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1 wisp
wisp(thin strand: a wisp of hair; a wisp of smoke.) brizna, mechón, voluta- wispytr[wɪsp]1 (of grass, straw, etc) brizna; (of hair, wool, etc) mechón nombre masculino; (of smoke, cloud) voluta2 (person) persona menudawisp ['wɪsp] n1) bunch: manojo m (de paja)2) strand: mechón m (de pelo)3) : voluta f (de humo)n.• jirón s.m.• manojito s.m.• mechón s.m.wɪsp[wɪsp]N [of hair] mechón m ; [of cloud, smoke] voluta f ; [of straw] manojo m* * *[wɪsp] -
2 wisp
s.1 brizna (of straw); mechón (of hair, wool); voluta (de humo); jirón (of cloud)2 atado, gavilla.3 vestigio, brizna. -
3 will-o'-the-wisp
tr[wɪləðə'wɪsp]1 fuego fatuo'wɪləðə'wɪspa) ( light) fuego m fatuob) ( something elusive) quimera f['wɪlǝðǝ'wɪsp]N (lit) fuego m fatuo; (fig) quimera f* * *['wɪləðə'wɪsp]a) ( light) fuego m fatuob) ( something elusive) quimera f -
4 will-of-the-wisp
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5 will-o'-the-wisp
s.1 quimera, sueño guajiro.2 fuego fatuo. -
6 will-o'the-wisp
s.1 fuego fatuo (light)2 quimera (sentido figurado) (elusive aim) -
7 whisper
'wispə
1. verb1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) susurrar, cuchichear, hablar en voz baja2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) susurrar, murmurar
2. noun(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) susurrowhisper1 n susurrowhisper2 vb susurrar / cuchicheartr['wɪspəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (quiet voice) susurro1 (gen) susurrar, decir en voz baja2 (rumour) correr la voz, rumorearse■ it is whispered that... se rumorea que...1 (gen) susurrar, cuchichear, hablar en voz baja■ stop whispering! ¡dejad de cuchichear!2 (of wind, leaves) susurrarwhisper ['hwɪspər] vi: cuchichear, susurrarwhisper vt: decir en voz baja, susurrarwhisper n1) whispering: susurro m, cuchicheo m2) rumor: rumor m3) trace: dejo m, pizca fv.• cuchichear v.• decir al oído v.• murmurar v.• susurrar v.n.• cuchicheo s.m.• murmullo s.m.• rumor s.m.• susurro s.m.
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1. 'hwɪspər, 'wɪspə(r)a) \<\<person\>\> cuchichearb) (liter) \<\<wind/leaves\>\> susurrar (liter)
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vt \<\<remark/words\>\> susurrarto whisper something TO somebody — susurrarle algo or decirle* algo al oído a alguien
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a) ( soft voice) susurro myes, he said in a whisper — -si -susurró or dijo en voz baja
they spoke in whispers — hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros
b) ( rumor) rumor m['wɪspǝ(r)]there's a whisper going around that... — se rumorea que...
1. N1) (lit) (=low tone) cuchicheo m, susurro m ; [of leaves] susurro mto speak in a whisper — hablar en voz baja, susurrar
to say sth in a whisper — decir algo en voz baja, susurrar algo
2) (=rumour) rumor m, voz fthere is a whisper that... — corre el rumor or la voz de que..., se rumorea que...
2. VT1) (lit) decir en voz baja, susurrarto whisper sth to sb — decir algo al oído de algn, susurrar algo a algn
2) (fig)it is whispered that... — corre la voz de que..., se rumorea que...
3.VI (=talk) cuchichear, susurrar, hablar muy bajo; [leaves] susurrarit's rude to whisper in company — es de mala educación cuchichear en compañía, secretos en reunión es falta de educación
stop whispering! — ¡silencio!
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1. ['hwɪspər, 'wɪspə(r)]a) \<\<person\>\> cuchichearb) (liter) \<\<wind/leaves\>\> susurrar (liter)
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vt \<\<remark/words\>\> susurrarto whisper something TO somebody — susurrarle algo or decirle* algo al oído a alguien
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a) ( soft voice) susurro myes, he said in a whisper — -si -susurró or dijo en voz baja
they spoke in whispers — hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros
b) ( rumor) rumor mthere's a whisper going around that... — se rumorea que...
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8 jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lantern ['ʤækə.læntərn] n: linterna f hecha de una calabaza['dʒækǝʊ'læntǝn]N1) (=will-o'-the-wisp) fuego m fatuo2) (US) (=Hallowe'en lantern) linterna hecha con una calabaza vaciada -
9 brizna
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10 espiral
espiral sustantivo femenino escalera de espiral spiral staircase
espiral adjetivo & sustantivo femenino spiral ' espiral' also found in these entries: Spanish: cuaderno - hornillo English: coil - curl - spiral - spiral down - spiral up - swirl - wisp - wreath - intrauterine device -
11 fatua
fatuo,-a adjetivo
1 (engreído) vain, conceited
2 (tonto) fatuous, foolish
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12 fatuo
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13 humo
humo sustantivo masculino 1 (de tabaco, incendio) smoke; ( gases) fumes (pl); hacerse humo (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq) 2 ¡qué humos se da! she really gives herself airs (colloq); bajarle los humos a algn to take sb down a peg or two
humo sustantivo masculino
1 smoke (vapor) vapour, US vapor, steam (de un tubo de escape, de un extractor) fumes pl 2 humos mpl (soberbia, vanidad) airs: se da muchos humos, she thinks a lot of herself ' humo' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahumar - ahumada - ahumado - bocanada - bote - cargada - cargado - chimenea - columna - cortina - despedir - desprender - echar - espesa - espeso - pantalla - respirar - sahumar - tenue - arrojar - asfixiante - desvanecerse - dispersar - envolver - envuelto - nube - oler - tragar English: belch - coil - curl - discharge - dissipate - from - fume - give off - inhale - overpower - pall - plume - puff - rise - send up - set off - smoke - smoke bomb - smoke detector - smokeless - smokescreen - smoky - thick - trail - vapour trail - wisp - wreath - billow - blow - canister -
14 mechón
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15 paja
paja sustantivo femenino 1a) (Agr, Bot) straw;techo de paja thatched roof 2 ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq) 3 (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
paja sustantivo femenino
1 straw
2 fam (relleno, palabrería) waffle Locuciones: separar el grano de la paja, to separate the sheep from the goats
se pelearon por un quítame allá esas pajas, they quarrelled about nothing ' paja' also found in these entries: Spanish: bala - grano - guarnición - hombre - pajar - polvo - fardo - haz - pelele English: pad out - padding - straw - straw hat - straw man - suck - thatch - thatched - toss off - waffle - wank - wisp - faucet - litter - pad - tap -
16 voluta
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