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1 intrigas
f.pl.scheming.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú/usted) present indicative of spanish verb: intrigar.* * *= scheming, machinations.Ex. He typifies the clever, mischievous character who, through his scheming, often overreaches himself and becomes the butt of his own joke.Ex. The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.* * *= scheming, machinations.Ex: He typifies the clever, mischievous character who, through his scheming, often overreaches himself and becomes the butt of his own joke.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec. -
2 intrigas
• scheming -
3 maraña de intrigas
(n.) = web of intrigueEx. He creates such a web of lies and intrigue that the line between reality and his land of make believe becomes so blurred that even the audience questions what is real.* * *(n.) = web of intrigue -
4 tejido de intrigas
(n.) = web of intrigueEx. He creates such a web of lies and intrigue that the line between reality and his land of make believe becomes so blurred that even the audience questions what is real.* * *(n.) = web of intrigue -
5 intriga
f.1 curiosity.película/novela de intriga thriller¡qué intriga! ¿qué habrá pasado? I'm dying to know what's happened!2 intrigue.3 plot (trama).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: intrigar.* * *1 (maquinación secreta) intrigue2 (curiosidad) curiosity3 (de una narración, película) intrigue* * *SF (=maquinación) intrigue; (=ardid) plot, scheme; (Teat) plot* * *femenino intriguenovela/película de intriga — thriller
* * *= intrigue.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.----* intriga política = political intrigue.* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.* red de intriga = web of intrigue.* tejido de intrigas = web of intrigue.* * *femenino intriguenovela/película de intriga — thriller
* * *= intrigue.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
* intriga política = political intrigue.* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.* red de intriga = web of intrigue.* tejido de intrigas = web of intrigue.* * *intrigueintrigas políticas/palaciegas political/court intriguesnovela/película de intriga thriller* * *
Del verbo intrigar: ( conjugate intrigar)
intriga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
intriga
intrigar
intriga sustantivo femenino
intrigue;◊ novela/película de intriga thriller
intrigar ( conjugate intrigar) verbo transitivo
to intrigue
verbo intransitivo
to scheme
intriga sustantivo femenino
1 (maquinación) intrigue
2 Cine Teat (trama) plot
3 (curiosidad intensa) curiosity
sentir intriga, to be intrigued
película de intriga, thriller
intrigar
I vtr (suscitar viva curiosidad) to intrigue, interest
II vi (conspirar) to plot
' intriga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tramoya
English:
intrigue
- web
* * *intriga nf1. [suspense] suspense;película/novela de intriga thriller;la intriga se mantiene hasta el final the suspense is maintained right to the end2. [curiosidad] curiosity;tengo intriga por saber el resultado I'm curious to know the result;¡qué intriga! ¿qué habrá pasado? how intriguing! what can have happened?3. [maquinación] intrigue;intrigas palaciegas court o palace intrigues4. [trama] plot* * *f intrigue; de novela plot* * *intriga nf: intrigue* * *intriga n (suspense) suspense -
6 manejo
m.1 operation.de fácil manejo user-friendly2 handling.3 management, running.4 intrigue (intriga).5 driving. ( Latin American Spanish)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: manejar.* * *1 (uso) handling, use2 (funcionamiento) running3 (de un negocio) management4 (ardid) trick, scheme5 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (de coche) driving* * *SM1) (=uso) [de herramienta, arma] use; [de máquina] operation; [de idioma] use2) (Com) [de negocio, empresa] running; [de dinero, fondos] handlingse encarga del manejo de los asuntos de la empresa — he takes charge of looking after their business affairs
3)tener buen manejo de — [+ idioma, tema] to have a good command of
4) pl manejos (=intrigas) dealings5) LAm (Aut) driving* * *1) ( uso)2) (de un asunto, negocio) managementel mal manejo de los fondos públicos — the mismanagement o mishandling of public funds
3) (AmL) (Auto) driving* * *= handling.Ex. The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.----* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].* conocimientos en el manejo de la información = info-savvy.* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.* instrucción de manejo = operating instruction.* * *1) ( uso)2) (de un asunto, negocio) managementel mal manejo de los fondos públicos — the mismanagement o mishandling of public funds
3) (AmL) (Auto) driving* * *= handling.Ex: The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.
* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].* conocimientos en el manejo de la información = info-savvy.* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.* instrucción de manejo = operating instruction.* * *A(uso): el manejo de la máquina es muy sencillo the machine is easy to use o operateesto facilita el manejo del diccionario this makes using the dictionary easiersu excelente manejo de la cámara his excellent cameraworksu manejo de la lengua his use of the language, the way he uses the languageB (de un asunto, negocio) managementel mal manejo de los fondos públicos the mismanagement o mishandling of public funds* * *
Del verbo manejar: ( conjugate manejar)
manejo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
manejó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
manejar
manejo
manejar ( conjugate manejar) verbo transitivo
1 ( usar) ‹herramienta/arma/diccionario› to use;
‹ máquina› to use, operate
2 (dirigir, llevar) ‹negocio/empresa› to manage;
‹ asuntos› to manage, handle
3 ( manipular) to manipulate
4 (AmL) ‹ auto› to drive
verbo intransitivo (AmL) to drive
manejarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desenvolverse) to get by, manage
2 (Col) ( comportarse) to behave
manejo sustantivo masculino
1 ( uso):◊ el manejo de la máquina es muy sencillo the machine is easy to use o operate;
su manejo de la lengua his use of the language
2 (de asunto, negocio) management
3 (AmL) (Auto) driving
manejar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manipular) to handle, operate: no sé manejar la grúa, I can't operate the crane
2 (dirigir, controlar) to handle: sabrá manejar la situación, she'll be able to handle the situation
(a alguien) Irma maneja a las personas, Irma manipulates people
si la manejas bien, es un encanto, if you know how to handle her, she's charming
3 (administrar) to manage: maneja mucho dinero, he handles lots of money
4 LAm (automóvil) to drive
II vi LAm to drive
manejo sustantivo masculino
1 (utilización) handling, use: su manejo es muy sencillo, it is very easy to operate
2 (más en pl) (chanchullos) tricks pl: no sé qué manejos se trae, I don't know what he's up to
3 LAm (conducción) driving
' manejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simple
English:
easy
- operation
- puppetry
- ease
- handling
- management
* * *manejo nm1. [de máquina, mandos] operation;[de armas, herramientas] use; [de caballo, bicicleta] handling;me están explicando el manejo del módem they are telling me how to use the modem;de fácil manejo user-friendly;instrucciones de manejo instructions for use2. [de datos] handling;[de conocimientos] marshalling; [de idiomas] command;sus poemas destacan por el excelente manejo de las metáforas her poems are remarkable for their superb use of metaphor3. [de negocio] management, running4. [intriga] intrigue5. Am [de automóvil] driving* * *m1 de situación handlingde fácil manejo easy to use4:manejos pl scheming sg, machinations* * *manejo nm1) : handling, operation2) : management -
7 intrigante
adj.1 intriguing.2 scheming, calculating, designing.f. & m.1 schemer.2 intriguer, conspirator, intrigant, schemer.* * *► adjetivo1 (curioso, interesante) intriguing2 peyorativo scheming1 (persona) intriguer, schemer* * *1. ADJ1) (=enredador) scheming2) (=interesante) intriguing2.SMF schemer* * *Ia) ( que extraña) intriguingb) ( que arma intrigas) schemingIImasculino y femenino schemer, intriguer (AmE)* * *= intriguing, designing.Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.Ex. A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *Ia) ( que extraña) intriguingb) ( que arma intrigas) schemingIImasculino y femenino schemer, intriguer (AmE)* * *= intriguing, designing.Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.* * *1 (que extraña) intriguing2 (que arma intrigas) schemingschemer, intriguer, intrigant ( AmE)* * *
intrigante sustantivo masculino y femenino
schemer, intriguer (AmE)
intrigante
I adjetivo
1 (interesante) intriguing, interesting
2 (maquinador, conspirador) scheming
II mf (persona) schemer, intriguer
' intrigante' also found in these entries:
English:
intriguing
- scheming
* * *♦ adjintriguing♦ nmf[maquinador] schemer; [chismoso] stirrer* * *I adj1 scheming2 ( curioso) intriguingII m/f schemer* * *intrigante nmf: schemer -
8 tejido
adj.woven, textile.m.1 fabric, material (tela).el tejido social the fabric of society2 tissue (anatomy).tejido blando soft tissue3 knitting. ( Latin American Spanish)4 web, intricate set of circumstances.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tejer.* * *1 (tela) fabric, textile2 (textura) weave3 ANATOMÍA tissue4 figurado web, tissue\tejido adiposo fatty tissuetejido de punto knitted fabrictejido muscular muscle tissue, muscular tissuetejido nervioso nervous tissuetejido óseo bone tissue* * *noun m.1) tissue2) fabric3) texture* * *SM1) (=tela) fabric, materialtejido de punto — knitting, knitted fabric
2) (=trama) weave; (=textura) texture3) (Anat) tissue* * *a) ( tela) fabrictejidos sintéticos — synthetic fabrics o textiles
b) ( de tela) weavec) (AmL) (con agujas, máquina) knitting; ( con ganchillo) crochetd) (Anat) tissue* * *= tissue, weave, weaving, skein, fabric.Ex. One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.Ex. Cloth styles began to change in the 1920s with the introduction of plain uncalendered materials that made a virtue of showing the pattern of the weave.Ex. Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).Ex. Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.Ex. The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.----* confección de tejidos = weaving.* cultivo de tejidos = tissue culture.* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.* fábrica de tejidos de algodón = mill, cotton mill.* oxigenación de los tejidos = tissue oxygenation.* tejido de intrigas = web of intrigue.* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tejidos = textiles.* tejidos de decoración = soft furnishing.* tejido social = social fabric.* tejido social, el = social web, the, fabric of society, the.* * *a) ( tela) fabrictejidos sintéticos — synthetic fabrics o textiles
b) ( de tela) weavec) (AmL) (con agujas, máquina) knitting; ( con ganchillo) crochetd) (Anat) tissue* * *= tissue, weave, weaving, skein, fabric.Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.
Ex: Cloth styles began to change in the 1920s with the introduction of plain uncalendered materials that made a virtue of showing the pattern of the weave.Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.Ex: The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.* confección de tejidos = weaving.* cultivo de tejidos = tissue culture.* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.* fábrica de tejidos de algodón = mill, cotton mill.* oxigenación de los tejidos = tissue oxygenation.* tejido de intrigas = web of intrigue.* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tejidos = textiles.* tejidos de decoración = soft furnishing.* tejido social = social fabric.* tejido social, el = social web, the, fabric of society, the.* * *1 (tela) fabrictejidos sintéticos synthetic fabrics o textiles2 (de una tela) weaveuna tela de tejido muy abierto a fabric with a very loose weave4 (de una sociedad, un sistema) fabricproblemas que han dañado el tejido social problems which have damaged the fabric of society o the social fabric5 ( Anat) tissuetejido de cicatriz scar tissueCompuestos:connective tissue( RPl) wire gauzeknitted fabric( RPI) wire gauze* * *
Del verbo tejer: ( conjugate tejer)
tejido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tejer
tejido
tejer ( conjugate tejer) verbo transitivo
( con ganchillo) to crochet;
verbo intransitivo ( en telar) to weave;
(con agujas, a máquina) to knit;
( con ganchillo) to crochet
tejido sustantivo masculino
1
( con ganchillo) crochet
2 (Anat) tissue
tejer verbo transitivo
1 (en el telar) to weave: la araña tejía su red, the spider wove its web
2 (calcetar) to knit: me tejió un jersey, he knitted me a pullover
3 fig (una fantasía, historia) to weave
(maquinar, urdir) to plot, scheme
tejido sustantivo masculino
1 (tela, paño) fabric
2 Anat Bot tissue
' tejido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acartonarse
- adiposa
- adiposo
- caída
- estampada
- estampado
- género
- impermeable
- ligereza
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- panamá
- penetrar
- sutil
- tenue
- urdimbre
- vaporosa
- vaporoso
- compacto
- esponjoso
- espuma
- mano
- menguar
- sufrido
- tejer
- toalla
- trama
English:
fabric
- fatty
- muscular
- stitch
- textile
- tissue
- weave
- cardigan
- knit
- knitting
- material
- netting
- pith
- synthetic
- weaving
* * *tejido nm1. [tela] fabric, material;Ind textile tejido de punto knitted fabric;tejido sintético synthetic fabric2. [en seres vivos] tissuetejido adiposo fatty tissue, Espec adipose tissue;tejido blando soft tissue;tejido cartilaginoso cartilaginous tissue;tejido conjuntivo connective tissue;tejido epitelial epithelial tissue;tejido muscular muscular tissue;tejido nervioso nerve tissue;tejido óseo bone tissue, Espec osseous tissue3. [estructura, sistema] fabric;el tejido social/industrial del país the social/industrial fabric of the country;el tejido asociativo de la sociedad the network of associations in society4. Am [de lana] knitting;¿dónde habré dejado mi tejido? where can I have left my knitting?tejido de alambre chicken wire5. Am [labor] knitting;prefiero el tejido a la costura I prefer knitting to sewing* * *m1 ( tela) fabric2 ANAT tissue* * *tejido nm1) tela: fabric, cloth2) : weave, texture3) : tissuetejido muscular: muscle tissue* * *tejido n1. (tela) fabric / material2. (en biología) tissue -
9 hervidero
m.1 swarm, throng (de gente) (muchedumbre).la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists2 hotbed.3 boiling, act of boiling, bubbling, seething.4 boiling spring.5 stertor, rale, breathing rale.* * *1 (ebullición) boiling, bubbling2 (manantial) hot spring3 figurado (multitud) swarm, throng* * *SM1) [de gente] swarm, throng, crowd2) (Pol) hotbed3) (=manantial) hot spring* * ** * *----* ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * ** * ** ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *un hervidero de pasiones a hotbed of passionla calle parecía un hervidero the street was a seething mass of peopleel país era un hervidero de movimientos juveniles the country was alive o was swarming with youth movements* * *
hervidero sustantivo masculino ( de moscas) swarm;
(de chismes, delincuencia) hotbed;
la casa era un hervidero the house was buzzing
hervidero m fig (de pasiones, de intrigas) hotbed
' hervidero' also found in these entries:
English:
hive
* * *hervidero nm1. [de pasiones, intrigas] hotbed;el mercado bursátil es un hervidero de rumores the stock market is currently alive with rumours2. [de gente] [muchedumbre] swarm, throng;la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists;durante el verano la ciudad se convierte en un hervidero de gente during the summer crowds throng the streets of the city* * *m fighotbed;un hervidero de levantamientos a hotbed of rebellion;esto es un hervidero de gente the place is teeming with people* * *hervidero nm1) : mass, swarm2) : hotbed (of crime, etc.) -
10 maraña
f.1 trick, snarl.2 thicket.3 tangle, knot, snarl-up.* * *1 (espesura) thicket2 (enredo) tangle3 (asunto confuso) muddle, mess* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=maleza) thicket, tangle of plants2) [de hilos] tangle3) (=enredo) mess, tangleuna maraña de pasillos — a maze o labyrinth of passages
una maraña de burocracia — a bureaucratic maze o labyrinth
4) * (=truco) trick, ruse5) And small tip* * *a) (de hilos, cabello) tangleb) (de arbustos, malezas) tangle of vegetationc) (lío, confusión) tangled messes una maraña de personajes y relaciones — it is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships
* * *= morass, tangled web, tangle, miasma, garble, snarl, snarl-up.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.----* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* maraña política = political thicket.* * *a) (de hilos, cabello) tangleb) (de arbustos, malezas) tangle of vegetationc) (lío, confusión) tangled messes una maraña de personajes y relaciones — it is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationships
* * *= morass, tangled web, tangle, miasma, garble, snarl, snarl-up.Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.* maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.* maraña política = political thicket.* * *1 (de hilos, cabello) tangleun ovillo hecho una maraña a tangled ball of wool2(de arbustos, malezas): mi jardín es una verdadera maraña my garden is a real tangle of weeds o is a real junglecon un machete se abrió paso en la maraña he hacked his way through the tangled vegetation with a machete3(lío, confusión): el argumento es una maraña de personajes y relaciones the plot is a complicated o tangled web of characters and relationshipsno sé cómo entiende esta maraña de números I don't know how he can understand this mess o jumble of numbers* * *
maraña sustantivo femenino
tangle;
maraña sustantivo femenino tangle
' maraña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredo
English:
tangle
- web
* * *maraña nf1. [de cabellos, hilos] tangle;encontré el interruptor entre una maraña de cables I found the switch amid a tangle of electric cables2. [maleza] thicket;la maraña de arbustos no nos permitía avanzar the dense undergrowth prevented us from going any further3. [complicación] tangle;están intentando desenrollar la maraña de normas que regulan el sector they are trying to unravel the tangle of regulations that regulate the industry;no hay quien se entienda con la maraña de idiomas que se hablan allí nobody can understand the jumble of languages they speak there;le cuesta mucho encontrar lo que busca en la maraña de Internet he finds it difficult to find what he's looking for on-line, the Internet is such a maze* * *f1 de hilos tangle2 ( lío) jumble* * *maraña nf1) : thicket2) enredo: tangle, mess -
11 altura
f.1 height.2 height.a la altura de los ojos at eye levelpon los dos altavoces a la misma altura put both speakers level with each otherel tráfico está congestionado a la altura del ayuntamiento there's a traffic jam in the area of the town hall3 height.Viella está a 1.000 m de altura Viella is 1,000 m above sea levelse esperan nevadas en alturas superiores a los 800 metros snow is forecast on high ground above 800 meters4 loftiness, elevation.* * *1 (gen) height2 (altitud) altitude■ ¿a qué altura de la calle vives? how far up the street do you live?■ hay un buzón en la calle Mayor, a la altura de la zapatería there's a post box in the High Street, near the shoe shop1 RELIGIÓN heavens\a estas alturas by now, at this stageestar a la altura de to measure up to, match up to, be on a par withestar a la altura de las circunstancias figurado to be worthy of the occasion, rise to the occasionquedar a la altura del betún familiar to make a very poor showing, look bad* * *noun f.1) height2) altitude3) level4) loftiness* * *SF1) [de edificio, techo, persona] heightse necesita tener una altura superior a 1,80 — you have to be over 1.80 metres tall
hubo olas de hasta tres metros de altura — there were waves up to three metres high, there were waves of up to three metres in height
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a la altura de algo, la ventana quedaba a la altura de mi cabeza — the window was level with my headaltura de caída — [de cascada] fall
2) [en el aire] height, altitudeel avión subió a una altura de 10.000 pies — the plane rose to a height o an altitude of 10,000 feet
nos encontramos a 3.000 metros de altura sobre el nivel del mar — we are 3,000 metres above sea level
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el globo empezó a perder altura — the balloon began to lose height3) (=nivel)si lo insultas te estás rebajando a su altura — if you insult him you are just lowering yourself to his level
no encuentra ningún rival a su altura — she can't find a rival to match her, she can't find a rival in her league
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estar a la altura de — [+ persona] to be in the same league as, be on a par with; [+ tarea] to be up to, be equal tono estamos a la altura de los trabajadores japoneses — we are not in the same league as Japanese workers, we are not on a par with Japanese workers
su último artículo no estaba a la altura de los anteriores — his last article did not match up to the previous ones
la novela no estaba a la altura del concurso — the novel was not up to the standard set by the competition, the novel did not measure up to the competition standards
- dejar o poner a algn a la altura del betún o de un felpudo o del untosi no los invitamos quedaremos a la altura del betún — if we don't invite them, it'll look really bad
4) (Geog)•
a la altura de — on the same latitude asa la altura del km 8 — at the 8th km, at the 8th km point
¿a qué altura de la calle quiere que pare? — how far along the street do you want me to stop?
5) (Náut)remolcador de altura — deep-sea tug, ocean-going tug
6) (Dep) (=salto) high jump; (=distancia del suelo) heightacaban de superar la altura de 1,90 — they have managed to beat the height of 1.90
7) (Mús) pitch8) [de ideas, sentimientos] sublimity, loftiness9) pl alturasa) (=lugar elevado) (Geog) heights; (Rel) heaven sing¡Gloria a Dios en las alturas! — Glory to God in Heaven!
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estar en las alturas — (Rel) to be on highb) [de organización] upper echelonsen las alturas abundan las intrigas palaciegas — court intrigues are plentiful in the upper echelons
c)a estas alturas no me preocupan las arrugas — at my age, wrinkles don't worry me
a estas alturas del año las playas están casi vacías — at this stage of the year the beaches are almost empty
¿todavía no confías en mí a estas alturas? — you still don't trust me after all this time?
a estas alturas no podemos volvernos atrás — having come this far we can't go back now, we can't go back at this stage
d) † (=pisos) storey, story (EEUU)* * *1) (de persona, edificio, techo) height2) ( indicando posición) heighta la altura del betún or (RPl) felpudo or (Chi) del unto (fam): nos dejaste a la altura del betún you made us look really bad; quedó a la altura del betún he looked really stupid; estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/alguien: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors; estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion; no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor; no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaban — he didn't live up to their expectations
3)a) (Aviac, Geog) ( altitud) altitudeperder altura — to lose height o (frml) altitude
a 2.240 metros de altura — at an altitude of 2,240 meters
sobrepasar los 4.000 metros de altura — to rise to (a height of) over 4,000 meters
b)de altura — <pesquero/flota> deep-sea (before n); < remolcador> oceangoing (before n)
4) ( en sentido horizontal)a) ( en una calle)¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? — how far up Serrano do you live?
b) ( latitud)en el Adriático, a la altura de Florencia — on the Adriatic, on the same latitude o (colloq) as far up/down as Florence
5) ( en sentido temporal)a estas/esas alturas: a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!; a estas alturas del año this late on in the year; a esas alturas ya había perdido las esperanzas by that stage he had already lost all hope; a estas alturas del partido — (fam) by now, at this stage of the game (colloq)
6) (Mús) pitch7) alturas femenino plurala) ( cimas) heights (pl)b) (Relig)* * *= height, altitude.Ex. For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.Ex. The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.----* a estas alturas = by now.* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.* altura tipográfica = height-to-paper [heights-to-paper, -pl.].* con la misma altura que = the full height of.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to snuff, come up with + the goods.* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), rise (up) to + challenge.* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.* gran altura = high altitude.* no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* salto de altura = vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* * *1) (de persona, edificio, techo) height2) ( indicando posición) heighta la altura del betún or (RPl) felpudo or (Chi) del unto (fam): nos dejaste a la altura del betún you made us look really bad; quedó a la altura del betún he looked really stupid; estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/alguien: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors; estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion; no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor; no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaban — he didn't live up to their expectations
3)a) (Aviac, Geog) ( altitud) altitudeperder altura — to lose height o (frml) altitude
a 2.240 metros de altura — at an altitude of 2,240 meters
sobrepasar los 4.000 metros de altura — to rise to (a height of) over 4,000 meters
b)de altura — <pesquero/flota> deep-sea (before n); < remolcador> oceangoing (before n)
4) ( en sentido horizontal)a) ( en una calle)¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? — how far up Serrano do you live?
b) ( latitud)en el Adriático, a la altura de Florencia — on the Adriatic, on the same latitude o (colloq) as far up/down as Florence
5) ( en sentido temporal)a estas/esas alturas: a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!; a estas alturas del año this late on in the year; a esas alturas ya había perdido las esperanzas by that stage he had already lost all hope; a estas alturas del partido — (fam) by now, at this stage of the game (colloq)
6) (Mús) pitch7) alturas femenino plurala) ( cimas) heights (pl)b) (Relig)* * *= height, altitude.Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
Ex: The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.* a estas alturas = by now.* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.* altura tipográfica = height-to-paper [heights-to-paper, -pl.].* con la misma altura que = the full height of.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to snuff, come up with + the goods.* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), rise (up) to + challenge.* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.* gran altura = high altitude.* no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* salto de altura = vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* * *A1 (de una persona, un edificio) height; (de una figura geométrica) heightla altura mínima exigida es de 1,60m the minimum height requirement is 1.60mel muro tiene un metro de altura the wall is one meter highel faro mide 35 metros de altura the lighthouse is 35 meters high o tallun edificio de altura a tall building2 (de un techo) heightB (indicando posición) heightpon los dos cuadros a la misma altura put the two pictures level with each other o at the same heightel tableado nace a la altura de las caderas the pleats begin at the hips, it's pleated from the hipsquiero pintar la pared hasta esta altura I want to paint the wall up to heretiene una cicatriz a la altura de la sien he has a scar on his templea la altura de los ojos at eye levelcayó de or desde una altura de 20 metros he fell from a height of 20 metersa la altura del betún or ( RPl) de un felpudo or ( Chi) del unto ( fam): nos dejaste a la altura del betún you made us look really badno contestó ni una pregunta, quedó a la altura de un felpudo he couldn't answer a single question, he looked really stupidestar/ponerse a la altura de algo/algn: lo que permitirá ponernos a la altura de los países más avanzados which will enable us to put ourselves on a par with the most developed countriessupo estar a la altura de las circunstancias he managed to rise to the occasionno estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba he didn't live up to their expectationsno está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessorsi le contestas con palabrotas te estás poniendo a su altura by swearing at her you're just lowering yourself o sinking to her levelno llegarle a algn a la altura del tobillo ( fam): ése no te llega a la altura del tobillo he can't compare to you, he isn't a patch on you ( BrE colloq)Cvolamos a una altura de 10.000 metros we are flying at an altitude of 10,000 metersel avión empezó a perder altura the plane started to lose height o ( frml) altitudefue construida en una meseta a 2.240 metros de altura it was built on a plateau at an altitude of 2,240 metersmontañas que sobrepasan los 4.000 metros de altura mountains that rise to (a height of) over 4,000 meters2remolcador de altura oceangoing tugD(dignidad): se lo dijo con mucha altura she told him in a very dignified mannerreaccionó con mucha altura he reacted with great dignity1(en una calle): ¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? how far up o along Serrano do you live?cuando la procesión llegó a la altura del Ayuntamiento when the procession reached City Hallviven a la altura de la Plaza de Colón they live up by Plaza de Colón2(latitud): situada en el Adriático, a la altura de Florencia situated on the Adriatic, on the same latitude as Florence o ( colloq) as far up/down as FlorenceF(en sentido temporal): a estas/esas alturas: a estas alturas ya deberías haber aprendido cómo se hace you should have learned how to do it by now¡a estas alturas me vienes con esas preguntas! it's a bit late to be asking questions like that now!a estas alturas ya nadie se escandaliza por esas cosas nobody is shocked by that kind of thing anymorea estas alturas ya deben haber llegado they should have arrived by now o by this timea estas alturas del año this late on in the year, so late on in the yeara estas alturas de la campaña electoral ya no pueden dar marcha atrás sobre eso they can't go back on that at this (late) stage of the election campaigna esas alturas ya había perdido las esperanzas by that stage he had already lost all hope1 (cimas) heights (pl)2 ( Relig):las alturas the highestgloria a Dios en las alturas glory to God in the highest o on high* * *
altura sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, edificio, techo) height;
2 ( indicando posición) height;
a la altura de los ojos at eye level;
estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/algn: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors;
estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion;
no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor
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◊ a 2.240 metros de altura at an altitude of 2,240 metersb)
‹ remolcador› oceangoing ( before n)
4 ( en sentido horizontal):◊ ¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? how far up Serrano do you live?;
cuando llegamos a la altura de la plaza when we reached the square
5 ( en sentido temporal):
¡a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!;
a estas alturas del año this late on in the year;
a esas alturas ya no me importaba by that stage I didn't mind
6 (Mús) pitch
altura sustantivo femenino
1 height
de nueve metros de altura, nine metres high
2 (nivel) level
a la misma altura, on the same level
Geography on the same latitude: Helena vive a la altura del hospital, Helena lives by the hospital
♦ Locuciones: figurado no está a la altura de su rival, he doesn't measure up to his rival
figurado se supo poner a la altura de las circunstancias, she was able to meet the challenge
a estas alturas ya deberías conocerlo, you should know him by now
' altura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- betún
- estatura
- estirón
- grandeza
- salto
- sobrepasar
- superar
- talla
- alcanzar
- asorocharse
- caer
- descender
- descenso
- elevar
- grande
- listón
- mal
- máximo
- mayor
- nivel
- tomar
English:
dizzy
- equal
- eye-level
- height
- high
- ht
- inadequate
- level
- live up to
- low
- match
- measure up
- name
- off-shore fishing
- patch
- rise
- storey
- tall
- up to
- deep
- elevation
- head
- justice
- league
- live
- measure
- par
- second
- third
- up
* * *altura nf1. [de persona, cosa] height;[cosa] it's 2 metres high2. [posición] height;pon los dos altavoces a la misma altura put both speakers level with each other;a la altura de los ojos at eye level;la serpiente le mordió a la altura del tobillo the snake bit him on the ankle;el tráfico está congestionado a la altura del ayuntamiento there's a traffic jam in the area of the town hall;¿a qué altura está la oficina de turismo? how far along the road is the tourist information office?;está a la altura de la estación it's next to the station3. [altitud] height;Viella está a 1.000 metros de altura Viella is 1,000 metres above sea level;perder altura [avión] to lose height;volar a gran altura to fly at altitude;volaremos a 2.000 metros de altura we'll be flying at an altitude of 2,000 metres;se esperan nevadas en alturas superiores a los 800 metros snow is forecast on high ground above 800 metres;Figlas alturas [el cielo] Heaven;Gloria a Dios en las alturas glory to God in the highest4. [latitud] latitudeintentan ponerse a la altura de los líderes del mercado they're trying to catch up with the market leaders;la moda inglesa nunca se pondrá a la altura de la italiana English fashion will never reach the standard of Italian fashion;su última novela no está a la altura de sus anteriores her latest novel isn't up to the standard of her previous ones;la película no estuvo a la altura de sus expectativas the film didn't come up to o fell short of her expectations;comprarlo no estaba a la altura de mis posibilidades it wasn't within my means to buy it;no está a la altura del puesto he's not up to the job;al devolverle el insulto, se puso a su altura by insulting him back, she showed herself to be no better than him;estar a la altura de las circunstancias to be worthy of the occasion, to be equal to the challenge;ninguno de los dos equipos estuvo a la altura de las circunstancias neither of the teams was able to rise to the occasion;Fama la altura del betún o RP [m5]del felpudo: nos dejó a la altura del betún o RP [m5] del felpudo it left us looking really bad;hemos quedado a la altura del betún o RP [m5]del felpudo, teníamos que haberle comprado un regalo it looks really bad that we didn't buy him a present;Fama la altura de los zapatos: como tenista, no le llega a la altura de los zapatos he's nowhere near as good a tennis player as hera gran altura: jugaron a gran altura y ganaron el título they played magnificently and won the title;rayar a gran altura to excel, to shine[de sentimientos, espíritu] loftiness;un escritor de gran altura moral a writer with lofty moralsa estas alturas ya tendrían que saber lo que me gusta by now, they ought to know what I like;a estas alturas ya no se puede cambiar nada it's too late to change anything now;a estas alturas ya debías saber que eso no se hace you should know better than that by now;a estas alturas del año ya es muy tarde para ponerse a estudiar it's a bit late in the year to start studying;si a estas alturas no te has decidido… if you haven't decided by now…;no me digas que a estas alturas todavía tienes dudas sobre tu boda don't tell me you still have doubts about getting married even at this late stage8. [cumbre] summit, top;las grandes alturas alpinas the great peaks of the Alpsuna casa de dos alturas a two-storey house10. [salto de altura] high jump11. Mús pitchflota de altura deep-sea fleet;navegación de altura ocean navigation;pesca de altura deep-sea fishing* * *f1 height;de diez metros de altura 10 meters in height, 10 meters high;a la altura de on a par with;estar a la altura de algo be up to sth;a estas alturas by this time, by now2 MÚS pitch3 AVIA altitude;tomar altura gain altitude4 GEOG latitude* * *altura nf1) : height2) : altitude3) : loftiness, nobleness4)a la altura de : near, up byen la avenida San Antonio a la altura de la Calle Tres: on San Antonio Avenue up near Third Street5)a estas alturas : at this point, at this stage of the game* * *altura n1. (medida) height2. (importancia) importancea estas alturas by now / at this stage -
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m.1 center.centro de atracción center of attractioncentro de gravedad center of gravitycentro de interés center of interestcentro de mesa centerpiececentro nervioso nerve centercentro óptico optic center2 center (establecimiento).centro de cálculo computer centercentro cívico community centercentro docente o de enseñanza educational institutioncentro recreativo leisure center3 city/town center.me voy al centro I'm going to towncentro ciudad o urbano city/town center (en letrero)4 center of the city, downtown, city centre.5 Centro.6 centrum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: centrar.* * *1 centre (US center), middle2 (de ciudad) town centre, city centre, US downtown area■ me voy al centro I'm going into town, US I'm going downtown3 (asociación) centre (US center), association, institution4 DEPORTE cross, centre (US center)5 PLÍTICA centre (US center)\centro benéfico charitable organizationcentro ciudad city centre, US downtown areacentro comercial shopping centre, US mallcentro cultural cultural centre (US center)centro de atracción centre (US center) of attractioncentro de enseñanza educational institutioncentro de gravedad centre of gravitycentro de interés centre (US center) of interestcentro de mesa centrepiece (US centerpiece)centro docente educational institutioncentro sanitario hospital, clinicmedio centro DEPORTE centre (US center) halfpartido de centro PLÍTICA centre (US center) party* * *noun m.1) center2) downtown* * *1. SM1) (=medio) centre, center (EEUU)las regiones del centro del país — the central areas of the country, the areas in the centre of the country
pon el jarrón en el centro de la mesa — put the vase in the middle o centre of the table
2) [de ciudad] centre, center (EEUU)no se puede aparcar en el centro — you can't park in the centre (of town), you can't park downtown (EEUU)
un edificio del centro de Madrid — a building in the centre of Madrid o in Madrid town centre o (EEUU) in downtown Madrid
centro ciudad — city centre, town centre
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ir al centro — to go into town, go downtown (EEUU)3) (Pol) centre, center (EEUU)ser de centro — [persona] to be a moderate; [partido] to be in the centre
los partidos de centro izquierda — the parties of the centre left, the centre-left parties
4) (=foco) [de huracán] centre, center (EEUU); [de incendio] seatha sido el centro de varias polémicas últimamente — he has been at the centre o heart of various controversies lately
el gobierno se ha convertido en el centro de las críticas — the government has become the target of criticism
Zaire fue el centro del interés internacional — Zaire was the focus of o was at the centre of international attention
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ser el centro de las miradas, Roma es estos días el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes are on Rome at the moment5) (=establecimiento) centre, center (EEUU)dos alumnos han sido expulsados del centro — two students have been expelled from the school o centre
centro comercial — shopping centre, shopping mall
centro cultural — [en un barrio, institución] (local) arts centre; [de otro país] cultural centre
centro de abasto — Méx market
centro de acogida, centro de acogida de menores — children's home
centro de coordinación — [de la policía] operations room
centro (de determinación) de costos — (Com) cost centre
centro de enseñanza — [gen] educational institution; (=colegio) school
centro de enseñanza media, centro de enseñanza secundaria — secondary school
centro de jardinería — garden centre, garden center (EEUU)
centro de rastreo — (Astron) tracking centre
centro médico — [gen] medical establishment; (=hospital) hospital
centro penitenciario — prison, penitentiary (EEUU)
centro recreacional — Cuba, Ven sports centre, leisure centre
centro sanitario — = centro médico
centro universitario — (=facultad) faculty; (=universidad) university
6) (=población)centro turístico — (=lugar muy visitado) tourist centre; [diseñado para turistas] tourist resort
centro urbano — urban area, city
7) (=ropa) CAm (=juego) trousers and waistcoat, pants and vest (EEUU); And, Caribe (=enaguas) underskirt; And (=falda) thick flannel skirt2.SMF (Ftbl) centre•
delantero centro — centre-forward•
medio centro — centre-half* * *I1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•II1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•* * *= centre [center, -USA], core, hub, office, locus [loci, -pl.], focal point, operation, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], pivot.Ex. Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex. The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.----* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.* centro accesible mediante Telnet = Telnet-accesible site.* centro administrativo = administrative centre.* centro artístico = art(s) centre.* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).* centro cívico = civic centre.* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plaza.* centro comunitario = village hall.* centro coordinador = focal point, switching point, coordinating centre, hub.* centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro cultural = cultural centre, cultural institution, cultural venue.* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* centro de actividad = focal point.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* centro de asesoramiento = counselling centre.* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.* centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.* centro de audio = audio centre.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.* centro de belleza = beauty centre.* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.* centro de catalogación = cataloguing department.* centro de computación = computing centre.* centro de comunicaciones = communications hub.* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.* centro de datos = data centre.* centro de deportes = sports centre.* centro de detención = detention centre.* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* centro de distribución = distribution centre.* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).* centro de documentación = clearinghouse [clearing house], documentation centre, information centre, information unit, research centre.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.* centro de, el = centre of, the.* centro de enseñanza = education centre.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* centro de estudios = study centre.* Centro de Europa = Mitteleurope.* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.* centro de información = information agency, information centre.* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre, neighbourhood information centre (NIC).* centro de información laboral = job information centre.* centro de información sectorial = sectoral information centre.* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.* centro de jardinería = garden centre.* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.* centro de las ciencias = science centre.* centro del campo = halfway line.* centro de Londres = Inner London.* centro del pueblo = town centre.* centro del visitante = visitor's centre.* centro de material didáctico escolar = school resource centre.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro de mesa = epergne.* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic, planned parenthood centre.* centro deportivo = sports centre.* centro de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.* centro de reciclado = recycling centre.* centro de recursos = resource centre.* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).* centro de referencia = reference centre.* centro de rehabilitación = rehabilitation clinic, rehabilitation centre.* centro de reinserción social = half-way house.* centro de salud = health centre.* centro de trabajo = workplace.* centro de vacaciones = resort, tourist resort.* centro de vacaciones costero = coastal resort, seaside resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro de veraneo = summer resort.* centro de veraneo costero = seaside resort, coastal resort.* centro educativo = educational centre.* centro electoral = polling district.* centro financiero = financial centre.* centro industrial = manufacturing centre.* centro informático = computing centre.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* centro litúrgico = church centre.* centro multimedia = library media centre, media centre.* centro multimedia escolar = school media centre, school library media centre.* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.* centro neurálgico = powerhouse, power engine.* centro neurálgico, el = nerve centre, the.* centro penitenciario = penitentiary.* centro piloto = pilot centre.* centro recreativo = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro regional = regional centre.* centro religioso = church centre.* centro social = community centre, village hall, social centre, drop-in centre, community hall.* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.* centro turístico = tourist resort, resort, summer resort.* centro turístico costero = beachside resort, seaside resort, coastal resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* centro urbano = downtown, city centre, town centre.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* del centro = middle.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* en el centro de = at the heart of.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* ir al centro = go + downtown.* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.* mesa de centro = coffee table.* mesita de centro = coffee table.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* un centro único = one stop shop.* visita a centros profesionales = study tour.* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* * *I1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•II1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•* * *= centre [center, -USA], core, hub, office, locus [loci, -pl.], focal point, operation, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], pivot.Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.* centro accesible mediante Telnet = Telnet-accesible site.* centro administrativo = administrative centre.* centro artístico = art(s) centre.* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).* centro cívico = civic centre.* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plaza.* centro comunitario = village hall.* centro coordinador = focal point, switching point, coordinating centre, hub.* centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro cultural = cultural centre, cultural institution, cultural venue.* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* centro de actividad = focal point.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* centro de asesoramiento = counselling centre.* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.* centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.* centro de audio = audio centre.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.* centro de belleza = beauty centre.* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.* centro de catalogación = cataloguing department.* centro de computación = computing centre.* centro de comunicaciones = communications hub.* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.* centro de datos = data centre.* centro de deportes = sports centre.* centro de detención = detention centre.* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* centro de distribución = distribution centre.* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).* centro de documentación = clearinghouse [clearing house], documentation centre, information centre, information unit, research centre.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.* centro de, el = centre of, the.* centro de enseñanza = education centre.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* centro de estudios = study centre.* Centro de Europa = Mitteleurope.* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.* centro de información = information agency, information centre.* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre, neighbourhood information centre (NIC).* centro de información laboral = job information centre.* centro de información sectorial = sectoral information centre.* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.* centro de jardinería = garden centre.* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.* centro de las ciencias = science centre.* centro del campo = halfway line.* centro de Londres = Inner London.* centro del pueblo = town centre.* centro del visitante = visitor's centre.* centro de material didáctico escolar = school resource centre.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro de mesa = epergne.* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic, planned parenthood centre.* centro deportivo = sports centre.* centro de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.* centro de reciclado = recycling centre.* centro de recursos = resource centre.* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).* centro de referencia = reference centre.* centro de rehabilitación = rehabilitation clinic, rehabilitation centre.* centro de reinserción social = half-way house.* centro de salud = health centre.* centro de trabajo = workplace.* centro de vacaciones = resort, tourist resort.* centro de vacaciones costero = coastal resort, seaside resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro de veraneo = summer resort.* centro de veraneo costero = seaside resort, coastal resort.* centro educativo = educational centre.* centro electoral = polling district.* centro financiero = financial centre.* centro industrial = manufacturing centre.* centro informático = computing centre.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* centro litúrgico = church centre.* centro multimedia = library media centre, media centre.* centro multimedia escolar = school media centre, school library media centre.* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.* centro neurálgico = powerhouse, power engine.* centro neurálgico, el = nerve centre, the.* centro penitenciario = penitentiary.* centro piloto = pilot centre.* centro recreativo = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro regional = regional centre.* centro religioso = church centre.* centro social = community centre, village hall, social centre, drop-in centre, community hall.* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.* centro turístico = tourist resort, resort, summer resort.* centro turístico costero = beachside resort, seaside resort, coastal resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* centro urbano = downtown, city centre, town centre.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* del centro = middle.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* en el centro de = at the heart of.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* ir al centro = go + downtown.* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.* mesa de centro = coffee table.* mesita de centro = coffee table.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* un centro único = one stop shop.* visita a centros profesionales = study tour.* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* * *A1 ( Mat) center*2 (área central) center*en el centro de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel terremoto afectó al centro del país the earthquake affected the central region o the center of the countrylos países del centro de Europa the countries of Central Europevive en pleno centro de la ciudad she lives right in the center of the town/citytengo que ir al centro a hacer unas compras I have to go downtown to do some shopping ( AmE), I have to go into town o into the town centre to do some shopping ( BrE)Compuestos:center* of gravitymidfieldcenterpiece*nerve center*center* of power(de una organización) nerve center*; (de una ciudad) heartB (foco)1 (de atención) center*ha sido el centro de todos los comentarios it has been the main talking pointfueron el centro de todas las miradas all eyes were on themse ha convertido estos días en el centro de interés it has become the focus of attention recentlyfue el centro de atracción durante la fiesta she was the center of attention at the partyha hecho de su marido el centro de su existencia she has centered her life around her husband2 (de actividades, servicios) center*centro administrativo administrative centerun gran centro cultural/industrial a major cultural/industrial centerCompuestos:center* of interest to touristscall center*operations center*, operations room ( BrE)urban center*, population center*holiday center*( AmL) leisure center*tourist resort o center*C (establecimiento, institución) center*el centro anglo-peruano the Anglo-Peruvian centerCompuestos:civic center*(en Esp) private school o college ( which receives a state subsidy)( Méx) marketcentro de acogidade animales abandonados animal sanctuarycentro de acogida de menores abandonados children's refugecentro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas refuge for battered womencentro de acogida de refugiados reception center* for refugeessupport center*primary care center*call center*user support center*help center*computer center*control center*conference center*coordination center*cost center*cultural center*detention center*spy headquartersprivate school, academymanagement center*information center*detention center*research center*, research establishmentspeech therapy clinic( Esp) high-tech leisure center*family planning clinicsports center*detention center*health center*service center*telecommunications center*space center*( frml); hospitalmedical center*( AmL) leisure center*leisure center*( frml); hospitalD ( Pol) center*E (en fútbol) tbcentro chut cross, center*F* * *
Del verbo centrar: ( conjugate centrar)
centro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
centró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
centrar
centro
centrar ( conjugate centrar) verbo transitivo
c) ‹atención/investigación/esfuerzos› centro algo en algo to focus sth on sth
verbo intransitivo (Dep) to center( conjugate center), cross
centrarse verbo pronominal centrose en algo [investigación/atención/esfuerzos] to focus o center( conjugate center) on sth
centro sustantivo masculino
◊ centro ciudad/urbano downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE);
ser el centro de atención to be the center of attention;
se convirtió en el centro de interés it became the focus of attention;
centro turístico tourist resort o center;
centro comercial shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE);
centro de llamadas call center (AmE) o centre (BrE);
centro de planificación familiar family planning clinic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( jugador) center( conjugate center);
centrar verbo transitivo
1 to centre, US center
2 (los esfuerzos, la atención) to concentrate, centre, US center
centro sustantivo masculino
1 middle, centre, US center
2 (de una ciudad) town centre
3 (institución) institution, centre, US center
4 Pol centre party
5 centro comercial, shopping centre
' centro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- Cesid
- CIS
- ciudad
- consejo
- delantera
- delantero
- docente
- foco
- gravedad
- media
- medio
- mitad
- neurálgica
- neurálgico
- ombligo
- retención
- almendra
- base
- blanco
- comercial
- deportivo
- diana
- hacia
- hípico
- lejos
- mesa
- mismo
- para
- polo
- posta
- preescolar
- rematar
- retirado
- señalización
- señalizar
- trámite
English:
accessible
- barrage
- central
- centre
- centre forward
- city
- community centre
- core
- delay
- downtown
- garden centre
- heart
- hub
- inner city
- institute
- leisure centre
- mall
- middle
- out
- revolve
- ROTC
- run across
- shopping centre
- slap
- space-centre
- spotlight
- teaching centre
- town
- village hall
- walk about
- welfare centre
- call
- center
- clinic
- coffee
- community
- conference
- control
- facility
- focal
- focus
- garden
- health
- holiday
- home
- inner
- leisure
- midtown
- plaza
- polling
* * *centro nm1. [área, punto central] centre;en el centro de la vía in the middle of the track;estaba en el centro de la muchedumbre she was in the middle of the crowd;las lluvias afectarán al centro del país the rain will affect the central region o centre of the country;la jardinería es el centro de su existencia her life revolves around gardeningcentro de atención centre of attention;centro de atracción centre of attraction;las playas son el centro de atracción para el turismo beaches are the main tourist attraction;centro de gravedad centre of gravity;centro de interés centre of interest;Fís centro de masa centre of mass;centro de mesa centrepiece;centro nervioso nerve centre;también Fig centro neurálgico nerve centre; Fís centro óptico optical centre2. [de ciudad] town centre;me voy al centro I'm going to town;tengo una casa en pleno centro I have a house right in the town centre;centro histórico = old (part of) town3. [económico, administrativo] centre;un importante centro financiero/cultural an important financial/cultural centrecentro turístico tourist resort4. [establecimiento, organismo] centre;[planta] plant, factory; [tienda] branch; [colegio] school Esp centro de acogida reception centre; Esp centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas refuge for battered women;centro asistencial de día day care centre;centro de atención telefónica call centre;centro de cálculo computer centre;centro cívico community centre;Am centro comunal community centre; Am centro comunitario community centre;centro concertado state-subsidized (private) school;centro de control control centre;centro cultural cultural centre;centro demográfico centre of population;centro deportivo sports centre;centro de desintoxicación detoxification centre o clinic;centro de detención detention centre;centro docente educational institution;centro educativo educational institution;centro de enseñanza educational institution;centro espacial space centre;centro de estudios academy, school;centro excursionista hill-walking club;centro hospitalario hospital;centro de información information centre;centro de investigación research institute;Esp Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas = government body responsible for conducting opinion polls, sociological surveys etc;centro de llamadas call centre;Mil centro de mando command centre;centro médico medical centre;centro meteorológico weather centre;centro de negocios business centre;centro penitenciario prison, US penitentiary;centro de planificación familiar family planning clinic;centro regional regional office;centro de rehabilitación rehabilitation centre;centro de salud clinic, Br health centre;centro sanitario clinic, Br health centre;centro social community centre;centro de trabajo workplace;Am centro de tratamiento intensivo intensive care unit5. [en política] centre;un partido de centro a centre party;ser de centro to be at the centre of the political spectrumjuega en el centro del campo he plays in midfieldenvió un centro al área contraria he crossed the ball into the opposition's penalty area;consiguió un espectacular gol con un centro chut he scored a spectacular goal with what was intended more as a cross than a shot* * *m1 center, Brcentre2 DEP cross* * *centro nmf: center (in sports)centro nm1) medio: centercentro de atención: center of attentioncentro de gravedad: center of gravity2) : downtown3)centro de mesa : centerpiece* * *centro n centre -
13 desnudo
adj.1 naked, nude, as naked as a jaybird, bare.2 blunt, unmasked.La verdad desnuda The blunt truth...pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desnudar.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) naked, nude; (parte del cuerpo) bare2 figurado (falto de lo que cubre o adorna) plain, bare3 figurado (falto de fortuna) destitute4 figurado (falto de algo no material) devoid5 figurado (patente, claro) plain1 ARTE nude\poner al desnudo to lay bare, expose————————1 ARTE nude* * *(f. - desnuda)adj.bare, naked* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin ropa) [persona] naked; [cuerpo] naked, bare2) (=sin adorno) [árbol] bare; [paisaje] bare, featureless3) (=arruinado) ruined, bankruptquedarse desnudo — to be ruined, be bankrupt
4) (=puro) [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] unadorned2. SM1) (Arte) nude2)* * *I- da adjetivo1)b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> barec) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)2)a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> barela verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth
b) <árbol/paisaje> bare3)IIal desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed
masculino (Art) nude* * *= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.Ex. The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.Ex. Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.Ex. In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.----* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.* completamente desnudo = stark naked.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* semidesnudo = semi-nude.* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.* * *I- da adjetivo1)b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> barec) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)2)a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> barela verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth
b) <árbol/paisaje> bare3)IIal desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed
masculino (Art) nude* * *= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.Ex: The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.Ex: Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.* completamente desnudo = stark naked.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* semidesnudo = semi-nude.* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.* * *A1 (sin ropa) ‹persona› nakednunca la había visto desnuda he had never seen her naked o in the nudele gusta nadar desnudo he likes swimming in the nudeapareció totalmente desnudo he appeared stark nakedsin maquillaje me siento desnuda I feel naked without makeup o without my makeup ondesnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waistpara este invierno estoy desnuda ( fam); I haven't a thing to wear this winter2 (descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos› barecon los pies desnudos barefootB1(sin adornos, sin aditamentos): una habitación de paredes desnudas a room with bare wallsla verdad desnuda the naked o plain truthno perceptible al ojo desnudo not visible to the naked eye2 ‹árbol/rama› bareCal desnudo: ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the truth plain and simplele había mostrado su corazón al desnudo she had bared her soul to himel cable quedó al desnudo the wire was left bareA ( Art) nudeun desnudo de mujer a female nudeB (desnudez) nudityCompuesto:aparece en desnudo integral she appears (completely) nudela revista publica desnudos integrales the magazine publishes full-frontal nude pictures o full frontals* * *
Del verbo desnudar: ( conjugate desnudar)
desnudo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desnudó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desnudar
desnudo
desnudar ( conjugate desnudar) verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
desnudarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off;
desnudo 1 -da adjetivo
totalmente desnudo stark naked;
desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist
desnudo 2 sustantivo masculino (Art) nude
desnudar verbo transitivo to undress, strip: le desnudó con la mirada, she undressed him with her eyes
desnudo,-a
I adj (una persona) naked, nude, (una parte del cuerpo, algo sin adornos) bare
la verdad desnuda, the bare/naked truth
II m Arte nude
♦ Locuciones: al desnudo, bare: mi corazón al desnudo, my heart laid bare
' desnudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- desnuda
- desnudar
- chingo
- cuero
- pudor
English:
altogether
- bare
- naked
- nude
- skinny-dipping
- streak
- unclad
- undressed
- clothes
- on
- stark
* * *desnudo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, cuerpo] naked;nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;posó desnudo para “Mate” he posed in the nude for “Mate”;me siento desnudo sin mis gafas I feel naked without my glasses;desnudo de cintura para arriba/abajo naked from the waist up/down;Fam Fignecesito ir de compras porque ando desnudo I need to go shopping because I haven't got a thing to wear2. [brazo, hombro] bare3. [salón, pared, árbol, ramas] bare;[paisaje] bare, barren; [verdad] plain, unvarnished♦ nm1. [pintura, imagen] nude;pintar un desnudo to paint a nude;un desnudo femenino/masculino a female/male nude;el desnudo en el cine nudity in the movies;desnudo frontal full-frontal nude;contiene desnudos integrales it has scenes of full-frontal nudity2.al desnudo [a la vista] for all to see;el reportaje deja al desnudo las intrigas en el seno del partido the article takes the lid off party in-fighting;ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the plain, unadorned truth* * *I adj1 persona naked2 ( sin decoración) bareII m1 PINT nude2:poner al desnudo lay bare* * *desnudo, -da adj: nude, naked, baredesnudo nm: nude* * *desnudo adj1. (persona) naked / nude2. (parte del cuerpo, pared) bare -
14 enredo
m.1 tangle, knot (maraña).2 mess, complicated affair.comedia de enredo (Teatro & Cine) farce3 (love) affair (amoroso).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enredar.* * *1 (maraña) tangle2 (confusión) mess, muddle, confusion, mix-up3 (engaño) deceit4 (travesura) mischief5 (amoroso) love affair6 LITERATURA plot* * *noun m.1) mess2) tangle* * *SM1) [de hilos, cuerda] tangle2) [de datos] [gen] maze, tangle; (=confusión) mix-up3) (=laberinto) maze4) (=asunto turbio) shady business5) (=amorío) love affair6) (=implicación) embroilment, involvement7) [en novela] complicated situation* * *a) ( de hilos) tangle; ( en el pelo) tangle, knotb) ( embrollo)tengo un enredo en las cuentas... — my accounts are in a terrible mess
c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair* * *= tangle, snarl, snarl-up, snare, kink.Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.----* armar enredos = make + trouble.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* * *a) ( de hilos) tangle; ( en el pelo) tangle, knotb) ( embrollo)tengo un enredo en las cuentas... — my accounts are in a terrible mess
c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair* * *= tangle, snarl, snarl-up, snare, kink.Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.
Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.* armar enredos = make + trouble.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* * *1 (de hilos) tangle; (en el pelo) tangle, knot2(embrollo): tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible messlos enredos burocráticos red tapeestá metido en un enredo de dólares he's involved in some shady currency dealsarmar enredos to make trouble, stir up trouble ( colloq)3 ( fam) (lío amoroso) affair* * *
Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar)
enredo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
enredó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
enredar
enredo
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
verbo intransitivo (fam)
enredo con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)a) ( en lío amoroso) enredose con algn to get involved with sb
enredo sustantivo masculino
( en el pelo) tangle, knot
◊ tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible mess
enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
enredo sustantivo masculino
1 (maraña) tangle
2 (asunto lioso) muddle, mess, mix up
3 (amorío) affair
' enredo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berenjenal
- embrollo
- enredarse
- tejemaneje
- tinglado
- tramoya
- greña
English:
mire
- tangle
* * *enredo nm1. [en cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangle2. [de una situación] mess, complicated affair;¡en menudo enredo me he metido! this is a fine mess I've got myself into!3. [en la mente, al expresarse] muddle;tengo un enredo tremendo de fechas o [m5] con las fechas I've got into a terrific muddle over the dates4. [asunto ilícito] shady affair5. [amoroso] (love) affair, entanglement;tener un enredo con alguien to have an affair with sb, to be involved with sb6. [mentira, intriga] mischief-making7. Lit plot* * *m1 tangle2 ( confusión) mess, confusion3 ( intriga) intrigue4 amoroso affair* * *enredo nm1) embrollo: muddle, confusion2) maraña: tangle* * *enredo n1. (lío, confusión) mess2. (maraña) tangle -
15 foco
m.1 center, focal point (centro).un foco de infecciones a source of infectionun foco de rebelión/intrigas a hotbed of rebellion/intrigueun foco de miseria a severely deprived area2 spotlight (lámpara) (para un punto).3 focus (physics & geometry).4 light bulb. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish)5 street light. ( Latin American Spanish)6 (car) headlight. ( Latin American Spanish)7 core.* * *1 (centro) centre (US center), focal point2 (en física) focus3 (lámpara) spotlight, floodlight\foco de atención focus of attention* * *noun m.1) focus2) spotlight3) center* * *SM1) (Mat, Med, Fís) focusestar fuera de foco — LAm to be out of focus
2) (=centro) focal point, centre, center (EEUU); (=fuente) source; [de incendio] seat3) (Elec) [en monumento, estadio] floodlight; [en teatro] spotlight; LAm (=bombilla) light bulb; (Aut) headlamp* * *1)a) (Fís, Fot, Mat) focusfuera de foco — (AmL) out of focus
b) (centro, núcleo) focusc) ( de incendio) seat2)a) (Cin, Teatr) ( reflector) spotlightb) (AmL) (Auto) lightc) (Ec, Méx, Per) ( de lámpara) light bulbse me/le prendió el foco — (Méx fam) I/she had a bright idea o (AmE) a brainstorm (colloq)
d) (AmC) ( linterna) flashlight (AmE), torch (BrE)* * *= focus, focus [foci, -pl.], display spotlight, spotlight, focal point, hotbed, searchlight, floodlight, flood lamp.Ex. The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.Ex. Once organised into facets, the single concepts that have previously been referred to as isolates, become known as foci (singular focus).Ex. Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).Ex. Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.Ex. The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.Ex. Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.Ex. Intensity levels for flood lamps is relatively low because the energy is spread over a large area.----* en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.* foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.* foco de interés = focus of interest, focus of concern, focus of attention.* foco de población = population centre.* foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.* foco reflector = floodlight.* iluminar con focos = floodlight.* * *1)a) (Fís, Fot, Mat) focusfuera de foco — (AmL) out of focus
b) (centro, núcleo) focusc) ( de incendio) seat2)a) (Cin, Teatr) ( reflector) spotlightb) (AmL) (Auto) lightc) (Ec, Méx, Per) ( de lámpara) light bulbse me/le prendió el foco — (Méx fam) I/she had a bright idea o (AmE) a brainstorm (colloq)
d) (AmC) ( linterna) flashlight (AmE), torch (BrE)* * *= focus, focus [foci, -pl.], display spotlight, spotlight, focal point, hotbed, searchlight, floodlight, flood lamp.Ex: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.
Ex: Once organised into facets, the single concepts that have previously been referred to as isolates, become known as foci (singular focus).Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.Ex: Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.Ex: Intensity levels for flood lamps is relatively low because the energy is spread over a large area.* en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.* foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.* foco de interés = focus of interest, focus of concern, focus of attention.* foco de población = population centre.* foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.* foco reflector = floodlight.* iluminar con focos = floodlight.* * *Ala foto/la imagen está fuera de foco ( AmL); the photo/picture is out of focus2 (centro, núcleo) focusfoco de infección source of infectionel foco de atención the focus of attentionfue el foco de las miradas de todo el mundo everybody's eyes were focused on himB3 (Ec, Méx, Per) (bombilla) light bulbse me/le prendió el foco ( Méx fam); I/she had a bright idea o a brain wave o ( AmE) a brainstorm ( colloq)* * *
foco sustantivo masculino
1a) (Fís, Fot, Mat) focus
2
(en estadio, monumento) floodlightb) (AmL) (Auto) light
foco sustantivo masculino
1 (lámpara potente) spotlight, floodlight
2 (núcleo, centro) centre, US center, focal point
3 LAm (bombilla) (electric light) bulb
(de automóvil) (car) headlight
(de la calle) street light
' foco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillo
- luz
- núcleo
- proyector
- reflector
- reflectora
- sombra
English:
floodlight
- focus
- source
- spotlight
- bulb
- focal
- shift
* * *foco nm1. [centro] centre, focal point;[de epidemia] source, breeding ground;un foco de miseria a severely deprived area;un foco de infecciones a source of infection;un foco cultural a cultural centre;el foco de atención the centre of attention2. [lámpara] [para un punto] spotlight;[para una zona] floodlight3. Geom focusfuera de foco [desenfocado] out of focus;tiene el foco estropeado the focus doesn't work5. Andes, Méx [bombilla] light bulb6. Am [farola] streetlamp, streetlight* * *m1 MAT, FÍS focus2 de infección center, Brcentre, focus; de incendio seat* * *foco nm1) : focus2) : center, pocket3) : lightbulb4) : spotlight5) : headlight* * *foco n2. (luz de teatro) spotlight3. (luz de estadio) floodlight -
16 palaciego
adj.palatial, luxurious, palace, court.* * *► adjetivo1 palatial* * *1.ADJ palace antes de s, court antes de s2.SM (=persona) courtier* * ** * ** * *2 (magnífico) palatialmasculine, femininecourtier* * *palaciego, -a adj[costumbres, rutina] palace, court;lujo palaciego palatial luxury;intrigas palaciegas palace/court intrigues* * *adj palace atr -
17 apatusco
SM1) (=adornos) frills pl, adornments pl -
18 cabildeo
-
19 trapicheo *
SM fiddle *, shady deal *pl trapicheos (=trampas) fiddles *, shady dealing * sing ; (=intrigas) plots, schemes, tricks
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