person who says he knows you2 c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione there's that man from the insurance companyil signor Tal dei Tali Mr Somebody(-or-other), Mr So-and-so; tale (il) padre, tale (il) figlio like father like son. -
4 tåle
address, hold forth, oration, speak, speech, talk* * **( lide, underkaste sig) bear ( fx bear pain without flinching), suffer,F endure;( finde sig i) put up with ( fx I won't put up with his insolence any longer), take ( fx he will take no nonsense),F tolerate, suffer;[ han var kun tålt der] he was there on sufferance;( kunne tåle: udholde) stand, bear ( fx I can't stand (el. bear) him; I can't stand (el. bear) the sight of him; I can't bear to see him suffer),T stick ( fx I can't stick him),( stærkere, F) endure ( fx I can't endure that noise any longer);( kunne tåle: ikke tage skade af) stand ( fx I can stand any amount of cold), take ( fx he cannot take very much alcohol; I can take any amount),( om medicindosis) tolerate;( især om ting) stand up to ( fx high temperatures, rough treatment, wear and tear);[ han kan ikke tåle hummer (, kaffe, etc)] lobster (, coffee, etc) does not agree with him;(dvs det er usundt) it is not good for them ( fx to have everything they want; to be spoilt);(dvs udholde), se ovf;[ han tåler ikke spøg] he cannot take a joke;[ frugten tåler ikke at gemmes] the fruit won't keep;[ det tåler ikke at blive gentaget] it won't bear repeating;F admit of no delay, brook no delay. -
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6 for slet ikke at tale om
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7 lui è il tale che cerchi
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8 a tale scopo
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9 kosekrok
(for deg selv el. venner) nook, place to snuggle up subst. (tale) (for kjærester) smooching corner -
10 детски
1. (за глас, лице, усмивка и пр.) child's(за игра, игрище, литература, театър, болница, болнично отделение и пр.) children'sдетски дом a children's home; a day nurseryдетски език children's languageдетски живот child lifeдетски манталитет a child's mentalityдетски паралич infantile paralysisдетски писател a writer for childrenдетски труд child labourдетска болест an infantile disorder, a children's diseaseдетска възраст childhoodдетска градина a nursery school, kindergartenдетска играчка plaything, toyпрен. child's playдетска книга a book for children, a children's bookизложба на детски книги a children's book showдетска количка perambulator, разг. pramдетска престилка pinaforeдетска престъпност juvenile delinquencyдетска пушка a toy gunдетска смъртност infant mortality, infantile death-rateдетска стая nursery, ( на гара) mother-and-child roomдетска учителка a kindergarten mistressдетска храна baby foodдетско балонче a toy balloonдетско списание a children's magazineдетско училище an infant(s) schoolдетски кубчета nursery blocksдетска приказка a tale for childrenдетски стихове nursery rhymes2. (свързан с детинството-за окръжение, психология, впечатления, преживявания и пр.) childhood (attr.)детски години childhood yearsдетски спомени childhood memories, memories/reminiscences of childhood* * *дѐтски,прил., -а, -о, -и 1. (за глас, игрище, литература, театър, болница, болнично отделение и пр.) children’s’; \детскиа болест infantile disorder, children’s disease; \детскиа възраст childhood; \детскиа градина nursery school, kindergarten; \детскиа играчка plaything, toy; прен. child’s play, doddle, pushover, breeze; \детскиа количка perambulator, разг. pram; \детскиа престилка pinafore; \детскиа престъпност juvenile delinquency; \детскиа пушка toy gun; \детскиа смъртност infant mortality, infantile death-rate; \детскиа стая nursery, (на гара) mother-and-child room; \детскиа учителка kindergarten mistress; \детскиа храна baby food; \детскии дом children’s home; day nursery; \детскии кубчета nursery blocks; \детскии лекар, специалист по \детскии болести children’s specialist; paediatrician; \детскии паралич infantile paralysis; \детскии писател writer for children; \детскии стихове nursery rhymes; \детскии труд child labour; \детскио балонче toy balloon; \детскио креватче cot, (с прегради отстрани) crib; \детскио лице childish face; \детскио училище infant(s) school; изложба на \детскии книги children’s book show;2. ( свързан с детинството за обкръжение, психология, впечатления, преживявания и пр.) childhood (attr.); \детскии години childhood years; \детскии спомени childhood memories, memories/reminiscences of childhood.* * *childish ; toy {toi}* * *1. (за глас, лице, усмивка и пр.) child's 2. (за игра, игрище, литература, театър, болница, болнично отделение и пр.) children's 3. (свързан с детинството - за окръжение, психология, впечатления, преживявания и пр.) childhood (attr.) 4. ДЕТСКИ лекар, специалист пo ДЕТСКИ болести a children's specialist;p(a)ediatrician 5. ДЕТСКИ дом a children's home;a day nursery 6. ДЕТСКИ език children's language 7. ДЕТСКИ живот child life 8. ДЕТСКИ манталитет a child's mentality 9. ДЕТСКИ паралич infantile paralysis 10. ДЕТСКИ писател a writer for children 11. ДЕТСКИ труд child labour 12. детска болест an infantile disorder, a children's disease 13. детска възраст childhood 14. детска градина a nursery school, kindergarten 15. детска играчка plaything, toy 16. детска книга a book for children, a children's book 17. детска количка perambulator, разг. pram 18. детска престилка pinafore 19. детска престъпност juvenile delinquency 20. детска приказка a tale for children 21. детска пушка a toy gun 22. детска смъртност infant mortality, infantile death-rate 23. детска стая nursery, (на гара) mother-and-child room 24. детска учителка a kindergarten mistress 25. детска храна baby food 26. детски години childhood years 27. детски кубчета nursery blocks 28. детски спомени childhood memories, memories/reminiscences of childhood 29. детски стихове nursery rhymes 30. детско балонче a toy balloon 31. детско креватче cot, (с прегради отстрани) crib детско лице a childish face 32. детско списание a children's magazine 33. детско училище an infant(s) school 34. изложба на ДЕТСКИ книги a children's book show 35. прен. child's play -
11 powiast|ka
f tale- powiastka dla dzieci a tale for children- □ powiastka filozoficzna philosophical taleThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > powiast|ka
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12 fortale
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13 højt
1) высоко́2) гро́мкоlǽse højt — чита́ть вслух
* * *aloud, eminently, high, highly, loudly* * *adv high ( fx fly (, jump) high);( i høj grad) highly ( fx qualified, paid);( om lydstyrke) loudly,(især T) loud ( fx laugh (, shout) loud(ly); he said the wordloud(ly); don't play so loud(ly));(mods i sine tanker, indvendig) aloud ( fx don't say that aloud; think aloud);(fig) feelings ran high;[ sneen lå en meter højt på vejen] the snow was lying a metre deep in the road;(se også ligge);[ læse højt]( læse op) read aloud,( med høj stemme) read loudly, read out (loud);[ lukke munden højt op] open one's mouth wide;[ højt op på dagen] late in the day;[ højt oppe] high up, far up;( oprømt) in high spirits;( beruset) elevated;[ højt oppe i fyrrerne] in one's late forties;[ højt oppe i luften] high up in the air;[ spille højt] play high, play for high stakes;[ sætte en højt] value somebody highly, have a high opinion of somebody;[ tale højt] talk (el. speak) loud(ly);[ det skal vi ikke tale for højt om] the least said the better;T loud and clear; -
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sg - bevǽgelsen, pl - bevǽgelser1) движе́ние с2) волне́ние с* * *action, locomotion, motion, movement, swing* * *(en -r) movement ( fx graceful (, slow) movements; the least movement caused him pain);(bevægelse mods hvile; også fys el. tekn) motion ( fx be in motion; a motion of the hand; sideways motion; the laws of motion),( håndbevægelse også) gesture;( motion) exercise;( røre) stir,( tumult) commotion;( sindsbevægelse) emotion ( fx in a voice trembling with emotion),( ophidselse) excitement, agitation;( åndsstrømning) movement ( fx a religious (, revolutionary) movement);[ han kunne ikke tale for bevægelse] he was too moved to speak;[ sætte i bevægelse] put (el. set) in motion, set going; start;(se også himmel);[ sætte sindene i bevægelse] agitate the public mind;[ sætte sig i bevægelse] start,(fig) take action;[ være i bestandig bevægelse] be in constant motion. -
15 उपदेशार्थवाक्य
upadeṡâ̱rtha-vākyan. « a tale for the sake of instruction», a parable
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17 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
18 quale
1. adj whatquale libro vuoi? which book do you want?città quale Roma cities like Rome2. pron: prendi un libro - quale? take a book - which one?il/la quale persona who, thatcosa which, thatla persona della quale stai parlando the person you're talking about3. adv as* * *quale agg.interr.1 ( riferito a un numero limitato di cose o persone) which: quale libro vuoi, questo o quello?, which book do you want, this one or that one?; quale cravatta mi devo mettere?, which tie shall I wear?; a quale medico ti sei rivolto?, which doctor did you go to?; in quale ospedale è ricoverato?, which hospital is he in?; non sapeva quale strada prendere, he didn't know which road to take; quali fiumi degli Stati Uniti sfociano nell'Oceano Atlantico?, which US rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean?2 ( riferito a un numero indeterminato di cose o persone) what: quali film preferisci?, what (kind of) films do you like best?; quali persone frequenta?, what kind of people does he go around with?; quali novità ci sono?, what news is there?; quale tipo di musica ascolti di solito?, what kind of music do you usually listen to?; non so quale motivo l'abbia spinto a dimettersi, I don't know what made him resign; non puoi immaginare in quali condizioni lo trovai, you can't imagine what condition I found him in // provavo un non so quale senso di disagio, I felt vaguely uneasy◆ agg.escl.: quale sorpresa!, what a surprise!; quale sciocchezza!, how silly!; quale onore!, what an honour!; quale gioia provai nel rivederla!, how happy I was to see her again!; quale errore hai commesso!, what a mistake you've made!; quali tristi ricordi suscitò nella mente!, what sad memories it brought back!◆ agg.rel.1 ( con valore di come, per lo più in corr. con tale) as: il risultato non fu quale ci si aspettava, the result was not the same as expected; il castello, ( tale) quale lo vedete ora, fu costruito due secoli fa, the castle as you see it now was built two centuries ago; alcune città quali Firenze e Venezia sono ricche di tesori d'arte, some cities, such as Florence and Venice, are rich in art treasures // quest'ombrello è tale quale il mio, this umbrella is just like mine; te lo restituirò tale e quale, I'll give it back to you exactly as it is; il luogo era tale e quale me l'avevi descritto, the place was just as you had described it to me // è tale e quale suo fratello, he's just like his brother; è suo padre tale e quale, he's the spitting image of his father // quale il padre, tale il figlio, like father, like son2 (letter.) ( nelle similitudini) like: sfrecciavano nel cielo quali rondini, they soared into the sky like swallows3 (letter.) (con valore di pron., per riprendere un discorso iniziato precedentemente): il quale padre Cristoforo..., he, Father Christopher...; dette le quali cose, uscì, having said this, he went out // la qual cosa, which: egli stesso mi diede la notizia, la qual cosa mi fece immensamente piacere, he gave me the news himself, which pleased me greatly◆ agg.indef.1 ( qualunque) whatever: quale ( che) sia stata l'importanza storica di questi scritti..., whatever historical importance these writings may have had...; quali ( che) siano i suoi difetti, è un uomo onesto, whatever his faults may be, he is an honest man2 (letter.) (corr.) quale... quale, (uno... un altro) some... some3 ( con uso pleonastico): c'era una certa qual amarezza nelle sue parole, there was something bitter in his words.quale pron.interr.1 ( riferito a numero limitato di persone o cose) which: quale di questi quadri preferisci?, which of these paintings do you like best?; quale dei due è tuo fratello?, which of the two is your brother?; quale tra queste è la chiave del box?, which of these is the garage key?; ''Vorrei comprare un disco'' ''Quale?'', ''I'd like to buy a record'' ''Which one?''; deve abitare in una di queste case, ma non so precisamente quale, he must live in one of these houses, but I don't know which one exactly; qual è la meglio riuscita tra queste foto?, which is the best of these photos?; quali sono i maggiori porti della Gran Bretagna?, which are the major ports in Great Britain?; comprerò una di queste auto, ma non ho ancora deciso quale, I'm going to buy one of these cars, but I haven't decided which yet; sono così somiglianti che non si riesce a distinguere qual è l'uno e qual è l'altro, they are so alike that you can't tell which is which (o you can't tell one from the other); non saprei per quale dei due votare, I wouldn't know which of the two to vote for2 ( riferito a un numero indeterminato di persone o cose) what: qual è il tuo nome?, what is your name?; qual è la capitale della Norvegia?, what is the capital of Norway?; quali sono i tuoi hobby?, what are your hobbies?; non so quali siano i prezzi degli appartamenti, I don't know what flat prices are like; ignoro quale sia stata la causa della loro separazione, I don't know what made them split up; non mi hai ancora detto quali sono i tuoi progetti, you haven't told me what your plans are yet; non immaginava quali sarebbero state le conseguenze del suo gesto, he never imagined what the consequences of his act would be◆ pron.rel.1 ( riferito a persona) (sogg.) who, that; (compl. ogg. e ind.) who, (form.) whom; that; (poss.) whose [cfr. che1, cui ]: c'era un signore il quale gentilmente mi indicò la strada, there was a man who kindly showed me the way; coloro i quali ne facciano richiesta, riceveranno una copia della rivista, those who request it will receive a copy of the magazine; ecco la star della quale tutto il mondo parla, here is the star (who) everyone is talking about; è un uomo del quale tutti apprezzano l'onestà, he's a man whose honesty is admired by everyone; sono persone sulle quali si può contare, they are people (who) you can rely on2 ( riferito a cose o animali) (sogg. e compl.) which, that; (poss.) of which; whose [cfr. che1, cui ]: il mondo nel quale viviamo, the world in which we live (o the world we live in); questa è la casa della quale ti parlavo, this is the house I was telling you about; erano gli anni nei quali andavano di moda i capelli lunghi, they were the years in which (o when) long hair was in fashion; la volpe è un animale del quale è proverbiale l'astuzia, the fox is an animal whose cunning is proverbial◆ pron.indef.1 (letter.) quale... quale, quali... quali, some... some: fra i testimoni quali confermarono, quali negarono il fatto, some of the witnesses confirmed the fact and some of them denied it3 quale che sia, ( qualsiasi) whichever, whatever: quale che sia il tuo parere in proposito..., whatever your opinion on the matter may be...◆ avv. ( come, in qualità di) as: con la presente delego il Signor X, quale rappresentante della nostra società, I hereby delegate Mr X to act as representative for our company.* * *['kwale]1. agg1) (interrogativo) whata quale conclusione è giunta? — what conclusion did she reach?
quali sono i tuoi programmi? — what are your plans?
3) (esclamazioni) what4)è tale e quale suo padre — he's just o exactly like his father
è tale quale l'avevo lasciato — it's just o exactly as I left it
5)accetterò quali che siano le condizioni — I'll accept whatever the conditions
6)in un certo qual modo — in some way or other, somehow or other
2. pron interrog3. pron rel1) (soggetto: persona) who, (cosa) which, thata tutti coloro i quali fossero interessati... — to whom it may concern...
suo padre, il quale è avvocato — his father, who is a lawyer
2)l'albergo al quale ci siamo fermati — the hotel where we stayed o which we stayed atil signore con il quale parlavi — the gentleman to whom you were talking
la collina della quale si vede la cima — the hill whose summit you can see
la ragione per la quale sono qui — the reason why I am here
3) (in elenchi) such as, likepiante quali l'edera e le rose — plants like o such as ivy and roses
pittori quali Raffaello e Leonardo — painters like o such as Raphael and Leonardo
4)la quale fam; non mi sembra una persona troppo per la quale — he doesn't inspire me with confidenceè stata una cena proprio per la quale — it was everything a dinner party should be
4. avv* * *['kwale] 1.aggettivo interrogativo (fra un numero limitato di elementi) which; (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what2.pronome interrogativo (fra un numero limitato di elementi) which (one); (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) whatdi tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? — of all the employees, who are the most competent?
3."ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" — "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"
aggettivo esclamativo what4.aggettivo relativo1) (come) such asuna catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista — a catastrophe such as had never been seen before
città -i Roma e Firenze — such cities as o cities such as Rome and Florence
2) (in qualità di) asessere tale (e) quale a qcn. — to be the spitting o very image of sb.
5) (soggetto) (persona) who, thatha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato — he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me
6) (complemento) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa) which, thatl'amico al quale hai scritto — the friend to whom you wrote o (who) you wrote to
la regione dalla quale sono fuggiti — the region from which they escaped o (which) they escaped from
7) del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali (possessivo) whose5.aggettivo indefinito1) (qualunque)quale che sia la ragione... — whatever the reason
* * *quale/'kwale/v. la nota della voce 1. che.(fra un numero limitato di elementi) which; (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what; quale borsa vuole? which bag would you like? in -i paesi hai vissuto? what countries have you lived in? a quale fermata scendi? which stop are you getting off at?(fra un numero limitato di elementi) which (one); (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what; quale vuoi? which (one) do you want? qual è la tua auto preferita? what is your favourite car? quale di queste due medicine è più efficace? which of these two medicines is more effective? di tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? of all the employees, who are the most competent? "ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"; con quale di questi personaggi vi identificate? which of these characters do you identify with?what; quale onore! what an honour! quale gioia! what bliss!1 (come) such as; una catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista a catastrophe such as had never been seen before; città -i Roma e Firenze such cities as o cities such as Rome and Florence2 (in qualità di) as; quale presidente dell'associazione as president of the association3 tale (e) quale (identico) la situazione è rimasta tale quale the situation is exactly the same; essere tale (e) quale a qcn. to be the spitting o very image of sb.; ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo I have a dress just like this one1 (soggetto) (persona) who, that; ha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me; coloro i -i those who2 (complemento) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa) which, that; l'amico al quale hai scritto the friend to whom you wrote o (who) you wrote to; la regione dalla quale sono fuggiti the region from which they escaped o (which) they escaped from3 del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali (possessivo) whose; ha un fidanzato il nome del quale è John she's got a boyfriend whose name is John1 (qualunque) quale che sia la ragione... whatever the reason... -
19 historia
f.1 history (ciencia).pasar a la historia to go down in historyhistoria antigua/universal ancient/world historyhistoria del arte art historyhistoria natural natural history2 story.una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost storyes siempre la misma historia it's the same old story3 story (informal) (excusa, enredo).¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?4 recorded history, written history.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: historiar.* * *1 (estudio) history2 (narración) story, tale\¡déjate de historias! get to the point!, stop beating about the bush!es la historia de siempre it's the same old storyir con historias to tell storiespasar a la historia to go down in historytener una historia con alguien (lío) to have some trouble with somebody 2 (aventura) to have a fling with somebodyhistoria antigua ancient historyhistoria natural natural historyhistoria universal world history* * *noun f.1) history2) story3) tale* * *SF1) [de país, institución] historyla historia del cine — the history of film o cinema
es licenciado en historia — he has a degree in history, he has a history degree
pasar a la historia —
pasará a la historia como la primera mujer en el espacio — she will go down in history as the first woman in space
nuestro problema ya pasó a la historia — our problem is a thing of the past o has long since disappeared
tiene historia cómo conseguimos este libro — how we got hold of this book is an interesting story, there's an interesting story behind how we got hold of this book
historia del arte — history of art, art history
Historia Sagrada — Biblical history; [en la escuela] † Scripture
2) (=relato) storyla historia de siempre o la misma historia o la historia de todos los días — the same old story
3) (=enredo) story¡ahora no me cuentes la historia de tu vida! — don't tell me your whole life story now!
4) (=excusa) [sobre algo pasado] excuse, story; [sobre algo presente o futuro] excuseseguro que te viene con alguna historia — she's sure to give you some excuse o tell you some story
¿así que has estado trabajando hasta ahora? ¡no me vengas con historias o déjate de historias! — so you've been working right up to now, have you? don't give me any of your stories!
dijo que llegaba tarde por no se qué historia — he said he was going to be late for some reason or other
5) * (=lío) business *6) * (=romance) fling ** * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *historia11 = history, chronology.Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.* aficionado a la historia = history buff.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* amante de la historia = history buff.* a través de la historia = over time.* clase de historia = history lesson.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* historia accidentada = chequered history.* historia clínica = case history.* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* historia de la imprenta = history of printing.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* historia del arte = art history.* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.* historia del libro = book history.* historia de los archivos = archival history.* historia de un condado = county history.* historia de vida = life history.* historia + enseñar = history + teach, lesson from history.* historia escrita = written history.* historia escrita, la = recorded history.* historia familiar = family history.* historia hablada = oral history.* historia literaria = literary history.* historia local = local history.* historia marítima = maritime history.* historia natural = natural history.* historia oral = oral history.* historia personal = personal history.* historia + remontarse a = trace + ascendancy.* historia social = social history.* historia trágica = tragic history.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* lección de historia = lesson from history, history lesson.* libro de historia = history book.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* museo de historia natural = natural history museum.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + the history books as.* pasar a la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* que hace historia = history-making.* relatar la historia de = trace + the history of.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.historia22 = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* historia amorosa = fling.* historia de amor = love story.* historia de detectives = detective story.* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.* historia heróica = heroic story.* historia nunca contada = untold story.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* historia + revelar = story + unfold.* historia verídica = true story.* narrar una historia = narrate + story.* recrear una historia = recreate + story.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* urdir una historia = weave + story.* * *A ( Hist) historyhistoria de la literatura/música history of literature/musicclase/libro de historia history class/bookeste tapiz tiene una larga historia this tapestry has a long historyel robo más espectacular de la historia de este país the most spectacular robbery in this country's historyla historia se repite history repeats itselfdejar algo/a algn para la historia ( Chi fam): dejó el auto para la historia he wrecked the car, he totalled the car ( AmE colloq), he wrote the car off ( BrE colloq)lo dejaron para la historia con tanto golpe they knocked the living daylights out of him ( colloq)hacer historia to make historyun concierto que hará historia a concert which will go down in o make historypasar a la historia (por ser importante) to go down in historypasará a la historia como un gran político he will go down in history as a great statesmanuna fecha que pasará a la historia a date that will go down in historyCompuestos:ancient history( AmL) medical historymodern historynatural history● Historia Sagrada or SacraBiblical historyworld historyB (relato) storyel libro cuenta la historia de su vida the book tells the story of his lifemira, no me cuentes la historia de tu vida ( fam); look, I don't want to hear your whole life story ( colloq)me contó toda la historia de su familia he told me his whole family historyme contó toda la historia she told me the whole storyes una historia larga de contar it's a long storyuna historia de amor a love storyC ( fam)1(cuento, excusa): ahora me viene con la historia de que le robaron la cartera now he's come up with this story o tale about his wallet being stolenno me vengas con historias don't give me any of your storiesdéjate de historias y dime por qué no viniste ayer stop making excuses and tell me why you didn't come yesterdayya estoy harta de escuchar siempre la misma historia I'm fed up with hearing the same old excuse o story time and again ( colloq)2(asunto): alguien se quejó de no sé qué historias somebody complained about something or other ( colloq)estuvo metido en una historia de drogas he was mixed up in some business o something to do with drugs ( colloq)3 (lío amoroso) scene ( colloq)tuvo una historia con una inglesa he had a scene with an English girl* * *
Del verbo historiar: ( conjugate historiar)
historia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
historia
historiar
historia sustantivo femenino
1 (Hist) history;
historia clínica medical history;
pasar a la historia ( por ser importante) to go down in history;
( perder actualidad) (fam):◊ aquello ya pasó a la historia that's ancient history now (colloq)
2 ( relato) story;
3 (fam) (cuento, asunto):◊ me vino con la historia de que … he came up with this story o tale about …;
déjate de historias stop making excuses;
se quejó de no sé qué historias he complained about something or other (colloq)
historia sustantivo femenino
1 history
2 (cuento) story, tale
familiar ¡no me cuentes historias!, don't give me that!
♦ Locuciones: hacer historia, to make history
pasar a la historia, (por ser importante) to go down in history
(no tener actualidad) to be a thing of the past
' historia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
- contar
- deprimente
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hermosa
- hermoso
- hinchar
- histórica
- histórico
- inflar
- jamás
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- meramente
- momento
- motor
- narrar
- real
- reivindicar
- tejer
- accidentado
- amañar
- colar
- culminante
- encachado
- ir
- jugoso
- moderno
- mundial
- novelesco
- protagonista
- relatar
- relato
- rico
- sabroso
- seguir
- serie
- tonto
- trabar
- triste
- verdadero
- verde
- verosímil
English:
account
- ball
- ball game
- borderline
- concoct
- cook up
- creepy
- cuff
- DPhil
- earthy
- embellish
- embroider
- end
- exclusive
- extensive
- fascination
- first
- fudge
- ghost
- hand down
- history
- hoax
- improbable
- invest
- made-up
- make up
- moral
- pity
- plot
- spin
- story
- student
- touch
- trace
- true
- twist
- unlikely
- untold
- woe
- yarn
- base
- case
- course
- go
- life
- making
- natural
- past
- saga
- study
* * *historia nf1. [ciencia] history;un profesor/libro de historia a history teacher/book;historia de la ciencia/literatura history of science/literature;he comprado una historia de Grecia I've bought a history of Greece;ha sido la mayor catástrofe de la historia it was the worst disaster in history;hacer historia to make history;pasar a la historia: una victoria que pasará a la historia a victory that will go down in history;el cine mudo ya pasó a la historia silent movies are now a thing of the pasthistoria antigua ancient history;historia del arte art history;historia contemporánea = modern history since the French Revolution;historia económica economic history;historia medieval medieval history;historia moderna = history of the period between 1492 and the French Revolution;historia natural natural history;historia oral oral history;historia política political history;historia sagrada biblical history;historia universal world history2. [narración] story;una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story;una historia real a true story;nos contó varias historias de su viaje a Rusia she told us several stories about her trip to Russia;es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story;es una historia larga de contar it's a long story¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!;no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?está metido en una historia muy turbia he's involved in a very shady business;está metido en una historia de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugstener una historia con alguien to have a fling with sb* * *f1 history;pasar a la historia go down in history2 ( cuento) story;una historia de drogas fam some drugs business;déjate de historias fam stop making excuses* * *historia nf1) : history2) narración, relato: story* * *historia n1. (asignatura) history3. (excusa) excuse -
20 приказка
1. tale, storyвълшебни приказки fairy-talesнародни приказки popular/folk talesстрана на приказките fairy-land, dream-land/-worldразказвам приказки tell stories/tales (и прен.)ловджийски приказки tall stories/tales, ам. fish stories2. приказки (говорене) talkговоря големи приказки talk bigпразни приказки mere/idle talk; tittle-tattle, fiddle-faddle, bla-blaтова са само приказки this is mere talk; this is an old wives' tale; all talk and no doприказки! fiddlesticks! от много приказки файда няма вж. файдасамо с хубави приказки работа не се върши fine/kind/soft words butter no parsnipsда си дойдем на приказка та to resume our subject, to come back where we left off, let's return to our muttonsдойдох само на приказки I came for a chatдето има една приказка as the saying goesприказките край нямат we could go on talking forever/till midnightне ми е до приказки I'm in no talking moodскъп съм на приказките be sparing of wordsсамо да се намирам на приказки for the sake of talking/of saying s.th.хорски приказки gossip* * *прѝказка,ж., -и tale, story; вълшебни \приказкаи fairy-tales; говоря големи \приказкаи talk big; да си дойдем на \приказкаата to resume our subject, to come back where we left off, let’s return to our muttons; да си кажем по една \приказкаа let’s have a chat/gossip; дето има една \приказкаа as the saying goes; дойдох само на \приказкаи I came for a chat; ловджийски \приказкаи tall stories/tales, амер. fish stories; народни \приказкаи popular/folk tales; не ми е до \приказкаи I’m in no talking mood; от много \приказкаи файда няма what’s the use of talking; празни \приказкаи mere/idle talk; rigmarole; tittle-tattle, fiddle-faddle, bla-bla; smooth words and fair promises; \приказкаи ( говорене) talk; \приказкаи! fiddlesticks! \приказкаите край нямат we could go on talking forever/till midnight; разказвам \приказкаи tell stories/tales (и прен.); само да се намирам на \приказкаи for the sake of talking/of saying s.th.; само с хубави \приказкаи работа не се върши fine/kind/soft words butter no parsnips; седя на (сладки) \приказкаи sit chatting, enjoy a chat; скъп съм на \приказкаите be sparing of words; това са само \приказкаи this is mere talk; this is an old wives’ tale; all talk and no do; хорски \приказкаи gossip.* * *fairy-tale; tale{teil}: folk приказкаs - народни приказки; yarn; prattle (мн.ч); talk (говорене)* * *1.: приказки (говорене) talk 2. tale, story 3. вълшебни приказки fairy-tales 4. говоря големи приказки talk big 5. да си дойдем на ПРИКАЗКА та to resume our subject, to come back where we left off, let's return to our muttons 6. дето има една ПРИКАЗКА as the saying goes 7. дойдох само на приказки I came for a chat 8. ловджийски приказки tall stories/tales, ам. fish stories 9. народни приказки popular/folk tales 10. не ми е до приказки I'm in no talking mood 11. празни приказки mere/idle talk;tittle-tattle, fiddle-faddle, bla-bla 12. приказки! fiddlesticks! от много приказки файда няма вж. файда 13. приказките край нямат we could go on talking forever/till midnight 14. разказвам приказки tell stories/tales (и прен.) 15. само да се намирам на приказки for the sake of talking/of saying s.th. 16. само с хубави приказки работа не се върши fine/kind/soft words butter no parsnips 17. седя на (сладки) приказки sit chatting, enjoy a chat 18. скъп съм на приказките: be sparing of words 19. страна на приказките fairy-land, dream-land/-world 20. това са само приказки this is mere talk;this is an old wives' tale;all talk and no do 21. хорски приказки gossip
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