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21 aclarar
v.1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.2 to clarify, to explain.aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clearMaría aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.3 to make lighter (color).el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.6 to filter.Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.* * *1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter2 (líquido) to thin (down)3 (enjuagar) to rinse4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up1 (entender) to understand2 (explicarse) to explain oneself3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)\aclarar la voz to clear one's throat* * *verb1) to clarify, explain2) lighten3) rinse•* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solveestán tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death
no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour
me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear
2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten5) [+ bosque] to clear2. VI1) (=amanecer) to get light2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear upen cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out
3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse3.See:* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.----* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *aclarar [A1 ]1(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up2 (escampar) to clear upsi aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go outvi1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up■ aclararvtA ‹color› to lightenB1 ‹duda/problema› to clarifyintentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to youme aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I hadno pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subjectquiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matterC1 ‹salsa› to thin2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clearD ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse1 ‹pelo› to lightense aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair2aclararse la voz to clear one's throat3( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understandcomparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straightno me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going ontengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straightunos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight* * *
aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impersa) ( amanecer):
cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …
3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin
* * *♦ vt2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?3. [color] to make lighter;el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);[bosque] to thin out;aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine♦ v impersonalya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon* * *I v/tII v/i1 de día break, dawn2 de tiempo clear up* * *aclarar vt1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve2) : to lighten3)aclarar la voz : to clear one's throataclarar vi1) : to get light, to dawn2) : to clear up* * *aclarar vb2. (dudas) to clear up3. (color) to lighten4. (enjuagar) to rinse5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up -
22 nada
adv.1 at all.la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the film at allno es nada extraño it's not at all strangela obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring2 a little, a bit (poco).no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago3 not at all, not a single thing, nothing, not a bit.4 anything.intj.nothing at all.pron.1 nothing.no pasó nada nothing happenedno he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorcanada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help youno hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good booknada más nothing else, nothing moreno quiero nada más I don't want anything elseno dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at allno es nada it's nothing seriousesto no es nada that's nothingte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little somethingcuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! it costs five million, a real snip!casi nada almost nothingcomo si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happenedde nada don't mention it, you're welcome (respuesta a 'gracias')dentro de nada any second now¡nada de eso! absolutely not!No quiero nada I don't want any.2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)f.1 nothing, bugger all.2 little bit, trace, tiny bit, tiny little bit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: nadar.* * *1 nothing■ (no hay) nada como... there's nothing like...■ ¿te has hecho daño? --no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? --no, I'm all right thank you► adverbio1 (not) at all1 nothingness\antes de nada first of allcomo si nada just like thatde nada (no hay de qué) don't mention it, think nothing of it, (US you're welcome) 2 (insignificante) insignificant■ gracias, --de nada thanks, --don't mention itdentro de nada in a momentnada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind■ ¿se casa Maribel? --¡nada de eso! is Maribel getting married? --absolutely not!, no way!nada más... as soon as..., no sooner...nada menos que no less thanpor nada for no reason at allpor nada del mundo (not) for anything in the world¡y nada de...! and don't...!■ ¡y nada de bañarse en el río! and don't go bathing in the river!* * *1. noun f.1) nothingness2) naught2. adv. - de nada 3. pron.nothing, anything* * *1. PRON1) (=ninguna cosa) [con el verbo inglés en forma afirmativa] nothing; [con el verbo inglés en forma negativa] anythingno dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon
no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal
-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"
no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything
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nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"
¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!
¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!
ahínada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all
2) [en locuciones]a) [con verbo]•
estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it•
no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need•
hace nada — just a moment ago•
no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike•
quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing•
no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing•
no servir para nada — to be utterly useless•
no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matterb) [con preposición, adverbio]•
antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call•
casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!
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como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spokenle dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid
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de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!
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dentro de nada — very soon•
nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else
estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over
nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired
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(nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less
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ni nada — or anythingpues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!
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para nada — at all-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"
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por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at allno por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing
¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!
3) [como coletilla]pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then
-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"
y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left
4) (Tenis) love2.ADV not at all, by no meansno es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy
pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!
3.SF* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex. Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex. The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex. There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.----* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *nada1A1 nothinges mejor que nada it's better than nothingde nada sirve que le compres libros si no los lee there's no point in buying him books if he doesn't read themantes que or de nada first of allnada te faltará or no te faltará nada you won't want for anythingno hay nada como un buen baño caliente there's nothing like a nice hot bathhace dos días que no come nada he hasn't eaten a thing o anything for two days¡no sirves para nada! you're uselessno se hizo nada he wasn't hurtno sé por qué llora, yo no le hice nada I don't know why he's crying, I didn't touch him¿te has hecho daño? — no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? — no, it's nothing¡perdón! — no fue nada sorry! — that's all rightno es por nada pero … don't take this the wrong way but …se fue sin decir nada she left without a wordnadie me dio nada nobody gave me anythingnada DE algo:no necesita nada de azúcar it doesn't need any sugar at alleso no tiene nada de gracia that's not in the least bit o not at all funny¡nada de juegos or jugar ahora! you're not playing o I don't want any games now!2 ( en locs):nada de nada ( fam); not a thingnada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all o that's the lotno se pudo hacer nada más or más nada por él nothing more could be done for himnada más fui yo ( Méx); I was the only one who wentno nada más yo lo critico ( Méx); I'm not the only one to criticize himsalí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunchsacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no lessnada más llegar subió a verla as soon as he arrived he went up to see hernada más que: la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truthno se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told, I didn't tell anyone except him o but himnada que … ( Andes fam): ya son las diez y nada que vienen it's already ten o'clock and there's still no sign of thempara nada not … at allese tema no se tocó para nada that topic didn't come up at allno me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all o one little bitahí es nada ( fam iró): hicieron un par de millones, ahí es nada they made a couple of million … peanuts o chickenfeed! ( colloq iro)como si nada ( fam): ¡me lo dice como si nada! she tells me as casual as you like, and she tells me as if it was nothingse quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelidse lo dije mil veces, pero como si nada I told her over and over again, but it didn't do the slightest bit of goodno estás/está en nada ( Ven arg); you're/he's so uncool ( colloq), you don't/he doesn't have a clue ( colloq)no hay nada que hacerle ( fam); that's all there is to it, there are no two ways about itB1(algo): ¿has visto alguna vez nada igual? have you ever seen the like of it o the likes of it o anything like it?antes de que digas nada before you say anything2(muy poco): con or de nada se rompe it breaks just like thatfue un golpe de nada it was only a little bumpen nada de tiempo in no time at allcompraron la casa por nada they bought the house for next to nothingdentro de nada very soon, in no time at allestar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren we very nearly missed the trainno nos vieron, pero estuvo en nada they didn't see us, but it was a close call o shave3 ( fam)(uso expletivo): y nada, que al final no lo compró anyway, in the end she didn't buy itpues nada, ya veremos qué pasa well o anyway, we'll see what happensC ( Esp) (en tenis) lovequince-nada fifteen-lovenada2no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worriedanoche no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink o at all last nightno me gusta nada lo que has hecho I don't like what you've done one bitnada3A ( Fil):la nada nothingel universo se creó de la nada the universe was created from nothing o from the voidsurgió de la nada it came out of nowhereB(Méx, RPl fam) (pequeña cantidad): ¿le diste vino al bebé? — sólo una nada did you give the baby wine? — only a tiny drople puse una nada de sal I added a tiny pinch of saltganó por una nada he won by a whisker* * *
Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)
nada es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
nada
nadar
nada pronombre
1a) nothing;
de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books;
antes que or de nada first of all;
no quiere nada he doesn't want anything;
¡no sirves para nada! you're useless;
sin decir nada without a wordb) ( en locs)
nada de nada (fam) not a thing;
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else;
¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all;
nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went;
salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch;
sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less;
para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all;
por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing;
discuten por nada they argue over nothing;
llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing
2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
■ adverbio:◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;
esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;
nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
c)◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);
el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new
(con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt
(respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness
♦ Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it
familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
' nada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absolutamente
- adelantar
- adorno
- amilanarse
- amohinarse
- balde
- bastante
- bregar
- cabo
- callar
- calmarse
- cero
- ciega
- ciego
- clara
- claro
- comecome
- como
- comparecencia
- concreta
- concreto
- conducir
- contra
- dar
- débil
- decir
- derecha
- desocupada
- desocupado
- doblar
- doblarse
- doble
- ecuánime
- embalarse
- envidiar
- escaramuza
- escarceo
- faltar
- frescura
- ir
- gusto
- hablar
- incumbir
- interés
- interlunio
- jota
- jueves
- maldita
- maldito
- más
English:
all
- all right
- amusing
- antsy
- anything
- associate
- avail
- blank
- board
- breathe
- burn
- clash
- clear
- click
- come into
- contrary
- cop
- damn
- dark
- dark horse
- dead
- depth
- dim
- dishwater
- disorderly
- drone
- dwindle
- earth
- earthly
- easy
- enforce
- ever
- excuse
- first
- flair
- further
- go on
- go without
- going
- good
- hand
- hang about
- hang around
- hardly
- harm
- have
- head
- home
- hot
- ill-considered
* * *♦ pron1. [ninguna cosa o cantidad] nothing;[en negativas] anything;no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca;no pasó nada nothing happened;a él nada parece satisfacerle he never seems to be satisfied with anything;de nada vale insistir there's no point in insisting;nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you;no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book;tranquilos, no es nada don't worry, it's nothing serious;casi nada almost nothing;esto no es nada that's nothing;no queda nada de café there's no coffee left;no tengo nada de ganas de ir I don't feel like going at all;no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all;no me ha gustado nada de nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit;nada de quejas, ¿de acuerdo? no complaining, right?, I don't want any complaints, right?;nada más nothing else, nothing more;¿desean algo más? – nada más, gracias do you want anything else? – no, that's everything o all, thank you;no quiero nada más I don't want anything else;me dio de plazo dos días nada más she only gave me two days to do it;me ha costado nada más que 20 dólares it only cost me 20 dollars;¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!es muy frágil y con nada se parte it's very fragile and is easily broken;dentro de nada any second now;lo he visto salir hace nada I saw him leave just a moment ago o just this minute;no hace nada que salió he left just a moment ago o just this minute;por nada se enfada she gets angry at the slightest thing, it doesn't take much for her to get angry;CAm, Col, Ven Fama cada nada every five minutes, constantly;Méxen nada estuvo que se casara he very nearly got marriedtreinta nada thirty love4. [expresando negación]¡nada de eso! absolutely not!;no pienso ir, ni llamar, ni nada I won't go, or call, or anything;no tenemos ni coche, ni moto, ni nada que se le parezca we don't have a car or a motorbike, or anything of that sort5. Comp¡ahí es nada!, ¡casi nada!: cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! o [m5]¡casi nada! it costs a cool five million!;como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened;(nada más y) nada menos que [cosa] no less than;[persona] none other than; Famni nada: ¡no es alta ni nada la chica! she's tall all right!, you could say she's tall!;no es por nada: no es por nada pero creo que estás equivocado don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're mistaken;no es por nada pero llevas la bragueta abierta by the way, your fly's undone♦ adv1. [en absoluto] at all;la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the movie at all;no he dormido nada I didn't get any sleep at all;no es nada extraño it's not at all strange;la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring;no está nada mal it's not at all bad;no nos llevamos nada bien we don't get on at all well;Fam¿te importa que me quede? – ¡para nada! do you mind if I stay? – of course not! o not at all!♦ nf1.[el no ser]la nada nothingness, the void;2. Méx, RP Fam [muy poco]le pedí plata y me dio una nada I asked him for some money and he gave me next to nothing;comí una nada de helado I had a tiny bit of ice cream♦ de nada loc adjte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something;es sólo un rasguño de nada it's just a little scratch♦ nada más loc adv1. [al poco de]nada más salir de casa… no sooner had I left the house than…, as soon as I left the house…;nos iremos nada más cenar we'll go as soon as we've had dinner, we'll go straight after dinner* * *I pron nothing;no hay nada there isn’t anything;no es nada it’s nothing;nada más nothing else;nada menos que no less than;nada de nada nothing at all;para nada not at all;no lo entiendes para nada you don’t understand at all;lo dices como si nada you talk about it as if it was nothing;más que nada more than anything;no lo haría por nada del mundo I wouldn’t do it if you paid me;por menos de nada for no reason at all;nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;antes de nada first of all;¡nada de eso! fam you can put that idea out of your head;¡casi nada! peanuts!;¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;pues nada, … well, …II adv not at all;no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happyIII f nothingness* * *nada adv: not at all, not in the leastno estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tirednada nf1) : nothingness2) : smidgen, bituna nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets himnada pron1) : nothingno estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything2)casi nada : next to nothing3)de nada : you're welcome4)dentro de nada : very soon, in no time5)nada más : nothing else, nothing more* * *nada1 adv at allnada2 pron1. nothing / not... anythingno hay nada, está vacío there's nothing there, it's empty2. (en tenis) lovenada de no / anyno tengo nada de dinero I've got no money / I haven't got any moneyno habla nada de inglés he speaks no English / doesn't speak any Englishnada más... as soon as...nada más entrar, vi a Fernando I saw Fernando as soon as I went in -
23 poco
adj.not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.adv.little, not very, not much.m.little.* * *► adjetivo1 little (plural) few, not many1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little1 a little, a bit■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?\a poco de shortly afterdentro de poco soon, presentlyhace poco not long agopocas veces rarely, not often, seldompoco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bitpoco antes shortly beforepoco después shortly afterwardspoco después de shortly afterpoco más o menos more or lesspoco menos que almost, nearlypor poco nearlypor si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything————————1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little* * *1. adv.little, few- por poco 2. (f. - poca)pron.little, few3. (f. - poca)adj.little, few, not much* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] little, not muchtenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time
hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese
con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect
el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain
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poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thingcomemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much
es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her
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y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all2) [en plural] few, not manypocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...
tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) (=poca cosa)la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use
b)• un poco — a bit, a little
-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"
he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk
le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly
espera un poco — wait a minute o moment
estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad
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un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father•
un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!
c) [referido a tiempo] not longtardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it
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a poco de — shortly after•
cada poco — every so often•
dentro de poco — shortly, soon•
hace poco — not long agofuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently
la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while
2) [en plural] fewpocos son los que... — there are few who...
como hay pocos —
3. ADV1) [con verbos] not much, littlecuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little
vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid
lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little
2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent
3) [otras locuciones]*¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!
¡a poco no! — not much! *
¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?
¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?
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de a poco — LAm gradually•
tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss•
por poco — almost, nearlypor poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned
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a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possiblea poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it
* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.----* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *poco1es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all gratefules un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known authorme resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninterestinghabla poco he doesn't say much o a lotduerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very muchviene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes aroundpoco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like ricemuy poco vino very little winemuy pocos niños very few childrenhemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothesa poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunityhay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the tradeéramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of usfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell youa esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfiedme he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knewle dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesosA(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat muchsírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfastpor poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming inse conforma con poco he's easily satisfiedpoco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit mepoco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to melo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on winecompra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few leftes un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like himpocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do thatBhace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little whiletardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchenfalta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far offa poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stoppeddentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortlypoco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she leftC1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little restespera un poquito wait a little whiletodavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little2un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/winetiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham3un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japanun poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/lateme queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a littleD ( en locs):¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a timede a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all upen poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat usen poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't cometienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's livesme tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thingpoco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito graduallypoco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by littlepoco más o menos approximately, roughlyhabrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two millionpoco menos que nearlyes poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossiblele pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed herpoco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them outpor poco nearlypor poco nos descubren we were nearly found out* * *
poco 1 adverbio:◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;
es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;
( en plural) few;
muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3◊ un poco
( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;
espera un poco wait a whileb)
c) un poco + adj/adv:◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late
4 ( en locs)◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;
¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually
* * *poco, -a♦ adj(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;de poca importancia of little importance;poca agua not much water;pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;hace poco tiempo not long ago;dame unos pocos días give me a few days;esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata♦ pron1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;* * *I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;un poco de a little;unos pocos a fewII adv little;trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;poco conocido little known;poco a poco little by little;dentro de poco soon, shortly;hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;desde hace poco (for) a short while;por poco nearly, almost;¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enoughIII m:un poco a little, a bit* * *poco adv1) : little, not muchpoco probable: not very likelycome poco: he doesn't eat much2) : a short time, a whiletardaremos poco: we won't be very long3)poco antes : shortly before4)poco después : shortly afterpoco, -ca adj1) : little, not much, (a) fewtengo poco dinero: I don't have much moneyen no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasionspoca gente: few people2)pocas veces : rarelypoco, -ca pron1) : little, fewle falta poco para terminar: he's almost finisheduno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few2)un poco : a little, a bitun poco de vino: a little wineun poco extraño: a bit strange3)¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?4)de a poco : little by little5)hace poco : not long ago6)poco a poco : little by little7)dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while8)por poco : nearly, almost* * *poco1 adj1. (singular) not much2. (plural) few / not manytiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friendspoco2 adv1. (con verbos) not much2. (no mucho tiempo) not long3. (con adjetivos) not verypoco3 n a little / a bittengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a littlepoco4 pron1. (singular) not muchcompra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left2. (plural) few / not many¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many -
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un·klar [ʼʊnkla:ɐ̭] adj1) ( unverständlich) unclear2) ( ungeklärt) unclear;eine \unklare Situation an unclear situation;\unklare Umrisse blurred outlines;\unklare Erinnerungen vague memories1) ( verschwommen)nur \unklar zu erkennen sein to be difficult to make out2) ( unverständlich) unclearly;sich \unklar ausdrücken to express oneself unclearly -
25 unverständlich
Adj. (undeutlich) unintelligible; (nicht nachvollziehbar) incomprehensible (auch Verhalten etc.); Grund: obscure; das ist mir völlig unverständlich (ich kann es nicht nachvollziehen) I just can’t understand it; (es ist mir zu hoch) it’s beyond me (completely); (ich kann nichts damit anfangen) I can’t make head or tail (Am. heads or tails) of it* * *unintelligible; incomprehensible* * *ụn|ver|ständ|lichadj(= nicht zu hören) inaudible; (= unbegreifbar) incomprehensible* * *1) (impossible to understand: an incomprehensible statement.) incomprehensible2) (not able to be understood: unintelligible writing/words.) unintelligible* * *un·ver·ständ·lich[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ʃtɛntlɪç]1. (akustisch nicht zu verstehen) unintelligible▪ [jdm] \unverständlich sein to be unintelligible [to sb]2. (unbegreifbar) incomprehensible▪ [jdm] \unverständlich sein, warum/wie... to be incomprehensible [to sb] why/how...* * *es ist [mir] unverständlich, warum... — I cannot or do not understand why...
* * *unverständlich adj (undeutlich) unintelligible; (nicht nachvollziehbar) incomprehensible (auch Verhalten etc); Grund: obscure;das ist mir völlig unverständlich (ich kann es nicht nachvollziehen) I just can’t understand it; (es ist mir zu hoch) it’s beyond me (completely); (ich kann nichts damit anfangen) I can’t make head or tail (US heads or tails) of it* * *es ist [mir] unverständlich, warum... — I cannot or do not understand why...
* * *adj.incomprehensible adj.unintelligible adj. adv.incomprehensibly adv.unintelligibly adv. -
26 blur
[blə:] 1. noun(something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) sløret plet; tåget syn2. verb(to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) sløre* * *[blə:] 1. noun(something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) sløret plet; tåget syn2. verb(to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) sløre -
27 aburrido
adj.1 boring, dull, humdrum, uninteresting.2 bored, tired.f. & m.bore, boring person, tiresome person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aburrir.* * *1→ link=aburrir aburrir► adjetivo1 (ser aburrido) boring, tedious; (monótono) dull, dreary* * *(f. - aburrida)adj.1) boring, tedious2) bored, fed up* * *ADJ (=que aburre) boring, tedious; (=que siente aburrimiento) boredABURRIDO ¿"Bored" o "boring"? ► Usamos bored para referirnos al hecho de {estar} aburrido, es decir, de sentir aburrimiento: Si estás aburrida podrías ayudarme con este trabajo If you're bored you could help me with this work ► Usamos boring con personas, actividades y cosas para indicar que alguien o algo {es} aburrido, es decir, que produce aburrimiento: ¡Qué novela más aburrida! What a boring novel! No me gusta salir con él; es muy aburrido I don't like going out with him; he's very boring¡estoy aburrido de decírtelo! — I'm tired of telling you!
* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) boredb) [estar] ( harto) fed upaburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something
aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing
2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tediousII- da masculino, femenino bore* * *= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex. One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.----* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* día aburrido = dull day.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* * *I- da adjetivo1) < persona>a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) boredb) [estar] ( harto) fed upaburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something
aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing
2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tediousII- da masculino, femenino bore* * *= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* día aburrido = dull day.* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.* * *A ‹persona›1 [ ESTAR] (sin entretenimiento) boredestoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff2 [ ESTAR] (harto) fed upme tienes aburrido con tus quejas I'm fed up with your complaintsaburrido DE algo tired OF sth, fed up WITH sthestoy aburrido de sus bromas I'm tired of o fed up with her jokesaburrido DE + INF tired of -INGestoy aburrido de pedírselo I'm tired of asking him for itB [ SER] ‹película/persona› boringes un trabajo muy aburrido it's a really boring o tedious jobla conferencia fue aburridísima the lecture was really boringmasculine, femininebore* * *
Del verbo aburrir: ( conjugate aburrir)
aburrido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
aburrido
aburrir
aburrido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [estar] ‹ persona›
aburrido de algo tired of sth, fed up with sth;
aburrido de hacer algo tired of doing sth
2 [ser] ‹película/persona› boring;
‹ trabajo› boring, tedious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bore
aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
to bore
aburrirse verbo pronominal
aburridose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
aburrido,-a adjetivo
1 (cargante, tedioso) tu hermano es aburrido, your brother's boring
2 (que no se divierte) tu hermano está aburrido, your brother's bored
(cansado, hastiado) estoy aburrido de tus quejas, I'm tired of your complaints
aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
' aburrido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- acto
- amargada
- amargado
- harta
- harto
- insípida
- insípido
- ladrillo
- pesada
- pesado
- petardo
- plomo
- sopa
- tostón
- aburridor
- aguado
- bastante
- cansado
- de
- enojoso
- latoso
- mamado
- podrido
English:
bored
- boring
- dreary
- dull
- grind
- plough through
- quiet
- shade
- stiff
- tedious
- tediously
- uninspiring
- especially
- staid
- wade
* * *aburrido, -a♦ adj1. [harto, fastidiado] bored;estar aburrido de hacer algo to be fed up with doing sth;estoy aburrido de esperar I'm fed up with o tired of waiting;me tiene muy aburrido con sus constantes protestas I'm fed up with her constant complaining;Famestar aburrido como una ostra to be bored stiff2. [que aburre] boring;este libro es muy aburrido this book is very boring;la fiesta está muy aburrida it's a very boring party♦ nm,fbore;¡eres un aburrido! you're so boring!* * *aburrido de algo bored o fed up fam with sth* * *aburrido, -da adj1) : bored, tired, fed up2) tedioso: boring, tedious* * *aburrido1 adj1. (sin entretenimiento) bored2. (tedioso, pesado) boring¡qué programa más aburrido! what a boring programme! -
28 confuso
adj.1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.* * *► adjetivo1 (ideas) confused2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred4 (mezclado) mixed up* * *(f. - confusa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurredtiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up
2) (=desconcertado) confusedno sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.----* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *confuso -sa1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazydio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanationlas noticias son confusas reports are confused2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *
confuso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
‹ información› confused
confuso,-a adjetivo
1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
' confuso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confusa
- apabullar
- despistado
- enmarañado
English:
confused
- confusing
- flounder
- fuzzy
- garbled
- indistinct
- mixed-up
- muddy
- spin
- unclear
- foggy
- hazy
- muddled
* * *confuso, -a adj1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;[contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;estar confuso to be confused o bewildered* * *adj confused* * *confuso, -sa adj1) : confused, mixed-up2) : obscure, indistinct* * *confuso adj1. (persona) confused2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing -
29 vague
I.vague1 [vag]1. adjective( = imprécis) vague• j'ai le vague sentiment que... I have a vague feeling that...2. masculine nounII.vague2 [vag]feminine noun• vague d'attentats/d'arrestations wave of bombings/of arrests* * *
I
1. vagd'un air vague — [contempler] vaguely
2.
nom masculinla direction est restée dans le vague sur la question des salaires — management has remained vague as to the question of wages
Phrasal Verbs:
II vag1) lit wavefaire des vagues — [vent] to make ripples; fig [démission, scandale] to cause a stir, to make waves
2) fig wavepar vagues — [arriver, attaquer] in waves
•Phrasal Verbs:••pas de vagues! — (colloq) we don't want to stir up any trouble!
* * *vaɡ1. nf2. adj1) (image, explication, idée) vagueJ'ai un vague souvenir de lui. — I vaguely remember him.
2) (regard) faraway3) (manteau, robe) loose-fitting4) (= quelconque)3. nm* * *A adj1 ( imprécis) [forme, bruit, impression, réponse, geste] vague; avoir une vague idée de qch to have a vague idea of sth;3 ( quelconque) il a fait une vague école de commerce he went to some sort of business school; c'est une vague relation de travail I know him/her vaguely through work; ce sont de vagues parents they're distant relatives.B nm il regardait dans le vague he was staring into space; ton regard était perdu dans le vague you had a faraway look in your eyes; il se complaisait dans le vague de ses rêveries he was happy in his dreamworld; la direction est restée dans le vague sur la question des salaires management has remained vague on ou as to the question of wages.C nf1 lit wave; la vague montante/déferlante the gathering/breaking wave; faire des vagues [vent] to make ripples; fig [démission, scandale] to cause a stir, to make waves;2 fig wave; une vague d'arrestations/de violence a wave of arrests/of violence; par vagues [arriver, attaquer] in waves; la vague montante du mécontentement the rising tide of discontent; la vague montante des opposants the rapidly increasing numbers of opponents.vague à l'âme melancholy; avoir du vague à l'âme to feel melancholic; vague de chaleur Météo heatwave; vague de froid Météo cold spell.être au creux de la vague [personne, entreprise] to be at a low ebb; le creux de la vague est passé the worst of the crisis is over; surtout, pas de vagues! above all, no scandal!I[vag] adjectif1. [peu marqué - sourire, détail] vague ; [ - souvenir, connaissances] vague, hazy ; [ - contour, sensation] vague, indistinctavoir l'air vague to look vague, to have a vacant expression (on one's face)2. (avant le nom) [non précisé] vagueils ont eu une vague liaison they had some sort ou kind of an affairil habite du côté de la Grande Place — c'est plutôt vague! he lives somewhere near the Grande Place — that's a bit vague!————————[vag] nom masculin[imprécision] vaguenessrester dans le vague to be (as) vague (as possible), to avoid giving any details2. [vide]regarder dans le vague to gaze vacantly into space ou the bluevague à l'âme nom masculinII[vag] nom féminin1. [dans la mer] wave3. [mouvement] wavevague de colère wave ou surge of angervague de protestations/grèves wave of protest/strikes4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE -
30 esclarecer
v.1 to clear up, to shed light on.esclarecer los hechos to establish the facts2 to explain, to clear, to illustrate, to clear up.* * *1 (iluminar) to light up, illuminate2 figurado (poner en claro) to clear up, make clear, shed light on3 figurado (entendimiento) to enlighten4 figurado (ennoblecer) to ennoble1 (amanecer) to dawn* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) [+ duda, misterio] to explain, clear up, elucidate; [+ misterio] to shed light on; [+ crimen] to clear up; [+ situación] to clarify2) (=instruir) to enlighten3) (=ennoblecer) to ennoble4) (=dar luz) to light up, illuminate2.VI to dawn* * *verbo transitivo <situación/hechos> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <crimen/misterio> to clear up* * *= elucidate, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, untangle, shed + understanding, see through, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of, clear up.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex. Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex. It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.----* esclarecer un misterio = unravel + mystery, figure out + mystery.* * *verbo transitivo <situación/hechos> to clarify, elucidate (frml); <crimen/misterio> to clear up* * *= elucidate, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, untangle, shed + understanding, see through, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of, clear up.Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex: It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.* esclarecer un misterio = unravel + mystery, figure out + mystery.* * *esclarecer [E3 ]vt‹situación/hechos› to clarify, elucidate ( frml); ‹crimen/misterio› to clear up* * *
esclarecer ( conjugate esclarecer) verbo transitivo ‹situación/hechos› to clarify, elucidate (frml);
‹crimen/misterio› to clear up
esclarecer verbo transitivo to clarify
(un suceso) to throw light on
' esclarecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
iluminar
English:
clear up
- clear
- disentangle
- solve
* * *esclarecer vtto clear up, to shed light on;esclarecer los hechos to establish the facts* * *I v/t1 throw oshed light on2 misterio clear upII v/i dawn* * *esclarecer {53} vt1) elucidar: to elucidate, to clarify2) iluminar: to illuminate, to light up -
31 γέγωνα
Grammatical information: v.Other forms: Old perfect, preterite (pluperfect) ( ἐ)γέγωνε, ἐγεγώνει, ἐγεγώνευν (- εον), inf. γεγωνέμεν, - εῖν, ptc. γεγωνέοντες (Chios Va); imp. γέγωνε (A.), γεγωνείτω (X.), 3. sg. pres. ind. γεγωνεῖ (Arist.); new aor. γεγωνῆσαι (A.), Fut. - ήσω (E.). Unclear γεγωναί αἱ ὁμιλίαι H.Derivatives: γεγώνησις (Plu.). From the ptc. γεγωνώς the adj. γεγωνός, - όν `loud-sounding' (A.). Recent γεγωνίσκω (A.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Often connected with γιγνώσκω, but the lengthened vowel is unclear (Schwyzer 770).Page in Frisk: 1,293Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > γέγωνα
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32 θερμός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `warm' (Il.).Compounds: Often as 1, member, e. g. Θερμο-πύλαι (Hdt.; s. Risch IF 59, 267). On ἄ-, ἔκ-, ἔν-θερμος etc. s. below on θέρμη and θερμαίνω.Derivatives: A. Substantives. 1. θέρμη, also - μᾰ (s, Schwyzer 476 n. 2, Chantraine Formation 102 and 148) f. `warmth, heat, heat of fever' (IA) with ἄ-θερμος `without warmth' (Frisk Adj. priv. 11), ἔν-θερμος `with warmth inside, warm' (Strömberg Greek Prefix Studies 95); θερμίζω `be feverish' (Euboea). 2. θερμότης `warmth, heat' (IA). 3. θερμωλή `id.' (Hp.; Frisk Eranos 41, 52). 4. θερμέλη ἡ θέρμη Suid. (Strömberg Wortstudien 79). 5. θέρμασσα = κάμινος (Hdn. Gr. 1, 267; formation unclear, cf. Schwyzer 525f., Müller-Graupa Glotta 31, 129). - B. Adjectives: 1. θερμώδης `lukewarm' (Aret.); here Θερμώδων, - οντος river name (Boeotia, Pontos; s. Krahe Beitr. z. Namenforschung 2, 236; 3, 162). 2. θερμηρός adjunct of ποτήριον (H. s. κελέβη; to θέρμη?). - C. Verbs: 1. θέρμετο ipf. `became warm' (Il.), θέρμετε ipv. `warmeth!' (θ 426; after it Ar. Ra. 1339); on the formation cf. Schwyzer 722f. 2. θερμαίνω, aor. θερμῆναι `warm' (Il.), often with prefix, e. g. ἐκ-θερμαίνω `warm completely' (Hp., Arist.) with postverbal ἔκθερμος `very hot' (Vett. Val.); from there θέρμανσις `heating' (Arist.) with θερμαντικός `fit to make warm' (Pl., Arist.), θερμασία `heating, warmth' (Hp., Arist.; cf. Schwyzer 469), θέρμασμα `warming cuff' (medic.; s. Chantraine Formation 176), θερμάστρᾱ s. θερμάζω; θερμαντήρ "warmer", `kettle to cook water' (Poll.) with θερμαντήριος `warming' (Hp., inscr.). 3. θερμάζω `id.' only aor. opt. med. θερμάσσαιο (Nic. Al. 587) with θερμάστρα f. `furnace' (Call.; also to θερμαίνω); also θερμαύστρα written through confusion with θερμαυστρίς ( θέρμ-) `fire-tongs' (Arist., H.), cf. πυρ-αύστρα `id.' ( αὔειν `bring fire'); also metaph. as name of a dance (Poll., Ath.) with θερμαυστρίζω (Critias, Luc.); from θερμάστρα: θερμαστρίς ( θέρμ-) = θερμαντήρ (Eup., LXX); the forms in - αστρ-, - αυστρ- are not regularly distinguished, cf. Schulze Kl. Schr. 189 w. n. 6; through dissimilation θέρμαστις meaning unclear (Attica IVa) with θερμάστιον (Aen. Tact.).Etymology: Inherited adjective, identical with Arm. ǰerm `warm', Thrak.-Phryg. germo- (in GN, e.g. Γέρμη), IE * gʷʰermo-; also in substantivized funktion Alb. zjarm, zjarr `heat'. With o-vocalism, originally substantiv., IE * gʷʰormo- in Skt. gharmá- m. `heat', OPr. gorme `id.'; sec. also adjectival in Av. garǝma-, Lat. formus, Germ., e. g. NHG warm. Uncertain Toch. A śārme `heat (?)'. More forms in W.-Hofmann s. formus, Mayrhofer Wb. s. gharmáḥ; s. on θέρομαι, θέρος.Page in Frisk: 1,664-665Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > θερμός
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33 στέλλω
στέλλω, - ομαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to put in order, to make ready, to equip, dress with weapons, clothes etc.; to prepare (for a journey), to dispatch'; also `to furl, take in the sails, to tie up, to constrain'; midd. esp. `to summon, to fetch, to prepare (for a journey), to set off' (also act. intr.). `to dress'.Other forms: Aor. στεῖλαι, - ασθαι (Il.), Aeol. ἀπο-, ἐπι-στέλλαι, fut. στελ-έω (β 287 a.o.), -ῶ, - οῦμαι (Att.). Aor. pass. σταλ-ῆναι (Pi., IA.), - θῆναι (hell.), perf. pass. ἔσταλμαι (IA.), act. ἔσταλκα (Att.), ἔστολα (gramm.).Compounds: Very often w. prefix with variaous shades of neaning, e.g. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐπι-, κατα-, περι-, συν-, ὑπο-. As 2. member e.g. ἰδιό-στολος `having one's own equipment, equipped at one's own expense, making one's own journey' (Plu. a.o.), πυγο-στόλος adjunct of γυνή (Hes. Op. 373; on the debated meaning Martinazzoli Par. del Pass. 15, 203ff.); ναυ-στολ-έω `to send on a ship, to navigate, to steer (a ship)' (Pi., S., E., late prose; ναύ-στολος only A. Th. 858 [lyr.; doubted]; cf. ναυ-μαχέω, οἰνο-χοέω a.o. in Schwyzer 726); ἀκρο-στόλ-ιον n. `decorated end of the rostrum' (Callix., Str., D.S. etc.); ἀπόστολ-ος (: ἀπο-στέλλω) m. `envoys, fleet-expedition' (IA.), `apostle' (LXX, NT). As 2. member e.g. μελανό-στολος `with a black garment' (Plu.).Derivatives: A. 1. στόλος m. `equipment (of a campaign), campaign by water and by land, fleet, army, troop, legion, march' (Pi., IA.); also `rostrum' (Pi., trag.)`outgrowth, stump, appendage' (Arist.); cf. below. 2. στολή (Aeol. σπόλα; cf. below) f. `armor', usu. `dress, garment' (IA.), `obstruction, pressure, constraint' (Epicur., medic.); ἀπο-, δια- ἐπι-στολή a.o. (: ἀπο-στέλλω) `sending resp. extension, mission or letter' (IA. etc.) with ἀποστολ-εύς m. `officials for equipping and dispatching the fleet' (Att.) a.o., s. Bosshardt 53 f. From this the dimin. στόλ-ιον n. (Delos IIa, AP a.o.); στολ-άς f. `jacket' (Ael.); στολ-ίς f. `dress', pl. `folds' (E., Arist. etc.) with - ίδιον, - ιδώδης, - ιδόομαι, - ίδωμα, - ιδωτός. - From στολή and στόλος: στολ-ίζω, also w. κατα-, συν-, ὑπο- `to place in order, to equip, to dress' (Hes. Op. 628, E., hell. a. late), - ισις, - ισμα, ισμός, - ιστής, - ιστήριον, - ιστεία; - άζομαι `to dress' in ἐστολάδαντο (metr. inscr. Marathon IIp; cf. ἐρράδαται a.o. Schwyzer 672). -- 3. στολμός m. `equipment, clothing' (A., E.). -- B. στέλμα στέφος, στέμμα H. (correct?); στελμονίαι ζώματα H. (= X. Cyr. 6, 1); cf. ἁρ-μον-ία a.o., Scheller Oxytonierung 58f. -- C. 1. - σταλ-μα, only from the prefixed ἐπι-στέλλω etc.: ἐπί-, διά-, ἀπό-σταλμα n. `public mission etc.' (Thphr., pap.). 2. διασταλ-μός m. `assessment' (pap. VIp). 3. στάλ-σις f. `obstruction' (Gal.), διά- στέλλω `destination, treaty' (LXX). 4. ἀνα-, δια-, περι- etc. - σταλτικός (late). --5. On στάλιξ s. v.Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [1019] * stel- `put (up), stand'; also [985] * spel- `split'?Etymology: The above forms form in spite of all semantic differentiation a well kept together formal system. Outside the wide semantic cadre are, however, στόλος in the sense of `ships beak a.o.', a meaning which seems difficult to connect with στέλλω `prepare, equip, send out', but which can without difficulty be connected with στελεά, στέλεχος, στήλη [which in my view do not belong to στέλλω]. When judging the etymology some seemingly Aeolic, mostly only lexically attested forms with σπ- (against inscr. ἀπο-, ἐπι-στέλλαι) must not be overlooked: σπελλάμεναι στειλάμεναι, σπολεῖσα σταλεῖσα, εὔσπολον εὑεί-μονα, εὑσταλέα, κασπέλλει (cod. - έλη) στορνύει (all H.); σπόλα = στολή (Sapph.), κασπολέω (- σπελ-?) ὑποστορέσω (Sapph., H.). So ΙΑ. στελ-, Aeol. σπελ- from IE skʷel- (lit. in Persson Beitr. 1, 422)? After Bechtel Dial. 1, 125f. (with Schulze; cf. on this Hamm Grammatik 15 w. n. 3) in IA. στέλλω IE * stel- `send' and skʷel- `equip' (from where Aeol. σπελ-) would have fallen together. The difficulty to find IE * skʷel- back in other languages, as well as the meagre documentation of the σπ-forms both arouse suspicion against such a supposition. For some of the relevant words ( σπόλα, εὔσπολος) one might sonsider a connection with IE * spel- `split' (s. σπολάς). -- Exact cognates outside Greek are missing. Nearest comes Arm. steɫc-anem, aor. steɫc-i `prepare, creare' with unclear c (ɫc from l + s with Pedersen KZ 39, 427 ?); beside it steɫn, pl. steɫun-k` `stem, stalk, twig' (cf. στέλεχος, στελεά). Also several other words go back on IE * stel-, but deviate semantically from στέλλω: Alb. shtiell `wind up, reel up, collect' (IE * stel-n-ō); Germ. nouns as OE stela m. `stalk of a plant', OWNo. stiolr m. `tail-bone', NNorw. stjøl `stalk, stem' (\< * stelu-; cf. στελεχος, στελεά). Here belong also the unclear OWNo. stallr m. `constitution, crib, stable', OHG stal m. `living, seat, stable' (to which stellen) from PGm. * stalla- or * staðla-(IE * stol-no- or * st(h)h₂-dhlo- [to st(h)ā- `stand'; s. ἵστημι]); Skt. sthálam n. `continent, earth-bottom', sthálā f. `raised earth' etc. (cf. on στήλη). -- Further forms w. lit. in WP. 2, 643ff., Pok. 1019f., W.-Hofmann s. locus; older lit. also in Bq. -- The evidence for IE origin is meagre; could the word be Pre-Greek?Page in Frisk: 2,786-788Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > στέλλω
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34 στερεός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `stiff, hard, firm, tenacious, steady, solid, normal, by the rules' (of money and measure) Il., `cubic' (s. Mugler Dict. géom. 378f.), rarely `infertile' (E., Arist.).Other forms: Att. also στερρός.Compounds: As 1. member a.o. in στερεο-μετρ-ία f. `the measuring of cubic bodies, stereometry' (Pl. Epin., Arist. a.o.).Derivatives: στερε-ότης (- ρρ-) f. `hardness, firmness', also `infertility' (Pl., Arist. etc.); στερε-όομαι (- ρρ-), - όω, also w. ἀπο-, κατα-, `to become, make firm, hard etc., to harden' (Hp., X., Arist. a.o.) with στερέ-ωμα n. `firmness, solid component, firmament' (Hp., Arist. etc.), - ωσις f. `to harden' (LXX, Str. a.o.), - ωματίζω, - ωτικός, - ωτής. Enlarged στερέ-ϊνος `hard' (pap. Ip, after πέτρ-, ξύλ-ινος a.o.). -- Besides στέριφος `hard, firm, infertile' (Att., Arist. etc.) with στεριφ-ότης (sch.), - όομαι `to solidify' (Ph.) with - ώματα n. pl. `solid foundation', - ευομένη παρθενευομένη H. -- Also στερέμνιος `hard, firm, solid' (Pl. Epin., Epicur., Phld. a.o.) with - ιώδης (Porph.), - ιόομαι (Zeno).Etymology: If from *στερεϜός, στερεός, from where στερρός (details in Scheller Oxytonierung 114 w. n.4; diff. Forbes Glotta 36, 269 f.), would agree with ἐτε(Ϝ)ός, κενε(Ϝ)ός a.o. In στεριφος `unfertile' Leummann Glotta 42, 118 wants to see a derivation from the phonetic antecedent of στεῖρα after the animal names in - φος ( ἔριφος, ἔλαφος a.o.) with change from `unfertile' to `hard'. For στερέμνιος a μ(ε)ν-derivation must be supposed (*στέρεμνον, *στέρεμα); cf. βέλε-μν-α, ἔρυ-μα (Schwyzer 489), also the synonymous ἀ-τέρα-μνος (s. v.). -- The above formations are based on an unattested word IE * ster-, to which with o-derivation the Germ. word for `starr', a.o. in OHG stara-blint `blind' with OHG starēn `stare', with expressive gemination NHG starr with MHG starren, NHG ( er)starren. Toch. B ścire `hard, stiff' is unclear (* stero- or *stĩro-), s. Duchesne-Guillemin BSL 41, 167f., Pedersen Zur toch. Sprachgesch. 19 w. lit. -- Here also 2. στεῖρα `stem' and, with very ancient special meaning, 1. στεῖρα `unfertile' (s. vv.). -- To the same family belong numerous further words with varying formation and different enlargements, s. στέρφος, στρηνής, στόρθυγξ, στηρίζω, στριφνός and WP. 2, 627ff., Pok. 1022ff. -- The group of words is unclear and needs further research.Page in Frisk: 2,790-791Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > στερεός
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35 clear
klɪə
1. прил.
1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный( о небе) a clear day ≈ ясный, безоблачный день The day dawned with a clear sky. ≈ День наступал ясный, безоблачный. clear white ≈ чистый белый clear brown ≈ светло коричневый Syn: cloudless, unclouded б) прозрачный The water in the bay was clear as glass. ≈ Вода в заливе была прозрачной, как стекло. Syn: transparent, lucid, translucent, crystalline
1., pellucid, diaphanous в) яркий, блестящий;
чистый (особ. о коже без прыщей, морщин и т. п.) a dark-coloured coat with clear buttons ≈ темное пальто с яркими пуговицами a clear light ≈ яркий свет clear fire ≈ яркий огонь( без дыма) Her complexion was clear, but quite olive. ≈ Кожа на лице у нее была чистой, но с желтоватым оттенком. Syn: lustrous, bright
1., brilliant
2., radiant
1., luminous
2) о восприятии, распознавании а) четкий, отчетливый, ясно видимый Syn: well-marked, sharp
1. б) ясно слышный, звонкий, отчетливый The singing was loud and clear. ≈ Пение было громким и отчетливым. Syn: audible, articulate
1. в) ясный, понятный, недвусмысленный( о словах, значениях и т. п.) to make clear the meaning of the question ≈ прояснить смысл вопроса If I have made myself clear, you will understand my original meaning. ≈ Если мне удалось ясно выразиться, вы поймете подлинное значение моей мысли. in clear Syn: perspicuous, definite, intelligible, unmistakable, transparent ∙ Syn: distinct Ant: foggy, unclear, unintelligible, blurred, confused, doubtful
3) а) четкий, ясный, логический;
проницательный( о мнении, понятии, представлении, памяти, уме) a clear remembrance of Bill Foster's crimes ≈ четкие воспоминания о преступлениях Билла Фостера This problem requires clear thinking. ≈ Для решение этой проблемы требуется ясная голова. Syn: keen I, sharp б) очевидный, явный, не вызывающий сомнений In the midst of the unreality, it became clear that one man at least was serious. ≈ Среди всей этой нереальности стало очевидным, что, по крайней мере, один человек был серьезен. Syn: evident, plain I
1.
4) убежденный, уверенный, не сомневающийся I am not quite clear about the date. ≈ Я не очень уверен относительно даты. As to the necessity of including Ireland in its scope he was clear. ≈ Что касалось включения Ирландии в эти границы, то тут он не колебался. Syn: positive
1., convinced, confident
1., certain
1., determined
5) о моральных качествах ясный, прямой, простодушный;
чистый, непорочный, невинный a clear conscience ≈ чистая совесть Syn: unsophisticated, guileless, pure, innocent
2., unspotted
6) свободный;
свободный, беспрепятственный( о проходе, дороге и т. п.), свободный (от долгов, подозрений) The path was clear. ≈ Дорога была свободна. Is the sea clear of ice yet? ≈ Море уже свободно ото льда? You are now clear of suspicion. ≈ Вы свободны от подозрений. clear day ≈ свободный, незанятый день all clear all clear signal clear of debts get away clear keep clear of Syn: free
1., unobstructed, unimpeded
7) полный, целый;
абсолютный, неограниченный a clear month ≈ целый месяц Syn: absolute
1., complete
1., entire
1., sheer I
1.
8) амер.;
сл. чистый, без примеси, 'настоящий' solid silver, the clear thing, and no mistake ≈ сплошное серебро, настоящая вещь, без дураков
2. нареч.
1) ясно, четко, отчетливо;
громко, внятно, членораздельно The message came over the wireless loud and clear. ≈ Сообщение, переданное по радио, прозвучало громко и отчетливо. to see one's way clear ≈ не иметь затруднений Syn: clearly, distinctly, plainly, audibly
2) совсем, совершенно;
полностью (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) The jogger ran clear to the end of the island. ≈ Бегун добежал до самого конца острова. three feet clear ≈ целых три фута Syn: entirely, wholly, completely ∙ clear of
3. гл.
1) а) очищать;
осветлять;
делать прозрачным to clear the water by filtering ≈ очистить воду с помощью фильтров б) очищаться;
проясняться;
становиться прозрачным The skies finally cleared. ≈ Погода наконец прояснилась. ∙ Syn: brighten, lighten I
2) а) оправдывать, снимать подозрение в чем-л. (of) The boy was cleared of the charge of stealing. ≈ С мальчика сняли обвинение в краже. A surprise witness cleared him of the crime. ≈ Удивленный свидетель снял с него подозрение в совершении преступления. to clear one's name ≈ восстановить свое честное имя clear the skirts of Syn: exculpate, exonerate, absolve, acquit, vindicate б) рассеивать( сомнения, подозрения) ;
подтверждать надежность( кого-л. при приеме на секретную работу) to clear for top-secret work ≈ допускать на сверхсекретную работу Dr. Graham might require access to restricted information, and so he had to be cleared. ≈ Доктору Грэхему может понадобиться конфиденциальная информация, поэтому он должен получить допуск.
3) прояснять, разъяснять, объяснять, истолковывать to clear up the mystery ≈ прояснить тайну Syn: enlighten, explain, elucidate
4) а) расчищать, прочищать;
освобождать, очищать от чего-л., кого-л. (of) to clear the dishes ≈ убирать посуду со стола to clear the table ≈ убирать со стола The snowplows cleared the streets. ≈ Снегоочистители очистили улицы. He cleared his throat, and was silent awhile. ≈ Он прочистил горло и немного помолчал. Machines have cleared the way for progress. ≈ Машины расчистили путь прогресса. to clear the air ≈ разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям Will you help me clear the garden of these stones? ≈ Поможешь мне убрать из сада эти камни. We must clear the area of enemy soldiers as soon as possible. ≈ Нам нужно очистить район от врага как можно скорее. clear the way clear the decks for action clear one's mind of Syn: unblock, clean
2., free
3., unstop, empty
3., rid, clean
4. ;
remove
2., free
3. б) спорт отбивать, выбивать (мяч) из штрафной площадки
5) а) одобрять, разрешать Syn: authorize б) успешно пройти( какие-л. инстанции) ;
получить одобрение The bill cleared the legislature. ≈ Законопроект получил одобрение законодательных органов.
6) а) урегулировать финансовые обязательства, производить рассчет;
заплатить долг to clear an account ≈ рассчитаться clear one's expenses б) банк. осуществлять клиринг чеков или векселей
7) уплачивать пошлину;
очищать (товары) от пошлин
8) распродавать товар по сниженным ценам great reductions in order to clear ≈ большая скидка с целью распродажи
9) получать чистый доход Syn: net II
3.
10) избежать, не задеть;
преодолеть препятствие to clear the fence ≈ перескочить через барьер This horse can clear 5 feet. ≈ Эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов.
11) эвакуировать
12) разгружать to clear a ship ≈ разгрузить судно ∙ clear away clear off clear out clear up clear with ясный, светлый;
- * day ясный день;
- * sky чистое небо чистый, прозрачный;
- * water of the lake чистая вода озера;
- * glass прозрачное стекло зеркальный( о поверхности) отчетливый, ясный;
- * outline ясное очертание;
- * sight хорошее зрение;
- * reflection in the water ясное отражение в воде;
- * view хорошая видимость звонкий, отчетливый, чистый (о звуке) ;
- * tone чистый звук;
- * voices of the children звонкие детские голоса отчетливый, внятный, четкий;
- his delivery was * and distinct он говорил внятно и отчетливо ясный, понятный;
не вызывающий сомнений;
- * conclusion ясный вывод;
- a * case of murder явное убийство;
- to make a * statement высказаться ясно и определенно;
- to have a * idea иметь ясное представление;
- it is * to me what he is driving at (разговорное) мне понятно, к чему он клонит;
- I am not * on the point мне этот вопрос не ясен;
- I am not * about... я не уверен, что... светлый, ясный, логический (об уме) ;
- * intellect ясный ум;
- * head светлая голова свободный, незанятый;
беспрепятственный;
- * passage свободный проход;
- * line (железнодорожное) свободный путь;
свободный перегон;
- * opening( техническое) просвет;
свободное сечение;
- * way (морское) фарватер;
- next week is *, let's meet then будущая неделя у меня не занята, давай тогда и встретимся (телефония) свободный, незанятый (о линии) чистый;
здоровый;
- * conscience чистая совесть;
- * skin чистая кожа( без прыщей и т. п.) (of) свободный от чего-либо;
- * of debt не обремененный долгами;
- * of suspicion вне подозрений;
- he is * of all bad intentions у него нет дурных намерений;
- roads * of traffic закрытая для движения дорога;
- * of strays (радиотехника) свободный от атмосферных помех;
- we are * of danger now мы сейчас вне опасности полный, целый;
весь;
- * month целый месяц чистый (о доходе и т. п.) ;
- a hundred pounds * profit сто фунтов чистой прибыли;
- I get a * $50 a week я получаю 50 долларов в неделю чистыми абсолютный, совершенный, полный;
- a * victory полная победа;
- he obtained a * majority он получил явное большинство голосов( техническое) незадевающий;
свободно проходящий (фонетика) светлый;
- * I sound светлый оттенок звука I в грам. знач. сущ. клер, нешифрованный текст;
- in * клером, в незашифрованном виде, открытым текстом > to be in the * быть вне подозрений, снять с себя обвинение;
> the coast is * путь свободен, препятствий нет;
> all * путь свободен;
(военное) противник не обнаружен;
> all * signal сигнал отбоя после тревоги;
> (as) * as day ясно, как день;
> (as) * as two and two make four ясно как дважды два четыре;
> (as) * as a bell ясно слышный, отчетливый ясно (эмоционально-усилительно) совсем, совершенно;
целиком;
начисто;
- three feet * целых три фута (of) в стороне от чего-либо;
- to steer * (of) избегать, сторониться;
- keep * of pickpockets! остерегайтесь воров!;
- keep * of the traffic! соблюдайте осторожность при переходе улиц (спортивное) чисто;
- (to be) * abreast( быть) чисто в стороне (о яхте в соревновании) > to see one's way * to do smth. не видеть препятствий к чему-либо;
> to get * away удрать, не оставив следов;
отделаться;
разделаться;
выйти сухим из воды;
> to get * of отделаться;
разделаться;
удрать не оставив следов > to keep * of smth. держаться вдали от чего-либо, сторониться чего-либо очищать;
- thunder has *ed the air после грозы воздух стал чистым;
- to * the table убирать со стола очищаться, становиться ясным, чистым;
делаться прозрачным;
- the sky is *ing небо очищается от туч;
- the weather is *ing погода проясняется;
- the wine will * if the sediment is allowed to settle вино становится прозрачным, если дать ему отстояться объяснить, разъяснить, пролить свет;
- to * one's meaning разъяснить смысл своих слов;
- to * smb. in regard to a matter разъяснить кому-либо вопрос освобождать, очищать;
убирать, устранять препятствия;
- to * the stones from the road убрать с дороги камни - to * a way освободить дорогу;
- to * the way открыть путь;
- to * the way for future action расчистить путь для дальнейших действий;
- to * the ground расчистить участок земли под пашню;
- land *ed for cultivation земля, расчищенная для посева;
- to * the room of people освободить комнату от людей;
- * the way! разойдитесь!, освободите дорогу!;
посторонись!, берегись!;
- to * one's mind of doubts отбросить сомнения оправдывать;
очищать от подозрений;
- to * one's character восстановить свою репутацию;
- to * oneself of a charge оправдаться взять, преодолеть препятствие;
- to * a hedge перемахнуть через изгородь;
- to * the hurdle (спортивное) преодолеть препятствие;
- to * the bar (спортивное) брать высоту;
- he *ed the bar at six feet (спортивное) он взял высоту в шесть футов едва не задеть, избежать;
- to * an iceberg at sea еле-еле избежать столкновения с айсбергом;
- our bus just managed to * the truck наш автобус едва не столкнулся с грузовиком;
- a tree with branches that barely * the roof дерево, ветки которого почти касаются крыши (военное) вывозить, эвакуировать;
- to * casualties эвакуировать раненых;
- to * the enemy очистить от противника (район и т. п.) распутывать( веревку и т. п.) - to * a hawser распутать трос разгружать;
- to * a ship of her cargo разгрузить корабль заплатить долг, произвести расчет;
оплатить расходы и т. п.;
- this sum will * all his debts эта сумма покроет все его долги;
- to * an encumbered estate очистить имение от долгов (банковское) производить клиринг чеков или векселей;
производить расчет по векселям или чекам через расчетную палату (коммерческое) очищать товары, груз от пошлин;
выполнять таможенные формальности;
- to * a ship at the custom-house произвести очистку судна на таможне (коммерческое) получать чистую прибыль;
- the firm *ed 300 000 фирма получила триста тысяч чистой прибыли распродавать, устраивать распродажи;
- to * goods распродавать товары дать допуск к (совершенно) секретной работе( спортивное) отбить( мяч и т. п.) - to * a corner отбить угловой в поле;
- to * the puck выбить шайбу из зоны защиты (специальное) осветлять;
очищать (телефония) разъединять абонентов (with) (американизм) согласовать с кем-либо;
- you must * your plan with the headquarters насчет своего плана вы должны договориться с руководством расшифровывать, декодировать > to * an examinator paper ответить на все вопросы по экзаменационному билету;
> to * the coast расчистить путь, устранить препятствия;
> to * one's throat откашляться;
> to * the decks( морское) приготовиться к бою;
приготовиться к действиям;
> to * the air разрядить атмосферу, устранить недоразумения;
> to * the skirts of smb. смыть позорное пятно с кого-либо;
восстановить чью-либо репутацию;
> to * a score расквитаться all ~ отбой( после тревоги) ;
all clear signal сигнал отбоя all ~ воен. противник не обнаружен all ~ путь свободен all ~ отбой (после тревоги) ;
all clear signal сигнал отбоя clear гасить ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ необремененный, свободный от чего-либо ~ объяснять ~ оправдывать ~ освобождать, очищать ~ осуществлять клиринг векселей ~ осуществлять клиринг чеков ~ отчетливый ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола ~ очищать ~ очищать от пошлин, уплачивать пошлины ~ очищать от пошлин ~ получать чистую прибыль ~ торг. получать чистую прибыль ~ понятный, ясный, недвусмысленный ~ понятный ~ прозрачный ~ производить расчет ~ проходить мимо, миновать ~ проясняться ~ пустой ~ разъяснять ~ распродавать (товар) ;
great reductions in order to clear большая скидка с целью распродажи ~ распродавать ~ торг. распродавать товары по сниженным ценам ~ рассеивать (сомнения, подозрения) ~ сброшенный ~ свободный;
clear passage свободный проход ~ свободный ~ совсем, целиком (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) ;
three feet clear целых три фута ~ становиться прозрачным (о вине) ~ уплачивать пошлины, очищать от пошлин ~ вчт. устанавливать в исходное состояние ~ устранять препятствия ~ целый, полный;
a clear month целый месяц ~ чистый (о весе, доходе или о совести) ~ чистый ~ эвакуировать ~ ясно;
to see one's way clear не иметь затруднений ~ ясно слышный, отчетливый ~ ясный, явный, очевидный ~ ясный (об уме) ;
to get away clear отделаться ~ ясный, светлый;
clear sky безоблачное небо ~ ясный ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ away рассеивать (сомнения) ~ away рассеиваться( о тумане, облаках) ~ away убирать со стола ~ down вчт. разъединить ~ down вчт. разъединять ~ from suspicion вне подозрений ~ line ж.-д. свободный перегон (между станциями) ~ целый, полный;
a clear month целый месяц ~ of debts свободный от долгов ~ of suspicion отводить подозрения ~ off отделываться( от чего-л.) ~ off проясняться (о погоде) ~ off разг. убираться;
just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! to ~ the way подготовить почву;
to clear one's expenses покрыть свои расходы ~ out внезапно уехать, уйти ~ out вычищать ~ out очищать ~ out разг. разорять ~ out stocks освобождать склады ~ свободный;
clear passage свободный проход ~ ясный, светлый;
clear sky безоблачное небо ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the skirts (of smb.) смыть позорное пятно (с кого-л.) ;
восстановить (чью-л.) репутацию;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою (перен. к действиям) deck: on ~ амер. готовый к действиям;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою;
перен. приготовиться к действиям ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the skirts (of smb.) смыть позорное пятно (с кого-л.) ;
восстановить (чью-л.) репутацию;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою (перен. к действиям) ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the way подготовить почву;
to clear one's expenses покрыть свои расходы ~ up выяснять ~ up приводить в порядок ~ up раскрывать ~ ясный (об уме) ;
to get away clear отделаться ~ распродавать (товар) ;
great reductions in order to clear большая скидка с целью распродажи in ~ тех. в свету in ~ открытым текстом, в незашифрованном виде ~ off разг. убираться;
just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! to keep ~ (of smb.) остерегаться, избегать ( кого-л.) ~ ясно;
to see one's way clear не иметь затруднений ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ совсем, целиком (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) ;
three feet clear целых три фута up выяснять;
распутывать (дело) up прибирать, убирать up проясняться ( о погоде) up: up prep вверх по, по направлению к( источнику, центру, столице и т. п.) ;
up the river вверх по реке;
up the hill в гору;
up the steps вверх по лестнице ~ prep вдоль по;
вглубь;
up the street по улице;
to travel up (the) country ехать вглубь страны ~ вздорожание ~ спорт. впереди;
he is two points up он на два очка впереди своего противника ~ разг. вскакивать ~ идущий, поднимающийся вверх ~ поезд, автобус и т. п., идущий в Лондон, в большой город или на север ~ prep к северу, в северном направлении ~ направляющийся в крупный центр или на север (особ. о поезде) ;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон или большой город ~ повышающийся ~ разг. поднимать;
повышать (цены) ~ подъем ~ prep против (течения, ветра и т. п.) ;
up the wind против ветра;
to row up the stream грести против течения ~ указывает на близость или сходство: he is up to his father as a scientist как ученый он не уступает своему отцу ~ указывает на истечение срока, завершение или результат действия: Parliament is up сессия парламента закрылась ~ указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение наверху;
выше;
high up in the air высоко в небе или в воздухе ~ указывает на переход из горизонтального положения в вертикальное или от состояния покоя к деятельности: he is up он встал ~ указывает на подъем наверх, вверх;
he went up он пошел наверх;
up and down вверх и вниз;
взад и вперед ;
hands up! руки вверх! ~ указывает на приближение: a boy came up подошел мальчик ~ указывает на совершение действия: something is up что-то происходит;
что-то затевается;
what's up? в чем дело?, что случилось? ~ указывает на увеличение, повышение в цене, в чине, в значении и т. п. выше;
the corn is up хлеб подорожал;
age 12 up от 12 лет и старше ~ успех ~ шипучий( о напитках) up: ~ там и сям;
см. тж. up -
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1. transitive verb,- rr-1) (smear) verwischen, verschmieren [Schrift, Seite]2) (make indistinct) verwischen [Schrift, Farben, Konturen]become blurred — [Farben, Schrift:] verwischt werden
3) (dim) trüben [Sicht, Wahrnehmung]2. noun1) (smear) [verschmierter] Fleck, der2) (dim image) verschwommener Fleck* * *[blə:] 1. noun(something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) die Verschwommenheit2. verb(to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) verwischen* * *[blɜ:ʳ, AM blɜ:r]I. vi<- rr->verschwimmenII. vt<- rr->▪ to \blur sth etw verschwimmen lassenalcohol \blurs your brain Alkohol benebelt den Verstandto \blur a picture die Konturen eines Bildes verschwimmen lassenit's all just a \blur to me now ich erinnere mich nur noch vage daranthe last few days have gone by in a \blur die letzten Tage sind einfach an mir vorbeigerauscht* * *[blɜː(r)]1. nverschwommener Fleckthe trees became a blur — man konnte die Bäume nur noch verschwommen erkennen
2. vt1) inscription verwischen; writing also verschmieren; view verschleiern; outline, photograph unscharf or verschwommen machen; sound verzerrento be/become blurred — undeutlich sein/werden; (image etc also) verschwommen sein/verschwimmen
the tape is blurred here — an dieser Stelle ist die Aufnahme verzerrt
2) (fig) senses, mind, judgement trüben; memory also, meaning verwischen; intention in den Hintergrund drängen3. vi(vision, image) verschwommen werden, verschwimmen* * *A v/t1. verwischen:a) eine Schrift etc verschmieren2. FOTO, TV verwackeln3. die Sinne etc trübenB v/i1. schmieren3. fig sich verwischen (Unterschiede etc)C s1. Fleck m, verwischte Stelle2. verschwommener Fleck:be just a blur on the horizon nur verschwommen am Horizont zu sehen sein;everything was a blur when he took his glasses off er sah alles verschwommen, wenn er die Brille abnahm3. undeutlicher oder nebelhafter Eindruck, verschwommene Vorstellung:my memory of it is only a blur ich kann mich nur nebelhaft oder verschwommen daran erinnern* * *1. transitive verb,- rr-1) (smear) verwischen, verschmieren [Schrift, Seite]2) (make indistinct) verwischen [Schrift, Farben, Konturen]become blurred — [Farben, Schrift:] verwischt werden
3) (dim) trüben [Sicht, Wahrnehmung]2. noun1) (smear) [verschmierter] Fleck, der2) (dim image) verschwommener Fleck* * *n.Unklarheit f.Verschleierung f.verschwommener Fleck m. v.sich verwischen v.undeutlich machen ausdr.verschleiern v.verschmieren v.verschwimmen v.verschwommen v.verwackeln (Fotografie) v.verwischen v. -
37 rozumieć
(-em, -esz); perf; z-; vtrozumiem — I understand lub see
rozumiem, że nie przyjdziesz — I understand you won't be coming
* * *ipf.- em -esz1. (= pojmować) understand, comprehend, grasp, see; have an understanding ( coś of sth); rozumieć po angielsku understand English; nie rozumiesz po polsku? ( napomnienie) shall I make it clear l. spell it out for you?; rozumiesz? ( wzmocnienie rozkazu) (do) you hear me?, (do) you understand?; to rozumiem! pot. that's more like it, that's better, now you're talking!, atta boy/girl!; zaczynać rozumieć get the idea, see daylight; nic już z tego nie rozumiem I can't make anything of this, beats me; nie rozumieć czegoś not understand sth, have no comprehension l. conception of sth; niewiele z czegoś rozumieć make little of sth, be unclear about sth; nie rozumiem czemu (nie) I don't see why (not); nie rozumiesz istoty sytuacji you miss the point, you can't see forest l. wood for the trees; udawać, że się czegoś nie rozumie pretend not to see sth, have a blind spot about l. for sth; dobrze/źle coś rozumieć have a good/poor understanding of sth; rozumiem (= przyjmuję do wiadomości) I see l. understand.2. (= interpretować) interpret, understand, take; (nie) rozumiem (o co ci chodzi) I (don't) know l. see what you mean, I (don't) get it, I (don't) follow l. get l. catch your drift; rozumiem, że... I gather l. understand that..., I take it that...; co przez to rozumiesz? what do you mean by that?; nie tak rozumiałam przyjaźń that's not my idea of friendship; czy na pewno dobrze to rozumiem? let me get this right l. straight; rozumiem cię, ale... I hear what you're saying, but...; czy mam przez to rozumieć, że... am I (supposed) to understand that...; źle l. mylnie coś zrozumieć misapprehend l. misinterpret l. misconstrue sth, mistake sth ( jako coś for sth).3. (= wykazywać zrozumienie) (sytuację, młodzież) understand; relate (kogoś/coś to sb/sth); be understanding ( kogoś towards sb).ipf.1. (= rozumieć się nawzajem) understand each other l. one another; rozumieć się z kimś bez słów be on the same wavelength with sb, speak the same language with sb; dobrze się z kimś rozumieć connect with sb, be tuned in with sb; źle się z kimś rozumieć be tuned out with sb; nie rozumieć się nawzajem be at cross-purposes.2. pot. (= znać się) understand ( na czymś sth); have an understanding ( na czymś of sth); ma się rozumieć! yes, of course; yes, that's right; to się samo przez się rozumie it goes without saying, it is obvious by itself.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozumieć
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38 claro
claro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo‹ piel› fair;◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clear; ¿está claro? is that clear?; quiero dejar (en) claro que … I want to make it clear that …; sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo unless, of course, he's lying
claro 2 adverbio 1 ‹ ver› clearly;◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;me lo dijo muy claro he made it very quite clear (to me) 2 ( indep) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course ■ sustantivo masculino (en pelo, barba) bald patchb) (Meteo) sunny spell o period
claro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (despejado, evidente) clear: tengo muy claro que no va a volver, I'm quite sure she won't come back
un asunto poco claro, a shady deal
2 (poco espeso) thin
3 (color) light
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un bosque) clearing
2 (entre las nubes) break in the clouds
3 claro de luna, moonlight
III adverbio clearly: deberías hablar claro, you must speak clearly
IV exclamación of course!
¡claro que puedo!, of course I can! Locuciones: a las claras, clearly
dejar algo claro, to make something clear
lo lleva claro si piensa que voy a tolerarlo, she can be quite sure that i?m not going to put up with it
sacar algo en claro, to draw a conclusion: después de tanta discusión, no sacamos nada en claro, we were back to square one after hours of discussion ' claro' also found in these entries: Spanish: clara - escarceo - estar - hombre - nebulosa - nebuloso - nítida - nítido - notoria - notorio - patente - poca - poco - precisa - preciso - pues - rondar - sacar - salvaje - agua - celeste - color - constar - hablar - lavado - neto - oscuro - palpable - que - quedar - visto English: ale - apparent - articulate - break - broad - clean-cut - clear - clear-cut - clearing - confusing - crystal-clear - decided - distinct - enough - fuzzy - good - ice-blue - indistinct - let - light - lucid - mousy - mud - neat - obscure - outset - pale - plain - precise - sharp - speak out - spell out - straight - surely - tenuous - then - thin - transparently - unclear - unequivocal - why - blur - by - certainly - clearly - course - crystal - flash - increasingly - more -
39 car-
1 vb. "make, do, build, form" 1st pers. aorist carin "I make, build"; the aorist is listed with all pronominal endings in VT49:16, also in pl. and dual forms carir, carit. Regarding the form carize- PE17:128, see -s \#1. Pa.t. carnë KAR, PE17:74, 144. The infinitival aorist stem carë "k" by Patrick Wynne called a general aorist infinitive in VT49:34 occurs in ecë nin carë sa I can do it VT49:34, also in áva carë "don't do it" WJ:371 and uin carë PE17:68; in the last example Tolkien calls carë an example of the simplest aorist infinitive, the same source referring to carië as the general infinitive of the same verb. Pl. aorist carir "form" in the phrase i carir quettar k "those who form words" WJ:391, cf. VT49:16, continuative cára, future caruva PE17:144, carita "k", infinitive/gerund "to do" or "doing" VT42:33, with suffixes caritas "to do it" or "doing it", caritalyas "your doing it" in VT41:13,17, VT42:33. Past participle \#carna, q.v.; VT43:15 also gives the long form carina "k", read perhaps *cárina. Carima as a passive participle may be a mistake, VT43:15. PE17:68 refers to a simple past passive participle of the form carinwa kari-nwa. Rare past participle active ? cárienwa k *having done PE17:68, unless this is also a kind of passive participle the wording of the source is unclear. Some alternative forms in Fíriel's Song: past tense cárë "káre" "made"; this may still be an alternative to the better-attested form carnë LR:362 even in LotR-style Quenya. Cf. ohtacárë war-made, made war see \#ohtacar-. Also *cárië with various suffixes: cárier "kárier" is translated "they made"; in LotR-style Quenya this could be seen as an augmentless perfect, hence *"they have made", "they" being simply the plural ending -r. The literal meaning of cárielto "k" must also be *"they made" cf. -lto. Derived adjectives urcárima and urcarnë hard to make / do, urucarin made with difficulty PE17:154, saucarya evil-doing PE17:68. 2 prep. "with" carelyë "with thee", prepositional element evidently an ephemeral form abandoned by Tolkien VT43:29 -
40 blur
blə:
1. noun(something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) imagen borrosa/imprecisa
2. verb(to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) empañar, hacer borrosotr[blɜːSMALLr/SMALL]1 borrón nombre masculino, mancha1 (make indistinct) difuminar1 (mark, stain) emborronar, manchar2 (become indistinct) difuminarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a blur ser confuso,-a, quedar confuso,-ablur n1) smear: mancha f, borrón m2) : aspecto m borrosoeverything was just a blur: todo se volvió borroson.• borrón s.m.• paño s.m.• trazo confuso s.m.v.• empañar v.• manchar v.
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1. blɜːr, blɜː(r)- rr- transitive verb \<\<outline\>\> desdibujar, hacer* borroso; \<\<distinction\>\> hacer* menos claro; \<\<memory\>\> hacer* borroso
2.
vi \<\<outline\>\> desdibujarse, hacerse* borroso
II
[blɜː(r)]1.N (=shape) contorno m borroso2. VT1) (=obscure) [+ writing] borrar, hacer borroso; [+ outline] desdibujar; [+ sight] oscurecer, empañar2) (fig) [+ memory] enturbiar; [+ judgment] ofuscar3.VI (=be obscured) desdibujarse, volverse borroso* * *
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1. [blɜːr, blɜː(r)]- rr- transitive verb \<\<outline\>\> desdibujar, hacer* borroso; \<\<distinction\>\> hacer* menos claro; \<\<memory\>\> hacer* borroso
2.
vi \<\<outline\>\> desdibujarse, hacerse* borroso
II
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