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bædcomparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) malo2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) malo3) (unpleasant: bad news.) malo4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) malo, podrido, pasado5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) malo, perjudicial, nocivo, pernicioso6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) que duele; enfermo7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) mal8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) incobrable•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad
bad adj1. malo2. grave / fuerte3. malo / podrido / pasadoto be not bad estar bien / no estar malhow are things? Not bad ¿cómo va todo? Biento be bad at something ser malo en algo / darse mal algoI'm bad at maths soy malo en mates / se me dan mal las matesto be bad for you ser malo / ser malo para la saludto go bad podrirse / echarse a perdertr[bæd]1 malo,-a (before masc noun) mal2 (rotten) podrido,-a, pasado,-a3 (serious) grave4 (harmful) nocivo,-a, perjudicial5 (polluted) viciado,-a, contaminado,-a6 (naughty) malo,-a, travieso,-a7 (aches, illnesses) fuerte, intenso,-a8 (tooth) cariado,-a1 lo malo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtoo bad! ¡mala pata!, ¡qué lástima!to be bad at (skill, subject) ser malo,-a ento be in a bad way estar hecho,-a un Cristoto be in somebody's bad books estar en la lista negra de alguiento come to a bad end acabar malto feel bad encontrarse malto feel bad about something saberle mal a alguien algoto go from bad to worse ir de mal en peorto have a bad leg tener la pierna lisiadato take the bad with the good estar a las duras y a las madurasbad cheque cheque nombre masculino sin fondosbad debt deuda incobrablebad adj1) : malo2) rotten: podrido3) serious, severe: grave4) defective: defectuosoa bad check: un cheque sin fondos5) harmful: perjudicial6) corrupt, evil: malo, corrompido7) naughty: travieso8)from bad to worse : de mal en peor9)too bad! : ¡qué lástima!bad n: lo malothe good and the bad: lo bueno y lo maloadj.• dañado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• falso, -a adj.• fatal adj.• maleta adj.• malo, -a adj.• podrido, -a adj.
I bædadjective (comp worse; superl worst) [The usual translation, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun]1)a) ( of poor quality) malob) (unreliable, incompetent) (pred)to be bad at something/-ing — ser* malo para algo/+ inf
I'm bad at names — soy malo or no tengo cabeza para los nombres
to be bad about -ing: he's bad about apologising le cuesta pedir disculpas; to be bad on something: I'm bad on punctuation — la puntuación no es mi fuerte
2)a) ( unpleasant) maloto go from bad to worse — ir* de mal en peor
it tastes/smells bad — sabe/huele mal
b) ( unsatisfactory) maloit'll look bad if you don't turn up — queda mal or feo que no vayas
it's too bad you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir
if she doesn't like it, that's just too bad — (colloq) si no le gusta, peor para ella
c) ( harmful) maloto be bad for somebody/something: too much food is bad for you comer demasiado es malo or hace mal; smoking is bad for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud
3)a) <behavior/manners> malob) ( evil) malo4) <mistake/injury> grave; < headache> fuerte5) ( rotten) <egg/fruit> podrido6) ( afflicted)how are you? - not (too) bad! — (colloq) ¿qué tal estás? - aquí ando, tirando (fam)
to be in a bad way — (colloq) estar* fatal (fam)
7) ( sorry)it's not your fault; there's no need to feel bad about it — no es culpa tuya, no tienes por qué preocuparte
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adverb (esp AmE colloq)[bæd]she's got it bad for him — está loca por él, se derrite por él (fam)
1. ADJ(compar worse) (superl worst)1) (=disagreeable) malomood II, 1., temper 1., 1), time 1., 7)to taste bad — saber mal, no saber bueno
2) (=poor, inferior) malo•
to be bad at sth — ser malo para algoI was bad at sports — era muy malo para los deportes, los deportes se me daban mal
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bad light stopped play — se suspendió el partido debido a la falta de luz•
it would make me look bad in the press — daría una mala imagen de mí en la prensa•
this wine's not bad at all — este vino no está nada mal•
too bad, it's too bad you couldn't get tickets — es una pena or una lástima que no hayas podido conseguir entradas"that was my drink!" - "too bad!" — -¡ésa era mi bebida! -¡qué le vamos a hacer!
if you don't like it, (that's) too bad! — si no te gusta, ¡peor para ti!
3) (=serious, severe) [accident, mistake] grave; [headache] fuerteshe's got a bad cold — está muy resfriada, tiene un resfriado fuerte
4) (=unfavourable) malobook 1., 1)5) (=harmful) malo•
to be bad for sth/sb, smoking is bad for you or for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud, fumar perjudica la salud6) (=wicked) [person, behaviour] maloyou bad boy! — ¡qué niño más malo eres!
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it's too bad of you! — ¿no te da vergüenza?language 1., 5)it's really too bad of him! — ¡realmente no tiene vergüenza!
7)• to feel bad about sth (=sorry) —
are you trying to make me feel bad? — ¿estás intentando hacer que me sienta culpable?
don't feel bad (about it), it's not your fault — no te preocupes, no es culpa tuya
8) (=ailing)•
to be in a bad way, the economy is in a bad way — la economía va mal9) (=rotten) [food] podrido; [milk] cortado; [tooth] picadoblood•
to go bad — pasarse, estropearse10) (Econ) [cheque] sin fondos2.N lo maloparents can have a powerful influence for good or bad — los padres pueden tener mucha influencia para lo bueno y para lo malo
there is both good and bad in every human being — hay una parte buena y una parte mala en cada ser humano
3.ADV*if you want it that bad you can pay for it yourself — si tanto lo quieres, comprátelo tú
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the way she looks at him, you can tell she's got it bad — por la forma en que lo mira, se nota que está colada por él *•
to be in bad with sb, he's in bad with the law — tiene problemas con la ley4.CPDbad apple N — (=person) manzana f podrida
bad guy * N — (=baddy) (in film, story) malo m ; (=criminal) delincuente m
bad hair day * N — (=bad day) mal día m
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to have a bad hair day — (bad day) tener un mal día; (with messy hair) tener el pelo todo revuelto
"Malo" shortened to "mal"
► Malo must be shortened to mal before a masculine singular noun:
He was in a bad mood Estaba de mal humor
Position of "malo"
► Mal/ Mala {etc} precedes the noun in general comments. Here, there is no comparison, implied or explicit, with something better:
I'm afraid I have some bad news for you Me temo que traigo malas noticias para usted
I've had a bad day today Hoy he tenido un mal día ► Malo/ Mala {etc} follows the noun when there is an implicit or explicit comparison with something good:
... his only bad day in the race...... su único día malo en la carrera...
Ser/Estar malo
► Use malo with ser to describe inherent qualities and characteristics:
Smoking is bad for your health Fumar es malo para la salud
This is a very bad film Esta película es malísima ► Use malo with estar to describe unpleasant food or else to mean "unwell":
The food was really bad La comida estaba malísima
He's been unwell lately Ha estado malo últimamente
Estar mal
► Use estar with the adverb mal to give a general comment on a situation that seems bad or wrong:
Cheating in your exams is really bad Está muy mal que copies en los exámenes
In the space of an hour I've signed fifty books. Not bad En una hora he firmado cincuenta libros. No está mal
I managed to come second, which wasn't bad He conseguido acabar segundo, lo que no estuvo mal For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [bæd]adjective (comp worse; superl worst) [The usual translation, malo, becomes mal when it is used before a masculine singular noun]1)a) ( of poor quality) malob) (unreliable, incompetent) (pred)to be bad at something/-ing — ser* malo para algo/+ inf
I'm bad at names — soy malo or no tengo cabeza para los nombres
to be bad about -ing: he's bad about apologising le cuesta pedir disculpas; to be bad on something: I'm bad on punctuation — la puntuación no es mi fuerte
2)a) ( unpleasant) maloto go from bad to worse — ir* de mal en peor
it tastes/smells bad — sabe/huele mal
b) ( unsatisfactory) maloit'll look bad if you don't turn up — queda mal or feo que no vayas
it's too bad you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir
if she doesn't like it, that's just too bad — (colloq) si no le gusta, peor para ella
c) ( harmful) maloto be bad for somebody/something: too much food is bad for you comer demasiado es malo or hace mal; smoking is bad for your health — fumar es malo or perjudicial para la salud
3)a) <behavior/manners> malob) ( evil) malo4) <mistake/injury> grave; < headache> fuerte5) ( rotten) <egg/fruit> podrido6) ( afflicted)how are you? - not (too) bad! — (colloq) ¿qué tal estás? - aquí ando, tirando (fam)
to be in a bad way — (colloq) estar* fatal (fam)
7) ( sorry)it's not your fault; there's no need to feel bad about it — no es culpa tuya, no tienes por qué preocuparte
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adverb (esp AmE colloq)she's got it bad for him — está loca por él, se derrite por él (fam)
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1. noun1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) cuaderno2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) libro3) (a record of bets.) talonario
2. verb1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) reservar2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) reservar•- bookable- booking
- booklet
- bookbinding
- bookbinder
- bookcase
- booking-office
- bookmaker
- bookmark
- bookseller
- bookshelf
- bookshop
- bookworm
- booked up
- book in
- by the book
book1 n1. librowhat's your favourite book? ¿cuál es tu libro preferido?2. cuaderno / libretabook2 vb reservartr[bʊk]1 libro2 (of tickets) taco; (of matches) cajetilla1 (table, room, holiday) reservar; (entertainer, speaker) contratar2 (police) multar; (football) advertir, amonestar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a closed book to somebody figurative use estar muy pez en algoto be in somebody's good books figurative use estar en buena relación con alguiento be in somebody's bad books figurative use estar en la lista negra de alguiento bring somebody to book figurative use pedir cuentas a alguiento go by the book figurative use proceder según las reglasto make a book registrar apuestasto read somebody like a book figurative use leer los pensamientos de alguiento take a leaf out of somebody's book figurative use tomar ejemplo de alguiento throw the book at somebody figurative use castigar duramente a alguienin my book figurative use a mi pareceraddress book libro de direccionesbook club círculo de lectoresbook lover bibliófilo,-acomplaints book libro de reclamacionessavings book libreta de ahorrothe good Book la Bibliabook ['bʊk] vt: reservarto book a flight: reservar un vuelobook n1) : libro m2)the Book : la Biblia3)by the book : según las reglasn.• talonario s.m.adj.• libreril adj.n.• libreta s.f.• libro s.m.v.• escriturar v.• reservar v.bʊk
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1) ( printed work) libro mthe good Book — (frml) la Biblia
by o according to the book — ciñéndose a las reglas or normas
to go by the book — ceñirse* (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas
to be a closed book to somebody — ser* un misterio para algn
to be an open book — ser* (como) un libro abierto
to be in somebody's good/bad books —: (colloq)
I'm in her bad books now — en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
to bring somebody to book — pedirle* cuentas a algn
to be brought to book — tener* que rendir cuentas
to read somebody like a book: don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco; to throw the book at somebody castigar* duramente a algn; (before n) book club club m del libro, círculo m de lectores; book review — reseña f ( de un libro)
2)a) ( exercise book) cuaderno mb) ( notebook) libreta f or cuaderno m (de apuntes)c) ( telephone book) (colloq) guía f, directorio m (AmL exc CS)3) ( set - of samples) muestrario m; (- of matches, stamps) librito m4) books pla) (Busn, Fin)to keep o do the books — llevar los libros or la contabilidad
b) (of club, agency) registro mare you on our books? — ¿está inscrito aquí?
5) ( betting) (AmE)I'd make book they'll lose the game! — me apuesto or me juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido
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1)a) \<\<room/seat/flight\>\> reservar; \<\<appointment\>\> concertar*the hotel/flight is fully booked — el hotel/vuelo está completo
b) \<\<performer\>\> contratar2) ( record) \<\<order\>\> asentar*3)a) ( record charge against) multar, ponerle* una multa ab) ( in soccer) (BrE) amonestar
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book vi hacer* una reservaPhrasal Verbs:- book in- book up[bʊk]1. N1) (=publication) libro m•
by the book — según las reglasto play it or to go by the book — seguir las reglas
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economics/her life is a closed book to me — la economía/su vida es un misterio para mí•
the Good Book — la Biblia•
in my book — (fig) tal como yo lo veo, a mi modo de ver•
a book on politics — un libro de política•
that's one for the book — eso es digno de mención•
his mind is an open book — su mente es un libro abierto- bring sb to bookthose who planned the murder were never brought to book — nunca se les pidió cuentas a los que planearon el asesinato
to be in sb's good/bad books —
to read sb like a book —
I know where he's off to, I can read him like a book — sé dónde va, a mí no me engaña
to suit sb's book —
it suits his book to play the easy-going liberal — le viene bien hacerse el liberal poco exigente, se hace el liberal poco exigente porque le conviene
- throw the book at sbleaf, trick 1., 2), turn-up3) (also: telephone book) guía f4) (=set) [of tickets, cheques] talonario m; [of matches] estuche m; [of stamps] librito m; [of samples] muestrario m5) booksa) (Comm)the books — las cuentas, la contabilidad
cookto keep the books — llevar las cuentas or los libros or la contabilidad
b) (=register of members) registro msing7) (Gambling)•
to make a book on sth — aceptar apuestas a algo8) (US) (Mus) (=libretto) libreto m2. VT1) (Brit) (=reserve) [+ ticket, seat, room, table, flight] reservarhave you booked your holiday yet? — ¿ya has reservado las vacaciones?
2) (=arrange) [+ appointment, time] pedircan we book a time to meet soon? — ¿podemos quedar un día de estos?
3) (=engage) [+ performer, artiste] contratar4) * (=take name of)a) [police]they took him to the station and booked him for assault — lo llevaron a la comisaría y lo acusaron de agresión
b) (Sport) [+ player] amonestar5) (=note down) [+ order] anotar3.VI (Brit) hacer una reserva, reservarto book into a hotel — hacer una reserva or reservar en un hotel
4.CPDbook cover N — cubierta f de libro
book jacket N — sobrecubierta f
book learning N — aprendizaje m (a través) de los libros, saber m libresco frm
book learning is only part of school life — el aprendizaje de los libros es solo una parte de la vida escolar
book price N — [of car] precio m de catálogo
book review N — crítica f or reseña f de un libro
book signing N — (by author) firma f de libros
book token N — vale m para libros, cheque m regalo para libros
book value N — valor m contable or en libros
- book in- book up* * *[bʊk]
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1) ( printed work) libro mthe good Book — (frml) la Biblia
by o according to the book — ciñéndose a las reglas or normas
to go by the book — ceñirse* (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas
to be a closed book to somebody — ser* un misterio para algn
to be an open book — ser* (como) un libro abierto
to be in somebody's good/bad books —: (colloq)
I'm in her bad books now — en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
to bring somebody to book — pedirle* cuentas a algn
to be brought to book — tener* que rendir cuentas
to read somebody like a book: don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco; to throw the book at somebody castigar* duramente a algn; (before n) book club club m del libro, círculo m de lectores; book review — reseña f ( de un libro)
2)a) ( exercise book) cuaderno mb) ( notebook) libreta f or cuaderno m (de apuntes)c) ( telephone book) (colloq) guía f, directorio m (AmL exc CS)3) ( set - of samples) muestrario m; (- of matches, stamps) librito m4) books pla) (Busn, Fin)to keep o do the books — llevar los libros or la contabilidad
b) (of club, agency) registro mare you on our books? — ¿está inscrito aquí?
5) ( betting) (AmE)I'd make book they'll lose the game! — me apuesto or me juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido
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1)a) \<\<room/seat/flight\>\> reservar; \<\<appointment\>\> concertar*the hotel/flight is fully booked — el hotel/vuelo está completo
b) \<\<performer\>\> contratar2) ( record) \<\<order\>\> asentar*3)a) ( record charge against) multar, ponerle* una multa ab) ( in soccer) (BrE) amonestar
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book vi hacer* una reservaPhrasal Verbs:- book in- book up -
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from1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) defrom prep1. de2. de / desde3. de / con / a partir detr[frɒm]1 (starting at) de; (train, plane) procedente de■ what time does he get home from work? ¿a qué hora llega del trabajo?2 (origin, source) de, desde■ where are you from? ¿de dónde eres?3 (number, price, etc) de, desde, a partir de■ prices start from $10 precios a partir de 10 dólares■ it's reduced from £25 to £20 está rebajado de 25 a 20 libras4 (time) de, desde■ we work from 9.00 until 5.00 trabajamos de 9.00 a 5.005 (sent or given by) de■ this is Mr Singh from the Council es el Sr. Singh del Ayuntamiento6 (using, out of) de, con7 (distance) de8 (indicating separation, removal, etc) de; (subtraction) a9 (because of) por, a causa de10 (considering, according to) según, por■ from the look of him, I'd say he's a tramp por su aspecto, diría que es indigente11 (indicating difference) de; (when distinguishing) entre■ how different is Catalan from Spanish? ¿en qué se diferencia el catalán del español?12 (indicating position) desde■ from above, you can see the whole stadium desde encima, se puede ver todo el estadiofrom ['frʌm, 'frɑm] prepfrom Cali to Bogota: de Cali a Bogotáwhere are you from?: ¿de dónde eres?from that time onward: desde entoncesfrom tomorrow: a partir de mañanaa letter from my friend: una carta de mi amigaa quote from Shakespeare: una cita de Shakespeare10 feet from the entrance: a 10 pies de la entradared from crying: rojos de llorarhe died from the cold: murió del frío5) off, out of: deshe took it from the drawer: lo sacó del cajónfrom above: desde arribafrom among: de entreprep.• a partir de prep.• de prep.• de parte de prep.• desde prep.• según prep.frɑːm, frɒm, weak form frəm1)a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) deT-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5
b) ( indicating distance)2)a) ( after)from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy
50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora
b) ( before)3) ( indicating source) dethat's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!
have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?
we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...
4)from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares
5) ( as a result of) defrom experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...
6)a) (out of, off) defrom the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante
b) ( Math)7) (with preps & advs)from above/below — desde arriba/abajo
[frɒm]PREP1) (indicating starting place) de, desdewhere are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?
where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?
the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid
from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z
2) (indicating time) de, desdefrom one o'clock to or until two — desde la una hasta las dos
from a child, from childhood — desde niño
3) (indicating distance) de, desde4) (indicating sender etc) dea telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith
5) (indicating source) deto drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella
where did you get that from? — ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?
take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!
one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto
6) (indicating price, number etc) desde, a partir dewe have shirts from £8 (upwards) — tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras
prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras
the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento
to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal
9) (=because of, on the basis of) porfrom what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice
10) (=away from)to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn
11) (with prep, adv)from beneath or underneath — desde abajo
from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa
* * *[frɑːm, frɒm], weak form [frəm]1)a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) deT-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5
b) ( indicating distance)2)a) ( after)from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy
50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora
b) ( before)3) ( indicating source) dethat's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!
have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?
we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...
4)from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares
5) ( as a result of) defrom experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...
6)a) (out of, off) defrom the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante
b) ( Math)7) (with preps & advs)from above/below — desde arriba/abajo
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wið1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) con2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) con3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) de4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) con5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) con6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) de7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) a8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) con9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) abajo/arriba el...with prep1. con2. detr[wɪð, wɪɵ]1 (accompanying) condo you live with your parents? ¿vives con tus padres?have you brought your swimsuit with you? ¿te has traído el bañador?2 (having, possessing) con, de; (including, and also) con, incluidowith wine it cost 25 euros costó 25 euros, vino incluido3 (using, by means of) con4 (cover, fill, contain) de5 (agreeing, in support of) conwe're with you all the way! ¡estamos contigo hasta el final!6 (against) condon't argue with your mother! ¡no discutas con tu madre!7 (because of, on account of) de8 (indicating manner) con9 (in same direction as) con11 (regarding, concerning) conthe trouble with Ian is that... lo que pasa con Ian es que...is there something wrong with her? ¿le pasa algo?12 (in the case of, as regards) con respecto a, en cuanto awith Mrs Smith what happened was that... en el caso de la Señora Smith lo que pasó fue que...who do you bank with? ¿en qué banco tienes una cuenta?14 (remaining)15 (despite, in spite of) con16 (in comparisons) con17 (illness) con18 (according to) según, de acuerdo con\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdown with capitalism! ¡abajo el capitalismo!on with the show! ¡que siga el espectáculo!to be with somebody (accompany) estar con alguien, acompañar a alguien 2 (understand) seguir a alguien, entender a alguienwith that con lo cualwith ['wɪð, 'wɪɵ] prep1) : conI'm going with you: voy contigocoffee with milk: café con leche2) against: conto argue with someone: discutir con alguienthe girl with red hair: la muchacha de pelo rojo4) (indicating manner, means, or cause) : conto cut with a knife: cortar con un cuchillofix it with tape: arréglalo con cintawith luck: consuerte5) despite: a pesar de, aún conwith all his work, the business failed: a pesar de su trabajo, el negocio fracasó6) regarding: con respecto a, conthe trouble with your plan: el problema con su plan7) according to: segúnit varies with the season: varía según la estaciónI'm with you all the way: estoy contigo hasta el finprep.• con prep.• de prep.• en compañía de prep.• según prep.wɪð, wɪθ1)a) ( in the company of) conshe went with him/them/me/you — fue con él/con ellos/conmigo/contigo
go with your sister — ve con tu hermana, acompaña a tu hermana
I'll be with you in a moment — enseguida estoy contigo (or te atiendo etc)
are you with me? — (colloq) ¿entiendes (or entienden etc)?, ¿me sigues (or siguen etc)?
b) (member, employee, client etc of) enare you still with Davis Tools? — ¿sigues en Davis Tools?
c) (in agreement, supporting) con2) ( in descriptions)the shirt is black with white stripes — la camisa es negra a or con rayas blancas
the man with the beard/the red tie — el hombre de barba/corbata roja
a tall woman with long hair — una mujer alta con el pelo largo or de pelo largo
he is married, with three children — está casado y tiene tres hijos
3)a) ( indicating manner) conb) (by means of, using) conc) ( as a result of)4) (where somebody, something is concerned) conthe trouble with Roy is that... — lo que pasa con Roy es que...
what's up with you/him today? — (colloq) ¿qué te/le pasa hoy?
5)a) ( in the same direction as)with the tide/flow — con la marea/corriente
b) ( in accordance with) según6) (after adv, adv phrase)come on, out with it! — vamos, suéltalo!
[wɪð, wɪθ]PREPOSITION When with is part of a set combination, eg good with, pleased with, to agree with, look up the other word. The commonest translation of is. Note that whenever it combines with, or the forms,, are used.1) conI'll be with you in a moment — un momento y estoy con vosotros, en un momento or enseguida estoy con vosotros
down I, 1., 7), off 1., 3), out 1., 1) along {or}3} together with junto conwith the Alcántara it is the biggest ship in or of its class — junto con el Alcántara es el mayor buque de esa clase
to be with sb (=in the company of) estar con algnhe was arrested along or together with four other terrorists — fue detenido junto con otros cuatro terroristas
are you with us or against us? — ¿estás a favor nuestro o en contra?
I'm not with you * — (=able to understand) no te entiendo or sigo
are you with me? * — ¿me entiendes?
to be with it * (=up-to-date) estar al tanto or al día; (=fashionable) [person] estar al tanto de lo que se lleva; [thing] estar de moda; (=mentally alert) estar lúcido or despabiladoit's a problem that will always be with us — es un problema que siempre nos va a afectar, es un problema que no se va a resolver
to get with it * ponerse al díasorry, I'm just not with it today — lo siento, hoy estoy atontado
get with it! — ¡ponte al día!
2) (in descriptions) cona car with the latest features — un coche con las últimas novedades or prestaciones
passengers with tickets — los pasajeros que tienen or con billetes
Note: when the [with] description pinpoints the particular person or thing you are talking about, [with] is usually translated by [de]:you can't speak to the queen with your hat on — no se puede hablar con la reina con el sombrero puesto
3) (indicating manner, means) con... and with these words of advice, he left us —... y tras darnos este consejo nos dejó
with no trouble at all — sin dificultad alguna, sin ninguna dificultad
with that, he closed the door — luego or a continuación, cerró la puerta, luego, cerró la puerta
4) (indicating cause) deto shiver with cold — tiritar or temblar de frío
5) (=as regards) conit's a habit with him — es una costumbre que tiene, es algo típico de él
how are things with you? — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va? (esp LAm), ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)
6) (=owing to) conwith so much happening it was difficult to arrange a date — con todo lo que estaba pasando era difícil acordar una cita
with the approach of winter, trade began to fall off — al acercarse el invierno, el comercio empezó a declinar
7) (=according to) [increase, change, improve] conthe risk of developing heart disease increases with the number of cigarettes smoked — el riesgo de sufrir enfermedades coronarias aumenta con el número de cigarrillos que se fume
8) (=in the house of) conshe stayed with friends — se quedó con or en casa de unos amigos
9) (=working for)he's with IBM — trabaja para or en IBM
10) (=in the care of)to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn or con algn
to leave a child with sb — dejar a un niño al cuidado de algn or con algn
11) (=on, about)luckily, she had an umbrella with her — afortunadamente, llevaba (encima) un paraguas
12) (=in the same direction as) conflow 1.I was swimming with the current — nadaba con or a favor de la corriente
13) (=in spite of) con* * *[wɪð, wɪθ]1)a) ( in the company of) conshe went with him/them/me/you — fue con él/con ellos/conmigo/contigo
go with your sister — ve con tu hermana, acompaña a tu hermana
I'll be with you in a moment — enseguida estoy contigo (or te atiendo etc)
are you with me? — (colloq) ¿entiendes (or entienden etc)?, ¿me sigues (or siguen etc)?
b) (member, employee, client etc of) enare you still with Davis Tools? — ¿sigues en Davis Tools?
c) (in agreement, supporting) con2) ( in descriptions)the shirt is black with white stripes — la camisa es negra a or con rayas blancas
the man with the beard/the red tie — el hombre de barba/corbata roja
a tall woman with long hair — una mujer alta con el pelo largo or de pelo largo
he is married, with three children — está casado y tiene tres hijos
3)a) ( indicating manner) conb) (by means of, using) conc) ( as a result of)4) (where somebody, something is concerned) conthe trouble with Roy is that... — lo que pasa con Roy es que...
what's up with you/him today? — (colloq) ¿qué te/le pasa hoy?
5)a) ( in the same direction as)with the tide/flow — con la marea/corriente
b) ( in accordance with) según6) (after adv, adv phrase)come on, out with it! — vamos, suéltalo!
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5 that
1. ðæt plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
3. ðət, ðæt relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?)
4. ðət, ðæt conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) y pensar que; ojalá
5.
adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tan- that's that
that1 adj ese / aquelwho lives in that house? ¿quién vive en esa casa?did you bring that book? ¿has traído aquel libro?what are those boys doing? ¿qué están haciendo aquellos chicos?that2 adv tanthat3 conj quethat4 pron1. ése / aquél2. esotr[ðæt ʊnstressed ðət]1 ese, esa (remote) aquel, aquella■ how much is that dress? ¿cuánto vale ese vestido?■ what was that noise? ¿qué ha sido ese ruido?■ have you got that record I lent you? ¿tienes aquel disco que te dejé?■ who's that? ¿quién es ése/ésa?■ this is mine, that is yours éste es mío, aquél es tuyo2 (indefinite) eso; (remote) aquello■ what's that? ¿qué es eso?■ where did you get that? ¿dónde has comprado eso?3 (relative) que4 (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual1 que2 ¡ojalá!1 familiar tan, tanto,-a, tantos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand all that y todo esolike that así, de aquella manerathat is to say es decirthat's life así es la vidathat's more like it ¡ahora!, ¡así me gusta!that's right así esthat's that ya está, se acabówho's that? (on 'phone) ¿quién es?, ¿quién eres?it's not that expensive: no es tan caronot that much: no tantodo you see those children?: ¿ves a aquellos niños?that conj & pron: quehe said that he was afraid: dijo que tenía miedothe book that he wrote: el libro que escribió1) : ése, ésa, esothat's my father: ése es mi padrethose are the ones he likes: ésos son los que le gustanwhat's that?: ¿qué es eso?those are maples and these are elms: aquéllos son arces y éstos son olmosthat came to an end: aquello se acabóadj.• esa adj.• ese adj.adj.dem.• aquel adj.dem.adv.• como adv.• tan adv.conj.• ese conj.• para que conj.• que conj.pron.• aquello pron.• aquél pron.• el cual pron.• ese pron.• eso pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• tanto pron.pron.dem.neut.• aquello pron.dem.neut.
I ðæt1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) esothose — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello
those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]
what's that? — ¿qué es eso?
who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?
those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50
who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?
that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!
is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?
don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!
eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!
come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto
2) (in phrases)at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír
he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz
that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó
3) ðət, strong form ðæt ( relative) queit wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)
II ðætthose — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella
those — aquellos, aquellas
do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?
I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa
III ðət, strong form ðætconjunction queshe said (that)... — dijo que...
it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...
they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir
IV ðætadverb tanten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?
(strong form) [ðæt] (weak form) [ˌdǝt] (pl those) Those is treated as a separate entry.I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto
1. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE1) [+ objects/people]You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you: (nearer) ese m, esa f ; (more remote) aquel m, aquella fthat car is much better value than that sports model at the end — ese coche está mejor de precio que aquel modelo deportivo que hay al final
that wretched dog! — ¡ese maldito perro!
In the past the standard spelling for [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] used as pronouns (as when they are used to translate [that one]) was with an accent ([ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives [este/esta] and [aquel/aquella].what about that cheque? — ¿y el cheque ese?
there's little to choose between this model and that one — no hay mucho que elegir entre este modelo y aquel
2) [+ event, year, month]
Aquel is used to refer to a time in the distant past. Use if you mention a concrete date, month, year {etc">ese:do you remember that holiday we had in Holland? — ¿te acuerdas de aquellas vacaciones que pasamos en Holanda?
1992? I can't remember where we holidayed that year — ¿1992? no recuerdo dónde pasamos las vacaciones ese año
May? we can't come that month because we'll be moving house — ¿en mayo? no podemos venir ese mes porque nos estaremos mudando de casa
2.DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNThe pronoun that ( one) is translated by ese and aquel (masc), esa and aquella (fem) and eso and aquello (neuter). You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you. Note that in the past the standard spelling for the masculine and feminine pronouns was with an accent (ése/ésa and aquél/aquélla). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ese/esa and aquel/aquella. Neuter pronouns never carry an accent. (nearer) ese m, esa f, ése m, ésa f, eso (neuter) ; (more remote) aquel(la) m / f, aquél(la) m / f, aquello (neuter)who's that? — ¿quién es ese?
what is that? — ¿qué es eso?, ¿eso qué es?
is that you, Paul? — ¿eres tú, Paul?
£5? it must have cost more than that — ¿5 libras? debe haber costado más (que eso)
that's true — eso es verdad, es cierto (esp LAm)
that's odd! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara!
1988? that was the year you graduated, wasn't it? — ¿1988? ese fue el año en que acabaste la carrera, ¿no es así?
"will he come?" - "that he will!" — † -¿vendrá? -¡ya lo creo!
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after that — después de eso•
bees and wasps and all that — abejas, avispas y cosas asíis that all? — ¿eso es todo?, ¿nada más?
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and it was broken at that — y además estaba rotoI realized he meant to speak to me and at that I panicked — me di cuenta de que quería hablar conmigo y entonces me entró el pánico
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what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?•
if it comes to that — en tal caso, si llegamos a eso•
it will cost 20 dollars, if that — costará 20 dólares, si es que llega•
that is — (=ie) es decir...•
that's it, we've finished — ya está, hemos terminadothat's it! she can find her own gardener! — ¡se acabó! ¡que se busque un jardinero por su cuenta!
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that of — el/la de•
that is to say — es decir...•
why worry about that which may never happen? — frm ¿por qué preocuparse por aquello que or por lo que puede que nunca vaya a pasar?•
with that — con eso3. RELATIVE PRONOUNUnlike that, the Spanish relative cannot be omitted.1) quethe girl that he met on holiday and later married — la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones y con la que después se casó
If the that clause ends in a preposition, you can either translate that as que (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + cual/cuales. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:fool that I am! — ¡tonto que soy!
the box that I put it in — la caja donde lo puse, la caja en la que or en la cual lo puse
4. ADVERB1) (=so) tanit's about that big — (with gesture) es más o menos así de grande
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cheer up! it isn't that bad — ¡ánimo! ¡no es para tanto!•
that many frogs — tantas ranas•
that much money — tanto dinero2) * (=so very) tanit was that cold! — ¡hacía tanto frío!
5. CONJUNCTIONUnlike that, que cannot be omitted.1) after verb quehe said that... — dijo que...
he said that he was going to London and would be back in the evening — dijo que se iba a Londres y (que) volvería por la tarde
2) after nounTranslate as de que in phrases like the idea/belief/hope that:
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any hope that they might have survived was fading — toda esperanza de que hubiesen sobrevivido se estaba desvaneciendo•
the idea that we can profit from their labour — la idea de que podemos aprovecharnos de su trabajo•
..., not that I want to, of course —..., no es que yo quiera, por supuestoIf the that clause is the subject of another verb it is usual to translate that as el que rather than que especially if it starts the sentence:•
oh that we could! — ¡ojalá pudiéramos!, ¡ojalá!In these cases the verb which follows will be in the subjunctive:that he did not know surprised me — (el) que no lo supiera me extrañó, me extrañó (el) que no lo supiera
wouldthat he should behave like this is incredible — (el) que se comporte así es increíble, es increíble que se comporte así
4) (=in order that) para que + subjunthose who fought and died that we might live — los que lucharon y murieron para que nosotros pudiésemos vivir
5)• in that — en el sentido de que
it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free — es una inversión atractiva en el sentido de que está exenta de impuestos
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I [ðæt]1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) esothose — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello
those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]
what's that? — ¿qué es eso?
who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?
those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50
who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?
that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!
is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?
don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!
eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!
come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto
2) (in phrases)at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír
he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz
that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó
3) [ðət], strong form [ðæt] ( relative) queit wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)
II [ðæt]those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella
those — aquellos, aquellas
do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?
I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa
III [ðət], strong form [ðæt]conjunction queshe said (that)... — dijo que...
it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...
they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir
IV [ðæt]adverb tanten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?
I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto
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