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'siŋɡjulə1) ((also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) singular2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) singularsingular adj singular
singular adjetivo singular ■ sustantivo masculino singular;◊ en singular (Ling) in the singular
singular
I adjetivo
1 (raro, excepcional) peculiar, odd
2 frml (único, inigualable) un dibujo de singular belleza, a drawing of outstanding beauty
II adjetivo & m Ling singular ' singular' also found in these entries: Spanish: buen - dato - demasiada - demasiado - haber - mucha - mucho - otra - otro - particular - persona - poca - poco - política - sí - singularizar - tanta - tanto - toda - todo - acta - África - África del Sur - agua - águila - ala - alba - alga - álgebra - algún - alma - alta - alza - ama - anca - ancla - ánfora - ánima - ansia - ara - arca - área - aria - arma - arpa - arte - asa - ascua - Asia - asma English: accused - lady - majority - neither - offspring - propose - singular - statistics - bad - big - first - good - large - peculiarity - third - thirteenthtr['sɪŋgjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (in grammar) singular2 formal use (outstanding) extraordinario,-a, excepcional, singular3 formal use (unique, unusual) único,-a, extraño,-a, singular1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL singular nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the singular en singularsingular ['sɪŋgjələr] adj1) : singular (en gramática)2) outstanding: singular, sobresaliente3) strange: singular, extrañosingular n: singular madj.• singular adj.n.• singular s.m.
I 'sɪŋgjələr, 'sɪŋgjʊlə(r)1) ( Ling) singular2) (frml) (usu before n) <beauty/achievement> singular (frml); <adventure/occurrence> raro, extraño, singular
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mass & count noun singular m['sɪŋɡjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (Ling) singular2) (=extraordinary) singular, excepcionala most singular occurrence — un suceso de lo más singular or excepcional
how very singular! — ¡qué raro!
2.N singular m* * *
I ['sɪŋgjələr, 'sɪŋgjʊlə(r)]1) ( Ling) singular2) (frml) (usu before n) <beauty/achievement> singular (frml); <adventure/occurrence> raro, extraño, singular
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62 from
from1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) defrom prep1. de2. de / desde3. de / con / a partir detr[frɒm]1 (starting at) de; (train, plane) procedente de■ what time does he get home from work? ¿a qué hora llega del trabajo?2 (origin, source) de, desde■ where are you from? ¿de dónde eres?3 (number, price, etc) de, desde, a partir de■ prices start from $10 precios a partir de 10 dólares■ it's reduced from £25 to £20 está rebajado de 25 a 20 libras4 (time) de, desde■ we work from 9.00 until 5.00 trabajamos de 9.00 a 5.005 (sent or given by) de■ this is Mr Singh from the Council es el Sr. Singh del Ayuntamiento6 (using, out of) de, con7 (distance) de8 (indicating separation, removal, etc) de; (subtraction) a9 (because of) por, a causa de10 (considering, according to) según, por■ from the look of him, I'd say he's a tramp por su aspecto, diría que es indigente11 (indicating difference) de; (when distinguishing) entre■ how different is Catalan from Spanish? ¿en qué se diferencia el catalán del español?12 (indicating position) desde■ from above, you can see the whole stadium desde encima, se puede ver todo el estadiofrom ['frʌm, 'frɑm] prepfrom Cali to Bogota: de Cali a Bogotáwhere are you from?: ¿de dónde eres?from that time onward: desde entoncesfrom tomorrow: a partir de mañanaa letter from my friend: una carta de mi amigaa quote from Shakespeare: una cita de Shakespeare10 feet from the entrance: a 10 pies de la entradared from crying: rojos de llorarhe died from the cold: murió del frío5) off, out of: deshe took it from the drawer: lo sacó del cajónfrom above: desde arribafrom among: de entreprep.• a partir de prep.• de prep.• de parte de prep.• desde prep.• según prep.frɑːm, frɒm, weak form frəm1)a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) deT-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5
b) ( indicating distance)2)a) ( after)from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy
50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora
b) ( before)3) ( indicating source) dethat's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!
have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?
we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...
4)from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares
5) ( as a result of) defrom experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...
6)a) (out of, off) defrom the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante
b) ( Math)7) (with preps & advs)from above/below — desde arriba/abajo
[frɒm]PREP1) (indicating starting place) de, desdewhere are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?
where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?
the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid
from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z
2) (indicating time) de, desdefrom one o'clock to or until two — desde la una hasta las dos
from a child, from childhood — desde niño
3) (indicating distance) de, desde4) (indicating sender etc) dea telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith
5) (indicating source) deto drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella
where did you get that from? — ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?
take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!
one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto
6) (indicating price, number etc) desde, a partir dewe have shirts from £8 (upwards) — tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras
prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras
the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento
to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal
9) (=because of, on the basis of) porfrom what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice
10) (=away from)to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn
11) (with prep, adv)from beneath or underneath — desde abajo
from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa
* * *[frɑːm, frɒm], weak form [frəm]1)a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) deT-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5
b) ( indicating distance)2)a) ( after)from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy
50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora
b) ( before)3) ( indicating source) dethat's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!
have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?
we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...
4)from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares
5) ( as a result of) defrom experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...
6)a) (out of, off) defrom the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante
b) ( Math)7) (with preps & advs)from above/below — desde arriba/abajo
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63 limp
limp
I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) flojo, fláccido, mustio, débil
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1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) cojear
2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) cojeralimp1 adj flácido / mustiolimp2 n cojeralimp3 vb cojearsince his accident, he limps desde el accidente, cojeatr[lɪmp]2 (weak) débil————————tr[lɪmp]1 cojear1 cojeralimp ['lɪmp] vi: cojearlimp adj1) flaccid: fláccido2) lank: lacio (dícese del pelo)3) weak: débilto feel limp: sentirse desfallecer, sentirse sin fuerzaslimp n: cojera fadj.• cojera adj.• flexible adj.• flojo, -a adj.• lacio, -a adj.• laso, -a adj.n.• cojera s.f.v.• claudicar v.• cojear v.• renguear v.• renquear v.
I lɪmpintransitive verb cojear, renquear, renguear (AmL)
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noun cojera f, renquera f, renguera f (AmL)she walks with a limp — cojea or renquea or (AmL tb) renguea
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I [lɪmp]1.N cojera f2.VI cojear, renguear (LAm)
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[lɪmp]ADJ (compar limper) (superl limpest)1) [person, body] sin fuerzas; [penis] flácido; [hair] lacio; [handshake] flojohis arms hung limp — los brazos le colgaban muertos or como si fueran de trapo
2) (=unconvincing) [excuse] pobre, poco convincente3) (=soft) [book binding] blando, flexible* * *
I [lɪmp]intransitive verb cojear, renquear, renguear (AmL)
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noun cojera f, renquera f, renguera f (AmL)she walks with a limp — cojea or renquea or (AmL tb) renguea
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64 thump
1. noun((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) porrazo
2. verb(to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise.) aporrear, golpear fuertementethump vb golpeartr[ɵʌmp]1 golpear, pegar un puñetazothump ['ɵʌmp] vtpound: golpear, aporrearthump vi: latir con vehemencia (dícese del corazón)thump nthud: ruido m sordon.• baque s.m.• golpazo s.m.• golpe s.m.• porrazo s.m.v.• caer con golpe pesado v.• golpear v.• latir con golpes pesados v.θʌmp
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a) ( sound) golpazo mb) ( blow) golpazo m, mamporro m (fam)
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transitive verb golpearI thumped him one — (colloq) le pegué un puñetazo
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vi[θʌmp]to thump on a wall/door — dar* unos golpes en una pared/puerta
1.N (=blow) golpetazo m, porrazo m ; (=noise of fall etc) golpetazo m2.VT (=hit hard) golpear; (accidentally) [+ head etc] dar or topar con; (=put down heavily) poner or frm deponer violentamenteto thump the table — golpear la mesa, dar golpes en la mesa
3. VI1) [person] (on door, table) dar golpes, aporrear; [heart] (=pound) latir con fuerza; [machine] vibrar con violenciasomeone was thumping on the door — había alguien dando golpes a or aporreando la puerta
2) (=move heavily)* * *[θʌmp]
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a) ( sound) golpazo mb) ( blow) golpazo m, mamporro m (fam)
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1.
transitive verb golpearI thumped him one — (colloq) le pegué un puñetazo
2.
vito thump on a wall/door — dar* unos golpes en una pared/puerta
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65 manage
'mæni‹1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) dirigir, llevar, administrar2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) administrar, llevar3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) llevar, manejar4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) conseguir, lograr•- manageability
- management
- manager
manage vb1. poder concan you manage all those suitcases by yourself? ¿puedes con todas esas maletas tú solo?2. arreglárselashow do they manage on so little money? ¿cómo se las arreglan con tan poco dinero?3. conseguir / lograr4. dirigir / llevar / administrartr['mænɪʤ]1 (run - business, company) dirigir, llevar, administrar; (- property) administrar; (- household) llevar; (handle - money, affairs) manejar, administrar■ she manages a shop es la encargada de una tienda, lleva una tienda2 (handle, cope with - child, person) llevar, manejar; (- animal) domar; (- work, luggage, etc) poder con■ can you manage that suitcase? ¿puedes con esa maleta?3 (succeed) conseguir, lograr■ we managed it! ¡lo conseguimos!■ did you manage to find a present for Neil? ¿conseguiste encontrar un regalo para Neil?4 (have room for, have time for) poder■ can you manage lunch on Sunday? ¿puedes venir a comer el domingo?1 poder■ can you manage? ¿puedes?■ I can manage, thanks ya puedo, gracias2 (financially) arreglárselas, apañarse1) handle: controlar, manejar2) direct: administrar, dirigir3) contrive: lograr, ingeniárselas paramanage vicope: arreglárselasv.• administrar v.• agenciar v.• apoderar v.• conducir v.• dirigir v.• encaminar v.• gestionar v.• gobernar v.• guiar v.• manejar v.• manipular v.• menear v.• regentar v.• regir v.'mænɪdʒ
1.
1) ( Busn) \<\<company/bank\>\> dirigir*, administrar, gerenciar (AmL); \<\<staff/team\>\> dirigir*; \<\<land/finances\>\> administrar2) (handle, cope with) \<\<children\>\> manejar, controlar; \<\<household\>\> llevar, administrarcan you manage those suitcases on your own? — ¿puedes con esas maletas tú sola?
3) ( achieve)I can't manage the meeting — no puedo or no me es posible ir a la reunión
to manage to + INF — lograr or poder* + inf
I managed to get four tickets — conseguí or pude conseguir cuatro entradas
how did they manage to get away with it? — ¿cómo se las arreglaron para salirse con la suya?
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vi1) ( Busn) dirigir*, administrar2) ( cope)can I help you? - thank you, I can manage — ¿me permite que la ayude? - gracias, yo puedo sola
['mænɪdʒ]they have to manage on $300 a week — tienen que arreglarse or arreglárselas con 300 dólares a la semana
1. VT1) (=direct) [+ firm, economy, shop] dirigir, administrar; [+ employees, team] dirigir; [+ time, property, money] administrar; [+ household] llevar; (Comput) [+ system, network] gestionarhe's been managing my affairs for years — lleva años encargándose de mis asuntos, hace años que lleva mis asuntos
managed currency — moneda f controlada or dirigida
managed economy — economía f planificada or dirigida
managed fund — fondo m controlado or dirigido
2) (=cope with, control) [+ situation] manejar; [+ suitcases, packages] poder con; [+ animal] dominarcan you manage the cases? — ¿puedes con las maletas?
he has no idea how to manage children — no tiene ni idea de cómo manejar or controlar a los niños
3) (=achieve)can you manage two more in the car? — ¿te caben dos más en el coche?
can you manage eight o'clock? — ¿puedes estar para las ocho?
to manage to do sth — lograr hacer algo, conseguir hacer algo
how did you manage not to spill it? — ¿cómo lograste or conseguiste no derramarlo?
he managed not to get his feet wet — logró or consiguió no mojarse los pies
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£20 is all I can manage — 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar•
can you manage another cup? — ¿quieres otra taza?•
£20 is the most I can manage — 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar2. VIcan you manage? — (=deal with situation) ¿puedes arreglártelas?; (=carry sth) ¿puedes con eso?
thanks, I can manage — gracias, yo puedo
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she manages on her pension/on £60 a week — se (las) arregla con la pensión/con 60 libras a la semana•
to manage without sth/sb, "do you need the car?" - "I can manage without it" — -¿necesitas el coche? -me (las) puedo arreglar or apañar sin élI don't know how we'd have managed without her — no sé cómo nos (las) hubiéramos arreglado or apañado sin ella
2) (=direct, administrate) dirigir* * *['mænɪdʒ]
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1) ( Busn) \<\<company/bank\>\> dirigir*, administrar, gerenciar (AmL); \<\<staff/team\>\> dirigir*; \<\<land/finances\>\> administrar2) (handle, cope with) \<\<children\>\> manejar, controlar; \<\<household\>\> llevar, administrarcan you manage those suitcases on your own? — ¿puedes con esas maletas tú sola?
3) ( achieve)I can't manage the meeting — no puedo or no me es posible ir a la reunión
to manage to + INF — lograr or poder* + inf
I managed to get four tickets — conseguí or pude conseguir cuatro entradas
how did they manage to get away with it? — ¿cómo se las arreglaron para salirse con la suya?
2.
vi1) ( Busn) dirigir*, administrar2) ( cope)can I help you? - thank you, I can manage — ¿me permite que la ayude? - gracias, yo puedo sola
they have to manage on $300 a week — tienen que arreglarse or arreglárselas con 300 dólares a la semana
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'solid
1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) macizo3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) macizo5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) de una sola pieza6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) seguido, ininterrumpido
2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) ininterrumpidamente
3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel
solid adj1. sólido2. macizotr['sɒlɪd]1 (not liquid or gas) sólido,-a2 (not hollow) macizo,-a3 (dense, compact) compacto,-a4 (unmixed) puro,-a, macizo,-a5 (strong) sólido,-a, fuerte6 (reliable) sólido,-a, de confianza, de fiar7 (unanimous) unánime8 (continuous) seguido,-a, entero,-a; (unbroken) continuo,-a9 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (three-dimensional) tridimensional1 (substance) sólido■ solids, liquids and gasses sólidos, líquidos y gases\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas solid as a rock firme como una rocato become solid solidificarsesolid figure cuerpo sólidosolid geometry geometría del espaciosolid ['sɑləd] adj1) : macizoa solid rubber ball: una bola maciza de caucho2) cubic: tridimensional3) compact: compacto, denso4) sturdy: sólido5) continuous: seguido, continuotwo solid hours: dos horas seguidasa solid line: una línea continua6) unanimous: unánime7) dependable: serio, fiable8) pure: macizo, purosolid gold: oro macizosolid n: sólido madj.• compacto, -a adj.• consistente adj.• denso, -a adj.• duro, -a adj.• enterizo, -a adj.• fijo, -a adj.• firme adj.• macizo, -a adj.• sólido, -a adj.• unánime adj.n.• macizo s.m.• sólido s.m.
I 'sɑːləd, 'sɒlɪd1)a) ( not liquid or gaseous) sólidosolid food — alimentos mpl sólidos
to become solid — solidificarse*
b) ( not hollow) <rubber ball/tire> macizoc) ( Math) tridimensional2)a) ( unbroken) <line/row> continuo, ininterrumpidob) ( continuous) (colloq) <month/year> seguido3)a) ( physically sturdy) <furniture/house> sólido; < meal> consistenteb) (substantial, valuable) <knowledge/reason> sólidoc) (firm, definite) < offer> en firme4)b) ( unanimous) <support/agreement> unánime
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1)a) (Chem, Phys) sólido mb) ( Math) sólido m2) solids pla) (in, from liquid) sólidos mpl, sustancias fpl sólidasb) ( food) alimentos mpl sólidos
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adverb (colloq)['sɒlɪd]to be packed/jammed solid — estar* lleno hasta el tope or hasta los topes
1. ADJ1) (=not liquid) sólido•
to become solid — solidificarse•
to freeze solid — congelarse por completo•
to be frozen solid — estar completamente congelado•
to go solid — solidificarse2) (=firm) [masonry, building, understanding, basis] sólido; [argument] sólido, bien fundamentado; [relationship] sólido, firme•
get a good solid grip on the handle — agarra bien el mangoto have solid grounds for thinking that... — tener bases sólidas para creer que...
3) (=not hollow) [rock] sólido; [wood, steel] macizo, puro; [tyre, ball, block] macizo4) (=compact, dense) [layer, crowd] compacto•
flights to Israel are booked solid — los vuelos a Israel están completamente llenos•
a solid mass of colour — una masa sólida de color•
the streets were packed solid with people — las calles estaban abarrotadas de gente•
the bolts have rusted solid — los tornillos están tan oxidados que es imposible girarlos•
the traffic was solid going into town — había una caravana tremenda en dirección a la ciudad *5) (=continuous) [line, rain] ininterrumpidoI've been working on this for eight hours solid — he estado trabajando sobre esto durante ocho horas ininterrumpidas, llevo trabajando sobre esto ocho horas sin parar
6) (=reliable) [person, relationship] serio; [evidence, reason, values] sólido; [information] fiable; [work] concienzudo; [citizen] responsable; [advice] útil7) (=substantial)8) (=unanimous)9) (Geom) [figure] tridimensional2. N1) (Phys, Chem) sólido m2) (Geom) sólido mis he on solids yet? — ¿come ya alimentos sólidos?
3.CPDsolid angle N — (Geom) ángulo m sólido
solid compound N — (Ling) compuesto que se escribe como una sola palabra
solid fuel N — combustible m sólido
solid geometry N — geometría f de los cuerpos sólidos
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I ['sɑːləd, 'sɒlɪd]1)a) ( not liquid or gaseous) sólidosolid food — alimentos mpl sólidos
to become solid — solidificarse*
b) ( not hollow) <rubber ball/tire> macizoc) ( Math) tridimensional2)a) ( unbroken) <line/row> continuo, ininterrumpidob) ( continuous) (colloq) <month/year> seguido3)a) ( physically sturdy) <furniture/house> sólido; < meal> consistenteb) (substantial, valuable) <knowledge/reason> sólidoc) (firm, definite) < offer> en firme4)b) ( unanimous) <support/agreement> unánime
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1)a) (Chem, Phys) sólido mb) ( Math) sólido m2) solids pla) (in, from liquid) sólidos mpl, sustancias fpl sólidasb) ( food) alimentos mpl sólidos
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adverb (colloq)to be packed/jammed solid — estar* lleno hasta el tope or hasta los topes
См. также в других словарях:
drag one's feet — verb postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2) He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally … Useful english dictionary
think on one's feet — A person who thinks on their feet is capable of making good decisions without previous thinking or planning. Good lawyers need to be able to think on their feet when pleading a case … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sweep one off one's feet — phrasal : to gain immediate and unquestioning support, approval, or acceptance by a person his courtship swept her off her feet … Useful english dictionary
sweep one off one's feet — phrasal to gain immediate and unquestioning support, approval, or acceptance by a person … New Collegiate Dictionary
be light on one's feet — (of a person) be quick or nimble … Useful english dictionary
feet — [fēt] n. pl. of FOOT feet of clay a weakness or defect of character (in an otherwise strong person) get one s feet wet to have or get one s first experience in some activity or pursuit have one s feet on the ground to be practical, realistic, etc … English World dictionary
drag one's feet — If you say that a person is dragging their feet, you think they are unnecessarily delaying a decision which is important to you. If you drag your feet, you delay a decision or participate without any real enthusiasm. The government is… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
keep one's feet on the ground — A person who keeps their feet on the ground continues to act in a sensible and practical way, even if they become successful. His invention was an instant success but he kept his feet on the ground and invested his money very wisely … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
have one's feet on the ground — verb To be a practical person. To be sensible We think we can trust John with this new position as he has his feet on the ground. Ant: have ones head in the clouds … Wiktionary
let grass grow under one's feet — be idle, be lazy, waste time He is always working hard and is not the type of person to let grass grow under his feet … Idioms and examples
one — [ wʌn ] function word *** One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on the other. We ll meet again… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English