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1 huerto

m.

1 vegetable garden.

llevarse a alguien al huerto (informal figurative) to have (one's will and) one's way with somebody

2 orchard, garden patch, fruit garden, fruit plantation.

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huerto

► nombre masculino

1 (de verduras) vegetable garden, kitchen garden; (de frutas) orchard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevarse a alguien al huerto familiar (engañar) to lead somebody up the garden path 2 (llevarse a la cama) to get somebody into bed

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noun m.

1) garden

2) orchard

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SM [de verduras] kitchen garden; [comercial] (small) market garden, truck garden (EEUU); [de árboles frutales] orchard; [en casa pequeña] back garden

el Huerto de los Olivos — the Mount of Olives

- llevarse a algn al huerto

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masculino ( para verduras) vegetable garden; ( con frutales) orchard

llevarse a alguien al huerto — (fam) ( seducir) to have one's evil o wicked way with somebody (hum); ( engañar) to lead somebody up the garden path (colloq)

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masculino ( para verduras) vegetable garden; ( con frutales) orchard

llevarse a alguien al huerto — (fam) ( seducir) to have one's evil o wicked way with somebody (hum); ( engañar) to lead somebody up the garden path (colloq)

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huerto

masculine

(para verduras) garden, vegetable garden, kitchen garden; (con árboles frutales) orchard

llevarse a algn al huerto ( fam) (seducir) to have one's evil o wicked way with sb ( hum) (engañar) to lead sb up the garden path ( colloq)

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huerto sustantivo masculino ( para verduras) vegetable garden;
( con frutales) orchard
huerto sustantivo masculino
1 (de frutales) orchard
2 (de verduras) vegetable garden, kitchen garden
' huerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huerta
English:
allotment
- orchard
- vegetable garden
- vegetable patch
- garden
- kitchen garden
- patch

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huerto nm
[de hortalizas] vegetable garden; [de frutales] orchard;
Comp
Fam
llevarse a alguien al huerto [engañar] to con sb;
[acostarse con] to have one's way with sb
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huerto

m kitchen garden;

llevar a alguien al huerto fam put one over on s.o. fam

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huerto nm

1) : vegetable garden

2) : orchard

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huerto n

1. (de verduras) kitchen garden

2. (de árboles frutales) orchard

Spanish-English dictionary > huerto
2 escurrir

v.

1 to drain (platos, verdura).

escurrir el bulto to get out of it; (trabajo) to evade the issue (cuestión)

2 to drip.

deja los platos a escurrir leave the dishes to drain

3 to slide.

una lágrima escurrió por su mejilla a tear slid down her cheek

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escurrir

► verbo transitivo

1 (platos etc) to drain; (ropa) to wring out; (comida) to strain

► verbo intransitivo

1 (destilar) to drip, trickle

2 (deslizar) to slip, slide

► verbo pronominal escurrirse

1 (platos etc) to drain

2 (líquido) to drip, trickle

3 (deslizarse) to slip, slide

4 familiar (escapar) to run away, slip away

5 familiar (decir demasiado) to let slip

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FRASEOLOGÍA

escurrir el bulto familiar to dodge the issue

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verb

to drain

- escurrirse

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1.

VT [+ ropa] to wring, wring out; [+ platos, líquido, botella] to drain; [+ verduras] to strain

2.

VI [líquido] to drip

3.

See:

escurrirse

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1.
verbo transitivo < ropa> to wring out, wring; <verduras/pasta> to strain, drain; <líquido/vaso> to drain
2.
escurrir vi to drain

deja que los platos escurran — leave the plates to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa — I left the shirt to drip-dry
3.
escurrirse v pron

1)

a) líquido

cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua — hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite — leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

b) verduras/vajilla to drain

2)

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

escurrirse de algo — to wriggle o get out of something

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

se le escurrió de (entre) las manos — it slipped through her fingers

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= drain away, drain off, drain, strain, wring.

Ex. As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

Ex. When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.

Ex. The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex. Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex. The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.

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* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

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1.
verbo transitivo < ropa> to wring out, wring; <verduras/pasta> to strain, drain; <líquido/vaso> to drain
2.
escurrir vi to drain

deja que los platos escurran — leave the plates to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa — I left the shirt to drip-dry
3.
escurrirse v pron

1)

a) líquido

cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua — hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite — leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

b) verduras/vajilla to drain

2)

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

escurrirse de algo — to wriggle o get out of something

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

se le escurrió de (entre) las manos — it slipped through her fingers

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= drain away, drain off, drain, strain, wring.

Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.

Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex: The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.

* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

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escurrir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹ropa› to wring out, wring

2 ‹verduras› to strain, drain; ‹pasta› to drain

3 ‹líquido› to drain, drain off

4 ‹botella/jarra› to drain, get the last drops out of

5 ‹buñuelos/pescado› to drain

■ escurrir

vi

deja los platos ahí para que escurran leave the plates there to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa I left the shirt to drip-dry

pon la botella boca abajo para que escurra turn the bottle upside down to drain out the last few drops

■ escurrirse

v pron

A

1

«líquido»: cuelga la camisa para que se vaya escurriendo el agua hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

2 «verduras» to drain

B

1 ( fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

intentaré escurrirme de la fiesta I'll try to slip away from the party

le pusimos una trampa pero logró escurrirse we laid a trap for him but he managed to wriggle o get out of it

2 (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

el vaso/jabón se le escurrió de (entre) las manos the glass/soap slipped through her fingers

se fue escurriendo entre la multitud she slipped through the crowd

me estoy escurriendo de la silla I keep sliding off this chair

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escurrir ( conjugate escurrir) verbo transitivo ‹ ropa› to wring out, wring;
‹verduras/pasta› to strain, drain;
‹ líquido› to drain (off)
verbo intransitivo
to drain;
◊ dejar escurrir ‹ platos› to leave … to drain;

‹ camisa› to leave … to drip-dry
escurrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ líquido]:

◊ cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua hang the shirt out to drip-dry

b) [verduras/vajilla] to drain

2
a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away;

escurrirse de algo to wriggle o get out of sth
b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

escurrir vtr (ropa) to wring out
(vajilla) to drain
♦ Locuciones: escurrir el bulto, to dodge the issue
' escurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bulto
- estilar
- estrujar
English:
drain
- pass
- strain
- wring
- wring out
- skive off

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escurrir

♦ vt

1. [platos] to drain;
[verdura, pasta] to drain; [huevos fritos, pescado] to drain the fat off; [ropa] to wring out;
escúrrele el líquido a la lata de atún drain the liquid from the can of tuna;

Comp
Fam
escurrir el bulto [trabajo] to get out of it;
[cuestión] to evade the issue
2. [botella] to empty (out)

♦ vi

1. [soltar líquido] to drain;
[gotear] to drip;
deja los platos a escurrir leave the dishes to drain;

deja aquí el paraguas para que vaya escurriendo leave the umbrella here so it can dry off

2. [resbalar] to slide;

una lágrima escurrió por su mejilla a tear slid down her cheek

3. [estar resbaladizo] to be slippery

♦ See also the pronominal verb escurrirse

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escurrir

I v/t

1 ropa wring out

2 platos, verduras drain

II v/i

1 de platos drain

2 de ropa drip-dry

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escurrir vt

1) : to wring out

2) : to drain

escurrir vi

1) : to drain

2) : to drip, to drip-dry

♦ See also the reflexive verb escurrirse

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escurrir vb

1. (ropa) to wring out [pt. & pp. wrung]

escurre el bañador antes de tenderlo wring your swimming costume out before you hang it out

2. (platos, verduras) to drain

¿has escurrido la pasta? have you drained the pasta?

Spanish-English dictionary > escurrir
3 caldo

m.

1 stock.

poner a alguien a caldo (informal figurative) to slate somebody; (criticar) (peninsular Spanish) to give somebody a ticking off (reñir)

2 wine (vino).

3 broth, consommé, soup, stock.

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caldo

► nombre masculino

1 COCINA stock, broth

2 (sopa) consommé

► nombre masculino plural caldos

1 (vinos) wines

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gallina vieja hace buen caldo figurado there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle

caldo de carne beef tea

caldo de cultivo BIOLOGÍA culture medium 2 figurado breeding ground

caldo de gallina chicken stock

caldo de pescado fish stock

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noun m.

stock, broth

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SM

1) (=sopa) soup, broth; (=consomé) (clear) soup

con un caldito te sentirás mejor — you'll feel better with some nice hot soup o broth inside you

2) [de guiso] juice

tómate el caldo del estofado — have some of the juice from the stew

la salsa se hace con el caldo de la carne — the sauce is made from the stock o juice of the meat

hierva las verduras/los huesos para hacer el caldo — boil the vegetables/the bones to make a stock

cubitos de caldo — stock cubes

3)

caldo de cultivo — (Bio) culture medium; (fig) breeding ground

el caldo de cultivo del fascismo — the breeding ground of fascism

4)

- cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas

- hacer el caldo gordo a algn

- se le hacía caldo la cabeza

- poner a algn a caldo

- si no quieres caldo, taza y media o dos tazas

5) (=vino) wine

los caldos jerezanos — the wines of Jerez

6) (=aceite) oil

7) Méx sugar cane juice

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masculino

1) (Coc) ( para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)

caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock

poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)

- caldo de cultivo

2) (Vin) wine

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= broth, stock.

Ex. The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.

Ex. I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.

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* caldo de carne = beef tea.

* caldo de col = cabbage soup.

* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.

* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.

* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.

* caldo de ternera = beef broth.

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masculino

1) (Coc) ( para beber) clear soup; (con arroz, etc) soup; ( para cocinar) stock; (salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl)

caldo de pollo/verduras — chicken/vegetable stock

poner a alguien a caldo — (Esp fam) to tell somebody what you think of him/her (colloq)

- caldo de cultivo

2) (Vin) wine

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= broth, stock.

Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.

Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.

* caldo de carne = beef tea.

* caldo de col = cabbage soup.

* caldo de cultivo = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dish.

* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.

* caldo de repollo = cabbage soup.

* caldo de ternera = beef broth.

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caldo

masculine

A ( Coc) (para beber) clear soup; (con arroz etc) soup; (para cocinar) stock; (salsa) juices (pl)

cubitos de caldo stock cubes

caldo de pollo/verduras chicken/vegetable stock

déle un caldito ligero give him a thin soup

cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas ( fam hum); to have o take a leak ( colloq hum)

echar un caldo ( Méx fam); to have a grope ( colloq)

hacerle a algn el caldo gordo to make it o things easy for sb

poner a algn a caldo ( Esp fam); to tell sb what you think of him/her ( colloq)

al que no quiere caldo, taza y media or dos tazas it never rains but it pours

Compuesto:

caldo de cultivo

( Biol) culture medium; (ambiente propicio) favorable environment, breeding ground

B ( Vin) wine

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caldo sustantivo masculino (Coc) clear soup;
(con arroz, etc) soup;
( para cocinar) stock;
(salsa de asado, etc) juices (pl);
◊ caldo de pollo chicken stock

caldo sustantivo masculino
1 (de verduras, ave) stock
(con tropezones) broth
(sin tropezones, consomé) clear soup
2 (vino) wine: esa región tiene muy buenos caldos, that region has got some excellent wines
3 (salsa) juice: me gusta mojar el pan en el caldo, I like to dunk my bread in stock
4 Biol Farm caldo de cultivo, culture medium
fam fig (circunstancias propicias) breeding ground
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a caldo a alguien, (regañar) to tell sb what you think of her/him
(hablar mal) to pull sb to pieces

' caldo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
- echar
- poner
- resucitar
- roja
- rojo
- concentrar
- cubo
- pastilla
- sopa
English:
bouillon
- breeding ground
- broth
- hotbed
- skim
- soup
- stock
- stock-cube

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caldo nm

1. [para cocinar] stock;
[sopa] clear soup, broth;
caldo de pollo [para cocinar] chicken stock;
[sopa] chicken soup o consommé;
Comp
Fam Hum
cambiar el caldo a las aceitunas to take a leak;

Comp
Esp Fam
poner a alguien a caldo [criticar] to roast sb, esp Br to slate sb;
[reñir] to give sb a telling off o Br ticking-off
Comp
caldo de cultivo culture medium; Fig [condición idónea] breeding ground
2. [aderezo] dressing

3. [vino] wine

4. Méx [de caña] sugarcane juice

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caldo

m GASTR stock;

hacer el caldo gordo a alguien fam make things easy for s.o.;

poner a caldo alguien fam tell s.o. off

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caldo nm

1) consomé: broth, stock

2)

caldo de cultivo : culture medium, breeding ground

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caldo n

1. (sopa) broth

2. (para cocinar) stock

Spanish-English dictionary > caldo
4 colador

m.

1 strainer, sieve.

2 sieve filter, strainer filter.

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colador

► nombre masculino

1 (de té, café) strainer

2 (de caldo, alimentos) colander, sieve

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como un colador familiar full of holes, like a sieve

dejar como un colador familiar to riddle with bullets

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SM [para té, infusión] strainer; [con agujeros] colander; [de malla] sieve

- dejar como un colador

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masculino ( para té) tea strainer; (para pastas, verduras) colander

dejar algo como un colador: las polillas dejaron el suéter como un colador (fam) the moths left the sweater full of holes; dejar a alguien como un colador — (fam) to riddle somebody with bullets

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= strainer, sieve.

Ex. An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.

Ex. As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

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masculino ( para té) tea strainer; (para pastas, verduras) colander

dejar algo como un colador: las polillas dejaron el suéter como un colador (fam) the moths left the sweater full of holes; dejar a alguien como un colador — (fam) to riddle somebody with bullets

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= strainer, sieve.

Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.

Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

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colador

masculine

(para té) tea strainer; (para pastas, verduras) colander; (tamiz) sieve

dejar algo/algn como un colador: las polillas me han dejado el suéter como un colador ( fam); the moths have eaten great holes in my sweater

lo dejaron como un colador ( fam); they riddled him with bullets

tener la cabeza como un colador ( fam); to have a head like a sieve

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colador sustantivo masculino ( para té) tea strainer;
(para pastas, verduras) colander
colador m (para la leche, el té) strainer
' colador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coladera
English:
strainer
- tea strainer
- colander
- tea

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colador nm
[para líquidos] strainer; [para verdura] colander;
Comp
Fam
dejar como un colador [con agujeros] to leave full of holes;
[a balazos] to riddle with bullets
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colador

m colander; para té etc strainer

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colador nm

1) : colander, strainer

2) PRi : small coffeepot

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colador n strainer

Spanish-English dictionary > colador
5 crudo

adj.

1 raw, rare, unbaked, uncooked.

2 crude, natural, raw, unprocessed.

3 crude, inexpert.

4 crude, gothic, rude, coarse.

5 crude, bawdy.

6 cruel, crude, unadorned, unmasked.

La cruda realidad The cruel [unmasked] reality...

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crudo

► adjetivo

1 (sin cocer) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

■ la carne está cruda the meat is underdone, the meat isn't cooked enough

2 figurado (duro) crude, coarse

3 (color) natural, unbleached

4 (clima) harsh

► nombre masculino crudo

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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FRASEOLOGÍA

verlo muy crudo familiar not to hold out much hope

seda cruda raw silk

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crudo

► nombre masculino

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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(f. - cruda)

adj.

1) crude

2) raw

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1. ADJ

1) (Culin)

a) (=sin cocinar) [carne] raw; [verduras] raw, uncooked

b) (=poco hecho) underdone

las patatas están crudas — the potatoes are underdone o are not properly cooked

2)

de color crudo — natural

un jersey de color crudo — a natural-coloured o (EEUU) natural-colored jersey

3) (Téc) [producto] untreated; [seda] raw; [lino] unbleached

4) [clima, invierno] harsh, severe

5) [descripción] crude, coarse; [imágenes] harrowing

la cruda realidad — the harsh reality

6) * (=difícil)

lo tienen crudo para encontrar un trabajo — they're having a hard o tough time finding a job

lo tendrán crudo si piensan que... — they'll have a tough time of it if they think that...

lo veo muy crudo — it doesn't look (too) good

7) [agua] hard

2. SM

1) (=petróleo) crude (oil)

2) LAm * (=resaca) hangover

3) Perú (=arpillera) sackcloth

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> ( sin cocinar) raw; ( poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) ( con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover
II
masculino crude oil, crude

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> ( sin cocinar) raw; ( poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) ( con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover
II
masculino crude oil, crude

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crudo¹

¹ = petroleum, crude oil.

Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.

Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.

* bidón de crudo = oil drum.

crudo²

² = crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], raw.

Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* cruda realidad = stark reality.

* en lo más crudo del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* tenerlo crudo = not be easy.

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crudo¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹carne/verduras/pescado› (sin cocinar) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

el pollo está crudo the chicken isn't cooked properly, the chicken is underdone

2 ( Chi fam) (nuevo) brand new

B

1 [ SER] ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

2 ‹lenguaje› harsh, raw; ‹imágenes› harsh

la película tiene unas escenas muy crudas the movie has some very harsh scenes in it

es la cruda realidad it's the harsh o crude reality

C

(de) color crudo natural, unbleached

encaje/lana (de) color crudo ecru lace/wool

D [ SER]

1 ( Arg fam) (muy malo) useless ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) (muy bueno) excellent, brilliant ( colloq)

es muy crudo para el francés he's brilliant at French

E [ ESTAR]

(AmC, Méx fam) (con resaca): ¡estoy crudo! I have a hangover, I'm hung over ( colloq)

crudo²

masculine

crude oil, crude

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crudo
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar] ‹carne/verduras/pescado› ( sin cocinar) raw;
( poco hecho) underdone
2 [ser]
a) ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

b) ‹lenguaje/imágenes/realidad› harsh

crudo,-a
I adjetivo
1 raw
2 (comida poco hecha) underdone
3 (clima, realidad) harsh
4 (color) cream, natural
II sustantivo masculino (petróleo) crude
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado estar muy crudo, to be very difficult
tener/ver (algo) muy crudo, to find sthg very difficult
' crudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruda
- tártara
- tártaro
- cocido
- petróleo
- plátano
English:
crude
- hard-pressed
- raw
- rawhide
- stark
- bleak
- ham
- sharp
- unrefined

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crudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [seda, algodón] raw

2. [alimentos] [sin cocinar] raw;
[sin cocer completamente] undercooked
3. [petróleo] crude

4. [clima, tiempo] harsh

5. [realidad] harsh;
[novela] harshly realistic, hard-hitting
6. [cruel] cruel

7. [color] beige

8. Fam [difícil]
en estos momentos está muy crudo encontrar trabajo it's really tough to find a job just now;

lo tiene crudo si piensa que lo voy a invitar he's in for a big disappointment if he thinks I'm inviting him

9. Guat, Méx Fam [con resaca] hung over

♦ nm

1. [petróleo] crude (oil)

2. Perú [arpillera] sacking

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crudo

I adj alimento raw; fig

harsh;

voy a tenerlo crudo para aprobar fam I’m going to have a hard job passing the exam, passing the exam isn’t going to be easy

II m crude (oil)

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crudo, -da adj

1) : raw

2) : crude, harsh

crudo nm

: crude oil

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crudo adj

1. (alimento sin cocinar) raw

verduras crudas raw vegetables

2. (alimento poco hecho) not cooked

esta carne está cruda this meat isn't cooked enough

3. (clima) harsh

4. (color) natural

tenerlo muy crudo to have a hard job

Spanish-English dictionary > crudo
6 aparte

adj.

separate.

lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer

ser caso o capítulo aparte to be a different matter

adv.

1 aside, to one side.

bromas aparte joking apart

2 separately (por separado).

la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift

3 besides.

y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too

aparte de apart from, except from (excepto)

aparte de feo… besides being ugly…

4 apart, aside, on one side, separately.

m.

1 new paragraph.

2 aside (Teatro).

3 private conference with the judge, sidebar.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: apartar.

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aparte

► adverbio

1 apart, aside, separately

■ eso se paga aparte you'll have to pay for that separately

► adjetivo

1 (distinto) special

■ eso es caso aparte that's completely different

► nombre masculino

1 TEATRO aside

2 LINGÚÍSTICA paragraph

■ punto y aparte full stop, new paragraph

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aparte de (excepto) apart from 2 (además de) as well as, besides

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1. noun m.
aside (theater)
2. adj.
separate, special
3. adv.
1) aside, apart

2) separately

3) besides

•

- aparte de

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1.

ADJ INV separate

guárdalo en un cajón aparte — keep it in a different o separate drawer

lo tuyo es un caso aparte — you're a special case

capítulo aparte merece la corrupción política — another question altogether is political corruption

• mantenerse aparte — to keep away

2. ADV

1) (=a un lado)

se la llevó aparte para contarle sus confidencias — he took her aside to confide in her

bromas aparte, ¿qué os parece que me vaya a vivir a El Cairo? — joking aside o seriously though, what do you think of me going to live in Cairo?

diferencias ideológicas aparte, perseguimos el mismo fin — ideological differences aside, we're after the same thing

• dejando aparte el norte, este país no es muy montañoso — leaving aside the north, this country is not very mountainous

• hacerle a algn aparte — to exclude sb

• poner algo aparte — to put sth aside

la ropa sucia ponla aparte — put the dirty clothes to one side, put aside the dirty clothes

• ser algo aparte — to be something superior
modestia
2) (=por separado) separately

tendremos que considerar eso aparte — we'll have to consider that separately

deberías lavar las toallas aparte — you should wash the towels separately

3) (=además) besides

aparte, yo ya soy mayorcita para que me manden — besides, I'm too old to be bossed about like that

-¿y no paga el alquiler? -sí, eso aparte — "and he doesn't pay the rent?" - "yes, that as well"

300 euros, aparte impuestos — 300 euros, taxes aside

aparte hay un examen práctico — there is also a practical exam

3.

PREP

• aparte de — apart from

aparte del mal tiempo, las vacaciones fueron estupendas — apart from the bad weather, the holidays were great

• aparte de que — apart from the fact that

4. SM

1) (Teat) aside

hacer un aparte con algn — to take sb to one side

2) (Tip) paragraph, new paragraph

punto y aparte — new paragraph

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I
adverbio

1) (a un lado, por separado)

pon las verduras aparte — put the vegetables to o on one side

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió — she called him aside and reprimanded him

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero — leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte — joking aside

aparte de — apart from

aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...

2) ( además)

y aparte tiene una casa en el campo — and she has a house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid
II
adjetivo invariable

esto merece un capítulo aparte — this deserves a separate chapter

es un caso aparte — he's a special case
III
masculino aside

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= aside, separate, of its own.

Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex. The document has no title of its own.

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* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

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I
adverbio

1) (a un lado, por separado)

pon las verduras aparte — put the vegetables to o on one side

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió — she called him aside and reprimanded him

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero — leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte — joking aside

aparte de — apart from

aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...

2) ( además)

y aparte tiene una casa en el campo — and she has a house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid
II
adjetivo invariable

esto merece un capítulo aparte — this deserves a separate chapter

es un caso aparte — he's a special case
III
masculino aside

* * *

= aside, separate, of its own.

Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex: The document has no title of its own.

* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

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aparte¹

adverb

A (a un lado, por separado) separately

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?

lavar la ropa de color aparte wash coloreds separately

este asunto lo vamos a tratar aparte we'll deal with this matter separately

lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside o to one side and reprimanded him

pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side

dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero leaving aside the question of money

bromas aparte joking aside

soy muy buena cocinera, modestia aparte I'm a very good cook, although I say so myself

aparte de apart from, aside from ( AmE)

aparte de la pensión no tiene ningún otro ingreso apart from her pension, she has no other income

aparte de que no tiene experiencia, es muy irresponsable apart from the fact that she has no experience, she's very irresponsible

punto

B

(además): y aparte tiene otra casa en el campo and she has another house in the country as well

y aparte yo no soy su criada and anyway o besides o apart from anything else, I'm not his maid

aparte²

adj inv

esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter o a chapter to itself

es un caso aparte he's a special case

aparte³

masculine

aside

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Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)

aparté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

aparte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
apartar
aparte
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo aparteon del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
aparte adverbio
1 (a un lado, por separado):
◊ pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side;

¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?;
lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside and reprimanded him;
bromas aparte joking aside;
aparte de ( excepto) apart from;

( además de) as well as;
◊ aparte de eso me encuentro bien apart from that I'm all right;

aparte de hacerlos, los diseña she designs them as well as making them
2 ( además) as well;
( por otra parte) anyway, besides
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter;

es un caso aparte he's a special case
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
aparte 1 adverbio
1 (en un sitio separado) aside: pon eso aparte, put it aside
2 (dejando a un lado) apart
modestia/bromas aparte, modesty/joking apart
3 (separadamente) separately: la bebida te la cobran aparte, they charge separately for the drinks
♦ Locuciones: aparte de, (además de) besides: aparte de educado es muy simpático, besides being polite he's also very nice
(independientemente de, a excepción de) no tiene a nadie aparte de mí, he has no one apart from me
aparte 2 I adj inv
1 (insólito) special: este hombre es un caso aparte, this man's a special case
2 (distinto) separated
II sustantivo masculino
1 Teat aside
2 Ling punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph

' aparte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- independientemente
- punto
- separar
- separada
- separado
- allá
- párrafo
English:
apart
- aside
- avert
- keep
- offprint
- otherwise
- outside
- separate
- away
- besides
- draw
- extra
- other
- plus
- segregate
- take

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aparte

♦ adv

1. [en otro lugar, a un lado] aside, to one side;

las cartas urgentes ponlas aparte put the urgent letters to one side;

dejando aparte tu último comentario… leaving aside your last comment…;

bromas aparte joking apart

2. [por separado] separately;

este paquete vino aparte this parcel came separately;

poner aparte el grano y la paja to separate the grain from the chaff;

la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift

3. [además] besides;

y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too;

y aparte no tengo por qué hacerte caso and anyway o besides, there's no reason why I should take any notice of you;

aparte de apart from, except for;

aparte de esta pequeña errata, el resto está perfecto apart from o except for this small mistake, the rest is perfect;

aparte de feo… besides being ugly…;

no encontré otra razón aparte de la que te he explicado I couldn't find any reason for it other than the one I've told you;

aparte de eso, no hay nada más que decir other than that, there's nothing more to say;

aparte de que no es un goleador nato, ha costado muy caro quite apart from the fact that he isn't an instinctive goal scorer, he cost a lot of money;

es mi mejor amigo, aparte de ti, claro está he's my best friend, apart from you o except for you, of course

♦ adj inv

separate;

lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer;

es un poeta aparte, tremendamente original he's in a league o class of his own as a poet, he's incredibly original;

ser caso o [m5] capítulo aparte to be a different matter;

tu hermana es un caso aparte your sister's a special case;

constituir una clase aparte to be in a league o class of one's own

♦ nm

1. [párrafo] new paragraph

2. Teatro aside;
Fig
se lo dijo en un aparte she told him when the others couldn't hear her

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aparte

I adv

1 to one side;

llevar a alguien aparte take s.o. aside o to one side

2 ( por separado) separately

3

:

aparte de aside from, Br apart from;

aparte de guapa, es rica she’s not only pretty, she’s rich too, she’s rich as well as pretty;

aparte de que apart from the fact that

II m

1 TEA aside

2 TIP new line;

punto y aparte new paragraph

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aparte adv

1) : apart, aside

modestia aparte: if I say so myself

2) : separately

3)

aparte de : apart from, besides

aparte adj

: separate, special

aparte nm

: aside (in theater)

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aparte¹ adj

1. (distinto) special / different

él es un caso aparte he's something else

vive en un mundo aparte she lives in another world

2. (separado) separate

aparte² adv

1. (a un lado) aside / to one side

puso el pescado aparte she put the fish to one side

2. (por separado) separately

eso se paga aparte you have to pay for that separately

3. (a solas) on your own

habló aparte con su abogado he spoke to his lawyer on his own

aparte de (excepto) apart from (además de) besides / as well as

aparte del susto, no le ha pasado nada apart from the shock, she's fine

aparte de inteligente, es también guapo besides being clever, he's good looking too

Spanish-English dictionary > aparte
7 sopa

f.

1 soup.

sopa de ajo garlic soup

sopa inglesa trifle (Am)

sopa instantánea instant soup

sopa juliana vegetable soup

sopa de letras alphabet soup; (alimento) wordsearch (pasatiempo)

sopa de sobre packet soup

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

2 sop, piece of soaked bread.

hacer sopas (en) to dip bread (into)

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sopa

► nombre femenino

1 (plato) soup

► nombre femenino plural sopas

1 pieces of bread soaked in a liquid, sops

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comer de la sopa boba / vivir de la sopa boba familiar to be a parasite, live off somebody

dar sopas con honda a alguien figurado to outshine somebody

estar hasta en la sopa familiar to be everywhere

estar hecho,-a una sopa / quedar hecho,-a una sopa familiar to be soaked to the skin

sopa boba food served to the poor, slops plural

sopa de ajo garlic soup

sopa de cebolla onion soup

sopa de fideos noodle soup

sopa de sobre packet soup, instant soup

sopa juliana vegetable soup

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noun f.

soup

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SF

1) (=caldo) soup

hasta en la sopa —

los encontramos hasta en la sopa — they're everywhere, they're ten a penny

- andar a o vivir a o comer la sopa boba

- poner a algn como sopa de Pascua

sopa chilena — And corn and potato soup

sopa de cebolla — onion soup

sopa de cola — CAm oxtail soup

sopa de fideos — noodle soup

sopa de sobre — packet soup

sopa de verduras, sopa juliana — vegetable soup

2) (=pan mojado) sop

hacer sopas — to dunk *

- estar hecho una sopa

- dar sopas con honda a algn

sopas de leche — bread and milk

3)

sopa de letras — word search, word search game

4) Méx
(tb: sopa seca) second course
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femenino ( caldo) soup

sopa de verduras — vegetable soup

sopa de sobre — packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

comer or vivir a la sopa boba — (Esp fam) to live at somebody else's expense, live off somebody

hasta en la sopa — (fam) all over the place (colloq)

hecho una sopa — (fam) soaked to the skin (colloq), drenched

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= chowder, soup.

Ex. My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.

Ex. One of the first types of soups can be dated to about 6000 BC.

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* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa de fideos = noodle soup.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* sopa deshidratada = dehydrated soup.

* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.

* sopa en lata = tinned soup, canned soup.

* sopa enlatada = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

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femenino ( caldo) soup

sopa de verduras — vegetable soup

sopa de sobre — packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

comer or vivir a la sopa boba — (Esp fam) to live at somebody else's expense, live off somebody

hasta en la sopa — (fam) all over the place (colloq)

hecho una sopa — (fam) soaked to the skin (colloq), drenched

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= chowder, soup.

Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.

Ex: One of the first types of soups can be dated to about 6000 BC.

* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa de fideos = noodle soup.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* sopa deshidratada = dehydrated soup.

* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.

* sopa en lata = tinned soup, canned soup.

* sopa enlatada = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

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sopa

feminine

A (caldo) soup

sopa de verduras/cebolla vegetable/onion soup

sopa de sobre powdered soup, packaged soup ( AmE), packet soup ( BrE)

comer or vivir de la sopa boba ( Esp fam); to live at sb else's expense, live off sb

darle a algn una sopa de su propio chocolate to give sb a taste of his/her own medicine

darle sopas con honda(s) a algn ( Esp fam); to run rings around sb ( colloq), to knock spots off sb ( colloq)

hacer la sopa ( Méx); to shuffle (the dominoes)

hasta en la sopa ( fam); all over the place ( colloq)

últimamente me lo encuentro hasta en la sopa lately I've been running into him all over the place

hecho una sopa ( fam); soaked to the skin ( colloq), drenched

Compuestos:

● sopa de ajos

consommé with hard boiled egg, garlic and sometimes bread

● sopa inglesa

( RPl) trifle

● sopa juliana

julienne

B sopas fpl pieces of bread (pl) (soaked in soup, coffee etc.)

Compuesto:

sopas de leche

fpl bread soaked in milk with sugar and cinnamon

C

( Méx): ¡sopas! ( como interj) (expresando — sorpresa) wow! ( colloq), jeez ( AmE colloq) (— entusiasmo) great! ( colloq)

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sopa sustantivo femenino ( caldo) soup;
◊ sopa de sobre packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

sopa sustantivo femenino (de verdura, fideos, etc) soup
♦ Locuciones: dar sopas con honda, to be clearly better: en matemáticas le da sopas con honda, he's miles better than her in maths
fam (omnipresencia) estar hasta en la sopa, to be everywhere
estar/quedarse sopa, to be/fall sound asleep
figurado quedar hecho una sopa, to get soaked
familiar vivir a la sopa boba, to scrounge one's meals
fam (aburrido, soso) ser un sopas, to be a bore

' sopa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
honda
- sobre
- soluble
- aguado
- bueno
- claro
- crema
- cuchara
- entonar
- hartar
- humeante
- humear
- picatoste
- probar
- quemar
- terminar
- tomar
- verdura
English:
consistency
- detect
- dish up
- dishwater
- gumbo
- leek
- minestrone
- Scotch broth
- soup
- thin
- vegetable soup
- water down
- watery
- nice

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sopa

♦ nf

1. [guiso] soup;

Comp
Esp Fam
andar a la sopa boba to scrounge;

Comp
Esp Fam
dar sopas con hondas a alguien to run rings round sb, Br to knock the spots off sb;

Comp
Méx Fam
dar a alguien una sopa de su propio chocolate to give sb a taste of his/her own medicine;

Comp
Fam
estar hasta en la sopa: últimamente ese cantante está hasta en la sopa that singer has been everywhere you look, recently;

Comp
Fam
me lo encuentro hasta en la sopa I bump into him wherever I go;

Comp
Fam
estar como una sopa to be sopping wet;

Comp
Méx Fam
no haber más que una sopa to be Hobson's choice

Comp
sopa de ajo garlic soup;
sopa de cebolla onion soup;

sopa de fideos noodle soup;
Am sopa inglesa trifle;
sopa instantánea instant soup;

sopa juliana vegetable soup;

sopa de letras [alimento] alphabet soup;
[pasatiempo] wordsearch;
sopa de pollo chicken soup;

sopa de sobre packet soup;

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

2. [de pan] sop, piece of soaked bread;

no hagas sopas en la salsa don't dip your bread into the sauce

♦ adj
Fam [dormido]
estar sopa to be crashed out;

me quedé sopa viendo la tele I crashed out in front of the TV o Br telly

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sopa

f soup;

estar hecho una sopa fam be sopping wet;

hasta en la sopa fam all over the place fam ;

dar sopas con honda fam run rings around

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sopa nf

1) : soup

2)

estar hecho una sopa : to be soaked to the bone

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sopa n soup

sopa de tomate tomato soup

Spanish-English dictionary > sopa
8 puré

m.

purée, mash.

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puré

► nombre masculino

1 (espeso) purée; (sopa) thick soup

■ hoy tenemos puré de zanahoria today we've got thick carrot soup

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer a alguien puré familiar (físicamente) to make mincemeat of somebody 2 (moralmente) to shatter somebody

hecho,-a puré familiar shattered

puré de patatas mashed potatoes

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SM (Culin) purée, (thick) soup

puré de guisantes — (lit) pea soup; (fig) peasouper *, thick fog

puré de patatas — mashed potatoes pl

puré de tomate — tomato purée, tomato paste

puré de verduras — thick vegetable soup

- estar hecho puré

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masculino

puré de verduras — puréed vegetables

puré de tomates — tomato purée o paste

puré de papas or (Esp) patatas — mashed o creamed potatoes; ( más líquido) potato purée

estar hecho puré — (fam) to be beat o done in (colloq)

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= puree, mash.

Ex. About half the yield is consumed fresh and the rest is processed into juices, purees and candied fruit.

Ex. The main dish sold is pie and mash -- a minced beef pie and mashed potato.

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* hacer Algo puré = mash.

* hecho puré = mashed.

* puré de guisantes = mushy peas.

* puré de patatas = mashed potato.

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masculino

puré de verduras — puréed vegetables

puré de tomates — tomato purée o paste

puré de papas or (Esp) patatas — mashed o creamed potatoes; ( más líquido) potato purée

estar hecho puré — (fam) to be beat o done in (colloq)

* * *

= puree, mash.

Ex: About half the yield is consumed fresh and the rest is processed into juices, purees and candied fruit.

Ex: The main dish sold is pie and mash -- a minced beef pie and mashed potato.

* hacer Algo puré = mash.

* hecho puré = mashed.

* puré de guisantes = mushy peas.

* puré de patatas = mashed potato.

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puré

masculine

puré de verduras puréed vegetables

puré de tomates tomato purée o paste

puré de manzana (para carnes) apple sauce; (para bebés) apple purée

puré de papas or ( Esp) patatas mashed o creamed potatoes; (más líquido) potato purée

estar hecho puré ( fam); to be beat ( colloq), to be done in ( colloq)

hacer puré a algn ( fam); to beat sb to a pulp ( colloq), to make mincemeat of sb ( colloq)

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puré sustantivo masculino:
◊ puré de verduras puréed vegetables;

puré de tomates tomato purée o paste;
puré de papas or (Esp) patatas mashed o creamed potatoes
puré m Culin purée, thick soup
puré de patatas, mashed potatoes
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho puré, to be exhausted o familiar to be knackered

' puré' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
candorosa
- candoroso
- castiza
- castizo
- comerse
- grumosa
- grumoso
- impoluta
- impoluto
- lana
- ley
- liofilizar
- mera
- mero
- pura
- puro
- simple
- aplastar
- carambola
- conjetura
- mancha
English:
banger
- cream
- crisps
- mash
- potato chips
- pure
- soup
- conjecture
- croquette
- puree
- racially
- sheer
- solid

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puré nm

thick soup;

Comp
Fam
estar hecho puré to be beat o Br knackered

Comp
puré de patatas mashed potatoes;
puré de tomate tomato purée

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puré

m purée; sopa cream;

puré de patatas o

papas L.Am. mashed potatoes

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puré nm

: purée

puré de papas: mashed potatoes

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puré n

1. (comida espesa) purée

puré de manzana apple purée

2. (sopa) thick soup

puré de puerros thick leek soup

puré de patatas mashed potatoes

Spanish-English dictionary > puré
9 deshacer

v.

1 to undo (nudo, paquete).

deshacer las maletas to unpack one's suitcases o bags

tuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at home

Ella deshizo el enredo She undid the mess.

2 to melt (disolver) (helado, mantequilla).

3 to tear up (despedazar) (libro).

4 to cancel (poner fin a) (contrato, negocio).

tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out

5 to rout (destruir) (enemigo).

6 to devastate.

7 to destroy, to bring down, to dismantle, to tear apart.

La bomba deshizo el puente The bomb destroyed the bridge.

8 to rescind.

Ella deshizo el pacto She rescinded the pact.

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deshacer

Conjugation model [ HACER], like link=hacer hacer (pp deshecho,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (destruir) to destroy

2 (estropear) to ruin, damage; (romper) to break; (desordenar) to upset

3 (nudo) to untie, loosen; (paquete) to undo, unwrap; (cama) to strip; (equipaje) to unpack; (puntadas) to unpick

4 MILITAR (poner en fuga) to rout, put to flight

5 (romper un acuerdo) to break off

6 (disolver) to dissolve; (derretir) to melt

7 (desandar) to retrace

8 (desmontar) to take apart, take to pieces

9 (planes, proyectos) to spoil, ruin

► verbo pronominal deshacerse

1 (nudo) to come undone, come untied; (puntada) to come unsewn

2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt

3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away

■ la nube se deshizo y salió el sol the cloud disappeared and the sun came out

4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered

■ cuando fue despedido se deshizo when he was fired he went to pieces

5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)

■ se deshizo del cadáver he got rid of the corpse

6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out

7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards

8 (chiflarse) to be crazy ( por, about), be mad ( por, about)

■ se deshace por las películas del oeste he's crazy about westerns

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FRASEOLOGÍA

deshacerse en atenciones to be extremely kind

deshacerse en elogios/cumplidos to be full of praise

deshacerse en excusas to apologize profusely

deshacerse en llanto/lágrimas to cry one's eyes out

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verb

1) to destroy

2) dissolve, melt

3) break

•

- deshacerse
- deshacerse de
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( pp deshecho)
1. VT

1) (=separar) [+ nudo, lazo] to untie, undo; [+ costura] to unpick; [+ fila, corro] to break up

2) (=desarreglar) [+ maleta] to unpack; [+ rompecabezas] to break up; [+ paquete] to undo, unwrap; [+ cama] [al dormir] to mess up; [para cambiar las sábanas] to strip

deshacía una y otra vez su peinado — she kept redoing her hair

era imposible deshacer lo hecho — what had been done couldn't be undone

puede hacer y deshacer a su antojo — she is free to do as she wishes

la cama estaba sin deshacer — the bed hadn't been slept in

3) (=derretir) [+ nieve, helado] to melt

4) (=disolver) [+ pastilla, grumos] to dissolve; (=desmenuzar) [+ bizcocho, pastel, cubito de caldo] to crumble

deshacer algo en agua — to dissolve sth in water

5) (=desgastar) [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out; [+ metal] to wear down, wear away

6) (=estropear) [+ vista, proyecto, vida] to ruin

la marea deshizo los castillos de arena — the tide washed away o broke up our sandcastles

este contratiempo nos ha deshecho los planes — this setback has ruined our plans

7) [+ persona] to shatter

8) [+ contrato, alianza, acuerdo] (=romper) to break; (=cancelar) to annul

9) (=enmendar) [+ agravio] to right, put right; [+ equívoco, malentendido] to resolve

- deshacer el camino

10) (=dispersar) [+ manifestación] to break up; [+ enemigo] to rout

11) (=derrotar) [+ contrario] to take apart, dismantle

2.

See:

deshacerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <costura/bordado> to unpick

b) <nudo/lazo> to undo, untie; < ovillo> to unwind; < trenza> to undo

el viento me deshizo el peinado — the wind ruined o messed up my hair

2)

a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrap

b) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack

3)

a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to melt

b) ( desmenuzar) to break up

4)

a) (destrozar, estropear)

la lejía te deshace las manos — bleach ruins your hands

tengo los nervios deshechos — my nerves are in shreds

la muerte de su hijo le deshizo la vida — her life was shattered by the death of her son

la guerra deshizo el país — the war tore the country apart

b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)

aquella derrota lo deshizo moralmente — he was shattered by that defeat

c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out

5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel
2.
deshacerse v pron

1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined

2)

a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrate

cocina las verduras hasta que se deshacen — she cooks the vegetables until they are o go mushy

dejar deshacerse en la boca — allow it to dissolve in your mouth

b) ( destruirse)

el vaso se cayó y se deshizo — the glass fell and smashed

c) nieve/helado to melt

d) sociedad to dissolve

3) ( desvivirse)

deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her

4)

deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary

5) deshacerse de

a) ( librarse de) to get rid of

logró deshacerse de sus perseguidores — he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers

b) ( desprenderse de) to part with

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= undo.

Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.

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* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.

* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.

* deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.

* deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.

* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.

* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <costura/bordado> to unpick

b) <nudo/lazo> to undo, untie; < ovillo> to unwind; < trenza> to undo

el viento me deshizo el peinado — the wind ruined o messed up my hair

2)

a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrap

b) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack

3)

a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to melt

b) ( desmenuzar) to break up

4)

a) (destrozar, estropear)

la lejía te deshace las manos — bleach ruins your hands

tengo los nervios deshechos — my nerves are in shreds

la muerte de su hijo le deshizo la vida — her life was shattered by the death of her son

la guerra deshizo el país — the war tore the country apart

b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)

aquella derrota lo deshizo moralmente — he was shattered by that defeat

c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out

5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel
2.
deshacerse v pron

1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined

2)

a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrate

cocina las verduras hasta que se deshacen — she cooks the vegetables until they are o go mushy

dejar deshacerse en la boca — allow it to dissolve in your mouth

b) ( destruirse)

el vaso se cayó y se deshizo — the glass fell and smashed

c) nieve/helado to melt

d) sociedad to dissolve

3) ( desvivirse)

deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her

4)

deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary

5) deshacerse de

a) ( librarse de) to get rid of

logró deshacerse de sus perseguidores — he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers

b) ( desprenderse de) to part with

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= undo.

Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.

* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.

* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.

* deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.

* deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.

* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.

* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

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deshacer [ E18 ]

vt

A

1 ‹costura/bordado› to unpick

tuve que deshacer las mangas del suéter I had to unravel o undo the sleeves of the sweater

2 ‹nudo/lazo› to undo, untie; ‹ovillo› to unwind; ‹trenza› to undo

el viento me deshizo el peinado the wind ruined o messed up my hair

B

1 (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/radio/reloj› to take … to pieces, take … apart; ‹paquete› to undo, unwrap; ‹prenda› to take … apart, cut up

2 ‹cama› (para cambiarla) to strip; (desordenar) to mess up

deshacer la maleta to unpack one's suitcase

C

1 (derretir) ‹nieve/helado› to melt

2 (desmenuzar) to break up

deshacer el cubo de caldo con los dedos crumble the stock cube in your fingers

trata de deshacer los grumos con un tenedor try to break up the lumps with a fork

D

1

(destrozar, estropear): la lejía te deshace las manos bleach ruins your hands

este niño deshace un par de zapatos en menos de un mes this child gets through a pair of shoes in less than a month

tengo los nervios deshechos my nerves are in tatters o shreds o are shot (to pieces)

la muerte de su hijo le deshizo la vida her life was shattered by the death of her son

deshizo todo lo bueno que había hecho su antecesor he undid all the good his predecessor had done

aquello terminó por deshacer su matrimonio that eventually destroyed their marriage o caused the breakup of their marriage

la guerra deshizo al país the war tore the country apart

lo deshizo de una patada he knocked it down o destroyed it with one kick

2 ‹ejército› to rout, crush

¿va a pelear con Bruno? ¡lo va a deshacer! he's going to fight Bruno? he'll make mincemeat of him o he'll thrash him! ( colloq)

casi lo deshace de una paliza he beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)

aquella derrota lo deshizo moralmente he was shattered by that defeat

3 ( fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear … out

la caminata me deshizo the walk wore me out, I was shattered o bushed after the walk ( colloq)

E ‹acuerdo/trato› to break; ‹noviazgo› to break off; ‹sociedad› to dissolve

un compromiso que no puedo deshacer an engagement I can't break

me han deshecho todos los planes they've wrecked o ruined o spoiled all my plans

tuve que deshacer todos los planes que había hecho I had to cancel all the plans I had made

¿ahora quién va a deshacer el entuerto? now who's going to sort out this mess?

■ deshacerse

v pron

A

1 «dobladillo/costura» to come undone o unstitched

2 «nudo» to come undone o untied; «trenza/moño» to come undone; «peinado» to get messed up, be ruined

B

1 (desintegrarse) to disintegrate

se deshizo al entrar en contacto con el aire it disintegrated when it came into contact with the air

dejar deshacerse la pastilla en la boca allow the tablet to dissolve in your mouth

esta tiza se deshace en las manos this chalk crumbles o disintegrates in your hand

cocina las verduras hasta que se deshacen she cooks the vegetables until they are o go mushy

se deshacen en la boca they melt in your mouth

2

(destruirse): el vaso se cayó y se deshizo the glass fell and smashed

3 «nieve/helado» to melt

4 «reunión» to break up; «sociedad» to dissolve

C (desvivirse) deshacerse POR algn/algo:

me deshago por complacerla I go out of my way to please her

está que se deshace por él she's wild o crazy about him ( colloq)

están que se deshacen por echarle el guante they're dying to get their hands on him ( colloq)

D deshacerse EN algo:

se deshizo en llanto or lágrimas she dissolved o burst into floods of tears

me deshice en cumplidos I was extremely complimentary, I went out of my way to be complimentary

E deshacerse de

1 (librarse de) to get rid of

no veía la hora de deshacerme de ese trasto I couldn't wait to get rid of that piece of junk

al fin me deshice de ese pesado I finally got rid of that bore

logró deshacerse de sus perseguidores he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers

voy a tener que deshacerme de la nueva secretaria I'm going to have to get rid of the new secretary o ( euph) to let the new secretary go

2 (desprenderse de) to part with

no quisiera tener que deshacerme de este cuadro I wouldn't like to have to part with this picture

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deshacer ( conjugate deshacer) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹costura/bordado› to unpick

b) ‹nudo/lazo/trenza› to undo;

‹ ovillo› to unwind
2
a) (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/mecanismo› to take … apart;

‹ paquete› to undo, unwrap
b) ‹ cama› ( para cambiarla) to strip;

( desordenar) to mess up;
‹ maleta› to unpack
3
a) ( derretir) ‹nieve/helado› to melt

b) ( desmenuzar) to break up

c) ( en líquido) to dissolve

4 ‹acuerdo/trato› to break;
‹ noviazgo› to break off;
‹planes/compromiso› to cancel
deshacerse verbo pronominal
1 [dobladillo/costura] to come undone o unstitched;
[nudo/trenza/moño] to come undone;
[ peinado] to get messed up, be ruined
2
a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrate

b) [nieve/helado] to melt

c) ( en líquido) to dissolve

3 deshacerse en algo:
◊ deshacerse en llanto to dissolve into tears;

me deshice en cumplidos I went out of my way to be complimentary
4
◊ deshacerse de

a) ( librarse de) to get rid of

b) ( desprenderse de) to part with

deshacer verbo transitivo
1 (un nudo, paquete) to undo
(el equipaje) to unpack
(una cama) to strip
2 (estropear) to destroy, ruin
3 (un trato) to break off
4 (en un líquido) to dissolve
5 (derretir) to melt
' deshacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disolver
- deshaga
- deshice
- deshizo
English:
strip
- undo
- unpack
- break
- go
- unfasten

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deshacer

♦ vt

1. [desarmar, despedazar] to take apart;
[nudo, paquete] to undo; [libro] to tear up; [roca] to break up; [castillo de arena] to destroy; [maleta] to unpack; [costura] to unpick;
deshacer las maletas to unpack (one's bags);

el aire le deshizo el peinado the wind messed up her hair;

la cama estaba sin deshacer the bed hadn't been stripped;

deshacer un puzzle to pull apart a jigsaw;

la tormenta deshizo el techo de la vivienda the storm caused serious damage to the roof of the house;

tuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at home;

tiene los nervios deshechos his nerves are in shreds

2. [disolver] [helado, mantequilla] to melt;
[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve;
deshacer un comprimido en agua to dissolve a tablet in water

3. [destruir] [matrimonio] to ruin;
[enemigo] to rout;
tres años de guerra deshicieron al país three years of war devastated the country;

deshicieron al equipo rival they destroyed o dismantled the opposition

4. [poner fin a] [contrato, negocio] to cancel;
[pacto, tratado] to break; [plan, intriga] to foil; [organización] to dissolve;
tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out

5. [afligir] to devastate;

la noticia de su asesinato deshizo a la familia the news of his murder devastated his family

6. Informát to undo

♦ See also the pronominal verb deshacerse

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deshacer

<part deshecho> v/t

1 undo; costura unpick

2 maleta unpack; cama strip

3 pastilla crush

4 nieve, mantequilla melt

5 tratado break; planes wreck, ruin;

eso los obligó a deshacer todos sus planes this forced them to cancel their plans

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deshacer {40} vt

1) : to destroy, to ruin

2) desatar: to undo, to untie

3) : to break apart, to crumble

4) : to dissolve, to melt

5) : to break, to cancel

♦ See also the reflexive verb deshacerse

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deshacer vb

1. (nudo, paquete) to undo [pt. undid; pp. undone]

2. (maleta) to unpack

3. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt

el calor deshace la nieve the heat melts the snow

Spanish-English dictionary > deshacer
10 base

adj.

host.

f.

1 foundations (parte inferior) (de edificio).

base de maquillaje foundation (cream)

2 basis (fundamento, origen).

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…

sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of

base imponible (finance) taxable income

3 base.

base aérea air base

base espacial space station

base de lanzamiento launch site

base naval naval base

base de operaciones operational base

4 base (chemistry).

5 base (math & geometry).

6 base.

7 makeup.

8 radix, base of a system of numbers or logarithms.

pres.subj.

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

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base

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) base

■ la base de la torre the base of the tower

2 figurado basis

■ las cereales son la base de nuestra agricultura cereals form the basis of our agriculture

■ si partimos de la base de que... if we start from the premise that...

3 QUÍMICA base, alkali

4 MATEMÁTICAS base

5 (en béisbol) base

► nombre femenino plural bases

1 (de concurso) rules

2 las bases (de partido etc) grass roots, rank and file

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a base de (por) through, by means of, using 2 (de) consisting of

■ se hizo rico a base de trabajar mucho he became rich through hard work

■ una dieta a base de hortalizas y pescado a diet consisting of vegetables and fish

a base de bien familiar really well

en base a based on, on the basis of

base aérea air base

base de datos database

base de datos documental documentary database

base de datos relacional relational database

base de lanzamiento launch site

base de operaciones operational headquarters

base imponible taxable income

base naval naval base

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noun f.

1) base

2) basis

•

- base de datos

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1. SF

1) (=parte inferior) base

la base de la columna — the base of the pillar

este jarrón tiene muy poca base — this vase has a very narrow base

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

la base del cráneo — the base of the skull

2) (=fondo) [de pintura] background; [de maquillaje] foundation

sobre una base de amarillo — on a yellow background

primero se coloca una base de tomate — start by laying a tomato base

3) (=fundamento) basis

ese artículo no tiene base científica alguna — that article has no scientific basis at all

la base del éxito está en el trabajo — the key to success is hard work

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

un programa elaborado en base a criterios subjetivos — a programme based on subjective criteria

en base a lo que acabamos de ver — based on what we have just seen

en base a que: no publicaron la carta en base a que era demasiado larga — they didn't publish the letter because it was too long

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

partiendo de esta base, nos planteamos la necesidad... — on this assumption, we think it necessary...

partir de la base de que... — to take as one's starting point that...

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

Chomsky sentó las bases de la gramática generativa — Chomsky laid the foundations of generative grammar

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

hay que negociar sobre la base de resoluciones previas — we must negotiate on the basis of previous resolutions

- coger a algn fuera de base

base de poder — power base

4) (=componente principal)

la leche es la base de su alimentación — his diet is milk-based

la base de este jabón es la soda — this soap is soda-based

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

un plato a base de verduras — a vegetable-based dish, a dish based on vegetables

este aparato funciona a base de ultrasonidos — this machine works with ultrasound

sólo conseguirás salir adelante a base de mucho esfuerzo — you will only get ahead by working hard

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

así, a base de no hacer nada, poco vas a conseguir — you won't achieve much by doing nothing

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

cenamos a base de bien — we had a really good meal

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

5) (=conocimientos básicos) grounding

le falta un poco de base — he doesn't have the proper grounding

este manual le aportará una buena base de química — this handbook will give you a good grounding in chemistry

6) (Mil) base

base aérea — air base

base aeronaval — naval air base

base avanzada — forward base

base de lanzamiento — launch site

base de operaciones — operations base

base espacial — space station

base militar — military base

base naval — naval base

7) pl bases

a) (=condiciones) [de concurso] conditions, rules; [de convocatoria] requirements

b) (Pol)

las bases — the rank and file

8) (Inform)

base de datos — database

base de datos documental — documentary database

base de datos relacional — relational database

9) (Mat) [en una potencia] base

10) (Quím) base

11) (Téc) base, mounting

12) (Agrimensura) base, base line

13) (Ling) (tb: base derivativa) base form

14) (Béisbol) base

15) ** (=droga) base

2.

SMF (Baloncesto) guard

3. ADJ INV

1) (=de partida) [campamento, campo] base antes de s ; [puerto] home antes de s

dejamos el campamento base por la mañana — we left base camp in the morning

2) (=básico) [idea] basic; [documento, texto] provisional, draft

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color
salario, sueldo
* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex. The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex. The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex. The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex. The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex. 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex. Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

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* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex: The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *

base¹

feminine

A

1 (parte inferior) base

la base de una columna the base of a column

el contraste está en la base the hallmark is on the base o the bottom

2 (fondo) background

sobre una base de tonos claros against o on a background of light tones

3

tb base de maquillaje foundation

4 (permanente) soft perm

B

1

(fundamento): no tienes suficiente base para asegurar eso you don't have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana the basis of good health is a balanced diet

esa afirmación carece de bases sólidas that statement is not founded o based on any firm evidence

sentar las bases de un acuerdo to lay the foundations of an agreement

un movimiento sin base popular a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point

partiendo or si partimos de la base de que … if we start from the premise o assumption that …

sobre la base de estos datos podemos concluir que … on the basis of this information we can conclude that …

2

(componente principal): la base de su alimentación es el arroz rice is their staple food, their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín this perfume has a jasmine base, this is a jasmine-based perfume

los diamantes forman la base de la economía the economy is based on diamonds

3

(conocimientos básicos): tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound basic knowledge of o he has a sound grounding in science

llegó sin ninguna base he hadn't mastered the basics when he arrived

Compuestos:

● base de datos

database

● base de datos relacional

relational database

● base imponible

tax base ( AmE), taxable income o base ( BrE)

C ( en locs):

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered

lo consiguió a base de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to achieve it

un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet, a diet mainly consisting of vegetables

una bebida a base de ginebra a gin-based drink

vive a base de pastillas pills are what keep her going

de base ‹planteamiento/error› fundamental, basic;

‹militante› rank-and-file ( before n), ordinary ( before n); ‹movimiento/democracia› grass roots ( before n)

en base a ( crit); on the basis of

en base a las recientes encuestas on the evidence o basis of recent polls

una propuesta de negociación en base a un programa de diez puntos a proposal for negotiations based on a ten-point plan

a base de bien ( Esp fam): comimos a base de bien we really ate well, we had a really good meal

D (centro de operaciones) base

Compuestos:

● base aérea

air base

● base de lanzamiento

launch site

● base de operaciones

center* of operations, operational headquarters ( sing o pl)

● base militar

military base

● base naval

naval base

E ( Pol) tb

bases rank and file (pl)

F ( Mat) base

G ( Quím) base

H bases fpl (de un concurso) rules (pl), conditions of entry (pl)

I

1 (en béisbol) base

2

base masculine and feminine (en baloncesto) guard

base²

adj inv

1 (básico, elemental) ‹alimento› basic, staple ( before n); ‹documento/texto› draft ( before n)

la idea base partió de … the basic idea stemmed from …

salario, sueldo

2 (de origen) ‹puerto› home ( before n); ‹campamento› base ( before n)

* * *

Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar)

basé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

base es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
basar
base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth
basarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] basese EN algo:

◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;

se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that information
b) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth

base sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

◊ base de maquillaje foundation

2
a) ( fundamento) basis;

◊ la base de una buena salud the basis of good health;

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that;
sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth;
tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point
b) ( conocimientos básicos):

◊ tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound grounding in science;

llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course;
base de datos database
3 ( en locs)
◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;

vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills
4 ( centro de operaciones) base;
◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base

5
◊ bases sustantivo femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

6
a) ( en béisbol) base

b)

◊ base sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard

basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
1 base
2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
II fpl
1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules
♦ Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract
' base' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- basar
- columpiarse
- concentración
- esquema
- fundar
- fundamentar
- fundarse
- innoble
- mantenerse
- pie
- salario
- somier
- subsistir
- tejemaneje
- asiento
- banco
- bastardo
- cimentar
- fundamento
- inicial
- mantener
- rejilla
- sueldo
English:
air base
- base
- basis
- circuit board
- cornerstone
- data base
- decision making
- fatty
- foundation
- from
- grounding
- rank
- rationale
- roll out
- stand
- undercoat
- work
- air
- ball
- base pay
- bed
- cover
- data
- educated
- found
- French
- go
- ground
- hard
- home
- model
- pickle
- primary
- report
- rocky
- sordid
- squash
- staple
- starchy
- taxable
- under

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base

♦ nf

1. [parte inferior] base;
[de edificio] foundations;
colocaron un ramo de flores en la base del monumento they placed a bunch of flowers at the foot of the monument

Comp
base de maquillaje foundation (cream)
2. [fundamento, origen] basis;

el respeto al medio ambiente es la base de un desarrollo equilibrado respect for the environment is o forms the basis of balanced development;

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil;

salí de la universidad con una sólida base humanística I left university with a solid grounding in the humanities;

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand;

esta teoría carece de base this theory is unfounded, this theory is not founded on solid arguments;

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…;

se parte de la base de que todos ya saben leer we're starting with the assumption that everyone can read;

sentar las bases para… to lay the foundations of…;

sobre la base de esta encuesta se concluye que… on the basis of this opinion poll, it can be concluded that… Fin base imponible taxable income

3. [conocimientos básicos] grounding;

habla mal francés porque tiene mala base she doesn't speak French well because she hasn't learnt the basics properly

4. [militar, científica] base

Comp
base aérea air base;
base espacial space station;

base de lanzamiento launch site;

base naval naval base;

base de operaciones operational base;
[aeropuerto civil ] base (of operations)
5. Quím base

6. Geom base

7. Mat base

8. Ling base (form)

9. Informát base de datos database;

base de datos documental documentary database;

base de datos relacional relational database

10. Com base de clientes customer base

11.
bases [para prueba, concurso] rules

12.
las bases [de partido, sindicato] the grass roots, the rank and file;

afiliado de las bases grassroots member

13. [en béisbol] base;
Méx
dar base por bola a alguien to walk sb

♦ nmf
[en baloncesto] guard
♦ a base de loc prep

by (means of);

me alimento a base de verduras I live on vegetables;

el flan está hecho a base de huevos crème caramel is made with eggs;

a base de no hacer nada by not doing anything;

a base de trabajar duro fue ascendiendo puestos she moved up through the company by working hard;

aprender a base de equivocarse to learn the hard way;

se sacó la carrera a base de codos she got her degree by sheer hard work

Comp
Esp Fam
a base de bien: nos humillaron a base de bien they really humiliated us;

lloraba a base de bien he was crying his eyes out;

los niños disfrutaron a base de bien the children had a great time

♦ en base a loc prep
[considerado incorrecto] on the basis of;
en base a lo visto hasta ahora, no creo que puedan ganar from what I've seen so far, I don't think they can win;

el plan se efectuará en base a lo convenido the plan will be carried out in accordance with the terms agreed upon

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base

I f

1 QUÍM, MAT, MIL, DEP base

2

:

bases pl de concurso etc conditions

3

:

una dieta a base de frutas a diet based on fruit, a fruit-based diet;

consiguió comprarse una casa a base de ahorrar he managed to buy a house by (dint of) saving;

nos divertimos a base de bien we had a really o fam a real good time

II m/f en baloncesto guard

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base nf

1) : base, bottom

2) : base (in baseball)

3) fundamento: basis, foundation

4)

base de datos : database

5)

a base de : based on, by means of

6)

en base a : based on, on the basis of

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base n

1. (en general) base

colocaron la estatua sobre una base de mármol they placed the statue on a marble base

2. (fundamento) basis [pl. bases]

la higiene es la base de una buena salud hygiene is the basis of good health

la base de su alimentación es la patata their diet is based on potatoes

a base de (mediante) by / through (basado en) based on

una alimentación a base de pescado a diet based on fish

han logrado el éxito a base de tocar en directo they've achieved success by playing live

base de datos database

base militar military base

Spanish-English dictionary > base
11 picar

v.

1 to bite.

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp

2 to peck.

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3 to chop (triturar) (vegetables).

4 to break up (piedra, hielo).

5 to chip the plaster off.

6 to annoy (informal) (enojar). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to spur on (to stimulate) (persona, caballo).

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

8 to punch (perforar) (billete, ficha).

9 to type (up) (informal) (mecanografiar).

10 to goad (bullfighting).

11 to itch (escocer) (parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda).

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

12 to be spicy or hot (food).

13 to nibble (tomar un aperitivo).

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

14 to burn (sol).

15 to bounce (balón, pelota) ( Latin American Spanish).

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

16 to sting, to bite, to peck, to pick.

La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.

17 to have an itch in.

Me pica la nariz I have an itch in my nose.

Le pica He has an itch.

18 to mince, to chop up, to chop, to hash.

Ella pica las verduras She minces the vegetables.

19 to be biting.

20 to burn on one's back, to be beating down, to beat down, to burn in one's back.

Este sol pica This sun beats down.

21 to pique, to spur.

Ella pica al caballo She spurred=piqued the horse.

22 to pick at.

Ella pica comida en la noche She eats food at night.

23 to have a few snacks, to have a few nibbles.

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picar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (morder - insecto) to bite; (- abeja, avispa) to sting

2 (corroer) to eat away, rot

■ tengo el coche picado de la humedad my car's all rusty from the damp

■ tengo las muelas picadas de comer tantos caramelos my teeth are bad from eating so many sweets

■ la polilla me ha picado el baúl moths have eaten away the trunk

3 (perforar - papel, tarjeta) to punch

4 (dar con un pico) to jab, goad

5 COCINA (cortar) to chop finely; (carne) to mince

6 (comida) to nibble

■ vamos a salir a picar algo we're going to get a bite to eat

7 (incitar) to arouse

■ me picó la curiosidad it aroused my curiosity

8 (herir) to wound

■ le ha picado el orgullo it has wounded his pride

9 (toro) to goad

10 (cebo) to bite

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sentir escozor) to itch

■ me pica todo el cuerpo I'm itching all over

2 (calentar) to be hot, be strong

■ hoy pica el sol en cantidad the sun's really strong today

3 (estar picante) to be hot

■ estos pimientos pican muchísimo these peppers are really hot

4 (pez) to bite; (persona) to fall for it

5 (caer en la cuenta) to cotton on, twig

6 (comer) to have a nibble

► verbo pronominal picarse

1 (muela) to decay, go bad

■ se me ha picado una muela one of my teeth has gone bad

2 (fruta) to begin to rot

3 (tela) to be moth-eaten

4 (mar) to get choppy

5 (vino) to go vinegary, go sour, go off

6 (metal) to pit

7 (ofenderse) to take offence

8 familiar (picar el orgullo) to get annoyed

9 argot (pincharse droga) to shoot up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

picar alto to aim high

quien se pica, ajos come familiar if the cap fits, wear it

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verb

1) to sting, bite

2) itch

3) punch

4) grind

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1. VT

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente, pez] to bite; [ave] to peck (at)

me ha picado un bicho en el cuello — an insect has bitten me on the neck

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

- ¿qué mosca le habrá picado?

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble at

he estado picando unos cacahuetes — I've been nibbling at some peanuts

he picado algo antes de comer — I had a little nibble before lunch

3) (=agujerear) [+ hoja, página] to punch a hole/some holes in; [+ billete, entrada] to punch

4) (=trocear)

a) (Culin) [+ ajo, cebolla, patata] to chop; Esp, Cono Sur [+ carne] to mince, grind (EEUU)

pica la cebolla muy picadita — chop the onion very finely

b) [+ tabaco] to cut; [+ hielo] to crush

c) [+ tierra] to dig over, break up; [+ piedra] [en trozos pequeños] to chip at; [en trozos grandes] to break up

acabó sus días picando piedra en una cantera — he ended his days breaking up stone in a quarry

5) (=provocar) [+ persona] to needle, goad; [+ caballo] to spur on

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

eso me picó la curiosidad — that aroused my curiosity

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

6) (=corroer) [+ diente, muela, madera] to rot; [+ hierro, metal] to rust; [+ cable] to corrode; [+ goma, neumático] to perish

las polillas han picado la lana — the moths have made holes in the wool

7) (Inform) [+ texto] to key in

8) (Mús) [+ nota] to play staccato

9) (Taur) [+ toro] to stick, prick ( with the goad)

10) (Mil) [+ enemigo] to harass

11) Ven * (=sablear) to scrounge *

12) Ven
*
picar el ojo a algn — to wink at sb

2. VI

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente] to bite; [ave] to peck

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble, snack

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

3) (=morder el cebo) [pez] to bite; [persona] * to fall for it *

hoy parece que no pican — it seems they aren't biting today

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

- picar muy alto

4) (=ser picante) [comida] to be hot, be spicy

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

5) (=causar picor) [herida, espalda] to itch

me pica la espalda — my back itches

me pica por todo el cuerpo — I'm itching all over

me pica la barba — I've got an itchy beard

un jersey que pica — an itchy jumper

¿le pica la garganta? — do you have a tickle in your throat?, do you have a tickly throat?

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

el alcohol te va a picar un poco — the alcohol is going to sting you a little

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

- a quien le pique que se rasque

6) [sol] to burn

hoy sí que pica el sol — the sun is really burning today

7) (=probar)

picar en algo — to dabble in sth

ha picado en todos los géneros literarios — he has dabbled in all the literary genres

8) Esp * (=llamar a la puerta) to knock

9) Cono Sur ** (=largarse) to split **

10) Esp (Aut) to pink

11)

picarle — Méx * (=darse prisa) to hurry up

12) LAm [pelota] to bounce

3.

See:

picarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

* * *

= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* * *

picar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 «mosquito/víbora» to bite; «abeja/avispa» to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos anoche? did you get bitten by the mosquitoes last night?, did the mosquitoes get you last night? ( colloq)

2

«polilla»: una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho the moths got at my poncho

3 «ave» ‹comida› to peck at; ‹enemigo› to peck

4 ‹anzuelo› to bite

5 ( fam) (comer) to eat

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar he served us a drink and some nibbles

no quiero cenar, sólo picar algo I don't want supper, just a little snack o just a bite to eat

6 ‹billete/boleto› to punch

7 ( Taur) to jab; ( Agr) to goad, prod

B ( Méx) (con una aguja, espina) to prick

C

1 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop, chop … up; ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind ( AmE), to mince ( BrE); ‹pan/manzana› ( Ven) to cut

2 ‹hielo› to crush; ‹tierra› to break up; ‹pared› to chip ‹piedra› (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

D ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

E (en billar) ‹bola› to put spin on

F ( Per fam) (obtener dinero) to get (some) money from o out of

voy a picar a mi viejo I'm going to get some money out of my old man ( colloq), I'm going to touch my old man for some money ( colloq)

G

1 (incitar) to spur on; (ofender, enfadar) to upset, hurt

2 ‹amor propio› to wound, hurt; ‹curiosidad› to pique, arouse

H ‹papel› to perforate

I ( Mús) to play … staccato

■ picar

vi

A

1 (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

ha picado un pez grande we've got o hooked a big one

el cliente picó the customer rose to o took the bait

le tendimos una trampa y picó we set a trap for him and he fell for it

picar alto to aim high

2 (comer) to nibble

siempre anda picando entre comidas he's always eating o nibbling between meals

B

1 «comida» to be hot

esta mostaza pica mucho this mustard's really hot, this mustard really burns your mouth

2 (producir comezón) «lana/suéter» to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? are your eyes stinging o smarting?

3 ( fam)

(quemar): ¡cómo pica el sol hoy! the sun's really burning o scorching today!

4 ( Méx) pinchar vi A. (↑ pinchar)

C ( AmL) «pelota» to bounce

la pelota picó fuera the ball bounced o went out

hacer picar la pelota to bounce the ball

D ( Esp) «motor» to knock, pink ( BrE)

E ( RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl), to beat it (sl)

picarle ( Méx fam); to get a move on ( colloq), to move it ( BrE colloq)

■ picarse

v pron

A

1 «muelas» to decay, rot; «manguera/llanta» to perish; «cacerola/pava» to rust; «ropa» to get moth-eaten

2 «manzana» to rot, go rotten; «vino» to go sour

B «mar» to get choppy

C ( fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get in a huff ( colloq); (ofenderse) to take offense*, be piqued

hombre, no te piques; si sólo era una broma come on, don't get annoyed, it was only a joke ( colloq)

anda picado he's in a huff ( colloq)

D «avión» to nose-dive; «pájaro» to dive

E

1 ( arg) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

2 ( Méx) pinchar v pron A 1. (↑ pinchar)

F

picárselas ( RPl arg) (irse) to split (sl), to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo me las pico I'm off ( colloq)

a las nueve me las pico I have to be going o to take off at nine ( colloq)

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picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaron los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picar algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picarle (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rascar
- tabla
English:
bite
- chop
- clip
- crush
- grind
- itch
- mince
- nibble
- pick
- pick at
- pit
- prickle
- punch
- rise
- smart
- sting
- bounce
- chopping board
- eat
- finely
- prick
- rot
- tickle

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picar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: mosquito, serpiente] to bite;
[sujeto: avispa, escorpión] to sting;
me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp;

picar el cebo o [m5] anzuelo [pez] to bite

2. [sujeto: ave] [comida] to peck at;

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3. [trocear] [verdura] to chop;
Esp, RP [carne] to mince; [piedra, hielo] to break up; [pared] to chip the plaster off
4. Méx [pinchar] to prick

5. [dañar, estropear] [diente, caucho, cuero] to rot;

esos caramelos terminarán picándote las muelas Br those sweets o US that candy will rot your teeth

6. [aperitivo]
picar unas aceitunas to have a few olives as an aperitif;

vamos a picar algo antes de comer let's have some nibbles before the meal;

está todo el día picando comida she's always nibbling at something or other between meals

7. Esp Fam [enojar] to annoy;

le encanta picar a su hermana he loves needling his sister

8. [estimular] [persona, caballo] to spur on;

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

9. [perforar] [billete, ficha] to punch

10. Fam [mecanografiar] to type (up)

11. Taurom to goad

12. Dep [con efecto] [balón, pelota] to chip;
[bola de billar] to screw
13. Am [botar] [balón, pelota] to bounce

14. Mús [nota] to play staccato

15. Méx Fam
picarle to get a move on;

pícale, que se nos hace tarde para el teatro get a move on, we'll be late for the play;

ya píquenle con eso, o no acabarán nunca you'd better get a move on with that or you'll never finish

16. Col [guiñar] to wink;

picarle un ojo a alguien to wink at sb

♦ vi

1. [escocer] [parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda] to itch;

¿te pica? does it itch?;

me pica mucho la cabeza my head is really itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

2. [estar picante] [alimento, plato] to be spicy o hot;
[cebolla] to be strong
3. [ave] to peck

4. [pez] to bite

5. [dejarse engañar] to take the bait;

no creo que pique I don't think he's going to fall for it o take the bait

6. [tomar un aperitivo] to nibble;

cosas de o [m5] para picar nibbles;

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

7. [sol] to burn;

cuando más picaba el sol when the sun was at its hottest

8. Fam [mecanografiar] to type

9. Am [balón, pelota] to bounce;

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

10. RP Fam [largarse] to take off

11. Comp

picar (muy) alto to have great ambitions

♦ See also the pronominal verb picarse

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picar

I v/t

1 de mosquito, serpiente bite; de avispa sting; de ave peck

2 carne grind, Br

mince; verdura mince, Br

chop finely

3 piedra break (up)

4 TAUR jab with a lance

5 ( molestar) annoy

6 la curiosidad pique

7 MÚS pick

II v/i

1 tb fig

take the bait

2 L.Am.

de la comida be hot o

spicy

3 ( producir picor) itch

4 del sol burn

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picar {72} vt

1) : to sting, to bite

2) : to peck at

3) : to nibble on

4) : to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket)

5) : to grind, to chop

6) : to goad, to incite

7) : to pique, to provoke

picar vi

1) : to itch

2) : to sting

3) : to be spicy

4) : to nibble

5) : to take the bait

6)

picar en : to dabble in

7)

picar muy alto : to aim too high

♦ See also the reflexive verb picarse

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picar vb

1. (mosquito, serpiente, peces) to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

me ha picado un mosquito I've been bitten by a mosquito

los peces no pican hoy the fish aren't biting today

2. (abeja, avispa) to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

le picó una abeja he was stung by a bee

3. (carne) to mince

el carnicero picó la carne the butcher minced the meat

4. (verduras) to chop [pt. & pp. chopped]

pica la cebolla muy fino chop the onion very finely

5. (comer) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to nibble

ha picado antes de comer y ahora no tiene hambre she had something to eat before lunch and now she's not hungry

6. (billete) to punch

el revisor no me ha picado el billete the inspector hasn't punched my ticket

7. (comida) to be hot

las guindillas pican chilis are hot

8. (ropa, toalla, etc) to be itchy

este jersey pica this jumper is itchy

9. (caer en una trampa) to fall for it [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

le preparamos una broma y picó we played a trick on him and he fell for it

Spanish-English dictionary > picar
12 temporada

f.

1 season (periodo concreto).

de temporada seasonal (fruta, trabajo)

los kiwis están fuera de temporada kiwis are out of season

temporada alta/baja high/low season

temporada de caza hunting season

temporada media mid-season

temporada turística tourist o holiday season

2 (period of) time (periodo indefinido).

pasé una temporada en el extranjero I spent some time abroad

tras una temporada como profesor, se puso a traducir after a stint o spell of teaching, he went into translating

por temporadas off and on

3 run.

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temporada

► nombre femenino

1 (en artes, deportes, moda) season

2 (período) period, time

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en plena temporada at the height of the season

por temporadas on and off

temporada alta high season, peak season

temporada baja low season, off season

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noun f.

season

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SF

1) (=periodo determinado) season

los mejores goles de la temporada — the best goals of the season

en plena temporada — at the height of the season

estar fuera de temporada — to be out of season

temporada alta — high season

temporada baja — low season

temporada de caza — open season

temporada de esquí — ski season

temporada de exámenes — examination period

temporada de fútbol — football season

temporada de ópera — opera season

temporada media — mid-season

2) (=periodo indeterminado) period

pasa muchas temporadas en el extranjero — she spends long periods abroad

llevan una temporada de peleas continuas — they've been going through a phase o period of constant squabbling

nos vamos a pasar una temporadita al campo — we're going to spend some time in the country

a o por temporadas — on and off

-¿tienes mucho trabajo? -va a o por temporadas — "have you got a lot of work?" - "it's a bit on and off o it goes in phases" *

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femenino

1) ( época establecida) season

verduras de temporada — seasonal vegetables

fuera de/en temporada — out of/in season

en plena temporada turística — at the height of the tourist season

- temporada alta/baja

2) ( período de tiempo) spell

una temporada de mucho trabajo — a very busy spell o period

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= spell, season, stretch.

Ex. The outstanding example is Ian Sillitoe, who started writing seriously only after reading undisturbed during a lengthy spell in hospital.

Ex. At first limited to the summer, tourism now flourishes in every season.

Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

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* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.

* decoración de temporada = seasonal decor.

* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.

* fuera de temporada = off-season, out of season.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* producto de temporada = seasonal food, seasonal product.

* productos de temporada = seasonal produce.

* temporada abierta = open season.

* temporada alta = high season.

* temporada baja = off-season, low season.

* temporada de caza = open season, hunting season.

* temporada de verano = summer season.

* temporada otoñal = fall season.

* temporada veraniega = summer season.

* trabajador de temporada = seasonal worker.

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femenino

1) ( época establecida) season

verduras de temporada — seasonal vegetables

fuera de/en temporada — out of/in season

en plena temporada turística — at the height of the tourist season

- temporada alta/baja

2) ( período de tiempo) spell

una temporada de mucho trabajo — a very busy spell o period

* * *

= spell, season, stretch.

Ex: The outstanding example is Ian Sillitoe, who started writing seriously only after reading undisturbed during a lengthy spell in hospital.

Ex: At first limited to the summer, tourism now flourishes in every season.

Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.

* decoración de temporada = seasonal decor.

* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.

* fuera de temporada = off-season, out of season.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* producto de temporada = seasonal food, seasonal product.

* productos de temporada = seasonal produce.

* temporada abierta = open season.

* temporada alta = high season.

* temporada baja = off-season, low season.

* temporada de caza = open season, hunting season.

* temporada de verano = summer season.

* temporada otoñal = fall season.

* temporada veraniega = summer season.

* trabajador de temporada = seasonal worker.

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temporada

feminine

A (época establecida) season

la temporada de fútbol the football season

trabajos de temporada seasonal o casual jobs

verduras de temporada seasonal vegetables

las naranjas están fuera de/están en temporada oranges are out of/are in season

en plena temporada turística at the height of the tourist season

la moda para esta temporada this season's fashion

[ S ] rebajas de fin de temporada end of season reductions

Compuesto:

temporada alta/baja

high/low season

B

(período de tiempo): hace una temporada que no lo veo I haven't seen him for a while o for some time

hemos tenido una temporada de mucho trabajo en la oficina we have had a very busy spell o period in the office

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temporada sustantivo femenino
a) ( época establecida) season;

◊ verduras de temporada seasonal vegetables;

fuera de/en temporada out of/in season;
temporada alta/baja high/low season
b) ( período de tiempo) spell;

◊ una temporada de mucho trabajo a very busy spell o period

temporada sustantivo femenino
1 (espacio de tiempo) time: viví una temporada con ellos, I lived with them for some time
2 (época propicia) season: mañana comienza la temporada de caza, tomorrow the hunting season begins
temporada alta, high o peak season
temporada baja, low o off season
fruta de temporada, fruit of the season
' temporada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consagración
- recolección
- siembra
- fuera
- grande
- poda
- principio
- taurino
- teatral
- tiempo
English:
high season
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- lock up
- off
- off-peak
- peak season
- run
- season
- stint
- time
- tourist season
- vintage
- height
- high
- in
- latter
- low
- spell

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temporada nf

1. [periodo concreto] season;

la temporada de lluvias the rainy season;

en la temporada de primavera-verano se llevará el amarillo yellow will be the colour to wear in the spring-summer season;

la temporada de exámenes exams o exam time;

de temporada [fruta, trabajo, ropa] seasonal;

estamos en temporada de sandías, es temporada de sandías this is the watermelon season, watermelons are in season;

los kiwis están fuera de temporada kiwis are out of season;

de fuera de temporada off-season

Comp
temporada alta high season;
temporada baja low season;

la temporada blanca the snow season;

temporada de caza hunting season;

temporada media mid-season;

temporada turística tourist o holiday season

2. [periodo indefinido] time;

pasé una temporada en el extranjero I spent some time abroad;

tras una temporada como profesor, se puso a traducir after a stint o spell of teaching, he went into translating;

por temporadas off and on

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temporada

f season;

una temporada a time, some time;

de temporada seasonal

* * *

temporada nf

1) : season, time

temporada de béisbol: baseball season

2) : period, spell

por temporadas: on and off

* * *

temporada n

1. (época) season

la temporada de baloncesto the basketball season

la temporada turística the tourist season

2. (período de tiempo) time

voy a pasar una temporada a casa de mis abuelos I'm going to live with my grandparents for a time

Spanish-English dictionary > temporada
13 capa

f.

1 cloak, cape (manto).

andar de capa caída (informal) to be in a bad way; (persona) to be struggling (negocio)

defender algo a capa y espada to defend something tooth and nail

hacer de su capa un sayo to do as one pleases

2 coat (baño) (de barniz, pintura).

3 layer (estrato).

capa atmosférica atmosphere

una capa de hielo a film of ice

capa de ozono ozone layer

capa terrestre Earth's surface

4 stratum, class (grupo social).

5 cape (bullfighting).

pres.indicat.

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

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capa

► nombre femenino

1 (prenda) cloak, cape

2 GEOLOGÍA stratum, layer

3 (de pintura) coat; (de polvo) layer; (de chocolate etc) coating, layer

■ una capa de pintura a coat of paint

4 figurado (estrato social) class, stratum

5 (estrato social) stratum

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar de capa caída figurado to be on the decline, have seen better days

defender algo a capa y espada figurado to defend something to the last

hacer de su capa un sayo familiar to do whatever one feels like

so capa de figurado under the pretext of

capa freática water table

capa pluvial RELIGIÓN pluvial, cope

* * *

noun f.

1) cape, cloak

2) coat

3) layer

* * *

SF

1) (=prenda) cloak, cape

una comedia de capa y espada — a cloak-and-dagger play

- andar o estar de capa caída

- defender algo a capa y espada

- hace de su capa un sayo

capa de agua — (=chubasquero) raincape

capa torera — bullfighter's cape

2) (=estrato) layer

la capa atmosférica — the atmosphere

las capas de la atmósfera — the layers o strata of the atmosphere

la capa de ozono — the ozone layer

amplias capas sociales o de la población — broad strata of society

un corte de pelo a capas — a layered cut

madera de tres capas — three-ply wood

capa freática — aquifer, phreatic stratum

3) (=recubrimiento)

una capa de hielo — a sheet of ice

una capa de nieve — a blanket of snow

los muebles tenían una densa capa de polvo — the furniture had a thick layer of dust

una fina capa de grasa — a film of grease

le di dos capas de pintura — I gave it two coats of paint

el pastel tiene dos capas de chocolate — the cake has two layers of chocolate

4) (Náut)

estar o ponerse a la capa — to lie to

5) frm

so o bajo capa de — (=bajo la apariencia de) in o under the guise of; (=con el pretexto de) on o under the pretext of, as a pretext for

so o bajo capa ética, predican un puritanismo extremo — in o under the guise of ethics, they are preaching extreme puritanism

so o bajo capa de modernizar la empresa han reducido la plantilla — on o under the pretext of modernizing the company they have cut back the staff

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femenino

1)

a) ( revestimiento) layer

una capa de nieve — a layer o carpet o blanket of snow

recubierto de una capa de chocolate — covered in chocolate

bajo esa capa de amabilidad — beneath that friendly exterior, beneath that veneer of friendliness

b) (veta, estrato) layer

dos capas de verduras y una de pasta — two layers of vegetables and one of pasta

papel higiénico de tres capas — 3-ply toilet paper

la capa de ozono — the ozone layer

lleva el pelo cortado en or (Esp) a capas — she has layered hair

c) ( de la población) sector

las capas altas/bajas de la sociedad — the upper/lower strata of society

d) (Geol) stratum

2)

a) (Indum) cloak, cape; ( para la lluvia) cape, rain cape

de capa caída — downcast, down (colloq)

defender algo a capa y espada — to fight tooth and nail to defend something

hacer de su capa un sayo — to make one's own decisions, do as one pleases

b) (Taur) cape

•

- capa de agua

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femenino

1)

a) ( revestimiento) layer

una capa de nieve — a layer o carpet o blanket of snow

recubierto de una capa de chocolate — covered in chocolate

bajo esa capa de amabilidad — beneath that friendly exterior, beneath that veneer of friendliness

b) (veta, estrato) layer

dos capas de verduras y una de pasta — two layers of vegetables and one of pasta

papel higiénico de tres capas — 3-ply toilet paper

la capa de ozono — the ozone layer

lleva el pelo cortado en or (Esp) a capas — she has layered hair

c) ( de la población) sector

las capas altas/bajas de la sociedad — the upper/lower strata of society

d) (Geol) stratum

2)

a) (Indum) cloak, cape; ( para la lluvia) cape, rain cape

de capa caída — downcast, down (colloq)

defender algo a capa y espada — to fight tooth and nail to defend something

hacer de su capa un sayo — to make one's own decisions, do as one pleases

b) (Taur) cape

•

- capa de agua

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capa¹

¹ = coat, coating, layer, film, veneer.

Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: coating and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.

Ex: While the layer of pulp was on this wire, the water drained away and the wire was given a sideways shake.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aplicar una capa de imprimación = prime.

* capa de = carpet of.

* capa de espuma sucia = scum.

* capa de hielo = ice sheet, sheet of ice.

* capa de ozono = ozone layer.

* capa de pintura = coat of paint.

* capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.

* capa unimolecular = monolayer.

* capa vegetal = topsoil.

* multicapa = multiwall.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* una capa fina de = a skim of.

capa²

² = canopy, cape.

Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.

Ex: In real life, when I meet people wearing capes, they invariably trip on them.

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* en forma de capa = cape-like.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* parecido a una capa = cape-like.

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capa

feminine

A

1 (revestimiento, recubrimiento) layer

una capa de nieve cubría la ciudad a layer o carpet o blanket of snow covered the city

una capa de hielo a sheet of ice

un pastel recubierto de una capa de chocolate a cake covered in a chocolate coating

bajo esa capa de amabilidad beneath that friendly exterior, beneath that veneer of friendliness

bajo la capa del cielo ( fam); in the whole world ( colloq)

2 (veta, estrato) layer

dos capas de crema de chocolate y una de nata two layers of chocolate and one of cream

papel higiénico de tres capas 3-ply toilet paper

la capa de ozono the ozone layer

lleva el pelo cortado en or ( Esp) a capas she has layered hair

3 (de la población) sector

las capas altas/bajas de la sociedad the upper/lower strata of society

4 ( Geol) stratum

Compuestos:

● capa freática

aquifer, phreatic stratum ( tech)

● capa vegetal

topsoil

B

1 ( Indum) cloak, cape; (para la lluvia) cape, rain cape

una película de capa y espada a swashbuckling movie

de capa caída downcast, down ( colloq)

defender algo a capa y espada to fight tooth and nail to defend sth

hacer de su capa un sayo to make one's own decisions, do as one pleases

2 ( Taur) cape

Compuestos:

● capa consistorial

cape ( worn by a bishop or archbishop)

● capa de agua

raincape

● capa magna

cape ( worn by a bishop or archbishop)

● capa pluvial

chasuble

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Del verbo capar: ( conjugate capar)

capa es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
capa
capar
capa sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( en general) layer;

◊ una capa de nieve a layer o carpet of snow;

la capa de ozono the ozone layer;
lleva el pelo cortado en or (Esp) a capas she has layered hair
b) (de barniz, pintura) coat

c) ( estrato) stratum;

◊ las capas de la sociedad the social strata

2
a) (Indum) cloak, cape;

◊ capa de agua raincape

b) (Taur) cape

capar ( conjugate capar) verbo transitivo
1 ( castrar) to castrate
2 (Col fam)
◊ capa clase to play hooky(esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

capa sustantivo femenino
1 (recubrimiento) layer, coat
capa de ozono, ozone layer
2 Culin coating
3 Geol stratum, layer
4 (prenda) cloak, cape
♦ Locuciones: estar de capa caída, (desanimado) to be low-spirited
(en decadencia) to be losing popularity
capar verbo transitivo to castrate
' capa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barniz
- costra
- exterior
- mano
- ozono
- película
- capote
- dorado
- envolver
- esmalte
- espuma
- fino
- lecho
- manga
- parecido
English:
blanket
- cape
- cloak
- cloak and dagger
- coat
- coating
- film
- frosting
- layer
- ozone layer
- paint
- pall
- permafrost
- ply
- scum
- sheet
- strip off
- swashbuckling
- thin
- undercoat
- black
- deposit
- doldrums
- ozone
- prime
- skin
- thickly
- top

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capa nf

1. [manto] cloak, cape;

Comp
Fam
andar de capa caída [persona] to be in a bad way;
[negocio] to be struggling;
Comp

hacer de su capa un sayo to do as one pleases

Comp
capa pluvial [de sacerdote] cope
2. [baño] [de barniz, pintura] coat;
[de chocolate] coating, layer;
hay que dar una segunda capa it needs a second coat

3. [para encubrir] veneer;

bajo una capa de bondad se esconde su carácter malvado her evil nature is concealed behind a veneer of kindness

4. [estrato] layer

Comp
capa atmosférica atmosphere; Geol capa freática aquifer;
capa de hielo ice sheet;

capa de nieve layer of snow;

capa de ozono ozone layer

5. [grupo social] stratum, class;

las capas altas de la sociedad the upper classes, the upper strata of society;

las capas marginales the marginalized strata of society

6. Taurom cape

7. ver capo

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capa

f

1 layer;

capa de nieve layer of snow;

capa social social stratum

2 prenda cloak;

andar o

ir de capa caída fam

de persona be down fam ; de negocio not be doing well, be on the skids fam ;

defender algo a capa y espada fight tooth and nail for something;

hacer de su capa un sayo do as one likes;

bajo la capa de hacer algo on the pretext of doing sth

3 TAUR cape

capo

m, capa f

1 de mafia capo, don

2 CSur

star

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capa nf

1) : cape, cloak

2) : coating

3) : layer, stratum

4) : (social) class, stratum

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capa n

1. (en general) layer

una capa de polvo a layer of dust

la capa de ozono the ozone layer

2. (de pintura, barniz) coat

dale otra capa de pintura give it another coat of paint

3. (prenda) cloak

Spanish-English dictionary > capa
14 torta

f.

1 cake (cooking) (de harina) (dulce). (peninsular SpanishSouthern Cone, Venezuelan Spanish)

nos costó la torta un pan (figurative) it cost us an arm and a leg

2 slap (in the face) (informal) (bofetada).

dar o pegar una torta a alguien to slap somebody (in the face)

3 thump (informal) (golpe, accidente).

darse o pegarse una torta to bang oneself; (al caer) to have a smash (con el coche)

4 pie, tart.

5 flapjack, slapjack.

6 sponge cake.

7 blow.

8 sandwich, butty.

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torta

► nombre femenino

1 COCINA cake

2 familiar (golpe) blow, crack; (bofetada) slap, wallop

3 familiar (borrachera) binge

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger una torta / pillar una torta figurado to get plastered

ni torta familiar not a thing

■ no ve ni torta he can't see a thing

pegarse una torta familiar to give oneself a bump

te va a costar la torta un pan familiar it's more trouble than it's worth

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noun f.

cake

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SF

1) * (=bofetada) thump; (=puñetazo) punch, sock *; (=caída) fall; (=choque) crash

liarse a tortas — to get involved in a punch-up

2) (=pastel) cake; [con base de masa quebrada] tart, flan; (=crepe) pancake; Méx sandwich

- la torta costó un pan

- eso es tortas y pan pintado

- ¡ni torta!

no entendió ni torta — he didn't understand a word of it

- nos queda la torta

3) CAm, Méx (=tortilla)

torta de huevos — omelet(te)

4) Esp
** (=borrachera)
agarrar una torta — to get plastered *

5) (Tip) font

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femenino

1) (Coc)

a) (AmL) ( de verduras) pie; ( sin tapa de masa) pie, flan, tart

b) (CS, Ven) (de cumpleaños, etc) cake; (decorada, con crema, etc) gateau

2) (Méx) ( bocadillo) sandwich

3) (esp Esp) ( bizcocho basto) sponge cake

me/te salió la torta un pan — things didn't work out the way I/you had planned

ni torta — (Esp fam) not a thing

no entiendo ni torta — I don't understand a thing

nos/les está costando la torta un pan — it's costing us/them more than we're/they're saving

4) (fam) ( golpe)

darle una torta a alguien — to hit o wallop somebody (colloq)

pegarse una torta — to bang one's head (o arm etc)

liarse a tortas — to come to blows

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femenino

1) (Coc)

a) (AmL) ( de verduras) pie; ( sin tapa de masa) pie, flan, tart

b) (CS, Ven) (de cumpleaños, etc) cake; (decorada, con crema, etc) gateau

2) (Méx) ( bocadillo) sandwich

3) (esp Esp) ( bizcocho basto) sponge cake

me/te salió la torta un pan — things didn't work out the way I/you had planned

ni torta — (Esp fam) not a thing

no entiendo ni torta — I don't understand a thing

nos/les está costando la torta un pan — it's costing us/them more than we're/they're saving

4) (fam) ( golpe)

darle una torta a alguien — to hit o wallop somebody (colloq)

pegarse una torta — to bang one's head (o arm etc)

liarse a tortas — to come to blows

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torta¹

¹ = cake.

Ex: Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.

* torta caliente = hotcake.

torta²

² = whack.

Ex: Suddenly there was a loud ' whack- whack- whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

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torta

feminine

A ( Coc)

1 ( AmL) (de verduras) pie; (sin tapa de masa) pie, flan, tart

2 ( AmS) (de cumpleaños, etc) cake; (decorada, con crema, etc) gateau

me/te/le salió la torta un pan ( AmL); things didn't work out the way I/you/she had planned

poner la torta ( Ven fam); to blow it ( colloq), to mess it up ( colloq), to mess up ( AmE colloq)

Compuestos:

● torta de casamiento ( RPl) or ( Chi) de novia

wedding cake

● torta de matrimonio or de novios

( AmS) wedding cake

● torta frita

( RPl) fritter ( fried in fat)

● torta pascualina

spinach and egg pie

B ( Méx) (bocadillo) sandwich

C ( esp Esp) (bizcocho basto) sponge cake

ni torta ( Esp fam); not a thing

no entiendo ni torta I don't understand a thing

no ve ni torta he can't see a thing o he's as blind as a bat

nos/les está costando la torta un pan it's costing us/them more than we're/they're saving o it's a false economy

Compuestos:

● torta de aceite

: crisp aniseed wafer fried in oil

● torta imperial

: nougat-like candy covered with rice paper

D ( fam)

(golpe): como no te estés quieto te doy una torta if you don't keep still, I'll hit o wallop you ( colloq)

por una tontería se liaron a tortas they came to blows o they started fighting over nothing

se dio una torta con el coche he crashed the car

se cayó del árbol y se pegó una torta he fell out of the tree and hit the ground very hard

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torta sustantivo femenino
1 (CS, Ven) (de cumpleaños, etc) cake;
(decorada, con crema, etc) gateau
2 (Méx) ( bocadillo) sandwich
3 (fam) ( golpe):
◊ darle una torta a algn to hit o wallop sb (colloq);

pegarse una torta to bang one's head (o arm etc);
liarse a tortas to come to blows
torta sustantivo femenino
1 Culin flat cake, LAm cake, tart
2 fam (bofetada) slap
3 fam (golpe fuerte) blow, thump, whack: me di una torta con la mesa, I bumped my head on the table
(de coche, moto, etc) crash, smash
4 figurado ni torta, not a thing: no oía ni torta, I couldn't hear a thing
' torta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tortazo
English:
flapjack
- thump
- cake

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torta nf

1. Esp [de harina] = flat, round plain cake;

Comp
Fam
ni torta [nada] not a thing;

no veo ni torta I can't see a thing;

Comp
Fam
nos costó la torta un pan it cost us an arm and a leg

2. CSur, Ven [dulce] cake;

Comp
RP Fam
le salió una torta de plata it cost him an arm and a leg

Comp
torta de cumpleaños birthday cake;
torta helada ice cream gâteau

3. Andes, CAm, Carib, RP [salada] pie

Comp
torta pascualina spinach and egg pie
4. Méx [sandwich] filled roll

5. Méx [tortilla] flat omelette, frittata;

torta de huevos plain omelette

6. RP torta frita doughnut-shaped fritter

7. Fam [bofetada] slap (in the face);

dar o [m5] pegar una torta a alguien to slap sb (in the face)

8. Fam [golpe, accidente] thump;

darse o [m5] pegarse una torta [al caer] to bang oneself;
[con el coche] to have a smash; Fig
había tortas para entrar people were fighting to get in

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torta

f

1 cake; plana tart

2 fam

slap;

le pegó una torta fam I slapped him;

darse una torta fam have an accident

3

:

no sabes ni torta de fútbol fam you don’t know diddly-squat about soccer pop ;

no ver ni torta fam not be able to see in front of one’s nose fam

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torta nf

1) : torte, cake

2) Mex : sandwich

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torta n

1. (dulce) cake

hay diferentes clases de tortas there are different kinds of cakes

2. (bofetada) slap

me dio una torta he slapped my face

darse una torta / pegarse una torta to have an accident

ni torta not a thing

sin gafas no veo ni torta I can't see a thing without glasses

Spanish-English dictionary > torta
15 comer

v.

1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?; (al mediodía) what's for dinner? (a noche)

comer fuera to go out for lunch (al mediodía)

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!

dar de comer to feed

2 to take, to capture.

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

3 to eat up.

les come la envidia they're eaten up with envy

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time

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comer

► verbo transitivo

1 to eat

■ comer pescado to eat fish

2 (tomar) to have

■ para cenar comimos sopa we had soup for dinner

3 (color) to fade

4 (corroer) to corrode

5 figurado (gastar) to eat away; (combustible) to use, use up

6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to eat; (a mediodía) to have lunch, lunch; (por la noche) to have dinner, dine

■ ayer comimos a las dos yesterday we had lunch at two

■ mañana vamos a comer fuera tomorrow we're going to eat out

■ David me ha invitado a comer David's invited me to lunch

► nombre masculino

1 eating

► verbo pronominal comerse

1 to eat

■ se lo comió todo he ate all of it

2 figurado (saltarse) to omit; (párrafo) to skip; (palabra) to swallow

■ se come las palabras she doesn't pronounce her words very clearly

3 (color) to fade

4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrow

comer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horse

come con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) belly

comerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kisses

comerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovingly

comerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyes

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails

¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?

dar de comer to feed

echar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)

está para comérsela familiar (mujer) she's really tasty

me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envy

no tener qué comer not to have enough to live on

ser de buen comer to be a good eater

sin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it

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verb

to eat

- dar de comer

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1. VT

1) [+ comida] to eat

¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?

no tienen qué comer — they have nothing to eat

sin comerlo ni beberlo —

sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case

ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
coco I, 2), tarro 2)
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch

los domingos suelo comer paella — on Sundays I usually have paella for lunch

3) (=hacer desaparecer)

el pelo te come la cara — your hair's covering half your face

esto come las existencias — this devours the stocks

poco a poco el polvo fue comiendo la casa — dust gradually took over the house

• comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them

el equipo se dejó comer el terreno — the team conceded a lot of ground

4) (=destruir, consumir)

un ácido que come la plata — an acid that corrodes silver

el agua comió la piedra — the water wore down the stone

eso les come la moral — that's eating away at their morale

le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy

5) (=escocer)

el picor me come la pierna — my leg's stinging

6) (Ajedrez) to take

2. VI

1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat

¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?

los leones tienen que cazar para comer — lions have to hunt to eat

¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *

• comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sth

come de los platos de los demás — she eats other people's food

no todos podemos comer de lo que cultivamos — not all of us can live off what we grow ourselves

• comer fuera — to eat out

comer con los ojos —

siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach

- comer como una vaca o fiera

- no comer ni dejar comer

- el mismo que come y viste

2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner

comemos a la una — we have lunch at one

me gusta comer fuerte y cenar poco — I like to have a big lunch and a light evening meal

3)

• dar de comer — to feed

estaba dando de comer al niño — she was feeding her child

dar de comer a las gallinas — to feed the hens

ni siquiera nos dio de comer — she didn't even give us anything to eat

4) And
***
comer a algn — to screw sb ***

3.

See:

comerse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

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* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

* * *

= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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comer¹ [E1 ]

vi

A

1 (tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada ( fam); this child won't eat anything (I make for him) ( colloq)

las palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón or ( Esp) una lima or ( Méx) un pelón de hospicio ( fam); to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird

2

dar de comer to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid gloves

B

1

(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2 (esp Esp, Méx) (almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner ( BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

3 ( esp AmL) (cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner

■ comer

vt

A ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat

como mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)

B ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

C (en ajedrez, damas) to take

■ comerse

v pron

A ‹acento/palabra›

te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accents

me comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'

se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

B

1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eat

cómetelo todo eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela ( fam); she's really tasty ( colloq), she's a real dish ( colloq)

no te comas las uñas don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)

se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel ( fam); he did four years in prison o inside ( colloq)

comerse a algn vivo ( fam); to skin sb alive ( colloq)

si se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)

2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into

3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)

C ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

D ( Col fam) (poseer sexualmente) to have ( colloq)

comer²

masculine

eating

una persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop

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comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot

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comer

♦ vt

1. [alimentos] to eat;

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;

¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;

no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;

Comp

ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;

Comp
Fam
comer el coco o [m5] tarro a alguien [convencer] to brainwash sb;

Comp

sin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;

sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;
esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;
hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today

3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

4. [consumir] to eat up;

tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;

esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;

los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;

me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive

♦ vi

1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;

ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;

comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;

yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;

comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;

¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;

dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;

no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;

en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;
Fam
ser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;
Fig
tener qué comer to have enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
comer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;

Comp

comer como una lima o [m5] un regimiento to eat like a horse;

Comp

comimos como curas o [m5] reyes we ate like kings;

Comp

comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;

Comp
Fam
dar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;

Comp

donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;

en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;

hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;

comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch

3. esp Andes [a la noche] to have dinner

♦ See also the pronominal verb comerse

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comer

I v/t eat; a mediodía have for lunch

II v/i eat; a mediodía have lunch;

dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;

no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;

sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden

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comer vt

1) : to eat

2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat into

comer vi

1) : to eat

2) cenar: to have a meal

3)

dar de comer : to feed

♦ See also the reflexive verb comerse

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comer vb

1. (en general) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten]

hay que comer más verduras you must eat more vegetables

¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?

2. (al mediodía) to have lunch

siempre como en casa I always have lunch at home

me ha invitado a comer he's invited me to lunch

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

fuimos a dar de comer a los patos we went to feed the ducks

Spanish-English dictionary > comer
16 apartar

v.

1 to move away.

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office

apartar la mirada to look away

2 to separate.

El regalo apartó a los hermanos The gift separated the brothers.

3 to take, to select.

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the journey

4 to push aside, to discard, to get away, to lay aside.

Ricardo apartó al mal amigo Richard pushed aside his lousy friend.

5 to put aside, to lay by, to put to one side.

Ricardo apartó los muebles Richard put the furniture aside.

6 to set apart, to earmark, to singularize.

Su elegancia apartó a Denise Her elegance set Denise apart.

7 to leave out, to exclude from the conversation.

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apartar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alejar) to move away

■ aparta la planta del sol move the plant out of the sun

■ ¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

■ apartó la mirada she looked away

2 (separar) to separate; (preservar de) to protect from, keep away from

■ peleaban con tanta violencia que nadie pudo apartarlos they were fighting so fiercely that nobody could separate them

■ lo que haga falta para apartar al menor del peligro whatever is necessary to protect the child from danger

3 (reservar) to put aside, set aside

■ te he apartado un trozo de pastel I've put a piece of cake aside for you, I've saved you a piece of cake

4 (de un cargo) to remove

■ ha sido apartado del servicio activo he has been removed from active service

► verbo pronominal apartarse

1 (alejarse) to move away

■ apártate de allí get away from there

2 (separarse) to withdraw, move away

■ se apartó del tema she veered off the subject

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FRASEOLOGÍA

apartar los ojos de to take one's eyes off

'Se aparta género' "A deposit secures any item"

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verb

1) to separate, put aside, set aside

2) move away

•

- apartarse

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1. VT

1) (=alejar)

aparta las piezas blancas de las negras — separate the white pieces from the black ones

aparta la sartén del fuego — take the pan off the heat

lograron apartar la discusión de ese punto — they managed to turn the discussion away from that point

no podía apartar mi pensamiento de ella — I couldn't get her out of my head

• apartar la mirada/los ojos de algo — to look away from sth, avert one's gaze/one's eyes from sth liter

apartó la mirada de la larga fila de casas — she looked away from o liter averted her gaze from the long row of houses

no aparta los ojos de la comida — he can't keep his eyes off the food

2) (=quitar de en medio)

tuvo que apartar los papeles de la mesa para colocar allí sus libros — he had to push aside the papers on the table to place his books there

apartó el micrófono a un lado — she put the microphone aside o to one side

apartó la cortina y miró a la calle — he drew o pulled back the curtain and looked out into the street

le apartó los cabellos de la frente — she brushed her hair off her forehead

avanzaban apartando la maleza — they made their way through the undergrowth, pushing o brushing it aside as they went

3) [+ persona]

a) [de lugar]

lo apartó un poco para hacerle algunas preguntas — she took him to one side to ask him a few questions

los guardaespaldas apartaban a las fans — the bodyguards pushed the fans aside o away

aparta al niño de la ventana — move the child away from the window

b) [de otra persona] (lit) to separate; (fig) to drift apart

si no los apartamos se matarán — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

el tiempo los ha ido apartando — they have grown o drifted apart with time

c) [de actividad, puesto] to remove

el ministro lo apartó de su puesto — the minister removed him from his post

su enfermedad la apartó de la política activa — her illness kept her away from playing an active role in politics

si yo fuera el entrenador, lo apartaría del equipo — if I was the coach I would remove him from the team

lo apartaron de su intención de vender la casa — they dissuaded him from selling the house

4) (=reservar) to put aside, set aside

si le interesa este vestido se lo puedo apartar — if you like this dress I can put o set it aside for you

se apartan muebles — a deposit secures any piece of furniture

hemos apartado un poco de comida para él — we've put o set aside a little food for him

picar las verduras y apartarlas a un lado — chop the vegetables and put them to one side

5) (Correos) to sort

6) (Ferro) to shunt, switch (EEUU)

7) (Agr) [+ ganado] to separate, cut out

8) (Jur) to set aside, waive

9) (Min) to extract

2.

See:

apartarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego — move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista — get that out of my sight

sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino — his friends led him astray

apartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

aparte ese coche — move that car (out of the way)

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

fue apartado del servicio activo — he was removed from active service

d) ( separar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

aparté lo que me iba a llevar — I set aside what I was going to take

aparta un poco de comida para él — put a bit of food aside for him
2.
apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

apártense! — stand aside!

b) (alejarse, separarse)

apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex. The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex. The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex. Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex. If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex. When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex. It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

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* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego — move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista — get that out of my sight

sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino — his friends led him astray

apartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

aparte ese coche — move that car (out of the way)

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

fue apartado del servicio activo — he was removed from active service

d) ( separar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

aparté lo que me iba a llevar — I set aside what I was going to take

aparta un poco de comida para él — put a bit of food aside for him
2.
apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

apártense! — stand aside!

b) (alejarse, separarse)

apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex: It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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apartar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista get that out of my sight

aparta de ti esos temores ( liter); cast out those fears ( liter)

aparta de mí este cáliz ( Bib) take this cup from me

aquellas amistades lo apartaron del buen camino those friends led him astray o off the straight and narrow

lo apartaron de su propósito de estudiar medicina they dissuaded him from studying medicine

apartó los ojos or la mirada he averted his eyes

la apartó de un manotazo he pushed her aside o to one side

2 ‹obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

aparte ese coche move that car (out of the way)

le apartó el pelo de los ojos she brushed the hair out of his eyes

3 ( frml) (de un cargo) to remove

ha sido apartado de su cargo/del servicio activo he has been removed from his post/from active service

4 (aislar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

se los mete en la cárcel para apartarlos de la sociedad they are put in jail to separate them from o to keep them away from society

B (guardar, reservar) to set aside

apartó lo que se iba a llevar she set aside what she was going to take, she put the things she was going to take on one side

tenemos que apartar el dinero del alquiler we must set o put aside the rent money

voy a apartar un poco de comida para él I'm going to put a bit of food aside for him

las gambas se pelan y se apartan peel the prawns and set aside o put them to one side

dejé el libro apartado I had them set the book aside o put the book to one side for me

[ S ] se apartan juguetes layaway available ( AmE), a small deposit secures any item ( BrE)

■ apartarse

v pron

( refl)

1 (despejar el camino) to stand aside

¡apártense! ¡dejen pasar! stand aside! make way!

2 (alejarse, separarse) apartarse DE algo/algn:

nos apartamos de la carretera principal we got off o left the main road

el satélite se ha apartado de su trayectoria the satellite has strayed from its orbit

apártate de ahí que te puedes quemar get/come away from there, you might burn yourself

¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

¡apártate de mí! get away from me!

no te apartes del buen camino stick to the straight and narrow

se ha apartado bastante de su familia she's drifted away from o grown apart from her family

nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off o straying away from o going off the subject

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apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destinar
- grano
- soplar
- aislar
- entretener
- quitar
- retirar
- separar
English:
avert
- away
- block out
- kick away
- look away
- move over
- push aside
- set back
- sidetrack
- sweep aside
- take aside
- throw aside
- thrust aside
- look
- set
- sweep

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apartar

♦ vt

1. [alejar] to move away;
[quitar] to remove;
¡apártense de la carretera, niños! come away from the road, children!;

aparta el coche, que no puedo pasar move the car out of the way, I can't get past;

aparta de mí estos pensamientos [cita bíblica] protect me from such thoughts;

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office;

apartar la mirada to look away;

no apartó la mirada de nosotros he never took his eyes off us;

sus ojos no se apartaban de ella his eyes never left her;

aparté la vista de aquel espectáculo tan desagradable I averted my gaze o I turned away from that unpleasant sight;

apartar a alguien de un codazo to elbow sb aside;

apartar a alguien de un empujón to push sb out of the way

2. [separar] to separate;

aparta las fichas blancas de las negras separate the white counters from the black ones;

nadie los apartó, y acabaron a puñetazos nobody attempted to separate them and they ended up coming to blows

3. [escoger] to take, to select;

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the trip

4. [disuadir] to dissuade;

lo apartó de su intención de ser médico she dissuaded him from becoming a doctor

♦ See also the pronominal verb apartarse

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apartar

v/t

1 separate; para después set o

put aside; de un sitio move away (de from)

2

:

apartar a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth

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apartar vt

1) alejar: to move away, to put at a distance

2) : to put aside, to set aside, to separate

♦ See also the reflexive verb apartarse

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apartar vb

1. (mover) to move / to move out of the away

¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

aparté el florero I moved the vase out of the way

2. (separar) to separate

he apartado los tomates más maduros de los más verdes I've separated the ripe tomatoes from the green ones

apartar la mirada / apartar la vista to look away

no apartar la vista de algo not to take your eyes off something

Spanish-English dictionary > apartar
17 entrada

f.

1 entry.

prohibida la entrada no entry (en letrero)

hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance

2 entrance (place).

entrada entrance, way in (en letrero)

te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema

entrada de artistas stage door

entrada principal main entrance

3 inlet, intake (Tec).

4 ticket (en espectáculos) (billete).

entrada libre o gratuita admission free

sacar una entrada to buy a ticket

no hay entradas sold out (en letrero)

5 audience.

6 down payment (pago inicial). (peninsular Spanish)

7 income.

8 starter (plato).

9 entry.

10 beginning, start (principio).

de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…

me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start that something was wrong

11 input (computing).

12 admission, adit, accession.

13 receding hairline.

14 entree.

15 entry word, entry, entry word in reference book, headword.

16 turnout, paying spectators.

17 data entry.

18 tackle.

19 aditus.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: entrar.

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entrada

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) entrance, entry

2 (vestíbulo) hall, entrance

3 (billete) ticket, admission

■ Juan fue a sacar las entradas Juan went to buy the tickets

■ la entrada cuesta cinco euros admission is five euros

4 (público) audience

5 (recaudación) takings plural, receipts plural; (ingresos) receipts plural, earnings plural

6 (de libro, oración, etc) opening; (de año, mes) beginning

■ la entrada de la primavera the beginning of spring

7 (pago inicial) down payment, deposit

■ pagué una entrada de diez mil libras para la casa I made a down payment of ten thousand pounds for the house

8 (en libro cuentas) entry

9 COCINA entrée, starter

10 INFORMÁTICA input

11 DEPORTE tackle

12 (en diccionario) entry

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar entrada a to let in, allow in

de entrada (desde el principio) straight away, from the outset 2 (en comida) for starters

'Prohibida la entrada' "No admittance"

tener entradas (en la frente) to have a receding hairline

■ tiene entradas en la frente he's got a receding hairline

derechos de entrada import duty sing

entrada de capital capital inflow

entrada principal main entrance

media-entrada (aforo) half-capacity crowd

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noun f.

1) ticket

2) access

3) doorway

4) entrance, entry

* * *

SF

1) (=lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada — way in, entrance

a la entrada del metro — at the entrance to the underground

le pidieron la identificación a la entrada — they asked for some identification at the door

las entradas a Madrid — roads into Madrid

entrada de artistas — stage door

entrada de servicio — tradesman's entrance

entrada lateral — side entrance

entrada principal — main entrance

2) (=vestíbulo) [de casa] hall, entrance hall; [de hotel] foyer

3) (=llegada)

a) [a un lugar]

no advirtió la entrada de su padre — she didn't notice her father come in

sus entradas y salidas de prisión fueron constantes — he was constantly in and out of jail

hicieron una entrada triunfal en Egipto — they made a triumphal entry into Egypt

• dar entrada a un lugar — to give access to a place

de entrada por salida Méx —

nunca podemos platicar, tus visitas son siempre de entrada por salida — we never have time to chat, you're always in and out

una muchacha de entrada por salida — a non-live-in maid, a daily maid

b) [de correspondencia] arrival

bandeja de entradas — in-tray

c) (Teat) (tb: entrada en escena) entrance (on stage)

tropezó a la entrada — he tripped as he made his entrance

d) (Mús) [de instrumento, voz] entry

la soprano hizo una entrada muy brusca — the soprano came in very abruptly, the soprano's entry was very abrupt

el director dio entrada a los vientos — the conductor brought in the wind section

e) (Jur) [en un domicilio] entry

entrada a viva fuerza — forced entry

entrada en vigor, tras la entrada en vigor de la ley — after the law came into effect o force

la entrada en vigor del nuevo presupuesto tendrá lugar en enero — the new budget will take effect from January, the new budget will come into effect o force from January

4) (=invasión) [de militares] entry; [de turistas, divisas] influx

la entrada de las tropas en 1940 — the entry of the troops in 1940

la entrada masiva de turistas — the huge influx of tourists

5) (=acceso) [a espectáculo] admission, entry; [a país] entry; [a club, institución, carrera] admission

entrada gratuita — admission free

la entrada de España en la Comunidad Europea — the entry of Spain into the European Community

en su discurso de entrada a la Academia — in his introductory o opening speech to the Academy

sus buenas notas le facilitaron la entrada en Medicina — his good marks enabled him to study Medicine

• dar entrada a algn — [en un lugar] to allow sb in; [en club, sociedad] to admit sb

no le dimos entrada en nuestra sociedad — he was refused entry to our society, we did not admit him to our society

• prohibir la entrada a algn — to ban sb from entering

prohibida la entrada — no entry

6) (=billete) ticket

no hay entradas — sold out

• media entrada — half price

• sacar una entrada — to buy a ticket

entrada de abono — season ticket

entrada de protocolo — complimentary ticket

7) (=público) (Teat) audience; (Dep) crowd, turnout

la segunda función contó con una buena entrada — there was a good audience for the second performance

la plaza registró más de media entrada — the bullring was over half full

el sábado hubo una gran entrada — there was a big crowd o turnout on Saturday

8) (=recaudación) (Teat) receipts pl, takings pl ; (Dep) gate money, receipts pl

9) (=principio) start

os deseamos una feliz entrada de año — we wish you all the best for the new year

• de entrada — [desde el principio] from the start, from the outset; [al principio] at first

de entrada ya nos dijo que no — he said no from the outset, he said no right from the start

de entrada no se lo quiso creer — at first he refused to believe it

• entrada en materia — introduction

10) Esp (=primer pago) [al comprar una vivienda, coche] down payment, deposit

hay que dar un 20% de entrada — you have to put down a 20% deposit, you have to make a down payment of 20%

"compre sin entrada" — "no down payment", "no deposit"

11) (Com) [en libro mayor] entry

12) (=vía de acceso) (Mec) inlet, intake; (Elec) input

entrada de aire — air intake

13) (Inform) input

entrada de datos — data entry, data input

entrada de trabajos a distancia — remote job entry

entrada inmediata — immediate access

14) (Ftbl) tackle

hacer una entrada — to tackle sb

15) (Culin) starter

de entrada tomaremos una sopa de verduras — we'll have vegetable soup as a starter

16) [de diccionario] entry

17) pl entradas

a) [en el pelo] receding hairline sing

tener entradas — to have a receding hairline

b) (Econ) income sing

el total de sus entradas — his total income

entradas familiares — family income sing

entradas y salidas — income and expenditure sing

18) Caribe (=ataque) attack, onslaught; (=asalto) assault; (=paliza) beating

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femenino

1) ( acción) entrance

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas — they watched his comings and goings

prohibida la entrada — no entry

la entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free

entrada libre — admission free

la entrada de divisas — the inflow of foreign currency

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something

tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building

su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage

de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway

2) (en etapa, estado)

entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax

3)

a) (ingreso, incorporación) entry

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university

b) (Mús) entry

dio entrada a los violines — he brought the violins in

4)

a) ( lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada — entrance, way in

entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance

a la entrada del estadio — at the entrance to the stadium

repartían folletos a la entrada — they were handing out leaflets at the door

las entradas a León — the roads (leading) into León

b) ( vestíbulo) hall

c) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input

- entrada de aire

5) (Espec)

a) ( ticket) ticket

¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?

los niños pagan media entrada — it's half-price for children

b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gate

la plaza de toros registró media entrada — the bullring was half full

c) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)

6) ( comienzo) beginning

con la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter

7) (Com, Fin)

a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit

dar una entrada para una casa — to put down a deposit on a house

pagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit

b) ( ingreso) income

entradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword

8) ( de comida) starter

9)

a) ( en fútbol) tackle

hacerle una entrada a alguien — to tackle somebody

b) ( en béisbol) inning

10) ( en el pelo)

tiene entradas muy pronunciadas — he has a badly receding hairline

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femenino

1) ( acción) entrance

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas — they watched his comings and goings

prohibida la entrada — no entry

la entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free

entrada libre — admission free

la entrada de divisas — the inflow of foreign currency

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something

tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building

su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage

de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway

2) (en etapa, estado)

entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax

3)

a) (ingreso, incorporación) entry

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university

b) (Mús) entry

dio entrada a los violines — he brought the violins in

4)

a) ( lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada — entrance, way in

entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance

a la entrada del estadio — at the entrance to the stadium

repartían folletos a la entrada — they were handing out leaflets at the door

las entradas a León — the roads (leading) into León

b) ( vestíbulo) hall

c) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input

- entrada de aire

5) (Espec)

a) ( ticket) ticket

¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?

los niños pagan media entrada — it's half-price for children

b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gate

la plaza de toros registró media entrada — the bullring was half full

c) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)

6) ( comienzo) beginning

con la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter

7) (Com, Fin)

a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit

dar una entrada para una casa — to put down a deposit on a house

pagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit

b) ( ingreso) income

entradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword

8) ( de comida) starter

9)

a) ( en fútbol) tackle

hacerle una entrada a alguien — to tackle somebody

b) ( en béisbol) inning

10) ( en el pelo)

tiene entradas muy pronunciadas — he has a badly receding hairline

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entrada¹

¹ = access, entry, influx, membership, accession, admittance, entrée, down payment, tackle, inlet, admission.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.

Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.

Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.

Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.

Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.

Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.

Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.

Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.

Ex: The cell arrival processes on the inlets of the switching element are of a bursty nature.

Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.

* bandeja de entrada = take-up tray, inbox [in-box].

* bien entrada la noche = late at night.

* casillero de entrada = inbox [in-box].

* conexión de entrada = inlet.

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* datos de entrada = input data.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.

* entrada aparatosa = explosive entrance.

* entrada de aire = air intake.

* entrada de datos = data entry, input, inputting.

* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.

* entrada de lleno = plunge into.

* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].

* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.

* entrada en vigor = entry into force.

* entrada ilegal = trespass, trespassing.

* entrada inicial = deposit.

* entrada precipitada = plunge into.

* entradas y salidas = comings and goings.

* fichero de entrada = incoming file.

* hall de entrada = entrance hall, lobby, entrance foyer.

* hora de entrada = check-in time.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* negar la entrada = turn + Nombre + away.

* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.

* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.

* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.

* precio de entrada = price of admission.

* prohibida la entrada = no admittance.

* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.

* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.

* puerto de entrada = port of entry.

* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.

* rampa de entrada = driveway.

* registro de entrada = accessions register, accession record.

* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.

* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.

* sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas = card-entry system.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* válvula de entrada = inlet valve, intake valve.

* visado de entrada = entry visa.

entrada²

² = entrance, foyer, doorway, gateway, entranceway.

Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.

Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.

Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.

Ex: The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.

* entrada de artistas = stage door.

* entrada de lectores = public entrance.

* entrada para automóviles = driveway.

* entrada para coches = driveway.

* entrada principal = front entrance, main entrance.

* esterilla de entrada = doormat.

* esterilla de la entrada de la casa = welcome mat.

entrada³

³ = ticket.

Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.

* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* elemento de entrada = entry element.

* entrada gratis = free ticket.

* entrada gratuita = free ticket.

* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* revendedor de entradas = ticket tout, ticket scalper.

* reventa de entradas = scalping.

* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.

* sistema de entrada única = single entry system.

* vender todas las entradas de un Evento = sell out.

* venta de entradas = ticketing.

entrada⁴

⁴ = receding hairline.

Nota: Del pelo.

Ex: One look at your older brother's receding hairline shows you what's likely ahead.

entrada⁵

⁵ = entry, heading, index heading, rubric, index record.

Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc.

Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing.

Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.

Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.

Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.

* añadir entradas = make + additions.

* entrada alfabética = alphabetico-specific entry, alphabetical index heading.

* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.

* entrada de autoridades = authority entry.

* entrada de diario = journal entry.

* entrada de forma = form entry.

* entrada de materia = subject entry.

* entrada de nombre = name entry.

* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.

* entrada de tesauro = thesaurus entry.

* entrada directa = direct entry.

* entrada ficticia = rogue entry.

* entrada léxica = lexical entry.

* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.

* entrada por el título = title main entry.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* entrada principal = main entry.

* entrada recíproca = reciprocal entry.

* entrada secundaria = added entry, additional entry.

* hacer una entrada = make + entry.

* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.

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entrada

feminine

A (acción) entrance

hizo su entrada del brazo de su padre she made her entrance on her father's arm

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings

[ S ] prohibida la entrada no entry

la entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free

[ S ] entrada libre admission free

la entrada masiva de divisas the huge inflow of foreign currency

entrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo entry INTO sth

la entrada del ejército en or a la ciudad the entry of the army into the city

la policía tuvo que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio the police had to force an entry into the building

su entrada en or a escena fue muy aplaudida her entrance was greeted by loud applause, her appearance on stage was greeted by loud applause

de entrada: nos dijo que no de entrada he said no at o from the outset, he said no right from the start

lo calé de entrada ( fam); I sized him up right away o ( BrE) straightaway

me cayó mal de entrada I disliked him right from the start, I took an immediate dislike to him

B (en una etapa, un estado) entrada EN algo:

después de la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto after the new tax comes/came into effect o force

la fecha de entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva central the date for the new power station to begin operating o come into service

C

1 (ingreso, incorporación) entry entrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance

la fecha de su entrada en la empresa/el club the date he joined the company/club

esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad this made it easier for him to get into university

2 ( Mús) entry

dio entrada a los violines he brought the violins in

D

1 (lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada principal main entrance

[ S ] entrada entrance, way in

[ S ] entrada de artistas (en un teatro) stage door; (en una sala de conciertos) artists' entrance

ésta es la única entrada this is the only way in o the only entrance

te espero a la entrada del estadio I'll wait for you at the entrance to the stadium

estaban repartiendo estos folletos a la entrada they were handing out these leaflets at the door

las entradas a León the roads (leading) into León

2 (vestíbulo) hall

3 (de una tubería) intake, inlet; (de un circuito) input

señal de entrada input signal

Compuesto:

entrada de aire

air intake o inlet

E ( Espec)

1 (billete, ticket) ticket

¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? how much is it to get in?, how much are the tickets?

ya he sacado las entradas I've already bought the tickets

los niños pagan media entrada it's half-price for children, children pay half price

2 (concurrencia) ( Teatr) audience; ( Dep) attendance, gate

la plaza de toros registró media entrada the bullring was half full

3 (recaudación) ( Teatr) takings (pl); ( Dep) gate receipts (pl)

F (comienzo) beginning

con la entrada del invierno with the beginning o onset of winter

G ( Com, Fin)

1 (ingreso) income

ésa es su única entrada that's her only income

la suma de sus entradas his total income

entradas y salidas income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

2 (anotación) entry

3 ( Esp) (depósito) deposit

dar una entrada para una casa/un coche to put down a deposit on a house/a car

pagas $50 de entrada y el resto en 48 mensualidades you pay a $50 down payment o deposit and the rest in 48 monthly payments

4 ( Méx) ( Jueg) ante

¿cúal or de cúanto es la entrada? what's the ante?

H (en un diccionario — artículo) entry; (— cabeza de artículo) headword

darle entrada a un vocablo to enter a word

I (de una comida) starter

J (en fútbol) tackle

hacerle una entrada a algn to tackle sb

K (en béisbol) inning

L

(en el pelo): tiene entradas muy pronunciadas he has a badly receding hairline

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entrada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) entrance;
◊ la entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free;

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings;

( on signs) prohibida la entrada no entry;
( on signs) entrada libre admission free;
◊ la entrada de divisas the inflow of foreign currency;

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo entry into sth;
forzaron su entrada en el or al edificio they forced an entry into the building;
de entrada right from the start
2
a) (en etapa, estado):

◊ la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto the coming into effect of the new tax

b) (ingreso, incorporación) entry;

◊ la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance;

esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad that made it easier for him to get into university
c) ( lugar de acceso) entrance;

espérame en or a la entrada wait for me at the entrance;
◊ repartían folletos a la entrada they were handing out leaflets at the door

d) ( vestíbulo) hall

3 (Espec) ticket;
◊ los niños pagan media entrada it's half-price for children

4 (Com, Fin)
a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit

b) ( ingreso) income;

◊ entradas y salidas income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

5 ( de comida) starter
6 (Dep)
a) ( en fútbol) tackle;

◊ hacerle una entrada a algn to tackle sb

b) ( en béisbol) inning

7 ( en el pelo):
◊ tiene entradas he has a receding hairline

entrado,-a adj (un periodo de tiempo) advanced: ya está muy entrado el curso, we're well into the school year
♦ Locuciones: entrado en años, advanced in years
entrada sustantivo femenino
1 (acceso) entrance
2 (para espectáculos) ticket
entrada libre, free admission
3 (concurrencia, taquilla) Dep gate
Teat attendance
4 (vestíbulo) hall
5 (pago inicial) deposit
6 (en un grupo, lugar) entry: hizo una entrada triunfal, he made a triumphant entry
7 Culin starter
8 Com (ingresos) income
entrada de divisas, inflow of foreign exchange
9 (en la cabellera) receding hairline
10 Ftb tackle
♦ Locuciones: de entrada, for a start: de entrada nos negamos a aceptar sus condiciones, for a start we refuse to accept their conditions
' entrada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- boca
- boleto
- condenar
- fichar
- ingreso
- localidad
- portal
- prohibida
- prohibido
- reventa
- sacar
- sellar
- tapar
- tique
- tíquet
- vado
- a
- adelante
- aglomeración
- ajustar
- antelación
- asegurar
- bien
- bloquear
- boleta
- caro
- coger
- conseguir
- cortesía
- desbloquear
- entrado
- franquear
- impedir
- negar
- permitir
- pórtico
- prohibir
- robo
- servicio
- sobra
- triunfal
- valer
English:
access
- admission
- admittance
- bar
- bound
- break in
- burglarize
- cue
- deposit
- doorway
- down payment
- drive
- driveway
- enter
- entrance
- entrance fee
- entrance requirements
- entry
- far
- fee
- formality
- free
- gate
- gateway
- hall
- hallway
- inlet
- input
- intake
- into
- keep out
- midnight
- mouth
- pit stop
- porch
- prep school
- scramble
- stage door
- starter
- tackle
- ticket
- ticket holder
- turn up
- way
- admit
- assure
- ban
- door
- down
- gross

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entrada nf

1. [acción] entry;

prohibida la entrada [en letrero] no entry;

hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance;

la entrada del equipo en el campo fue recibida con aplausos applause broke out when the team came out on to the pitch;

la entrada de nuevos países a la organización the entry of new countries into the organization;

están en contra de su entrada en la organización they're opposed to him joining the organization;

su entrada en escena fue triunfal he made a triumphant entrance;

celebraron su entrada a o [m5] en la sociedad they celebrated her admission into the society;

se ha aplazado la entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva línea férrea the opening of the new railway o US railroad line has been postponed;

dar entrada a to let in, to admit

Comp
entrada en vigor:
hoy se cumple un año de la entrada en vigor de la ley it is a year today since the act came into force

2. [lugar] entrance;
[puerta] doorway; [recibidor] entrance hall; Min adit;
la entrada al teatro estaba llena de admiradores the theatre entrance was packed with admirers;

se quedó esperando en la entrada she waited at the entrance;

te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema;

entrada [en letrero] entrance, way in

Comp
entrada principal main entrance;
entrada de servicio service entrance

3. Tec inlet, intake;

conducto/válvula de entrada intake pipe/valve

Comp
entrada de aire air intake
4. [en espectáculos] [billete] ticket;
[recaudación] receipts, takings;
sacar una entrada (a o [m5] para alguien) to buy a ticket (for sb);

los mayores de 65 años no pagan entrada people over the age of 65 don't have to pay to get in;

no hay entradas [en letrero] sold out;

entrada libre o [m5] gratuita [en letrero] admission free

5. [público] audience;
[en estadio] attendance;
el campo registró menos de media entrada the stadium was less than half full

6. Esp [pago inicial] down payment, deposit;

hay que pagar un millón de entrada you have to put down a million as a deposit;

dimos una entrada de dos millones we paid a deposit of two million

7. [en contabilidad] income

8. [en un menú] first course, Br starter, US appetizer

9. [en la frente]
tener entradas to have a receding hairline

10. [en un diccionario] entry

11. [principio] beginning, start;

la entrada del año the beginning of the year;

de entrada: de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…;

de entrada me insultó y luego me explicó sus motivos first she insulted me, then she explained why;

me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start o from the word go that something was wrong;

de entrada lo reconocí I recognized him right from the start

12. [en fútbol] tackle;

hacer una entrada a alguien to tackle sb;

entrada dura o [m5] violenta heavy challenge;

entrada en plancha sliding tackle

13. [en béisbol] inning

14. Informát input

Comp
entrada de datos data entry, data input;
entrada-salida input-output, I/O

15. Mús
la entrada de los violines es espectacular violins come in very dramatically

16. Cuba, Méx [paliza] beating

17. Comp
Méx, RP Fam
dar entrada a alguien [flirtear] to flirt with sb;
Méx
de entrada por salida [tiempo] for a moment;
[persona] paid by the hour
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entrada

f

1 acción entry;

se prohibe la entrada no entry;

hacer su entrada make one’s entrance

2 lugar entrance;

entrada a la autopista on ramp, Br slip road

3 localidad ticket

4 pago deposit, downpayment

5 ( comienzo)

:

entrada del año start o beginning of the year;

de entrada from the outset, from the start

6 de comida starter

7

:

entradas pl en frente receding hairline sg

8 Cu, Méx en béisbol inning

9 en fútbol tackle;

hacer una entrada a alguien tackle s.o., make a tackle on s.o.

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entrada nf

1) : entrance, entry

2) : ticket, admission

3) : beginning, onset

4) : entrée

5) : cue (in music)

6) entradas nfpl

: income

entradas y salidas: income and expenditures

7)

tener entradas : to have a receding hairline

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entrada n

1. (puerta) entrance

Sergio me esperaba en la entrada Sergio was waiting for me at the entrance

2. (vestíbulo) hall / hallway

he dejado la compra en la entrada I've left the shopping in the hall

3. (acción de entrar) entry

prohibida la entrada no entry

el guardia controlaba la entrada al edificio the guard controlled people entering the building

la entrada de España en la CEE Spain's entry into the EEC

4. (billete) ticket

no pierdas la entrada don't lose your ticket

5. (admisión) admission

entrada gratuita free admission

6. (depósito) deposit

cuando se compra un piso, se suele dar una entrada when you buy a flat, you usually pay a deposit

7. (en fútbol) tackle

¡qué entrada más dura! what a nasty tackle!

de entrada at first / to start with

Spanish-English dictionary > entrada
18 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

•

- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

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tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

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tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

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tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

Spanish-English dictionary > tierra
19 comenzar

v.

to start, to begin.

comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…

comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do something

comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing something

“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”

el partido comenzó tarde the game started late

La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.

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comenzar

Conjugation model [ EMPEZAR], like link=empezar empezar

► verbo transitivo

1 to begin, start

► verbo intransitivo

1 to begin, start

■ comenzó a reír he began to laugh, he began laughing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comenzar con to begin with

comenzar + gerund to start by + gerund

■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...

comenzar por + inf to begin by +-ing

■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...

comenzar por el principio to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning

————————

comenzar

to start by + gerund

■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...

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verb

to begin, start

* * *

1.

VT to begin, start, commence frm

comenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday

comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks

comenzó su carrera literaria hace dos décadas — she began her literary career two decades ago

la empresa comienza la construcción hoy — the company starts the construction work today

hemos comenzado mal el año — we started the year badly

comenzamos el recorrido en la iglesia — we start our trip at the church

2.

VI [proyecto, campaña, historia, proceso] to begin, start

¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?

el partido comienza a las ocho — the match starts o begins at eight

comenzó diciendo que estaba de acuerdo conmigo — she began by saying that she agreed with me

comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy

al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

• comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sth

la nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again

comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen

podéis comenzar a comer — you can start eating

los invitados ya han comenzado a llegar — the guests have started arriving o to arrive

aquel día comenzó a tener problemas con el oído — that day she began having trouble with her hearing

• comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight

• para comenzar — to start with

para comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup

• comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o begin

la reforma ha comenzado por la educación — reform has started o begun with education

comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming

para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well

su nombre comienza por m — his name begins with m

todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
2.
comenzar vi to begin

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

* * *

= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

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* al comenzar = at startup.

* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.

* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar desde = set out from.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.

* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
2.
comenzar vi to begin

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

* * *

= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

Nota: Generalmente un oficio o profesión.

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.

Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

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Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight \@ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* al comenzar = at startup.

* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.

* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar desde = set out from.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.

* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* * *

comenzar [A6 ]

vt

to begin, commence ( frml)

■ comenzar

vi

to begin

al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day

comenzaré contigo I will begin o start with you

comenzar + GER to begin BY -ING

comenzó diciendo que … she began o ( frml) commenced by saying that …

comenzar A + INF:

comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire, they opened fire

comenzar POR algo to begin WITH sth

comencemos por la catedral let us begin with the cathedral

comenzar POR + INF to begin BY -ING

comenzaron por amenazarme they began by threatening me

* * *

comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
to begin, commence (frml)
verbo intransitivo
to begin;
◊ al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day;

comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire;
comenzar por algo to begin with sth
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
(a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
(una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start

' comenzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- desencadenarse
- despuntar
- entrar
- iniciarse
- comience
English:
afresh
- begin
- come on
- commence
- dawn
- emigrate
- foot
- go-ahead
- open
- set in
- start
- start off

* * *

comenzar

♦ vt

to start, to begin;

comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…

♦ vi

to start, to begin;

comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;

comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;

“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”;

el partido comenzó tarde the game started late

* * *

comenzar

v/t begin

* * *

comenzar {29} v

empezar: to begin, to start

* * *

comenzar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el curso comienza en octubre the course starts in October

Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar
20 chico

adj.

small, little.

intj.

boy, hey.

m.

1 boy, child, lad, little boy.

2 boyfriend.

Ese es tu chico? Is he your boyfriend?

3 Chico, Leonard Marx.

* * *

chico

► adjetivo

1 (pequeño) small, little

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (gen) kid, youngster

► nombre masculino chico

1 (muchacho) boy

■ es buen chico he's a good boy

2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

como chico con zapatos nuevos familiar like a kid with a new toy

dejar chico,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody look small

————————

chico

► nombre masculino

1 (muchacho) boy

■ es buen chico he's a good boy

2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy

* * *
1. (f. - chica)
adj.

1) little, small

2) young
2. (f. - chica)
noun

boy / girl

* * *
chico, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=pequeño) small, little

- dejar chico a algn

- quedarse chico

2) (=joven) young

yo era muy chico, pero me acuerdo de ella — I was very young but I remember her

de chico no me gustaban las verduras — I didn't like vegetables when I was little, as a child, I didn't like vegetables

2. SM / F

1) (=joven) boy/girl

me gusta un chico de Barcelona — there's a guy * o boy from Barcelona I like

es un buen chico — he's a good lad

el entrenador tiene bien preparados a sus chicos — the trainer has his lads well prepared

las chicas de la oficina — the girls at the office

2) (=niño) boy/girl

los chicos de la clase — the boys in the class

chico de la calle — street kid *

chico de los recados — office boy, messenger boy

3) (=hijo) boy/girl

no nos hemos divorciado aún por los chicos — we haven't got divorced yet because of the kids * o children

4) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

¿sales con algún chico? — are you going out with anyone?, have you got a boyfriend?

5) [apelativo]

a) [a un adulto]

mira, chico, déjalo — OK, just leave it, will you?

chica, ¡qué cambiada estás! — hey! o you know, you look so different!

¡hola, chicos! ¿qué tal? — hi, guys! how're you doing? *

hola chicas ¡ya estoy aquí! — hi, girls, here I am!

b) [a un niño]

¡oye, chico! ¿quieres ganarte un poco de dinero? — hey! do you want to earn yourself a bit of money?

chica, ¡no corras! — don't run, dear!
chica
3.

SM LAm (Naipes) game, round; (Billar) game; (Snooker) frame

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

a) ( joven) < persona> young

es muy chico para salir solo — he's too young to go out on his own

íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

b) ( bajo) < persona> small

dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

c) ( pequeño) small

los pantalones le quedan chicos — the trousers are too small for him

un pedacito chiquitito — a tiny piece
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl

mis chicos van a ese colegio — my children go to that school

c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl

vino con su chico — she came with her boyfriend

d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

e) ( como apelativo)

chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

- chico de los recados

2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

a) ( joven) < persona> young

es muy chico para salir solo — he's too young to go out on his own

íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

b) ( bajo) < persona> small

dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

c) ( pequeño) small

los pantalones le quedan chicos — the trousers are too small for him

un pedacito chiquitito — a tiny piece
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl

mis chicos van a ese colegio — my children go to that school

c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl

vino con su chico — she came with her boyfriend

d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

e) ( como apelativo)

chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

- chico de los recados

2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game

* * *

chico¹

¹ = boy, youngster, kiddy [kiddie], kid, young boy, lad, laddie.

Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.

Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.

Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.

Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.

Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.

Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.

* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.

* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.

* chico lector = reading-boy.

* chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.

* chico travieso = naughty boy.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

chico²

² = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].

Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.

Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.

* niño chico = young kid.

* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

* * *

chico¹ -ca

adjective

( esp AmL)

1 (joven) ‹persona› young

es muy chico para salir solo he's too young to go out on his own

una playa a la que íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos a beach we used to go to as children o when we were young, a beach we used to go to when we were small o little ( colloq)

2 (bajo) ‹persona› small

es muy chico para su edad he's very small for his age

chiquita or chiquitita pero cumplidora (CS); she may be small but she's good ( o clever etc)

matón¹ (↑ matón (1))

dejar chico a algn ( fam); to put sb to shame

se puso a hablar de filosofía y nos dejó chicos a todos she started talking about philosophy and put us all to shame o ( colloq) showed us all up

las dejarás chicas a todas con ese vestido with that dress you'll put everyone else in the shade ( colloq)

quedarse chico: en física me quedo chico junto a él he puts me to shame when it comes to physics

3 (pequeño) small

es un bar muy chico it's a very small bar

los pantalones le quedan chicos the trousers are too small for him

me dio un pedacito chiquitito he gave me a tiny piece

chico² -ca

masculine, feminine

A

1 (niño) ( masculine) boy; ( feminine) girl

es un chico muy bueno he's a very good boy, he's very good

tengo que recoger a los chicos del colegio I have to pick the children o ( colloq) kids up from school

chico de la calle street urchin

zapato

2 (hijo) ( masculine) son, boy; ( feminine) daughter, girl

mis chicos van a ese colegio my children go to that school

mi chico mayor está haciendo la mili my eldest boy o son is doing his military service

3 (joven) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), boy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq); ( feminine) girl

ayer te vi con tu chico I saw you with your boyfriend yesterday

4 (empleado joven) ( masculine) boy; ( feminine) girl

5

(como apelativo): chica, no te puedes imaginar lo que me pasó hey, you'll never guess what happened to me

¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?

chico, no seas tonto, todo te lo crees come on, don't be so silly, you'd believe anything

Compuesto:

chico de los recados

messenger boy

B

chico masculine ( AmL) (en billar) frame; (en bolos) game

* * *

chico
◊ -ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

a) ( joven) young;

◊ cuando éramos chicos when we were little (colloq)

b) ( bajo) small

c) ( pequeño) small

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
a) ( niño) (m) boy;

(f) girl
b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy;

(f) daughter, girl
c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);

(f) girl;
◊ unos chicos ( varones) some boys;

( varones y hembras) some boys and girls
d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy;

(f) girl
e) ( como apelativo):

◊ ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?

2
◊ chico sustantivo masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame;

( en bolos) game
chico,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
(muchacha) girl
II adjetivo small, little
' chico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglo
- chaval
- chavala
- chica
- ser
- fortachón
- fortachona
- limitada
- limitado
- llenarse
- mentirosa
- mentiroso
- recogepelotas
- representar
- sentida
- sentido
- solícita
- solícito
- varón
- acabar
- deshonra
- este
- guapetón
- temperamento
English:
angrily
- boy
- date
- dope
- go out
- go-go
- gofer
- hit
- hit back
- interact
- leave out
- mate
- small
- toyboy
- boyish
- kid
- little
- nice
- wee
- who
- world
- youngster

* * *

chico, -a

♦ adj
esp Am
1. [joven] small, young;

este perro es demasiado chico para separarlo de su madre this dog is too small o young to be taken away from its mother

2. [de poco tamaño] small;

este apartamento es muy chico this Br flat o US apartment is very small;

Prov

lo bueno viene en frasco chico good things come in small packages

♦ nm,f

1. [joven] boy, f girl;

no es mala chica she isn't a bad girl

2. [hijo] son, boy;
[hija] daughter, girl;
mi chica mayor ya se ha casado my eldest daughter o girl is already married;

los chicos han ido a pasar el fin de semana con sus abuelos the children have gone to their grandparents for the weekend

3. [empleado] boy, f girl;

la compra se la llevará el chico the delivery boy will bring your shopping home for you

Comp
RP chico de los mandados [en oficina] office boy; [en tienda] errand boy;
chico de los recados [en oficina] office boy;
[en tienda] errand boy
4. [novio] boyfriend;
[novia] girlfriend;
a ver si nos presentas a tu chico why don't you introduce us to your boyfriend o young man?

5. [tratamiento]
chico, ponme un café waiter, could I have a coffee, please?;

¡chica, no sé qué decirte! well, what can I say?;

¡chico, qué suerte has tenido! you lucky thing!;

chica, haz lo que quieras look, you can do what you want;

¡vamos chico, no te pongas así! come on, don't be like that!

* * *

chico

I adj small, little;

dejar chico a alguien fig fam put s.o. to shame fam II m boy;

peinado a lo chico with short hair, with a boyish haircut

* * *

chico, -ca adj

1) : little, small

2) : young

chico, -ca n

1) : child, boy m, girl f

2) : young man m, young woman f

* * *

chico n

1. (en general) boy

2. (joven) young man [pl. men]

Spanish-English dictionary > chico

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