(paper flower)

la hoja — LAm ** pot *, hash *

hojas sueltas — loose sheets, loose-leaf paper sing

volver la hoja — (lit) to turn the page; (=cambiar de tema) to change the subject; (=cambiar de actividad) to turn over a new leaf

hoja de ruta — waybill; (fig) road map

hoja de trabajo — (Inform) worksheet

hoja de vida — And curriculum vitae, résumé (EEUU), CV

hoja plegadiza — flap ( of table etc)

temblar como una hoja — to shake like a leaf

temblar como una hoja — to shake like a leaf

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

être en fleurs — [jardin] to be full of flowers; [camélia] to be in bloom ou flowering; [poirier, lilas] to be in blossom

à fleur d'eau — [rocher] just above the water

être fleur bleue — to be starry-eyed ou romantic

envoyer des fleurs à quelqu'un — (colloq) to pat somebody on the back

faire une fleur à quelqu'un — (colloq) to do somebody a favour [BrE]

arriver or s'amener (colloq) comme une fleur — to turn up just like that

être en fleur [arbre] — to be in bloom

la (fine) fleur de fig — the flower of

faire une fleur à qn — to do sb a favour Grande-Bretagne to do sb a favor USA

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

we need to get some stocks in — necesitamos abastecernos or aprovisionarnos

to have something in stock — tener* algo en estoc or en existencias

we're out of stock of green ones — no nos quedan verdes, las verdes se han agotado or están agotadas

stock farmer — ganadero, -ra m,f

stock farming — ganadería f, cría f de ganado

• to have sth in stock — tener algo en existencia

• to be out of stock — estar agotado

• to take stock — (=make inventory) hacer el inventario; (fig) evaluar la situación

to take stock of — [+ situation, prospects] evaluar; [+ person] formarse una opinión sobre

• fish/coal stocks are low — las reservas de peces/carbón escasean

• to get in or lay in a stock of sth — abastecerse de algo

• I always keep a stock of tinned food — siempre estoy bien abastecido de latas de comida

• luckily he had a good stock of books — por suerte tenía un buen surtido de libros

• we have a large stock of sportswear — tenemos un amplio surtido de ropa deportiva

stock of plays — repertorio m de obras

stocks and shares — acciones fpl

• his stock has gone up or risen (with the public) — ha ganado prestigio (entre el público)

• breeding stock — ganado de cría

people of Mediterranean stock — gentes fpl de ascendencia mediterránea

• to be or come of good stock — ser de buena cepa

• beef/ chicken stock — caldo de vaca/pollo

• to be on the stocks — [ship] estar en vías de construcción; (fig) [piece of work] estar en preparación

• we don't stock that brand — no vendemos esa marca

• we stock a wide range of bicycles — tenemos un gran surtido de bicicletas

• a well stocked shop/library — una tienda/biblioteca bien surtida

• the lake is stocked with trout — han poblado el lago de truchas

stock line — línea f estándar

stock size — tamaño m estándar

• a stock phrase — una frase hecha

stock mare — yegua f de cría

stock book N — libro m de almacén, libro m existencias

stock car N — (US) (Rail) vagón m para el ganado; (Aut, Sport) stock-car m

stock certificate N — certificado m or título m de acciones

stock company N — sociedad f anónima, sociedad f de acciones

stock control N — control m de existencias

stock cube N — (Culin) pastilla f or cubito m de caldo

stock dividend N — dividendo m en acciones

Stock Exchange N — (Econ) Bolsa f

to be on the Stock Exchange — [listed company] ser cotizado en bolsa

prices on the Stock Exchange, Stock Exchange prices — cotizaciones fpl en bolsa

stock farm N — granja f para la cría de ganado

stock farmer N — ganadero(-a) m / f

stock index N — índice m bursátil

stock list N — (Econ) lista f de valores y acciones; (Comm) lista f or inventario m de existencias

stock management N — gestión f de existencias

stock market N — (Econ) bolsa f, mercado m bursátil

stock market activity — actividad f bursátil

stock option (US) N — stock option f, opción f sobre acciones

stock option plan N — plan que permite que los ejecutivos de una empresa compren acciones de la misma a un precio especial

stock raising N — ganadería f

we need to get some stocks in — necesitamos abastecernos or aprovisionarnos

to have something in stock — tener* algo en estoc or en existencias

we're out of stock of green ones — no nos quedan verdes, las verdes se han agotado or están agotadas

stock farmer — ganadero, -ra m,f

stock farming — ganadería f, cría f de ganado

un humorista animó la velada — a comedian livened up o enlivened the evening

te estaré animando desde las gradas — I'll be rooting for you o cheering you on from the crowd

animar a algn a hacer o a que haga algo — to encourage sb to do sth

ignoramos las razones que lo animaron a dimitir — we are unaware of the reasons for his resignation o the reasons that led him o prompted him to resign

me animan a que siga — they're encouraging o urging me to carry on

animar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf

animar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf

Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.