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1 veil
veil
1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) velo
2. verb(to cover with a veil.) velar, cubrir con un velo- veiledveil n velotr[veɪl]1 velo1 velar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto draw a veil over something correr un tupido velo sobre algoto take the veil tomar el veloveil ['veɪl] vt1) conceal: velar, disimular2) : cubrir con un veloto veil one's face: cubrirse con un veloveil n: velo mbridal veil: velo de noviav.• enlutar v.• ocultar v.• tapar v.• velar v.n.• antifaz s.m.• toca s.f.• velo (Textil) s.m.
I veɪlnoun velo mto take the veil — ( Relig) tomar el hábito or el velo; ( cover) velo m
to draw a veil over something — correr or echar un (tupido) velo sobre algo
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a) ( cover with a veil)to veil one's face/head — taparse or cubrirse* con un velo, velarse (liter)
the hills were veiled in mist — (liter) un velo or un halo de bruma envolvía las montañas
b) \<\<factsuth\>\> velar, ocultar; \<\<feelings\>\> disimular, ocultar[veɪl]1.N (lit, fig) velo mto draw a veil over sth — (fig) correr un (tupido) velo sobre algo
- take the veil2.VT (lit) cubrir con un velo; (fig) (=disguise) [+ truth, facts] velar, encubrir; [+ dislike, hatred] disimulareyes veiled by tears — ojos mpl empañados por lágrimas
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I [veɪl]noun velo mto take the veil — ( Relig) tomar el hábito or el velo; ( cover) velo m
to draw a veil over something — correr or echar un (tupido) velo sobre algo
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a) ( cover with a veil)to veil one's face/head — taparse or cubrirse* con un velo, velarse (liter)
the hills were veiled in mist — (liter) un velo or un halo de bruma envolvía las montañas
b) \<\<facts/truth\>\> velar, ocultar; \<\<feelings\>\> disimular, ocultar -
2 vale
veil(a valley.) valle
Del verbo valer: ( conjugate valer) \ \
vale es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: vale valer
vale sustantivo masculino ( por devolución) credit note o slip; ■ interjección ver valer verbo intransitivo 4
valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo 1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost;◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prizeverbo intransitivo 1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost;◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift 2 ( tener valor no material): como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless; vales tanto como él you're as good as he is; hacerse vale to assert oneself; hacer vale algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth 3 ( servir):◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere; no vale para algo to be useless o no good at sth 4◊ vale (Esp fam)◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;¿vale? OK?, all right?b) ( basta):◊ ¿vale así? is that OK o enough?5◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;más te vale ir you'd better go 6 [jugada/partido] to countb) ( estar permitido):◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;no vale mirar you're not allowed to look 7 (Méx fam)a) ( no importar):◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)c) ( estropearse):◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)valerse verbo pronominal 1 ( servirse) valese de algo/algn to use sth/sb 2 [anciano/enfermo]: 3 (estar permitido, ser correcto): ¡no se vale! that's not fair!
vale
I sustantivo masculino
1 (bono, papeleta canjeable) voucher
2 (compromiso de pago, pagaré) promissory note, IOU
II exclamación all right, OK ➣ Ver nota en all right
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore ' vale' also found in these entries: Spanish: bono - buena - bueno - indistintamente - potosí - prevenir - punto - tarde - valer - valle - vencida - vencido - céntimo - cupón - hombre - madre - malo - maña - pájaro - pena - talón English: all right - best - better - bird - book token - by - coupon - debenture - devil - enough - fine - gift certificate - gift token - gift voucher - go - go for - hassle - hopeless - may - OK - okay - raincheck - right - strength - token - trading stamp - try - up to - voucher - warrant - weight - well - worth - worthwhile - book - count - damn - effort - gift - good - late - safe - stocktr[veɪl]1 literal valle nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLvale of tears valle nombre masculino de lágrimasvale ['veɪl] n: valle mn.• valle s.m.veɪlnoun (poet) valle m[veɪl]N poet valle mvale of tears — valle m de lágrimas
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3 secrecy
noun (the state of being or the act of keeping secret.) secreto, reservatr['siːkrəsɪ]1 (gen) secreto, sigilo■ in secrecy en secreto, con sigilo2 (ability to keep secrets) discreción nombre femenino, reserva\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto swear somebody to secrecy hacer que alguien jure guardar un secreton.• clandestinidad s.f.• discreción s.f.• secreto s.m.• sigilo s.m.• silencio s.m.'siːkrəsimass noun secreto m['siːkrǝsɪ]N secreto min secrecy — en secreto, a escondidas
shroud 2., 2), veil 1.in the strictest secrecy — de manera totalmente confidencial, en el más absoluto secreto
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4 avail
ə'veil - to no availtr[ə'veɪl]1 literal servir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto avail oneself of aprovecharse deto no avail en vanoavail [ə'veɪl] vtto avail oneself : aprovecharse, valerseavail n1) : provecho m, utilidad f2)to no avail : en vano3)to be of no avail : no servir de nada, ser inútiln.• beneficiar s.m.• provecho s.m.
I ə'veɪlreflexive verb (frml)
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mass noun (liter)[ǝ'veɪl] literit is of no avail — no sirve de nada, es inútil
1.Nof what avail is it to...? — ¿de qué sirve...?
2.VT valerto avail o.s. of — aprovechar(se de), valerse de
3.VIit avails nothing to — + infin de nada sirve + infin
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I [ə'veɪl]reflexive verb (frml)
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mass noun (liter)it is of no avail — no sirve de nada, es inútil
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5 available
ə'veiləbl(able or ready to be used: The hall is available on Saturday night; All the available money has been used.) disponibleavailable adj disponibletr[ə'veɪləbəl]1 (thing) disponible2 (person) libre, disponible\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make something available to somebody poner algo a disposición de alguienavailable [ə'veɪləbəl] adj: disponibleadj.• accesible adj.• disponible adj.• utilizable adj.• útil adj.ə'veɪləbəla) ( obtainable) (pred)to be easily o readily available — ser* fácil de conseguir
cigarettes are available in packs of 10 or 20 — los cigarrillos vienen or se venden en paquetes de 10 o 20
b) ( at somebody's disposal) <resources/manpower> disponibleto make something available to somebody — poner* algo a disposición de alguien
c) (free, contactable) (pred) libred) ( sexually) (euph) (pred) libre y dispuesto[ǝ'veɪlǝbl]ADJ1) [object, service]a) + verb•
to be available, application forms are available here — las solicitudes se pueden conseguir aquíthis item is not available at the moment — no disponemos de or no tenemos este artículo en este momento
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to become available, new treatments are becoming available — están apareciendo nuevos tratamientosa place has become available on the course/flight — ha quedado una plaza libre en el curso/el vuelo
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available for sth/sb, a car park is available for the use of customers — hay un aparcamiento a la disposición de los clientes•
to be freely available — ser fácil de conseguir•
the guide is available from all good bookshops — la guía se puede encontrar en todas las buenas libreríasthis service is available from all good travel agents — cualquier agencia de viaje de calidad le ofrecerá este servicio
b) + noun disponibleaccording to the available information — según la información disponible or de que se dispone
we did what we could in the time available — hicimos lo que pudimos en el tiempo disponible or del que disponíamos
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he tried every available means to find her — hizo todo lo posible para encontrarla•
I'd like a seat on the first available flight — quiero una plaza en el primer vuelo que haya•
the money available for spending — el dinero disponible para gastos•
available to sb, the information available to us — la información de la que disponemos2) [person]a) (=free, at hand) libreare you available next Thursday? — ¿estás libre el jueves que viene?
counsellors are available to talk to anyone who needs advice — los orientadores están a la disposición de or están disponibles para hablar con cualquiera que necesite consejo
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the Minister is not available for comment — el Ministro no se dispone a hacer comentarios•
to make o.s. available, he made himself available in case anybody had any questions — se puso a disposición de cualquiera que tuviese preguntasb) (=unattached) [man, woman] soltero y sin compromiso* * *[ə'veɪləbəl]a) ( obtainable) (pred)to be easily o readily available — ser* fácil de conseguir
cigarettes are available in packs of 10 or 20 — los cigarrillos vienen or se venden en paquetes de 10 o 20
b) ( at somebody's disposal) <resources/manpower> disponibleto make something available to somebody — poner* algo a disposición de alguien
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6 shroud
1. noun1) (a cloth wrapped around a dead body.) mortaja2) (something that covers: a shroud of mist.) velo
2. verb(to cover or hide: The incident was shrouded in mystery.) envolvertr[ʃraʊd]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL mortaja, sudario2 figurative use (of mist, secrecy) velo1 figurative use envolver\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be shrouded in something estar envuelto,-a en un velo de algoshroud ['ʃraʊd] vt: envolvershroud n1) : sudario m, mortaja f2) veil: velo mwrapped in a shroud of mystery: envuelto en un aura de misterion.• mortaja s.f.• sudario s.m.v.• amortajar v.
I ʃraʊdnoun ( for corpse) mortaja f, sudario ma shroud of secrecy — (journ) un velo de silencio
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transitive verb envolver*[ʃraʊd]to be shrouded IN something: the town was shrouded in fog (liter) un velo de niebla envolvía la ciudad (liter); a case shrouded in mystery — (journ) un caso envuelto en un velo de misterio, un caso rodeado de misterio
1. Nthe Shroud of Turin — la Sábana Santa de Turín, el Santo Sudario de Turín
2) (fig)a shroud of mystery — un velo or halo de misterio
3) shrouds (Naut) obenques mpl2. VT1) [+ corpse] amortajar2) (fig) velar, cubrir* * *
I [ʃraʊd]noun ( for corpse) mortaja f, sudario ma shroud of secrecy — (journ) un velo de silencio
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transitive verb envolver*to be shrouded IN something: the town was shrouded in fog (liter) un velo de niebla envolvía la ciudad (liter); a case shrouded in mystery — (journ) un caso envuelto en un velo de misterio, un caso rodeado de misterio
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7 yashmak
'jæʃmæk(a veil worn by Moslem women, covering the face below the eyes.) velotr['jæʃmæk]1 velo de musulmana'jæʃmæknoun velo m ( que llevan algunas musulmanas)['jæʃmæk]N velo m (de musulmana)* * *['jæʃmæk]noun velo m ( que llevan algunas musulmanas) -
8 velar
velar ( conjugate velar) verbo transitivo 1 2 ‹ película› to fog, expose verbo intransitivo 1 ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake 2 ( cuidar) velar por algo/algn to watch over sth/sb velarse verbo pronominal [ película] to get fogged o exposed
velar 1
I verbo intransitivo
1 (cuidar, vigilar) to watch [por, over]
velar por los intereses de alguien, to watch over sb's interests
2 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake
II vtr (a un enfermo) to keep watch (a un muerto) to hold a wake for
velar 2 Fot verbo transitivo to blur ' velar' also found in these entries: English: veil - vigil - watchtr['viːləSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL velar1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL velar nombre femenino['viːlǝ(r)]ADJ velar
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