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41 chorlito
m.1 plover (zoology).2 lapwing, peewit, pewit, plover.* * *1 plover\chorlito dorado común golden plover* * ** * *= plover.Ex. Plovers can become aggressive to protect their young from potential threats.----* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* chorlito silbador = piping plover.* * ** * *= plover.Ex: Plovers can become aggressive to protect their young from potential threats.
* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* chorlito silbador = piping plover.* * *plover cabeza* * *
chorlito sustantivo masculino
plover
chorlito sustantivo masculino Orn plover
♦ Locuciones: familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain
' chorlito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
English:
scatterbrain
* * *chorlito nm1. [ave] ploverchorlito cangrejero crab plover;chorlito carambolo dotterel;chorlito dorado golden plover;chorlito dorado chico American golden plover;chorlito gris grey plover;chorlito piquivuelto wrybill;chorlito terrestre least seedsnipe* * *m plover;cabeza de chorlito fam featherbrain fam -
42 de principio a fin
= from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to endEx. This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.Ex. A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.Ex. This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end.* * *de principio a fin (documento)Ex: Virtually every discipline in the sciences, from astronomy through zoology, is represented since journals are indexed cover to cover.
= from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to endEx: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
Ex: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.Ex: This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end. -
43 de principio a fin (documento)
Ex. Virtually every discipline in the sciences, from astronomy through zoology, is represented since journals are indexed cover to cover. -
44 escaramujo
m.1 dog rose. (Botany)2 a kind of small marine snail which clings to the hull of vessels. (Zoology)3 sweetbriar, briar, dog rose, eglantine.4 rose hip, ripe fruit of the wild rose, pomaceous fruit of the rose plant, rose haw.* * *1 (rosal) wild rose, dog rose2 (fruto) rosehip3 (crustáceo) barnacle* * *SM1) (Bot) (=planta) wild rose, briar; (=fruto) hip, rosehip2) (Zool) goose barnacle3) Caribe (=mal de ojo) spell, curse* * *b) (Zool) goose barnacle* * *= briar, brier.Nota: También escrito briar.Ex. They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.Ex. The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.* * *b) (Zool) goose barnacle* * *= briar, brier.Nota: También escrito briar.Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.
Ex: The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.* * *2 ( Zool) goose barnacle* * *escaramujo nm1. [rosal] wild rose2. [fruto] hip3. [percebe] goose barnacle* * * -
45 jirafa
f.1 giraffe (zoology).2 boom (Cine & television).3 boom of the microphone, boom.* * *1 giraffe3 (de micrófono) boom* * *SF1) (Zool) giraffe2) (TV, Cine) boom* * *1) (Zool) giraffe2) (Cin, Rad, TV) boom* * *= giraffe.Ex. The giraffe is the tallest land animal, growing to be up to 19 feet (6 m) tall.* * *1) (Zool) giraffe2) (Cin, Rad, TV) boom* * *= giraffe.Ex: The giraffe is the tallest land animal, growing to be up to 19 feet (6 m) tall.
* * *A ( Zool) giraffe* * *
jirafa sustantivo femenino (Zool) giraffe
jirafa f Zool giraffe
' jirafa' also found in these entries:
English:
giraffe
* * *jirafa nf1. [animal] giraffe2. [para micrófono] boom* * *f ZO giraffe* * *jirafa nf1) : giraffe2) : boom microphone* * *jirafa n giraffe -
46 lapa
f.1 limpet (zoology).2 hanger-on, pest (informal) (person).3 parrot.4 clinging vine.* * *1 (molusco) limpet2 peyorativo (persona) bore\pegarse como una lapa familiar to cling like a leech* * *SF1) (Zool) limpet3) And (=sombrero) large flat-topped hat* * *a) ( molusco) limpetb) (Ven) ( mamífero) pacac) (AmC) ( ave) macaw* * *= hanger-on, limpet.Ex. Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.Ex. Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.----* bomba lapa = limpet bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.* * *a) ( molusco) limpetb) (Ven) ( mamífero) pacac) (AmC) ( ave) macaw* * *= hanger-on, limpet.Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
Ex: Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.* bomba lapa = limpet bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.* * *A1 (molusco) limpet2 (bomba) car bomb3 ( Ven) (mamífero) pacaCompuesto:* * *
lapa sustantivo femenino
lapa sustantivo femenino
1 Zool limpet
2 pey es una lapa, he/she clings to people
3 (bomba) limpet mine
' lapa' also found in these entries:
English:
clingy
- limpet
* * *lapa nf1. [molusco] limpetpegarse como una lapa to cling like a leech3. Col, Ven [roedor] paca* * *f ZO limpet;like glue fam ;bomba lapa limpet bomb -
47 letargo
m.1 lethargy (medicine) (& figurative).2 hibernation (zoology).* * *1 lethargy* * *SM lethargyLete* * *masculino lethargy* * *= lethargy, dormancy, sleepiness.Ex. Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.Ex. The book depicts a world in which life, death, joy, and sorrow are out of sync with the seasons' natural cycle of dormancy and rebirth.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.* * *masculino lethargy* * *= lethargy, dormancy, sleepiness.Ex: Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.
Ex: The book depicts a world in which life, death, joy, and sorrow are out of sync with the seasons' natural cycle of dormancy and rebirth.Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.* * *lethargyel calor le produjo un profundo letargo the heat made him feel very lethargic* * *
letargo sustantivo masculino
lethargy
letargo sustantivo masculino lethargy
' letargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sopor
English:
woodwork
- torpor
* * *letargo nm1. Med lethargy;este medicamento produce letargo this medicine makes you feel lethargic2. [hibernación] hibernation3. [inactividad] lethargy;el sector continúa en un estado de letargo the sector has remained sluggish* * *m1 lethargy2 ZO hibernation* * *letargo nm: lethargy, torpor -
48 narval
m.narwhal, sea-unicorn. (Zoology)* * *1 narwhal* * *SM narwhal* * *= narwhal.Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.* * *= narwhal.Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
* * *narwhal* * *narval nmnarwhal* * *m ZO narwhal* * *narval nm: narwhal -
49 orco
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50 pijota
f.1 hake, coaling. (Zoology)2 codling.* * *= whiting.Ex. For example, a search on whiting would yield some items by or about persons of that name and also items on the subject as a type of fish.* * *= whiting.Ex: For example, a search on whiting would yield some items by or about persons of that name and also items on the subject as a type of fish.
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51 rapaz
adj.rapacious, greedy (que roba).f.bird of prey (zoology).m.brat, slip of a boy, young shaver.* * *(pl rapaces)► adjetivo1 ZOOLOGÍA predatory, of prey1 (ave) bird of prey————————► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 youngster (muchacho) lad; (muchacha) lass* * *I1. ADJ1) (Zool) predatory; (Orn) of prey2) (=avaricioso) rapacious, greedy; (=inclinado al robo) thieving2.SF (Zool) predatory animal; (Orn) bird of preyIIrapaz, -a†† SM / F Esp hum boy/girl, lad/lass* * *Ia) (Zool) predatoryb) ( ávido) greedy, rapaciousc) ( que roba) thieving (before n)II- paza masculino, femenino (fam) kid (colloq)* * *= predatory, rapacious.Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* * *Ia) (Zool) predatoryb) ( ávido) greedy, rapaciousc) ( que roba) thieving (before n)II- paza masculino, femenino (fam) kid (colloq)* * *= predatory, rapacious.Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* * *1 ( Zool) predatoryave rapaz bird of prey2 (ávido) greedy, rapacious3 (que roba) thieving ( before n)masculine, feminine( fam)kid ( colloq)* * *
rapaz adjetivo (Zool) predatory;
rapaz adjetivo predatory
ave rapaz, bird of prey
' rapaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ave
English:
predatory
- bird
* * *♦ adj1. [que roba] rapacious, greedy2.ave rapaz bird of prey, raptor♦ nfbird of prey, raptorrapaz2, -aza nm,fFam [muchacho] lad, f lass* * *I adj predatory;ave rapaz bird of preyII m, rapaza f famkid fam* * *rapaces : youngster, child -
52 rata almizclada
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53 segmento
m.1 segment (math & zoology).2 piece (trozo).3 sector, area.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: segmentar.* * *1 (gen) segment2 INFORMÁTICA overlay* * *noun m.* * *SM (Mat, Zool) segment; (Com, Econ) sector, groupsegmento de émbolo — (Aut) piston ring
* * *masculino (Mat) segment; (Zool) segment; (Com) sector* * *= segment.Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.----* segmento de mercado = market segment.* * *masculino (Mat) segment; (Zool) segment; (Com) sector* * *= segment.Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.
* segmento de mercado = market segment.* * *1 ( Mat) segment2 ( Zool) segment3 ( Auto) piston ring4 ( Com) sectoren este segmento de la economía in this sector o area of the economyen el segmento de la electrónica in the field of electronics o in the electronics industryCompuesto:age group* * *
Del verbo segmentar: ( conjugate segmentar)
segmento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
segmentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
segmento sustantivo masculino (Mat) segment;
(Zool) segment;
(Com) sector
segmento sustantivo masculino
1 segment
2 Econ Com segmento de mercado, market segment
' segmento' also found in these entries:
English:
segment
- small
* * *segmento nm1. Geom segment2. Zool segment3. [trozo] piecesegmento de edad age bracket4. [de mercado] segment* * *m segment* * *segmento nm: segment* * *segmento n segment -
54 topo
m.1 mole (zoology) (& figurative).2 polka dot (lunar en tela). (peninsular Spanish)una falda de topos a polka-dot skirt3 Topo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: topar.* * *1 mole\más ciego,-a que un topo figurado as blind as a bat* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (Zool) mole2) (=torpe) clumsy person, blunderer3) (=espía) mole4) Esp (=lunar) polka dot5) (Mec) mole, tunnelling machineIISM1) LAm (=alfiler) large pin* * *a) (Zool) moleser más ciego que un topo — to be as blind as a bat
b) ( agente infiltrado) molec) (Col fam) ( persona torpe) klutz (AmE colloq), clumsy clod (BrE colloq)d) (Col) ( pendiente) earring* * *= mole, mole.Ex. On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.Ex. Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.----* piel de topo = moleskin.* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* * *a) (Zool) moleser más ciego que un topo — to be as blind as a bat
b) ( agente infiltrado) molec) (Col fam) ( persona torpe) klutz (AmE colloq), clumsy clod (BrE colloq)d) (Col) ( pendiente) earring* * *= mole, mole.Ex: On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.
Ex: Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.* piel de topo = moleskin.* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* * *topo2A1 ( Zool) molever menos que un topo or ser más ciego que un topo to be as blind as a bat2 (agente infiltrado) moleB2 (alfiler) large cloak pin ( used by Indians in Bolivia)3 ( Col) (pendiente) earring* * *
Del verbo topar: ( conjugate topar)
topo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
topó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
topar
topo
topo sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) mole
topo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool mole
2 fig (infiltrado) mole
3 familiar más ciego que un topo, as blind as a bat
' topo' also found in these entries:
English:
bat
- mole
- blunder
- polka
* * *topo nm1. [animal] mole2. [infiltrado] moleuna falda de topos a polka-dot skirt5. Imprenta bullet* * *m ZO mole;ver menos que un topo fam be as blind as a bat fam* * *topo nm1) : mole (animal)* * *topo n mole -
55 ventosa
adj.&f.feminine of VENTOSO.f.1 sucker (gen) & (zoology).2 suction cup, suction disc, sucker, cupping glass.* * *1 (pieza cóncava) suction cup2 (de animal) sucker3 MEDICINA cupping glass4 (abertura) vent, air hole* * *f., (m. - ventoso)* * *SF1) (=agujero) vent, air hole2) (Zool) sucker3) (Med) cupping glass4) (Téc) suction pad* * *a) (de goma, plástico) suction padb) (Zool) suckerc) (Med) cupping glass* * *= suction cup.Ex. Sink plungers are simple tools with a stick to hold them and suction cups at their bottom.* * *a) (de goma, plástico) suction padb) (Zool) suckerc) (Med) cupping glass* * *= suction cup.Ex: Sink plungers are simple tools with a stick to hold them and suction cups at their bottom.
* * *A1 (de goma, plástico) suction pad2 ( Zool) sucker3 ( Med) cupping glassB ( Tec) vent* * *
ventosa sustantivo femenino
b) (Zool) sucker
ventoso,-a adjetivo windy
ventosa sustantivo femenino
1 Zool sucker
2 (de plástico) sucker, suction pad
' ventosa' also found in these entries:
English:
sucker
- suction
* * *ventosa nf1. [de animal] sucker2. [de vidrio] cupping glass3. [de goma] suction pad* * *f ZO sucker -
56 verga
f.1 penis (zoology).2 cock (very informal) (de hombre). (especially Latin American Spanish)3 yard (Nautical).4 yardarm, spar, mast, sailor yard.* * *1 (genital) penis2 (palo) thin stick3 MARÍTIMO yard* * *SF1) (=vara) rod, stick; (Náut) yard(arm), spar2) (Zool) penis[de hombre] ***prick ***, cock ***- me vale verga- ¡ni verga!3) (CAm)*- a verga* * *1)a) (Náut) spar, yardb) ( varilla) rod2) (Zool) penis; ( pene) (vulg) cock (vulg)* * *= knocker, pecker.Ex. And as soon as he whipped out his knocker, Rose's rosy lips was already all over it in seconds!.Ex. No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.* * *1)a) (Náut) spar, yardb) ( varilla) rod2) (Zool) penis; ( pene) (vulg) cock (vulg)* * *= knocker, pecker.Ex: And as soon as he whipped out his knocker, Rose's rosy lips was already all over it in seconds!.
Ex: No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.* * *A1 ( Náut) spar, yard2 (varilla) rodB1 ( Zool) penisC (de plomo) lead, lead strip* * *
verga sustantivo femenino
1 Náut (palo de mástil) yard
2 (vara) rod
3 Anat, Zool penis, vulgar cock
* * *verga nf1. Zool penis3. Náut yard* * *f rod* * *verga nf: spar, yard (of a ship) -
57 viuda
f.1 widow (person).2 viuda, a noteworthy bird of South America and Africa; a tyrant fly-catcher. (Zoology)3 mourning widow or mourning bride; scabious. (Botany)4 widow bird, whydah.5 mourning bride, field scabious, sweet scabious.* * *f., (m. - viudo)* * *SF1)viuda negra — (=araña) black widow (spider)
2) (And, Cono Sur) (=fantasma) ghost3) (And) (Culin) fish stew4) (Caribe) (=cometa) large kiteviudo* * *= widow, dowager.Ex. It was common for printers' widows to take over their husbands' businesses, at least until they remarried.Ex. This item of antique jewellery has been in the family for generations and successive dowagers have worn it.----* pensión de viuda = widow's pension.* viuda de guerra = war widow.* * *= widow, dowager.Ex: It was common for printers' widows to take over their husbands' businesses, at least until they remarried.
Ex: This item of antique jewellery has been in the family for generations and successive dowagers have worn it.* pensión de viuda = widow's pension.* viuda de guerra = war widow.* * ** * *
viudo,-a
I adjetivo widowed
II m,f (hombre) widower
(mujer) widow
' viuda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
respeto
- Vda.
- ser
- viudo
English:
widow
- dowager
* * *viuda nf1. [planta] mourning bride2. Imprenta widow* * *f widow* * *viuda n widow -
58 abdominal
adj.abdominal.dolores abdominales abdominal painsm.1 sit-up, situp.2 abdominal, abdominal muscle.* * *► adjetivo1 abdominal1 (ejercicios) sit-ups* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ abdominal2.SM sit-up* * *Iadjetivo abdominalIImasculino sit-up* * *Iadjetivo abdominalIImasculino sit-up* * *abdominal1= ab.Nota: Abreviatura de abdominal usada frecuentemente en el sentido de musculatura abdominal.Ex: Randomly selecting a picture out of some men's magazine or billboard and saying that's what you want your abs to be like could be slightly self-defeating.
* abdominales marcados = six-pack abs.* abdominal marcado = ripped ab.abdominal22 = abdominal.Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but ' abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.
* cavidad abdominal = abdominal cavity.* distensión abdominal = bloating.* dolor abdominal = abdominal pain.* ejercicio abdominal = sit-up.* músculo abdominal = abdominal muscle, ab muscle.* pared abdominal, la = abdominal wall, the.abdominal33 = sit-up.Ex: Avoid doing sit-ups if you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis.
* * *abdominalorsit-up* * *
abdominal adjetivo
abdominal
■ sustantivo masculino
sit-up
abdominal
I adjetivo abdominal
II mpl abdominales, 1 abdominal muscles
2 Dep sit-ups
' abdominal' also found in these entries:
English:
pouch
- sit
* * *abdominal adjabdominal;dolores abdominales abdominal pains* * *adj abdominal* * *abdominal adj: abdominal -
59 chicharra
f.1 cicada (zoology).2 electric buzzer (timbre). (Mexican Spanish)3 harvest bug, harvest fly, cicada.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chicharrar.* * *1 (cigarra) cicada2 (timbre) buzzer3 figurado (persona habladora) chatterbox\cantaba la chicharra figurado it was boiling hot* * *SF1) (Entomología) harvest bug, cicada2) (=persona habladora) chatterbox3) (Elec) (=timbre) bell, buzzer; (Telec) bug *, bugging device5) ** (=droga) reefer *6) ** (=monedero) purse, coin purse (EEUU)* * *a) (Zool) cicadab) ( timbre) buzzerc) ( monedero) wallet, billfold (AmE)* * *a) (Zool) cicadab) ( timbre) buzzerc) ( monedero) wallet, billfold (AmE)* * *1 ( Zool) cicada2 (timbre) buzzer3 (monedero) wallet, billfold ( AmE)* * *
chicharra sustantivo femeninoa) (Zool) cicada
chicharra sustantivo femenino Zool cicada
* * *chicharra nf1. [insecto] cicada* * *f1 ZO cicada* * *chicharra nf1) cigarra: cicada2) : buzzer -
60 danta
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