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1 tipo de imprenta

(n.) = book face, printing type, type

Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex. Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

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(n.) = book face, printing type, type

Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Spanish-English dictionary > tipo de imprenta
2 fundir

v.

1 to melt (derretir) (mantequilla, hielo).

El calor del auto fundió el queso The heat of the car melted the cheese.

2 to blow ( electricity and electronics) (fusible, bombilla).

3 to merge (commerce).

4 to fade (Cine).

5 to blow (informal) (gastar). (peninsular Spanish)

6 to bankrupt, to ruin. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 to cast, to mold.

El orfebre fundió el oro The goldsmith cast the gold.

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fundir

► verbo transitivo

1 (derretir) to melt

■ el sol funde la nieve the sun melts the snow

2 (separar mena y metal) to smelt

3 (dar forma) to cast

■ fundir una figura en bronce to cast a figure in bronze

4 (bombilla, plomos) to blow

5 (unir) to unite, join

6 familiar (despilfarrar) to waste, blow

■ fundió todo el dinero en aquel regalo he blew all his money on that present

► verbo pronominal fundirse

1 (derretirse) to melt

■ la nieve se funde snow melts

2 (bombilla, plomos) to fuse, go, blow, burn out

■ se han fundido los plomos the fuses have gone

3 (unirse) to merge

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1. VT

1) (=derretir)

a) [para hacer líquido] [+ metal, cera, nieve] to melt; [+ monedas, lingotes, joyas] to melt down

b) (Min) [para extraer el metal] to smelt

c) [en molde] [+ estatuas, cañones] to cast

2) [+ bombilla, fusible] to blow

3) (=fusionar) [+ organizaciones, empresas] to merge, amalgamate; [+ culturas, movimientos] to fuse

intentaba fundir los elementos andaluces con los hindúes — she aimed to fuse Andalusian and Indian elements

4) (Cine) [+ imágenes] to fade

5) * [+ dinero] to blow *

nos lo fundimos todo a la ruleta — we blew it all on roulette *

6) Perú, Cono Sur * (=arruinar) ruin

la nieve nos fundió la cosecha — the snow ruined the crop

7) Chile * [+ niño] to spoil

2.

See:

fundirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <metal/hierro> to melt; < mineral> to smelt

2) <estatua/campana> to cast

3)

a) (Elec) to blow

b) (AmL) < motor> ( de gasolina) to seize... up; ( eléctrico) to burn... out

4) (fam) <dinero/herencia> to blow (colloq)

5)

a) ( fusionar) to merge

fundir algo en algo — to merge something into something

b) (Cin) <imágenes/tomas> to fade, merge
2.
fundirse v pron

1) metal to melt; nieve/hielo to melt, thaw

2)

a) (Elec)

se ha fundido la bombilla — the bulb has gone (colloq)

se fundieron los fusibles — the fuses blew

b) (AmL) motor ( de gasolina) to seize up; ( eléctrico) to burn out

3) (enf) (fam) ( gastarse) to blow (colloq)

4)

a) ( fusionarse) to merge

las dos empresas han decidido fundirse — the two companies have decided to merge

fundirse en algo — to merge something into something

una imagen se funde en otra — one image merges into another

se fundieron en un abrazo — they embraced each other

b) (Cin, Mús) to fade

5) (Per, RPl fam) ( arruinarse) persona to lose everything; empresa to go bust

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= amalgamate, bring into, cast, confound, weld into/together, fuse, melt, mingle (with), melt down.

Ex. In 1971 its functions were divided, part amalgamated with the Ministry of Defence, and part amalgamated with the Board of Trade to form the Department of Trade and Industry.

Ex. Whether or not these specific proposals will be brought into some kind of overall approach and ideology remains to me a very questionable point.

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex. The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.

Ex. The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.

Ex. The experiment is financed externally and aims to fuse the functions of the 2 library types.

Ex. The heat melts the wax on those areas which correspond with the image areas of the original, and the melted wax is absorbed into the tissue sheet.

Ex. Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.

Ex. In 1588 Thomas Thomas, Cambridge University printer, had one press and 1,400 kg. of type, but 40 per cent of the type was old metal waiting to be melted down.

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* caja de fundir estereotipos = casting-box [casting box].

* fundir en = meld (in/into).

* fundirse = become + fused, run together.

* fundirse con = blend into, become + one with, blend in with.

* fundir tipos = cut + punches, cast + type.

* plomo + fundirse = blow + a fuse.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <metal/hierro> to melt; < mineral> to smelt

2) <estatua/campana> to cast

3)

a) (Elec) to blow

b) (AmL) < motor> ( de gasolina) to seize... up; ( eléctrico) to burn... out

4) (fam) <dinero/herencia> to blow (colloq)

5)

a) ( fusionar) to merge

fundir algo en algo — to merge something into something

b) (Cin) <imágenes/tomas> to fade, merge
2.
fundirse v pron

1) metal to melt; nieve/hielo to melt, thaw

2)

a) (Elec)

se ha fundido la bombilla — the bulb has gone (colloq)

se fundieron los fusibles — the fuses blew

b) (AmL) motor ( de gasolina) to seize up; ( eléctrico) to burn out

3) (enf) (fam) ( gastarse) to blow (colloq)

4)

a) ( fusionarse) to merge

las dos empresas han decidido fundirse — the two companies have decided to merge

fundirse en algo — to merge something into something

una imagen se funde en otra — one image merges into another

se fundieron en un abrazo — they embraced each other

b) (Cin, Mús) to fade

5) (Per, RPl fam) ( arruinarse) persona to lose everything; empresa to go bust

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= amalgamate, bring into, cast, confound, weld into/together, fuse, melt, mingle (with), melt down.

Ex: In 1971 its functions were divided, part amalgamated with the Ministry of Defence, and part amalgamated with the Board of Trade to form the Department of Trade and Industry.

Ex: Whether or not these specific proposals will be brought into some kind of overall approach and ideology remains to me a very questionable point.

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex: The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.

Ex: The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.

Ex: The experiment is financed externally and aims to fuse the functions of the 2 library types.

Ex: The heat melts the wax on those areas which correspond with the image areas of the original, and the melted wax is absorbed into the tissue sheet.

Ex: Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.

Ex: In 1588 Thomas Thomas, Cambridge University printer, had one press and 1,400 kg. of type, but 40 per cent of the type was old metal waiting to be melted down.

* caja de fundir estereotipos = casting-box [casting box].

* fundir en = meld (in/into).

* fundirse = become + fused, run together.

* fundirse con = blend into, become + one with, blend in with.

* fundir tipos = cut + punches, cast + type.

* plomo + fundirse = blow + a fuse.

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fundir [I1 ]

vt

A ‹metal› to melt; ‹mineral› to smelt; ‹hielo› to melt

B ‹estatua/campana› to cast

C

1 ( Elec) to blow

2 ( AmL) ‹motor› (de gasolina) to seize … up; (eléctrico) to burn … out

D ( fam); ‹dinero/herencia› to blow ( colloq)

E

1 (unir, fusionar) to merge fundir algo EN algo to merge sth INTO sth

2 ( Cin) ‹imágenes/tomas› to fade, merge

F (Chi, Per fam) (destruir) to ruin, destroy

G ( Chi) ‹niño› to spoil

H ( Per fam) (fastidiar) to annoy, to wind … up ( BrE colloq)

■ fundir

vi

( Per fam) (fastidiar) to be a pest o nuisance ( colloq)

■ fundirse

v pron

A «metal» to melt; «nieve/hielo» to melt, thaw

B

1 ( Elec):

se ha fundido la bombilla the bulb has gone o fused ( colloq)

se fundieron los fusibles the fuses blew

2 ( AmL) «motor» (de gasolina) to seize up; (eléctrico) to burn out

C ( enf) ( fam) (gastarse) to blow ( colloq)

D

1

(unirse, fusionarse): las dos empresas han decidido fundirse the two companies have decided to merge

fundirse EN algo:

se fundieron en un apretado abrazo they clasped each other in a close embrace ( liter), they hugged each other tightly

los distintos colores se funden en un tono cobrizo the different colors merge into a coppery hue

2 ( Cin, Mús) to fade

una imagen se funde sobre la siguiente toma one image fades o dissolves into the next

E

(Per, RPl fam) (arruinarse): se fundieron con ese negocio they lost everything in that deal

la empresa se fundió the company went bust ( colloq)

F ( Per fam) (fastidiarse) to cop it ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «niño» to get spoiled

H fundirse con ( Chi fam) (robar) to pocket ( colloq)

se fundió con las ganancias comunes he pocketed all the profits

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fundir ( conjugate fundir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹metal/hierro› to melt;

‹ mineral› to smelt
b) ‹estatua/campana› to cast

2 (Elec) to blow
3 ( fusionar) to merge
fundirse verbo pronominal
1 [ metal] to melt;
[nieve/hielo] to melt, thaw
2 (Elec):
◊ se ha fundido la bombilla the bulb has gone (colloq);

se fundieron los fusibles the fuses blew
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/partidos] to merge;
fundirse en algo to merge sth into sth
fundir verbo transitivo
1 (derretir) to melt
2 (fusionar, unir) to unite, join
3 (una bombilla, un plomo) to blow
' fundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horno
English:
blow
- fade in
- fade out
- found
- melt
- melt down
- fuse
- smelt

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fundir

♦ vt

1. [derretir] [mantequilla, hielo] to melt;
[roca, hierro, plomo] to smelt
2. [estatua] to cast;
[oro] to melt down;
fundir oro en lingotes to melt down gold into ingots

3. Com to merge

4. Cine to fade;

fundir un plano con otro to fade one scene into another

5. [fusible, bombilla] to blow

6. Esp Fam [gastar] to blow

7. Am [motor]
fundir el motor to make the engine seize up

8. Am [arruinar] to bankrupt, to ruin

9. Fam [derrotar]
con ese comentario fundió a su oponente he floored his opponent with this remark

♦ vi
Perú Fam [molestar] to be a pest;
los vecinos están siempre fundiendo our neighbours are a real pest

♦ See also the pronominal verb fundirse

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fundir

v/t

1 hielo melt

2 metal smelt

3 COM merge

4 en TV, película fade

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fundir vt

1) : to melt down, to smelt

2) : to fuse, to merge

3) : to burn out (a lightbulb)

♦ See also the reflexive verb fundirse

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fundir vb (derretir) to melt

Spanish-English dictionary > fundir
3 aleación

f.

alloy, metal alloy, amalgam.

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aleación

► nombre femenino

1 alloy

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SF (=proceso) alloying; (=efecto) alloy

aleación ligera — light alloy

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femenino alloy

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= alloy.

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

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* aleación de plomo = lead-alloy.

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femenino alloy

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= alloy.

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

* aleación de plomo = lead-alloy.

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aleación

feminine

alloy

aleación ligera light alloy

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aleación sustantivo femenino alloy
' aleación' also found in these entries:
English:
alloy

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aleación nf

1. [acción] alloying

2. [producto] alloy

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aleación

f alloy

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aleación nf, pl - ciones : alloy

Spanish-English dictionary > aleación
4 aleación de plomo

(n.) = lead-alloy

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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(n.) = lead-alloy

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

Spanish-English dictionary > aleación de plomo
5 antimonio

m.

antimony (chemistry).

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antimonio

► nombre masculino

1 antimony

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SM antimony

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= antimony.

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

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= antimony.

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

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antimonio

masculine

antimony

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antimonio nm
Quím antimony
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antimonio

m QUÍM antimony

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antimonio nm

: antimony

Spanish-English dictionary > antimonio
6 estaño

m.

tin, pewter, Sn.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estañar.

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estaño

► nombre masculino

1 tin

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noun m.

tin

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SM tin

estaño para soldar — solder

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masculino ( elemento) tin; ( para soldar) solder; ( peltre) pewter

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= tin, solder.

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex. The technique of attaching the watermark to the cover of the mould with solder rather than with wire, used in paper-making machines from about 1870, does not appear to have been much copied.

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* soldar con estaño = tinplate.

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masculino ( elemento) tin; ( para soldar) solder; ( peltre) pewter

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= tin, solder.

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex: The technique of attaching the watermark to the cover of the mould with solder rather than with wire, used in paper-making machines from about 1870, does not appear to have been much copied.

* soldar con estaño = tinplate.

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estaño

masculine

1 (elemento) tin

2 (para soldar) solder

3 (peltre) pewter

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estaño sustantivo masculino ( elemento) tin;
( para soldar) solder;
( peltre) pewter
estaño sustantivo masculino tin
' estaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soldar
English:
tin

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estaño nm
Quím tin
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estaño

m tin;

hoja de estaño tinfoil

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estaño nm

: tin

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estaño n tin

Spanish-English dictionary > estaño
7 metal de imprenta

(n.) = type-metal [typemetal]

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

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(n.) = type-metal [typemetal]

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Spanish-English dictionary > metal de imprenta
8 metal tipográfico

m.

type metal.

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(n.) = type-metal [typemetal], typemetal

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex. At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.

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(n.) = type-metal [typemetal], typemetal

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.

Spanish-English dictionary > metal tipográfico
9 no desgastarse fácilmente

(v.) = wear + well

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.

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(v.) = wear + well

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.

Spanish-English dictionary > no desgastarse fácilmente
10 palillo

m.

1 toothpick (mondadientes).

2 drumstick (baqueta).

3 chopstick.

4 matchstick (persona delgada).

5 jackstraw, spillikin.

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palillo

► nombre masculino

1 (mondadientes) toothpick

2 MÚSICA drumstick

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar como un palillo familiar to be as thin as a rake

palillos chinos chopsticks

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SM

1) (=mondadientes) (tb: palillo de dientes) toothpick

unas piernas como palillos de dientes — legs like matchsticks

2) (Mús) [de tambor, batería] drumstick
pl palillos (=instrumento) castanets
3) [para comida oriental] chopstick

4) * hum very thin person

- estar hecho un palillo

5) (Taur) * banderilla

6) Cono Sur (=aguja de tejer) knitting needle

7) CAm, Méx (=portalápices) penholder

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masculino

1)

a) ( mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes — toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos — her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

b) (fam) ( persona flaca)

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

c) ( para comida oriental) chopstick

2)

a) ( de tambor) drumstick

b) palillos masculino plural ( castañuelas) castanets (pl)

3) (Chi) ( para tejer) knitting needle

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= stalk.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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* palillo de dientes = toothpick.

* palillo para comer comida oriental = chopstick.

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masculino

1)

a) ( mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes — toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos — her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

b) (fam) ( persona flaca)

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

c) ( para comida oriental) chopstick

2)

a) ( de tambor) drumstick

b) palillos masculino plural ( castañuelas) castanets (pl)

3) (Chi) ( para tejer) knitting needle

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= stalk.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

* palillo de dientes = toothpick.

* palillo para comer comida oriental = chopstick.

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palillo

masculine

A

1 (mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo ( fam); to be as thin as a rake

2 ( fam)

(persona flaca): es un palillo he's as thin as a rake

B (para comida oriental) chopstick

C

1 (de un tambor) drumstick

2 palillos mpl (castañuelas) castanets (pl)

D ( Chi) (para tejer) knitting needle

mover los palillos ( Chi fam); to pull strings ( colloq)

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palillo sustantivo masculino
a) ( mondadientes) tb

◊ palillo de dientes toothpick

b) ( para comida oriental) chopstick;

( de tambor) drumstick;
( para tejer) (Chi) knitting needle
c) (fam) ( persona flaca):

◊ es un palillo he's as thin as a rake

palillo
I sustantivo masculino
1 stick
(para los dientes) toothpick
2 Mús drumstick
3 tu hermano es un palillo, your brother is very skinny
II mpl
1 (para la comida oriental) chopsticks
2 (castañuelas) castanets
' palillo' also found in these entries:
English:
drumstick
- toothpick
- chopstick
- clothespin
- cocktail
- drum
- knitting
- match
- needle
- tooth

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palillo nm

1. [mondadientes]
palillo (de dientes) toothpick

2. [baqueta] drumstick

3. [para comida china] chopstick

4. Fam [persona delgada] matchstick;

Comp

está hecho un palillo he's as thin as a rake

5.
palillos [castañuelas] castanets

6. Chile [de tejer] knitting needle

7. Urug [pinza] Br clothes peg, US clothes pin

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palillo

m

1 para dientes toothpick

2 para comer chopstick

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palillo nm

1) mondadientes: toothpick

2) palillos nmpl

: chopsticks

3)

palillo de tambor : drumstick

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palillo n

1. (de dientes) toothpick

2. (para comer) chopstick

estar hecho un palillo to ba as thin as a rake

Spanish-English dictionary > palillo
11 pedúnculo

m.

1 peduncle, crus, leg-like part.

2 footstalk, peduncle, stalk.

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pedúnculo

► nombre masculino

1 (de crustáceo) stalk

2 (de planta) stem

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SM stem, stalk

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masculino (Bot, Zool) peduncle

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= stem, stalk.

Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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masculino (Bot, Zool) peduncle

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= stem, stalk.

Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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pedúnculo

masculine

1 ( Bot) stem, stalk, peduncle ( tech)

2 ( Zool) peduncle

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pedúnculo nm
Bot stalk, Espec peduncle
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pedúnculo

m BOT, ANAT peduncle

Spanish-English dictionary > pedúnculo
12 penca

f.

1 fleshy leaf.

2 prickly pear.

3 prick.

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penca

► nombre femenino

1 fleshy leaf

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SF

1) (Bot) (=hoja) leaf; (=nervio) main rib; (=chumbera) prickly pear

2) Méx [de cuchillo] blade

3)

- agarrar una penca

- hacerse de pencas

4) And

una penca de casa — a great big house

una penca de hombre — a fine-looking man

una penca de mujer — a fine-looking woman

5) LAm *** (=pene) prick ***

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I
adjetivo invariable (Chi fam) < cosa> crappy (sl); < situación> lousy (colloq); < persona> ugly
II
femenino

a) ( de hoja) main rib

b) ( del nopal) stalk

c) (Méx) ( de bananas) bunch

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= stalk.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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* penca de acelga = Swiss chard stalk, chard stalk.

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I
adjetivo invariable (Chi fam) < cosa> crappy (sl); < situación> lousy (colloq); < persona> ugly
II
femenino

a) ( de hoja) main rib

b) ( del nopal) stalk

c) (Méx) ( de bananas) bunch

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= stalk.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

* penca de acelga = Swiss chard stalk, chard stalk.

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penca¹

adj inv

( Chi fam)

1 ‹cosa› crappy (sl), cheesy ( AmE colloq), rubbishy ( BrE colloq); ‹situación› lousy ( colloq)

2 ‹persona› ugly

penca²

feminine

A

1 (de una hoja) main rib

2 (del nopal) stalk

3 ( Méx) (de bananas) bunch

B ( Chi vulg) (pene) cock ( vulg), prick ( vulg)

C ( Esp fam)

1 (nariz) big nose

2 (del pollo) pope's nose, parson's nose ( BrE)

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Del verbo pencar: ( conjugate pencar)

penca es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
penca
pencar
penca sustantivo femenino
a) ( de hoja) main rib

b) ( del nopal) stalk

c) (Méx) ( de bananas) bunch

' penca' also found in these entries:
English:
bunch
- stick

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penca¹nf

1. [de cactus] fleshy leaf

2. Méx [racimo] bunch

3. Urug [lotería] sweepstake [among friends or co-workers]

4. Chile Vulg [pene] prick

penca² adj
Chile Fam
1. [hecho] god-awful, really crap

2. [objeto] crap, crappy

3. [persona] crap

4. [mujer]
anda con una mina penca he's going out with a real dog

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penca

I adj Chi

soft, weak

II f L.Am. ( nopal) leaf of the prickly pear plant

Spanish-English dictionary > penca
13 plomo

m.

1 lead (metal).

sin plomo unleaded (gasolina)

caer a plomo (figurative) to fall o drop like a stone

2 lead weight (pieza de metal).

3 fuse (fusible).

4 bore, drag (informal) (pelmazo).

5 bullet, lead shot.

6 sinker, plummet.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: plomar.

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plomo

► nombre masculino

1 lead

2 (pesa) lead weight

3 ELECTRICIDAD fuse

4 familiar figurado bore

■ ¡vaya un plomo de profe! this teacher is such a pain!

5 familiar (balas) lead

■ les llenaron el cuerpo de plomo they filled them full of lead

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a plomo vertically

andar con pies de plomo familiar to tread very carefully

caer a plomo (cortinas) to hang straight 2 (personas) to collapse

sin plomo (gasolina) unleaded, lead-free

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noun m.

lead

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1. SM

1) (=metal) lead

plomo derretido — molten lead

gasolina con plomo — leaded petrol

gasolina sin plomo — unleaded petrol

soldadito de plomo — tin soldier

- sacar plomo a algo

2) (=plomada) plumb line; [de pesca] weight, sinker

a plomo — true, vertical(ly); (fig) (=justo) just right

caer a plomo — to fall heavily o flat

3) (Elec) fuse

se han fundido los plomos — the fuses have blown

se le fundieron los plomos — Esp * he blew his top *

4) * (=pesadez) bore

5) esp LAm (=bala) bullet

6) Méx (=tiroteo) gunfight

2. ADJ

1) LAm (=gris) grey, gray (EEUU), lead-coloured, lead-colored (EEUU)

2)

ponerse plomo — * (=enfadarse) to dig one's heels in

3) * (=pesado) boring, dull

no seas plomo — don't be such a bore

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masculino

1)

a) ( metal) lead

soldado de plomo — tin soldier

b) (arg) ( balas) lead (sl)

ser más pesado que el plomo — (fam) ( ser latoso) to be a real pain in the neck (colloq); ( ser aburrido) to be deadly boring (colloq)

2) (fam) (persona, cosa pesada)

este libro/profesor es un plomo — this book/teacher is deadly boring (colloq)

qué plomo! — what a drag o pain! (colloq)

3)

a) ( plomada) plumb line

tiene que estar a plomo — it has to be plumb o exactly vertical

caer a plomo — tela/cortina to hang straight

b) ( para cortinas) weight

c) ( en pesca) weight

4) (Esp) ( fusible) fuse

5)

(de) color plomo — lead-colored*, lead-gray*

* * *

= lead, bummer, fuse.

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.

Ex. Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid.

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* aleación de plomo = lead-alloy.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* batería de ácido y plomo = lead acid battery.

* caja de los plomos = fuse box.

* envenenamiento por plomo = lead poisoning.

* gasolina con plomo = leaded gasoline, leaded gas.

* gasolina sin plomo = unleaded gasoline, unleaded gas.

* intoxicación por plomo = lead toxicity.

* pintura con plomo = lead paint.

* plomo + fundirse = blow + a fuse.

* ser un plomo = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.

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masculino

1)

a) ( metal) lead

soldado de plomo — tin soldier

b) (arg) ( balas) lead (sl)

ser más pesado que el plomo — (fam) ( ser latoso) to be a real pain in the neck (colloq); ( ser aburrido) to be deadly boring (colloq)

2) (fam) (persona, cosa pesada)

este libro/profesor es un plomo — this book/teacher is deadly boring (colloq)

qué plomo! — what a drag o pain! (colloq)

3)

a) ( plomada) plumb line

tiene que estar a plomo — it has to be plumb o exactly vertical

caer a plomo — tela/cortina to hang straight

b) ( para cortinas) weight

c) ( en pesca) weight

4) (Esp) ( fusible) fuse

5)

(de) color plomo — lead-colored*, lead-gray*

* * *

= lead, bummer, fuse.

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.

Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid.

* aleación de plomo = lead-alloy.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* batería de ácido y plomo = lead acid battery.

* caja de los plomos = fuse box.

* envenenamiento por plomo = lead poisoning.

* gasolina con plomo = leaded gasoline, leaded gas.

* gasolina sin plomo = unleaded gasoline, unleaded gas.

* intoxicación por plomo = lead toxicity.

* pintura con plomo = lead paint.

* plomo + fundirse = blow + a fuse.

* ser un plomo = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.

* * *

plomo

masculine

A

1 (metal) lead

soldado de plomo tin soldier

2 ( arg) (balas) lead (sl)

le llenaron el cuerpo de plomo they filled him with lead (sl)

ser más pesado que el plomo ( fam) (ser latoso) to be a real pain in the neck ( colloq) (ser aburrido) to be deadly boring ( colloq), to be a real bore ( colloq), to be lethally boring o lethal ( AmE colloq)

B ( fam)

(persona, cosa pesada): este libro/profesor es un plomo this book/teacher is deadly boring ( colloq), this book/teacher is lethal ( AmE colloq), this book/teacher is deadly ( BrE colloq)

¡qué plomo! what a drag o pain! ( colloq), what a bummer! (sl)

C

1 (plomada) plumb line

tiene que estar a plomo it has to be plumb o exactly vertical

caer a plomo «tela/cortina» to hang straight

el sol caía a plomo sobre la ciudad the sun was overhead beating down on the city

2 (para cortinas) weight

3 (en pesca) weight

D ( Esp) (fusible) fuse

E

(de) color plomo lead-colored*, lead-gray*

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plomo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( metal) lead;

◊ soldado de plomo tin soldier

b) (arg) ( balas) lead (sl)

2 (fam) ( persona aburrida):
◊ este profesor es un plomo this teacher is deadly boring (colloq)

3 (Esp) ( fusible) fuse
plomo sustantivo masculino
1 (metal) lead
2 (plomada) plumb line
3 (en electricidad) fuses pl: se fundieron los plomos, the fuses blew
4 fam (aburrido, pesado) ser un plomo, to be a pain in the neck o to be deadly boring
♦ Locuciones: caer a plomo, to fall heavily
' plomo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fundir
- fundirse
- gasolina
- mina
- pie
- soldado
English:
fuse
- lead
- lead-free
- plumb
- spare
- drop
- leaded
- tin
- tread
- true
- unleaded
- white

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plomo nm

1. [metal] lead;

sin plomo [gasolina] unleaded;
Fig
caer a plomo to fall o drop like a stone

2. [pieza de metal] lead weight

3. [fusible] fuse;

se han fundido los plomos the fuses have gone o blown

4. Fam [pelmazo] [persona, libro, película] bore;

¡no seas plomo! don't be such a bore!

5. [balas] lead;

le llenaron el cuerpo de plomo they filled him full of lead;
Col
dar plomo a alguien to shoot sb

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plomo

m

1 metal lead;

sin plomo AUTO unleaded

2 EL fuse

3 fig fam ( pelma) drag fam

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plomo nm

1) : lead

2) : plumb line

3) : fuse

4) fam : bore, drag

5)

a plomo : plumb, straight

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plomo n

1. (metal) lead

una tubería de plomo a lead pipe

gasolina sin plomo unleaded petrol

2. (persona, cosa pesada) pain / bore

eres un plomo you're a pain

Spanish-English dictionary > plomo
14 punto de fundición

(n.) = melting point

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.

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(n.) = melting point

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.

Spanish-English dictionary > punto de fundición
15 punto de fusión

punto de fusión

melting point

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(n.) = melting point, fusion point

Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.

Ex. In practice it has been observed that the higher the alumina content in the fireclay, the higher is the fusion point.

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(n.) = melting point, fusion point

Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.

Ex: In practice it has been observed that the higher the alumina content in the fireclay, the higher is the fusion point.

* * *

punto de fusión

melting point

Spanish-English dictionary > punto de fusión
16 rabillo

m.

1 stalk.

2 corner.

mirar algo con el rabillo del ojo to look at something out of the corner of one's eye

3 small tail.

4 tab, strap.

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rabillo

► nombre masculino

1 (pecíolo) stalk, stem

2 (cizaña) darnel

3 COSTURA tab, strap

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mirar por el rabillo del ojo to look out of the corner of one's eye

■ me miró por el rabillo del ojo she looked at me out of the corner of her eye

rabillo del ojo corner of one's eye

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SM

1) (Bot) leaf stalk

2) (Anat) small tail

3) (=punta) tip; (=parte delgada) thin part; (=tira) thin strip of material

mirar por el rabillo del ojo — to look out of the corner of one's eye

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masculino

1) (Zool) short tail

2) (Bot) stem, stalk; ( del ojo) corner

mirar a alguien con el rabillo del ojo — to look at somebody out of the corner of one's eye

* * *

= stalk.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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masculino

1) (Zool) short tail

2) (Bot) stem, stalk; ( del ojo) corner

mirar a alguien con el rabillo del ojo — to look at somebody out of the corner of one's eye

* * *

= stalk.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

* * *

rabillo

masculine

A ( Zool) short tail

B

1 ( Bot) stem, stalk

2 (del ojo) corner

mirar a algn con el rabillo del ojo to look at sb out of the corner of one's eye

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rabillo sustantivo masculino
1 (del ojo) corner: me miró por el rabillo del ojo, he looked at me out of the corner of his eye
2 (de una hoja, fruto) stalk
' rabillo' also found in these entries:
English:
stalk

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rabillo nm

1. [de hoja, fruto] stalk

2. [del ojo] corner;

mirar algo con o [m5] por el rabillo del ojo to look at sth out of the corner of one's eye

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rabillo

m

1 BOT stalk

2

:

rabillo del ojo corner of one’s eye;

mirar con el rabillo del ojo look out of the corner of one’s eye

Spanish-English dictionary > rabillo
17 tallo

m.

1 stem.

2 caudex, shaft.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tallar.

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tallo

► nombre masculino

1 BOTÁNICA stem, stalk (renuevo) sprout, shoot

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SM

1) [de flor] stem, stalk; [de hierba] blade

2) And (=repollo) cabbage

3) pl tallos LAm (=verdura) vegetables, greens

4) (=fruta) crystallized fruit

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masculino stem, stalk

* * *

= stem, stalk, spur, green shoot, shoot.

Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

Ex. Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.

Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

Ex. This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.

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* tallo de espárrago = spear of asparagus, asparagus spear.

* * *

masculino stem, stalk

* * *

= stem, stalk, spur, green shoot, shoot.

Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

Ex: Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.

Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.

* tallo de espárrago = spear of asparagus, asparagus spear.

* * *

tallo

masculine

stem, stalk

se ha ido or está al tallo it has gone to seed

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Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)

tallo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

talló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
tallar
tallo
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
a) ( para limpiar) to scrub

b) ( para aliviar) to rub

verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
a) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself

b) ( para aliviar) to rub oneself;

‹ ojos› to rub
tallo sustantivo masculino
stem, stalk
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
tallo sustantivo masculino stem, stalk
' tallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caña
- médula
- cebolleta
- injerto
- palmito
- rastrero
- tronchar
English:
stalk
- stem

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tallo nm

1. [de planta, flor] stem, stalk

Comp
tallo herbáceo herbaceous stalk;
tallo leñoso woody stalk;

tallo rastrero creeping stalk, trailing stalk;

tallo trepador climbing stalk

2. [brote] sprout, shoot;

echar tallos to put out shoots

3. Col [col] cabbage

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tallo

m BOT stalk, stem

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tallo nm

: stalk, stem

tallo de maíz: cornstalk

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tallo n stem / stalk

Spanish-English dictionary > tallo
18 historia de la imprenta

(n.) = history of printing

Ex. The history of printing can be considered in 2 stages: wood engraving and movable types.

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(n.) = history of printing

Ex: The history of printing can be considered in 2 stages: wood engraving and movable types.

Spanish-English dictionary > historia de la imprenta
19 lugar

m.

1 place.

en algún lugar somewhere

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs

yo en tu lugar if I were you

fuera de lugar (figurative) out of place

lugar de encuentro meeting place

lugar de trabajo place of work

2 place, town.

las gentes del lugar the local people

lugar de nacimiento place of birth

3 position (post).

en primer/segundo lugar in the first/second place, firstly/secondly

4 room, space.

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here

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lugar

► nombre masculino

1 (sitio, ciudad) place

■ tiene que aparecer por algún lugar it has to be somewhere

■ he descubierto el lugar más idílico del mundo I've discovered the most idyllic place in the world

■ la iglesia no es lugar para bailar the church is no place to dance

2 (posición, situación) place, position

■ tú ponte en mi lugar y lo entenderás put yourself in my position and you'll understand

■ ¿qué lugar ocupa en la empresa? what's her position in the company?

3 (espacio) room, space

■ ya no hay lugar para más muebles there's no room for any more furniture

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar lugar a to give rise to

dejar a alguien en mal lugar to make somebody look foolish, show somebody up

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly

fuera de lugar (descolocado) out of place 2 (inoportuno) inappropriate

hacer lugar to make room

no ha lugar la protesta objection overruled

sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

lugar común commonplace

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noun m.

1) place

2) position

3) space

•

- en lugar de
- tener lugar
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SM

1) (=sitio) place

dejó las joyas en lugar seguro — she left the jewels in a safe place

es un lugar muy bonito — it is a lovely spot o place

devolver un libro a su lugar — to put a book back in its place

el concierto será en un lugar cerrado — the concert will take place indoors o at an indoor venue

el lugar del crimen — the scene of the crime

• algún lugar — somewhere

una emisión desde algún lugar de Europa — a broadcast from somewhere in Europe

lo escondió en algún lugar de la casa — she hid it somewhere around the house

• los Santos Lugares — the Holy Places

- poner las cosas en su lugar

lugar común — cliché, commonplace

lugar de encuentro — meeting-place

lugar geométrico — locus
composición 3)
2) (=posición)

a) [en lista, carrera, trabajo]

ocupa un buen lugar en la empresa — she has a good position o post at the company

ocupar el lugar de algn — to take sb's place

llegó en último lugar — he came last

• en primer lugar, se han clasificado en primer lugar — they have qualified in first place

en primer lugar, me gustaría agradecer la invitación — first of all o firstly, I would like to thank you for inviting me

b) (=situación)

yo, en tu lugar, no iría — I wouldn't go if I were you

usted póngase en mi lugar — put yourself in my place o shoes

en su lugar, ¡descanso! — (Mil) stand easy!

• dejar a algn en buen/mal lugar — [comportamiento] to reflect well/badly on sb; [persona] to make sb look good/bad

• estar fuera de lugar — to be out of place

sentirse fuera de lugar — to feel out of place

- encontrar un lugar bajo el sol

c)

• en lugar de — instead of

vino el portavoz en lugar del ministro — the spokesman came instead of the minister, the spokesman came in the minister's place

¿puedo asistir yo en su lugar? — can I go instead?

en lugar de escribir, me llamó por teléfono — instead of writing, he called me

en lugar de ir a la piscina, ¿por qué no vamos a la playa? — why don't we go to the beach instead of the swimming pool?

3) (=ocasión) opportunity, chance

si se me da el lugar — if I have the opportunity o chance

no hubo lugar para decir lo que pensaba — there was no opportunity to say what I thought

no hay lugar para preocupaciones — there is no cause for concern

• dar lugar a algo — to give rise to sth, lead to sth

• dejar lugar a algo — to leave room for sth

los datos no dejan lugar a dudas — the figures leave no room for doubt

la situación no dejaba lugar al optimismo — the situation left little room for o gave few grounds for optimism

• sin lugar a dudas — without doubt, undoubtedly

• no ha lugar, una reacción tan fuerte, francamente no ha lugar — there is no need for such a violent response

-¡protesto! -no ha lugar — (Jur) "objection!" - "overruled"

• tener lugar — to take place, happen, occur

- a como dé o diera lugar

4) (=espacio) room, space

no hay lugar para escribir nada más — there's no room o space to write any more

¿hay lugar? — is there any room?

hacer lugar para algo — to make room for sth

5) (=localidad) place

En un lugar de la Mancha... — Somewhere in La Mancha...

del lugar — local

un vino del lugar — a local wine

las gentes del lugar — the local people, the locals

lugar de nacimiento — [gen] birthplace; [en impreso] place of birth

lugar de trabajo — workplace

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masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

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* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

lugar

masculine

A (sitio) place

no es éste el lugar ni el momento oportuno para hablar de ello this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it

esto no está en su lugar this is not in its place, this is not where it should be o in the right place o where it belongs

en cualquier otro lugar la gente se hubiera echado a la calle anywhere else o in any other country, people would have taken to the streets

hemos cambiado los muebles de lugar we've moved the furniture around

tiene que estar en algún lugar it must be somewhere

guárdalo en un lugar seguro keep it in a safe place

[ S ] consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place

se trasladaron al lugar del suceso they went to the scene of the incident

¿se te ocurre un lugar por aquí cerca donde podamos ir a comer? can you think of anywhere around here where we can go and eat?

B

(localidad, región): visité varios lugares I visited several places

los habitantes del lugar the local inhabitants o people

en un lugar de África somewhere in Africa

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth

C

1

(espacio libre): ¿podrían hacer lugar para alguien más? could you make room o space for one more?

no hay lugar para nada más there's no room for anything else

aquí te dejé un lugar para que pongas tus cosas I left you some space here for you to put your things

2 (asiento) seat

D

1 (situación) place

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place

yo en tu lugar no se lo diría I wouldn't tell her if I were you

¡ya quisiera verte en mi lugar! I'd like to see what you'd do in my place o position o ( colloq) shoes

2 (en una organización, jerarquía) place

el lugar que le corresponde her rightful place o position

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de una madre nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista according to their position on the list

en quinto lugar se clasificó el equipo australiano the Australian team finished fifth o in fifth place o in fifth position

E

dar lugar a (a una disputa) to provoke, give rise to, spark off; (a comentarios) to give rise to, provoke

han dado lugar a que la gente hable their behavior has got o set people talking

F ( Der):

no ha lugar la protesta the objection is overruled

G ( en locs):

en lugar de instead of

fue él en lugar de su hermano he went instead of his brother o in his brother's place

en lugar de hablar tanto podrías ayudar un poco instead of talking so much you might help a bit

¿puede firmar ella en mi lugar? can she sign for me o on my behalf

¿y si en lugar de ir nosotros viene él aquí? and how about him coming here rather than us going there?

en primer/segundo/último lugar: los temas que serán tratados en primer lugar the topics which will be dealt with first

no estoy de acuerdo, en primer lugar porque … I don't agree, first of all o firstly because …

y en último lugar, hablaremos de las posibles soluciones and finally o lastly, we will discuss possible solutions

a como dé/diera lugar ( AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it however possible o however they can

a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar al concierto one way or another I was going to get into the concert

dejar a algn en mal lugar to put sb in an awkward position

hacerse un lugar (en la vida) to get on in life

no dejar lugar a dudas: lo dijo con tal convicción que no dejó lugar a dudas sobre su sinceridad she said it with such conviction that there could be no doubt about her sincerity

poner a algn en su lugar to put sb in her/his place

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

un lugar para cada cosa y cada cosa en su lugar a place for everything and everything in its place

Compuestos:

● lugar común

cliché, commonplace

● lugar geométrico

locus

* * *

lugar sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) place;
◊ este es el lugar this is the place;

en cualquier otro lugar anywhere else;
en algún lugar somewhere;
cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;
el lugar del suceso the scene of the incident;
yo en tu lugar … if I were you …;
ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;
se clasificó en primer lugar she finished in first place
2 (localidad, región):
◊ los habitantes del lugar the local people;

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth
3
a) ( espacio libre) room;

◊ hacer lugar para algn/algo to make room o space for sb/sth;

me hizo un lugar he made me some room
b) ( asiento) seat

4
◊ dar lugar a (a disputa, comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

5 ( en locs)
◊ en lugar de instead of;

ella firmó en mi lugar she signed on my behalf;
en primer lugar ( antes que nada) first of all, firstly;
en último lugar ( finalmente) finally, lastly;
sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly;
tener lugar to take place
lugar sustantivo masculino
1 place
la gente del lugar, the local people
en algún lugar del cuerpo/libro, in some part of the body/book
2 (ocasión) time: no hubo lugar para ello, there was no occasion for it
3 (motivo) occasion: dio lugar a un malentendido, it gave rise to a misunderstanding
♦ Locuciones: sentirse fuera de lugar to feel out of place
tener lugar, to take place
en lugar de, instead of
en mi/tu/su lugar..., if I/you/he were me/you/him...
en primer lugar, in the first place, firstly
sin lugar a dudas, without a doubt
' lugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abandono
- abrigo
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acuartelamiento
- acudir
- airear
- alejada
- alejado
- allá
- allí
- antesala
- apartada
- apartado
- aquí
- archivo
- arena
- atrás
- baja
- bajo
- botar
- cabida
- caer
- celebrarse
- colocarse
- continuar
- damnificada
- damnificado
- darse
- definitivamente
- dejar
- delante
- dentro
- deprimida
- deprimido
- derecha
- desalojo
- desamparada
- desamparado
- desarrollarse
- desencadenar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desentonar
- desfilar
- designar
- deslizarse
- despacho
English:
abroad
- agree
- be
- beauty spot
- birthplace
- breeding ground
- burial
- celebrate
- change
- climb
- come off
- commonplace
- commuter
- dental surgery
- designate
- desolation
- divert
- drive-through
- elsewhere
- equatorial
- erect
- everyplace
- ex
- first
- firstly
- foremost
- haunt
- high
- homeland
- in-service
- inch
- innermost
- innocent
- instead
- introduction
- landmark
- last
- lie
- lieu
- live in
- liven
- location
- lookout
- Mecca
- midterm
- misplaced
- mournful
- move back
- occupy
- palace

* * *

lugar

♦ nm

1. [sitio] place;
[del crimen, accidente] scene; [para acampar, merendar] spot;
encontraron una pistola en el lugar de los hechos they found a gun at the crime scene o scene of the crime;

¿en qué lugar habré metido las tijeras? where can I have put the scissors?;

en algún lugar somewhere;

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere;

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs;

he cambiado el televisor de lugar I've moved the television;

estoy buscando un lugar donde pasar la noche I'm looking for somewhere to spend the night;

éste no es (el) lugar para discutir eso this is not the place to discuss that

Comp
lugar de anidación nesting site;
lugar de encuentro meeting place;

lugar de interés place of interest;

lugar de reunión meeting place;

lugar sagrado sanctum;

lugar de trabajo workplace

2. [localidad] place, town;

las gentes del lugar the local people;

ni los más viejos del lugar recuerdan algo semejante not even the oldest people there can remember anything like it

Comp
lugar de nacimiento [en biografía] birthplace; [en formulario, impreso] place of birth;
lugar de residencia [en formulario, impreso] place of residence;

lugar turístico Br holiday o US vacation resort;

lugar de veraneo summer resort

3. [puesto] position;

ocupa un lugar importante en la empresa she has an important position in the company, she is high up in the company;

¿puedes ir tú en mi lugar? can you go in my place?;

en primer/segundo lugar, quiero decir… in the first/second place, I would like to say…, firstly/secondly, I would like to say…;

llegó en primer/segundo lugar she finished o came first/second;

en último lugar, quiero decir… lastly o last, I would like to say…;

llegó en último lugar she came last;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you

4. [espacio libre] room, space;

esta mesa ocupa mucho lugar this table takes up a lot of room o space;

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here;

hacerle lugar a algo/alguien to make room o some space for sth/sb

5. lugar común platitude, commonplace

6. [ocasión]
dar lugar a [rumores, comentarios, debate, disputa] to give rise to;
[polémica] to spark off, to give rise to; [catástrofe] to lead to, to cause; [explosión, escape] to cause; Am
a como dé lugar whatever the cost, whatever it takes;
Der
no ha lugar objection overruled;

no hay lugar a duda there's no (room for) doubt;

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

7.
tener lugar to take place;

la recepción tendrá lugar en los jardines del palacio the reception will be held in the palace gardens

8. Comp

dejar en buen lugar: el cantante mexicano dejó en buen lugar a su país the Mexican singer did his country proud;

dejar en mal lugar: no nos dejes en mal lugar y pórtate bien be good and don't show us up;

estar fuera de lugar to be out of place;

poner a alguien en su lugar to put sb in his/her place;

poner las cosas en su lugar to set things straight

♦ en lugar de loc prep

instead of;

acudió en lugar de mí she came in my place o instead of me;

en lugar de la sopa, tomaré pasta I'll have the pasta instead of the soup;

en lugar de mirar, podrías echarnos una mano you could give us a hand rather than o instead of just standing/sitting there watching

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lugar

m place;

en lugar de instead of;

en primer lugar in the first place, first(ly);

fuera de lugar out of place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you, (if I were) in your place;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

dar lugar a give rise to;

tener lugar take place;

lugar de destino posting;

sin lugar a dudas without a doubt

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lugar nm

1) : place, position

se llevó el primer lugar en su división: she took first place in her division

2) espacio: space, room

3)

dar lugar a : to give rise to, to lead to

4)

en lugar de : instead of

5)

lugar común : cliché, platitude

6)

tener lugar : to take place

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lugar n place

es un lugar muy tranquilo it's a very quiet place

llegó en quinto lugar he finished in fifth place

un lugar donde sentarse a place to sit / somewhere to sit

dar lugar a to give rise to [pt. gave; pp. given]

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly / first of all

estar fuera de lugar (incómodo) out of place (inoportuno) inappropriate

tener lugar to take place

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20 multimedia

adj.

multimedia (computing).

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multimedia

► adjetivo

1 multimedia

► nombre femenino

1 multimedia

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ADJ INV multimedia antes de s

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adjetivo invariable multimedia

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= mixed-media, multimedia [multi-media], multimedial, multimedia.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.

Ex. These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.

Ex. We are, in short, faced with the greatest upheaval in the transmission of knowledge since the invention of the printing press: the electronic onslaught of multimedial, digital communication.

Ex. The project investigated the application of multimedia in libraries.

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* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro multimedia = library media centre.

* colección multimedia = media collection.

* conjunto documental multimedia = kit, multimedia item.

* documento multimedia = multimedia document (MD).

* editor de material multimedia = multimedia publisher.

* especialista en multimedia = media specialist.

* material multimedia = media material.

* multimedia con duración temporal = time-based media.

* multimedia simultánea = streaming media, streaming, multimedia streaming.

* multimedia streaming = multimedia streaming.

* presentación multimedia = multimedia show.

* producción multimedia = media production.

* reserva de multimedia = media booking.

* sala multimedia = media suite.

* sistema automatizado multimedia = multimedia computer system.

* suministro de material multimedia = media supply.

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adjetivo invariable multimedia

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= mixed-media, multimedia [multi-media], multimedial, multimedia.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.

Ex: These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.

Ex: We are, in short, faced with the greatest upheaval in the transmission of knowledge since the invention of the printing press: the electronic onslaught of multimedial, digital communication.

Ex: The project investigated the application of multimedia in libraries.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro multimedia = library media centre.

* colección multimedia = media collection.

* conjunto documental multimedia = kit, multimedia item.

* documento multimedia = multimedia document (MD).

* editor de material multimedia = multimedia publisher.

* especialista en multimedia = media specialist.

* material multimedia = media material.

* multimedia con duración temporal = time-based media.

* multimedia simultánea = streaming media, streaming, multimedia streaming.

* multimedia streaming = multimedia streaming.

* presentación multimedia = multimedia show.

* producción multimedia = media production.

* reserva de multimedia = media booking.

* sala multimedia = media suite.

* sistema automatizado multimedia = multimedia computer system.

* suministro de material multimedia = media supply.

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multimedia

adj inv

multimedia

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multimedia adj Inform multimedia
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multimedia

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multimedia Informát

♦ adj inv

multimedia

♦ nf

multimedia

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multimedia

f/adj multimedia

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multimedia nf

: multimedia

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