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101 merecer
v.1 to deserve, to be worthy of.la isla merece una visita the island is worth a visitmerece la pena detenernos un poco más en este punto it's worth spending a bit more time on this pointno merece la pena it's not worth itno merece la pena que te enfades it's not worth getting angry about, there's no point in getting angry about itSe lo merecía He deserved it=He had it coming.2 to be worthy.en edad de merecer of marriageable age3 to deserve to, to be entitled to.* * *1 to deserve, be worth3 (valer) to earn, get\merecer la pena to be worth itlo tiene bien merecido (premio, etc) he (she, etc) really deserved it 2 (castigo) he (she, etc,) asked for it, it serves him (her, etc,) right* * *verbto deserve, be worthy of* * *1. VT1) [+ recompensa, castigo] to deserve2.VI to be deserving, be worthy3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <premio/castigo> to deserve2.merecer + inf — to deserve to + inf
merecerse v pron (enf) <premio/castigo> to deservemerecerse + inf — to deserve to + inf
* * *= deserve, merit, rate.Ex. Although document arrangement, may be a very unsophisticated information retrieval device it deserves special attention.Ex. This article identifies and discusses sources of information on comic books meriting inclusion on a core collection for academic and public libraries.Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.----* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece = fair share.* merecer admiración = deserve + admiration.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* merecer atención = merit + attention, be worthy of + attention, deserve + attention.* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.* merecer + Infinitivo = be worthy of + Gerundio.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit.* merecer reconocimiento = merit + recognition.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* merecérselo = have it + coming.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* merecerse una recompensa = deserve + a little something.* merecerse una satisfacción = deserve + a little something.* merecerse un regalo = deserve + a little something.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* recibir lo que Uno se merece = get + Posesivo + just rewards, get + Posesivo + due(s).* tienes lo que te mereces = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *1.verbo transitivo <premio/castigo> to deserve2.merecer + inf — to deserve to + inf
merecerse v pron (enf) <premio/castigo> to deservemerecerse + inf — to deserve to + inf
* * *= deserve, merit, rate.Ex: Although document arrangement, may be a very unsophisticated information retrieval device it deserves special attention.
Ex: This article identifies and discusses sources of information on comic books meriting inclusion on a core collection for academic and public libraries.Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece = fair share.* merecer admiración = deserve + admiration.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* merecer atención = merit + attention, be worthy of + attention, deserve + attention.* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.* merecer + Infinitivo = be worthy of + Gerundio.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit.* merecer reconocimiento = merit + recognition.* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.* merecérselo = have it + coming.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* merecerse una recompensa = deserve + a little something.* merecerse una satisfacción = deserve + a little something.* merecerse un regalo = deserve + a little something.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* recibir lo que Uno se merece = get + Posesivo + just rewards, get + Posesivo + due(s).* tienes lo que te mereces = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *merecer [E3 ]vt‹premio/castigo/victoria› to deservemerece el respeto y la admiración de todos she deserves everyone's respect and admirationun hecho que merece toda nuestra atención a fact that deserves our full attention, a fact that merits o is worthy of our full attention ( frml)no mereces la suerte que tienes you don't deserve to be so luckymerecer + INF to deserve to + INFmereció ganar he deserved to winmerecer QUE + SUBJ:merece que le den el puesto she deserves to get the jobmerece que lo metan en la cárcel he deserves to be put in prison( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deservequé marido tienes, no te lo mereces what a wonderful husband you have, you don't deserve himte lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right, you deserve ittiene la bien merecida fama de mujeriego he has a well-deserved reputation as a womanizermerecerse + INF to deserve to + INFse mereció ganar el concurso she deserved to win the contestmerecerse QUE + SUBJ:se merece que le den el trabajo she deserves to get the jobte mereces que te den una buena paliza you deserve a good hiding* * *
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right;
se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading
♦ Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
' merecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
- ganarse
- pena
- valer
English:
deserve
- merit
- rate
- salt
- worth
* * *♦ vtto deserve, to be worthy of;la isla merece una visita the island is worth a visit;merece la pena detenernos un poco más en este punto it's worth spending a bit more time on this point;no merece la pena it's not worth it;no merece la pena que te enfades it's not worth getting angry about, there's no point in getting angry about it;merece ser ascendido he deserves to be promoted♦ vito be worthy;en edad de merecer of marriageable age* * *v/t deserve;no merece la pena it’s not worth it;no se lo merece he doesn’t deserve it;en edad de merecer old enough to have a boyfriend/girlfriend* * *merecer {53} vt: to deserve, to meritmerecer vi: to be worthy* * *merecer vb to deserve -
102 merecido
adj.1 merited, deserving, well-deserved, deserved.2 condign.m.deserved thing, due thing, due, comeuppance.past part.past participle of spanish verb: merecer.* * *1 (just) deserts plural, come-uppance————————1→ link=merecer merecer► adjetivo1 fully deserved, well deserved1 (just) deserts plural, come-uppance\llevar su merecido to get one's come-uppancebien merecido lo tiene he (she, etc) had it coming to him (her, etc)* * *1. (f. - merecida)adj.just, due2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ [premio, descanso] well-deserved2.SM just deserts pl* * *recibió or se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved
* * *= deserved, retribution, retributive.Ex. Such a policy might reduce the library's deserved status as an institution of high culture and it would increase rapport between the library and its users.Ex. Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.Ex. The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.----* bien merecido = well deserved, well-earned.* castigo merecido = retribution.* * *recibió or se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved
* * *= deserved, retribution, retributive.Ex: Such a policy might reduce the library's deserved status as an institution of high culture and it would increase rapport between the library and its users.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.Ex: The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.* bien merecido = well deserved, well-earned.* castigo merecido = retribution.* * *recibió or se llevó su merecido he got his just deserts, he got what he deserved* * *
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merecer
merecido
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve;
te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right;
se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecido sustantivo masculino: recibió or se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading
♦ Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
merecido sustantivo masculino due: han recibido su merecido, they got what was coming to them
' merecido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
merecer
English:
deserts
- deserve
- just
- richly
- serve
- well-earned
* * *merecido nmdarle a alguien su merecido to give sb his/her just deserts;recibió su merecido he got his just deserts* * *I adj well-deserved;bien merecido lo tiene it serves him rightII m just deserts pl* * *merecido nm: something merited, duerecibieron su merecido: they got their just deserts -
103 ovación
f.ovation, bravo, applause, praise.* * *1 ovation, cheering, applause* * *SF ovation* * *femenino (frml) ovation* * *= acclamation, ovation.Ex. Much of the acclamation for Hamblin's book has been given without a full understanding of just how radical his proposals were.Ex. His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.* * *femenino (frml) ovation* * *= acclamation, ovation.Ex: Much of the acclamation for Hamblin's book has been given without a full understanding of just how radical his proposals were.
Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.* * *( frml)ovation* * *
ovación sustantivo femenino (frml) ovation
ovación sustantivo femenino ovation
' ovación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aplauso
- clamoroso
English:
cheer
- ovation
- standing ovation
* * *ovación nfovation;ovaciones cheering, applause* * *f ovation* * * -
104 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke -
105 sonoro
adj.1 sonorous, soniferous.2 pleasing, agreeable, harmonious.3 resounding, clarion, loud, full-toned.* * *► adjetivo1 (resonante) loud, resounding2 LINGÚÍSTICA sound\efectos sonoros sound effectspelícula sonora talking picture* * *(f. - sonora)adj.1) loud2) voiced* * *ADJ1) (=ruidoso) [cavidad] resonant; [voz] rich, sonorous; [poesía] sonorous; [cueva] echoing; [beso] loud2) (Ling) voiced3)* * *- ra adjetivo < golpe> resounding, loud; <voz/lenguaje> sonorous, resonant; (Ling) voiced* * *= sonorous.Ex. His natural vocal manner was declamatory and sonorous = Su forma natural de vocalizar era declamatoria y grandilocuente.----* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).* banda sonora = sound track film, rumble strip.* banda sonora de película = film music.* carrete de banda sonora = sound track film reel.* cinta sonora = sound tape.* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.* disco sonoro = phonograph record, phonographic record.* documento sonoro = audio document.* efecto sonoro = sound effect.* grabación sonora = audiorecording, sound recording.* guía sonora = rumble strip.* onda sonora = sound wave.* película sonora = sound movie.* * *- ra adjetivo < golpe> resounding, loud; <voz/lenguaje> sonorous, resonant; (Ling) voiced* * *= sonorous.Ex: His natural vocal manner was declamatory and sonorous = Su forma natural de vocalizar era declamatoria y grandilocuente.
* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).* banda sonora = sound track film, rumble strip.* banda sonora de película = film music.* carrete de banda sonora = sound track film reel.* cinta sonora = sound tape.* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.* disco sonoro = phonograph record, phonographic record.* documento sonoro = audio document.* efecto sonoro = sound effect.* grabación sonora = audiorecording, sound recording.* guía sonora = rumble strip.* onda sonora = sound wave.* película sonora = sound movie.* * *sonoro -ra1 ‹golpe› resounding ( before n), loudle dio un sonoro beso en la mejilla she gave him a loud kiss on the cheek2 ‹voz/lenguaje› sonorous, resonant3 ( Ling) voiced* * *
sonoro
‹voz/lenguaje› sonorous, resonant;
(Ling) voiced
sonoro,-a adjetivo
1 (audible) audible
señal sonora, audible signal
Cine sound
2 (que suena bien) sonorous, rich
3 (que suena con fuerza) loud
un sonoro aplauso, a big hand
4 Ling voiced
' sonoro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cine
- sonora
- chivato
English:
rich
- screech
- smack
- sonorous
- voiced
* * *sonoro, -a♦ adj1. [del sonido] sound;[película] talking;ondas sonoras sound waves;banda sonora sound track2. [ruidoso, resonante, vibrante] resonant3. Gram voiced♦ nm[cine] talking pictures, talkies* * ** * *sonoro, -ra adj1) : resonant, sonorous, voiced (in linguistics)2) : resounding, loud3)banda sonora : soundtrack -
106 cerrado
adj.closed, locked, shut, not open.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cerrar.* * *1→ link=cerrar cerrar► adjetivo1 shut, closed2 LINGÚÍSTICA close, closed3 (acento) broad, thick4 (curva) tight, sharp5 (ovación) thunderous6 (barba) bushy, thick9 figurado (persona introvertida) uncommunicative, reserved10 figurado (intransigente) intransigent, unyielding\a ojos cerrados figurado with one's eyes closedser cerrado,-a de mollera familiar to be pig-headed* * *(f. - cerrada)adj.1) closed, shut2) thick3) reserved* * *ADJ1) (=no abierto) [puerta, ventana, boca] closed; [puño] clenched; [curva] sharp, tight"cerrado por vacaciones" — "closed for holidays", "closed for vacation" (EEUU)
puerta 3)¿está el grifo bien cerrado? — is the tap turned off properly?
2) (=apretado) [barba] thick, full; [bosque] dense, thick; [ambiente, atmósfera] stuffydescarga 3)el candidato fue recibido con una cerrada ovación — the presidential candidate was given a rapturous welcome
3) [cielo] cloudy, overcast; [noche] dark, black4) (Ling) [acento] broad, strong; [vocal] closedtiene un acento muy cerrado — she has a very broad o strong accent
hablaba con cerrado acento gallego — he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent
5) [persona]a) (=intransigente)c) (=reservado) reserved6) (Com) [precio] fixed* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shutcerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations
3)a) <espacio/recinto> enclosedc) < grupo> closedd) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad5) < curva> sharp6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)7) < barba> thick8) ( enérgico)9)a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's waysestar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence
b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicativec) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)10) (Esp) (Fin)apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shutcerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations
3)a) <espacio/recinto> enclosedc) < grupo> closedd) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad5) < curva> sharp6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)7) < barba> thick8) ( enérgico)9)a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's waysestar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence
b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicativec) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)10) (Esp) (Fin)apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed
* * *cerrado1= closed, static, enclosed, bolt-on.Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.
Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant ' bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* en circuito cerrado = looped.* en lugares cerrados = indoors.* espacio cerrado = closed space.* formando un circuito cerrado = looped.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question.* puño cerrado = clenched fist.* recinto cerrado = walled garden.cerrado22 = cliquish, insular, cliquey [cliquy].Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* coto cerrado = closed shop.cerrado33 = bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.].Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.
* * *cerrado -daA1 ‹puerta/ventana› closed, shut; ‹ojos/boca› closed, shut; ‹mejillones/almejas› closedla puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was lockedtenía los ojos cerrados she had her eyes closed o shutel frasco no está bien cerrado the top ( o lid etc) isn't on properly, the jar isn't closed properlyun sobre cerrado a sealed envelopelas cortinas estaban cerradas the curtains were drawn o closednormalmente tenemos la mesa cerrada we usually keep the table closed/down2 ‹válvula› closed, shut offlos grifos están cerrados the taps are turned offB ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut[ S ] cerrado closed[ S ] cerrado por defunción/reformas closed owing to bereavement/for alterationsC1 (confinado, limitado) ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed2 (cargado) ‹ambiente› stuffy3 ‹grupo›un círculo de amigos muy cerrado a very closed circle of friendsun club de ambiente cerrado y snob a club with a very exclusive and snobbish atmosphereD ( Ling)1 ‹vocal› close, closed2 ‹acento/dialecto› broadtiene un acento andaluz cerrado he has a broad o thick Andalusian accentE ‹curva› sharpF1 (nublado) overcast2(referiéndose a la noche): ya era noche cerrada cuando salimos when we left it was already completely darkG ‹barba› thickH(enérgico): lo recibieron con una cerrada ovación he was given an ecstatic receptionmantienen una cerrada pugna por el título they are engaged in a fierce fight for the titleI ‹persona›1(poco receptivo, intransigente): son muy cerrados y no se adaptan a estas novedades they're very set in their ways and they won't adapt to these new ideasno lo vas a convencer, es muy cerrado you'll never persuade him, he's very stubborn o he's very set in his waysestar cerrado A algo:está cerrado a todo lo que signifique cambiar his mind is closed to o he's against anything that involves changeel país ha estado cerrado durante años a todo tipo de influencias externas the country has, for years, been shut off from all outside influence2 (poco comunicativo) uncommunicativees muy cerrado de mollera he's very dense ( colloq), he's as thick as two short planks ( BrE colloq)J* * *
Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)
cerrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cerrado
cerrar
cerrado◊ -da adjetivo
1
‹mejillones/almejas› closed;
‹sobre/carta› sealed;
‹ puño› clenched;
‹ cortinas› drawn, closed;
‹grifo/llave› turned off
2 ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut
3 ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed;
‹ curva› sharp
4 ‹acento/dialecto› broad
5 ‹ persona› ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative;
cerrado a influencias externas shut off from outside influence
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
( definitivamente) to close (down)
3
d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end
verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut
(recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding
(a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy
♦ Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- cal
- cerrada
- concesión
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- defunción
- herméticamente
- reforma
- cuadrado
- estacionamiento
- mollera
- televisión
- tufo
English:
cliquey
- closed
- hermetically
- musty
- secure
- sharp
- shut
- small-minded
- to
- broad
- enclose
- insular
- loop
- narrow
- repair
- small
- stock
- unlock
* * *cerrado, -a♦ participiover cerrar♦ adj1. [puerta, boca, tienda] closed, shut;[con llave, pestillo] locked; [puño] clenched; [sobre] closed;la botella no está bien cerrada the top of the bottle isn't on properly;en esta habitación huele a cerrado this room smells stuffy;la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked;cerrado por obras/vacaciones [en letrero] closed for alterations/holidays;cerrado los fines de semana [en letrero] closed at weekends2. [curva] sharp, tight3. [circuito] closed4. [aplauso, ovación] rapturous5. [lucha] bitter;una cerrada lucha por el liderazgo a bitter leadership struggle7. [acento, deje] broad, thick;habla con un acento gallego cerrado she speaks with a broad o thick Galician accent8. [mentalidad, sociedad] closed (a to);tiene una actitud muy cerrada she has a very closed mentality;es muy cerrado he's very narrow-minded;está cerrado al cambio he is not open to change9. [tiempo, cielo] overcast;la noche era cerrada it was a dark night10. [rodeado] surrounded;[por montañas] walled in;no se adaptan a espacios cerrados they aren't suited to living in confined spaces;una terraza cerrada a glazed balcony11. [vegetación, bosque] thick, dense;[barba] thick12. [poco claro, difícil] abstruse;su estilo es muy cerrado his style is very abstruse13. [introvertido, tímido] reserved;le cuesta hacer amigos porque es muy cerrado he finds making friends difficult because he's very reserved14. [estricto] strict;el colegio tiene criterios muy cerrados de admisión the school has very strict entrance requirements15. [torpe] dense, stupid;es un poco cerrado, hay que explicarle todo varias veces he's rather dense o stupid, you have to explain everything to him over and over again;Famser cerrado de mollera to be thick in the head16. [obstinado] obstinate, stubborn♦ nmfenced-in garden* * *adj1 closed;oler a cerrado smell stuffy2 persona narrow-minded3 ( tímido) introverted4 cielo overcast5 acento broad6:curva cerrada tight curve* * *cerrado, -da adj1) : closed, shut2) : thick, broadtiene un acento cerrado: she has a thick accent3) : cloudy, overcast4) : quiet, reserved5) : dense, stupid* * *cerrado adj1. (en general) closed / shut2. (con llave) locked3. (acento) broad4. (curva) sharp -
107 fuerte
adj.1 strong (persona, viento).un medicamento muy fuerte a very powerful medicine2 heavy (food) (pesado).3 loud (alto) (sonido).está demasiado fuerte it's on too loud4 tight (nudo).5 strong.es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sectoruna moneda fuerte a strong currency6 large, considerable (grande) (cantidad).una fuerte presencia de artistas europeos a large contingent of European artistsadv.1 hard (intensamente).2 a lot (abundantemente) (comer).3 loudly.4 strong.m.1 fort.2 strong point, forte (punto fuerte).su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte3 fortress, fort, bastille, fortification.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) strong2 (en asignatura) strong, good5 (dolor, enfermedad) severe, bad6 (golpe) hard, heavy7 (sonido) loud9 (discusión) heated, violent; (protesta) violent, vigorous; (polémica) bitter; (aplauso) loud, thunderous10 (presión) intense; (influencia) powerful, strong11 (suma de dinero) large12 (comida - pesado) heavy; (- cargado) rich13 (color) intense14 (contraste) marked, sharp; (tendency) strong, marked15 (cosa fija) stiff, tight16 familiar (terrible) awful1 (fortificación) fort2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point► adverbio1 (mucho) a lot2 (con fuerza) hard3 (volumen) loud\¡abrázame fuerte! hold me tight!estar fuerte en algo to be good at something¡habla más fuerte! speak up!* * *1. adv.1) hard2) loudly2. adj.1) strong2) loud3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) [persona]a) [físicamente] [gen] strong; (=robusto) sturdy, powerfully built; euf (=obeso) largeb) [emocionalmente] strong, toughhemos de ser fuertes ante la adversidad — we must be strong o tough in the face of adversity
c)estar fuerte en filosofía/historia — [estudiante] to be strong in philosophy/history
2) (=intenso)a) [sabor, olor, viento] strong; [dolor, calor] intense; [lluvia] heavy; [ejercicio] strenuousb) [explosión, voz, ruido] loud; [golpe] heavy, hard; [acento] strong, thickc) [color] (=no pálido) strong; (=llamativo) brightd) [impresión] strong, powerful; [deseo] strong, deep; [fe, objeción] strong; [discusión] heatede) [abrazo, beso] bigun beso muy fuerte — [en cartas] lots of love
un fuerte abrazo, Carmen — best wishes, Carmen; [más cariñoso] love, Carmen
3) [bebida, medicamento] strong; [comida] (=pesada) heavy; (=indigesta) indigestiblenunca toma cosas fuertes, solo cerveza y vino — he never drinks spirits o the hard stuff *, just beer and wine
4) (=resistente) [cuerda, tela] strong; [economía, moneda, país] strong5) (=importante) [aumento, bajada] sharp; [crisis] serious, severe; [pérdidas] large, substantial6) (=impactante) [escena] shocking, disturbingme dijo cosas muy fuertes que no podría repetir ahora — she said some harsh o nasty * things that I couldn't repeat now
-lo llamó a la oficina y lo despidió en el acto -¡qué fuerte! — * "he called him at the office and fired him there and then" - "that's outrageous o appalling!"
7)hacerse fuerte — (=protegerse) to hole up; (=volverse fuerte) to gain strength
8) [terreno] rough, difficultser o estar fuerte a algo — to stink of sth
2. ADV1) (=con fuerza) [golpear] hard; [abrazar] tight, tightlyla editorial ha apostado fuerte por los nuevos poetas — the publishing house is backing new poets in a big way
jugar fuerte — (lit) to gamble heavily; (fig) to take a gamble
2) (=en voz alta) [hablar, tocar] loud, loudlytoca muy fuerte — she plays very loud o loudly
¡más fuerte! ¡que no se le oye aquí atrás! — speak up! we can't hear at the back
3) (=gran cantidad)3. SM1) (Mil) fort2) (Mús) forte3) (=especialidad) forte, strong pointel canto no es mi fuerte — singing is not my forte o strong point
4) Chile (=bebida) hard liquor, hard stuff ** * *I1) < persona>a) ( físicamente) stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man
b) ( moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together
c) ( en asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)
2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong3)un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow
c) <abrazo/beso> big4) < ruido> loud5)a) <olor/sabor> strongb) <licor/medicina> strongc) < comida> heavy6) < acento> strong, thickme dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!
8)a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strongb) < moneda> strongc) ( importante)9) (Ling) < vocal> stressedII1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily2) < hablar> loudly3) ( mucho)4) <jugar/apostar> heavilyIII1) (Mil) fort2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte* * *I1) < persona>a) ( físicamente) stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man
b) ( moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together
c) ( en asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)
2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong3)un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow
c) <abrazo/beso> big4) < ruido> loud5)a) <olor/sabor> strongb) <licor/medicina> strongc) < comida> heavy6) < acento> strong, thickme dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!
8)a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strongb) < moneda> strongc) ( importante)9) (Ling) < vocal> stressedII1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily2) < hablar> loudly3) ( mucho)4) <jugar/apostar> heavilyIII1) (Mil) fort2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte* * *fuerte11 = fort (ft).Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.fuerte22 = robust, strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], forte, brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.], buoyant, hard-wearing, strong point, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: Statistical analysis has long been a forte of sociological & social research.Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.* amarillo fuerte = bright yellow.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* bebida alcohólica fuerte = hard drink, hard liquor.* caja fuerte = safe, safety deposit box.* combinación de la caja fuerte = safe code, safe combination.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.* delgado y fuerte = wiry.* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.* fuerte como un roble = as strong as an ox.* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.* fuerte viento = strong wind.* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.* golpe fuerte = whack.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.* iluminación fuerte = task lighting.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.* naranja fuerte = bright orange.* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.* pegar fuerte = pack + a wallop.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* plato fuerte = main dish, strong point, entrée, main entrée.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* punto fuerte = strength.* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* tener una personalidad muy fuerte = be full of character.* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.* un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.* viento fuerte = high wind.fuerte33 = tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.].Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
* * *A ‹persona›1 (físicamente) strongnunca ha sido muy fuerte he has never been very stronges un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo he's an exceptionally strong mande complexión fuerte well-built2 (moralmente) stronghacerse fuerte to pull oneself together3 (en una asignatura) strongno estoy muy fuerte en ese tema I'm not very strong on o well up on that topic ( colloq)anda muy fuerte en física he's doing very well in physicsB (resistente) ‹tela/cuerda› stronguna caja bien fuerte a good, sturdy o strong boxuna valla alta y fuerte a tall, sturdy o strong fenceC1 ‹viento› strong; ‹terremoto› severe; ‹lluvia/nevada› heavy2 ‹dolor› intense, bad; ‹resfriado› badun fuerte golpe a heavy o hard blowreinaba un fuerte nerviosismo tension was high3 ‹abrazo/beso› bigD ‹ruido› loudla radio está muy fuerte, bájale el volumen the radio's too loud, turn it downE1 ‹olor/sabor› strong2 ‹licor› strong; ‹medicina› strong3 ‹comida› heavyF ‹acento› strong, thickG(violento): tiene escenas muy fuertes it has some very shocking o disturbing scenesme dijo que no valía para nada — ¡qué fuerte! ( fam); he said I was absolutely useless — strong o harsh words!tuvieron una discusión fortísima or fuertísima they had a violent o heated argumentH1 (poderoso) ‹nación/empresa/equipo› stronges algo más fuerte que yo, no puedo dejar de hacerlo it's stronger than I am, I can't stop o give it up2 ‹moneda› strong3(importante): una fuerte suma de dinero a large sum of moneyun fuerte contingente de la policía a strong police contingentun fuerte incremento de precio a sharp price increasele recetó una fuerte dosis de analgésicos she prescribed a heavy dose of painkillersI ( Ling) ‹vocal› stressedJes fuerte de patas his feet stink ( colloq)A ‹golpear/empujar› hard; ‹agarrar/apretar› tightly; ‹llover› heavilyuna canción que está pegando fuerte a song that's a big hit at the momentB ‹hablar› loudlypon la radio más fuerte turn the radio uphable más fuerte speak upC(abundantemente): desayunar fuerte to have a big breakfastD ‹jugar/apostar› heavilyA ( Mil) fortB (especialidad) strong point, forte* * *
fuerte adjetivo
1 ( en general) strong;◊ un equipo/una cuerda fuerte a strong team/rope
2
‹ terremoto› severe;
‹lluvia/nevada› heavy
‹ golpe› heavy;
‹ resfriado› bad;
‹abrazo/beso› big
‹comida/dosis› heavy
3 ( violento) ‹ discusión› violent, heated;
‹película/escena› shocking
■ adverbio
1 ‹golpear/empujar› hard;
‹agarrar/apretar› tightly;
‹ llover› heavily
2 ‹ hablar› loudly;
habla más fuerte speak up
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Mil) fort
fuerte
I adjetivo
1 strong
2 (intenso) (dolor) severe
(color) intense
3 (excesivo) strong
(comida) heavy: el café es muy fuerte para la niña, coffee is too strong for the child
4 (volumen) loud
5 (impactante) (escenas) violent, grisly
(comentarios) serious
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fortificación) fort
2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point
III adv (con fuerza, con violencia) hard: el viento sopla fuerte, the wind is blowing hard
(con intensidad, apretadamente) tight: ¡agárrate fuerte!, hold on tight!
(en cantidad) tienes que desayunar fuerte, you have to have a good breakfast
(más alto) louder: ¡habla más fuerte!, speak up!
' fuerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- agarrarse
- animal
- caja
- campeonato
- conmoción
- débil
- diezmar
- dirigir
- espanto
- estirón
- férrea
- férreo
- frágil
- fulminante
- grande
- hacer
- opresión
- pisar
- plato
- relumbrón
- resistente
- reventar
- sacudida
- suave
- sujetar
- tirón
- torta
- tortazo
- trompazo
- viento
- abrazar
- agarrar
- apariencia
- bajón
- caer
- carácter
- codazo
- combinación
- comida
- constitución
- crecida
- dispositivo
- estridente
- fortín
- golpe
- impulso
- indignación
- indignado
English:
A
- agony
- ale
- aloud
- backbone
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bash
- beat down
- best
- blare
- bond
- boo
- break into
- burly
- crack
- dish
- fluid
- forte
- fresh
- fuck
- great
- grip
- hard
- hard currency
- heady
- heavy
- high
- highlight
- hold
- hold on
- hug
- iron
- keen
- liaison
- loud
- lung
- must
- point
- potent
- powerful
- press
- resilient
- robust
- rugged
- safe
- sing up
- slight
- slog
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [físicamente] strong;estar fuerte como un roble to be as strong as an ox2. [persona] [psicológicamente] strong;tiene un carácter muy fuerte she has a strong character3.Fighacerse fuerte en Mil to make one's stronghold in;el equipo se hizo fuerte en su área the team fell back into their own half4. [material] strong;necesito un tejido fuerte I need a strong material5. [viento] strong;[lluvia] heavy6. [intenso] [frío, dolor, color] intense;[golpe, pelea] hard7. [medicamento] powerful8. [influyente, sólido] strong;es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector;una moneda fuerte a strong currency;fuertes razones powerful reasons9. [violento, impactante] powerful, shocking;lenguaje fuerte strong language;un chiste fuerte a crude joke;algunas de las escenas son muy fuertes some of the scenes are very shocking10. [grande] large, considerable;una fuerte cantidad de dinero a large o considerable amount of money;una fuerte presencia de artistas caribeños a large contingent of Caribbean artists11. [comida] [pesado] heavy;[picante] hot12. [nudo] tight13. [sílaba] accented, stressed14. [vocal] strong16. [alto] [sonido] loud;la televisión está demasiado fuerte the television is on too loud¡qué fuerte! [fabuloso] wow!, amazing!;[terrible] how awful!, oh no!;…y después me insultó – ¡qué fuerte! …and then he insulted me – that's awful o terrible!♦ adv1. [intensamente] hard;[abrazar, agarrar] tight;está nevando fuerte it's snowing hard o heavily;lo ató bien fuerte she tied it tight;chuta fuerte he has a powerful kick2. [abundantemente] a lot;en España se suele almorzar fuerte in Spain, people usually have a big meal at lunchtime3. [en voz alta] loudly;¿podría hablar más fuerte? could you speak louder?♦ nm1. [fortificación] fort2. [especialidad] strong point, forte;su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte* * *I adj1 strong3 aumento sharp4 ruido loud5:estoy fuerte en idiomas I’m good at languages6 fig popincredible fam ;¡qué fuerte!, ¡esto es muy fuerte! fam God, this is awful! famII adv hard;hablar fuerte speak loudly;jugar fuerte bet heavilyhacerse fuerte dig o.s. in* * *fuerte adv1) : strongly, tightly, hard2) : loudly3) : abundantlyfuerte adj1) : strong2) : intenseun fuerte dolor: an intense pain3) : loud4) : extreme, excessivefuerte nm1) : fort, stronghold2) : forte, strong point* * *fuerte1 adj1. (en general) strong2. (dolor) severe3. (voz, ruido) loud4. (golpe) hard6. (imágenes) violent¡qué fuerte! how awful!fuerte2 adv1. (con fuerza) hard2. (hablar) loud / loudly3. (sujetar) tight4. (comer)fuerte3 n1. (fortificación) fort2. (punto sobresaliente) strong point -
108 round
► nombre masculino (pl rounds)1 round* * *[raun]SM (pl rounds) round* * *[rraun]masculino (Dep) round* * *[rraun]masculino (Dep) round* * */rraun/( Dep) round* * *
round /rraun/ sustantivo masculino (Dep) round
' round' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- asalto
- asomar
- batuta
- billete
- bordear
- caballito
- camilla
- circular
- dejarse
- doblar
- eliminatoria
- energía
- estar
- foro
- hacinarse
- inversa
- inverso
- juntar
- octava
- octavo
- pasarse
- patearse
- piña
- por
- reanimar
- reanimarse
- rebuscada
- rebuscado
- recorrer
- redonda
- redondear
- redondez
- redondo
- rematar
- remover
- revés
- rodear
- ronda
- sobremesa
- soler
- sortear
- tartana
- tiovivo
- volver
- volverse
- vuelta
- acorralar
- aparecer
- aplauso
English:
all-round
- ask round
- bend
- bring round
- circle
- clip
- clock
- come round
- corner
- drop in
- drop round
- finger
- flash
- gather round
- get around
- get round
- get round to
- glance round
- go round
- hand round
- look round
- merry-go-round
- pad
- paper round
- pass
- pass round
- rally
- rally round
- ring
- round
- round down
- round off
- round on
- round robin
- round up
- round-shouldered
- round-table meeting
- round-the-clock
- show round
- spin
- swap round
- swing
- tour
- travel
- turn round
- twist round
- wander
- way
- wheel
- whip-round
* * *Dep round -
109 calurosa
f., (m. - caluroso)* * *
caluroso,-a adjetivo
1 hot
una calurosa tarde de otoño, a hot autumn afternoon
(que da calor) compré una chaqueta muy calurosa, I bought a warm coat
2 (una bienvenida, un saludo) warm: la soprano recibió un caluroso aplauso, the soprano was greeted with enthusiastic applause
' calurosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caluroso
-
110 sonora
adj.&f.1 Sonorous, soniferous.2 Pleasing, agreeable, harmonious.f.voiced consonant (grammar).* * *f., (m. - sonoro)* * *
sonoro,-a adjetivo
1 (audible) audible
señal sonora, audible signal
Cine sound
2 (que suena bien) sonorous, rich
3 (que suena con fuerza) loud
un sonoro aplauso, a big hand
4 Ling voiced
' sonora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banda
- emitir
- sonoro
- doblar
- terreno
English:
soundrecording
- soundtrack
- soundwave
- sound
- tone
* * *sonora nfGram voiced consonant -
111 plaudit
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112 calurosa
caluroso,-a adjetivo
1 hot
una calurosa tarde de otoño, a hot autumn afternoon (que da calor) compré una chaqueta muy calurosa, I bought a warm coat
2 (una bienvenida, un saludo) warm: la soprano recibió un caluroso aplauso, the soprano was greeted with enthusiastic applause ' calurosa' also found in these entries: Spanish: caluroso -
113 digno
Del verbo dignarse: ( conjugate dignarse) \ \
me digno es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se dignó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
digno
◊ -na adjetivo1 ‹ vivienda› decent 2 ( merecedor) digno de algo/algn worthy of sth/sb; una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure; un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing
digno,-a adjetivo
1 (respetable) worthy: iba muy digna por la calle, she walked proudly down the street
2 (merecedor) worthy, deserving
digno de admiración/lástima, worthy of admiration/pity
3 (apropiado para) fit
4 (suficiente) decent, good: tienen derecho a una vivienda digna, they have the right to a decent home ' digno' also found in these entries: Spanish: digna - merecer - plausible - recomendable - regia - regio - solvente - alabanza - aplauso - confianza - elogio - fiar - lástima - pobre - respetable English: dignified - eventful - fit - note - noteworthy - quotable - statesmanlike - trustworthy - worthy - admirable - dependable - fitting - praise - proud - respectable - undignified - unworthy -
114 elogio
Del verbo elogiar: ( conjugate elogiar) \ \
elogio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
elogió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: elogiar elogio
elogiar ( conjugate elogiar) verbo transitivo to praise
elogio sustantivo masculino praise;
elogiar verbo transitivo to praise
elogio sustantivo masculino praise ' elogio' also found in these entries: Spanish: acción - aplauso - cumplimiento - digno English: commendation - eulogy - praise - accolade - single -
115 merecer
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right; se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
' merecer' also found in these entries: Spanish: compensar - ganarse - pena - valer English: deserve - merit - rate - salt - worth -
116 merecido
Del verbo merecer: ( conjugate merecer) \ \
merecido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: merecer merecido
merecer ( conjugate merecer) verbo transitivo ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; merecerse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹premio/castigo› to deserve; te lo tienes bien merecido it serves you right; se merece que la asciendan she deserves to be promoted
merecido sustantivo masculino: recibió or se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved
merecer vtr (ser digno de) to deserve: no merecía el aplauso, she didn't deserve the applause
este libro no merece ser leído, this book isn't worth reading Locuciones: merece la pena, to be worth the trouble o to be worth it: la recompensa merece la pena, the reward is worth it ➣ Ver nota en deserve
merecido sustantivo masculino due: han recibido su merecido, they got what was coming to them ' merecido' also found in these entries: Spanish: merecer English: deserts - deserve - just - richly - serve - well-earned -
117 ovación
ovación sustantivo femenino (frml) ovation
ovación sustantivo femenino ovation ' ovación' also found in these entries: Spanish: aplauso - clamoroso English: cheer - ovation - standing ovation -
118 provocar
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ incendio› to start; ‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt; ‹ reacción› to cause 2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead … on verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse (un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke ' provocar' also found in these entries: Spanish: campanada - desatar - engendrar - hacer - motivar - organizar - pinchar - chulear - dar - meter - parto - reclamo - torear English: bait - bring - bring about - bring on - cause - excite - fight - incur - induce - instigate - invite - prompt - provoke - raise - rouse - roust - short-circuit - spark off - start - stir up - tease - trigger - disturbance - draw - elicit - evoke - short - spark - stir - taunt - whip - wreck -
119 sonora
sonoro,-a adjetivo
1 (audible) audible
señal sonora, audible signal Cine sound
2 (que suena bien) sonorous, rich
3 (que suena con fuerza) loud
un sonoro aplauso, a big hand
4 Ling voiced ' sonora' also found in these entries: Spanish: banda - emitir - sonoro - doblar - terreno English: soundrecording - soundtrack - soundwave - sound - tone -
120 sonoro
sonoro
‹voz/lenguaje› sonorous, resonant; (Ling) voiced
sonoro,-a adjetivo
1 (audible) audible
señal sonora, audible signal Cine sound
2 (que suena bien) sonorous, rich
3 (que suena con fuerza) loud
un sonoro aplauso, a big hand
4 Ling voiced ' sonoro' also found in these entries: Spanish: cine - sonora - chivato English: rich - screech - smack - sonorous - voiced
См. также в других словарях:
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