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61 loza
f.1 earthenware (material).2 crockery.3 china, crockery, fine crockery, fine earthenware.* * *1 (cerámica) china2 (de cocina) crockery* * *SF1) (=vajilla) crockery2) (=cerámica) potteryloza fina — china, chinaware
* * *a) ( material) chinab) ( vajilla) crockery; ( de mejor calidad) china* * *a) ( material) chinab) ( vajilla) crockery; ( de mejor calidad) china* * *1 (material) chinaun plato de loza a china plate2 (vajilla) crockery; (de mejor calidad) china* * *
loza sustantivo femenino
( de mejor calidad) china
loza sustantivo femenino
1 (barro fino) china
2 (objetos) crockery
' loza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barnizar
- cacharro
- descascarillarse
- desconchada
- desconchado
- romper
- vajilla
- resquebrajar
- saltar
English:
China
- crack
- crockery
- china
* * *loza nf1. [material] earthenware;[porcelana] china2. [objetos] crockery* * *de loza china atr* * *loza nf1) : crockery, earthenware2) : china* * *loza n china -
62 muralla
f.1 wall.2 outer wall, wall.3 rampart.4 curtain wall, low wall.* * *1 city wall* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de ciudad] (=muro) (city) wall, walls pl ; (=terraplén) rampart2) LAm (=pared) wall* * *a) ( de ciudad) walls (pl), city wall; ( de convento) wallb) (Chi) ( pared) wall* * *= rampart, fortification wall, wall, city wall, fortified wall.Ex. You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.Ex. The author discusses the history of this medieval fortified moat castle commenting on its construction, fortification walls, masonry, and plan.Ex. The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.Ex. It was razed by Spanish authorities in 1897 along with a segment of the city walls to let the overcrowded colonial capital to grow.Ex. The Vatican in Rome, surrounded by fortified walls, is the seat of the Papacy.* * *a) ( de ciudad) walls (pl), city wall; ( de convento) wallb) (Chi) ( pared) wall* * *= rampart, fortification wall, wall, city wall, fortified wall.Ex: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.
Ex: The author discusses the history of this medieval fortified moat castle commenting on its construction, fortification walls, masonry, and plan.Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.Ex: It was razed by Spanish authorities in 1897 along with a segment of the city walls to let the overcrowded colonial capital to grow.Ex: The Vatican in Rome, surrounded by fortified walls, is the seat of the Papacy.* * *erigieron una muralla defensiva they erected a defensive wall o rampartCompuesto:la Muralla China the Great Wall of China* * *
muralla sustantivo femenino
( de convento) wall;
muralla sustantivo femenino wall
la Gran Muralla china, the Great Wall of China
' muralla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
portal
English:
wall
- rampart
* * *muralla nf1. [muro] wall;la muralla de la ciudad the city wallsla Muralla China the Great Wall of China2. [barrera] wall;pasó la pelota por encima de la muralla de jugadores he sent the ball over the wall* * *f de ciudad wall* * *muralla nf: rampart, wall* * *muralla n wall / walls -
63 caolín
m.kaolin, china-clay, kaoline.* * *1 kaolin* * *SM kaolin* * *masculino kaolin, china clay* * *= kaolin, china clay.Ex. The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.Ex. Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.* * *masculino kaolin, china clay* * *= kaolin, china clay.Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.* * *kaolin, china clay* * *caolín nmkaolin, china clay* * *m MIN china clay, kaolin -
64 tinta
f.ink.andarse con medias tintas to be wishy-washycargar o recargar las tintas to exaggeratese han escrito ríos de tinta sobre el tema people have written reams on the subjectsaberlo de buena tinta to have it on good authoritysudar tinta to sweat bloodtinta china Indian inktinta indeleble marking inktinta invisible o simpática invisible inkpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tintar.* * *1 (gen) ink2 (tinte) dyeing1 colours (US colors), hues\cargar las tintas / recargar las tintas figurado to exaggerateescribir con tinta to write in inkhacer correr mucha tinta figurado to get a lot of coveragesaber algo de buena tinta figurado to get something straight from the horse's mouthsudar tinta figurado to sweat bloodmedias tintas figurado vague wordstinta china Indian inktinta simpática invisible ink* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [para escribir] inktinta china — Indian ink, India ink (EEUU)
tinta de imprenta — printing ink, printer's ink
tinta invisible, tinta simpática — invisible ink
2) [de pulpo, calamar] ink3) (Arte) (=color) colour, color (EEUU)pl tintas liter shades, huesmedia tinta — half-tone, tint
4) (=tinte) dye* * *a) (Art, Impr) inkmedias tintas — half-measures
él no se anda con medias tintas — ( al hablar) he doesn't beat about the bush; ( al actuar) he never does things by halves
saber algo de buena tinta — to have something on good authority
sudar tinta — to sweat blood
b) (del calamar, pulpo) ink* * *= ink.Ex. When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.----* bloque de tinta = ink-block.* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* dibujo a tinta = ink drawing.* hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing.* impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* manchado de tinta = inky.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.* sudar tinta = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out.* tinta de imprenta = printing ink.* tinta ferrogálica = iron gall ink.* tinta litográfica = lithographic ink.* tinta tipográfica = letterpress ink.* * *a) (Art, Impr) inkmedias tintas — half-measures
él no se anda con medias tintas — ( al hablar) he doesn't beat about the bush; ( al actuar) he never does things by halves
saber algo de buena tinta — to have something on good authority
sudar tinta — to sweat blood
b) (del calamar, pulpo) ink* * *= ink.Ex: When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.
* bloque de tinta = ink-block.* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* dibujo a tinta = ink drawing.* hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing.* impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* manchado de tinta = inky.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.* sudar tinta = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out.* tinta de imprenta = printing ink.* tinta ferrogálica = iron gall ink.* tinta litográfica = lithographic ink.* tinta tipográfica = letterpress ink.* * *debes escribir con tinta you must write in inkcargar las tintas to go too farmedias tintas: no me gustan las medias tintas I don't like half-measures, I don't like things to be halfheartedpolíticos de medias tintas wishy-washy politiciansdéjate de medias tintas stop being so vague o wishy-washysaber algo de buena tinta to have sth on good authoritysudar tinta to sweat blood2 (del calamar, pulpo) inkcalamares en su tinta squid in inkCompuestos:printer's ink● tinta invisible or simpáticainvisible ink* * *
Del verbo tintar: ( conjugate tintar)
tinta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tinta
tintar
tinta sustantivo femenino
ink;
escribir con tinta to write in ink (AmE), Indian ink (BrE);
saber algo de buena tinta to have sth on good authority
tinta sustantivo femenino
1 (para escritura, dibujo) ink
tinta china, Indian ink
2 Zool (de calamar, pulpo, etc) ink
3 medias tintas, half-measures
♦ Locuciones: familiar (exagerar) cargar las tintas, to exaggerate
(suscitar grán interés) correr ríos de tinta, an event which gives rise to a lot of written opinions
(estar bien informado) saber (algo) de buena tinta, to know sthg on good authority
sudar tinta, to sweat blood
tintar verbo transitivo to dye
' tinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sudar
- correr
- derramar
- emborronar
- gastar
- ojo
- salir
- teñir
English:
blot
- bottle
- in
- Indian ink
- ink
- ink-jet printer
- printer
- run
- short
- slog
- smudge
- source
- black
- leak
* * *tinta nf1. [para escribir] ink;medias tintas: andarse con medias tintas to be wishy-washy;no me gustan las medias tintas I don't like half-measures o doing things by halves;saberlo de buena tinta to have it on good authoritytinta china Indian ink;tinta indeleble indelible ink;tinta invisible invisible ink;tinta simpática invisible ink2. [de calamar] ink3. RP [para pelo] dye;hacerse la tinta to dye one's hair* * *f ink;sobre esto ha corrido ya mucha tinta a lot has already been written about this;sudar tinta sweat blood fam ;recargar las tintas exaggerate;de buena tinta fig on good authority;medias tintas fig half measures* * *tinta nf: ink* * *tinta n ink -
65 parlanchín
adj.loose-talking, talkative, chattering, chatty.m.loose talker, magpie, chatterer, excessively talkative person.* * *► adjetivo1 talkative► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar chatterbox* * *parlanchín, -ina *1.ADJ talkative2.SM / F chatterbox ** * *I- china adjetivo (fam) chatty (colloq)II- china masculino, femenino (fam) chatterbox (colloq)* * *= garrulous, talking head, talking head, chatterbox, chatty [chattier -comp., chattiest -sup.].Ex. Often they are garrulous, even quarrelsome.Ex. Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.Ex. Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.* * *I- china adjetivo (fam) chatty (colloq)II- china masculino, femenino (fam) chatterbox (colloq)* * *= garrulous, talking head, talking head, chatterbox, chatty [chattier -comp., chattiest -sup.].Ex: Often they are garrulous, even quarrelsome.
Ex: Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.Ex: Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.* * *eres un loro parlanchín you're a real chatterbox ( colloq)* * *
parlanchín
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) chatterbox (colloq)
parlanchín,-ina adj fam talkative
' parlanchín' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parlanchina
- charlatán
English:
chatterbox
- nonstop
- talkative
* * *parlanchín, -ina Fam♦ adjchatty♦ nm,fchatterbox* * *I adj chattyII m, parlanchina f chatterbox* * ** * *parlanchín adj talkative -
66 república
f.1 republic.2 Republic.* * *1 republic\república bananera peyorativo banana republicrepública de las letras literal intelligentsia* * *noun f.* * *SF republic* * *femenino republic* * *= republic.Ex. Each republic develops a system appropriate to its particular information needs and existing informational infrastructure.----* república bananera = banana republic, mickey mouse country.* República Checa, la = Czech Republic, the.* República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.* República de Corea, la = Republic of Korea, the.* República de Croacia, la = Croatian Republic, the.* República de Irlanda = Republic of Ireland.* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.* República de Mauricio = Mauritius.* República Democrática Alemana = German Democratic Republic (GDR).* República Democrática del Congo, la = Democratic Republic of Congo, the.* República de Sudáfrica = Republic of South Africa.* República de Suráfrica = Republic of South Africa.* República Dominicana = Dominican Republic.* República Eslovaca, la = Slovak Republic, the.* República Federal Alemana = Federal Republic of Germany (FDR).* República Irlandesa, la = Irish Republic, the.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la = People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.* repúblicas bálticas, las = Baltic republics, the.* república socialista = socialist republic.* república soviética = Soviet Republic.* República Togolesa, la = Togolese Republic, the.* * *femenino republic* * *= republic.Ex: Each republic develops a system appropriate to its particular information needs and existing informational infrastructure.
* república bananera = banana republic, mickey mouse country.* República Checa, la = Czech Republic, the.* República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.* República de Corea, la = Republic of Korea, the.* República de Croacia, la = Croatian Republic, the.* República de Irlanda = Republic of Ireland.* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.* República de Mauricio = Mauritius.* República Democrática Alemana = German Democratic Republic (GDR).* República Democrática del Congo, la = Democratic Republic of Congo, the.* República de Sudáfrica = Republic of South Africa.* República de Suráfrica = Republic of South Africa.* República Dominicana = Dominican Republic.* República Eslovaca, la = Slovak Republic, the.* República Federal Alemana = Federal Republic of Germany (FDR).* República Irlandesa, la = Irish Republic, the.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la = People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.* repúblicas bálticas, las = Baltic republics, the.* república socialista = socialist republic.* república soviética = Soviet Republic.* República Togolesa, la = Togolese Republic, the.* * *republicCompuestos:federal republic* * *
república sustantivo femenino
republic
república f Pol republic
' república' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
checa
- checo
- eslovaca
- eslovaco
- República Dominicana
- República Oriental del Uruguay
- RFA
English:
Czech
- Dominican
- Eire
- Ireland
- republic
- Slovakia
- federal
* * *república nfrepublicrepública bananera banana republic;la República Centroafricana the Central African Republic;la República Checa the Czech Republic;la República del Congo the Republic of the Congo;Antes la República Democrática Alemana o de Alemania the German Democratic Republic;la República Democrática del Congo the Democratic Republic of Congo;la República Dominicana the Dominican Republic;la República Eslovaca the Slovak Republic;república federal federal republic;Antes la República Federal Alemana o de Alemania the Federal Republic of Germany; Antes la República Federal de Yugoslavia the Yugoslav Federal Republic;la República de Irlanda the Republic of Ireland;la República Irlandesa the Irish Republic;la República Oriental del Uruguay = the official name of Uruguay;la República Popular China the People's Republic of China;la República Popular de Corea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;la República de Sudáfrica the Republic of South Africa;Hist la República de Weimar the Weimar Republic* * *f republic* * *república nf: republic* * *república n republic -
67 naranja
adj.orange.f.1 orange (fruto).¡naranjas de la china! (informal) no way!media naranja (informal figurative) other o better half2 orange color, orange, orange colour.m.orange (color).* * *1 (fruto) orange► adjetivo1 (color) orange\encontrar su media naranja to find the man/woman of one's dreamsmi media naranja my better half¡naranjas de la China! familiar no way!naranja sanguina blood orange* * *1. noun f. 2. noun m. adj.* * *1. SF1) (=fruta) orangenaranja amarga, naranja cajel — Seville orange
2) *esperar la media naranja — to wait for Mr Right/one's ideal woman
3) Caribe bitter orange2.ADJ INV [color] orange3.SM (=color) orange* * *IIInaranjas de la China! — (fam) ( expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); ( expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)
adjetivo (gen inv) orangeIIInaranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange
* * *IIInaranjas de la China! — (fam) ( expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); ( expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)
adjetivo (gen inv) orangeIIInaranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange
* * *naranja11 = orange.Nota: Nombre.Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
* mermelada de naranja = orange marmalade.* naranja amarga = sour orange.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* naranja de jugo = juice orange.* naranja de sangre = blood orange.* naranja sanguina = blood orange.* piel de naranja = cellulite, orange skin, orange peel.* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* zumo de naranja = orange juice.naranja22 = orange.Ex: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.
* Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.* amarillo naranja = orange-yellow.* naranja chillón = bright orange.* naranja fuerte = bright orange.* naranja intenso = bright orange.* * *(fruta) orangellevar naranjas al Paraguay ( Arg); to carry o take coals to Newcastle¡naranjas de la China! ( fam) (expresando incredulidad) garbage! ( AmE colloq), rubbish! ( BrE colloq), come off it! ( colloq); (expresando rechazo) no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)Compuestos:Seville orange(CS) navel orangenavel orange( Col) navel orangeblood orange1 ( gen inv) orangecalcetines naranja orange socks2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) orangenaranja chillón/intenso lurid/bright orange(color) orange* * *
naranja sustantivo femenino ( fruta) orange;
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) orange
■ adjetivo ( gen inv) orange
naranja
I f Bot orange
II adjetivo & m (color) orange
III exclamación ¡naranjas (de la China)!, no way!
♦ Locuciones: mi/tu/su media naranja, my/ your/his better half
' naranja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
su
- agrio
- cáscara
- chupar
- corteza
- exprimir
- gajo
- medio
- pepa
English:
concentrate
- half
- marmalade
- orange
- rind
- segment
- squeeze
- tiger lily
- zest
* * *♦ adj invorange♦ nm[color] orange;el naranja es mi color favorito orange is my favourite colour♦ nf[fruto] orange; Fam¡naranjas de la china! no way!;RP, Ven Famno pasa naranja: salí sin los documentos – no pasa naranja I left without my documents – no hassle;este es un pueblo muy aburrido, acá no pasa naranja this is a really boring town, there's zilch going on herenaranja agria Seville orange;naranja navelina navel orange;naranja sanguina blood orange* * *I f orange;media naranja fam ( pareja) other halfII adj orange* * *naranja adj & nm: orange (color)naranja nf: orange (fruit)* * *naranja adj n orange -
68 cadena de hoteles
(n.) = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chainEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *(n.) = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chainEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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69 chino1
1 = Chinese, Chink, Chinaman.Nota: Uso ofensivo.Ex. There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.Ex. They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.Ex. An innocent Chinese man was punched right on his left eye and yelled at 'We don't need Chinamen in this country!'.----* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* naranjita china = kumquat [cumquat].* papel de China = rice paper, pith paper.* repollo chino = Chinese cabbage.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.]. -
70 oro
m.gold (metal).de oro goldoro en barras bullionoro negro oiloro en polvo gold dustpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: orar.* * *1 gold► adjetivo1 (color) golden1 (baraja española) ≈ diamonds\guardar algo como oro en paño to cherish somethinghacerse de oro to make a fortuneno es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not goldprometer el oro y el moro to promise the earthtener un corazón de oro to have a heart of goldoro de ley pure goldoro negro oil* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=metal) goldde oro — gold antes de s, golden frec liter
oro en barras — gold bars pl, bullion
oro negro — black gold, oil
See:ver nota culturelle BARAJA ESPAÑOLA in baraja* * *Iadjetivo invariable goldII1) ( metal) goldandar cargado al oro — (Chi fam) to be loaded (colloq)
guardar/tener algo como oro en polvo (AmL) or (Esp) en paño — to treasure something (as if it were gold (AmE) o (BrE) gold dust)
prometer el oro y el moro — to promise the earth
2) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) any card of the oros suit* * *= gold.Ex. In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term gold will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.----* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* adornado con pan de oro = gold-leafed.* aniversario de oro = golden anniversary.* bodas de oro = golden wedding.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* búsqueda de oro = gold digging.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* de oro macizo = solid-gold.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* edad de oro = golden age.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* enchapado en oro = gold-plated.* en oro = gilt.* en pan de oro = gold-leafed.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* fiebre del oro, la = gold rush, the.* impresión en oro = gold tooling.* lingote de oro = gold bar.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* oportunidad de oro = golden opportunity.* oro batido = gold leaf.* oro en lingotes = gold bullion.* pan de oro = gold leaf.* patrón oro, el = gold standard, the.* pepita de oro = nugget of gold.* pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* regla de oro = golden rule.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.* vellocino de oro, el = Golden Fleece, the.* yacimiento de oro = goldfield.* * *Iadjetivo invariable goldII1) ( metal) goldandar cargado al oro — (Chi fam) to be loaded (colloq)
guardar/tener algo como oro en polvo (AmL) or (Esp) en paño — to treasure something (as if it were gold (AmE) o (BrE) gold dust)
prometer el oro y el moro — to promise the earth
2) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) any card of the oros suit* * *= gold.Ex: In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term gold will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.
* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* adornado con pan de oro = gold-leafed.* aniversario de oro = golden anniversary.* bodas de oro = golden wedding.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* búsqueda de oro = gold digging.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* de oro macizo = solid-gold.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* edad de oro = golden age.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* enchapado en oro = gold-plated.* en oro = gilt.* en pan de oro = gold-leafed.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* fiebre del oro, la = gold rush, the.* impresión en oro = gold tooling.* lingote de oro = gold bar.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* oportunidad de oro = golden opportunity.* oro batido = gold leaf.* oro en lingotes = gold bullion.* pan de oro = gold leaf.* patrón oro, el = gold standard, the.* pepita de oro = nugget of gold.* pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* regla de oro = golden rule.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.* vellocino de oro, el = Golden Fleece, the.* yacimiento de oro = goldfield.* * *oro1goldoro2A (metal) goldoro (de) 18 quilates 18-carat goldlingote/anillo de oro gold ingot/ringbañado en oro gold-platedreservas de oro gold reserves¿80 pesos? ¡ni que fuera (de) oro! ¿80 pesos? what's it made of? solid gold or something?guardar/tener algo como oro en polvo ( AmL) or ( Esp) en paño to treasure sth (as if it were gold ( AmE) o ( BrE) as if it were gold dust)hacerla de oro ( Chi fam): ahora si que la hiciste de oro ( iró); that was a really clever thing to do ( iro)ni por todo el oro del mundo not for all the tea in China ( colloq)prometer el oro y el moro to promise the earthvaler (su peso en) oro to be worth one's weight in goldno es oro todo lo que reluce or no todo lo que brilla es oro all that glitters is not goldCompuestos:gold leafwhite goldblack goldold goldC (en heráldica) or* * *
Del verbo orar: ( conjugate orar)
oro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
oró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
orar
oro
orar ( conjugate orar) verbo intransitivo (frml) (Relig) to pray
oro adjetivo invariable
gold
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( metal) gold;
bañado en oro gold-plated;
oro negro black gold;
ni por todo el oro del mundo not for all the tea in China (colloq)
2 ( en naipes)
◊ oros suitb)
orar vi Rel to pray
oro sustantivo masculino
1 (metal) gold
oro de ley, fine gold
bañado/a en oro, gold-plated
oro de 24 kilates, 24-carat gold
una pulsera de oro, a golden bracelet
2 (en la baraja española) oros, diamonds
♦ Locuciones: no es oro todo lo que reluce, all that glitters is not gold
hacerse de oro, to become very rich
prometer el oro y el moro, to promise the earth/the moon
como los chorros del oro, as bright as a new pin
ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the tea in China
' oro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bañar
- boda
- broche
- buscador
- buscadora
- chapada
- chapado
- contender
- delgada
- delgado
- descubrir
- edad
- gallina
- ley
- maciza
- macizo
- ni
- orfebre
- pan
- pepita
- pico
- regla
- relucir
- reluciente
- rubí
- toisón
- vellocino
- bañado
- barra
- corazón
- fiebre
- legítimo
- modalidad
- podrido
- quilate
- regalar
- sellar
- sello
English:
bar
- bullion
- buttercup
- cuff links
- exorbitant
- gift
- gold
- gold disc
- gold dust
- gold leaf
- gold standard
- gold-plated
- golden
- golden rule
- golden wedding
- hallmark
- hoard
- like
- mine
- missing
- moneymaker
- nugget
- of
- off
- opportunity
- out
- overlay
- prospect
- prospector
- real
- rule
- silence
- strike
- such
- weight
- carat
- medalist
- pan
- plate
- roll
- rolled gold
- sovereign
- wedding
* * *♦ nm1. [metal] gold;un reloj de oro a gold watch;oro de 18 quilates 18-carat gold;Literariosus cabellos de oro her golden hair;Humvoy a guardar los oros [joyas de oro] I'm going to put away my gold jewellery;vestido de oro y negro all dressed up, dressed up to the nines;no lo haría ni por todo el oro del mundo I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China;hacerse de oro to make one's fortune;no es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not gold;Vulgoro del que cagó el moro [oro falso] fool's gold;[cosa de mala calidad] trash;pedir el oro y el moro to ask for the moon;prometer el oro y el moro to promise the earth;Amser alguien oro en polvo to be an absolute treasureoro amarillo yellow gold;oro en barras bullion;oro batido gold leaf;oro blanco white gold;oro laminado rolled gold;oro de ley standard gold, pure o real gold;oro molido powdered gold;oro negro oil, black gold;oro en polvo gold dust;oro rojo red gold;oro viejo old goldKenia se llevó el oro Kenya won (the) gold3. [naipe] any card of the “oros” suit4.oros [palo] = suit in Spanish deck of cards, with the symbol of a gold coin5. [en escudo] or♦ adj invgold* * *m1 gold;de oro gold;no es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not gold;guardar como oro en paño con mucho cariño treasure sth; con mucho cuidado guard sth with one’s life;prometer el oro y el moro promise the earth;hacerse de oro get rich2:* * *oro nm: gold* * *oro n gold -
71 popular
adj.1 popular (del pueblo) (creencia, movimiento, revuelta).la voluntad popular the will of the people2 popular (famoso aceptado).hacerse popular to catch onf.Popular, Popular Inc.* * *► adjetivo1 (del pueblo) traditional2 (muy conocido) popular* * *adj.1) popular2) folk* * *ADJ1) (=del pueblo) [cultura, levantamiento] popular; [música] popular, folk antes de s ; [tradiciones] popular, folk antes de s ; [lenguaje] popular, colloquial2) (=de clase obrera)un barrio popular — a working-class neighbourhood o (EEUU) neighborhood
3) (=muy conocido) popular* * *1)a) <cultura/tradiciones> popular (before n); <canción/baile> traditional, folk (before n); < costumbres> traditionalb) (Pol) <movimiento/rebelión> popular (before n)2) ( que gusta) <actor/programa/deporte> popular3) < lenguaje> colloquial* * *= folkloristic, popular, demotic, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, folkloric, grassroots [grass-roots], high selling.Ex. The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex. Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.Ex. The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.Ex. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.Ex. Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.Ex. For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.Ex. Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.----* acción popular = class action, class action suit.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* arte popular = folk art.* canción popular = popular song.* costumbre popular = folkway.* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.* cuento popular = folk tale.* cultura popular = public culture.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* demanda popular = public demand.* dicho popular = saying, familiar saying, saw.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacerse popular = catch on.* impopular = unpopular.* lista de más populares = chart.* mito popular = popular myth, urban legend, folk myth.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* música popular = popular music.* muy popular = widely-read, highly popular.* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.* protesta popular = street protest.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la = People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.* ser muy popular = have + mass appeal.* ser popular = find + favour, be popular in appeal, attain + appeal, be popular.* ser popular entre = be popular with.* voto popular, el = popular vote, the.* * *1)a) <cultura/tradiciones> popular (before n); <canción/baile> traditional, folk (before n); < costumbres> traditionalb) (Pol) <movimiento/rebelión> popular (before n)2) ( que gusta) <actor/programa/deporte> popular3) < lenguaje> colloquial* * *= folkloristic, popular, demotic, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, folkloric, grassroots [grass-roots], high selling.Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex: Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.Ex: Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.* acción popular = class action, class action suit.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* arte popular = folk art.* canción popular = popular song.* costumbre popular = folkway.* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.* cuento popular = folk tale.* cultura popular = public culture.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* demanda popular = public demand.* dicho popular = saying, familiar saying, saw.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacerse popular = catch on.* impopular = unpopular.* lista de más populares = chart.* mito popular = popular myth, urban legend, folk myth.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* música popular = popular music.* muy popular = widely-read, highly popular.* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.* protesta popular = street protest.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la = People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.* ser muy popular = have + mass appeal.* ser popular = find + favour, be popular in appeal, attain + appeal, be popular.* ser popular entre = be popular with.* voto popular, el = popular vote, the.* * *A1 (tradicional) ‹cultura/tradiciones› popular ( before n); ‹canción/baile› traditional, folk ( before n); ‹costumbres› traditionalprotestas populares popular o mass protestsuna manifestación popular a mass demonstrationB (que gusta) ‹actor/programa/deporte› popularmuy popular entre los jóvenes very popular with young peopleC ‹lenguaje› colloquial* * *
popular adjetivo
1
‹canción/baile/costumbres› traditional
2 ( que gusta) ‹actor/programa/deporte› popular
popular adjetivo
1 (folclórico) folk
2 (humilde) las clases populares, the people, the working class
3 (bien aceptado) popular
4 (conocido, famoso) well-known
' popular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- cabezudo
- cancionero
- cómic
- conocida
- conocido
- constancia
- divulgación
- infarto
- interpretar
- legitimar
- pueblo
- romería
- seguidilla
- solicitada
- solicitado
- atracción
- concurrido
- conjunto
- copla
- cultura
- curandero
- feria
- jalador
- palenque
- pegar
- petición
- popularizar
- usar
- verbena
- vulgar
English:
alike
- bandwagon
- belief
- big
- down-market
- folk
- folk song
- immensely
- itself
- lore
- outcry
- pander
- popular
- request
- throughout
- by
- catch
- demand
- downmarket
- hot
- pop
- popularize
- tabloid
* * *♦ adj1. [del pueblo] [creencia, movimiento, revuelta] popular;la voluntad popular the will of the people;una insurrección/protesta popular a popular uprising/protest2. [arte, música] folk3. [precios] affordable4. [lenguaje] colloquial5. [famoso] popular;hacerse popular to catch on6. [aceptado] popular;es muy popular en la oficina she's very popular in the office♦ nmfEsp Pol = member/supporter of the Partido Popular* * *I adj1 ( afamado) popular3 barrio lower-classII mpl:POL the Popular Party* * *popular adj1) : popular2) : traditional3) : colloquial* * *popular adj popular -
72 chinero
m.1 china or glass cabinet.2 china cupboard, china closet.* * *1 china cupboard* * *I II* * *chinero nmchina cabinet -
73 como un elefante en una cacharrería
* * *Ex. Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests.* * *Ex: Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests.
Spanish-English dictionary > como un elefante en una cacharrería
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74 porcelana fina
f.bone china.* * *(n.) = bone chinaEx. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* * *(n.) = bone chinaEx: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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75 abrir
v.1 to open.la tienda abre a las cinco the shop opens at five (o'clock)Ricardo abre la celda de Mario Richard opens Mario's cell.El Dr. Zus abre el abdomen Dr. Zus opens=cuts open the abdomen.2 to dig.le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle3 to open (negocio, colegio, mercado).4 to whet (apetito).la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry5 to head.6 to open the door (abrir la puerta).¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!7 to draw open, to open.Ricardo abre las cortinas Richard draws the curtains open.8 to turn on.Ricardo abre el paso de corriente Richard turns on the electricity.* * *(pp abierto,-a)1 (gen) to open2 (con llave) to unlock3 (cremallera) to undo■ abrió la cremallera de la maleta she undid the zip on the case, she unzipped the case4 (negocio) to open6 (luz) to switch on, turn on; (gas, grifo) to turn on7 (iniciar) to start, begin■ abrieron una investigación para aclarar la causa del incendio they started an investigation into the causes of the fire8 (encabezar) to head, lead1 (gen) to open■ le dieron puntos para que no se le abriera la herida they gave her stitches so that the wound wouldn't open2 (flor) to open, come out3 (iniciarse) to begin, start, open4 (extenderse) to spread out, unfold5 (dar) to open (a, onto), look (a, onto)6 (ligamentos) to sprain7 figurado (sincerarse) to open out8 argot (largarse) to clear off, be off,■ ¡adiós, me abro! bye, I'm off!, US I'm out of here!\abrir fuego MILITAR to open fireabrir la mano figurado to relax standardsabrir paso to make wayabrir un expediente DERECHO to start proceedingsabrir una posibilidad to open up a possibility■ la nueva ley abre la posibilidad de que los terroristas se reinserten en la sociedad the new law makes it possible for terrorists to be reintegrated into societyabrirle la cabeza a alguien familiar to smash somebody's head inabrirse paso en la vida figurado to make one's way in lifeen un abrir y cerrar de ojos familiar in the twinkling of an eyeno abrir (la) boca figurado not to say a word* * *verb1) to open2) unlock3) undo* * *( pp abierto)1. VT1) [algo que estaba cerrado]a) [+ puerta, armario, libro, ojos] to open; [+ cremallera, bragueta] to undoabrir una puerta/ventana de par en par — to open a door/window wide
abre la boca — open your mouth; [en el dentista] open wide
no encuentro la llave para abrir la puerta — I can't find the key to open o unlock the door
abrid el libro por la página 50 — turn to page 50 in the book, open the book at page 50
b) [desplegando] [+ mapa, mantel] to spread out; [+ paraguas] to open, put up; [+ mano, abanico, paracaídas] to openc) [haciendo una abertura] [+ pozo] to sink; [+ foso, cimientos] to dig; [+ agujero, perforación] to make, bore; [+ camino] to clear; LAm [+ bosque] to clearlas lluvias han abierto socavones en las calles — the rain has caused potholes to appear on the streets
d) [haciendo un corte] [+ sandía] to cut open; [+ herida] to opene) [+ grifo, luz, agua] to turn on; [+ válvula] to open¿has abierto el gas? — have you turned the gas on?
2) (=encabezar) [+ manifestación, desfile] to lead, head; [+ baile] to open, lead off; [+ lista] to head3) (=inaugurar)a) [+ acto, ceremonia] to opense acaban de volver a abrir las negociaciones con los sindicatos — negotiations with the unions have been reopened
b) (Com) [+ negocio] to set up, start; [+ cuenta] to openha decidido abrir su propio negocio — she has decided to set up o start her own business
abrir un expediente a algn — [investigación] to open a file on sb; [proceso] to begin proceedings against sb
abrir una información — to open o start an inquiry
c) (Tip)d) (Mil)¡abran fuego! — (open) fire!
4) (=ampliar) [+ perspectivas] to open upvivir en el extranjero le abrió la mente — living abroad opened up his mind o made him more open-minded
5) [+ apetito]esta selección abre el apetito a los lectores — this selection is intended to whet the readers' appetite
2. VI1) [puerta, cajón] to open2) [persona] to open the door, open up¡abre, soy yo! — open the door o open up, it's me!
llamé pero no abrió nadie — I knocked at the door, but nobody answered
3) [comercio, museo] to open4) [flor] to open5) [en operación quirúrgica]6) (Meteo) to clear up7) (Bridge) to open8) Caribe * (=huir) to escape, run off3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo3)a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make4)a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?
b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)c) (Com) to open up5)a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set upel plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio — applications will be accepted from June 2
b) <acto/debate/baile> to openc) <desfile/cortejo> to head, leadd) <paréntesis/comillas> to opene)6) < apetito> to whet7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of8) ( hacer más receptivo)2.abrir vi1) persona to open upabre! soy yo — open the door o open up! it's me
2) puerta/cajón to open3) comercio/museo to open4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open3.abrir v impers (fam) (Meteo)4.abrirse v pron1)a) puerta/ventana to openabrirse a algo — a jardín/corredor to open onto something
b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open2)a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undob) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split3)a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfoldun espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos — the most wonderful view unfolded before their eyes (liter)
b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up4) período/era to begincon este tratado se abre una nueva etapa — this treaty marks o heralds a new era
5)a) ( confiarse)b) ( hacerse más receptivo)c) ( hacerse más accesible)abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something
6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet* * *= forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.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. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.* abrir arrancando = rip + open.* abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).* abrir con lanceta = lance.* abrir con llave = unlock.* abrir cortando = lance.* abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].* abrir de un empujón = fling + open.* abrir dinamitando = blast.* abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.* abrir el debate = open + the debate.* abrir el mercado = open up + market.* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.* abrir fuego = open + fire.* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.* abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.* abrir las puertas de = unlock.* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.* abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.* abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.* abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.* abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.* abrirse un socavón = cave in.* abrir una brecha = breach.* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.* abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.* abrir un agujero = cut + hole.* abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.* abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.* abrir un camino = chart + direction.* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.* sin abrir = unopened.* sin abrirse = unfolded.* volver a abrir = be back in business.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo3)a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make4)a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?
b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)c) (Com) to open up5)a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set upel plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio — applications will be accepted from June 2
b) <acto/debate/baile> to openc) <desfile/cortejo> to head, leadd) <paréntesis/comillas> to opene)6) < apetito> to whet7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of8) ( hacer más receptivo)2.abrir vi1) persona to open upabre! soy yo — open the door o open up! it's me
2) puerta/cajón to open3) comercio/museo to open4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open3.abrir v impers (fam) (Meteo)4.abrirse v pron1)a) puerta/ventana to openabrirse a algo — a jardín/corredor to open onto something
b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open2)a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undob) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split3)a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfoldun espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos — the most wonderful view unfolded before their eyes (liter)
b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up4) período/era to begincon este tratado se abre una nueva etapa — this treaty marks o heralds a new era
5)a) ( confiarse)b) ( hacerse más receptivo)c) ( hacerse más accesible)abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something
6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet* * *= forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.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: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.* abrir arrancando = rip + open.* abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).* abrir con lanceta = lance.* abrir con llave = unlock.* abrir cortando = lance.* abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].* abrir de un empujón = fling + open.* abrir dinamitando = blast.* abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.* abrir el debate = open + the debate.* abrir el mercado = open up + market.* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.* abrir fuego = open + fire.* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.* abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.* abrir las puertas de = unlock.* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.* abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.* abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.* abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.* abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.* abrirse un socavón = cave in.* abrir una brecha = breach.* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.* abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.* abrir un agujero = cut + hole.* abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.* abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.* abrir un camino = chart + direction.* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.* sin abrir = unopened.* sin abrirse = unfolded.* volver a abrir = be back in business.* * *vtA2 ‹ojos/boca› to open ver tb3 ‹paquete/maleta› to open; ‹carta/sobre› to open4 ‹botella/frasco/lata› to open5 ‹paraguas› to open, put up; ‹abanico› to open; ‹mapa› to open out, unfold; ‹libro› to open; ‹mano› to open6 ‹cortinas› to open, draw back; ‹persianas› to raise, pull upB ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn on; ‹válvula› to openC1 ‹zanja/túnel› to dig; ‹agujero› to makela bomba abrió un boquete en la pared the bomb blew o blasted a hole in the wallabrieron una entrada en la pared they made o smashed a hole in the wallabrieron una zanja en la calzada they dug a trench in the roadle abrió la cabeza de una pedrada he hit her with a stone and gashed her headabrió un abismo insondable entre los dos países it created a yawning gulf between the two countries2 ‹absceso› to open … up ‹paciente›D1 ‹comercio/museo/restaurante› (para el quehacer diario) to open; (inaugurar) to open (up)¿a qué hora abren el mercado? what time does the market open?¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?van a abrir un nuevo hospital they're going to open a new hospitalla exposición se abrirá al público mañana the exhibition will open to the public tomorrow2 ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open; ‹frontera› to open (up) camino m B 1. (↑ camino), paso1 (↑ paso (1))3 ( Com) to open upcon el fin de abrir nuevos mercados para nuestros productos with the aim of opening up new markets for our products4 ( Inf) ‹documento/fichero› to openE (iniciar) ‹cuenta bancaria› to open; ‹negocio› to start, set up; ‹suscripción› to take out; ‹caso› to open; ‹investigación› to begin, set upel plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio applications will be accepted from June 2todavía no se ha abierto la matrícula registration hasn't begun yetF1 (dar comienzo a) ‹acto/debate/ceremonia› to openabrieron el baile los novios the bride and groom opened the dancing¡abran fuego! open fire!2 ‹desfile/cortejo› to head, lead3 ‹paréntesis/comillas› to openG ‹apeitito› to whetla caminata me abrió el apetito the walk whetted my appetiteH ‹perspectivas› to open upel acuerdo abre un panorama desolador para la flota pesquera the agreement points to o ( frml) presages a bleak future for the fishing fleeteste descubrimiento abre nuevas posibilidades en este campo this discovery opens up new possibilities in this fieldabriría una etapa de entendimiento mutuo it was to mark the beginning of o to herald the beginning of o to usher in a period of mutual understandingI(hacer más receptivo): le había abierto la mente it had made her more open-mindedabrir algo A algo to open sth up TO sthpara abrir nuestro país a las nuevas corrientes ideológicas to open our country up to new ways of thinking■ abrirviA «persona» to open up¡abre! soy yo open the door o open up! it's mellaman al timbre, ve a abrir there's someone ringing the bell, go and answer itB «puerta/ventana/cajón» to openesta ventana no abre/no abre bien this window doesn't open/doesn't open properlyC «comerciante/comercio/oficina» to openno abrimos los domingos we don't open on Sundays, we're not open on Sundaysla biblioteca abre de nueve a tres the library is open from nine till threeel museo abrirá al público el próximo lunes the museum will open to the public next MondayD1 «acto/ceremonia» to open2 ( Jueg) to openE ( fam)(para operar): va a haber que abrir we're going to have to open him up ( colloq), we're going to have to cut him open ( colloq)■parece que quiere abrir it looks as if it's going to clear up■ abrirseA1 «puerta/ventana» to openla puerta se abrió violentamente the door flew openabrirse A algo to open INTO/ ONTO sthlas habitaciones se abren a un corredor/a un patio interior the rooms open onto a corridor/into a courtyard2 «flor/almeja» to open3 «paracaídas» to openB1 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo2(rajarse): se cayó y se abrió la cabeza she fell and split her head open3 ( refl) ‹venas›se abrió las venas he slashed his wrists4 ‹muñeca/tobillo› to sprain5 «madera/costura» to splitla tela se está abriendo en las costuras the fabric's going o beginning to go o beginning to split at the seamsC1 ( liter)(ofrecerse a la vista): un espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos the most beautiful view unfolded before their eyes ( liter)al final de la calle se abría una plazuela the end of the street opened out into a little square2 «perspectivas» to open upcon este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes this discovery opens up new horizonsun maravilloso porvenir se abre ante nosotros a wonderful future lies ahead of us, we have a wonderful future ahead of usD ‹período› to begincon este tratado se abre una nueva etapa en las relaciones bilaterales this treaty marks o heralds a new era in bilateral relationsE1 (confiarse) abrirse A algn to open up TO sb2 (hacerse más receptivo) abrirse A algo to open up TO sthnuestro país debe abrirse a las influencias externas our country must open up to outside influencesFyo a las cinco me abro come five o'clock I'm off o I'll be off o I'm taking off* * *
abrir ( conjugate abrir) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to open;
‹ paraguas› to open, put up;
‹ mapa› to open out, unfold;
‹ cortinas› to open, draw back;
‹ persianas› to raise, pull up;
‹ cremallera› to undo
2 ‹llave/gas› to turn on;
‹ válvula› to open;
‹ cerradura› to unlock
3
‹ agujero› to make
4
( inaugurar) to open (up);◊ ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?
‹ frontera› to open (up)
5
‹ negocio› to start, set up;
‹ suscripción› to take out;
‹ investigación› to begin, set up;
abrir fuego to open fire
6 ‹ apetito› to whet
abrirse verbo pronominal
1
abrirse a algo ‹a jardín/corredor› to open onto sth
[ paracaídas] to open
2 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo
3
[ perspectivas] to open up;
abrir
I verbo transitivo
1 (separar, permitir el acceso, desplegar) to open
(una cerradura) to unlock
(una cremallera) to undo
2 (una llave, un grifo) to turn on
3 (hacer una zanja, un túnel, etc) to dig
(hacer un ojal, el agujero de una ventana) to make: abriremos una ventana en esta pared, we'll make an opening for a window on this wall
4 (iniciar un discurso, una actividad) to open, start: van a abrir una tienda en la esquina, they're going to open a shop on the corner
tienes que abrir una cuenta en este banco, you've got to open an account at this bank
5 (ampliar, expandir) to open: deberíamos abrir nuestro mercado, we should open up our market
6 (rajar) to slit: cuando abrimos la sandía resultó que no estaba madura, when we cut open the watermelon we realised that it wasn't ripe
abrieron la res en canal, they slit open the animal
7 Jur a Álvarez le han abierto un expediente, they have started investigating Álvarez
II verbo intransitivo
1 to open
♦ Locuciones: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye
' abrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caja
- canal
- dar
- fuego
- ojo
- poner
- tardar
- zanja
- apalancar
- baile
- correr
- cuenta
- grifo
- intención
- palanca
- paso
English:
answer
- blaze
- claw
- door
- draw
- fire
- force
- get
- hurtle
- instruct
- light
- manage
- open
- open up
- prise
- put on
- put up
- reopen
- sharpen
- snap
- trice
- turn on
- twinkling
- unlock
- unwrap
- whet
- whisk away
- whisk off
- work up
- wrench
- bore
- breach
- downstairs
- gouge
- ground
- lance
- lever
- pick
- put
- quarry
- set
- sink
- splay
- start
- time
- try
- tunnel
- turn
- undo
- unopened
* * *♦ vt1. [en general] to open;[alas] to spread; [agua, gas] to turn on; [cerradura] to unlock, to open; Informát [archivo] to open; [cremallera] to undo; [melón, sandía] to cut open; [paraguas] to open; [cortinas] to open, to draw; [persianas] to raise; [frontera] to open (up);ella abrió la caja she opened the box;abrir un libro to open a book;abrir la licitación/sesión to open the bidding/session;en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the blink o twinkling of an eye2. [túnel] to dig;[canal, camino] to build; [agujero, surco] to make;la explosión abrió un gran agujero en la pared the explosion blasted a big hole in the wall;le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle3. [iniciar] [cuenta bancaria] to open;[investigación] to open, to start4. [inaugurar] to open;van a abrir un nuevo centro comercial they're going to open a new shopping centre5. [apetito] to whet;la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry6. [signo ortográfico] to open;abrir comillas/paréntesis to open inverted commas/brackets7. [encabezar] [lista] to head;[manifestación, desfile] to lead8. [mentalidad] to open;viajar le ha abierto la mente travelling has opened her mind o made her more open-minded9. [posibilidades] to open up;el acuerdo abre una nueva época de co-operación the agreement paves the way for a new era of co-operation;la empresa intenta abrir nuevos mercados en el exterior the company is trying to open up new markets abroad10. [comenzar] to open;el discurso del Presidente abrió el congreso the President's speech opened the congress;abrió su participación en el torneo con una derrota she opened o started the tournament with a defeat11.su dimisión abre paso a una nueva generación his resignation clears the way for a new generation14. Fam [operar]tuvieron que abrir al paciente para sacarle la bala they had to cut the patient open to remove the bullet15. Col, Cuba [desbrozar] to clear♦ vi1. [en general] to open;la tienda abre a las nueve the shop opens at nine (o'clock);abrimos también los domingos [en letrero] also open on Sundays2. [abrir la puerta] to open the door;abre, que corra un poco el aire open the door and let a bit of air in here;¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!3. [en juego de cartas] to open;me toca abrir a mí it's my lead4. Fam [en operación]será una intervención sencilla, no hará falta abrir it's a straightforward procedure, we won't need to cut her open* * *< abierto>I v/tabrir los ojos open one’s eyes;abrir al tráfico open to traffic;abrir camino fig pave the way;le abrió el apetito it gave him an appetite2 túnel dig3 grifo turn ona medio abrir half-open;en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye* * *abrir {2} vt1) : to open2) : to unlock, to undo3) : to turn on (a tap or faucet)abrir vi: to open, to open up* * *abrir vb1. (en general) to open¿a qué hora abren los bancos? what time do the banks open?2. (grifo, gas) to turn on -
76 ajedrez
m.chess.m. s.&pl.chess.* * *1 (juego) chess2 (tablero y piezas) chess set* * *noun m.* * *SM chess* * ** * *= chess.Ex. The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.----* tablero de ajedrez = chessboard.* * ** * *= chess.Ex: The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.
* tablero de ajedrez = chessboard.* * *(juego) chess; (tablero y fichas) chess set* * *
ajedrez sustantivo masculino ( juego) chess;
( tablero y fichas) chess set
ajedrez sustantivo masculino
1 (juego) chess
2 (piezas y tablero) chess set
' ajedrez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alfil
- caballo
- dama
- enrocar
- enroque
- jaque
- jugar
- mate
- múltiple
- partida
- peón
- rato
- semifinal
- tabla
- tablero
- torre
- abandonar
- abandono
- blanca
- casilla
- comer
- jugada
- maestro
- negra
- partido
- pieza
- rey
- simultánea
English:
bishop
- castle
- check
- checkmate
- chess
- chessboard
- gambit
- knight
- man
- mate
- move
- pawn
- piece
- queen
- rook
- set
- square
- stalemate
- both
- while
* * *ajedrez nm1. [juego] chess;jugar al ajedrez to play chess2. [piezas y tablero] chess set* * *m chess* * *1) : chess2) : chess set* * *ajedrez n1. (juego) chess2. (tablero y piezas) chess set -
77 borrachín
adj.hard-drinking, drunk, bibulous.m.drunkard, boozer, boozy, soak.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 boozer* * *SM boozer ** * *- china masculino, femenino (fam) ( aficionado a la bebida)* * *= wino, binge drinker.Ex. These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.Ex. Persistent binge drinkers could be fast-tracked into detox.* * *- china masculino, femenino (fam) ( aficionado a la bebida)* * *= wino, binge drinker.Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
Ex: Persistent binge drinkers could be fast-tracked into detox.* * *masculine, feminineno es más que un borrachín he's nothing but a drunk o drunkard o boozer o lush* * *borrachín, -ina nm,fFam boozer* * *m, borrachina f famboozer fam* * * -
78 cerda
f.1 bristle (pelo) (de cerdo, jabalí).2 sow, female pig.* * *1 (animal) sow2 (pelo - de cerdo) bristle; (- de caballo) horsehair\cepillo de cerda bristle brush* * *f., (m. - cerdo)* * *SF1) (Zool) sowcerdo2) (=pelo) [de cepillo, jabalí, tejón] bristle; [de caballo] horsehair3) ** (=puta) slut* * *1)a) ( animal) sowb) (fam) ( mujer - sucia) slob (colloq); (- despreciable) bitch (sl)2) ( pelo) bristle* * *= sow, bristle, seta [setae, -pl.].Nota: Pelo duro y grueso.Ex. The same spelling is sometimes used for different words, which may or may not be pronounced the same, eg sow and sow, China and china.Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.Ex. The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.* * *1)a) ( animal) sowb) (fam) ( mujer - sucia) slob (colloq); (- despreciable) bitch (sl)2) ( pelo) bristle* * *= sow, bristle, seta [setae, -pl.].Nota: Pelo duro y grueso.Ex: The same spelling is sometimes used for different words, which may or may not be pronounced the same, eg sow and sow, China and china.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.* * *A1 (animal) sowB (pelo) bristle* * *
cerda sustantivo femenino
(— despreciable) bitch (sl)
cerda sustantivo femenino
1 Zool sow
2 fam ofens (mujer sucia) slut
(mujer despreciable) cow
3 (pelo de animal, de cepillo) bristle
' cerda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cochina
- cochino
English:
bristle
- sow
* * *cerda nf1. [pelo] [de cerdo, jabalí] bristle;[de caballo] horsehair* * *fpersona pig fam2 de brocha bristle* * *cerda nf1) : bristle2) : sow -
79 emperador
m.1 emperor.2 swordfish (fish).* * *1 emperor2 (pez) swordfish* * *(f. - emperadora)nounemperor / empress* * *SM1) (=gobernante) emperor2) (=pez) swordfish* * *1) ( soberano) emperor2) (Coc) swordfish* * *= emperor [empress, -fem.].Ex. The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.----* mariposa emperador = emperor moth.* * *1) ( soberano) emperor2) (Coc) swordfish* * *= emperor [empress, -fem.].Ex: The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.
* mariposa emperador = emperor moth.* * *A (soberano) emperorB ( Coc) swordfish* * *
emperador sustantivo masculino ( soberano) emperor
emperador sustantivo masculino
1 emperor
2 Zool swordfish
' emperador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gélida
- gélido
- representar
English:
emperor
* * *emperador nm1. [título] emperor2. [pez espada] swordfish* * *m1 emperor2 pez swordfish* * *emperador nm: emperor* * *emperador n emperor -
80 en estado de abandono
in an abandoned state* * *(adj.) = decaying, dilapidated, dilapidatedEx. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.* * *(adj.) = decaying, dilapidated, dilapidatedEx: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
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