(traicionar a una persona)

vender algo en or por algo — to sell something for something

vendí el cuadro en or por $20.000 — I sold the painting for $20,000

vender algo en or por algo — to sell something for something

vendí el cuadro en or por $20.000 — I sold the painting for $20,000

Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

caérsele a alguien la venda de los ojos: se le cayó la venda de los ojos the scales fell from his eyes; tener una venda en los ojos to be blind (colloq); tiene una venda en los ojos y cree que es perfecto — she's blind (to his faults) and thinks he's perfect

caérsele a alguien la venda de los ojos: se le cayó la venda de los ojos the scales fell from his eyes; tener una venda en los ojos to be blind (colloq); tiene una venda en los ojos y cree que es perfecto — she's blind (to his faults) and thinks he's perfect

Ex: Many educators have approached the subject of visual disabilities by constructing activities designed to simulate blindness, using a blindfold or similar device.

la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics

se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

en un or al principio — at first, in the beginning

en un or al principio — at first, in the beginning

Ex: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.

Ex: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.

Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.

nuestra casa ideal — our dream house o home

Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

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: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.