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61 retroceder
v.1 to go back.tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garagela lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move backretrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the tableno retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now2 to move back, to turn back, to back out, to draw back.Ellos retroceden pronto They move back quickly.Ellos retroceden el auto They move back the car.3 to run back.Ellos retroceden la película They run back the film.* * *1 (recular) to go back, move back2 (bajar de nivel) to go down3 (echarse atrás) to back down5 MILITAR to fall back, retreat6 (arma) to recoil\hacer retroceder a alguien to force somebody back, make somebody move back* * *verb1) to move back2) shrink* * *VI1) (=moverse hacia atrás) to move back, move backwards, go back, go backwards; [ejército] to fall back, retreat; [aguas] to go downretrocedió unos pasos — he went o moved back a few steps
2) [rifle] to recoil3) (=desistir) to give up; (=rajarse) to back down; [ante un peligro] to flinch* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.----* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *retroceder [E1 ]viA (moverse hacia atrás) «persona/coche» to go back, move back; «ejército» to withdraw, fall back, retreatya nos pasamos, retrocede un poco we've gone past it, go back a bital ver la pistola retrocedió when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew backla policía hizo retroceder a la multitud the police moved the crowd back o made the crowd move backel autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos en el tiempo the author takes us back three centuries (in time)B (desistir) to give up; (volverse atrás) to back downC ( Arm) to recoil* * *
retroceder ( conjugate retroceder) verbo intransitivo
[ ejército] to withdraw, retreat
retroceder verbo intransitivo
1 (volver hacia atrás) to move back, back away: retrocedieron varios kilómetros, they went back several kilometres
2 (por una dificultad, peligro, etc) to give up, flinch: no retrocede ante la adversidad, she doesn't give up in times of adversity
' retroceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortante
- marcha
English:
back
- backwards
- draw back
- fall back
- force back
- move back
- push back
- recoil
- shove back
- shrink
- stand back
- draw
- ebb
- further
- push
- scroll
* * *retroceder vi1. [moverse hacia atrás] to go back;tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage;la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back;retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table2. [ante obstáculo] to back down;no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now* * *v/i go back, move back; figback down* * *retroceder vi1) : to move back, to turn back2) : to back off, to back down3) : to recoil (of a firearm)* * *retroceder vb to go back -
62 talle
m.1 waist (cintura).2 figure (figura, cuerpo).3 measurement (medida).pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tallar.* * *1 (cintura) waist2 (figura - de hombre) build, physique; (- de mujer) figure, shape3 COSTURA shoulder-to-waist measurement* * *noun m.1) waist2) figure, shape* * *SM1) (=cintura) waist2) (=medidas) waist and chest measurements pl ; (=talla) size, fitting3) (=tipo) [de mujer] figure; [de hombre] build, physique4) (=aspecto) look, appearance; (=contorno) outline* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= waist, waistline.Ex. Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.Ex. Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.----* de talle largo = high waisted.* de talle medio = medium-length.* * *a) ( cintura) waistb) ( figura) figurec) ( en costura) trunk measurement* * *= waist, waistline.Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de talle medio = medium-length.* * *1 (cintura) waistde talle esbelto slim-waisted2 (figura) figuretiene buen talle she has a good figure3 (en costura) trunk measurement, measurement from shoulder to waistes corta de talle she's short-waistedme queda corto de talle the waist is too high on me, it's too short in the body4 ( RPl) (de una prenda) sizede talle único one-sizeCompuesto:wasp waist ( dated)tiene un talle de avispa she has a tiny waist* * *
Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)
tallé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
talle es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tallar
talle
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
talle sustantivo masculino
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
talle sustantivo masculino
1 (cintura) waist
2 (figura, planta) figure, shape
3 (en una prenda) chest and waist measurement
' talle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñir
English:
waist
- M
- out
- size
- take
* * *talle nm1. [cintura] waist;de talle estrecho narrow-waisted;talle de avispa wasp waist2. [figura, cuerpo] figure3. [en sastrería] neck to waist measurement;se llevan las chaquetas de talle largo long-waisted jackets are the fashion4. Chile, Guat, Méx [corsé] corset5. RP [talla] size* * *m waist* * *talle nm1) : size2) : waist, waistline3) : figure, shape -
63 tallo
m.1 stem.2 caudex, shaft.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tallar.* * ** * *SM1) [de flor] stem, stalk; [de hierba] blade2) And (=repollo) cabbage4) (=fruta) crystallized fruit* * *masculino stem, stalk* * *= stem, stalk, spur, green shoot, shoot.Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.Ex. Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.----* tallo de espárrago = spear of asparagus, asparagus spear.* * *masculino stem, stalk* * *= stem, stalk, spur, green shoot, shoot.Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.Ex: Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.* tallo de espárrago = spear of asparagus, asparagus spear.* * *stem, stalkse ha ido or está al tallo it has gone to seed* * *
Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)
tallo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
talló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tallar
tallo
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
tallo sustantivo masculino
stem, stalk
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
tallo sustantivo masculino stem, stalk
' tallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caña
- médula
- cebolleta
- injerto
- palmito
- rastrero
- tronchar
English:
stalk
- stem
* * *tallo nm1. [de planta, flor] stem, stalktallo herbáceo herbaceous stalk;tallo leñoso woody stalk;tallo rastrero creeping stalk, trailing stalk;tallo trepador climbing stalk2. [brote] sprout, shoot;echar tallos to put out shoots* * *m BOT stalk, stem* * *tallo nm: stalk, stemtallo de maíz: cornstalk* * *tallo n stem / stalk -
64 tú
adj.your, your own, thy.* * *tu► adjetivo1 your2 RELIGIÓN Thy* * *adj.* * *SM ABR= tiempo universal U.T.* * *adjetivo (delante del n) your* * *= you, your, thou.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex. I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.Ex. And there is a basis for your belief: money.Ex. The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.----* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on.* tú hazme caso = take it from me.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *adjetivo (delante del n) your* * *= you, your, thou.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
Ex: And there is a basis for your belief: money.Ex: The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on.* tú hazme caso = take it from me.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *tu( delante del n) yourtus amigos your friendshágase tu voluntad ( Relig) thy will be done* * *
Multiple Entries:
tu
tú
tu adjetivo ( delante del n) your;
tú pron pers familiar form of address
1 (como sujeto, en comparaciones, con preposición) you;◊ ¿quién lo va a hacer? — tú who's going to do it? — you are;
llegó después que tú he arrived after you (did);
entre tú y yo between you and me;
tratar de tú a algn to address sb using the familiar tú form
2 ( uno) you;
tu adj pos your
tu hermana, your sister
tus hermanas, your sisters
tú pron you
♦ Locuciones: hablar de tú a tú, to speak on equal terms
tratar a alguien de tú, to address sb using the familiar "tú" form
'tú' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- aburrida
- aburrido
- acercar
- acomodar
- acordarse
- actualizar
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahumar
- albedrío
- alcance
- algo
- andar
- antojo
- apelar
- balance
- bien
- cada
- callar
- caso
- chula
- chulo
- comedia
- como
- competencia
- comprometer
- condenable
- confesar
- confín
- confundir
- congratularse
- contrapelo
- córcholis
- cosa
- crasa
- craso
- cuidar
- cumplir
- decir
- decidir
- deferencia
- definitivamente
- dejar
- delante
- desastre
- desconocer
- desdecir
- desmejorada
- desmejorado
English:
acceptable
- address
- admit
- afraid
- after
- appreciate
- as
- asinine
- avenue
- backup
- bear
- best
- big
- brush up
- bump into
- bung
- chance
- civil
- come
- commensurate
- condition
- condone
- consent
- cooperation
- cross off
- cross out
- danger
- deeply
- direction
- disapprove
- dissatisfied
- do without
- downside
- duration
- enjoy
- especially
- excuse
- extend
- familiar
- fancy
- far
- fault
- fly
- give
- glad
- gloat
- go together
- good
- grasp
- grateful
* * *tu adj posesivoyour;tu casa your house;tus libros your books* * *tu, tusadj pos your* * *tu adj1) : yourtu vestido: your dresstoma tus vitaminas: take your vitamins2) : thytú pron1) : youtú eres mi hijo: you are my son2) : thou* * *tu adj your -
65 propio
adj.1 own.2 one's own.3 very, same, self-same, selfsame.4 proper, right on.5 of one's own, of my own, of our own, of his own.* * *► adjetivo1 (de nuestra propiedad) own2 (indicado) proper, appropriate■ lo propio sería mandar una carta de agradecimiento the proper thing to do would be to send a thank-you letter3 (característico) typical* * *(f. - propia)adj.1) own2) typical3) self* * *1. ADJ1) [uso enfático]a) [con posesivos] ownb) (=mismo)la solicitud debe ser firmada por el propio interesado — the application must be signed by the applicant himself
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hacer lo propio — to do the same, follow suitse marchó sin decir nada y pretendía que nosotros hiciéramos lo propio — he left without a word and wanted us to do the same o follow suit
están subiendo los impuestos al propio tiempo que baja la inflación — they are raising taxes at the same time as inflation is going down
la novela es al propio tiempo romántica y dinámica — the novel is both romantic and fast-moving at the same time
c)• al propio — CAm on purpose
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de propio — especially2) [indicando posesión] own¿tiene coche propio? — do you have your own car?
3) (=característico)•
propio de algo/algn — typical of sth/sbeste sol es más propio de un país mediterráneo — this sunshine is more typical of a Mediterranean country
ese gesto era muy propio de él — that gesture was very like him o very typical of him
4) (=inconfundible) all (of) its own5) (=adecuado) suitablerecibieron al rey con los honores que le son propios — they received the king with the honours which are his due o with all suitable honours
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propio para algo — suitable for sthno es lugar propio para este tipo de comportamiento — this is not the place for that sort of behaviour
6) (=correcto) strict, true7) Esp* (=parecido)las manzanas están tan propias que dan ganas de comérselas — the apples look so real that you want to eat them
has salido muy propio en ese retrato — that portrait of you is a good likeness, that portrait looks really like you
8) esp Méx, CAm- con su permiso -propio — "excuse me" - "certainly"
2. SM1) (=mensajero) messenger2)• propios y extraños — all and sundry
* * *- pia adjetivo1)a) ( indicando posesión) own¿tu piso es propio o alquilado? — do you own your flat or is it rented?
b) (delante del n) ( uso enfático) ownlo vi con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own two eyes o with my (very) own eyes
c) ( no postizo) reald) ( de uno mismo)2) (característico, típico)propio DE algo/alguien: esa actitud es muy propio de él that kind of attitude is very typical of him; costumbres propias de los países orientales — customs characteristic of oriental countries
3)propio PARA algo — (adecuado, idóneo) suitable for something
4) (delante del n) ( mismo)* * *- pia adjetivo1)a) ( indicando posesión) own¿tu piso es propio o alquilado? — do you own your flat or is it rented?
b) (delante del n) ( uso enfático) ownlo vi con mis propios ojos — I saw it with my own two eyes o with my (very) own eyes
c) ( no postizo) reald) ( de uno mismo)2) (característico, típico)propio DE algo/alguien: esa actitud es muy propio de él that kind of attitude is very typical of him; costumbres propias de los países orientales — customs characteristic of oriental countries
3)propio PARA algo — (adecuado, idóneo) suitable for something
4) (delante del n) ( mismo)* * *propio11 = home-grown [home grown/homegrown], of its own, own, of + Posesivo + own, self, distinctive.Nota: Que destaca por algún motivo.Ex: Most media centers have not used AACR in the past but have followed their own home-grown rules.
Ex: The document has no title of its own.Ex: The command function 'OWN' serves to use a system's own command when the general system, in this case EURONET, does not cater for a specialised function available on a particular system.Ex: There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms.Ex: In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* al propio ritmo de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, at + Posesivo + own pace.* amor propio = self-esteem [self esteem], pride.* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* aprender a su propio ritmo = learn at + Posesivo + own pace.* asuntos propios = personal business.* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.* característica propia = trademark.* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con financiación propia = self-funded.* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA].* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* de la propia comunidad = community-owned.* de la propia empresa = company-owned.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su propio bien = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* de propia cosecha = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* dinero propio = private means.* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.* en el propio campus universitario = campus-based.* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.* en la propia finca = on-farm.* en la propia granja = on-farm.* en la propia habitación = ensuite.* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio = to + Posesivo + advantage.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.* material editado por el propio autor = self-published material.* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.* muy propio = highly distinctive.* nombre propio = forename, proper name.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* patrocinado por la propia empresa = company-sponsored.* persona de la propia empresa = insider.* por cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por decisión propia = by choice.* por elección propia = by choice.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* promovido por el propio sistema de información = information-led.* propio de = germane to.* propio de espías = cloak-and-dagger.* propio del sistema = built-in.* propio de niña = girlish.* propio de niño = boyish.* propio de un caballero = gentlemanlike.* propio estilo = house style.* propios ingresos = earned income.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* restablecer + Posesivo + propia identidad = re-establish + Posesivo + own identity.* revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.* según sus propias condiciones = on + Posesivo + own terms.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser propio de = be proper of.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* todas las iniciales del nombre propio = full initials.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.* trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.* tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride.* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.propio22 = proper, beffiting.Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.
Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.* * *A1 (indicando posesión) ownse necesita viajante con vehículo propio salesman with own car requiredtienen piscina propia they have their own swimming pool2 ( delante del n) (uso enfático) owntengo mis propios problemas I've got problems of my own, I've got my own problemssalió de la clínica por su propio pie she walked out of the clinic, she left the clinic under her own steamlo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own two eyes o with my (very) own eyes3(verdadero, no artificial): la barba parece propia his beard looks realno es permanente, los rizos son propios it's not a perm, her hair is naturally curlyB (característico, típico) propio DE algo/algn:es una enfermedad propia de la edad it's a common illness in older people o among the elderlyese desdén es muy propio de él that kind of disdainful attitude is very typical of himson costumbres propias de los países orientales these are characteristic customs of oriental countriessu comportamiento es propio de un loco he behaves like a madman, his behavior is fitting of o befits a madman ( liter)C propio PARA algo (adecuado, idóneo) suitable FOR sthes un vestido muy propio para la ocasión it's a very suitable dress for the occasion, the dress is just right for the occasioneste no es lugar propio para una conversación seria this is not a suitable o an appropriate o the right place for a serious conversationD1 ( delante del n)(mismo): fue el propio presidente it was the president himselfdebe ser el propio interesado quien lo pida it must be the person concerned who makes the requestel propio Juan se llevó una sorpresa even Juan himself got a surprise2lo propio the sameel presidente abandonó la sala y minutos después hizo lo propio el vicepresidente the president left the room and minutes later the vice president did the same( Esp)messengerpropios y extraños all and sundry* * *
propio◊ - pia adjetivo
1
◊ ¿es propio o alquilado? is it your own or is it rented?;
tienen piscina propia they have their own swimming pool
todo lo hace en beneficio propio everything he does is for his own gain;
lo vi con mis propios ojos I saw it with my own two eyes o with my (very) own eyes
2 (característico, típico):
una enfermedad propia de la vejez an illness common among old people;
no es un comportamiento propio de una señorita it's not ladylike behaviour
3 ( delante del n) ( mismo):
debe ser el propio interesado quien lo pida it must be the person concerned who makes the request
propio,-a adjetivo
1 (posesión) own: tiene su propio apartamento, he has his own apartment
2 (adecuado) suitable, appropriate: ese vestido no es propio para la fiesta, that dress is not suitable for the party
3 (característico) typical, peculiar
el clima propio de la región, the typical weather for the area
4 (intensificador) (hombre) himself
(mujer) herself
(animal, cosa) itself: se lo dijo el propio presidente, the President himself told her so
' propio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bolsillo
- cacarear
- chalet
- comodidad
- femenina
- femenino
- gustar
- infantil
- masculina
- masculino
- monte
- peculiar
- propia
- provecho
- vileza
- amor
- campo
- correspondiente
- fray
- hispanismo
- interés
- pie
- santo
- tiempo
English:
benefit
- brain
- epitaph
- grind
- higher-up
- homegrown
- interest
- ladylike
- nourish
- ostracize
- own
- private
- proper noun
- right
- self-esteem
- self-respect
- sisterly
- specific
- transport
- very
- disown
- drive-in
- ego
- for
- proper
- purpose
- sake
- self
* * *propio, -a♦ adj1. [en propiedad] own;tiene coche propio she has a car of her own, she has her own car;se requiere vehículo propio [en anuncio laboral] own car requiredme lo dijo en mi propia cara he said it to my face;actuó en defensa propia she acted in self-defence;por tu propio bien for your own goodel monzón es propio de esta época the monsoon is characteristic of this season;es muy propio de él llegar tarde it's absolutely typical of him to arrive late;no es propio de él it's not like him4. [adecuado] suitable, right ( para for);recitó un poema propio para la ocasión she recited a suitable poem for the occasion5. [correcto] proper, true6. [en persona] himself, f herself;el propio compositor the composer himself7. [semejante] true to life;en ese retrato quedaste muy propio that portrait is a very good likeness of you8. Gram proper9.lo propio [lo mismo] the same;Elena se retiró a descansar y su compañero hizo lo propio Elena went to have a rest and her companion did the same♦ nmpla propios y extraños all and sundry;con su victoria sorprendió a propios y extraños his victory surprised everyone♦ de propio loc adv[expresamente]fui de propio a la ciudad para verla I went to the city just to see her* * *adjhacer lo propio do the right o appropriate thing4:la propia directora the director herself* * *1) : ownsu propia casa: his own housesus recursos propios: their own resources2) apropiado: appropriate, suitable3) característico: characteristic, typical4) mismo: oneselfel propio director: the director himself* * *propio adj1. (que pertenece) own2. (mismo) himself / herself3. (característico) normal -
66 rociada
f.1 dew.2 sprinkling.3 shower.4 spraying, spray, sprinkling.5 sprinkle.past part.past participle of spanish verb: rociar.* * *1 (acción) spraying, sprinkling2 (rocío) dew3 figurado (conjunto de cosas) shower, hail, stream4 figurado (reprensión) telling-off, dressing-down* * *SF1) (=aspersión) shower, spray; [en bebida] dash, splash; (Agr) spray2) [de piedras] shower; [de balas] hail; [de injurias] hail, stream* * *rociada nf1. [rocío] dew2. [aspersión] sprinkling3. [de insultos, perdigones] shower* * *f1 ( rocio) dew -
67 Лас-Пьедрас
I( Уругвай) Las PiedrasIIр. (Перу) Piedras, Río de las -
68 abundancia
f.1 abundance.en abundancia in abundance2 plenty, prosperity (riqueza).nadar o vivir en la abundancia to be filthy rich3 Abundancia.* * *1 abundance, plenty* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=multitud) abundanceen abundancia: hay copas en abundancia — there are plenty of glasses
2) (=copiosidad) abundance3) (=prosperidad)cuerno* * *1) ( gran cantidad) abundancehay abundancia de aves en la región — the area abounds in o with birdlife
2) ( riqueza)nadar en la abundancia — to be rolling in money (colloq)
* * *= abundance, profusion, plenty, bounty, richness, copiousness.Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex. This article explains the necessity today for instructing readers in the use of biomedical libraries, justified by the profusion of publications and the introduction of electronic information devices.Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.Ex. The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aparecer en abundancia = come out of + the woodwork.* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.* * *1) ( gran cantidad) abundancehay abundancia de aves en la región — the area abounds in o with birdlife
2) ( riqueza)nadar en la abundancia — to be rolling in money (colloq)
* * *= abundance, profusion, plenty, bounty, richness, copiousness.Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.
Ex: This article explains the necessity today for instructing readers in the use of biomedical libraries, justified by the profusion of publications and the introduction of electronic information devices.Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.Ex: The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aparecer en abundancia = come out of + the woodwork.* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* producir en abundancia = churn out, knock out.* * *A (gran cantidad) abundanceestá documentado con abundancia de estadísticas it is documented with a wealth of statisticshay abundancia de aves en la región the area abounds in o with birdlife, the area is rich in birdlifehay comida en abundancia there's plenty of foodB(riqueza): tiempos de abundancia times of plentyviven en la abundancia they're very affluentla sociedad de la abundancia the affluent society* * *
abundancia sustantivo femenino
1 ( gran cantidad) abundance;
hay comida en abundancia there's an abundance of food;
darse en abundancia to be plentiful
2 ( riqueza):
viven en la abundancia they're well-off;
nadar en la abundancia to be rolling in money (colloq)
abundancia sustantivo femenino
1 abundance, plenty: la abundancia de piedras dificultaba el trabajo, the presence of a large number of stones was making the work arduous
2 (riqueza) wealth: viven en la abundancia, they are well-off
sus padres nadan en la abundancia, his parents are rolling in money
♦ Locuciones: en abundancia, plenty (of): comimos y bebimos en abundancia, we had plenty to eat and drink
' abundancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- hartar
- nadar
- caudal
- granel
- riqueza
English:
abundance
- galore
- opulence
- plenty
- profusion
- roll
- wealth
* * *abundancia nf1. [gran cantidad] abundance;la región posee petróleo en abundancia the region is rich in oil;teníamos comida en abundancia we had plenty of food;un área de gran abundancia biológica an area rich in animal and plant life2. [riqueza] plenty, prosperity;una época de abundancia a time of plenty;* * *f abundance;había comida en abundancia there was plenty of food;nadar en la abundancia be rich* * *abundancia nf: abundance -
69 arrastrar
v.1 to drag (objeto, pies) (gen) & (computing).el viento arrastró las hojas the wind blew the leaves alongEl tractor arrastró el leño hacia abajo The tractor dragged the log down.2 to win over, to sway.arrastrar a alguien a algo/a hacer algo to lead somebody into something/to do somethingdejarse arrastrar por algo/alguien to allow oneself to be swayed by something/somebody3 to drag along the ground (rozar el suelo).te arrastra el vestido your dress is dragging on the groundEl perrito arrastraba a su dueño The puppy dragged along his owner.4 to carry along, to suffer, to drag.El tractor arrastró el leño hacia abajo The tractor dragged the log down.Él arrastra su culpa todo el tiempo He drags along his guilt feelings always5 to bring along, to bring about.La acciones arrastran consecuencias Actions carry along consequences.6 to entrain.La reacción arrastró las partículas The reaction entrained the particles.7 to drag-and-drop.* * *1 (gen) to drag, pull2 (corriente, aire) to sweep along3 figurado to sway, win over, draw4 (traer como consecuencia) to cause, bring, lead to5 (tener) to have1 to drag, trail1 to drag oneself, crawl2 figurado (humillarse) to creep, crawl* * *verb1) to drag, pull2) sweep away3) attract•* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto pesado] to drag; [+ carro] to pull; [+ caravana] to tow; [+ vestido, capa] to trail (along the ground)arrastrar los pies — to drag one's feet, shuffle along
2) (=transportar) [río, viento] to sweep away o along3) (=atraer) to draw, attractsu última película ha arrastrado mucho público — his latest film has drawn o attracted large audiences
4) (=soportar)este país arrastra desde hace décadas el problema del paro — this country's been dogged by unemployment for decades
arrastra un complejo de inferioridad desde la adolescencia — he's had an inferiority complex ever since he was a youth
5) (=provocar) [+ dificultad, problema] to bring with itsu dimisión arrastró varias crisis financieras — his resignation brought with it several financial crises
6) (Bridge) [+ triunfos] to draw2. VI1) [vestido, capa] to trail (along the ground), drag2) (Bot) to trail3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( por el suelo) to dragb) <remolque/caravana> to towc) ( llevar consigo)2)a) <problema/enfermedad>b) ( atraer) to draw3) ( en naipes) to draw2.arrastrar vi1) mantel/cortina to trail along the ground3.arrastrarse v pron1) ( por el suelo) persona to crawl; culebra to slitherse arrastró hasta el teléfono — she dragged herself o crawled to the telephone
2) ( humillarse) to grovel, crawl* * *= haul, lug off, sweep along, tow, drag, sweep + Nombre + away, lug.Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her and she towed a chair over to his desk.Ex. Users can either select a pull-down menu and enter search terms in a text box or highlight and drag text into the search box from other applications including electronic mail.Ex. The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.----* agua + arrastrar = wash away.* arrastrando los pies = shuffling.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* arrastrarse = crawl.* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* introducir arrastrando = haul in.* sacar arrastrando = haul out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( por el suelo) to dragb) <remolque/caravana> to towc) ( llevar consigo)2)a) <problema/enfermedad>b) ( atraer) to draw3) ( en naipes) to draw2.arrastrar vi1) mantel/cortina to trail along the ground3.arrastrarse v pron1) ( por el suelo) persona to crawl; culebra to slitherse arrastró hasta el teléfono — she dragged herself o crawled to the telephone
2) ( humillarse) to grovel, crawl* * *= haul, lug off, sweep along, tow, drag, sweep + Nombre + away, lug.Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her and she towed a chair over to his desk.Ex: Users can either select a pull-down menu and enter search terms in a text box or highlight and drag text into the search box from other applications including electronic mail.Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.* agua + arrastrar = wash away.* arrastrando los pies = shuffling.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* arrastrarse = crawl.* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* introducir arrastrando = haul in.* sacar arrastrando = haul out.* * *arrastrar [A1 ]vtA1 (por el suelo) to dragcaminaba arrastrando los pies she dragged her feet as she walkedvas a ir aunque te tenga que arrastrar you are going even if I have to drag you there2 ‹remolque/caravana› to tow3(llevar consigo): el río arrastraba piedras y ramas stones and branches were being swept along by the riverla corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro the current was carrying him out to sea4 ‹sector/mercado› to drag downal desplomarse en la Bolsa arrastró a todo el sector when its stock price collapsed, it dragged down the whole sectorno hay que dejarse arrastrar por el pesimismo there's no need to give way to pessimismB1‹problema/enfermedad› viene arrastrando esa tos desde el invierno that cough of hers has been dragging on since the winter, she's had that cough since the winter and she just can't shake it offarrastraron esa deuda muchos años they had that debt hanging over them for many years2 (atraer) to drawestá arrastrando mucho público it is drawing big crowdsse dejan arrastrar por la moda they are slaves to fashionarrastrar a algn A algo:las malas compañías lo arrastraron a la delincuencia he was led o drawn into crime by the bad company he keptla miseria lo arrastró a robar poverty drove him to stealarrastra mucha corriente it uses a lot of power4 ( Inf) to dragarrastrar y soltar to drag and dropC (en naipes) to draw■ arrastrarviA «mantel/cortina» to trail along the groundla gabardina le arrastraba the raincoat was so long on him that it trailed along the groundB (en naipes) to draw trumps ( o spades etc)A (por el suelo) «persona» to crawl; «culebra» to slitherllegué arrastrándome de cansancio I could hardly put one foot in front of the other by the time I got therese arrastró hasta el teléfono she dragged herself o crawled to the telephoneB (humillarse) to grovel, crawl* * *
arrastrar ( conjugate arrastrar) verbo transitivo
1
c) ( llevar consigo):
la corriente lo arrastraba mar adentro the current was carrying him out to sea
2a) ‹problema/enfermedad›:
vienen arrastrando el problema desde hace años they've been dragging out the problem for years
verbo intransitivo [mantel/cortina] to trail along the ground
arrastrarse verbo pronominal
[ culebra] to slither
arrastrar verbo transitivo to pull (along), drag (along): la corriente lo arrastró mar adentro, he was swept out to sea by the current
' arrastrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grúa
- seducir
- barrer
English:
carry along
- drag
- draw
- haul
- lug
- pull
- pull along
- shuffle
- slur
- sweep
- trail
- tug
- wash
- suck
* * *♦ vt1. [objeto, persona] to drag;[carro, vagón] to pull; [remolque] to tow;el viento arrastró las hojas the wind blew the leaves along;Figel presidente arrastró en su caída a varios ministros the president took several ministers down with him;la caída de la Bolsa neoyorquina arrastró al resto de mercados the crash on the New York stock exchange pulled the other markets down with it;arrastrar los pies to drag one's feet;RP Famarrastrar el ala a alguien to set one's cap at sb2. Informát to drag;arrastrar y soltar to drag and drop3. [convencer] to win over, to sway;arrastrar a alguien a algo/a hacer algo to lead sb into sth/to do sth;dejarse arrastrar por algo/alguien to allow oneself to be swayed by sth/sb4. [producir] to bring;la guerra arrastra ya 3.000 muertos the war has already claimed 3,000 lives5. [atraer] to pull in;un cantante que arrastra muchos seguidores a singer who pulls in large crowdsarrastra muchas deudas/muchos problemas he has a lot of debts/problems hanging over him;arrastra esa dolencia desde hace varios años she has been suffering from this complaint for several years7. [al hablar] to draw out;arrastra las erres he rolls his r's♦ vi1. [rozar el suelo] to drag along the ground;te arrastra el vestido your dress is dragging on the ground;estas cortinas arrastran these curtains are touching the floor* * *I v/t2 ( llevarse) carry awayII v/i* * *arrastrar vt1) : to drag, to tow2) : to draw, to attractarrastrar vi: to hang down, to trail* * *arrastrar vb2. (soportar) to have3. (rozar el suelo) to trail on the floor -
70 asegurar
v.1 to secure.María aseguró el barco en el muelle Mary secured the boat at the dock.Silvia aseguró su posición Silvia secured her position.2 to assure.te lo aseguro I assure youasegurar a alguien que… to assure somebody that…el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?Alicia asegura su declaración Alice assures her declaration.Ella le asegura a Ricardo su regreso She assures Richard her return.3 to insure (contra riesgos).asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on somethingRicardo aseguró su auto Richard insured his automobile.4 to guarantee, to ensure.Mario asegura el pago íntegro Mario guarantees the payment in whole.5 to promise to, to guarantee to.Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.* * *1 (fijar) to secure2 COMERCIO to insure3 (garantizar) to assure, guarantee1 (cerciorarse) to make sure2 COMERCIO to insure oneself* * *verb1) to assure, ensure2) secure3) insure•* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar) to secureunos cables aseguran la carpa — the marquee is held in place o secured by cables
hay que asegurar mejor el cuadro a la pared — the painting needs to be more firmly fixed o secured to the wall
aseguraron los fardos con cuerdas — they fastened o secured the bundles with rope
3) (=garantizar) [+ derecho] to guaranteeeso asegura el cumplimiento de los acuerdos — that ensures o guarantees that the agreements will be fulfilled
si quieres asegurarte el aprobado, tienes que estudiar más — if you want to be certain of passing, you'll have to study more
es posible, pero no lo aseguro — it's possible, but I can't tell you for sure
es verdad, se lo aseguro — it's true, take my word for it o I assure you
4) (=declarar) to maintainasegura no saber nada del asunto — he maintains o affirms that he knew nothing about the matter
5) (Com, Econ) [+ vehículo, vivienda] to insure (de, contra against) (en for)han asegurado los cuadros en más de seis mil millones — the paintings have been insured for more than six thousand million
deberías asegurar el coche a todo riesgo — you should have your car fully insured, you should take out a comprehensive insurance policy on your car
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (afirmar, prometer) to assurele aseguro que... — I assure you that...
b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insureaseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car
3)a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secureb) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure2.asegurarse v pron1)a) ( cerciorarse) to make sureb) (garantizarse, procurarse)2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself* * *= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.Ex. They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.Ex. The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.----* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.* te lo aseguro = take it from me.* volver a asegurar = reinsure.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (afirmar, prometer) to assurele aseguro que... — I assure you that...
b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insureaseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car
3)a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secureb) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure2.asegurarse v pron1)a) ( cerciorarse) to make sureb) (garantizarse, procurarse)2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself* * *= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.* te lo aseguro = take it from me.* volver a asegurar = reinsure.* * *asegurar [A1 ]vtA1 (afirmar, prometer) to assurele aseguro que no habrá ningún problema I assure you that there will be no problemme aseguró que vendría she assured me that she would comevale la pena, te lo aseguro it's worth it, I assure you o I promise youasegura no haber visto nada she maintains o says that she did not see anything2 (garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guaranteeel gol que les aseguró el partido the goal that guaranteed them victory, the goal that sewed the game up o that ensured victoryla herencia le aseguró una vida desahogada the inheritance guaranteed him a comfortable lifeal menos tendremos buen tiempo asegurado at least we'll be assured of o guaranteed good weatheraseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the carC1 (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to securelo aseguraron con una cuerda they secured it o made it fast with a ropeaseguró bien el pie en la roca she got a firm foothold in the rockaseguró el poste colocando piedras alrededor de su base he fixed the post in position by putting stones around the baselo aseguraron con tornillos they held it in place o fixed it o secured it with screws2 ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secureD ( Méx)1 (decomisar) to seize2 (capturar) ‹delincuente/asaltante› to captureA1 (cerciorarse) to make sureasegúrate de que no falta nada make sure there's nothing missing2(garantizarse, procurarse): con esas medidas se aseguraron el triunfo with those measures they guaranteed themselves victory o they made sure of victory, those measures assured them of o guaranteed them victory* * *
asegurar ( conjugate asegurar) verbo transitivo
1
asegura no haberlo visto she maintains that she did not see
2 (Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure;◊ aseguró el coche a todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car
3
asegurarse verbo pronominal
1
b) (garantizarse, procurarse):
2 (Com, Fin) to insure oneself
asegurar verbo transitivo
1 to insure
2 (garantizar) asegurar el éxito de una empresa, to ensure the success of a project
te aseguro que..., I assure you that...
3 (afianzar, sujetar) to fasten, tighten up
' asegurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- garantizar
English:
assure
- attach
- ensure
- guarantee
- insure
- loop
- reassure
- indemnify
- nail
- peg
- secure
- under
* * *♦ vt1. [fijar] to secure;asegúralo con una cuerda secure it with a rope;asegura las piezas con pegamento fix the pieces together with glue;aseguró la puerta con el cerrojo she bolted the door (shut)2. [garantizar] to assure;te lo aseguro I assure you;asegurar a alguien que… to assure sb that…;el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes;¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?;con él de coordinador el conflicto está asegurado with him as co-ordinator, conflict is assured o a certainty;tienes que trabajar más si quieres asegurar tu ascenso you'll have to work harder if you want to make certain you get promoted3. [contra riesgos] to insure ( contra against);asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on sth;asegurar en [cantidad] to insure sth for* * *v/t1 ( afianzar) secure2 ( prometer) assure;te lo aseguro I assure you3 ( garantizar) guarantee4 COM insure;asegurar algo contra incendios insure sth against fire, take out fire insurance on sth* * *asegurar vt1) : to assure2) : to secure3) : to insure* * *asegurar vb1. (afirmar) to assureme aseguró que no tuvo nada que ver con el robo he assured me that he had nothing to do with the robbery2. (garantizar) to ensure3. (coche, casa, etc) to insure -
71 calcinar
v.1 to burn, to char.2 to anneal, to calcinate.* * *1 to calcine2 figurado to burn1 to calcine* * *1. VT1) (=quemar) to burn, reduce to ashes, blacken2) * [fastidiar] to bother, annoy2.See:* * *verbo transitivomurieron calcinados — they burned o were burned to death
b) (Quím) to calcine* * *= char.Ex. The manuscripts were badly charred in a 1731 fire.* * *verbo transitivomurieron calcinados — they burned o were burned to death
b) (Quím) to calcine* * *= char.Ex: The manuscripts were badly charred in a 1731 fire.
* * *calcinar [A1 ]vtmurieron calcinados they burned o were burned to deathencontraron varios cadáveres calcinados they found several charred bodiespiedras calcinadas por el sol stones scorched o roasted by the sun2 ( Quím) to calcine* * *
calcinar ( conjugate calcinar) verbo transitivo
b) (Quím) to calcine
calcinar verbo transitivo
1 (arder por completo) to burn (to ashes)
2 Quím to calcine
* * *calcinar vtto burn, to scorch* * *v/t burn* * *calcinar vt: to char, to burn -
72 caída
f.1 fall, collapse, downfall, downturn.2 wipe-out.3 prolapse, ptosis, drooping, lapsus.past part.past participle of spanish verb: caer.* * *1 (acción de caer) fall, falling2 (pérdida) loss3 (de precios, temperatura) fall, drop4 (de un terreno) slope5 (del sol) setting6 (de tejidos) body, hang8 figurado downfall, fall\a la caída del sol at sunsetcaída de ojos demure lookcaída libre free fall* * *noun f.1) fall2) drop3) collapse4) loss* * *SF1) (=accidente) fall; [de caballo] fall, tumble•
sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumbledurante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse
caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *
2) [de gobierno, imperio] fall, collapse; [de un gobernante] downfallla caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall
3) (=pérdida) [de cabello, dientes] loss4) (Dep)caída al vacío, caída libre — free fall
5) (=descenso) [de precios, ventas] fall, drop; [de divisa] fallla espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices
el gobierno está decidido a frenar la caída de la libra — the government is determined to curb the fall of the pound
caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage
el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting
6)7) (=desprendimiento) fallhabía una continua caída de piedras desde la cima de la montaña — rocks fell continuously from the top of the mountain
8) (=inclinación) [de terreno] slope; [brusco] drop9) [de tela, ropa] hangcaída de ojos, tenía una caída de ojos entre coqueta y malvada — the way she lowered her eyes was somewhere between coquettish and wicked
10) (Rel)11)12) pl caídasa) * (=golpes) witty remarks¡qué caídas tiene! — isn't he witty?
b) (=lana) low-grade wool sing* * *1) ( accidente) fallsufrir una caída — persona to have a fall
2) ( del cabello)3) (de tela, falda)4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire
5) ( descenso) fall, drop6)a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk
7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop* * *= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.----* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* caída del sistema = system crash.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* caída libre = free fall.* en caída = flowing.* * *1) ( accidente) fallsufrir una caída — persona to have a fall
2) ( del cabello)3) (de tela, falda)4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire
5) ( descenso) fall, drop6)a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk
7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop* * *= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* caída del sistema = system crash.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* caída libre = free fall.* en caída = flowing.* * *A (accidente) fallsufrir una caída «persona» to have a fallha sufrido varias caídas y no se ha roto it's fallen on the floor/it's been dropped several times without breakingfue una mala caída it was a nasty fall, he took a nasty tumble ( colloq)Compuestos:hacerle una caída de ojos a algn to flutter one's eyelids at sbfree fallB(del cabello): un tratamiento contra la caída del cabello a treatment to prevent hair lossC(de una tela, falda): para esta falda se necesita una tela con más caída you need a heavier material for this skirttiene muy buena caída it hangs very wellD1 (de un gobierno) fall; (de una ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire2E (descenso) fall, dropla caída del dólar/del precio del petróleo the fall in the dollar/in the price of oilse ha producido una caída de las exportaciones/la demanda there has been a fall o drop in exports/demandla caída de la temperatura the drop in temperatureuna caída de voltaje or tensión a drop in voltageCompuesto:waterfallFa la caída del sol or de la tarde at sunset, at duskG1 (del terreno) slope; (más pronunciada) drop2 (de un techo) slope, pitch; (de una superficie) slope, dropH ( Náut) (de un palo, mástil) rake* * *
caída sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) fall;
caída libre free fall;
la caída del gobierno the fall of the government;
la caída del cabello hair loss
2 (de tela, falda):
tiene buena caída it hangs well
3 ( descenso) caída de algo ‹del dólar/de los precios/de la demanda› fall in sth;
‹de temperatura/voltaje› drop in sth;
caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
caída sustantivo femenino
1 fall
la caída del muro de Berlín, the fall of the Berlin wall
2 (del pelo, los dientes) loss
3 (de los precios) drop
4 (de un tejido) es una tela con poca caída, it's a fabric that hangs badly
5 Pol downfall, collapse
6 (salto de agua) waterfall, cascade
' caída' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- convalecer
- escalabrarse
- patinazo
- precipitarse
- aparatoso
- malo
- pique
- revolcón
English:
break
- collapse
- cushion
- downfall
- drape
- fall
- free fall
- inflamed
- rise
- sheer
- sky-dive
- sky-diver
- tumble
- descent
- dip
- doldrums
- down
- drop
- sky
- slump
- sun
- wind
* * *caída nf1. [de persona] fall;sufrir una caída to have a fall;se rompió la cadera por una mala caída he fell badly and broke his hip2. [de hojas, lluvia, nieve] fall;[de diente, pelo] loss;en la época de la caída de la hoja when the leaves fall off the trees;RP Famser la caída de la estantería to be out of this worldcaída de agua waterfall;caída libre free fall;caída de ojos: [m5] tiene una atractiva caída de ojos she has an attractive way of lowering her eyelashes;caída en picado [de avión] crash dive3. [de imperio, ciudad, dictador] fall;la caída del Imperio Romano the fall of the Roman Empire;la caída del muro (de Berlín) the fall of the Berlin Wall4. [de paro, precios] drop (de in);se espera una caída de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to drop;se ha registrado una caída del desempleo there has been a fall in unemployment, unemployment has gone downcaída en picado [de la economía] free fall; [de precios] nose-dive;caída de tensión voltage dropa la caída de la tarde at nightfall7. [de tela, vestido] drape10. [en golf] break* * *f fall;a la caída del sol at sunset;a la caída de la tarde at sunset;caída del gobierno fall of the government;caída del pelo hair loss* * *caída nf1) baja, descenso: fall, drop2) : collapse, downfall* * *caída n fall -
73 chafar
v.1 to flatten.2 to crease.3 to spoil, to ruin (informal) (estropear).el robo nos chafó las vacaciones the robbery ruined our holiday4 to crush.Las piedras chafaron las casitas The rocks crushed the little houses.5 to crumple, to rumple.María chafó las cartas con rabia Mary crumpled the letters with rage.* * *1 (aplastar) to squash, crush, flatten2 (arrugar) to crumple, crease3 familiar (interrumpir) to butt in on4 familiar (estropear) to ruin, spoil1 (aplastarse) to be squashed, be crushed, be flattened; (arrugarse) to become creased, become crumpled* * *VT1) (=aplastar) [+ pelo] to flatten; [+ ropa] to crumple, crease; [+ patatas] to mash2) [+ persona]chafar o dejar chafado a algn — to crush sb, take the wind out of sb's sails *
3) (=estropear) to ruin, spoil4) Cono Sur (=engañar) to hoax, deceive* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) < peinado> to flatten; <plátano/pulpa> to mash; < huevos> to break; < ajo> to crushb) <vestido/falda> to wrinkle (AmE), to crumple (BrE)2) (Esp fam)a) ( en conversación) to squash (colloq), to crushb) ( desilusionar) to disappointc) ( estropear) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin2.chafarse v pron to get squashed* * *= ruin, spoil, upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.----* chafar los planes = upset + the applecart.* chafar + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) < peinado> to flatten; <plátano/pulpa> to mash; < huevos> to break; < ajo> to crushb) <vestido/falda> to wrinkle (AmE), to crumple (BrE)2) (Esp fam)a) ( en conversación) to squash (colloq), to crushb) ( desilusionar) to disappointc) ( estropear) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin2.chafarse v pron to get squashed* * *= ruin, spoil, upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.* chafar los planes = upset + the applecart.* chafar + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* * *chafar [A1 ]vtA ( fam)1 (aplastar) ‹peinado› to flatten; ‹plátano/pulpa› to mash; ‹huevos› to break, crush; ‹ajo› to crush; ‹uvas› to tread1 (en una conversación) to squash ( colloq), to crushme dejó chafado I felt crushed (by what he said), he squashed me with his remarkla enfermedad lo dejó chafado the illness really took it out of him ( colloq)3 (estropear) to spoil, ruin, mess up ( colloq)nos van a chafar los planes they're going to mess up o spoil o ruin our plansme chafó el chiste he spoiled o ruined my joke■ chafarseto get squashed* * *
chafar ( conjugate chafar) verbo transitivo (fam)
‹plátano/pulpa› to mash;
‹ huevos› to break;
‹ ajo› to crush
chafarse verbo pronominal
to get squashed
chafar verbo transitivo
1 fam (un plan, una sorpresa, etc) to ruin, spoil
2 (espachurrar) to squash, crush, flatten
* * *♦ vt1. [aplastar] [pastel] to squash;[pelo, hierba, flor] to flatten; [plátano] to mash; [uva] to tread2. [arrugar] to crease3. [estropear] to ruin;el robo nos chafó las vacaciones the robbery ruined our holiday;me has chafado la sorpresa que les iba a dar you've ruined the surprise I had for themsu respuesta me dejó chafado I felt crushed by her reply, her reply floored me* * *v/t2 famplanes etc ruin -
74 derrumbamiento
m.1 collapse (de puente, edificio) (por accidente).2 demolition, knocking-down, overthrow.3 crashing, collapse, downfall.* * *1 falling down, collapse2 (techo) caving in3 (de tierras) landslide* * *SM1) [de edificio] (=desplome) collapse; (=demolición) demolition2) [del techo] collapse, cave-in3) (=descenso brusco) [de pacto, sistema] collapse; [de precios] sharp fall* * *a) ( de edificio) collapseb) (de dictadura, imperio) collapse* * *= collapse.Ex. This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.* * *a) ( de edificio) collapseb) (de dictadura, imperio) collapse* * *= collapse.Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
* * *1 (de un edificio) collapsederrumbamiento de tierras landslide, landslip2 (de una dictadura, un imperio) collapse* * *
derrumbamiento sustantivo masculino
collapse
derrumbamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (demolición) demolition
2 (de un edificio) collapse; (de un techo) caving in
3 fig (de un gobierno) collapse
' derrumbamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alertar
English:
collapse
- land
* * *1. [de puente, edificio] [por accidente] collapse;[intencionado] demolition; [de pared, muro, techo] collapse derrumbamiento de tierra landslide2. [de imperio] fall;[de empresa] collapse; [de persona] devastation* * *m accidental collapse; intencionado demolition* * *: collapse -
75 favorecer
v.1 to favor.esta política favorece a los más pobres this policy works in favor of the poorestles favoreció la suerte luck was on their sideEl sol favoreció a Ricardo The sun favored Richard.2 to suit (sentar bien).ese corte de pelo te favorece that haircut suits you3 to prefer, to be partial to.María favorece los colores claros Mary prefers light colors.* * *1 (ayudar) to favour (US favor), help2 (agraciar) to flatter, suit* * *verb1) to favor2) suit* * *1. VT1) (=beneficiar) to be favourable o (EEUU) favorable to, favour, favor (EEUU)la devaluación ha favorecido a las compañías exportadoras — devaluation has been favourable to o has favoured exporting companies
la suerte no me favoreció — luck was not on my side, fortune did not favour me liter
2) (=ayudar a) [+ desarrollo, creación, crecimiento] to contribute tolas nuevas medidas fiscales favorecerán la creación de empresas — the new tax measures will contribute to o encourage o favour the creation of new companies
puede favorecer la aparición de piedras en el riñón — it can contribute to the development of kidney stones
3) (=tratar con favores)favorecer a algn — to help out sb, do sb favours
utilizó sus influencias para favorecer a sus amigos — she used her influence to help out her friends o to do favours for her friends
4) (=sentar bien) [vestido] to suit, look good on; [peinado] to suitlas faldas largas no te favorecen — long skirts don't suit you o look good on you
2.VI (=sentar bien) to be flattering, look good* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (ayudar, beneficiar) to favor*b) peinado/color ( sentar bien) to suit2.favorecerse v pron (Col fam) to protect oneself* * *= favour [favor, -USA], feather-bed, advantage, enthrone.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.Ex. Modern life ' enthrones reason over impulse'.----* favorecer a Alguien = be in + Posesivo + favour.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (ayudar, beneficiar) to favor*b) peinado/color ( sentar bien) to suit2.favorecerse v pron (Col fam) to protect oneself* * *= favour [favor, -USA], feather-bed, advantage, enthrone.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.Ex: Modern life ' enthrones reason over impulse'.* favorecer a Alguien = be in + Posesivo + favour.* * *favorecer [E3 ]vt1 (beneficiar) to favor*hoy no me ha favorecido la suerte luck hasn't been on my side todayuna política para favorecer la agricultura a policy to help agriculture2 (contribuir a) to encourageactitudes que favorecen que se extienda la enfermedad attitudes which encourage the spread of the diseasepara favorecer la integración de los discapacitados en la sociedad to encourage the integration of the disabled into society3 «peinado/color» (sentar bien) to suit, look good onel retrato la favorece mucho the portrait is very flattering to her* * *
favorecer ( conjugate favorecer) verbo transitivo
favorecer verbo transitivo
1 to favour, US favor: ese gobierno favorece a las grandes empresas, the government is on the side of big business
2 (un sombrero, vestido) to flatter
' favorecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enchufar
- beneficiar
- propiciar
English:
favor
- favour
- flatter
- further
- stereotype
- suit
- become
- favorable
* * *favorecer vt1. [beneficiar] to favour;[ayudar] to help, to assist;esta política favorece a los más pobres this policy works in favour of the poorest;el árbitro favoreció al equipo visitante the referee was biased in favour of the visitors;a pesar de ser peores, les favoreció la suerte y ganaron el partido despite being worse players, luck was on their side and they won the game2. [sentar bien] to suit;ese corte de pelo te favorece that haircut suits you* * *v/t1 favor, Brfavour* * *favorecer {53} vt1) : to favor2) : to look well on, to suit* * *favorecer vb1. (hacer más fácil) to favour / to help2. (dar belleza) to suit -
76 llover
v.to rain.está lloviendo it's rainingnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyonellueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after anotherél, como quien oye llover (figurative) he wasn't paying a blind bit of attentionha llovido mucho desde entonces (figurative) a lot of water has passed o gone under the bridge since thenLlovieron piedras It rained stones.* * *► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd pers; it does not take a subject)1 to rain\como llovido del cielo out of the bluecomo quien oye llover like water off a duck's backha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water's passed under the bridge since thenllover a cántaros to pour down, rain cats and dogssiempre llueve sobre mojado it never rains but it poursnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone* * *verb* * *VI1) (Meteo) to raincomo llovido del cielo —
llegar o venir (como) llovido del cielo — [inesperado] to come (totally) out of the blue; [muy oportuno] to be a godsend, come just at the right time
llover sobre mojado —
2)lloverle algo a algn —
* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex. Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.----* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *llover [E9 ][ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] to rainparece que va a llover it looks as though it's going to rain, it looks like rainse puso or ( AmL) se largó a llover it started o began to rainnos llovió todo el fin de semana ( fam); it rained all weekend, we had rain all weekendayer llovió con ganas it poured (with rain) yesterdayha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since thenllover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched countrydecirnos que ha gastado el dinero es llover sobre mojado telling us he's spent the money only makes matters worse o is really adding insult to injuryllueva o truene come rain or shine, no matter whatllueve/llovía a cántaros or chuzos or mares it's/it was raining cats and dogs, it's/it was pouring o ( BrE) bucketing downnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everybodyvilas desgracias llovieron sobre nosotros misfortunes rained down on us(+ me/te/le etc): le llovieron golpes blows rained down on himle llovieron piropos/regalos she was showered with compliments/giftsle han llovido las ofertas de trabajo she's been deluged o inundated with offers of work■ lloverse‹techo/azotea› to leak* * *
llover ( conjugate llover) v impers
to rain;
llueve a cántaros or a mares or a chuzos it's pouring (with rain)
llover verbo impersonal to rain
♦ Locuciones: ha llovido mucho desde entonces, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then
llover a mares, to rain cats and dogs
llovido del cielo, out of the blue
' llover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cántaro
- oscurecerse
- que
- chuzo
- creer
- dicha
- duro
- fuerte
- gana
- hasta
- llueva
- parar
- parecer
- poner
English:
afraid
- alter
- as
- begin
- bound
- bucket
- cease
- certain
- close
- come on
- come out
- fortunately
- go
- hard
- heavily
- inside
- let up
- pelt
- piss
- pour down
- rain
- rain down
- shower
- steadily
- teem
- tend
- beat
- cat
- hold
- in
- pour
- relief
- roll
- soon
- stop
* * *♦ v impersonalto rain;está lloviendo it's raining;CSurse largó a llover it suddenly started raining;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone;llueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after another;él, como quien oye llover he wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention o Br a blind bit of notice;ha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has passed o gone Br under the bridge o US over the dam since then;como llovido del cielo: el trabajo me cayó o [m5] llegó como llovido del cielo the job fell into my lap;la ayuda cayó o [m5] llegó como llovida del cielo the help came just at the right moment, the help was a godsend;Am Humanda a la esquina a ver si llueve go and play with the traffic♦ vile llueven las ofertas offers are raining down on him;las peticiones de indulto llovieron sobre el presidente the president was inundated with pleas for pardon;le llovieron las felicitaciones everyone rushed to congratulate her;sobre esa familia han llovido las desgracias misfortune has rained down on that family, that family has suffered one misfortune after another* * *v/i rain;llueve it is raining;llover sobre mojado fig fam be one thing after another;es como quien oye llover it’s like talking to a wall;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can’t please everybody* * *llover {47} v impers: to rainestá lloviendo: it's rainingllover a cántaros: to rain cats and dogsllover vi: to rain down, to showerle llovieron regalos: he was showered with gifts* * *llover vb to rain¿llueve? is it raining? -
77 marca
f.1 mark.se le nota la marca del bañador you can see her tan line, you can see where she's been wearing her swimsuit2 brand (commerce).unos vaqueros de marca a pair of designer jeansmarca comercial trademarkmarca de fábrica trademarkmarca registrada registered trademark3 label.4 time (sport).5 check mark, check.6 make, mark.7 record.8 pit, small depression.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: marcar.* * *1 (señal) mark, sign2 (en comestibles, productos del hogar) brand; (en otros productos) make3 DEPORTE record4 (acción) marking\de marca brandde marca mayor familiar terrible, tremendousmarca de fábrica trademarkmarca registrada registered trademark* * *noun f.1) mark, sign2) brand3) trademark4) record* * *SF1) (=señal) markse te nota la marca del bañador — I can see your tan line *, I can see the mark where your swimming costume was
la película lleva la marca inconfundible de su director — the film bears all the hallmarks of its director
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sello de marca — hallmarkmarca de la casa, un vino marca de la casa — a house wine
2) (=huella) [de pie] footprint, footmark; [de dedos] fingerprintseguí las marcas que habían dejado sobre la arena — I followed the tracks they had left in the sand, I followed their footprints o footmarks in the sand
3) (Com) [de comida, jabón, tabaco] brand; [de electrodoméstico, coche] make; [de ropa] label¿qué marca de tabaco fumas? — what brand do you smoke?
¿de qué marca es tu televisor? — what make is your television?
imagen 4)•
ropa de marca — designer-label clothes, designer-label clothing4) (Dep) [de especialidad] record; [de deportista] best time•
batir una marca — to break a record•
establecer una marca — to set a record5) (Náut) [en tierra] seamark; [en el mar] marker, buoy6) (Naipes) bid7) [en el ganado] (=señal) brand; (=acción) branding8) (=herramienta) brand, iron9) ( Hist) march, frontier area* * *1)a) (señal, huella) markb) ( en el ganado) brand2) (Com) (de coches, cámaras) make; (de productos alimenticios, cosméticos, etc) brandcomprar artículos de marca — to buy brand products o brand names
de marca mayor — (fam) terrible (colloq)
3) (Dep) recordsuperar or batir or mejorar una marca — to break a record
mi mejor marca de la temporada — my best time (o height etc) of the season
* * *= make, mark, marker, tick, check, brand, check mark [checkmark], imprint, print, designer label, scar, pockmark.Ex. Certain makes of microprocessor have achieved sufficient sales to stimulate the production of a wide range of off-the-peg application packages.Ex. Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex. Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics ( markers, connectors, indicators).Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex. Now it is easy to realize this because they no longer stand for living controversies: Kipling's brand of imperialism and Shaw's brand of revolutionary socialism are both things of the past.Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex. Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.Ex. Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.Ex. They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.Ex. The scars will take months and years to heal.Ex. Many walls still bear the pockmarks left by bullets.----* asignación de la marca de Cutter = Cuttering.* asignar la marca de Cutter = Cutter.* con marca = branded.* crear una marca de identidad = branding.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* de marca = branded.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.* identificación mediante marcas = tagging.* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.* marca comercial = brand name, servicemark, trade name, trademark [trade mark].* marca de agua = watermark.* marca de Cutter = Cutter mark, Cutter numbers.* marca de final de campo = delimiter.* marca de frenazo = skid mark.* marca de inserción = caret (^).* marca del acné = pockmark.* marca de la viruela = pockmark.* marca de patinazo = skid mark.* marca de rachazo = skid mark.* marca de subcampo = subfield marker.* marca distintiva = hallmark, distinguishing mark.* marca identificadora = marking.* marca mundial = world record.* marca muy conocida = household brand.* marca personal = personal record.* marca registrada = brand name, registered trademark, proprietary, trademark [trade mark].* marcas de agua = watermarking.* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* quitar la marca = unmark.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* * *1)a) (señal, huella) markb) ( en el ganado) brand2) (Com) (de coches, cámaras) make; (de productos alimenticios, cosméticos, etc) brandcomprar artículos de marca — to buy brand products o brand names
de marca mayor — (fam) terrible (colloq)
3) (Dep) recordsuperar or batir or mejorar una marca — to break a record
mi mejor marca de la temporada — my best time (o height etc) of the season
* * *= make, mark, marker, tick, check, brand, check mark [checkmark], imprint, print, designer label, scar, pockmark.Ex: Certain makes of microprocessor have achieved sufficient sales to stimulate the production of a wide range of off-the-peg application packages.
Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex: Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics ( markers, connectors, indicators).Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex: Now it is easy to realize this because they no longer stand for living controversies: Kipling's brand of imperialism and Shaw's brand of revolutionary socialism are both things of the past.Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.Ex: They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.Ex: The scars will take months and years to heal.Ex: Many walls still bear the pockmarks left by bullets.* asignación de la marca de Cutter = Cuttering.* asignar la marca de Cutter = Cutter.* con marca = branded.* crear una marca de identidad = branding.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* de marca = branded.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.* identificación mediante marcas = tagging.* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.* marca comercial = brand name, servicemark, trade name, trademark [trade mark].* marca de agua = watermark.* marca de Cutter = Cutter mark, Cutter numbers.* marca de final de campo = delimiter.* marca de frenazo = skid mark.* marca de inserción = caret (^).* marca del acné = pockmark.* marca de la viruela = pockmark.* marca de patinazo = skid mark.* marca de rachazo = skid mark.* marca de subcampo = subfield marker.* marca distintiva = hallmark, distinguishing mark.* marca identificadora = marking.* marca mundial = world record.* marca muy conocida = household brand.* marca personal = personal record.* marca registrada = brand name, registered trademark, proprietary, trademark [trade mark].* marcas de agua = watermarking.* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* quitar la marca = unmark.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* * *A1 (señal, huella) markte ha quedado la marca del bikini you've got a mark where your bikini was2 (en el ganado) brandCompuestos:watermarkhallmark¿qué marca de lavadora es? what make (of) washing machine is it?prefiero comprar artículos de marca I prefer to buy brand products o brand namesuna marca de prestigio a well-known brandropa de marca designer clothesme llevé un susto de marca mayor I got one hell of a fright o a terrible frightCompuestos:trade nameluxury brandleading brand, brand leaderregistered trademarkC ( Dep) recordsuperar or batir or mejorar una marca to break a recordestablecer una marca mundial to set a world recordmi mejor marca de la temporada my best time ( o height etc) of the season* * *
Del verbo marcar: ( conjugate marcar)
marca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
marca
marcar
marca sustantivo femenino
1
2 (Com) (de coches, cámaras) make;
(de productos alimenticios, cosméticos, etc) brand;◊ comprar artículos de marca to buy brand products o brand names;
ropa de marca designer clothes;
marca patentada or registrada registered trademark
3 (Dep) record;
superar or batir una marca to break a record
marcar ( conjugate marcar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ganado› to brand
2
el reloj marca las doce en punto the time is exactly twelve o'clock
c) (Mús):◊ marca el compás/el ritmo to beat time/the rhythm
3 ‹ pelo› to set
4 (Telec) to dial
5 (Dep)
verbo intransitivo
1 (Dep) to score
2 (Telec) to dial
marcarse verbo pronominal:
( caus) to have one's hair set
marca sustantivo femenino
1 (huella) mark: me levanté con la marca de las sábanas en la cara, I woke up with the mark of the sheet on my face
2 (distintivo) sign
la marca del Zorro, the sign of Zorro
es la marca de la ganadería de Vitorino, it's the brand of Vitorino
Com brand, make
3 (impronta) stamp: este trabajo lleva su marca, this work has her stamp
4 Dep time, result: consiguió una buena marca, he achieved a good time
marcar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to mark: su muerte me marcó profundamente, I was deeply marked by her death
las piedras marcan la linde, the stones mark the boundary
2 (resaltar) este vestido me marca las caderas, this dress shows off my hips
ese gesto marca la importancia del tratado, that gesture stresses the importance of the treaty
3 Tel to dial: marque el 123 321, dial 123321
4 (una hora, grados, etc) to indicate, show, mark: el metrónomo marca el compás, the metronome marks the time
5 Dep (un tanto) to score
(a otro jugador) to mark
6 (un peinado) to set: ¿lavar y marcar?, wash and set?
' marca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- capricho
- compás
- hasta
- impresión
- marcar
- mejorar
- peor
- rebasar
- registrar
- señalar
- superar
- tatuaje
- acreditado
- batir
- chuza
- establecer
- fama
- golpe
- líder
- matasellos
- mundial
- palomita
- patentado
- patentar
- punto
- rayar
- sello
- señal
- superficial
- surco
- tic
- viruela
English:
asterisk
- birthmark
- brand
- brand name
- make
- mark
- marker
- personal best
- premier
- proprietary
- registered trademark
- scar
- scorer
- sponsor
- stamp
- stand
- tick
- TM
- trademark
- tradename
- beating
- birth
- dent
- do
- imprint
- marking
- record
- register
- trade
- world
* * *marca nf1. [señal] mark;[de rueda, animal] track; [en ganado] brand; [en papel] watermark; [cicatriz] mark, scar;se le nota la marca del bañador you can see her tan line, you can see where she's been wearing her swimsuit;se quemó y le ha quedado una marca she burned herself and has been left with a scar;Depen sus marcas, listos, ¡ya! on your marks, get set, go!Imprenta marca de corte crop mark; Informát marca de párrafo paragraph mark; Imprenta marca de recorte crop mark [de vehículo, computadora] make;sólo compro ropa de marca I only buy designer clothes;unos vaqueros de marca a pair of designer jeans;Famde marca mayor [muy grande] enormous;[excelente] outstanding marca blanca own-brand, own-label;marca comercial trademark;marca de fábrica trademark;marca registrada registered trademark3. [etiqueta] labella mejor marca mundial del año en los 100 metros the fastest time in the world this year for the 100 metres;su mejor marca del año her personal best this yearse encarga de la marca del delantero más peligroso he's marking the most dangerous forwardzona de marca in-goal area* * *f1 ( señal) mark2 MED scar, mark3 COM brand;de marca brand-name atr4 DEP score;batir osuperar una marca break a record;mejor marca personal personal best;sus 9,93 segundos son la segunda mejor marca his 9.93 seconds is the second best time;de marca mayor fig tremendous* * *marca nf1) : mark2) : brand, make3) : trademarkmarca registrada: registered trademark4) : record (in sports)batir la marca: to beat the record* * *marca n1. (señal) mark2. (nombre de comestibles, ropa) brand3. (nombre de coches, motos) make¿qué marca de coche es? ¿what make of car is it?4. (en deportes) record -
78 marcado
adj.1 marked.2 tagged.m.hair setting.past part.past participle of spanish verb: marcar.* * *1→ link=marcar marcar► adjetivo1 (señalado) marked2 (evidente) distinct, definite; (acento) marked, pronounced* * *1.ADJ markedese vestido le hacía las caderas muy marcadas — that dress accentuated her hips o made her hips stand out
2. SM1) [de pelo] set2) [de ganado] branding* * *I- da adjetivo markeduna marcada preferencia — a distinct o marked preference
IIun marcado acento escocés — a marked o pronounced Scottish accent
a) ( del pelo) setb) ( de reses) branding* * *= marking, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], marked, pronounced.Ex. Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the etchical and technical implications of such a course of action.Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.Ex. Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.----* abdominales marcados = six-pack abs.* abdominal marcado = ripped ab.* en marcado contraste = in stark contrast.* en marcado contraste con = in marked contrast to/with.* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.* marcado + Adjetivo = strong + Adjetivo.* marcado con colores = colour-coded.* marcado con hoyos = pockmarked.* marcado con un asterisco = starred.* marcado por el acné, marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.* marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.* * *I- da adjetivo markeduna marcada preferencia — a distinct o marked preference
IIun marcado acento escocés — a marked o pronounced Scottish accent
a) ( del pelo) setb) ( de reses) branding* * *= marking, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], marked, pronounced.Ex: Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the etchical and technical implications of such a course of action.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.Ex: Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.* abdominales marcados = six-pack abs.* abdominal marcado = ripped ab.* en marcado contraste = in stark contrast.* en marcado contraste con = in marked contrast to/with.* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.* marcado + Adjetivo = strong + Adjetivo.* marcado con colores = colour-coded.* marcado con hoyos = pockmarked.* marcado con un asterisco = starred.* marcado por el acné, marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.* marcado por la viruela = pockmarked.* * *markedun marcado optimismo a marked degree of optimism, marked optimismuna marcada preferencia a distinct o marked o definite preferenceun marcado acento escocés a marked o pronounced Scottish accent1 (del pelo) setlavado y marcado shampoo and set2 (de reses) brandingCompuesto:tone dialing** * *
Del verbo marcar: ( conjugate marcar)
marcado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
marcado
marcar
marcado 1◊ -da adjetivo
marked;
un marcado acento escocés a marked o pronounced Scottish accent
marcado 2 sustantivo masculino
marcar ( conjugate marcar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ganado› to brand
2
el reloj marca las doce en punto the time is exactly twelve o'clock
c) (Mús):◊ marcado el compás/el ritmo to beat time/the rhythm
3 ‹ pelo› to set
4 (Telec) to dial
5 (Dep)
verbo intransitivo
1 (Dep) to score
2 (Telec) to dial
marcarse verbo pronominal:
( caus) to have one's hair set
marcar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to mark: su muerte me marcó profundamente, I was deeply marked by her death
las piedras marcan la linde, the stones mark the boundary
2 (resaltar) este vestido me marca las caderas, this dress shows off my hips
ese gesto marca la importancia del tratado, that gesture stresses the importance of the treaty
3 Tel to dial: marque el 123 321, dial 123321
4 (una hora, grados, etc) to indicate, show, mark: el metrónomo marca el compás, the metronome marks the time
5 Dep (un tanto) to score
(a otro jugador) to mark
6 (un peinado) to set: ¿lavar y marcar?, wash and set?
' marcado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deterioro
- itinerario
- marcar
English:
bold
- decided
- distinct
- marked
- pronounced
- set
- sharp
- strong
- thick
- hypertext markup language
* * *marcado, -a♦ adj[pronunciado] marked;tiene un marcado acento mexicano he has a strong Mexican accent♦ nm1. [señalado] marking2. [peinado] set* * *adj marked* * *marcado, -da adj: markedun marcado contraste: a marked contrast* * * -
79 marcar
v.1 to mark.ese acontecimiento marcó su vida her life was marked by that eventmarcar el ritmo to beat the rhythmElla marca los paquetes She marks the packages.Ella marca el territorio She marks=delimits the territory.2 to mark, to indicate.la cruz marca el lugar donde está enterrado el tesoro the cross marks o indicates (the spot) where the treasure is buried3 to dial.Ella marca su número She dials his phone number.4 to read.5 to price (poner precio a).6 to score (sport) (tanto).7 to set (cabello).8 to leave a mark on, to pit, to nick.María marcó el mueble Mary left a mark on the piece of furniture.9 to earmark.María marcó la página Mary earmarked the page.10 to put a brand on, to brand, to mark.El vaquero marca el ganado The cowboy puts a brand on the cattle.11 to tick off, to jot down, to tick.Ella marca los goles She ticks off the goals.* * *2 (herir físicamente) to slash; (traumatizar) to mark3 DEPORTE (gol, canasta) to score4 DEPORTE (al contrario) to mark5 (pelo) to set6 (cantidad) to indicate, show■ ¿qué precio marca la etiqueta? what's the price on the tag?7 (en teléfono) to dial8 (resaltar) to show\marcar el compás to mark the rhythmmarcar el paso to mark timemarcarse un farol to show offmarcarse un tanto, marcarse un triunfo to score points* * *verb1) to mark2) brand3) score4) indicate5) dial* * *1. VT1) (=señalar)a) [+ objeto, ropa] to mark; [+ ganado] to brandha marcado las toallas con mis iniciales — she has put my initials on the towels, she has marked the towels with my initials
seguimos el procedimiento marcado por la ley — we followed the procedures required o laid down by law
¿qué precio marca la etiqueta? — (Com) what's the price (marked) on the label?
están marcando las camisas — (Com) they are putting prices on the shirts, they are pricing the shirts
b) [+ límites] to markc) (Inform) [+ bloque, texto] to flagd) (Mús) [+ partitura] to mark up2) [experiencia, suceso] to mark3) [termómetro] to readmi reloj marca las dos — it's two o'clock by my watch, my watch says two o'clock
4) (=designar) [+ tarea] to assign; [+ política, estrategia] to lay down; [+ directrices, pautas] to lay down, give; [+ comienzo, período] to markla empresa nos ha marcado algunas pautas a seguir — the company has given us o has issued some guidelines to follow
hito 1), pauta 1)esta obra marca el paso de la música medieval a la renacentista — this work marks the transition from medieval to renaissance music
5) (=hacer resaltar) to accentuatepaquete 1., 7)ese vestido te marca mucho las caderas — that dress really accentuates your hips o makes your hips stand out
6) (=seguir) [+ sospechoso] to shadow, tail7) (Dep)a) [+ gol] to scoreb) [+ tiempo] to record, clockha marcado un tiempo de 9,46 — he recorded o clocked a time of 9.46
c) [+ jugador, contrario] to mark, shadow; Méx to tackle8) (Mús)paso II, 1., 4)marcar el compás — to keep time, beat time
9) (Telec) to dial10) (Naipes) to bid11) (Peluquería) to set2. VI1) (Dep) to score2) (Telec) to dial3) (Peluquería) to set3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) experiencia/suceso ( dejar huella) to markc) (CS arg) < persona> to scar... for life2)a) (indicar, señalar) to markel altímetro marcaba 1.500 metros — the altimeter showed o (frml) registered 1,500 meters
seguimos la pauta marcada por nuestro fundador — we follow the guidelines established by/the standard set by our founder
b) ( hacer resaltar) <cintura/busto> to accentuatec) (Mús)marcar el compás/el ritmo — to beat time/the rhythm
d) (Fís) to mark, tag3) < pelo> to set4) (Telec) to dial5) (Dep)a) <gol/tanto> to scoreb) < tiempo> to clockc) < jugador> to mark2.marcar vi1) (Dep) to score2) (Telec) to dial3.marcarse v pron1)marcarse el pelo — (refl) to set one's hair; (caus) to have one's hair set
2) (Náut) to take a bearing* * *= flag, mark, mark off, tag, tick (off), leave + Posesivo + mark, brand (as), stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], tinge, score, score.Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex. Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.Ex. It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.Ex. In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex. Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today.Ex. Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.Ex. Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.Ex. Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes.Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.----* acción de marcar un número = dialling.* marcar con filigrana = watermark.* marcar con tiza = chalk.* marcar con un círculo = encircle, circle.* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* marcar el comienzo = usher in.* marcar el compás = beat + time.* marcar el curso = chart + course.* marcar el final = mark + the end.* marcar el inicio = usher in.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* marcar la diferencia = make + the difference, make + a difference, spell + the difference.* marcar la pauta en = lead + the way in.* marcar las pautas = set + the tone, establish + the tone.* marcar los límites = mark out.* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.* marcar una etapa = mark + a stage.* marcar una meta = set + goal.* marcar un ensayo = score + a try.* marcar un gol = score + goal, score, poach + a goal.* marcar un hito = mark + a stage, make + things happen, mark + a watershed.* marcar un hito histórico = make + history.* marcar un número de teléfono = dial + number.* marcar un objetivo = set + goal.* marcar un tanto = score, poach + a goal, score + goal.* que marca época = landmark.* que marca un hito = epoch-making.* sin marcar = unpriced.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) experiencia/suceso ( dejar huella) to markc) (CS arg) < persona> to scar... for life2)a) (indicar, señalar) to markel altímetro marcaba 1.500 metros — the altimeter showed o (frml) registered 1,500 meters
seguimos la pauta marcada por nuestro fundador — we follow the guidelines established by/the standard set by our founder
b) ( hacer resaltar) <cintura/busto> to accentuatec) (Mús)marcar el compás/el ritmo — to beat time/the rhythm
d) (Fís) to mark, tag3) < pelo> to set4) (Telec) to dial5) (Dep)a) <gol/tanto> to scoreb) < tiempo> to clockc) < jugador> to mark2.marcar vi1) (Dep) to score2) (Telec) to dial3.marcarse v pron1)marcarse el pelo — (refl) to set one's hair; (caus) to have one's hair set
2) (Náut) to take a bearing* * *= flag, mark, mark off, tag, tick (off), leave + Posesivo + mark, brand (as), stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], tinge, score, score.Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today.Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.Ex: Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes.Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.* acción de marcar un número = dialling.* marcar con filigrana = watermark.* marcar con tiza = chalk.* marcar con un círculo = encircle, circle.* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* marcar el comienzo = usher in.* marcar el compás = beat + time.* marcar el curso = chart + course.* marcar el final = mark + the end.* marcar el inicio = usher in.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* marcar la diferencia = make + the difference, make + a difference, spell + the difference.* marcar la pauta en = lead + the way in.* marcar las pautas = set + the tone, establish + the tone.* marcar los límites = mark out.* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.* marcar una etapa = mark + a stage.* marcar una meta = set + goal.* marcar un ensayo = score + a try.* marcar un gol = score + goal, score, poach + a goal.* marcar un hito = mark + a stage, make + things happen, mark + a watershed.* marcar un hito histórico = make + history.* marcar un número de teléfono = dial + number.* marcar un objetivo = set + goal.* marcar un tanto = score, poach + a goal, score + goal.* que marca época = landmark.* que marca un hito = epoch-making.* sin marcar = unpriced.* * *marcar [A2 ]vtA1 (con una señal) ‹ropa/página/baraja› to mark; ‹ganado› to brandmarca la respuesta correcta con una cruz mark the correct answer with a cross, put a cross next to the correct answer2 «experiencia/suceso» (dejar huella) to markaquel desengaño la marcó para siempre that disappointment marked her for everuna generación marcada por la violencia y el desorden a generation marked by violence and unrest4 (CS arg) to scar … for lifeB1 (indicar, señalar) to markeste artículo/el precio de este artículo no está marcado there is no price (marked) on this articledentro del plazo que marca la ley within the period specified by the lawel reloj marca las doce en punto the time is exactly twelve o'clockel altímetro marcaba 1.500 metros the altimeter showed o ( frml) registered 1,500 meterssu muerte marca el final de una era his death signals o marks the end of an erahoy ha marcado un nuevo mínimo it has reached a new low todayseguimos la pauta marcada por nuestro fundador we follow the guidelines established by/the standard set by our founderel año ha estado marcado por hechos de especial relevancia the year has been marked by particularly significant events2(hacer resaltar): el vestido le marca mucho el estómago the dress makes her stomach stick out o accentuates her stomach3 ( Mús):marcar el compás/el ritmo to beat time/the rhythm4 ( Fís) to mark, tagC ‹pelo› to setD ( Telec) to dialE ( Dep)1 ‹gol/tanto› to score2 ‹tiempo› to clockmarcó un tiempo de 2.08 she clocked a time of 2.083 ‹jugador› to mark■ marcarviA ( Dep) to scoreB ( Telec) to dial■ marcarseAmarcarse el pelo ( caus) to have one's hair set;( refl) to set one's hairB ( Náut) to take a bearing* * *
marcar ( conjugate marcar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ganado› to brand
2
el reloj marca las doce en punto the time is exactly twelve o'clock
c) (Mús):◊ marcar el compás/el ritmo to beat time/the rhythm
3 ‹ pelo› to set
4 (Telec) to dial
5 (Dep)
verbo intransitivo
1 (Dep) to score
2 (Telec) to dial
marcarse verbo pronominal:
( caus) to have one's hair set
marcar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to mark: su muerte me marcó profundamente, I was deeply marked by her death
las piedras marcan la linde, the stones mark the boundary
2 (resaltar) este vestido me marca las caderas, this dress shows off my hips
ese gesto marca la importancia del tratado, that gesture stresses the importance of the treaty
3 Tel to dial: marque el 123 321, dial 123321
4 (una hora, grados, etc) to indicate, show, mark: el metrónomo marca el compás, the metronome marks the time
5 Dep (un tanto) to score
(a otro jugador) to mark
6 (un peinado) to set: ¿lavar y marcar?, wash and set?
' marcar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñirse
- herrar
- pauta
- bastar
- compás
- gol
- graduar
- lavar
- paso
- plantilla
- señal
- señalar
- tarjeta
- tono
English:
beat
- brand
- cover
- dial
- highlight
- mark
- pace
- pit
- read
- ring
- ring up
- say
- score
- set
- show
- stand
- tick
- tick off
- trend
- watershed
- bookmark
- check
- clock
- flag
- guard
- hat
- hit
- indent
- punch
- redial
- register
- scratch
- stake
- usher
- wave
* * *♦ vt1. [poner marca en] to mark;[nombre en una lista] to tick off; [poner precio a] to price;marcó el itinerario en el mapa she marked the route on the map;asegúrate de que marcas las maletas con tu nombre make sure your suitcases are identified with your name;marcó la ropa con mis iniciales she put my initials on the clothes;marcar los naipes to mark the cards2. [indicar] to mark, to indicate;la cruz marca el lugar donde está enterrado el tesoro the cross marks o indicates (the spot) where the treasure is buried3. [dejar marca en] to mark;ese acontecimiento marcó su vida her life was marked by that event4. [significar] to mark, to signal;el tratado marcó un hito en las relaciones entre las dos potencias the treaty was a landmark in relations between the two powers5. [número de teléfono] to dial6. [sujeto: termómetro, contador] to read;[sujeto: reloj] to say;la balanza marca 3 kilos the scales read 3 kilos;¿qué precio marca la etiqueta? what is the price on the label?;cuando el reloj marque las seis when the clock strikes six;el euro ha marcado un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar the euro has fallen to another all-time low against the dollarel corredor más lento marcó el ritmo del resto del grupo the slowest runner set the pace for the whole group[récord] to set11. [cabello] to set12. CompRP [a la salida] to clock out, US to punch out; Famtengo que marcar tarjeta [en casa de la novia] I have to see my girlfriend♦ vi1. [dejar secuelas] to leave a mark2. [peinar] to set, to style* * *v/t1 mark3 gol score4 res brand6 naipes mark7 fig: persona affect* * *marcar {72} vt1) : to mark2) : to brand (livestock)3) : to indicate, to show4) resaltar: to emphasize5) : to dial (a telephone)6) : to guard (an opponent)7) anotar: to score (a goal, a point)marcar vi1) anotar: to score2) : to dial* * *marcar vb1. (poner una señal) to mark3. (conseguir un gol) to score¿has marcado el prefijo? did you dial the code? -
80 marco
m.1 frame.marco de ventana window frame2 setting (enviroment).3 framework.acuerdo marco general o framework agreementmarco de referencia frame of reference4 mark (coin).marco alemán Deutschmark, German mark5 goalmouth (sport).6 Marco, Marcus.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: marcar.* * *1 (de cuadro, ventana) frame2 figurado framework, setting3 (moneda) mark4 DEPORTE goalpost\marco jurídico legal framework* * *noun m.1) frame, framework2) mark* * *1. SM1) (Arquit, Arte) frame2) (Dep) goal posts pl, goal3) (=escenario) settingel paisaje ofreció un bello marco para la fiesta — the countryside made a splendid setting for the festivity
4) (=contexto) framework5) (Econ) mark6) [de pesos] standard2.ADJ INVplan marco — draft o framework plan
* * *1)b) (Dep) goalposts (pl), goalc) (Andes) ( de bicicleta) frame2) (entorno, contexto)las conversaciones se desarrollaron en un marco de cordialidad — the talks took place in a friendly atmosphere
3) (Fin) mark4) (como adj inv)* * *= frame, framework, setting, framing, picture frame, jamb.Ex. Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.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. Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.Ex. You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.----* en el marco de = within the ambit of, within the bounds of.* marco alemán = German mark.* marco conceptual = conceptual framework.* marco de la puerta = door frame.* marco de la ventana = window frame.* marco de referencia = frame of reference, reference framework.* marco de referencia común = common framework.* marco de trabajo = framework.* marco de ventana = window frame.* marco ideológico = ideological framework.* marco institucional = institutional framework, organisational framework.* marco jurídico = legal framework.* marco legal = legal framework, policy framework, dispute settlement.* marco normativo = legal framework, regulations framework.* marco temporal = time frame [timeframe].* marco teórico = theoretical framework.* * *1)b) (Dep) goalposts (pl), goalc) (Andes) ( de bicicleta) frame2) (entorno, contexto)las conversaciones se desarrollaron en un marco de cordialidad — the talks took place in a friendly atmosphere
3) (Fin) mark4) (como adj inv)* * *= frame, framework, setting, framing, picture frame, jamb.Ex: Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.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: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.Ex: You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.* en el marco de = within the ambit of, within the bounds of.* marco alemán = German mark.* marco conceptual = conceptual framework.* marco de la puerta = door frame.* marco de la ventana = window frame.* marco de referencia = frame of reference, reference framework.* marco de referencia común = common framework.* marco de trabajo = framework.* marco de ventana = window frame.* marco ideológico = ideological framework.* marco institucional = institutional framework, organisational framework.* marco jurídico = legal framework.* marco legal = legal framework, policy framework, dispute settlement.* marco normativo = legal framework, regulations framework.* marco temporal = time frame [timeframe].* marco teórico = theoretical framework.* * *A1 (de un cuadro) frame; (de una puerta) doorframe2 ( Dep) goalposts (pl), goal3 ( Andes) (de una bicicleta) frameB(entorno, contexto): las conversaciones se desarrollaron en un marco de cordialidad the talks took place in a friendly atmosphereel marco político the political frameworkel marco ideal para este tipo de concierto the ideal setting for this type of concertdentro del marco de la ley within the framework of the lawCompuesto:frame of referenceD ( como adj inv):un plan marco a draft plan* * *
Del verbo marcar: ( conjugate marcar)
marco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
marcó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
marcar
marco
marcó
marcar ( conjugate marcar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ganado› to brand
2
el reloj marca las doce en punto the time is exactly twelve o'clock
c) (Mús):◊ marco el compás/el ritmo to beat time/the rhythm
3 ‹ pelo› to set
4 (Telec) to dial
5 (Dep)
verbo intransitivo
1 (Dep) to score
2 (Telec) to dial
marcarse verbo pronominal:
( caus) to have one's hair set
marco sustantivo masculino
1
( de puerta) doorframe
2 ( contexto) framework;
3 (Fin) mark
marcar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to mark: su muerte me marcó profundamente, I was deeply marked by her death
las piedras marcan la linde, the stones mark the boundary
2 (resaltar) este vestido me marca las caderas, this dress shows off my hips
ese gesto marca la importancia del tratado, that gesture stresses the importance of the treaty
3 Tel to dial: marque el 123 321, dial 123321
4 (una hora, grados, etc) to indicate, show, mark: el metrónomo marca el compás, the metronome marks the time
5 Dep (un tanto) to score
(a otro jugador) to mark
6 (un peinado) to set: ¿lavar y marcar?, wash and set?
marco sustantivo masculino
1 (de fotografía, óleo) frame: pinté el marco de la puerta, I painted the doorframe
2 (contexto) framework
en el marco de la época, within the framework of the period
3 (moneda) mark
' marco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuerdo
- empate
- gol
- inglete
- marcar
- marcarse
- revalorizar
- ribete
- viaje
- cabeza
- carcomer
- dorar
- relieve
English:
climax
- dial
- frame
- framework
- highlight
- mark
- milestone
- mount
- picture frame
- sash
- score
- setting
- stage
- surround
- window frame
- jam
* * *Marco n prMarco Antonio Mark Anthony;Marco Aurelio Marcus Aurelius;Marco Polo Marco Polo* * *m1 moneda mark3 figframework* * *marco nm1) : frame, framework2) : goalposts pl3) ambiente: setting, atmosphere4) : mark (unit of currency)* * *marco n1. (de cuadro, puerta) frame2. (moneda) mark
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