(con verbo reflexivo)

un hombre de verbo fluido — an articulate o eloquent man

un hombre de verbo fluido — an articulate o eloquent man

Ex: All sentences should be complete, and verbs, prepositions and articles should not be omitted.

os lo compré — (=de vosotros) I bought it from you; (=para vosotros) I bought it for you

¡fuera de aquí, aire! — * get out of here! scram! *

• al aire, lanzar algo al aire — to throw sth into the air

• estar en el aire — [balón, paracaidista] to be in the air; (Radio) to be on (the) air

• al aire libre — [con verbo] outdoors, in the open air; [con sustantivo] outdoor antes de s, open-air antes de s

el concierto se celebró al aire libre — the concert was held outdoors o in the open air

una piscina al aire libre — an outdoor o open-air pool

• salir al aire — (Radio) to go on (the) air

• saltar por los aires — to blow up, explode

• tomar el aire — to get some fresh air

salió a tomar un poco el aire — he went out to get o for some fresh air

¡vete a tomar el aire! — * scram! *, clear off! *

• aire viciado — [en habitación cerrada] stale air; [en fábrica, ciudad contaminada] foul air

• volar por los aires — to blow up, explode

ir a su aire — to go one's own way, do one's own thing *

aire colado — cold draught, cold draft (EEUU)

• dar aire a algn — to fan sb

aires de cambio — (Pol) winds of change

eso te pasa por darte aires de superioridad — that's what happens when you think you're better than everyone else o when you put on airs

• darse un aire a algn — to look a bit like sb

lleva la ropa con mucho aire — she wears her clothes with great style o panache

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air

salir al aire — to go out

darse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs

aires populares — traditional tunes o airs

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air

salir al aire — to go out

darse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs

aires populares — traditional tunes o airs

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

familiarizar a algn con algo — to familiarize o acquaint sb with sth

Ex: We have attempted to acquaint you with a set of basic principles that will help you to classify documents.

¡nos estamos viendo! — (LAm) see you (later)!

• verse con algn — to see sb

• es digno de verse — it's worth seeing

•¡ habráse visto! — *of all the cheek! *, well I like that!

• eso ya se verá — that remains to be seen

verse en un apuro — to find o.s. o be in a jam *

me las vi y me las deseé para hacerlo — *it was a real sweat to get it done *, it was a tough job to get it done *

• vérselas con algn, tendrá que vérselas con mi abogado — he'll have my solicitor to deal with

se trata de asociar imágenes y números — it's all about associating o connecting images and numbers

asocio el azahar con Andalucía — I associate o connect orange blossom with Andalusia

me suena, pero no puedo asociarlo con nada — I know him, but I don't know where from o but I can't place him

asociar algo a algo — to link sth with o to sth

asocian este gen al cáncer de mama — this gene is linked with o to breast cancer

asociarse a algo: nos asociamos al duelo nacional we share in the nation's grief; me asocio a lo expresado por mi colega — I agree with o (frml) concur with the views expressed by my colleague

asociarse a algo: nos asociamos al duelo nacional we share in the nation's grief; me asocio a lo expresado por mi colega — I agree with o (frml) concur with the views expressed by my colleague

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.

• encontrarse con, al llegar nos encontramos con la puerta cerrada — when we arrived we found the door locked

encontrarse con algo de pura casualidad — to come across sth by pure o sheer chance

• encontrarse con que, me encontré con que no tenía gasolina — I found (that) I was out of petrol

• encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

• encontrarse a algn — to run into sb, meet sb

• encontrarse con — [+ persona] to run into, meet; [+ obstáculo, dificultad] to run into, encounter

me encontré con Isabel en el supermercado — I ran into o met Isabel in the supermarket

me lo encontré por la calle de casualidad — I ran into o bumped into him in the street by chance

nos encontramos con muchos problemas en la escalada — we encountered o ran into o came up against a lot of problems during the ascent

el ayuntamiento se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad — the city hall is situated o is in the town centre

• encontrarse bien — to be well

• encontrarse mal — to feel ill

Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.

comportarse como es debido — to behave properly, conduct o.s. in a proper fashion frm

Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.

Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.