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1 classe
classe [klαs]1. feminine nouna. ( = catégorie) class• classe moyenne inférieure/supérieure lower/upper middle classb. (Transport) class• compartiment de 1ère/2e classe 1st/2nd class compartment• voyager en 1ère classe to travel 1st class• classe affaires/économique business/economy classc. ( = valeur) class• elle a de la classe or elle a la classe (inf) she's got classd. ( = élèves) class ; ( = année d'études) year• les grandes/petites classes the senior/junior classes• partir en classe de neige ≈ to go on a school ski tripe. ( = cours) class• pendant/après la classe or les heures de classe during/after school• la classe se termine or les élèves sortent de classe à 16 heures school finishes at 4 o'clock• la classe de 1997 ( = contingent) the class of '972. invariable adjective* * *klas4) Sociologie, Politique class5) ( catégorie) class (de of)6) ( rang) gén class; Administration grade7) ( élégance) classc'est pas la classe! — (colloq) that's not very stylish!
billet de première/seconde classe — first-/second-class ou standard GB ticket
9) Arméefaire ses classes — lit to do one's basic training; fig to start out
un cinéaste qui a fait ses classes à la télévision — fig a film director who started out in television
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *klɒs nf1) (catégorie) class2) (= niveau) class3) MILITAIREun soldat de deuxième classe (armée de terre) — private, (armée de l'air) aircraftman Grande-Bretagne airman basic USA
faire ses classes MILITAIRE — to do one's training
4) (dans les transports en commun) class5) (= local d'enseignement) classroom6) (= leçon) classOn a classe à 10h. — We have a lesson at 10 o'clock.
7) (= niveau scolaire) year, grade USA8) (= élèves) classC'est la meilleure élève de la classe. — She's the best pupil in the class.
* * *classe nf1 Scol ( groupe d'élèves) class, form GB; ( niveau) year, form GB, grade US; une classe turbulente/studieuse a rowdy/hard-working class ou form GB; les classes primaires/de maternelle primary (school)/nursery classes; les classes du secondaire secondary school classes ou forms GB, ≈ junior high school and high school US; redoubler une classe to repeat a year; passer dans la classe supérieure to go up a year; être le premier/dernier de sa classe to be ou come top/bottom of the class;2 Scol ( cours) class, lesson; une classe de dessin a drawing class ou lesson; les élèves de Mme Dupont n'auront pas classe demain Mrs Dupont's class won't be having any lessons tomorrow; parler en classe to talk in class; faire la classe to teach; le soir après la classe in the evening after school;3 Scol ( salle) classroom; il s'est fait mettre à la porte de la classe he was sent out of the classroom;4 Sociol, Pol class; les classes sociales the social classes; la classe ouvrière/dirigeante the working/ruling class; les classes moyennes the middle classes; une société sans classes a classless society; classe politique political class ou community;5 ( catégorie) class (de of); la classe des mammifères the class of mammals; les artistes sont une classe à part artists are a class apart; classe grammaticale Ling grammatical class;6 gén class; ( rang) Admin grade; produits/champagne de première classe first-class products/champagne;7 ( élégance) class; avoir de la classe to have class; il a beaucoup de classe he has real class; ça, c'est la classe◑! now that's class ou style○!; c'est pas la classe◑! that's not very stylish!; elle est très classe◑ she's really classy○;8 Transp class; billet de première/seconde classe first-/second-class ou standard GB ticket; classe touristes/affaires economy ou tourist/business class; voyager en première classe to travel first class;9 Mil annual levy ou draft; la classe 1990 the 1990 levy ou draft; faire ses classes lit to do one's basic training; fig to start out; un cinéaste qui a fait ses classes à la télévision fig a film director who started out in television.classe d'adaptation special needs class; classe d'âge age group; classe de mer educational schooltrip to the seaside; classe de nature schooltrip to the countryside; classe de neige schooltrip in the mountains; classe de transition Scol remedial class; classe verte = classe de nature; les classes creuses age groups depleted by low birthrate; classes préparatoires (aux grandes écoles) preparatory classes for entrance to Grandes Écoles.ⓘ Classe de neige The classe de neige denotes the period of about a week which school classes spend in a mountain area when ski tuition is integrated with normal school work. The classe de nature or classe verte similarly refers to the week-long stay by school pupils in the countryside where nature study is integrated with normal school work.[klas] nom fémininA.[ÉDUCATION]1. [salle] classroom2. [groupe] classa. [être enseignant] to teachb. [donner un cours] to teach ou to take a classrefaire ou redoubler une classe to repeat a yearclasses préparatoiresschools specializing in preparing pupils to take Grandes Écoles entrance examsB.[DANS UNE HIÉRARCHIE]former une classe à part to be in a class ou league of one's ownles classes populaires ou laborieuses the working classesles classes moyennes/dirigeantes the middle/ruling classes4. TRANSPORTS classbillet de première/deuxième classe first-/second-class ticketavec classe smartly, with eleganceC.[MILITAIRE] annual contingent————————[klas] adjectif————————classes nom féminin pluriel————————en classe locution adverbialea. [pour la première fois] to start schoolb. [à la rentrée] to go back to school, to start school againAfter the baccalauréat very successful students may choose to attend the classes préparatoires, intensive courses organized in lycées. Students are completely immersed in their subject and do little else than prepare for the competitive grandes écoles entrance exams. If they do not succeed, two years of prépas are considered equivalent to a DEUG, and these students often continue at a university. -
2 classe
f class( aula) classroomclasse operaia working classclasse turistica tourist classdi classe classy* * *classe s.f.1 class: classe operaia, working class; classe dirigente, ruling class; classe imprenditoriale, entrepreneurial class; le classi lavoratrici, the working classes; classi privilegiate, privileged classes; le classi medie, the middle classes; lotta di classe, class struggle; spirito di classe, class-consciousness2 ( di mezzo di trasporto) class: prima, seconda classe, first, second class; classe turistica, economica, tourist class; biglietto di prima classe, first-class ticket; scompartimento, cabina di prima, di seconda classe, first-class, second-class compartment, cabin; viaggiare in prima classe, to travel first class // (mar.): classe delle navi, classification of ships; certificato di classe, certificate of classification3 ( a scuola) class; ( aula) classroom; ( corso) form, (amer.) grade: classe mista, mixed class; che classe fai?, what form are you in?4 (mil.) (annual) contingent, class: la classe del 1964, the 1964 contingent // classe di ferro, (scherz.) the best5 (econ.) class, bracket: classe di reddito, income bracket; classe catastale, land (o cadastral) classification // (Borsa) classe di azioni, class of shares7 (gramm.) class8 di classe, high-class, excellent, first-rate; (fam.) classy: un ristorante di classe, a smart restaurant; una donna di classe, a woman with class.* * *['klasse]sostantivo femminile1) scol. (gruppo di studenti) class; (anno di corso) form BE, grade AE; (aula) classroom, schoolroomessere il primo, l'ultimo della classe — to be top, bottom of the class
2) sociol. pol.3) bot. zool. class4) (qualità) classdi prima classe — [ prodotto] first-class; [ albergo] high-class
5) (stile, eleganza) class, styleavere classe — to have class o style
di classe — stylish, classy colloq.
biglietto di prima, seconda classe — first, second class ticket
classe turistica — aer. economy o tourist class
prima classe — aer. business o first class
* * *classe/'klasse/sostantivo f.1 scol. (gruppo di studenti) class; (anno di corso) form BE, grade AE; (aula) classroom, schoolroom; essere il primo, l'ultimo della classe to be top, bottom of the class; che classe fai? which form are you in? compagno di classe classmate2 sociol. pol. le -i sociali the social classes; la classe operaia the working class; lotta di classe class struggle3 bot. zool. class5 (stile, eleganza) class, style; avere classe to have class o style; di classe stylish, classy colloq.6 (nei transporti) biglietto di prima, seconda classe first, second class ticket; classe turistica aer. economy o tourist class; prima classe aer. business o first class. -
3 laborieux
laborieux, -ieuse [labɔʀjø, jøz]adjectivea. [recherches, style] laborious• il a enfin fini, ça a été laborieux ! (inf) he's finished at long last but he certainly made heavy weather of it!b. ( = travailleur) les classes laborieuses the working classes* * *- ieuse labɔʀjø, øz adjectif1) gén [travail, processus] arduous; [accouchement] difficult; [style] laboured; [victoire] hard-won (épith)c'est laborieux de leur faire faire leurs devoirs! — it's hard work getting them to do their homework!
2) Sociologie [classes] working* * *labɔʀjø, jøz adj (-euse)(tâche) laborious* * *1 [travail, tractations, processus] arduous, laborious; [accouchement] difficult;2 [style] laborious;4 ○c'est laborieux! it's taking long enough!;5 †[personne] hardworking; c'est laborieux de leur faire faire leurs devoirs! it's hard work getting them to do their homework!( féminin laborieuse) [labɔrjø, øz] adjectif1. [long et difficile - procédure, tâche, manœuvre] laborioustrois heures pour faire une lettre, ce fut laborieux! three hours to write a letter, that's slow going!lecture/récitation laborieuse laboured reading/recitationla classe laborieuse the working ou labouring class -
4 couche
couche [ku∫]feminine nouna. [de peinture] coat ; [de beurre, fard, neige] layerb. ( = zone) layer* * *kuʃ
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1) (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer2) ( strate) stratum, layer‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ — ‘ozone-friendly’
3) Sociologie sectorles couches laborieuses — the working classes ou sectors
4) ( pour bébés) nappy GB, diaper US5) ( lit) liter bed
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couches (dated) nom féminin pluriel ( accouchement) childbirth (sg)* * *kuʃ1. nf1) (= strate) layer, GÉOLOGIE layer, stratum2) [peinture, vernis] coat3) [poussière, crème] layer4) [bébé] nappy Grande-Bretagne diaper USA5) lit, humoristique (= lit) bed2. couches nfpl1) (= enfantement) confinement sg2) (= strates sociales)couches sociales — social levels, social strata
* * *A nf1 (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer; passer la deuxième couche to put on the second coat; une couche de crasse/graviers a layer of filth/gravel; une couche d'huile a film of oil;2 ( strate) stratum, layer; les couches atmosphériques the layers ou strata of the atmosphere; la couche d'ozone the ozone layer; ‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ ‘ozone-friendly’; une couche argileuse/calcaire a stratum ou layer of clay/lime;3 Sociol sector; les couches défavorisées/laborieuses the underprivileged/working classes ou sectors; toutes les couches socioprofessionnelles all the social and occupational sectors;en tenir une (sacrée) couche◑ to be really thick○.[kuʃ] nom fémininétaler quelque chose en couches épaisses/fines to spread something thickly/thinlyavoir ou en tenir une couche (familier) to be (as) thick as a brick (UK) ou as two short planks (UK), to be as dumb as they come (US)‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ ‘ozone-friendly’6. (littéraire) [lit] bed————————couches nom féminin pluriel[accouchement] confinement -
5 couché
couche [ku∫]feminine nouna. [de peinture] coat ; [de beurre, fard, neige] layerb. ( = zone) layer* * *kuʃ
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1) (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer2) ( strate) stratum, layer‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ — ‘ozone-friendly’
3) Sociologie sectorles couches laborieuses — the working classes ou sectors
4) ( pour bébés) nappy GB, diaper US5) ( lit) liter bed
2.
couches (dated) nom féminin pluriel ( accouchement) childbirth (sg)* * *kuʃ1. nf1) (= strate) layer, GÉOLOGIE layer, stratum2) [peinture, vernis] coat3) [poussière, crème] layer4) [bébé] nappy Grande-Bretagne diaper USA5) lit, humoristique (= lit) bed2. couches nfpl1) (= enfantement) confinement sg2) (= strates sociales)couches sociales — social levels, social strata
* * *A nf1 (de vernis, peinture, d'apprêt) coat; (d'aliments, de poussière, neige) layer; passer la deuxième couche to put on the second coat; une couche de crasse/graviers a layer of filth/gravel; une couche d'huile a film of oil;2 ( strate) stratum, layer; les couches atmosphériques the layers ou strata of the atmosphere; la couche d'ozone the ozone layer; ‘préserve la couche d'ozone’ ‘ozone-friendly’; une couche argileuse/calcaire a stratum ou layer of clay/lime;3 Sociol sector; les couches défavorisées/laborieuses the underprivileged/working classes ou sectors; toutes les couches socioprofessionnelles all the social and occupational sectors;en tenir une (sacrée) couche◑ to be really thick○.1. [allongé] lying down[au lit] in bedcouché! [à un chien] (lie) down!3. [pli] recumbent -
6 populaire
populaire [pɔpylεʀ]adjectivea. ( = du peuple) popular• la République populaire de... the People's Republic of...b. ( = pour la masse) [roman, art, chanson] popularc. ( = ouvrier) working-classd. ( = qui plaît) populare. [mot, expression] vernacular ; ( = familier) slang* * *pɔpylɛʀ1) ( ouvrier) [quartier] working-class; [art, roman] popular; [édition] cheap; [restaurant] basic2) ( entériné par la tradition) [tradition] folk3) ( estimé) popular (chez, parmi with)4) ( venant du peuple) [mouvement] popular; [volonté] of the people (après n)6) Géographie, Politique* * *pɔpylɛʀ adj1) (milieux, clientèle) working-class2) (= apprécié) popularCe chanteur est très populaire en France. — This singer is very popular in France.
3) (manifestation) mass modif4) LINGUISTIQUE (mot) vernacular* * *populaire adj1 ( ouvrier) [quartier, banlieue] working-class; [littérature, art, roman] popular; [édition] cheap; [restaurant] basic; être d'origine populaire to be from a working-class background; il écrit pour un public populaire he writes for ordinary people; classe populaire working class;2 ( entériné par la tradition) [tradition] folk; culture populaire folklore; le bon sens populaire popular wisdom;3 ( estimé) popular (chez, parmi with);4 ( venant du peuple) [révolte, mouvement] popular; [volonté, colère, pouvoir, souveraineté] of the people;[pɔpylɛr] adjectif1. SOCIOLOGIE [du peuple] working-class2. [tradition, croyance] popular[démocratie, tribunal] people's[soulèvement] mass (modificateur)4. [qui a du succès - chanteur, mesures] popular5. LINGUISTIQUE [étymologie] popular[niveau de langue] colloquial -
7 alcanzar
v.1 to catch up with (igualarse con).¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.2 to reach (llegar a).alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing linelo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach italcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coasteste coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/hel desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success4 to hit.le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.6 to have enough.Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.9 to reach up for, to get.Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.11 to be enough.Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.12 to fit.Yo alcanzo I fit13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.* * *1 (gen) to reach2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with3 (pasar) to pass, hand over4 (entender) to understand, grasp5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve6 (golpear) to hit7 (afectar) to affect2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed* * *verb1) to reach3) achieve, attain4) suffice, be enough* * *1. VT1) [en carrera]a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door
b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reachpuede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h
las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m
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alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age•
alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieveel acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks
las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved
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alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous4) (=afectar) to affectuna ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners
5) [bala] to hit6) esp LAm (=dar) to passalcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?
7) * (=entender) to grasp, understandno alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught
2. VI1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)2)• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth
3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough•
con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?
4) LAm (=ascender)¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.----* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* 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.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* 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.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *alcanzar [A4 ]vtA1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catcha este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up withempecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!B1 ‹lugar› to reach, get tolos bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floora pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/trainlo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reachel termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degreesestos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great heightalgunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 metersun libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidityel aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kphel proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 metersalcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achievealcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in lifelos resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellentlos acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmamentse pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesoslos candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standardC (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?D1 «bala/misil» to hitel número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles2(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes■ alcanzarviA(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach ithasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could seealcanzar A + INF to manage to + INFno alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finishhasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solutionalgo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehendB(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go roundel sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salaryme alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the monthno me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present incon que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough* * *
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive
* * *♦ vt1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up2. [llegar a] to reach;[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3. [lograr] to obtain;alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity4. [entregar] to pass;alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf5. [golpear, dar] to hit;el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning6. [afectar] to affect;la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought♦ vi1. [ser suficiente]alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyonealcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean3. [llegar]está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember* * *I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand atII v/i1 en altura reach2 en cantidad be enough;el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it3:alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see* * *alcanzar {21} vt1) : to reach2) : to catch up with3) lograr: to achieve, to attainalcanzar vi1) dar: to suffice, to be enough2)alcanzar a : to manage to* * *alcanzar vb1. (en general) to reach2. (conseguir) to achieve4. (bastar) to be enough -
8 travailleur
travailleur, -euse [tʀavajœʀ, øz]1. adjective( = consciencieux) hard-working2. masculine noun, feminine nounworker ; ( = personne consciencieuse) hard worker3. masculine noun( = personne exerçant un métier) worker4. compounds* * *
1.
- euse tʀavajœʀ, øz adjectif1) ( appliqué) [élève, employé] hardworking2) Sociologie [classes, masses] working
2.
nom masculin, féminin worker* * *tʀavajœʀ, øz (-euse)1. adj2. nm/f* * *travailleur, - euseA adj1 ( appliqué) [élève, employé] hardworking;2 Sociol [classes, masses] working.B nm,f worker.travailleur agricole farm worker; travailleur clandestin worker not declared by his employer; travailleur à domicile homeworker; travailleur de force labourerGB; travailleur frontalier person who crosses a border to work every day; travailleur indépendant self-employed person, freelance (worker); travailleur intellectuel intellectual worker; travailleur manuel manual worker; travailleur au noir gén worker who doesn't declare his earnings; ( ayant un deuxième emploi non déclaré) moonlighter; travailleur pendulaire commuter; travailleur sexuel sex worker; travailleur social social worker; travailleuse familiale home help.( féminin travailleuse) [travajɶr, øz] adjectif————————, travailleuse [travajɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [exerçant un métier] workera. [généralement] working people, the workersb. [ouvriers] labourc. [prolétariat] the working classestravailleur agricole agricultural ou farm workertravailleur à domicile outworker, homeworkertravailleur immigré migrant ou immigrant workertravailleur indépendant self-employed person, freelance workera. [généralement] undeclared workerb. [en plus de son activité principale] moonlighter3. [personne laborieuse] hard workerc'est un gros travailleur he's a hard worker ou very hard-working -
9 masse
masse [mas]1. feminine nouna. ( = volume) mass ; ( = forme) massive shapeb. ( = foule) les masses the massesd. ( = maillet) sledgehammer• ça a été le coup de masse ! (choc émotif) it was quite a blow! ; (prix excessif) it cost a bomb! (inf)e. (locutions)• tu as aimé ce film ? -- pas des masses ! did you like that film? -- not much!• il n'y en a pas des masses [d'eau, argent] there isn't much ; [de chaises, spectateurs] there aren't many► en masse [exécutions, production] mass before n2. compounds* * *mas1) ( ensemble) massla masse croissante des chômeurs — the swelling ranks (pl) of the unemployed
2) ( grande quantité)départs/exécutions en masse — mass exodus (sg)/executions
il a des masses (colloq) d'argent/de copains — he's got masses ou loads (colloq) of money/of friends
‘tu as aimé ce livre?’ - ‘pas des masses’ — (colloq) ‘did you like this book?’ - ‘not much'
3) ( peuple)la masse — the masses (pl)
enseignement/loisirs de masse — education/leisure activities for the masses
4) Physique mass5) ( en électricité) earth GB, ground US6) ( maillet) sledgehammer•Phrasal Verbs:••se noyer or fondre dans la masse — to get lost in the crowd
* * *mas1. nf1) PHYSIQUE mass2) [muscles, air, eau] massOn distinguait la masse du bâtiment dans la brume. — You could make out the mass of the building in the mist.
3) [individus] crowd, massla masse — the masses pl
5) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE earth Grande-Bretagne ground USAmettre à la masse — to earth Grande-Bretagne to ground USA
6) (= outil) sledgehammer7) *une masse de; des masses de (= beaucoup de) — masses of, loads of
J'ai une masse de choses à faire. — I've got masses of things to do.
8) (locutions)Les gens sont venus en masse pour l'accueillir. — People came en masse to welcome him.
Ces jouets sont produits en masse en Chine. — These toys are mass-produced in China.
dans la masse [sculpté] — from the block
2. masses nfpl(= population) masses* * *masse nf1 ( ensemble) mass; masse rocheuse rocky mass; masse neigeuse/nuageuse mass of snow/cloud; masse d'air chaud mass of warm air; masse d'eau body of water; masse informe shapeless mass; une masse humaine a mass of humanity; la masse croissante des chômeurs the swelling ranks of the unemployed (pl); statue taillée dans la masse statue hewn from the block; homme taillé dans la masse tall muscular man; teinté dans la masse mass-colouredGB;2 ( grande quantité) une masse de a lot of; une masse de poussière/documents a lot of dust/documents; exécutions en masse mass executions; faire des recrutements en masse to embark on a mass recruitment drive; ils sont venus en masse they came in droves; produire qch en masse to mass-produce sth; production de masse mass production; la population a voté en masse there was a high turnout at the election; les manifestants ont envahi le stade en masse the demonstrators invaded the stadium en masse; il a des masses○ d'argent/de copains/de livres he's got masses ou loads○ of money/of friends/of books; ‘tu as aimé ce livre?’-‘pas des masses’○ ‘did you like this book?’-‘not much ou particularly’; je ne le connais pas des masses○ I don't know him that well; des hommes comme lui, je n'en connais pas des masses○ he's a rare bird;3 ( majorité) bulk; la masse des électeurs demeure indécise the bulk of the electorate remains undecided;4 ( peuple) la masse the masses (pl); masses laborieuses working classes; les masses paysannes the peasantry (+ v sg ou pl); culture de masse mass culture; littérature de masse popular literature; enseignement/loisirs de masse education/leisure activities for the masses; moyens de communication de masse mass media;5 Phys mass; masse atomique/moléculaire atomic/molecular mass;6 Électrotech earth GB, ground US; mettre un fil électrique à la masse to earth GB ou ground US an electric wire;7 Art mass;8 Pharm mass;9 ( maillet) sledgehammer; enfoncer qch à la masse or à coups de masse to knock sth in with a sledgehammer.masse d'armes mace; masse critique critical mass; masse inerte inertial mass; masse monétaire money supply; masse pesante gravitational mass; masse salariale (total) wage bill; masse spécifique or volumique density.se noyer or fondre dans la masse to get lost in the crowd; (se laisser) tomber comme une masse to collapse; dormir comme une masse to sleep like a log○; être à la masse◑ to be crackers○ GB ou nuts○, to be mad.[mas] nom féminin1. [bloc informe] masss'abattre ou s'écrouler ou s'affaisser comme une masse to collapse ou to slump heavily2. (familier) [grande quantité]a. [objets] heaps ou masses ofb. [gens] crowds ou masses ofdes amis, il n'en a pas des masses he hasn't got that many friends[douze grosses] great gross4. [groupe social]communication/culture de masse mass communication/culture[majorité] majority6. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEla masse des créanciers/obligataires the body of creditors/bondholdersmasse atomique/moléculaire atomic/molecular mass12. ARMEMENT13. [de billard] butt (of cue)————————à la masse (très familier) locution adjectivale————————en masse locution adjectivale[licenciements, production] mass (modificateur)————————en masse locution adverbiale1. [en grande quantité]produire ou fabriquer en masse to mass-producese déplacer en masse to go in a body ou en masse -
10 Arbeiter
m; -s, - worker, working man, worker; bes. beim Straßenbau: workman, worker; (Ggs. Angestellter) blue-collar worker; für Schwerarbeit: labo(u)rer; Arbeiter und Arbeiterinnen male and female workers; Arbeiter und Unternehmer labo(u)r and management; die Arbeiter als Klasse: the working classes* * *der Arbeiterblue-collar worker; worker; laborer; labourer; working man; workman; operative; manual worker;die Arbeiterlabor (Pl.); labour (Pl.)* * *Ạr|bei|ter ['arbaitɐ]1. m -s, -, Ar|bei|te|rin[-ərɪn]2. f -, -nenworker; (im Gegensatz zum Angestellten) blue-collar worker; (auf Bau, Bauernhof) labourer (Brit), laborer (US); (bei Straßenbau, im Haus) workmander 22-jährige Arbeiter Horst Kuhn — the 22-year-old factory worker/labourer (Brit) or laborer (US)/workman Horst Kuhn
er ist ein guter/langsamer Arbeiter — he is a good/slow worker
* * *die1) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) labour2) (a workman who is employed to do heavy work requiring little skill: the labourers on a building site.) labourer3) (a man who does manual work: the workmen on a building site.) workman* * *Ar·bei·ter(in)<-s, ->* * *der; Arbeiters, Arbeiter: worker; (BauArbeiter, LandArbeiter) labourer; (beim Straßenbau) workman* * *Arbeiter m; -s, - worker, working man, worker; besonders beim Straßenbau: workman, worker; (Ggs Angestellter) blue-collar worker; für Schwerarbeit: labo(u)rer;Arbeiter und Arbeiterinnen male and female workers;Arbeiter und Unternehmer labo(u)r and management;die Arbeiter als Klasse: the working classes* * *der; Arbeiters, Arbeiter: worker; (BauArbeiter, LandArbeiter) labourer; (beim Straßenbau) workman* * *- m.jobber n.laborer n.labourer n.toiler n.worker n.workman n.(§ pl.: workmen) -
11 طبقة
طَبَقَة \ layer, stratum, bed. \ طَبَقَة (من الطِّلاء) \ coat: any outer covering: a coat of paint. layer: a strip of one substance spread over or under another substance: a layer of sand between two layers of black earth; a thin layer of butter on a piece of bread. storey, story: a floor or level in a building: a hotel with seven storeys. thickness: a single sheet of material (as used for protection, etc.): The goods were packed in three thicknesses of strong paper. \ طَبَقَة اجْتِماعِيّة \ class: all the people of one social level: the middle class; the working classes. \ الطَّبقَة الراقِيَة \ aristocracy: nobles, or other people of high rank, as a class. \ طَبَقَة الصَّوت العُليَا \ treble: the musical range of a young boy’s voice; the voice of such a boy. \ الطَّبَقَة العَامِلَة \ working class: those who are usually paid weekly, esp. those who work with their hands (compared with the professional class). \ الطَّبَقَة العُلْيا من التُّرْبَة \ turf: earth that is covered with short grass. \ طَبَقَة العُمّال \ labour: employed people, as a class (compared with the management, who provide or control employment); workers in factories, farms, etc. (compared with those in shops and offices, who are called staff): Skilled labour; a labour force. working class: those who are usually paid weekly, esp. those who work with their hands (compared with the professional class). \ الطَّبَقَة الوُسْطَى \ middle-class: of the middle classes of society. -
12 contratiempo
m.1 mishap (accidente).2 setback, set-back, difficulty, mishap.* * *1 (contrariedad) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishap\a contratiempo MÚSICA on the offbeat* * *SM1) (=revés) setback, reverse; (=accidente) mishap, accident2) (Mús)* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex. But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *(problema) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishapsufrimos or tuvimos un pequeño contratiempo en el camino we had a little mishap on the way* * *
contratiempo sustantivo masculino ( problema) setback, hitch;
( accidente) mishap;
sufrir or tener un contratiempo to have a setback/a mishap
contratiempo sustantivo masculino setback, hitch
' contratiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
golpe
- tropiezo
- varapalo
- complicación
- faena
- percance
- revés
English:
hang on
- hang-up
- hiccough
- hiccup
- hitch
- mishap
- setback
- upset
* * *contratiempo nm[accidente] mishap; [dificultad] setback;me ha surgido un contratiempo y no voy a poder acudir a problem has come up and I won't be able to attend;el fallo judicial supone un enorme contratiempo the court's ruling means an enormous setback* * *m setback, hitch* * *contratiempo nm1) percance: mishap, accident2) dificultad: setback, difficulty* * *1. (revés) setback2. (accidente) problem -
13 desgracia
f.1 misfortune (mala suerte).ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two air accidentsbastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my jobpor desgracia unfortunately2 disaster.desgracias personales casualtieses una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…3 disgrace, shame, dishonor, discredit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desgraciar.* * *1 (desdicha) misfortune2 (mala suerte) bad luck, mischance3 (pérdida de favor) disfavour (US disfavor)4 (accidente) mishap, accident\caer en desgracia to lose favour (US favor), fall from gracepara colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia to top it all, to top everythingpor desgracia unfortunately¡qué desgracia! how awful!* * *noun f.1) disgrace2) misfortune•* * *SF1) (=mala suerte) misfortunetuve la desgracia de encontrármelo en el cine — I had the misfortune to o I was unfortunate enough to run into him at the cinema
estar en desgracia — frm to have constant bad luck
2) (=revés) misfortuneha muerto, ¡qué desgracia! — she has died, what a terrible thing (to happen)!
3)desgracias personales — (=víctimas) casualties
4)caer en desgracia — to lose favour o (EEUU) favor, fall from favour o (EEUU) favor
* * *1)a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortunetener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf
caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace
b)2) ( suceso adverso)y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...
las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)
•* * *= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* una desgracia = a crying shame.* * *1)a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortunetener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf
caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace
b)2) ( suceso adverso)y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...
las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)
•* * *= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* una desgracia = a crying shame.* * *A1(desdicha, infortunio): tuvo la desgracia de perder un hijo sadly, she lost a son, she was unfortunate enough to lose a sontiene la desgracia de que la mujer es alcohólica unfortunately, his wife is an alcoholic, he has the misfortune to have an alcoholic wifebastante desgracia tiene el pobre hombre con su enfermedad he has enough to bear with his illnessen la desgracia se conoce a los amigos when things get bad o rough o tough you find out who your real friends arecaer en desgracia to fall from favor o grace2por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately¿te tocó sentarte al lado de él? — sí, por desgracia did you have to sit next to him? — unfortunately, yes o yes, I'm afraid soB(suceso adverso): han tenido una desgracia tras otra they've had one piece of bad luck o one disaster after anothersufrió muchas desgracias en su juventud he suffered many misfortunes in his youthy para colmo de desgracias, se me quemó la cena and to crown o cap it all, I burned the dinner¡qué desgracia! se me manchó el traje nuevo oh, no o what a disaster! I've spilt something on my new suitlas desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours ( AmE), it never rains but it pours ( BrE)Compuesto:* * *
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)
desgracia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desgracia
desgraciar
desgracia sustantivo femenino
caer en desgracia to fall from favorb)
desgracia sustantivo femenino
1 (mala suerte) misfortune
2 (suceso penoso) tragedy: tuvieron la desgracia de perder su casa en un incendio, they suffered the misfortune of losing their house in a fire
3 (pérdida de favor, respeto) caer en desgracia, to fall into disgrace 4 desgracias personales, casualties
♦ Locuciones: por desgracia, unfortunately: por desgracia no podemos ir, unfortunately we can't go
las desgracias nunca vienen solas, when it rains it pours
' desgracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- adversidad
- azote
- caer
- calamidad
- desastre
- disgusto
- entera
- entero
- evitar
- hambre
- plaga
- través
- abatir
- conllevar
- desdicha
- encarar
- golpe
- miseria
- presentir
- recuperar
- sobrevenir
English:
blow
- curse
- disgrace
- doghouse
- favor
- favour
- misadventure
- misery
- misfortune
- unfortunately
- unluckily
- wretchedness
- affliction
- dismay
- disturbed
* * *desgracia nf1. [mala suerte] misfortune;le persigue la desgracia he is dogged by bad luck;bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job;ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two plane crashes;por desgracia unfortunately;¿le llegaste a conocer? – por desgracia para mí did you ever meet him? – unfortunately for me, I did2. [catástrofe] disaster;ha ocurrido una desgracia something terrible has happened;le persiguen las desgracias bad things keep happening to him;una vida llena de desgracias a life full of misfortune;¡qué desgracia! how awful!;es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…;las desgracias nunca vienen solas it never rains but it poursdesgracias personales:no hubo que lamentar desgracias personales there were no casualties, fortunately3. Compcaer en desgracia to fall from grace o into disgrace;caer en desgracia de alguien to fall out of favour with sb;es la desgracia de la familia he's the shame of the family* * *f1 misfortune;por desgracia unfortunately2 suceso accident;las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours3 ( vergüenza) disgrace;grace* * *desgracia nf1) : misfortune2) : disgrace3)por desgracia : unfortunately* * *desgracia n misfortune / piece of bad luck -
14 en gran medida
= broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degreeEx. These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups.Ex. This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex. If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.Ex. UDC recognizes, to a high degree, the value of synthesis in classification.Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.Ex. The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.Ex. And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding.Ex. She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.Ex. Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly.Ex. His excellent rapport with Congress was in no small way responsible for the progress made by LC during his administration.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).Ex. Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.Ex. Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs.Ex. Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.Ex. To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons.Ex. To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution.Ex. To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.* * *= broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degreeEx: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups.
Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.Ex: UDC recognizes, to a high degree, the value of synthesis in classification.Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.Ex: And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding.Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.Ex: Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly.Ex: His excellent rapport with Congress was in no small way responsible for the progress made by LC during his administration.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).Ex: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.Ex: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs.Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.Ex: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons.Ex: To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution.Ex: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable. -
15 mucho
adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
•
por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
16 трудящиеся
1) General subject: industrial classes, the working classes (классы), work-people, workfolk (особ. занятые физическим трудом), working people, working population (классы), toiling masses3) Economy: toilers4) Diplomatic term: labouring class, working class, workpeople5) Makarov: working population -
17 adversidad
f.1 adversity.2 setback, difficulty, set-back.* * *1 adversity, misfortune, setback* * *SF (=problemas) adversity; (=revés) setback, mishap* * *a) ( hecho) adversitysufrió todo tipo de adversidades — he suffered all sorts of setbacks o adversities
b) ( situación)c) ( cualidad) harshness, severity* * *= adversity, misfortune, tribulation, hardship, ill fate.Ex. But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex. Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.----* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* en tiempos de adversidad = in times of + adversity.* * *a) ( hecho) adversitysufrió todo tipo de adversidades — he suffered all sorts of setbacks o adversities
b) ( situación)c) ( cualidad) harshness, severity* * *= adversity, misfortune, tribulation, hardship, ill fate.Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex: Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* en tiempos de adversidad = in times of + adversity.* * *1 (hecho) adversitysufrió todo tipo de adversidades he suffered all sorts of setbacks o adversities2(situación): se conoce a los amigos en la adversidad when times are hard, you find out who your friends are3 (cualidad) harshness, severityla adversidad del clima the severity o harshness of the climate* * *
adversidad sustantivo femenino
adversity;
adversidad sustantivo femenino adversity
(infortunio, desgracia) setback
' adversidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retroceder
English:
adversity
- need
* * *adversidad nf1. [dificultad] adversity;se enfrentó a todo tipo de adversidades he faced up to all sorts of difficulties o adversitiesno logró sobreponerse a la adversidad she was unable to triumph over adversity;puedes contar con él en la adversidad you can count on him when things get difficult3. [cualidad desfavorable] adverse nature;tuvieron que quedarse en casa ante la adversidad del clima they had to stay at home because of the adverse weather conditions* * *f adversity, hard times pl* * *adversidad nf: adversity -
18 avatares
m.pl.vicissitudes, ups and downs.* * *= vicissitudes, ups and downs, misfortune, twists and turns.Ex. The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.----* avatares del tiempo, los = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.* * *= vicissitudes, ups and downs, misfortune, twists and turns.Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.* avatares del tiempo, los = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.* * *mpl changes -
19 en peligro
= endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's wayEx. It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex. But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.Ex. During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.Ex. The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.Ex. As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.Ex. On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.Ex. Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.Ex. Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.* * *= endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's wayEx: It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem.
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.Ex: During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.Ex: The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.Ex: On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.Ex: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.Ex: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas. -
20 infortunio
m.1 calamity, misfortune (hecho desgraciado).2 mishap, mischance, accident.* * *1 misfortune* * *SM (=mala suerte) misfortune, ill luck; (=accidente) mishap* * *masculino misfortune* * *= mishap, reversal, mischance, misfortune, ill fate.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* * *masculino misfortune* * *= mishap, reversal, mischance, misfortune, ill fate.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* * *misfortune* * *
infortunio sustantivo masculino misfortune: tuvo el infortunio de perder toda su documentación, she unfortunately lost all of the papers
' infortunio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adversidad
- azar
- desgracia
English:
mischance
* * *infortunio nm1. [hecho desgraciado] calamity, misfortune2. [mala suerte] misfortune, bad luck;tuvo el infortunio de contraer la enfermedad he had the misfortune to catch the disease* * *m misfortune, ill fortune* * *infortunio nm1) desgracia: misfortune2) contratiempo: mishap
См. также в других словарях:
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