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1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal; así de (malos, i2etc/i2)3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal; tan/tanto4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tal, tan
2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) lo que; como tal- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is
such adj pron1. tal / semejantehow could you do such a thing? ¿cómo podrías hacer una cosa así?there is no such thing as fairies! ¡las hadas no existen!2. tan / tantoit was such a good film! ¡era una película tan buena!there were such a lot of people! ¡había tanta gente!such as como / por ejemplotr[sʌʧ]1 (of that sort) tal, semejante2 (so much, so great) tal, tanto,-a1 (so very) tan■ it was such a boring film that... era una película tan aburrida que...1 (of that specified sort) tal■ the disaster was such that... el desastre fue tal que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat such and such a time a tal horain such a way that... de tal manera que...such as (like, for example) comosuch as? ¿por ejemplo?such is life! ¡así es la vida!such ['sʌʧ] adv1) so: tansuch tall buildings: edificios tan grandes2) very: muyhe's not in such good shape: anda un poco mal3)such that : de tal manera quesuch adj: talthere's no such thing: no existe tal cosain such cases: en tales casosanimals such as cows and sheep: animales como vacas y ovejassuch pron1) : talsuch was the result: tal fue el resultadohe's a child, and acts as such: es un niño, y se porta como tal2) : algo o alguien semejantebooks, papers and such: libros, papeles y cosas por el estiloadj.• así adj.• semejante adj.• tal adj.adj.indef.• tal adj.indef.pron.• semejante pron.• tal pron.
I sʌtʃ1)a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...
such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!
she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!
I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez
such... (that) — tal/tan... que
I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir
such... as — tan... como
2)a) (of this, that kind) talsuch children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...
such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas
b) ( unspecified) talthe letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha
until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique
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1)a) ( of the indicated kind) talsuch is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)
snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo
b)many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...
I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?
c)as such — como tal/tales
2)a)such as, such... as — (frml)
b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...
3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)such that — tal... que
[sʌtʃ]the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité
1.ADJ (=of that kind) tal; (=so much) tantodid you ever see such a thing? — ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?
it caused such trouble that... — dio lugar a tantos disgustos que...
such an honour! — ¡tanto honor!
it made such a stir as had not been known before — tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces
in such cases — en tales casos, en semejantes casos
such is not the case — frm la cosa no es así
such a plan is most unwise — un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable
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writers such as Updike, such writers as Updike — autores como Updikethis is my car such as it is — aunque valga poco, es mi coche
such as? — ¿por ejemplo?
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there's no such thing — no existe tal cosa•
some such idea — algo por el estilo2.ADV tan3.PRON los que, las que•
may all such perish! — ¡mueran cuantos hay como él!•
rabbits and hares and such — conejos y liebres y tal•
as such, and as such he was promoted — y así fue ascendidothere are no trees as such — no hay árboles propiamente dichos, no hay árboles que digamos
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we know of none such — no tenemos noticias de ninguno así* * *
I [sʌtʃ]1)a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...
such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!
she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!
I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez
such... (that) — tal/tan... que
I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir
such... as — tan... como
2)a) (of this, that kind) talsuch children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...
such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas
b) ( unspecified) talthe letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha
until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique
II
1)a) ( of the indicated kind) talsuch is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)
snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo
b)many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...
I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?
c)as such — como tal/tales
2)a)such as, such... as — (frml)
b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...
3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)such that — tal... que
the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité
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2 pain
pein
1. noun(hurt or suffering of the body or mind: a pain in the chest.) dolor
2. verb(to cause suffering or upset to (someone): It pained her to admit that she was wrong.) doler; apenar- pained- painful
- painfully
- painless
- painlessly
- painkiller
- painstaking
- a pain in the neck
- take pains
pain n dolorto be a pain in the neck ser pesado / ser una latatr[peɪn]1 (physical) dolor nombre masculino2 (mental suffering) sufrimiento, pena, dolor nombre masculino1 doler, dar pena a, apenar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon pain of so pena deto be a pain in the neck ser un,-a pesado,-a, ser un pelmazo, ser un coñazoto be at pains to do something afanarse por hacer algoto take pains over something esforzarse en algo, esmerarse en algoto take pains to do something esforzarse en hacer algo, esmerarse en hacer algoaches and pains achaques nombre masculino pluralpain ['peɪn] vt: dolerpain n1) penalty: pena funder pain of death: so pena de muerte2) suffering: dolor m, malestar m, pena f (mental)3) pains npleffort: esmero m, esfuerzo mto take pains: esmerarsen.• dolor s.m.• pena s.f.v.• dar lástima v.• doler v.
I peɪn1)a) u c ( physical) dolor mshe was in great pain — estaba muy dolorida or (AmL tb) adolorida, sentía mucho dolor
to cry out in o with pain — gritar de dolor
to be a pain in the neck o (AmE vulg) ass o (BrE vulg) arse — ser* un pesado, ser* insoportable, ser* un coñazo (Esp vulg)
b) u ( mental) dolor m, pena fc)on pain of something/-ing — (as prep) bajo or so pena de algo/+ inf
d) u ( annoying person or thing) (colloq) lata f (fam)I took considerable pains o went to great pains to explain it to them carefully — puse mucho esmero or me esforcé mucho en explicárselo
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[peɪn]it pains me to see that... — me duele or me apena or me da pena ver que...
1. N1) (physical) dolor mwhere is the pain? — ¿dónde le duele?
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I have a pain in my leg — me duele la piernato be in pain — sufrir dolor(es), tener dolor(es)
growing 2., labour 4., period 2.I was in excruciating pain — sufría or tenía unos dolores horribles
2) (mental) dolor mhis harsh words caused her much pain — sus duras palabras le causaron mucho dolor or la hicieron sufrir mucho
3) * (=nuisance)•
to be a pain — [person] ser un pesado *; [situation] ser una lata *, ser un rollo *don't be such a pain! — ¡no fastidies! *, ¡no seas tan pesada! *
what a pain! — ¡qué lata! *, ¡qué rollo! *
he's a pain in the arse or (US) ass ** — es un coñazo **
4) pains (=efforts)•
to be at pains to do sth — esforzarse al máximo por hacer algo, intentar por todos los medios hacer algo•
for my pains — después de todos mis esfuerzos•
to take pains to do sth — poner especial cuidado en hacer algohe took infinite pains with his job — se esmeraba or se esforzaba muchísimo en su trabajo
I had taken great pains with my appearance — me había esmerado or esforzado mucho con mi apariencia
5) (=penalty)•
on or under pain of sth — bajo pena de algo, so pena de algo2.VT (mentally) doler, hacer sufririt pains me to think of you struggling all alone — me duele pensar que estás luchando sola, pensar que estás luchando sola me hace sufrir
3.CPDpain barrier N —
- go through the pain barrierEngland's World Cup hero is determined to play through the pain barrier — el héroe del Mundial de Inglaterra está decidido a jugar sobreponiéndose al dolor
pain clinic N — unidad f del dolor
pain relief N — alivio m contra el dolor
pain threshold N — resistencia f al dolor
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I [peɪn]1)a) u c ( physical) dolor mshe was in great pain — estaba muy dolorida or (AmL tb) adolorida, sentía mucho dolor
to cry out in o with pain — gritar de dolor
to be a pain in the neck o (AmE vulg) ass o (BrE vulg) arse — ser* un pesado, ser* insoportable, ser* un coñazo (Esp vulg)
b) u ( mental) dolor m, pena fc)on pain of something/-ing — (as prep) bajo or so pena de algo/+ inf
d) u ( annoying person or thing) (colloq) lata f (fam)I took considerable pains o went to great pains to explain it to them carefully — puse mucho esmero or me esforcé mucho en explicárselo
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it pains me to see that... — me duele or me apena or me da pena ver que...
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