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'wisl
1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) silbar2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) silbar, pitar3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) pasar silbando4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) silbar
2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) silbido, pitido2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) silbato, pito3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) silbato, pitowhistle1 n1. pito / silbatopolicemen used to carry whistles antes, los policías llevaban silbato2. pitido / silbidowhistle2 vb pitar / silbarI whistled, but he did not hear me silbé, pero no me oyótr['wɪsəl]1 (instrument) silbato, pito1 (tune) silbar1 (person, kettle, wind) silbar; (referee, police, train) pitar3 (move swiftly) pasar silbando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto blow the whistle on somebody delatar a alguiento wet one's whistle mojar el gaznate, echarse un tragoto whistle for something esperar algo vanamente: silbar, chiflar, pitar (dícese de un tren, etc.)whistle vt: silbarto whistle a tune: silbar una melodíawhistle n1) whistling: chiflido m, silbido m2) : silbato m, pito m (instrumento)v.• chiflar v.• gemir v.• llamar con un silbido v.• silbar v.n.• chifla s.f.• chifladera s.f.• chiflato s.m.• chifle s.m.• chiflido s.m.• chiflo s.m.• gemido s.m.• pitada s.f.• pitido s.m.• pito s.m.• silbato s.m.• silbido s.m.• silbo s.m.
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1. 'hwɪsəl, 'wɪsəla) ( make sound) \<\<person\>\> silbar; ( loudly) chiflar; \<\<referee\>\> pitar; \<\<kettle\>\> silbar, pitar; \<\<train\>\> pitar; \<\<wind\>\> silbar, aullar*to whistle for something — (colloq)
if they want more money, they can whistle for it — si quieren más dinero, van a tener que esperar sentados (fam)
b) (speed, rush) (+ adv compl)to whistle by — \<\<bullet/arrow\>\> pasar silbando
2.
vt \<\<tune\>\> silbar
II
a) ( instrument) silbato m, pito mto blow a whistle — tocar* un silbato or pito, pitar
as clean as a whistle: your lungs are as clean as a whistle no tiene absolutamente nada en los pulmones; his record is as clean as a whistle tiene un historial sin mancha; to blow the whistle on somebody ( inform on) delatar a alguien; ( reprimand) llamar a alguien al orden; to blow the whistle on something ( put a stop to) tomar medidas para acabar con algo; to wet one's whistle — (hum) echarse un trago
b) ( sound - made with mouth) silbido m; ( loud) chiflido m; (- made by referee's whistle) silbato m, pitido m; (- of kettle) silbido m, pitido m; (- of train) pitido m; (- of wind, bullet) silbido m['wɪsl]1. N1) (=sound) silbido m, chiflido m (esp LAm)final whistle — pitido m final
2) (=instrument) silbato m, pito m- blow the whistle on sb2.VT silbar3.VI silbar, chiflar (esp LAm); (Sport) pitar, silbar* * *
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1. ['hwɪsəl, 'wɪsəl]a) ( make sound) \<\<person\>\> silbar; ( loudly) chiflar; \<\<referee\>\> pitar; \<\<kettle\>\> silbar, pitar; \<\<train\>\> pitar; \<\<wind\>\> silbar, aullar*to whistle for something — (colloq)
if they want more money, they can whistle for it — si quieren más dinero, van a tener que esperar sentados (fam)
b) (speed, rush) (+ adv compl)to whistle by — \<\<bullet/arrow\>\> pasar silbando
2.
vt \<\<tune\>\> silbar
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a) ( instrument) silbato m, pito mto blow a whistle — tocar* un silbato or pito, pitar
as clean as a whistle: your lungs are as clean as a whistle no tiene absolutamente nada en los pulmones; his record is as clean as a whistle tiene un historial sin mancha; to blow the whistle on somebody ( inform on) delatar a alguien; ( reprimand) llamar a alguien al orden; to blow the whistle on something ( put a stop to) tomar medidas para acabar con algo; to wet one's whistle — (hum) echarse un trago
b) ( sound - made with mouth) silbido m; ( loud) chiflido m; (- made by referee's whistle) silbato m, pitido m; (- of kettle) silbido m, pitido m; (- of train) pitido m; (- of wind, bullet) silbido m -
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23 artfully
adverb astutamente; con mucha mañaadv.• artificiosamente adv.• astutamente adv.• con arte adv.• con artificio adv.• diestramente adv.• ladinamente adv.['ɑːtfǝlɪ]ADV1) (=cunningly) con mucha maña, astutamente2) (=skilfully) [arranged, constructed, designed] ingeniosamente -
24 attractively
adverb de manera atractivatr[ə'træktɪvlɪ]1■ our products are very attractively presented nuestros productos tienen una presentación muy atractivaattractively [ə'træktɪvli] adv: de manera atractiva, de buen gusto, hermosamenteə'træktɪvliadverb <decorated/dressed> con mucho gusto[ǝ'træktɪvlɪ]ADV1) (=appealingly) [smile, laugh] de manera atrayente; [arranged, presented, packaged] de manera atractiva; [dressed, furnished] con buen gusto2) (=interestingly)* * *[ə'træktɪvli]adverb <decorated/dressed> con mucho gusto -
25 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) mal2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) seriamente, desesperadamente; muybadly adv1. mal2. gravemente3. muy / muchotr['bædlɪ]1 mal2 (seriously) gravemente3 (very much) mucho,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go badly ir malto miss somebody badly echar mucho de menos a alguiento take something badly tomar algo muy a pechoto be badly off andar escaso,-a de dineroto come off badly salir malbadly ['bædli] adv1) : mal2) urgently: mucho, con urgencia3) severely: gravementeadj.• desacomodado, -a adj.adv.• con urgencia adv.• gravemente adv.• mal adv.'bædli1) ( poorly) <play/sing> malto do badly: our team did badly a nuestro equipo le fue mal; we're not doing badly — vamos bastante bien
2) ( improperly) < behaveeat> mal3) (as intensifier) < fail> miserablemente, estrepitosamente['bædlɪ]ADV1) (=poorly) malpay 2., 1)badly made/written/designed — mal hecho/escrito/diseñado
2) (=seriously, severely) gravementethey were badly beaten — (in contest) sufrieron una seria derrota; (physically) les dieron una paliza tremenda
3) (=unfavourably)to speak/think badly of sb — hablar/pensar mal de algn
"how did he take it?" - "badly" — -¿qué tal se lo tomó? -fatal
4) (=wrongly)5) (=very much) [want, need]badly-needed medical supplies — medicamentos mpl que se necesitan desesperadamente
6)to be badly off — (=poor) andar or estar mal de dinero
you're not that badly off, you only have to work 20 hours a week — no estás tan mal, solo tienes que trabajar 20 horas por semana
* * *['bædli]1) ( poorly) <play/sing> malto do badly: our team did badly a nuestro equipo le fue mal; we're not doing badly — vamos bastante bien
2) ( improperly) <behave/treat> mal3) (as intensifier) < fail> miserablemente, estrepitosamente -
26 boldly
adverb audazmente, con valentíatr['bəʊldlɪ]1 (bravely) con valentía, valientemente2 (daringly) audazmente, atrevidamente3 (cheekily) descaradamenteadv.• audazmente adv.'bəʊldlia) ( daringly) con audacia or atrevimiento, audazmenteb) ( impudently) descaradamente['bǝʊldlɪ]ADV1) (=bravely) [speak, behave] audazmente2) (=forwardly) [stare, announce, claim] descaradamente, con atrevimiento3) (=strikingly) [painted, drawn, written] con energía* * *['bəʊldli]a) ( daringly) con audacia or atrevimiento, audazmenteb) ( impudently) descaradamente -
27 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado•- bypass
3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
by1 advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenersehe saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabraby2 prep1. porhe was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó2. junto a / al lado deshe sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí3. de4. en5. para6. a7. concan I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?8. a base debytr[baɪ]1 (agent) por2 (means) por■ by air/road por avión/carretera3 (showing difference) por4 (not later than) para5 (during) de■ by day/night de día/noche6 (near) junto a, al lado de7 (according to) según8 (measurements) por9 (rate) por10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por11 (progression) a12 (in sets) en1 al lado, delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go by pasar delanteby and by con el tiempoby the by a propósitoby oneself solo,-aby ['baɪ] adv1) near: cercahe lives close by: vive muy cerca2)to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita3)to go by : pasarthey rushed by: pasaron corriendo4)to put by : reservar, poner a un lado5)by and by : poco después, dentro de poco6)by and large : en generalby prep1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a2) via: porshe left by the door: salió por la puerta3) past: por, por delante dethey walked by him: pasaron por delante de él4) during: de, duranteby night: de nochewe'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diezby then: para entoncesbuilt by the Romans: construido por los romanosa book by Borges: un libro de Borgesmade by hand: hecho a manobyadv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.prep.• al lado de prep.• de prep.• de acuerdo con prep.• para prep.• por prep.• según prep.
I baɪ1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases)[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I
1. PREPOSITION1) (=close to) al lado de, junto athe house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia
come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos
2) (=via) porhe came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana
which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?
3) (=past) por delante de4) (=during)by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad
a) (=not later than) paracan you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?
I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche
applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril
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by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde•
by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabíab) (in year, on date, on day)by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia
by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...
by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras
by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...
by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...
it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día
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little by little — poco a poco•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
two by two — de dos en dos7) (indicating agent, cause) porthe thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones
who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?
8) (indicating transport, method etc)•
by bus/ car — en autobús/coche•
by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una velaby working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho
he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...
10) (=according to) segúnit's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien
she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano
it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando
12) (in measurements, sums)•
to divide by — dividir por or entre•
to multiply by — multiplicar por13)south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste
15) (in oaths) por2. ADVERB1) (=past)•
they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar•
she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse•
by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo•
by and large — en general, por lo general•
to put sth by — poner algo a un lado* * *
I [baɪ]1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren
to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases) -
28 calculated
tr['kælkjəleɪtɪd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be calculated to do something (designed) estar pensado,-a para hacer algo, estar planeado,-a para hacer algo, estar hecho,-a con la intención de hacer algocalculated ['kælkjə.leɪt̬əd] adj1) estimated: calculado2) deliberate: intencional, premeditado, deliberadoadj.• calculado, -a adj.'kælkjəleɪtəd, 'kælkjʊleɪtɪdadjective (before n) < risk> calculado; < act> deliberado; < insult> dicho con toda intención['kælkjʊleɪtɪd]ADJ (=deliberate) [insult, action] deliberado, intencionado* * *['kælkjəleɪtəd, 'kælkjʊleɪtɪd] -
29 centre
'sentə
1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centro2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centro3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centro
2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) centrar2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) centrarsecentre n centrotr['sentəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (gen) centro1 (put in centre) centrar■ our attention centres on the forthcoming elections nuestra atención se centra en las próximas elecciones\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be the centre of attention ser el centro de atención, ser el centro de todas las miradascentre forward SMALLSPORT/SMALL delantero centrocentre half SMALLSPORT/SMALL medio centrocentre party SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL partido centristasports centre polideportivoadj.• central adj. (UK)n.• centro s.m.• foco s.m.• nudo s.m.• ombligo s.m. (UK)v.• centrar (Matemática) v.• concentrar v.(US) ['sentǝ(r)]1. N1) (=middle) centro m ; [of chocolate] relleno m2) (=focus) centro m3) (=place for specific activity) centro mhealth centre — centro m de salud, centro m médico
4) (Pol) centro m5) (Sport) (=player, kick) centro m2. VT1) (=place in centre) centrar2) (Sport) [+ ball] pasar al centro, centrar3) (=concentrate) concentrar (on en)3.VIto centre (a)round/in/on — concentrarse en; [hopes etc] cifrarse en
4.CPDcentre court N — (Tennis) pista f central
centre forward N — (Sport) (delantero(-a) m / f) centro mf
centre ground N — (in politics) centro m
to occupy the centre ground — [political party] ser de centro
centre of gravity N — centro m de gravedad
centre party N — (Pol) partido m centrista
centre spread N — (Brit) (Press) páginas fpl centrales
centre stage N — (Theat) centro m del escenario
to take centre stage — adquirir protagonismo, pasar a un primer plano
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30 cleverly
adverb con inteligenciatr['klevəlɪ]1 (intelligently) con inteligencia; (skilfully) hábilmente, ingeniosamentecleverly ['klɛvərli] adv1) skillfully: ingeniosamente, hábilmente2) intelligently: inteligentementeadv.• hábilmente adv.'klevərli, 'klevəliadverb hábilmente, ingeniosamente['klevǝlɪ]ADV1) (=intelligently) [deduce, work out] de forma inteligente, con inteligenciashe cleverly worked out the answer — supo averiguar la respuesta de forma inteligente or con inteligencia
2) (=skilfully) hábilmente, ingeniosamentethe photographer cleverly framed the shot with trees — el fotógrafo encuadró hábilmente or ingeniosamente la fotografía entre árboles
* * *['klevərli, 'klevəli]adverb hábilmente, ingeniosamente -
31 cosmetic
koz'metik
1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) cosmético
2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) cosméticotr[kɒz'metɪk]1 (for skin, hair, etc) cosmético,-a2 (superficial) superficial1 cosméticos nombre masculino plural, productos nombre masculino plural de belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcosmetic surgery cirugía estéticacosmetic [kɑz'mɛt̬ɪk] adj: cosméticocosmetic n: cosmético madj.• cosmético, -a adj.n.• afeite s.m.• cosmético s.m.• muda s.f.kɑːz'metɪk, kɒz'metɪka) ( beautifying) (before n) <powder/cream> cosméticocosmetic surgery — cirugía f estética
b) ( superficial) <reforms/changes> superficial[kɒz'metɪk]1.ADJ cosméticothe changes are merely cosmetic — (fig) los cambios son puramente cosméticos
2.N (often pl) cosmético m3.CPDcosmetic surgery N — cirugía f estética
* * *[kɑːz'metɪk, kɒz'metɪk]a) ( beautifying) (before n) <powder/cream> cosméticocosmetic surgery — cirugía f estética
b) ( superficial) <reforms/changes> superficial -
32 cunningly
adverb cunningly disguised.) astutamente, ingeniosamente['kʌnɪŋlɪ]ADV1) (=slyly) astutamente2) (=cleverly) [contrived, designed] astutamente, sutilmente; [disguised] astutamente -
33 drain
drein
1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) vaciar, drenar2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escurrirse3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escurrir4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) apurar, vaciar5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) agotar
2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) desaguadero2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) desgaste, sangría•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain
drain1 n desagüe / alcantarilladrain2 vb1. drenar / vaciar2. escurrir / escurrirsetr[dreɪn]1 (pipe - for water) (tubería de) desagüe nombre masculino, desaguadero; (underground pipe - for sewage) alcantarilla; (grating) alcantarilla, sumidero2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (plughole) desagüe■ defence spending is a drain on our country los gastos de defensa son una sangría para nuestro país1 (empty - radiator, engine, tank, etc) vaciar; (- wound, bladder, blood) drenar2 (rice, pasta, vegetables, etc) escurrir3 (dry out - swamp, marshes) drenar, avenar; (pond, river, channel, reservoir, region) desecar, desaguar4 (drink up - glass, etc) apurar, vaciar1 (discharge - pipes, rivers) desaguar; (flow away) irse3 figurative use (strength, energy, etc) irse agotando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go down the drain (business etc) venirse abajothat's money down the drain eso es tirar el dinerodrain ['dreɪn] vt1) empty: vaciar, drenar2) exhaust: agotar, consumirdrain vi1) : escurrir, escurrirsethe dishes are draining: los platos están escurriéndose2) empty: desaguar3)to drain away : irse agotandodrain n1) : desagüe m2) sewer: alcantarilla f3) grating: sumidero m, resumidero m, rejilla f4) exhaustion: agotamiento m, disminución f (de energía, etc.)to be a drain on: agotar, consumir5)to throw down the drain : tirar por la ventanan.• albañal s.m.• albellón s.m.• alcantarilla s.f.• cañería s.f.• desaguadero s.m.• desagüe s.m.• sangrador s.m.• vaciadero s.m.• vertedero s.m.• vertedor s.m.• zanja s.f.v.• avenar v.• colar v.• desaguar v.• desaguazar v.• desangrar v.• desecar v.• drenar v.• encañar v.• escurrir v.• evacuar v.• purgar v.• vaciar v.dreɪn
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1)a) ( pipe) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)the drains — ( of town) el alcantarillado; ( of building) las tuberías de desagüe
b) ( grid) (BrE) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)2) ( plughole) desagüe mthat's money down the drain — eso es tirar el dinero
3) (no pl)a) ( cause of depletion)a drain ON something: a drain on the country's resources una sangría para el país; the extra work is an enormous drain on my energy — el trabajo extra me está agotando
b) (outflow, loss) fuga f
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1)a) \<\<container/tank\>\> vaciar*; \<\<land/swamp\>\> drenar, avenar; \<\<blood\>\> drenar; \<\<sap/water\>\> extraer*b) ( Culin) \<\<vegetables/pasta\>\> escurrir, colar*c) ( Med) drenar2) ( drink up) \<\<glass/cup\>\> vaciar*, apurar3) (consume, exhaust) \<\<resources/strength\>\> agotar, consumir
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via) ( dry) \<\<dishes\>\> escurrir(se)b) ( disappear)all the strength seemed to drain from my limbs — los brazos y las piernas se me quedaron como sin fuerzas
c) ( discharge) \<\<pipes/river\>\> desaguar*Phrasal Verbs:[dreɪn]1. N1) (=outlet) (in house) desagüe m; (in street) boca f de alcantarilla, sumidero m; (Agr) zanja f de drenajethe drains — (=sewage system) el alcantarillado msing
- throw one's money down the drain- go down the drainlaugh 2.2) (fig) (=source of loss)to be a drain on — [+ energies, resources] consumir, agotar
2. VT1) (Agr) [+ land, marshes, lake] drenar, desecar; [+ vegetables, last drops] escurrir; [+ glass, radiator etc] vaciar; (Med) [+ wound etc] drenar2) (fig) agotar, consumirto feel drained (of energy) — sentirse agotado or sin fuerzas
3.4.CPDdrain rods NPL — varas fpl de drenaje
* * *[dreɪn]
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1)a) ( pipe) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)the drains — ( of town) el alcantarillado; ( of building) las tuberías de desagüe
b) ( grid) (BrE) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)2) ( plughole) desagüe mthat's money down the drain — eso es tirar el dinero
3) (no pl)a) ( cause of depletion)a drain ON something: a drain on the country's resources una sangría para el país; the extra work is an enormous drain on my energy — el trabajo extra me está agotando
b) (outflow, loss) fuga f
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1)a) \<\<container/tank\>\> vaciar*; \<\<land/swamp\>\> drenar, avenar; \<\<blood\>\> drenar; \<\<sap/water\>\> extraer*b) ( Culin) \<\<vegetables/pasta\>\> escurrir, colar*c) ( Med) drenar2) ( drink up) \<\<glass/cup\>\> vaciar*, apurar3) (consume, exhaust) \<\<resources/strength\>\> agotar, consumir
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via) ( dry) \<\<dishes\>\> escurrir(se)b) ( disappear)all the strength seemed to drain from my limbs — los brazos y las piernas se me quedaron como sin fuerzas
c) ( discharge) \<\<pipes/river\>\> desaguar*Phrasal Verbs: -
34 exotically
[ɪɡ'zɒtɪklɪ]ADV [named, dressed, designed] exóticamente, de forma exótica -
35 fighter
1) (a person who fights.) combatiente, luchador2) (a small fast aircraft designed to shoot down other aircraft.) avión de cazafighter n luchador / combatientetr['faɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (war) combatiente nombre masulino o femenino2 (boxing) boxeador,-ra, púgil nombre masulino o femenino3 figurative use luchador,-ra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfighter pilot piloto de cazafighter ['faɪt̬ər] n1) combatant: luchador m, -dora f; combatiente mf2) boxer: boxeador m, -dora fn.• batallador, -ora s.m.,f.• combatiente s.m.,f.• guerreador s.m.• guerrero, -era s.m.,f.• lidiador, -ora s.m.,f.• luchador, -ora s.m.,f.• peleador, -ora s.m.,f.'faɪtər, 'faɪtə(r)1)a) ( person) luchador, -dora m,fb) ( boxer) boxeador, -dora m,f, púgil mf, pugilista mf2) ( plane) caza m, avión m de combate; (before n)['faɪtǝ(r)]fighter pilot — piloto m de caza
1. N1) combatiente mf ; (Boxing) boxeador(a) m / f, púgil m ; (=warrior) guerrero(-a) m / f, soldado mf ; (fig) luchador(a) m / f2) (=airplane) avión m de combate, caza m2.CPDfighter bomber N — cazabombardero m
fighter command N — jefatura f de cazas
fighter jet N — reactor m de combate
fighter pilot N — piloto mf de caza
fighter plane N — avión m de combate, caza m
* * *['faɪtər, 'faɪtə(r)]1)a) ( person) luchador, -dora m,fb) ( boxer) boxeador, -dora m,f, púgil mf, pugilista mf2) ( plane) caza m, avión m de combate; (before n)fighter pilot — piloto m de caza
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36 functional
1) (designed to be useful rather than to look beautiful: functional clothes; a functional building.) funcional, práctico2) (able to operate: It's an old car, but it's still functional.) que funcionatr['fʌŋkʃənəl]1 (operational) funcional2 (practical, useful) práctico,-afunctional ['fʌŋkʃənəl] adj: funcional♦ functionally advadj.• funcional adj.'fʌŋkʃṇəl, 'fʌŋkʃənḷa) ( functioning) <machine/part> en buen estado (de funcionamiento); <law/principle> vigenteb) ( practical) <furniture/design> funcional['fʌŋkʃnǝl]1.ADJ [design, clothes] funcional2.CPDfunctional analysis N — análisis m inv funcional
* * *['fʌŋkʃṇəl, 'fʌŋkʃənḷ]a) ( functioning) <machine/part> en buen estado (de funcionamiento); <law/principle> vigenteb) ( practical) <furniture/design> funcional -
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['fʌŋkʃnǝlɪ]ADV [designed, efficient] funcionalmentefunctionally, they are identical — son idénticos funcionalmente
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adverb con aspavientos; con exigencias; recargadamente'fʌsəli, 'fʌsɪlia) ( fastidiously) remilgadamente, melindrosamenteb) ( elaborately) <furnished/dressed> de manera recargada['fʌsɪlɪ]ADV1) (=demandingly) pej quisquillosamente; (=scrupulously) meticulosamente, escrupulosamente2) (=elaborately) [designed, dressed] de manera recargada3) (=nervously) nerviosamente* * *['fʌsəli, 'fʌsɪli]a) ( fastidiously) remilgadamente, melindrosamenteb) ( elaborately) <furnished/dressed> de manera recargada -
39 home in on
(to move towards (a target etc): The missile is designed to home in on aircraft.) dirigirse haciaVI + PREP1) [missiles] dirigirse hacia2) (fig) concentrarse en -
40 individually
adverb (each separately: I'll deal with each question individually.) individualmenteindividually adv individualmente / por separadotr[ɪndɪ'vɪʤʊəlɪ]1 (separately) individualmente, por separado; (one by one) uno por unoindividually [.ɪndə'vɪʤʊəli, -ʤəli] adv: individualmenteadv.• individualmente adv.'ɪndə'vɪdʒuəli, ˌɪndɪ'vɪdjʊəliadverb ( separately) por separado, individualmente[ˌɪndɪ'vɪdjʊǝlɪ]ADV1) (=separately) por separadothey're all right individually, but not together — (of people) por separado son simpáticos, pero no cuando están juntos
we do not sell the volumes individually — no vendemos los tomos sueltos or por separado
2) (=for each individual)an individually designed exercise programme — un programa de ejercicios diseñado según las necesidades de cada individuo
* * *['ɪndə'vɪdʒuəli, ˌɪndɪ'vɪdjʊəli]adverb ( separately) por separado, individualmente
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