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1 castańa del Marańón
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2 nuez de Pará
• Brazil nut -
3 nuez del Brasil
• Brazil nut -
4 almendrón
• Brazil nut tree -
5 juvia
• Brazil nut tree -
6 castaña
f.1 chestnut.2 Ray's bream, Brama brama.* * *1 BOTÁNICA chestnut2 (de pelo) bun3 (vasija) demijohn5 familiar (borrachera) binge, skinful\sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego to bail somebody out, get somebody out of trouble* * *SF1) (=fruto) chestnut- conducir a toda castaña- ser una castaña¡toma castaña! — * [indicando disfrute] take that!; [indicando sorpresa] just imagine!
castaña de cajú — Arg, Uru cashew nut
castaña del Brasil, castaña de Pará — Brazil nut
2) * (=golpe) punchdarse una castaña — to give o.s. a knock
3) * (=borrachera)4) [de pelo] bun, chignon5) (=vasija) demijohn6) * (=año)* * *1) ( fruto) chestnuttoma castaña! — (Esp fam) ( expresando - regodeo) so there! (colloq); (- sorpresa) wow! (colloq)
2) (Esp fam)a) ( borrachera)cogió una castaña — he got plastered (colloq)
b) (golpe, choque) bump* * *= chestnut.Ex. He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.----* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.* castaña de Indias = horse chestnut.* castañas glaseadas = marron glacé.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* * *1) ( fruto) chestnuttoma castaña! — (Esp fam) ( expresando - regodeo) so there! (colloq); (- sorpresa) wow! (colloq)
2) (Esp fam)a) ( borrachera)cogió una castaña — he got plastered (colloq)
b) (golpe, choque) bump* * *= chestnut.Ex: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.
* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.* castaña de Indias = horse chestnut.* castañas glaseadas = marron glacé.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* * *A (fruto) chestnutsacar las castañas del fuego con mano ajena to get sb else to do one's dirty worksacarle las castañas del fuego a algn to bail sb out, get sb out of trouble¡toma castaña! ( Esp fam) (expresando regodeo) so there! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) wow! ( colloq), well! ( colloq)Compuestos:( AmL) cashew nuthorse chestnut( RPl) Brazil nutdried chestnutB* * *
castaña sustantivo femenino ( fruto) chestnut;
castaña de Pará (RPl) Brazil nut;
castaña pilonga dried chestnut
castaño,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Bot chestnut
2 (color) chestnut-brown
II adjetivo (color de un objeto) chestnut-brown
(del pelo, los ojos) brown, dark
castaña sustantivo femenino
1 chestnut
2 familiar (bodrio) rubbish
3 (choque violento) bump
♦ Locuciones: figurado sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego, to save sb's bacon, US to get sb out of trouble
' castaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asado
- asar
English:
chalk
- chestnut
- conker
- different
- water chestnut
- Brazil
- cashew (nut)
- horse
* * *castaña nf1. [fruto] chestnut;Famsacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego to get sb out of trouble;Fam¡toma castaña! so there!castaña de agua water chestnut; RP castaña de cajú cashew nut;castaña de Indias horse chestnut;RP castaña de Pará Brazil nut;castaña pilonga dried chestnut[con vehículo] to have a crashllevar una castaña to be plastered o leglesseste libro es una castaña this book is boring6. [moño] bun* * *f chestnut;castaña asada roasted chestnut;sacar las castañas del fuego a alguien fig fam pull s.o.’s chestnuts out of the fire fam ;a toda castaña fam hell for leather fam ;¡toma castaña! fam how about that! fam* * *castaña nf: chestnut* * *¡vaya castaña se ha dado con la bici! he came a cropper on his bike! -
7 nuez
f.1 walnut.nuez moscada nutmeg2 Adam's apple (anatomy).3 nut, walnut.4 pecan, pignut.* * *► nombre femenino (pl nueces)1 BOTÁNICA walnut\rebanar la nuez a alguien familiar to slit somebody's throatnuez (de Adán) Adam's applenuez moscada nutmeg* * *noun f.* * *SFnuez de Castilla — Méx walnut
nuez de la India — Méx cashew nut
nuez nogal — Méx walnut
2) (Anat) (tb: nuez de Adán) Adam's apple* * *1)a) ( del nogal) walnutb) (Méx) ( pacana) pecan (nut)2) (Anat) Adam's apple* * *= walnut, Adam's apple.Ex. The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.Ex. The Adam's apple is a bulge in the larynx, or voice box, made of cartilage.----* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* nuez de Adán = Adam's apple.* nuez moscada = nutmeg.* * *1)a) ( del nogal) walnutb) (Méx) ( pacana) pecan (nut)2) (Anat) Adam's apple* * *= walnut, Adam's apple.Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
Ex: The Adam's apple is a bulge in the larynx, or voice box, made of cartilage.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* nuez de Adán = Adam's apple.* nuez moscada = nutmeg.* * *1 (del nogal) walnutCompuestos:( Méx) walnut( Méx) cashew (nut)nutmegB ( Anat) Adam's apple* * *
nuez sustantivo femenino
1
c)
2 (Anat) Adam's apple
nuez sustantivo femenino
1 Bot walnut
2 Culin nuez moscada, nutmeg
3 Anat (de la garganta) Adam's apple
♦ Locuciones: mucho ruido y pocas nueces, all talk
' nuez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cáscara
- partir
- cascar
- cascarón
- hueco
English:
Brazil nut
- nutmeg
- nutshell
- walnut
- Adam
- cashew (nut)
- knob
- nut
- pecan
* * *nuez nf1. [de nogal] walnutMéx nuez de Castilla walnut; Méx nuez encarcelada pecan; Méx nuez de la India cashew nut;nuez moscada nutmeg2. Anat Adam's apple* * *f1 BOT walnut2 ANAT Adam’s apple* * *1) : nut2) : walnut4)nuez de Adán : Adam's apple5)nuez moscada : nutmeg* * * -
8 Brasil
m.Brazil.* * *1 Brazil* * *noun m.* * *SM Brazil* * *masculino: tb* * *= Brazil.Ex. Multiple regressions and analysis of variance were the main statistical methods used in the analysis of the data which was collected in the Federal District of Brazil.* * *masculino: tb* * *= Brazil.Ex: Multiple regressions and analysis of variance were the main statistical methods used in the analysis of the data which was collected in the Federal District of Brazil.
* * *m:tb el Brasil Brazil* * *
Brasil sustantivo masculino: tb
Brasil, sustantivo masculino Brazil
' Brasil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
continuar
- optar
- antiguo
English:
Brazil
- Brazil nut
- notch up
- bet
* * *Brasil nm(el) Brasil Brazil* * *m Brazil -
9 coquito
m. & diminut.1 (Diminutive) A small coconut.2 grimace to amuse children.3 A turtle dove of Mexico, having a song like the cuckoo's.* * *1 (gesto) face* * *coquito ( Chilean palm tree)Compuesto:brazil, brazil nut* * *coquito nm2. CAm, Méx [árbol] coquito palm3. coquito del Brasil Brazil nut -
10 castaña de Pará
(RPl) Brazil nut* * *(RPl) Brazil nut -
11 nuez del Brasil
Brazil nut -
12 almendrón
m.Brazil nut tree. -
13 juvia
f.Brazil nut tree. -
14 real
adj.1 real (verdadero).2 royal.f.REAL, revised European-American lymphoma classification.m.real (moneda) (from Brazil).no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name* * *► adjetivo1 (regio) royal2 figurado grand, fine1 (de feria) fairground2 (moneda) old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta\estar sin un real to be pennilessno me da la real gana familiar I don't feel like itno valer un real to be worthless, not be worth tuppencepor real decreto DERECHO by royal decree————————► adjetivo1 (verdadero) real* * *adj.1) teal2) true3) royal* * *IADJ (=verdadero) realIIla película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on real o actual events
1. ADJ1) (=de la realeza) royalporque no me da la real gana — * because I don't damn well feel like it *
2) † (=espléndido) grand, splendiduna real hembra — hum a fine figure of a woman
2. SM1) (tb: real de la feria) fairground2) ( Hist) army campha asentado sus reales en mi casa y de aquí no lo sacas — he's installed himself in my house and you won't get him out of here
3) ( Hist) (Econ) old Spanish coin of 25 céntimos, one quarter of a pesetano tiene un real — * he hasn't a bean *
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *real11 = royal.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
* águila real = golden eagle.* cañada real = droving road.* carta real = charter.* glacé real = royal icing, glacé royal.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pavo real = peacock.real22 = actual, flesh-and-blood, genuine, real, real-world, real-life, on the ground, factual.Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: It is unfortunate that there is a dearth of real-world logged data to explore usage and problems.Ex: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.* en la práctica real = in actual practice.* en la vida real = in real life.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos reales = true story.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* práctica real = actual practice.* real y verdaderamente = really and truly.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tamaño real = full-size.* vida real = real life.* * *real1A(verdadero, no ficticio): el libro narra un hecho real the book tells a true storyes muy distinta en la vida real she's very different in real lifehistorias de la vida real real-life stories, true o true-life storiesB (de la realeza) royalla familia real the royal familypor real decreto by royal decreela Real Academia Española de la Lengua the Royal Academy of the Spanish LanguageCompuesto:masculine summer residence ( of the Spanish monarchs)C ( fam)real2A1 (moneda) real (old Spanish coin worth a quarter of a peseta, also a Peruvian 10 centavo coin)no valer un real ( fam); to be worth nothinglos terrenos no valen ni un real the land isn't worth a penny o is worthless2 ( Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)B1 ( Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales «ejército» to set up camp;«persona» to install* oneself; «empresa» to set up2(recinto): real de la feria fairground* * *
real adjetivoa) (verdadero, no ficticio):
en la vida real in real life;
historias de la vida real real-life o true-life stories
◊ porque me da la real gana (fam) because I damn well want to (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
◊ no valer un real (fam) to be worth nothing
c)
real 1 adj (no ficticio) real: fue una sensación muy real, it was a very vivid feeling
una historia basada en hechos reales, a true-life story ➣ Ver nota en actual
real 2 adj (relativo a la realeza) royal
' real' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- actual
- águila
- alteza
- armar
- batalla
- berenjenal
- bien
- bocazas
- botadura
- buena
- bueno
- caballero
- calvario
- campeonato
- comistrajo
- cómitre
- concreta
- concreto
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- corte
- desengañarse
- desperdicio
- efectiva
- efectivo
- elemento
- espectáculo
- esperpento
- expolio
- follón
- gaita
- guardia
- hecha
- hecho
- histórica
- histórico
- inmobiliaria
- inmobiliario
- inmueble
- jalea
- joya
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- legítima
- legítimo
- macho
- maestría
- mentir
- muy
English:
AA
- actual
- bumpkin
- chalk up
- character
- deduce
- dinosaur
- doll
- dope
- drip
- dump
- effective
- eye-opener
- go-getter
- godsend
- going-over
- golden eagle
- gut
- heyday
- hick
- hole
- host
- juggling act
- live
- loony
- mine
- misery
- mismatch
- nothing
- nut
- peacock
- predicament
- pushover
- real
- real estate
- real-life
- RN
- royal
- shirt
- sight
- snuff movie
- state
- sweat
- telling-off
- term
- thrashing
- to-do
- tough
- trial
- true
* * *♦ adj1. [verdadero] real;existe un peligro real de que explote there is a real danger that it may explode;una historia real a true story2. [de la realeza] royalReal Academia Española (de la Lengua) = institution that sets lexical and grammatical standards for Spanish;real decreto = name given to acts passed by the Spanish parliament when appearing in the official gazette;Hist royal decree; Fampor real decreto: tenemos que volver a casa a las diez por real decreto it has been decreed that we should be back home by ten o'clock♦ nm1. [moneda] [de Brasil] real;Hist [de España]= old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta;cuatro reales: lo compró por cuatro reales she bought it for next to nothing;no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name;no valer un real to be worthless2. Compsentar el real, sentar los reales [ejército] to set up camp;[persona] to settle down* * *I adj1 ( regio) royal2 ( verdadero) realII m fig:(a)sentar sus reales set up camp* * *real adj1) : real, true2) : royal* * *real adj1. (auténtico) true / real2. (del rey) royal
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