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81 expectation
1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) expectativa2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) esperanzatr[ekspek'teɪʃən]1 (hope, firm belief) esperanza1 (confident feelings) expectativas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcontrary to expectations contrariamente a lo que se esperabain expectation of con la esperanza deto be beyond somebody's expectations ser mejor de lo esperadoto fall short of somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguiennot to come up to somebody's expectations no alcanzar las expectativas de alguienexpectation [.ɛk.spɛk'teɪʃən] n1) anticipation: expectación f2) expectancy: expectativa fn.• espera s.f.• esperanza s.f.• expectación s.f.• expectativa s.f.'ekspek'teɪʃən1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl[ˌekspek'teɪʃǝn]N1) (=state) expectación fin expectation of — en espera de, previendo
2) (=hope) expectativa f, esperanza fagainst or contrary to all expectation(s) — en contra de todos los pronósticos or todas las expectativas
the holiday didn't come up to my expectations — las vacaciones no resultaron tan buenas como me esperaba
* * *['ekspek'teɪʃən]1)a) u ( anticipation)b) u c ( preconceived idea) (often pl) expectativa fthe performance came up to/fell short of our expectation(s) — la actuación estuvo/no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
2) expectations pl (of inheritance, promotion) expectativas fpl -
82 large
(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) grande- largely- largeness
- at large
large adj grandetr[lɑːʤ]2 (family) numeroso,-a3 (extensive) amplio,-a, extenso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) large as life familiar en personaat large (as a whole) en generalby and large por lo generalon a large scale a gran escalato be at large andar suelto,-a, estar en libertadto be larger than life ser exagerado,-alarge employers grandes empresas nombre femenino plural1) big: grande2) comprehensive: amplio, extenso3)by and large : por lo generaladj.• crecido, -a adj.• cuantioso, -a adj.• dilatado, -a adj.• gordal adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.n.• cabezorro s.m.
I lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒadjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]a) ( in size) <area/room> grandehe's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote
b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numerosoa large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos
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1) at largea) ( at liberty)to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto
b) ( as a whole) en generalsociety/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general
c) ( in US)[lɑːdʒ]representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU
1. ADJ(compar larger) (superl largest)a large room — una gran habitación, una habitación grande
in large doses the toxin is fatal — en grandes dosis, la toxina es mortal
do you have (it in) a larger size? — ¿lo tiene en una talla más grande?
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by and large — en general•
to grow larger — crecer•
as large as life — en carne y hueso, en personaextent, measure 1., 6)the central character is a larger-than-life, cantankerous Italian — el personaje principal es un italiano exuberante y cascarrabias
a large group of people — un grupo numeroso or grande de personas
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a large crowd had gathered — se había formado un gran gentío•
a large number of them — un gran número de elloslarge numbers of people came — vinieron muchísimas personas, vinieron gran número de personas
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a large proportion of — una gran proporción de•
a large quantity of — una gran cantidad de3) (Comm) de tamaño grandelarge — (on clothing label) grande; (on food packet, washing powder etc) tamaño familiar
See:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2. N•
at large —1) (=in general)the country/society at large — el país/la sociedad en general
2) (=on the loose)to be at large — [dangerous person, animal] andar suelto
3.4.CPDthe large intestine N — (Anat) el intestino grueso
large print N —
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in large print — en letra grande* * *
I [lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒ]adjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]a) ( in size) <area/room> grandehe's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote
b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numerosoa large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos
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1) at largea) ( at liberty)to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto
b) ( as a whole) en generalsociety/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general
c) ( in US)representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU
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83 leg
leɡ1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) pierna2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) pernera3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) pata4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg
leg n1. pierna2. patatr[leg]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pierna (of animal) pata3 (of furniture) pata, pie nombre masculino4 (of trousers) pernera5 (stage) etapa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to have a leg to stand on no tener en qué basarseto be on one's last legs estar en las últimasto give somebody a leg up familiar ayudar a alguien a subir (aguantándole un pie)to pull somebody's leg familiar tomarle el pelo a alguiento show a leg familiar levantarse de la camaleg ['lɛg] n1) : pierna f (de una persona, de carne, de ropa), pata f (de un animal, de muebles)2) stage: etapa f (de un viaje), vuelta f (de una carrera)n.• pata s.f.• pernil s.m.• pierna s.f.• recorrido s.m.
I leghe/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! — (colloq) habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos (fam)
not to have a leg to stand on — (colloq) llevar todas las de perder
to be on one's/its last legs — (colloq) estar* en las últimas (fam)
to pull somebody's leg — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (before n) < muscle> de la pierna; < injury> en la pierna
2)a) ( Culin) (of lamb, pork) pierna f, pernil m; ( of chicken) pata f, muslo mb) ( Clothing) pierna f; ( measurement) entrepierna fc) (of chair, table) pata f3) (stage - of competition, race) manga f, vuelta f; (- of journey) etapa f
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[leɡ]to leg it — (colloq) ( go on foot) ir* a pata (fam); ( run) ir* corriendo
1. N1) [of person] pierna f; [of animal, bird, insect] pata f; [of furniture] (=one of set) pata f; (=central support) pie m; [of trousers] pernera f; [of stocking] caña fartificial leg — pierna f ortopédica or artificial
wooden leg — pierna f de madera, pata f de palo *
to give sb a leg up — (Brit) * (lit) aupar a algn; (fig) dar un empujoncito a algn *, echar un cable a algn *
- get one's or a leg over- have legs- be on its/one's last legsevery, gasp 1., laugh 1., 1), post I, 1., 2), supper, resort 1., 1), straw 1., 1), word 1., 1)- pull sb's leg- shake a legarm I break 2., 1), hind I inside 5., last I, 1., 3) stretch 2., 3)2) (Culin) [of lamb, mutton, pork] pierna f; [of chicken, turkey] muslo m, pata ffrogs' legs — ancas fpl de rana
3) (=stage) [of journey] tramo m, etapa f; [of race] etapa f, manga f; [of championship] vuelta f2.VT*to leg it — (=go on foot) ir a pata *; (=run) echarse una carrera *; (=run away) salir por piernas or patas *
3.CPDleg iron N — (Med) aparato m ortopédico
leg irons NPL — (for prisoner) grilletes mpl
leg muscles NPL — músculos mpl de las piernas
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I [leg]he/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! — (colloq) habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos (fam)
not to have a leg to stand on — (colloq) llevar todas las de perder
to be on one's/its last legs — (colloq) estar* en las últimas (fam)
to pull somebody's leg — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (before n) < muscle> de la pierna; < injury> en la pierna
2)a) ( Culin) (of lamb, pork) pierna f, pernil m; ( of chicken) pata f, muslo mb) ( Clothing) pierna f; ( measurement) entrepierna fc) (of chair, table) pata f3) (stage - of competition, race) manga f, vuelta f; (- of journey) etapa f
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to leg it — (colloq) ( go on foot) ir* a pata (fam); ( run) ir* corriendo
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84 wring
riŋpast tense, past participle - wrung; verb1) (to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure: He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.) torcer, retorcer2) (to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc.) retorcerse las manos•- wringer- wringing wet
wring vb escurrirtr[rɪŋ]3 figurative use (heart) partir4 figurative use (confession, truth, etc) sonsacar, arrancar, sacar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wring somebody's neck retorcer el pescuezo a alguien2) extract: arrancar, sacar (por la fuerza)3) twist: torcer, retorcer4)to wring someone's heart : partirle el corazón a alguienv.(§ p.,p.p.: wrung) = arrancar v.• escurrir v.• exprimir v.• retorcer v.• sacar por fuerza v.• torcer v.rɪŋ(past & past p wrung) transitive verb1)a) \<\<cloth/garment\>\> escurrir, retorcer*, estrujarb)to wring something FROM/OUT OF somebody — \<\<confession/information\>\> arrancarle* algo a alguien
2) \<\<neck\>\> retorcer*to wring one's hands — retorcerse* las manos
•Phrasal Verbs:[rɪŋ] (pt, pp wrung)1. VT1) (also: wring out) [+ clothes, washing] escurrir2) (=twist) torcer, retorcerI'll wring your neck for that! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *
- wring one's hands3) (fig)2.N* * *[rɪŋ](past & past p wrung) transitive verb1)a) \<\<cloth/garment\>\> escurrir, retorcer*, estrujarb)to wring something FROM/OUT OF somebody — \<\<confession/information\>\> arrancarle* algo a alguien
2) \<\<neck\>\> retorcer*to wring one's hands — retorcerse* las manos
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85 sand
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86 washer
nCHEM TECH, COAL lavador mCONST arandela fMECH ENG perforated disc junta f, arandela fPROD washing machine lavadora fVEH dispositivo de lavado m, arandela f -
87 washer
s.1 lavadora (familiar) (washing machine)lavarropas (R.Plata)2 arandela (for screw); zapata, junta (rubber)3 máquina de lavar.4 lavador, persona que lava.
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