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1 sin dientes
adj.toothless, without teeth, edentate, agomphious.* * *(adj.) = toothlessEx. The earliest known fossil of a toothless bird that flew across the skies 120 million years ago has been dug up by scientists.* * *(adj.) = toothlessEx: The earliest known fossil of a toothless bird that flew across the skies 120 million years ago has been dug up by scientists.
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2 mellado
adj.nicked, chipped, dented, gap-toothed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: mellar.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) gap-toothed2 (objeto) notched, chipped3 (honor, orgullo) damaged* * *ADJ1) [filo] jagged, nicked* * *- da adjetivo <diente/taza> chipped; <cuchillo/borde> jagged; < persona> ( falto de algún diente) gap-toothed* * *= chipped.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.* * *- da adjetivo <diente/taza> chipped; <cuchillo/borde> jagged; < persona> ( falto de algún diente) gap-toothed* * *= chipped.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
* * *mellado -da‹diente/taza/vaso› chipped; ‹cuchillo/borde› jagged ‹persona› (falto de algún diente) gap-toothed; (con labio leporino) harelippedlabio mellado harelip* * *
Del verbo mellar: ( conjugate mellar)
mellado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
mellado
mellar
mellado◊ -da adjetivo ‹diente/taza› chipped;
‹cuchillo/borde› jagged
mellar ( conjugate mellar) verbo transitivo
‹diente/porcelana› to chip
mellado,-a adj (sin dientes) gap-toothed
' mellado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mellada
* * *mellado, -a adj1. [dañado] [navaja] nicked;[porcelana] chipped2. [sin dientes] gap-toothed* * *adj dentadura gap-toothed* * *mellado, -da adj1) : chipped, dented2) : gap-toothed -
3 mellada
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4 mellado
me'ʎađoadjschartig, zahnlückig1. [con hendiduras] abgenutzt2. [sin dientes] zahnlosmelladomellado , -a [me'λaðo, -a]num1num (con hendiduras) schartignum2num (con huecos) lückenhaft -
5 huaco
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6 salido
adj.prominent, projecting, bulging.past part.past participle of spanish verb: salir.* * *1→ link=salir salir► adjetivo1 (que sobresale) projecting, prominent2 (ojos) bulging3 (animal en celo) on heat, in heat* * *1.PP de salir2. ADJ1) (=prominente) [rasgos] prominent; [ojos] bulging; [dientes] protruding2) Esp * (=cachondo) randy *, horny *estar salido — [animal] to be on heat; [persona] to be in the mood, feel randy *, feel horny *
3) * (=osado) daring; pey rash, reckless* * *I- da adjetivo1) < ojos> bulging; <frente/mentón> prominent; < dientes> projecting (before n), sticky-out (colloq)2) (fam) <yegua/perra> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE); < persona> (Esp) horny (colloq), randy (BrE colloq)II- da masculino, femeninoa) (Esp fam) ( obseso sexual) sex maniac (colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( persona entrometida) busybody (colloq), nosy parker (BrE colloq)* * *I- da adjetivo1) < ojos> bulging; <frente/mentón> prominent; < dientes> projecting (before n), sticky-out (colloq)2) (fam) <yegua/perra> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE); < persona> (Esp) horny (colloq), randy (BrE colloq)II- da masculino, femeninoa) (Esp fam) ( obseso sexual) sex maniac (colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( persona entrometida) busybody (colloq), nosy parker (BrE colloq)* * *salido11 = protruding.Ex: The card catalogue requires effective internal guiding such as guide cards (ie with protruding tabs).
* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* recién salido del horno = hot off the griddle.* salido del armario = out-of-the-closet.salido22 = sex-hungry, randy [randier -comp., randiest -sup.], horny [hornier -comp., horniest -sup.], womaniser [womanizer, -USA].Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/ horny like they used to.Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).* * *Bmasculine, feminine2* * *
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)
salido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
salido
salir
salido◊ -da adjetivo ‹ojos/dientes› protruding;
‹frente/mentón› prominent
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;
el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salido de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salido para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
no puedo salido, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salido de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salido por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;
¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
salido con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
(+ me/te/le etc)
le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
( de detrás de una nube) to come out
2
[ disco] to come out, be released;
(+ compl)
1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;
salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salido bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 (de situación, estado) salido de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
salido adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;
[ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron salido adelante they managed to get through it
4 ( con preposición)a)
b)
salirse verbo pronominal
1
[ leche] to boil over;
salidose de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
procura no salidote del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 ( irse) to leave;
salidose de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ salidose con la suya to get one's (own) way
salido,-a adjetivo
1 (saliente, prominente) projecting
(frente, pómulos, etc) prominent
(ojos) bulging
familiar sticky-out
2 fam pey (cachondo) horny, randy
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficiada
- beneficiado
- cascarón
- contingente
- escopetada
- escopetado
- mancha
- movida
- movido
- respondón
- respondona
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salir
- salida
- salirse
- alegrar
- calle
- deber
- parado
- señor
English:
bump
- out of
- recession
- spring
- up
- abroad
- far
- inkling
- protrude
* * *salido, -a♦ adj1. [saliente] projecting, sticking out;[ojos] bulging;dientes salidos buckteeth2. [animal] on heatestar salido to be horny♦ nm,f -
7 caballo
adj.stupid.m.1 horse (animal).montar a caballo to ridea caballo on horsebackvive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brusselscaballo de batalla bone of contention; (dificultad, escollo) hobbyhorse (objetivo, obsesión)caballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de Troya Trojan Horse2 knight (piece of chess).3 smack, horse (informal) (heroína).4 stupid person.5 heroin.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA horse2 TÉCNICA horsepower3 (ajedrez) knight4 (naipes) queen\a caballo on horsebackmontar a caballo to ridea caballo entre... figurado halfway between...a caballo regalado no le mires el dentado figurado don't look a gift horse in the mouthcaballo de batalla figurado hobbyhorsecaballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de tiro cart horse* * *noun m.1) horse* * *SM1) (=animal) horsea caballo: una mujer a caballo — a woman on horseback o riding a horse
vino a caballo — he came on horseback, he rode here
una dosis de caballo — a huge dose, a massive dose
una depresión de caballo — a terrible depression, a really deep depression
a caballo entre —
Andalucía, a caballo entre oriente y occidente — Andalusia, halfway between the east and the west
vivo a caballo entre Madrid y Barcelona — I spend my time between Madrid and Barcelona, I spend half my time in Madrid, half in Barcelona
- ir a mata caballocaballo blanco — † white knight
caballo de batalla, han convertido el asunto en su caballo de batalla personal — the issue has become their hobbyhorse
esto se convirtió en el caballo de batalla de la reunión — this became the bone of contention in the meeting
caballo de guerra — warhorse, charger
caballo de manta, caballo de silla — saddle horse
caballo de tiro — carthorse, plough horse, plow horse (EEUU)
2) (Ajedrez) knight; (Naipes) equivalent of queen in the Spanish pack of cards3) (Mec) (tb: caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor) horsepower¿cuántos caballos tiene este coche? — what horsepower is this car?, what's this car's horsepower?
4) (Dep)caballo con arcos — pommel horse, side horse
caballo de saltos — vaulting horse, long horse
5) [de carpintero] sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)6) ** (=heroína) smack **, sugar *** * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.----* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *¡qué tipo más caballo! he's gorgeous! ( colloq)2 (enorme) ‹problema› huge, terribletengo un hambre caballa I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, I'm incredibly hungry¿sabes montar or ( AmL) andar a caballo? can you ride (a horse)?fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo they rode to the village (on horseback)dieron un paseo a caballo they went for a ride (on horseback), they went riding, they went horseback riding ( AmE), they went horseriding ( BrE)nos comimos una sopa la caballa de rica we had the most delicious soupa caballo entre …: temas a caballo entre la antropología y la historia subjects on the borderline between anthropology and historyla obra está a caballo entre lo documental y la ficción the play is half documentary and half fictiona caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes don't look a gift horse in the mouthCompuestos:(de una persona) hobby-horse; (en una discusión) central issuepackhorse● caballo de carreras or (CS) carreraracehorse● caballo de monta or sillasaddle horsecarthorseTrojan horseB1 (en ajedrez) knight2 (en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)Compuesto:white knightcaballo de vapor metric horsepower, horsepowerCompuestos:British horsepower, horsepowerE ( Méx) (en gimnasia) horse1 (estúpido) idiot* * *
caballo 1
caballo 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (Equ, Zool) horse;
montar or (AmL) andar a caballo to ride (a horse);
caballo de carga/de tiro packhorse/carthorse;
caballo de carreras racehorse;
a caballo entre … halfway between …;
llevar a algn a caballo to give sb a piggyback
( en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)
2 (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb
caballo sustantivo masculino
1 horse
2 Ajedrez knight
3 Naipes queen
4 argot (heroína) horse, smack
5 Fís caballos de vapor, horse power 6 caballo de batalla, sticking point, figurado hobby-horse
♦ Locuciones: llevar a alguien a caballo, to give somebody a piggyback
montar a caballo, to ride
a caballo, on horseback
(a horcajadas) astride
a caballo entre..., halfway between...
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a mata caballo/matacaballo: tuvimos que hacer las compras a matacaballo, we had to do the shopping at breakneck speed
' caballo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- baya
- bayo
- casco
- con
- desbocarse
- desbocada
- desbocado
- desmontar
- domar
- espantarse
- espuela
- freno
- guiar
- hostigar
- montar
- montada
- montado
- paseo
- pata
- reventar
- reventarse
- rienda
- sofrenar
- subirse
- trenzado
- trotar
- trote
- ventrera
- zaina
- zaino
- a
- amansar
- andar
- aparejo
- apearse
- arre
- atar
- baba
- bajar
- bien
- bozal
- brío
- brioso
- caballito
- cabecear
- cabriola
- caer
- castrar
- cola
English:
bareback
- battlefield
- bay
- bit
- blinkers
- bolt
- break
- buck
- canter
- carthorse
- come off
- control
- croup
- dappled
- draught
- fall off
- flick
- frisky
- gallop up
- gelding
- get off
- gift
- gouge out
- grey
- groom
- hack
- harness
- haul
- hitch
- hobbyhorse
- hoof
- horse
- horseback
- horsepower
- hp
- knight
- mane
- mount
- nag
- odds-on
- paw
- pony express
- ponytail
- prance
- race
- racehorse
- rear
- rein
- respectively
- ride
* * *caballo nm1. [animal] horse;a caballo on horseback;Chileestar a caballo en algo [materia] to have mastered sth;a caballo entre: estar a caballo entre dos cosas to be halfway between two things;vivir a caballo: vive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brussels;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;Fam Huma caballo regalado no le mires el diente don't look a gift horse in the mouthFig caballo de batalla [dificultad, escollo] bone of contention; [objetivo, obsesión] hobbyhorse;caballo de carga packhorse;caballo de carreras racehorse;Fig caballo ganador front runner;caballo de tiro workhorse, carthorse;Fig caballo de Troya Trojan horse2. [pieza de ajedrez] knight3. [naipe] = card in Spanish deck with picture of knight, equivalent to queen in standard deck4. Tec (metric) horsepowercaballo de fuerza (metric) horsepower;caballo de fuerza métrico metric horsepower;caballo de vapor (metric) horsepower;caballo de vapor inglés horsepower;caballo de vapor métrico metric horsepower6. Dep horsecaballo con arcos pommel horse;caballo sin arcos vaulting horse* * *m1 horse;a caballo on horseback;montar oa caballo ride (a horse);me gusta montar a caballo I like riding;ir a caballo go on horseback;a caballo entre halfway between;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;a caballo regalado no le mires el diente don’t look a gift horse in the mouth2 en ajedrez knight* * *caballo nm1) : horse2) : knight (in chess)3)caballo de vapor : horsepower* * *caballo n1. (animal, en gimnasio) horse2. (en ajedrez) knight -
8 apretado
adj.tight, confining, binding, serried.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apretar.* * *1→ link=apretar apretar► adjetivo1 (objeto) tight2 (en un espacio) jammed; (personas) crowded, cramped3 (ocupado) busy4 (difícil) tight, difficult\estar/ir apretado,-a de dinero to be short of money* * *(f. - apretada)adj.* * *ADJ1) [tapa, tornillo, ropa] tightle puso la venda bien apretadita en la pierna — she put the bandage tightly around his leg, she tightened the bandage around his leg
2) (=difícil) difficult3) (=ocupado) [agenda, mañana] busyun apretado programa de actividades — a very full o busy programme of activities
4) (=apretujado) [en asiento, vehículo] squashed, crampedsi te sientas ahí, vamos a estar muy apretados — if you sit there we're going to be really squashed o cramped
pusieron a los hinchas apretados contra las vallas — they shoved o pushed the fans against the barriers
5) * (=tacaño) tight-fisted *, tight *6) * (=tozudo) pig-headed *7) [escritura] cramped8) Méx (=presumido) conceited9) Caribe [sin dinero] broke *, flat (EEUU) *10) Ven (=aprovechado)usa el teléfono sin pedir permiso ¡qué apretado es! — he uses the phone without asking permission, he's got a real cheek *
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( ajustado) tightb) ( sin dinero)andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)
c) ( apretujado) crampedíbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped
2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict* * *= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.Ex. Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex. Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( ajustado) tightb) ( sin dinero)andamos or estamos algo apretados — we're a little short of money (colloq)
c) ( apretujado) crampedíbamos muy apretados — it was o we were very cramped
2) <calendario/programa> tight; < victoria> narrow3) (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)4) (Ven fam) ( estricto) strict* * *= serried, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], dense [denser -comp., densest -sup.], tight-fitting, cramped.Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.* * *apretado -daA1 (ajustado) tightesta falda me queda muy apretada this skirt is very tight on me o too tight for meeste nudo está muy apretado this knot is very tightno hagas el punto tan apretado don't knit so tightlytiene la letra muy apretada he has very cramped handwriting2(de dinero): este mes andamos or estamos apretados we're a little short of money this month, money's a bit tight this month ( colloq)3 (apretujado) crampedíbamos muy apretados it was o we were very crampedcaben cinco pero bastante apretados there's room for five but it's a tight squeeze o it's a little crampeden ese piso tan pequeño viven muy apretados they're very cramped in that tiny apartmentB1 ‹calendario/programa› tight2 ‹victoria› narrow1 (de carácter fuerte) strict2* * *
Del verbo apretar: ( conjugate apretar)
apretado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apretado
apretar
apretado◊ -da adjetivo
1
2 ‹calendario/programa› tight;
‹ victoria› narrow
3 (fam) ( tacaño) tight (colloq), tightfisted (colloq)
apretar ( conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹ gatillo› to pull, squeeze
‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;
2a) ( apretujar):◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;
me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;
2 ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretado,-a adjetivo
1 (muy ceñido) tight: íbamos todos apretados en el metro, we were all squashed together in the tube
2 (atareado) busy
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
' apretado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- apretada
- justa
- justo
- calendario
English:
cramped
- full
- heavy
- schedule
- tight
- dense
- feel
* * *apretado, -a♦ adj1. [ropa, nudo, tuerca] tight;estos pantalones me quedan apretados these trousers are too tight for me2. [estrujado] cramped;en esta oficina estamos muy apretados we're very cramped in this office;íbamos un poco apretados en el coche it was a bit of a squeeze o we were a bit squished in the car3. [caligrafía] cramped4. [triunfo] narrow;[esprint] close5. [de tiempo] busy;tengo unas tardes muy apretadas my afternoons are very busy6. [de dinero]vamos muy apretados things are very tight at the moment, we're very short of money at the moment;están pasando una época apretada they're going through hard times♦ nm,fMéx Fam Pey [reprimido] strait-laced o uptight person* * *adj1 tight2:iban muy apretados en el coche they were very cramped o squashed in the car* * *apretado, -da adj1) : tight♦ apretadamente adv* * *apretado adj2. (muy reñido) close3. (apiñado) squashed / cramped -
9 mudo
adj.1 dumb, muted, tongue-tied, speechless.2 mute, silent, mum.3 dumb, unable to speak.4 mute, voiceless, surd, silent.5 soundless, songless.f. & m.mute, dumb person, person incapable of speech, person who cannot speak.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mudar.* * *► adjetivo1 (por defecto) dumb; (por voluntad) silent, quiet2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA silent3 (vocal, consonante) mute► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dumb person\estar mudo,-a to be dumbmudo,-a de asombro dumbfoundedquedarse mudo,-a to be left speechless* * *(f. - muda)adj.1) dumb2) mute* * *ADJ1) (Med) dumb, mute frmes mudo de nacimiento — he was born dumb o frm mute
2) (=callado) silent, mutesufrió con resignación muda — he suffered with silent o mute resignation
no podemos permanecer mudos ante lo que está ocurriendo — we cannot remain silent in the face of what is happening
ser testigo mudo de algo — to stand in mute witness o testimony to sth
quedarse mudo de asombro — to be left speechless, be dumbfounded
quedarse mudo de envidia — Esp to be green with envy
3) (Ling) [letra] mute, silent; [consonante] voiceless4) [película] silent5)papel mudo — (Teat) walk-on part
* * *I- da adjetivoa) (Med) dumb, muteb) < letra> silent, muteII- da masculino, femenino mute* * *= mute, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.].Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.----* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* * *I- da adjetivoa) (Med) dumb, muteb) < letra> silent, muteII- da masculino, femenino mute* * *= mute, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.].Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* * *1 ( Med) dumb, mutees mudo de nacimiento he was born mute, he's been dumb o mute from birthse quedó mudo de asombro he was dumbfoundedse quedó mudo de emoción he was speechless with emotion2 ‹letra› silent, mutemasculine, femininemute, dumb person* * *
Del verbo mudar: ( conjugate mudar)
mudo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
mudó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mudar
mudo
mudar ( conjugate mudar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( cambiar):◊ las serpientes mudan de piel snakes slough off o shed their skin;
cuando mudó de voz when his voice broke
2 (Méx) ( cambiar los dientes) to lose one's milk teeth
verbo transitivo
1 ‹bebé/sábanas› to change
2 (Zool) ‹piel/plumas› to molt, shed
mudarse verbo pronominal
mudo◊ -da adjetivo
se quedó mudo de asombro he was dumbfounded
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
mute
mudar verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, pañales) to change
2 Zool to shed
mudo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que no habla) dumb
2 fig (sin palabras) speechless, dumbstruck: estaba mudo de asombro, he was speechless with amazement
3 (letra, cine) mute, silent
II sustantivo masculino y femenino mute
' mudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cine
- muda
- nacimiento
- mudar
English:
dumb
- dumbfounded
- dumbstruck
- move out
- mute
- silent
- speechless
- strike
* * *mudo, -a♦ adj1. [sin habla] mute, dumb;es mudo de nacimiento he was born mute2. [callado] silent, mute;fue mudo testigo del asesinato she was a silent witness to the murder;se quedó mudo he was left speechless;me quedé mudo de terror I was speechless o I was struck dumb with fright3. [sin sonido] silent;cine mudo silent films4. [letra] silent♦ nm,fdumb person, mute* * *adj1 persona mute2 letra silent* * *mudo, -da adj1) silencioso: silentel cine mudo: silent films2) : mute, dumbmudo, -da n: mute* * *mudo1 adj1. (persona) dumb2. (cine, letra) silentmudo2 n dumb person -
10 hueco
adj.1 hollow.2 soulless.3 empty, meaningless.m.hole, gap, cavity, chuckhole.* * *► adjetivo1 hollow■ pared hueca hollow wall, stud wall2 (vacío) empty3 (cóncavo) concave5 (mullido) spongy, soft6 figurado (presumido) vain, conceited7 (estilo etc) affected, empty1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening\dejar un hueco to leave a gaphacer un hueco a alguien to make room for somebodyllenar un hueco figurado to fill a need, fill a gaphueco de la escalera stairwellhueco de la ventana window recesshueco del ascensor lift shaft, (US elevator shaft)————————1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening* * *1. (f. - hueca)adj.2. noun m.1) hole, hollow2) space* * *1. ADJ1) [árbol, tubo] hollow2) [lana, tierra] soft3) [blusa, chaqueta] loose4) [sonido] hollow; [voz] booming, resonant5) (=insustancial) [palabras, promesas, retórica] empty6) (=pedante) [estilo, lenguaje] pompous7) [persona] (=orgulloso) proud; (=engreído) conceited, smugel niño se puso muy hueco cuando lo nombraron ganador — the boy was very proud when he was declared the winner
la típica rubia hueca — pey the usual blonde bimbo *
2. SM1) (=agujero) [en valla, muro] holeel hueco del ascensor — the lift o (EEUU) elevator shaft
2) (=espacio libre) space; [entre árboles] gap, openingel hueco que quedaba entre las dos mesas — the gap o space between the two tables
solo hay huecos en la primera fila — the only places o spaces are in the front row
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hacer (un) hueco a algn — to make space for sb¿me haces un hueco? — can you make some room for me?
3) [en texto] gap, blank4) [en mercado, organización] gapen el mercado hay un hueco para una revista de este tipo — there is a gap in the market for this type of magazine
aspiran a abrirse un hueco en el mundo de la música pop — they are hoping to carve o create a niche for themselves in the pop world
5) (=cavidad) hollowel hueco de la mano — the hollow of the o one's hand
6) (=nicho) recess, alcove7) (=en una empresa) vacancy8) [de tiempo]en cuanto tenga un hueco hablará contigo — he will talk to you as soon as he has a gap in his schedule o as soon as he can fit you in
hizo un hueco en su programa para recibirlos — he made space in his schedule to see them, he managed to fit them into his schedule
9) Méx ** (=homosexual) queer **, faggot (EEUU) *** * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *hueco11 = gap, slot, hollow, recess, alcove, cavity.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.* hueco de servicio = service core.* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.hueco22 = hollow.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.
* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* en hueco = punched.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] ‹árbol/bola› hollow; ‹nuez› empty, hollow2 [ SER] (vacío) ‹palabras› empty; ‹estilo› superficial; ‹persona› shallow, superficial3 (esponjoso) ‹lana› soft; ‹colchón› soft, spongy4 ‹sonido› hollow; ‹voz› resonant; ‹tos› hollowB ( Esp) (orgulloso) proudiba tan hueco con sus nietos he looked so proud as he walked along with his grandchildrenA1(cavidad): detrás de la tabla hay un hueco there's a cavity behind the board, it's hollow behind the boardaquí la pared suena a hueco the wall sounds hollow hereel hueco del ascensor the lift shaftel hueco de la escalera the stairwellel hueco de la puerta the doorway2 (espacio libre) spaceun hueco para aparcar a parking spaceeste hueco es para la lavadora this space is for the washing machinea ver si me hacen un hueco para sentarme can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?si no entiendes alguna palabra, deja un hueco if you don't understand a word, just leave a blank o a space3(en una organización): para llenar el hueco existente en este campo to fill the gap which exists in this fielddeja un hueco que será difícil llenar he leaves a gap which will be hard to filltengo un hueco entre las dos clases I have a free period between the two classes¿no puedes hacer un huequito or un huequecito para verlo hoy? can't you make a bit of time to see him today?, can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today? ( colloq)B (concavidad) hollowen el hueco de la mano in the hollow of his/her handhacer un hueco en la harina make a well o hollow in the flourel acné le dejó la cara llena de huecos his face was pitted by acnelos huecos que dejaron las balas en la pared the bulletholes left in the wall* * *
hueco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
‹ nuez› empty, hollow;◊ tienes la cabeza hueca (fam &
hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
‹ estilo› superficial;
‹ persona› shallow, superficial
‹ colchón› soft, spongy
‹ voz› resonant
hueco 2 sustantivo masculino
( de ascensor) shaft;
el hueco de la escalera the stairwell
( entre dos dientes) gap;
hazme un hueco make room for me;
llenar un hueco en el mercado to fill a gap in the market
hueco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vacío) empty, hollow
cabeza hueca, empty-headed
palabras huecas, empty words
2 (voz, sonido) resonant
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cavidad vacía) hollow, hole
2 (rato libre) free time
3 (sitio libre) empty space
♦ Locuciones: hacer un hueco, (de tiempo) to make time
(de espacio) to make room
' hueco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueca
- mella
- montante
- rellenar
- tapiar
- vacía
- vaciar
- vacío
- escalera
- rendija
- sonar
- tapar
- tubo
English:
bay
- gap
- gaping
- hollow
- niche
- recess
- shaft
- solid
- stairwell
- well
- alcove
- neatly
- socket
- stair
* * *hueco, -a♦ adj1. [vacío] hollow2. [sonido] resonant, hollow3. [sin ideas] empty;su discurso fue hueco there was no substance to his speech;eso no son más que palabras huecas those are just empty words;Fames una cabeza hueca she's an airhead4. [mullido, esponjoso] [bizcocho] light and fluffy;lleva el pelo muy hueco she has a very bouffant hairstylese puso muy hueco cuando anunciaron su triunfo he swelled with pride when they announced his victory♦ nm1. [cavidad] hole;[en pared] recess;suena a hueco it sounds hollow2. [espacio libre] space, gap;[de ascensor] shaft;el hueco de la escalera the stairwell;no había ni un hueco en el teatro there wasn't an empty seat in the theatre;hazme un hueco en el sofá make a bit of room for me on the sofa;deja un hueco para poder insertar los gráficos leave a space for the graphs;estoy buscando un hueco para aparcar I'm looking for a parking space;la marcha de los hijos dejó un hueco en sus vidas the children leaving left a gap in their lives;deja un hueco que será difícil de llenar she leaves a gap that will be hard to fill;se abrió hueco entre la masa de curiosos he made his way through the crowd of onlookers;un producto que se ha abierto un hueco en el mercado a product that has carved out a niche in the market3. [rato libre] spare moment;tengo un hueco a la hora del almuerzo I've got a moment at lunchtime;te puedo hacer un hueco esta tarde I can fit o squeeze you in this afternoon4. [vacante] vacancy;ha quedado un hueco vacante en la cúpula del partido there's a vacancy in the party leadership* * *II m* * *hueco, -ca adj1) : hollow, empty2) : soft, spongy3) : hollow-sounding, resonant4) : proud, conceited5) : superficialhueco nm1) : hole, hollow, cavity2) : gap, space3) : recess, alcove* * *hueco1 adj hollowhueco2 n1. (espacio) space2. (abertura, espacio en blanco) gap3. (sitio) room4. (rato libre) timesi tengo un hueco, te llamaré I'll phone you if I have time -
11 clavado
adj.nailed, pinned, fixed, nail-studded.m.1 dive.2 diving.past part.past participle of spanish verb: clavar.* * *1→ link=clavar clavar► adjetivo1 (con clavos) nailed, nail-studded3 (fijo) firmly fixed\dejar clavado,-a a alguien to leave somebody dumbfoundedser clavado,-a a alguien familiar to be the spitting image of somebody* * *1. ADJ1) (=fijo) [con clavos, puntas] nailed2) (=decorado) [mueble] studded with nails3) [ropa] just right4)quedó clavado — he was speechless o dumbfounded
5)a las cinco clavadas — at five sharp o on the dot
6) (=idéntico)es o LAm está clavado a su padre — he's the spitting image of his father
7)¡clavado! — exactly!, precisely!
2.SM (=salto) divedar un clavado — to dive, take a dive
* * *I- da adjetivo1)a)clavado en algo — <puñal/tachuela/espina> stuck in something; < estaca> driven into something
b) ( fijo)clavado en algo: con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point; tenía los ojos clavados en el cuadro she couldn't take her eyes from the painting; se quedó clavado en el lugar — he was rooted to the spot
2)a) (fam) ( idéntico)ser clavado a alguien — persona to be the spitting image of somebody (colloq)
ser clavado a algo — objeto to be identical to something
b) (fam) ( en punto)IImasculino (AmL) dive* * *----* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a)clavado en algo — <puñal/tachuela/espina> stuck in something; < estaca> driven into something
b) ( fijo)clavado en algo: con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point; tenía los ojos clavados en el cuadro she couldn't take her eyes from the painting; se quedó clavado en el lugar — he was rooted to the spot
2)a) (fam) ( idéntico)ser clavado a alguien — persona to be the spitting image of somebody (colloq)
ser clavado a algo — objeto to be identical to something
b) (fam) ( en punto)IImasculino (AmL) dive* * ** ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.* * *A (fijo) clavado EN algo:con la vista clavada en un punto del horizonte staring at o with his gaze fixed on a point on the horizontenía los ojos clavados en el libro she was glued to her book ( colloq)B1 ( fam) (muy parecido) ser clavado A algn/algo:eres clavado a tu padre you're the spitting image of your father ( colloq)es clavada a una amiga mía she's the spitting image o double of a friend of mine, she's a dead ringer for a friend of mine ( colloq)esos zapatos son clavados a los míos those shoes are identical to mine2 ( fam)(en punto): a las cinco clavadas estaba ahí he was there on the dot of five ( colloq), he was there dead on five ( colloq)3 ( fam)(seguro): si no llevo paraguas clavado que llueve it's bound o sure to rain if I don't take an umbrellacomo le digas que no haga algo clavado que lo hace if you tell him not to do something you can bet o guarantee he'll do it o you can be sure he'll do it ( colloq)( AmL)dive* * *
Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)
clavado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
clavado
clavar
clavado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1a) clavado en algo ‹puñal/tachuela/espina› stuck in sth;
‹ estaca› driven into sthb) ( fijo):
se quedó clavado en el lugar he was rooted to the spot
2 (fam)
ser clavado a algo [ objeto] to be identical to sthb) ( en punto):
clavado 2 sustantivo masculino (AmL) dive
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1a) clavado algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;
‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me
c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on
2 (fam)
◊ nos clavadoon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000
clavarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (CS fam) clavadose con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavado,-a adjetivo
1 (sujeto con clavos) nailed
2 (fijo) stuck fast
3 (muy parecido) este niño es clavado a su padre, this boy is the spitting image of his father
4 (sin moverse) estuvo dos horas clavado delante de mi ventana, he was two hours stuck outside my window
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
' clavado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavada
English:
dive
- frozen
- rooted
* * *clavado, -a adj1. [con clavos] nailedllegaron clavados a la hora they arrived (right) on the dot3. [parecido] almost identical;es clavada a su madre she's the spitting image of her mother;esos zapatos son clavados a los que te regalé yo those shoes are virtually identical to the ones I gave you4. [fijo] fixed;tenía la vista clavada en la torre his eyes were fixed on the tower;el exhausto corredor se quedó clavado a 100 metros de la meta the exhausted runner stopped dead 100 metres from the finishing line* * *I adj:ser clavado a alguien be the spitting image of s.o. fam ;dejar a alguien clavado fig fam dumbfound s.o.* * *clavado, -da adj1) : nailed, fixed, stuckes clavado a su padre: he's the image of his fatherclavado nm: dive -
12 leche
f.milk.leche de coco coconut milkleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada o desnatada skimmed milkleche entera full cream milk, whole milkleche esterilizada/homogeneizada sterilized/homogenized milkleche merengada = drink made from milk, egg whites, sugar and cinnamonleche pasteurizada pasteurized milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche UHT UHT milkpres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lechar.* * *1 milk■ no corras tanto que nos vamos a dar una leche don't drive so fast, we're going to crash3 tabú (fastidio) drag, bastard, bummer■ ¡qué mala leche, mira que perder el avión! what rotten luck, fancy missing the plane!■ ¡qué leche tienes hijo! you jammy bugger!\a toda leche familiar at full belt, flat outde la leche argot bloody, bleeding, friggingestar de mala leche familiar to be in a foul moodmás blanco,-a que la leche as white as a sheetser la leche tabú to be bloody incredibletener mala leche familiar (mal carácter) to have a foul temper 2 (malicia - hombre) to be a bastard 3 (- mujer) to be a bitchleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada skimmed milkleche desnatada skimmed milkleche entera whole milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche materna mother's milkleche merengada iced drink made from milk, egg whites and sugar, flavoured with cinnamon* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de mamífero] milkcafé con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk
leche completa — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche de larga duración, leche de larga vida — long-life milk
leche descremada, leche desnatada — skimmed milk
leche entera — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche frita — dessert made of milk thickened with flour, coated with egg and fried
leche sin desnatar — Esp whole milk
leche UHT — long-life milk, UHT milk
3) (=loción)leche hidratante — moisturizer, moisturizing lotion
leche limpiadora — cleanser, cleansing milk
4) *** (=semen) cum ***, spunk ***5) ** (=golpe)¡te voy a dar una leche! — I'll thump you! *
se liaron a leches — they laid into each other *, they started swinging at each other *
6)ser la leche ** (=el colmo) —
cantando es la leche — (=bueno) when he sings he's a bloody marvel **; (=malo) when he sings he's bloody awful **
nunca se acuerdan de llamar, ¡son la leche! — they never think to call, they're unbelievable!
7) ** [como interjección]¡leche! — hell!, shit! ***
¡leches! — (=ni hablar) no way! *, get away!
8) ** [con valor enfático]•
de la leche — ** bloody **¡este tráfico de la leche me tiene frita! — I'm fed up with this bloody traffic!
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ni leche o leches, no entiende ni leche — he doesn't understand a bloody thing **•
qué leche, ¿qué leche quieres? — what the hell do you want? **¡qué coche ni qué leche! — car my foot! *
9) [indicando velocidad]10)• mala leche — ** bad blood, ill-feeling
aquí hay mucha mala leche — there's a lot of bad blood o ill-feeling here
un tío con muy o mucha mala leche — a nasty piece of work *
11) ** (=lío)tuvimos que rellenar informes, impresos y toda esa leche — we had to fill in reports, forms and all that jazz *
12) esp LAm (=suerte) good luck¡qué leche tienes! — you lucky o jammy * devil!
* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.----* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *A (de la madre, de una vaca) milkleche materna mother's milkleche de vaca/cabra cow's/goat's milkla leche se ha cortado the milk has gone offmás blanco que la leche as white as a sheet¡me cago en la leche! ( vulg) (expresando enfado) shit! ( vulg), damn it! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) son of a bitch! ( AmE sl), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)Compuestos:● leche chocoleatada or chocolatadachocolate milkcondensed milkmilk of magnesia● leche desnatada or descremadapowdered milkwhole milk, full-cream milksterilized milkhomogenized milk( Col) malted milktype of ice cream made with egg whites, cinnamon and sugarpasteurized milkB1 ( Bot) milky sap, latex2 (en cosmética) milk, lotionCompuestos:tanning lotion o milk● leche de almendras/pepinosalmond/cucumber lotionmoisturizing lotion, moisturizercleansing milk1(golpe): nos vamos a dar una leche we're going to crashse liaron a leches they beat the hell out of each other (sl)23 ( como interj):4de la leche ( arg): hace un frío de la leche it's goddamn freezing ( AmE), it's bloody freezing ( BrE colloq)estoy harta de ese pesado de la leche I'm fed up with that boring old fart (sl)5se han vuelto a equivocar, son la leche they've got it wrong again, they're the pits o ( BrE) they're bloody useless ( colloq)1(mal humor): tiene una leche … he's so bad-tempered, he's got a foul temper2(expresando fastidio, mal humor): ¿qué leches pintas tú en este asunto? what the hell has this got to do with you? ( colloq)pídele que te lo devuelva ¡qué leches! ask her to damn well give it back to you ( colloq)* * *
leche sustantivo femenino
1 (de madre, de vaca) milk;
leche descremada or (Esp) desnatada skim milk (AmE), skimmed milk (BrE);
leche entera whole milk, full-cream milk
2 ( en cosmética) milk, lotion
3 (Esp vulg) ( mal humor):◊ tiene una leche … he's got a foul temper;
hacer algo con mala leche to do sth deliberately o to be nasty;
tener mala leche to be bad-tempered
4 (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck;
estar con or de leche to be lucky
leche sustantivo femenino
1 milk
leche descremada o desnatada, skim o skimmed milk
leche entera, full-fat milk, US whole milk
2 Cosm milk, cream
leche corporal, body milk
leche hidratante, moisturizer
3 Anat dientes de leche, milk teeth, US baby teeth
4 familiar mala leche, nastiness
5 vulgar (golpe) bump
darse una leche, to bump o to come a cropper
' leche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bautizar
- bronceador
- bronceadora
- café
- cagarse
- calentar
- chocolate
- colar
- colador
- cortada
- cortado
- cortarse
- cuajar
- de
- derramar
- desmaquillador
- desmaquilladora
- desnatada
- desnatado
- diente
- grumo
- hervir
- infinitamente
- manteca
- mojar
- nata
- polvo
- producir
- suero
- uperisada
- uperisado
- uperizada
- uperizado
- agriarse
- aguado
- aguar
- alimento
- ama
- arroz
- azucarar
- batido
- bueno
- cantina
- cartón
- cortar
- crema
- dulce
- estropear
- hervidor
- lactancia
English:
attested milk
- bad
- boil over
- buttermilk
- carton
- chocolate
- cleansing lotion
- clot
- coffee
- container
- cream
- curdle
- dried
- evaporated milk
- for
- fridge
- intolerance
- milk
- milk chocolate
- milk tooth
- milk-white
- milky
- mix
- much
- nonfat
- off
- powdered
- pudding
- put
- remember
- rice pudding
- semi-skimmed
- skim
- skin
- sour
- turn
- white
- black
- bottle
- cleanser
- condensed
- creamer
- dark
- dash
- drink
- float
- fudge
- half
- none
- plain
* * *leche nf1. [de mujer, hembra] milk;leche de cabra/vaca goat's/cow's milkleche condensada condensed milk;leche descremada skimmed milk;leche desnatada skimmed milk;leche entera whole milk, Br full-cream milk;leche esterilizada sterilized milk;leche evaporada evaporated milk;leche frita = sweet made from milk and flour fried in batter and cut into cubes;leche homogeneizada homogenized milk;Am leche instantánea powdered milk;leche malteada malted milk;leche materna mother's milk;leche merengada = drink made from milk, beaten egg whites, sugar and cinnamon;leche pasteurizada pasteurized milk;leche en polvo powdered milk;leche de soja soya milk;leche UHT UHT milk;leche uperisada UHT milk2. [de planta] milk, milky sapleche de almendras almond milk;leche de coco coconut milkleche hidratante moisturizing lotion;leche limpiadora cleansing milk;leche de magnesia milk of magnesiacomo no te calles te voy a dar una leche if you don't shut up I'm going to sock you one;nos liamos a leches we beat the crap out of each other9. CompEsp muy Famechando leches like a bat out of hell, flat out;correr/trabajar a toda leche [muy rápido] to run/work like hell;¡esto es la leche! [el colmo] this is the absolute Br bloody o US goddamn limit!;eres la leche, ¿por qué no me avisaste antes? you're Br bloody o US goddamn unbelievable, why didn't you tell me before?;[muy malo] her new record sucks, Br her new record is crap;¿cuándo/qué/por qué leches…? when/what/why the hell…?;¡una leche! no way!;¡me cago en la leche! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;ya te he dicho que no, ¡leche! Br Jesus bloody Christ, haven't I already said no?, US I've already said no, goddamn it!;prepara unas paellas de la leche Br she cooks a bloody mean paella, US she sure as hell cooks a mean paella;* * *f milk;estar de mala leche pop be in a foul mood;tener mala leche pop be out to make trouble;tener leche L.Am. fam be lucky* * *leche nf1) : milkleche en polvo: powdered milkleche de magnesia: milk of magnesia2) : milky sap* * *leche n milk
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