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101 chose
chose [∫oz]1. feminine nouna. thing• chose étrange or curieuse, il a accepté strangely or curiously enough, he accepted• de deux choses l'une: soit..., soit... there are two possibilities: either..., or...(PROV) chose promise, chose due promises are made to be keptb. ( = événements, activités) les choses things• en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/worstc. ( = ce dont il s'agit) il va vous expliquer la chose he'll tell you what it's all about2. invariable adjective• être/se sentir tout chose (inf) (bizarre) to feel a bit peculiar ; (malade) to be under the weather* * *ʃoz
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(colloq) adjectif
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1) ( objet) thing‘une bière’ - ‘la même chose (pour moi)’ — ‘a beer’ - ‘the same for me’
la même chose s'il vous plaît — ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; quelque 3.
2) ( entité) thinget, chose incroyable, il a dit oui — and the incredible thing is that he said yes
c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui — it's always the same here/with him
je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose — I've thought of something
voilà autre chose! — (colloq) that's something else!
3) (affaire, activité, message) thingj'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire — I've got something/two or three things to tell you
c'est pas des choses (colloq) à dire — that's the last thing to say
parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about one thing and another ou this and that
en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire — at best/at (the) worst
on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps — we' ll cross that bridge when we come to it
avant toute chose — ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else
‘avez-vous déménagé?’ - ‘c'est chose faite’ — ‘have you moved?’ - ‘it's all done’
voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite — that's one thing out of the way
4) (ce don’t il s'agit) matterla chose don’t je vous parle — what I'm talking about
il a bien/mal pris la chose — he took it well/badly
5) ( personne)ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose — he/she is a poor little thing
6) (colloq) ( activités sexuelles)être un peu porté sur la chose — to like it (colloq), to be keen on sex
7) (colloq) ( nom de substitution)Chose m'a dit qu'il… — what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…
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choses nom féminin pluriel1) ( réalité)2) ( domaine)les choses de l'esprit/de la chair — things of the mind/of the flesh
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʃoz1. nf1) (= objet, activité) thingC'est une chose bizarre, dont on ne voit pas l'utilité. — It's a strange thing that we can't see the point of.
J'ai fait des choses intéressantes pendant les vacances. — I did some interesting things during the holidays.
Il m'a dit une chose incroyable. — He told me something incredible.
parler de chose et d'autre; parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that
ne pas être une mauvaise chose — to be no bad thing, not to be a bad thing
c'est maintenant chose faite; Elle n'avait pas encore gagné le titre suprême, c'est maintenant chose faite. — She'd yet to win the supreme title, and now she's done it.
dire bien des choses à qn; dites-lui bien des choses de ma part — give her all my best
2. choses nfplles bonnes choses (= les mets savoureux) — good food
3. nm* (= machin, machine) thingamajig4. adj invêtre tout chose (= bizarre) — to be a bit odd, (= malade) to be out of sorts
se sentir tout chose (= bizarre) — to feel a bit odd, (= malade) to feel out of sorts
* * *A ○adj se sentir/avoir l'air tout chose to feel/look out of sorts.B nf1 ( objet) thing; il aime les bonnes choses he likes good things; ils ont acheté beaucoup de choses pour dîner they've bought a lot of things for dinner; quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? what else could I buy them?; ‘une bière’-‘la même chose (pour moi)’ ‘a beer’-‘the same for me’; la même chose s'il vous plaît ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; ⇒ quelque C;2 ( entité) thing; c'est une bonne/mauvaise chose (en soi) it's a good/bad thing (in itself); il y a de bonnes choses dans ce livre there are some good things in this book; une seule et unique chose one thing only; il ne s'intéresse qu'à une seule et unique chose he's only interested in one thing; et, chose incroyable/aberrante, il a dit oui and the incredible/absurd thing is that he said yes; de deux choses l'une it's got to be one thing or the other; il se passe la même chose ici the same thing is happening here; c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui it's always the same here/with him; tu seras privé de dessert et même chose pour ta sœur you won't get your dessert and the same goes for your sister; une chose communément admise a widely accepted fact; je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose I've thought of something; c'est autre chose that's different; autre chose, avez-vous pensé à faire…? another thing, have you thought about doing…?; et si on parlait d'autre chose let's talk about something else; ce n'est pas autre chose que de la jalousie it's nothing but jealousy; c'est ça, ce n'est pas autre chose it's that and nothing else; voilà autre chose○! that's something else!; c'est une chose de rentrer tard, c'en est une autre de disparaître pour trois jours it's one thing to come home late, quite another (thing) to disappear for three days; ⇒ dû;3 (affaire, activité, message) thing; j'ai une ou deux choses à faire en ville I've got one or two things to do in town; j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire I've got something/two or three things to tell you; (vous direz) bien des choses à votre famille/Madame Lemoine give my best regards to your family/Mrs Lemoine; c'était la seule chose à ne pas dire/faire that was the last thing to say/do; c'est pas des choses○ à dire/faire that's the last thing to say/do; parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another ou this and that; la pire chose qui puisse m'arriver the worst thing that could happen to me; en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/at (the) worst; mettre les choses au point to clear things up; ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's (just) one of those things, these things happen; on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; avant toute chose ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else; la chose à craindre the worrying thing; ce n'est pas chose facile or aisée de faire it's no easy thing to do; c'est chose courante que de faire it's common to do; faire bien les choses to do things properly; ‘avez-vous déménagé?’-‘c'est chose faite’ ‘have you moved?’-‘it's all done’; il leur manquait la bombe atomique, c'est désormais chose faite they needed the atomic bomb, now they've got it; il a l'intention de vous écrire si ce n'est pas déjà chose faite he intends to write to you if he hasn't already done so; voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way;4 ( ce dont il s'agit) matter; la chose en question the matter in hand; la chose est d'importance the matter is of some importance; je vais vous expliquer la chose I'll tell you what it is (all) about; la chose dont je vous parle what I'm talking about; il a pris la chose avec humour he saw the funny side of it; il a bien/mal pris la chose he took it well/badly; comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?;5 ( personne) ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose he/she is a poor little thing;6 ○( activités sexuelles) être un peu porté sur la chose to like it○, to be keen on sex;7 ○( nom de substitution) Chose m'a dit qu'il… what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…; un costume de chez Chose a suit from thingummy's.C choses nfpl1 ( réalité) la nature des choses the nature of things; les choses étant ce qu'elles sont things being what they are; toutes choses (étant) égales par ailleurs other ou all things being equal; regarder les choses de plus près to take a closer look at things;2 ( domaine) les choses d'ici bas or de ce monde the things of this world; les choses de l'esprit/de la chair things of the mind/of the flesh; les choses de la religion religious matters; les choses de la vie (quotidienne) the little things in life.chose imprimée printed word; chose jugée Jur res judicata; autorité de la chose jugée binding force of the res judicata; chose léguée Jur bequest; chose publique liter res publica, state; chose en soi Philos thing-in-itself.en toutes choses il faut considérer la fin in all matters one must consider the outcome; il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent Prov take things as they come.[ʃoz] nom fémininA.[SENS CONCRET]1. [bien matériel, nourriture, vêtement] thingj'ai encore des choses à lui chez moi I still have a few of his things ou some of his belongings at home2. [objet ou produit indéterminé] thingC.[SENS ABSTRAIT]1. [acte, fait]une chose a thing, somethingah, encore une chose, je ne viendrai pas demain oh, one more thing, I won't be coming tomorrowune chose est sûre, il perdra one thing's (for) sure, he'll loseen avril, ce sera chose faite ou la chose sera faite it will be done by Aprilce n'est pas la même chose [cela change tout] it's a different matterje suis retourné à mon village, mais ce n'est plus la même chose I went back to my village, but it's just not the same any morela fidélité est une chose, l'amour en est une autre faithfulness is one thing, love is quite anotherce n'est pas la chose à dire/faire! what a thing to say/do!chose extraordinaire/curieuse, il était à l'heure! amazingly/strangely enough, he was on time!faire bien les choses [savoir recevoir] to do things in style2. [parole] thingje vais te dire une (bonne) chose, ça ne marchera jamais let me tell you something, it'll never workqu'a-t-il dit? — peu de choses en vérité what did he say? — very little ou nothing much, actuallybavarder ou parler de choses et d'autres to chat about this and that3. [écrit] thing4. [ce dont il est question]5. (soutenu) [affaires]————————[ʃoz] nom masculin2. [pour désigner une personne]a. [homme] What's-his-name, Thingieb. [femme] What's-her-name, Thingie————————[ʃoz] adjectif————————choses nom féminin pluriel[situation] thingsles choses étant ce qu'elles sont as things stand, things being as they arede deux choses l'une locution adverbialede deux choses l'une, ou tu m'obéis ou tu vas te coucher! either you do as I tell you or you go to bed, it's up to you! -
102 meno
1. adv lesssuperlativo leastmathematics minusil meno possibile as little as possibledi meno at leasta meno che unlessper lo meno at leastsono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to sixsempre meno less and lessfare a meno di qualcosa do without somethingvenir meno a qualcuno forze desert someonevenir meno alla parola data not keep one's word2. prep except* * *meno avv.compar.1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.* * *['meno]1. avv1) lessè meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought
ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me
meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better
deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty
andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university
2) (con senso superlativo) least3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2
sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am
mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few
eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!
ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short
ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)
4)non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he isnon voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him
meno di — to do o manage withoutse non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without
non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing
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men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flashmeno gli inglesi — least of all the Englishfammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not
meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us knownon mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks
2. agg inv(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewermeno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better
3. sm inv1)il meno — the leastera il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it
parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that
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meno — (la minoranza) the minority2) Mat minus (sign)4. prep(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)meno uno — all but one* * *['meno] 1.1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less2) (con un avverbio) less3) (con un verbo) lessguadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does
meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better
meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out
4) (con un numerale) lessmeno di due ore — under o less than two hours
non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros
(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least
6) (in correlazione con "più")né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)
7) (con valore di negazione) not8) da menoho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up
10) a meno di short of11) a meno che unless12) sempre meno less and less13) meno male thank goodness14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least15) tanto menonon l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him
era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk
16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about2."ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"
aggettivo invariabile1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer3.1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15
2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least2) mat. minus (sign)••parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE
in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time
••fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]
Note:Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *meno/'meno/Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.I avverbio1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short10 a meno di short of11 a meno che unless12 sempre meno less and less13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewestIII preposizione1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 152 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10IV m.inv.1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible2 mat. minus (sign)parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it. -
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adj.not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.adv.little, not very, not much.m.little.* * *► adjetivo1 little (plural) few, not many1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little1 a little, a bit■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?\a poco de shortly afterdentro de poco soon, presentlyhace poco not long agopocas veces rarely, not often, seldompoco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bitpoco antes shortly beforepoco después shortly afterwardspoco después de shortly afterpoco más o menos more or lesspoco menos que almost, nearlypor poco nearlypor si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything————————1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little* * *1. adv.little, few- por poco 2. (f. - poca)pron.little, few3. (f. - poca)adj.little, few, not much* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] little, not muchtenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time
hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese
con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect
el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain
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poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thingcomemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much
es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her
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y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all2) [en plural] few, not manypocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...
tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) (=poca cosa)la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use
b)• un poco — a bit, a little
-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"
he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk
le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly
espera un poco — wait a minute o moment
estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad
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un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father•
un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!
c) [referido a tiempo] not longtardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it
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a poco de — shortly after•
cada poco — every so often•
dentro de poco — shortly, soon•
hace poco — not long agofuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently
la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while
2) [en plural] fewpocos son los que... — there are few who...
como hay pocos —
3. ADV1) [con verbos] not much, littlecuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little
vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid
lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little
2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent
3) [otras locuciones]*¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!
¡a poco no! — not much! *
¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?
¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?
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de a poco — LAm gradually•
tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss•
por poco — almost, nearlypor poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned
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a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possiblea poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it
* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.----* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *poco1es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all gratefules un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known authorme resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninterestinghabla poco he doesn't say much o a lotduerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very muchviene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes aroundpoco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like ricemuy poco vino very little winemuy pocos niños very few childrenhemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothesa poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunityhay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the tradeéramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of usfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell youa esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfiedme he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knewle dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesosA(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat muchsírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfastpor poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming inse conforma con poco he's easily satisfiedpoco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit mepoco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to melo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on winecompra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few leftes un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like himpocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do thatBhace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little whiletardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchenfalta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far offa poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stoppeddentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortlypoco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she leftC1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little restespera un poquito wait a little whiletodavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little2un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/winetiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham3un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japanun poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/lateme queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a littleD ( en locs):¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a timede a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all upen poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat usen poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't cometienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's livesme tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thingpoco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito graduallypoco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by littlepoco más o menos approximately, roughlyhabrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two millionpoco menos que nearlyes poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossiblele pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed herpoco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them outpor poco nearlypor poco nos descubren we were nearly found out* * *
poco 1 adverbio:◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;
es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;
( en plural) few;
muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3◊ un poco
( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;
espera un poco wait a whileb)
c) un poco + adj/adv:◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late
4 ( en locs)◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;
¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually
* * *poco, -a♦ adj(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;de poca importancia of little importance;poca agua not much water;pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;hace poco tiempo not long ago;dame unos pocos días give me a few days;esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata♦ pron1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;* * *I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;un poco de a little;unos pocos a fewII adv little;trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;poco conocido little known;poco a poco little by little;dentro de poco soon, shortly;hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;desde hace poco (for) a short while;por poco nearly, almost;¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enoughIII m:un poco a little, a bit* * *poco adv1) : little, not muchpoco probable: not very likelycome poco: he doesn't eat much2) : a short time, a whiletardaremos poco: we won't be very long3)poco antes : shortly before4)poco después : shortly afterpoco, -ca adj1) : little, not much, (a) fewtengo poco dinero: I don't have much moneyen no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasionspoca gente: few people2)pocas veces : rarelypoco, -ca pron1) : little, fewle falta poco para terminar: he's almost finisheduno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few2)un poco : a little, a bitun poco de vino: a little wineun poco extraño: a bit strange3)¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?4)de a poco : little by little5)hace poco : not long ago6)poco a poco : little by little7)dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while8)por poco : nearly, almost* * *poco1 adj1. (singular) not much2. (plural) few / not manytiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friendspoco2 adv1. (con verbos) not much2. (no mucho tiempo) not long3. (con adjetivos) not verypoco3 n a little / a bittengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a littlepoco4 pron1. (singular) not muchcompra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left2. (plural) few / not many¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many -
104 parler
parler [paʀle]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to speak• parlez plus fort ! speak up!• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!• sans parler de... not to mention...• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sthc. ( = révéler des faits) to talk2. <a. [+ langue] to speak3. <a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.4. <a. ( = manière de parler) speechb. ( = langue régionale) dialect* * *
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1. paʀle1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]2) ( discuter)parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics
parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films
2.
parler à verbe transitif indirectparler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with
trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match
moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!
3.
parler de verbe transitif indirect1) ( discuter)parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)
parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another
faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news
tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)
ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!
n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it
finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done
2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]3) ( s'entretenir)parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody
parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talkparler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian
parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent
2) ( s'exprimer) to speakparle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening
une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)
tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)
3) ( bavarder) to talkparler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)
4) ( faire des aveux) to talk
5.
se parler verbe pronominal1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken
II paʀlenom masculin1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech2) Linguistique dialect* * *paʀle1. nm1) [individu] speech, way of speaking2) [région] dialect2. vi1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speakIl ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.
2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talkparler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb
parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth
Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.
un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year
parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb
3) (= discuter) to talkNous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.
Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.
4) (= avouer) to talk3. vt1) [langue] to speakIl parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.
2)* * *parler verb table: aimerA nm1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;2 Ling dialect.B vtr2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.D parler de vtr ind1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!E vi1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.F se parler vpr1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.I[parle] nom masculinII[parle] verbe intransitifA.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voiceparler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voiceparle plus fort speak louder ou upparlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loudparler par gestes ou signes to use sign languageje n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speakingil parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctlytu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talkparler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalfparler contre/pour to speak against/forpolitiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speakingparler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebodyparler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebodyje ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any morepuis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody3. [discuter] to talkassez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebodytiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to letparler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the warparler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literatureparler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing somethingparler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidateon m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of womanaprès ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarityparlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you feltje cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me[jaser] to talkb. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers4. [avouer] to talkfaire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk5. [être éloquent] to speak volumesles chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves6. JEUXB.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadlinen'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it————————[parle] verbe transitif[langue] to speakparler affaires/politique to talk business/politics————————se parler verbe pronominal(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other————————se parler verbe pronominal————————se parler verbe pronominal————————sans parler de locution prépositionnellesans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that... -
105 otro
adj.other, one other, another, every other.pron.another one, other, another, every other.m.other.* * *► adjetivo1 other, another■ el otro día... the other day...1 other, another\otro de tantos nothing exceptionalotro que tal baila he (she) is just as bad¡otra! ¡otra! encore!, more!* * *1. = otra, adj.1) other2) another•- otra vez2. = otra, pron.1) other one2) another one* * *1. ADJ1) (=diferente) [en singular] another; [en plural] other¿tiene algún otro modelo? — do you have any other models?
¿hay alguna otra manera de hacerlo? — is there any other way of doing it?
le pago, de otro modo no lo haría — I'm paying her, otherwise she wouldn't do it
por otra parte, he de admitir que me gusta — on the other hand, I have to admit I like it
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otro tanto, Juan me insultó y Antonio hizo otro tanto — Juan insulted me and so did Antoniomundo 1)ayer subió tres puntos y hoy aumentará otro tanto — it went up by three points yesterday and will rise by the same amount today
2) (=uno más) [en singular, con cifras] another; [en plural] other¿quieres otra taza de café? — would you like another cup of coffee?
va a ser otro Hitler — he's going to be a second o another Hitler
después volvió con otros ocho libros — then he came back with another eight books o with eight more books
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otra cosa, me gustaría preguntarle otra cosa — I'd like to ask you something else¿desea alguna otra cosa? — would you like anything else?
3) [en una secuencia temporal]a) [en el futuro] nextse fue y a la otra semana me escribió — * he left and wrote to me the next week
b) [en el pasado] other2. PRON1) (=diferente) [en singular] another, another one; [en plural] others-he perdido mi lápiz -no importa, tengo otro — "I have lost my pencil" - "it doesn't matter, I've got another (one)"
todos los países europeos y alguno que otro de África — all the countries in Europe and some from Africa
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el otro — the other one•
lo otro no importa — the rest doesn't matter2) (=uno más) [en singular] another, another one; [en plural] others¿quieres otro? — do you want another (one)?
¿me puede enseñar otros? — could you show me some others o more?
se me perdieron y me dieron otros — I lost them, but they gave me some more
¡otra! — [en concierto] encore!; [en bar] (the) same again, please
3) [en una secuencia temporal]el jueves que viene no, el otro — a week on Thursday
4) [referido a personas] [en singular] somebody else; [en plural] otherscomo dijo el otro — as somebody o someone said
unos creen que ganará, otros que perderá — some think he'll win, others that he'll lose
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uno y otro — both, both of themunos y otros coinciden en que... — both sides o groups agree that..., they all agree that...
* * *Iotra adjetivo1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another; (pl) other; ( con numerales) another¿puedo comer otro trozo? — can I have another piece?
una y otra vez — time and time again; ver tanto III 2)
2) ( diferente) (sing) another; (pl) other¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? — don't you know any other songs?
3) ( estableciendo un contraste) other- otro yo4)a) (siguiente, contiguo) nextal otro día me llamó — she phoned me the following o (the) next day
b)IIotra pronombre1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another (one)¿quieres otro? — would you like another (one)?
2) ( diferente)los otros no están listos — ( hablando - de personas) the others aren't ready; (- de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready
4) (siguiente, contiguo)de un día para (el) otro — overnight, from one day to the next
la semana que viene no, la otra — not next week, the week after
* * *= alternate, another, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], other.Ex. Libraries which are not dependent upon the Library of Congress for cataloging copy are free to use the alternate rule.Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.Ex. In most search statements or document profiles it is possible to designate certain concepts as being more significant than their neighbours.Ex. Use is still low with c100 requests per year for safety-related information but only c20 other requests.----* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian = love it or loathe it.* algunos otros + Nombre = various other + Nombre.* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.* a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time.* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.* cualquier otra cosa = whatever else.* cualquier otro = you name it.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.* del otro modo = the other way (a)round.* de otro mundo = unworldly.* de otros tiempos = of yore.* de otro tiempo = of yore.* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one form or another.* de una lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.* de una parte a otra = back and forth.* de una punta a otra = end to end.* de un + Expresión Temporal + a otro = from one + Expresión Temporal + to the next.* de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.* de uno a otro = across.* de un sitio a otro = back and forth.* de un sitio para otro = on the move.* de un tipo u otro = of one kind or another.* dicho de otro modo = said differently.* el consejo de otra person = a second opinion.* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.* en lugar de otro = vicariously.* en otra categoría = on a different plane.* en otra escala = on a different plane.* en otra parte = further afield.* en otras palabras = which is to say.* en otro nivel = on a different plane.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* en otro sitio = down the road.* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.* entre otras cosas = for one thing, inter alia.* entre otros = amongst others, among others.* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.* inspirado en otros = copycat.* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* lo otro = otherness.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mapa que se inserta en otro documento = inclusion map.* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.* ninguna otra persona = no one else.* ningún otro = no other.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.* no tener otra opción = have + no choice.* no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.* ¡otra! = encore!.* otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.* otra cara, la = flip side, the.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.* otra posibilidad = as an alternative.* otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].* otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.* otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.* otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.* otro ejemplar = additional copy.* otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* otros cuantos = several other.* otros tantos = as many.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.* pero por otra parte = but then again.* pero por otro lado = but then again.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por otra parte = on the flip side.* por otro lado = on the other hand, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.* qué otra cosa = what else.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.* todos los otros = all of the other.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una noche tras otra = night after night.* una y otra vez = over and over, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, over and over again.* un día sí y otro no = every other day.* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.* un día tras otro = day after day.* unos con otros = one another.* unos de otros = one another.* unos encima de los otros = one on another.* uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.* uno u otro = one or another.* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.* y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).* y otro(s) = et al. (et alii), still (an)other(s).* * *Iotra adjetivo1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another; (pl) other; ( con numerales) another¿puedo comer otro trozo? — can I have another piece?
una y otra vez — time and time again; ver tanto III 2)
2) ( diferente) (sing) another; (pl) other¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? — don't you know any other songs?
3) ( estableciendo un contraste) other- otro yo4)a) (siguiente, contiguo) nextal otro día me llamó — she phoned me the following o (the) next day
b)IIotra pronombre1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another (one)¿quieres otro? — would you like another (one)?
2) ( diferente)los otros no están listos — ( hablando - de personas) the others aren't ready; (- de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready
4) (siguiente, contiguo)de un día para (el) otro — overnight, from one day to the next
la semana que viene no, la otra — not next week, the week after
* * *= alternate, another, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], other.Ex: Libraries which are not dependent upon the Library of Congress for cataloging copy are free to use the alternate rule.
Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.Ex: In most search statements or document profiles it is possible to designate certain concepts as being more significant than their neighbours.Ex: Use is still low with c100 requests per year for safety-related information but only c20 other requests.* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian = love it or loathe it.* algunos otros + Nombre = various other + Nombre.* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.* a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time.* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.* cualquier otra cosa = whatever else.* cualquier otro = you name it.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.* del otro modo = the other way (a)round.* de otro mundo = unworldly.* de otros tiempos = of yore.* de otro tiempo = of yore.* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one form or another.* de una lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.* de una parte a otra = back and forth.* de una punta a otra = end to end.* de un + Expresión Temporal + a otro = from one + Expresión Temporal + to the next.* de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.* de uno a otro = across.* de un sitio a otro = back and forth.* de un sitio para otro = on the move.* de un tipo u otro = of one kind or another.* dicho de otro modo = said differently.* el consejo de otra person = a second opinion.* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.* en lugar de otro = vicariously.* en otra categoría = on a different plane.* en otra escala = on a different plane.* en otra parte = further afield.* en otras palabras = which is to say.* en otro nivel = on a different plane.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* en otro sitio = down the road.* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.* entre otras cosas = for one thing, inter alia.* entre otros = amongst others, among others.* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.* inspirado en otros = copycat.* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* lo otro = otherness.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mapa que se inserta en otro documento = inclusion map.* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.* ninguna otra persona = no one else.* ningún otro = no other.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.* no tener otra opción = have + no choice.* no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.* ¡otra! = encore!.* otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.* otra cara, la = flip side, the.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.* otra posibilidad = as an alternative.* otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].* otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.* otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.* otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.* otro ejemplar = additional copy.* otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* otros cuantos = several other.* otros tantos = as many.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.* pero por otra parte = but then again.* pero por otro lado = but then again.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por otra parte = on the flip side.* por otro lado = on the other hand, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.* qué otra cosa = what else.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.* todos los otros = all of the other.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una noche tras otra = night after night.* una y otra vez = over and over, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, over and over again.* un día sí y otro no = every other day.* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.* un día tras otro = day after day.* unos con otros = one another.* unos de otros = one another.* unos encima de los otros = one on another.* uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.* uno u otro = one or another.* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.* y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).* y otro(s) = et al. (et alii), still (an)other(s).* * *¿puedo comer otro trozo? can I have another piece?tiene otros tres hijos he has another three children, he has three other childrennecesito otras cinco libras/otros dos kilos I need another five pounds/two kilosdéjame probar otra vez let me try againuna y otra vez time and time againhay otra manera de hacerlo there's another o a different way of doing it¿puedes venir en otro momento? can you come another o some other time?¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? don't you know any other songs?, is that the only song you know?no hay otra forma de aprenderlo there's no other way of learning it o to learn itdecidió probar otros métodos she decided to try other methodsponlo en otro sitio put it somewhere elsela realidad es muy otra the truth of the matter is very differentC (estableciendo un contraste) otherqueda del otro lado de la calle it's on the other side of the streetsus otras compañías his other companies, the rest of his companiesCompuestos:el otro mundo the next world● otro yomasculine alter ego, other selfD1 (siguiente, contiguo) nextal otro día me llamó por teléfono she phoned me the following o (the) next dayse bajó en la otra parada he got off at the next stop2el otro día the other daylo vi el otro día en el club I saw him at the club the other dayA (con carácter adicional) ( sing) another, another one¿quieres otro? would you like another (one)?¡otra! encore!B(diferente): desde que adelgazó parece otra since she lost weight she looks a different personquiero éste y no voy a aceptar ningún otro this is the one I want and I won't accept any otherla dejó por otra he left her for somebody else o for another womanotros piensan que no es así others feel that this is not soC(estableciendo un contraste): la otra es mejor the other one is betterlos otros no están listos (hablando — de personas) the others aren't ready; (— de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't readyde lo otro, te llamaré luego as for the other matter o business, I'll call you latertodo lo otro va en este cajón everything else goes in this drawerD(siguiente, contiguo): un día sí y otro no every other dayde un día para el otro overnight, from one day to the nextla semana que viene no, la otra not next week, the week afterse tomó tres, uno detrás del otro he drank three, one after the otherEotra que … ( RPl fam): otra que un par de días, les llevó dos semanas a couple of days my foot! o what do you mean a couple of days? it took them two weeksno vamos a poder ir de vacaciones, otra que viaje a Europa … we won't be going on vacation, never mind o let alone to Europe!* * *
otro,◊ otra adjetivo
1 ( con carácter adicional) ( sing) another;
(pl) other;
( con numerales) another;◊ ¿puedo comer otro trozo? can I have another piece?;
prueba otra vez try again;
una y otra vez time and time again;
ver tanto 2 pronombre 2
2 ( diferente) ( sing) another;
(pl) other;
¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? don't you know any other songs?;
en otro sitio somewhere else;
en otro momento some other time
3 ( estableciendo un contraste) other;
4 (siguiente, contiguo) next;
ver tb◊ día
■ pronombre
1 ( con carácter adicional) ( sing) another (one);◊ ¿quieres otro? would you like another (one)?
2 ( diferente):
no voy a aceptar ningún otro I won't accept any other;
lo cambié por otro I changed it for another one;
¿no tiene otros? have you any other ones?;
otros piensan que no es así others feel that this is not so
3 ( estableciendo un contraste):
(— de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready
4 (siguiente, contiguo):◊ la semana que viene no, la otra not next week, the week after;
uno detrás del otro one after the other
otro,-a
I adj indef
1 (adicional, añadido) another: había otra muñeca, there was another doll
(distinto, diferente) no veo otra solución, I can see no other solution
otras veces es más amable, other times he's nicer
2 (con artículo definido) other: la otra hermana es rubia, the other sister is blonde
el otro día no pude llamarte, I couldn't phone you the other day
II pron indef
1 (adicional, extra) another (one): me tomaría otra, I'll have another one
(distinto, diferente) no quiero otra, I don't want any other one
unos ganan y otros pierden, some win, others lose
lo confundí con otro, I mistook him for somebody else
2 (con artículo definido) (sing) the other (one)
(pl) (personas, cosas) the others, the other ones
Another se emplea con sustantivos en singular y (any) other con sustantivos en plural: No tengo otro. I haven't got another. No tengo otros. I haven't got any others. Si, además, quieres añadir un número, emplearemos another o more: Quiero otros tres pasteles. I want another three cakes o I want three more cakes.
' otro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- alguna
- alguno
- ancha
- ancho
- apestosa
- apestoso
- bailar
- bando
- beneficio
- cambiar
- cantar
- cascar
- collado
- comunicar
- contraria
- contrario
- dejar
- día
- dicha
- dicho
- embestir
- encargo
- enfadarse
- enjabonar
- espíritu
- gallo
- grosor
- hacer
- harina
- jueves
- lado
- llevarse
- lo
- marcar
- más
- mí
- mismamente
- momento
- mundo
- nada
- nadie
- ninguna
- ninguno
- no
- nunca
- oído
- otra
- pasar
- preferir
English:
about
- across
- affair
- after
- alien
- another
- apart
- approach
- astir
- blind
- breadth
- bygone
- chain-smoke
- cloud cuckoo land
- connect
- cop
- copycat
- cross
- dash
- die off
- disturbing
- dribble
- each
- ear
- else
- elsewhere
- escape
- far
- flip side
- foreign
- further
- get on to
- get onto
- hand
- home
- hot
- interfere
- marmalade
- minute
- miss
- mix up
- more
- neither
- new
- nutty
- object
- odd
- one
- other
- otherwise
* * *otro, -a♦ adj1. [distinto] another;otros/otras other;otro chico another boy;el otro chico the other boy;(los) otros chicos (the) other boys;¿conoces otro sitio donde podamos ir? do you know anywhere else we could go?;no hay otra impresora como ésta there's no other printer quite like this one;dame otra cosa, no quiero agua could I have something else? I don't feel like water;no hace otra cosa que llorar she does nothing but cry;el otro día [pasado] the other day;al otro año volvimos a Acapulco [año siguiente] we returned to Acapulco the following year;otros pocos/muchos votaron a favor a few/several of the others voted in favour2. [nuevo] another;estamos ante otro Dalí this is another Dali;otros tres goles another three goals;vendrán otros dos amigos another two friends will come;yo hubiera hecho otro tanto I would have done just the same;otra vez again♦ pronanother (one);el otro the other one;otros/otras others;los otros/las otras the others;¿nos tomamos otra? shall we have another (one)?;dame otro give me another (one);sé que sales con otra I know you're seeing another woman o someone else;¡pareces otro! you look like a completely different person!;mientras uno baila, el otro canta while one of them dances, the other sings;la semana que viene no, la otra the week after next;los perros se mordían el uno al otro the dogs were biting each other;nos ayudamos los unos a los otros we all help each other o one another;algún otro quedará there's bound to be a couple left;ningún otro corre tanto como él no one runs as fast as he does;su calidad de impresión es mejor que ninguna otra it prints better than anything else;yo no lo hice, fue otro it wasn't me, it was somebody else;otro habría abandonado, pero no él anyone else would have given up, but not him;la razón no es otra que la falta de medios the reason is quite simply a lack of resources;pónganos otra de lo mismo (the) same again, please;¡hasta otra! I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;¡otra! [en conciertos] encore!, more!;otro que tal (baila): el padre era un mujeriego y el hijo es otro que tal (baila) the father was a womanizer and his son's a chip off the old block;¡otro que tal!, ¡es que no paran de preguntar! there goes another one! they never stop asking questions!;Am¡otra que!: ¡otra que 20 años, debe tener como 25! what do you mean, 20? he must be about 25!;Am* * *I adj1 ( diferente) another;otros other;ser muy otro be very different2 ( adicional):otros dos libros another two booksII pron1 ( adicional) another (one)somebody else;fue otro, no fui yo it wasn’t me, it was someone elseotros others;entre otros among others:¡hasta otra! see you soon:amarse el uno al otro love one another, love each other* * *1) : other2) : anotheren otro juego, ellos ganaron: in another game, they won3)otra vez : again4)de otra manera : otherwise5)otra parte : elsewhere6)en otro tiempo : once, formerly1) : another onedame otro: give me another2) : other oneel uno o el otro: one or the other3)los otros, las otras : the others, the restme dio una y se quedó con las otras: he gave me one and kept the rest* * *otro1 adj1. (con sustantivos en plural) other2. (con sustantivos en singular) another¿quieres otra galleta? would you like another biscuit?Cuando otro va precedido de un determinante o adjetivo posesivo o demostrativo, no se usa another sino otherotro2 pron1. (en singular) another / another onetiene un coche para la ciudad y otro para el campo he's got one car for the city and another for the country¿tienes otro? have you got another one?2. (con el artículo definido) other oneeste dibujo no está mal, pero el otro es mucho mejor this drawing isn't bad, but the other one is much better3. (en plural) others -
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1. adj this, pl thesequest'oggi today2. pron this (one), pl these (ones)questo qui this one herecon questo with thatper questo for that reasonquest'oggi todayquesta poi! well I'm blowed!ci mancherebbe anche questa! that's all we'd need!questa non me l'aspettavo I wasn't expecting this* * *questo agg.dimostr.1 this; pl. these: questo ragazzo, this boy; queste ragazze, these girls; è nuova questa macchina?, is this car new?; questi fiori sono per lei, these flowers are for you; passate da questa parte, come this way; questa storia deve finire, this business has got to end; questo mio amico, this friend of mine; dove mettiamo quest'altro quadro?, where shall we put this other picture? // in, a questo modo, this way, so // l'ho visto con questi occhi, I saw it with my own eyes // quest'ultimo → ultimo2 ( riferito a tempo passato) last; this: le vicende di questi venti anni, the events of the last twenty years; questa notte ha nevicato, it snowed last night (o in the night); l'ho visto questa mattina, I saw him this morning3 ( riferito a tempo presente o futuro) this: non l'ho ancora visto questa mattina, I haven't seen him this morning yet; ha telefonato già due volte questa settimana, he's already phoned twice this week; ci vediamo uno di questi giorni, we'll see each other one of these days; vanno in montagna questo fine settimana, they are going to the mountains this weekend; dove passerete le ferie quest'estate?, where are you going for your holidays this summer?4 ( in espressioni ellittiche): questa è bella!, that's a good one!; questa non me l'aspettavo!, I didn't expect this!; sentite questa!, listen to this!◆ pron.dimostr.1 this (one); pl. these: questo è il mio ufficio, this is my office; il mio posto è questo ( qui), this is my place; questa dev'essere la loro casa, this must be their house; le pratiche non sono in quel cassetto, sono in questo ( qui), the papers aren't in that drawer, they're in this one; queste sono le persone di cui ti avevo parlato, these are the people I told you about; sono questi i tuoi amici?, are these you friends?; potrei vedere qualche altra cravatta? Non mi piace nessuna di queste, Could I see some other ties? I don't like any of these; ''Quale abito scegli?'' ''Scelgo questo'', ''Which dress are you going to have?'' ''I'll have this one'' // lo va dicendo a questo e a quello, she goes around telling everybody2 ( con valore di egli) he; ( ella) she; ( essi, esse) they: l'hanno richiamato più volte, ma questo non vuole sentir ragioni, he's been reprimanded several times, but he won't listen to reason; allora mi sono rivolto ai vigili, e questi hanno provveduto, so I went to the police and they dealt with it3 ( con valore di ciò) that, this: ti ha detto proprio questo?, is that (exactly) what he said to you?; questo è quanto mi ha riferito, that's what he told me; in questo non siamo d'accordo, we don't see eye to eye on this; tutto questo è sbagliato, this is all wrong; per questo ho rifiutato, that's why I refused; lo rielessero, e questo fu un errore, they re-elected him. This was a mistake // questo e altro, all this, and more // questo mai e poi mai!, not on your life! // o questo poi!, go on! // parlare di questo e di quello, to talk about this and that (o about this, that and the other) // questo è quanto!, that's all! // e con questo ti saluto, and with that I leave you // guadagna 2.000 euro al mese, ma, con tutto questo, i soldi gli bastano, he earns 2,000 euros a month, but he never has enough money even so // ho fatto un errore, e con questo?, e per questo?, I've made a mistake. So what?4 quello... questo, ( per indicare il primo e il secondo di cose o persone già menzionate) the former... the latter: John e Charles sono amici; quello è inglese, questo è americano, John and Charles are friends; the former is English, the latter (is) American; sono due famose cattedrali; quella è gotica, questa è romanica, they are two famous cathedrals; the former is Gothic, the latter (is) Romanesque.* * *['kwesto] questo (-a)1. agg dimostr1) this, these plti piace questo maglione? — do you like this jumper?
2)2. pron dimostr1) this (one), these (ones) plquesto è troppo! — this is too much o the limit!
una tale occasione, e questi che fanno? - rifiutano — such a great opportunity, and what do they do? - they refuse
3)questo... quello... — (il primo... il secondo...) the former... the latter..., (l'uno... l'altro...) the one... the other...
questi... quelli — some... others
questi gridavano, quelli ridevano — some were shouting, others were laughing
preferisci questo o quello? — do you prefer this one or that one?
4)e con questo? — so what?e con questo se n'è andato — and with that he left
questo — in spite of this, despite all thisè per questo che sono venuto — this is why I came
questo sì che è il colmo! — this is the limit!
* * *['kwesto] 1.1) this, pl. these- a casa — this house
- a sera — this evening, tonight
- a notte — (scorsa) last night; (a venire) tonight
2) (tale, simile)2.1) this (one), pl. these (ones)che cos'è, chi è questo? — what's, who's this?
3) (ciò) thisvorrei dirti questo... — this is what I wanted to tell you...
detto questo,... — having said that o that said,...
* * *questo\I agg.dimostr.1 this, pl. these; questo libro this book; - a casa this house; - i ragazzi e -e ragazze these boys and girls; quest'anno this year; - a mattina this morning; - a sera this evening, tonight; - a notte (scorsa) last night; (a venire) tonight; quest'oggi today; uno di -i giorni one of these days; questo lunedì this (coming) Monday; in -i giorni è piovuto molto it's been raining a lot these days2 (tale, simile) è meglio non uscire con questo freddo it's better not to go out in this cold3 (seguito da possessivo) questo tuo amico this friend of yours4 (con valore enfatico) l'ho visto con -i occhi! I've seen it with my own eyes!II pron.dimostr.1 this (one), pl. these (ones); che cos'è, chi è questo? what's, who's this? vuoi questo o quello? do you want this one or that one?2 (seguito da aggettivo qualificativo) quale vuoi? questo verde? which do you want? this green one?3 (ciò) this; questo è molto strano this is very strange; vorrei dirti questo... this is what I wanted to tell you...; detto questo,... having said that o that said,...; con questo concludo by saying this I conclude; e con questo? so what? questo è tutto that's all; in questo hai ragione in that way you're right; questo mai! never! questo sì che è un pensiero profondo! how profound! questo no! no way! absolutely not! per questo for this (reason); è per questo che è partito that's why he left4 (in espressioni ellittiche) -a è bella! that's a good one! I like that! ci mancava anche -a! that's all we needed! that's done it! senti -a! get this!\See also notes... (questo.pdf) -
107 este
adj.east, eastern.m.east.viento del este east windir hacia el este to go east(wards)está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madridlos países del este the countries of Eastern Europe* * *► adjetivo (pl estos,-as)1 this (plural) these————————► adjetivo1 east, eastern2 (dirección) easterly; (viento) east, easterly1 east2 (viento) east wind* * *1. = esta, adj.- estos2. adj.east, eastern3. noun m.* * *I1.ADJ INV [zona, área] eastla costa este — the east o eastern coast
íbamos en dirección este — we were going east o eastward(s), we were going in an eastward o an easterly direction
2. SM1) (Geog) East, eastvientos fuertes del Este — strong east o easterly winds
la casa está orientada hacia el Este — the house is east-facing, the house faces East o east
2) (Pol)3) (tb: zona este) east4) (Meteo) (tb: viento del este) east wind, easterly windIIeste, -aADJ DEM1) [indicando proximidad]a) [sing] this¿qué habéis hecho este fin de semana? — what did you do at the weekend?, what did you do this weekend?
¿dónde vais a ir este fin de semana? — [dicho un viernes] where are you going this weekend?; [dicho un lunes] where are you going next weekend?
b)estos/estas — these
estas tijeras — these scissors, this pair of scissors
2) * [con valor enfático]¡a ver qué quiere ahora el tío este! — what does that guy want now! *
III¡este Pedro es un desastre! — that Pedro is a complete disaster! *
este, -aPRON DEM =éste PRON DEM éste, -a1) [sing] this one¡este me quiere engañar! — this guy's out to cheat me!
pero ¿dónde está este? — where on earth is he?
2)estos/estas — these; [en texto] the latter
3) [locuciones]en esta — [en cartas] in this town (from where I'm writing)
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en estas, en estas se acerca y dice... — just then he went up and said...4) esp LAm [como muletilla]In the past the standard spelling for these demonstrative pronouns was with an accent (éste, ésta, éstos and éstas). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective.este... — er..., um...
* * *Ien la parte este del país — in the eastern part o the east of the country
iban en dirección este — they were heading east o eastward(s)
IIel ala/la costa este — the east wing/coast
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) east, Eastcaminaron hacia el Este — they walked east o eastward(s)
c) el Este (Hist, Pol) the EastIIIesta adjetivo demostrativo (pl estos, estas)a) this; (pl) these[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó — (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
b) ( como muletilla) well, er* * *Ien la parte este del país — in the eastern part o the east of the country
iban en dirección este — they were heading east o eastward(s)
IIel ala/la costa este — the east wing/coast
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) east, Eastcaminaron hacia el Este — they walked east o eastward(s)
c) el Este (Hist, Pol) the EastIIIesta adjetivo demostrativo (pl estos, estas)a) this; (pl) these[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó — (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
b) ( como muletilla) well, er* * *el este= east, theEx: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
este11 = east.Ex: The plan of the temple is round instead of rectangular, and unlike the rest, faces north instead of east.
* Alemania del Este = East Germany.* al este de = east of.* bloque del este, el = Eastern bloc, the.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* del este = eastern.* del este asiático = East Asian.* derecho hacia el este = due east.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* este, el = east, the.* Europa Central del Este = East Central Europe.* exactamente al este = due east.* habitante del este = Easterner.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* la Europa del Este = Eastern Europe.* país de Europa del Este = Eastern European country.* sudeste = southeast [south east].* sureste = southeast [south east].este2= present, such, this.Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.
Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.* a este fin = to this end.* a este paso = at this rate.* a este respecto = in this respect.* a este ritmo = at this rate.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, in doing so.* a partir de esto = on this basis.* como esto = like this.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* con este fin = to that effect.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* de esta forma = in this way.* de esta manera = in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = by this means, in so doing, this way, thus, in doing so.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de nuevo en este caso = here again.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* dicho esto = that said.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en este caso = in this case.* en este contexto = against this background.* en este documento = herein.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este momento = at this stage, right now.* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, on this score, to that effect.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en estos tiempos = in this day and age.* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.* esta = this.* esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.* esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* esta mañana = early today.* esta mañana temprano = early this morning.* esta noche = tonight, tonite.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* éste no es el caso en = not so in.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* esto es así = this is the case.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* esto no se debe hacer así = this just won't do.* esto no vale = this just won't do.* estos = these.* estos días = these days.* haciendo esto = by so doing, by doing so.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* para esto = therefor.* para hacer esto = in this.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* partiendo de esto = on that basis.* pensando en esto = with this/that in mind.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.* teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.* teniendo esto presente = with this/that in mind.* todo esto = the whole thing.* * *este1[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹región› easternen la parte este del país in the eastern part of the countryiban en dirección este they were heading east o eastward(s), they were heading in an easterly directionvientos moderados del sector este moderate easterly winds o winds from the eastel ala/litoral este the east wing/coastla cara este de la montaña the east o eastern face of the mountaineste2(parte, sector): el este the easten el este del país in the east of the countryestá al este de Bogotá it lies to the east of Bogotá, it is (to the) east of Bogotá2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (punto cardinal) east, Eastel Sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the east o the Eastvientos flojos del Este light easterly winds, light winds from the eastla calle va de Este a Oeste the street runs east-westdar tres pasos hacia el Este take three paces east o eastward(s) o to the eastvientos moderados del sector sur rotando al este moderate winds from the south becoming o veering easterlymás al este further eastlas ventanas dan al este the windows face east3los países del Este the Eastern Bloc countries4Este (en bridge) East(pl estos, estas)1 this; (pl) theseeste chico this boyesta gente these people[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó ( fam); this idiot here didn't tell me2 (como muletilla) well, er¿fuiste tú o no? — este … was it you or not? — well …* * *
Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)
esté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
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estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1a) ( seguido de adjetivos)◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;
estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!b) ( con◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;
¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
3 ( seguido de participios)
estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;
está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo ésteé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo ésteás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3a) (tener como función, cometido):
estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
4 (estar listo, terminado):
lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
éste v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;◊ ¿no te puedes éste quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;
estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
este 1 adjetivo invariable ‹ región› eastern;
iban en dirección éste they were heading east o eastward(s);
el ala/la costa éste the east wing/coast
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (parte, sector):
al éste de Lima to the east of Lima
las ventanas dan al éste the windows face eastc)
los países del Eéste the Eastern Bloc countries
este 2,◊ esta adj dem (pl estos, estas)a) this;
(pl) these;
estos dólares these dollars;
usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun la estúpida esta no me avisó (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
éste,◊ ésta pron dem (pl éstos, éstas) The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective this one;
(pl) these;
éste or este es el mío this (one) is mine;
un día de éstos or estos one of these days;
éste or este es el que yo quería this is the one I wanted;
prefiero éstos or estos I prefer these (ones);
sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval◊ ¡qué niña esta! (fam) honestly, this child!;
residente en ésta or esta resident in Seville (o Lima etc)
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.
este,-a adj dem
1 this
este barco, this ship
esta casa, this house 2 estos,-as, these
estos hombres, these men
estas mujeres, these women
este sustantivo masculino
1 (punto cardinal) East: nos dirigíamos al este, we were going east
al este del Edén, to the east of Eden
(en aposición) (zona, parte) eastern: son del este de Europa, they're from Eastern Europe
(dirección, rumbo) easterly: el viento soplaba del este, there was an easterly wind
2 (bloque de países europeos) el Este, the East
éste,-a pron dem m,f
1 this one: éste/ésta es más bonito/a, this one is prettier 2 éstos,-as, these (ones)
' éste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- abrigada
- abrigado
- abultar
- acabada
- acabado
- acariciar
- acontecer
- actualización
- adelantarse
- adelanto
- afrutada
- afrutado
- ahora
- ahorrar
- alguna
- alguno
- ama
- amo
- andar
- aparte
- aplanar
- aplatanada
- aplatanado
- arrastre
- arreglo
- así
- asistencia
- aterrizar
- atravesarse
- baja
- bajo
- bastar
- bastante
- bendición
- bien
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabida
- caché
- cachet
- caer
- calificar
- capacidad
- carbonizar
- cariño
- catalogar
- caza
- ceñirse
- chapada
English:
acoustic
- advanced
- afford
- afraid
- aggressive
- agony
- agree
- alleviate
- ambience
- amenities
- anniversary
- antidote
- anywhere
- architecture
- arithmetic
- attain
- attribute
- be
- belong
- blank
- boggle
- bore
- breeze
- broadsheet
- bulky
- bundle
- buy
- call
- call at
- can
- capture
- cash
- chapter
- characteristic
- close-fitting
- cold
- come across
- come in
- come under
- compact
- complete
- conception
- concoction
- consistent
- convert
- cramped
- deadly
- define
- demand
- deny
* * *este1♦ adj inv[posición, parte] east, eastern; [dirección] easterly; [viento] east, easterly;la cara este del pico the east face of the mountain;la costa este the east coast;tiempo soleado en la mitad este del país sunny weather in the eastern half of the country;partieron con rumbo este they set off in an easterly direction;un frente frío que se desplaza en dirección este a cold front moving eastwards♦ nm1. [zona] east;está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madrid;la fachada da al este the front of the building faces east;viento del este east o easterly wind;habrá lluvias en el este (del país) there will be rain in the east (of the country);ir hacia el este to go east(wards)2. [punto cardinal] east;el sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the eastlos países del Este the countries of Eastern Europe4. [viento] easterly, east wind1. [en general] this;[plural] these;esta camisa this shirt;este año this year;esta mañana this morning;esta noche tonight[plural] those;no soporto a la niña esta I can't stand that girl;el teléfono este no funciona this telephone's not working3. Méx, RP [como muletilla] well, er, um;y entonces, este, le propuse… and then, um, I suggested…;es un, este, cómo se dice, un lexicógrafo he's a, oh, what do you call it, a lexicographer;este, ¿me prestás plata? er, can you lend me some money?este3, -a (pl estos, -as) pron demostrativo Note that este and its various forms can be written with an accent ( éste, ésta etc) when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.1. [en general] this one;[plural] these (ones);dame otro boli, este no funciona give me another pen, this one doesn't work;aquellos cuadros no están mal, aunque estos me gustan más those paintings aren't bad, but I like these (ones) better;esta ha sido la semana más feliz de mi vida this has been the happiest week of my life;cualquier día de estos one of these days;Famesta es la mía/tuya/ etc[m5]. this is the chance I've/you've/ etc been waiting for, this is my/your/ etc big chance;en estas just then;en estas sonó el teléfono just then o at that very moment, the phone rang;en una de estas one of these days;en una de estas te pillará la policía one of these days the police will catch you;Fampor estas [lo juro] I swear, honest to God;¿seguro que no me estás mintiendo? – ¡por estas! are you sure you're not lying to me? – I swear o honest to God2. [recién mencionado] the latter;entraron Juan y Pedro, este con un abrigo verde Juan and Pedro came in, the latter wearing a green coatestos son los culpables de todo lo ocurrido it's this lot o bunch who are to blame for everything4. Formal [en correspondencia]espero que al recibo de esta te encuentres bien I hope this letter finds you well* * *1 m easta todas estas in the meanwhile* * *1) : this one, these ones pl2) : the lattereste adj: eastern, easteste nm1) oriente: east2) : east wind3)el Este : the East, the Orient* * *este1 adj thiseste2 n east -
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adj.east, eastern.m.east.viento del este east windir hacia el este to go east(wards)está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madridlos países del este the countries of Eastern Europe* * *► adjetivo (pl estos,-as)1 this (plural) these————————► adjetivo1 east, eastern2 (dirección) easterly; (viento) east, easterly1 east2 (viento) east wind* * *1. = esta, adj.- estos2. adj.east, eastern3. noun m.* * *I1.ADJ INV [zona, área] eastla costa este — the east o eastern coast
íbamos en dirección este — we were going east o eastward(s), we were going in an eastward o an easterly direction
2. SM1) (Geog) East, eastvientos fuertes del Este — strong east o easterly winds
la casa está orientada hacia el Este — the house is east-facing, the house faces East o east
2) (Pol)3) (tb: zona este) east4) (Meteo) (tb: viento del este) east wind, easterly windIIeste, -aADJ DEM1) [indicando proximidad]a) [sing] this¿qué habéis hecho este fin de semana? — what did you do at the weekend?, what did you do this weekend?
¿dónde vais a ir este fin de semana? — [dicho un viernes] where are you going this weekend?; [dicho un lunes] where are you going next weekend?
b)estos/estas — these
estas tijeras — these scissors, this pair of scissors
2) * [con valor enfático]¡a ver qué quiere ahora el tío este! — what does that guy want now! *
III¡este Pedro es un desastre! — that Pedro is a complete disaster! *
este, -aPRON DEM =éste PRON DEM éste, -a1) [sing] this one¡este me quiere engañar! — this guy's out to cheat me!
pero ¿dónde está este? — where on earth is he?
2)estos/estas — these; [en texto] the latter
3) [locuciones]en esta — [en cartas] in this town (from where I'm writing)
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en estas, en estas se acerca y dice... — just then he went up and said...4) esp LAm [como muletilla]In the past the standard spelling for these demonstrative pronouns was with an accent (éste, ésta, éstos and éstas). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective.este... — er..., um...
* * *[According to the Real Academia Española the written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective]a) this one; (pl) theseAlfonso y Andrés, éste de pie, aquél sentado — (liter)... Alfonso and Andrés, the former sitting down and the latter standing
[sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval] qué niña ésta! — (fam) honestly, this child!
b) ésta (frml) (en cartas, documentos) the city in which the letter is writtenresidente en ésta — resident in Seville (o Lima etc)
* * *Ien la parte este del país — in the eastern part o the east of the country
iban en dirección este — they were heading east o eastward(s)
IIel ala/la costa este — the east wing/coast
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) east, Eastcaminaron hacia el Este — they walked east o eastward(s)
c) el Este (Hist, Pol) the EastIIIesta adjetivo demostrativo (pl estos, estas)a) this; (pl) these[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó — (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
b) ( como muletilla) well, er* * *el este= east, theEx: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
este11 = east.Ex: The plan of the temple is round instead of rectangular, and unlike the rest, faces north instead of east.
* Alemania del Este = East Germany.* al este de = east of.* bloque del este, el = Eastern bloc, the.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* del este = eastern.* del este asiático = East Asian.* derecho hacia el este = due east.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* este, el = east, the.* Europa Central del Este = East Central Europe.* exactamente al este = due east.* habitante del este = Easterner.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* la Europa del Este = Eastern Europe.* país de Europa del Este = Eastern European country.* sudeste = southeast [south east].* sureste = southeast [south east].este2= present, such, this.Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.
Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.* a este fin = to this end.* a este paso = at this rate.* a este respecto = in this respect.* a este ritmo = at this rate.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, in doing so.* a partir de esto = on this basis.* como esto = like this.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* con este fin = to that effect.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* de esta forma = in this way.* de esta manera = in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = by this means, in so doing, this way, thus, in doing so.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de nuevo en este caso = here again.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* dicho esto = that said.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en este caso = in this case.* en este contexto = against this background.* en este documento = herein.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este momento = at this stage, right now.* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, on this score, to that effect.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en estos tiempos = in this day and age.* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.* esta = this.* esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.* esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* esta mañana = early today.* esta mañana temprano = early this morning.* esta noche = tonight, tonite.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* éste no es el caso en = not so in.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* esto es así = this is the case.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* esto no se debe hacer así = this just won't do.* esto no vale = this just won't do.* estos = these.* estos días = these days.* haciendo esto = by so doing, by doing so.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* para esto = therefor.* para hacer esto = in this.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* partiendo de esto = on that basis.* pensando en esto = with this/that in mind.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.* teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.* teniendo esto presente = with this/that in mind.* todo esto = the whole thing.* * *este1[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹región› easternen la parte este del país in the eastern part of the countryiban en dirección este they were heading east o eastward(s), they were heading in an easterly directionvientos moderados del sector este moderate easterly winds o winds from the eastel ala/litoral este the east wing/coastla cara este de la montaña the east o eastern face of the mountaineste2(parte, sector): el este the easten el este del país in the east of the countryestá al este de Bogotá it lies to the east of Bogotá, it is (to the) east of Bogotá2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (punto cardinal) east, Eastel Sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the east o the Eastvientos flojos del Este light easterly winds, light winds from the eastla calle va de Este a Oeste the street runs east-westdar tres pasos hacia el Este take three paces east o eastward(s) o to the eastvientos moderados del sector sur rotando al este moderate winds from the south becoming o veering easterlymás al este further eastlas ventanas dan al este the windows face east3los países del Este the Eastern Bloc countries4Este (en bridge) East(pl estos, estas)1 this; (pl) theseeste chico this boyesta gente these people[usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó ( fam); this idiot here didn't tell me2 (como muletilla) well, er¿fuiste tú o no? — este … was it you or not? — well …* * *
Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)
esté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
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estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1a) ( seguido de adjetivos)◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;
estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!b) ( con◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;
¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
3 ( seguido de participios)
estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;
está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo ésteé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo ésteás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3a) (tener como función, cometido):
estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
4 (estar listo, terminado):
lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
éste v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;◊ ¿no te puedes éste quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;
estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
este 1 adjetivo invariable ‹ región› eastern;
iban en dirección éste they were heading east o eastward(s);
el ala/la costa éste the east wing/coast
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (parte, sector):
al éste de Lima to the east of Lima
las ventanas dan al éste the windows face eastc)
los países del Eéste the Eastern Bloc countries
este 2,◊ esta adj dem (pl estos, estas)a) this;
(pl) these;
estos dólares these dollars;
usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun la estúpida esta no me avisó (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me
éste,◊ ésta pron dem (pl éstos, éstas) The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective this one;
(pl) these;
éste or este es el mío this (one) is mine;
un día de éstos or estos one of these days;
éste or este es el que yo quería this is the one I wanted;
prefiero éstos or estos I prefer these (ones);
sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval◊ ¡qué niña esta! (fam) honestly, this child!;
residente en ésta or esta resident in Seville (o Lima etc)
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.
este,-a adj dem
1 this
este barco, this ship
esta casa, this house 2 estos,-as, these
estos hombres, these men
estas mujeres, these women
este sustantivo masculino
1 (punto cardinal) East: nos dirigíamos al este, we were going east
al este del Edén, to the east of Eden
(en aposición) (zona, parte) eastern: son del este de Europa, they're from Eastern Europe
(dirección, rumbo) easterly: el viento soplaba del este, there was an easterly wind
2 (bloque de países europeos) el Este, the East
éste,-a pron dem m,f
1 this one: éste/ésta es más bonito/a, this one is prettier 2 éstos,-as, these (ones)
' éste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- abrigada
- abrigado
- abultar
- acabada
- acabado
- acariciar
- acontecer
- actualización
- adelantarse
- adelanto
- afrutada
- afrutado
- ahora
- ahorrar
- alguna
- alguno
- ama
- amo
- andar
- aparte
- aplanar
- aplatanada
- aplatanado
- arrastre
- arreglo
- así
- asistencia
- aterrizar
- atravesarse
- baja
- bajo
- bastar
- bastante
- bendición
- bien
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabida
- caché
- cachet
- caer
- calificar
- capacidad
- carbonizar
- cariño
- catalogar
- caza
- ceñirse
- chapada
English:
acoustic
- advanced
- afford
- afraid
- aggressive
- agony
- agree
- alleviate
- ambience
- amenities
- anniversary
- antidote
- anywhere
- architecture
- arithmetic
- attain
- attribute
- be
- belong
- blank
- boggle
- bore
- breeze
- broadsheet
- bulky
- bundle
- buy
- call
- call at
- can
- capture
- cash
- chapter
- characteristic
- close-fitting
- cold
- come across
- come in
- come under
- compact
- complete
- conception
- concoction
- consistent
- convert
- cramped
- deadly
- define
- demand
- deny
* * *este1♦ adj inv[posición, parte] east, eastern; [dirección] easterly; [viento] east, easterly;la cara este del pico the east face of the mountain;la costa este the east coast;tiempo soleado en la mitad este del país sunny weather in the eastern half of the country;partieron con rumbo este they set off in an easterly direction;un frente frío que se desplaza en dirección este a cold front moving eastwards♦ nm1. [zona] east;está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madrid;la fachada da al este the front of the building faces east;viento del este east o easterly wind;habrá lluvias en el este (del país) there will be rain in the east (of the country);ir hacia el este to go east(wards)2. [punto cardinal] east;el sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the eastlos países del Este the countries of Eastern Europe4. [viento] easterly, east wind1. [en general] this;[plural] these;esta camisa this shirt;este año this year;esta mañana this morning;esta noche tonight[plural] those;no soporto a la niña esta I can't stand that girl;el teléfono este no funciona this telephone's not working3. Méx, RP [como muletilla] well, er, um;y entonces, este, le propuse… and then, um, I suggested…;es un, este, cómo se dice, un lexicógrafo he's a, oh, what do you call it, a lexicographer;este, ¿me prestás plata? er, can you lend me some money?este3, -a (pl estos, -as) pron demostrativo Note that este and its various forms can be written with an accent ( éste, ésta etc) when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.1. [en general] this one;[plural] these (ones);dame otro boli, este no funciona give me another pen, this one doesn't work;aquellos cuadros no están mal, aunque estos me gustan más those paintings aren't bad, but I like these (ones) better;esta ha sido la semana más feliz de mi vida this has been the happiest week of my life;cualquier día de estos one of these days;Famesta es la mía/tuya/ etc[m5]. this is the chance I've/you've/ etc been waiting for, this is my/your/ etc big chance;en estas just then;en estas sonó el teléfono just then o at that very moment, the phone rang;en una de estas one of these days;en una de estas te pillará la policía one of these days the police will catch you;Fampor estas [lo juro] I swear, honest to God;¿seguro que no me estás mintiendo? – ¡por estas! are you sure you're not lying to me? – I swear o honest to God2. [recién mencionado] the latter;entraron Juan y Pedro, este con un abrigo verde Juan and Pedro came in, the latter wearing a green coatestos son los culpables de todo lo ocurrido it's this lot o bunch who are to blame for everything4. Formal [en correspondencia]espero que al recibo de esta te encuentres bien I hope this letter finds you well* * *1 m easta todas estas in the meanwhile* * *1) : this one, these ones pl2) : the lattereste adj: eastern, easteste nm1) oriente: east2) : east wind3)el Este : the East, the Orient* * *este1 adj thiseste2 n east -
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1. adv more (di, che than)superlativo mostmathematics pluspiù grande biggeril più grande the biggestdi più morenon più no moretempo no longerpiù o meno more or lessper di più what's moremai più never againal più presto as soon as possibleal più tardi at the latest2. adj moresuperlativo mostpiù volte several times3. m mostmathematics plus signper lo più mainlyi più, le più the majority* * *più agg.compar.invar.1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.più avv.compar.1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.* * *[pju]1. avv1)(tempo: usato al negativo)
non... più — no longer, no more, not... any morenon lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works
non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...
non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer
2)(quantità: usato al negativo)
non...più — no morenon abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)
non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done
3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...erpiù elegante — smarter, more elegant
e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!
è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able
noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do
mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world
non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me
è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)
è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)
cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do
non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15
ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70
è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here
più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...
4)di
più, in più, — morene voglio di più — I want some more
3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than
una volta di più — once more
ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people
mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many
e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...
5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...estè ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest
è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best
ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most
fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible
6) Mat plus7)a più non posso — as much as possibleurlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice
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più presto — as soon as possibleal
più tardi — at the latestpiù chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sortavrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30
sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock
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più né meno — no more, no lessné
più né meno come sua madre — just like her motherpiù che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English2. agg1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the mostchi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?
2) (molti, parecchi) several3. prepi genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children
4. sm inv1) Mat plus (sign)2)il più — the mostpiù o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinemail più delle volte — more often than not, generally
il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done
3)* * *[pju] 1.1) (comparativo di maggioranza) moretre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as
mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me
(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most
3) (piuttosto)né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes
più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him
5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any morenon fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer
non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left
6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)una volta di più — once more o again
è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)
7) non di piùcinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer
è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special
9) in più10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11) tutt'al più at the most12) più che2.aggettivo invariabile1) (in maggiore quantità) morepiù... che, più... di — more... than
2) (parecchi)3.più volte, persone — several times, people
1) (oltre a) plus, besides2) mat. plus4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la maggior parte) mostil più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him
2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)5.••* * *più/pju/I avverbio1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11 tutt'al più at the most12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?III preposizione1 (oltre a) plus, besides2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eightIV m.inv.1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)V i più m.pl.(la maggioranza) most peopleparlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that. -
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Ⅰ pron. 1. (zamiast podmiotu, dopełnienia) it; (nie tamto) this- „co to jest?” – „to jest książka” ‘what’s this/that?’ – ‘it’s a book’- kto to? who’s this/that?- i co ty na to? (and) what do you say to that?- to mi się nie podoba I don’t like it- daj mi to give that/it to me- to ma być małżeństwo? you call this a marriage?- co to ma znaczyć? what’s that supposed to mean?- to są poważne sprawy these are serious issues- było to w piątek it was on a Friday- to, co się później działo, trudno wyjaśnić what happened next is hard to explain- nie znalazła tego, czego szukała she didn’t find what she was looking for- to, z kim i dokąd chodzę, jest moją sprawą where I go and who (I go) with is my affair- nie troszczy się o to, czy będzie miał za co utrzymać rodzinę he doesn’t care about whether he’ll be able to provide for his family- boleli nad tym, że nie mogli nam pomóc they were sorry they couldn’t help us- zawsze marzyłam o tym, żeby być chłopcem I always dreamed of being a boy2. (zamiast czasownika) Ziemia to planeta the Earth is a planet- czas to pieniądz time is money- lwy to drapieżniki lions are predators- oglądanie telewizji to strata czasu watching television is a waste of time- żyć to pracować to live is a. means to work- sześć i osiem to czternaście six and eight is fourteen- chłopcy to chłopcy boys will be boys- wojna to wojna war is war- to miło z pana strony that’s (very) nice of you- to fajnie, że przyszedłeś pot. it’s great to see you a. that you made it pot.3. euf. (seks) it euf., pot.; (narządy płciowe) sex euf., pot. Ⅱ part. (ekspresywne) a to (dopiero) pech! what bad a. rotten luck!- a to z jakiej racji? and why is that exactly?; why is that, pray? iron.- a czemu to taka smutna? why are you so sad?- kogo to ja widzę? well, well, what a surprise!- a bo to ja wiem? how should a. would I know?- no to co z tego? well, what of it?- a to się wszyscy zdziwią! that’ll surprise them!- podobno to Stefan dostał nagrodę, nie Maria apparently it was Stefan who got the prize, not MariaⅢ conj. 1. (w konstrukcjach współrzędnych) (on) ma pieniądze, to je wydaje he’s got money, so he spends it- poszukaj, to znajdziesz look for it and you’ll find it- byłem w tym roku na południu Europy, to jest w Grecji i we Włoszech I was in southern Europe this year, that’s to say Greece and Italy- przeprosiłem ją, to znaczy niezupełnie przeprosiłem, próbowałem tylko I apologized to her, that is not exactly apologized, but I tried to2. (w zdaniach warunkowych) kiedy ma czas, to się z nią spotyka when s/he has time s/he sees her- gdybyś czegoś potrzebował, to napisz write if you need anything- skoro tak mówię, to wiem I (should) know what I’m saying- nie chcesz, to nie, sam to zjem if you don’t want it, too bad – I’ll have it- przyjdzie to przyjdzie, a jak nie przyjdzie – też dobrze if he comes, he comes, if he doesn’t, he doesn’t- to bladł, to czerwieniał he went white and red by turns■ ni to, ni sio a. ni to, ni owo neither one thing nor the other- ni z tego, ni z owego all of a sudden- to i owo this and that- gawędzili o tym i owym they talked about this and that- skarżą się, że tego, tamtego im brak they complain about not having this or that- to jest to! that’s it! a. what we’re looking for!* * *1. pron( zaimek wskazujący) thisto jest lampa — this lub it is a lamp
co/kto to jest? — what's/who's this?
to mi się podoba, a tamto nie — I like this one, but I don't like that one ( w funkcji ekspresywnej)
2. conjjak to? — how so?, how come?
jeśli chcesz, to idź — go if you like
3. invgdybyś czegoś potrzebował, to zadzwoń — call if you (should) need anything
czas to pieniądz — time is money* * *I.to1a.zob. ten.II.to2pron.indecl.1. ( zastępuje podmiot) it; to nic it's nothing; to prawda it's true; to tutaj it's here; to ty? is that you?; kto to? who is it?, who's this?; (= kto tam?) who's that?; to jest to! this is it!; otóż to! exactly!; that's (just) it!conj.chcesz, to idź go if you like; jak skończysz, to posprzątaj clean up when you finish; co jeden, to głupszy each one is more stupid than the other; co kraj, to obyczaj other countries other laws, every country has its habits/customs; co wstał, to się przewrócił every time he got up, he (instantly) fell; co to, to nie! no way!; jak nie, to nie if no, fine; jeśli przyjdzie, to nie otwieraj if he comes, don't open; oglądała to jeden, to drugi palec she was watching (now) one finger then another one; przyszedł wieczorem, to jest około szóstej he came in the evening, that is around six.particle( o charakterze ekspresywnym) to ci bezczelność! what cheek!; to ci (dopiero) pech! bad l. tough luck!; co to za łobuz! what a rascal!; no to co (z tego)? so what?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > to
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► adverbio1 (lugar) there, over there2 (tiempo) back\allá se las componga that's his problemallá tú/vosotros that's your problemno muy allá not very good* * *adv.there, over there- más allá* * *ADV1) [indicando posición] there, over there; [dirección] (over) thereallá en Sevilla — down in Seville, over in Seville
allá lejos — way off in the distance, away over there
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más allá — further away, further overno sabe contar más allá de diez — she can't count above ten, she can't count beyond ten
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por allá — thereabouts•
vamos allá — let's go there¡allá voy! — I'm coming!
no está muy allá — [de salud] he isn't very well
2)allá tú — that's up to you, that's your problem
¡allá él! — that's his lookout! *, that's his problem!
3) [indicando tiempo]allá en 1600 — back in 1600, way back in 1600, as long ago as 1600
* * *1)a) ( en el espacio)allá voy! — here I come/go!
b) (en locs)más allá de — ( más lejos que) beyond; ( aparte de) over and above
allá tú/él — that's your/his lookout o problem (colloq)
no estar muy allá — (Esp fam)
no está muy allá — it's nothing to write home about (colloq)
2) ( en el tiempo)* * *= thither, there.Ex. 'Hither, thither, and yon: process in putting courses on the Web' is an article included in an issue devoted to the theme: Technical communication, distance learning, and the World Wide Web.Ex. There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.----* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.* correr de acá para allá = rush around.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* el más allá = hereafter.* en el más allá = dead and gone.* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* ir más allá = go + one stage further.* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.* más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.* más allá de eso = beyond that.* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* y más allá = and beyond.* * *1)a) ( en el espacio)allá voy! — here I come/go!
b) (en locs)más allá de — ( más lejos que) beyond; ( aparte de) over and above
allá tú/él — that's your/his lookout o problem (colloq)
no estar muy allá — (Esp fam)
no está muy allá — it's nothing to write home about (colloq)
2) ( en el tiempo)* * *= thither, there.Ex: 'Hither, thither, and yon: process in putting courses on the Web' is an article included in an issue devoted to the theme: Technical communication, distance learning, and the World Wide Web.
Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.* aparecer aquí y allá en = intersperse.* aquí y allá = here and there, odd.* correr de acá para allá = rush around.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* el más allá = hereafter.* en el más allá = dead and gone.* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.* ir de aquí para allá = jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* ir más allá = go + one stage further.* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.* más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.* más allá de eso = beyond that.* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* y más allá = and beyond.* * *A1(en el espacio): ya vamos para allá we're on our way (over)allá en América over in Americaestán muy allá they're a long way off o awaylo pusiste tan allá que no alcanzo you've put it so far away I can't reach itallá va tu hermana there goes o there's your sister¡allá voy! here I come/go!2 ( en locs):más allá further awayponte más allá move further over that way o further awaymás allá de nuestras fronteras beyond our frontierssu importancia va más allá de las consideraciones de orden económico its significance goes beyond economic considerationsmás allá del peligro que encierra over and above the danger which it entailssiguió protestando, que si esto, que si lo otro, que si el más allá he went on and on, complaining about one thing and anotherallá se las componga ella con sus problemas she can sort out her own problemsmuy allá ( fam): no está muy allá it isn't up to much ( colloq), it's nothing to write home about ( colloq)no está muy allá con su familia she isn't getting on too well with her familyB(en el tiempo): allá por los años 40 back in the fortiessucedió allá por el año 1395 it happened back in the year 1395allá para enero quizás podamos mudarnos we might be able to move around January* * *
allá adverbio
1a) ( en el espacio):
allá en América over in America;
lo pusiste muy allá you've put it too far away;
¡allá voy! here I come/go!b) ( en locs)
más allá de ( más lejos que) beyond;
( aparte de) over and above;◊ allá tú/él that's your/his lookout o problem (colloq)
2 ( en el tiempo):
allá para enero sometime in January
allá adverbio
1 (lugar alejado) there, over there
allá abajo, down there
allá arriba, up there
¡allá va!, there he goes!
más allá, further on
más allá de, beyond
el más allá, afterlife
2 (tiempo remoto o indefinido) allá por los años cuarenta, back in the forties
♦ Locuciones: allá él, that's his problem
' allá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aquí
- correrse
- danzar
- dogmatismo
- fuera
- mal
- paja
- permisible
- acá
- aquello
- coincidencia
- desde
- echar
- hacia
- interior
- ir
- más
- tras
- trascender
English:
about
- back
- beyond
- everyplace
- fleck
- funeral
- hereafter
- normal
- past
- roll about
- roll around
- rush around
- there
- to
- up
- way
- above
- bustle
- down
- here
- on
- rush
- transcend
- yonder
* * *allá adv1. [indica espacio] over there;aquí no hay espacio para esos libros, ponlos allá there's no room for these books here, put them over there;no te pongas tan allá, que no te oigo don't stand so far away, I can't hear you;allá abajo/arriba down/up there;allá donde sea posible wherever possible;allá lejos right back there;allá en tu pueblo se come muy bien they eat well back in your home town;hacerse allá to move over o along;hacia allá that way, in that direction;más allá further on;no dejes el vaso tan cerca del borde, ponlo más allá don't leave the glass so near the edge, move it in a bit;los trenes son un desastre, sin ir más allá, ayer estuve esperando dos horas trains are hopeless, you don't need to look far to find an example, only yesterday I had to wait for two hours;más allá de beyond;no vayas más allá de la verja don't go beyond the gate;no se veía más allá de unos pocos metros visibility was down to a few metres;voy para allá mañana I'm going there tomorrow;échate para allá move over;por allá over there, thereaboutsallá para el mes de agosto around August some time3. [en frases]allá él/ella that's his/her problem;allá tú, allá te las compongas that's your problem;allá se las arreglen ellos that's their problem, that's for them to worry about;allá cada cual each person will have to decide for themselves;allá tú con lo que haces it's up to you what you do;los negocios no andan muy allá business is rather slow at the moment;no ser muy allá to be nothing special;hoy no estoy muy allá I'm not quite myself today;¡allá voy! here I go o come!;¿estamos todos listos? ¡vamos allá! is everybody ready? then let's begin!;¡vamos allá, tú puedes! go for it o go on, you can do it!* * *adv1 de lugar (over) there;allá abajo down there;allá arriba up there;más allá further on;más allá de beyond;muy allá a long way off;el más allá the hereafter;¡allá voy! here I come!2 de tiempo:allá por los años veinte back in the twenties3 fam:allá él/ella that’s up to him/her;allá se las arregle that’s his problem* * *allá adv1) : there, over there2)más allá : farther away3)más allá de : beyond4)allá tú : that's up to you* * *allá adv1. (lugar) there / over there2. (tiempo) back -
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conj.but.* * *1 but* * *conj.* * *CONJ but* * *conjunción (liter) but* * *= extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].Ex. Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).Ex. The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.Ex. A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.----* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.* ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* algo más = anything else.* algunos años más tarde = some years on.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* a más tardar = at the latest.* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.* aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.* bastante más = rather more.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más estricto = tightening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* citado más arriba = above.* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.* con más frecuencia = most frequently.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].* costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar más de sí = go further.* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .* de lo más = very.* de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.* de más = extra, one too many.* de más arriba = topmost [top most].* desarrollar aun más = develop + further.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durar más que = outlive.* el más = all-time.* el más adecuado = ideally suited.* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.* el más allá = hereafter.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* el más leído = the most widely read.* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.* en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.* en su forma más básica = at its most basic.* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.* es más = more important, moreover.* examen más minucioso = closer examination.* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.* explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.* haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacer más preciso = tightening up.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.* hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.* hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.* hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.* incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.* invertir más dinero = dig + deep.* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.* ir más allá = go + one stage further.* ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* lista de más populares = chart.* lista de más vendidos = chart.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.* lo más destacado = highlights.* lo más detestado = pet hate.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo más interesante = highlights.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo más novedoso = the last word.* lo más odiado = pet hate.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* lo más probable es que = most probably.* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.* los más necesitados = those most in need.* más acomodados, los = better off, the.* más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.* más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.* más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* más alejado = further afield, furthest away.* más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.* más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de eso = beyond that.* más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.* más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.* más antiguo = longest-serving.* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.* más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].* más apreciado = long-cherished.* más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.* más bien = if you like, instead.* más bien bajo = shortish.* más bien corto = shortish.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.* más cerca de = more nearly.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más común = mainstream.* más concretamente = more to the point.* más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.* más conocido como = better known as.* más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.* más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más de la cuenta = one too many.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* más de lo mismo = more of the same.* más demandado = most demanded.* más dentro = further into.* más destacado = foremost.* más de una vez = more than once.* más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.* más de un millón = million-plus.* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.* más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].* más duradero = longer-lasting.* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* más exactamente = more nearly.* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.* más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.* más grande = greater.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* más información = further information, further details.* más íntimo = innermost.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.* más meridional = southernmost.* más necesitado = most in need.* más occidental = westernmost.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* más perdedor = losingest.* más perenne = longer-lasting.* más permanente = longer-lasting.* más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.* más profundo = innermost.* más que = more... than..., rather than.* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.* más que muerto = dead and buried.* más que nada = more than anything else.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.* más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.* más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.* más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.* más recóndito = innermost.* más secreto = innermost.* más septentrional = northernmost.* Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.* más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.* más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.* más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.* más tarde = later on.* más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.* más todavía = all the more so.* más usado = most heavily used.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.* más valorado = highly valued.* más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* más veterano, el = seniormost, the.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.* más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.* materia más general = broader subject.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.* mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* muchos más = a great many more.* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nadie más = nobody else.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* no aguantar más = have had enough.* no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.* no hacer más que = do + no more than.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no más que = in any more than.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.* no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.* no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.* Número + de más = Número + too many.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* nunca más = never again.* observar con más detalle = closer look.* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.* otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para más información = for further details.* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poco más = little else.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* qué más = what else.* que no da más de sí = overstretched.* ¿quién más...? = who else...?.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.* requerir más destreza = be more of an art.* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* ser aun más = be all the more.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* ser más interno = inner being.* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.* sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.* sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.* sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.* sino más bien = rather.* sino (que) más bien = but rather.* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.* tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* término más específico = narrower term.* todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.* una vez más = again, yet again.* uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* uno de mas = one too many.* uno más = one of equals.* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.* unos días más tarde = a few days later.* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender más barato = undercut.* venderse más que = outsell.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.* y más adelante = and beyond.* y más allá = and beyond.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* y poco más = and little more.* ¡y qué más da! = so what!.* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.* * *conjunción (liter) but* * *= extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
Ex: The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.Ex: A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.* ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* algo más = anything else.* algunos años más tarde = some years on.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* a más tardar = at the latest.* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.* aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.* bastante más = rather more.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más estricto = tightening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* citado más arriba = above.* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.* con más frecuencia = most frequently.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].* costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar más de sí = go further.* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.* de lo más = very.* de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.* de más = extra, one too many.* de más arriba = topmost [top most].* desarrollar aun más = develop + further.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durar más que = outlive.* el más = all-time.* el más adecuado = ideally suited.* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.* el más allá = hereafter.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* el más leído = the most widely read.* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.* en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.* en su forma más básica = at its most basic.* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.* es más = more important, moreover.* examen más minucioso = closer examination.* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.* explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.* haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacer más preciso = tightening up.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.* hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.* hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.* hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.* incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.* invertir más dinero = dig + deep.* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.* ir más allá = go + one stage further.* ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].* lista de más populares = chart.* lista de más vendidos = chart.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.* lo más destacado = highlights.* lo más detestado = pet hate.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo más interesante = highlights.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo más novedoso = the last word.* lo más odiado = pet hate.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* lo más probable es que = most probably.* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.* los más necesitados = those most in need.* más acomodados, los = better off, the.* más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.* más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.* más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* más alejado = further afield, furthest away.* más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.* más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de eso = beyond that.* más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.* más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.* más antiguo = longest-serving.* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.* más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].* más apreciado = long-cherished.* más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.* más bien = if you like, instead.* más bien bajo = shortish.* más bien corto = shortish.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.* más cerca de = more nearly.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más común = mainstream.* más concretamente = more to the point.* más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.* más conocido como = better known as.* más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.* más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más de la cuenta = one too many.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* más de lo mismo = more of the same.* más demandado = most demanded.* más dentro = further into.* más destacado = foremost.* más de una vez = more than once.* más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.* más de un millón = million-plus.* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.* más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].* más duradero = longer-lasting.* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* más exactamente = more nearly.* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.* más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.* más grande = greater.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* más información = further information, further details.* más íntimo = innermost.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.* más meridional = southernmost.* más necesitado = most in need.* más occidental = westernmost.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* más perdedor = losingest.* más perenne = longer-lasting.* más permanente = longer-lasting.* más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.* más profundo = innermost.* más que = more... than..., rather than.* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.* más que muerto = dead and buried.* más que nada = more than anything else.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.* más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.* más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.* más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.* más recóndito = innermost.* más secreto = innermost.* más septentrional = northernmost.* Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.* más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.* más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.* más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.* más tarde = later on.* más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.* más todavía = all the more so.* más usado = most heavily used.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.* más valorado = highly valued.* más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* más veterano, el = seniormost, the.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.* más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.* materia más general = broader subject.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.* mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* muchos más = a great many more.* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nadie más = nobody else.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* no aguantar más = have had enough.* no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.* no hacer más que = do + no more than.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no más que = in any more than.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.* no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.* no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.* Número + de más = Número + too many.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* nunca más = never again.* observar con más detalle = closer look.* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.* otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para más información = for further details.* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poco más = little else.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* qué más = what else.* que no da más de sí = overstretched.* ¿quién más...? = who else...?.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.* requerir más destreza = be more of an art.* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* ser aun más = be all the more.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* ser más interno = inner being.* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.* sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.* sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.* sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.* sino más bien = rather.* sino (que) más bien = but rather.* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.* tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.* tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* término más específico = narrower term.* todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.* una vez más = again, yet again.* uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* uno de mas = one too many.* uno más = one of equals.* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.* unos días más tarde = a few days later.* véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender más barato = undercut.* venderse más que = outsell.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.* y más adelante = and beyond.* y más allá = and beyond.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* y poco más = and little more.* ¡y qué más da! = so what!.* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.* * */mas/A (en Col) = Muerte a SecuestradoresB (en Ven) = Movimiento al Socialismo* * *
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más
mas conjunción (liter) but
más adverbio
1a) ( comparativo):◊ ¿tiene algo más barato/moderno? do you have anything cheaper/more modern;
duran más they last longer;
me gusta más sin azúcar I prefer it without sugar;
ahora la vemos más we see more of her now;
tendrás que estudiar más you'll have to study harder;
más lejos/atrás further away/back;
el más allá the other world;
más que nunca more than ever;
me gusta más el vino seco que el dulce I prefer dry wine to sweet, I like dry wine better than sweet;
pesa más de lo que parece it's heavier than it looks;
es más complicado de lo que tú crees it's more complicated than you think;
eran más de las cinco it was after five o'clock;
más de 30 more than 30, over 30
2 ( superlativo):◊ la más bonita/la más inteligente the prettiest/the most intelligent;
el que más sabe the one who knows most;
el que más me gusta the one I like best;
estuvo de lo más divertido it was great fun
3 ( en frases negativas):
nadie más que ella nobody but her;
no tengo más que esto this is all I have;
no tuve más remedio I had no alternative;
no juego más I'm not playing any more;
nunca más never again
4 ( con valor ponderativo):◊ ¡cantó más bien…! she sang so well!;
¡qué cosa más rara! how strange!
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) more;
una vez más once more;
ni un minuto más not a minute longer;
hoy hace más calor it's warmer today;
son más que nosotros there are more of them than us
2 ( superlativo) most;
las más de las veces more often than not
3 ( con valor ponderativo):◊ ¡me da más rabia …! it makes me so mad!;
¡tiene más amigos …! he has so many friends!
4◊ ¿qué más? what else?;
nada/nadie más nothing/nobody else;
algo/alguien más something/somebody else;
¿quién más vino? who else came?;
¿algo más? — nada más gracias anything else? — no, that's all, thank you
■ pronombre
1 more;◊ ¿te sirvo más? would you like some more?
2 ( en locs)
a más no poder: corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast o hard as we could;
a más tardar at the latest;
cuanto más at the most;
de más: ¿tienes un lápiz de más? do you have a spare pencil?;
me dio cinco dólares de más he gave me five dollars too much;
no está de más repetirlo there's no harm in repeating it;
es más in fact;
más bien ( un poco) rather;
más o menos ( aproximadamente) more or less;
( no muy bien) so-so;
no más See Also→ nomás;
por más: por más que llores however much you cry;
por más que trataba however hard he tried;
¿qué más da? what does it matter?;
sin más (ni más) just like that
■ preposición
◊ 8+7 =15 (read as: ocho más siete (es) igual (a) quince) eight plus seven equals fifteen
◊ mil pesos, más los gastos a thousand pesos, plus expenses
■ sustantivo masculino
plus sign
mas conj frml but: sé que es difícil, mas no debes darte por vencido, I know it's hard, but you musn't give up
más
I adverbio & pron
1 (aumento) more: necesito comprar más, I need to buy more
me duele cada día más, it hurts more and more
parte dos trozos más, cut two more pieces
tendría que ser más barato, it should be cheaper
asistieron más de cien personas, more than a hundred people attended
(con pronombre interrogativo) else: ¿alguien más quiere repetir?, would anybody else like a second helping?
(con pronombre indefinido) añádele algo más, add something else
no sé nada más, I don't know anything else
2 (comparación) more: es más complicado que el primero, it's more complicated than the first one
eres más guapa que ella, you are prettier than her
3 (superlativo) most: ella es la más divertida, she's the funniest
lo más extraño del mundo, the strangest thing in the world
4 (otra vez) no me llames más, que estoy trabajando, don't call me again, I'm busy
no volví a verlo más, I never saw him again
5 (sobre todo) debiste llamar, y más sabiendo que estoy sola, you should have phoned me, especially knowing I'm alone
6 (otro) no tengo más cuchillo que éste, I have no other knife but this one
7 exclamación so..., such a..., what a...!
¡está más pesado!, he's such a pain!
¡qué cosa más fea!, what an ugly thing!
II prep Mat plus
dos más dos, two plus o and two ➣ Ver nota en sumar
♦ Locuciones: de más, (de sobra): su comentario estuvo de más, his remark was unnecessary
¿tienes unas medias de más?, do you have a spare pair of tights?
más bien, rather
más o menos, more or less
por más que, (aunque): por más que lo leo no logro entenderlo, no matter how many times I read it, I can't understand it
sin más (ni más), just like that
todo lo más, at most
Ten cuidado con las frases hechas del tipo más borracho que una cuba o más bueno que el pan. Se traducen empleando as... as...: as drunk as a lord o as good as gold.
' más' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abundar
- acá
- actualidad
- adelante
- adentro
- aguantar
- alargarse
- algo
- allá
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- amarre
- ámbito
- amortizar
- ampliar
- ancha
- ancho
- antes
- aparecer
- arriba
- arrimarse
- aunque
- avivar
- baja
- bajo
- bastante
- bien
- bilis
- bravucón
- bravucona
- bufido
- cada
- cargar
- cerca
- cerrarse
- ciudad
- colmo
- comodidad
- consolidar
- consolidarse
- construcción
- contaminante
- contestón
- contestona
- contraria
- contrario
- córcholis
English:
A
- aboard
- about
- above
- acceptable
- accomplished
- ado
- adopt
- advanced
- advantage
- advocate
- afterwards
- again
- agree
- agreeable
- airport
- all
- along
- aloud
- alternative
- always
- ample
- amplify
- another
- anticipate
- antsy
- anything
- appropriate
- arguable
- art form
- as
- ask
- awe-inspiring
- barrel
- basic
- bat
- become
- begin
- below
- besides
- best
- better
- beyond
- big
- bird
- bit
- bite
- blue
- bookshelf
- boot
* * *= left-wing political party in Argentina and Venezuela* * *conj but* * *mas conjpero: butmás adv1) : more¿hay algo más grande?: is there anything bigger?2) : mostLuis es el más alto: Luis is the tallest3) : longerel sabor dura más: the flavor lasts longer4) : rathermás querría andar: I would rather walk5)a mas : besides, in addition6)más allá : further7)qué... más... : what..., what a...¡qué día más bonito!: what a beautiful day!más adj1) : moredáme dos kilos más: give me two more kilos2) : mostla que ganó más dinero: the one who earned the most money3) : else¿quién más quiere vino?: who else wants wine?más n: plus signmás prep: plustres más dos es igual a cinco: three plus two equals fivemás pron1) : more¿tienes más?: do you have more?2)a lo más : at most3)de mas : extra, excess4)más o menos : more or less, approximately5)por más que : no matter how muchpor más que corras no llegarás a tiempo: no matter how fast you run you won't arrive on time* * *más1 adv1. (comparativo) more¿quieres más arroz? do you want some more rice?2. (superlativo) most¿quién tiene más caramelos? who's got the most sweets?3. (con números, cantidades) more / over4. (con pronombres) else¿quieres algo más? do you want anything else?¿quién más estaba? who else was there?¿nadie más? no one else?¡qué casa más bonita! what a pretty house!¡está más guapa! she's ever so pretty!más2 conj plus -
113 parlare
talk, speak ( a qualcuno to someonedi qualcosa about something)parlare del più e del meno make small talkparla inglese? do you speak English?* * *parlare v. intr.1 to speak*, to talk; ( chiacchierare) to talk: il bambino non ha ancora incominciato a parlare, the baby hasn't started talking yet; con chi ho il piacere di parlare?, who (m) have I the pleasure of speaking to?; di che cosa state parlando?, what are you talking about?; non sa parlare in inglese, he can't speak English; quando incomincia a parlare non la smette più, once he starts talking he never stops; non voglio parlare io tutto il tempo, I don't want to do all the talking (myself); parla spesso del suo lavoro, he often talks about his work (o fam. he often talks shop); parlavano al telefono da dieci minuti, they had been talking on the telephone for ten minutes; sta parlando al telefono, he's on the phone; Milano è in linea, parli pure!, Milan is on the line, go ahead please!; parlavano sottovoce fra loro, they were whispering (o speaking softly) to each other; parla più forte, per favore!, will you speak up, please?; pronto, chi parla?, con chi parlo?, hello, who's speaking please?; parlare a bassa voce, to speak in a low voice; parlare da solo, to talk to oneself; parlare alla radio, alla televisione, to speak on radio, television; parlare nel sonno, to talk in one's sleep; parlare spedito, to speak quickly (o fast); parlare tanto da diventar rauco, to talk oneself hoarse // i fatti parlano, the facts speak for themselves; il regolamento parla chiaro in proposito, the regulations are clear on this point // occhi che parlano, eloquent (o expressive) eyes2 ( trattare) ( parlando) to speak*; ( scrivendo) to write*; ( far menzione) to mention (sthg.): i giornali di ieri ne parlavano, it was in yesterday's papers; il libro non ne parla, the book does not mention it; mio padre non vuole assolutamente sentirne parlare, my father won't hear of it; l'oratore parlò a lungo della situazione attuale, the speaker spoke for a long time about the present situation; non è più un segreto, ne parlano tutti, it's not a secret any more, it's the talk of the town; si parla di te come del più probabile candidato, you have been mentioned as the most likely candidate // per non parlare di, not to mention (o let alone): per non parlare di quello che fa lui, not to mention (o let alone) what he does himself3 ( discutere) to discuss (sthg.), to debate (sthg.), to talk: a cena si parlò di quello che si sarebbe fatto il giorno dopo, over dinner we discussed what we would do the next day; so che parlavano di me e di te, I know they were discussing (o talking about) me and you; parlano di andare in Spagna ma non hanno ancora deciso, they are talking of (o about) going to Spain but they haven't decided yet; stavamo parlando se andare in montagna o al mare, we were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside; parlare d'affari, to talk business (o shop)4 ( rivolgersi) to address (s.o.): bada con chi parli, remember who (m) you are speaking to; sto parlando con te non con Giovanni, I am talking to you not to John; quando parla alla Camera, when he addresses the House; il Rettore parlerà agli studenti, the Chancellor will address the students5 (region.) mio fratello parlava a una ragazza che non mi piaceva, my brother had a girlfriend I didn't like◆ v.tr. to speak*: parla bene quattro lingue, he speaks four languages well; qui si parla inglese, English (is) spoken here // parlare ostrogoto, arabo, turco, (fam.) to talk double-Dutch.◘ parlarsi v.rifl.rec.1 to talk to each other (one another): le donne si parlavano da un balcone all'altro, the women chatted (to one another) from their balconies; non ci parliamo più, we aren't on speaking terms anymoreparlare s.m.1 ( discorso) speech; words (pl.); ( chiacchiere) talk: questo è un parlare ambiguo, these are ambiguous words; questo è un bel parlare, ma..., these are fine words, but...; ci fu un gran parlare di ciò, there was a lot of talk about it; con turpi parlari, with filthy language (o obscenely)2 ( idioma) language; dialect: il parlare toscano, the Tuscan dialect; nel parlare popolare, in the vernacular3 ( modo di parlare) (way of) speaking.* * *[par'lare]parla piano/più forte — talk o speak quietly/louder
2) (esprimere il proprio pensiero) to speakparlare a caso o a vanvera — to ramble on
parlare bene/male di qn/qc — to say nice/nasty things about sb/sth
fallo o lascialo parlare — give him a chance to speak, let him have his say
3) (conversare) to talkparlare a/con qn di qc — to talk o speak to/with sb about o of sth
parlare di lavoro o d'affari — to talk shop
è come parlare al vento o a un muro — it's like talking to a brick wall
senti, ne parliamo a quattrocchi — look, we'll discuss it o talk about it in private
far parlare di sé — to get o.s. talked about
parlano di matrimonio — they are talking about getting married, they are discussing marriage
4) Telecpronto? chi parla? — hello, who's speaking?
parla Bianchi — Bianchi here o speaking
posso parlare con il Sig. Rossi? — can I speak to Mr Rossi?
5)parlare di — (far cenno a) to mention, (trattare di: argomento) to be about, deal with
per non parlare di... — not to mention...
ne ho sentito parlare — I've heard of it (o him o her ecc)
6) (confessare) to talk2. vt(una lingua) to speak3. sm(dialetto) dialect* * *I 1. [par'lare]2."si parla francese" — "French spoken"
1) (pronunciare parole) to speak*2) (esprimersi) to speak*parlare per qcn. o a nome di qcn. to speak for sb.; senti chi parla! — look o listen who's talking!
3) (confessare) to talkfar parlare qcn. — to make sb. talk o sing colloq.
4) (riferire) to tell*, to mentionparlare di qcn., qcs. a qcn. — to mention sb., sth. to sb.
non parlarne con loro — don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them
5) (rivolgersi)parlare a o con qcn. to talk o speak to sb.; le devo parlare I must talk o speak to you; sto parlando con te! — I'm talking to you!
6) (discutere) to talkparlare di qcs., di fare — to talk about sth., about doing
si parla molto di... — there's a lot of talk about...
parlare di affari, di sport — to talk business, sport
sentire parlare di qcs., qcn. — to hear of sth., sb.
non se ne parla nemmeno — (rifiuto) I wouldn't dream of it, nothing doing colloq.; (divieto) it's completely out of the question
non me ne parlare! — iron. tell me about it! let's drop it!
per non parlare di — not mentioning, leaving aside, let alone, to say nothing of
se ne parlerà fra un anno — we'll talk about it o deal with that in a year's time
7) (trattare)parlare di — [articolo, film, libro] to deal with, to be about
8) (conversare) to speak*, to talkparlare a o con qcn. to speak to o with sb.; far parlare di sé to get oneself talked about; parlare bene di qcn. to speak well o kindly of sb.; parlare male di qcn. to speak ill o evil of sb.; parlare al telefono to speak on the telephone; parlare da solo o tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; tanto per parlare — for argument's sake, to make a conversation
9) (commentare)10) (al telefono)3.pronto, chi parla? — hello, who's speaking please?
verbo pronominale parlarsi1) (colloquiare) to talk, to speak*2) (rivolgersi la parola) to speak*non ci parliamo più — we don't speak (to each other), we're not on speaking terms
••parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to make small talk, to shoot the breeze AE
••con rispetto parlando — no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression
Note:Il verbo parlare è reso in inglese principalmente da due verbi, to talk e to speak. To talk è d'uso frequente e informale, e significa parlare in modo amichevole e comunque non ostile o distaccato; to speak è d'uso più raro e formale, e si usa per indicare il parlare con un certo distacco, in modo spesso poco amichevole o comunque tra estranei, e in alcuni casi particolari (parlare al telefono, parlare in dibattiti o conferenze, parlare le lingue, essere in grado fisicamente di parlare ecc). Rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si noti che nell'inglese britannico to speak with e to talk with designano un modo di parlare più articolato e prolungato di to speak to e to talk to (il riferimento alla persona a cui si parla deve comunque essere introdotto da with o to)II [par'lare]sostantivo maschile1) (modo di esprimersi) way of speaking, speech2) (idioma)3) (chiacchiere) talk* * *parlare1/par'lare/ [1]Il verbo parlare è reso in inglese principalmente da due verbi, to talk e to speak. To talk è d'uso frequente e informale, e significa parlare in modo amichevole e comunque non ostile o distaccato; to speak è d'uso più raro e formale, e si usa per indicare il parlare con un certo distacco, in modo spesso poco amichevole o comunque tra estranei, e in alcuni casi particolari (parlare al telefono, parlare in dibattiti o conferenze, parlare le lingue, essere in grado fisicamente di parlare ecc). Rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si noti che nell'inglese britannico to speak with e to talk with designano un modo di parlare più articolato e prolungato di to speak to e to talk to (il riferimento alla persona a cui si parla deve comunque essere introdotto da with o to).(aus. avere)1 (pronunciare parole) to speak*; parlare in dialetto to speak dialect; la bimba ha già cominciato a parlare the baby has already started to talk2 (esprimersi) to speak*; parlare per qcn. o a nome di qcn. to speak for sb.; senti chi parla! look o listen who's talking!4 (riferire) to tell*, to mention; parlare di qcn., qcs. a qcn. to mention sb., sth. to sb.; non parlarne con loro don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them5 (rivolgersi) parlare a o con qcn. to talk o speak to sb.; le devo parlare I must talk o speak to you; sto parlando con te! I'm talking to you!6 (discutere) to talk; parlare di qcs., di fare to talk about sth., about doing; si parla molto di... there's a lot of talk about...; parlare di affari, di sport to talk business, sport; sentire parlare di qcs., qcn. to hear of sth., sb.; non se ne parla nemmeno (rifiuto) I wouldn't dream of it, nothing doing colloq.; (divieto) it's completely out of the question; non me ne parlare! iron. tell me about it! let's drop it! per non parlare di not mentioning, leaving aside, let alone, to say nothing of; fanno presto a parlare! it's all very well for them to talk! facile parlare! talk is cheap! se ne parlerà fra un anno we'll talk about it o deal with that in a year's time7 (trattare) parlare di [articolo, film, libro] to deal with, to be about8 (conversare) to speak*, to talk; parlare a o con qcn. to speak to o with sb.; far parlare di sé to get oneself talked about; parlare bene di qcn. to speak well o kindly of sb.; parlare male di qcn. to speak ill o evil of sb.; parlare al telefono to speak on the telephone; parlare da solo o tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; tanto per parlare for argument's sake, to make a conversation9 (commentare) i dati parlano da sé the facts speak for themselves; parlando in generale, generalmente parlando generally speaking10 (al telefono) pronto, chi parla? hello, who's speaking please?III parlarsi verbo pronominale1 (colloquiare) to talk, to speak*; si sono parlati al telefono they spoke on the telephone2 (rivolgersi la parola) to speak*; non ci parliamo più we don't speak (to each other), we're not on speaking termsparlare arabo to talk double Dutch; bada come parli! mind your language! parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to make small talk, to shoot the breeze AE; - rsi addosso to like the sound of one's own voice; con rispetto parlando no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression.————————parlare2/par'lare/sostantivo m.1 (modo di esprimersi) way of speaking, speech2 (idioma) il parlare fiorentino the Florentine dialect3 (chiacchiere) talk; si fa un gran parlare di there is (a lot of) talk about. -
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= present, such, this.Ex. We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.Ex. Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.----* a este fin = to this end.* a este paso = at this rate.* a este respecto = in this respect.* a este ritmo = at this rate.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, in doing so.* a partir de esto = on this basis.* como esto = like this.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* con este fin = to that effect.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* de esta forma = in this way.* de esta manera = in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = by this means, in so doing, this way, thus, in doing so.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de nuevo en este caso = here again.* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.* dicho esto = that said.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en este caso = in this case.* en este contexto = against this background.* en este documento = herein.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este momento = at this stage, right now.* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, on this score, to that effect.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en estos tiempos = in this day and age.* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.* esta = this.* esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.* esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* esta mañana = early today.* esta mañana temprano = early this morning.* esta noche = tonight, tonite.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* éste no es el caso en = not so in.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* esto es así = this is the case.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* esto no se debe hacer así = this just won't do.* esto no vale = this just won't do.* estos = these.* estos días = these days.* haciendo esto = by so doing, by doing so.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* para esto = therefor.* para hacer esto = in this.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* partiendo de esto = on that basis.* pensando en esto = with this/that in mind.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.* teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.* teniendo esto presente = with this/that in mind.* todo esto = the whole thing. -
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TO ДА СЁ (И) TO И СЁ ТО-СЁ, often говорить, думать и т. п. О ТОМ (И) О СЁМ all coll NP usu. obj fixed WO(to talk, chat, think etc about) various things, all kinds of things ( usu. used instead of enumerating various topics, circumstances, matters etc): this and thatthis, that, and the other thing one thing and another (in limited contexts) (occupy o.s. with (engage in etc)) small talk and all that."Я угостила его (генерала) чем бог послал, разговорились о том о сём, наконец и о Дубровском» (Пушкин 1). "I treated him (the general) to whatever was in the house, and we talked about this and that, mentioning at last Dubrovskii, too" (1a).Что делать в потёмках? Стали разговаривать о том о сём. Она рассказывала про своего отца... И я стал рассказывать про свою жизнь (Трифонов 5). We had to do something, sitting there in the dark, and so we began talking about one thing and another. She told me about her father....Then I began telling her about my life (5a).Дуняша (прислушивается):) Вот, кажется, уже едут. (Лопахин (прислушивается):) Нет... Багаж получить, то да сё... (Чехов 2). (D. (listens):) It sounds as if they're coming. (L. (listening):) No, they're not. There's the luggage to be got out and all that (2c). -
116 и то и се
• ТО ДА СЕ; (И) ТО И СЕ; ТО-СЕ, often говорить, думать и т.п. О ТОМ (И) О СЕМall coll[NP; usu. obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to talk, chat, think etc about) various things, all kinds of things (usu. used instead of enumerating various topics, circumstances, matters etc):- this, that, and the other thing;- [in limited contexts](occupy o.s. with <engage in etc> small talk;- and all that.♦ "Я угостила его [генерала] чем бог послал, разговорились о том о сём, наконец и о Дубровском" (Пушкин 1). "I treated him [the general] to whatever was in the house, and we talked about this and that, mentioning at last Dubrovskii, too" (1a).♦ Что делать в потёмках? Стали разговаривать о том о сём. Она рассказывала про своего отца... И я стал рассказывать про свою жизнь (Трифонов 5). We had to do something, sitting there in the dark, and so we began talking about one thing and another. She told me about her father....Then I began telling her about my life (5a).♦ [Дуняша (прислушивается):] Вот, кажется, уже едут. [Лопахин (прислушивается):] Нет... Багаж получить, то да сё... (Чехов 2). [D. (listens):] It sounds as if they're coming. [L. (listening):] No, they're not. There's the luggage to be got out and all that (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и то и се
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117 о том и о сем
• ТО ДА СЕ; (И) ТО И СЕ; ТО-СЕ, often говорить, думать и т.п. О ТОМ (И) О СЕМall coll[NP; usu. obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to talk, chat, think etc about) various things, all kinds of things (usu. used instead of enumerating various topics, circumstances, matters etc):- this, that, and the other thing;- [in limited contexts](occupy o.s. with <engage in etc> small talk;- and all that.♦ "Я угостила его [генерала] чем бог послал, разговорились о том о сём, наконец и о Дубровском" (Пушкин 1). "I treated him [the general] to whatever was in the house, and we talked about this and that, mentioning at last Dubrovskii, too" (1a).♦ Что делать в потёмках? Стали разговаривать о том о сём. Она рассказывала про своего отца... И я стал рассказывать про свою жизнь (Трифонов 5). We had to do something, sitting there in the dark, and so we began talking about one thing and another. She told me about her father....Then I began telling her about my life (5a).♦ [Дуняша (прислушивается):] Вот, кажется, уже едут. [Лопахин (прислушивается):] Нет... Багаж получить, то да сё... (Чехов 2). [D. (listens):] It sounds as if they're coming. [L. (listening):] No, they're not. There's the luggage to be got out and all that (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > о том и о сем
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118 о том о сем
• ТО ДА СЕ; (И) ТО И СЕ; ТО-СЕ, often говорить, думать и т.п. О ТОМ (И) О СЕМall coll[NP; usu. obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to talk, chat, think etc about) various things, all kinds of things (usu. used instead of enumerating various topics, circumstances, matters etc):- this, that, and the other thing;- [in limited contexts](occupy o.s. with <engage in etc> small talk;- and all that.♦ "Я угостила его [генерала] чем бог послал, разговорились о том о сём, наконец и о Дубровском" (Пушкин 1). "I treated him [the general] to whatever was in the house, and we talked about this and that, mentioning at last Dubrovskii, too" (1a).♦ Что делать в потёмках? Стали разговаривать о том о сём. Она рассказывала про своего отца... И я стал рассказывать про свою жизнь (Трифонов 5). We had to do something, sitting there in the dark, and so we began talking about one thing and another. She told me about her father....Then I began telling her about my life (5a).♦ [Дуняша (прислушивается):] Вот, кажется, уже едут. [Лопахин (прислушивается):] Нет... Багаж получить, то да сё... (Чехов 2). [D. (listens):] It sounds as if they're coming. [L. (listening):] No, they're not. There's the luggage to be got out and all that (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > о том о сем
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119 то да се
• ТО ДА СЕ; (И) ТО И СЕ; ТО-СЕ, often говорить, думать и т.п. О ТОМ (И) О СЕМall coll[NP; usu. obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to talk, chat, think etc about) various things, all kinds of things (usu. used instead of enumerating various topics, circumstances, matters etc):- this, that, and the other thing;- [in limited contexts](occupy o.s. with <engage in etc> small talk;- and all that.♦ "Я угостила его [генерала] чем бог послал, разговорились о том о сём, наконец и о Дубровском" (Пушкин 1). "I treated him [the general] to whatever was in the house, and we talked about this and that, mentioning at last Dubrovskii, too" (1a).♦ Что делать в потёмках? Стали разговаривать о том о сём. Она рассказывала про своего отца... И я стал рассказывать про свою жизнь (Трифонов 5). We had to do something, sitting there in the dark, and so we began talking about one thing and another. She told me about her father....Then I began telling her about my life (5a).♦ [Дуняша (прислушивается):] Вот, кажется, уже едут. [Лопахин (прислушивается):] Нет... Багаж получить, то да сё... (Чехов 2). [D. (listens):] It sounds as if they're coming. [L. (listening):] No, they're not. There's the luggage to be got out and all that (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > то да се
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120 то и се
• ТО ДА СЕ; (И) ТО И СЕ; ТО-СЕ, often говорить, думать и т.п. О ТОМ (И) О СЕМall coll[NP; usu. obj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to talk, chat, think etc about) various things, all kinds of things (usu. used instead of enumerating various topics, circumstances, matters etc):- this, that, and the other thing;- [in limited contexts](occupy o.s. with <engage in etc> small talk;- and all that.♦ "Я угостила его [генерала] чем бог послал, разговорились о том о сём, наконец и о Дубровском" (Пушкин 1). "I treated him [the general] to whatever was in the house, and we talked about this and that, mentioning at last Dubrovskii, too" (1a).♦ Что делать в потёмках? Стали разговаривать о том о сём. Она рассказывала про своего отца... И я стал рассказывать про свою жизнь (Трифонов 5). We had to do something, sitting there in the dark, and so we began talking about one thing and another. She told me about her father....Then I began telling her about my life (5a).♦ [Дуняша (прислушивается):] Вот, кажется, уже едут. [Лопахин (прислушивается):] Нет... Багаж получить, то да сё... (Чехов 2). [D. (listens):] It sounds as if they're coming. [L. (listening):] No, they're not. There's the luggage to be got out and all that (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > то и се
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