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1 which
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1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) cuál
2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que
3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which
which1 adj cuál / quéwhich one is yours? ¿cuál es el tuyo?which2 pron1. cuál / quéwhich of the houses is yours? ¿cuál de las casas es la tuya?2. quetr[wɪʧ]1 (direct questions) qué, cuál, cuáles■ which size? ¿qué tamaño/talla?■ which colour do you prefer? ¿qué color prefieres?■ which newspaper do you read? ¿qué periódico lees?■ which one do you like best? ¿cuál te gusta más?2 (indirect questions) qué1 (questions) cuál, cuáles■ which do you want? ¿cuál quieres?■ which is your car? ¿cuál es tu coche?■ which is mine? ¿cuál es el mío?2 (indirect questions) cuál3 (defining relative) que; (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual, los/las que, los/las cuales4 (non-defining relative) el/la cual, los/las cuales■ two glasses, one of which was dirty dos copas, una de las cuales estaba sucia5 (referring to a clause) lo que, lo cual■ he lost, which was sad perdió, lo cual era triste\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin which case en cuyo casowhich ['hwɪʧ] adj: qué, cuálwhich tie do you prefer?: ¿cuál corbata prefieres?which ones?: ¿cuáles?tell me which house is yours: dime qué casa es la tuyawhich pron1) : cuálwhich is the right answer?: ¿cuál es la respuesta correcta?2) : que, el (la) cualthe cup which broke: la taza que se quebróthe house, which is made of brick: la casa, la cual es de ladrillopron.• qué pron.adj.• cuál adj.• el cual adj.• que adj.pron.• cual pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.
I hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ1)a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáleswhich of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?
b) ( in indirect use) cuáldo you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?
2) ( as relative)the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo
he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto
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1)a) ( in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesin which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?
b) ( in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer
2) ( as relative)[wɪtʃ]we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido
1. PRONOUN1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
Which/which one/ which ones in direct and indirect questions and after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translate as cuál/cuáles: cuálwhich do you want? — (offering one) ¿cuál quieres?; (offering two or more) ¿cuáles quieres?
which of you did it? — ¿cuál de vosotros lo hizo?
which of you is Kathleen? — ¿cuál de vosotras es Kathleen?
2) (relative)In relative clauses where which defines the noun it refers to, you can usually translate it as que. Note that in this type of sentence which can be substituted by that in English: quethe letter which came this morning was from my niece — la carta que llegó esta mañana era de mi sobrina
If [which] is the object of a preposition, you can either translate it as [que] (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + [cual]/[cuales]. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:do you remember the house which we saw last week? — ¿te acuerdas de la casa que vimos la semana pasada?
your letter, which I received this morning, cheered me up — tu carta, que or more frm la cual he recibido esta mañana, me ha levantado el ánimo
the bull which I'm talking about — el toro del que or more frm del cual estoy hablando
the meeting which we attended — la reunión a la que or more frm a la cual asistimos
the hotel at which we stayed — el hotel en el que or more frm en el cual nos hospedamos
the cities to which we are going — las ciudades a las que or more frm a las cuales vamos
If instead of defining the noun the [which] clause merely adds additional information, you can translate [which] using either [que] or article + [cual]/[cuales]:he explained the means by which we could achieve our objective — explicó los medios a través de los cuales podíamos alcanzar nuestro objetivo
When which refers to the whole of a preceding sentence or idea, translate as lo que or lo cual:the oak dining-table, which was a present from my father, seats 10 people comfortably — la mesa de roble, que or la cual fue un regalo de mi padre, admite cómodamente diez comensales
it rained hard which upset her — llovió mucho, lo que or lo cual le disgustó
After a preposition only [lo cual] can be used:they left early, which my wife did not like at all — se marcharon pronto, lo cual or lo que no agradó nada a mi mujer
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after which we went to bed — después de lo cual nos acostamos•
from which we deduce that... — de lo cual deducimos que...2. ADJECTIVE1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)When which is used as an interrogative adjective, translate using qué + noun when the possibilities are very open or cuál/cuáles de + article + plural noun when the possibilities are limited: quéwhich house do you live in? — ¿en qué casa vives?
which day are they coming? — ¿qué día vienen?
which picture do you prefer? — ¿qué cuadro prefieres?, ¿cuál de los cuadros prefieres?
which option do you prefer? — ¿cuál de las alternativas prefieres?
which way did she go? — ¿por dónde se fue?
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which one? — ¿cuál?2) (relative)look which way you will... — mires por donde mires...
he used "peradventure", which word is now archaic — frm dijo "peradventure", palabra que ha quedado ahora anticuada
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he didn't get here till 10, by which time Jane had already left — no llegó hasta las 10 y para entonces Jane ya se había ido* * *
I [hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ]1)a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáleswhich of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?
b) ( in indirect use) cuáldo you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?
2) ( as relative)the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo
he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto
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1)a) ( in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesin which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?
b) ( in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer
2) ( as relative)we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido
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2 whom
hu:mpronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) a quién/quiéneswhom pron1. quiénto whom did you speak? ¿con quién hablaste?2. quien / el que / la que / los que / las quetr[hʊːm]1 formal use (direct questions) a quién/quiénes■ whom did he kill? ¿a quién mató?■ to whom should I address it? ¿a quién debería ir dirigido?2 formal use (relative - defining) que, quien, quienes; (- after preposition) quien, quienes, el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales3 (relative - non-defining) quien, quienes, el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales■ our guest, of whom you must all have heard,... nuestro invitado, de quien todos deben haber oído hablar,...■ the man, whom she'd met previously,... el hombre, a quien había conocido antes,...whom ['hu:m] pronwhom did you choose?: ¿a quién elegiste?I don't know whom to consult: no sé con quién consultarthe lawyer whom I recommended to you: el abogado que te recomendépron.)• quien, quién pron.pron.• a quien pron.• a quién (es) pron.• al que pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• quién pron.huːmpronoun (frml)a) (in questions, indirect questions)whom did you visit? — ¿a quién visitaste?
a letter from whom? — ¿una carta de quién?
b) ( as relative)the cousin whom I mentioned earlier — el primo que or a quien mencioné antes
the girls, both of whom could dance — las chicas, que ambas sabían bailar
[huːm]PRON frmwhom did you see? — ¿a quién viste?
from whom did you receive it? — ¿de quién lo recibiste?
2) (relative)the gentleman whom I saw — el señor a quien or al cual or al que vi; (less formal) el señor que vi
the lady whom I saw — la señora a quien or a la cual or a la que vi; (less formal) la señora que vi
the lady with whom I was talking — la señora con la que or con la cual or con quien hablaba
three policemen, none of whom wore a helmet — tres policías, ninguno de los cuales llevaba casco
three policemen, two of whom were drunk — tres policías, dos de los cuales estaban borrachos
three policemen, all of whom were drunk — tres policías, que estaban todos borrachos
See:WHO, WHOM in WHO* * *[huːm]pronoun (frml)a) (in questions, indirect questions)whom did you visit? — ¿a quién visitaste?
a letter from whom? — ¿una carta de quién?
b) ( as relative)the cousin whom I mentioned earlier — el primo que or a quien mencioné antes
the girls, both of whom could dance — las chicas, que ambas sabían bailar
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3 who
hu:
1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) quién, quiénes
2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que•- whoever
3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quienquiera que, cualquiera que•- whom
4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que, quien, quienes•who pron1. quiénwho was at the party? ¿quién había en la fiesta?2. quetr['dʌbəljʊː'eɪʧ'əʊ]who ['hu:] pronwho is that?: ¿quién es ése?who did it?: ¿quién lo hizo?we know who they are: sabemos quiénes sonthe lady who lives there: la señora que vive allífor those who wait: para los que esperan, para quienes esperanpron.• cual pron.• el que pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• quién pron.noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f[huː]1. PRONwho is it? — ¿quién es?
who are they? — ¿quiénes son?
who are you looking for? — ¿a quién buscas?
who does she think she is? * — ¿quién se cree que es?
2) (in exclamations) quiénguess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
who should it be but Neil! — ¿a que no sabes quién era? ¡Neil!, ¡no era otro que Neil!
the girl who you spoke to has since left the company — la chica con la que or con quien or more frm con la cual hablaste ya no trabaja en la empresa
he who wishes to... — el que desee...
2.CPDWho's Who N — (=book) libro que contiene una lista de británicos famosos y destacados
WHO, WHOMtheir client list reads like a celebrity Who's Who — su lista de clientes incluye a todos los que son alguien en el mundo de la fama
In direct and indirect questions
► In direct and indirect questions as well as after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé), translate who using quién/quiénes w hen it is the subject of a verb:
Who broke the window? ¿Quién rompió la ventana?
She had no idea who her real parents were Ignoraba quiénes eran sus verdaderos padres ► When who/ whom is the object of a verb or preposition, translate using quién/quiénes p receded by personal a or another preposition as relevant:
Who(m) did you call? ¿A quién llamaste?
Who(m) is she going to marry? ¿Con quién se va a casar?
You must tell me who you are going to go out with Tienes que decirme con quién/quiénes vas a salir
In exclamations
► Translate using quién/quiénes w ith an accent as in the interrogative form:
Who would have thought it! ¡Quién lo hubiera pensado!
As relative
► When who/ whom follows the noun it refers to, the most common translation is que:
Do you recognize the three girls who have just come in? ¿Reconoces a las tres chicas que acaban de entrar?
Peter, who was at the match, has told me all about it Peter, que estuvo en el partido, me lo ha contado todo
That man (who(m)) you saw wasn't my father El hombre que viste no era mi padre NOTE: Personal a is not used before que.
"Who" as subject of a verb
► When who is the subject, que can sometimes be substituted by el cual/ la cual or quien (singular) and los cuales/ las cuales or quienes (plural). This can help avoid ambiguity:
I bumped into Ian and Sue, who had just come back from Madrid Me encontré con Ian y con Sue, la cual or quien acababa de regresar de Madrid ► Only que is possible in cases where subject who can be substituted by that, i.e. where who defines the person in question and the sentence does not make sense if you omit the who clause:
The little boy who won the cycle race is Sarah's nephew El niñito que ganó la carrera ciclista es el sobrino de Sarah
"Who(m)" as object of a verb or preposition
► When who (m) is the object of a verb, you can translate it using que as above. Alternatively, especially in formal language, use personal a + quien/ quienes or personal a + ((article)) + cual/ cuales {etc} or personal a + ((article)) + que:
The woman (who or whom) you're describing is my music teacher La señora que or a quien or a la cual or a la que describes es mi profesora de música
"Who(m)" as object of a preposition
► After prepositions, you should usually use que or cual preceded by the article or quien:
This is the girl (who or whom) I talked to you about esta es la chica de la que or de la cual or de quien te hablé For further uses and examples, see who, whom* * *noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f -
4 shoot
ʃu:t
1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) disparar, lanzar2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) fusilar, matar de un tiro3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lanzar4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) salir disparado5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) rodar, filmar6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) tirar, disparar, chutar7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) cazar
2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) brote, retoño- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up
shoot1 n broteshoot2 vb1. pegar un tiro / disparardon't shoot! ¡no dispares!2. chutar / disparar / tirar3. ir disparado / ir volandowhen the cat saw the dog, it shot up a tree cuando el gato vio al perro, subió al árbol volandotr[ʃʊːt]1 (person, animal) pegar un tiro a, pegar un balazo a; (hit, wound) herir (de bala); (kill) matar de un tiro, matar a tiros; (by firing squad) fusilar; (hunt) cazar3 (film) rodar, filmar; (photograph) fotografiar, sacar una foto de5 (bolt) echar, correr1 (fire weapon) disparar (at, a/sobre); (hunt with gun) cazar■ don't shoot! ¡no disparen!■ we're being shot at! ¡nos están disparando!2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (aim at goal) tirar, disparar, chutar3 (move quickly) pasar volando, salir disparado,-a■ the record shot to the top of the charts el disco subió directamente al número uno de la lista de éxitos4 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL rodar, filmar5 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL brotar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shoot for the moon pedir la lunato shoot it out (with somebody) resolverlo a tiros (con alguien), emprenderla a tiros (con alguien)to shoot pool jugar al billarto shoot one's mouth off irse de la lenguato shoot on sight disparar en el actoto shoot one's bolt echar el restoto shoot oneself pegarse un tiroto shoot oneself in the foot salirle a alguien el tiro por la culatato shoot to kill disparar a matar1) : disparar, tirarto shoot a bullet: tirar una bala2) : pegarle un tiro a, darle un balazo ahe shot her: le pegó un tirothey shot and killed him: lo mataron a balazos3) throw: lanzar (una pelota, etc.), echar (una mirada)4) photograph: fotografiar5) film: filmarshoot vi1) : disparar (con un arma de fuego)2) dart: ir rápidamenteit shot past: pasó como una balashoot n: brote m, retoño m, vástago mn.• brota s.f.• brote s.m.• pimpollo s.m.• plantón s.m.• renuevo s.m.• retoño s.m.• serpollo s.m.• tallo s.m.• tiro s.m.• vástago s.m. (Film)v.(§ p.,p.p.: shot) = rodar v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: shot) = balear v.• descargar v.• disparar v.• fusilar v.• herir con arma de fuego v.• tirar v.
I ʃuːt1) ( Bot) (bud, young leaf) brote m, retoño m, renuevo m; (from seed, potato) brote m2) ( shooting expedition) cacería f3) ( Cin) rodaje m, filmación f
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(past & past p shot) transitive verb1)a) \<\<person/animal\>\> pegarle* un tiro or un balazo athey shot him dead they shot him to death (AmE) lo mataron a tiros/de un tiro; to shoot oneself pegarse* un tiro; you'll get me shot! (colloq) me van a matar por tu culpa! (fam); to shoot the breeze o bull — (AmE) darle* a la lengua or a la sinhueso (fam)
b) ( hunt) \<\<duck/rabbit/deer\>\> cazar*2)a) ( fire) \<\<bullet\>\> disparar, tirar; \<\<arrow/missile\>\> lanzar*, arrojar; \<\<glance\>\> lanzar*b) (eject, propel) lanzar*, despedir*3) ( pass swiftly)to shoot the lights — (BrE colloq) saltarse la luz roja or (Méx tb) pasarse los altos
4)a) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> lanzar*; \<\<goal\>\> marcar*, anotar(se) (AmL)b) ( play) (AmE) jugar* ato shoot craps/billiards — jugar* a los dados/al billar
5) ( Cin) rodar*, filmar6) ( inject) (sl) \<\<heroin/cocaine\>\> chutarse (arg), picarse* (arg)
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vi1)a) ( fire weapon) dispararto shoot to kill — disparar or tirar a matar
to shoot AT somebody/something — dispararle a alguien/a algo
b) ( hunt) cazar*to go shooting — ir* de caza
c) ( proceed) (colloq)can I ask you something? - sure, shoot! — ¿te puedo preguntar algo? - claro dispara! or (AmL) pregunta nomás!
2) ( move swiftly)she shoot past — pasó como una bala or como un bólido (fam)
3) ( Sport) tirar, disparar, chutar, chutear (CS)to shoot at goal — tirar al arco or (Esp) a puerta
•Phrasal Verbs:- shoot up
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interjection (AmE colloq) miércoles! (fam & euf), mecachis! (fam & euf)[ʃuːt] (vb: pt, pp shot)1. N1) (Bot) brote m, retoño m2) (Cine) rodaje m ; (Phot) sesión f fotográfica3) (=shooting party) cacería f, partida f de caza; (=preserve) coto m de caza, vedado m de caza; (=competition) concurso m de tiro al blanco, certamen m de tiro al blanco2. VT1) (=wound) pegar un tiro a; (=kill) matar de un tiro; (more brutally) matar a tiros; (=execute) fusilar; (=hunt) cazaryou'll get me shot! * — ¡me van a asesinar or matar por tu culpa! *
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he was shot as a spy — lo fusilaron por espía•
we often go shooting rabbits at the weekend — solemos ir a cazar conejos los fines de semana•
he was shot in the leg — una bala le hirió en la pierna•
he had been shot through the heart — la bala le había atravesado el corazón- shoot o.s. in the foot2) (=launch) [+ bullet, gun, arrow] disparar; [+ missile] lanzar3) (=propel) [+ object] lanzar (at hacia)•
the volcano shot lava high into the air — el volcán despidió or arrojó lava por los aires4) (fig) [+ glance, look] lanzar; [+ smile] dedicar; [+ ray of light] arrojar, lanzar•
she shot me a sideways glance — me lanzó una mirada de reojo, me miró de reojo•
he began shooting questions at her — empezó a acribillarla a preguntas- shoot the breeze or bull- shoot a line- shoot one's mouth offbolt 1., 1)5) (Cine) rodar, filmar; (Phot) [+ subject of picture] tomar, sacar6) (=speed through)•
to shoot the lights — (Aut) * saltarse un semáforo en rojo7) (=close) [+ bolt] correr8) (=play)9) * (=inject) [+ drugs] inyectarse, chutarse *, pincharse *3. VI1) (with gun) disparar, tirar; (=hunt) cazar•
to shoot at sth/sb — disparar a algo/algn•
to go shooting — ir de caza•
to shoot to kill — disparar a matar, tirar a matarshoot-to-kill policy — programa m de tirar a matar
2) (in ball games) (gen) tirar; (Ftbl) disparar, chutar•
to shoot at goal — tirar a gol, chutar•
to shoot wide — fallar el tiro, errar el tiro3) (=move rapidly)•
she shot ahead to take first place — se adelantó rápidamente para ponerse en primer puesto•
flames shot 100ft into the air — las llamas saltaron por los aires a 100 pies de alturathe car shot past or by us — el coche pasó como un rayo or una bala
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to shoot to fame/stardom — lanzarse a la fama/al estrellato•
the pain went shooting up his arm — un dolor punzante le subía por el brazo4) (Bot) (=produce buds) brotar; (=germinate) germinar5) (Cine) rodar, filmar; (Phot) sacar la foto, disparar6) (US)* (in conversation)shoot! — ¡adelante!, ¡dispara!
4.EXCL* euphoh shoot! — ¡caracoles! *, ¡mecachis! (Sp) *
- shoot up* * *
I [ʃuːt]1) ( Bot) (bud, young leaf) brote m, retoño m, renuevo m; (from seed, potato) brote m2) ( shooting expedition) cacería f3) ( Cin) rodaje m, filmación f
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(past & past p shot) transitive verb1)a) \<\<person/animal\>\> pegarle* un tiro or un balazo athey shot him dead they shot him to death (AmE) lo mataron a tiros/de un tiro; to shoot oneself pegarse* un tiro; you'll get me shot! (colloq) me van a matar por tu culpa! (fam); to shoot the breeze o bull — (AmE) darle* a la lengua or a la sinhueso (fam)
b) ( hunt) \<\<duck/rabbit/deer\>\> cazar*2)a) ( fire) \<\<bullet\>\> disparar, tirar; \<\<arrow/missile\>\> lanzar*, arrojar; \<\<glance\>\> lanzar*b) (eject, propel) lanzar*, despedir*3) ( pass swiftly)to shoot the lights — (BrE colloq) saltarse la luz roja or (Méx tb) pasarse los altos
4)a) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> lanzar*; \<\<goal\>\> marcar*, anotar(se) (AmL)b) ( play) (AmE) jugar* ato shoot craps/billiards — jugar* a los dados/al billar
5) ( Cin) rodar*, filmar6) ( inject) (sl) \<\<heroin/cocaine\>\> chutarse (arg), picarse* (arg)
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vi1)a) ( fire weapon) dispararto shoot to kill — disparar or tirar a matar
to shoot AT somebody/something — dispararle a alguien/a algo
b) ( hunt) cazar*to go shooting — ir* de caza
c) ( proceed) (colloq)can I ask you something? - sure, shoot! — ¿te puedo preguntar algo? - claro dispara! or (AmL) pregunta nomás!
2) ( move swiftly)she shoot past — pasó como una bala or como un bólido (fam)
3) ( Sport) tirar, disparar, chutar, chutear (CS)to shoot at goal — tirar al arco or (Esp) a puerta
•Phrasal Verbs:- shoot up
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interjection (AmE colloq) miércoles! (fam & euf), mecachis! (fam & euf) -
5 aim
eim
1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) apuntar2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) pretender, tener la intención, proponerse
2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) puntería2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) objetivo, meta•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim
aim1 n1. objetivo / propósito2. punteríaaim2 vb1. apuntar / dirigir2. querer / proponerse / tener como objetivotr[eɪm]1 (marksmanship) puntería2 (objective) meta, objetivo■ what's your aim in life? ¿qué objetivo tienes en la vida?1 (gun) apuntar2 (attack) dirigir■ I aimed my punch at his nose, but I hit his shoulder dirigí el golpe a la cara, pero le di en el hombro■ this advertising campaign is aimed at smokers esta campaña publicitaria está dirigida a los fumadores\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto aim for something intentar conseguir algoto aim to do something tener la intención de hacer algo, pretender hacer algoto aim high ser ambicioso,-a, apuntar altoto take aim apuntarto miss one's aim errar el tiroaim ['eɪm] vt1) : apuntar (un arma), dirigir (una observación)2) intend: proponerse, quererhe aims to do it tonight: se propone hacerlo esta nocheaim vi1) point: apuntar2)to aim at : aspirar aaim n1) marksmanship: puntería f2) goal: propósito m, objetivo m, fin mn.• blanco s.m.• hito s.m.• meta s.f.• objetivo s.m.• propósito s.m.• puntería s.f.v.• apuntar v.• asestar v.• dirigir v.• encarar v.• enfilar v.• pretender (Banca) v.
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1. eɪma)to aim something (at somebody/something): he aimed the gun at her le apuntó con la pistola; their missiles are aimed at the capital sus misiles apuntan a la capital; she aimed a blow at his head — intentó darle en la cabeza
b) (usu pass)to be aimed at somebody/something/-ing: the talks were aimed at ending the strike las conversaciones tenían como objetivo acabar con la huelga; the movie is aimed at a young audience — la película está or va dirigida a un público joven
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via) ( point weapon) apuntarto aim at something/somebody — apuntar(le) a algo/alguien
b) ( aspire) aspirarto aim for something: we must aim for peace — nuestro objetivo debe ser la paz
c) (intend, plan)to aim to + inf — querer* + inf, proponerse* + inf
II
a) c (goal, object) objetivo m, propósito mwith the aim of -ing — con la intención or el propósito de + inf
b) u ( with weapon) puntería f[eɪm]to take aim — hacer* puntería, apuntar
1. N1) (=purpose, object) objetivo m, propósito mhis one aim was to escape — su único objetivo or propósito era escaparse
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to achieve one's aims — conseguir sus propósitos or lo que se proponeI achieved the aim I set myself — conseguí mi propósito, conseguí lo que me había propuesto
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with the aim of doing sth — con miras a hacer algo, con la intención de hacer algo2) (with gun, arrow) puntería f•
to have a good/ poor aim — tener buena/mala puntería•
to miss one's aim — fallar or errar el tiro•
to take aim (at sth/sb) — apuntar (a algo/algn)2.VT [+ gun] apuntar; [+ camera] dirigir, enfocar; [+ blow] lanzar, intentar dar; [+ remark, criticism] dirigir•
he aimed the pistol at me — me apuntó con la pistolahe aimed a kick at my shins — me lanzó una patada a las canillas, intentó darme una patada en las canillas
talks aimed at ending the war — conversaciones fpl or negociaciones fpl encaminadas a la finalización de la guerra
3. VI1) (with weapon) apuntar•
I aimed at his forehead — le apunté a or en la frente•
aim for the centre of the green — intenta lanzar la pelota al centro del green2) (=aspire)•
we must aim at reducing inflation — debemos aspirar a or dirigir nuestros esfuerzos a reducir la inflación•
to aim for sth — aspirar a algo- aim high3) (=intend)to aim to do sth — [person] proponerse or pretender hacer algo
I aim to finish it today — me he propuesto or me propongo terminarlo hoy, pretendo terminarlo hoy
the book aims to answer these questions — el libro tiene como objetivo or pretende contestar estas preguntas
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1. [eɪm]a)to aim something (at somebody/something): he aimed the gun at her le apuntó con la pistola; their missiles are aimed at the capital sus misiles apuntan a la capital; she aimed a blow at his head — intentó darle en la cabeza
b) (usu pass)to be aimed at somebody/something/-ing: the talks were aimed at ending the strike las conversaciones tenían como objetivo acabar con la huelga; the movie is aimed at a young audience — la película está or va dirigida a un público joven
2.
via) ( point weapon) apuntarto aim at something/somebody — apuntar(le) a algo/alguien
b) ( aspire) aspirarto aim for something: we must aim for peace — nuestro objetivo debe ser la paz
c) (intend, plan)to aim to + inf — querer* + inf, proponerse* + inf
II
a) c (goal, object) objetivo m, propósito mwith the aim of -ing — con la intención or el propósito de + inf
b) u ( with weapon) puntería fto take aim — hacer* puntería, apuntar
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6 indirect
indi'rekt1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirecto2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) indirecto3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indirecto•- indirect object
- indirect speech
indirect adj indirectotr[ɪndɪ'rekt]1 indirecto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLindirect object SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL objeto indirecto, complemento indirectoindirect question SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pregunta indirectaindirect speech SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL estilo indirectoindirect tax impuesto indirectoindirect [.ɪndə'rɛkt, -daɪ-] adj: indirecto♦ indirectly advadj.• indirecto, -a adj.'ɪndə'rekt, -daɪ-, ˌɪndɪ'rekt, -daɪ-1)a) <route/method> indirectob) ( veiled) <threat/criticism> indirecto, veladoc) <result/benefit> indirectod) ( Ling) <statement/question> indirectoindirect discourse o (BrE) speech — estilo m indirecto
2) ( Fin) <costs/taxes> indirecto[ˌɪndɪ'rekt]1.ADJ [route, criticism, result, costs] indirecto2.CPDindirect discourse (US) N — estilo m indirecto
indirect lighting N — iluminación f indirecta
indirect object N — (Gram) objeto m or complemento m indirecto
indirect question N — (Gram) oración f interrogativa indirecta
indirect speech N — (Gram) estilo m indirecto
indirect tax, indirect taxation N — impuesto m indirecto
* * *['ɪndə'rekt, -daɪ-, ˌɪndɪ'rekt, -daɪ-]1)a) <route/method> indirectob) ( veiled) <threat/criticism> indirecto, veladoc) <result/benefit> indirectod) ( Ling) <statement/question> indirectoindirect discourse o (BrE) speech — estilo m indirecto
2) ( Fin) <costs/taxes> indirecto -
7 WHO
hu:
1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) quién, quiénes
2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que•- whoever
3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quienquiera que, cualquiera que•- whom
4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que, quien, quienes•who pron1. quiénwho was at the party? ¿quién había en la fiesta?2. quetr['dʌbəljʊː'eɪʧ'əʊ]who ['hu:] pronwho is that?: ¿quién es ése?who did it?: ¿quién lo hizo?we know who they are: sabemos quiénes sonthe lady who lives there: la señora que vive allífor those who wait: para los que esperan, para quienes esperanpron.• cual pron.• el que pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• quién pron.noun (= World Health Organization) OMS fN ABBR= World Health Organization OMS f* * *noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f
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