I like listening to music

¡vete con la música a otra parte! — clear off! *

sus ideas me suenan a música celestial — iró his ideas sound like hot air to me

música PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)

música en directo or en vivo — live music

la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect

irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)

vámonos con la música a otra parte — let's get out of here (colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte — clear off! (colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears

música PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)

música en directo or en vivo — live music

la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect

irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)

vámonos con la música a otra parte — let's get out of here (colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte — clear off! (colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears

Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.

rollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller

nos soltó el rollo de siempre — he gave us the usual spiel *

¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró

¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *

¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *

corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want

cinco minutos más y ya corto el rollo — five minutes more and then I'll shut up *

estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —

tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —

no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like

tírate el rollo e invítame a una copa — be a pal and get me a drink *

¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **

ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **

lo de las lentillas es un rollo — contact lenses are a real pain *

no sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on

no me va el rollo de esta gente — I'm not into their scene *

• buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties

¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *

me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it

¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *

la película me dio tan mal rollo que me deprimí — the film was a real downer *

esa película es muy rollo — that film's dead boring *

no seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

"cerrado por vacaciones" — "closed for holidays", "closed for vacation" (EEUU)

tiene un acento muy cerrado — she has a very broad o strong accent

hablaba con cerrado acento gallego — he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent

es muy cerrado de mollera — he's very dense (colloq)

es muy cerrado de mollera — he's very dense (colloq)

Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.

Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

tiene mucho sentido del ritmo — she has a very good o strong sense of rhythm

llevan un buen ritmo de trabajo — they work at a steady pace o speed

llevan un buen ritmo de trabajo — they work at a steady pace o speed

Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

esta emisora dedica especial atención a la música — this station places particular emphasis on music o devotes particular attention to music

• en atención a algo — frm in view of sth

• llamar la atención a algn — (=atraer) to attract sb's attention; (=reprender) to tell sb off

siempre va llamando la atención por como viste — the way he dresses always catches the eye o attracts attention

a mí el chocolate no me llama mucho la atención — I'm not too fond of o keen on chocolate

• prestar atención — to pay attention (a to)

¡atención! — look out!, careful!; (Mil) attention!

no tuvo ni la atención de enviarle unas flores — he didn't even have the kindness o thought to send her flowers

horario de atención al público — [en oficina] hours of business; [en tienda] opening hours

• a la atención de — for the attention of; [en sobre] attention

pon atención en lo que haces — concentrate on o pay attention to what you're doing

presta atención a esto — pay attention o listen carefully to this

atraer la atención del camarero — to attract o get the waiter's attention

a la atención de — (Corresp) for the attention of

en atención a algo — (frml) in view of something

la atención que recibimos en el consulado — the way we were treated o the treatment we received in the consulate

horario de atención al público — ( en banco) hours of business; ( en oficina pública) opening hours

departamento de atención al cliente — customer service department (AmE), customer services department (BrE)

nos colmaron de atenciones — we were showered with attention o (BrE) attentions