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2 desplegar
v.1 to unfold.Ella despliega la bandera She unfurls the flag.2 to display.La urna despliega la joyería The case displays the jewelry.Ella desplegó valor She displayed courage.3 to deploy (military).Ella despliega al regimiento She deploys the regiment.4 to spread, to spread out.El pavo real desplegó la cola The peacock spread his tail.* * *1 (extender) to unfold, spread (out), open (out); (alas) to spread2 MILITAR to deploy4 figurado (ejercitar) to show, display1 MILITAR to deploy* * *verb1) to unfold2) deploy* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [+ mapa, mantel] to unfold; [+ periódico] to open, open out; [+ alas] to spread; [+ bandera, velas] to unfurl2) (Mil) [+ misiles, tropas] to deploy3) (=utilizar) [+ energías] to use; [+ recursos] to deploy4) [+ misterio] to clarify2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < alas> to spread; < mapa> to open out, spread out, unfold; < velas> to unfurl; ver tb velab) ( demostrar) <talento/ingenio> to display2) (Mil) <tropas/misiles> to deploy3) ( llevar a cabo) < campaña> to mount; < esfuerzo> to make4)a) ( emplear) <encantos/poder> to useb) ( dar muestras de) to show, display2.desplegarse v pron (Mil) to deploy* * *= unfold, unfurl, deploy.Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.----* desplegarse a modo de abanico = fan out.* desplegarse en abanico = fan out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < alas> to spread; < mapa> to open out, spread out, unfold; < velas> to unfurl; ver tb velab) ( demostrar) <talento/ingenio> to display2) (Mil) <tropas/misiles> to deploy3) ( llevar a cabo) < campaña> to mount; < esfuerzo> to make4)a) ( emplear) <encantos/poder> to useb) ( dar muestras de) to show, display2.desplegarse v pron (Mil) to deploy* * *= unfold, unfurl, deploy.Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.* desplegarse a modo de abanico = fan out.* desplegarse en abanico = fan out.* * *desplegar [A7 ]vtA2 (demostrar) ‹talento/ingenio› to displayB ( Mil) ‹tropas/misiles› to deployC(llevar a cabo): los esfuerzos desplegados para solucionar el conflicto the efforts made to solve the disputela campaña desplegada con ocasión del referéndum the campaign mounted for the referendumD1 (emplear) ‹encantos/poder› to use2 (dar muestras de) to show, display( Mil) to deploy* * *
desplegar ( conjugate desplegar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ mapa› to open out, spread out;
‹ velas› to unfurl
( emplear) ‹encantos/poder› to use
‹ esfuerzo› to make
2 (Mil) ‹tropas/misiles› to deploy
desplegarse verbo pronominal (Mil) to deploy
desplegar verbo transitivo
1 (las velas, un mapa) to open (out), spread (out)
2 (energías, una cualidad, etc) to use, deploy
' desplegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- extender
- tender
English:
deploy
- open out
- spread
- stretch
- unfold
- unfurl
* * *♦ vt1. [desdoblar] [tela, periódico, mapa] to unfold;[alas] to spread, to open; [vela, bandera] to unfurl2. [poner en práctica] [cualidades, conocimientos] to use, to put to use;[campaña] to mount; [estrategia] to deploy, to use; [actividad] to carry out;el gobierno desplegará todos los medios a su alcance the government will deploy o use all the means at its disposal;desplegó toda su sabiduría para encandilar al público he used every way he knew to captivate the audience3. [ejército, misiles] to deploy* * *v/t1 unfold, open out2 MIL deploy* * *desplegar {49} vt1) : to display, to show, to manifest2) desdoblar: to unfold, to unfurl3) : to spread (out)4) : to deploy* * *desplegar vb1. (mapa) to unfold -
3 destacar
v.1 to emphasize, to highlight (poner de relieve).cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mentionElla destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.Ella destacó su importancia She emphasized its importance.2 to station (tropas).3 to stand out.destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out among her other novels for o because of its humorSus logros destacan His achievements stand out.4 to put on the front, to deploy, to detach, to put at the front line.Ricardo destacó al alumno Richard put the student on the front.* * *1 (despuntar) to stand out1 MILITAR to detach2 (en pintura) to highlight, make stand out3 figurado (dar énfasis) to point out, emphasize1 to stand out* * *verb1) to highlight, emphasize2) stand out* * *1. VT1) (=hacer resaltar) to emphasizequiero destacar que... — I wish to emphasize that...
2) (Mil) to detach, detail3) (Inform) to highlight2.VISee:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out3)a) (Mil) < tropas> to postdestacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf
b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send2.destacar vi to stand outdestacar en algo — to excel at o in something
el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
* * *= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex. Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex. Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex. There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.----* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* destacar en = pull off on.* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* hay que destacar = importantly.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out3)a) (Mil) < tropas> to postdestacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf
b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send2.destacar vi to stand outdestacar en algo — to excel at o in something
el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro — the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
* * *= bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* destacar en = pull off on.* destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* hay que destacar = importantly.* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* * *destacar [A2 ]vtA (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stressdestacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situationB ( Art) to highlight, bring outC1 (enviar) ‹tropas› to postfueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge2 ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send■ destacarvito stand outel trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originalityel marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picturedestacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwrighta lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distancenunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a studentdestaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his heightdestacar vi* * *
destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacar en algo to excel at o in sth
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillar
- despuntar
- destacarse
- perfilarse
- realzar
- resaltar
- sobresalir
- subrayar
English:
angular
- detail
- highlight
- shine
- stand out
- crowd
- excel
- heighten
- stand
- tower
* * *♦ vt1. [poner de relieve] to emphasize, to highlight;debo destacar lo importante que es la operación I must stress o emphasize how important the operation is;cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…;hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention2. [tropas] to station;[corresponsales] to assign, to send♦ vi[sobresalir] to stand out;tiene afán por destacar she is keen to excel;destacó como concertista de piano he was an outstanding concert pianist;hay una alumna que destaca de los demás/entre todos there is one student who stands out from the others/from all the others;destaca en sus estudios she is an outstanding student;destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out from her other novels for o because of its humour;destaca mucho por su imponente físico he really stands out because of his impressive physique;un pueblo que no destaca por nada en particular a town that is not remarkable for anything in particular, a rather unremarkable town* * *I v/i stand outII v/t emphasize* * *destacar {72} vt1) enfatizar, subrayar: to emphasize, to highlight, to stress2) : to station, to postdestacar vi: to stand out* * *destacar vb1. (resaltar) to point out / to emphasize -
4 movilizar
v.to mobilize.* * *1 to mobilize* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=organizar) to mobilize2) Cono Sur to unblock, free3) Chile to transport2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <tropas/población> to mobilize2) ( desbloquear) to free, unblock2.movilizarse v pron1) (Mil, Rels Labs) to mobilize2) (CS) ( desplazarse) to move o get around* * *= mobilise [mobilize, -USA], deploy.Ex. It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <tropas/población> to mobilize2) ( desbloquear) to free, unblock2.movilizarse v pron1) (Mil, Rels Labs) to mobilize2) (CS) ( desplazarse) to move o get around* * *= mobilise [mobilize, -USA], deploy.Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.* * *movilizar [A4 ]vtA ‹tropas/población› to mobilizepara encontrarlo movilizó a toda la familia she got the whole family working to find himB (desbloquear) to free, unblockC (CS) (trasladar) to transport, carryB (CS) (desplazarse) to move o get around* * *
movilizar ( conjugate movilizar) verbo transitivo ‹tropas/población› to mobilize
movilizarse verbo pronominal
1 (Mil, Rels Labs) to mobilize
2 (CS) ( desplazarse) to move o get around
movilizar verbo transitivo to mobilize: han movilizado a todos los hombres con edades entre veinte y cuarenta años, they've mobilized all men between twenty and forty years of age
' movilizar' also found in these entries:
English:
mobilize
* * *♦ vt1. [tropas, policía] to mobilize2. [obreros, estudiantes] to mobilize* * *v/t mobilize* * *movilizar {21} vt: to mobilize♦ movilización nf -
5 noria
f.1 water wheel.2 big wheel (British), Ferris wheel (United States) (de feria). (peninsular Spanish)3 waterwheel, water wheel.4 occupation that produces no result.5 Ferris wheel, big wheel at fair.* * *1 (para agua) water wheel2 (de feria) big wheel* * *SF1) (Agr) waterwheel2) [de feria] big wheel, Ferris wheel (EEUU)* * *a) ( para sacar agua) waterwheelb) (Ocio) Ferris wheel (AmE), big wheel (BrE)* * *= water wheel [waterwheel], Ferris wheel, big wheel.Ex. The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.Ex. From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.Ex. The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.* * *a) ( para sacar agua) waterwheelb) (Ocio) Ferris wheel (AmE), big wheel (BrE)* * *= water wheel [waterwheel], Ferris wheel, big wheel.Ex: The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.
Ex: From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.Ex: The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.* * *1 (para sacar agua) waterwheelmi vida es una noria my life's a complete roller-coaster* * *
noria sustantivo femenino
noria sustantivo femenino
1 (atracción de feria) big wheel
2 (para sacar agua) water-wheel
' noria' also found in these entries:
English:
water
* * *noria nf1. [para agua] water wheel* * ** * *noria nf1) : waterwheel2) : Ferris wheel* * *noria n (en feria) big wheel -
6 estrecho1
1 = sound, strait.Ex. This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.----* Estrecho de Bering, el = Bering Straits, the.* estrecho de Gibraltar, el = Strait of Gibraltar, the. -
7 estrecho
adj.1 narrow, tight, close, constrained.2 intimate.m.strait, sound, channel connecting two seas, straits.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estrechar.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco ancho) narrow3 (habitación) cramped, poky, small4 (sin espacio) packed, jam-packed5 figurado (amistad etc) close, intimate6 figurado (mezquino) mean7 figurado (estricto) narrow, rigid\ser estrecho,-a de miras figurado to be narrow-mindedel Estrecho de Gibraltar the Straits of Gibraltar————————* * *adj.1) narrow, tight2) close* * *estrecho, -a1. ADJ1) (=angosto) [calle, pasillo] narrow; [zapato, ropa] tightes muy estrecho de hombros — he's very narrow-shouldered, he's got very narrow shoulders
estábamos muy estrechos en el asiento trasero — it was a tight squeeze o we had to squeeze up tight in the back seat
2) [amistad, relación] closetrabajan en estrecha colaboración con el comité — they work in close collaboration with the committee
la sometieron a una estrecha vigilancia — they kept her under close supervision o a close watch
3) [sexualmente] prudish, prim4) [de mentalidad] narrow-mindedestrecho de miras o mente — narrow-minded
2. SM1) (Geog) strait, straits pl2) † (=aprieto) predicamental estrecho — by force, under compulsion
3.SM / F * prude* * *I- cha adjetivo1)b) ( apretado) tight2) <amistad/colaboración/vigilancia> closeIImasculino (Geog) strait, straits (pl)* * *I- cha adjetivo1)b) ( apretado) tight2) <amistad/colaboración/vigilancia> closeIImasculino (Geog) strait, straits (pl)* * *estrecho11 = sound, strait.Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.* Estrecho de Bering, el = Bering Straits, the.* estrecho de Gibraltar, el = Strait of Gibraltar, the.estrecho22 = cramped, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.].Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.* estrecho de miras = narrow-minded.* muy estrecho = poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.].* * *A1 (angosto) ‹calle/pasillo› narrow; ‹falda› tightes estrecha de caderas she has narrow hips2 (apretado) tightla falda me queda estrecha de cintura the skirt's too tight around the waistíbamos muy estrechos it was very cramped, we were very crampedB ‹amistad/vínculo› close; ‹colaboración/vigilancia› closemantienen estrechas relaciones con la organización they maintain close ties with the organizationeste tema guarda una estrecha relación con el anterior this topic is closely linked to the previous oneC1 (limitado) ‹criterio› narrow; ‹persona› narrow-mindedtiene horizontes muy estrechos he has a very limited o narrow outlook on life2 ( fam) (mojigato) prudish, straitlaced( Geog) strait, straits (pl)el Estrecho de Gibraltar the Strait(s) of Gibraltarel Estrecho de Magallanes the Strait of Magellan, the Magellan Strait* * *
Del verbo estrechar: ( conjugate estrechar)
estrecho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estrechó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estrechar
estrecho
estrechar ( conjugate estrechar) verbo transitivo
1a) ‹falda/pantalones› to take … in;
‹ carretera› to make … narrower
2 (abrazar, apretar):
me estrechó la mano he shook my hand
estrecharse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( recípr) ( apretarse):
se estrechoon la mano they shook hands
estrecho 1◊ - cha adjetivo
1 ‹calle/pasillo› narrow;
‹ falda› tight;
2 ‹amistad/colaboración/vigilancia› close
3 ( limitado) ‹ criterio› narrow;
estrecho 2 sustantivo masculino (Geog) strait, straits (pl);
estrechar verbo transitivo
1 to make narrow
2 (la mano) to shake
3 (entre los brazos) to hug
4 el Gobierno estrechará lazos con Cuba, the Government will strengthen bonds with Cuba
estrecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (espacio) narrow
2 (indumentaria) tight: esos pantalones te están estrechos, those trousers are too tight for you
3 (íntimo) close, intimate
II m Geog strait, straits pl; Estrecho de Gibraltar, the Strait(s) of Gibraltar
' estrecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camino
- estrecha
- nado
- encajonar
- estrechar
- mira
- provinciano
English:
bottleneck
- channel
- close
- cramped
- insular
- intimate
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- small-minded
- sound
- strait
- tight
- blinkered
- clasp
- liaise
- slender
- slim
* * *estrecho, -a♦ adj1. [de poca anchura] narrow;[ropa] tight;es estrecho de caderas he is narrow-hipped;desde que he engordado toda la ropa me está estrecha since I put on weight, all my clothes have been too tight for me;aquí se está muy estrecho it's very cramped in here;íbamos muy estrechos en el autobús our bus was packed2. [íntimo] close;tengo una estrecha relación con él I have a close relationship with him;el asunto tiene una estrecha relación con los juicios a la mafia the affair is closely tied up with the mafia trials;ambos países mantienen estrechos lazos de amistad the two countries have close ties of friendship3. [tacaño] miserly, mean4. [rígido] strict;serán sometidos a estrecha vigilancia they will be kept under close o strict surveillance;estrecho de miras narrow-minded♦ nm,fFam Pey [reprimido] prude♦ nm[entre dos mares] strait(s) el Estrecho de Bering the Bering Strait(s);el Estrecho de Bonifacio the Strait of Boniface;el Estrecho de Dardanelos the Dardanelles;el Estrecho de Gibraltar the Strait(s) of Gibraltar;el Estrecho de Magallanes the Strait(s) of Magellan;el Estrecho de Mesina the Strait(s) of Messina;el Estrecho de Ormuz the Strait(s) of Hormuz* * *I adj1 narrow;estrecho de miras narrow-minded2 ( apretado) tight;el vestido me queda estrecho the dress is too tight3 amistad close4:estar oir estrechos be cramped (for space)II m strait, straits pl ;el Estrecho de Gibraltar the Strait(s) of Gibraltar;Estrecho de Magallanes Magellan Straits* * *1) : tight, narrow2) íntimo: close♦ estrechamente advestrecho nm: strait, narrows* * *estrecho1 adj1. (en general) narrow2. (ropa, zapato) tight3. (amistad) closeestrecho2 n strait / straits
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