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1 desengrasador
• grease cup• grease spot• thinly• thinness -
2 pringoso
• grease spot• grease the wheels• greasiness• greasy pole -
3 removedor de grasa
• grease cup• grease spot -
4 pringue
m.muck, grease stain, dirt..pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: pringar.* * *1 grease* * *SM ó SF1) (=grasa) grease, dripping2) (=mancha) grease stain, grease spot; (=suciedad) dirt3) * (=molestia) nuisancees un pringue tener que... — it's a bind having to... *
5) And (=quemadura) burn6) ** (=dinero) dosh **, money7) ** (=policía) Crime Squad* * *masculino (fam)b) ( salsa) sauce, juices (pl)* * *= fat, grime.Ex. In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.Ex. Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *masculino (fam)b) ( salsa) sauce, juices (pl)* * *= fat, grime.Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.
Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *( fam)1 (grasa) greasedespués de freír las chuletas, la cocina quedó llena de pringue the kitchen was covered in grease from frying the chopsno hay quien quite el pringue de las hornillas it's impossible to get the gunk o ( BrE) gunge off the burners on the stove ( colloq)2 (salsa) sauce, juices (pl)* * *pringue nm[suciedad] muck, dirt; [grasa] grease* * *m ( alsof) grease* * *pringue nm: grease, drippings pl -
5 pinta
f.1 spot.2 appearance (aspecto).tener pinta de algo to look o seem somethingtiene buena pinta it looks good3 pint (unidad de medida).4 graffiti (pintada). (Mexican Spanish)5 cative, pannus carateus.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pintar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pintar.* * *1 (mancha) dot2 (medida) pint■ ¡vaya una pinta que llevas con ese traje! you look dreadful in that suit!* * *noun f.1) aspect2) pint* * *ISF1) (=lunar) [gen] spot, dot; (Zool) spot, mark2) [de líquidos] drop, spot; [de lluvia] drop; (=bebida) * drop to drink3) * (=aspecto) appearancetener buena pinta — [persona] to look good, look well; [comida] to look good
tiene pinta de español — he looks Spanish, he looks like a Spaniard
¿qué pinta tiene? — what does he look like?
- estar a la pinta4) LAm (Zool) (=colorido) colouring, coloring (EEUU), coloration; (=característica) family characteristic, distinguishing mark6) (Naipes) spot ( indicating suit)¿a qué pinta? — what's trumps?, what suit are we in?
8) Cono Sur (Min) high-grade ore9)- hacer pintaIISF (=medida inglesa) pintIII* SM rogue* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.----* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *pinta11 = stain.Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
pinta33 = pint.Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.
2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *A1 ( fam)(aspecto): ¡qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! the cake looks delicious o great!tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreigntiene pinta de delincuente he has a shady look about him ( colloq), he looks like a criminal¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?¡qué pinta(s) llevas! pareces un pordiosero just look at you! you look like a beggarse puso la chaqueta nueva para hacer pinta she put on her new jacket to show off o to impress ( colloq)salió en el auto del papá a tirar pinta he went out in his dad's car to impress everyone with itponerse la pinta ( Col fam); to put on one's glad rags ( colloq), to get dressed up to the nines ( colloq)B1 (en una tela) spot, dot2 ( Zool) spotC (medida) pintD( Méx fam) (de la escuela): irse de pinta to play hooky* ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
Del verbo pintar: ( conjugate pintar)
pinta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pinta
pintar
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( aspecto) look;
tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign;
¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?;
echar or tirar (Andes) or (RPl) hacer pinta (fam) to impress
2 (en tela, animal) spot
3 ( medida) pint
4 (Méx fam) ( de la escuela):◊ irse de pinta to play hooky( conjugate hooky) (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
pinta algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
pintase los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintase las uñas to paint one's nails
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 fam (aspecto) look
2 (mancha, mota) dot, spot
3 (medida) pint
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps
' pinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menda
English:
black
- come in
- half-pint
- look
- pint
- pt
- sleazy
- wash
- gill
- half
- hooky
- oil
- speckle
- truant
- wet
* * *♦ nf1. [lunar] spottiene buena pinta it looks good;ese cocido tiene muy buena pinta that stew looks delicious;¡menuda pinta tienes, todo lleno de barro! you look a real sight, all covered in mud!;Am RPser alguien en pinta to be the spitting image of sb3. [unidad de medida] pint♦ nmfUrug Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman* * *f1 medida pint2 aspecto looks pl ;tener buena pinta fig look inviting;tener pinta de look like* * *pinta nf1) : dot, spot2) : pintlas peras tienen buena pinta: the pears look good* * *pinta n1. (mancha) spot2. (medida) pint -
6 churrete
m.1 spurt (chorro).2 grease spot.* * *1 familiar dirty mark, grease spot* * ** * *( Chi) churrientospot, stain* * *churrete nm[chorro] spurt; [mancha] stain* * *m fammark, stain -
7 lamparón
m.1 large lamp.2 king's evil.* * *1 familiar stain* * *SM1) (Med) scrofula2) (=mancha) large grease spot* * ** * ** * ** * *
lamparón m fam (mancha) stain
* * *lamparón nm2. Med scrofula* * *m famgrease mark -
8 luquete
m.1 zest, a slice of orange with the peel thrown into wine.2 match, a card, rope, or small chip dipped in melted sulphur.3 grease spot (mancha).4 bald patch (calva).* * *SM Cono Sur1) (Agr) unploughed patch of land2) (=calva) bald patch3) (=mancha) grease spot -
9 pringón
1.ADJ (=sucio) dirty, greasy2. SM1) (=mancha) grease stain, grease spot2) ** (=tajada) rake-off *; (=ganancias) packet * -
10 mancha
f.1 stain, spot.tienes una mancha en la camisa you've got a stain on your shirt2 blotch (in skin).3 blemish.este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record4 tache.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: manchar.* * *1 stain, spot2 figurado blemish\sin mancha flawless, spotlessmancha solar sunspot* * *noun f.mark, stain, spot* * *SF* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.----* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *A1 (de suciedad) spot, mark; (difícil de quitar) stainuna mancha de grasa/sangre a grease/blood stainla mancha no salió the stain didn't come outmanchas de humedad damp patchesno le pude quitar or ( AmL) sacar la mancha I couldn't get rid of the stain, I couldn't get the stain outeste mantel está lleno de manchas this tablecloth is covered in stainsla sábana tiene manchas de óxido the sheet has rust marks on it2 (borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite «noticia» to spread like wildfireestas barriadas pobres se están extendiendo como una mancha de aceite these shantytowns are spreading rapidly¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? ( Arg); what difference does/will it make?Compuestos:patch of iceoil slicksunspotB1 (en la piel) markuna mancha de nacimiento a birthmark2 (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchnegro con manchas blancas black with white patcheslas manchas del tigre the tiger's stripes o markingslas manchas del leopardo the leopard's spots o markingsCompuesto:yellow spotC (en el pulmón) shadowD (de vegetación) patchE ( liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainun alma sin mancha a pure souluna reputación sin mancha a spotless reputationuna mancha imborrable en el honor de la familia an indelible stain on the family honorG* * *
Del verbo manchar: ( conjugate manchar)
mancha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mancha
manchar
mancha sustantivo femenino
1
( difícil de quitar) stain;
manchas de humedad damp patches;
mancha de petróleo oil slick
2
( del leopardo) spot
3 (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain;
‹ reputación› spotless
4 (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
manchase DE or con algo to get stained with sth
mancha sustantivo femenino
1 (de grasa, pintura, etc) stain
2 (en la piel) spot: le ha salido una mancha roja en la mano, she has a red spot on her hand
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' mancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- guiso
- lamparón
- manchar
- penetrar
- pinta
- quitar
- quitarse
- rebelde
- sacar
- salpicadura
- aparecer
- aureola
- borrón
- cerco
- dejar
- desaparecer
- gotera
- ir
- manchego
- salir
- tenaz
English:
blemish
- blob
- blot
- blotch
- Channel Tunnel
- chunnel
- come off
- come out
- fleck
- get off
- get out
- mark
- patch
- removal
- remove
- rub off
- scrub away
- shift
- show
- show up
- slick
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- somewhere
- spot
- stain
- stubborn
- sunspot
- untarnished
- wash out
- wipe off
- birth
- blood
- channel
- cross
- dab
- marking
- sun
- wash
* * *mancha nf1. [de suciedad] stain, spot;[de tinta] blot;me he echado una mancha en la camisa I've stained my shirt, I've got a stain on my shirt;no consiguió que se fuera la mancha she couldn't get the stain out;una mancha de petróleo [en el mar] an oil slick;una mancha de aceite an oil stain;extenderse como una mancha de aceite to spread like wildfire2. [de color] spot, mark;un caballo con manchas negras a horse with black patches;RP¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? what difference does one more make?, one more won't make any difference3. [en la piel] [por reacción] blotch;[de la vejez] liver spot;le han salido unas manchas en la piel he's come out in blotchesmancha de nacimiento birthmark5. [deshonra] blemish, blot;este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record;tiene un historial sin mancha she has a spotless record* * *:Canal de la Mancha English Channel;la Mancha La Mancha* * *mancha nf1) : stain, spot, markmancha de sangre: bloodstain2) : blemish, blotuna mancha en su reputación: a blemish on his reputation3) : patch* * *mancha n1. (en general) stain3. (de animal) spot -
11 sebo
m.1 fat.2 grease, fat, sebum, suet.* * *1 (grasa) fat2 COCINA suet3 (para velas) tallow4 (suciedad) grease, filth5 (gordura) fat* * *SM1) (=grasa) [gen] grease, fat; [para velas] tallow; (Culin) suet2) (=gordura) fat* * ** * *= suet, tallow.Ex. Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.Ex. Animal rendering is the process of extracting lard, tallow, and protein from leftover animal parts.* * ** * *= suet, tallow.Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.
Ex: Animal rendering is the process of extracting lard, tallow, and protein from leftover animal parts.* * *1 (grasa) grease, fat2 (para jabón, velas) tallow3 ( Coc) suet* * *
sebo sustantivo masculino ( grasa) grease, fat;
(para jabón, velas) tallow;
(Coc) suet
sebo sustantivo masculino
1 (materia grasa) fat
2 (de una vela) tallow
3 (en la piel) spot
' sebo' also found in these entries:
English:
dip
- suet
* * *sebo nm1. [grasa untuosa] grease2. [para jabón, velas] tallow;RP Famhacer sebo to laze around3. [suciedad] grease* * *m grease, fat* * *sebo nm1) : grease, fat2) : tallow3) : suet -
12 manchar
v.1 to make dirty.2 to tarnish.3 to stain.no toques la puerta, que la acaban de pintar y mancha (con manchas)(emborronar) don't touch the door, it's just been painted and it's still wetLa grasa manchó la ropa The grease stained the clothes.4 to taint, to soil, to stain, to blot.Su aventura manchó su reputación His affair tainted his reputation.* * *1 to stain, dirty2 figurado to tarnish1 to stain1 to get dirty* * *verbto stain, soil* * *1. VT1) (=ensuciar) to get dirty, stainte has manchado el vestido — you've got your dress dirty, you've stained your dress, there's dirt on your dress
ten cuidado de no mancharme — be careful you don't get me dirty o stain my clothes
manchar algo de algo — [gen] to stain sth with sth; [más sucio] to get sth covered in sth
2) (=desprestigiar) [+ honor, imagen] to tarnish2.VI to stain3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( ensuciar) to mark, get... dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain2) <reputación/honra> to stain, tarnish; < memoria> to tarnish2.manchar vi to stain3.mancharsev prona) ropa/mantel to get dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stainedmancharse DE or con algo — to get stained with something
b) (refl) personaestá recién pintado, no te manches — it's still wet, don't get paint on yourself
* * *= smudge, stain, tarnish, dirty, soil, besmirch, splatter, spatter, tinge.Ex. At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat.Ex. The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.Ex. The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex. This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( ensuciar) to mark, get... dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain2) <reputación/honra> to stain, tarnish; < memoria> to tarnish2.manchar vi to stain3.mancharsev prona) ropa/mantel to get dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stainedmancharse DE or con algo — to get stained with something
b) (refl) personaestá recién pintado, no te manches — it's still wet, don't get paint on yourself
* * *= smudge, stain, tarnish, dirty, soil, besmirch, splatter, spatter, tinge.Ex: At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat.
Ex: The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.* * *manchar [A1 ]vtA (ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty; (de algo difícil de quitar) to staincuidado, no vayas a manchar la alfombra careful, don't get the carpet dirtymanchó el mantel de vino he got wine stains on the tableclothvas a manchar el libro de tinta you're going to get ink stains o ink all over the bookB ‹reputación/honra› to stain, tarnish; ‹memoria› to tarnish■ mancharvito stain¿el café mancha? does coffee stain?1 «ropa/mantel» to get dirty; (de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained mancharse DE algo:se me manchó de chocolate I got chocolate on itse manchó de grasa it got grease stains on it, it got stained with grease2 ( refl)«persona»: ponte un delantal para no mancharte put an apron on so you don't get dirtyestá recién pintado, no te manches it's still wet, don't get paint on your coat ( o shirt etc), it's still wet, don't get paint on yourselfme manché la blusa de aceite I got oil stains on my blouse* * *
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
mancharse DE or con algo to get stained with sth
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' manchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pringar
- chorrear
- emborronar
- teñir
English:
blacken
- mark
- smear
- smudge
- soil
- stain
- discolor
- spot
* * *♦ vt1. [ensuciar] to make dirty (de o con with); [con manchas] to stain (de o con with); [emborronar] to smudge (de o con with)2. [deshonrar] to tarnish;manchó la reputación de la institución he tarnished the reputation of the institution♦ vito stain;el vino blanco no mancha white wine doesn't stain;no toques la puerta, que la acaban de pintar y mancha don't touch the door, it's just been painted and it's still wet* * ** * *manchar vt1) ensuciar: to stain, to soil2) deshonrar: to sully, to tarnish* * *manchar vb1. (en general) to stain2. (ensuciar) to get dirty -
13 suciedad
f.1 dirtiness.2 dirt, filth.3 rhyparia.* * *1 (inmundicia) dirt, filth2 (calidad) dirtiness, filthiness3 figurado (obscenidad) obscenity* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=porquería) dirt2) (=falta de limpieza) dirtiness* * *a) ( mugre) dirt¿cómo puedes vivir aquí, con toda esta suciedad? — how can you live in such a filthy place?
b) ( estado) dirtiness* * *= dirt, litter, contamination, grubbiness, grunge, scum, grime.Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. Computers should be sited so that they are not exposed to dust and other airborne contamination.Ex. Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.Ex. This is another example of the literary grunge emerging from modern Chinese writers.Ex. At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.Ex. Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *a) ( mugre) dirt¿cómo puedes vivir aquí, con toda esta suciedad? — how can you live in such a filthy place?
b) ( estado) dirtiness* * *= dirt, litter, contamination, grubbiness, grunge, scum, grime.Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: Computers should be sited so that they are not exposed to dust and other airborne contamination.Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.Ex: This is another example of the literary grunge emerging from modern Chinese writers.Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *1 (mugre) dirtno sé como puedes vivir aquí, con toda esta suciedad I just don't know how you can live in this dirty o filthy place o in such dirt2 (estado) dirtiness* * *
suciedad sustantivo femenino
suciedad sustantivo femenino
1 (basura) dirt, filth
2 (estado) dirtiness
' suciedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manguito
- polvo
- porquería
- rascar
- roña
- chanchada
- cochinada
- costra
- grasa
- guarrada
- incrustar
- mancha
- mugre
- pelusa
English:
build up
- come off
- dirt
- grime
- grunge
- mess
- mop up
- scum
- sordidness
- spot
- squalor
- uncleanliness
- wash away
- soil
* * *suciedad nf1. [falta de limpieza] dirtiness;[al comer, trabajar] messiness2. [porquería] dirt, filth;esta cocina está llena de suciedad this kitchen is filthy* * *f dirt* * *suciedad nf1) : dirtiness, filthiness2) mugre: dirt, filth* * *suciedad n dirt
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