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61 rebajar
v.1 to reduce (price).te rebajo 10 euros I'll knock 10 euros off for youPedro rebajó los precios Peter reduced the prices.2 to humiliate (person).María rebajó a sus empleados Mary humiliated her employees.3 to tone down.4 to lower (altura).5 to dilute.6 to lose weight.Pedro rebajó muy rápido Peter lost weight quickly.7 to rebate, to trim down, to sink, to trim.Ricardo rebajó los precios Richard rebated the prices.8 to have less.Me rebajó la fiebre I have less fever.* * *2 (precio) to cut, reduce3 (color) to soften, tone down; (intensidad) to diminish4 (bebida) to water down5 (comida - sazonamiento) to make milder; (- densidad) to make thinner, thin out6 figurado (humillar) to humiliate1 MILITAR to be exempted2 figurado (humillarse) to humble oneself\rebajarse a hacer algo to stoop to do something, lower oneself to do somethingrebajarse ante alguien to humble oneself before somebody* * *verbto reduce, lower* * *1. VT1) (=reducir)a) [en dinero] [+ impuesto, coste, precio] to reduce, cut, loweralgunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés — some banks reduced o cut o lowered their interest rates yesterday
le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento — they reduced o cut the price by five per cent, they took five per cent off
¿nos han rebajado algo? — have they taken something off?, have they given us a reduction o discount?
b) [en tiempo] [+ condena, castigo] to reduce; [+ edad, límite] to lowerhan rebajado la edad penal a los 16 años — they have lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 16
rebajó la plusmarca mundial en 1,2 segundos — he took 1.2 seconds off the world record
c) [en cantidad] [+ nivel, temperatura] to reduce, lower; [+ luz, tensión, intensidad] to reduce; [+ peso] to lose; [+ dolor] to ease, alleviatela OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta — the WHO recommends reducing o lowering the sugar intake in one's diet
quiere rebajar cinco kilos — he wants to take off o lose five kilos
el hotel rebajó su categoría de cinco a cuatro estrellas — the hotel reduced its rating from five-star to four-star
2) (=diluir) [+ líquido] to dilute; [+ pintura] to thin; [+ color] to tone down; [+ droga] to cut, adulterateecha un poco más de agua al caldo para rebajarlo de sal — put a bit more water in the soup to make it less salty
3) (=bajar la altura de) [+ terreno] to lower, lower the level of; [+ tejado] to lower; [+ puerta] to rabbet4) (=humillar) to humiliate, put downrebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos — he put his wife down o humiliated his wife in front of their friends
piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja — he thinks that job is beneath him o is humiliating
5) (Mil) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)2.VIrebajar de peso — Arg, Uru to slim, lose weight
una dieta para rebajar de peso — a diet to lose weight, a slimming diet
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivome rebajó $200 — he took $200 off
me lo rebajó a $3.500 — he brought the price down to $3,500
2) <pintura/solución> to dilute, thin3)a) (achicar, acortar)rebajar un poco la puerta — to cut/saw/plane a little off the door
b) < terreno> to lower (the level of)c) <peso/kilos> to lose2. 3.fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded
rebajarse v pronrebajarse a + inf — to lower oneself TO -ing
* * *= be below + Posesivo + dignity, abase, humble, shave off, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* rebajarse = crawl.* rebajarse a = stoop to.* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.* * *1.verbo transitivome rebajó $200 — he took $200 off
me lo rebajó a $3.500 — he brought the price down to $3,500
2) <pintura/solución> to dilute, thin3)a) (achicar, acortar)rebajar un poco la puerta — to cut/saw/plane a little off the door
b) < terreno> to lower (the level of)c) <peso/kilos> to lose2. 3.fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded
rebajarse v pronrebajarse a + inf — to lower oneself TO -ing
* * *= be below + Posesivo + dignity, abase, humble, shave off, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* rebajarse = crawl.* rebajarse a = stoop to.* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.* * *rebajar [A1 ]vtA ‹precio› to lower, bring … down; ‹artículo› to reduce, bring down the price ofme rebajó $200 he took $200 off, he reduced it by $200, he knocked $200 off ( colloq)me rebajó el cuadro a $3.500 he brought the price of the painting down to $3,500, he reduced the painting to $3,500pídele que te lo rebaje ask him to bring the price down o to give you a discount o ( colloq) to knock a bit offtodos estaban rebajados they were all reducedB ‹pintura› to reduce, dilute, thin; ‹solución› to dilute, thinC1(achicar, acortar): hay que rebajar un poco la puerta we need to cut/saw/plane a little off the doorrebajaron el terreno unos tres metros they lowered (the level of) the ground by about three meters2 (adelgazar) to loserebajó 15 kilos he lost o shed 15 kilos3 ‹arco› to depress4 ( RPl) ‹pelo› to layerD1 (humillar) to humiliatela rebajó delante de todos he humiliated her o made her look small in front of everyone2(bajar): llamarlo hostal es rebajarlo de categoría calling it a guest house doesn't do it justice o makes it sound less grand than it really isel restaurante ha sido rebajado de categoría the restaurant has been relegated to a lower category o has been downgraded3 (dar de baja) to exemptlo rebajaron de guardias he was exempted from o relieved of guard duties■ rebajarviA (humillar) to degrade, be degradingBrebajarse A + INF to lower oneself TO -INGno pienso rebajarme a pedirle perdón I'm not going to humble myself by asking him to forgive me, I'm not going to lower myself to o stoop to asking him to forgive merebajarse ANTE algn to humble oneself BEFORE sb* * *
rebajar ( conjugate rebajar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ precio› to lower, bring … down;
‹ artículo› to reduce;◊ me rebajó $200 he took $200 off
2 ‹peso/kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo ( humillar) to degrade, be degrading
rebajarse verbo pronominal rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself to doing sth;
rebajarse ante algn to humble oneself before sb
rebajar verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to lower
2 (un precio) to cut, reduce: nos ha rebajado dos mil pesetas, he has taken two thousand pesetas off
hemos rebajado las camisas, we have cut the price of the shirts
3 (una sustancia) to dilute
(con agua) to water: rebajan el vino con agua, they water the wine
(un color, tono) to soften
4 (hacer disminuir) to diminish: la falta de empleo ha rebajado su autoestima, being unemployed has diminished his self-esteem
5 (humillar) to humiliate: la corrupción rebaja a las personas, corruption degrades people
6 (a un empleado, funcionario, etc) to downgrade: rebajaron a Gómez de categoría, Gómez was downgraded
7 (una pena, multa) to reduce
' rebajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descontar
English:
bring down
- cheapen
- discount
- knock down
- lower
- mark down
- put down
- reduce
- slash
- cut
- debase
- knock
- mark
- put
- thin
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [precio] to reduce;han rebajado los precios a la mitad prices have been reduced o cut by half;te rebajo 10 euros I'll knock 10 euros off for you;me rebajaron el 10 por ciento they gave me 10 percent off2. [humillar] to humiliate, to put down;se siente inferior, toda la vida lo rebajaron he feels inferior, people have always put him down throughout his life3. [intensidad] to tone down4. [altura] to lower;[acera, bordillo] to lower5. [diluir] to dilute6. Mil to exempt7. RP [adelgazar] to lose;rebajé 3 kilos en un mes I lost 3 kilos in a month8. RP [pelo] to layer♦ viRP [adelgazar] to lose weight* * ** * *rebajar vt1) : to reduce, to lower2) : to lessen, to diminish3) : to humiliate* * *rebajar vb to reduce -
62 repudio
m.1 condemnation (condena).2 disowning (rechazo).3 repudiation, rejection, aversion.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: repudiar.* * *1 repudiation* * *SM repudiation* * *masculino repudiation* * *= repudiation, pushback.Ex. These elite books are distinguished by their visible repudiation of mass culture and commercialism.Ex. The public pushback about the new policy is astounding due to the fact folks were previously so apathetic about the old policy.* * *masculino repudiation* * *= repudiation, pushback.Ex: These elite books are distinguished by their visible repudiation of mass culture and commercialism.
Ex: The public pushback about the new policy is astounding due to the fact folks were previously so apathetic about the old policy.* * *repudiationun acto que merece todo nuestro repudio an act that merits our unreserved condemnation* * *
Del verbo repudiar: ( conjugate repudiar)
repudio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
repudió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
repudiar
repudio
repudiar ( conjugate repudiar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹atentado/violencia› to condemn
2 (Der) ‹ mujer› to disown, repudiate (frml);
‹ herencia› to repudiate
repudiar vtr frml to repudiate
repudio sustantivo masculino repudiation
' repudio' also found in these entries:
English:
repudiation
* * *repudio nm1. [condena] condemnation2. [de esposa] repudiation, disowning3. [de herencia] renouncement* * *repudio nm: repudiation -
63 acortamiento
m.1 shortening.2 difference in the distance from the center of the globe to the ecliptic and center of a planet in its orbit. (Astronomy)3 curtation.* * *SM shortening, reduction* * *masculino (de vestido, texto) shortening; ( de distancia) reduction* * *= shortening.Ex. Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.* * *masculino (de vestido, texto) shortening; ( de distancia) reduction* * *= shortening.Ex: Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.
* * *(de un vestido, texto) shortening; (de una distancia) reduction* * *acortamiento nm[de plazo, longitud, distancia] shortening; [de condena] reduction;se empieza a notar el acortamiento de los días the days are starting to get shorter -
64 acortar
v.1 to shorten (longitud, cuerda).Ellos acortaron el tiempo asignado They shortened the alloted time.2 to abridge, to shorten.Ellos acortaron la versión para cine They abridged the movie version.* * *1 to shorten, make shorter1 to shorten1 figurado to be shy* * *verbto shorten, reduce* * *1.VT [+ vestido, falda, traje] to take up, shorten; [+ artículo, texto] to shorten, cut down; [+ periodo, duración] to shorten, reduceesta carretera acortará la distancia entre las dos ciudades — this road will shorten the distance between the two cities
el Barcelona está acortando distancias con el Real Madrid — Barcelona is catching up with Real Madrid
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <falda/vestido> to shorten; <texto/artículo> to cut, shorten; <vacaciones/permanencia> to cut short; <película/carrera> to reduce the length of2.acortarse v pron to get shorter* * *= curtail, shorten, truncate, conflate, foreshorten, cut + Nombre + short, abridge, abbreviate, cut across.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex. Authors did not always read proofs; revises might be omitted and routines conflated.Ex. Medicine also needs to reconsider whether actions that foreshorten life can be normative and permissible.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. The Dewey Decimal Classification ( abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.Ex. He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.----* acortar las diferencias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.* acortarse = grow + shorter.* * *1.verbo transitivo <falda/vestido> to shorten; <texto/artículo> to cut, shorten; <vacaciones/permanencia> to cut short; <película/carrera> to reduce the length of2.acortarse v pron to get shorter* * *= curtail, shorten, truncate, conflate, foreshorten, cut + Nombre + short, abridge, abbreviate, cut across.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex: Authors did not always read proofs; revises might be omitted and routines conflated.Ex: Medicine also needs to reconsider whether actions that foreshorten life can be normative and permissible.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification ( abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.* acortar las diferencias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.* acortarse = grow + shorter.* * *acortar [A1 ]vt‹falda/vestido› to shorten; ‹texto/artículo› to cut, shorten; ‹vacaciones/estancia› to cut shortvamos por aquí, para acortar camino let's go this way, it's quicker o shorteracortaron la distancia de la prueba they reduced the length of the raceto get shorter* * *
acortar ( conjugate acortar) verbo transitivo ‹falda/vestido› to shorten;
‹texto/artículo› to cut, shorten;
‹vacaciones/permanencia› to cut short;
‹película/carrera› to reduce the length of;
‹ distancia› to reduce;
acortarse verbo pronominal
to get shorter
acortar verbo transitivo to shorten
♦ Locuciones: acortar las distancias, to cut down the distance
' acortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- hacer
- interrumpir
English:
curtail
- cut
- shorten
- take up
- gain
- take
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [longitud, cuerda] to shorten2. [falda, pantalón] to take up3. [reunión, viaje] to cut short4. [condena] to cut, to reduce♦ vipor este camino acortaremos we'll get there quicker this way* * *I v/t shortenII v/i take a short cut* * *acortar vt: to shorten, to cut short* * *acortar vb1. (tamaño, longitud) to shorten2. (tiempo) to reduce -
65 anatema
m.1 curse, anathema (religion).2 excommunicate, anathema, heretic.* * *1 anathema\lanzar anatemas contra to curse, hurl abuse at* * *SM anathema* * *masculino (Relig) anathema* * *= anathema.Ex. It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.* * *masculino (Relig) anathema* * *= anathema.Ex: It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.
* * *( Relig) anathemalanzaba anatemas contra sus rivales he hurled abuse o insults at his rivals, he railed against his rivals* * *
anatema sustantivo masculino anathema
* * *anatema nm1. [excomunión] excommunication, anathema2. [condena] condemnation* * *m anathema* * *anatema nm: anathema -
66 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
7)•
caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
•
caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
•
caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
•
caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
•
caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* 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.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* 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.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
67 censura
f.1 censorship.2 censors (organismo).3 censure, severe criticism.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: censurar.* * *1 censorship2 (crítica) censure, criticism, condemnation\censura de cuentas audit, auditing* * *noun f.1) censorship2) censure, criticism* * *SF1) (=supresión) censorship2) (=institución) censors pl3) (=condena) censure frm, criticismmoción 1), voto 1)lanzó palabras de censura contra los políticos — he spoke words of censure frm o criticism against the politicians
4) (Com, Econ)* * *a) ( reprobación) censure (frml), condemnationb) (de libros, películas) censorship* * *= censorship, censure, reproach, stricture, rebuke, reproof, castigation, bleep, reproval.Ex. Having failed to make that note, there was no further justification for several possible subject tracings like censorship -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, SECURITY CLASSIFICATION -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, and so on.Ex. The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex. They wish to have all bleeps declared illegal on publicly airwaves.Ex. He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.----* censuras a los materiales = challenges to materials.* expurgado por censura = bowdlerized.* expurgo por censura = bowdlerization.* libre de censura = uncensored.* moción de censura = censure motion, vote of no confidence.* voto de censura = vote of no confidence.* * *a) ( reprobación) censure (frml), condemnationb) (de libros, películas) censorship* * *= censorship, censure, reproach, stricture, rebuke, reproof, castigation, bleep, reproval.Ex: Having failed to make that note, there was no further justification for several possible subject tracings like censorship -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, SECURITY CLASSIFICATION -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, and so on.
Ex: The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex: They wish to have all bleeps declared illegal on publicly airwaves.Ex: He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.* censuras a los materiales = challenges to materials.* expurgado por censura = bowdlerized.* expurgo por censura = bowdlerization.* libre de censura = uncensored.* moción de censura = censure motion, vote of no confidence.* voto de censura = vote of no confidence.* * *1 (reprobación) censure ( frml), condemnation, criticismsu comportamiento fue objeto de censura por parte de la prensa his behavior was criticized o condemned by the press, his behavior received criticism o condemnation in the press2 (de libros, películas) censorship* * *
Del verbo censurar: ( conjugate censurar)
censura es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
censura
censurar
censura sustantivo femenino
censurar ( conjugate censurar) verbo transitivo
censura sustantivo femenino
1 censorship
2 Pol moción de censura, vote of no confidence
censurar verbo transitivo
1 (libro, película) to censor: algunas escenas de la obra fueron censuradas, some scenes from the play werer cut
2 (criticar, reprobar) to censure, criticize: censuramos su modo de tratar a los alumnos, we disapprove of the way he treats his students
' censura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crítica
- moción
- voto
English:
blackout
- censorship
- censure
- news blackout
- vote
- censor
* * *censura nf1. [prohibición] censorship2.la censura [organismo] the censors3. [reprobación] censure, severe criticism;decir algo en tono de censura to say something censoriously o in a tone of censure* * *f censorship* * *censura nf1) : censorship2) : censure, criticism -
68 cumplido
adj.1 reliable, responsible.2 punctual.3 accomplished.4 full.adv.on time, punctually.m.compliment, praise, civility, commendation.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cumplir.* * *1 compliment————————1→ link=cumplir cumplir► adjetivo1 (completo) complete, full2 (abundante) large, ample3 (perfecto) perfect4 (educado) polite, courteous1 compliment\cambiar cumplidos con alguien to exchange pleasantries with somebodyde cumplido courtesydeshacerse en cumplidos to be profuse in attentionsdevolverle el cumplido a alguien to return somebody's complimenthacer cumplidos to stand on ceremonypor cumplido out of courtesysin cumplidos informally* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=perfecto) complete, full2) (=amplio) [ropa] full; [ración] large, plentiful3) (=cortés) courteous, correct; (=formal) formal4)2. SM1) (=alabanza) compliment2) (=cortesía)por cumplido — (=por cortesía) out of politeness, as a matter of courtesy; (=por obligación) out of a sense of duty
¡sin cumplidos! — no ceremony, please!
andarse con cumplidos, usar cumplidos — to stand on ceremony, be formal
* * *I- da adjetivo1) [ser]a) (atento, cortés) politecon lo cumplido que es! — he's always so polite o correct
b) ( considerado) thoughtfulc) (Col) ( puntual) punctual2) [estar] (frml) ( amplio) <información/respuesta> fullIIuna visita de cumplido — a duty o courtesy call
vamos, sin cumplidos or no te andes con cumplidos — don't stand on ceremony
es precioso, de verdad, no es un cumplido — it's beautiful, really, I'm not just being polite
* * *= compliment.Nota: A veces confundido con "complement" = complemento.Ex. Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.----* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* hacer un cumplido = pay + compliment.* tener el plazo cumplido = be due.* * *I- da adjetivo1) [ser]a) (atento, cortés) politecon lo cumplido que es! — he's always so polite o correct
b) ( considerado) thoughtfulc) (Col) ( puntual) punctual2) [estar] (frml) ( amplio) <información/respuesta> fullIIuna visita de cumplido — a duty o courtesy call
vamos, sin cumplidos or no te andes con cumplidos — don't stand on ceremony
es precioso, de verdad, no es un cumplido — it's beautiful, really, I'm not just being polite
* * *= compliment.Nota: A veces confundido con "complement" = complemento.Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.
* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* hacer un cumplido = pay + compliment.* tener el plazo cumplido = be due.* * *A [ SER]1 (atento, cortés) polite¡qué raro que no haya llamado con lo cumplido que es! I'm surprised he hasn't called when he's normally so polite o correctseguro que te compró un regalo, es muy cumplido he's bound to have bought you a present, he's very thoughtful o good that waysé cumplido don't be late, be punctualB [ ESTAR] ( frml) (completo, amplio) fulles incapaz de hacerle un cumplido a su mujer he wouldn't dream of paying his wife a complimentes una visita de cumplido it's a duty o courtesy callla invitó solamente por cumplido he only invited her out of duty o because he felt he ought to o because he felt an obligation tono te andes con cumplidos, estás en tu casa don't stand on ceremony, o you can drop the formalities, make yourself at homees precioso, de verdad, no es un cumplido it's beautiful, really, I'm not just saying that o I'm not just being polite* * *
Del verbo cumplir: ( conjugate cumplir)
cumplido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cumplido
cumplir
cumplido 1◊ -da adjetivo [ser]
ver tb◊ cumplir
cumplido 2 sustantivo masculino:
una visita de cumplido a duty o courtesy call;
la invitó por cumplido he invited her because he felt he ought to
cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ley› to obey;
‹ compromiso› to honor( conjugate honor), fulfill( conjugate fulfill);
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill)
‹ requisitos› fulfill( conjugate fulfill);◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished
2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) sth;
b) ( con una obligación social):
con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilledb) [ plazo]:
hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (abundante) plentiful
(holgado) loose-fitting
2 (cortés) polite
3 (plazo) expired
(misión) accomplished
II sustantivo masculino compliment
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cumplida
- cumplir
- recién
- satisfacción
English:
backhanded
- compliment
- lap up
- pay
- should
- arrears
- unfulfilled
* * *cumplido, -a♦ adj1. [completo, lleno] full, complete2. [cortés] polite, courteous;es muy cumplido con todo el mundo he's very polite to everyone♦ nmcompliment;hacer un cumplido a alguien to pay sb a compliment;lo dijo como cumplido she said it out of politeness* * *I part → cumplirII adj1 ( cortés) polite2:tener 50 años cumplidos be 50 years oldIII m compliment;no andarse con cumplidos not stand on ceremony;por cumplido out of politeness* * *cumplido, -da adj1) : complete, full2) : courteous, correctcumplido nm: compliment, courtesypor cumplido: out of courtesyandarse con cumplidos: to stand on ceremony, to be formal* * *cumplido n compliment -
69 denuncia
f.1 accusation.presentar una denuncia contra to file a complaint against2 report, statement of dissatisfaction, formal complaint, complaint.3 charge, accusation, impeachment, accusal.4 denouncement, denunciation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: denunciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: denunciar.* * *1 (acusación) accusation, formal complaint, report; (delación) denunciation\presentar una denuncia contra alguien to lodge a complaint against somebody, bring an action against somebody, report somebody* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de delito, infracción, accidente]hizo o presentó o puso una denuncia en comisaría — he made a formal complaint o accusation to the police, he reported it to the police
hice o presenté o puse una denuncia por el o del robo del bolso — I reported the theft of the bag
hacer o presentar o poner una denuncia contra algn — to report sb, make o file a formal complaint against sb
2) (=crítica) condemnation, denunciationel artículo es una denuncia de las injusticias del sistema — the article is a condemnation o denunciation of the unfairness of the system
* * *1) (de robo, asesinato) reportpresentar or hacer una denuncia — to make a formal complaint
presentó una denuncia contra ella por malversación de fondos — he went to the police and accused her of embezzlement
2) ( crítica pública) denunciation* * *= bold statement against, condemnation, denunciation.Ex. Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.Ex. This article critically examines Blaise Cronin's condemnation of social responsibility in librarianship.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.----* hacer una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.* * *1) (de robo, asesinato) reportpresentar or hacer una denuncia — to make a formal complaint
presentó una denuncia contra ella por malversación de fondos — he went to the police and accused her of embezzlement
2) ( crítica pública) denunciation* * *= bold statement against, condemnation, denunciation.Ex: Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.
Ex: This article critically examines Blaise Cronin's condemnation of social responsibility in librarianship.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.* hacer una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.* * *A (de un robo, asesinato) reportfue a la comisaría a poner or presentar or hacer una denuncia she went to the police station to make a formal complainthizo la denuncia del robo del coche he reported the theft of his carpresentó la denuncia del delito ante la justicia he reported the crime to the authoritiespresentó una denuncia contra ella por malversación de fondos he went to the police and accused her of embezzlementB (crítica pública) denunciation* * *
Del verbo denunciar: ( conjugate denunciar)
denuncia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
denuncia
denunciar
denuncia sustantivo femenino
1 (de robo, asesinato) report;
presentar una denuncia to make a formal complaint
2 ( crítica pública) denunciation
denunciar ( conjugate denunciar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹robo/asesinato/persona› to report
2 ( condenar públicamente) to denounce, condemn
denuncia sustantivo femenino
1 Jur report
(en comisaría) poner una denuncia, to make a formal complaint
2 (protesta, crítica) denunciation
denunciar verbo transitivo
1 (un crimen, abuso) to report
2 (a alguien) to press o bring charges: denunciamos al dueño, we pressed charges against the owner
los denunciamos a la policía, we reported them to the police
3 (hacer una crítica) to denounce: la prensa denunció varios casos de soborno, the press reported on a number of attempts at bribery
' denuncia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presentar
English:
accusation
- denunciation
- lay
- lodge
* * *denuncia nf1. [acusación] accusation;[condena] denunciation2. [a la policía] report;presentó una denuncia contra su esposo por malos tratos she reported her husband to the police for ill-treatment;* * *f report;poner una denuncia make a formal complaint* * *denuncia nf1) : denunciation, condemnation2) : police report* * *denuncia n (de un robo, accidente) report -
70 desproporcionado
adj.disproportioned, disproportional, exaggerated, disproportionate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desproporcionar.* * *1→ link=desproporcionar desproporcionar► adjetivo1 disproportionate, out of proportion* * *ADJ disproportionate* * *- da adjetivo out of proportionuna indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido — compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred
* * *= lopsided, disproportionate, unproportional, inordinate, disproportional.Ex. On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.Ex. To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.Ex. Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.----* desproporcionado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.* * *- da adjetivo out of proportionuna indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido — compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred
* * *desproporcionado (con respecto a)= out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to)Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians.
Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.= lopsided, disproportionate, unproportional, inordinate, disproportional.Ex: On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.
Ex: To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.Ex: Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex: 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.* desproporcionado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.* * *desproporcionado -daout of proportionla cabeza está desproporcionada en relación al cuerpo the head is disproportionate to o out of proportion to the bodypinta figuras desproporcionadas he paints figures which are all out of proportionsu reacción fue absolutamente desproporcionada her reaction was totally out of proportionuna indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred* * *
Del verbo desproporcionar: ( conjugate desproporcionar)
desproporcionado es:
el participio
desproporcionado◊ -da adjetivo
out of proportion
desproporcionado,-a adjetivo disproportionate
' desproporcionado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desproporcionada
English:
disproportionate
- off-balance
* * *desproporcionado, -a adjdisproportionate;el jardín está desproporcionado en relación con la casa the garden is the wrong size for the house;la figurita del niño está desproporcionada con respecto a las de San José y la Virgen the figure of the child is out of proportion to those of St Joseph and the Virgin;una condena desproporcionada para el delito cometido a sentence disproportionate o out of proportion to the crime committed;recibió críticas de una dureza desproporcionada he was criticized with unwarranted severity* * *adj disproportionate* * * -
71 elevar
v.1 to lift (levantar) (peso, objeto).Ella elevó la carga al techo She lifted the load to the roof.2 to raise (increase) (precio, cantidad).La máquina elevó la temperatura The machine raised the temperature.Ella elevó la bandera She raised the flag.3 to raise (Mat).elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube xdiez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)4 to elevate.lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero5 to present (propuesta, quejas).6 to uplift, to lift, to exalt, to inspire.El sacrificio elevó su espíritu The sacrifice uplifted his spirit.7 to bolster up, to raise.Su sonrisa eleva los ánimos Her smile bolsters up the spirits.* * *1 (peso etc) to elevate, raise, lift2 (precios) to raise, increase, put up; (tono, voz) to raise3 (enaltecer) to promote, raise4 MATEMÁTICAS to raise1 (subir) to rise (up)2 (alcanzar) to reach3 (erguirse, levantarse) to stand4 (sumar) to amount to, come to5 figurado (engreírse) to become conceited* * *verb1) to raise, lift2) increase3) promote•- elevarse- elevarse a* * *1. VT1) (=levantar) [+ objeto, brazos] to raiseuna sinfonía que eleva el espíritu — a symphony that is spiritually uplifting o that uplifts the spirit
2) (=aumentar)a) [+ precio, tipo, temperatura, calidad] to raiseel consumo de huevos eleva el nivel de colesterol — eating eggs increases o raises one's cholesterol level
el juez le elevó la condena a dos años — the judge increased (the length of) his sentence to two years
b) [+ voz] to raise3) [+ muro] to raise, make higher4)lo elevaron al pontificado — he was made Pope, he was elevated to the pontificate frm
elevaron a su ídolo a la categoría de dios — they raised o elevated frm their idol to the level of a god
5) [+ petición, solicitud] to present, submitelevó una petición al Tribunal Supremo — he presented o submitted an appeal to the High Court, he appealed to the High Court
6) (Mat)7) (Elec) [+ voltaje] to boost8) Chile * (=reprender) to tell off *2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)
b) <espíritu/mente> to upliftc) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher2) (frml)a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raiseb) <voz/tono> to raise3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)4) (Mat)5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)2.elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody
elevarse v pron1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise3) (frml) ( ascender)elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%
4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)* * *= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.Ex. The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.Ex. He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.----* elevar con grúa = winch.* elevar con polea = winch.* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)
b) <espíritu/mente> to upliftc) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher2) (frml)a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raiseb) <voz/tono> to raise3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)4) (Mat)5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)2.elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody
elevarse v pron1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise3) (frml) ( ascender)elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%
4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)* * *= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.* elevar con grúa = winch.* elevar con polea = winch.* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.* * *elevar [A1 ]vtA ( frml)1 (levantar) ‹objeto› to raise, liftla grúa elevó el cajón hasta la cubierta the crane hoisted o raised o lifted the crate onto the deckmúsica que eleva el espíritu (spiritually) uplifting musicelevemos nuestros corazones al Señor let us lift up our hearts to the Lord2 ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higherB ( frml)1 (aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increaseelevar el nivel de vida to raise the standard of livingel juez elevó la pena the judge increased the (length of) the sentence2 ‹voz/tono› to raiseD ( Mat):elevar un número a la sexta potencia to raise a number to the power of sixelevar al cuadrado to squareelevar al cubo to cubeE (presentar, dirigir) elevar algo A algn to present o submit sth TO sbelevaron una protesta a las autoridades they presented o submitted a letter of protest to the authorities, they protested to the authoritieselevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo they appealed to the Supreme Court, they presented o submitted the appeal to the Supreme Court■ elevarseA (tomar altura) «avión/cometa» to climb, gain height; «globo» to rise, gain heightB ( frml) (aumentar) «temperatura» to rise; «precios/impuestos» to rise, increase; «tono/voz» to riseC ( frml) (ascender) elevarse A algo:el número de víctimas se eleva a diez ten people have been killedla cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached o already stood at o was already at 13%la Cordillera se eleva majestuosa the mountain range rises majestically* * *
elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
2 (frml)
‹ nivel de vida› to raise
elevarse verbo pronominal
1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
[ globo] to rise, gain height
2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
[precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
[tono/voz] to rise
3 (frml) ( ascender):◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%
elevar verbo transitivo
1 to raise
2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
elevar al cuadrado, to square
elevar al cubo, to cube
elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
' elevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadrada
- cuadrado
- elevarse
- subir
- cubo
- erigir
- levantar
English:
cube
- elevate
- elevation
- enhance
- glance up
- square
- exalt
- raise
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [levantar] [peso, objeto] to lift;elevaron los muebles con poleas they lifted the furniture with pulleys;elevar la moral de los jugadores to boost the players' morale2. [aumentar] [precio, nivel] to raise;[cantidad] to increase;elevar las ventas/ganancias to increase sales/profits;elevar el tono de voz to raise one's voice;elevaron a dos meses el plazo de matriculación they extended the enrolment period to two months3. Mat to raise;elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x;diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)4. [encumbrar] to elevate (a to);fue elevado al cargo de director he was promoted to the post of director;lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero5. [presentar] [queja, recurso] to lodge, to present;[propuesta] to submit, to present;elevaremos un escrito de protesta al concejal we shall present a formal protest to o lodge a formal protest with the councillor;elevar un recurso de apelación al Supremo to lodge an appeal with o to present an appeal to the Supreme Court;elevó una instancia al ministerio he lodged an appeal with the Ministry* * *v/t1 raise2 MAT:elevar al cuadrado raise to the power of four* * *elevar vt1) alzar: to raise, to lift2) aumentar: to raise, to increase3) : to elevate (in a hierarchy), to promote4) : to present, to submit* * *elevar vb to raise -
72 juicio
m.1 trial (law).llevar a alguien a juicio to take somebody to court2 (sound) judgment (sensatez).estar/no estar en su (sano) juicio to be/not to be in one's right mindperder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad3 opinion.a mi juicio in my opinionno tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion onjuicio de valor value judgment4 resolution, final decision, judgement, judgment.* * *1 (gen) judgement2 (sensatez) reason, common sense3 DERECHO trial, lawsuit4 RELIGIÓN judgement\a juicio de alguien in somebody's opiniondejar algo a juicio de alguien to leave something to somebody's discretionemitir un juicio sobre algo to express an opinion about somethingen su sano juicio in one's right mindllevar a alguien a juicio to take legal action against somebody, sue somebodyperder el juicio to go madJuicio Final / Juicio Universal Final Judgement* * *noun m.1) trial2) sense, reason3) opinion* * *SM1) (=inteligencia) judgment, reason2) (=sensatez) good senseno tener juicio, tener poco juicio — to lack common sense
3) (=opinión) opinion4) (Jur) (=proceso) trial; (=veredicto) verdict, judgment* * *1) ( facultad) judgment2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense3) ( opinión) opiniona mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind
4) (Der) trial•* * *= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex. Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.Ex. Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.Ex. Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex. However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.Ex. In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.----* acta de juicio = trial record.* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* buen juicio = good judgement.* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* juicio con jurado = jury trial.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* juicio crítico = critical judgement.* juicio de valor = value judgement.* juicio final = doom.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.* sano juicio = sane.* someter a juicio = try.* * *1) ( facultad) judgment2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense3) ( opinión) opiniona mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind
4) (Der) trial•* * *= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.Ex: Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.* acta de juicio = trial record.* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* buen juicio = good judgement.* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* juicio con jurado = jury trial.* juicio criminal = criminal trial.* juicio crítico = critical judgement.* juicio de valor = value judgement.* juicio final = doom.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.* sano juicio = sane.* someter a juicio = try.* * *A (facultad) judgmenttiene una gran claridad de juicio he has very good judgment, he's very clear-sightedno está en su sano juicio he's not in his right mindperder el juicio to go out of one's mindme vas a hacer perder el juicio you're going to drive me crazy o madB (prudencia, sensatez) sensetiene muy poco juicio he's not very sensible, he's rather lacking in (common) sense¡mucho juicio! don't do anything silly!, be sensible!C (opinión) opiniontiene derecho a expresar su juicio sobre el tema she has a right to express her opinion on the mattera mi juicio, se han exagerado los hechos in my opinion o to my mind, the facts have been exaggeratedlo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you, I'll leave it to your discretiontodavía no tengo un juicio formado sobre el asunto I haven't formed an opinion on the subject yetCompuesto:value judgmentD ( Der) triallo llevaron a juicio por plagio he was taken to court o sued for plagiarismir a juicio to go to courtCompuestos:civil proceedings (pl), civil actioncriminal proceedings (pl), criminal trialjudgment by defaultel Juicio Final the Final Judgmenttrial ( where witnesses testify in person)war trialbrief o summary trialE* * *
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 ( facultad) judgment;
perder el juicio to go out of one's mind
2 (prudencia, sensatez) sense
3 ( opinión) opinion;◊ a mi juicio in my opinion, to my mind;
lo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you;
juicio de valor value judgment
4 (Der) trial;
ir a juicio to go to court;
juicio civil/criminal civil/criminal proceedings (pl);
el Jjuicio Final (Relig) the Final Judgment
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 (facultad mental) judgement, discernment
2 (parecer, criterio) opinion, judgement: a su juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada, in his opinion our decision was wrong
juicio de valor, value judgement
3 (sentido común, prudencia) reason, common sense
4 Jur trial, lawsuit
llevar a alguien a juicio, to take legal action against sb, sue sb
el día del Jucio Final, Judgement Day/the Last Judgement
♦ Locuciones: en su sano juicio, in one's right mind
perder el jucio, to go mad o insane
muela del juicio, wisdom tooth
' juicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
audiencia
- calidad
- celebrar
- celebración
- concepto
- condena
- consideración
- criterio
- elemento
- enloquecer
- hasta
- idea
- muela
- parecer
- repetir
- saltarín
- saltarina
- señalamiento
- sentir
- seso
- severa
- severo
- sintética
- sintético
- someter
- sumaria
- sumario
- sumarísima
- sumarísimo
- tela
- terminante
- testigo
- valoración
- aplazar
- apreciación
- cerrar
- certero
- engañar
- opinar
- parte
- postergar
- precipitado
- precipitarse
English:
adjourn
- assessment
- composed
- discrimination
- doe
- doomsday
- estimation
- fair
- foregone
- haul up
- have up
- judgement
- judgment
- lawsuit
- mind
- opinion
- pass
- proceedings
- prosecution
- reckoning
- retrial
- sanity
- sense
- spin out
- test case
- thinking
- trial
- verdict
- wisdom tooth
- wit
- case
- court
- doom
- exhibit
- hang
- law
- rational
- suit
- untried
- wisdom
* * *juicio nm1. Der trial;llevar a alguien a juicio to take sb to court;tener un juicio justo to receive a fair trialjuicio civil civil action; Rel el Juicio Final the Last Judgement;el Día del Juicio Final Judgement Day;juicio nulo mistrial;juicio oral hearing;juicio sumario summary trial;juicio sumarísimo summary trial2. [sensatez] (sound) judgement;[cordura] sanity, reason;no está en su (sano) juicio he is not in his right mind;perder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad3. [opinión] opinion;a mi juicio in my opinion;en el juicio de Emilio in Emilio's opinion;no tengo un juicio formado sobre su actuación I haven't yet formed an opinion on their performance;no tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion onjuicio de valor value judgement* * *m1 judg(e)ment;a mi juicio in my opinion2 JUR trial;el juicio final REL the Last Judg(e)ment3 ( sensatez) sense4 ( cordura) sanity;estar en su juicio be in one’s right mind;perder el juicio lose one’s mind* * *juicio nm1) : good judgment, reason, sense2) : opiniona mi juicio: in my opinion3) : trialllevar a juicio: to take to court* * *juicio n1. (sensatez) common sense2. (criterio) judgement3. (proceso) trial -
73 manifestar
v.1 to show.2 to express.3 to manifest, to record in the manifest.Ricardo manifestó las condiciones Richard manifested the conditions.María manifestó su inconformidad Mary manifested her inconformity.4 to prove to.Ella manifestó ser comunista She proved to be a Communist.5 to declare to, to manifest to.María manifestó odiar a los gatos Mary declared to hate cats.* * *1 (declarar) to state; (expresar) to express■ el ministro manifestó que no asistiría a la cumbre the minister stated that he would not attend the summit■ queremos manifestar nuestro apoyo a los huelguistas we want to express our support for the strikers2 (mostrar) to show1 (hacerse evidente) to become apparent2 to demonstrate3 to declare oneself, express* * *verb2) exhibit, display•* * *1. VT1) (=declarar) to declareel presidente manifestó que no firmaría el acuerdo — the president declared that he would not sign the agreement
2) [+ emociones] to show2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (declarar, expresar) <desaprobación/agradecimiento> to expressmanifestaron su apoyo a esta propuesta — they expressed o made known their support for the proposal
b) ( demostrar) <emociones/actitudes> to show2.manifestó gran entusiasmo por el proyecto — he showed o demonstrated a great deal of enthusiasm for the project
manifestarse v pron1) ( hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident; ( ser evidente) to be apparent o evidentel problema no se manifiesta hasta la pubertad — the problem does not manifest itself o appear until puberty
2) (Pol) to demonstrate, take part in a demonstration3) ( dar opinión)se manifestó en contra/a favor de la reforma — she expressed her opposition to/support for the reform
* * *= manifest, report, state, pronounce, profess, evince, communicate, express.Ex. A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. 'Look,' she pronounced impatiently, 'I have lots of work to do'.Ex. As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex. In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.----* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.* manifestar amor por = profess + love for.* manifestar claramente = make + it + clear.* manifestar desprecio = profess + disdain.* manifestar horror = register + horror.* manifestarse = be manifest, embody, manifest + Reflexivo, show up, stage + protest.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (declarar, expresar) <desaprobación/agradecimiento> to expressmanifestaron su apoyo a esta propuesta — they expressed o made known their support for the proposal
b) ( demostrar) <emociones/actitudes> to show2.manifestó gran entusiasmo por el proyecto — he showed o demonstrated a great deal of enthusiasm for the project
manifestarse v pron1) ( hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident; ( ser evidente) to be apparent o evidentel problema no se manifiesta hasta la pubertad — the problem does not manifest itself o appear until puberty
2) (Pol) to demonstrate, take part in a demonstration3) ( dar opinión)se manifestó en contra/a favor de la reforma — she expressed her opposition to/support for the reform
* * *= manifest, report, state, pronounce, profess, evince, communicate, express.Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: 'Look,' she pronounced impatiently, 'I have lots of work to do'.Ex: As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.* manifestar amor por = profess + love for.* manifestar claramente = make + it + clear.* manifestar desprecio = profess + disdain.* manifestar horror = register + horror.* manifestarse = be manifest, embody, manifest + Reflexivo, show up, stage + protest.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* * *manifestar [A5 ]vt1(declarar, expresar): manifestó públicamente su adhesión a la campaña she publicly declared o stated her support for the campaignmanifestaron su apoyo a esta propuesta they spoke in favor of this proposal, they expressed o made known their support for the proposalmanifestó su condena del atentado she expressed her condemnation of the attackqueremos manifestar nuestro agradecimiento a todos aquellos que nos han apoyado we wish to express our gratitude to all those who have supported us2 (demostrar) ‹emociones/actitudes› to showmanifestó gran entusiasmo por el proyecto he showed o demonstrated a great deal of enthusiasm for the projectA (hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident; (ser evidente) to be apparent o evidentlas consecuencias se manifestarán a largo plazo the consequences will become apparent o evident in the long termel problema no se manifiesta hasta la pubertad the problem does not manifest itself o appear until pubertyB ( Pol) to demonstratemás de 10.000 personas se manifestaron ayer en Valencia more than 10,000 people demonstrated o took part in a demonstration in Valencia yesterdayC(dar una opinión): se ha manifestado en contra de las medidas she has spoken out against the measures, she has made known o expressed her opposition to the measures* * *
manifestar ( conjugate manifestar) verbo transitivo
manifestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident;
( ser evidente) to be apparent o evident
2 (Pol) to demonstrate, take part in a demonstration
3 ( dar opinión):◊ manifestarse en contra/a favor de algo to express one's opposition to/support for sth
manifestar verbo transitivo
1 (una opinión, un pensamiento) to state, declare
2 (un sentimiento) to show, display: su rostro manifestaba sorpresa, his face showed surprise
' manifestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afirmar
- descubrir
- protestar
- reaccionar
- sacar
- constar
- declarar
- manifiesta
English:
declare
- display
- exhibit
- manifest
- profess
- voice
- air
* * *♦ vt1. [alegría, dolor] to show;manifestó su enfado golpeando la mesa he showed his annoyance by banging on the table2. [opinión] to express;manifestó su intención de presentarse como candidato he announced his intention to put himself forward as a candidate;manifestaron su agradecimiento por la ayuda recibida they expressed their gratidude for the help received* * *v/t1 ( demostrar) show2 ( declarar) declare, state* * *manifestar {55} vt1) : to demonstrate, to show2) : to declare* * *manifestar vb1. (opinión, etc) to express -
74 pedir
v.1 to ask for.pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for somethingpedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do somethingpedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebodypide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbikeYo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.2 to order.¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3 to demand.4 to call for, to need.5 to beg.6 to ask to, to request to.Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.7 to require.El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.* * *1 (gen) to ask for2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for1 (por la calle) to beg\a pedir de boca just right, perfectlypedir la cuenta to ask for the billpedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage* * *verb1) to ask for, request2) order* * *1. VT1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?
una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages
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pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb•
pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myselfte lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me
pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord
- ¿qué más se puede pedir?2) (Com) (=encargar) to order3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, orderhemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea
4) [para casarse] to propose to•
pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for6) (=requerir) to need7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrowme pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car
2. VI1) (=rogar)•
pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money3) [en un bar, restaurante] to orderboca 1., 3)¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
3.See:PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.----* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *vtA1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask forpidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loanpidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leaveme pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advicepide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church doorpréstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to mesi no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicelynadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinionme pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had donepídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?pedir hora to make an appointmentpedir la palabra to ask for permission to speakpide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accusedes un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's idealestá haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can askpedir QUE + SUBJ:me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaperpidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred2 (en un bar, restaurante) to orderpedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second courseB ( Com)1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?2 ‹mercancías› to orderCle pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughtervino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sisterD (requerir) to needeste pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wineese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heelestá pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slapesta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered■ pedirvi1 (mendigar) to begpide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to askpidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go earlyestos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands■ pedirseme pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk* * *
pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?
verbo intransitivo
pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge
* * *♦ vt1. [solicitar] to ask for;pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;CAm, Méx2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3. [mercancías] to order;pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb4. [exigir] to demand;¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years5. [requerir] to call for, to need;los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it♦ vi1. [mendigar] to beg;hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?* * *I v/t1 ask for;pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;te lo pido I beg you2 ( necesitar) needII v/i1 ( mendigar) beg* * *pedir {54} vt1) : to ask for, to requestle pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan2) : to order (food, merchandise)3)pedir perdón : to apologizepedir vi1) : to order2) : to beg* * *pedir vb1. (en general) to ask for¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?2. (un favor) to ask3. (en restaurante) to order¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course? -
75 pena
f.1 shame, pity.da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anythingel pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3 problem, trouble (desgracia).4 struggle.a duras penas with great difficulty5 punishment (castigo).le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty yearsso o bajo pena de under penalty ofpena capital o de muerte death penalty6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)me da pena I'm embarrassed about it7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.8 penna, contour feather.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.* * *1 (castigo) sentence, punishment2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow3 (lástima) pity■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble\a duras penas with great difficultyhecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad waymerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth itsin pena ni gloria undistinguishedpena capital capital punishmentpena de muerte death penalty* * *noun f.1) pity2) sorrow3) penalty, punishment4) difficulty, trouble5) shame•* * *SF1) (=tristeza) sorrowtenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death
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alma en pena — lost soul•
dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like thatme daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain
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morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heartsin pena ni gloria —
2) (=lástima) shame, pity¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!
¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)
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de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state•
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state3) pl penas (=problemas)a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty
4) (=esfuerzo)•
ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?
no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it
5) (Jur) sentenceel juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison
bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death
tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion
pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty
¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!
sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease
7) And (=fantasma) ghost* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.----* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *A1(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sadme da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begginga mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry forestá que da pena she's in a terrible stateno te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell youlloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterlysentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death2 (lástima) pity, shame¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her adviceese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on heren las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badlyestar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad waysin pena ni gloria almost unnoticeduna película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticedpasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university careervale or merece la pena it's worth itmerece la pena leerlo it's worth readingno vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade himun museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visitbien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk1(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrowssus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartachete oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear yousubió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairsllegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty2 (penurias, dificultades) hardshippasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for itpasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expeditionC ( Der) sentenceel juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentenceso pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myselfCompuestos:afflictive punishmentdeath penaltylos que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishmentcorporal punishmentdeath penaltyfinecustodial sentenceD ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassmentle da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in publicme da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of nightme puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassmentquitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gailyE ( Per) (fantasma) ghost* * *
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)
pena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;
me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;
es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural
me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;
( con dificultad) with difficulty
3 (Der) sentence;
peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well
* * *pena nf1. [lástima] shame, pity;es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems4. [dificultad] struggle;pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there5. [castigo] punishment;cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;Formal [a menos que] unless pena capital death penalty;pena de cárcel prison sentence;pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;[en fútbol] penalty;pena de muerte death penalty;pena de reclusión prison sentence6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her7. CompEsp Famdibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;Famhecho una pena in a real state;una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;sin pena ni gloria without distinction;un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year* * *f1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;da pena it’s sad2 ( congoja) grief, distress3 ( lástima) pity;es una pena it’s a shame o pity;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;me da pena I’m embarrassed5 JUR sentence6:no vale ono merece la pena it’s not worth it;a duras penas with great difficulty;so pena de on pain of;con más pena que gloria ingloriously;sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed* * *pena nf1) castigo: punishment, penaltypena de muerte: death penalty2) aflicción: sorrow, griefmorir de pena: to die of a broken heart¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!3) dolor: pain, suffering4) dificultad: difficulty, troublea duras penas: with great difficulty5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment6)valer la pena : to be worthwhile* * *pena n1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness2. (lástima) shame / pity¡qué pena! what a pity!3. (condena) sentence4. (problema) trouble / problemmerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it -
76 perdonar
v.to forgive (ofensa, falta).perdonarle algo a alguien to forgive somebody for somethingperdone que le moleste sorry to bother youperdona la pregunta, ¿estás casada? forgive o pardon my asking, but are you married?perdone, ¿me deja salir? excuse me, can I get past?La evidencia disculpa al ladrón The evidence dispenses=exonerates the thief* * *2 (excusar) to excuse■ perdona que te interrumpa excuse me for interrupting, sorry to bother you■ 'Perdonen las molestias' "We apologize for any inconvenience"3 (deuda) to write off4 familiar (prescindir de) to do without, go without\no perdonar ni una familiar to be unrelenting, not let somebody get away with anythingperdonarle la vida a alguien to spare somebody's life* * *verb1) to forgive, pardon2) excuse3) spare* * *1. VT1) (=disculpar)a) [+ falta, pecado] to forgiveperdona nuestras ofensas — (Rel) forgive us our trespasses
b)¿me perdonas? — do you forgive me?
que Dios me perdone si me equivoco, pero... — may God forgive me if I'm wrong, but...
2) (=excusar)a) [+ curiosidad, ignorancia] to pardon, excuseperdone mi ignorancia, pero... — pardon o excuse my ignorance, but...
b)perdonar una obligación/una deuda a algn — to let sb off an obligation/a debt
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perdonar la vida a algn — to spare sb's life; (Dep) to let sb off the hookc) (Econ) [+ deuda] to write off3) (=perder) [+ detalle, ocasión] to miss2.VI (=disculpar)¿perdona?, ¿perdone? — [cuando no se ha entendido algo] sorry?, pardon?, pardon me? (EEUU)
¡perdona!, ¡perdone! — (=disculpándose) (I'm) sorry!; (=llamando la atención) excuse me!, pardon me!
¡ay, perdona, no te había visto! — oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!
perdone, ¿me podría decir el precio de este traje? — excuse me, could you tell me how much this suit is?
perdona, pero yo iba primero — excuse me, but I was first
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los años no perdonan — time shows no mercy•
perdonar por algo, perdona por la interrupción, pero necesito hablar contigo — I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need to talk to youperdona por haberte ofendido — please forgive me if I have offended you, I'm sorry to have offended you
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) <persona/falta> to forgiveb) (Der) to pardonc) < pecado> to forgived) < deuda> to write off; <castigo/obligación>le perdonó el castigo/el dictado — she let him off the punishment/the dictation
e) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)perdona mi curiosidad, pero... — forgive o pardon my asking but...
perdonen las molestias que esto pueda causarles — we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you
2.perdone que lo moleste, pero... — sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but...
perdonar viperdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?
perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? — sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE)
perdona ¿te he hecho daño? — (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? (AmE)
perdona, pero yo no dije eso — I'm sorry but that's not what I said
* * *= forgive, waive, let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone, remit.Ex. He continued: 'please, forgive me Jeanne'.Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex. This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex. The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.----* perdonar la vida = spare + life.* perdonar una deuda = write-off + debt.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( disculpar) <persona/falta> to forgiveb) (Der) to pardonc) < pecado> to forgived) < deuda> to write off; <castigo/obligación>le perdonó el castigo/el dictado — she let him off the punishment/the dictation
e) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)perdona mi curiosidad, pero... — forgive o pardon my asking but...
perdonen las molestias que esto pueda causarles — we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you
2.perdone que lo moleste, pero... — sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but...
perdonar viperdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?
perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? — sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE)
perdona ¿te he hecho daño? — (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? (AmE)
perdona, pero yo no dije eso — I'm sorry but that's not what I said
* * *= forgive, waive, let + Nombre + off the hook, excuse, condone, remit.Ex: He continued: 'please, forgive me Jeanne'.
Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex: The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.* perdonar la vida = spare + life.* perdonar una deuda = write-off + debt.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *perdonar [A1 ]vt1 (disculpar) to forgivete perdono, pero que no se vuelva a repetir I forgive you, but don't let it happen again2 ( Der) to pardon3 ‹pecado› to forgiveperdónanos nuestras deudas forgive us our trespassesDios me perdone, pero creo que lo hizo a propósito may I be forgiven for saying this, but I think he did it on purpose4 ‹deuda› to write offme perdonó la deuda he wrote off my debt, he let me off the money I owed himno le perdona ni una she doesn't let him get away with anything, she pulls him up over every little thing ( BrE colloq)hoy te perdono el dictado I'll let you off o ( BrE) excuse you dictation todayle perdonó el castigo she let him off the punishment5(en fórmulas de cortesía): perdona mi curiosidad, pero necesito saberlo forgive o pardon my asking but I need to knowperdonen las molestias que puedan causar las obras we apologize for any inconvenience the work may cause youperdone que lo moleste, pero ¿hay algún teléfono por aquí? sorry to bother you o ( AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but is there a telephone around here?■ perdonarviperdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? excuse me o ( AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? sorry? what did you say?, excuse me o pardon me? what did you say? ( AmE)perdona ¿te he hecho daño? (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? ( AmE)perdona, pero yo lo vi primero excuse me, but I saw it firstperdona, pero yo no he dicho eso nunca I'm sorry but I never said that* * *
perdonar ( conjugate perdonar) verbo transitivo
perdona mi curiosidad, pero … forgive my asking but …;
perdone que lo moleste, pero … sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but …b) (Der) to pardon
verbo intransitivo:◊ perdone ¿me puede decir la hora? excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me the time?;
perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE);
perdona, pero yo no dije eso I'm sorry but that's not what I said
perdonar verbo transitivo
1 to forgive: perdonar algo a alguien, to forgive sb for sthg
2 (un castigo, una deuda) perdonar una deuda, to write off a debt
perdonar una deuda a alguien, to let sb off a debt
3 (absolver de un delito) to pardon
4 (una obligación) to exempt
' perdonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dispensar
- indulgente
English:
excuse
- forgive
- let off
- overlook
- pardon
- spare
- let
- remit
* * *♦ vt1. [ofensa, falta] to forgive;perdonarle algo a alguien to forgive sb for sth;no le perdonó nunca que no la invitara a la boda she never forgave him for not inviting her to the wedding;su mujer no le perdona ni una his wife keeps him on a short leash;perdona que no te haya dirigido la palabra I'm sorry I've been ignoring you;perdonar los pecados to forgive sins;que Dios me perdone, pero su padre es un sinvergüenza God forgive me for saying so, but his father is a good-for-nothingperdonarle la vida a alguien to spare sb their life;Fam Peyva por ahí perdonándole la vida a todo el mundo she goes around patronizing everybody3. [deuda] to pardon;te perdono lo que me debes I'll let you off what you owe me;perdonar la deuda externa de un país to pardon a country's foreign debtperdona que no te haga caso, estoy muy cansada I'm sorry I'm not paying much attention to what you're saying, I'm very tired;perdona la pregunta, ¿estás casada? forgive o pardon my asking, but are you married?;perdona mi ignorancia, ¿qué es un atomizador? sorry to be so ignorant, but what's an atomizer?no perdona su coñac y su puro después de la comida he never misses his brandy and cigar after dinner♦ vilos años no perdonan the years take their toll;un delantero que no perdona a lethal forward;perdona, no lo hice a idea I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose;perdone, ¿me deja pasar? excuse me, can I get past?;perdone, ¿le he hecho mucho daño? I'm sorry, did I hurt you?;ya perdonarás, pero yo estaba primero I'm sorry o excuse me, but I was first;perdona, pero creo que te equivocas I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken* * *I v/t1 forgive;perdonar algo a alguien forgive s.o. sth2 JUR pardonII v/i:¡perdone! sorry!;perdone, ¿tiene hora? excuse me, do you have the time?* * *perdonar vt1) disculpar: to forgive, to pardon2) : to exempt, to excuse* * *perdonar vbte perdono, pero no lo vuelvas a hacer I forgive you, but don't do it again -
77 perpetuidad
f.perpetuity.a perpetuidad in perpetuitypresidente a perpetuidad president for lifecondenado a perpetuidad condemned to life imprisonment* * *1 perpetuity\a perpetuidad for ever and ever* * *SF perpetuitya perpetuidad — in perpetuity, for ever
* * *femenino perpetuity* * *= perpetuity.Ex. The article is entitled 'The awful perpetuity of print:some thoughts on the bibliographical retrieval of theological information'.----* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.* * *femenino perpetuity* * *= perpetuity.Ex: The article is entitled 'The awful perpetuity of print:some thoughts on the bibliographical retrieval of theological information'.
* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.* * *perpetuitya perpetuidad in perpetuity, forever* * *perpetuidad nfperpetuity;a perpetuidad in perpetuity;presidente a perpetuidad president for life;condenado a perpetuidad condemned to life imprisonment* * *f:a perpetuidad in perpetuity* * *perpetuidad nf: perpetuity -
78 petición
f.petition, appeal, entreaty, request.* * *1 (gen) request2 DERECHO plea, petition\a petición de at the request ofpetición de gracia appeal for clemency* * *noun f.petition, request* * *SF1) (=solicitud) [gen] request; (=documento) petitionpetición de orden — (Inform) prompt
2) (Jur) (=alegato) plea; (=reclamación) claim* * *a) ( acción) requesta petición del público — by popular request o demand
b) ( escrito) petition* * *= exhortation, request, demand, plea, pleading, exigency, petition, clamour [clamor, -USA], solicitation, behest.Ex. Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.Ex. Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.Ex. The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex. After a 23,000 signature petition the proposals for a new library were reconsidered.Ex. Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.Ex. Individual solicitation enabled 480 reciprocal agreements to be put in place.Ex. Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".----* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* atender a una petición = service + request.* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.* conceder una petición = grant + request.* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.* formulario de petición = request form.* hacer una petición = frame + request, place + request, pose + request.* hacer una petición de = place + request for.* la petición de = a call for.* papeleta de petición = request form.* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.* papeleta de petición de fotocopias = photocopy request form.* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.* petición de búsqueda = search request.* petición de documentos = document delivery.* petición de documentos por el lector = document request.* petición de impresión = print request.* petición de información de referencia = reference enquiry.* petición del depósito = stack request.* petición de material = material-finding enquiry.* petición de préstamo = loan request.* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request.* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].* peticiones = demand load.* presentar una petición = submit + petition.* redactar una petición de subvención = write + proposal.* satisfacer una petición = meet + request, fill + request.* satisfacer una petición de reserva = satisfy + hold request.* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* sistema de petición de documentos = document delivery system.* tramitar una petición = process + order request.* * *a) ( acción) requesta petición del público — by popular request o demand
b) ( escrito) petition* * *= exhortation, request, demand, plea, pleading, exigency, petition, clamour [clamor, -USA], solicitation, behest.Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.Ex: The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: After a 23,000 signature petition the proposals for a new library were reconsidered.Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.Ex: Individual solicitation enabled 480 reciprocal agreements to be put in place.Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* atender a una petición = service + request.* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.* conceder una petición = grant + request.* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.* formulario de petición = request form.* hacer una petición = frame + request, place + request, pose + request.* hacer una petición de = place + request for.* la petición de = a call for.* papeleta de petición = request form.* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.* papeleta de petición de fotocopias = photocopy request form.* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request form.* petición de búsqueda = search request.* petición de documentos = document delivery.* petición de documentos por el lector = document request.* petición de impresión = print request.* petición de información de referencia = reference enquiry.* petición del depósito = stack request.* petición de material = material-finding enquiry.* petición de préstamo = loan request.* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan request.* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].* peticiones = demand load.* presentar una petición = submit + petition.* redactar una petición de subvención = write + proposal.* satisfacer una petición = meet + request, fill + request.* satisfacer una petición de reserva = satisfy + hold request.* servicio de petición de documentos = document delivery service (DDS).* sistema de petición de documentos = document delivery system.* tramitar una petición = process + order request.* * *1 (acción) requesta petición del público by popular request o demandrespondiendo a su petición, le enviamos la correspondiente información in reply to your request, we enclose the relevant information[ S ] consulta previa petición de hora consultation by appointment2 (escrito) petitionCompuestos:petition for divorceapplication for extradition, extradition request* * *
petición sustantivo femenino
◊ a petición del público by popular request o demand;
a petición fiscal at the prosecutor's request
petición de extradición application for extradition
petición sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) request
petición de aumento de sueldo, wage demand
lo hicieron a petición suya, they did it at her request
2 (escrito, solicitud) petition
petición de divorcio, divorce petition
' petición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consulta
- demanda
- derecha
- derecho
- instancia
- otorgar
- rechazo
- reclamación
- requerimiento
- denegar
- faltar
- ruego
English:
allow
- call
- disinterested
- pander
- petition
- plea
- request
- should
- tack on
- turn down
- unheard
- approach
- bidding
- demand
- popular
* * *petición nf1. [acción] request;el país formuló una petición de ayuda al exterior the country made an appeal for foreign aid;a petición de at the request of;a petición del público habrá dos representaciones más by popular request there will be two further performances;el presidente compareció ante la cámara a petición propia the president appeared before the house at his own request;certificado expedido a petición del interesado certificate issued at the request of the person concernedpetición de extradición extradition request;petición de indulto appeal for a reprieve;petición de mano = act of formally asking a woman's parents for her hand in marriage* * *f request;a petición de at the request of* * ** * *petición n1. (acción) request2. (documento escrito) petition -
79 prisión
f.1 prison, correctional institution, jailhouse, lockup.2 imprisonment, confinement, prison, incarceration.* * *1 prison\estar en prisión preventiva to be remanded in custody, be on remand* * *noun f.1) jail, prison2) imprisonment* * *SF1) (=cárcel) prisonprisión de alta o máxima seguridad — top-security prison
2) (=encarcelamiento) imprisonmentcinco años de prisión — five years' imprisonment, prison sentence of five years
prisión mayor — sentence of more than six years and a day
prisión menor — sentence of less than six years and a day
3) pl prisiones (=grillos) shackles, fetters* * *1) ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)2) ( pena) imprisonment•* * *= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK], correctional institution, imprisonment, correctional facility.Ex. For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.Ex. This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.Ex. The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.----* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.* bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* celda de prisión = prison cell.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* decretar prisión preventiva = remand.* director de prisión = prison warden.* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].* funcionario de prisión = prison warder.* funcionario de prisiones = gaoler [jailer, -USA].* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* prisión militar = military prison.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *1) ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)2) ( pena) imprisonment•* * *= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK], correctional institution, imprisonment, correctional facility.Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.Ex: The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.* bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* celda de prisión = prison cell.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* decretar prisión preventiva = remand.* director de prisión = prison warden.* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].* funcionario de prisión = prison warder.* funcionario de prisiones = gaoler [jailer, -USA].* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* prisión militar = military prison.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *A (edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary ( AmE)Compuestos:open prisonhigh-security prisonmaximum-security o top-security prisonB (pena) imprisonmentfue condenado a seis años de prisión he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment o six years in prison, he was given a six-year prison sentenceCompuestos:long-term prison sentence ( 6 to 12 years)medium-term prison sentence ( 6 months to 6 years)● prisión preventiva or provisionalpreventive detentionel juez decretó la prisión preventiva or provisional the judge ordered him to be remanded in custodyestá detenido en régimen de prisión preventiva or provisional he is being held in preventive detention, he is in custody awaiting trial, he is being held on remand ( BrE)* * *
prisión sustantivo femenino
1 ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)
2 ( pena) prison sentence;
prisión sustantivo femenino
1 (lugar) prison, jail
2 (condena) imprisonment
prisión preventiva, protective custody
' prisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
preventiva
- preventivo
- talego
- arresto
- cárcel
- dirección
- director
- ingresar
- módulo
- recluir
- seguridad
English:
breakout
- carry
- confinement
- convict
- correctional facility
- demonstrate
- escape
- eventual
- fact
- guardhouse
- jail
- maximum
- prison
- remand
- sentence
- stockade
- community
- imprisonment
- -like
- penitentiary
- suspended
* * *prisión nf1. [cárcel] prisonprisión de máxima seguridad top-security prison;prisión de régimen abierto open prison2. [encarcelamiento] imprisonment;fue condenado a veinte años de prisión he was sentenced to twenty years imprisonmentprisión incondicional remand without bail;prisión mayor = prison sentence of between six years and twelve years;prisión menor = prison sentence of between six months and six years;prisión preventiva preventive custody* * *f prison, jail* * *1) cárcel: prison, jail2) encarcelamiento: imprisonment* * *prisión n prison -
80 purgar
v.1 to purge (also figurative).Ella purga el líquido She purges the liquid.El cura purga a Ricardo The priest purges Richard.Ricardo purga la bomba de agua Richard purges the water pump.2 to give a laxative, to purge.Elsa purga a su hijo Elsa gives her son a laxative.3 to flush out, to flush.Ricardo purga la tubería Richard flushes out the pipes.4 to serve.* * *1 to purge (de, of)* * *1. VT1) (Med) to purge, administer a purgative to2) (Pol) (=depurar) to expelpurgar a los fascistas del partido — to purge the party of fascists, expel fascists from the party
3) (=limpiar de) [+ pecado] to purge, expiate; [+ delito] to pay for; [+ pasiones] to purgepurgar la religión de supersticiones — to purge o cleanse religion of superstition
4) (Mec) (=drenar) [+ depósito, tubería] to drain; [+ radiador] to bleed, drain; [+ frenos] to bleed5) (=purificar) to purify, refine2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Med) to purgeb) (Tec) <tubería/depósito> to drain; < frenos> to bleedc) (Pol) to purge2) < pecados> to purge, expiate* * *= purge, cleanse.Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.Ex. Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Med) to purgeb) (Tec) <tubería/depósito> to drain; < frenos> to bleedc) (Pol) to purge2) < pecados> to purge, expiate* * *= purge, cleanse.Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.* * *purgar [A3 ]vtA1 ( Med) to purge2 ( Tec) ‹tubería/depósito› to drain; ‹frenos› to bleed3 ( Pol) to purgeB ‹pecados› to purge, expiate■ purgarseto purge one's bowels* * *
purgar verbo transitivo
1 Med to purge
2 Pol to purge
3 fig (los pecados, los delitos, etc) to pay for, expiate
' purgar' also found in these entries:
English:
purge
- bleed
* * *♦ vt1. Med to purge2. [radiador, tubería] to drain3. [condena] to serve4. [depurar] to purge* * *v/t MED, POL purge* * *purgar {52} vt1) : to purge, to cleanse2) : to liquidate (in politics)3) : to give a laxative to
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condena — Derecho. condena condicional … Diccionario de Economía
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