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81 mecer
v.to rock.* * *(c changes to z before a and o)Present Indicativemezo, meces, mece, mecemos, mecéis, mecen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to rock2) sway* * *1. VT1) [+ cuna, niño] to rock; [en columpio] to swing; [+ rama] to cause to sway, move to and fro; [olas] [+ barco] to rock2) [+ líquido] to stir; [+ recipiente] to shake2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <bebé/cuna> to rock; < niño> ( en columpio) to pushb) olas to rock2.mecerse v prona) ( en mecedora) to rock; ( en columpio) to swingb) ( bambolearse) to sway* * *= rock.Ex. Calm a colicky baby by rocking the baby, burping the baby over your shoulder or massaging the tummy in a clockwise motion.----* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <bebé/cuna> to rock; < niño> ( en columpio) to pushb) olas to rock2.mecerse v prona) ( en mecedora) to rock; ( en columpio) to swingb) ( bambolearse) to sway* * *= rock.Ex: Calm a colicky baby by rocking the baby, burping the baby over your shoulder or massaging the tummy in a clockwise motion.
* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* * *mecer [E2 ]vt1 ‹bebé/cuna› to rock ‹niño› (en un columpio) to push2 «olas» to rockel viento mecía las ramas the branches swayed in the wind■ mecerse1 (en una mecedora) to rock; (en un columpio) to swing2 (bambolearse) to sway* * *
mecer ( conjugate mecer) verbo transitivo ‹bebé/cuna› to rock;
‹ niño› ( en columpio) to push
mecerse verbo pronominal
( en columpio) to swing
mecer verbo transitivo to rock
' mecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hamacar
English:
rock
- cradle
* * *♦ vtto rock;las olas mecían la barca the waves gently rocked the boat* * *v/t rock* * *mecer {86} vt1) : to rock2) columpiar: to push (on a swing)* * *mecer vb to rock -
82 pelele
f. & m.1 person without criteria, person who changes sides, scrub, straw man.2 sleeper, bunting bag, pajama, Babygro.3 rag doll.m.1 puppet (informal pejorative) (person).2 guy, straw doll (muñeco).3 romper suit. (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (muñeco de paja) straw puppet2 (persona) puppet3 (de bebé) romper suit* * *SM1) (=figura) guy, straw doll; (fig) tool, puppet2) (=bobo) simpleton3) [de bebé] Babygro ®, rompers pl, creepers pl (EEUU)* * *b) ( persona - manipulada) puppet; (- débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)* * *= stooge, wimp.Ex. Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.* * *b) ( persona - manipulada) puppet; (- débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)* * *= stooge, wimp.Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.* * *A1 (de trapo) rag doll; (de paja) straw doll2 (persona manipulada) puppetes el pelele de los militares he's a puppet controlled by the military* * *
pelele sustantivo masculino
( de paja) straw doll
(— débil) (fam) wimp (colloq)
pelele sustantivo masculino
1 (persona) puppet
2 (muñeco) dummy: quemaron un pelele que llevaba la esvástica, they burnt a mannequin with a swastika on it
3 (de bebé) rompers, creepers
' pelele' also found in these entries:
English:
pushover
- rompers
* * *pelele nm2. [muñeco] straw doll, Br guy* * *m puppet -
83 soledad
f.1 loneliness.vive en completa soledad he lives in complete solitude2 solitude, loneness, isolation, loneliness.3 Soledad.* * *1 (estado) solitude2 (sentimiento) loneliness3 (lugar) lonely place* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=falta de compañía) [voluntaria] solitude; [involuntaria] loneliness, lonesomeness (EEUU)* * ** * *= loneliness, solitude.Ex. The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.Ex. Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.* * ** * *= loneliness, solitude.Ex: The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.
Ex: Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.* * *en la soledad de su cuarto in the solitude of his roombebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her lonelinesslos ancianos se quejan de la soledad elderly people complain of loneliness o of being lonelyno soporta la soledad he can't stand the solitude o he can't stand being on his own o being alonepasó los últimos años de su vida en soledad she spent the last years of her life alonese retiró a vivir a la soledad de la aldea he went to live in the solitude of the village* * *
soledad sustantivo femenino:
bebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her loneliness;
no soporta la soledad he can't stand being alone;
pasó sus últimos años en soledad she spent her last years alone
soledad sustantivo femenino
1 (tristeza, melancolía) loneliness
2 (aislamiento) solitude: le gusta pasear en soledad, he likes to walk alone
' soledad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
solitaria
- solitario
- sobrellevar
English:
loneliness
- solitude
* * *soledad nf1. [falta de compañía] solitude;vive en completa soledad he lives in complete solitude;necesito un poco de soledad I need to be alone for a while;se dedicó a escribir en la soledad del exilio he started writing in the solitude of exile2. [melancolía] loneliness;enfermó de soledad she grew sick with loneliness* * *f solitude, loneliness* * *soledad nf: loneliness, solitude* * *soledad n1. (sentimiento) loneliness2. (estado) solitude -
84 viable
adj.viable.* * *► adjetivo1 viable* * *ADJ viable, feasible* * ** * *= workable, viable, practicable, satisfiable, tractable, doable.Ex. The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.Ex. With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle.Ex. Now, with computerized data-bases and vast amounts of data in transit, access to it -- authorized and unauthorized -- is more practicable.Ex. The result is a pair of overlapping sets of sufficient conditions for autonomy that are argued to be satisfiable by real human agents.Ex. This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.----* solución viable = workable solution.* * ** * *= workable, viable, practicable, satisfiable, tractable, doable.Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.
Ex: With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle.Ex: Now, with computerized data-bases and vast amounts of data in transit, access to it -- authorized and unauthorized -- is more practicable.Ex: The result is a pair of overlapping sets of sufficient conditions for autonomy that are argued to be satisfiable by real human agents.Ex: This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.* solución viable = workable solution.* * *1 ‹proyecto/plan› viable, feasible2 ‹bebé› viable* * *
viable adjetivo ‹proyecto/plan› viable, feasible;
‹ bebé› viable
viable adjetivo viable
' viable' also found in these entries:
English:
feasible
- impractical
- viable
- proposition
* * *viable adjviable, feasible* * ** * *viable adj: viable, feasible♦ viabilidad nf -
85 botín
m.1 booty, loot, spoil.2 ankle boot, bootee, legging.* * *1 (de guerra) spoils plural, booty2 (de robo) haul\botín de guerra spoils plural of war————————1 (zapato) ankle boot2 (cubierta) gaiter* * *noun m.1) booty, loot2) ankle boot* * *ISM [de guerra] booty, plunder; [de ladrón] lootIISM1) (=calzado) ankle boot2) (=polaina) legging, spat3) Chile (=borceguí) bootee4) Cono Sur (=calcetín) sock* * *1) ( bota corta) ankle boot; ( de bebé) bootee; ( de futbolista) (CS) boot2) ( de guerra) plunder, booty; ( de ladrones) haul, loot* * *1) ( bota corta) ankle boot; ( de bebé) bootee; ( de futbolista) (CS) boot2) ( de guerra) plunder, booty; ( de ladrones) haul, loot* * *botín11 = spoils, booty, plunder.Ex: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* botín de guerra = war booty.* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.botín22 = bootee [bootie].Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.
* * *A1 (bota corta) ankle boot2 (de bebé) bootee3 (CS) (de futbolista) bootB1 (de guerra) plunder, booty2 (de ladrones) haul, loot* * *
botín sustantivo masculino
1 ( bota corta) ankle boot;
( de bebé) bootee;
( de futbolista) (CS) boot
2 ( de guerra) plunder, booty;
( de ladrones) haul, loot
botín 1 m (de un robo) loot, booty
botín 2 m (calzado) ankle boot
' botín' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despojos
- recobrar
- recuperar
English:
booty
- carry off
- haul
- loot
- make away with
- plunder
- spoil
- ankle
- boot
- spoils
- wellington (boot)
* * *botín1 nm[calzado] ankle boot Am botín de fútbol Br football boot, US soccer shoebotín2 nm1. [de guerra] plunder, booty;repartirse el botín to share out the spoils2. [de atraco] loot* * *m2 calzado ankle boot* * *1) : baby's bootee2) : ankle boot3) : booty, plunder* * *botín n1. (calzado) ankle boot2. (cosas robadas) loot -
86 capota
f.1 convertible roof (of vehicle) (British).2 short cape, cape.3 hood, bonnet.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: capotar.* * *1 (sombrero femenino) bonnet2 (cubierta plegadiza) folding hood, folding top* * *SF1) (=prenda) bonnet2) [de carruaje, cochecito] hood; (Aut) hood, top (EEUU); (Aer) cowlingcapota plegable — folding hood, folding top (EEUU)
* * ** * ** * *B (sombrero) bonnet* * *
capota sustantivo femenino ( de automóvil) convertible top;
( de cochecito de bebé) canopy, hood
' capota' also found in these entries:
English:
bonnet
- hood
- soft
* * *capota nf1. [de vehículo] Br convertible roof, US convertible top2. [sombrero] bonnet* * *f AUTO top, Brhood* * *capota nf: top (of a convertible)* * *capota n hood -
87 cuco
m.cuckoo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cucar.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (coquetón) cute2 (taimado) shrewd, crafty1 (ave) cuckoo————————1 (ave) cuckoo————————1 (insecto) caterpillar* * *cuco, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=astuto) shrewd2) (=bonito) pretty, cute2.SM / F * (=persona) wily bird *, sly one3. SM1) (Orn) cuckoo2) (=oruga) grub, caterpillar3) * (=jugador) gambler4)5) Cono Sur (=sabelotodo) smart guy *, wise guy *, know-all *6) Caribe *** (=sexo femenino) cunt **** * *I- ca adjetivo1) (fam) ( bonito) cute (colloq)2) (Esp fam) ( astuto) crafty (colloq)II1) (Zool) cuckoo2) ( de bebé) Moses basket3) (CS, Per leng infantil) bogeyman* * *I- ca adjetivo1) (fam) ( bonito) cute (colloq)2) (Esp fam) ( astuto) crafty (colloq)II1) (Zool) cuckoo2) ( de bebé) Moses basket3) (CS, Per leng infantil) bogeyman* * *cuco11 = cuckoo.Ex: Cuckoos leave their sub-Saharan winter home to reach the southern Mediterranean by March.
* reloj de cuco = cuckoo clock.cuco22 = sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.* * *cuco2A ( Zool) cuckooB (de bebé) Moses basketC (CS, Per leng infantil) bogeyman* * *
cuco sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) cuckoo
2 (Esp) ( de bebé) Moses basket
3 (CS, Per leng infantil) bogeyman
cuco,-a
I sustantivo masculino Orn cuckoo
II adjetivo familiar (astuto) shrewd, crafty
' cuco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuca
English:
cuckoo
- cuckoo clock
- cute
* * *cuco, -a♦ adjFam1. [bonito] prettyel muy cuco nos ha conseguido engañar a todos the crafty devil managed to take us all in♦ nm1. [ave] cuckoo* * *I m ZO cuckoo;reloj de cuco cuckoo clockII adj ( astuto) sharp, crafty* * *cuco nm: cuckoo* * *cuco2 n cuckoo -
88 enterito
adj.whole.* * *SM Arg boilersuit* * ** * ** * *( RPl)2 (prenda interior) teddy, chemise; (de pantalones) jumpsuit, catsuit* * *enterito nmCSur [ropa] [de peto] Br dungarees, US overalls; [para bebé] rompers* * *m Rplcoveralls pl, Broveralls pl -
89 pasparse
* * *verbo pronominal (RPl) cara/labios to get chappedel bebé tiene la cola paspada — the baby has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
* * *verbo pronominal (RPl) cara/labios to get chappedel bebé tiene la cola paspada — the baby has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
* * *pasparse [A1 ]( RPl) «cara/labios» to get chapped* * *
pasparse ( conjugate pasparse) verbo pronominal (RPl) [cara/labios] to get chapped
* * *pasparse vpr1. Andes, RP [piel] to get chapped;vámonos de acá, me paspa esperar let's go, I'm fed up of waiting;se paspó y se fue she got fed up and left -
90 ricura
f.1 delight, lovely person (person).¡qué ricura de niño! what a lovely o charming child!2 delicacy.3 good flavor, deliciousness.* * *1 familiar (de comida) deliciousness■ ¡esta niña es una ricura! what a lovely girl she is!4 familiar (tratamiento) darling, love* * *femenino (fam)ven, ricura — come here, darling (colloq)
* * *femenino (fam)ven, ricura — come here, darling (colloq)
* * *( fam)tiene un bebé que es una ricura she has the sweetest o cutest little baby ( colloq)ven aquí, ricura come here, darling o sweetie o honey ( colloq)* * *
ricura sustantivo femenino (fam):
ven, ricura come here, darling (colloq)
* * *ricura nfFam1. [persona] delight, lovely person;¡qué ricura de niño! what a lovely o delightful child!2. [apelativo]¡oye, ricura! hey, sunshine!;¿por qué no te callas, ricura? shut up, you!3. [guiso]¡qué ricura de sopa! what delicious soup!* * *f fam:es una ricura de niño he’s a real cutie fam -
91 bautismo
m.baptism.bautismo de fuego baptism of fire* * *1 (de niño) baptism, christening2 (de barco) naming\bautismo de fuego baptism of fire* * *SM baptism, christening- romper el bautismo a algn* * ** * *= baptism, christening.Ex. Some Christian groups assert baptism is a requirement for salvation and sacrament for Christians, calling this 'baptismal regeneration'.Ex. A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later.----* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.* * ** * *= baptism, christening.Ex: Some Christian groups assert baptism is a requirement for salvation and sacrament for Christians, calling this 'baptismal regeneration'.
Ex: A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later.* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.* * *1 (sacramento) baptism, christening feCompuesto:baptism of fire* * *
bautismo sustantivo masculino ( de bebé) baptism, christening;
( de adulto) baptism
bautismo sustantivo masculino baptism, christening
' bautismo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fe
- madrina
English:
baptism
- christening
* * *bautismo nm1. [sacramento] baptismFig bautismo de fuego baptism of fire2. RP [ceremonia] baptism, christening3. RP [fiesta] christening party* * *m baptism, christening;partida de bautismo certificate of baptism* * *bautismo nm: baptism, christening* * *bautismo n baptism -
92 bautizar
v.1 to baptize, to christen (religion).2 to christen (denominar, poner mote a).3 to dilute (informal) (aguar).* * *1 to baptize, christen2 (poner nombre a) to name3 (el vino) to water down* * *VT1) (Rel) to baptize, christen2) (=nombrar) [+ objeto, barco] to christen, name3) (=poner apodo) to nickname, dub4) (=diluir) [+ vino] to water, dilute; [+ persona] to drench, soak* * *verbo transitivob) < barco> to namec) (fam) ( poner mote) to nickname* * *= christen, baptise [baptize, -USA].Ex. Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.----* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].* * *verbo transitivob) < barco> to namec) (fam) ( poner mote) to nickname* * *= christen, baptise [baptize, -USA].Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].* * *bautizar [A4 ]vt1 ( Relig) to baptize, christenfue bautizada con el nombre de Ana she was christened Ana2 ‹barco› to name3 ( fam) (poner mote) to nickname4 ( fam); ‹vino/leche› to water down* * *
bautizar ( conjugate bautizar) verbo transitivo
‹ adulto› to baptize;
bautizar verbo transitivo
1 to baptize, christen
2 familiar (echar agua al vino o la leche) to water down
' bautizar' also found in these entries:
English:
baptize
- christen
- name
* * *bautizar vt1. [administrar sacramento a] to baptize, to christen2. [denominar] to christen;bautizaron al gato con el nombre de “Sam” they christened the cat “Sam”;bautizaron el yate “la Intrépida” they named the yacht “la Intrépida”3. [poner mote a] to nickname;en el colegio bautizan con mote a todos los profesores they give all the teachers at school nicknames* * *water down* * *bautizar {21} vt: to baptize, to christen* * *bautizar vb1. (persona) to christen / to baptize2. (barco) to name -
93 bañar
v.1 to bathe, to give a bath to, to bath.La madre baña al bebé a diario The mother bathes the baby daily.2 to apply a coating to, to coat.El alfarero baña el jarrón The potter applies a coating to the vase.3 to immerse in water.* * *1 (gen) to bathe2 (lavar) to bath■ ¿vas a bañar al bebé? are you going to bath the baby?3 (cubrir) to coat; (en oro etc) to plate1 to bathe (nadar) to have a swim, go for a swim■ me voy a bañar, hace calor I'm going for a swim, it's hot* * *verb1) to bathe, wash2) dip, coat•- bañarse* * *1. VT1)bañar a algn — to bath sb, bathe sb (EEUU), give sb a bath
bañé al bebé esta mañana — I bathed the baby this morning, I gave the baby a bath this morning
2) (Culin)una galleta bañada en coñac — a biscuit dipped o soaked in brandy
he bañado el pastel de o con chocolate — I've covered the cake with chocolate icing, I've iced the cake with chocolate
3) (=dar una capa de) to plate4) (=cubrir)bañado en sangre/sudor — [persona] bathed o drenched in blood/sweat; [ropa] drenched in blood/sweat
tenía la cara bañada en lágrimas — her face was bathed in o wet with tears
5) [mar, lago] to wash liter6) [luz, sol] to flood, batheel sol bañaba de luz su cuarto — the sun flooded his room with light, the sun bathed his room in light
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <niño/enfermo> to bath, give... a bath2)a) <pulsera/cubierto> to plateb)bañado en algo — (en salsa/sangre) covered with something; en sudor bathed o covered in something; en lágrimas bathed in something
3)a) (liter) mar/río to bathe (liter), wash (liter)b) (liter) luz/sol to bathe (liter)2.bañarse v pron (refl)a) ( en bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe (AmE)b) (en mar, río) to swim, bathemandar a alguien a bañarse — (CS fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
* * *= bathe.Ex. We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.----* bañarse = bathe.* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <niño/enfermo> to bath, give... a bath2)a) <pulsera/cubierto> to plateb)bañado en algo — (en salsa/sangre) covered with something; en sudor bathed o covered in something; en lágrimas bathed in something
3)a) (liter) mar/río to bathe (liter), wash (liter)b) (liter) luz/sol to bathe (liter)2.bañarse v pron (refl)a) ( en bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe (AmE)b) (en mar, río) to swim, bathemandar a alguien a bañarse — (CS fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
* * *= bathe.Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
* bañarse = bathe.* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.* * *bañar [A1 ]vtA ‹niño/enfermo› (en la bañera) to bath, give … a bath; (en la ducha) to give … a showerhay que bañar al or el perro we have to give the dog a bathB1 ‹pulsera/cubierto› to plate bañar algo EN algo to plate sth WITH sthel anillo está bañado en oro the ring is gold-plated2 (cubrir) to coverservir la coliflor bañada con or en salsa de tomate serve the cauliflower covered with tomato saucellegó bañado en sudor he arrived bathed o covered in sweatcon el rostro bañado en lágrimas with his face bathed in tearssu cadáver bañado en sangre his dead body covered in bloodCsu rostro bañado por la luz de la luna her face bathed in moonlightD( Ven fam) (superar): Julio lo baña en inglés Julio is way o miles o streets ahead of him in English ( colloq)■ bañarse( refl)1 (en la bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe ( AmE); (en la ducha) to shower, have o take a shower¡te has bañado en perfume! you've certainly splashed on the perfume!2 (en el mar, un río) to swim, batheno me gusta bañarme en el río I don't like bathing/swimming in the river¿te has bañado hoy? have you been in the water o been swimming today?[ S ] prohibido bañarse no bathing, no swimmingmandar or echar a algn a bañarse (CS fam); to tell sb to get lost ( colloq), to tell sb to go to hell (sl)¡anda a bañarte! go jump in a lake ( colloq)* * *
bañar ( conjugate bañar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/enfermo› to bath, give … a bath
2 ‹pulsera/cubierto› to plate
bañarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
bañar verbo transitivo
1 (en agua) to bath
2 (cubrir) to coat, cover: tienes que bañar en oro esa pulsera, you have to goldplate that bracelet
3 (una costa, una comarca) to bathe: Mallorca es una isla bañada por el Mediterráneo, Mallorca is surrounded by the Mediterranean
' bañar' also found in these entries:
English:
bath
- dip
- bathe
- frost
- ice
* * *♦ vt1. [asear] to give a bath to, Br to bath;Med [paciente] to bathe2. [revestir] to coat;baña el bizcocho con chocolate pour chocolate over the sponge, cover the sponge in chocolate;bañado en oro/plata gold-/silver-plated;bañado en sudor bathed in sweat3. [sujeto: río] to flow through;el Índico baña las costas del país the Indian Ocean washes the coast of the country4. [sujeto: sol, luz] to bathe;el sol bañaba el patio the courtyard was bathed in sunlight* * *v/tbath;bañado en lágrimas bathed in tears* * *bañar vt1) : to bathe, to wash2) : to immerse, to dip3) : to coat, to coverbañado en lágrimas: bathed in tears* * *bañar vb1. (niño, etc) to bath2. (pastel) to cover / to coat -
94 beber
v.1 to drink.beber de una fuente to drink from a fountainElla toma limonada She drinks lemonade.2 to drink (alcohol).bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many3 to lap up (absorber) (palabras, consejos).* * *1 to drink1 to drink2 (emborracharse) to drink, drink heavily\beber a algo/alguien to drink to something/somebodybeber a la salud de alguien to toast somebodybeber los vientos por figurado to long forbeber por algo/alguien to drink to something/somebody* * *verb- beber a tragos* * *1. VT1) [+ agua, leche, cerveza] to drink¿qué quieres (de) beber? — what would you like to drink?
beber algo a tragos — to gulp sth, gulp sth down
2) frm (=absorber) to drink in2. VI1) [gen] to drink2) (=beber alcohol) to drink-¿quieres vino? -no, gracias, no bebo — "would you like some wine?" - "no thanks, I don't drink"
su padre bebe muchísimo — his father drinks a lot, his father is a heavy drinker
si bebes, no conduzcas — don't drink and drive
3) (=brindar)salud 3)beber por algo/algn — to drink to sth/sb
3.See:4.SM drinking* * *I 1.verbo transitivo to drink2.¿quieres beber algo? — do you want something to drink?
beber vi to drinkbeber a la salud de alguien — to drink somebody's o (BrE) to somebody's health
3.beber por alguien — to drink to somebody, toast somebody
beberse v pron (enf) to drink upIIa)b) ( acción) drinking* * *= drink, sip, booze, take + a swig, swig, imbibe.Ex. Some libraries offer users the opportunity to eat and drink, read books, periodicals and newspapers and listen to records and tapes.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.Ex. The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex. In general, two drinks should be the limit when you're imbibing alcohol, whether it's wine, beer or liquor.----* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* beber a la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.* beber como un cosaco = drink like + a fish.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* fuente para beber = scuttlebutt, drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo to drink2.¿quieres beber algo? — do you want something to drink?
beber vi to drinkbeber a la salud de alguien — to drink somebody's o (BrE) to somebody's health
3.beber por alguien — to drink to somebody, toast somebody
beberse v pron (enf) to drink upIIa)b) ( acción) drinking* * *= drink, sip, booze, take + a swig, swig, imbibe.Ex: Some libraries offer users the opportunity to eat and drink, read books, periodicals and newspapers and listen to records and tapes.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.Ex: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex: In general, two drinks should be the limit when you're imbibing alcohol, whether it's wine, beer or liquor.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* beber a la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.* beber como un cosaco = drink like + a fish.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* fuente para beber = scuttlebutt, drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* * *vtto drink¿quieres beber algo? do you want something to drink?, do you want a drink?bébelo a sorbos sip it■ bebervito drinksi bebes no conduzcas don't drink and driveúltimamente le ha dado por beber recently he's taken to o started drinkingha bebido más de la cuenta he's had one too many, he's had too much to drinkbeber a la salud de algn to drink sb's healthbeber POR algn to drink TO sb, toast sbbebieron por los novios they drank to o toasted the bride and groombeber POR algo to drink TO sth beber DE algo to drink FROM sth■ beberse( enf):bébete toda la leche drink up all your milknos bebimos la botella entre los dos we drank the whole bottle between the two of usse lo bebió de un trago he downed it in one o in one gulp1 (bebida) drinkel buen beber y el buen comer good food and drink2 (acción) drinking* * *
Multiple Entries:
beber
beber algo
beber ( conjugate beber) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to drink;◊ ¿quieres beber algo? do you want something to drink?;
beber a sorbos to sip;
si bebes no conduzcas don't drink and drive;
beber a la salud de algn to drink sb's o (BrE) to sb's health;
beber por algn/algo to drink to sb/sth
beberse verbo pronominal ( enf) to drink up;
nos bebimos la botella entera we drank the whole bottle
beber verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to drink
(brindar) beber a/por, to drink to: beberemos a la salud de Nicolás, let's drink to Nicholas
♦ Locuciones: familiar beber a morro, to drink straight from the bottle
familiar beber como un cosaco, to drink like a fish
beber de un trago, to down something in one go
' beber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jarra
- moderación
- morro
- privar
- saciedad
- sorber
- tanta
- tanto
- terminar
- trasegar
- trincar
- tutiplén
- vaso
- viento
- agua
- algo
- ansia
- chupar
- demasía
- discreción
- estómago
- exceder
- exceso
- mamar
- paja
- pitillo
- repugnar
- resaca
- saciar
- ser
- tomar
English:
anything
- booze
- drink
- drink up
- give up
- gulp
- guzzle
- have
- lap
- lap up
- sip
- straw
- swig
- swill
- trough
- wash down
- drinking
- heavy
- moderation
- to
- water
* * *♦ vt1. [líquido] to drink;¿qué quieres beber? what would you like to drink?2. [absorber] [palabras, consejos] to lap up;[sabiduría, información] to draw, to acquire;beber los vientos por alguien to be head over heels in love with sb♦ vi1. [tomar líquido] to drink;beber de una fuente to drink from a fountain;Fambeber a morro to swig straight from the bottle;dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;me dio de beber un poco de agua she gave me a little water to drink2. [tomar alcohol] to drink;no sabe beber he doesn't know his limit where alcohol's concerned;bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many;si bebes, no conduzcas don't drink and drivebeber por algo to drink to sth♦ nmdrinking;cuida mucho el beber he's very careful how much he drinks* * *I v/i drink;beber a opor drink to;beber en exceso drink too much, drink to excess;beber en un vaso drink from a glass;beber de la botella drink straight from the bottleII v/t drink;beber los vientos por alguien fig be crazy about s.o.;beber las palabras de alguien fig hang on odrink in s.o.’s every word* * *beber vtomar: to drink* * *¿qué quieres beber? what do you want to drink?beber por... to drink to... -
95 delicado
adj.1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.* * *► adjetivo2 (difícil) delicate, difficult3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate4 (frágil) fragile5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please6 (cortés) refined, polite7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive\manjar delicado delicacy* * *(f. - delicada)adj.1) delicate2) fine3) ill4) sensitive5) tactful* * *ADJ1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *delicado -daA (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicateprendas delicadas delicates, delicate garmentsuna crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skinla delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset youC (refiriéndose a la salud) delicateestá delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicatetiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heartdespués de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operationD ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky* * *
delicado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate;
‹ sabor› delicate, subtle;
‹lenguaje/modales› refined
2
‹ tela› delicate;
‹ piel› sensitive
‹ corazón› weak
3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive;
‹ situación› delicate, tricky
4
delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
' delicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicada
- dulce
- exquisita
- exquisito
- primor
- asunto
- embromado
- fregado
- jorobado
- maniático
- melindroso
- remilgón
- tema
English:
dainty
- delicate
- fine
- fragile
- frail
- picky
- sensitive
- slight
- sore
- subject
- subtle
- ticklish
- touch on
- touchy
- tricky
- awkward
- delicacy
- shaky
- subtlety
* * *delicado, -a adj1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume2. [material, objeto] delicate;piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive6. [educado] [persona] polite;[lenguaje, modales] refined7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!* * *adj delicate* * *delicado, -da adj1) : delicate, fine2) : sensitive, frail3) : difficult, tricky4) : fussy, hard to please5) : tactful, considerate* * *delicado adj delicate -
96 dormir
v.1 to sleep.¿duermes? are you asleep?¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!2 to get off to sleep (child).dormir la siesta to have an afternoon napdormirla, dormir la mona (informal) to sleep it off3 to spend the night.dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus4 to put to sleep, to sleep.* * *(o changes to ue in stressed syllables or to u in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb- dormirse* * *1. VI1) (=descansar) to sleepno hagas ruido, que está durmiendo — don't make a noise, he's asleep
solo ha dormido cinco horas — she has only had five hours' sleep, she has only slept (for) five hours
¡ahora, todos a dormir! — come on, off to bed all of you o off to bed with you all
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dormir con algn — tb euf to sleep with sb2) (=pasar la noche) to spend the night, stay the nightdormimos en una pensión — we spent o stayed the night in a guesthouse
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dormir al raso — to sleep out in the open, sleep rough3) (=estar olvidado) to lie idlemi solicitud ha estado durmiendo en el fondo de un cajón — my application has been lying idle at the bottom of a drawer
2. VT1) (=adormecer) [+ niño] to get (off) to sleep; [+ adulto] [por aburrimiento] to send to sleep; [con anestesia] to put to sleep2)• dormir la siesta — to have a nap, have a siesta
- dormirla3) euf (=matar) to put to sleep3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to sleepniños, a dormir! — it's time for bed, children!
no me deja dormir (en or (Esp) por la noche) — it keeps me awake at night
se fue a dormir temprano — he went off to bed early, he had an early night
dormir a pierna suelta — (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead
2.dormir como un lirón or un tronco or un bendito — to sleep like a log (colloq)
dormir vta) ( hacer dormir)sus clases me duermen — his classes send o put me to sleep
dormir la mona or dormirla — (fam) to sleep it off (colloq)
b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)c)3.dormir la siesta — to have a siesta o nap
dormirse v prona) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleepcasi me duermo en la clase — I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)* * *= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex. She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.Ex. This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.Ex. This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.Ex. After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.Ex. Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.----* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.* dormir en litera = bunk.* dormir la noche = stay overnight.* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to sleepniños, a dormir! — it's time for bed, children!
no me deja dormir (en or (Esp) por la noche) — it keeps me awake at night
se fue a dormir temprano — he went off to bed early, he had an early night
dormir a pierna suelta — (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead
2.dormir como un lirón or un tronco or un bendito — to sleep like a log (colloq)
dormir vta) ( hacer dormir)sus clases me duermen — his classes send o put me to sleep
dormir la mona or dormirla — (fam) to sleep it off (colloq)
b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)c)3.dormir la siesta — to have a siesta o nap
dormirse v prona) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleepcasi me duermo en la clase — I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)* * *= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.Ex: This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.* dormir en litera = bunk.* dormir la noche = stay overnight.* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* * *viA (quedarse dormido) to sleeplos niños están durmiendo the children are asleep o are sleeping¡niños, a dormir, que ya es hora! it's time for bed, children!no dormí nada I didn't sleep a winknecesito dormir por lo menos ocho horas I need at least eight hours' sleeptrata de dormir un poco try to get some sleep, try to sleep for a whileno me deja dormir it keeps me awake at nightdurmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night)se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early nightla ciudad dormía ( liter); the city sleptno deje dormir su dinero don't let your money lie idleB (pasar la noche) to stay o spend the nightdormimos en un hotel we stayed o spent the night in a hoteldurmieron en París they overnighted in Paris■ dormirvt1 (hacer dormir) ‹niño/bebé› to get … off to sleeplo durmió cantándole una nana she got him off to sleep by singing him a lullabysus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep2 (anestesiar) ‹persona› to give … a general anesthetictuvieron que dormirlo para sacarle las muelas he had to have a general anesthetic to have his teeth outtodavía tengo este lado dormido de la anestesia this side is still numb from the anesthetic3dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap■ dormirse1(conciliar el sueño): no podía dormirme I couldn't get (off) to sleepse durmió hacia las tres de la madrugada she went o got to sleep at about three in the morningfue tan aburrido que casi me duermo it was so boring I almost fell asleep o ( colloq) dropped off2 (no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in ( AmE)3 «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep ( colloq)se me ha dormido el pie my foot has gone to sleep4 ( fam)(distraerse, descuidarse): contéstales lo antes posible, no te duermas write back as soon as possible, don't waste any time o ( colloq) don't hang aroundsi te duermes, te quitarán el puesto you'll lose your job if you're not careful o if you don't keep on your toes* * *
dormir ( conjugate dormir) verbo intransitivo
to sleep;
dormimos en un hotel we spent the night in a hotel;
durmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night);
se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early night;
dormir a pierna suelta (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead;
dormir como un lirón or tronco to sleep like a log (colloq)
verbo transitivo
◊ sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep
c)◊ dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap
dormirse verbo pronominal
( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep;◊ casi me duermo en la clase I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class
d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse):
dormir
I verbo intransitivo to sleep: el niño tiene ganas de dormir, the baby is feeling sleepy
II verbo transitivo dormir una siesta, to have a nap
♦ Locuciones: dormir como un tronco/ceporro/leño, to sleep like a log
dormirla o dormir la mona, to sleep it off
' dormir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrar
- ajena
- ajeno
- arropar
- bestialidad
- bolsa
- despertarse
- desvelar
- encogerse
- hacerse
- modorra
- mona
- pierna
- retirarse
- ronquido
- saco
- salvajada
- siesta
- sobar
- sueño
- techo
- tronco
- acostar
- bien
- boca
- cama
- casi
- descampado
- dormido
- duerma
- durmiera
- lado
- lirón
- pastilla
- petate
- poder
- raso
- retirar
- roncar
- ser
English:
crying
- easy
- keep
- lightly
- log
- nap
- rough
- send
- sleep
- sleep in
- sleep off
- sleep out
- sleeping bag
- solidly
- soundly
- arrangement
- lie
- night
- numb
- put
- siesta
- sleeping
- slumber
- snatch
* * *♦ vt1. [bebé, niño, persona] to get off to sleep;lo durmió acunándolo en los brazos she rocked him to sleep in her arms;el rumor de la fuente terminó durmiéndolo the murmur of the fountain eventually sent him to sleep;el fútbol me duerme soccer sends me to sleepdurmió la borrachera en un banco del parque he slept off the binge on a park bench;Famdormirla, dormir la mona to sleep it off3. [anestesiar] to anaesthetize;me durmieron y no me enteré de nada they put me to sleep and I didn't feel a thing;el dentista me durmió la boca the dentist made my mouth numb♦ vi1. [reposar] to sleep;baja la voz, que están durmiendo keep your voice down, they're asleep;¿duermes? are you asleep?;no puedo dormir I can't sleep o get to sleep;intenta dormir un poco try to get some sleep;¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!;el ruido no me deja dormir I can't sleep for the noise;dormir bien/mal to sleep well/badly;irse a dormir to go to bed;¿a qué hora sueles irte a dormir? what time do you usually go to bed?;dormir de un tirón to sleep right through, to sleep without waking up;Fam2. [pernoctar] to spend the night;dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus;ayer no durmió en casa he didn't sleep at home last nightduermen juntos they're sleeping together4. [estar olvidado] to languish;su guión dormía en el cajón de algún productor his script was languishing in some producer's desk drawer* * *II v/t1 put to sleep;dejar dormir algo fig let sth lie2:dormir a alguien MED give s.o. a general anesthetic* * *dormir {27} vt: to put to sleepdormir vi: to sleep* * *dormir vb¿has dormido bien? did you sleep well?2. (estar dormido) to be asleepno hagas ruido, que duerme don't make any noise he's asleep¡a dormir! time for bed! -
97 ensuciar
v.1 to (make) dirty.ensuciar el nombre de alguien to sully somebody's name o reputation2 to soil, to dirty, to foul, to mess up.Ella ensucia la ropa She soils the clothes.3 to litter.Ese chico ensucia siempre That boy litters always.4 to defame.Ella ensució la reputación de María She defamed Ann's reputation.* * *1 to dirty, make dirty2 figurado (reputación etc) to tarnish, sully1 (mancharse) to get dirty* * *verbto dirty, soil* * *1. VT1) (=manchar) to get dirty, dirtyno me ensuciéis el suelo al entrar — don't get the floor dirty when you come in, don't dirty the floor when you come in
2) liter [+ reputación, nombre] to sully, soil liter2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ropa/mantel> to get... dirty, dirty, soil (frml)b) (liter) <honor/nombre> to sully, tarnish2.ensuciarse v pron1)a) falda/suelo to get dirty; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (refl) persona to get dirty2) (refl) (euf) ( hacerse caca) to soil oneself (frml)el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy
* * *= trash, dirty, soil, besmirch, foul, defile.Ex. At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.Ex. This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex. For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.----* ensuciarse = get + grubby.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ropa/mantel> to get... dirty, dirty, soil (frml)b) (liter) <honor/nombre> to sully, tarnish2.ensuciarse v pron1)a) falda/suelo to get dirty; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (refl) persona to get dirty2) (refl) (euf) ( hacerse caca) to soil oneself (frml)el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy
* * *= trash, dirty, soil, besmirch, foul, defile.Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.
Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* ensuciarse = get + grubby.* * *ensuciar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ropa/mantel› to get … dirty, dirty, soil ( frml)tenía las manos llenas de chocolate y me ensució la camisa her hands were covered in chocolate and she got it on my shirt o made a mess of my shirtlo vas a ensuciar todo de barro you'll get mud everywhere, you'll get everything muddy2 ( liter); ‹honor/nombre› to sully, tarnishA1 «falda/suelo» to get dirtyla fachada se ensucia mucho con el tráfico the front of the building gets very dirty o gets covered with dirt o grime from the traffic(+ me/te/le etc): que no se te ensucie la camisa don't get your shirt dirtyse me ensució el vestido de grasa I got grease on my dress2 ( refl) «persona» to get dirtyno te ensucies don't get dirtyno te ensucies los dedos don't get your fingers dirtyme ensucié todo el vestido de comida I got food all over my dressno te vayas a ensuciar el traje nuevo don't get your new suit dirtyC (en un asunto turbio) to get one's hands dirty* * *
ensuciar ( conjugate ensuciar) verbo transitivo
ensuciarse verbo pronominal
se me ensució el vestido de grasa I got grease on my dress
ensuciar verbo transitivo
1 to get dirty
2 (la reputación, fama) to tarnish: las calumnias ensuciaron su buen nombre, the slander tarnished his reputation
' ensuciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engrasar
- embetunar
- manchar
- pringar
English:
blot
- dirty
- foul
- litter
- mess
- mess up
- muck up
- muddy
- smear
- soil
* * *♦ vt1. [manchar] to (make) dirty;me ensuciaron los pantalones de grasa they got my trousers covered in grease;excursionistas que ensucian el campo hikers who litter the countryside2. [desprestigiar] to sully, to tarnish;ensuciar el nombre de alguien to sully sb's name o reputation* * *v/t (get) dirty; figsully, tarnish* * *ensuciar vt: to soil, to dirty* * *ensuciar vb to get dirty -
98 lúcido
adj.1 flashy, eye-catching.2 lucid, bright, sharp, clear-minded.3 lucid, clear.4 lucid, bright, clear, shining.past part.past participle of spanish verb: lucir.* * *1→ link=lucir lucir► adjetivo1 beautiful* * *ADJ1) (=espléndido) splendid, magnificentfue una boda muy lucida — it was a splendid o magnificent wedding
la actriz tuvo una actuación muy lucida — the actress gave a splendid o magnificent o stunning performance
2)estar lucido, quedar(se) lucido — iró to make a mess of things
¡estamos lucidos! — a fine mess we're in!
lucidos estaríamos si... — it would be awful if...
* * *- da adjetivoa) < fiesta> magnificent, splendidb) (fam) <niño/bebé> healthy* * *= lucid, clear-headed, luminous, shining, clear-sighted, of (a) sound mind.Ex. A lucid summary of the factors involved in cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies was given by Lancaster in 1971.Ex. This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way.Ex. Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.Ex. When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex. The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind.* * *- da adjetivoa) < fiesta> magnificent, splendidb) (fam) <niño/bebé> healthy* * *= lucid, clear-headed, luminous, shining, clear-sighted, of (a) sound mind.Ex: A lucid summary of the factors involved in cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies was given by Lancaster in 1971.
Ex: This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way.Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex: The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind.* * *lucido -da1 ‹fiesta› magnificent, splendidsu actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly outstandingun papel secundario pero muy lucido a minor role but nevertheless very well played* * *
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir)
lucido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
lucido
lucir
lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special;
gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her
verbo transitivo
‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ)
lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido◊ -da adjetivo
‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician
' lúcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lucida
- lúcida
- lucido
- ingenioso
English:
clear
- clear-headed
- lucid
* * *lucido, -a adj1. [vistoso, bello] splendid;una ceremonia lucida a magnificent ceremony2. [saludable] healthy-looking* * *adj splendid, magnificent* * *lucido, -da adjmagnífico: magnificent, splendidlúcido, -da adj: lucid -
99 nalga
f.buttock.* * *1 buttock* * *SF buttockpl nalgas buttocks, backside sing* * *femenino (Anat) buttock* * *= buttocks.Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.Ex. Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.* * *femenino (Anat) buttock* * *= buttocks.Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.
* * *1 ( Anat) buttockle pusieron una inyección en la nalga they gave him an injection in the buttock o bottomle dio una palmada en las nalgas she patted him on the bottom, she patted his bottomel bebé venía de nalgas it was a breech birth, the baby was in a breech position* * *
nalga sustantivo femenino (Anat) buttock;◊ una inyección en la nalga an injection in the buttock o bottom
nalga sustantivo femenino buttock
nalgas, bottom sing, buttocks
' nalga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachete
English:
buttock
* * *nalga nf1. [de persona] buttock;le dio un pellizco en las nalgas she pinched his bottom2. RP [carne] silverside* * *f buttock;nalgas pl fam butt sg fam, Brbackside sg fam* * *nalga nf1) : buttock2) nalgas nfpl: buttocks, bottom -
100 patalear
v.1 to kick about.El caballo patalea nervioso The horse kicks about nervously.2 to throw a tantrum.El bebé patalea siempre The baby throws a tantrum always.* * *1 (con enfado) to stamp one's feet2 (protestar) to kick up a fuss* * *VI1) [en el suelo] to stamp (angrily)2) [bebé, niño] to kick out3) (=protestar) to protest; (=montar follón) to make a fusspor mí, que patalee — as far as I'm concerned he can make all the fuss he likes
* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) ( protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)* * *= kick, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feet.Ex. The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex. 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) ( protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)* * *= kick, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feet.Ex: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex: 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *patalear [A1 ]viA1 (con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)por dentro está que patalea de envidia inside he's seething with envy2 (en el aire, agua) to kickmira cómo patalea el niño look at the baby kicking (his legs in the air/water)por mí que patalee he can kick and scream as much as he likes ( colloq)* * *
patalear ( conjugate patalear) verbo intransitivo
b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)
patalear verbo intransitivo to stamp one's feet
' patalear' also found in these entries:
English:
kick
* * *patalear vi1. [en el aire] to kick about;[en el suelo] to stamp one's feet;el bebé lleva dos horas pataleando y llorando the baby's been kicking and screaming for the last two hours2. [protestar] to kick up a fuss, to scream and shout;por mucho que pataleen no me van a convencer no matter how much they scream and shout, they won't persuade me* * *v/i stamp one’s feet; figkick and scream* * *patalear vi1) : to kick2) : to stamp one's feet* * *patalear vb1. (en el aire) to kick / to kick your feet2. (en el suelo) to stamp / to stamp your feet
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