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121 desengañar
v.1 to disappoint, to disillusion, to break someone's expectations.María desengañó a su amiga Mary disappointed her friend.2 to open someone's eyes, to show the truth, to bring to reality, to open the eyes of.María desengañó a su amiga Mary opened her friend's eyes.* * *1 (hacer conocer la verdad) to open the eyes of, put in the know2 (decepcionar) to disappoint3 (desilusionar) to disillusion1 (ver la verdad) to have one's eyes opened (de, about)■ cuando vio a sus oponentes se desengañó de ganar la carrera when he saw his opponents he realized he wouldn't win the race2 (tener una decepción) to be disappointed3 (tener una desilusión) to become disillusioned, be let down\¡desengáñate! face facts!, don't delude yourself!, stop kidding yourself!* * *1. VT1) (=desilusionar) to disillusiones mejor no desengañarla — it is best not to take away her hopes o not to disillusion her
2) (=decepcionar) to disappoint3) (=abrir los ojos a) to open the eyes of2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo ( decepcionar) to disillusion; (sacar del engaño, error)2.hay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar — we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him
desengañarse v prona) ( decepcionarse)desengañarse de algo — to become disillusioned with o about something
b) (salir del engaño, error)desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto — stop kidding yourself, you're not going to get that job (colloq)
* * *= disillusion.Ex. Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.----* desengañarse = become + disillusioned, get real.* * *1.verbo transitivo ( decepcionar) to disillusion; (sacar del engaño, error)2.hay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar — we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him
desengañarse v prona) ( decepcionarse)desengañarse de algo — to become disillusioned with o about something
b) (salir del engaño, error)desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto — stop kidding yourself, you're not going to get that job (colloq)
* * *= disillusion.Ex: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.
* desengañarse = become + disillusioned, get real.* * *desengañar [A1 ]vt1 (decepcionar) to disillusionla vida lo ha desengañado he's been disillusioned by life2(sacar del engaño): todavía cree en los Reyes Magos, no lo desengañes he still believes in Santa Claus, don't spoil it for himhay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him1 (decepcionarse) desengañarse DE algo to become disillusioned WITH o ABOUT sthse ha desengañado del matrimonio he's become disillusioned with o about marriage2(salir del engaño): desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto stop kidding yourself o don't fool yourself, you're not going to get that job ( colloq)más vale que se desengañe, no le va a ser tan fácil como piensa he'd better stop deluding himself, it's not going to be as easy as he thinks* * *
desengañar ( conjugate desengañar) verbo transitivo ( decepcionar) to disillusion;
(sacar del engaño, error) to get … to face the facts
desengañarse verbo pronominal
desengañar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer ver la realidad) desengañar a alguien, to open sb's eyes: sus amigos le desengañaron, her friends helped her to see things as they really were
2 (decepcionar, desilusionar) to disappoint: Pablo nos ha desengañado con sus mentiras, Pablo has really disappointed us with his lies
' desengañar' also found in these entries:
English:
disabuse
* * *♦ vt1. [a una persona equivocada] to reveal the truth to2. [a una persona esperanzada] to disillusion* * *v/t disillusion* * *desengañar vt: to disillusion, to disenchant -
122 enfermo
adj.sick, ill, ailing, diseased.f. & m.sick person, patient, sufferer.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enfermar.* * *► adjetivo1 sick, ill► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sick person2 (paciente) patient\caer enfermo,-a to be taken illponer enfermo,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody sick, make somebody illponerse enfermo,-a to be taken ill* * *1. (f. - enferma)nounsick person, patient2. (f. - enferma)adj.ill, sick* * *enfermo, -a1. ADJ1) ill, sick, unwellestar enfermo de gravedad o peligro — to be seriously o dangerously ill
caer o ponerse enfermo — to fall ill (de with)
2)estar enfermo — (=encarcelado) Cono Sur ** to be in jail
3) Cono Sur*2.SM / F [gen] sick person; [en hospital] patientenfermo/a terminal — terminal patient, terminally ill person
* * *I- ma adjetivoa) (Med) ill, sickgravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad — seriously ill
está enferma de los nervios — she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves
cayó or se puso enfermo — he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE)
poner enfermo a alguien — (fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq), to get somebody (colloq)
b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación)IIestoy enferma — I've got my period, it's the time of the month (euph)
- ma masculino, femeninoquiere cuidar enfermos — she wants to care for sick people o the sick
* * *2 = poor health, sick, ill, poorly.Ex. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.Ex. Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).Ex. Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.----* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* enfermo crónico = chronically ill.* enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.* enfermo físico = physically ill.* enfermo incurable = incurably ill.* enfermo mentalmente = mentally ill.* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* hacerse el enfermo = malinger.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* * *I- ma adjetivoa) (Med) ill, sickgravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad — seriously ill
está enferma de los nervios — she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves
cayó or se puso enfermo — he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE)
poner enfermo a alguien — (fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq), to get somebody (colloq)
b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación)IIestoy enferma — I've got my period, it's the time of the month (euph)
- ma masculino, femeninoquiere cuidar enfermos — she wants to care for sick people o the sick
* * *enfermo11 = patient, sufferer.Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.* enfermo de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's patient.* enfermo de lepra = leper.* enfermo diabético = diabetic patient.* enfermo en fase terminal = terminally ill patient.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos crónicos, los = chronically ill, the.* enfermos en fase terminal, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* enfermos terminales, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermo terminal = terminal patient, terminally ill patient.* los enfermos = sick, the.* visita a los enfermos = work round.2 = poor health, sick, ill, poorly.Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).Ex: Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* enfermo crónico = chronically ill.* enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.* enfermo físico = physically ill.* enfermo incurable = incurably ill.* enfermo mentalmente = mentally ill.* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* hacerse el enfermo = malinger.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* * *1 ( Med) ill, sickno ha venido porque está enfermo he hasn't come because he's ill o unwell o sickestá gravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad he's very sick, he's seriously illestá enferma de los nervios she suffers with o has trouble with her nervesponer enfermo a algn ( fam); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), to get sb ( colloq), to bug sb ( colloq)2(CS euf) (con la menstruación): estoy enferma I have got my period, it's the time of the month ( euph)masculine, femininese pasó la vida cuidando enfermos she spent her whole life caring for sick peopleenfermos del corazón people with heart troublecamas para los enfermos de cáncer beds for cancer sufferers o patients, beds for people suffering from canceres un enfermo del Dr Moliner he's one of Dr Moliner's patients* * *
Del verbo enfermar: ( conjugate enfermar)
enfermo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
enfermó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
enfermar
enfermo
enfermar ( conjugate enfermar) verbo intransitivo
to fall ill, get sick (AmE)
enfermarse verbo pronominal
enfermo◊ -ma adjetivo
está enfermo del corazón he has heart trouble;
está enferma de los nervios she suffers with her nerves;
se puso enfermo he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE);
poner enfermo a algn (fam) to get on sb's nerves (colloq), to get sb (colloq)b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en hospital) patient;◊ quiere cuidar enfermos she wants to care for sick people o the sick;
enfermos del corazón people with heart trouble;
enfermos de cáncer cancer sufferers
enfermar
I verbo intransitivo to become o fall ill, get sick: enfermaron de tuberculosis, they caught tuberculosis
II verbo transitivo
1 (poner enfermo) to make ill: este calor me va a enfermar, this heat's going to make me ill
2 fam (irritar, disgustar) me enferma el desorden, untidiness makes me sick
enfermo,-a
I adjetivo ill, sick: se puso enferma, she fell ill
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sick person
(paciente) patient
En general, puedes usar ill o sick. Pero recuerda que ill no se emplea delante de sustantivos (un niño enfermo, a sick boy) pero sí con el verbo to feel (me encuentro mal, I feel ill), ya que I feel sick significa tengo ganas de vomitar. Sick también se emplea para indicar un disgusto: Estoy harto de él. I'm sick of him. Esa gente me pone enfermo. Those people make me sick.
' enfermo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- caer
- consumirse
- curar
- desahuciar
- desahuciada
- desahuciado
- descomponerse
- enferma
- enfermar
- estar
- excitarse
- fastidiada
- fastidiado
- interna
- interno
- mala
- malo
- pachucha
- pachucho
- ponerse
- rehabilitar
- rehabilitación
- salir
- sanar
- simular
- trasladar
- traslado
- última
- último
- velar
- agravar
- aislar
- arropar
- bañar
- conocer
- considerar
- consumir
- cuidar
- curación
- decaer
- dopar
- embromado
- evolución
- evolucionar
- fregado
- grave
- incorporar
- indispuesto
- jodido
English:
add to
- bad
- badly
- cancel
- critically
- desperately
- diseased
- dizzy
- get-well card
- grim
- ill
- inpatient
- isolate
- live
- lovesick
- mental
- mentally ill
- nose
- not
- rally
- report
- rush
- seriously
- settle
- sick
- sickbed
- sicken
- sickroom
- spoon-feed
- stretcher case
- sufferer
- unwell
- ailing
- fall
- go
- hear
- infirm
- make
- malinger
- mentally
- take
* * *enfermo, -a♦ adjill, sick;cuidaba de gente enferma he looked after sick people o people who were ill;está enferma con paperas she's ill with mumps;caer enfermo to fall ill;Espponerse enfermo to fall ill, to get sick;Espse puso enfermo del estómago he got a stomach complaint;poner enfermo a alguien [irritar] to drive sb up the wall;su actitud me pone enfermo his attitude really gets to me♦ nm,f[en general] sick person; [bajo tratamiento] patient;los enfermos the sick;los enfermos de este hospital the patients in this hospital;los enfermos de Parkinson Parkinson's sufferers, people with o suffering from Parkinson's (disease);un enfermo del hígado a person with a liver complaintenfermo mental [en general] mentally ill person; [bajo tratamiento] mental patient;enfermo terminal terminally ill person/patient;los enfermos terminales the terminally ill* * *I adj sick, ill;gravemente enfermo seriously ill;ponerse enfermo get sick, Br fall illII m, enferma f sick person;enfermo mental mentally ill person* * *enfermo, -ma adj: sick, illenfermo, -ma n1) : sick person, invalid2) paciente: patient* * *enfermo1 adj illenfermo2 n (paciente) patient -
123 gaita
f.1 bagpipes (instrument).2 drag, pain (informal) (pesadez). (peninsular Spanish)3 bagpipe, bagpipes, pipe, doodlesack.* * *2 familiar bother, drag, pain\¡menuda gaita! / ¡qué gaita! familiar what a drag!templar gaitas familiar to smooth things out* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (Mús) bagpipes pl2) (Mús) (=flauta) flute; (=organillo) hurdy-gurdy3) * (=pescuezo) neck4) * (=dificultad) bother, nuisance¡qué gaita! — what a pain! *
déjame, que hoy no estoy para gaitas — leave me alone, I don't need any hassle today *
y toda esa gaita — * and all that jazz *
5) Méx * (=maula) cheat, trickster6) Ven folk music2.* * *1)a) tbgaita gallega/escocesa — (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)
templar gaitas — (fam) to try and keep people happy
b) (Ven) ( canción) lively Christmas song2) (Esp fam) (lata, cosa fastidiosa) drag (colloq)* * *= bagpipe.Ex. Such subject bibliographies exist in huge quantities with their scope as wide as 'The Social Sciences' or as narrow as ' bagpipe Music'.* * *1)a) tbgaita gallega/escocesa — (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)
templar gaitas — (fam) to try and keep people happy
b) (Ven) ( canción) lively Christmas song2) (Esp fam) (lata, cosa fastidiosa) drag (colloq)* * *= bagpipe.Ex: Such subject bibliographies exist in huge quantities with their scope as wide as 'The Social Sciences' or as narrow as ' bagpipe Music'.
* * *A1tb gaita gallega/escocesa (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)templar gaitas ( fam); to try and keep people happymenuda gaita tener que salir con este frío it's a real drag o pain having to go out in this cold2(cuento, rollo): después de habernos pasado la vida con la gaita del anticomunismo after a lifetime of listening to this anti-communist rhetoric o ( colloq) stuffno me vengas con gaitas, ya te he dicho que no stop going on about it o don't keep on about it, I've already said nodéjate de gaitas I don't want any more of your excuses¡qué paciencia ni qué gaitas! ya me he cansado de esperar patience! I'll give him/them patience! I've had enough of this waiting ( colloq)* * *
gaita sustantivo femenino tb◊ gaita gallega/escocesa (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)
gaita sustantivo femenino
1 (instrumento) bagpipes pl
2 familiar (molestia, pesadez) nuisance, drag: es una gaita tener que ir a estas horas, it's a real drag having to go at this time
3 familiar (pescuezo): vimos que sacaba la gaita por la ventana, we saw how he craned his neck to get a look out of the window
♦ Locuciones: templar gaitas, to be conciliatory: tuvimos que estar templando gaitas con su padre, we had to tread carefully with his father
' gaita' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuelle
English:
bagpipes
- pipe
- bag
* * *♦ nf1. [instrumento con bolsa] bagpipesgaita escocesa (Scottish) bagpipes;gaita gallega Galician bagpipes2. [flauta] = flute similar to a flageoletes una gaita tener que ir en tren it's a pain o drag having to go on the train;¡qué gaita! me he vuelto a olvidar what a pain o nuisance! I've forgotten again¡qué lluvia ni qué gaitas! iremos aunque nieve rain? never mind the rain! we're going even if it snows♦ nmfRP Fam [español] = sometimes pejorative term used to refer to a Spaniard, especially an immigrantgaita2 nmVen [canto] = Christmas folksong* * *f MÚS bagpipes pl ;templar gaitas fam tread carefully;estar de gaita be happy* * *gaita nf: bagpipes pl* * *gaita n1. (instrumento) bagpipes2. (molestia) drag / pain -
124 hallar
v.to find.* * *1 (encontrar) to find2 (averiguar) to find out; (descubrir) to discover3 (ver, notar) to see, observe1 (estar) to be* * *verb1) to find2) discover* * *1. VT1) (=encontrar)a) [+ objeto, persona, respuesta, solución] to findhallé a tu hermano muy cambiado — frm I thought your brother had changed a lot
b) frm [+ apoyo, oposición] to meet withno halló la aprobación que esperaba para su proyecto — his plan did not meet with the approval he had hoped for
2) (=descubrir) [+ método] to find, discoverhalló el modo de producirlo sintéticamente — he found o discovered a way to produce it synthetically
hallaron que el estado del enfermo era peor de lo que creían — they found o discovered that the patient's condition was worse than they had thought
3) (=averiguar) [+ motivo, razón] to find out; [+ información] to obtain4) (Jur)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <persona/libro/tesoro> to find; <felicidad/paz> to findhalló la muerte en un accidente — he met his death in an accident; (+ compl)
b) <pruebas/solución> to find; < información> to find, discover2) (esp AmL) (en frases negativas) ( saber)3) (esp AmL) (opinar, creer) to find2.hallarsev pron1) (frml) (estar, encontrarse) (+ compl) to be2) ( sentirse) (+ compl) to feelno hallarse: no me hallo en este tipo de fiestas — I don't feel comfortable o at home at this type of party
* * *= trace, turn up, find, disinter, ferret out.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.Ex. His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.----* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* hallar eco en = find + echo in.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* hallarse = be poised.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <persona/libro/tesoro> to find; <felicidad/paz> to findhalló la muerte en un accidente — he met his death in an accident; (+ compl)
b) <pruebas/solución> to find; < información> to find, discover2) (esp AmL) (en frases negativas) ( saber)3) (esp AmL) (opinar, creer) to find2.hallarsev pron1) (frml) (estar, encontrarse) (+ compl) to be2) ( sentirse) (+ compl) to feelno hallarse: no me hallo en este tipo de fiestas — I don't feel comfortable o at home at this type of party
* * *= trace, turn up, find, disinter, ferret out.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* hallar eco en = find + echo in.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* hallarse = be poised.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* * *hallar [A1 ]vtA1 ( frml); ‹persona/libro/tesoro› to find; ‹felicidad/paz› to findel cuadro robado fue hallado en su casa the stolen painting was found o discovered at his houseel vehículo fue hallado en la localidad de San Roque the vehicle was found o located in the town of San Roqueen él halló un amigo para toda la vida in him he found a lifelong friendhalló la muerte en un accidente he met his death in an accidenthallaron tierras cálidas y fértiles they found o discovered warm, fertile lands(+ compl): halló la puerta abierta she found the door open2 ‹pruebas/solución› to find; ‹información› to find, discoveryo a esto no le hallo explicación I can't find any explanation for thishallaron que las temperaturas eran superiores a las esperadas they found o discovered that the temperatures were higher than expectedB ( en frases negativas)(saber): no halla cómo sentarse she can't find a comfortable position to sit inno hallo cómo decírselo sin ofenderla I don't know how to tell her without offending herC (opinar, creer) to findhallo que es una persona muy fría/interesante I find him a very cold/interesting person■ hallarseno pudo asistir a la reunión por hallarse enfermo he was unable to attend the meeting because of illness o because he was illla abadía se halla en ruinas the abbey is in ruinsel edificio se halla situado en las afueras de la ciudad the building is situated on the outskirts of the cityB (sentirse) (+ compl) to feelse hallaba a gusto en aquella casa she felt comfortable in that houseno hallarse: no me hallo en este tipo de fiestas I don't feel comfortable o at ease o at home at this type of partyvuelven a la ciudad porque en el campo no se hallan they're moving back to the city because living in the country isn't right for them o doesn't suit them o because they don't feel at home in the country* * *
hallar ( conjugate hallar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml) ( encontrar) to find;
2 (esp AmL)
no hallo cómo decírselo I don't know how to tell her
hallarse verbo pronominal
hallar verbo transitivo
1 (encontrar) to find: hallaré una respuesta, I'll find an answer
la hallamos muerta, we found her dead
(una vacuna, una ley) to discover
2 (percibir) to find: la hallé nerviosa, I found her nervous
(encontrarse con un hecho, descubrir una situación) to find out: halló que su cuenta estaba vacía, she found out that her account was empty
' hallar' also found in these entries:
English:
find
* * *♦ vt1. [encontrar] to find;hallaron el cadáver en el fondo del río they found the body on the river bed;hallar errores en un texto to spot errors in a text;no hallo palabras para expresar mi agradecimiento I can't find the words to express my gratitude;por fin he hallado la felicidad I've finally found happiness;cuando llegué hallé que ya no había nadie when I arrived, I found there was nobody there any more;halló la muerte en un safari he met his death on a safari2. [averiguar] to find out;no hallo la solución al problema I can't find the solution to the problemhallé muy rejuvenecida a su mujer I thought his wife seemed totally rejuvenated* * *v/t2 ( descubrir) discover* * *hallar vt1) encontrar: to find2) descubrir: to discover, to find out* * * -
125 indicio
m.1 sign (señal).hay indicios de violencia there are signs of violence2 indication, hint, clue, cue.3 circumstantial evidence.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: indiciar.* * *1 (señal) sign2 (resto) trace* * *noun m.1) indication2) evidence3) trace* * *SM1) (=señal) [gen] indication, sign; [de gratitud] token; [de droga] trace; (Inform) marker, markes indicio de — it is an indication of, it is a sign of
no hay el menor indicio de él — there isn't the faintest sign of him, there isn't the least trace of him
* * *1)a) (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro — at the slightest sign o indication of danger
b) ( vestigio) trace, sign2) (Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *= clue, cue, hint, indication, sign, straws in the wind, tell-tale indication, tell-tale sign, intimation, the writing on the wall, glimmer.Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.Ex. As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex. To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.Ex. The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.----* dar indicios de = show + signs of.* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.* existir indicios de = there + be + signs of.* existir indicios de que = there + be + evidence that.* indicios = stirrings.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.* * *1)a) (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro — at the slightest sign o indication of danger
b) ( vestigio) trace, sign2) (Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *= clue, cue, hint, indication, sign, straws in the wind, tell-tale indication, tell-tale sign, intimation, the writing on the wall, glimmer.Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex: To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.Ex: The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.* dar indicios de = show + signs of.* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.* existir indicios de = there + be + signs of.* existir indicios de que = there + be + evidence that.* indicios = stirrings.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.* * *A (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro at the slightest sign o indication o hint of dangerno hay indicios de vida en la zona there are no signs of life in the areael análisis revela indicios de potasio the analysis shows traces of potassiumB ( Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *
indicio sustantivo masculino
indicio sustantivo masculino
1 (señal) indication, sign, trace [de, of]
2 Jur (prueba) evidence sing: no encontraron indicios, they found no evidence
' indicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pista
- señal
- síntoma
- manifestación
English:
clue
- evidence
- gauge
- hint
- indication
- inkling
- sign
- suggestion
- indicate
- indicative
- intimation
- trace
* * *indicio nm1. [señal] sign;[pista] clue;hay indicios de violencia there are signs of violence;la propuesta es un indicio de su voluntad de negociar the proposal is a sign of their willingness to negotiate2. [cantidad pequeña] trace;se encontraron indicios de veneno en su cuerpo traces of poison were found in her body* * *m indication, sign; ( vestigio) trace* * *indicio nm: indication, sign* * *indicio n sign / indication -
126 jodido
adj.busted, shagged.intj.darn it, doggone.past part.past participle of spanish verb: joder.* * *1→ link=joder joder► adjetivo2 tabú (maldito, molesto) bloody, fucking, sodding3 tabú (estropeado, roto) bust, fucked up, buggered* * *- da adjetivo1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) [ser] ( difícil) < trabajo> tricky, tough (colloq); < persona> difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)2) [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( estropeado) <ascensor/radio> bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)d) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)3) [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp* * *= tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], skewed-up.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. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.----* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* * *- da adjetivo1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) [ser] ( difícil) < trabajo> tricky, tough (colloq); < persona> difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)2) [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( estropeado) <ascensor/radio> bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)d) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)3) [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp* * *= tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], skewed-up.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: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* * *jodido -daA (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)es jodido criar los hijos solo bringing kids up on your own is really hardes un tipo muy jodido de tratar he's a very difficult guy to deal with ( colloq), he's a son-of-a-bitch to deal with ( AmE sl), he's an awkward sod ( BrE sl)2 ( delante del n) (maldito) fucking ( vulg), damn ( colloq), goddamn ( AmE colloq), bloody ( BrE sl), sodding ( BrE sl)B (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)3 [ ESTAR] (deprimido) down ( colloq)anda muy jodido he's really down (in the dumps) ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo joder: ( conjugate joder)
jodido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
joder
jodido
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);◊ jodidola (fam) to screw up (vulg)
joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( jorobarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)
joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
jodido◊ -da adjetivo
1 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
‹ persona› difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)
2 [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
jodido,-a adj vulgar
1 (estropeado, roto) bust, buggered
2 (deprimido) down
' jodido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jodida
- joder
* * *jodido, -a Vulg This word is generally considered vulgar in Spain. However, some uses would not be shocking even in Spain, and in most of Latin America it is regarded as a relatively mild swearword.♦ adjel orfanato lo dejó jodido de por vida the orphanage really fucked him up for lifecon ese profesor está muy jodido aprobar it's fucking difficult getting a pass off that teacherha ganado la lotería, la muy jodida she's won the lottery, the lucky bitch5. [persona]♦ nm,f2. RP [perjudicado] screwed;los jodidos son siempre los mismos it's always the same people who end up getting screwed* * *adj vulg -
127 modificar
v.1 to alter.2 to modify (grammar).Lisa modificó el vestido Lisa modified the dress.3 to amend, to revise.Ricardo modificó su conducta Richard amended his behavior.* * *1 to alter, modify* * *verbto modify, alter* * *VT [+ producto, vehículo] to modify; [+ texto] to change, alter; [+ vida] to change* * *1.verbo transitivob) (Ling) to modify2.modificarsev pron to change, alter* * *= adjust, alter, change, edit, modify, doctor, redraw [re-draw], repackage [re-package], fine tune [fine-tune], repack, redact.Ex. The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.Ex. During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.Ex. This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.Ex. The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.Ex. The objective of the second phase is to synthesise, repackage and disseminate findings for various audiences.Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex. The problem posed by the increasing number of documents may be solved by repacking them photographically into smaller categories.Ex. Also, the movie has been redacted by the producer -- it ends with a horrifying montage of real photos of dead and wounded Iraqis.----* modificar el precio = reprice.* modificar un registro = amend + record.* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.* sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.* * *1.verbo transitivob) (Ling) to modify2.modificarsev pron to change, alter* * *= adjust, alter, change, edit, modify, doctor, redraw [re-draw], repackage [re-package], fine tune [fine-tune], repack, redact.Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.Ex: The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.Ex: The objective of the second phase is to synthesise, repackage and disseminate findings for various audiences.Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex: The problem posed by the increasing number of documents may be solved by repacking them photographically into smaller categories.Ex: Also, the movie has been redacted by the producer -- it ends with a horrifying montage of real photos of dead and wounded Iraqis.* modificar el precio = reprice.* modificar un registro = amend + record.* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.* sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.* * *modificar [A2 ]vt1 ‹aparato› to modify; ‹plan› to change; ‹horario/ley› to change, alterla dosis puede modificarse según criterio médico the dosage may be altered o varied on the advice of your doctorla entonación modifica el sentido de la frase the intonation alters o changes the meaning of the sentence2 ( Ling) to modifyto change, alter* * *
modificar ( conjugate modificar) verbo transitivo
‹ plan› to change;
‹horario/ley› to change, alterb) (Ling) to modify;
modificarseverbo pronominal
to change, alter
modificar verbo transitivo to modify, alter: han modificado el texto sustancialmente, the text was altered substantially
' modificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cambiar
- editar
English:
adjust
- alter
- modify
- qualify
- revise
* * *modificar vt1. [diseño] to alter, to modify;[plan, ley] to change; [programa] to change, to alter; [presupuesto] to revise;modificar genéticamente to genetically modify2. Gram to modify* * *v/t modify* * *modificar {72} vtalterar: to modify, to alter, to adapt* * *modificar vb to alter -
128 éste
adj.east, eastern.m.east.viento del este east windir hacia el este to go east(wards)está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madridlos países del este the countries of Eastern Europe* * *► adjetivo (pl estos,-as)1 this (plural) these————————► adjetivo1 east, eastern2 (dirección) easterly; (viento) east, easterly1 east2 (viento) east wind* * *1. = esta, adj.- estos2. adj.east, eastern3. noun m.* * *I1.ADJ INV [zona, área] eastla costa este — the east o eastern coast
íbamos en dirección este — we were going east o eastward(s), we were going in an eastward o an easterly direction
2. SM1) (Geog) East, eastvientos fuertes del Este — strong east o easterly winds
la casa está orientada hacia el Este — the house is east-facing, the house faces East o east
2) (Pol)3) (tb: zona este) east4) (Meteo) (tb: viento del este) east wind, easterly windIIeste, -aADJ DEM1) [indicando proximidad]a) [sing] this¿qué habéis hecho este fin de semana? — what did you do at the weekend?, what did you do this weekend?
¿dónde vais a ir este fin de semana? — [dicho un viernes] where are you going this weekend?; [dicho un lunes] where are you going next weekend?
b)estos/estas — these
estas tijeras — these scissors, this pair of scissors
2) * [con valor enfático]¡a ver qué quiere ahora el tío este! — what does that guy want now! *
III¡este Pedro es un desastre! — that Pedro is a complete disaster! *
este, -aPRON DEM =éste PRON DEM éste, -a1) [sing] this one¡este me quiere engañar! — this guy's out to cheat me!
pero ¿dónde está este? — where on earth is he?
2)estos/estas — these; [en texto] the latter
3) [locuciones]en esta — [en cartas] in this town (from where I'm writing)
•
en estas, en estas se acerca y dice... — just then he went up and said...4) esp LAm [como muletilla]In the past the standard spelling for these demonstrative pronouns was with an accent (éste, ésta, éstos and éstas). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective.este... — er..., um...
* * *[According to the Real Academia Española the written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective]a) this one; (pl) theseAlfonso y Andrés, éste de pie, aquél sentado — (liter)... Alfonso and Andrés, the former sitting down and the latter standing
[sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval] qué niña ésta! — (fam) honestly, this child!
b) ésta (frml) (en cartas, documentos) the city in which the letter is writtenresidente en ésta — resident in Seville (o Lima etc)
* * *Ien la parte este del país — in the eastern part o the east of the country
iban en dirección este — they were heading east o eastward(s)
IIel ala/la costa este — the east wing/coast
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) east, Eastcaminaron hacia el Este — they walked east o eastward(s)
c) el Este (Hist, Pol) the EastIIIesta adjetivo demostrativo (pl estos, estas)a) this; (pl) these[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó — (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
b) ( como muletilla) well, er* * *el este= east, theEx: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
este11 = east.Ex: The plan of the temple is round instead of rectangular, and unlike the rest, faces north instead of east.
* Alemania del Este = East Germany.* al este de = east of.* bloque del este, el = Eastern bloc, the.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* del este = eastern.* del este asiático = East Asian.* derecho hacia el este = due east.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* este, el = east, the.* Europa Central del Este = East Central Europe.* exactamente al este = due east.* habitante del este = Easterner.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* la Europa del Este = Eastern Europe.* país de Europa del Este = Eastern European country.* sudeste = southeast [south east].* sureste = southeast [south east].este2= present, such, this.Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.
Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.* a este fin = to this end.* a este paso = at this rate.* a este respecto = in this respect.* a este ritmo = at this rate.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, in doing so.* a partir de esto = on this basis.* como esto = like this.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* con este fin = to that effect.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* de esta forma = in this way.* de esta manera = in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = by this means, in so doing, this way, thus, in doing so.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de nuevo en este caso = here again.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* dicho esto = that said.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en este caso = in this case.* en este contexto = against this background.* en este documento = herein.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este momento = at this stage, right now.* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, on this score, to that effect.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en estos tiempos = in this day and age.* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.* esta = this.* esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.* esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* esta mañana = early today.* esta mañana temprano = early this morning.* esta noche = tonight, tonite.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* éste no es el caso en = not so in.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* esto es así = this is the case.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* esto no se debe hacer así = this just won't do.* esto no vale = this just won't do.* estos = these.* estos días = these days.* haciendo esto = by so doing, by doing so.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* para esto = therefor.* para hacer esto = in this.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* partiendo de esto = on that basis.* pensando en esto = with this/that in mind.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.* teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.* teniendo esto presente = with this/that in mind.* todo esto = the whole thing.* * *este1[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹región› easternen la parte este del país in the eastern part of the countryiban en dirección este they were heading east o eastward(s), they were heading in an easterly directionvientos moderados del sector este moderate easterly winds o winds from the eastel ala/litoral este the east wing/coastla cara este de la montaña the east o eastern face of the mountaineste2(parte, sector): el este the easten el este del país in the east of the countryestá al este de Bogotá it lies to the east of Bogotá, it is (to the) east of Bogotá2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (punto cardinal) east, Eastel Sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the east o the Eastvientos flojos del Este light easterly winds, light winds from the eastla calle va de Este a Oeste the street runs east-westdar tres pasos hacia el Este take three paces east o eastward(s) o to the eastvientos moderados del sector sur rotando al este moderate winds from the south becoming o veering easterlymás al este further eastlas ventanas dan al este the windows face east3los países del Este the Eastern Bloc countries4Este (en bridge) East(pl estos, estas)1 this; (pl) theseeste chico this boyesta gente these people[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó ( fam); this idiot here didn't tell me2 (como muletilla) well, er¿fuiste tú o no? — este … was it you or not? — well …* * *
Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)
esté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
E.
estar
este
éste
E. (
estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1a) ( seguido de adjetivos)◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;
estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!b) ( con◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;
¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
3 ( seguido de participios)
estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;
está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo ésteé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo ésteás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3a) (tener como función, cometido):
estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
4 (estar listo, terminado):
lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
éste v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;◊ ¿no te puedes éste quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;
estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
este 1 adjetivo invariable ‹ región› eastern;
iban en dirección éste they were heading east o eastward(s);
el ala/la costa éste the east wing/coast
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (parte, sector):
al éste de Lima to the east of Lima
las ventanas dan al éste the windows face eastc)
los países del Eéste the Eastern Bloc countries
este 2,◊ esta adj dem (pl estos, estas)a) this;
(pl) these;
estos dólares these dollars;
usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun la estúpida esta no me avisó (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
éste,◊ ésta pron dem (pl éstos, éstas) The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective this one;
(pl) these;
éste or este es el mío this (one) is mine;
un día de éstos or estos one of these days;
éste or este es el que yo quería this is the one I wanted;
prefiero éstos or estos I prefer these (ones);
sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval◊ ¡qué niña esta! (fam) honestly, this child!;
residente en ésta or esta resident in Seville (o Lima etc)
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.
este,-a adj dem
1 this
este barco, this ship
esta casa, this house 2 estos,-as, these
estos hombres, these men
estas mujeres, these women
este sustantivo masculino
1 (punto cardinal) East: nos dirigíamos al este, we were going east
al este del Edén, to the east of Eden
(en aposición) (zona, parte) eastern: son del este de Europa, they're from Eastern Europe
(dirección, rumbo) easterly: el viento soplaba del este, there was an easterly wind
2 (bloque de países europeos) el Este, the East
éste,-a pron dem m,f
1 this one: éste/ésta es más bonito/a, this one is prettier 2 éstos,-as, these (ones)
' éste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- abrigada
- abrigado
- abultar
- acabada
- acabado
- acariciar
- acontecer
- actualización
- adelantarse
- adelanto
- afrutada
- afrutado
- ahora
- ahorrar
- alguna
- alguno
- ama
- amo
- andar
- aparte
- aplanar
- aplatanada
- aplatanado
- arrastre
- arreglo
- así
- asistencia
- aterrizar
- atravesarse
- baja
- bajo
- bastar
- bastante
- bendición
- bien
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabida
- caché
- cachet
- caer
- calificar
- capacidad
- carbonizar
- cariño
- catalogar
- caza
- ceñirse
- chapada
English:
acoustic
- advanced
- afford
- afraid
- aggressive
- agony
- agree
- alleviate
- ambience
- amenities
- anniversary
- antidote
- anywhere
- architecture
- arithmetic
- attain
- attribute
- be
- belong
- blank
- boggle
- bore
- breeze
- broadsheet
- bulky
- bundle
- buy
- call
- call at
- can
- capture
- cash
- chapter
- characteristic
- close-fitting
- cold
- come across
- come in
- come under
- compact
- complete
- conception
- concoction
- consistent
- convert
- cramped
- deadly
- define
- demand
- deny
* * *este1♦ adj inv[posición, parte] east, eastern; [dirección] easterly; [viento] east, easterly;la cara este del pico the east face of the mountain;la costa este the east coast;tiempo soleado en la mitad este del país sunny weather in the eastern half of the country;partieron con rumbo este they set off in an easterly direction;un frente frío que se desplaza en dirección este a cold front moving eastwards♦ nm1. [zona] east;está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madrid;la fachada da al este the front of the building faces east;viento del este east o easterly wind;habrá lluvias en el este (del país) there will be rain in the east (of the country);ir hacia el este to go east(wards)2. [punto cardinal] east;el sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the eastlos países del Este the countries of Eastern Europe4. [viento] easterly, east wind1. [en general] this;[plural] these;esta camisa this shirt;este año this year;esta mañana this morning;esta noche tonight[plural] those;no soporto a la niña esta I can't stand that girl;el teléfono este no funciona this telephone's not working3. Méx, RP [como muletilla] well, er, um;y entonces, este, le propuse… and then, um, I suggested…;es un, este, cómo se dice, un lexicógrafo he's a, oh, what do you call it, a lexicographer;este, ¿me prestás plata? er, can you lend me some money?este3, -a (pl estos, -as) pron demostrativo Note that este and its various forms can be written with an accent ( éste, ésta etc) when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.1. [en general] this one;[plural] these (ones);dame otro boli, este no funciona give me another pen, this one doesn't work;aquellos cuadros no están mal, aunque estos me gustan más those paintings aren't bad, but I like these (ones) better;esta ha sido la semana más feliz de mi vida this has been the happiest week of my life;cualquier día de estos one of these days;Famesta es la mía/tuya/ etc[m5]. this is the chance I've/you've/ etc been waiting for, this is my/your/ etc big chance;en estas just then;en estas sonó el teléfono just then o at that very moment, the phone rang;en una de estas one of these days;en una de estas te pillará la policía one of these days the police will catch you;Fampor estas [lo juro] I swear, honest to God;¿seguro que no me estás mintiendo? – ¡por estas! are you sure you're not lying to me? – I swear o honest to God2. [recién mencionado] the latter;entraron Juan y Pedro, este con un abrigo verde Juan and Pedro came in, the latter wearing a green coatestos son los culpables de todo lo ocurrido it's this lot o bunch who are to blame for everything4. Formal [en correspondencia]espero que al recibo de esta te encuentres bien I hope this letter finds you well* * *1 m easta todas estas in the meanwhile* * *1) : this one, these ones pl2) : the lattereste adj: eastern, easteste nm1) oriente: east2) : east wind3)el Este : the East, the Orient* * *este1 adj thiseste2 n east
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