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1 scene
si:n1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) escena2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) escena, episodio, incidente3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) escena4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) cuadro, paisaje, panorama5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) escena6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) escenario, decorado7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) escenario•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene
scene n1. escena2. lugartr[siːn]■ a change of scene un cambio de aires, un cambio de ambiente2 (in play, book) escena■ Act III, Scene 1 Acto Tercero, Escena Primera3 (stage setting) decorado, escenario4 (emotional outburst) escena, escándalo5 (sphere) ámbito, mundo, panorama nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come on the scene llegar, aparecer, presentarseto create/make a scene hacer una escena, armar un escándalo, montar un númeroto set the scene (describe) describir la escena 2 (prepare, help) crear el ambiente, preparar el terrenoscene ['si:n] n1) : escena f (en una obra de teatro)2) scenery: decorado m (en el teatro)3) view: escena f4) locale: escenario m5) commotion, fuss: escándalo m, escena fto make a scene: armar un escándalon.• escena s.f.• escenario s.m.• paisaje s.m.• perspectiva s.f.• vista s.f.siːn1)a) ( place)Golden Square, the scene of violent demonstrations — Golden Square, escenario de violentas manifestaciones
the scene of the crime — la escena or el lugar del crimen
the police were on the scene within minutes — la policía llegó al lugar de los hechos en pocos minutos
to appear on the scene — aparecer*, llegar*
to set the scene (for something) — situar* la escena (de algo)
b) (view, situation) escena f2) (in play, book etc) escena fAct One, Scene Three — acto primero, escena tercera
3) ( stage setting) decorado mbehind the scenes — entre bastidores; (before n)
scene change — cambio m de decorado
4) (fuss, row) escena fto make o create a scene — hacer* una escena, armar un escándalo, montar un número (Esp fam)
5) ( sphere) ámbito m[siːn]it's not my scene — (colloq) no es lo mío
1. N1) (Theat, Cine, TV, Literat) escena fAct I, Scene 1 — acto I, escena 1
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a bedroom scene — una escena de dormitorio•
behind the scenes — (lit, fig) entre bastidores•
the big scene in the film — la principal escena de la película•
the scene is set in a castle — la escena tiene lugar en un castillonow let our reporter set the scene for you — ahora permitan que nuestro reportero les describa la escena
2) (=sight) escena f•
it was an amazing scene — era una escena asombrosa3) (=view) vista f, panorama m ; (=landscape) paisaje mthe scene from the top is marvellous — desde la cumbre la vista es maravillosa or el panorama es maravilloso
4) (=place) escenario m, lugar m•
I need a change of scene — necesito un cambio de aires•
to disappear from the scene — desaparecer (de escena)(Mil)•
the police were soon on the scene — la policía no tardó en acudir al lugar de los hechos5) (=sphere of activity)•
to be part of the Madrid scene — formar parte de la movida madrileña *•
the music scene — la escena musical•
it's not my scene * — no me interesa or llama la atención•
the political scene in Spain — el panorama político español•
the pop scene — el mundo del pop6) (=painting, drawing) escena fcountry scenes — escenas fpl campestres
7) * (=fuss) escena f, escándalo m, bronca f (esp LAm)•
try to avoid a scene — procura que no se monte una escena or el número *•
I hate scenes — detesto las escenas or los escándalos•
to make a scene — hacer or montar una escena, montar un número *•
she had a scene with her husband — riñó con su marido8) (=display of emotion)•
there were emotional scenes as the hostages appeared — hubo escenas de emoción cuando aparecieron los rehenes•
their argument ended in an ugly scene — su discusión acabó mal•
there were unhappy scenes at the meeting — en la reunión pasaron cosas nada agradables2.CPDscene change N — (Theat) cambio m de escena
scene painter N — (=designer) escenógrafo(-a) m / f ; (=workman) pintor(a) m / f (de paredes)
scene shift N — cambio m de escena
scene shifter N — tramoyista mf
* * *[siːn]1)a) ( place)Golden Square, the scene of violent demonstrations — Golden Square, escenario de violentas manifestaciones
the scene of the crime — la escena or el lugar del crimen
the police were on the scene within minutes — la policía llegó al lugar de los hechos en pocos minutos
to appear on the scene — aparecer*, llegar*
to set the scene (for something) — situar* la escena (de algo)
b) (view, situation) escena f2) (in play, book etc) escena fAct One, Scene Three — acto primero, escena tercera
3) ( stage setting) decorado mbehind the scenes — entre bastidores; (before n)
scene change — cambio m de decorado
4) (fuss, row) escena fto make o create a scene — hacer* una escena, armar un escándalo, montar un número (Esp fam)
5) ( sphere) ámbito mit's not my scene — (colloq) no es lo mío
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2 crowd
1. noun1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) multitud, muchedumbre2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) grupo, peña
2. verb1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) agolparse, congregarse, reunirse2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) abarrotar, atestar, llenar hasta los topes•- crowdedcrowd1 n muchedumbre / multitudcrowd2 vb apiñarsetr[kraʊd]1 (large number of people) multitud nombre femenino, muchedumbre nombre femenino, gentío; (at match, concert, etc) público2 familiar (push, put pressure on) acosar, hostigar1 apiñarse, aglomerarse, agolparse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto follow the crowd / move with the crowd seguir a la mayoría, dejarse llevar por la corrientecrowd control control nombre masculino de multitudescrowd scene SMALLCINEMA/SMALL escena de masascrowd ['kraʊd] vi: aglomerarse, amontonarsecrowd vt: atestar, atiborrar, llenarcrowd n: multitud f, muchedumbre f, gentío mn.• agolpamiento s.m.• apiñadura s.f.• bulla s.f.• caterva s.f.• cofradía s.f.• enjambre s.m.• gentío s.m.• manada s.f.• montón s.m.• muchedumbre s.f.• multitud s.f.• tropa s.f.• turba s.f.v.• apañuscar v.• apiñar v.• apretujar v.• atestar v.kraʊd
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a) ( gathering of people) muchedumbre f, multitud f, gentío mb) (masses, average folk) (pej)to go with o follow the crowd — seguir* (a) la manada, dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente
to stand out from/rise above the crowd — destacar(se)*
c) (group, set) (colloq)I thought she was one of Jane's crowd — creí que era de la pandilla or del grupo de Jane
d) ( large number) (colloq) (no pl) montón m
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intransitive verb aglomerarse
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vt \<\<people\>\> \<\<hall/entrance\>\> llenar, abarrotar[kraʊd]don't try to crowd everything onto one page — no trates de meter todo en una página; see also crowded
1. N1) (=mass of people) multitud f, muchedumbre fhe disappeared into the crowd — desapareció entre la multitud or la muchedumbre or el gentío
she lost him in the crowd — lo perdió de vista entre la multitud or la muchedumbre or el gentío
she's the sort of person who stands out in a crowd — es la típica persona que (se) destaca en un grupo de gente
a crowd of 10,000 watched the parade — 10.000 espectadores presenciaron el desfile
the away/home crowd — (Ftbl) los seguidores del equipo visitante/de casa
he certainly draws the crowds — [performer] no cabe duda de que atrae mucho público
3) * (=social group) gente fall the old crowd have come out for the occasion — la antigua pandilla ha salido para celebrar la ocasión
4) (=common people)the crowd: she's just one of the crowd — es del montón
to follow the crowd — (fig) dejarse llevar por los demás or por la corriente
2. VT1) (=fill) [+ place] atestar, llenardemonstrators crowded the streets — los manifestantes atestaron or llenaron las calles
new buildings crowd the narrow lanes of the old town — los nuevos edificios se apiñan en los estrechos callejones del casco viejo
2) (=squeeze, force) apiñar3) (=press against) empujar4) (fig) (=harass) agobiarI do things at my own pace, so don't crowd me — deja de agobiarme, me gusta trabajar a mi ritmo
3.VI (=gather together) apiñarsedense vegetation crowded in on both sides of the road — la vegetación crecía espesa a ambos lados de la carretera
we all crowded into her little flat — todos nos metimos en su pisito, abarrotándolo de gente
thousands of people have crowded into the capital — miles de personas han llegado en tropel a la capital
to crowd around or round sth/sb — apiñarse alrededor de algo/algn
4.CPDcrowd control N — control m de masas
crowd scene N — (Cine, Theat) escena f masiva or multitudinaria
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a) ( gathering of people) muchedumbre f, multitud f, gentío mb) (masses, average folk) (pej)to go with o follow the crowd — seguir* (a) la manada, dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente
to stand out from/rise above the crowd — destacar(se)*
c) (group, set) (colloq)I thought she was one of Jane's crowd — creí que era de la pandilla or del grupo de Jane
d) ( large number) (colloq) (no pl) montón m
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intransitive verb aglomerarse
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vt \<\<people\>\> \<\<hall/entrance\>\> llenar, abarrotardon't try to crowd everything onto one page — no trates de meter todo en una página; see also crowded
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3 spot
spot
1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) punto3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) grano4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sitio, lugar5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) poquito
2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) ver2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconocer•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight
3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.)2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.)•- on the spot
- spot on
spot1 n1. grano2. lunar / topo3. lugar / sitiospot2 vb notar / verthey've spotted us! ¡nos han visto!
spot /(e)s'pot/ sustantivo masculino (pl ( anuncio) commercial, advertisement (BrE) ' spot' also found in these entries: Spanish: afear - aprieto - apuro - brete - débil - debilidad - flaca - flaco - grano - lance - llaga - luminosa - luminoso - lunar - mancha - merendero - paraje - parte - pinta - rincón - salir - sebo - solana - acto - atinado - caer - chispear - clavado - conflictivo - encontrar - espinilla - paso - preciso - punto - vaina - ver English: beauty spot - come off - commercial - penalty spot - spot - spot-check - spot-on - tight - beauty - blind - breezy - distant - frozen - hide - hot - place - rooted - sun - tender - trouble - wondertr[spɒt]2 (mark, stain) mancha3 (blemish, pimple) grano4 (place) sitio, lugar nombre masculino■ what a lovely spot for a picnic! ¡qué lugar más bonito para un picnic!5 (area of body) punto; (flaw) mancha■ weak spot punto débil, punto flaco6 (fix, trouble) lío, aprieto, apuro7 (place in broadcast) espacio■ a spot of bother un problemilla, un pequeño disgusto9 (position) puesto10 familiar (spotlight) foco1 (notice) darse cuenta de, notar; (see) ver; (recognize) reconocer; (find) encontrar, descubrir; (catch out) pillar■ can you spot the mistake? ¿puedes descubrir el error?2 (mark with spots) motear; (stain) manchar, salpicar1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (rain) chispear, lloviznar1 (price, cash) contante, al contado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the spot (at once, then and there) en ese mismo momento, en el acto, allí mismo 2 (at the place of the action) en el lugar del los hechos, en el lugar del crimen 3 (without moving away) en el lugarto see spots before one's eyes ver manchasto put somebody on the spot poner a alguien en un aprietoto spot the winner elegir el ganadorpenalty spot punto de penaltispot cash dinero contantespot check control nombre masculino hecho al azarspot fine multa que se paga en el actospot welding soldadura por puntos1) stain: manchar2) recognize, see: ver, reconocerto spot an error: descubrir un errorspot vi: mancharsespot adj: hecho al azara spot check: un vistazo, un control aleatoriospot n1) stain: mancha f2) dot: punto m3) pimple: grano mto break out in spots: salirle granos a alguien4) predicament: apuro m, aprieto m, lío min a tight spot: en apuros5) place: lugar m, sitio mto be on the spot: estar en el lugaradj.• contante adj.• disponible adj.n.• asiento s.m.• chafarrinón s.m.• desdoro s.m.• deslustre s.m.• espacio publicitario s.m.• lugar s.m.• lunar s.m.• mancha s.f.• mancilla s.f.• mácula s.f.• paraje s.m.• pinta s.f.• puesto s.m.• sitio s.m.v.• amancillar v.• chafarrinar v.• macular v.• manchar v.• mancillar v.• tiznar v.• vislumbrar v.
I spɑːt, spɒt1)a) ( dot - on material) lunar m, mota f, pepa f (Col, Ven fam); (- on animal's skin) mancha fto knock spots off something/somebody — (colloq) darle* cien or cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien (fam), darle* sopas con honda(s) a algo/alguien (Esp fam)
b) (blemish, stain) mancha fc) ( pimple) (BrE) grano m, espinilla f (AmL)she broke out o came out in spots — le salieron granos
2)a) (location, place) lugar m, sitio mon the spot: firemen were quickly on the spot los bomberos se presentaron sin demora en el lugar del siniestro; he had to decide on the spot tuvo que decidir en ese mismo momento; they were killed on the spot los mataron allí mismo; on-the-spot fine multa que se paga en el acto; to be rooted to the spot — quedarse clavado en el sitio or paralizado
b) ( difficult situation)to be in a (tight) spot — estar* en apuros or en un lío or en un aprieto
to put somebody on the spot — poner* a alguien en un apuro or aprieto
3) (of character, personality) punto myou've touched a rather sore spot there — has puesto el dedo en la llaga
to have a soft spot for somebody/something — (colloq) tener* debilidad por alguien/algo
to hit the spot — (esp AmE) caer* muy bien
4)a) ( drop) gota fb) ( small amount) (BrE colloq) (no pl)do you fancy a spot of supper? — ¿quieres cenar algo?
5) (Rad, TV) ( time) espacio ma commercial spot — un spot publicitario, una cuña publicitaria, un anuncio
6) (position, job) (AmE) puesto m7) spotlight
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1) \<\<error\>\> descubrir*; \<\<bargain\>\> encontrar*he finally spotted her in the crowd — al final la vio or la divisó or (AmL tb) la ubicó entre el gentío
2) ( mark) (usu pass) manchar[spɒt]1. N1) (=dot) lunar m- knock spots off sb2) (=stain, mark) mancha fspots of blood/grease — manchas de sangre/grasa
3) (Med) (=pimple) grano m, granito m•
she broke out or came out in spots — (=pimples) le salieron granos en la piel; (=rash) le salió un sarpullido, le salieron granos en la pielbeauty 2.•
he's covered in spots — (=pimples) está lleno de granos; (=rash) le ha salido un sarpullido por todo el cuerpo, está lleno de granos4) (=place) sitio m, lugar m ; (=scene) escena f, escenario mit's a lovely spot for a picnic — es un sitio or lugar precioso para un picnic
a tender spot on the arm — un punto or lugar sensible en el brazo
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an accident black spot — un punto negro para los accidentes•
on the spot — (=immediately) en el acto; (=there) en el mismo sitioluckily they were able to mend the car on the spot — afortunadamente consiguieron arreglar el coche allí mismo
the firemen were on the spot in three minutes — los bomberos acudieron or llegaron en tres minutos
to pay cash on the spot — (US) pagar al contado
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his soft spot — su debilidad, su punto flaco, su lado flaco (LAm)•
his weak spot — su debilidad, su punto flaco, su lado flaco (LAm)to know sb's weak spots — conocer las debilidades de algn, saber de qué pie cojea algn *
- touch a sore spot5) (Brit) * (=small quantity) poquito m, pizca fjust a spot, thanks — un poquitín, gracias
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we had a spot of rain yesterday — ayer se sintieron gotas de lluvia6) (=difficulty) apuro m, aprieto m•
to be in a (tight) spot — estar en un apuro or aprieto•
now I'm really on the spot — ahora me veo de verdad entre la espada y la pared•
to put sb on the spot — (=put in difficulty) poner a algn en un apuro or aprieto; (=compromise) comprometer a algn7) (Rad, Theat, TV) (in show) espacio m ; (Rad, TV) (=advertisement) espacio m publicitario8) * (=spotlight) foco m2. VT1) (with mud etc) salpicar, manchar ( with de)2) (=notice) darse cuenta de, notar; (=see) observar, darse cuenta de; (=recognize) reconocer; (=catch out) coger, pillar3.VI4.CPDspot-checkspot check N — comprobación f en el acto, reconocimiento m rápido
spot market N — mercado m al contado
spot price N — precio m de entrega inmediata
spot remover N — quitamanchas m inv
spot survey N — inspección f sorpresa
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I [spɑːt, spɒt]1)a) ( dot - on material) lunar m, mota f, pepa f (Col, Ven fam); (- on animal's skin) mancha fto knock spots off something/somebody — (colloq) darle* cien or cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien (fam), darle* sopas con honda(s) a algo/alguien (Esp fam)
b) (blemish, stain) mancha fc) ( pimple) (BrE) grano m, espinilla f (AmL)she broke out o came out in spots — le salieron granos
2)a) (location, place) lugar m, sitio mon the spot: firemen were quickly on the spot los bomberos se presentaron sin demora en el lugar del siniestro; he had to decide on the spot tuvo que decidir en ese mismo momento; they were killed on the spot los mataron allí mismo; on-the-spot fine multa que se paga en el acto; to be rooted to the spot — quedarse clavado en el sitio or paralizado
b) ( difficult situation)to be in a (tight) spot — estar* en apuros or en un lío or en un aprieto
to put somebody on the spot — poner* a alguien en un apuro or aprieto
3) (of character, personality) punto myou've touched a rather sore spot there — has puesto el dedo en la llaga
to have a soft spot for somebody/something — (colloq) tener* debilidad por alguien/algo
to hit the spot — (esp AmE) caer* muy bien
4)a) ( drop) gota fb) ( small amount) (BrE colloq) (no pl)do you fancy a spot of supper? — ¿quieres cenar algo?
5) (Rad, TV) ( time) espacio ma commercial spot — un spot publicitario, una cuña publicitaria, un anuncio
6) (position, job) (AmE) puesto m7) spotlight
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1) \<\<error\>\> descubrir*; \<\<bargain\>\> encontrar*he finally spotted her in the crowd — al final la vio or la divisó or (AmL tb) la ubicó entre el gentío
2) ( mark) (usu pass) manchar
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