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1 wood pulp

noun (pulp from wood that can be used for making paper.) pulpa de madera

wood pulp

pulpa de madera

wood pulp

n.

• pulpa de madera s.f.

mass noun ( ground wood) pulpa f de madera; ( with added chemicals) pasta f de papel

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mass noun ( ground wood) pulpa f de madera; ( with added chemicals) pasta f de papel

English-spanish dictionary > wood pulp
2 with

wið
preposition

1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) con

2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) con

3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) de

4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) con

5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) con

6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) de

7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) a

8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) con

9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) abajo/arriba el...

with prep

1. con

clean it with bleach límpialo con lejía

a man with big ears un hombre con las orejas grandes

come with me ven conmigo

he won with ease ganó con facilidad

2. de

the balloon filled with air el globo se llenó de aire

he trembled with fear tembló de miedo

with

tr[wɪð, wɪɵ]

preposition

1 (accompanying) con

come with me ven conmigo

do you live with your parents? ¿vives con tus padres?

she went off with a friend se fue con una amiga

mix the flour with the sugar mezclar la harina con el azúcar

I've got an appointment with the bank manager tengo una cita con el director del banco

they leave their child with a babysitter dejan al niño al cuidado de una canguro

have you brought your swimsuit with you? ¿te has traído el bañador?

2 (having, possessing) con, de; (including, and also) con, incluido

the man with the beard el hombre de la barba

the woman with glasses la mujer de las gafas

a room with a view una habitación con vistas

a flat with a terrace un piso con terraza

someone with experience alguien con experiencia

he speaks with an accent habla con acento

with wine it cost 25 euros costó 25 euros, vino incluido

3 (using, by means of) con

cut it with a knife córtalo con un cuchillo

he cleaned it with turps lo limpió con aguarrás

4 (cover, fill, contain) de

you fill it with water lo llenas de agua

the furniture was covered with dust los muebles estaban cubiertos de polvo

5 (agreeing, in support of) con

we're with you all the way! ¡estamos contigo hasta el final!

I agree with Lesley estoy de acuerdo con Lesley

6 (against) con

I've had a row with Daniel he discutido con Daniel

at war with the Serbs en guerra con los serbios

don't argue with your mother! ¡no discutas con tu madre!

7 (because of, on account of) de

trembling with fear temblando de miedo

blue with cold amoratado de frío

he split his sides with laughter se tronchó de risa

with things as they are tal como están las cosas

with my luck I'll come last con la suerte que tengo llegaré el último

8 (indicating manner) con

with pleasure con mucho gusto

with ease con facilidad

with a smile con una sonrisa

9 (in same direction as) con

with the flow con la corriente

10 (at the same time and rate as) con

wine improves with age el vino mejora con los años

11 (regarding, concerning) con

this has nothing to do with you esto no tiene nada que ver contigo

the trouble with Ian is that... lo que pasa con Ian es que...

he's in love with Ellen está enamorado de Ellen

be patient with her sea paciente con ella

is there something wrong with her? ¿le pasa algo?

12 (in the case of, as regards) con respecto a, en cuanto a

with Mrs Smith what happened was that... en el caso de la Señora Smith lo que pasó fue que...

13 (as an employee or client of) en

she's with the council now trabaja en el ayuntamiento ahora

he's been with the company for fifteen years lleva quince años trabajando en esta empresa

who do you bank with? ¿en qué banco tienes una cuenta?

14 (remaining)

with only half an hour to go cuando tan sólo falta media hora

with five laps remaining cuando sólo faltan cinco vueltas para el final de la carrera

15 (despite, in spite of) con

with all his faults con todos sus defectos

16 (in comparisons) con

if we compare this brand with a cheaper one si comparamos esta marca con una más barata

17 (illness) con

he's in bed with flu está en cama con la gripe

18 (according to) según, de acuerdo con

prices vary with the seasons los precios varían según la temporada

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down with capitalism! ¡abajo el capitalismo!

on with the show! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

to be with somebody (accompany) estar con alguien, acompañar a alguien 2 (understand) seguir a alguien, entender a alguien

with it (fashionable) de moda 2 (alert) al tanto, al día

with that con lo cual

with ['wɪð, 'wɪɵ] prep

1) : con

I'm going with you: voy contigo

coffee with milk: café con leche

2) against: con

to argue with someone: discutir con alguien

3) (used in descriptions) : con, de

the girl with red hair: la muchacha de pelo rojo

4) (indicating manner, means, or cause) : con

to cut with a knife: cortar con un cuchillo

fix it with tape: arréglalo con cinta

with luck: consuerte

5) despite: a pesar de, aún con

with all his work, the business failed: a pesar de su trabajo, el negocio fracasó

6) regarding: con respecto a, con

the trouble with your plan: el problema con su plan

7) according to: según

it varies with the season: varía según la estación

8) (indicating support or understanding) : con

I'm with you all the way: estoy contigo hasta el fin

with

prep.

• con prep.

• de prep.

• en compañía de prep.

• según prep.

wɪð, wɪθ
preposition

1)

a) ( in the company of) con

she went with him/them/me/you — fue con él/con ellos/conmigo/contigo

go with your sister — ve con tu hermana, acompaña a tu hermana

I'm staying with a friend — estoy en casa de un amigo

I'll be with you in a moment — enseguida estoy contigo (or te atiendo etc)

she had brought it with her — lo había traído (consigo)

the bad weather is still with us — seguimos con mal tiempo

are you with me? — (colloq) ¿entiendes (or entienden etc)?, ¿me sigues (or siguen etc)?

b) (member, employee, client etc of) en

are you still with Davis Tools? — ¿sigues en Davis Tools?

I've been banking with them for years — hace años que tengo cuenta en ese banco

c) (in agreement, supporting) con

I'm with you on that — en eso estoy contigo

2) ( in descriptions)

the shirt is black with white stripes — la camisa es negra a or con rayas blancas

the man with the beard/the red tie — el hombre de barba/corbata roja

a tall woman with long hair — una mujer alta con el pelo largo or de pelo largo

he is married, with three children — está casado y tiene tres hijos

3)

a) ( indicating manner) con

the proposal was greeted with derision — la propuesta fue recibida con burlas

it was done with no fuss — se hizo sin aspavientos

b) (by means of, using) con

she ate it with her fingers — lo comió con la mano

c) ( as a result of)

trembling with fright — temblando de miedo

this wine improves with age — este vino mejora con el tiempo

with luck — con suerte

4) (where somebody, something is concerned) con

you can never tell with her — con ella nunca se sabe

the trouble with Roy is that... — lo que pasa con Roy es que...

what's up with you/him today? — (colloq) ¿qué te/le pasa hoy?

5)

a) ( in the same direction as)

with the tide/flow — con la marea/corriente

b) ( in accordance with) según

6) (after adv, adv phrase)

come on, out with it! — vamos, suéltalo!

away with him! — llévenselo!

off with her head! — que le corten la cabeza!

[wɪð, wɪθ]
PREPOSITION When with is part of a set combination, eg good with, pleased with, to agree with, look up the other word. The commonest translation of is. Note that whenever it combines with, or the forms,, are used.
1) con

he had an argument with his brother — tuvo una discusión con su hermano

she mixed the sugar with the eggs — mezcló el azúcar con los huevos

I'll be with you in a moment — un momento y estoy con vosotros, en un momento or enseguida estoy con vosotros

come with me! — ven conmigo

he took it away with him — se lo llevó consigo

with the Alcántara it is the biggest ship in or of its class — junto con el Alcántara es el mayor buque de esa clase
down I, 1., 7), off 1., 3), out 1., 1) along {or}3} together with junto con
he was arrested along or together with four other terrorists — fue detenido junto con otros cuatro terroristas
to be with sb (=in the company of) estar con algn
I was with him — yo estaba con él

I'm with you there — en eso estoy de acuerdo contigo

are you with us or against us? — ¿estás a favor nuestro o en contra?

I'm not with you * — (=able to understand) no te entiendo or sigo

are you with me? * — ¿me entiendes?

it's a problem that will always be with us — es un problema que siempre nos va a afectar, es un problema que no se va a resolver
to be with it * (=up-to-date) estar al tanto or al día; (=fashionable) [person] estar al tanto de lo que se lleva; [thing] estar de moda; (=mentally alert) estar lúcido or despabilado
sorry, I'm just not with it today — lo siento, hoy estoy atontado
to get with it * ponerse al día
get with it! — ¡ponte al día!

2) (in descriptions) con

we're looking for a house with a garden — buscamos una casa con jardín

I don't like men with beards — no me gustan los hombres con barba

a man with checked trousers — un hombre con pantalones de cuadros

a car with the latest features — un coche con las últimas novedades or prestaciones

passengers with tickets — los pasajeros que tienen or con billetes

you can't speak to the queen with your hat on — no se puede hablar con la reina con el sombrero puesto
Note: when the [with] description pinpoints the particular person or thing you are talking about, [with] is usually translated by [de]:
the man with the checked trousers — el hombre de los pantalones de cuadros

the girl with the blue eyes — la chica de los ojos azules

3) (indicating manner, means) con

to walk with a walking stick — andar con bastón

to cut wood with a knife — cortar madera con un cuchillo

with one blow — de un golpe

she took off her shoes with a sigh — se quitó los zapatos dando un suspiro

... and with these words of advice, he left us —... y tras darnos este consejo nos dejó

to fill a glass with wine — llenar una copa de vino

with no trouble at all — sin dificultad alguna, sin ninguna dificultad

with that, he closed the door — luego or a continuación, cerró la puerta, luego, cerró la puerta

4) (indicating cause) de

to shiver with cold — tiritar or temblar de frío

to shake with fear — temblar de miedo

the hills are white with snow — las colinas están cubiertas de nieve

to be ill with measles — tener sarampión

I spent a week in bed with flu — estuve una semana en (la) cama con la gripe

5) (=as regards) con

it's the same with most team sports — lo mismo ocurre con la mayoría de los deportes de equipo

it's a habit with him — es una costumbre que tiene, es algo típico de él

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va? (esp LAm), ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)

6) (=owing to) con

I couldn't see him with so many people there — no lo vi con tanta gente como había

with so much happening it was difficult to arrange a date — con todo lo que estaba pasando era difícil acordar una cita

with the approach of winter, trade began to fall off — al acercarse el invierno, el comercio empezó a declinar

7) (=according to) [increase, change, improve] con

the risk of developing heart disease increases with the number of cigarettes smoked — el riesgo de sufrir enfermedades coronarias aumenta con el número de cigarrillos que se fume

it varies with the time of year — varía según la estación

8) (=in the house of) con

he lives with his aunt — vive con su tía

she stayed with friends — se quedó con or en casa de unos amigos

9) (=working for)

he's with IBM — trabaja para or en IBM

a scientist with ICI — un científico de ICI

I've been with this company for eight years — llevo ocho años en esta empresa

10) (=in the care of)

to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn or con algn

to leave a child with sb — dejar a un niño al cuidado de algn or con algn

11) (=on, about)

he had no money with him — no llevaba dinero (encima)

luckily, she had an umbrella with her — afortunadamente, llevaba (encima) un paraguas

12) (=in the same direction as) con

I was swimming with the current — nadaba con or a favor de la corriente
flow 1.
13) (=in spite of) con

with all his faults — con todos sus defectos

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[wɪð, wɪθ]
preposition

1)

a) ( in the company of) con

she went with him/them/me/you — fue con él/con ellos/conmigo/contigo

go with your sister — ve con tu hermana, acompaña a tu hermana

I'm staying with a friend — estoy en casa de un amigo

I'll be with you in a moment — enseguida estoy contigo (or te atiendo etc)

she had brought it with her — lo había traído (consigo)

the bad weather is still with us — seguimos con mal tiempo

are you with me? — (colloq) ¿entiendes (or entienden etc)?, ¿me sigues (or siguen etc)?

b) (member, employee, client etc of) en

are you still with Davis Tools? — ¿sigues en Davis Tools?

I've been banking with them for years — hace años que tengo cuenta en ese banco

c) (in agreement, supporting) con

I'm with you on that — en eso estoy contigo

2) ( in descriptions)

the shirt is black with white stripes — la camisa es negra a or con rayas blancas

the man with the beard/the red tie — el hombre de barba/corbata roja

a tall woman with long hair — una mujer alta con el pelo largo or de pelo largo

he is married, with three children — está casado y tiene tres hijos

3)

a) ( indicating manner) con

the proposal was greeted with derision — la propuesta fue recibida con burlas

it was done with no fuss — se hizo sin aspavientos

b) (by means of, using) con

she ate it with her fingers — lo comió con la mano

c) ( as a result of)

trembling with fright — temblando de miedo

this wine improves with age — este vino mejora con el tiempo

with luck — con suerte

4) (where somebody, something is concerned) con

you can never tell with her — con ella nunca se sabe

the trouble with Roy is that... — lo que pasa con Roy es que...

what's up with you/him today? — (colloq) ¿qué te/le pasa hoy?

5)

a) ( in the same direction as)

with the tide/flow — con la marea/corriente

b) ( in accordance with) según

6) (after adv, adv phrase)

come on, out with it! — vamos, suéltalo!

away with him! — llévenselo!

off with her head! — que le corten la cabeza!

English-spanish dictionary > with
3 to saw with the grain

to saw with the grain

(wood) serrar en el sentido de la veta

English-spanish dictionary > to saw with the grain
4 inlay

'inlei
noun

(material set into the surface of eg a table to form a design: The top of the table had an inlay of ivory.) taracea, incrustación

- inlaid

inlay

tr[ (n) 'ɪnleɪ; (vb) ɪn'leɪ]

noun

1 (in wood) taracea; (of gems) incrustación nombre femenino; (in metal) damasquinado; (of marquetry) marquetería

2 (in tooth) empaste nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp inlaid tr[ɪn'leɪd], ger inlaying)

1 (wood) taracear; (gems, ivory) incrustar; (iron, gold) damasquinar

2 (decorate) adornar (con marquetería)

inlay [ɪn'leɪ, 'ɪn.leɪ] vt, - laid [-'leɪd, -.leɪd] ; - laying : incrustar, taracear

inlay ['ɪn.leɪ] n

1) : incrustación f

2) : empaste m (de un diente)

inlay

n.

• embutido s.m.

• incrustación s.f.

• taracea s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: inlaid) = embutir v.

• incrustar v.

• taracear v.

I 'ɪnleɪ
mass & count noun (of wood, metal, ivory) incrustación f

II 'ɪn'leɪ
transitive verb (past & past p inlaid)

to inlay something WITH something — hacer* incrustaciones de algo en algo, taracear algo con algo

1.

['ɪnleɪ]
N [of wood, tiles] taracea f ; [of jewels] incrustación f
2.

[ɪn'leɪ]
VT (pt, pp inlaid) (with wood) taracear, embutir; (with jewels) incrustar
a sword inlaid with jewels — una espada incrustada de joyas

* * *

I ['ɪnleɪ]
mass & count noun (of wood, metal, ivory) incrustación f

II ['ɪn'leɪ]
transitive verb (past & past p inlaid)

to inlay something WITH something — hacer* incrustaciones de algo en algo, taracear algo con algo

English-spanish dictionary > inlay
5 inlaid

see inlay

inlaid

tr[ɪn'leɪd]

adjective

1 (embedded - with wood) taraceado,-a; (- gems, ivory) incrustado,-a; (- iron, gold) damasquinado,-a

2 (decorated) adornado,-a (con marquetería)

past participle

1→ link=inlay inlay{

inlaid

adj.

• embutido, -a adj.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to inlay")

I 'ɪn'leɪd
past & past p of inlay II

II

adjective < design> de marquetería or taracea; <box/lid> con incrustaciones

['ɪn'leɪd]
1.

ADJ (with wood, tiles) taraceado ( with de); (with jewels) incrustado ( with de)

2.

CPD [table, box] de marquetería; [floor] con incrustaciones

inlaid work N — taracea f

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I ['ɪn'leɪd]
past & past p of inlay II

II

adjective < design> de marquetería or taracea; <box/lid> con incrustaciones

English-spanish dictionary > inlaid
6 roof

ru:f
1. noun
(the top covering of a building etc: a flat roof; a tiled roof; the roof of a car.) techo

2. verb
(to cover with a roof: They'll finish roofing the house next week.) techar

- go through the roof / hit the roof
- roof of the mouth

roof n tejado / techo

El plural de roof se escribe roofs

roof

tr[rʊːf]

noun

1 tejado (tiled) techado

2 (of mouth) cielo

3 (of car etc) techo

transitive verb

1 techar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go through the roof (person) subirse por las paredes 2 (prices) ponerse por las nubes

to hit the roof subirse por las paredes

flat roof azotea

roof rack baca

roof ['ru:f, 'rʊf] vt

: techar

roof n, pl roofs ['ru:fs, 'rʊfs; 'ru:vz, 'rʊvz]

1) : techo m, tejado m, techado m

2)

roof of the mouth : paladar m

roof

n.

• baca s.f.

• bóveda s.f.

• bóveda del cielo s.f.

• cubierta s.f.

• cubierto s.m.

• paladar s.m.

• techado s.m.

• techo (Arquitectura) s.m.

• techumbre s.f.

• tejado s.m.

v.

• cubrir v.

• techar v.

• tejar v.

I ruːf
noun (pl roofs ruːfs, ruːvz)

a) ( of building) tejado m, techo m (AmL)

she found herself without a roof over her head — se quedó sin techo

to live under the same roof — vivir bajo el mismo techo

to go through/hit the roof — \<\<prices\>\> dispararse, ponerse* por las nubes; \<\<person\>\> ponerse* furioso, explotar (fam)

to raise the roof — poner* el grito en el cielo; (before n)

roof garden — terraza f or azotea f ajardinada

roof restaurant — restaurante m panorámico ( en lo alto de un edificio)

b) ( of car) techo m; (before n)

roof rack — baca f, portaequipajes m, parrilla f (AmL)

c)

the roof of the mouth — el paladar

II

transitive verb techar

[ruːf]
1.

N
(pl roofs) [of building] tejado m (esp Sp), techo m (esp LAm); [of car etc] techo m
• flat roof — azotea f

• to have a roof over one's head — tener dónde cobijarse

• the roof of heaven — la bóveda celeste

• the roof of the mouth — el paladar

• to live under the same roof — vivir bajo el mismo techo

• prices are going through the roof — los precios están por las nubes

- he hit the roof

- lift the roof

when the staff arrived the infant was still raising the roof — cuando el personal llegó, el niño todavía estaba llorando a grito pelado

the cheers and roars of approval lifted the pavilion roof — el pabellón se vino abajo con los vivas y los gritos de aprobación

2.

VT (also: roof in, roof over) techar, poner techo a

it is roofed in wood — tiene techo de madera

to roof a hut in or with wood — poner techo de madera a una caseta

3.

CPD

roof garden N — azotea f con flores y plantas

roof rack N — (esp Brit) (Aut) baca f, portamaletas m inv, portaequipajes m inv, parrilla f (LAm)

roof space N — desván m

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I [ruːf]
noun (pl roofs [ruːfs, ruːvz])

a) ( of building) tejado m, techo m (AmL)

she found herself without a roof over her head — se quedó sin techo

to live under the same roof — vivir bajo el mismo techo

to go through/hit the roof — \<\<prices\>\> dispararse, ponerse* por las nubes; \<\<person\>\> ponerse* furioso, explotar (fam)

to raise the roof — poner* el grito en el cielo; (before n)

roof garden — terraza f or azotea f ajardinada

roof restaurant — restaurante m panorámico ( en lo alto de un edificio)

b) ( of car) techo m; (before n)

roof rack — baca f, portaequipajes m, parrilla f (AmL)

c)

the roof of the mouth — el paladar

II

transitive verb techar

English-spanish dictionary > roof
7 make up

1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventar

2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) componer, formar, integrar

3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) completar

4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) maquillar

5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) hacer las paces, reconciliarse

make up¹ n maquillaje

make up² vb

1. inventar

she made up an excuse inventó una excusa

2. hacer las paces

they argued but soon made it up again discutieron pero enseguida hicieron las paces

make up vt

1) invent: inventar

2) : recuperar

she made up the time: recuperó las horas perdidas

make up vi

reconcile: hacer las paces, reconciliarse

make up

v.

• compaginar v.

• enjalbegar v.

• inventar v.

• jalbegar v.

• maquillar v.

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

\<\<story/excuse\>\> inventar

2)

a) (assemble, prepare) \<\<prescription/food parcel\>\> preparar

to make up a sweater — coser or armar un suéter

to make up a foursome — formar un grupo de cuatro personas

we can make up a bed for you on the sofa — podemos prepararte una cama en el sofá

b) ( draw up) \<\<agenda/list\>\> hacer*

3)

a) (complete, add) completar

she came along to make up the numbers — vino para completar el grupo

b) ( compensate for)

I'll take the afternoon off, and make up the time later — me tomaré la tarde libre y ya recuperaré el tiempo más tarde; see also make up for

Sense II

4) v + adv + o ( constitute) formar

it is made up of three parts — está compuesto de tres partes

Sense III

5) v + adv, v + o + adv ( achieve reconciliation)

to make (it) up (with somebody) — hacer* las paces (con alguien), reconciliarse (con alguien)

Sense IV

6)

a) v + adv ( with cosmetics) maquillarse, pintarse

b) v + adv + o, v + o + adv \<\<person/eyes\>\> maquillar, pintar; \<\<actor\>\> maquillar, caracterizar*

to make oneself up — maquillarse, pintarse

1. VT + ADV

1) (=invent) inventar(se)

he made up the whole story — (se) inventó toda la historia

• you're making it up! — ¡te lo estás inventando!

2) (=put together, prepare) [+ list] hacer, preparar; [+ parcel, bed] hacer; [+ medicine] preparar; [+ collection] formar, reunir; [+ sweater, dress] montar y coser

• I'll make up a bed for him on the sofa — le haré una cama en el sofá

• the chemist's where I went to get the prescription made up — la farmacia a la que fui para que me preparasen la medicina

I made the papers up into bundles — hice paquetes con los periódicos

3) (=settle)

• to make up one's differences (with sb) — resolver sus diferencias (con algn)

• to make it up with sb — hacer las paces con algn, reconciliarse con algn

• they'd made up their quarrel — se habían reconciliado

4) (=complete) completar

• I paid £200 and my parents made up the difference — pagué 200 libras y mis padres pusieron la diferencia

• we need someone to make up the numbers — necesitamos a alguien para completar el grupo

5) (=decide)

• to make up one's mind — decidirse

6) (=compensate for, replace) [+ loss] compensar; [+ deficit] cubrir

if I take time off I have to make up the hours later — si me tomo tiempo libre después tengo que recuperar las horas

• I'd like to make it up to him for spoiling his birthday — me gustaría compensarle por haberle estropeado el cumpleaños

he tried to make it up to her by buying her a bunch of flowers — intentó hacerse perdonar comprándole un ramo de flores

• to make up (lost) time — recuperar el tiempo perdido

7) (=constitute) componer

women make up 13% of the police force — las mujeres componen el 13% del cuerpo de policía

it is made up of 6 parts — lo componen 6 partes, está compuesto de 6 partes

the group was made up of parents, teachers and doctors — el grupo lo componían or integraban padres, profesores y médicos

the blood is made up of red and white cells — la sangre se compone de glóbulos rojos y glóbulos blancos

8) (with cosmetics) [+ actor] maquillar

to make o.s. up — maquillarse, pintarse

9) [+ fire] (with coal) echar carbón a; (with wood) echar madera or leña a

2. VI + ADV

1) (after quarrelling) hacer las paces, reconciliarse

2) (=apply cosmetics) maquillarse, pintarse

* * *

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

\<\<story/excuse\>\> inventar

2)

a) (assemble, prepare) \<\<prescription/food parcel\>\> preparar

to make up a sweater — coser or armar un suéter

to make up a foursome — formar un grupo de cuatro personas

we can make up a bed for you on the sofa — podemos prepararte una cama en el sofá

b) ( draw up) \<\<agenda/list\>\> hacer*

3)

a) (complete, add) completar

she came along to make up the numbers — vino para completar el grupo

b) ( compensate for)

I'll take the afternoon off, and make up the time later — me tomaré la tarde libre y ya recuperaré el tiempo más tarde; see also make up for

Sense II

4) v + adv + o ( constitute) formar

it is made up of three parts — está compuesto de tres partes

Sense III

5) v + adv, v + o + adv ( achieve reconciliation)

to make (it) up (with somebody) — hacer* las paces (con alguien), reconciliarse (con alguien)

Sense IV

6)

a) v + adv ( with cosmetics) maquillarse, pintarse

b) v + adv + o, v + o + adv \<\<person/eyes\>\> maquillar, pintar; \<\<actor\>\> maquillar, caracterizar*

to make oneself up — maquillarse, pintarse

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8 inlaid

adj.

1 taraceado(a) (with wood); incrustado(a) (with jewels)

2 embutido.

pp.

participio pasado del verbo INLAY.

pt.

pretérito del verbo INLAY.

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9 season

'si:zn
1. noun
1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) estación

2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) temporada

2. verb
1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) sazonar, aliñar

2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) secar

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- seasonable
- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
- in season
- out of season

season n

1. estación

the four seasons are: spring, summer, autumn and winter las cuatro estaciones son: la primavera, el verano, el otoño y el invierno

2. temporada

the football season la temporada de fútbol

season

tr['siːzən]

noun

1 (of year) estación nombre femenino; (time) época; (for sport, theatre, social activity) temporada; (of films) ciclo

■ the dry/rainy season la estación seca/de las lluvias

■ the football/fishing season la temporada futbolística/de pesca

■ the mating season la época de celo, la época de apareamiento, el celo

■ the tourist season la temporada turística

transitive verb

1 (food) sazonar ( with, con), condimentar ( with, con)

2 (wood) secar

3 figurative use (person) avezar, acostumbrar

intransitive verb

1 (wood) secarse

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to be in season (fresh food) estar en sazón, ser la temporada de 2 (animal on heat) estar en celo 3 (game) ser temporada de

■ strawberries are in season es temporada de fresas

to go in season ir en temporada alta

to go off/out of season ir en temporada baja

Seasons Greetings Felices Pascuas

season ticket abono

season ticket holder abonado,-a

season ['si:zən] vt

1) flavor, spice: sazonar, condimentar

2) cure: curar, secar

seasoned wood: madera seca

a seasoned veteran: un veterano avezado

season n

1) : estación f (del año)

2) : temporada f (en deportes, etc.)

baseball season: temporada de beisbol

season

n.

• añada s.f.

• campaña s.f.

• estación s.f.

• hora s.f.

• sazón s.f.

• temporada s.f.

• tiempo s.m.

• época s.f. (Food)

v.

• especiar v.

v.

• acondicionar v.

• acostumbrar v.

• aliñar v.

• condimentar v.

• curtir v.

• madurar v.

• sazonar v.

• templar v.

I 'siːzṇ
noun

1) ( division of year) estación f

2) (for specific activity, event, crop) temporada f

the mating season — el celo

Season's greetings! — Felices fiestas!

high/low season — temporada alta/baja

a season of Buñuel films — un ciclo de películas de Buñuel

3) (in phrases)

in season — ( of female animal) en celo; (of fresh food, game)

cherries are in season — es época or temporada de cerezas, las cerezas están en temporada

fruits in season — fruta del tiempo

off season — ( Tourism) fuera de temporada, en temporada baja

out of season — ( of fresh food) fuera de temporada; ( Tourism) fuera de temporada

II

transitive verb

1) ( Culin) condimentar, sazonar; ( with salt and pepper) salpimentar*

2) \<\<wood\>\> secar*, curar

['siːzn]
1. N

1) (=period of the year) estación f

the four seasons — las cuatro estaciones

what's your favourite season? — ¿cuál es tu estación preferida?

at this season — en esta época del año

• the dry/ rainy season — la temporada de secas/de lluvias

2) (for specific activity) temporada f

for a season — durante una temporada

we did a season at La Scala — (Theat) representamos en la Scala durante una temporada

did you have a good season? — ¿qué tal la temporada?

Season's Greetings — Felices Pascuas

• the busy season — la temporada alta

• the Christmas season — las navidades

• the closed season — (Hunting) la veda

• the fishing/ football season — la temporada de pesca/de fútbol

• at the height of the season — en plena temporada

• during the holiday season — en la temporada de vacaciones

• to be in season — [fruit] estar en sazón; [animal] estar en celo

• the London season — la temporada social de Londres

• the open season — (Hunting) la temporada de caza or de pesca

• to be out of season — estar fuera de temporada

3) liter (=appropriate time)

for everything there is a season — todo tiene su momento

• in due season — a su tiempo

• it was not the season for jokes — no era el momento oportuno para chistes

• a word in season — una palabra a propósito

in season and out of season — a tiempo y a destiempo

2. VT

1) (Culin) sazonar, condimentar ( with con)

season to taste — sazonar a gusto

a speech seasoned with wit — un discurso salpicado de agudezas

2) [+ wood, timber] curar

3.

CPD

season ticket N — (Theat, Rail, Sport) abono m

season ticket holder N — abonado(-a) m / f

* * *

I ['siːzṇ]
noun

1) ( division of year) estación f

2) (for specific activity, event, crop) temporada f

the mating season — el celo

Season's greetings! — Felices fiestas!

high/low season — temporada alta/baja

a season of Buñuel films — un ciclo de películas de Buñuel

3) (in phrases)

in season — ( of female animal) en celo; (of fresh food, game)

cherries are in season — es época or temporada de cerezas, las cerezas están en temporada

fruits in season — fruta del tiempo

off season — ( Tourism) fuera de temporada, en temporada baja

out of season — ( of fresh food) fuera de temporada; ( Tourism) fuera de temporada

II

transitive verb

1) ( Culin) condimentar, sazonar; ( with salt and pepper) salpimentar*

2) \<\<wood\>\> secar*, curar

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10 stick

I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)

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- sticker
- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for
II stik noun
1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ramita

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) bastón

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) palo, vara

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- get hold of the wrong end of the stick
- get the wrong end of the stick

stick¹ n

1. palo

he hit him with a stick le pegó con un palo

2. bastón

he walks with a stick camina con un bastón

stick² vb

1. pegar

I stick my stamps in my album pego los sellos en mi álbum

stir the sauce before to stop it sticking remueve la salsa para evitar que se pegue

2. clavar

she stuck a needle in my arm me clavó una aguja en el brazo

3. atascarse

the lorry stuck in the snow el camión se quedó atascado en la nieve

El pasado y participio pasado de stick es stuck; el gerundio se escribe sticking

stick

tr[stɪk]

noun

1 (piece of wood) trozo de madera, palo; (twig) ramita; (for punishment) palo, vara

2 (for walking) bastón nombre masculino

3 (for plants) rodrigón nombre masculino, tutor nombre masculino

4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (baton) batuta; (drumstick) palillo

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (for hockey) palo

6 (of celery) rama; (of rhubarb) tallo; (of licorice, rock) barrita, tira; (of dynamite) cartucho; (of wax, of soap) barra

■ a stick of chalk una tiza

■ a stick of chewing gum un chicle

7 (of furniture) mueble nombre masculino

8 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (person) tipo,-a

plural noun sticks

1 (for fire) astillas nombre femenino plural, leña f sing

1 (remote area) lugar m sing apartado

■ they live out in the sticks viven en el quinto pino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in a cleft stick estar en una encrucijada

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick coger el rábano por las hojas

to give somebody stick (criticize) criticar severamente a alguien 2 (make fun of) burlarse de alguien, cachondearse de alguien

■ we gave him some stick about his new girlfriend nos cachondeamos de él por su nueva novia

■ the government has come in for a lot of stick el gobierno ha sido objeto de duras críticas

stick figure figura de palotes

stick insect insecto palo

the big stick SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL mano nombre femenino dura

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stick

tr[stɪk]

transitive verb (pt & pp stuck tr[stʌk])

1 (insert pointed object) clavar, hincar

■ she stuck the fork into the sausage clavó el tenedor en la salchicha

■ he stuck the needle in his finger se clavó la aguja en el dedo

2 familiar poner, meter

■ stick it over there ponlo allí

■ he stuck the letter in his pocket metió la carta en el bolsillo

■ stick my name down apúntame, apunta mi nombre

■ he stuck his head out the window asomó la cabeza por la ventana

■ she's always sticking her nose in siempre anda metiendo la nariz

3 (fix) colocar, fijar; (with glue) pegar, fijar

■ he stuck the stamp on the envelope fijó el sello en el sobre

■ they stick their photos in an album pegan sus fotos en un álbum

■ she's stuck posters all over her wall ha colocado pósters por toda la pared

4 familiar (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't stick her no la aguanto

■ I don't know how you stick this heat no sé cómo aguantas este calor

intransitive verb

1 (penetrate) clavarse

■ there was a drawing pin sticking in the tyre había una chincheta clavada en el neumático

■ your elbow's sticking in me! ¡me estás clavando el codo!

2 (fix, become attached) pegarse

■ this stamp won't stick este sello no pega

■ this glue sticks to your hands esta cola se pega a las manos

■ the omelette stuck to the pan la tortilla se pegó a la sartén

3 (jam - drawer, key in lock) atascarse; (- machine part, lock) atrancarse, encasquillarse; (- vehicle in mud) atascarse, atollarse

■ the car horn stuck el claxon se atascó

■ the bone stuck in her throat se le atravesó la espina en la garganta

4 (remain) quedarse

■ the phrase stuck in my mind la frase se me quedó grabada en la memoria

■ and the name just stuck y me quedé con el nombre

5 (in cards) plantarse

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to make stick (accusation, charge) probar

■ do you think they'll be able to make the murder charge stick? ¿crees que podrán probar que es culpable del asesinato?

to get stuck into something meterse de lleno en algo

to stick at nothing no pararse en barras

to stick one's neck out jugarse el tipo

to stick out a mile / stick out like a sore thumb saltar a la vista

to stick to one's guns mantenerse en sus trece

stick ['stɪk] v, stuck ['stʌk] ; sticking vt

1) stab: clavar

2) attach: pegar

3) put: poner

4)

to stick out : sacar (la lengua, etc.), extender (la mano)

stick vi

1) adhere: pegarse, adherirse

2) jam: atascarse

3)

to stick around : quedarse

4)

to stick out project: sobresalir (de una superficie), asomar (por detrás o debajo de algo)

5)

to stick to : no abandonar

stick to your guns: manténgase firme

6)

to stick up : estar parado (dícese del pelo, etc.), sobresalir (de una superficie)

7)

to stick with : serle fiel a (una persona), seguir con (una cosa)

I'll stick with what I know: prefiero lo conocido

stick n

1) branch, twig: ramita f

2) : palo m, vara f

a walking stick: un bastón

stick

n.

• bastón s.m.

• palo s.m.

• porra s.f.

• vara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stuck) = adherir v.

• adherirse (Pegarse) v.

• agarrarse v.

• encolar v.

• pegar v.

• pegarse (Adherirse) v.

• picar v.

• sujetar v.

stɪk
I

noun

1) c ( of wood) palo m, vara f; ( twig) ramita f; ( for fire) astilla f

more than you can shake a stick at — (esp AmE colloq)

they get more tourists than you can shake a stick at — reciben turistas a montones (fam)

to be in a cleft stick — estar* metido en un aprieto or un apuro

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — (colloq) entenderlo* todo al revés, tomar el rábano por las hojas

2) c

a) ( walking stick) bastón m

b) ( drumstick) palillo m, baqueta f (Méx)

c) ( hockey stick) palo m

3) c (of celery, rhubarb) rama f, penca f; ( of dynamite) cartucho m; (of rock, candy) palo m; ( of sealing wax) barra f

a stick of cinnamon — un pedazo de canela en rama

a stick of chalk — una tiza

a stick of chewing gum — un chicle

4) u (BrE) (criticism, punishment) (colloq)

to get/take stick from somebody — recibir/aguantar (los) palos de alguien (fam)

to give somebody/something stick — darle* palos or un palo a alguien/algo (fam)

5) sticks pl

the sticks — (colloq)

to live out in the sticks — vivir en la Cochinchina or (Esp tb) en las Batuecas

II
1.

(past & past p stuck) transitive verb

1) (attach, glue) pegar*

I stuck a patch over the hole — puse un parche encima del agujero

I stuck the handle (back) on with glue — pegué el asa con cola

I'll stick the pieces together — voy a pegar los pedazos

2)

a) ( thrust) \<\<needle/knife/sword\>\> clavar

I stuck the needle in my finger — me clavé la aguja en el dedo

b) ( impale)

to stick something ON something — clavar algo en algo

3) (put, place) (colloq) poner*

stick it in the oven — ponlo or mételo en el horno

stick your head out of the window — asoma or saca la cabeza por la ventana

I stuck it back in my pocket — me lo metí de nuevo en el bolsillo

stick it there! — (AmE) choca esa mano!, chócala! (fam)

she knows where she can stick her offer! — (colloq) ella sabe muy bien dónde se puede meter esa oferta! (fam)

to stick it to somebody — (AmE colloq) ( castigate) darle* duro or con todo a alguien; ( swindle) aprovecharse de alguien

4) ( tolerate) (esp BrE colloq) aguantar, soportar

I don't know how you stick him — no sé cómo lo aguantas or soportas

2.

vi

1) ( adhere) \<\<glue\>\> pegar*; \<\<food\>\> pegarse*

these labels won't stick (on) — estas etiquetas no (se) pegan

to stick TO something — pegarse* or (frml) adherirse* a algo

the two pages have stuck together — las dos páginas se han pegado

they'll never make the charge stick — nunca van a poder probar que es culpable

the song stuck in my mind — la canción se me quedó grabada

2) ( become jammed) atascarse*

the car stuck in the mud — el coche se atascó en el barro

the words stuck in my throat — no me salían las palabras

to stick in somebody's gullet o throat: what sticks in my gullet o throat is that... — lo que me indigna or (fam) lo que tengo atravesado es que...

3) ( in card games) plantarse; see also stuck

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stick around

- stick at

- stick by

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick up for

- stick with

I [stɪk]
1. N

1) (=length of wood) (trozo m de) madera f; (shaped) palo m, vara f; (as weapon) palo m, porra f; (=walking stick) bastón m; (Aer) (=joystick) palanca f de mando; (Hockey, Ice hockey etc) palo m; (=drumstick) palillo m; (Mus) * (=baton) batuta f

stick of furniture — mueble m

to give sb the stick, take the stick to sb — dar palo a algn

- use or wield the big stick

- policy of the big stick

- policy of the stick and carrot

- a stick to beat sb with
cleft 2., end 1., 1)
2) [of wax, gum, shaving soap] barra f; [of celery] rama f; [of dynamite] cartucho m; [of bombs] grupo m

3) (esp Brit)
* (=criticism)
the critics gave him a lot of stick — los críticos le dieron una buena paliza *

to get or take a lot of stick — recibir una buena paliza *, tener que aguantar mucho

4)

old stick — (Brit) † * tío * m

he's a funny old stick — es un tío raro or divertido *

5) sticks

a) (for the fire) astillas fpl, leña f

b) (Horse racing) * (=hurdles) obstáculos mpl

c)

- live in the sticks

- up sticks

2.

CPD

stick insect N — insecto m palo

stick shift N — (US) (Aut) palanca f de marchas

II [stɪk] (vb: pt, pp stuck)
1. VT

1) (with glue etc) pegar, encolar

he was sticking stamps into his album — pegaba sellos en su álbum

to stick a poster on the wall — pegar un póster a la pared

stick no bills — prohibido fijar carteles

he tried to stick the crime on his brother * — trató de colgar el crimen a su hermano *

2) (=thrust, poke) meter; (=stab) [+ sth pointed] clavar, hincar

he stuck his hand in his pocket — metió la mano en el bolsillo

to stick a knife into a table — clavar un cuchillo en una mesa

I've stuck the needle into my finger — me he clavado la aguja en el dedo
nose 1., 1)
3) (=pierce) picar

to stick sb with a bayonet — herir a algn con bayoneta, clavar la bayoneta a algn

- squeal like a stuck pig

4) * (=place, put) poner; (=insert) meter

stick it on the shelf — ponlo en el estante

stick it in your case — mételo en la maleta

we'll stick an advert in the paper — pondremos un anuncio en el periódico

they stuck him on the committee — lo metieron en el comité

- you know where you can stick that!

she told him he could stick his job ** — le dijo que se metiera el trabajo donde le cupiera **

5) (esp Brit) * (=tolerate) aguantar

I can't stick him — no lo aguanto

I can't stick it any longer — no aguanto más

6)

to be stuck —

a) (=jammed) estar atascado, estar atorado (esp LAm); (in mud etc) estar atascado; [sth pointed] estar clavado

the mechanism was stuck — el mecanismo estaba atascado or bloqueado

the window is stuck — se ha atrancado la ventana

the lift is stuck at the ninth floor — el ascensor se ha quedado parado or colgado or atrancado en el piso nueve

to be stuck fast — (=jammed) estar totalmente atascado or atorado; (in mud etc) estar totalmente atascado; [sth pointed] estar bien clavado

b) (=trapped)

to be stuck in the lift — quedarse atrapado en el ascensor

the car was stuck between two trucks — el coche estaba atrapado entre dos camiones

the train was stuck at the station — el tren se quedó parado en la estación

I'm stuck at home all day — estoy metida en casa todo el día

we're stuck here for the night — tendremos que pasar aquí la noche

he's stuck in France — sigue en Francia sin poder moverse

he's stuck in a boring job — tiene un trabajo muy aburrido (y no puede buscarse otro)

c) * (=have a problem) estar en un apuro or aprieto

I'm stuck — (in crossword puzzle, guessing game, essay etc) estoy atascado

he's never stuck for an answer — no le falta nunca una respuesta

the problem had them all stuck — el problema los tenía a todos perplejos

d)

to be stuck with sth/sb * — tener que aguantar algo/a algn

I was stuck with him for two hours * — tuve que soportar su compañía durante dos horas

and now we're stuck with it * — y ahora no lo podemos quitar de encima, y ahora no hay manera de deshacernos de eso

e)

to be stuck on sb * — estar enamorado de algn

7)

to get stuck —

a)

to get stuck in the snow — quedar sin poderse mover en la nieve

a bone got stuck in my throat — se me había clavado una espina en la garganta

to get stuck fast — (=jammed) atascarse totalmente, atorarse totalmente (esp LAm); (in mud etc) atascarse totalmente; [sth pointed] clavarse bien

b)

we got stuck with this problem * — nos quedamos con este problema

2. VI

1) (=adhere) [glue, sticky object etc] pegarse

this stamp won't stick — este sello no se pega

it stuck to the wall — quedó pegado a la pared

the name seems to have stuck — el apodo se le pegó

the charge seems to have stuck — la acusación no ha sido olvidada nunca

to make a charge stick — hacer que una acusación tenga efecto

2) (=get jammed) atascarse, atorarse (esp LAm); (in mud etc) atascarse; [sth pointed] quedar clavado, clavarse

to stick fast in the mud — quedar clavado en el barro

the door sticks in wet weather — en tiempo de lluvia la puerta se pega

the bidding stuck at £100 — la puja no subió de las 100 libras

- that really sticks in my throat

the word "thanks" seems to stick in her throat — la palabra "gracias" no le sale de la boca

3) (=extend, protrude)

the nail was sticking through the plank — el clavo sobresalía del tablón

4) (=be embedded)

he had a knife sticking into his back — tenía una navaja clavada en la espalda

5) (fig) (with prep or adv)

• just stick at it and I'm sure you'll manage it — no te amedrentes y al fin llegarás

• we'll all stick by you — (=support you) te apoyaremos todos; (=stay with you) no te abandonaremos

• to stick close to sb — pegarse a algn, no separarse de algn

• it stuck in my mind — se me quedó grabado

• to stick to one's principles — seguir fiel a sus principios, aferrarse a sus principios

to stick to a promise — cumplir una promesa

she stuck to her decision — se plantó en su decisión

decide what you're going to do, then stick to it — ¡decídete y no te dejes desviar!

he stuck to his story — se mantuvo firme en su versión de los hechos

let's stick to the matter in hand — ciñámonos al asunto, no perdamos de vista el tema principal

I'd better stick to fruit juice — creo que seguiré con el zumo de frutas

if I stick to a saltless diet, I'm fine — mientras siga una dieta sin sal voy bien

let's stick to the main roads — vamos a seguir por carreteras principales

• stick with us and you'll be all right — quédate con nosotros y todo saldrá bien

I'll stick with the job for another few months — seguiré con el trabajo unos meses más

you'll have to stick with it — tendrás que seguir del mismo modo

- stick to sb like a limpet or leech
gun 1., 1)
6) (=balk)

she will stick at nothing to get what she wants — no se para en barras para conseguir lo que quiere

he wouldn't stick at murder — hasta cometería un asesinato, no se arredraría ante el homicidio

that's where I stick — yo de ahí no paso

7) (Cards)

I stick, I'm sticking — me planto

- stick around

- stick back

- stick down

- stick in

- stick on

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

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[stɪk]
I

noun

1) c ( of wood) palo m, vara f; ( twig) ramita f; ( for fire) astilla f

more than you can shake a stick at — (esp AmE colloq)

they get more tourists than you can shake a stick at — reciben turistas a montones (fam)

to be in a cleft stick — estar* metido en un aprieto or un apuro

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — (colloq) entenderlo* todo al revés, tomar el rábano por las hojas

2) c

a) ( walking stick) bastón m

b) ( drumstick) palillo m, baqueta f (Méx)

c) ( hockey stick) palo m

3) c (of celery, rhubarb) rama f, penca f; ( of dynamite) cartucho m; (of rock, candy) palo m; ( of sealing wax) barra f

a stick of cinnamon — un pedazo de canela en rama

a stick of chalk — una tiza

a stick of chewing gum — un chicle

4) u (BrE) (criticism, punishment) (colloq)

to get/take stick from somebody — recibir/aguantar (los) palos de alguien (fam)

to give somebody/something stick — darle* palos or un palo a alguien/algo (fam)

5) sticks pl

the sticks — (colloq)

to live out in the sticks — vivir en la Cochinchina or (Esp tb) en las Batuecas

II
1.

(past & past p stuck) transitive verb

1) (attach, glue) pegar*

I stuck a patch over the hole — puse un parche encima del agujero

I stuck the handle (back) on with glue — pegué el asa con cola

I'll stick the pieces together — voy a pegar los pedazos

2)

a) ( thrust) \<\<needle/knife/sword\>\> clavar

I stuck the needle in my finger — me clavé la aguja en el dedo

b) ( impale)

to stick something ON something — clavar algo en algo

3) (put, place) (colloq) poner*

stick it in the oven — ponlo or mételo en el horno

stick your head out of the window — asoma or saca la cabeza por la ventana

I stuck it back in my pocket — me lo metí de nuevo en el bolsillo

stick it there! — (AmE) choca esa mano!, chócala! (fam)

she knows where she can stick her offer! — (colloq) ella sabe muy bien dónde se puede meter esa oferta! (fam)

to stick it to somebody — (AmE colloq) ( castigate) darle* duro or con todo a alguien; ( swindle) aprovecharse de alguien

4) ( tolerate) (esp BrE colloq) aguantar, soportar

I don't know how you stick him — no sé cómo lo aguantas or soportas

2.

vi

1) ( adhere) \<\<glue\>\> pegar*; \<\<food\>\> pegarse*

these labels won't stick (on) — estas etiquetas no (se) pegan

to stick TO something — pegarse* or (frml) adherirse* a algo

the two pages have stuck together — las dos páginas se han pegado

they'll never make the charge stick — nunca van a poder probar que es culpable

the song stuck in my mind — la canción se me quedó grabada

2) ( become jammed) atascarse*

the car stuck in the mud — el coche se atascó en el barro

the words stuck in my throat — no me salían las palabras

to stick in somebody's gullet o throat: what sticks in my gullet o throat is that... — lo que me indigna or (fam) lo que tengo atravesado es que...

3) ( in card games) plantarse; see also stuck

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stick around

- stick at

- stick by

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick up for

- stick with

English-spanish dictionary > stick
11 treat

tri:t
1. verb
1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) tratar

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) tratar

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) tratar

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) invitar, convidar

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) tratar (de)

2. noun
(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) regalo

- treatment

treat¹ n cosa especial / lujo / regalo

they took her to the zoo as a treat como algo especial, la llevaron al zoo

treat² vb

1. tratar

they treated us well nos trataron bien

a new way of treating cancer un nuevo método de tratar el cáncer

2. invitar

he treated me to lunch me invitó a comer

3. darse el gusto / permitirse el lujo

I treated myself to a huge ice cream me permití el lujo de comprarme un helado enorme

treat

tr[triːt]

noun

1 (meal, drink) convite nombre masculino

■ it's my treat invito yo

2 (present) regalo

3 (pleasure) placer nombre masculino, gusto, deleite nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (act, behave towards) tratar

■ why don't you treat me like an adult? ¿por qué no me tratas como a un adulto?

■ I was treated as one of the family me trataron como a uno (más) de la familia

2 (subject) tratar

■ this will be treated with the utmost confidentiality se tratará con total confianza

3 (consider, regard) tomar(se)

■ he treated it as a joke lo tomó en broma

4 (invite) convidar, invitar; (give) regalar; (spoil oneself) permitirse el lujo, darse el gusto

■ they treated us to dinner nos invitaron a cenar

■ she treated the children to a trip to the seaside llevó a los niños de excursión a la playa como algo especial

■ I treated myself to a new pair of shoes me di el gusto de comprarme unos zapatos nuevos

5 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (condition) tratar, curar; (person) atender

■ he was treated for hepatitis le curaron la hepatitis

6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (wood, worm, etc) tratar ( with, con)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to treat somebody like dirt despreciar a alguien

to work a treat funcionar a las mil maravillas

treat ['tri:t] vt

1) deal with: tratar (un asunto)

the article treats of poverty: el artículo trata de la pobreza

2) handle: tratar (a una persona), manejar (un objeto)

to treat something as a joke: tomar(se) algo a broma

3) invite: invitar, convidar

he treated me to a meal: me invitó a comer

4) : tratar, atender (en medicina)

5) process: tratar

to treat sewage: tratar las aguas negras

treat n

: gusto m, placer m

it was a treat to see you: fue un placer verte

it's my treat: yo invito

treat

v.

• convidar v.

• curar v.

• guarecer v.

• medicinar v.

• propinar v.

• regalar v.

• tratar v.

n.

• convidada s.f.

• convidado s.m.

• convite s.m.

• obsequio s.m.

• regalo s.m.

I triːt
transitive verb

1) (+ adv compl)

a) ( behave toward) \<\<person/animal\>\> tratar

to treat somebody like a child — tratar a alguien como a un niño

how's life been treating you? — (colloq) ¿cómo te trata la vida? (fam)

b) (use, handle) \<\<tool/vehicle\>\> tratar

c) (regard, consider)

to treat something with suspicion — ver* algo con sospecha

you seem to treat this whole thing as a joke — pareces tomarte a broma todo esto

2) ( process) \<\<wood/fabric/sewage\>\> tratar

3) ( deal with) (frml) \<\<subject\>\> tratar

4) ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> tratar

she's being treated for an ulcer — está en tratamiento por una úlcera

5) ( entertain)

I'm treating you — te invito yo

to treat somebody TO something: may I treat you to lunch? ¿te puedo invitar a comer?; why don't you treat yourself to a new dress? ¿por qué no te das un gusto y te compras un vestido nuevo?; we were treated to a performance of traditional dancing — nos ofrecieron un espectáculo de bailes folklóricos

II

noun gusto m

I bought myself an ice cream as o for a treat — me compré un helado para darme (un) gusto

as a special treat — como algo muy especial

there's a treat in store for you — te espera una bonita sorpresa

this is my treat — invito or pago yo

to come on/go down a treat — (BrE colloq)

the project is coming on a treat — el proyecto marcha sobre ruedas

this champagne goes down a treat — este champán es una delicia

to work a treat — salir* a las mil maravillas

[triːt]
1. N

1) (=something special)

I've bought a few little treats for the children — les he comprado unas cosillas or unas chucherías a los niños

a birthday/Christmas treat — un regalo de cumpleaños/Navidad

• as or for a (special) treat — como algo (muy) especial

• to give sb a treat — obsequiar a algn con algo especial

you should give her a treat as a reward for her good grades — deberías obsequiarla con algo especial en premio a sus buenas notas

I wanted to give myself a treat — quería darme un gusto or permitirme un lujo

• viewers are in for a treat this weekend — los televidentes se llevarán una agradable sorpresa este fin de semana

• the trip to the cinema was an unexpected treat — fue una agradable sorpresa que me llevara al cine

2) (=offer to pay)

"I'll pay" - "no, this is my treat" — -yo pago -no, invito yo

to stand sb a treat — invitar a algn
Dutch 4.
3) (=pleasure) placer m, gusto m

it was a treat to see him happy again — era un placer or daba gusto volver a verle feliz

4)

a treat * (as adv) (Brit) —

• the garden is coming on a treat — el jardín va de maravilla *

• this wine goes down a treat — este vino sienta de maravilla *

• take this powder for a headache, it works a treat — tómate estos polvos para el dolor de cabeza, hacen milagros or son mano de santo *

2. VT

1) (=behave towards) [+ person, animal] tratar; (=handle) [+ object] manejar

we were treated with respect/contempt — nos trataron con respeto/desprecio

to treat sb well/badly — tratar bien/mal a algn

• the chemical should be treated with caution — este producto químico debería manejarse con cuidado

• to treat sb like a child — tratar a algn como a un niño

• how's life treating you these days? — ¿cómo te va la vida últimamente?

- treat sb like dirt

2) (=consider, view) tratar

• his statements should be treated with caution — hay que tomar sus declaraciones con cautela

• to treat sth as a joke — tomarse algo a risa

• this is not a subject that should be treated lightly — este no es un asunto para ser tratado a la ligera

• police are treating the threats seriously — la policía está tratando las amenazas como un asunto serio

3) (=deal with) [+ subject] tratar

the issues should be treated separately — los asuntos se deberían tratar por separado

4) (=invite) invitar

I'm treating you — yo te invito

• to treat sb to sth — invitar or convidar a algn a algo

she was always treating him to ice cream — siempre le invitaba or convidaba a un helado, siempre le estaba comprando helados

he treated us to a monologue on the virtues of abstinence — iro nos soltó un monólogo sobre las virtudes de la abstinencia

to treat o.s to sth — darse el gusto or permitirse el lujo de (hacer) algo

we treated ourselves to a meal out — nos dimos el gusto or nos permitimos el lujo de comer fuera

he treated himself to another drink — se permitió otra copa

• go on - treat yourself! — ¡venga, date el gusto or el lujo!

5) (Med) [+ patient] tratar, atender; [+ illness] tratar

which doctor is treating you? — ¿qué médico te atiende or trata?

the condition can be treated successfully with antibiotics — la enfermedad se puede curar con antibióticos

they were treated for shock — recibieron tratamiento por shock

do not try and treat yourself — no intente automedicarse

6) (=process) [+ wood, crops, sewage] tratar

3. VI
frm
1) (=negotiate)

to treat with sb — negociar con algn

2) (=deal with)

to treat of sth — [author] tratar algo; [book, article] versar sobre algo

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I [triːt]
transitive verb

1) (+ adv compl)

a) ( behave toward) \<\<person/animal\>\> tratar

to treat somebody like a child — tratar a alguien como a un niño

how's life been treating you? — (colloq) ¿cómo te trata la vida? (fam)

b) (use, handle) \<\<tool/vehicle\>\> tratar

c) (regard, consider)

to treat something with suspicion — ver* algo con sospecha

you seem to treat this whole thing as a joke — pareces tomarte a broma todo esto

2) ( process) \<\<wood/fabric/sewage\>\> tratar

3) ( deal with) (frml) \<\<subject\>\> tratar

4) ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> tratar

she's being treated for an ulcer — está en tratamiento por una úlcera

5) ( entertain)

I'm treating you — te invito yo

to treat somebody TO something: may I treat you to lunch? ¿te puedo invitar a comer?; why don't you treat yourself to a new dress? ¿por qué no te das un gusto y te compras un vestido nuevo?; we were treated to a performance of traditional dancing — nos ofrecieron un espectáculo de bailes folklóricos

II

noun gusto m

I bought myself an ice cream as o for a treat — me compré un helado para darme (un) gusto

as a special treat — como algo muy especial

there's a treat in store for you — te espera una bonita sorpresa

this is my treat — invito or pago yo

to come on/go down a treat — (BrE colloq)

the project is coming on a treat — el proyecto marcha sobre ruedas

this champagne goes down a treat — este champán es una delicia

to work a treat — salir* a las mil maravillas

English-spanish dictionary > treat
12 finish

'finiʃ
1. verb
1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) acabar, terminar

2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) acabar

2. noun
1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) acabado

2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) llegada

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- finished
- finish off
- finish up

finish¹ n final

it was a very close finish fue un final muy reñido

finish² vb acabar / terminar

the party finished at 4 in the morning la fiesta acabó a las 4 de la madrugada

I finish school at three o'clock salgo del colegio a las tres

have you finished painting the bedroom? ¿has acabado de pintar el dormitorio?

finish

tr['fɪnɪʃ]

noun

1 fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino, conclusión nombre femenino

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL llegada

3 (for surface) acabado

■ matt/gloss finish acabado mate/brillo

transitive verb

1 (end) acabar, terminar

■ I must finish this book tengo que acabar este libro

■ what time do you finish work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?

■ we finished the meal and left acabamos la comida y nos fuimos

2 (consume the remainder of) acabar (off/up, -), terminar (off/up, -)

■ finish (up) your potatoes cómete todas las patatas, termínate las patatas

■ who finished (off) the wine? ¿quién ha acabado el vino?

3 (complete) acabar ( off, -), terminar ( off, -)

■ he finished the essay as quickly as possible acabó la redacción lo más rápido posible

■ when will this building be finished? ¿cuándo acabarán este edificio?

4 familiar (exhaust) agotar ( off, -), acabar con

■ that last lap just about finished me off esta última vuelta me ha dejado hecho polvo

intransitive verb

1 (end) acabar, terminar

■ when does term finish? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?

■ the film finishes at 10.00pm la película termina a las 10.00

■ I haven't finished reading that yet! ¡aún no he terminado de leerlo!

■ she finished by saying that... terminó diciendo...

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL llegar

■ he finished second llegó en segundo lugar, llegó el segundo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to the finish hasta el final

close finish SMALLSPORT/SMALL final nombre masculino muy reñido

finish ['fɪnɪʃ] vt

1) complete: acabar, terminar

2) : aplicar un acabado a (muebles, etc.)

finish n

1) end: fin m, final m

2) refinement: refinamiento m

3) : acabado m

a glossy finish: un acabado brillante

finish

n.

• acabado s.m.

• acabamiento s.m.

• cabo s.m.

• conclusión s.f.

• fenecimiento s.m.

• fin s.m.

• final s.m.

• remate s.m.

• revestimiento s.m.

• término s.m.

v.

• acabalar v.

• acabar v.

• concluir v.

• consumar v.

• coronar v.

• finalizar v.

• finiquitar v.

• terminar v.

• ultimar v.

I
1. 'fɪnɪʃ
transitive verb

1)

a) ( complete) terminar, acabar

we finish school/work at four o'clock today — hoy salimos a las cuatro

to finish -ING — terminar or acabar de + inf

b) ( consume) \<\<drink/rations\>\> terminar, acabar

2) ( create surface texture on) \<\<cloth/porcelain\>\> terminar; \<\<wood\>\> pulir

3) ( destroy) (colloq) acabar con

2.

vi terminar, acabar

she finished by summarizing the main points — concluyó resumiendo los puntos principales

if you've quite finished, may I get a word in? — (iro) si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? (iró)

to finish first/last — terminar en primer/último lugar

Phrasal Verbs:

- finish off

- finish up

II

noun

1) (no pl)

a) ( end) fin m, final m

a fight to the finish — una lucha a muerte

b) ( of race) llegada f

it was a very close finish — llegaron a la meta casi a la par

2) ( surface texture) acabado m

a matt finish — un acabado mate

['fɪnɪʃ]
1. N

1) (=end) final m

to be in at the finish — presenciar el final

a fight to the finish — una lucha a muerte

to fight to the finish — luchar a muerte

from start to finish — de principio a fin

2) (Sport) [of race] final m

it's going to be a close finish — va a ser un final reñido

the replays showed a close finish — la repetición mostraba que habían cruzado la meta casi a la vez

3) (=appearance) acabado m

a table with an oak finish — una mesa con un acabado en roble

gloss(y) finish — acabado m brillo

matt finish — acabado m mate

a surface with a rough/smooth finish — una superficie sin pulir/pulida

4) (=refinement) refinamiento m

she's a beautiful model, but she lacks finish — es una modelo bella, pero le falta refinamiento

2. VT

1) (=complete) terminar, acabar

I've nearly finished the ironing — casi he terminado or acabado de planchar

what time do you finish work? — ¿a qué hora terminas el trabajo?

I'll be finishing my course next year — termino or acabo el curso el año que viene

to finish doing sth — terminar or acabar de hacer algo

as soon as he finished eating, he excused himself — en cuanto terminó or acabó de comer, se excusó

2) (=use up, consume) [+ food, resources] terminar, acabar

finish your soup — termínate la sopa, acábate la sopa

if you finish the milk, let me know — si terminas (toda) la leche, dímelo

3) (=round off) rematar

finish the dish with a sprinkling of parsley — remate el plato espolvoreándolo con perejil

we finished the afternoon with tea at the Ritz — rematamos la tarde tomando té en el Ritz

4) * (=defeat, destroy) acabar con

that last kilometre nearly finished me — el kilómetro final casi acabó conmigo

5) (=apply surface to)

finish the wood with wax or varnish — dele un acabado final a la madera con cera o barniz

3. VI

1) (=come to an end) terminar, acabar

the party was finishing — la fiesta se estaba terminando or acabando

have you quite finished? — ¿has acabado ya?; (=can I speak now?) ¿puedo hablar ya?

she finished by saying that... — terminó or acabó diciendo que...

I've finished with the paper — he acabado el periódico, he terminado con el periódico

come back, I haven't finished with you yet! — ¡vuelve, que todavía no he terminado or acabado contigo!

2) (Sport) (=end race) terminar, acabar

she finished first/last — terminó or acabó en primer lugar/en último lugar

3) (=end association) romper, terminar ( with con)

she's finished with him — ha roto or terminado con él

4) (Econ)

our shares finished at $70 — al cierre de la Bolsa, nuestras acciones se cotizaban a 70 dólares

4.

CPD

finish line N (US) — = finishing line

- finish off

- finish up

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I
1. ['fɪnɪʃ]
transitive verb

1)

a) ( complete) terminar, acabar

we finish school/work at four o'clock today — hoy salimos a las cuatro

to finish -ING — terminar or acabar de + inf

b) ( consume) \<\<drink/rations\>\> terminar, acabar

2) ( create surface texture on) \<\<cloth/porcelain\>\> terminar; \<\<wood\>\> pulir

3) ( destroy) (colloq) acabar con

2.

vi terminar, acabar

she finished by summarizing the main points — concluyó resumiendo los puntos principales

if you've quite finished, may I get a word in? — (iro) si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? (iró)

to finish first/last — terminar en primer/último lugar

Phrasal Verbs:

- finish off

- finish up

II

noun

1) (no pl)

a) ( end) fin m, final m

a fight to the finish — una lucha a muerte

b) ( of race) llegada f

it was a very close finish — llegaron a la meta casi a la par

2) ( surface texture) acabado m

a matt finish — un acabado mate

English-spanish dictionary > finish
13 grain

ɡrein
noun

1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grano

2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) cereal

3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) grano

4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) veta, fibra

5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) pizca, ápice

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- go against the grain

grain n

1. cereales

the grain harvest la cosecha de cereales

2. grano

a grain of sand un grano de arena

grain

tr[greɪn]

noun

1 (gen) grano

■ a grain of rice un grano de arroz

2 (cereals) cereales nombre masculino plural

3 (in wood) veta, fibra; (in stone) filón nombre masculino, veta; (of leather) flor nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (give granular texture) granular

intransitive verb

1 (become granular) granularse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to saw against the grain (wood) serrar contra veta

to saw with the grain (wood) serrar en el sentido de la veta

to go against the grain ir en contra de los principios de alguien

■ it goes against the grain va en contra de mis principios

there's not a grain of truth in it no tiene ni pizca de verdad

grain ['greɪn] n

1) : grano m

a grain of corn: un grano de maíz

like a grain of sand: como grano de arena

2) cereals: cereales mpl

3) : veta f, vena f, grano m (de madera)

4) speck, trace: pizca f, ápice m

a grain of truth: una pizca de verdad

5) grano m (unidad de peso)

grain

adj.

• cereal adj.

• grano, -a adj.

n.

• cereales s.m.pl.

• fibra s.f.

• granilla s.f.

• grano s.m.

• granos s.m.pl.

• hebra s.f.

• mies s.f.

v.

• granar v.

• granear v.

greɪn
noun

1) c (of cereal, salt, sugar, sand) grano m

there's not a grain of truth in what he says — no hay ni pizca de verdad en lo que dice; salt I a)

2) u ( Agr) grano m, cereal m

3) u ( of wood - pattern) veta f, veteado m; (- texture) grano m

against the grain — ( in carpentry) contra el hilo

to go against the grain: it goes against the grain for me to support them — apoyarlos va en contra de mis principios

[ɡreɪn]
N
1) (=single particle of wheat, sand etc) grano m

2) (no pl) (=cereals) cereales mpl ; (US) (=corn) trigo m

3) (fig) [of sense, truth] pizca f

there's not a grain of truth in it — en eso no hay ni pizca de verdad

- with a grain of salt

4) [of wood] fibra f, hebra f ; [of stone] veta f, vena f ; [of leather] flor f ; [of cloth] granilla f ; (Phot) grano m

against the grain — a contrapelo

to saw with the grain — aserrar a hebra

- it goes against the grain

5) (Pharm) grano m

* * *
[greɪn]
noun

1) c (of cereal, salt, sugar, sand) grano m

there's not a grain of truth in what he says — no hay ni pizca de verdad en lo que dice; salt I a)

2) u ( Agr) grano m, cereal m

3) u ( of wood - pattern) veta f, veteado m; (- texture) grano m

against the grain — ( in carpentry) contra el hilo

to go against the grain: it goes against the grain for me to support them — apoyarlos va en contra de mis principios

English-spanish dictionary > grain
14 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)

2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego

•

- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

touch¹ n

1. toque

a touch of colour un toque de color

2. tacto

it's hard to the touch es duro al tacto

to get in touch ponerse en contacto

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto

touch² vb tocar

"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"

touch

tr[tʌʧ]

noun

1 (gen) toque nombre masculino; (light touch) roce nombre masculino

■ it'll fall down at the slightest touch caerá al mínimo toque

■ I felt a touch on my arm sentí que alguien me tocaba el brazo

2 (detail) detalle nombre masculino, toque nombre masculino

■ she put the finishing touches to the tree dio los últimos toques al árbol

3 (sense) tacto

■ it was cold to the touch era frío al tacto

4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino

■ I'll be in touch with you estaré en contacto contigo

■ I've lost touch with Rob he perdido el contacto con Rob

5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo

■ this soup needs a touch of salt falta una pizca de sal en la sopa

■ a touch of frost un poco de escarcha

■ he said with a touch of irony dijo con un dejo de ironía

■ it's a touch expensive for me es un poco caro para mí

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago

■ I've got a touch of flu tengo un amago de gripe

7 familiar (skill, ability) habilidad nombre femenino

■ you must be losing your touch debes de estar perdiendo la habilidad

8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello

■ he plays with a special touch juega con un toque especial

■ this job requires a personal touch este trabajo requiere un toque personal

9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) tocar; (lightly) rozar

■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis

■ he touched her cheek softly le tocó suavemente la mejilla

■ his lips touched her hand sus labios rozaron su mano

2 (eat) probar

■ you haven't touched your food no has probado la comida

3 (move) conmover

■ she was touched by the kind gift se conmovió con el regalo

■ the tragedy touched everyone la tragedia conmovió a todos

4 (equal, rival) igualar

■ nobody can touch him as a harpist nadie puede igualarlo como arpista

5 (affect) afectar, tocar

■ I think you touched a sore point creo que has tocado un punto débil

6 (deal with) tocar, abordar

intransitive verb

1 tocarse

■ their hands touched se tocaron las manos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a touch al primer roce

into touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fuera

not to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a uno

to be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a uno

to be in touch with something estar al corriente de algo

to be out of touch estar fuera de onda

to get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)

to touch bottom tocar fondo

to touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien

■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez libras

to touch wood tocar madera

touch ['tʌʧ] vt

1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar

2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocar

his gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazón

touch vi

: tocarse

touch n

1) : tacto m (sentido)

2) detail: toque m, detalle m

a touch of color: un toque de color

3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m

4) ability: habilidad f

to lose one's touch: perder la habilidad

5) contact: contacto m, comunicación f

to keep in touch: mantenerse en contacto

touch

v.

• enternecer v.

• manosear v.

• palpar v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

n.

(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.

• dejo s.m.

• gustillo s.m.

• pincelada s.f.

• pizca s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• rasgo s.m.

• retoque s.m.

• saborete s.m.

• tacto s.m.

• tiento s.m.

• tocamiento s.m.

• toque s.m.

tʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

[tʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (=sense, feel) tacto m

sense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m

2) (=pressure)

he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder — sintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro

the merest touch might break it — el más mínimo roce podría romperlo

• at the touch of a button — con solo dar a un botón

• it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto

she responded to his touch — reaccionaba a sus caricias

- be an easy or a soft touch

3) (=technique, manner)

• to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo

• to have a light touch — [pianist] tocar con delicadeza or suavidad

you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

• to lose one's touch — perder facultades

he had lost his scoring touch — había perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol

• the director handles these scenes with a sure touch — el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia
common
4) (=stamp, mark) toque m

• the final touch, the finishing touch — el último toque, el toque final

to put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo

• it has a touch of genius — tiene un toque de genialidad

• the human touch — el calor humano

• the personal touch — el toque personal

• the house needs a woman's touch — la casa necesita un toque femenino

5) (=detail) detalle m

that was a nice touch — eso fue un bonito detalle

6) (=small quantity)

a)

a touch of — [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque or un dejo de

• to have a touch of flu — estar algo griposo

• there was a touch of frost this morning — había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana

• it needs a touch of paint — le hace falta un poquito de pintura

• he got a touch of the sun — le dio el sol un poquito

b) (with adjective, adverb)

it's a touch (too) expensive — es algo or un poquito caro

move it just a touch to the left — muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda

7) (=contact)

• to be in touch (with sb) — estar en contacto (con algn)

we are still in touch — todavía estamos en contacto

I'll be in touch — (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré

• to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)

get in touch with your emotions — conecte con sus emociones

• to keep in touch (with sb) — mantener el contacto (con algn)

well, keep in touch! — ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!, ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!

• to lose touch (with sth/sb) — perder el contacto (con algo/algn)

I lost touch with her after she moved to London — perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres

the party has lost touch with the voters — el partido está desconectado de los votantes

• to be out of touch — no estar al corriente

the Prime Minister was completely out of touch — el Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada

I'm out of touch with the latest political developments — no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos

• to put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn

8) (Rugby)

to kick the ball into touch — poner el balón fuera de juego

he had a foot in touch — tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda

2. VT

1) (with hand) tocar

she touched his arm — le tocó el brazo

they can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada

• to touch one's toes — tocarse los dedos de los pies

• touch wood! — ¡toca madera!
raw 1., 3)
2) (=come into contact with) tocar; (=brush against) rozar

I just touched the car in front — no hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante

• I can touch the bottom — (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie

• my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job — desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
barge 4., base I, 1., 4)
3) (=harm, disturb) tocar

don't touch anything! — ¡no toques nada!

I never touched him! — ¡ni le toqué!

if you touch him I'll kill you! — ¡como le pongas la mano encima or si le tocas te mato!

4) (=try) [+ food, drink] probar

I never touch gin — no pruebo la ginebra

you haven't touched your dinner — no has probado bocado, no has tocado la cena

I haven't touched a typewriter in ages — hace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir

5) (=affect) afectar

it touches all our lives — nos afecta a todos

6) (=move)

her faith touched me — su fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma

she was touched by his gift — el regalo la emocionó mucho

7) (=compare with) igualar

no artist in the country can touch him — no hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale

nobody can touch him as a pianist — como pianista es inigualable

8) (esp Brit) (=reach)

he was touching 290mph — alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora

his hair touches his shoulders — tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros

9) (Brit)
*
• to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn

10)

• to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink — nubes con un toque rosa

his hair was touched with grey — tenía algunas canas en el pelo

3. VI

1) (with hand)

don't touch! — (to child) ¡no se toca!

please do not touch — se ruega no tocar

2) (=come into contact) [hands] encontrarse; [lips] rozarse; [wires] hacer contacto

our hands touched — nuestras manos se encontraron

4.

CPD

touch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda

touch screen N — = touchscreen

- touch at

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

* * *
[tʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

English-spanish dictionary > touch
15 prime

I
1.
adjective
1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) primer, primero

2) (best: in prime condition.) óptimo, perfecto

2. noun
(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) flor de la vida, plenitud

- primary
- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time
3. adjective
prime-time advertising.) horas de máxima audiencia

II
verb
(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) cebar

- primer

prime

tr[praɪm]

adjective

1 (main, chief) principal, primero,-a; (major) primordial

2 (first-rate - meat) de primera (calidad); (example, location) excelente

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL primo

noun

1 (best time of life) flor nombre femenino de la vida

transitive verb

1 (engine, pump, bomb) cebar; (surface, wood) imprimar, preparar

2 figurative use (person) preparar, enseñar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in one's prime / be in the prime of life estar en la flor de la vida

prime cost coste nombre masculino de producción

Prime Minister primer,-a ministro,-a

prime time horas nombre femenino plural de máxima audiencia

prime ['praɪm] vt, primed ; priming

1) : cebar

to prime a pump: cebar una bomba

2) prepare: preparar (una superficie para pintar)

3) coach: preparar (a un testigo, etc.)

prime adj

1) chief, main: principal, primero

2) excellent: de primera (categoría), excelente

prime n

the prime of one's life : la flor de la vida

prime

adj.

• de primera clase adj.

• fundamental adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• primo, -a adj.

• principal adj.

• selecto, -a adj.

n.

• flor s.f.

• primavera s.f.

v.

• aparejar v.

• aprestar v.

• cebar v.

• imprimar v.

• instruir v.

• preparar v.

I praɪm
adjective (no comp)

a) ( major) principal

to be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia

b) ( first-rate) <example/location> excelente; < cut> de primera (calidad)

in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado

of prime quality — de primera calidad

c) ( Math) < number> primo

II

mass noun ( best time)

to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

he's past his prime — ya no es ningún jovencito

III

transitive verb

a) ( prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestar

b) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebar

c) ( brief) preparar

he'd obviously been primed to say that — era obvio que le habían dicho que dijera eso

[praɪm]
1. ADJ

1) (=major, main) [cause, objective, target] principal

the/a prime cause of stress in the workplace — la principal causa/una de las principales causas de estrés en el trabajo

• the prime candidate to take over his job is May Reid — May Reid es la candidata con más posibilidades de sustituirle en el puesto

• our prime concern is public safety — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es la seguridad ciudadana

• to be of prime importance — ser de primordial importancia, ser de fundamental importancia

• he's the prime suspect — es el principal sospechoso

2) (=top-quality, excellent) [real estate, property] de primera; [ingredient, cut] de primera (calidad)

• to be in prime condition — [cattle, fruit, car] estar en perfecto estado; [athlete] estar en plena forma

• prime quality beef — carne f de vaca de primera (calidad)

• prime rib(s) — costillas fpl de primera (calidad)

• a prime site — un lugar privilegiado

3) (=classic) perfecto

a prime example of what to avoid — un perfecto ejemplo de lo que se debe evitar

4) (Math) [number] primo

2. N

1) (=best years)

• when trade unionism was in its prime — cuando el sindicalismo estaba en su apogeo

to be in one's prime or in the prime of life — [person] estar en la flor de la vida

to be cut off or cut down in one's prime — morir en la flor de la vida

• he's past his prime — ya ha dejado atrás los mejores años de su vida

the hotel was past its prime — hum el hotel ya había dejado atrás sus días de gloria

2) (Rel) prima f

3. VT

1) (prior to painting) imprimar, preparar; (with primer) aplicar una capa de imprimación a; (with undercoat) aplicar una capa de (pintura) base a; (with anticorrosive) aplicar una capa de pintura anticorrosiva a

2) (prior to use) [+ gun, pump] cebar

he primed the bomb to go off at ten — cebó la bomba para que explotara a las diez

- prime the pump

he was willing to prime the pump by offering finance — estaba dispuesto a ofrecerse a financiarlo para que saliera adelante

public investment is the best way of priming the pump of economic activity — la inversión pública es la mejor forma de promover la actividad económica

3) (=prepare) [+ student, politician, soldier] preparar

she came well primed for the interview — vino a la entrevista bien preparada

they had been primed to expect the worst — se les había preparado para lo peor

to keep troops primed for combat — tener a las tropas listas para el combate

he had been primed to say that — le habían dado instrucciones para que dijera eso

4) (with drink)

he arrived well primed — llegó ya bien bebido

he primed himself for the interview with a stiff whisky — se tomó un whisky fuerte como preparación para la entrevista

4.

CPD

prime cost N — coste m neto, coste m de producción

prime factor N — factor m primordial, factor m principal

the prime meridian N — (Geog) el meridiano de Greenwich

prime minister N — primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f

prime ministership N — (=period of office) mandato m como primer ministro; (=office) cargo m de(l) primer ministro

prime mover N — (=person) promotor(a) m / f ; (Philos) primer motor m

a prime mover in Middle East events — una de las promotoras de los acontecimientos en el Oriente Medio

prime number N — (Math) número m primo

prime rate N — tipo m de interés preferencial

prime lending rate — tipo m de interés preferencial sobre los préstamos

prime time N — (TV) horas fpl de máxima or mayor audiencia

the programme was repeated in prime time — el programa se repitió a una de las horas de máxima or mayor audiencia
prime-time
* * *

I [praɪm]
adjective (no comp)

a) ( major) principal

to be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia

b) ( first-rate) <example/location> excelente; < cut> de primera (calidad)

in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado

of prime quality — de primera calidad

c) ( Math) < number> primo

II

mass noun ( best time)

to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

he's past his prime — ya no es ningún jovencito

III

transitive verb

a) ( prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestar

b) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebar

c) ( brief) preparar

he'd obviously been primed to say that — era obvio que le habían dicho que dijera eso

English-spanish dictionary > prime
16 chisel

' izl
1. noun
(a tool with a cutting edge at the end.) cincel

2. verb
(to cut or carve (wood etc) with a chisel.) cincelar

chisel

tr['ʧɪzəl]

noun

1 (for stone) cincel nombre masculino; (for wood) formón nombre masculino, escoplo

transitive verb (pt & pp chiselled (|us| chiseled), ger chiselling (|us| chiseling))

1 cincelar; labrar, tallar; grabar, cincelar

■ a figure chiselled out of rock una figura esculpida en roca

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to chisel something out of somebody timarle algo a alguien, estafarle algo a alguien

chisel ['ʧɪzəl] vt, - eled or - elled ; - eling or - elling

1) : cincelar, tallar, labrar

2) cheat: estafar, defraudar

chisel n

: cincel m (para piedras y metales), escoplo m (para madera), formón m

chisel

n.

• buril s.m.

• cincel s.m.

• cincelador s.m.

• escoplo s.m.

• formón s.m.

v.

• burilar v.

• cincelar v.

• escoplear v.

I 'tʃɪzəl
noun ( for stone) cincel m; ( for wood) formón m, escoplo m

II

transitive verb, BrE - ll-

a) \<\<stone\>\> cincelar; \<\<wood\>\> labrar, tallar

b) chiseled past p

his finely chiseled features — sus finamente cincelados or dibujados rasgos

['tʃɪzl] (vb: pt, pp chiselled (Brit) or chiseled (US))
1.

N (for wood) formón m, escoplo m ; (for stone) cincel m

2. VT

1) (also: chisel out) [+ wood] tallar; [+ stone] cincelar; (=carve) tallar, labrar

chiselled features — (fig) facciones fpl marcadas

2) * (=swindle) timar, estafar

* * *

I ['tʃɪzəl]
noun ( for stone) cincel m; ( for wood) formón m, escoplo m

II

transitive verb, BrE - ll-

a) \<\<stone\>\> cincelar; \<\<wood\>\> labrar, tallar

b) chiseled past p

his finely chiseled features — sus finamente cincelados or dibujados rasgos

English-spanish dictionary > chisel
17 seal

I
1. si:l noun
1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) sello

2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) lacre

3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) cierre hermético

2. verb
1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) sellar

2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) cerrar herméticamente

3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) sellar, concluir

•

- sealing-wax
- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to
II si:l noun
(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) foca

- sealskin

seal n foca

seal

tr[siːl]

noun

1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL foca

intransitive verb

1 cazar focas

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seal

tr[siːl]

noun

1 (official stamp) sello

■ wax seal sello de lacre

■ the royal seal el sello real

2 (on letter) sello; (on bottle etc) precinto; (airtight) cierre nombre masculino hermético; (on window, door) burlete nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (with offical stamp) sellar; (with wax) lacrar, sellar con lacre

■ the document is signed and sealed el documento está firmado y sellado

2 (close) cerrar; (bottle etc) precintar; (make airtight) cerrar herméticamente; (window, door) sellar, poner burletes a

■ parcels must be well sealed se debe cerrar bien los paquetes

3 (coat with sealant) sellar, impermeabilizar

4 (settle, make formal) sellar, concluir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give one's seal of approval to something aprobar algo, dar su aprobación a algo, dar el visto bueno a algo

to seal somebody's fate decidir el destino de alguien

to set the seal on something (complete) culminar algo, ratificar algo

seal ['si:l] vt

1) close: sellar, cerrar

to seal a letter: cerrar una carta

to seal an agreement: sellar un acuerdo

2)

to seal up : tapar, rellenar (una grieta, etc.)

seal n

1) : foca f (animal)

2) : sello m

seal of approval: sello de aprobación

3) closure: cierre m, precinto m

seal

n.

• estampilla s.f.

• firma s.f.

• foca s.f.

• selladura s.f.

• sello s.m.

• timbre s.m.

v.

• cerrar v.

• estampar v.

• lacrar v.

• precintar v.

• sellar v.

I siːl
noun

1) c (implement, impression) sello m

he gave the plan his seal of approval — dio su aprobación al plan

to set the seal on something — ratificar* algo

2) c

a) ( security device) precinto m

b) ( airtight closure) cierre m hermético; ( on glass jar) aro m de goma

3) ( Zool)

a) c ( animal) foca f

b) u ( skin) (piel f de) foca f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<envelope/parcel\>\> cerrar*; ( with tape) precintar; ( with wax) lacrar

a sealed envelope — un sobre cerrado or sellado

sealed with a kiss — sellado con un beso

my lips are sealed — (set phrase) soy una tumba, prometo no decir nada

b) \<\<jar/container\>\> cerrar* herméticamente; \<\<tomb/door\>\> precintar; \<\<wood\>\> sellar

2) ( affix seal to) \<\<documenteaty\>\> sellar

signed, sealed and delivered — firmado y sellado

3) (decide, determine) \<\<victory/outcome\>\> decidir

their fate was sealed — su destino estaba escrito

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- seal in

- seal off

- seal up

I [siːl]
1.

N (Zool) foca f

2.

VI

to go sealing — ir a cazar focas

3.

CPD

seal cull, seal culling N — matanza f (selectiva) de focas

II [siːl]
1. N

1) (=official stamp) sello m

the papal/presidential seal — el sello papal/presidencial

• they have given their seal of approval to the proposed reforms — han dado el visto bueno a or han aprobado las reformas que se planean

it has the Royal Academy's seal of approval — cuenta con la aprobación or el visto bueno de la Real Academia

• seal of quality — sello or marchamo m de calidad

• this set the seal on their friendship/on her humiliation — esto selló su amistad/remató su humillación

• under my hand and seal — frm firmado y sellado por mí

2) [of envelope, parcel, exterior of bottle, jar] precinto m ; (inside lid of jar) aro m de goma; (on fridge door) cierre m de goma; (on door, window) burlete m

the seal on the windows is not very good — estas ventanas no cierran bien

3) (Rel)

the seal of the confessional — el secreto de confesión

2. VT

1) (=close) [+ envelope] cerrar; [+ package, coffin] precintar; [+ border] cerrar

a sealed envelope — un sobre cerrado
lip 1., 1), sign 2., 1)
2) (=stop up, make airtight) [+ container] tapar or cerrar herméticamente; [+ surface] sellar

the wood is sealed with several coats of varnish — la madera se sella con varias capas de barniz

3) (=enclose)

• to seal sth in sth, seal the letter in a blank envelope — mete la carta en un sobre en blanco y ciérralo

seal in airtight containers — guárdelos en recipientes herméticos

4) (fig) (=confirm) [+ bargain, deal] sellar; [+ victory] decidir; [+ sb's fate] decidir, determinar

that goal sealed the match — ese gol decidió or determinó el resultado del partido

5) (Culin) [+ meat] sofreír a fuego vivo (para que no pierda el jugo)

- seal in

- seal off

- seal up

* * *

I [siːl]
noun

1) c (implement, impression) sello m

he gave the plan his seal of approval — dio su aprobación al plan

to set the seal on something — ratificar* algo

2) c

a) ( security device) precinto m

b) ( airtight closure) cierre m hermético; ( on glass jar) aro m de goma

3) ( Zool)

a) c ( animal) foca f

b) u ( skin) (piel f de) foca f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<envelope/parcel\>\> cerrar*; ( with tape) precintar; ( with wax) lacrar

a sealed envelope — un sobre cerrado or sellado

sealed with a kiss — sellado con un beso

my lips are sealed — (set phrase) soy una tumba, prometo no decir nada

b) \<\<jar/container\>\> cerrar* herméticamente; \<\<tomb/door\>\> precintar; \<\<wood\>\> sellar

2) ( affix seal to) \<\<document/treaty\>\> sellar

signed, sealed and delivered — firmado y sellado

3) (decide, determine) \<\<victory/outcome\>\> decidir

their fate was sealed — su destino estaba escrito

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- seal in

- seal off

- seal up

English-spanish dictionary > seal
18 pine

I
noun
1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) pino

2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; (also adjective) a pine table.) pino

II
verb
1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) languidecer, consumirse

2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) suspirar por, anhelar por

pine n pino

pine

tr[paɪn]

intransitive verb

1 estar triste, sufrir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to pine for somebody añorar a alguien, echar mucho de menos a alguien

to pine for something suspirar por algo, anhelar algo

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pine

tr[paɪn]

noun

1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL (tree, wood) pino

adjective

1 de pino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

pine cone piña

pine forest pinar nombre masculino

pine needle aguja de pino

pine nut piñón nombre masculino

pine ['paɪn] vi, pined ; pining

1)

to pine away : languidecer, consumirse

2)

to pine for : añorar, suspirar por

pine n

1) : pino m (árbol)

2) : madera f de pino

pine

n.

• pino s.m.

v.

• languidecer v.

• perecer v.

I paɪn
noun

a) c pine (tree) pino m; (before n)

pine cone — piña f

pine needle — hoja f de pino

pine nut — piñón m

b) u ( wood) (madera f de) pino m

II

intransitive verb estar* triste, sufrir

to pine FOR something — suspirar por algo

the dog was pining for its master — el perro echaba muchísimo de menos a su amo

Phrasal Verbs:

- pine away

I [paɪn]
1.

N pino m

2.

CPD

pine cone N — piña f

pine grove N — pinar m

pine kernel N — piñón m

pine marten N — marta f

pine needle N — aguja f de pino

pine nut N — piñón m

pine tree N — pino m

II

[paɪn]
VI (also: pine away) consumirse, languidecer
to pine for sth/sb — suspirar por algo/algn

* * *

I [paɪn]
noun

a) c pine (tree) pino m; (before n)

pine cone — piña f

pine needle — hoja f de pino

pine nut — piñón m

b) u ( wood) (madera f de) pino m

II

intransitive verb estar* triste, sufrir

to pine FOR something — suspirar por algo

the dog was pining for its master — el perro echaba muchísimo de menos a su amo

Phrasal Verbs:

- pine away

English-spanish dictionary > pine
19 oak

əuk
1. noun
(a type of large tree with hard wood.) roble

2. adjective
trees in an oak wood; a room with oak panelling.) de roble

oak n roble

oak

tr[əʊk]

noun

1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL roble nombre masculino

2 (wood) roble nombre masculino

adjective

1 de roble

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

cork oak alcornoque nombre masculino

durmast oak roble nombre masculino albar

evergreen oak encina

holm oak encina

oak apple agalla

red oak roble americano

sessile oak roble nombre masculino albar

Turkey oak roble nombre masculino cerris, roble nombre masculino turco

oak ['o:k] n, pl oaks or oak : roble m

oak (Wood)

n.

• madera de roble s.f.

adj.

• de roble adj.

n.

• roble s.m.

əʊk
noun

a) c oak (tree) roble m

great o mighty oaks from little acorns grow — las cosas importantes tienen orígenes humildes

b) u ( wood) roble m

[ǝʊk]
1.

N roble m ; (=evergreen) encina f

- great oaks from little acorns grow

2.

CPD [table, furniture] de roble

oak apple N — agalla f (de roble)

* * *
[əʊk]
noun

a) c oak (tree) roble m

great o mighty oaks from little acorns grow — las cosas importantes tienen orígenes humildes

b) u ( wood) roble m

English-spanish dictionary > oak
20 chop

I
1. op past tense, past participle - chopped; verb
((sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces): He chopped up the vegetables.) cortar en trozos

2. noun
(a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.) chuleta

- chopper
- choppy
- choppiness
- chop and change
- chop down
II op noun
((in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal: the wolf's chops.) mandíbula

chop¹ n chuleta

lamb chops chuletas de cordero

chop² vb cortar

they chopped some firewood cortaron leña

El pasado y participio pasado de chop se escribe chopped; el gerundio se escribe chopping

chop

tr[ʧɒp]

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to chop and change cambiar continuamente

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chop

tr[ʧɒp]

noun

1 (blow) tajo, golpe nombre masculino; (with axe) hachazo

2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL chuleta

transitive verb (pt & pp chopped, ger chopping)

1 cortar (up, -)

■ he's chopping firewood está cortando leña

2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (meat) cortar en trozos (up, -); (onions) picar (up, -)

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (reduce) recortar, reducir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to get the chop (person) ser despedido,-a del trabajo 2 (shop, factory, etc) cerrar 3 (thing) quitar, suprimir

■ we all got the chop nos echaron a todos

■ that programme's for the chop van a quitar ese programa

chop chop rápido

chop ['ʧɑp] vt, chopped ; chopping

1) mince: picar, cortar, moler (carne)

2)

to chop down : cortar, talar (un árbol)

chop n

1) cut: hachazo m (con una hacha), tajo m (con una cuchilla)

2) blow: golpe m (penetrante)

karate chop: golpe de karate

3) : chuleta f

pork chops: chuletas de cerdo

chop

n.

• chuleta s.f.

• golpe cortante s.m.

• tajada s.f.

v.

• cortar v.

• picar v.

• tajar v.

tʃɑːp, tʃɒp
I

noun

1)

a) (with ax, cleaver) hachazo m; ( with hand) manotazo m; ( Sport) golpe m cortado; ( in karate) golpe m

b) (dismissal, cancellation) (BrE colloq)

to give somebody the chop — echar a alguien

they all got the chop — los echaron a todos

2) ( Culin) chuleta f, costilla f (AmS)

3) chops pl (colloq) ( of person) boca f, jeta f (fam), morro m (fam)

to lick o smack one's chops — relamerse

to bust somebody's chops — (AmE sl) arremeter contra alguien

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

a) ( cut) \<\<wood\>\> cortar; \<\<meat/apple\>\> cortar ( en trozos pequeños); \<\<parsley/onion\>\> picar*

b) chopped past p <onions/herbs> picado; < meat> (AmE) molido or (Esp, RPl) picado

2.

vi ( strike) golpear, cortar

to chop and change — (BrE colloq) cambiar continuamente

Phrasal Verbs:

- chop down

- chop off

- chop up

I [tʃɒp]
1. N

1) (=blow) golpe m cortante; (=cut) tajo m

2) (Culin) chuleta f

3) (Brit)
* (fig)
to get the chop — [project] ser rechazado or desechado; [person] (=be sacked) ser despedido

to give sb the chop — despedir a algn

he's for the chop — le van a despedir

this programme is for the chop — este programa se va a suprimir

2. VT

1) [+ wood] cortar, talar; [+ meat, vegetables] picar

to chop one's way through — abrirse camino a con un machete

2) (Brit) * [+ person] despedir

3) (Sport) [+ ball] cortar

- chop at

- chop down

- chop off

- chop up

II

[tʃɒp]
VI (Brit) *
to chop and change — cambiar constantemente de opinión

* * *
[tʃɑːp, tʃɒp]
I

noun

1)

a) (with ax, cleaver) hachazo m; ( with hand) manotazo m; ( Sport) golpe m cortado; ( in karate) golpe m

b) (dismissal, cancellation) (BrE colloq)

to give somebody the chop — echar a alguien

they all got the chop — los echaron a todos

2) ( Culin) chuleta f, costilla f (AmS)

3) chops pl (colloq) ( of person) boca f, jeta f (fam), morro m (fam)

to lick o smack one's chops — relamerse

to bust somebody's chops — (AmE sl) arremeter contra alguien

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

a) ( cut) \<\<wood\>\> cortar; \<\<meat/apple\>\> cortar ( en trozos pequeños); \<\<parsley/onion\>\> picar*

b) chopped past p <onions/herbs> picado; < meat> (AmE) molido or (Esp, RPl) picado

2.

vi ( strike) golpear, cortar

to chop and change — (BrE colloq) cambiar continuamente

Phrasal Verbs:

- chop down

- chop off

- chop up

English-spanish dictionary > chop

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