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action [aksjɔ̃]

feminine noun

   a. ( = acte) action

• faire une bonne action to do a good deed

• commettre une mauvaise action to do something wrong

• action d'éclat brilliant feat

• action de grâce(s) thanksgiving

• action revendicative [d'ouvriers] industrial action uncount ; [d'étudiants] protest uncount

• action ! (Cinema) action!

• l'action se passe en Grèce the action takes place in Greece

• passer à l'action to take action

• mettre en action [+ mécanisme] to set going ; [+ plan] to put into action

   b. ( = effet) [d'éléments naturels, médicament] effect

• ce médicament est sans action this medicine has no effect

• sous l'action du gel under the action of frost

   c. ( = politique, mesures) policies

• l'action gouvernementale the government's policies

• l'action économique et sociale economic and social policy

• l'action humanitaire humanitarian aid

   d. (Law) action

• action en diffamation libel action

   e. (Sport) il a été blessé au cours de cette action he was injured during that bit of play

• revoyons l'action let's have an action replay

   f. (Finance) share

• action nominative/au porteur registered/bearer share

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aksjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) ( fait d'agir) action

il serait temps de passer à l'action — gén it's time to act; ( combattre) it's time for action

entrer en action — Armée to go into action

un homme d'action — a man of action

en action — [personne] in action; [mécanisme] in operation

mettre quelque chose en action — to put something into operation

2) ( façon d'agir) action

programme d'action — plan of action

moyens d'action — courses of action

3) ( effet) effect

l'action du temps — the effects of time

sous l'action de quelque chose — under the effect of something

l'action de quelqu'un sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — somebody's influence on something/somebody

4) ( acte) action, act

une action stupide — a stupid act

des actions criminelles — criminal acts

bonne/mauvaise action — good/bad deed

5) ( initiative) initiative; Armée, Droit action

intenter une action en justice à quelqu'un — to take legal action against somebody

6) ( histoire) action

l'action se situe à Venise — the action takes place in Venice

un film d'action — an action film

un roman d'action — an adventure novel

7) ( en finance) share

actions et obligations — securities

une société par actions — a joint stock company

action nominative — registered share

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aksjɔ̃ nf
1) (= acte individuel) action

une bonne action — a good deed

une mauvaise action — an bad deed

2) (au singulier)

l'action — action

action syndicale — union action

mettre en action — to put into action

passer à l'action — to take action

se lancer à l'action — to go into action

un film d'action — an action film, an action movie

liberté d'action — freedom of action

3) [roman, film] action

4) (effet d'une force naturelle) action, effect

sous l'action de — under the effect of

5) DROIT action

intenter une action en justice; engager une action en justice — to take legal action

6) COMMERCE (= part dans une société) share

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action nf

1 ( fait d'agir) action; il serait temps de passer à l'action gén it's time to act; ( combattre) it's time for action; entrer en action Mil to go into action; l'entrée en action de l'armée the army's involvement in the conflict; un homme/une femme d'action a man/a woman of action; avoir toute liberté d'action to have complete freedom of action; être en action [personne] to be in action; en action [machine, mécanisme] in operation; mettre qch en action to put sth into operation [mesure, plan]; un sportif en (pleine) action a sportsman in action; volonté d'action will to act;

2 ( façon d'agir) action; programme or plan d'action plan of action; moyens d'action courses of action; avoir une unité d'action to have a common plan of action; champ d'action field of action;

3 ( effet) effect; l'action du temps the effects of time; avoir une action bénéfique/néfaste/immunologique to have a positive/a negative/an immunizing effect; sous l'action de qch under the effect of sth; l'action de qch sur qch/qn the effect of sth on sth/sb; l'action de qn sur qch/qn sb's influence on sth/sb;

4 ( acte) action, act; une action irresponsable/stupide an irresponsible/a stupid action; des actions criminelles/individuelles/racistes criminal/individual/racist acts; une action d'éclat a remarkable feat; faire une action d'éclat to distinguish oneself; une bonne/mauvaise action a good/bad deed; j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée I've done my good deed for the day;

5 ( initiative) initiative; Mil, Jur action; une action des Nations unies a UN initiative; actions culturelles culturel initiatives; mener des actions humanitaires to carry out a programme^GB of humanitarian aid; dégager des ressources pour des actions sociales to free money for social programmes^GB; entreprendre une action militaire offensive to take offensive action; intenter une action en justice à qn to take legal action against sb; intenter une action en diffamation to bring a libel action GB ou suit;

6 ( histoire) action; l'action se situe à Venise the action takes place in Venice; un film d'action an action film; un roman d'action an adventure novel; j'aime quand il y a de l'action I like a bit of action;

7 Fin share; actions et obligations securities; une société par actions a joint stock company; action A/B A/B share; action gratuite free share; action nominative registered share; action ordinaire ordinary share GB, common share US; action préférentielle preference share GB, preferred share US.

Composé

action de grâce(s) thanksgiving.

[aksjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [acte] action, act

responsable de ses actions responsible for his actions

une action de grâces an offering of thanks

bonne/mauvaise action good/evil deed

faire une bonne action to do a good deed

faire une mauvaise action to commit an evil deed

faire de mauvaises actions to commit evil (deeds)

2. [activité] action (substantif non comptable)

l'action du gouvernement a été de laisser les forces s'équilibrer the government's course of action was to let the various forces balance each other out

passer à l'action

a. [généralement] to take action

b. MILITAIRE to go into action

assez parlé, il est temps de passer à l'action enough talking, let's get down to it ou take some action

dans le feu de l'action, en pleine action right in the middle ou at the heart of the action

l'action se passe en Europe/l'an 2000 the action takes place in Europe/the year 2000

3. [intervention] action

un conflit qui nécessite une action immédiate de notre part a conflict necessitating immediate action on our part

une action syndicale est à prévoir some industrial action is expected

action directe direct action

l'Action françaiseFrench nationalist and royalist group founded in the late nineteenth century

4. [effet] action, effect

l'action de l'acide sur le métal the action of acid on metal

un médicament à l'action lente a slow-acting medicine

5. FINANCE share

ses actions ont baissé/monté (figuré & humoristique) his stock has fallen/risen (figuré)

action de capital ≃ ordinary share

action différée/nominative deferred/registered stock

action ordinaire ordinary share

action au porteur transferable ou bearer share

actions cotées en Bourse common stock

action préférentielle preference share (UK), preferred share (US)

capital en actions equity capital

dividende en actions bonus issue (UK), stock dividend (US)

société par actions joint-stock company

6. DROIT action, lawsuit

intenter une action contre ou à quelqu'un to bring an action against somebody, to take legal action against somebody, to take somebody to court

action civile/en diffamation civil/libel action

7. ADMINISTRATION

action sanitaire et sociale health and social services

8. MILITAIRE & PHYSIQUE action

à double action double-action

9. GRAMMAIRE action

verbe d'action action verb

10. (Suisse) [vente promotionnelle] sale, special offer

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d'action locution adjectivale

1. [mouvementé - roman] action-packed

film d'action action film

2. [qui aime agir]

homme/femme d'action man/woman of action

3. POLITIQUE & SOCIOLOGIE

journée/semaine d'action day/week of action

en action locution adverbiale & locution adjectivale

in action

être en action to be in action

ils sont déjà en action sur les lieux they're already busy on the scene

entrer en action

a. [pompiers, police] to go into action

b. [loi, règlement] to become effective, to take effect

mettre quelque chose en action to set something in motion

la sirène s'est/a été mise en action the alarm went off/was set off

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sous l'action de locution prépositionnelle

due to, because of

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > action
3 acción

f.

1 action, act, deed.

2 share, equity, stock certificate, share certificate.

3 action, acting.

4 action, movement.

5 operation.

6 suit, lawsuit, action, case.

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acción

► nombre femenino

1 action (acto) act, deed

2 (efecto) effect

■ la acción del agua sobre la piel the effect of water on the skin

3 COMERCIO share

4 DERECHO action, lawsuit

5 TEATRO plot

6 MILITAR action

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ejercitar una acción contra alguien DERECHO to bring an action against somebody

entrar en acción MILITAR to go into action

ponerse en acción to start doing something

acción de gracias thanksgiving

acción de guerra act of war

campo de acción field of action

hombre de acción man of action

película de acción adventure film

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noun m.

1) action

2) act, deed

3) share, stock

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SF

1) (=actividad) action

es hora de pasar a la acción — it's time to take action

¡luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

el programa de acción — the programme of action

• en acción — in action

puso el plan en acción — he put the plan in action

ponerse en acción — to go into action

• estar en acción — Cuba * to be busy

• hombre de acción — man of action

• película de acción — action film, action movie ( esp EEUU)

acción directa — (Pol) direct action

2) (=acto) act

llevaron a cabo una acción condenable — they committed a reprehensible act

deben ser juzgados por sus acciones y no por sus palabras — they should be judged by their deeds, not by their words

• buena acción — good deed

• mala acción, sufrirán justo castigo por sus malas acciones — they will receive fair punishment for their evil deeds

es incapaz de una mala acción — he would never do anything bad

- unir la acción a la palabra

acción de gracias — thanksgiving

3) (=efecto) [de medicamento, viento] action

su acción sobre el sistema nervioso — its action on the nervous system

por acción química — by chemical action

una crema adelgazante de acción rápida — a fast-acting slimming cream

lo recomiendan por su acción relajante — it is recommended for its relaxing effect

• de acción retardada — [bomba, mecanismo] delayed-action antes de s

4) (Mil) [gen] action; (=operación) operation

han condenado la acción militar estadounidense — the American military action has been condemned

una de las zonas de acción de la guerrilla — one of the areas where the guerrillas are active

una acción que dejó varios heridos — an operation which left several wounded

• muerto en acción — killed in action

• fuerza o brigada de acción rápida — rapid action force

acción de guerra — military operation

5) (Teat, Literat, Cine) (=trama) action

la acción se desarrolla en Italia — the action takes place in Italy

acción aparte — by-play

6) (=movimiento) [de la cara, cuerpo] movement

sus acciones eran cada vez más lentas — her movements were slower and slower

7) (Jur) action

acción judicial, acción legal — [gen] legal action; (=pleito) lawsuit

van a emprender acciones legales — they are going to take legal action

han presentado una acción judicial contra el periódico — they have taken out a lawsuit against the newspaper

acción penal — criminal action

acción popular — people's action

8) (Com, Econ) share

capital en acciones — share capital

emisión de acciones — share issue, stock issue

acción cotizada en bolsa — listed share, quoted share

acción de oro — golden share

acción liberada — fully-paid share

acción ordinaria — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)

acción preferente — preference share, preferred stock (EEUU)

acción primitiva — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)

acción prioritaria — priority share

acción sin voto — non-voting share

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femenino

1) (acto, hecho) act

hacer una buena acción — to do a good deed

acciones dignas de elogio — praiseworthy acts o actions

- acción de gracias

2) ( actividad) action

poner algo en acción — to put something into action

novela de acción — adventure story

luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

3) (Mil) action

entrar en acción — to go into action

acción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action

muerto en acción — killed in action

4) (influencia, efecto) action

está bajo la acción de un sedante — she is under sedation

5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

6) (Der) action, lawsuit

7) (Fin) share

acciones — shares o stock

emitir acciones — to issue shares o stock

- acciones nominales/ordinarias

8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket

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femenino

1) (acto, hecho) act

hacer una buena acción — to do a good deed

acciones dignas de elogio — praiseworthy acts o actions

- acción de gracias

2) ( actividad) action

poner algo en acción — to put something into action

novela de acción — adventure story

luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

3) (Mil) action

entrar en acción — to go into action

acción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action

muerto en acción — killed in action

4) (influencia, efecto) action

está bajo la acción de un sedante — she is under sedation

5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

6) (Der) action, lawsuit

7) (Fin) share

acciones — shares o stock

emitir acciones — to issue shares o stock

- acciones nominales/ordinarias

8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket

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acción¹

¹ = action, action, action project, deed.

Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.

Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

* acción compensatoria = anti-dumping action, countervailing action.

* acción concertada = concerted action project, concerted action.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* acción de marcar un número = dialling.

* acción de mejora = improvement action.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* acción de volver a tejar = retiling.

* acción directa = direct action project, direct action.

* acciones legales = legal proceedings.

* acciones positivas = affirmative action.

* acción indirecta = indirect action project.

* acción innegable = estoppel.

* acción legal = legal action.

* acción militar = military action.

* acción policial = police response.

* acción popular = class action suit, class action.

* acción positiva = positive action.

* acción transitiva = transitive actions.

* ámbito de acción = territory, sphere of influence.

* amplio radio de acción = broad scope.

* área de acción = remit.

* aventura de acción = action adventure.

* campo de acción = purview, scope.

* con una sola acción = in one action.

* de acción = action-centered.

* dentro del radio de acción = within range.

* ejecutar una acción = effect + execution.

* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* emprender una acción = initiate + action.

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.

* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.

* investigación-acción = action research.

* libertad de acción = leeway.

* línea de acción = course of action.

* lleno de acción = actionful [action-full], action-packed.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.

* persona de acción = doer.

* radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.

* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* término de acción = action term.

* trazabilidad de las acciones = action tracking.

acción²

² = share, shareholding.

Ex: Shares are generally bought and sold on the stock exchange.

Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.

* acciones = equities, stock, equity shares.

* acciones ordinarias = common stock.

* cartera de acciones = portfolio.

* compra de acciones = shareholding.

* cotización de las acciones = share price.

* opción de compra de acciones = stock option.

* precio de las acciones = share price.

* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

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acción

feminine

A (acto, hecho) act

hacer una buena acción to do a good deed

una acción audaz a bold act

acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions

Compuesto:

acción de gracias

thanksgiving

B (actividad) action

pusieron el plan en acción they put the plan into action

pasaron a la acción they took action

mecanismo de acción retardada delayed action mechanism

un hombre de acción a man of action

novela de acción adventure story

¡luces, cámara, acción! lights, camera, action!

C ( Mil) action

entrar en acción to go into action

las acciones del ejército contra los insurgentes the action taken by the army against the rebels, the raids o attacks by the army on the rebels

acción defensiva/ofensiva defensive/offensive action

no se descarta una acción militar contra ellos military action against them has not been ruled out

muerto en acción killed in action

Compuesto:

acción de armas or de guerra

military action

D (influencia, efecto) action

está bajo la acción de un sedante she is under sedation

la acción erosiva del agua the erosive action of water

E ( Cin, Lit) (trama) action, plot

la acción se desarrolla or transcurre en Egipto the action o the story o the plot takes place in Egypt

F ( Der) action, lawsuit

Compuesto:

acción judicial

legal action, lawsuit

G ( Fin) share

acciones en alza rising stocks o shares

tiene el 51% de las acciones she holds 51% of the shares o stock

emitir acciones to issue shares o stock

Compuestos:

● acción con derecho a voto

voting share

● acciones con cotización oficial

fpl listed o quoted stock, listed o quoted shares o stocks (pl)

● acciones en circulación

fpl issued stock, issued shares (pl)

● acciones liberadas

fpl bonus stock, bonus shares (pl)

● acciones nominales or nominativas

fpl registered stock, registered shares (pl)

● acciones ordinarias

fpl ordinary stock, ordinary shares (pl)

● acciones preferentes or de preferencia

fpl preference stock, preference shares (pl)

● acciones prioritarias

priority stock, priority shares (pl)

● acciones sin cotización oficial

fpl unlisted o unquoted stock, unlisted o unquoted shares o stocks (pl)

H ( Per) (de una rifa) ticket

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acción sustantivo femenino
1 (acto, hecho) act;
◊ acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions;

hacer una buena acción to do a good deed;
acción de gracias thanksgiving
2
a) ( actividad) action;

◊ poner algo en acción to put sth into action;

novela de acción adventure story;
una película llena de acción an action-packed movie o (BrE) film
b) (Mil) action

c) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

3
a) (Der) action, lawsuit

b) (Fin) share;

◊ acciones shares, stock

4 (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket
acción sustantivo femenino
1 action
(acto) act
acción de gracias, thanksgiving
hombre de acción, man of action
película de acción, adventure film
2 Fin share
' acción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuartelamiento
- alquiler
- ampliar
- andar
- arrendamiento
- asesinar
- asesoramiento
- burrada
- campo
- carga
- cierre
- clasificación
- coger
- comenzar
- compinche
- compra
- conducción
- construcción
- continuamente
- dar
- desagüe
- ejercer
- embarcación
- enfoque
- enjuague
- entablar
- envío
- estacionamiento
- estímulo
- estrechamiento
- expandir
- falsificación
- gesto
- hacer
- hasta
- hecha
- hecho
- hilada
- hilado
- impertinencia
- importación
- inocente
- lectura
- limpieza
- localización
- machada
- mezcla
- niñería
- objeto
- obra
English:
about
- acceptance
- accumulation
- accustom
- achievement
- act
- action
- action-packed
- adjourn
- apparition
- appearance
- assignment
- attachment
- begin
- bite
- blameless
- call
- cause
- cold-hearted
- concoct
- corrupt
- cranberry
- crime
- crooked
- cut
- data processing
- decision
- dedication
- delusion
- doing
- duplicate
- elevation
- favor
- favour
- feel
- foolish
- formidable
- fraud
- free rein
- honourable
- imitation
- immodest
- import
- impossible
- inept
- insane
- institute
- institution
- interest
- jaywalking

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acción

♦ nf

1. [efecto de hacer] action;

en acción in action, in operation;

entrar o [m5] ponerse en acción [persona] to go into action;

pasar a la acción to take action;

puso la maquinaria en acción she switched on the machinery;

películas de acción action movies o Br films;

un hombre de acción a man of action

Comp
Pol acción directa direct action
2. [hecho] deed, act;

una buena acción a good deed

Comp
Rel acción de gracias thanksgiving
3. [influencia] effect, action;

la acción de la luz sobre los organismos marinos the effect of sunlight on marine organisms;

rocas erosionadas por la acción del viento rocks eroded by the wind

Comp
acción detergente detergent effect;
acción y reacción action and reaction

4. [combate] action

5. [de relato, película] action;

la acción tiene lugar en Venezuela the action takes place in Venezuela

6. Fin share;

acciones esp Br shares, esp US stock

Comp
acciones en cartera Br shares o US stock in portfolio;
acciones liberadas paid-up Br shares o US stock;

acciones ordinarias Br ordinary shares, US common stock;

acción de oro golden share;

acción al portador bearer share;

acciones preferentes Br preference shares, US preferred stock;

acciones de renta fija Br fixed-interest shares, US fixed-income stock

7. Der acción civil civil action;

acción legal lawsuit;

iniciar acciones legales contra alguien to take legal action against sb;

acción popular action brought by the People

♦ interj

action!;

¡luces!, ¡cámaras!, ¡acción! lights!, camera!, action!

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acción

f

1 action;

entrar en acción come into action;

poner en acción put into action

2 COM share;

acciones pl stock sg, Br shares

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acción nf, pl acciones

1) : action

2) acto: act, deed

3) : share, stock

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acción n

1. (actividad) action

una película de acción an action film

2. (acto) act / deed

una buena acción a good deed

3. (efecto) effect

la acción de la droga the effect of the drug

4. (parte de capital) share

mi padre compró acciones de su empresa my father bought some shares in his company

Spanish-English dictionary > acción
4 película

f.

1 movie, film, picture, motion picture.

2 film.

3 pellicle.

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película

► nombre femenino

1 film

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FRASEOLOGÍA

allá películas familiar too bad

de película fantastic

echar/poner una película to show a film

■ ¿qué película echan hoy en la tele? what film's on the telly today?

no saber de qué va la película familiar to have no idea, not have a clue

película de miedo horror film

película de suspense thriller

película en blanco y negro black-and-white film

película en color colour film

película del oeste western

película muda silent movie

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noun f.

1) film

2) movie

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SF

1) (Cine) film, movie (EEUU)

hoy echan o ponen una película de Hitchcock por la tele — there's a Hitchcock film on TV tonight

pasar una película — to show a film

- una cosa de película

fue de película — it was incredible

- ¡allá películas!

película de acción — action film

película de animación — cartoon

película de aventuras — adventure film

película de dibujos (animados) — cartoon

película de época — period film

película de gángsters — gangster film

película de la serie B — B film, B movie ( esp EEUU)

película del Oeste — western

película de miedo — horror film

película de terror — horror film

película en color — colour film, color film (EEUU)

película muda — silent film

película S — porn film

película sonora — talkie

película (de) vídeo — video film

2) (Fot) film

película virgen — unexposed film

3) (Téc) film

película autoadherible — Méx Clingfilm ®, Saran Wrap ® (EEUU)

4) * (=narración) story, catalogue of events; (=cuento) tall story, tale

¡cuánta película! — what a load of rubbish! *

5) Caribe (=disparate) silly remark; (=lío) row, rumpus

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)

hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras — there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today

de película — (fam) fantastic (colloq)

una chica de película — a gorgeous o fantastic girl

una casa de película — a dream house (colloq)

me pasó algo de película — something incredible happened to me

b) (Fot) film

- película de dibujos animados

- película del Oeste or de vaqueros

- película de miedo or de terror

- película de suspenso or suspense

- película muda

- película

2) ( capa fina - de aceite) film; (- de polvo) thin layer

* * *

= cinefilm, feature film, film, footage, film, movie, feature-length film, flick.

Ex. A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Ex. The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.

Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).

Ex. IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

Ex. A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.

Ex. He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.

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* banda sonora de película = film music.

* basado en película = film-based [film based].

* bobina de película = film reel.

* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.

* carrete de película = film reel.

* ciclo de películas = film series.

* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).

* con una película de resina = resin-coated.

* créditos de película = film credits.

* crítica de película = film review.

* de película = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfect.

* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.

* guión de película = screenplay.

* película biográfica = biopic.

* película cinematográfica = motion picture, motion picture film.

* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.

* película de 16 milímetros = 16mm film.

* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.

* película de acetato = safety film, acetate film.

* película de alquiler = rental movie.

* película de cine = moving picture.

* película de culto = cult movie.

* película de diazo = diazo film.

* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.

* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.

* película del oeste = Western film.

* película de medianoche = midnight film.

* película de nitrato = nitrate film.

* película de nitrato de celulosa = cellulose nitrate film.

* película de policías = crime film.

* película de seguridad = safety film.

* película de suspense = suspense film.

* película de terror = horror movie.

* película fotográfica = photographic film.

* película gore = splatter film.

* película muda = silent film.

* película policíaca = crime film.

* película química = chemical film.

* película sangrienta = splatter film.

* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].

* película sonora = sound movie.

* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.

* película vesicular = vesicular film.

* proyección de película = film show, film showing.

* reserva de películas = film booking.

* rollo de película = roll film.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)

hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras — there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today

de película — (fam) fantastic (colloq)

una chica de película — a gorgeous o fantastic girl

una casa de película — a dream house (colloq)

me pasó algo de película — something incredible happened to me

b) (Fot) film

- película de dibujos animados

- película del Oeste or de vaqueros

- película de miedo or de terror

- película de suspenso or suspense

- película muda

- película

2) ( capa fina - de aceite) film; (- de polvo) thin layer

* * *

= cinefilm, feature film, film, footage, film, movie, feature-length film, flick.

Ex: A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.

Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).

Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.

Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.

* banda sonora de película = film music.

* basado en película = film-based [film based].

* bobina de película = film reel.

* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.

* carrete de película = film reel.

* ciclo de películas = film series.

* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC) = British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).

* con una película de resina = resin-coated.

* créditos de película = film credits.

* crítica de película = film review.

* de película = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfect.

* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.

* guión de película = screenplay.

* película biográfica = biopic.

* película cinematográfica = motion picture, motion picture film.

* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.

* película de 16 milímetros = 16mm film.

* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.

* película de acetato = safety film, acetate film.

* película de alquiler = rental movie.

* película de cine = moving picture.

* película de culto = cult movie.

* película de diazo = diazo film.

* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.

* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.

* película del oeste = Western film.

* película de medianoche = midnight film.

* película de nitrato = nitrate film.

* película de nitrato de celulosa = cellulose nitrate film.

* película de policías = crime film.

* película de seguridad = safety film.

* película de suspense = suspense film.

* película de terror = horror movie.

* película fotográfica = photographic film.

* película gore = splatter film.

* película muda = silent film.

* película policíaca = crime film.

* película química = chemical film.

* película sangrienta = splatter film.

* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].

* película sonora = sound movie.

* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.

* película vesicular = vesicular film.

* proyección de película = film show, film showing.

* reserva de películas = film booking.

* rollo de película = roll film.

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película

feminine

A ( Cin, TV) movie, film ( BrE)

hoy dan or ( Esp) echan or ponen una película de aventuras there's an adventure movie o film on today, they're showing an adventure movie o film today

de película ( fam); fantastic ( colloq)

fue un gol de película it was a tremendous o fantastic goal ( colloq)

una chica de película a gorgeous o fantastic girl

una casa de película a dream house ( colloq)

ayer me pasó algo de película something incredible happened to me yesterday

Compuestos:

● película de acción

action movie or film

● película de dibujos animados

cartoon

● película del Oeste

Western

● película de miedo

horror movie o film

● película de suspenso or ( Esp) suspense

thriller

● película de terror

horror movie o film

● película de vaqueros

Western

● película muda

silent movie o film

● película snuff

snuff movie ( colloq)

● película sonora

talking picture, talkie

● película X

X-certificate movie o film

B ( Fot) film

C (capa fina) film

una película de aceite a film of oil

una película de polvo a thin covering/layer of dust

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película sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE);

hoy dan or (Esp) echan or ponen una película there's a movie o film on today, they're showing a movie o film today;
◊ película de dibujos animados cartoon;

película del Oeste or de vaqueros Western;
película de miedo or de terror horror movie o film;
película de suspenso or (Esp) suspense thriller;
película muda silent movie o film
b) (Fot) film

2 ( capa fina — de aceite) film;
(— de polvo) thin layer
película sustantivo femenino
1 Cine film, movie
echar una película, to show a film
película de miedo/terror, horror film
2 (carrete, bobina) film
3 (capa fina) film, thin layer
♦ Locuciones: contar una película, to tell stories
de película, fabulous, great
' película' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- acción
- ambientar
- amputar
- basarse
- bastante
- bélica
- bélico
- caca
- censurar
- cepillarse
- continuar
- corta
- corto
- crítica
- dedicar
- director
- directora
- dirigir
- doblar
- documentalista
- duración
- emocionante
- empalagosa
- empalagoso
- empezar
- ser
- erotizar
- exhibir
- exhibición
- ficha
- ir
- hasta
- incondicional
- infarto
- interés
- intermedia
- intermedio
- intragable
- intriga
- larga
- largo
- miedo
- mirar
- montar
- novelar
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- peor
- pestiño
English:
about
- adult
- appropriate
- B movie
- backwards
- baddy
- blockbuster
- blue
- bomb
- boring
- by
- censor
- clip
- cult movie
- direct
- downbeat
- downtown
- duplicate
- effect
- engrossed
- enjoyable
- epic
- extra
- eye-opener
- fact
- fail
- fair
- family film
- feeling
- film
- fit
- forthcoming
- funny
- gore
- grip
- hero
- heroine
- hilarious
- horror film
- impact
- in-flight
- last
- location
- make
- making
- minor
- monster
- motion picture
- movie
- moving

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película

♦ nf

1. [de cine] movie, Br film;

una película de Esp [m5] vídeo o Am [m5] video a video (movie);

una película de Scorsese a Scorsese movie;

echar o [m5] poner una película to show a movie o Br film

Comp
película de acción action movie o Br film;
película de animación animated feature film;

película de ciencia ficción science fiction movie o Br film;

película de culto cult movie o Br film;

película de dibujos animados feature-length cartoon;

película de época period o costume drama;

película de gángsters gangster movie o Br film;

película de miedo horror movie o Br film;

película muda silent movie o Br film;

película del Oeste western;

película porno porn movie;
Esp película de suspense thriller; Am película de suspenso thriller;
película de terror horror movie o Br film;

película X X-rated movie o Br film

2. [fotográfica] film;

una película en blanco y negro/color a black-and-white/colour film

Comp
película fotográfica photographic film;
película virgen unexposed film

3. [capa] film

4. Fam [historia increíble] (tall) story;

montarse una película to dream up an incredible story

♦ de película loc adj
Fam
tienen una casa de película they've got a dream house;

pasamos unas vacaciones de película we had the holiday of our dreams

♦ de película loc adv
Fam
canta/baila de película she's a fabulous singer/dancer

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película

f

1 movie, film;

de película fam awesome fam, fantastic fam

2 FOT film

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película nf

1) : movie, film

2) : (photographic) film

3) : thin covering, layer

* * *

película n film

película del oeste western

película de miedo horror film

película de terror horror film

Spanish-English dictionary > película
5 película de acción

película de acción

adventure film

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(n.) = action movie, action adventure

Ex. Johnson's action movie 'Chill Factor' takes elements from many earlier suspense films and mixes them all together.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

(n.) = action movie, action adventure

Ex: Johnson's action movie 'Chill Factor' takes elements from many earlier suspense films and mixes them all together.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

película de acción

action movie

Spanish-English dictionary > película de acción
6 acción1

¹ = action, action, action project, deed.

Ex. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.

Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex. Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.

Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

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* acción compensatoria = anti-dumping action, countervailing action.

* acción concertada = concerted action project, concerted action.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* acción de marcar un número = dialling.

* acción de mejora = improvement action.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* acción de volver a tejar = retiling.

* acción directa = direct action project, direct action.

* acciones legales = legal proceedings.

* acciones positivas = affirmative action.

* acción indirecta = indirect action project.

* acción innegable = estoppel.

* acción legal = legal action.

* acción militar = military action.

* acción policial = police response.

* acción popular = class action suit, class action.

* acción positiva = positive action.

* acción transitiva = transitive actions.

* ámbito de acción = territory, sphere of influence.

* amplio radio de acción = broad scope.

* área de acción = remit.

* aventura de acción = action adventure.

* campo de acción = purview, scope.

* con una sola acción = in one action.

* de acción = action-centered.

* dentro del radio de acción = within range.

* ejecutar una acción = effect + execution.

* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* emprender una acción = initiate + action.

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.

* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.

* investigación-acción = action research.

* libertad de acción = leeway.

* línea de acción = course of action.

* lleno de acción = actionful [action-full], action-packed.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.

* persona de acción = doer.

* radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.

* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* término de acción = action term.

* trazabilidad de las acciones = action tracking.

Spanish-English dictionary > acción1
7 aventura de acción

(n.) = action adventure

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

(n.) = action adventure

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Spanish-English dictionary > aventura de acción
8 aventura

f.

1 adventure (suceso, empresa).

embarcarse en una aventura to set off on an adventure

2 affair.

3 hazard, venture, risk, chance.

4 adventuring, adventure, adventure undertaking.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aventurar.

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aventura

► nombre femenino

1 adventure

2 (riesgo) hazard, risk

3 (relación amorosa) (love) affair

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noun f.

1) adventure

2) risk, venture

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SF

1) (=suceso) adventure

nos contó las aventuras de su viaje — he told us of the adventures he had had on his journey

una película de aventuras — an adventure film

2) (=riesgo)

invertir ahora es una aventura — investing at this time is a gamble

se fue a América a buscar trabajo a la aventura — he went to America and took a chance on o gambled on finding work, he went to America on the off-chance of finding work

se lanzaron a la aventura de montar un negocio — they embarked on the venture of setting up a business

3) * (=amorío) fling *, brief affair

tuvo una aventura con un estudiante — she had a fling * o a brief affair with a student

4) frm (=contingencia) chance, contingency

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femenino

a) ( suceso extraordinario) adventure

en busca de aventuras — in search of adventure

b) ( riesgo) venture

se embarcaron en esta aventura — they embarked on this venture

c) ( relación amorosa - pasajera) fling; (- ilícita) affair

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femenino

a) ( suceso extraordinario) adventure

en busca de aventuras — in search of adventure

b) ( riesgo) venture

se embarcaron en esta aventura — they embarked on this venture

c) ( relación amorosa - pasajera) fling; (- ilícita) affair

* * *

aventura¹

¹ = adventure, escapade.

Ex: Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood.

Ex: His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.

* ansia de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* aventura comercial = venturing.

* aventura de acción = action adventure.

* aventura de vacaciones = holiday adventure.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* espíritu de aventura = spirit of adventure.

* ganas de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* novela de aventuras = adventure story.

aventura²

² = fling.

Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.

* aventura amorosa = love affair, fling.

* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.

* tener una aventura amorosa = have + a fling.

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aventura

feminine

1 (suceso extraordinario) adventure

novela de aventuras an adventure story

en busca de aventuras in search of adventure

2 (riesgo) venture

se embarcaron en or se lanzaron a esta aventura they embarked on this venture

3 (relación amorosa — pasajera) fling; (— ilícita) affair

fue sólo una aventurilla de verano it was just a holiday romance

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Del verbo aventurar: ( conjugate aventurar)

aventura es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
aventura
aventurar
aventura sustantivo femenino
a) ( suceso extraordinario) adventure

b) ( empresa arriesgada) venture

c) ( relación amorosa — pasajera) fling;

(— ilícita) affair
aventurar ( conjugate aventurar) verbo transitivo ‹ opinión› to venture, put forward;
‹ conjetura› to hazard
aventurarse verbo pronominal
to venture;
◊ me aventuraía a decir que … I would go so far as to say that …

aventura sustantivo femenino
1 adventure
2 (amorosa) (love) affair
aventurar vtr (hipótesis, opinión) to venture

' aventura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desliz
- hueso
- liquidez
- desenlace
- emprender
- relatar
- sentimental
English:
adventure
- affair
- escapade
- every
- fling
- love
- venture
- hunger

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aventura nf

1. [suceso, empresa] adventure;

una película/un libro de aventuras an adventure film/story;

deportes de aventura adventure sports;

embarcarse en una aventura to set off on an adventure;

me pasaron mil aventuras en mi viaje a la capital I had a very eventful time on my visit to the capital;

conseguir las entradas fue una aventura it was quite an adventure getting hold of the tickets

2. [relación amorosa] affair;

tener una aventura con alguien to have an affair with sb

* * *

aventura

f

1 adventure

2 ( riesgo) venture

3 amorosa affair

* * *

aventura nf

1) : adventure

2) riesgo: venture, risk

3) : love affair

* * *

aventura n adventure

Spanish-English dictionary > aventura
9 aventura1

¹ = adventure, escapade.

Ex. Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood.

Ex. His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.

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* ansia de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* aventura comercial = venturing.

* aventura de acción = action adventure.

* aventura de vacaciones = holiday adventure.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* espíritu de aventura = spirit of adventure.

* ganas de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* novela de aventuras = adventure story.

Spanish-English dictionary > aventura1
10 artero

adj.

cunning, sly, artful, crafty.

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artero

► adjetivo

1 artful, crafty

* * *

ADJ cunning, artful, crafty

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- ra adjetivo artful, cunning

* * *

= devious, duplicitous, two-faced.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

* * *

- ra adjetivo artful, cunning

* * *

= devious, duplicitous, two-faced.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

* * *

artero -ra

adjective

artful, cunning

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artero, -a adj

cunning, sly

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artero

adj artful, cunning

* * *

artero, -ra adj

: wily, crafty

Spanish-English dictionary > artero
11 conspirar

v.

to conspire, to plot.

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conspirar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to conspire, plot

* * *

verb

to plot, conspire

* * *

VI to conspire, plot ( con with) ( contra against)

conspirar para hacer algo — to conspire to do sth

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verbo intransitivo to conspire, plot

* * *

= conspire, plot, scheme.

Ex. There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.

Ex. The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

verbo intransitivo to conspire, plot

* * *

= conspire, plot, scheme.

Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.

Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

conspirar [A1 ]

vi

to conspire, plot

conspirar contra el régimen to conspire o plot against the regime

todo parece conspirar en nuestra contra everything seems to be conspiring against us

conspirar A + algo:

muchos factores conspiraron al fracaso del plan many factors conspired to ruin the plan

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conspirar ( conjugate conspirar) verbo intransitivo
to conspire, plot
conspirar verbo intransitivo to conspire, plot: conspiraron para derrocar al Gobierno, they conspired to overthrow the Government
' conspirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intrigar
English:
connive
- conspire
- intrigue
- plot
- scheme

* * *

conspirar vi

to conspire, to plot;

conspirar contra alguien to conspire o plot against sb;

conspiraron para derribar al presidente they conspired o plotted to overthrow the president

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conspirar

v/i conspire

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conspirar vi

conjurar: to conspire, to plot

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conspirar vb to plot [pt. & pp. plotted]

Spanish-English dictionary > conspirar
12 contramaniobra

f.

1 counter-maneuver, a sudden change of tactics.

2 counter-move, maneuver, manoeuvre.

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= counterplot.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

= counterplot.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Spanish-English dictionary > contramaniobra
13 embaucador

adj.

deceptive, deceiving.

m.

faker, charlatan, fraud, bamboozler.

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embaucador

► adjetivo

1 deceitful

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 cheat, swindler, trickster

* * *

embaucador, -a
SM / F (=estafador) trickster, swindler; (=impostor) impostor; (=farsante) humbug
* * *
I
- dora adjetivo deceitful
II
- dora masculino, femenino trickster

* * *

= trickster, swindler, wheeler-dealer, duplicitous, two-faced, con artist, con man, humbug, scamster, fraudster, fraud, hoaxer, hoaxster.

Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

Ex. The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.

Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex. This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.

Ex. His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.

Ex. Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.

Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

Ex. The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.

Ex. You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.

Ex. In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.

Ex. This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.

* * *
I
- dora adjetivo deceitful
II
- dora masculino, femenino trickster

* * *

= trickster, swindler, wheeler-dealer, duplicitous, two-faced, con artist, con man, humbug, scamster, fraudster, fraud, hoaxer, hoaxster.

Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

Ex: The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.

Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.

Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.

Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.

Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.

Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.

Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.

Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.

* * *

embaucador¹ - dora

adjective

deceitful

embaucador² - dora

masculine, feminine

trickster, con artist ( colloq)

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embaucador
◊ - dora adjetivo

deceitful
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
trickster
embaucador,-ora
I adjetivo deceitful
II sustantivo masculino y femenino swindler, cheat

' embaucador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- embaucadora
English:
trickster

* * *

embaucador, -ora

♦ adj

deceitful

♦ nm,f

swindler, confodence man o trickster

* * *

embaucador

I adj deceitful

II m, embaucadora f trickster

* * *

embaucador, - dora n

: swindler, deceiver

Spanish-English dictionary > embaucador
14 engañoso

adj.

1 deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, liar.

2 delusive, misleading, illusive, delusional.

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engañoso

► adjetivo

1 (gen) deceptive

2 (palabras) deceitful; (consejo) misleading

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(f. - engañosa)

adj.

1) misleading

2) deceitful

* * *

ADJ (=persona) deceitful, dishonest; (=apariencia) deceptive; (=consejo) misleading

* * *

- sa adjetivo < palabras> deceitful; < apariencias> deceptive

* * *

= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.

Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.

Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

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* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.

* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* * *

- sa adjetivo < palabras> deceitful; < apariencias> deceptive

* * *

= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.

Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.

Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.

* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* * *

engañoso -sa

adjective

‹palabras› deceitful; ‹apariencias› deceptive

* * *

engañoso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ palabras› deceitful;

‹ apariencias› deceptive
engañoso,-a adj (mentiroso, falaz) deceitful
(apariencia) deceptive
' engañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- engañosa
- falaz
English:
deceptive
- misleading
- deceitful

* * *

engañoso, -a adj

1. [aspecto, apariencia, impresión] deceptive

2. [persona, palabras] deceitful

* * *

engañoso

adj persona, palabras deceitful; apariencias deceptive

* * *

engañoso, -sa adj

1) : deceitful

2) : misleading, deceptive

* * *

engañoso adj deceptive

Spanish-English dictionary > engañoso
15 intrigar

v.

1 to intrigue.

2 to scheme, to plot, to intrigue, to cabal.

* * *

intrigar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (interesar) to intrigue

► verbo intransitivo

1 (maquinar) to intrigue, plot, scheme

* * *

1. VT

1) (=interesar) to intrigue

lo que más me intriga del caso es... — the most intriguing aspect of the case is...

me tienes intrigada — you've got me intrigued

2) LAm [+ asunto] to conduct in a surprising way

2.

VI to scheme, plot

3.

See:

intrigarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to intrigue

cuenta ya, que nos tienes intrigados — come on, tell us about it, you've got us intrigued now (colloq)
2.
intrigar vi to scheme

* * *

= puzzle, intrigue, scheme.

Ex. During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.

Ex. 'BookBrain', 'Bookmate' and 'BookWhiz' are computer programs designed to intrigue and entice students who do not have a specific idea of what they want to read.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to intrigue

cuenta ya, que nos tienes intrigados — come on, tell us about it, you've got us intrigued now (colloq)
2.
intrigar vi to scheme

* * *

= puzzle, intrigue, scheme.

Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.

Ex: 'BookBrain', 'Bookmate' and 'BookWhiz' are computer programs designed to intrigue and entice students who do not have a specific idea of what they want to read.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

intrigar [A3 ]

vt

to intrigue

me intrigan sus frecuentes visitas a la casa I'm intrigued by his frequent visits to the house

cuenta ya, que nos tienes intrigados come on, tell us about it, you've got us in suspense o intrigued now ( colloq)

■ intrigar

vi

to scheme

* * *

intrigar ( conjugate intrigar) verbo transitivo
to intrigue
verbo intransitivo
to scheme
intrigar
I vtr (suscitar viva curiosidad) to intrigue, interest
II vi (conspirar) to plot
' intrigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredar
English:
intrigue
- scheme

* * *

intrigar

♦ vt

to intrigue;

me intriga saber qué habrá pasado I'm intrigued to know what has happened

♦ vi

to intrigue

* * *

intrigar

I v/t ( interesar) intrigue

II v/i plot, scheme

* * *

intrigar {52} v

: to intrigue

♦ intrigante adj

Spanish-English dictionary > intrigar
16 maquinar

v.

to machinate, to plot.

maquinar algo contra alguien to plot something against somebody

Ella discurre engaños She contrives tricks.

* * *

maquinar

► verbo transitivo

1 to scheme, plot

* * *

verb

to plot, scheme

* * *

VT VI to plot

* * *

verbo transitivo to plot, scheme

* * *

= conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.

Ex. There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.

Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

* * *

verbo transitivo to plot, scheme

* * *

= conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.

Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.

Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

* * *

maquinar [A1 ]

vt

to plot, scheme

* * *

maquinar ( conjugate maquinar) verbo transitivo
to plot, scheme
maquinar verbo transitivo to scheme, plot
' maquinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discurrir
- tejer
English:
engineer

* * *

maquinar vt

to plot, to scheme;

estaban maquinando una conspiración contra el gobierno they were plotting against the government

* * *

maquinar

v/t plot

* * *

maquinar vt

: to plot, to scheme

Spanish-English dictionary > maquinar
17 nueva versión

f.

new version, re-make, rewrite, remake.

* * *

(n.) = upgrade, remake

Ex. The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

* * *

(n.) = upgrade, remake

Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Spanish-English dictionary > nueva versión
18 planear

v.

1 to plan.

Ellos planean un viaje They plan a trip.

Ellos planean una alta ganancia They envisage a big profit.

2 to glide.

Ellos planean en la playa They glide on the beach.

3 to plan to, to expect to, to be planning to.

Ellos planean viajar They are planning to travel.

* * *

planear

► verbo transitivo

1 (futuro, idea) to plan

► verbo intransitivo

1 (en el aire) to glide

* * *

verb

1) to plan

2) glide

* * *

1.

VT (=proyectar) to plan

planear hacer algo — to plan to do sth

2.

VI (Aer) to glide; (fig) to hang, hover ( sobre over)

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to plan
2.
planear vi (Aviac) to glide; águila to soar; (Náut) to plane

* * *

= envisage, plan, slate (for), make + plans, mastermind, scheme, glide.

Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex. An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned.

Ex. The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Ex. Subject access plays an important part when plans are made for an on-line public access catalogue (OPAC).

Ex. The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. These marsupials' primary mode of travel is by gliding from tree to tree -- they rarely travel across the ground.

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* planear con ala delta = hang-glide.

* planear con antelación = plan + ahead.

* planear una actividad = plot + activity.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to plan
2.
planear vi (Aviac) to glide; águila to soar; (Náut) to plane

* * *

= envisage, plan, slate (for), make + plans, mastermind, scheme, glide.

Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex: An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned.

Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Ex: Subject access plays an important part when plans are made for an on-line public access catalogue (OPAC).

Ex: The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: These marsupials' primary mode of travel is by gliding from tree to tree -- they rarely travel across the ground.

* planear con ala delta = hang-glide.

* planear con antelación = plan + ahead.

* planear una actividad = plot + activity.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* * *

planear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹fiesta/expedición› to plan

fue un robo muy bien planeado it was a very well planned robbery

tienen planeado casarse a fin de año they plan to get married at the end of the year

2 (tramar) to plan

algo están planeando they're planning something, they're up to something ( colloq)

■ planear

vi

1 ( Aviac) to glide, soar ( AmE)

2 «águila» to soar

3 ( Náut) to plane

* * *

planear ( conjugate planear) verbo transitivo
to plan
verbo intransitivo (Aviac) to glide;
[ águila] to soar;
(Náut) to plane
planear
I vtr (tramar, urdir) to plot
(preparar, pensar) to plan
II vi (un avión, ave) to glide
' planear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proyectar
- traerse
- calcular
- prever
English:
glide
- hover
- map out
- mastermind
- plan
- plane
- program
- programme
- project
- soar
- design
- hang
- map
- think

* * *

planear

♦ vt

to plan;

planean una fiesta para el viernes they are planning a party for Friday;

planeo viajar a Asia en verano I'm planning to travel to Asia this summer

♦ vi

1. [hacer planes] to plan

2. [planeador] to glide

3. [ave] to glide, to soar

* * *

planear

I v/t plan

II v/i AVIA glide

* * *

planear vt

: to plan

planear vi

: to glide (in the air)

* * *

planear vb

1. (pensar) to plan [pt. & pp. planned]

estoy planeando irme de vacaciones I'm planning to go on holiday

2. (avión, pájaro) to glide

el ala delta planeaba sobre el río the hang glider was gliding over the river

Spanish-English dictionary > planear
19 superar

v.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

* * *

superar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

* * *

verb

1) to surpass

2) overcome

* * *

1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

fue incapaz de superar al rival — he was unable to overcome his rival

pronto superó al resto de los corredores — she soon overtook the other runners

las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas — sales have far exceeded our expectations

las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados — temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees

superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points

nos superaban en número — they outnumbered us

nos supera a todos en inteligencia — she's cleverer than all of us

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life

aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres — he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce

3) [+ etapa] to get past

el equipo francés no superó la primera ronda — the French team did not get past the first round

ya hemos superado lo peor — we're over the worst now

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

2.

See:

superarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

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.

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

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.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *

superar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

B

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

■ superarse

v pron

to better oneself

* * *

superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

2
a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

‹ trauma› to get over
b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend

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superar

♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]
estar superado to have been superseded

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

* * *

superar

v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

* * *

superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

* * *

superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

la empresa ha superado la crisis the company has overcome the crisis

2. (pasar) to pass

ha superado la primera prueba she's passed the first test

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

la realidad supera a la ficción the reality surpasses the fiction

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

el porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85%

Spanish-English dictionary > superar
20 tramar

v.

1 to weave (hilo).

2 to plot.

estar tramando algo to be up to something

Fraguamos un plan We concoct a plan.

3 to scheme to.

* * *

tramar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tejidos) to weave

2 figurado (maquinar) to plot, cook up

■ ¿qué estás tramando? what are you up to?

* * *

verb

1) to plot, devise

2) weave

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tejer) to weave

2) [+ engaño, enredo] to plan, plot; [+ complot] to lay, hatch

están tramando algo — they're up to sth

¿qué estarán tramando? — I wonder what they're up to?

2.

See:

tramarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay

¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
2.
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme

* * *

= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.

Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex. You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.

Ex. So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.

Ex. The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

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* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.

* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay

¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
2.
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme

* * *

= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.

Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.

Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.

* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.

* * *

tramar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹engaño› to devise; ‹venganza› to plot; ‹complot› to hatch, lay

¿qué andas tramando? what are you plotting o scheming?, what are you up to? ( colloq)

2 ( Col) ‹lector/público› to absorb

me tramó la conferencia I was totally absorbed by the lecture, the lecture really captured my interest

■ tramarse

v pron

( enf) to plot, scheme

¿qué se estarán tramando? I wonder what they're plotting o scheming

* * *

tramar ( conjugate tramar) verbo transitivo ‹ engaño› to devise;
‹ venganza› to plot;
‹ complot› to hatch, lay;
◊ ¿qué andan tramando? what are they up to? (colloq)

tramar vtr (un engaño, conspiración, plan) to plot: ¿qué estará tramando? what is he up to?

' tramar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planear
- traerse
- traer
English:
concoct
- cook up
- hatch
- plot
- up to
- brew
- engineer

* * *

tramar vt

1. [planear] to plot;
[complot] to hatch;
un plan tramado por sus enemigos a plot hatched by her enemies;

estar tramando algo to be up to something

2. [hilo] to weave

* * *

tramar

v/t complot hatch

* * *

tramar vt

1) : to plot, to plan

2) : to weave

* * *

tramar vb to plot [pt. & pp. plotted]

Spanish-English dictionary > tramar

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