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(informal) (sexualmente)

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1 calentar

v.

1 to heat (up), to warm (up) (subir la temperatura de).

calentar motores (figurative) to warm up

2 to liven up.

3 to hit, to strike (informal) (pegar).

¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!

4 to turn on (informal) (sexualmente).

5 to make angry, to annoy (informal).

¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!

6 to give off heat.

7 to warm up.

María calienta la leche en la estufa Mary warms up the milk on the stove.

El ejercicio calienta a Ricardo Exercise warms up Richard.

8 to heat up.

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calentar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (comida, habitación, cuerpo) to warm up; (agua, horno) to heat

2 DEPORTE to warm up, tone up

3 figurado (exaltar) to heat up, inflame

■ calentar el ambiente to heat up the atmosphere

4 figurado (irritar) to annoy

5 familiar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse, turn on

6 familiar (pegar) to tan, warm

► verbo pronominal calentarse

1 to get hot, get warm

2 figurado (enfadarse) to get heated, get annoyed

3 figurado (exaltarse) to get excited

4 familiar (excitarse sexualmente) to get horny, get randy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

calentar el asiento figurado to warm the chair

calentarse los sesos / calentarse los cascos figurado to get hot under the collar

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verb

to warm, heat

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1. VT

1) [+ líquido, metal, mineral, comida] [a temperatura alta] to heat (up); [a temperatura media] to warm (up)

¿caliento un poco más la sopa? — shall I heat (up) the soup a bit more?

tómate este café, que te caliente un poco el estómago — have this coffee, it will warm you up inside

¿dónde puedo calentar la voz? — where can I warm up?

estaban calentando piernas antes del partido — they were doing leg warm-up exercises before the match

calentar motores — (lit) to warm up the engines; (fig) to gather momentum

los coches ya están calentando motores — the cars are already warming up their engines

ya calentaba motores la huelga general — the general strike was already gathering momentum

- calentar la cabeza o los cascos a algn

tras calentarle mucho la cabeza han conseguido convencerlo — after endlessly pestering him they finally convinced him

le calentaron los cascos hasta que se metió en la pelea — they egged him on until he finally joined in the fight
rojo 2., 1)
2) [+ ambiente, ánimos]

no fueron capaces de calentar los ánimos de los asistentes — they couldn't get the audience fired up

el torero inició la faena de rodillas para calentar al público — the bullfighter began with kneeling passes to get the spectators warmed up

3) * [sexualmente] to turn on *

4) esp LAm * (=enojar) to make cross, make mad ( esp EEUU) *

5) * (=zurrar)

calentar bien a algn — to give sb a good hiding

6) Chile * [+ examen, materia] to cram for *

2. VI

1) (=dar calor) [sol] to get hot; [estufa, radiador, fuego] to give off heat, give out heat

cuando caliente más el sol — when the sun gets hotter

el radiador apenas calienta — the radiator hardly gives off o gives out any heat

2) (Dep) to warm up, limber up

3.

See:

calentarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heat

calentar algo al rojo — to make something red-hot

b) (Dep)

calentar los músculos — to warm up

c) <motor/coche> to warm up

2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)

3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)

4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)

lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
2.
calentar vi

cómo calienta hoy el sol! — the sun's really hot today!

la estufa casi no calienta — the heater is hardly giving off any heat
3.
calentarse v pron

1)

a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warm

b) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat

2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)

3) debate to become heated

los ánimos se calentaron — tempers flared

4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)

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= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.

Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex. The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.

Ex. Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.

Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

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* calentar en el microonda = microwave.

* calentar motores = prime + the pump.

* calentarse = warm up.

* calentarse demasiado = overheat.

* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.

* calienta piernas = leg warmers.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <agua/comida> to heat, heat up; < habitación> to heat

calentar algo al rojo — to make something red-hot

b) (Dep)

calentar los músculos — to warm up

c) <motor/coche> to warm up

2) (fam) ( zurrar) to give... a good hiding (colloq)

3) (vulg) ( excitar sexualmente) to turn... on (colloq)

4) (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make... mad (colloq)

lo que me calienta es... — what really makes me mad is... (colloq)
2.
calentar vi

cómo calienta hoy el sol! — the sun's really hot today!

la estufa casi no calienta — the heater is hardly giving off any heat
3.
calentarse v pron

1)

a) horno/plancha to heat up; habitación to warm up, get warm

b) motor/coche ( al arrancar) to warm up; ( en exceso) to overheat

2) (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)

3) debate to become heated

los ánimos se calentaron — tempers flared

4) (AmL fam) ( enfadarse) to get mad (colloq)

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= heat, warm, heat up, warm up.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex: The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.

Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.

Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

* calentar en el microonda = microwave.

* calentar motores = prime + the pump.

* calentarse = warm up.

* calentarse demasiado = overheat.

* calentarse excesivamente = overheat.

* calienta piernas = leg warmers.

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calentar [A5 ]

vt

A

1 ‹agua/leche/comida› to heat, heat up; ‹sartén/plancha› to heat; ‹habitación› to heat

calentar al rojo to make … red-hot

2 ( Dep):

calentar los músculos to warm up, limber up

3 ‹motor/coche› to warm up

B ( fam) (zurrar) to give … a good hiding ( colloq)

C ( vulg) (excitar sexualmente) to turn … on ( colloq), to get … going ( colloq)

D ( AmL fam) (enfadar) to make … mad ( colloq)

lo que me calienta es … what really makes me mad o gets up my nose is … ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (atraer, interesar): el fútbol no lo calienta he's not into football ( colloq)

■ calentar

vi

¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!

la estufa casi no calienta the heater is hardly giving off any heat

■ calentarse

v pron

A

1 «horno/plancha» to heat up; «habitación» to warm up, get warm

2 «motor/coche» (al arrancar) to warm up; (en exceso) to overheat

B ( vulg) (excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on ( colloq), to get hot ( AmE colloq)

C «debate» to become heated

los ánimos se calentaron things became heated, tempers flared o started to run high

el juego se calentó the game got violent o rough

D ( AmL fam) (enojarse) to get mad ( colloq), to get annoyed

E ( RPl fam) (preocuparse) to get worked up ( colloq)

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calentar ( conjugate calentar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹agua/comida› to heat (up);

‹ habitación› to heat
b) ‹motor/coche› to warm up

c) (Dep):

◊ calentar los músculos to warm up

2 (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make … mad (colloq)
verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!;

esta estufa casi no calienta this heater is hardly giving off any heat
calentarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [horno/plancha] to heat up;

[ habitación] to warm up, get warm
b) [motor/coche] ( al arrancar) to warm up;

( en exceso) to overheat
2 (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)
3 [ debate] to become heated;
◊ los ánimos se calentaron tempers flared

4 (AmL fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)
calentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el aceite, horno) to heat: el sol calentaba la casa, the sun heated the stone
(algo que se quedó frío) to warm up
2 fam (dar unos azotes) to smack
3 LAm (hacer enfadar) to make someone cross o mad
4 vulgar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse (sexually) o to turn on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor el sol) to be hot: era abril y el sol aún calentaba poco, it was April and it wasn't hot yet
(una estufa) to heat
2 (una prenda) to warm up
♦ Locuciones: figurado calentarle a alguien la cabeza, to bug someone
' calentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- recalentar
- calienta
- caliento
- entibiar
- pava
English:
heat
- heat up
- limber up
- microwave
- nuke
- warm
- warm up

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calentar

♦ vt

1. [subir la temperatura de] to heat (up), to warm (up);
[motor, máquina] to warm up;
calienta un poco la leche warm the milk up a bit;

Comp
Fam Dep
calentar banquillo to sit on the bench;

Comp

calentar motores to warm up;

Comp

calentarle la cabeza a alguien to pester sb

2. [músculos]
calentar los músculos to limber up, to warm up

3. [animar] to liven up;

sus declaraciones han calentado la campaña electoral his statements have turned the heat up in the election campaign

4. Fam [pegar] to hit, to strike;

¡te voy a calentar! you'll feel the back of my hand!

5. Fam [sexualmente] to turn on

6. [agitar] to make angry, to annoy;

¡me están calentando con tanta provocación! all their provocation is getting me worked up!

♦ vi

1. [dar calor] to give off heat;

esta estufa no calienta this heater doesn't give off much heat

2. [entrenarse] to warm up

♦ See also the pronominal verb calentarse

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calentar

I v/t

1 heat (up)

2

:

calentar a alguien fig provoke s.o.; pop

sexualmente get s.o. hot fam

II v/i DEP warm up

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calentar {55} vt

1) : to heat, to warm

2) fam : to annoy, to anger

3) fam : to excite, to turn on

♦ See also the reflexive verb calentarse

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calentar vb

1. (comida, etc) to heat up

¿me puedes calentar la leche? can you heat the milk up for me?

2. (hacer ejercicios) to warm up

los futbolistas calientan antes del partido footballers warm up before the match

Spanish-English dictionary > calentar
2 caliente

adj.

1 hot (a alta temperatura).

en caliente (figurative) in the heat of the moment

2 heated (acalorado).

3 horny, randy (informal) (excitado).

4 sexually excited, randy.

5 feverish.

f. & m.

1 nympho, slut, person who is always horny.

2 nympho, person who is always horny, slut.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: calentar.

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caliente

► adjetivo

1 (mayor intensidad) hot; (menor intensidad) warm

2 figurado (acalorado) heated, spirited

3 familiar figurado (lujurioso) hot, randy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en caliente (ahora) right now 2 (entonces) there and then

■ lo haré ahora en caliente, antes de que se me olvide I'll do it now, while it's still fresh in my mind

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adj.

1) hot

2) warm

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ADJ

1) (=que quema) hot

no toques la plancha, que está caliente — don't touch the iron, it's hot

un café bien caliente — a piping hot coffee

dieron la noticia cuando todavía estaba caliente — the news was released hot off the press

• comer caliente — to have a hot meal, have some hot food

• servir algo caliente — to serve sth hot

en caliente —

tuvo que responderle en caliente — he had to answer him there and then o on the spur of the moment

así, en caliente, no sé qué decirle — offhand, I don't know what to say

- agarrar a algn en caliente

2) (=no frío) warm

esta cerveza está caliente — this beer is warm

si te abrigas con la manta estarás más calentito — if you wrap the blanket around you, you'll feel warmer

el cuerpo estaba todavía caliente cuando lo tocaron — the body was still warm to the touch

me gusta el pan calentito — I like my bread nice and warm

- ande yo caliente y ríase la gente

3) (=violento) [época, lugar] turbulent; [discusión] heated; [batalla] raging; LAm [persona] angry, mad *

los sindicatos anunciaron un otoño caliente — trade unions warned of a turbulent autumn ahead

• caliente de cascos — hot-headed

4) [en juegos] warm

¡caliente, caliente! — warm!, getting warmer!

5) * [en sentido sexual]

estar caliente — to feel horny **

• poner caliente a algn — to turn sb on *, make sb horny **

• ponerse caliente — to get turned on *, get horny **
CALIENTE A la hora de traducir el adjetivo caliente, hay que tener en cuenta la diferencia en inglés entre los adjetivos warm y hot. ► Se utiliza warm cuando nos referimos a algo que está templado, que no quema o que no está suficientemente frío: El biberón del niño ya está caliente The baby's bottle is warm now ¡Esta cerveza está caliente! This beer is warm! ► Se emplea hot cuando estamos hablando de una temperatura alta, que puede quemar: No toques la sartén, está muy caliente Don't touch the frying pan, it's very hot Me apetece un café calentito I fancy a nice hot cup of coffee Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adjetivo

1) <agua/comida/horno> hot

aquí estaremos más calentitas — we'll be warmer here

comer caliente — to have a hot meal

caliente, caliente — (Jueg) you're hot, getting hotter

tomó la decisión en caliente — she made the decision in the heat of the moment

agarrarle a alguien en caliente — (Méx fam) to catch somebody red-handed

pagar en caliente y de repente — (Méx fam) to pay cash on the nail

2) (fam) ( excitado sexualmente) hot (colloq), horny (sl)

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= hot [hotter -comp., hottest -sup.], warm [warm -comp., warmest -sup.], randy [randier -comp., randiest -sup.], horny [hornier -comp., horniest -sup.].

Nota: Excitado sexualmente.

Ex. Preferred word forms will also be noted: 'heat' may be preferred to ' hot'.

Ex. It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.

Ex. This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.

Ex. This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/ horny like they used to.

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* agua caliente = hot water.

* aire caliente = hot air.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.

* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* en caliente = in the heat of the moment, on the spur of the moment.

* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.

* hierro caliente = hot iron.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* máquina de componer en caliente = hot-metal composing machine, hot-metal machine.

* muy caliente = piping hot, baking hot.

* patata caliente = hot potato.

* perrito caliente = hot-dog sausage, sodium nitrate.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* sándwich caliente = toasted sandwich.

* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.

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adjetivo

1) <agua/comida/horno> hot

aquí estaremos más calentitas — we'll be warmer here

comer caliente — to have a hot meal

caliente, caliente — (Jueg) you're hot, getting hotter

tomó la decisión en caliente — she made the decision in the heat of the moment

agarrarle a alguien en caliente — (Méx fam) to catch somebody red-handed

pagar en caliente y de repente — (Méx fam) to pay cash on the nail

2) (fam) ( excitado sexualmente) hot (colloq), horny (sl)

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= hot [hotter -comp., hottest -sup.], warm [warm -comp., warmest -sup.], randy [randier -comp., randiest -sup.], horny [hornier -comp., horniest -sup.].

Nota: Excitado sexualmente.

Ex: Preferred word forms will also be noted: 'heat' may be preferred to ' hot'.

Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.

Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.

Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/ horny like they used to.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* aire caliente = hot air.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.

* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* en caliente = in the heat of the moment, on the spur of the moment.

* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.

* hierro caliente = hot iron.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* máquina de componer en caliente = hot-metal composing machine, hot-metal machine.

* muy caliente = piping hot, baking hot.

* patata caliente = hot potato.

* perrito caliente = hot-dog sausage, sodium nitrate.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* sándwich caliente = toasted sandwich.

* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.

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caliente

adjective

A ‹agua/comida› hot; ‹motor/plancha/horno› hot

un baño caliente a hot bath

un café calentito a nice hot cup of coffee

tápalo para que se mantenga caliente put the lid on to keep it hot

aquí dentro estaremos más calentitas we'll be warmer in here

hacía días que no comía caliente she hadn't had a hot meal in days

caliente, caliente, que te quemas ( Jueg) you're hot, getting hotter, you're boiling!

tomó la decisión en caliente she made the decision in the heat of the moment

agarrarle a algn en caliente ( Méx fam); to catch sb red-handed

pagar en caliente y de repente ( Méx fam); to pay cash on the nail ( colloq)

ande yo caliente y ríase la gente I dress for comfort, not for other people

B ( fam) (excitado sexualmente) hot ( colloq), horny (sl), randy ( colloq)

C ( AmL fam) (enojado) mad ( colloq), annoyed

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Del verbo calentar: ( conjugate calentar)

caliente es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
calentar
caliente
calentar ( conjugate calentar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹agua/comida› to heat (up);

‹ habitación› to heat
b) ‹motor/coche› to warm up

c) (Dep):

◊ caliente los músculos to warm up

2 (AmL fam) ( enojar) to make … mad (colloq)
verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡cómo calienta hoy el sol! the sun's really hot today!;

esta estufa casi no calienta this heater is hardly giving off any heat
calentarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [horno/plancha] to heat up;

[ habitación] to warm up, get warm
b) [motor/coche] ( al arrancar) to warm up;

( en exceso) to overheat
2 (vulg) ( excitarse sexualmente) to get turned on (colloq)
3 [ debate] to become heated;
◊ los ánimos se calienteon tempers flared

4 (AmL fam) ( enojarse) to get mad (colloq)
caliente adjetivo
1 ‹agua/comida/horno› hot;
◊ aquí estaremos más calentitas we'll be warmer here;

tomó la decisión en caliente she made the decision in the heat of the moment
2 (fam) ( sexualmente) hot (colloq), horny (sl)
calentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (la leche, el aceite, horno) to heat: el sol calentaba la casa, the sun heated the stone
(algo que se quedó frío) to warm up
2 fam (dar unos azotes) to smack
3 LAm (hacer enfadar) to make someone cross o mad
4 vulgar (excitar sexualmente) to arouse (sexually) o to turn on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor el sol) to be hot: era abril y el sol aún calentaba poco, it was April and it wasn't hot yet
(una estufa) to heat
2 (una prenda) to warm up
♦ Locuciones: figurado calentarle a alguien la cabeza, to bug someone
caliente adjetivo
1 hot ➣ Ver nota en calor 2 (una discusión, etc) heated
3 vulgar (sexualmente excitado) hot, randy
♦ Locuciones: en caliente, in the heat of the moment
' caliente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
humear
- línea
- muy
- patata
- perrita
- perrito
- sentar
- soplar
- arder
- bolsa
- demasiado
- papa
- perro
- quemadura
- sangre
English:
baking
- boiling
- burning
- chip
- dissolve
- horny
- hot
- hot dog
- hot-water bottle
- inside
- piping
- randy
- spur
- warm
- warm-blooded
- water bottle
- bake
- dryer
- good
- low
- mull
- nice
- night
- urn

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caliente

♦ ver calentar

♦ adj

1. [a alta temperatura] hot;
[templado] warm;
un café caliente a hot coffee;

de sangre caliente hot-blooded;
Fig
en caliente in the heat of the moment

2. [que da calor] warm;

esta chaqueta es muy caliente this jacket is really warm o keeps you really warm

3. [acalorado] heated;

el debate se puso caliente the debate became rather heated

4. [conflictivo]
la situación se está poniendo caliente the situation is hotting up;

se presenta un otoño caliente para el gobierno it looks like the government is in for a long hot autumn;

la zona más caliente de la frontera entre los dos países the real hot spot on the border between the two countries

5. [tono, color] warm

6. [reciente] hot off the press;

noticias calientes: Norma va a tener un niño here's the latest: Norma's going to have a baby

7. Fam [cercano]
no llegó a encontrarlo, pero anduvo muy caliente he didn't manage to find it, but he was very close

8. Fam [película, novela] raunchy

9. Fam [excitado] horny, esp Br randy

10. RP Fam [enojado] US pissed, Br narked

♦ interj
[al buscar algo] you're warm!
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caliente

adj

1 hot;

en caliente in the heat of the moment

2 fam ( cachondo) horny fam

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caliente adj

1) : hot, warm

mantenerse caliente: to stay warm

2) : heated, fiery

una disputa caliente: a heated argument

3) fam : sexually excited, horny

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caliente adj hot [comp. hotter; superl. hottest]

¡cuidado, que está caliente! careful, it's hot!

Spanish-English dictionary > caliente
3 gana

f.

1 desire, wish.

me dan o entran ganas de llorar I feel like crying

tener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) something

¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!

no tengo ganas de que me pongan una multa I don't fancy getting a fine

quedarse con (las) ganas de hacer algo not to manage to do something

de buena gana willingly

de mala gana unwillingly

no me da la gana (informal) I don't feel like it

porque me da la gana (informal) because I feel like it

hace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases

¿por qué habrá dicho eso? — son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? — he's just being nasty

tenerle ganas a alguien to have it in for somebody (odiar)

2 appetite (apetito).

comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food

3 Gana.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ganar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ganar.

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gana

► nombre femenino

1 (deseo) wish (de, for), desire

2 (apetito) appetite; (hambre) hunger

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar a alguien la gana de hacer algo familiar to feel like doing something

■ no me da la real gana I don't damn well feel like it

de buena gana willingly

de mala gana reluctantly

entrarle a uno ganas de (hacer) algo to really feel like (doing) something

hacer algo con ganas familiar to really enjoy doing something

■ después del viaje durmió con ganas after the journey she had a good long sleep

quedarse con las ganas de hacer algo familiar not to get to do something, not get a chance to do something

■ se quedó con las ganas de explicarnos su viaje she didn't get to tell us about her journey

tener gana (hambre) to be hungry

tener ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) something

tenerle ganas a alguien familiar to have it in for somebody

venir a uno en gana familiar to feel like

■ no me viene en gana I don't feel like it

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noun f.

desire, wish

- tener ganas de

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SF

1)

• hacer algo con ganas — to do sth willingly o enthusiastically

comer/reírse con ganas — to eat/laugh heartily

un chico joven y con ganas de trabajar — a young lad willing to work

jóvenes con ganas de divertirse — young people keen to enjoy themselves

con ganas de pelea — spoiling for a fight

• dar ganas, esto da ganas de comerlo — it makes you want to eat it

dan ganas de pegarle una patada — you feel like kicking him

• le entran ganas de hacer algo — he gets the urge to do sth

• quedarse con las ganas — to be left disappointed, be left wanting

nos quedamos con las ganas de saberlo — we never got to find out

me quedé con las ganas de decirles lo que pensaba — I never got to tell them what I thought

• quitársele a algn las ganas de algo, se me han quitado las ganas de ir — I don't feel like going now o any more

• hacer algo sin ganas — to do sth reluctantly o unwillingly

• tener ganas de hacer algo — to feel like doing sth

tengo ganas de ir al cine — I feel like going to see a film

tengo ganas de vomitar — I feel sick, I'm going to be sick

tengo ganas de ir al servicio — I need (to go to) the loo

tengo ganas de que llegue el sábado — I'm looking forward to Saturday

hola, ¿cómo estás? tenía ganas de verte — hi, how are you? I was hoping I'd see you

tengo unas ganas locas de verte — I can't wait to see you, I'm dying to see you

tengo pocas ganas de ir — I don't feel like going much, I don't really want to go

malditas las ganas que tengo de ir — * there's no way I want to go

2)

- de buena gana

de buena gana te ayudaría, pero no puedo — I'd gladly help you, but I can't

- con ganas

ser malo con ganas — to be thoroughly nasty

- hacer lo que le da la gana a uno

haz lo que te dé la gana — just do as you please

me visto como me da la gana — I dress the way I want to, I dress as I please

hazlo como te dé la gana — do it however you like

¡no me da la gana! — I don't want to!

porque (no) me da la real gana — because I (don't) damned well want to *

me da la gana de — + infin I feel like + ger, I want to + infin

- de gana

- hasta las ganas

pagar hasta las ganas — * to pay over the odds

- ¡las ganas!

- de mala gana

- no me pega la gana

- siempre hace su regalada gana

ser ganas de —

son ganas de molestar o fastidiar — they're just trying to be awkward

- es gana

- tenerle ganas a algn

venirle en gana a algn —

hacen lo que les viene en gana — they do exactly as they please

no me viene en gana — I don't feel like it, I can't be bothered

- gana tiene de coles quien besa al hortelano

- donde hay gana hay maña

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femenino

a) ( deseo)

con qué ganas me comería un helado! — I'd love an ice cream!

me iría a la cama con unas ganas! — what I wouldn't give to be able to go to bed now! (colloq)

lo hizo sin ganas — he did it very half-heartedly

no tengo ganas de ir — I don't feel like going

haz lo que te digo - no me da la gana — do as I tell you - I don't want to!

haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like

siempre hace lo que le viene en gana — she always does just as she pleases

quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be

se quedó con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — she never got to tell him what she really thought

si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)

con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)

b)

ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick

c)

gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer

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femenino

a) ( deseo)

con qué ganas me comería un helado! — I'd love an ice cream!

me iría a la cama con unas ganas! — what I wouldn't give to be able to go to bed now! (colloq)

lo hizo sin ganas — he did it very half-heartedly

no tengo ganas de ir — I don't feel like going

haz lo que te digo - no me da la gana — do as I tell you - I don't want to!

haz lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana — do what you like

siempre hace lo que le viene en gana — she always does just as she pleases

quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas — (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be

se quedó con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — she never got to tell him what she really thought

si te crees que va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas — (fam) if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming (colloq)

con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down; es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!; de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly; tenerle ganas a alguien — (fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get somebody (colloq); ( sexualmente) (Col, CS) to have the hots for somebody (colloq)

b)

ganas de + inf: jóvenes con ganas de pasarlo bien young people out for a good time; qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!; (no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going; tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again; tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!; (te) dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all; le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing; se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more; tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom, I want to go to the toilet (BrE); me entraron ganas de vomitar — I felt sick

c)

gana(s) de que + subj: tengo ganas de que llegue el verano — I'm looking forward to the summer

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gana

feminine

A

1

(deseo): ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!, I could murder an ice cream! ( colloq)

¡me iría a la cama con unas ganas! what I wouldn't give to be able to go to bed now! ( colloq)

lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly, he did it without much enthusiasm

no fui porque no tenía ganas I didn't go because I didn't feel like it

haz lo que te digo — no me da la gana do as I tell you — I don't want to! o why should I?

no lo hizo porque no se le pegó la gana ( Méx); he didn't do it because he didn't feel like it o he couldn't be bothered

siempre hace su regalada gana he always does what the hell he likes ( colloq)

por mí puedes hacer lo que te dé la gana or lo que te venga en gana you can do what you like for all I care

no lo hace porque no le da la real or realísima gana he doesn't do it because he just can't be bothered

siempre termina haciendo lo que le viene en gana she always ends up doing just what she likes o exactly as she pleases

queríamos ir pero al final nos quedamos con las ganas ( fam); we wanted to go, but it wasn't to be

me quedé con las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba I never got to tell him what I really thought

si te crees que te va a decir que sí te vas a quedar con las ganas ( fam); if you think he's going to say yes, you've got another think coming o you're in for a disappointment ( colloq)

con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down

es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!, is he ever ugly/stupid! ( AmE colloq)

de buena/mala gana: me ayudó de muy buena gana she helped me very willingly, she was very glad o happy to help me

de buena gana me iría a acostar I would quite gladly o quite happily just go to bed

está trabajando de muy mala gana she's being very unenthusiastic o half-hearted about her work

me lo prestó de mala gana he lent it to me reluctantly o unwillingly

hasta las ganas ( Chi fam): gastó hasta las ganas he spent a fortune ( colloq)

le cobraron hasta las ganas por arreglarlo they charged him a fortune o the earth for repairing it ( colloq)

las ganas ( fam): ánimo que ya estás terminando — sí, … las ganas come on, you've nearly finished — finished? if only! o you must be joking! ( colloq)

tenerle ganas a algn ( fam) (de pegarle, reñirlo) to be out to get sb ( colloq) (sexualmente) ( AmS) to have the hots for sb ( colloq)

2 gana(s) DE + INF:

jóvenes con muchas ganas de pasárselo bien young people out for a good time

¡qué ganas de complicarte la vida! you really like making life difficult for yourself!

me muero de ganas de verlo I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying to see him

tengo muchas ganas de volver a verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you again

tiene unas ganas locas de conocerte ( fam); she's dying to meet you ( colloq)

¡tengo unas ganas de decirle lo que pienso! I'd really like to tell him what I think!

tengo muy pocas ganas de ir I don't feel like going in the least o one little bit

tantas ganas que tenías de tener la muñeca y ahora … you just had to have o you were so keen to have that doll and now …

¡malditas las ganas que tengo de trabajar! I don't feel at all like o a bit like working!, the last thing I feel like doing is working

no es cierto, son ganas de hablar que tiene la gente it's not true, people just want something to talk about

no tengo nada de ganas or no tengo ningunas ganas de estudiar I don't feel at all like o I don't feel a bit like studying

parece que hoy anda con ganas de molestar it seems he's out to be difficult today ( colloq)

con este calor no dan ganas de trabajar you just don't feel like working in this heat

te dan ganas de mandarlo todo al diablo it makes you want to say to hell with it all

me dieron or entraron ganas de estrangularlo I could have strangled him o I felt like strangling him

le dieron or entraron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing

no le van a quedar ganas de volverlo a hacer he isn't going to want to do that again in a hurry

se me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more

3 gana(s) DE QUE + SUBJ:

tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I can't wait for the summer, I'm looking forward to the summer

no tengo ganas de que me detengan I don't feel like getting (myself) arrested

B ganas fpl

(necesidad): tengo ganas de ir al servicio I need to go to the bathroom ( AmE), I want to go to the lavatory ( BrE)

me entraron ganas de vomitar I felt sick o ( AmE) nauseous

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Del verbo ganar: ( conjugate ganar)

gana es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo gañir: ( conjugate gañir)

gaña es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
gana
ganar
gañir
gana sustantivo femenino ( deseo):
◊ ¡con qué ganas me comería un helado! I'd love an ice cream!;

lo hizo sin ganas he did it very half-heartedly;
siempre hace lo que le da la gana she always does just as she pleases;
quería ir pero me quedé con las ganas (fam) I wanted to go, but it wasn't to be;
tener ganas de hacer algo to feel like doing sth;
(no) tengo ganas de ir I (don't) feel like going;
tengo ganas de volver a verte I'm looking forward to seeing you again;
le dieron ganas de reírse she felt like bursting out laughing;
se me quitaron las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more;
tengo ganas de que llegue el verano I'm looking forward to the summer;
con ganas: llover con ganas to pour down;
es feo/tonto con ganas he is so ugly/stupid!;
de buena/mala gana willingly/reluctantly
ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

◊ lo único que quiere es gana dinero all he's interested in is making money

b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?

c) ( adquirir) ‹ experiencia› to gain

2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
◊ le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

verbo intransitivo
a) ( vencer) to win;

◊ van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1;

ganale a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaon por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
b) ( aventajar):

◊ le ganas en estatura you're taller than him;

me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
◊ ganase la vida to earn a/one's living

2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
◊ te lo has ganado you've earned it, you deserve it

gana sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) wish [de, for]: tengo muchas ganas de verle, I really want to see him
2 (voluntad) will: no tengo ganas de discutir contigo, I don't want to argue with you
de buena gana, willingly
de mala gana, reluctantly
familiar no le da la gana, she doesn't feel like it
3 (hambre, apetencia) appetite: se me quitaron las ganas de comer, I lost my appetite
ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' gana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- cacarear
- decente
- ganar
- ganarse
- mantenerse
- mí
- miserable
- sustentar
- tahúr
- talante
- apostar
- haragán
- justo
- miseria
- real
- tanto
English:
begrudge
- bring in
- decent
- earn
- get
- grudge
- grudgingly
- herself
- himself
- less
- livelihood
- outsmart
- pay up
- petulantly
- please
- readily
- reluctantly
- unwillingly
- unwillingness
- willingly
- double
- lazybones
- whoever

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gana nf

1. [afán, deseo] desire, wish (de to);
de buena/mala gana: lo hizo de buena/mala gana she did it willingly/unwillingly;

de buena gana lo dejaría todo y me iría lejos I'd quite happily drop everything and go off somewhere far away;

no es nada trabajador, todo lo hace de mala gana he's not very hard-working, he always drags his feet when he has to do something;

comía con mucha gana he ate with great relish o gusto;

hace el trabajo con ganas she goes about her work with relish o enthusiastically;

¡con qué ganas la mandaría a paseo! I'd just love to tell her to get lost!;

me dan ganas de llorar I feel like crying;

me entraron ganas de marcharme I felt like walking out;

le entraron ganas de llorar he felt like crying;

hacer algo sin ganas to do sth without any great enthusiasm;

morirse de ganas de hacer algo to be dying to do sth;

me quedé con las ganas de contestarle I would have loved to answer her back;

se me han quitado las ganas de volver al cine it's made me feel like never going to the cinema again;

tener o [m5] sentir ganas de (hacer) algo to feel like (doing) sth;

ya tengo ganas de que vuelvas I'm really looking forward to you coming back;

tengo ganas de comerme un pastel I feel like (eating) a cake;

no tengo ganas de que me pongan una multa I don't Br fancy o US relish getting a fine;

tengo ganas de ir al baño I need to go to the toilet;

¡qué ganas tengo de empezar las vacaciones! I can't wait for the holidays to start!;

¡qué ganas tienes de buscarte problemas! you just can't resist looking for trouble!;

¿por qué habrá dicho eso? – son ganas de fastidiar why would he say a thing like that? – he's just being nasty;

Comp
Fam
con ganas: tu amigo es tonto con ganas Br your friend isn't half stupid, US your friend sure is stupid;

es un libro malo con ganas it's a terrible book;

Comp
Fam
dar la gana: no me da la gana I don't feel like it;

Comp
Fam
no le dio la real gana de ayudar she couldn't be bothered to help;

porque me da la (real) gana because I (jolly well) feel like it;

Comp
Fam
tenerle ganas a alguien [odiarlo] to have it in for sb;
Andes, RP Fam [desearlo] to be after sb, to have one's eye on sb;
Comp

venirle en gana a alguien: hace/come todo lo que le viene en gana she does/eats whatever she pleases

2. [apetito] appetite;

comer sin ganas to eat without appetite, to pick at one's food;

no tengo gana I've got no appetite;

el paciente ha perdido la gana the patient has lost his appetite

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gana

f

1

:

no me da la gana I don’t want to;

hace lo que le da la gana he does what he likes, he does as he pleases;

… me da ganas de … … makes me want to …;

tener ganas de algo/de hacer algo feel like sth/like doing sth;

quedarse con las ganas never get (the chance) to do sth

2 ( voluntad)

:

de mala gana unwillingly, grudgingly;

de buena gana willingly

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gana nf

1) : desire, inclination

2)

de buena gana : willingly, readily, gladly

3)

de mala gana : reluctantly, half-heartedly

4)

tener ganas de : to feel like, to be in the mood for

tengo ganas de bailar: I feel like dancing

5)

ponerle ganas a algo : to put effort into something

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gana n

dar la gana to want / to like

no me da la gana I don't want to

haz lo que te dé la gana do what you like

hace lo que le da la gana he does as he pleases

de buena gana willingly

de mala gana reluctantly

Spanish-English dictionary > gana
4 toquetear

v.

1 to fiddle with (manosear) (cosa).

2 to fiddle about (informal) (sobar).

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toquetear

► verbo transitivo

1 (tocar) to fiddle with, finger

2 (acariciar) to fondle, caress

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verbo transitivo (fam) to touch; ( sexualmente) to touch up

estos niños todo lo toquetean — these children get their hands on everything

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= meddle (in/with), muck around/about, grope.

Ex. It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.

Ex. The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

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verbo transitivo (fam) to touch; ( sexualmente) to touch up

estos niños todo lo toquetean — these children get their hands on everything

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= meddle (in/with), muck around/about, grope.

Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.

Ex: The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

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toquetear [A1 ]

vt

( fam); to touch

deja de toquetearte la herida stop touching your wound

estos niños todo lo toquetean these children can't leave anything alone, these children fiddle with o get their hands on everything

andaba toqueteando a las chicas he used to go around feeling up o touching up the girls

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toquetear ( conjugate toquetear) verbo transitivo (fam) to touch;
( sexualmente) to touch up
toquetear verbo transitivo to finger
' toquetear' also found in these entries:
English:
meddle
- finger

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toquetear Fam

♦ vt
[manosear] [cosa] to fiddle with; [persona] to fondle
♦ vi
[sobar] to fiddle about
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toquetear

v/t fam

fiddle with

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toquetear vt

: to touch, to handle, to finger

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toquetear vb to fiddle

Spanish-English dictionary > toquetear
5 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

* * *

verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

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tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

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tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
6 culo

m.

1 bum (British), butt (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)

me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o bum (British)

ir de culo (muy informal) to be going down the tubes (negocio, país)

el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year

ser un culo inquieto o de mal asiento (figurative) to be fidgety; (enredador) to be a restless soul (errante)

vive en el culo del mundo (muy informal) he lives bloody o (British) goddamn miles from anywhere (United States)

2 bottom.

3 anus.

4 butt end, back part.

5 ass, buttocks, butt, arse.

6 attractive woman.

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culo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bottom, bum, arse (US ass)

2 familiar (ano) arse (US ass)

3 (de recipiente) bottom

■ queda un culo there's a bit left in the bottom

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer de culo familiar to fall flat on one's bottom

con el culo al aire figurado in a fix, in a tight spot

ir de culo familiar to be rushed off one's feet

lamer el culo a alguien tabú to lick somebody's arse (US ass)

mojarse el culo figurado to come down off the fence, make up one's mind

ser culo de mal asiento figurado to be a fidget, not to be able to sit still

¡vete a tomar por el culo! tabú fuck off!, up yours!

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noun m.

1) bottom

2) ass

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SM

1) * (=nalgas) backside *, bum **, arse ***, ass (EEUU) ***, butt (EEUU) **; (=ano) arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

le dio un puntapié en el culo — he kicked him in the backside *

le limpió el culito al niño — he wiped the baby's bottom

caer de culo — to fall on one's backside *

dar a algn por el culo — *** (=sexualmente) to bugger sb; (=fastidiar) to piss sb off ***

me da por culo tener que trabajar tan temprano — it really pisses me off having to go to work so early ***

¡que te den por (el) culo! — *** fuck you! ***, screw you! ***

- confunde el culo con las témporas

el culo del mundo ** —

está en el culo del mundo — it's in the back of beyond

es el culo del mundo — it's the arsehole of the world ***

- dejar a algn con el culo al aire

- ir con el culo a rastras

ir de culo ** —

con tanta llamada, esta mañana voy de culo — with all these calls this morning I'm way behind *

si no apruebas esta asignatura vas de culo — if you don't pass this subject you've had it *

en cuanto al paro, el país va de culo — the country's unemployment record is disastrous

- lamer el culo a algn

meterse algo por el culo *** —

¡métetelo por el culo! — stick it up your ass! ***

mojarse el culo ** —

para conseguirlo tendrás que mojarte el culo — you won't achieve that without getting your feet wet *

partirse el culo ** —

me partí el culo de risa con él — I laughed myself silly with him

se parten el culo por encontrar entradas — they're pulling their hair out trying to get tickets

- pasarse algo por el culo

perder el culo por algn/algo ** —

pierde el culo por ella — he's nuts about her *

pierde el culo por conocerlos — she's dying to be introduced to them

ser un culo de mal asiento —

se mudó cinco veces en un año, es un culo de mal asiento — she moved house five times in one year, she just can't stay in one place

tomar por culo *** —

¡vete a tomar por culo! — *** screw you! ***, fuck off! ***, piss off! ***

¡que se vayan a tomar por culo! — *** they can go screw themselves ***, they can fuck o piss off ***

si nos pillan nos vamos todos a tomar por culo — if they catch us we'll all be fucked o screwed ***

el proyecto se fue a tomar por culo — the project went down the toilet **

les mandó a tomar por culo — he told them to fuck off o piss off ***

un día se hartó y mandó el trabajo a tomar por culo — one day he got fed up with it and jacked his job in *

- su casa está a tomar por culo

- culo que veo, culo que deseo

2) * [de vaso, botella] bottom

el vaso se rompió por el culo — the bottom of the glass broke

-¿queda cerveza? -sí, un culillo — "is there any beer left in there?" - "yes, a drop"

se bebió los culos de todos los vasos — he drank the dregs of all the glasses

gafas de culo de vaso — pebble glasses

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masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes de culo — he has the most amazing house

darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

ir de culo — (fam)

el negocio va de culo — the business is going really badly

lamerle el culo a alguien — (vulg) to lick somebody's ass (vulg)

mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

métetelo en el culo — stick it up your ass (vulg)

pasarse algo por el culo — (vulg)

las reglas me las paso por el culo — I don't give a shit about the rules (vulg)

perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento — (fam)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck

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= bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex. There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex. She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.

Ex. She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.

Ex. They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.

Ex. Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

Ex. American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.

Ex. He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.

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* besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.

* culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

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masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes de culo — he has the most amazing house

darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

ir de culo — (fam)

el negocio va de culo — the business is going really badly

lamerle el culo a alguien — (vulg) to lick somebody's ass (vulg)

mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

métetelo en el culo — stick it up your ass (vulg)

pasarse algo por el culo — (vulg)

las reglas me las paso por el culo — I don't give a shit about the rules (vulg)

perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento — (fam)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck

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= bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.

Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.

Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.

Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.

Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.

* besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.

* culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

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culo

masculine

(fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1 (nalgas) backside ( colloq), butt ( AmE colloq), bum ( BrE colloq), ass ( AmE vulg), arse ( BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes en el culo I'm going to spank o smack your bottom

me dan ganas de darle una patada en el culo I feel like giving him a kick up the backside o ass

cada cual hace de su culo un pito ( RPl vulg); I/you can do what I/you bloody well like

caerse or ( AmL) irse de culo ( fam) (literal) to fall on one's backside o ass; (asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed ( colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes or vas de culo he has an amazing o incredible house

casi me caigo de culo cuando la vi entrar I couldn't believe my eyes o I was amazed o flabbergasted when I saw her come in

darle por (el) culo a algn ( vulg); to screw sb (sl), to shaft sb (sl)

¡que te den por culo! ( vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)

en el culo del mundo ( fam); in the back of beyond, in the sticks ( colloq), in the Boonies ( AmE colloq)

ir de culo ( fam): el negocio va de culo the business is going really badly

voy de culo con tanto trabajo ( Esp); I'm up to my ears o eyes in work ( colloq)

lamerle el culo a algn ( vulg); to lick sb's ass ( vulg), to brown-nose sb ( vulg), to suck up to sb ( BrE colloq)

mandar a algn a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to tell someone to piss off ( vulg)

¡vete a tomar por culo! ( Esp vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to pack sth in ( colloq), to chuck sth in ( BrE colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo ( vulg): métetelo en el culo you can stick it up your ass ( vulg)

mojarse el culo ( Esp fam); to get one's feet wet ( colloq)

pasarse algo por el culo ( vulg): las reglas me las paso por el culo I don't give a shit about the rules ( vulg)

perder el culo por algo/algn ( fam): pierde el culo por él she's just crazy o nuts about him ( colloq)

está que pierde el culo por que la inviten she's just dying to be asked

quedar como el or un culo ( AmS fam o vulg); to look awful o terrible

ese color te queda como el or un culo you look a sight in that color, you look bloody awful in that color ( BrE sl)

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! ( colloq)

romperse el culo ( fam); to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento ( fam); to have ants in one's pants ( colloq)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento (no se está quieto) he's got ants in his pants; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long o he's a restless soul

ser un culo veo culo quiero ( fam): es un culo veo culo quiero when he sees something he likes, he just has to have it

tener culo ( Esp fam); to have a nerve ( colloq)

traerle de culo a algn ( Esp fam o vulg); to drive sb bananas o nuts ( colloq), to drive sb round the bend o twist ( colloq)

2 (de un vaso, una botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella pebble (lens) glasses ( colloq)

3 ( RPl fam) (suerte) luck

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culo sustantivo masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg);

◊ te voy a pegar en el culo I'm going to spank o smack you

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

culo sustantivo masculino
1 familiar (trasero) backside, butt, bottom
2 (de recipiente) bottom
' culo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caerse
English:
arse
- ass
- backside
- bum
- butt
- fanny
- tail
- bun
- fuck

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culo nm Fam Note that in some regions of Latin America this term is vulgar in register.

1. [nalgas] Br bum, US butt;

le di una patada en el culo I gave him a kick up the backside, US I kicked his butt;

culo firme firm buttocks;

culo respingón pert bottom;

¡vaya culo tiene! she's got a nice Br arse o US ass!;

me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o Br bum;
Fig
cuando vi su moto me caí de culo I was flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked when I saw his motorbike;

Comp

con el culo al aire: su confesión dejó a sus compinches con el culo al aire his confession left his accomplices up the creek;

Comp
muy Fam
vive en el culo del mundo she lives Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;

Comp
muy Fam
estoy hasta el culo de trabajo I've got so much Br bloody o US goddamn work to do!;

Comp
muy Fam
ir de culo: el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year;

con esa estrategia vas de culo that strategy's a load of crap;

esta última semana hemos ido de culo, sin parar ni un minuto this last week has been a Br bloody o US goddamn nightmare, we haven't had a minute's rest;

Comp
muy Fam
lamer el culo: siempre está lamiéndole el culo al jefe he's always licking the boss's Br arse o US ass, he's always sucking up to o brown-nosing the boss;

Comp
muy Fam
mojarse el culo: éste no se moja el culo por nadie he wouldn't lift a Br bloody o US goddamn finger to help anyone;

Comp
muy Fam
partirse el culo: con este tío te partes el culo that guy's a Br bloody o US goddamn hoot;

Comp
muy Fam
pensar con el culo: ¡qué estupideces dice!, parece que piense con el culo what a load of nonsense, she's just talking out of her Br arse o US ass;

Comp
muy Fam
perder el culo: ha perdido el culo por una compañera de clase he's madly in love with a girl in his class;

Comp
muy Fam
ponerse hasta el culo: nos pusimos hasta el culo de cerveza we got wasted on beer;

Comp

ser un culo inquieto o [m5] de mal asiento [enredador] to be fidgety;
[errante] to be a restless soul
2. [ano] Br arsehole, US asshole;

Comp
RP muy Fam
como el culo: me siento como el culo I feel like shit;

esa muchacha me cae como el culo I hate that girl's Br bloody o US goddamn guts;

Comp
Vulg
dar por el culo a alguien [sodomizar] to give it to sb up the Br arse o US ass;
Esp
¡que te den por culo!, ¡vete a tomar por culo! fuck off!;
Esp
no quiere ayudar – ¡que le den por culo! he doesn't want to help – well, fuck him, then!

Comp
Vulg
meterse algo por el culo: te puedes meter tu propuesta por el culo you can stick your proposal up your Br arse o US ass

Comp
Esp Vulg
a tomar por culo: le pedí dinero prestado, y me mandó a tomar por culo I asked her to lend me some money and she told me to fuck off o where to stick it;

estoy harto, voy a mandar todo a tomar por culo fuck this o Br fuck this for a lark, I've had enough of it;

todo lo que habíamos hecho se fue a tomar por culo con el apagón the power cut completely fucked up everything we'd done;
muy Fam
está a tomar por culo it's Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;

3. [de vaso, botella] bottom;
Esp
gafas de culo de vaso, Am [m5] lentes de culo de botella pebble-glasses

4. [líquido]
queda un culo de vino there's a drop (or two) of wine left in the bottom

5. [zurcido]
me has hecho un culo de pollo en el calcetín you've made a mess of darning my sock

6. RP Fam [suerte]
me gané la lotería – ¡qué culo! I won the lottery – you lucky o Br jammy thing!

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culo

m vulg

ass vulg, Br

arse vulg ; fam

butt fam, Br

bum fam ;

caer(se) de culo fall on one’s ass;

lamer el culo a alguien vulg brown-nose s.o. fam ;

ir de culo fig fam do badly;

ser culo de mal asiento fig fam be restless, have ants in one’s pants fam ;

en el culo del mundo fig in the boondocks fam, in the middle of nowhere

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culo nm

1) fam : backside, behind

2) : bottom (of a glass)

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culo n

1. (trasero) bottom / bum

te daré un azote en el culo I'll smack your bottom

2. (de vaso, botella) bottom

Spanish-English dictionary > culo
7 arrimar

v.

1 to move or bring closer.

arrimar algo a algo to move something up against something (pared, mesa)

arrimar el hombro (informal figurative) to lend a hand, to muck in

2 to put away.

3 to bring closer, to bring close, to place near.

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arrimar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acercar) to move closer

► verbo pronominal arrimarse

1 to move close, get close

2 familiar to cohabit, live together

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arrimar a alguien figurado to seek somebody's protection

arrimar al sol que más calienta figurado to get on the winning side

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1. VT

1) (=acercar) to move nearer, move closer (a to)
to bring nearer, bring closer (a to)
arrima tu silla a la mía — bring your chair nearer to mine

arrimaron el coche al bordillo a empujones — they pushed the car nearer to the kerb

se saludan solo arrimando la cara — they just touch cheeks when they greet each other

arrima el sofá contra la pared — move o push the sofa against the wall

• arrimar las espuelas a un caballo — to dig one's spurs into a horse

• arrimar un golpe a algn — Méx * to hit sb, strike sb

• arrimar el oído a la puerta — to put one's ear to the door

• vivir arrimado a algn — [gen] to live with sb; [con dependencia económica] to live off sb; [sexualmente] to shack up with sb
ascua, hombro
2) (=ignorar) [+ persona] to ignore; [+ proyecto] to shelve

el plan quedó arrimado — the plan was shelved

- arrimar los libros

3) (Náut) [+ carga] to stow

2.

See:

arrimarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( acercar)

arrima la silla, estás muy lejos — bring your chair closer, you're too far away

arrima una silla — pull up a chair

arrimó la cama a or contra la pared — he pushed o moved the bed up against the wall

2) (Méx fam) ( pegar)

le arrimó una santa tranquiza — he gave him a real beating o thrashing (colloq)

me arrimó un codazo — he elbowed me
2.
arrimarse v pron

1) (refl) ( acercarse)

arrímate al fuego — come (up) closer to the fire

se arrimó a or contra la pared — he moved up against the wall

bailaban muy arrimados — they were dancing very close

arrimarse a alguien — to move closer to somebody; (buscando calor, abrigo) to snuggle up to somebody

2)

a) (Méx, Ven fam) pareja

están arrimados — they're living together

b) (Méx, Ven fam) ( en casa de alguien)

se arrimaron en mi casa — they came to live o stay with me, they dumped themselves on me (pey)

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* arrimar el hombro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* arrimar la silla = hitch + chair.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( acercar)

arrima la silla, estás muy lejos — bring your chair closer, you're too far away

arrima una silla — pull up a chair

arrimó la cama a or contra la pared — he pushed o moved the bed up against the wall

2) (Méx fam) ( pegar)

le arrimó una santa tranquiza — he gave him a real beating o thrashing (colloq)

me arrimó un codazo — he elbowed me
2.
arrimarse v pron

1) (refl) ( acercarse)

arrímate al fuego — come (up) closer to the fire

se arrimó a or contra la pared — he moved up against the wall

bailaban muy arrimados — they were dancing very close

arrimarse a alguien — to move closer to somebody; (buscando calor, abrigo) to snuggle up to somebody

2)

a) (Méx, Ven fam) pareja

están arrimados — they're living together

b) (Méx, Ven fam) ( en casa de alguien)

se arrimaron en mi casa — they came to live o stay with me, they dumped themselves on me (pey)

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* arrimar el hombro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* arrimar la silla = hitch + chair.

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arrimar [A1 ]

vt

A

(acercar): arrima la lámpara para ver mejor if you move ( o bring etc) the lamp nearer you'll be able to see better

arrima la silla, estás muy lejos bring your chair closer o ( BrE) draw your chair up, you're too far away

arrima una silla pull up a chair

arrímala más a la puerta pull ( o bring etc) it nearer to the door

arrimó la cama a or contra la pared he pushed o moved the bed up against the wall

B

( Méx fam) ‹golpe› le arrimó una santa tranquiza he gave him a real beating o thrashing ( colloq)

me arrimó un codazo he elbowed me

■ arrimarse

v pron

A ( refl)

(acercarse): arrímate al fuego para calentarte come up to o come (up) closer to the fire to get warm

se arrimó a or contra la pared para dejarlos pasar he moved up against the wall to let them past

bailaban muy arrimados they were dancing very close

arrimarse A algn to move closer TO sb; (buscando calor, abrigo) to snuggle up TO sb

se le fue arrimando poco a poco she gradually edged up to o edged closer to o moved closer to him

se le han arrimado muchos desde que heredó esa fortuna he's suddenly acquired a lot of new friends since he inherited that fortune

sol

B

1

( Méx fam) «pareja»: nunca se casaron, nomás se arrimaron they never married, they just moved in together o set up house together o ( colloq) shacked up

están arrimados they're living together

2

( Ven fam) (en casa de algn): se arrimaron en casa de mi abuela they went to live o stay with my grandmother

está viviendo arrimado he's living o staying with relatives

* * *

arrimar ( conjugate arrimar) verbo transitivo ( acercar) to move/bring … closer;
arrimó la cama a or contra la pared he pushed o moved the bed up against the wall
arrimarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( acercarse):
◊ se arrimó mucho a la orilla he went too close to the edge;

arrímate al fuego come (up) closer to the fire;
se arrimó a or contra la pared he moved up against the wall;
arrimarse a algn to move closer to sb;

(buscando calor, abrigo) to snuggle up to sb
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( en casa de algn):
◊ se arrimaron en mi casa they came to live o stay with me, they dumped themselves on me (pey)

arrimar verbo transitivo to move closer
♦ Locuciones: familiar arrimar el hombro, to lend a hand
arrimar el ascua a su sardina, to look after one's own interests
' arrimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hombro
- pegar
- sardina
English:
draw
- pitch

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arrimar

♦ vt

1. [acercar] to move o bring closer;

arrimar algo a o [m5] contra algo [pared, mesa] to move sth up against sth;

Comp
Fam
arrimar el hombro to lend a hand, to pitch in, Br to muck in;

Comp

arrimar el ascua a su sardina to look after number one

2. [arrinconar] to put away

♦ See also the pronominal verb arrimarse

* * *

arrimar

v/t move closer;

arrimar el hombro fam pull one’s weight

* * *

arrimar vt

acercar, aproximar: to bring closer, to draw near

♦ See also the reflexive verb arrimarse

* * *

arrimar vb to move closer

no te arrimes a la pared keep away from the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > arrimar
8 cumplir

v.

1 to do, to carry out, to perform.

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements

2 to keep (promesa).

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the Aconcagua

Ella cumple la ley She obeys the law.

3 to reach (años).

mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrow

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

4 to serve (condena).

5 to expire.

6 to do one's duty.

cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebody

para o por cumplir out of politeness

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra to keep one's word

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job

7 to comply.

este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards

8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.

Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.

9 to do one's job, to comply.

Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.

10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.

Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.

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cumplir

► verbo transitivo

1 (orden) to carry out; (deseo) to fulfil (US fulfill); (deber) to do

2 (promesa) to keep

3 DERECHO (ley) to observe, abide by; (pena) to serve

4 (años) to be, turn

■ mañana cumplo treinta años I'll be thirty tomorrow

■ ha cumplido cuarenta años she has turned forty

■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plazo) to expire, end

2 (deuda, pago) to fall due

► verbo pronominal cumplirse

1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true

■ se cumplió la profecía the prophecy came true

2 (fecha) to be

■ hoy se cumplen cinco años de nuestra boda it's our fifth wedding anniversary today

■ se cumple una semana del comienzo del curso it's a week since the course began

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebody

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligations

cumplir con la ley to abide by the law

cumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligations

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

para cumplir / por cumplir as a formality

* * *

verb

1) to accomplish, carry out

2) fulfill, comply with

3) expire

•

- cumplirse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to play

los contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks

• la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrent

los parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage

• cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay rise

les ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word

2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obey

solo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders

cumplir la voluntad del difunto — to carry out the wishes of the deceased

• hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement

3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meet

estos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements

cumplió su deseo de viajar a la India — he fulfilled his wish of travelling to India

4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, complete

está cumpliendo 30 días de arresto — he is serving 30 days detention

tiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service

5) [con periodos de tiempo]

a) [+ años]

hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today

el rey cumple hoy años — today is the King's birthday

cumple 40 años en diciembre — she'll be 40 in December

cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21

¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?

¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

b) [+ aniversario, días]

la democracia cumple su vigésimo aniversario — democracy is celebrating its twentieth anniversary

el premio cumple su cincuentenario — the prize is currently in its fiftieth year

el paro en el transporte cumple hoy su cuarto día — this is the fourth day of the transport strike

6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make

2. VI

1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due

2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's duty

tengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me

es muy profesional y siempre cumple — she is very professional - she never lets you down

yo siempre cumplo en mi trabajo — I always do my job properly

mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)

prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you

3)

• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet

estaba cumpliendo con su deber — he was doing his duty

cumplir con los trámites de la aduana — to go through customs

tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement

tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on

para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria

cumplir con la iglesia — to fulfil one's religious obligations

4)

cumplir por algn — to act on sb's behalf

5) frm (=corresponder)

lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me

6) (Mil) to finish one's military service

3.

See:

cumplirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

* * *

= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

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* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

* * *

= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

* * *

cumplir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry out

para hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforced

los inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rules

la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

no cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations

3

(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standards

los objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each year

nunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition

4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*

la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its function

cumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aims

B ‹condena/sentencia› to serve

está cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military service

C [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!

ése ya no cumple los cuarenta ( hum); he won't see forty again ( colloq hum)

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversary

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike

■ cumplir

vi

A

1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›

cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our duty

yo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to me

no cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedure

cumple con su trabajo he does his job

2

(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bit

a ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for once

nos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of duty

cumplir CON algn:

con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them

3 ( euf o hum)

(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( frml)

(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)

2 ( frml)

(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effort

■ cumplirse

v pron

A «profecía/predicción» to come true

se cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came true

se cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilled

B

«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death

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cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ejecutar) ‹ orden› to carry out;

‹ ley› to obey;
◊ la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty

b) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep;

‹ compromiso› to honor^{( conjugate honor)}, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}
c) ( alcanzar) ‹objetivo/ambición› to achieve;

‹ requisitos› fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished

d) ( desempeñar) ‹ papel› to perform, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}

2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
◊ mañana cumple 20 años she'll be 20 tomorrow;

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
a) cumplir con algo ‹ con obligación› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth, satisfy sth;

‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth;
◊ cumple con su deber he does his duty

b) ( con una obligación social):

◊ nos invitó solo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to;

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
a) [deseo/predicción] to come true;

[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilled
b) [ plazo]:

◊ mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax;

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word

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cumplir

♦ vt

1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;
[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;
cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;

cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;

los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;

el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;

esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements

2. [años] to reach;

mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;

cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;

tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;

la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year

3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;
[servicio militar] to do
♦ vi

1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;

el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired

2.
cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;

varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

3. [por cortesía]
con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;

lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;

acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother

4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]
acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties

♦ See also the pronominal verb cumplirse

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cumplir

I v/t

1 orden carry out; promesa fulfill, Br

fulfil

2 condena serve

3

:

cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn ten

II v/i

1

:

cumplir con algo carry sth out;

cumplir con su deber do one’s duty

2

:

te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness

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cumplir vt

1) : to accomplish, to carry out

2) : to comply with, to fulfill

3) : to attain, to reach

su hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Friday

cumplir vi

1) : to expire, to fall due

2) : to fulfill one's obligations

cumplir con el deber: to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word

♦ See also the reflexive verb cumplirse

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cumplir vb

1. (orden) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]

sólo cumplían órdenes they were just carrying out orders

2. (compromiso, obligación) to fulfil [pt. & pp. fulfilled]

cumplo todos los requisitos I fulfil all the requirements

3. (promesa, palabra) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

cumplió su promesa he kept his promise

4. (pena) to serve

ha cumplido una condena de tres años he's served a three-year sentence

5. (años) to be

hoy cumplo once años I'm eleven today

la semana que viene cumplirá veinte años he'll be twenty next week

6. (plazo) to expire / to end

hoy cumple el plazo de matrícula the enrollment period ends today

cumplir con tu deber to do your duty

Spanish-English dictionary > cumplir
9 mamar

v.

1 to suckle (leche).

lo mamó desde pequeño (figurative) he was immersed in it as a child (lo aprendió)

dar de mamar to breastfeed

2 to knock back (very informal) (beber). (peninsular Spanish)

3 to suck, to suck on.

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mamar

► verbo transitivo

1 (succionar) to suck

2 figurado (aprender de pequeño) to grow up with

► verbo intransitivo

1 (bebé) to feed; (animal) to suckle

► verbo pronominal mamarse

1 tabú (emborracharse) to get pissed, get plastered

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar de mamar to breast-feed

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verb

to suckle, suck

- dar de mamar

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1. VT

1) [+ leche, pecho] to suck

2) (=asimilar)

lo mamó desde pequeño — he grew up with it from childhood

nació mamando el oficio — he was born to the trade

todavía no han mamado suficiente democracia — democracy hasn't become a way of life yet

3) * (=devorar) [+ comida] to wolf down, bolt; [+ recursos] to milk, suck dry; [+ fondos] to pocket (illegally)

¡cómo la mamamos! — this is the life!, we never had it so good!

4) *** (=sexualmente) to suck off ***, give a blow job ***

2. VI

1) [bebé] to suck

dar de mamar a un bebé — to feed a baby

dar de mamar a una cría — to suckle a baby

- ¡no mames!

2) ** (=beber) to booze *, drink

3.

See:

mamarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) bebé to feed

a todos sus hijos les dio de mamar — she breastfed all her children

b) gato/cordero to suckle

2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( beber alcohol) to hit the bottle (colloq), to booze (colloq)
2.
mamar vt

son cosas que uno ha mamado — they're things that one has learned/seen from childhood

ha mamado la música — he's been surrounded by music since birth
3.
mamarse v pron

1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( emborracharse) to get tight o sloshed (colloq)

2) (AmS fam) <discurso/programa> to sit through

3) (Col, Ven) ( cansarse) to get tired

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* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) bebé to feed

a todos sus hijos les dio de mamar — she breastfed all her children

b) gato/cordero to suckle

2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( beber alcohol) to hit the bottle (colloq), to booze (colloq)
2.
mamar vt

son cosas que uno ha mamado — they're things that one has learned/seen from childhood

ha mamado la música — he's been surrounded by music since birth
3.
mamarse v pron

1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( emborracharse) to get tight o sloshed (colloq)

2) (AmS fam) <discurso/programa> to sit through

3) (Col, Ven) ( cansarse) to get tired

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* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

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mamar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «bebé» to feed

a las seis le tengo que dar de mamar a Clarita at six o'clock I have to feed Clarita

a todos sus hijos les dio de mamar she breastfed all her children

2 «gato/cordero» to suckle

todavía está mamando it's still suckling o it hasn't been weaned yet

B (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (beber alcohol) to hit the bottle ( colloq), to booze ( colloq)

■ mamar

vt

A ‹cultura/teatro›

son cosas que uno ha mamado they're things that one has learned/seen from childhood

ha mamado la música he's been surrounded by music o he's lived and breathed music since birth

B ( vulg); ‹hombre› to suck … off ( vulg)

■ mamarse

v pron

A ( fam)

1 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (emborracharse) to get tight o sloshed ( colloq)

2 ( Chi) (engullir) to demolish ( colloq), to polish off ( colloq)

B

( AmS fam) (aguantar, resistir): no me mamo un partido de fútbol por televisión I can't bear to sit through a football game on television

no sería capaz de mamarme la subida de ese cerro I wouldn't be able to make it up that hill o to manage the climb up that hill

C (Col, Ven) (cansarse) to get tired

D ( Col fam)

1

(aventajar, ganar): Brasil se mamó a Polonia sin el menor problema Brazil walked over o thrashed Poland ( colloq)

me lo mamé con ese movimiento I finished him off with that move ( colloq)

2 (despilfarrar) to blow ( colloq)

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mamar ( conjugate mamar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ bebé] to feed;

◊ dar de mamar to breastfeed

b) [gato/cordero] to suckle

2 (fam) ( beber alcohol) to booze (colloq)
mamar
I vtr (un bebé, una cría) to suck
fig (conocimientos, constumbres) to absorb
II verbo intransitivo to feed
' mamar' also found in these entries:
English:
feed
- suck
- breast
- suckle

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mamar

♦ vt

1. [leche] to suckle

2. [aprender] to grow up with;

mamó las telenovelas desde pequeña she was brought up on TV soaps

3. Esp muy Fam [beber] to knock back

4. Vulg [pene] to suck;

se la mamó she gave him head o a blow job, she sucked him off

♦ vi

1. [bebé] to suckle;

dar de mamar to breastfeed

2. Esp muy Fam [beber] Br to go on the piss, US to hit the sauce

3. Méx Fam
¡no mames! [no fastidies] come off it!;
[no molestes] cut it out!
♦ See also the pronominal verb mamarse

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mamar

v/i suck;

dar de mamar a (breast)feed

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mamar vi

1) : to suckle

2)

darle de mamar a : to breast-feed

mamar vt

1) : to suckle, to nurse

2) : to learn from childhood, to grow up with

♦ See also the reflexive verb mamarse

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mamar vb

1. (chupar) to suck

2. (tomar la leche) to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

Spanish-English dictionary > mamar
10 piedra

f.

1 stone (material, roca).

una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall

poner la primera piedra to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)

dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebody

no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing

menos da una piedra (informal) it's better than nothing

quedarse de piedra to be thunderstruck

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano (figurative) to play the innocent

piedra angular (también figurative) cornerstone

piedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone

2 flint.

3 stone.

una piedra en la vesícula a gallstone

4 calculus, stone.

5 crack, rock cocaine.

6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.

7 lapis.

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piedra

► nombre femenino

1 stone

2 (granizo) hailstone

3 (en el riñón) stone

4 (de un encendedor) flint

5 (de afilar) grindstone

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stone

pasar a alguien por la piedra tabú to lay somebody

quedarse de piedra familiar to be stunned

piedra angular cornerstone

piedra filosofal philosopher's stone

piedra pómez pumice stone

piedra preciosa gem, precious stone

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noun f.

1) stone

2) flint

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1. SF

1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)

la piedra de la torre está gastada — the stone in the tower is ruined

un puente de piedra — a stone bridge

nos tiraban piedras — they were throwing stones at us

primera piedra — foundation stone

colocar la primera piedra — to lay the foundation stone

¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?

- no dejar piedra por mover

- no dejar piedra sobre piedra

- hablar piedras

- menos da una piedra

- pasarse a algn por la piedra

no ser de piedra —

no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings

- tener el corazón de piedra

- tirar la piedra y esconder la mano

- tirar piedras a o contra su propio tejado

piedra angular — cornerstone

piedra arenisca — sandstone

piedra caliza — limestone

piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone

piedra de cal — limestone

piedra de escándalo — source of scandal

piedra de molino — millstone

piedra de toque — touchstone

piedra filosofal — philosopher's stone

piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone

piedra imán — lodestone

piedra poma Méx —

piedra pómez — pumice (stone)

piedra preciosa — precious stone
tiro 1)
2) [de mechero] flint

3) (Med) stone

4) (Meteo) hailstone

5)

en piedra — Cono Sur (Culin) with hot sauce

2.

SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore

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femenino

1) ( material) stone; ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE)

casas de piedra — stone houses

lavado a la piedra — stonewashed

ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone

caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)

darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun

(duro) como una piedra — rock hard

tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone

lo saben hasta las piedras — it's common knowledge

menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing

no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned

no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing

no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone

quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)

tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone

tirar piedras a su propio tejado — to foul one's own nest

- piedra angular

- piedra arenisca

- piedra caliza or de cal

- piedra de afilar

- piedra de molino

- piedra de toque

- piedra filosofal

- piedra pómez or poma

- piedra preciosa

2)

a) ( de mechero) flint

b) ( cálculo) stone

tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones

c) (Meteo) large hailstone

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= stone, rock.

Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.

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* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* banco de piedra = stone bench.

* bloque de piedra = stone block.

* cartón piedra = papier mâché.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.

* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.

* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.

* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.

* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.

* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.

* piedra arenisca = sandstone.

* piedra caliza = limestone.

* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.

* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.

* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.

* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.

* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.

* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.

* piedra renal = kidney stone.

* piedra rojiza = brownstone.

* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.

* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.

* piedra volcánica = lava rock.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.

* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

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femenino

1) ( material) stone; ( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE)

casas de piedra — stone houses

lavado a la piedra — stonewashed

ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone

caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)

darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun

(duro) como una piedra — rock hard

tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone

lo saben hasta las piedras — it's common knowledge

menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing

no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned

no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing

no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone

quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)

tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone

tirar piedras a su propio tejado — to foul one's own nest

- piedra angular

- piedra arenisca

- piedra caliza or de cal

- piedra de afilar

- piedra de molino

- piedra de toque

- piedra filosofal

- piedra pómez or poma

- piedra preciosa

2)

a) ( de mechero) flint

b) ( cálculo) stone

tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones

c) (Meteo) large hailstone

* * *

= stone, rock.

Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.

* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* banco de piedra = stone bench.

* bloque de piedra = stone block.

* cartón piedra = papier mâché.

* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.

* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.

* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.

* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.

* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.

* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.

* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.

* piedra arenisca = sandstone.

* piedra caliza = limestone.

* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.

* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.

* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.

* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.

* piedra de toque = touchstone.

* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.

* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.

* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.

* piedra renal = kidney stone.

* piedra rojiza = brownstone.

* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.

* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.

* piedra volcánica = lava rock.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.

* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* * *

piedra¹

adjective

( Col fam) livid ( colloq), mad ( colloq)

está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)

piedra²

feminine

A (material) stone; (trozo) stone, rock ( esp AmE)

casas de piedra stone houses

tiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the water

pantalones lavados a la piedra stonewashed jeans

ablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stone

caer como (una) piedra ( AmL fam); to go out like a light, crash out ( colloq)

cerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly locked

darse con una piedra en el pecho ( Chi fam); to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful

dejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)

(duro) como una piedra rock hard

este pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hard

tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardhearted

lo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knows

menos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)

no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturned

no dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the ground

los rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the ground

el terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquake

cuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destruction

no soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stone

pasar a algn por la piedra ( Esp vulg); to lay sb ( vulg)

quedarse de piedra ( fam); to be flabbergasted o stunned o amazed ( colloq)

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky tricks

tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone

tirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nest

Compuestos:

● piedra angular

( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstone

● piedra arenisca

sandstone

● piedra berroqueña

granite

● piedra caliza or de cal

limestone

● piedra de afilar

whetstone

● piedra de escándalo

source of gossip

● piedra de molino

millstone

● piedra de toque

(en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstone

● piedra filosofal

philosopher's stone

● piedra fundamental

foundation stone

● piedra imán

lodestone

● piedra miliar or millar

milestone

● piedra poma

( Méx) pumice stone

● piedra pómez

pumice stone

● piedra preciosa

precious stone

● piedra semipreciosa

semiprecious stone

B

1 (de un mechero) flint

2 (cálculo) stone

tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones

3 ( Meteo) large hailstone

cayó piedra sin llover ( RPl fam hum); uh-oh! look who's coming to visit

C

( Col fam) (rabia): me da piedra it makes me mad ( colloq)

¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)

sacarle or volarle la piedra a algn (Col, Ven fam); to get on sb's nerves, make sb mad ( colloq)

* * *

piedra sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) stone;
( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);
◊ casas de piedra stone houses;

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
piedra de molino millstone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;
piedra preciosa precious stone;
dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
(duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
2
a) ( de mechero) flint

b) ( cálculo) stone;

◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones

piedra sustantivo femenino
1 stone
2 (de mechero) flint
♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
' piedra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angular
- cantera
- cartón
- convidada
- convidado
- crucero
- dócil
- esconder
- faceta
- grava
- inscripción
- labrada
- labrado
- picar
- pómez
- sillar
- tejo
- Tiro
- adoquín
- ámbar
- ara
- astillarse
- aventar
- bloque
- calizo
- cerca
- cercado
- china
- cincelar
- corazón
- diamante
- edad
- encima
- engarzar
- grano
- incrustar
- jaspe
- labrar
- machacar
- montar
- partir
- pulir
- rebotar
- tropezar
- vena
English:
age
- carve
- cast
- chalk
- chisel
- cornerstone
- cut
- flint
- gem
- gouge out
- jewel
- limestone
- millstone
- missile
- moss
- mottled
- polish
- polished
- precious stone
- pumice (stone)
- rhinestone
- set
- slab
- spitting distance
- split
- stone
- Stone Age
- stonewashed
- tablet
- wear away
- change
- corner
- grind
- hail
- lime
- meteoric
- precious
- rock
- scrape

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piedra nf

1. [material, roca] stone;

una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;

lavado a la piedra stonewashed;

Comp

¡uno no es o [m5] yo no soy de piedra! I'm only human!;

Comp

dejar a alguien de piedra to stun sb;

Comp

estar más duro que una piedra to be rock hard;

Comp
Fam
menos da una piedra it's better than nothing;

Comp

no dejar piedra por mover o [m5] sin remover to leave no stone unturned;

Comp

no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;

Comp
Esp muy Fam
pasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;

Comp

poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;
[sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;
Comp

no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;

Comp

quedarse de piedra to be stunned;

Comp

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;

Comp

tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;

Comp

están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselves

Comp
piedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;
piedra arenisca sandstone;

piedra caliza limestone;

piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;

piedra fina precious stone;
RP piedra laja slate paving stone;
piedra de molino millstone;
Méx piedra poma pumice stone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;

piedra preciosa precious stone;
Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;
piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;

piedra de toque touchstone;
Fig
fue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was

2. [de mechero] flint;

se le ha gastado o [m5] agotado la piedra the flint has worn down

3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;

tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone

4. [granizo] hailstone;

Comp
RP Fam
cayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here

5. [de molino] millstone, grindstone

6. Fam
piedra (de hachís) lump of hash

7. Col Fam

Comp

tener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;

sacarle la piedra a alguien to hack sb off

* * *

piedra

f tb MED stone;

quedarse de piedra fig fam be stunned;

el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground o

did not leave a stone standing in the city;

tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;

tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;

poner o

colocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;

pasar por la piedra vulg lay fam, screw vulg

* * *

piedra nf

1) : stone

2) : flint (of a lighter)

3) : hailstone

4)

piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone

5)

piedra angular : cornerstone

6)

piedra arenisca : sandstone

7)

piedra caliza : limestone

8)

piedra imán : lodestone

9)

piedra de molino : millstone

10)

piedra de toque : touchstone

* * *

piedra n stone

estuvimos tirando piedras al agua we threw stones into the water

piedra preciosa gem / precious stone

Spanish-English dictionary > piedra
11 sobar

v.

1 to finger, to paw.

2 to soften.

3 to kip (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

4 to massage.

* * *

sobar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ablandar) to knead

2 figurado (manosear - objeto) to finger; (- persona) to grope, paw, touch up

3 familiar (pegar) to thrash

4 familiar (molestar) to pester

5 argot (dormir) to sleep

* * *

1. VT

1) (=toquetear) [+ tela] to finger, dirty (with one's fingers); [+ ropa] to rumple, mess up; [+ masa] to knead; [+ músculo] to massage, rub

2) * (=magrear) to grope *, paw *

3) * (=pegar) to wallop

4) * (=molestar) to pester

5) LAm [+ huesos] to set

6) And (=despellejar) to skin, flay

7) And, Caribe, Méx (=lisonjear) to flatter

8) CAm, Méx (=reprender) to tell off *

2.

VI * to kip *, sleep

3.

See:

sobarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( manosear) <tela/ropa/tapizado> to handle, finger, dirty ( through excessive handling)

b) (fam) < chica> to feel up (colloq), to grope (esp BrE colloq)

c) (Méx, Per fam) ( adular) to suck up to (colloq)

2) (Col, Ven) ( dar masajes) to massage
2.
sobar vi (Esp fam) to sleep

* * *

----

* sobarse = snog.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( manosear) <tela/ropa/tapizado> to handle, finger, dirty ( through excessive handling)

b) (fam) < chica> to feel up (colloq), to grope (esp BrE colloq)

c) (Méx, Per fam) ( adular) to suck up to (colloq)

2) (Col, Ven) ( dar masajes) to massage
2.
sobar vi (Esp fam) to sleep

* * *

* sobarse = snog.

* * *

sobar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (manosear) ‹tela/ropa/tapizado› to handle, finger, dirty ( through excessive handling)

deja de sobar el sofá stop putting your dirty hands all over the sofa

2 ( fam); ‹chica› to touch up ( colloq), to grope ( colloq), to paw ( colloq)

3 ( Per fam) (adular) to suck up to ( colloq)

B

1 ‹masa/masilla› to knead

2 ‹pieles› to full

3 (Col, Ven) (dar masajes) to massage, give … a massage

■ sobar

vi

( Esp arg) to have a sleep o ( colloq) nap

* * *

sobar ( conjugate sobar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( manosear) ‹tela/ropa/tapizado› to handle, finger

b) (fam) ‹ chica› to feel up (colloq), to grope (esp BrE colloq)

c) (Méx, Per fam) ( adular) to suck up to (colloq)

2 (Col, Ven) ( dar masajes) to massage
sobar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manosear) to handle, touch: deja de sobar las fotos, stop fingering the photos
2 (a una persona) to paw, grope
II vi fam (dormir) to sleep
' sobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobajear
English:
fondle
- grope
- maul
- touch up
- work

* * *

sobar

♦ vt

1. [toquetear] to finger, to paw

2. Fam [persona] to paw, to touch up

3. [ablandar] to soften

4. Fam [pegar, derrotar] to give a hiding

5. Méx, RP [frotar] to scrub

6. RP [amasar] to knead

♦ vi
Esp Fam Br to kip, US to catch some zees
* * *

sobar

v/t

1 libro, tejido etc handle, finger

2 fam

sexualmente grope fam

* * *

sobar vt

1) : to finger, to handle

2) : to knead

3) : to rub, to massage

4) fam : to beat, to pummel

Spanish-English dictionary > sobar
12 trajinar

v.

1 to bustle about (informal).

2 to transport.

* * *

trajinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acarrear) to carry

2 familiar (intentar convencer) to cajole

► verbo intransitivo

1 (moverse) to bustle about, run about

2 familiar (intentar convencer) to cajole, coax

3 familiar figurado (tramar) to cook up, be up to

■ no sé qué trajinaban I don't know what they were up to

► verbo pronominal trajinarse

1 familiar to cajole, coax

■ se trajinó a sus padres para que le dejaran ir de viaje he cajoled his parents into letting him go on a trip

* * *

1.

VI (=ajetrearse) to bustle about; (=viajar) to travel around a lot; (=moverse mucho) to be on the go, keep on the move

2. VT

1) (=transportar) to carry, transport

2) Cono Sur (=estafar) to swindle, deceive

3) Cono Sur (=registrar) to search

4) *** [sexualmente] to lay **

* * *

verbo intransitivo (fam) to rush about (colloq)

se pasa el día trajinando — she's on the go all day (colloq)

* * *

= bustle.

Ex. It was a just reward for the two hectic years she had spent since graduation from library school, answering telephones that never stopped ringing and bustling from one reference source to another.

* * *

verbo intransitivo (fam) to rush about (colloq)

se pasa el día trajinando — she's on the go all day (colloq)

* * *

= bustle.

Ex: It was a just reward for the two hectic years she had spent since graduation from library school, answering telephones that never stopped ringing and bustling from one reference source to another.

* * *

trajinar [A1 ]

vi

( fam); to rush about ( colloq)

llevamos el día trajinando we've been rushing about o rushed off our feet all day

se pasa el día trajinando she's on the go all day ( colloq)

* * *

trajinar ( conjugate trajinar) verbo intransitivo (fam) to rush about (colloq)
trajinar verbo intransitivo to be busy
' trajinar' also found in these entries:
English:
go

* * *

trajinar

♦ vi
Fam Fig to bustle about;
me paso todo el día trajinando I spend all day rushing around

♦ See also the pronominal verb trajinarse

* * *

trajinar

v/i fam

rush around

* * *

trajinar vt

: to transport, to carry

trajinar vi

: to rush around

Spanish-English dictionary > trajinar

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