-
1 alcohol de grano
• Grail• grain exchanges -
2 alcohol
m.1 alcohol.alcohol desinfectante surgical spiritalcohol de quemar methylated spirits2 rubbing alcohol.* * *1 (sustancia) alcohol\alcohol desnaturalizado/metílico/de quemar methylated spirits, methylated spirit* * *noun m.* * *SM alcoholalcohol absoluto — absolute alcohol, pure alcohol
alcohol de quemar, alcohol desnaturalizado, alcohol metílico — methylated spirit
* * *1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tbalcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)
2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink* * *= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex. During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.Ex. Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.----* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.* de alcohol = spirit-based.* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* * *1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tbalcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)
2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink* * *= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.* de alcohol = spirit-based.* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.* * *A1 ( Quím) alcohol2 ( Farm) tbCompuestos:absolute alcoholmethanol, methyl alcohol, methylated spirits ( BrE)ethyl alcoholmethyl alcoholpure alcoholvinic alcoholB (bebida) alcohol, drinkintenté dejar el alcohol I tried to give up drinking o alcohol o drinkahogar las penas en alcohol to drown one's sorrows in drink* * *
alcohol sustantivo masculino
1 (Quím) alcohol;
(Farm) tb
2 ( bebida) alcohol, drink
alcohol sustantivo masculino alcohol
' alcohol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- abusar
- alcoholemia
- cerveza
- ciega
- ciego
- desintoxicarse
- desnaturalizada
- desnaturalizado
- domar
- etílica
- etílico
- fricción
- inflar
- ingerir
- metílica
- metílico
- perjudicar
- petaca
- probar
- prohibir
- resaca
- seca
- seco
- sin
- sobria
- sobrio
- soplar
- tener
- abstenerse
- alegrar
- alegre
- chicha
- destilar
- efecto
- embriagarse
- entonado
- graduación
- influencia
- intoxicación
- licor
- mamar
- marear
- suprimir
- tomar
English:
alcohol
- bring out
- clampdown
- downfall
- drink
- drown
- drunk driving
- DUI
- limit
- liquor
- low-alcohol
- neat
- non-alcoholic
- proof
- slug
- sorrow
- spirit
- stoned
- strength
- surgical spirit
- tot
- touch
- vice
- Breathalyzer
- drinking
- give
- low
- methylated spirit(s)
- mixer
- sobriety
- surgical
- temperance
* * *alcohol nm1. Quím alcoholalcohol de 96° surgical spirit;alcohol etílico ethanol, ethyl alcohol;alcohol de grano grain alcohol;alcohol metílico methanol;alcohol de quemar methylated spirits, meths2. [bebida] alcohol, drink;tiene problemas con el alcohol he has a drink problem;si bebes alcohol, no conduzcas if you drink alcohol o have something to drink, don't drive* * *m1 alcohol;prueba/test de alcohol breath test;la policía le sometió a la prueba de alcohol the police breathalyzed him;los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol2 MED rubbing alcohol, Brsurgical spirit* * *alcohol nm: alcohol* * *alcohol n alcohol -
3 grano
• Graicunas's formula• grain alcohol• pimple• scab• small seed -
4 tocar
v.1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelveElla toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.Toca el piano! Play the piano!3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).no toques ese tema don't mention that subject4 to touch.5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.7 to be in for.Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.8 to be time to.Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.9 to be ringing, to ring.Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.10 to knock, to knock at the door.Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.11 to be one's turn to.Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.13 to clang.María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.14 to feel.El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.15 to bunt.* * *1 (gen) to touch2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike6 (la hora) to strike9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn2 (corresponder) to be up to3 (ganar) to win4 (en un reparto etc) to fall5 (un destino) to be posted6 (tener que) to have to7 (afectar) to concern, affect8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)10 (entrar en contacto) to touch1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other\por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concernedtocar a muerto to tolltocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an endtocar con to be next totocarse la nariz to pick one's nose————————1 (peinar) to do the hair of1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head* * *verb1) to touch2) feel3) play4) ring, knock5) concern, affect•* * *1. VT1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel¡no me toques! — don't touch me!
no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency
tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is
tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot
2) (=estar en contacto con) to touchponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there
•
tocar tierra — to touch down, land3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play•
tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch onno tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all
5) (=afectar) to concern6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to7) (=conmover) to touchlas imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply
8) (Dep) to hit9) (Náut)hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port
en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa
10) (Caza) to hit11) (Arte) to touch up2. VI1) (Mús) to playtoca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group
2) (=sonar)3) (=llamar)tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door
4) (=corresponder)tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each
¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?
me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat
¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?
•
tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your goa usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit
5) (=rayar)•
tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sthesto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous
su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness
6) (=chocar)•
tocar con algo — to touch sth7)• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...
b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in3) ( en béisbol) to bunt5)a) (conmover, impresionar) to touchb) (atañer, concernir) to affectc) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?
6)a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, soundb) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play2.tocar vi1) ( concernir)por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned
2) ( rayar)tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something
3)b) campana/timbre to ringtocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat
c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play4)a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school
b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?
5) (en 3a pers) (fam)3.vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying
tocarse v prona) (refl) <herida/grano> to touchsiempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose
* * *= touch, play, lay + a finger on.Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.----* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* sin tocar = untouched.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* tocar con arco = bowing.* tocar de refilón = brush past.* tocar distraídamente = finger.* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.* tocar el claxon = honk.* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.* tocar juntos = play along with.* tocar la bocina = honk.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar música = play + music.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...
b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in3) ( en béisbol) to bunt5)a) (conmover, impresionar) to touchb) (atañer, concernir) to affectc) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?
6)a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, soundb) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play2.tocar vi1) ( concernir)por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned
2) ( rayar)tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something
3)b) campana/timbre to ringtocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat
c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play4)a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school
b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?
5) (en 3a pers) (fam)3.vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying
tocarse v prona) (refl) <herida/grano> to touchsiempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose
* * *= touch, play, lay + a finger on.Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* sin tocar = untouched.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* tocar con arco = bowing.* tocar de refilón = brush past.* tocar distraídamente = finger.* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.* tocar el claxon = honk.* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.* tocar juntos = play along with.* tocar la bocina = honk.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar música = play + music.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* * *tocar [A2 ]vtA1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibitsla pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the netme tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stickle tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcoholni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his foodno me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papersmis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savingsdel marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children2 «objeto» to touchla cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wallla planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceilingel avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched downB (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go viano toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at LisbonC (en béisbol) to buntsólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passingE1 (conmover, impresionar) to touchsus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his wordstu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pridesupo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present2 (atañer, concernir) to affectel problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countriesno siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at allel tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart3( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ringtocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the hornB ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to playestá aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the pianoC ( Mil) to soundtocar retirada to sound the retreat■ tocarviA(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecologyB (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sthla situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesqueme parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the doorB «campana» to ringlas campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already goneel reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed threetocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarmC ( Mús) (hacer música) to playA1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the childrensiempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walknos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of usa ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a millionnos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult timesnos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the schoolnos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same schoolme tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to payB ( en tercera persona)1 ( fam)(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!2 ( fam)(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again■ tocarseA1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touchsiempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touchlos fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirslos extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meetla reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat* * *
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;
mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
‹ claxon› to blow, sound
2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
verbo intransitivo
1
c) (Mús) to play
2a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):
le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the schoolb) ( ser el turno):
¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
‹ barba› to play with
[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched
* * *♦ vt1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;[palpar] to feel;por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;tocar madera to touch wood2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;no toques ese tema don't mention that subjecten o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely5. [conmover] to touch;la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply♦ vi1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs3. [llamar]tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window4. [campanas, timbre] to ring5. [en un reparto]tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;a ti te toca la casa you get the house;a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;[debemos] it's a thousand each;te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?6. [caer en suerte]me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lotahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;Fam Humsi te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go outeso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary* * *I v/t1 touch;tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely2 MÚS playII v/i1 L.Am.las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;tocar a muerto toll the death knell:ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby:te toca jugar it’s your turn4:por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned* * *tocar {72} vt1) : to touch, to feel, to handle2) : to touch on, to refer to3) : to concern, to affect4) : to play (a musical instrument)tocar vi1) : to knock, to ringtocar a la puerta: to rap on the door2)tocar en : to touch on, to border oneso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous3)tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?* * *tocar vb1. (en general) to touch2. (instrumento) to play¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?4. (bocina) to sound5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now? -
5 café
adj.brown.m.1 coffee.2 coffee shop, coffeehouse, café, coffee-bar.3 cup of coffee.* * *1 (gen) coffee■ ¿te apetece un café? do you fancy a coffee?, do you fancy a cup of coffee?2 (cafetería) café, coffee bar, coffee shop\café americano large black coffeecafé con leche white coffeecafé molido ground coffeecafé solo black coffeecafé soluble instant coffeecafé torrefacto high-roast coffeegrano de café coffee bean* * *noun m.1) coffee2) coffee shop* * *SM1) (Bot) (=bebida) coffeecafé café — real coffee, coffee that really is coffee
café cerrero — And strong black coffee
café completo — Cono Sur continental breakfast
café con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk, coffee with cream (EEUU); (=homosexual) ** queer **, fag (EEUU) **
café quemado — Caribe coffee with a drop of milk
café tinto — LAm black coffee
2) (=cafetería) café, coffee shop3) Cono Sur * (=reprimenda) ticking-off *4)mal café * —
estar de mal café — to be in a bad mood; CAm to be out of sorts
tener mal café — (=genio) to have a nasty temper; (=intenciones) to have evil intentions
5)café avellana — [como adj] nut-brown
* * *Iadjetivo (gen inv)a) ( marrón claro) < color> coffee (before n); <vestido/zapato> coffee-colored*b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brownII1) (cultivo, bebida) coffeeme sirvió un café — he gave me some o a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee (BrE)
2) ( cafetería) café- café bar3)a)(de) color café — coffee-colored*
b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown4) (RPl fam) ( regañina) telling-off* * *Iadjetivo (gen inv)a) ( marrón claro) < color> coffee (before n); <vestido/zapato> coffee-colored*b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brownII1) (cultivo, bebida) coffeeme sirvió un café — he gave me some o a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee (BrE)
2) ( cafetería) café- café bar3)a)(de) color café — coffee-colored*
b) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown4) (RPl fam) ( regañina) telling-off* * *café11 = coffee.Ex: You have specified beverages but no the particular beverage in question, coffee.
* a la hora del café = at coffee.* café descafeinado = decaffeinated coffee.* café exprés = espresso.* café expreso = espresso.* café instantáneo = instant coffee.* café molido = ground coffee.* cafetera llena de café = pot of coffee.* café torrefacto = roasted coffee.* café tostado = roasted coffee.* grano de café = coffee bean.* jarro para el café = coffee mug.* juego de café = coffee set.* marrón café = coffee-brown.* molinillo de café = coffee grinder.* otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.* taza de café = cup of coffee.* taza para el café = coffee cup.* tueste de café = coffee roasting.café22 = cafe, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar.Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.* cibercafé = Internet café, cybercafe [cyber-cafe].* consumo de café = coffee consumption.* * *café11 (marrón claro) ‹color› coffee ( before n); ‹vestido/zapato› coffee-colored*2 (AmC, Chi, Méx) (marrón) brownojos café or cafés brown eyescafé2café con leche (↑ café a1)A (cultivo, bebida) coffeeme sirvió un café he gave me some o a cup of coffee, he gave me a coffee ( BrE)granos de café coffee beansCompuestos:large black coffee( Col) large strong black coffeedecaffeinated coffeecoffee beans (pl)● café exprés or expresoespressoinstant coffeeIrish coffeemedium roast coffeeground coffeelight roast coffee( AmL) espresso( Chi) black coffeeblack coffeeinstant coffee(Col, Ven) black coffee( RPl) roasted coffeehigh roast coffeeTurkish coffeeViennese coffeeB (cafetería) caféCompuestos:● café barcafécafé ( with live music)● café concert or conciertocafé ( with live music)1(de) color café coffee-colored*2 (AmC, Chi, Méx) (marrón) brown* * *
café adjetivo ( gen inv) (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (cultivo, bebida) coffee;
café cerrero (Col) large strong black coffee;
café con leche ( bebida) regular coffee (AmE), white coffee (BrE);
café cortado coffee with a dash of milk;
café expreso espresso;
café instantáneo o soluble instant coffee;
café natural/torrefacto light roast/high roast coffee;
café negro (AmL) or (Chi) puro or (Col) tinto or (Esp) solo black coffee
2 ( cafetería) café;
3 (AmC, Chi, Méx) ( marrón) brown
café sustantivo masculino
1 (bebida, planta) coffee
café con leche/solo, white/black coffee
café descafeinado, decaffeinated coffee, decaf
café en grano, coffee beans
café molido, ground coffee
café torrefacto, high roast coffee
2 (establecimiento) café
café cantante, cabaret
café concierto, café with live music
♦ Locuciones: mal café, (mal humor) foul temper: hoy estoy de muy mal café, I'm in an awful mood today
tiene muy mal café, he's downright nasty
' café' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- apostar
- buena
- bueno
- cafetera
- cafetería
- capuchino
- cargada
- cargado
- colmada
- colmado
- confitería
- convecina
- convecino
- cuchara
- cucharilla
- encima
- escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
- extracto
- ir
- fuerte
- grano
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- liofilizar
- mojar
- molinillo
- murmullo
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- paquete
- pergeñar
- servicio
- soluble
- taza
- terraza
- tinto
- torrefacta
- torrefacto
- tostar
- tostada
- tostado
- tostadura
- turca
- turco
- acabar
- aguado
- aroma
- asentar
English:
admit
- all-night
- bean
- black
- brew
- coffee
- coffee bean
- coffee break
- coffee cup
- coffee grinder
- coffee house
- coffee table
- cold
- espresso
- fancy
- filter coffee
- fix
- freeze-dried
- friendly
- get
- grind
- grinder
- ground
- how
- instant
- Irish coffee
- lace
- like
- make
- milky
- mill
- monotony
- mug
- or
- politely
- roast
- sip
- slot machine
- some
- spoon
- stir
- strong
- to
- weak
- what
- white
- will
- would
- all
- any
* * *♦ nm1. [bebida] coffee;¿quieres un café? would you like a (cup of) coffee?café americano large black coffee;café cortado = coffee with a dash of milk;café exprés expresso;café expreso expresso;café de filtro filter coffee;café instantáneo instant coffee;café irlandés Irish coffee;café con leche coffee with milk or cream, Br white coffee;café molido ground coffee;Am café negro black coffee; Méx café de olla = coffee boiled with cinnamon and raw sugar; Andes café perfumado coffee with alcohol; Esp café solo expresso;café soluble instant coffee;Andes, Ven café tinto black coffee; RP café torrado high-roast coffee;café torrefacto high-roast coffee;café turco Turkish coffee;café vienés = coffee topped with whipped cream2. [cultivo] coffee;una plantación de café a coffee plantation3. [establecimiento] café, coffee shopcafé bar = café where alcohol is also sold;estar de mal café to be in a bad mood♦ adj inv[color] coffee-coloured; Am [marrón] brown* * *m1 coffee2 ( bar) café* * *café adj: brownojos cafés: brown eyescafé nm1) : coffee2) : café* * *café n1. (bebida) coffee2. (cafetería) cafecafé con leche white coffee / milky coffee -
6 reventar
v.1 to burst.si no se lo digo, reviento (figurative) I'd have exploded if I hadn't said anything to himpor mí, como si revienta (informal figurative) he can drop dead as far as I'm concernedEl globo reventó The balloon exploded.2 to break down (echar abajo).3 to ruin, to spoil.4 to shatter (informal) (cansar mucho).5 to annoy (informal) (fastidiar).me revienta que… it really bugs me that…6 to explode (informal) (perder los nervios).7 to crack, to split-open, to crack open.El golpe reventó el coco The blow cracked the coconut.8 to blow up, to make explode, to detonate.El chico reventó la bomba The boy blew up the bomb.9 to vex, to get up someone's nose.Todo eso me revienta! All that gets up my nose!* * *1 (gen) to burst2 (neumático) to puncture, burst3 (romper) to break, smash4 (estropear) to ruin, spoil1 familiar (fastidiar) to annoy2 familiar (disgustar) to disgust, make sick3 (estallar) to burst4 (rajarse) to split1 (estallar) to burst2 familiar (cansarse) to tire oneself out\reventar de cansancio to be dead tiredreventar de orgullo to be bursting with pridereventar de rabia to be furious, be fumingreventar de risa to die laughing* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [por presión] [+ globo, neumático, tubería, ampolla] to burst; [+ espinilla] to squeezetengo una cubierta reventada — I've got a puncture, I have a flat tyre
el ruido de las discotecas me revienta los oídos — I find the racket inside clubs deafening, the noise in clubs is enough to burst your eardrums
"reventamos los precios" — "prices slashed"
2) [por una explosión] [+ puente, vehículo] to blow up; [+ cristales] to shatter, blow out3) (=estropear) to ruin4) (=agotar) [+ caballo] to ride into the ground5) * (=golpear)si me desobedece lo reviento — if he doesn't obey me, I'll kill him *
6) * (=hacer fracasar) [+ plan, espectáculo] to wreck; [+ asamblea, mitin, ceremonia] to disrupt; [+ huelga] to smash, quash; [+ manifestación] to break upun grupo de sindicalistas intentó reventar la intervención del conferenciante — a group of trade union members heckled the delegate's speech o tried to shout down the delegate during his speech
7) * (=fastidiar)2. VI1) (=explotar) [globo, tubería, depósito] to burst; [neumático] to burst, blow out; [granada, proyectil] to blow up; [cristal] to break, shatterla presa reventó e inundó el valle — the dam burst, flooding the valley
parecía que las venas del cuello le iban a reventar — it looked as if the veins in his neck were about to burst
hacer reventar — [+ neumático] to burst; [+ costuras] to split
es bastante joven, a todo reventar tiene 30 años — he's pretty young, 30 years old at the most
no llegué tan tarde anoche, a todo reventar debían ser las once — I didn't get back so late last night, it must have been eleven at the latest
2) [persona]a) [por estar lleno]no puedo comer más, voy a reventar — I can't eat any more, I'm full to bursting
necesito entrar al baño, voy a reventar — I need to go to the toilet, I'm bursting *
b) [por enfado] to explodecuando dijeron que no querían trabajar, reventé — when they told me they didn't want to work, I just exploded
como esto dure un día más, creo que reviento — if this carries on one more day, I think I'll explode
sus relaciones son tan tensas que van a reventar en cualquier momento — relations between them are so tense that things are going to blow up at any moment
3) [lugar]el teatro estaba a reventar — the theatre was packed full, the theatre was full to bursting
más de 20.000 personas llenaron la plaza de toros a reventar — more than 20,000 people packed the bullring, the bullring was full to bursting with more than 20,000 people
4)reventar de: reventaba de ganas de decirlo todo — I was dying o bursting to tell him all about it
reventar de cansancio — to be worn out, be shattered
reventar de ira — to be livid, be absolutely furious
reventar de risa — to kill o.s. laughing, split one's sides (laughing)
5)reventar por — to be dying to, be bursting to
reventaba por ver lo que pasaba — he was dying o bursting to see what was going on
revienta por saber lo que dicen — she's dying o bursting to know what they're saying
6) * (=morir) to drop dead *7) [ola] to break3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) globo to burst, pop; neumático to blow out, burst; ampolla/tubería to burst; ola to break; capullo to burst openb) (fam) prenda to split2)a) persona ( uso hiperbólico)si sigue comiendo así va a reventar — if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!
que reviente! — he can go to hell! (colloq)
b) (fam) ( de ganas)cuéntamelo, que si no vas a reventar — come on, I can see you're bursting to tell me (colloq)
c) ( de ganas de orinar)estoy que reviento — I'm bursting (to go) (colloq)
d) (fam) ( de cansancio)trabajan hasta reventar — they work their butts off (AmE colloq), they slog their guts out (BrE colloq)
3) (fam) ( molestar) to rile (colloq), to make... mad (colloq)2.reventar vta) <globo/neumático> to burstb) (fam) ( destrozar)3.le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo — he punched him and broke o smashed his nose
reventarse v pron1)a) globo, etc reventar 1) a)b) (fam) ( agotarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= bust, burst, pop, rupture.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.----* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.* lleno a reventar = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) globo to burst, pop; neumático to blow out, burst; ampolla/tubería to burst; ola to break; capullo to burst openb) (fam) prenda to split2)a) persona ( uso hiperbólico)si sigue comiendo así va a reventar — if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!
que reviente! — he can go to hell! (colloq)
b) (fam) ( de ganas)cuéntamelo, que si no vas a reventar — come on, I can see you're bursting to tell me (colloq)
c) ( de ganas de orinar)estoy que reviento — I'm bursting (to go) (colloq)
d) (fam) ( de cansancio)trabajan hasta reventar — they work their butts off (AmE colloq), they slog their guts out (BrE colloq)
3) (fam) ( molestar) to rile (colloq), to make... mad (colloq)2.reventar vta) <globo/neumático> to burstb) (fam) ( destrozar)3.le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo — he punched him and broke o smashed his nose
reventarse v pron1)a) globo, etc reventar 1) a)b) (fam) ( agotarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= bust, burst, pop, rupture.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.* lleno a reventar = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* * *reventar [A5 ]viA1 «globo» to burst, pop; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «ampolla» to burst; «tubería» to burstlas olas reventaban contra el acantilado the waves were breaking against the cliffcapullos a punto de reventar buds about to burst open2 ( fam); «prenda» to splitB1«persona» (uso hiperbólico): si sigue comiendo así va a reventar if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!por mí ¡que reviente! as far as I'm concerned, he can go to hell! ( colloq)estaba que reventaba de rabia she was absolutely furious o livid, she was seething with ragereventaba de indignación she was bursting with indignation2 ( fam)(de ganas): anda, cuéntamelo, que si no, vas a reventar come on, then, I can see you're bursting o dying to tell me ( colloq)3(de ganas de orinar): no puedo aguantar más, estoy que reviento I can't hold on any longer, I'm bursting (to go) ( colloq)4 ( fam)(de cansancio): trabajaron hasta reventar they worked until they dropped ( colloq), they worked their butts off ( AmE colloq), they slogged their guts out ( BrE colloq)■ reventarvt1 ‹globo/neumático› to burst2 ( fam)(destrozar): reventó la puerta a patadas he kicked the door downle reventó la nariz de un puñetazo he punched him and broke o smashed his nose¡o lo haces o te reviento! ( AmS); do it or I'll wallop you o ( BrE) I'll thump you ( colloq), if you don't do it, I'll knock you into the middle of next week! ( colloq)4 (hacer fracasar) ‹marcha/mitin› to break up; ‹plan/reunión/fiesta› to wreckplanean reventar el homenaje al escritor they are planning to disrupt the ceremony in honor of the writerhay muchos interesados en reventar las elecciones locales there are a lot of people who have an interest in wrecking the local electionsme revienta su tonito paternal that patronizing tone of his really riles me o makes me mad o gets me ( colloq)AB ( refl) ‹grano› to squeeze; ‹ampolla› to burstse reventó un dedo con el martillo ( fam); he banged up ( AmE) o ( BrE) banged his finger with the hammer ( colloq)iban a 120 y se reventaron contra un árbol ( AmS fam); they were doing 120 and they smashed straight into a tree* * *
reventar ( conjugate reventar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ globo] to burst, pop;
[ neumático] to blow out, burst;
[ampolla/tubería] to burst;
[ ola] to break
2
◊ si sigue comiendo así, va a reventar if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!
verbo transitivo ‹globo/neumático› to burst
reventarse verbo pronominal
‹ ampolla› to burst
reventar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un globo, una rueda) to burst
2 (un caballo) to die of exhaustion
3 (una situación) to blow up, (una persona) to explode: está que revienta, he is fuming
reventábamos de orgullo, we were bursting with pride
4 fam (de deseos, ganas) to be dying: revienta de ganas de preguntarnos, he is dying to ask us
II verbo transitivo
1 (a un caballo) to ride to death
2 (una propuesta, huelga) to break
3 (molestar mucho, enfadar) to annoy, bother: le revienta que le lleven la contraria, he hates it when people cross him
4 (un globo, las costuras) to burst
5 (una puerta, cerradura, ventana, caja fuerte: con explosivos) to blow open
(: con palanca) to lever open
' reventar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estallar
- revienta
English:
blow
- burst
- pop
- rupture
- seam
- split
- pound
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer estallar] to burst;el hielo reventó las tuberías the ice burst the pipes2. [romper] to break;[echar abajo] to break down; [con explosivos] to blow up3. Andes, RP Fam [golpear]si no me devolvés eso te reviento if you don't give that back to me I'm going to thump you one4. [hacer fracasar] to ruin, to spoil;Comreventar los precios to make massive price cuts5. [boicotear] to disruptel jinete reventó al caballo the jockey rode the horse into the groundme revienta que… it really gets me that…;me revienta que nunca cuenten conmigo it bugs the hell out of me that they never include me♦ vi1. [estallar] [globo, neumático] to burst;el jarrón reventó al estrellarse contra el suelo the vase shattered when it hit the ground;Figsi no se lo digo, reviento I'd have exploded if I hadn't said anything to him;Fampor mí, como si revienta he can drop dead as far as I'm concernedFamestoy que reviento [estoy lleno] I'm stuffed;el estadio reventaba de espectadores the stadium was packed to the rafters;la sala estaba (llena) a reventar the room was bursting at the seamsreventaba por contarnos el último cotilleo she was dying o bursting to tell us the latest gossip5. Fam [perder los nervios] to explode (de with);al final reventó de impaciencia her impatience finally got the better of her* * *I 1 v/i burst;lleno a reventar bursting at the seams, full to bursting;reventar de risa burst out laughing;reventar de orgullo be bursting with pride2 ( molestar):me revienta que … it really irritates me that …3:si no va revienta he’ll be so disappointed if he doesn’t go* * *reventar {55} vi1) estallar, explotar: to burst, to blow up2)reventar de : to be bursting withreventar vt1) : to burst* * *me revienta... I hate... -
7 suprimir
v.1 to abolish (ley, impuesto, derecho).hay que suprimir todo lo superfluo we have to get rid of everything that's superfluous2 to delete (palabras, texto).suprime los detalles y ve al grano forget the details and get to the point3 to ax (puestos de trabajo, proyectos).4 to suppress, to ban, to delete, to eliminate.5 to edit out.* * *1 (libertad etc) to suppress; (ley, impuestos) to abolish; (dificultades) to eliminate, remove; (restricciones) to lift2 (tabaco, alcohol) to cut out3 (palabra) to delete, take out, leave out4 (omitir) to omit* * *verb* * *VT [+ rebelión, crítica] to suppress; [+ costumbre, derecho, institución] to abolish; [+ dificultad, obstáculo] to remove, eliminate; [+ restricción] to lift; [+ detalle, pasaje] to delete, cut out, omit; [+ libro] to suppress, bansuprimir la grasa de la dieta — to cut out o eliminate fat from one's diet
* * *verbo transitivoa) <impuesto/ley/costumbre> to abolish; < restricción> to lift; < servicio> to withdrawdebemos suprimir gastos superfluos — we must eliminate o cut out unnecessary expenses
b) (Impr) <párrafo/capítulo> to deletec) <noticia/detalles> to suppress* * *= abort, delete, remove, stifle, suppress, staunch [stanch, -USA], elide, abolish, expunge, cut out, quash, steamroller, stomp + Nombre + out.Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.Ex. Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex. A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.* * *verbo transitivoa) <impuesto/ley/costumbre> to abolish; < restricción> to lift; < servicio> to withdrawdebemos suprimir gastos superfluos — we must eliminate o cut out unnecessary expenses
b) (Impr) <párrafo/capítulo> to deletec) <noticia/detalles> to suppress* * *= abort, delete, remove, stifle, suppress, staunch [stanch, -USA], elide, abolish, expunge, cut out, quash, steamroller, stomp + Nombre + out.Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex: A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.* * *suprimir [I1 ]vtA1 ‹impuesto› to abolish; ‹restricción› to lift; ‹servicio› to withdrawdebemos suprimir estos gastos superfluos we must eliminate o cut out these unnecessary expensesle suprimieron la medicación they stopped his medication¿por qué no le suprimes el ajo? why don't you leave out the garlic?queda suprimida la parada en El Colorado the bus ( o train etc) no longer stops at El Coloradose suprimió la salida de las 9h the 9 o'clock service was withdrawn2 ( Impr) ‹párrafo/capítulo› to deletesuprimió un párrafo entero she cut out o deleted a whole paragraph3 ‹noticia/detalles› to suppressB ( Elec) to suppress* * *
suprimir ( conjugate suprimir) verbo transitivo
‹ restricción› to lift;
‹ servicio› to withdraw;
‹gasto/ruido/alcohol› to cut out
suprimir verbo transitivo
1 to supress
(un derecho, una ley, etc) to abolish
(un servicio) to withdraw
(gastos) to eliminate, cut out
(en un texto) to delete
2 (omitir, pasar por alto) to omit: suprime los detalles técnicos, leave out the technicalities
' suprimir' also found in these entries:
English:
black out
- delete
- edit
- suppress
- zap
- ax
- do
- strike
* * *suprimir vt1. [eliminar] to get rid of;[ley, impuesto, derecho] to abolish; [sanciones, restricciones] to lift; [gastos] to cut out;hay que suprimir todo lo superfluo we have to get rid of everything that's superfluous;han suprimido las retransmisiones deportivas they have cancelled the sports broadcasts2. [palabras, texto] to delete;suprime los detalles y ve al grano forget the details and get to the point3. [puestos de trabajo, proyectos] to axe* * *v/t rebelión suppress, put down; ley, impuesto abolish; restricción lift; servicio withdraw; puesto de trabajo cut; en texto delete;suprimió algunos detalles she kept something back, she didn’t give me/us the whole story* * *suprimir vt1) : to suppress, to eliminate2) : to delete* * * -
8 detener
v.1 to stop.consiguieron detener la hemorragia they managed to stop the bleedingestaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo he had made up his mind, nothing could stop himRicardo detuvo el auto Richard stopped the car.El guarda detuvo el asalto The guard stopped the holdup.2 to arrest.El guarda detuvo al ladrón The guard arrested the thief.3 to keep, to delay.4 to hold back, to delay, to block someone's progress, to block the progress of.La falta de luz detuvo al tren The lack of lighting held back the train.* * *1 (parar) to stop, halt; (proceso, negociación) to hold up2 (retener) to keep, delay, detain3 DERECHO to detain, arrest1 (pararse) to stop, halt2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger3 (pararse a considerar algo) to dwell* * *verb1) to arrest, detain2) stop, halt•* * *1. VT1) (=parar) to stop2) (=retrasar) to hold up, delayno quiero detenerlo — I don't want to keep o delay you
3) (=retener) [+ objeto] to keep4) (Jur) (=arrestar) to arrest; (=encarcelar) to detain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( parar) <vehículo/máquina> to stop; <trámite/proceso> to halt; < hemorragia> to stop, staunchvete, nadie te detiene — go then, nobody's stopping you
2) ( arrestar) to arrest; ( encarcelar) to detain2.detenerse v prona) ( pararse) vehículo/persona to stopdetenerse a + inf — to stop to + inf
b) ( tomar mucho tiempo)detenerse en algo: no nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles — let's not spend too much time discussing the details
* * *= halt, stop, suspend, staunch [stanch, -USA], check, detain, stunt, stem + the tide of, arrest, apprehend, shut down, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, pull over.Ex. Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex. True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex. Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.Ex. The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.Ex. A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.Ex. Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.----* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* detener bruscamente = halt + in full flight.* detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.* detener en el camino = waylay.* detenerse = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.* detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* detenerse por un momento = pause.* estar detenido = be under arrest.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( parar) <vehículo/máquina> to stop; <trámite/proceso> to halt; < hemorragia> to stop, staunchvete, nadie te detiene — go then, nobody's stopping you
2) ( arrestar) to arrest; ( encarcelar) to detain2.detenerse v prona) ( pararse) vehículo/persona to stopdetenerse a + inf — to stop to + inf
b) ( tomar mucho tiempo)detenerse en algo: no nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles — let's not spend too much time discussing the details
* * *= halt, stop, suspend, staunch [stanch, -USA], check, detain, stunt, stem + the tide of, arrest, apprehend, shut down, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, pull over.Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* detener bruscamente = halt + in full flight.* detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.* detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.* detener en el camino = waylay.* detenerse = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.* detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.* detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* detenerse por un momento = pause.* estar detenido = be under arrest.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.* * *vtA (parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop; ‹trámite/proceso› to halt; ‹hemorragia› to stop, staunchdetener el avance del enemigo to halt the enemy advancedetener el avance de la enfermedad to curb o check o arrest the development of the diseasevete si quieres, nadie te detiene go if you want, nobody's stopping youB (arrestar) to arrest; (encarcelar) to detain¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!1 (pararse) «vehículo/persona» to stopven directo a casa, sin detenerte en el camino come straight home without stopping off on the waydetenerse A + INF to stop to + INF¿te has detenido a pensar en las consecuencias? have you stopped to consider the consequences?2(tomar mucho tiempo): me detuve arreglando el escritorio y perdí el tren I hung around tidying my desk and I missed the traindetenerse EN algo:hay que ir al grano sin detenerse en lo accesorio we have to get to the point without dwelling on incidentalsno te detengas en la introducción don't waste time o spend too much time on the introduction* * *
detener ( conjugate detener) verbo transitivo
1 ( parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop;
‹trámite/proceso› to halt;
‹ hemorragia› to stop, staunch
2 ( arrestar) to arrest;
( encarcelar) to detain;◊ ¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!
detenerse verbo pronominal
detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sthb) ( tomar mucho tiempo) detenerse en algo:
detener verbo transitivo
1 to stop, halt
2 Jur (a un sospechoso) to arrest, detain
' detener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
interceptar
- prender
- atajar
- detiene
- detuve
- paso
English:
apprehend
- arrest
- detain
- get
- inhibit
- keep
- prisoner
- pull in
- recapture
- remand
- seize
- stem
- stop
- halt
- hold
- stunt
* * *♦ vt1. [parar] to stop;detenga el vehículo y estacione stop the vehicle and park;detener el avance enemigo to halt the enemy advance;detener la propagación de la epidemia to stop the spread of the epidemic;los bomberos lograron detener el fuego firefighters managed to hold the fire in check o stop the fire spreading;consiguieron detener la hemorragia they managed to stop the bleeding;estaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo he had made up his mind, nothing could stop him;¡adelante, hazlo! ¿qué te detiene? go on, do it! what's stopping you?2. [arrestar] to arrest3. [entretener] to keep, to delay;¿qué fue lo que te detuvo? what kept you?, what held you up?* * *v/t1 stop2 de policía arrest, detain* * *detener {80} vt1) arrestar: to arrest, to detain2) parar: to stop, to halt3) : to keep, to hold back* * *detener vb2. (arrestar) to arrest
См. также в других словарях:
grano — (Del lat. granum.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 BOTÁNICA Semilla o simiente del trigo, de la cebada y, por extensión, la de otras gramíneas. 2 BOTÁNICA Semilla redondeada de ciertas plantas, sin cáscara o despojada de ella, algunas de las cuales se… … Enciclopedia Universal
Alcohol — (Del ár. al kuhl, antimonio.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 QUÍMICA Compuesto orgánico formado por carbono, hidrógeno y oxígeno que contiene uno o varios grupos hidroxilos (OH) en su molécula. 2 Líquido incoloro, inflamable y de olor fuerte, obtenido… … Enciclopedia Universal
Leche de grano — Leche de arroz en una taza. La leche de grano o leche de cereal es un sucedáneo lácteo hecho de grano o harina fermentada. La leche de grano puede hacerse a partir de avena, espelta, arroz, centeno, escanda menor o quinoa. La leche de grano tiene … Wikipedia Español
Whisky de grano — Barricas a la espera de ser rellenadas con whisky de grano. El whisky de grano, en inglés Grain whisky es aquel whisky elaborado con al menos un tipo de grano distinto a la cebada, y como podrías ser el trigo y el maíz. Algunos whiskies de grano… … Wikipedia Español
Cannabis (droga) — Este artículo o sección necesita una revisión de ortografía y gramática. Puedes colaborar editándolo (lee aquí sugerencias para mejorar tu ortografía). Cuando se haya corregido, borra este aviso por favor. Para otros usos de este término, véase … Wikipedia Español
Etanol — ► sustantivo masculino QUÍMICA Líquido incoloro, de sabor ardiente y olor fuerte, que forma parte de numerosas bebidas alcohólicas y se usa en muchas aplicaciones industriales. SINÓNIMO [alcohol etílico] * * * etanol (de «etano» y « ol1») m. Quím … Enciclopedia Universal
intoxicación alcohólica — Intoxicación producida por la ingestión de cualquiera de los distintos tipos de alcohol, de los cuales los más comunes son el etílico, el isopropílico y el metílico. El alcohol etílico (alcohol de grano) se encuentra en el whisky, el coñac, la… … Diccionario médico
Butadieno — Butadieno … Wikipedia Español
Gordon's — Gordon´s es una marca de ginebra (bebida) que opera a nivel internacional. Su licor se elabora a partir de alcohol de grano. Es una London Dry Gin con un sabor derivado del enebro que es usado como el ingrediente botánico clave en su creación. La … Wikipedia Español
Sake — Barriles de sake en el Templo Itsukushima. El sake (酒, sake … Wikipedia Español
Cerveza — Para otros usos de este término, véase Cerveza (desambiguación). Una jarra de cerveza. Se denomina cerveza[1] a una bebida alcohólica, no destilada, de sabor amargo que se fabrica … Wikipedia Español
