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1 calibre cali·bre
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2 come around
BrE also come round1) v + prep + o ( turn) \<\<bend\>\> tomar; \<\<corner\>\> doblar2) v + adva) ( visit) (esp BrE) venir*b) ( recover consciousness) volver* en síc) ( change mind)d) ( occur)VI + ADV = come round* * *BrE also come round1) v + prep + o ( turn) \<\<bend\>\> tomar; \<\<corner\>\> doblar2) v + adva) ( visit) (esp BrE) venir*b) ( recover consciousness) volver* en síc) ( change mind)d) ( occur) -
3 mess around
BrE also mess about (colloq)1) v + adva) ( misbehave) \<\<children\>\> hacer* travesuras, tontearshe found out he'd been messing around — descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
b) (fiddle, waste time)he enjoys messing around in boats — le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out — no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más (fam)
c) ( interfere)to mess around (with something/somebody): stop messing around with my things! deja mis cosas tranquilas!; don't mess around with me — no juegues conmigo, no me tomes el pelo (fam)
2) v + o + adv (BrE)a) ( treat inconsiderately)don't mess me around: are you going to come or not? — no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? (fam)
b) ( muddle) armar un lío con (fam)*1.VT + ADV(Brit)all they do is mess me about, they won't give me a straight answer — no hacen más que jugar conmigo, no me dan una respuesta concreta
they were messing me about so much over the dates that I told them to forget it — me querían cambiar las fechas tantas veces que les dije que se olvidaran del asunto
2.VI + ADV (=play the fool) hacer tonterías; (=do nothing in particular) pasar el rato, gandulear; (=waste time) perder el tiempo"what are you doing?" - "just messing about" — -¿qué haces? -nada, pasando el rato
she's not one to mess about, she gets on with the job — no es de las que pierde el tiempo, saca el trabajo adelante
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stop messing about! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
to mess about with sb, he isn't the kind of guy you mess about with — no es de los que se deja enredar or tomar el pelohe messed about with some lads from college for a while — salió con unos tíos de la universidad durante un tiempo
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to mess about with sth, he was messing about with his watchstrap — estaba jugueteando con la correa del relojwho's been messing about with the video? — ¿quién ha estado manoseando or toqueteando el vídeo?
* * *BrE also mess about (colloq)1) v + adva) ( misbehave) \<\<children\>\> hacer* travesuras, tontearshe found out he'd been messing around — descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
b) (fiddle, waste time)he enjoys messing around in boats — le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out — no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más (fam)
c) ( interfere)to mess around (with something/somebody): stop messing around with my things! deja mis cosas tranquilas!; don't mess around with me — no juegues conmigo, no me tomes el pelo (fam)
2) v + o + adv (BrE)a) ( treat inconsiderately)don't mess me around: are you going to come or not? — no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? (fam)
b) ( muddle) armar un lío con (fam) -
4 hand around
BrE also hand round v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( distribute) repartir, distribuir*; ( offer round) \<\<cakes\>\> ofrecer*VT + ADV = hand round* * *BrE also hand round v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( distribute) repartir, distribuir*; ( offer round) \<\<cakes\>\> ofrecer* -
5 have over
BrE also have round v + o + adv \<\<guests\>\> invitarVT + ADV1) (=invite)2) (=overturn) volcar, tirarwatch out, you'll have the coffee over! — ¡cuidado, que vas a volcar or tirar el café!
* * *BrE also have round v + o + adv \<\<guests\>\> invitar -
6 kick around
BrE also kick about (colloq)1) v + o + adva) ( treat badly) maltratarb) \<\<idea\>\> estudiarc)2) v + prep + oa) ( be present in) andar* porb) ( wander aimlessly around) deambular or andar* dando vueltas por3) v + adv ( be present)this umbrella's been kicking around for months — hace meses que este paraguas anda (dando vueltas) por aquí
1.VT + ADV (gen) dar patadas a; [+ idea] darle vueltas ato kick sb around — (fig) tratar a algn a patadas *
2.VI + ADV** * *BrE also kick about (colloq)1) v + o + adva) ( treat badly) maltratarb) \<\<idea\>\> estudiarc)2) v + prep + oa) ( be present in) andar* porb) ( wander aimlessly around) deambular or andar* dando vueltas por3) v + adv ( be present) -
7 move around
BrE also move about1) v + adva) ( walk) andar*b) ( change residence) mudarse, cambiarse ( a menudo); ( change job) cambiar de trabajo ( a menudo)2) v + o + adv \<\<furniture\>\> cambiar de sitio or de lugar; \<\<employeeoops\>\> trasladar1. VT + ADV1) (=place in different position) cambiar de sitio2) (=employee) trasladar de un sitio a otro2. VI + ADV1) (=fidget) moverse2) (=walk about) andar3) (=travel) viajar de un sitio a otro* * *BrE also move about1) v + adva) ( walk) andar*b) ( change residence) mudarse, cambiarse ( a menudo); ( change job) cambiar de trabajo ( a menudo)2) v + o + adv \<\<furniture\>\> cambiar de sitio or de lugar; \<\<employee/troops\>\> trasladar -
8 order around
BrE also order about v + o + adv mandonear (fam)VT + ADV dar órdenes a, mandonear ** * *BrE also order about v + o + adv mandonear (fam) -
9 preprogram
BrE also preprogramme 'priː'prəʊgræm transitive verb preprogramar(esp US) [ˌpriː'prǝʊɡræm]VT preprogramar* * *BrE also preprogramme ['priː'prəʊgræm] transitive verb preprogramar -
10 skate around
BrE also skate round v + prep + o (colloq) \<\<problem/difficulty\>\> esquivarVI + PREP [+ problem, issue] pasar por alto de, pasar por encima de* * *BrE also skate round v + prep + o (colloq) \<\<problem/difficulty\>\> esquivar -
11 skirt around
BrE also skirt round v + prep + oa) \<\<mountain/lake\>\> bordearb) \<\<issue/problem\>\> eludir* * *BrE also skirt round v + prep + oa) \<\<mountain/lake\>\> bordearb) \<\<issue/problem\>\> eludir -
12 swap around
BrE also swap rounda) v + o + adv cambiar de sitiob) v + adv cambiar1.VT + ADV cambiar de sitio2.VI + ADV cambiar de sitio* * *BrE also swap rounda) v + o + adv cambiar de sitiob) v + adv cambiar -
13 swing around
BrE also swing round1) v + adva) (change direction, turn) \<\<vehicle\>\> dar* un viraje, girar or virar (en redondo)b) ( change views)to swing around to something — dar* un giro or un viraje hacia algo
2) v + o + adva) \<\<car/boat\>\> hacer* girar en redondob) ( change)we hope to swing them around to our point of view — esperamos poder convencerlos de que tenemos razón
1. VI + ADV1) (lit) [person] girar sobre sus talones, girar en redondo; [car, plane, procession] girar en redondo2) (fig) [voters] cambiar de opinión; [opinion] cambiar2.VT + ADV [+ object on rope etc] hacer girar; [+ sword, axe] blandir; [+ car, ship, procession, horse] hacer girar en redondo* * *BrE also swing round1) v + adva) (change direction, turn) \<\<vehicle\>\> dar* un viraje, girar or virar (en redondo)b) ( change views)to swing around to something — dar* un giro or un viraje hacia algo
2) v + o + adva) \<\<car/boat\>\> hacer* girar en redondob) ( change) -
14 switch around
BrE also switch round1) v + adv (exchange positions, roles) cambiar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<wires/cables\>\> intercambiarb) ( rearrange) \<\<furniture\>\> cambiar de sitio1. VT + ADV1) (=swap round) cambiar2) (=move) [+ furniture] cambiar de sitio2.VI + ADV cambiarse* * *BrE also switch round1) v + adv (exchange positions, roles) cambiar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<wires/cables\>\> intercambiarb) ( rearrange) \<\<furniture\>\> cambiar de sitio -
15 talk around
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16 throw around
BrE also throw about v + o + adv, v + adv + othey were in the garden throwing a ball around — estaban en el jardín jugando con or pasándose una pelota
we were thrown around in the back of the van — nos íbamos sacudiendo en la parte de atrás de la camioneta
to throw one's money around — despilfarrar or derrochar el dinero
VT + ADV1) (lit)don't throw it about or it might break — no lo manosees para arriba y para abajo, que se puede romper
they were thrown about in the back of the lorry — se zarandeaban de un lado para otro en la parte trasera del camión
2) (fig) [+ ideas] intercambiaroccasionally he throws fancy words about — de vez en cuando se deja caer con alguna palabreja or suelta alguna palabreja
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to throw one's arms about — agitar mucho los brazosweight 1., 3)•
to throw (one's) money about — derrochar or despilfarrar el dinero, tirar el dinero* * *BrE also throw about v + o + adv, v + adv + othey were in the garden throwing a ball around — estaban en el jardín jugando con or pasándose una pelota
we were thrown around in the back of the van — nos íbamos sacudiendo en la parte de atrás de la camioneta
to throw one's money around — despilfarrar or derrochar el dinero
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17 about face
BrE also about turn interjection ( Mil) media vuelta!* * *BrE also about turn interjection ( Mil) media vuelta! -
18 hazard lights
BrE also hazard warning lights plural noun ( Auto) luces fpl de emergencia* * *BrE also hazard warning lights plural noun ( Auto) luces fpl de emergencia -
19 smart alec
BrE also smart aleck 'ælɪk noun (colloq) sabihondo, -da m,f (fam), sabelotodo mf (fam)* * *BrE also smart aleck ['ælɪk] noun (colloq) sabihondo, -da m,f (fam), sabelotodo mf (fam) -
20 sour cream
BrE also soured cream saʊrd mass noun crema f or (Esp tb) nata f agria* * *BrE also soured cream [saʊrd] mass noun crema f or (Esp tb) nata f agria
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