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101 clavo
m.1 nail.estaré allí como un clavo I'll be there on the dot2 clove (especia).3 rip-off (informal) (precio abusivo).4 pin (medicine) (para huesos).5 big problem.6 clavus, corn, corneous tubercule of skin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: clavar.* * *1 nail2 BOTÁNICA clove3 (callo) corn\como un clavo familiar very punctual, on the dotdar en el clavo figurado to hit the nail on the headestar sin un clavo familiar to be flat brokeno dar ni clavo familiar not to lift a finger¡por los clavos de Cristo! for Christ's sake!remachar el clavo figurado to make matters worse* * *noun m.1) nail2) clove* * *SM1) [de carpintero] nail; [de adorno] studagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo —
estoy tan desesperado que me agarraría a un clavo ardiendo — I'm so desperate I'd do anything o I'm capable of anything
los estudiantes se agarran a esta ley como a un clavo ardiendo — the students are pinning their hopes on this law as their last hope
como un clavo —
llegó a las dos en punto, como un clavo — she arrived at two o'clock on the dot
a las doce, como un clavo, llamaba a la puerta — at twelve o'clock, as regular as clockwork, he would call at the door
2) [de botas de fútbol] stud; [de zapatillas de correr] spike3) [de montañismo] piton4) (Bot) (tb: clavo de olor) clove5) (=callo) corn6) (Med) (=pieza metálica) (metal) pin, (metal) rodes un clavo tener que levantarse temprano — it's a real pain o bind having to get up so early
¡vaya clavo que te han vendido! — they've sold you a dud! *
* * *1)a) (Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he'd take (o do etc) anything; se agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hope; como un clavo: on the dot; dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head; diste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wanted; siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones his forecasts are always right on the mark; no dar or pegar ni clavo — (fam) not to do a stroke of work
b) (Med) pinc) ( en montañismo) piton2) (Bot, Coc) tb3) (CS fam) ( expresando fastidio)* * *1)a) (Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he'd take (o do etc) anything; se agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hope; como un clavo: on the dot; dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head; diste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wanted; siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones his forecasts are always right on the mark; no dar or pegar ni clavo — (fam) not to do a stroke of work
b) (Med) pinc) ( en montañismo) piton2) (Bot, Coc) tb3) (CS fam) ( expresando fastidio)* * *clavo11 = nail, stud, pin.Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: In general, studless tires do best on snow, while those with studs are best on icy roads.Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.* hincar un clavo = drive + nail.* martillo de clavos = nail hammer.* sin clavos = studless.clavo22 = spike.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* con clavos = hobnailed.* zapatillas de clavos = spikes.* * *A1 ( Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: está tan necesitado que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he's so desperate he'd take ( o do etc) anythingse agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hopedar en el clavo: diste en el clavo, de eso se trata you've hit the nail on the head, that's exactly itdiste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wantedsiempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones meteorológicas his weather forecasts are always right on the mark o ( BrE) spot ondar una en el clavo y ciento en la herradura to be wrong nine times out of tenno dar or pegar ni clavo ( fam): se pasa todo el día mirando la tele, sin dar ni clavo he spends all day watching TV, he doesn't do a stroke of workmi marido no pega ni clavo en casa my husband doesn't lift a finger at home ( colloq)¡por los clavos de Cristo! for heaven's sake!remachar el clavo to make matters worseun clavo quita or saca otro clavo one shoulder of mutton drives another one down ( arch), a new boyfriend ( o worry etc) helps you forget an old one2 ( Med) pin3 (en montañismo) pitonclavo de olor cloveC (de un forúnculo) coreDresultaron ser un clavo, no vendimos ni uno they turned out to be a dead loss, we didn't sell a single oneel auto que me vendió es un clavo the car he sold me is a dead loss o a lemon ( colloq)tener que ir hasta allá es un clavo it's a pain in the neck o a drag having to go all that way ( colloq)su secretaria es un clavo his secretary is hopeless o a dead loss* * *
Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)
clavo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
clavó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
clavar
clavo
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1a) clavo 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 clavoon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000
clavarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (CS fam) clavose con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavo sustantivo masculinoa) (Tec) nail;◊ dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the headb) (Med) pin
d) (Bot, Coc) tb
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
clavo sustantivo masculino
1 (punta) nail
2 Med pin
3 Culin (especia) clove
♦ Locuciones: agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo, to clutch at straws
dar en el clavo, to hit the nail on the head
' clavo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espuela
- estaquilla
- remachar
- tachuela
- aguantar
- cabeza
- clavar
- enderezar
- enganchar
- estaca
- pisar
- punta
- salir
English:
catch
- clove
- correct
- drive
- extract
- hammer
- knock
- nail
- peg
- spike
- stick
- straw
- fix
- jab
- job
- right
- sink
* * *clavo nm1. [pieza metálica] nail;Famagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: Julián se agarra a su novia como a un clavo ardiendo Julian clings to his girlfriend as if he were terrified of losing her;está tan desesperado por encontrar trabajo que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he's so desperate to find work he'd take on anything;como un clavo: estaré allí como un clavo I'll be there on the dot;me extraña que no haya llegado, normalmente es como un clavo it's strange that she hasn't arrived yet, she's normally here on the dot;Famdar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head;un clavo saca otro clavo new cares/pleasures drive old ones away;Famno pega ni clavo he doesn't do a stroke of work;llevas tres meses sin pegar ni clavo you haven't done a thing for three months;Famno tener ni un clavo, estar sin un clavo to be flat broke3. [especia] clove4. [callo] corn* * *m1 de metal nail;dar en el clavo hit the nail on the head;como un clavo on the dot;está tan desesperado que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he’s so desperate he’d do anything;remachar el clavo make matters worse2 GASTR clove3 CSur fampersona dead loss fam* * *clavo nm1) : nailclavo grande: spike2) : clove3)dar en el clavo : to hit the nail on the head* * *clavo n nail -
102 intentar
v.1 to try, to essay, to attempt, to give a shot at.Ella intentó incesantemente She tried incessantly.Ella intentó el suicidio She attempted suicide.2 to try to, to attempt to.Ella intentó hacer lo posible She tried to do whatever was possible.3 to try, to make a try, to have a try, to endeavor.Ella intentó incesantemente She tried incessantly.* * *1 to try* * *verbto try, attempt* * *VT to try, attempt frmhemos intentado un acuerdo — we've tried o attempted frm to reach an agreement
¿por qué no lo intentas otra vez? — why don't you try again?
¡venga, inténtalo! — come on, have a go o have a try!
lo he intentado con regalos, pero no consigo animarla — I've tried (giving her) presents, but I just can't cheer her up
con intentarlo nada se pierde, por intentarlo que no quede — there's no harm in trying
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intentar hacer algo — to try to do sth, attempt to do sth frmintentaremos llegar a la cima — we shall try o attempt frm to reach the summit
llevan años intentando que se celebre el juicio — they've spent years trying to bring the case to trial
intenta que te lo dejen más barato — try and get o try to get them to reduce the price
* * *verbo transitivo to tryintentar + inf — to try to + inf
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? — have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
por intentarlo que no quede — (fam) there's no harm in trying
* * *= aim, attempt, intend, make + attempt, make + pretence, try, essay, be out to + Verbo, have + a shot at, purport.Ex. Not all catalogues or other tools for the organisation of knowledge aim to fulfil all these functions, but this list shows the range of functions.Ex. There is little mnemonic value to the notation, but some literal mnemonics have been attempted, por example, G for Geography, T for Technology.Ex. The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.Ex. No attempt is made here to provide a full comparative study.Ex. This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.Ex. The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.Ex. But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.Ex. Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.Ex. Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.Ex. The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.----* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* intentar Algo = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.* intentar algo imposible = bang + Posesivo + head against.* intentar coger = reach for.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s), jockey for.* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* intentar dar un manotazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar dar un zarpazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios = make + bricks without straw.* intentar + Infinitivo = seek to + Infinitivo.* intentar ligar = chat up.* intentar lograr Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo = square + the circle.* intentar lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* intentar lo imposible = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circle.* intentar morder = snap at.* intentar + Nombre = go at + Nombre.* intentar persuadir = court.* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].* * *verbo transitivo to tryintentar + inf — to try to + inf
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? — have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
por intentarlo que no quede — (fam) there's no harm in trying
* * *= aim, attempt, intend, make + attempt, make + pretence, try, essay, be out to + Verbo, have + a shot at, purport.Ex: Not all catalogues or other tools for the organisation of knowledge aim to fulfil all these functions, but this list shows the range of functions.
Ex: There is little mnemonic value to the notation, but some literal mnemonics have been attempted, por example, G for Geography, T for Technology.Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.Ex: No attempt is made here to provide a full comparative study.Ex: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.Ex: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.Ex: Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* intentar Algo = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.* intentar algo imposible = bang + Posesivo + head against.* intentar coger = reach for.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s), jockey for.* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* intentar dar un manotazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar dar un zarpazo = take + a swat at, swat at.* intentar de nuevo = retry [re-try].* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* intentar golpear Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.* intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios = make + bricks without straw.* intentar + Infinitivo = seek to + Infinitivo.* intentar ligar = chat up.* intentar lograr Algo = take + a swing at.* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo = square + the circle.* intentar lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* intentar lo imposible = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circle.* intentar morder = snap at.* intentar + Nombre = go at + Nombre.* intentar persuadir = court.* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].* * *intentar [A1 ]vt¡no te des por vencido, inténtalo otra vez! don't give up, try again! o have another try!¿qué pierdes con intentarlo? what have you got to lose by trying?el piloto intentó un aterrizaje de emergencia the pilot attempted an emergency landingintentar + INF to try to + INFintentaré convencerlo I'll try to persuade himintentaban escalar el pico más alto they were attempting o trying to climb the highest peakintenta llegar temprano try to o ( colloq) try and arrive earlyintentar QUE + SUBJ:¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?intenta que no te vean try not to let them see youpor intentarlo que no quede ( fam); there's no harm in trying* * *
intentar ( conjugate intentar) verbo transitivo
to try;◊ ¡inténtalo otra vez! try again!;
intentar un aterrizaje de emergencia to attempt an emergency landing;
intentar hacer algo to try to do sth;
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
intentar verbo transitivo to try, attempt: intentaremos que regrese hoy mismo, we'll try to get him to come home today without fail ➣ Ver nota en try
' intentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espatarrarse
- pretender
- probar
- procurar
- trabajarse
- tratar
- buscar
English:
attempt
- barrier
- candle
- chat up
- clever
- crack
- endeavor
- endeavour
- go after
- hand
- however
- job
- juggling act
- pass
- pin down
- plough through
- reach
- reason
- run
- search out
- seek
- shot
- snap
- stab
- tamper
- try
- whirl
- can
- go
- impossible
- over
- swing
* * *intentar vtto try;intentar hacer algo to try to do sth;¡inténtalo! have a try o go!;¡ni lo intentes! [advertencia] don't even try it!;intentarán finalizar el trabajo antes del fin de semana they will try to finish the work before the weekend;intenta ser más discreto try to be more discreet;la próxima vez, intenta que no se te caiga try not to drop it next time;intenté que cambiara de opinión pero no hubo manera I tried to get her to change her mind but she wasn't having any of it;no se pierde nada por intentarlo, por intentarlo que no quede there's no harm in trying* * *v/t try, attempt* * *intentar vt: to attempt, to try* * *intentó arreglar la tele, pero no pudo he tried to mend the TV, but he couldn't -
103 cabeza
f.1 head.me duele la cabeza I've got a headachelavarse la cabeza to wash one's hairpor cabeza per headtirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)cabeza de ajo head of garliccabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) headcabeza nuclear nuclear warhead2 unit.3 lead, leading position.* * *1 (gen) head3 (de región) main town1 (jefe) head, leader\a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top ofandar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feetandar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebodycabeza abajo upside downcabeza arriba the right way up, uprightcalentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about somethingdarse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against somethingde pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toeestar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the headírsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzymeterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's headno tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sensepasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebodyperder la cabeza figurado to lose one's headquitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of somethingquitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget somethingser un cabeza dura to be stubbornsubirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's headtengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splittingtirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolver la cabeza to look roundcabeza cuadrada familiar bigotcabeza de ajo bulb of garliccabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbraincabeza de espárrago asparagus tipcabeza de lista main candidatecabeza de partido administrative capitalcabeza de puente bridgeheadcabeza de turco scapegoatcabeza hueca scatterbraincabeza loca familiar scatterbraincabeza rapada skinhead* * *noun f.- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura* * *1. SF1) [de persona] headme duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches
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afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands•
asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlongmarcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header
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lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair•
negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head•
por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person•
se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy•
volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's headal oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head
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me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning2)- andar o ir de cabezacortar cabezas —
írsele a algn de la cabeza —
el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner
hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up
estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —
meter algo en la cabeza a algn —
por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...
metérsele a algn en la cabeza —
se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone
pasársele a algn por la cabeza —
subirse a la cabeza —
3) (=frente)•
a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration•
ir en cabeza — to be in the leadir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list
4) (=distancia) head5) [de montaña] top, summit6) (=objeto)cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device
cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end
cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball
cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead
cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas
cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead
2. SMF1) (=líder) head, leaderes cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces
2)cabeza cuadrada — * bigot
cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain
cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed
cabeza de serrín — * airhead *
cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead
cabeza visible — head, leader
* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.----* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] headnegó con la cabeza she shook her headasintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his headsacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the windowvolvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followedbajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shameme duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head acheses para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cryse tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the netun día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o footpararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand2 (medida) headganó por una cabeza he won by a headle lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder3 (pelo) hairme tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair4(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazyal pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for itusa la cabeza use your headnunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for scienceno lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?5(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthdaytenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something elsetú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his headse me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get marriedle dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my headjamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mindya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that womananda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about hercalentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sthcomo malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to rollir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head highírsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzyjugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feetaún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feetla selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rutlevantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sthno caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that womanromperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle downser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupidsubírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her headtener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sievetener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-landtrae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pondnadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakesCompuestos:hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)masculine and feminine scapegoatAmasculine and feminine skinheadB1(individuo): por cabeza each, a headpagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each2 (de ganado) headtienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattleC(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the leada la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sectorse colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion pollsiban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstrationel equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the divisionCompuestos:masculine and feminine leader, lead climbermasculine and feminine head of the familymasculine head of the Churchfeminine beachheadfeminine bridgeheadderrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seedD1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head2 (de un misil) warheadCompuestos:atomic warhead● cabeza de biela or émbolomain bearing, big end ( BrE)warheadnuclear warheadCompuestos:write headrecording headplayback headplayback headF (de plátanos) hand, bunchCompuesto:bulb of garlicG (de un camión) tractor unit* * *
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) head;◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;
me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
d) ( inteligencia):
¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?e) ( mente):◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;
tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;
( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2a) ( individuo):
3 (primer lugar, delantera):
a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] head;me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;Amen cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;Famle abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;Famdesde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;Famno te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;Famla cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;Famse me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;RP Famjugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;Famme estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;Famrodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;Famle amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;[atreverse] to speak up; Famsubirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;Fam Famtener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;Famtenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;Famtener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in HeavenCulin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese Famno me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;venir a la cabeza to come to mind;ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!tener mucha cabeza to have brains3. [juicio] sense;tener poca cabeza to have no sense;obrar con cabeza to use one's head;tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;perder la cabeza to lose one's head;Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?4. [posición] front, head;cabeza abajo upside down;cabeza arriba the right way up;[en lista] at the top o head;el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;[al cargo de] in charge of;estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movementcabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] headcabeza de ajo head of garlic;cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;cabeza de combate warhead;cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;cabeza de guerra warhead;cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;cabeza magnética magnetic head;cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head7.por cabeza [persona] per head;costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each9. CompEsp Famesta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;Espescarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;RPdarle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;Famir de cabeza a to head straight for;Esp Famir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;Esp Famllevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;Famsentar la cabeza to settle down;Fam(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;Esp Famtraer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad♦ nmfFam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;Fam cabeza dura:es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;cabeza de familia head of the family;Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;cabeza rapada skinhead;Dep cabeza de serie seed;el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;cabeza de turco scapegoat* * *I f1 ANAT head;no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);andar oir de cabeza be snowed under;sentar la cabeza settle down;levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat2 ( razón):perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;llevar otraer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;3 ( memoria):tener mala cabeza have a bad memory4 ( pensamiento):pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;calentarse la cabeza get worked up;mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains5 ( persona):por cabeza per head, per person6:en cabeza the team at the top;estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader* * *cabeza nf1) : head2)cabeza hueca : scatterbrain3)de cabeza : head first4)dolor de cabeza : headache* * *cabeza n1. (en general) head2. (seso) intelligence3. (memoria) memoryde cabeza headlong / headfirstpor cabeza a head / per head -
104 marcha
f.1 departure.ha anunciado su marcha de la empresa she has announced that she will be leaving the company2 course.el tren detuvo su marcha the train stoppeda toda marcha at top speedse bajó en marcha del tren he jumped off the train while it was movinghacer algo sobre la marcha to do something as one goes along3 gear.cambiar de marcha to change gearmeter la cuarta marcha to go into fourth gearmarcha atrás reverse (gear)4 march (military & politics).abrir la marcha to head the processioncerrar la marcha to bring up the rear5 march (Music).marcha fúnebre/nupcial funeral/wedding marchla marcha Real = the Spanish national anthem6 walk (sport).7 liveliness, life (informal) (animation). (peninsular Spanish)hay mucha marcha there's a great atmosphereir de marcha to go out on the towntener (mucha) marcha to be a (real) raver8 parade.9 operation, march, working, running.10 pace, walk.11 gait, tramp-along.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: marchar.* * *1 (de protesta, soldados) march2 (progreso) course, progress3 (partida) departure; (abandono) leaving4 (velocidad) speed5 AUTOMÓVIL gear6 MÚSICA march7 DEPORTE walk■ esta mujer tiene una marcha increíble she's full of life, she's full of energy\a marchas forzadas against the clocka toda marcha at full speedabrir la marcha to head the marchcerrar la marcha to bring up the rearir de marcha (en el ejército) to go on a march 2 (por la noche) to go out on the razzle, go out on the townirle la marcha a alguien familiar to be a real raversobre la marcha as we (I, you, etc) go along, as we (I, you, etc) go¡en marcha! off we go!marcha atlética DEPORTE walkmarcha atrás AUTOMÓVIL reverse (gear)marcha fúnebre funeral marchmarcha nupcial wedding march* * *noun f.1) march2) departure3) speed4) progress, course5) gear* * *SF1) [de soldados, manifestantes] march¡en marcha! — let's go!, let's get going; (Mil) forward march!
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abrir la marcha — to head the march•
cerrar la marcha — to bring up the rear•
encabezar la marcha — to head the marchantes de ponerse en marcha, se recomienda que revisen sus vehículos — before setting off, we recommend that you check your vehicles
ya se han puesto en marcha para preparar la querella — they have already set a lawsuit in motion, they have already set about bringing a lawsuit
marcha a pie — [de caminantes] (=excursión) hike; (=actividad) hiking; [de manifestantes] march
intenta recuperar a marchas forzadas su imagen pública — he is trying to rebuild his public image as quickly as possible
marcha triunfal — [de ejército] triumphal march; [hacia la meta] winning run
2) (=partida) departure¿a qué hora tenéis la marcha? — Esp * what time do you set off?
3) (=velocidad) speed¡vaya marcha que llevas! — Esp what a speed you go at!
he tardado en coger la marcha pero ya estoy al día — it took me a while to get into it o to get the hang of it but I'm on top of it now *
marcha moderada — (Aut) slow
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acelerar la marcha — to speed up, go fasterdeberíamos acelerar un poco la marcha — we should speed up a little o go a little faster
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moderar la marcha — to slow down•
a toda marcha — at top speed4) (Mús) marchla Marcha Real — Spanish national anthem
5) (Aut) gear•
cambiar de marcha — to change gear•
marcha corta/ directa — low/top gear•
primera marcha — first gearmarcha atrás — [en vehículo] reverse, reverse gear; [en negociaciones] withdrawal; [en el acto sexual] * withdrawal
dar marcha atrás — [con un vehículo] to reverse, put the car/van etc into reverse; [en negociaciones, en el acto sexual] to withdraw
a última hora han dado marcha atrás — they pulled out o withdrew at the last minute
si pudiese dar marcha atrás en el tiempo... — if I could go back in time...
6)• en marcha — (=en funcionamiento) [máquina, sistema] in operation; [motor] running; [electrodoméstico, ordenador] on; [proyecto] under way, in progress, on the go
un país en marcha — a country on the move o that is going places
tiene varios proyectos en marcha — he has various projects under way o in progress o on the go
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poner en marcha — [+ máquina, motor] to start; [+ electrodoméstico, ordenador] to turn on; [+ proyecto, actividad] to set in motion; [+ ley, resolución] to implement7) (Dep) (=carrera) walk; (=excursión) walk, hikemarcha atlética, marcha de competición — walk
8) (=desarrollo) [de enfermedad] course; [de huracán] progressla larga marcha de las conversaciones — the long drawn-out process o course of the talks
9) Esp** (=animación)un sitio con mucha marcha — a very lively place, a place with a lot of action **
¿dónde está la marcha de Vigo? — where's the nightlife in Vigo?, where are the good bars in Vigo?
les pegan y no se quejan, parece que les va la marcha — they get hit but never complain, it seems they like a bit of suffering
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estar/ir o salir de marcha — [a bares] to be out/go out (on the town) *; [a discotecas] to be out/go (out) clubbing *estuvimos de marcha hasta las cinco — we were out (on the town) o out clubbing until five in the morning *
¿estuviste de marcha hasta muy tarde? — were you out very late last night?
hace siglos que no vamos de marcha — we haven't had a night out o been out for ages, we haven't been out on the town o (out) clubbing for ages *
10) Méx (Aut) self-starter, self-starter motor11) Caribe [de caballo] slow trot* * *1)a) (Mil) march; ( manifestación) march; ( caminata) hike, walkir de marcha — to go walking o hiking
abrir or encabezar la marcha — to head the march
en marcha! — (Mil) forward march!
recojan todo y en marcha! — pick up your things and off you/we go!
b) ( en atletismo) tb2) (paso, velocidad) speedel vehículo disminuyó la marcha — the car reduced speed o slowed down
llevamos una buena marcha, creo que acabaremos a tiempo — we're getting through it at quite a rate, I think we'll finish on time
qué marcha llevas! — (Esp) what a speed o pace you go at!
a marchas forzadas — (Esp) at top speed
a toda marcha — at full o top speed, flat out
coger la marcha — (Esp)
en cuanto cojas la marcha te será más fácil — once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll find it easier
3) (Auto) gear4) ( funcionamiento) runningestar en marcha — motor to be running; proyecto to be up and running, to be under way; gestiones to be under way
tenemos todos los operativos de seguridad en marcha — all security measures are now in force o operation
poner en marcha — <coche/motor> to start; <plan/sistema> to set... in motion
ponerse en marcha — tren/coche to move off; persona
nos pusimos en marcha inmediatamente — we set out straightaway
5) (curso, desarrollo) coursesobre la marcha: iremos solucionando los problemas sobre la marcha — we'll solve any problems as we go along
6) ( partida) departure7) (Mús) marchmarcha militar/nupcial/fúnebre — military/wedding/funeral march
8) (Esp fam) (animación, ambiente)en esta ciudad hay mucha marcha — this city is very lively o has a lot of night life
irle a alguien la marcha — (Esp fam)
les va la marcha cantidad — they're really into having a good time o into the night life (colloq)
* * *= march.Ex. The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.----* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* aminorar la marcha = slow up.* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* cambiar de marcha = gear.* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* de marcha = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.* en marcha = underway [under way], ongoing [on-going], afoot, under preparation, moving.* en plena marcha = in full swing, in full gear.* estar en marcha = tick over.* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto = progress report.* ir marcha atrás = back up.* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* marcha atrás = about-face.* marcha fúnebre = dead march.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* puesta en marcha = implementation, startup [start-up].* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.* seguir la marcha de = monitor.* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* * *1)a) (Mil) march; ( manifestación) march; ( caminata) hike, walkir de marcha — to go walking o hiking
abrir or encabezar la marcha — to head the march
en marcha! — (Mil) forward march!
recojan todo y en marcha! — pick up your things and off you/we go!
b) ( en atletismo) tb2) (paso, velocidad) speedel vehículo disminuyó la marcha — the car reduced speed o slowed down
llevamos una buena marcha, creo que acabaremos a tiempo — we're getting through it at quite a rate, I think we'll finish on time
qué marcha llevas! — (Esp) what a speed o pace you go at!
a marchas forzadas — (Esp) at top speed
a toda marcha — at full o top speed, flat out
coger la marcha — (Esp)
en cuanto cojas la marcha te será más fácil — once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll find it easier
3) (Auto) gear4) ( funcionamiento) runningestar en marcha — motor to be running; proyecto to be up and running, to be under way; gestiones to be under way
tenemos todos los operativos de seguridad en marcha — all security measures are now in force o operation
poner en marcha — <coche/motor> to start; <plan/sistema> to set... in motion
ponerse en marcha — tren/coche to move off; persona
nos pusimos en marcha inmediatamente — we set out straightaway
5) (curso, desarrollo) coursesobre la marcha: iremos solucionando los problemas sobre la marcha — we'll solve any problems as we go along
6) ( partida) departure7) (Mús) marchmarcha militar/nupcial/fúnebre — military/wedding/funeral march
8) (Esp fam) (animación, ambiente)en esta ciudad hay mucha marcha — this city is very lively o has a lot of night life
irle a alguien la marcha — (Esp fam)
les va la marcha cantidad — they're really into having a good time o into the night life (colloq)
* * *= march.Ex: The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.
* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* aminorar la marcha = slow up.* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* cambiar de marcha = gear.* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* de marcha = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.* en marcha = underway [under way], ongoing [on-going], afoot, under preparation, moving.* en plena marcha = in full swing, in full gear.* estar en marcha = tick over.* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto = progress report.* ir marcha atrás = back up.* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* marcha atrás = about-face.* marcha fúnebre = dead march.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* puesta en marcha = implementation, startup [start-up].* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.* seguir la marcha de = monitor.* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* * *Alos scouts van de marcha los domingos the scouts go walking o hiking on Sundaysabrir or encabezar la marcha to head the marchcerrar la marcha to bring up the rear¡en marcha! ( Mil) forward march!vamos, recojan todo y ¡en marcha! come on, pick up your things and off you/we go!ponerse en marcha to set off2 (en atletismo) tbmarcha atlética walkB (paso, velocidad) speed¡qué marcha llevas! ( Esp); what a speed o pace you go at!el vehículo disminuyó la marcha the car reduced speed o slowed downllevamos una buena marcha, creo que acabaremos a tiempo we're getting through it at quite a rate, I think we'll finish on timehay que acelerar la marcha, que vamos retrasados we've got to speed up, we're getting behinda marchas forzadas ( Esp); at top speeda toda marcha at full o top speed, flat outcoger la marcha ( Esp): en cuanto cojas la marcha te será más fácil once you get into the rhythm of it, you'll find it easierC ( Auto) gearcambiar de marcha to change gearun coche de cinco marchas a car with five gearsCompuesto:reverse, reverse gearmeter la marcha atrás to put the car into reversedar or hacer marcha atrás ( Auto) to go into reverse; (arrepentirse, retroceder) to pull out, back out;(en el acto sexual) ( fam) to withdrawal final dieron marcha atrás they pulled out at the last minuteesto supondría dar marcha atrás en las negociaciones de paz this would mean withdrawing from the peace negotiationsD (funcionamiento) runningla buena marcha del vehículo the efficient running of your vehicleestar en marcha «motor» to be running;«proyecto» to be up and running, to be under way; «gestiones» to be under waytenemos todos los operativos de seguridad en marcha all security measures are now in force o operationponer en marcha ‹coche/motor› to start;‹plan/proyecto/sistema› to set … in motionlas negociaciones se han puesto en marcha the negotiations have been set in motionpuso en marcha un nuevo experimento he set up a new experimentponerse en marcha «tren/coche» to move off;«persona» to set off, set outE (curso, desarrollo) coursela marcha de los acontecimientos the course of eventsla marcha del progreso económico the march of economic progresssobre la marcha: iremos solucionando los problemas sobre la marcha we'll solve any problems as we go along o as we go, we'll cross our bridges when we come to themlo decidiremos sobre la marcha we'll play it by earF (partida) departureG ( Mús) marchmarcha militar/nupcial/fúnebre military/wedding/funeral marchH( Esp fam) (animación, ambiente): en esta ciudad hay mucha marcha this city is very lively o has a lot of night life¡qué marcha tiene! he's so full of energy, he has so much energyirle a algn la marcha ( Esp fam): les va la marcha cantidad they're really into having a good time o into the night life o into the action ( colloq)no la invites porque no le va la marcha don't invite her because she's not into parties ( o dancing etc) ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo marchar: ( conjugate marchar)
marcha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
marcha
marchar
marcha sustantivo femenino
1a) (Mil) march;
( manifestación) march;
( caminata) hike, walk;◊ ir de marcha to go walking o hiking;
recojan todo y ¡en marcha! pick up your things and off you/we go!;
ponerse en marcha to set off
2 (paso, velocidad) speed;◊ el vehículo disminuyó la marcha the car reduced speed o slowed down;
acelerar la marcha to speed up;
a toda marcha at full o top speed, flat out
3 (Auto) gear;
meter la marcha atrás to put the car into reverse;
dar or hacer marcha atrás (Auto) to go into reverse;
(arrepentirse, retroceder) to pull out, back out
4 ( funcionamiento) running;◊ estar en marcha [ motor] to be running;
[ proyecto] to be up and running, to be under way;
[ gestiones] to be under way;◊ poner en marcha ‹coche/motor› to start;
‹plan/sistema› to set … in motion;◊ ponerse en marcha [ tren] to move off
5 (curso, desarrollo) course;
sobre la marcha: hago correciones sobre la marcha I make corrections as I go along;
lo decidiremos sobre la marcha we'll play it by ear
6 ( partida) departure
7 (Mús) march;
8 (Esp fam) (animación, ambiente):
¡qué marcha tiene! he's so full of energy
marchar ( conjugate marchar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ coche] to go, run;
[reloj/máquina] to work;
[negocio/relación/empresa] to work;◊ su matrimonio no marcha muy bien his marriage isn't going o working very well
2a) (Mil) to march
marcharse verbo pronominal (esp Esp) to leave;◊ se marcha a Roma he's leaving for o going off to Rome
marcha sustantivo femenino
1 (partida) departure
2 (camino) iniciad la marcha antes del anochecer, set off before dusk
realizamos una marcha de cinco horas, we had a five hours walk
3 (curso, rumbo) course: eso alteraría la marcha de los acontecimientos, that would change the course of events
4 (funcionamiento) running: la impresora está en marcha, the printer is working
pongámonos en marcha, let's get to work
5 (velocidad, ritmo) aminora la marcha, slow down
aprieta la marcha, speed up
6 Auto gear: íbamos marcha atrás, we were going in reverse (gear)
7 Dep walk: practica la marcha, he walks
8 Mús march
9 fam (diversión) going on: tiene mucha marcha, he likes a good time
♦ Locuciones: a marchas forzadas, at top speed
a toda marcha, at full speed
sobre la marcha, as one goes along: lo decidimos sobre la marcha, we made up our minds as we went along
marchar verbo intransitivo
1 (ir) to go, walk
2 (funcionar) to go, work: el ordenador marcha estupendamente, the computer works perfectly
las cosas marchan mal entre nosotros, things are going badly between us
3 Mil to march
' marcha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- activar
- aminorar
- anquilosar
- curso
- enchufar
- estimativa
- estimativo
- iniciar
- marchar
- perla
- reemprender
- regular
- ritmo
- segunda
- velocidad
- acelerar
- aflojar
- chocar
- corear
- desautorizar
- emprender
- mal
- meter
- poner
- puesta
- sacar
- triunfal
English:
action
- arrest
- back
- back up
- backpedal
- cap
- change
- change down
- change up
- decelerate
- dream
- economic
- engage
- first gear
- foot
- gear
- get
- go
- go along
- going
- ground
- head
- initiate
- machinery
- March
- motion
- move
- moving
- outlay
- pick up
- reverse
- second gear
- slacken
- start
- strategy
- swing
- turn on
- walking
- way
- bump
- coast
- implementation
- march
- run
- running
- set
- shift
- sound
- speed
* * *marcha nf1. [partida] departure;ha anunciado su marcha de la empresa she has announced that she will be leaving the company2. [ritmo, velocidad] speed;acelerar la marcha to go faster;reducir la marcha to slow down;el tren detuvo su marcha the train stopped;a esta marcha terminaremos pronto at this rate we'll soon be finished;Espa marchas forzadas [contrarreloj] against the clock;RPa media marcha slowly;trabajar a media marcha to work at half speed;a toda marcha at top speed;Esp¡llevas una marcha que no hay quien te siga! you're going so fast, no one can keep up with you!;Esp¡vaya marcha que llevan los pasteles! those cakes are disappearing at a rate of knots!3. [funcionamiento]para la buena marcha de su automóvil son necesarias revisiones periódicas in order to make sure your car runs smoothly, it should be serviced regularly4. [transcurso] course;[progreso] progress;un apagón interrumpió la marcha del partido a power cut interrupted the (course of the) game;informó sobre la marcha de la empresa she gave a report on the company's progress;se bajó en marcha del tren he jumped off the train while it was moving;estar en marcha [motor, máquina] to be running;[campaña] to be under way; [tren] to be moving;ya están en marcha las nuevas medidas para combatir la inflación the new measures to fight inflation have been introduced;poner en marcha un automóvil/motor/proyecto to start a car/an engine/a project;ponerse en marcha [automóvil, tren, autocar] to set off;[proyecto, campaña] to get under way;hacer algo sobre la marcha to do sth as one goes along5. [en automóvil] gear;cambiar de marcha to change gear;no me entra la marcha atrás it won't go into reverse;meter la cuarta marcha to go into fourth gearmarcha atrás [en automóvil] reverse; Fam Hum [al hacer el amor] coitus interruptus;el proceso de paz no tiene marcha atrás the only way for the peace process is forwards;dar marcha atrás [en automóvil] to reverse;[arrepentirse, desistir] to back out; Fam Hum [al hacer el amor] to withdraw (halfway through)6. [de soldados, manifestantes] march;[de montañeros, senderistas] hike;abrir la marcha to head the procession;cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear;emprender la marcha to set out;¡en marcha! [dicho a soldados] forward march!;[dicho a niños, montañeros] on we go!, let's get going!;hacer una marcha [soldados, manifestantes] to go on a march;[montañeros, senderistas] to go on a hike;ir de marcha [montañeros, senderistas] to go hiking;ponerse en marcha [persona] to set offHist la Marcha verde the Green March, = march organized by King Hassan II in 1975 which led to Spain handing over sovereignty of Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania7. [obra musical] marchmarcha fúnebre funeral march;marcha militar military march;marcha nupcial wedding march;la Marcha Real = the Spanish national anthemlos 20 kilómetros marcha the 20 kilometres walk¿dónde está la marcha en esta ciudad? where's the action in this city?;hay mucha marcha there's a great atmosphere;ir de marcha to go out on the town;estuvimos de marcha hasta las siete we were out on the town until seven in the morning;este tío tiene mucha marcha this guy's a real live wire;mis abuelos tienen mucha marcha my grandparents are dead cool;esta ciudad tiene mucha marcha the atmosphere's great in this city;¡qué poca marcha tienes! you're so boring!;le va la marcha [le gusta divertirse] she likes to have a good time;[le gusta sufrir] she's a sucker for punishment;parece que te vaya la marcha, mira que discutirle al jefe have you got a death wish or something, questioning what the boss says like that?* * *f1 ( salida) departure2 ( velocidad) speed;a toda marcha at top speed;a marchas forzadas fig flat out3 ( avance) progress;hacer algo sobre la marcha do sth as one goes along4 MIL march5 DEP walk;6 AUTO gear7 de máquina running;bajarse del tren en marcha get off the train while it is moving;poner en marcha set in motion;ponerse en marcha get started, get going8 MÚS march9 Esp:tener mucha marcha fam be very lively;aquí hay mucha marcha fam this place is cool fam ;ir de marcha fam go out partying fam* * *marcha nf1) : march2) : hike, walkir de marcha: to go hiking3) : pace, speeda toda marcha: at top speed4) : gear (of an automobile)marcha atrás: reverse, reverse gear5)en marcha : in motion, in gear, under way* * *marcha n2. (desarrollo) progress3. (velocidad) gear4. (energía persona) energy / go5. (animación de lugar) lifesobre la marcha as I go along / as you go along etc. -
105 pegarse
1 (quemarse) to stick2 (persona) to latch onto■ se me pegó un tío en el pub y no hubo forma de deshacerme de él a bloke latched onto me in the pub and I couldn't get rid of him* * ** * *VPR1) (=adherirse) to stick2) (=pelearse) to hit each other, fight3)pegarse a algn — (=arrimarse) to stay close to sb; (Dep) to stick close to sb
4) * (=contagiarse) (lit) to be catching; (fig) to be infectious, be catchy5) * (=darse)pegarse un tiro — to shoot o.s.
¡es para pegarse un tiro! — it's enough to make you scream!
pegarse un golpe — to hit o.s.
* * *(v.) = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off onEx. However, in practice the task of removing material proved more difficult than expected, since books stuck together and there was little room for staff to work.Ex. The article ' bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex. The article 'Bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex. If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.* * *(v.) = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off onEx: However, in practice the task of removing material proved more difficult than expected, since books stuck together and there was little room for staff to work.
Ex: The article ' bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex: The article 'Bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.* * *
■pegarse verbo reflexivo
1 (adherirse) to stick
2 (una persona a otra) to latch on to somebody
3 (comida) to get burnt
4 (pelearse) to fight
5 (una enfermedad, una manía) to catch: se le ha pegado el acento del sur, he has picked up the southern accent
6 (realizar una acción) pegarse un tiro, to shoot oneself
♦ Locuciones: pegársele las sábanas a alguien, to oversleep
pegársela/pegársela a alguien: no dejes que te la pegue otra vez, don't let him get one over you again
' pegarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
padre
- adherir
- asoleada
- borrachera
- carrera
- dar
- pegar
- pelear
- quemada
- torta
English:
adhere
- cling
- stick
- shoot
* * *vpr1. [adherirse] to stick;Figse pega a la televisión y no hace otra cosa he just sits in front of the television all day and never moves2. [guiso, comida] to stick;se me ha pegado el arroz the rice has stuck (to the pan)3. [pelearse, agredirse] to fight, to hit one anotherme he pegado con el pico de la mesa I bumped into the corner of the table;me pegué (un golpe) en la pierna/la cabeza I hit o bumped my leg/head;Esp Famperdimos el control del coche y nos la pegamos contra un árbol we lost control of the car and smashed into a tree5. [contagiarse] [enfermedad] to be passed on;[canción] to be catchy;no te me acerques, que se te pegará el resfriado don't come near me, you don't want to catch my cold off me;se me pegó su acento I picked up his accent;se le ha pegado el sentido del humor británico the British sense of humour has rubbed off on herse nos pegó y no hubo forma de librarse de él he attached himself to us and we couldn't get rid of him7. [darse] [baño, desayuno] to have;no me importaría pegarme unas buenas vacaciones I wouldn't mind (having) a good holiday;nos pegamos un viaje de diez horas we had a ten-hour journey;me pegué un buen susto I got a real fright;¡vaya siesta te has pegado! that was certainly a long siesta you had there!;pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself;Figcomo la elijan a ella, me pego un tiro if they choose her, I'll kill myself;Perú Fampegarse una muñequeada to get the fright of one's lifese pega todo el rato protestando she spends all her time complaining;se pegó el fin de semana en la cama he spent the weekend in bed[cónyuge] to cheat on sb; Esp Famse la pega a su marido con el vecino she's cheating on her husband with the man next door* * *v/r1 resfriado catch2 acento pick up3 susto give o.s.;pegarse un golpe/un tiro hit/shoot o.s.4:pegarse a alguien fig stick to s.o.;pegársela a alguien fam con s.o. fam* * *vr1) golpearse: to hit oneself, to hit each other2) : to stick, to take hold3) : to be contagious* * *pegarse vb3. (chocar) to bump -
106 trastada
f.1 prank (informal) (travesura).2 dirty trick, prank, practical joke, mean trick.* * ** * *a) (fam) ( mala pasada) dirty trickhacerle or jugarle una trastada a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody
b) ( travesura) prank* * *= prank.Ex. The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.----* hacer trastadas = play + pranks.* * *a) (fam) ( mala pasada) dirty trickhacerle or jugarle una trastada a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody
b) ( travesura) prank* * *= prank.Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.
* hacer trastadas = play + pranks.* * *1 ( fam) (mala pasada) dirty trickhacerle or jugarle a algn una trastada to play a dirty trick on sb2 (travesura) prank* * *
trastada sustantivo femenino
trastada f fam
1 (de un niño, travesura) prank: se pasa el día haciendo trastadas, he's up to mischief all day long
2 (faena, mala pasada) dirty trick
* * *trastada nfFam1. [travesura] prank;hacer trastadas to play pranks2. [jugarreta] dirty trick;hacer una trastada a alguien to play a dirty trick on sb* * *f famprank, trick;hacer trastadas get up to mischief -
107 joder
v.1 to piss about or around (vulgar) (fastidiar).¡no jodas! no shit!(incredulidad, sorpresa), well, bugger me! (British)2 to fuck (copular). (peninsular Spanish)3 to screw (up) (to ruin).4 to mess about.María jodió todo el día Mary messed about all day.5 to annoy, to bother.María jodió a Ricardo Mary Maryoyed Richard.6 to make love, to shag, to screw, to fuck.Lo único que hace es joder All he does is to fuck.* * *2 tabú (fastidiar) to pester, annoy, piss off3 tabú (estropear) to fuck up4 tabú (lastimar) to do in, bugger up■ ¡joder, qué frío hace! Christ, it's freezing!1 tabú (aguantarse) to lump it, put up with it2 tabú (echarse a perder) to get fucked up3 tabú (estropearse) to go bust\¡hay que joderse! tabú tough shit!¡la jodiste! tabú you screwed it up!¡que se joda(n)! tabú bugger him/her/them!; fuck him/her/them!* * *verb1) to fuck2) screw* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar)lo que me jode es... — what pisses me off is... (sl)
2.no jodas! — (fam) ( no digas) you're kidding o joking! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
joder vt1) (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)b) ( engañar) to rip... off (colloq)3) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) <televisor/reloj> to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg); < planes> to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg)joder la — (fam) to screw up (vulg)
3.ahora sí que la hemos jodido — now we've really blown it (colloq) o (vulg) screwed up!
joderse v pron (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( fastidiarse)y si no te gusta, te jodes — and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
hay que joderse! — (Esp) can you believe it!
b) < espalda> to do... in (colloq); <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq)c) planes to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg)IIinterjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando - fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg); (- asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar)lo que me jode es... — what pisses me off is... (sl)
2.no jodas! — (fam) ( no digas) you're kidding o joking! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
joder vt1) (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)b) ( engañar) to rip... off (colloq)3) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) <televisor/reloj> to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg); < planes> to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg)joder la — (fam) to screw up (vulg)
3.ahora sí que la hemos jodido — now we've really blown it (colloq) o (vulg) screwed up!
joderse v pron (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( fastidiarse)y si no te gusta, te jodes — and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
hay que joderse! — (Esp) can you believe it!
b) < espalda> to do... in (colloq); <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq)c) planes to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg)IIinterjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando - fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg); (- asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)* * *viB (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)(fastidiar): lo hace sólo por joder he only does it to annoy o to be annoyinglo que me jode es tener que hacer el trabajo de ella what pisses me off is having to do her work (sl)¡no te jode! ( Esp fam): claro que no se lo di yo ¡no te jode! of course I didn't give it to him, what do you take me for? ( colloq)ahora quiere que se lo devuelva ¡no te jode! can you believe it! now she wants me to give it back! ( colloq)■ jodervtB (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)1 (molestar) to pester, bug ( colloq)2 (engañar) to rip … offC (fam: en algunas regiones vulg); ‹televisor/reloj› to fuck up ( vulg), to bugger up ( BrE sl); ‹planes› to screw o fuck up ( vulg), to cock up ( BrE sl)ahora sí que la hemos jodido now we've really screwed up! ( vulg), now we've really cocked things up! ( vulg), now we've really blown it! ( colloq)■ joderse(fam: en algunas regiones vulg)1(fastidiarse): y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, tough shit! ( vulg), and if you don't like it, that's tough! o that's just too bad! ( colloq)ellos se enriquecen y nosotros nos jodemos they get rich and we can just go to hell ( colloq)¡hay que joderse! can you believe it!2 (dañar) ‹espalda› to do … in ( colloq), to bugger up ( BrE sl); ‹hígado/estómago› to mess up ( colloq), to bugger up ( BrE sl)¡se jodió el invento! ( Esp); well that's really done it!, now we've really screwed up! ( vulg), that's really cocked things up! ( BrE sl)( esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (expresando fastidio) for heaven's sake! ( colloq), for fuck's sake! ( vulg); (expresando asombro) good grief!, jeez ( AmE colloq), holy shit! ( vulg), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)¡joder con …! (fam: en algunas regiones vulg): ¡joder con este frasco! no lo puedo abrir shit! I can't open this damned o ( BrE) bloody bottle! (sl)¡joder con el tío éste! se cree que lo sabe todo can you believe this guy! he really thinks he knows it all ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
joder
joder algo
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);◊ joderla (fam) to screw up (vulg)
joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( jorobarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)
joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
' joder' also found in these entries:
English:
fuck
* * *joder Vulg This word is generally considered vulgar in Spain. However, some uses would not be shocking even in Spain, and in most of Latin America it is regarded as a relatively mild swearword.♦ vtdeja de joder al gato stop being such a bastard to the cat;le encanta joder al personal he loves being a real bastard to people;joder vivo a alguien to well and truly fuck sb2. [disgustar] to piss off;no sabes cómo me jode o [m5] lo que me jode tener que madrugar you've no idea how much it pisses me off having to get up early3. [estropear] [fiesta, planes, relación] to screw (up), Br to bugger;el desgraciado ha jodido la economía del país the bastard has fucked up the country's economy o has made a fucking mess of the country's economy4. [romper] [objeto, aparato] to screw, Br to bugger;¡ya has jodido la tele! you've gone and fucked the TV now!5. [lesionar] [espalda, pierna] to screw, Br to bugger6. [traumatizar] to fuck up;a mí donde me jodieron bien fue en el orfanato they well and truly fucked me up at the orphanage7. Esp [quitar, sisar]me jodieron 2 euros por entrar al museo they really screwed me at the museum, it cost 2 euros to get in9. CompEsp Esp Esp¡como nos pille, la hemos jodido! if he catches us, we're in the shit o we're up shit creek (without a paddle);Esp¡no me jodas! no shit!, Br well, bugger me!;¿no me jodas que no te ha ayudado nadie? shit o Br bloody hell, didn't anybody help you?;Esp¡no te jode!, ahora nos viene con quejas shit o Br bloody hell, and now she's got the nerve to complain!;Espclaro que no me importaría ser millonario, ¡no te jode! would I like to be a millionaire? no shit! o Br too bloody right I would!;Esp Hum¡nos ha jodido mayo (con sus flores)!: dice que la empresa va bien, ¡nos ha jodido mayo con sus flores! he says the company is doing fine, he really must think we're a bunch of Br bloody o US goddamn morons!♦ vi1. [fastidiar]¡deja ya de joder con el mando a distancia! stop pissing around with the remote control!;¡cómo jode! it's a real bummer o bastard!;¡cómo jode cuando te dicen esas cosas! it really pisses me off when they say things like that!;¡no jodas! [incredulidad, sorpresa] no shit!, Br well, bugger me!;¿no jodas que esto lo has hecho tú solo? shit o Br bloody hell, did you really do this all by yourself?;lo hizo por joder he was just being a bastard;son ganas de joder he's just doing it to be a bastard3. Venque jode: [mucho] [m5]¡esta gente tiene plata que jode! those people are Br bloody o US goddamn loaded* * *I v/i vulgII v/t vulg3 L.Am. fam ( fastidiar) annoy, irritate;¡joder! fuck! vulg ; -
108 cojón
m.testicle, ball.* * *► interjección ¡cojones!1 tabú fuck it!\ponérsele a uno los cojones de corbata tabú to shit brickspor cojones tabú like it or nottener cojones tabú to have balls* * *
cojón sustantivo masculino vulgar testicle ♦ LOC vulgar excl pl ¡cojones!, fuck!
¡tiene cojones!, that's fucking great! o bloody hell!
* * *♦ nm1. [testículo] ball;¿qué cojones haces tú aquí? what the fuck are YOU doing here?;¿quién cojones se ha creído que es? who the fuck does he think he is?;¡qué resfriado ni qué cojones! don't give me that crap about having a cold!;como una patada en los cojones: tu comentario le cayó o [m5] sentó como una patada en los cojones she was well fucked off about your remark;de los cojones: ya está llorando otra vez el niño de los cojones that fucking child is crying again;de cojones: esta comida está de cojones this meal is Br bloody o US goddamn delicious;es bueno/malo de cojones it's Br bloody o US goddamn marvellous/awful;hace un frío de cojones it's fucking freezing;de cojón de mico: este asado está de cojón de mico this roast is Br bloody o US goddamn delicious;hasta los cojones: estoy hasta los (mismísimos) cojones de nuestros vecinos I've fucking well had it up to here with our neighbours;no haber más cojones: era muy tarde y no hubo más cojones que pillar un taxi it was late and we had no o Br bugger-all choice but to get a taxi;manda cojones: ¡manda cojones que estando enfermo tenga que hacerlo yo! fucking great o can you fucking believe it! I'm the one who has to do it, even though I'm ill!;tus opiniones me las paso por el forro de los cojones I couldn't give a shit o Br toss about what you think;se le pusieron los cojones de corbata cuando se enteró de que su novia estaba embarazada he nearly shat himself when he found out that his girlfriend was pregnant;por cojones: ¡ahora lo vas a hacer por cojones! you Br bloody o US goddamn well ARE going to do it!;¡no me sale de los cojones! I can't be Br bloody o US goddamn bothered!, Br I can't be arsed!;¡no me toques o [m5] hinches los cojones y déjame en paz! why can't you just fucking well leave me alone?;tocarse los cojones: ahí está todo el día tocándose los cojones mientras nosotros trabajamos he just sits around doing zilch o Br bugger-all all day long while we're busy workingsí que tiene los cojones bien puestos, atreverse a contestar al jefe he has certainly got balls, answering back to the boss;le echó cojones al asunto, y le confesó la verdad he screwed up every last fucking ounce of courage and confessed the truth to her;¡qué cojones tiene, insultarme delante de todos! what a fucking nerve, insulting me in front of everyone!;Humtiene más cojones que el caballo de Espartero he's really got balls, that guy♦ interj¡cojones! [expresa enfado] for fuck's sake!;¡que no voy a ir, cojones! I'm not fucking going, all right?* * *m vulgball vulg ; -
109 arriba
adv.1 above (posición) (en general).te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the topel estante de arriba the top shelfel apartamento de arriba the upstairs (el siguiente) flat o (British) apartment; (United States) the top (elúltimo) flat o (British) apartment (United States)vive arriba she lives upstairsestá aquí/allí arriba it's up here/therearriba del todo right at the topmás arriba further upponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up2 up (direction).hacia o para arriba up, upwardcalle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs3 above.el arriba mencionado… the above-mentioned…intj.up, up with you.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: arribar.* * *► adverbio1 up (encima) on (the) top2 (piso) upstairs■ vive arriba he/she lives upstairs3 (en escritos) above1 up!■ ¡arriba la República! long live the Republic!, up the Republic!\de arriba abajo from top to bottomhacia arriba upwards* * *1. adv.1) above2) up, upward3) upstairs•- de arriba abajo
- hacia arriba 2. interj.* * *1. ADV1) [indicando situación] above•
allí arriba — up there•
aquí arriba — up here•
de arriba, el botón de arriba — the top buttonlos dientes de arriba — my top o upper row of teeth
los de arriba — those above; (=los que mandan) the people o those at the top
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desde arriba — from above•
está más arriba — it's higher o further up2) [indicando dirección]de arriba abajo — from top to bottom, from head to foot
vestida de negro de arriba abajo — dressed completely in black, dressed in black from head to foot
se puede mirar el catálogo de arriba abajo — you can read the catalogue through from beginning to end
andar para arriba y para abajo, ir de arriba para abajo — to run back and forth
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hasta arriba, subí hasta arriba — I climbed to the topestá hasta arriba de trabajo — * he's up to his eyes in work *
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llegar arriba — to get to the topagua, cuesta, patas•
"este lado para arriba" — "this side up"3) [en casa] upstairsgrité de tal manera que los de arriba lo oyeron — I shouted so loud that the people upstairs heard me
4) [en texto] abovela persona arriba mencionada — the abovementioned o aforementioned person
5)• arriba de — esp LAm (=encima de) on top of; (=por encima de) above, over; (=más alto que) higher than, further up than; (=más de) more than
2.EXCL (=a levantarse) up you get!¡arriba ese ánimo! — cheer o chin up!
¡manos arriba! — hands up!
¡arriba el telón! — raise the curtain!
¡arriba el Depor! — (Dep) up (with) Depor!
¡arriba el socialismo! — long live socialism!
* * *1)a) (lugar, parte)en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf
de arriba — (RPl fam) free
de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore
b) ( en edificio) upstairsc) (en escala, jerarquía) abovelos de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...
2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth
3)arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen
4) ( en interjecciones)a) ( expresando aprobación)b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!* * *= upstairs.Ex. He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.----* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.* arriba citado = above-mentioned.* citado más arriba = above.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de más arriba = topmost [top most].* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.* en la parte de arriba = at the top.* estar arriba = sit on + top.* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.* mirar hacia arriba = look up.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.* río arriba = upriver.* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* * *1)a) (lugar, parte)en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf
de arriba — (RPl fam) free
de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore
b) ( en edificio) upstairsc) (en escala, jerarquía) abovelos de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...
2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth
3)arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen
4) ( en interjecciones)a) ( expresando aprobación)b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!* * *= upstairs.Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.
* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.* arriba citado = above-mentioned.* citado más arriba = above.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de más arriba = topmost [top most].* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.* en la parte de arriba = at the top.* estar arriba = sit on + top.* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.* mirar hacia arriba = look up.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.* río arriba = upriver.* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* * *A1(lugar, parte): está ahí/aquí arriba it's up there/up hereen el estante de arriba (el siguiente) on the next shelf up, on the shelf above; (el último) on the top shelfla sábana de arriba the top sheetponlo un poco más arriba put it (up) a little higher, put it a little further o higher uptal como se dijo más arriba as stated abovela parte de arriba es de vidrio the top (part) is made of glassentramos de arriba we got in freevive de arriba, la mujer lo mantiene he doesn't work for a living, his wife keeps himde arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and downtengo que limpiar la casa de arriba abajo I have to clean the house from top to bottomme empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toepara tirar para arriba ( AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn ( colloq), they have loads of money ( colloq)hay hoteles para tirar para arriba there are hotels galore, there are any number of hotels, there are loads of hotels ( colloq)2 (en un edificio) upstairslos vecinos de arriba the people upstairs o above usen la calle hace frío, así que te espero arriba it's cold outside, I'll wait for you in the apartment ( o office etc)3 (en una escala, jerarquía) aboveórdenes de arriba orders from abovelos de arriba opinan que … the people at the top believe that …sólo había gente de 50 para arriba everyone there was 50 or overlas puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over o of 80 or morelos Lakers 13 puntos arriba Lakers 13 points up o aheadB(expresando dirección, movimiento): corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairscalle arriba up the streetrío arriba upstream, uprivermiró hacia arriba he looked uppara arriba y para abajo ( fam); to and fro, back and forthme tuvo todo el día para arriba y para abajo he had me running back and forth o to and fro all dayCarriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than o with over 50 pupilsarriba del ropero ( AmL); on top of the wardrobearriba de la cocina está el baño ( AmL); the bathroom is above the kitchen1(expresando aprobación): ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!2 (expresando estímulo) come on!3 (llamando a levantarse) get up!* * *
Del verbo arribar: ( conjugate arribar)
arriba es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
arriba
arribar
arriba adverbio
1a) (lugar, parte):◊ ahí/aquí arriba up there/here;
en el estante de arriba ( el siguiente) on the shelf above;
( el último) on the top shelf;
la parte de arriba the top (part);
arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe;
arriba de la cocina está el baño (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen;
de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down;
limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom
las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over
2 (expresando dirección, movimiento):
calle arriba up the street;
miró hacia arriba he looked up
3 ( en interjecciones)a) ( expresando aprobación):◊ ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!
( llamando a levantarse) get up!
arriba
I adverbio up
(encima) on the top: arriba del todo hay un reloj, there is a clock right at the top
está ahí arriba, it's up there
vive en el piso de arriba, he lives upstairs
registraron la casa de arriba abajo, they searched the house from top to bottom
familiar me miró de arriba abajo, he looked me up and down
de treinta para arriba, from thirty upwards
desde arriba, from above
hacia/para arriba, upwards
más arriba, higher up, further up
véase más arriba, see above
la parte de arriba, the top (part)
II exclamación get up!, up you get!
¡arriba la Constitución!, long live the Constitution!
¡arriba las manos!, hands up!
III prep Lam arriba de, on top of: encontrará el pueblo arriba de la montaña, you will find the town at the top of the mountain
arribar verbo intransitivo to reach port, arrive
' arriba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- allá
- allí
- aquí
- boca
- cuesta
- gorgotear
- hacia
- mano
- pata
- río
- subir
- ahí
- bajar
- desnudar
- desnudo
- desvestir
- para
- parar
- revés
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
- zarandear
English:
above
- aloft
- bikini
- boost
- disarray
- do
- eye
- face
- glance up
- higher-up
- inundate
- labour
- reach
- river
- round up
- scroll
- shake down
- spectacular
- take up
- there
- top
- topsy-turvy
- up
- uphill
- upstairs
- upstream
- upward
- upwards
- way
- disgrace
- from
- hand
- head
- high
- it
- look
- plus
- ransack
- roll
- upper
- upside down
* * *♦ adv1. [posición] [en general] above;[en edificio] upstairs;te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top;de arriba top;el estante de arriba the top shelf;[el último] the top Br flat o US apartment;vive arriba she lives upstairs;los vecinos de arriba the upstairs neighbours;está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there;arriba del todo right at the top;más arriba further up;ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up;el Estudiantes va dos puntos arriba Estudiantes are two points up, Estudiantes are winning by two points;2. [dirección] up;ve arriba [en edificio] go upstairs;empujar hacia arriba to push upwards;calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs;cuesta arriba uphill;río arriba upstream;tres bloques más arriba three blocks further along o uppersonas de metro y medio para arriba people of one and a half metres or over, people taller than one and a half metres;de sargentos para arriba everyone above the rank of sergeant;4. [en un texto] above;más arriba above;el arriba mencionado the above-mentioned5. CompFamestar hasta arriba de trabajo to be up to one's neck in work;de arriba abajo [cosa] from top to bottom;[persona] from head to toe;inspeccionar algo de arriba abajo to inspect sth thoroughly;mirar a alguien de arriba abajo [con desdén] to look sb up and down;RP Famtener algo para tirar para arriba to have loads of sth♦ arriba de loc prepAm [sobre, en] on (top of); [en lugar más alto que] above; [más de] more than♦ de arriba loc advRP Fam free;a esa disco siempre entro de arriba I always get into that disco for free;suele fumar de arriba she's always scrounging cigarettes off people♦ interjup you get!;¡arriba, que se hace tarde! come on, get up, it's getting late!;¡arriba….! up (with)…!;¡arriba la república! long live the republic!;¡arriba los mineros! long live the miners!, Br up the miners!;¡arriba las manos! hands up!* * *I adv1 situación up;ponlo ahí arriba put it up there;más arriba higher (up), further up;arriba del todo right at the top;las plantas de arriba the top floors;los de arriba the ones on top;arriba mencionado above-mentioned;véase arriba see above;de odesde arriba from above;volver lo de arriba abajo turn everything upside down2 en edificio upstairs;vete arriba go upstairs3 dirección up;sigan hacia arriba keep going up;me miró de arriba abajo fig she looked me up and down:de diez para arriba ten or above;de cincuenta (años) para arriba over 50, 50 and overII prp:arriba de L.Am. on, on top ofIII interj:¡arriba! long live …!* * *arriba adv1) : up, upwards2) : above, overhead3) : upstairs4)arriba de : more than5)de arriba abajo : from top to bottom, from head to foot* * *arriba1 adv1. (en general) up2. (en un edificio) upstairsarriba2 interj come on! -
110 flipar
1 argot (gustar mucho) to drive wild1 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be stunned■ era increíble, yo flipaba con lo que decía it was incredible, I couldn't believe what he was saying2 (pasárselo bomba) to freak out■ la música era una caña, la gente flipaba the music was brilliant, everyone was freaking out1 argot (drogarse) to get high* * *1.verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)2.flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
fliparse v prona) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)* * *= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)2.flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
fliparse v prona) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)* * *= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* * *flipar [A1 ]vi( Esp fam): el helado de limón me flipa cantidad I'm crazy about o ( BrE) mad on lemon ice cream ( colloq)■ fliparse1( Esp fam) (entusiasmarse): se flipa por el cine de aventuras she's crazy about o ( BrE) mad on adventure movies ( colloq)* * *
flipar vtr fam
1 to be mad/crazy/wild about, to love: le flipan los coches antiguos, he's crazy about antique cars
2 (drogarse) to get high on drugs: está flipado todo el día, he's high on drugs all day
' flipar' also found in these entries:
English:
freak out
- freak
* * *♦ vi1. [asombrarse] to be flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked;2. [con una droga] to be stoned o high♦ vt[gustar a]me flipan los videojuegos I'm wild about video games* * *popv/i1:le flipa el cine he’s mad about the movies fam:yo flipé con … … blew my mind fam* * *flipar vb to be crazy about -
111 hartarse
1 (atiborrarse) to eat one's fill, stuff oneself2 (cansarse) to get fed up (de, with), get tired (de, of)3 familiar (hacer algo) to do nothing but* * *VPR1) (=cansarse) to get fed up *un día se hartará y se marchará — one of these days she'll get tired o get fed up * of it all and leave
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hartarse de algo/algn — to get tired of sth/sb, get fed up with sth/sb *, get sick of sth/sb *me estoy hartando de todo esto — I'm getting tired of o fed up with * o sick of * all this
ya me he hartado de esperar — I've had enough of waiting, I'm tired of o fed up with * o sick of * waiting
se hartó de que siempre lo hicieran blanco de sus burlas — he got fed up with * o sick of * o tired of always being the butt of their jokes
2) (=atiborrarse)hartarse de — [+ comida] to gorge o.s. on, stuff o.s. with *
se hartaron de uvas — they gorged themselves on grapes, they stuffed themselves with grapes *
me harté de agua — I drank gallons o loads of water *
3) (=saciarse)•
hartarse a o de algo, en esa exposición puedes hartarte de cultura griega — in that exhibition you can get your fill of Greek culture•
hartarse a o de hacer algo, en vacaciones me harté a o de tomar el sol — I sunbathed all day on holiday•
comieron hasta hartarse — they gorged o stuffed * themselves* * *= get + fed up, have had enough.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he' d had enough and was going home.----* hartarse de = binge.* * *= get + fed up, have had enough.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he' d had enough and was going home.* hartarse de = binge.* * *
■hartarse verbo reflexivo
1 (atiborrarse) to eat one's fill: se hartó de pasteles, he stuffed himself on cakes
2 (cansarse) to get fed up [de, with], grow/get tired [de, of]: no se harta de bailar, she never gets tired of dancing
nos hartamos de reír, we got tired of laughing so much
' hartarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inflarse
- aburrir
- hartar
- hinchar
* * *vpr1. [atiborrarse] to stuff o gorge oneself (de with);se hartó de beber cerveza she drank her fill of beer;comió pasteles hasta hartarse she ate cakes until she was sick of them2. [cansarse] to get fed up;hartarse de algo to get fed up with sth;hartarse de hacer algo to get fed up of doing sthnos hartamos de reír we laughed ourselves silly;se harta de trabajar he works himself into the ground;en las últimas vacaciones me harté de tomar el sol I did nothing but sunbathe on our last holidays* * *v/r1 get sick (de of) fam, get tired (de of)2 ( llenarse) stuff o.s. (de with);hartarse de dormir sleep for hours on end* * *vr: to be weary, to get fed up* * *hartarse vb1. (cansarse) to get fed up2. (atiborrarse) to stuff yourself3. (satisfacerse) to do nothing but -
112 cojón ***
SM1) (=testículo) ball **con cojones —
es un tío con cojones — he's got balls *** o guts *
estar hasta los cojones —
estoy hasta los cojones de este trabajo — I'm really pissed off with this job **, I'm fed up to the back teeth with this job *
pasarse algo por (el forro de) los cojones —
me lo paso por los cojones — I don't give a fuck *** o toss ** about it
tener cojones —
tocar los cojones a algn —
tocarse los cojones —
se pasa el día tocándose los cojones — he spends all day doing fuck all *** o sod all **
2) [como exclamación]callaos ya, ¡cojones! — shut up, for fuck's sake! ***
¡los cojones!, ¡y un cojón!: -dame el dinero -¡(y) un cojón o los cojones! — "give me the money" - "go fuck yourself!" ***
3) [como intensificador]¿qué cojones haces aquí? — what the fuck are you doing here? ***
pero, ¿quién cojones se han creído que son? — who the fuck do they think they are? ***
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de cojones, ¡hace un frío de cojones! — it's fucking freezing! ***•
de los cojones, no aguanto al periodista ese de los cojones — I can't stand that fucking journalist ***•
por cojones, tienes que hacerlo por cojones — you fucking well have to do it ***4)• un cojón [como adverbio] —
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113 tocarse
1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other* * *IVPR1) [uso reflexivo]- tocárselas2) [uso recíproco] to touch3) LAm ** (=drogarse) to be a junkie *II1.VT [+ pelo] to do, arrange, set2.See:tocarseIIIVPR to cover one's head, put on one's hat* * *
■tocarse verbo reflexivo to touch
(uno a otro) to touch each other
' tocarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tocar
English:
touch
* * *vpr1. [palpar] to touch;no te toques la cicatriz don't touch the scar2. [estar en contacto] to touch;las dos mesas se tocan the two tables are touching3. [cubrirse la cabeza] to cover one's head;se tocó con un sombrero de fieltro he donned a felt hat* * *v/r touch -
114 discutir
v.1 to argue.ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brotherdiscuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thingMaría arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.2 to discuss.discutir de o sobre algo to discuss something, to talk about somethingeso es mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father3 to dispute.no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right* * *1 (examinar) to discuss2 (contender) to dispute, question, argue1 (examinar) to discuss (de, -)2 (contender) to argue* * *verb1) to argue2) discuss3) dispute4) quarrel* * *1. VT1) (=debatir) [+ plan, proyecto, idea] to discuss; [+ precio] to argue about2) (=contradecir) to question, challengediscutir a algn lo que está diciendo — to question o challenge what sb is saying
2. VI1) (=dialogar) to discuss, talk2) (=disputar) to argue (de, sobre about, over)¡no discutas! — don't argue!
no le discutas porque él sabe más que tú del tema — don't argue with him because he knows more about the subject than you do
discutir de política — to argue about politics, talk politics
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discussb) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute2.todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
discutir vi to argue, quarreldiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since
* * *= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex. The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex. Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.----* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discussb) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute2.todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
discutir vi to argue, quarreldiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since
* * *= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* * *discutir [I1 ]vt1 (debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss; ‹proyecto de ley› to debate, discussdiscutieron el nuevo convenio they discussed the new agreementesto habrá que discutirlo con el jefe de ventas this will have to be discussed with the sales manager2 (cuestionar) ‹derecho› to challenge, disputeque es muy generoso no te lo discuto, pero … I don't deny o dispute that he's very generous, but …todo lo que digo me lo discute he questions o challenges o disputes everything I saymis órdenes no se discuten, se obedecen my orders are to be obeyed without question, my orders are not to be questioned■ discutirvito argue, quarrelse pasan el día discutiendo they spend all day arguing o quarrelingno quiero discutir contigo I don't want to argue with youdiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since¿por qué discutes de política con tu padre? why do you argue with your father about politics?discutir POR algo to argue ABOUT sthdiscuten por todo/por cualquier nimiedad they argue about everything/about the slightest little thingdiscutirle A algn to argue WITH sb¡no me/le discutas! don't argue with me/her!* * *
discutir ( conjugate discutir) verbo transitivo
‹ proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss
verbo intransitivo
to argue, quarrel;
discutir por algo to argue about sth;
discutirle a algn to argue with sb
discutir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to argue [de/sobre, about]
2 (regañar, reñir) to argue, have an argument
II verbo transitivo
1 (debatir, considerar) to discuss, talk about
2 (rebatir, poner en cuestión) to challenge, question
' discutir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- chocar
- comentar
- gana
- hablar
- menos
- pelear
- pelearse
- tarifar
- tratar
- alegar
- mucho
- pleitear
- reñir
- reunión
English:
argue
- argument
- bicker
- blue
- debate
- disagree
- discuss
- dispute
- fall out
- horn
- occasion
- point
- quarrel
- quibble
- talk over
- talk through
- thrash out
- use
- pointless
- spar
- talk
- thrash
- wrangle
* * *♦ vi1. [hablar] to discuss;se pasan el día discutiendo de o [m5] sobre fútbol they spend the whole day talking about o discussing football2. [pelear] to argue (con/por with/about);ya han vuelto a discutir they've had another of their arguments;ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother;discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing♦ vt1. [hablar sobre] to discuss;[debatir] to discuss, to debate;eso mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father;el asunto será discutido en el parlamento the matter will be discussed in parliament2. [contradecir] to dispute;no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right;es un buen tipo, sí, eso nadie te lo discute he's a nice guy, sure, no one disputes that;no me discutas lo que te mando y obedece don't question what I tell you to do, just do it* * *I v/t discussII v/i argue ( sobre about)* * *discutir vt1) : to discuss2) : to disputediscutir vialtercar: to argue, to quarrel* * *discutir vb1. (reñir) to argue / to quarrelcuando llegué a casa, mis padres discutían when I got home, my parents were arguing2. (debatir, hablar) to discuss3. (cuestionar) to question -
115 tirarse
1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself3 (tumbarse) to lie down5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=lanzarse) to throw o.s.tirarse al suelo — to throw o.s. to the ground
tirarse por una ventana — to jump from o out of a window, throw o.s. out of a window
tirarse por un precipicio — to throw o.s. over a cliff
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tirarse sobre algn — to rush at sb, spring on sb2) * (=pasar) to spendme tiré mucho tiempo haciéndolo — I spent a lot of time doing it, it took me a long time to do it
3) (=expeler)tirarse un eructo — * to burp *, belch, break wind
tirarse un pedo — ** to fart **
4)tirarse a algn — *** [sexualmente] to screw sb ***, lay sb **
5) * (=irse)* * *= shag.Ex. The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.----* tirarse a Alguien = buff.* * *= shag.Ex: The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.
* tirarse a Alguien = buff.* * *
■tirarse verbo reflexivo
1 (saltar, arrojarse) to throw o hurl oneself
se tiró al agua, she dived o jumped into the water
se tiraron del tren, they hurled themselves off the train
2 (tenderse, dejarse caer) se tiró en el sillón, he flung himself into the armchair
(tumbarse) to lie down
3 fam (pasar un tiempo) to spend: se tiró un mes en Londres, he was in London for a month
' tirarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
echarse
- lanzarse
- pedo
- pegote
- trasto
- aventar
- echar
- paracaídas
- tirar
English:
bluff
- dive
- drop
- fart
- bail
- fuck
* * *vpr1. [lanzarse] [al aire] to jump (a into); [al agua] to dive (a into);tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard;se tiró de un sexto piso he threw himself from the sixth floor;se tiró por la ventana she jumped out of the window;tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;tirarse sobre alguien to jump on top of sb;RP, Ventirarse al agua (de traje) to take the plunge2. [tumbarse] to stretch out;tirarse en el suelo/en la cama to stretch out on the ground/bedtirarse a la piscina to make a theatrical divese tiraba todo el día viendo la tele she'd be in front of the TV all day long, she'd spend the whole day in front of the TV o Br telly;se tiró siete años para hacer la carrera he took seven years to get his degreetirarse un eructo to burp;tirarse un farol to bluff7. RP Famtirárselas de: se las tira de intelectual/elegante he fancies himself as an intellectual/a dandy* * *v/r1 throw o.s.2 famen fútbol dive3 famtiempo spend4:5:tirárselas de algo make out one is sth* * *vr1) : to throw oneself* * *tirarse vb1. (lanzarse) to jump -
116 bregar
v.1 to struggle, to fight.2 to work hard.3 to quarrel.* * *2 (ajetrearse) to work hard ( con, at)1 (amasar) to knead* * *VI1) (=luchar) to struggle, fight ( con against, with)2) (=reñir) to quarrel3) (=trabajar mucho) to slog away* * ** * *= struggle, toil, slave away.Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.----* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* * ** * *= struggle, toil, slave away.Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* * *bregar [A3 ]vi1 (luchar) to struggle2 (trabajar) to slave away, toilse pasó la vida bregando para sacar adelante a sus hijos she spent her whole life toiling away to bring up her children* * *
bregar verbo intransitivo
1 (trabajar duro) to toil, slaveaway: ha estado bregando todo el día en el taller, she has been slaving away all day in the workshop
2 (discutir) to argue: han estado bregando toda la mañana sin conseguir nada, they have been arguing all morning and have got nowhere
* * *bregar vi1. [luchar] to struggle, to fight2. [trabajar] to work hard* * *v/i1 ( luchar) struggle2 ( trabajar) work hard* * *bregar {52} vi1) luchar: to struggle2) : to toil, to work hard3)bregar con : to deal with -
117 costado
m.side.de costado sidewayspast part.past participle of spanish verb: costar.* * *1 side2 MILITAR flank1 lineage sing\por los cuatro costados through and through* * *noun m.1) flank2) side* * *SM1) [de objeto] side2) (Anat) sidede costado — [tumbarse] on one's side; [moverse] sideways
3) (Náut) side; (Mil) flank4) Méx (Ferro) platform* * *masculino sideescríbelo al costado — (RPl) write it in the margin
por los cuatro costados: mexicano por los cuatro costados — Mexican through and through
* * *= side, flank.Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.Ex. Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.----* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* viento de costado = crosswind.* * *masculino sideescríbelo al costado — (RPl) write it in the margin
por los cuatro costados: mexicano por los cuatro costados — Mexican through and through
* * *= side, flank.Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* viento de costado = crosswind.* * *sidetuve que pasar de costado I had to go through sidewaysduerme de costado she sleeps on her sideescríbelo aquí al costado ( RPl); write it here in the margin o at the sidepor los cuatro costados: es catalán por los cuatro costados he's Catalan through and through, he's Catalan to the corepierde por los cuatro costados it's leaking all over, it's leaking like a sieve* * *
Del verbo costar: ( conjugate costar)
costado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
costado
costar
costado sustantivo masculino
side;
duerme de costado she sleeps on her side
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿cuánto me costadoá arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):
le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):
cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
b) ( resultar perjudicial):
c) ( resultar difícil):
no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try;
la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult;
me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
costado sustantivo masculino side
♦ Locuciones: de costado, sideways
por los cuatro costados, through and through
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job
♦ Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
' costado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astronómica
- astronómico
- millonada
- flato
- punzada
English:
alongside
- broadside
- earth
- flank
- side
- poke
- sideways
- stitch
* * *costado nmside;llevaba una bolsa al costado he had a bag over his shoulder;de costado sideways;por los cuatro costados: a la casa le da el sol por los cuatro costados the house gets the sun all day;es cubano por los cuatro costados he's Cuban through and through* * *m side;por los cuatro costados fig throughout, through and through* * *costado nm1) : side2)al costado : alongside* * *costado n side -
118 cundir
v.1 to spread.2 to go a long way (dar de sí) (comida, reservas). (peninsular Spanish)me cundió mucho el tiempo I got a lot done3 to become extended, to grow all over, to proliferate.Esa planta cunde en la región That plant becomes extended in the region.4 to take over.Cundió el pánico Panic took over.* * *1 (extenderse) to spread2 (dar de sí) to go a long way, go far■ si me cunde el trabajo, te ayudaré con el tuyo if I get a lot of work done, I'll help you with yours3 (aumentar de volumen) to swell, expand\cundió la voz que... rumour (US rumor) had it that...* * *VI1) (=rendir) to produce a good quantityhoy no me ha cundido el trabajo — I didn't get very far with my work today, I didn't get much work done today
no me cunde el tiempo — I'm not getting very far, I'm not getting a lot done, I'm not making very much headway
2) (=extenderse) to spreadcunde el rumor que... — there's a rumour going round that...
¡que no cunda el pánico! — there's no need for panic!, don't panic!
3) (=multiplicarse) to increase4) (=hincharse) [arroz] to swell* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( rendir)este detergente cunde más/mucho — this detergent goes further/a long way
* * *----* cundir la alarma = transmit + alarm.* pánico + cundir = panic + spread.* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( rendir)este detergente cunde más/mucho — this detergent goes further/a long way
* * ** cundir la alarma = transmit + alarm.* pánico + cundir = panic + spread.* * *cundir [I1 ]viA «rumor» to spread; «miedo» to grow¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!cundió la alarma entre los inversores there was widespread alarm among investorscunde el temor a una reacción violenta there are growing fears of a violent reactionempieza a cundir el escepticismo entre los electores skepticism is becoming rife among the electorate, the electorate is becoming increasingly skepticalB(rendir): hoy no me ha cundido el trabajo I haven't got very far with my work today, I haven't got much work done todayhoy la mañana me cundió I got a lot done this morning, I did a good morning's work today, I had a profitable morningeste detergente concentrado cunde más this concentrated detergent goes furtheragreguémosle más arroz para que cunda let's add more rice to make it go furtheresta lana cunde mucho this wool goes a long way* * *
cundir ( conjugate cundir) verbo intransitivo
[ miedo] to grow;◊ ¡que no cunda el pánico! don't panic!;
cundió la alarma there was widespread alarm
cundir verbo intransitivo
1 (extenderse) to spread, grow: ha cundido el miedo, fear has spread
2 no me cunde el tiempo, I haven't got much work done
' cundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rendir
English:
set in
- spread
- way
* * *cundir vi1. [propagarse] to spread;cundió el pánico the panic spread, there was widespread panic;¡que no cunda el pánico! keep calm, everyone!;al oírse la noticia, cundió la alarma rápidamente when people heard the news panic quickly started to spread[trabajo, estudio] to go well;me cundió mucho el tiempo I got a lot done;esta pintura cunde muy poco this paint doesn't go very far* * *v/i1 de noticia spreadme cunde el trabajo I get a lot of work done;nadie la conocía cuando llegó, pero con lo que cunde … nobody knew her when she got here, but the way she’s going …* * *cundir vi1) : to propagate, to spreadcundió el pánico en el vecindario: panic spread throughout the neighborhood2) : to progress, to make headway* * *cundir vb1. (producto) to go a long way2. (trabajo, estudio) to do a lotestudio todo el día, pero apenas me cunde I study all day, but I don't get much done -
119 efectivamente
adv.1 precisely, exactly.2 really, in fact, indeed.3 effectively, effectually.intj.quite so, in effect.* * *► adverbio1 (realmente) in fact, actually2 (de verdad) indeed* * *adv.1) indeed2) really* * *ADV1) (=verdaderamente) really2) [confirmando algo] indeedefectivamente, el robo fue llevado a cabo por dos personas — the theft was indeed carried out by two people
-fue ese retraso lo que le salvó la vida -efectivamente, así es — "it was that delay that saved his life" - "yes, that's right o indeed it was"
pensé que iba a llegar tarde, y, efectivamente, así fue — I thought he would be late, and sure enough, he was
* * *a) ( realmente) reallysi efectivamente es así... — if that is really the case...
b) (indep)sí, efectivamente, así fue — yes, that's right, that's how it was
dijo que estaría allí y, efectivamente, allí estaba — he said he'd be there and, sure enough, there he was
* * *= to be sure.Ex. To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog.* * *a) ( realmente) reallysi efectivamente es así... — if that is really the case...
b) (indep)sí, efectivamente, así fue — yes, that's right, that's how it was
dijo que estaría allí y, efectivamente, allí estaba — he said he'd be there and, sure enough, there he was
* * *= to be sure.Ex: To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog.
* * *1 (realmente) reallysi efectivamente es así, hay que hacer algo if that is really the case, something must be done2 ( indep):sí, efectivamente, así fue yes indeed o yes, that's right, that's how it wasentonces lo único que podemos hacer es esperar — efectivamente so all we can do is wait — that's right o correctdijo que estaría a las siete y, efectivamente, allí estaba he said he'd be there at seven and, sure enough, there he was* * *
efectivamente adverbio exactly, quite!
' efectivamente' also found in these entries:
English:
indeed
- sure
* * *efectivamente adv[sí, eso es] precisely, exactly;¿o sea que te casas? – efectivamente in other words you're getting married – precisely;¿es usted el dueño del vehículo? – efectivamente, yo soy are you the owner of the vehicle? – I am, yes;tendrá unos cuarenta años – efectivamente, tiene cuarenta y dos he'll be about forty – correct, he's forty-two;efectivamente, tal y como dijo el hombre del tiempo, llovió todo el día sure enough, just as the weatherman said, it rained all day;negó haber estado allí y, efectivamente, era cierto she denied having been there, and this was in fact true* * *adv indeed* * *efectivamente adv: really, actually* * *efectivamente adv1. (confirmación) indeed2. (respuesta) that's right -
120 entretener
v.1 to distract.2 to hold up, to keep.3 to entertain.Mark entretiene a María Mark entertains Mary.4 to keep alive, to sustain.5 to be amused by, to enjoy.Me entretuvo el payaso I was amused by the clown.6 to have fun, to enjoy.Nos entretiene jugar cartas We have fun playing cards.7 to delay, to detain, to hold up, to hold off.La tormenta entretuvo el vuelo The storm delayed the flight.* * *1 (detener) to hold up, detain; (retrasar) to delay2 (ocupar) to keep busy3 (distraer) to occupy, keep occupied4 (divertir) to entertain, amuse, distract1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up2 (distraerse) to keep oneself occupied3 (divertirse) to amuse oneself\sólo para entretenerse just for fun* * *verb1) to entertain, amuse2) distract•* * *1. VT1) (=divertir) to entertain, amusenos entretuvo con sus chistes mientras esperábamos — he kept us entertained o amused with his jokes while we were waiting
2) (=retener) to keep, detain más frmpues no le entretengo más — then I won't keep o más frm detain you any longer
3) (=distraer)uno de los ladrones entretuvo a la dependienta — one of the thieves distracted the shop assistant's attention
entretener algo: entretuvieron la espera leyendo — they whiled away the time by reading
4) (=dar largas a)me está entreteniendo con mentiras para no pagarme — he's putting me off with lies so as not to pay me
5) (=mantener) [+ ilusiones] to nourish; [+ fuego] to maintain2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( divertir) to entertain2) (distraer, apartar de una tarea) to distract; ( hablando) to stall (colloq)3) ( retener) to keep, detainno te entretengo más — I won't keep o detain you any longer
4) <soledad/ocio> to while away5) < esperanza> to entertain2.entretenerse v pron1)a) ( divertirse) to amuse oneselfse entretiene con cualquier cosa — adulto she's easily amused; niño she's happy playing with anything
b) ( pasar el tiempo) to keep (oneself) busy o occupied2) ( demorarse) to hang around, to dally about* * *= entertain.Ex. Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( divertir) to entertain2) (distraer, apartar de una tarea) to distract; ( hablando) to stall (colloq)3) ( retener) to keep, detainno te entretengo más — I won't keep o detain you any longer
4) <soledad/ocio> to while away5) < esperanza> to entertain2.entretenerse v pron1)a) ( divertirse) to amuse oneselfse entretiene con cualquier cosa — adulto she's easily amused; niño she's happy playing with anything
b) ( pasar el tiempo) to keep (oneself) busy o occupied2) ( demorarse) to hang around, to dally about* * *= entertain.Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.
* * *entretener [ E27 ]vtA (divertir) to entertainentretiene a los niños contándoles cuentos she entertains the children o keeps the children happy o amused by telling them storiespintar me entretiene I enjoy paintinges una tontería pero a mí me entretiene it's silly but it keeps me amused o entertainedla película entretuvo a chicos y grandes the movie was enjoyed by both young and oldB (distraer, apartar de una tarea) to distractC (retener) to keep, detainno te entretengo más I won't keep o detain you any longerme encontré con un amigo y me entretuvo I met a friend and he kept me talkingD ‹soledad/ocio› to while awaypara entretener la espera se compró una revista she bought a magazine to while away the time she had to waitE ‹esperanza› to entertainA1 (divertirse) to amuse oneselfme entretengo mucho con su conversación I find her conversation very entertainingse entretiene con cualquier cosa she's easily amusedse entretuvo sacando fotos he amused himself o kept himself amused o kept himself entertained taking pictures2 (distraerse, pasar el tiempo) to keep (oneself) busy o occupiedB(demorarse): lleva esto a casa de la abuela y no te entretengas por el camino take this round to granny's house and make sure you go straight there o ( colloq) and don't hang about on the wayse entretuvo y perdió el tren he hung around o he dallied about and he missed the train* * *
entretener ( conjugate entretener) verbo transitivo
1 [crucigrama/libro] to keep … amused;
[obra/payaso] to entertain;
2
◊ no te entretengo más I won't keep o detain you any longer
entretenerse verbo pronominal
1
[ niño] she's happy playing with anything
2 ( demorarse) to hang around, dally about
entretener verbo transitivo
1 (divertir) to entertain, amuse
2 (retrasar) to hold up
' entretener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distraer
English:
amuse
- delay
- divert
- entertain
- hold back
- keep
- stall
- distract
* * *♦ vt1. [despistar] to distract;no me entretengas don't distract me2. [retrasar] to hold up, to keep;no te entretengo más I won't keep you any longer3. [divertir] to entertain;el libro lo entretuvo toda la mañana the book kept him amused all morning;escuchar la radio es lo que más me entretiene listening to the radio is what I most enjoy doing4. [hacer llevadero] to while away;entretuvo la espera leyendo una revista while waiting she whiled away the time reading a magazine5. [mantener] to keep alive, to sustain* * *I v/t1 ( divertir) entertain, amuse2 ( retrasar) keep, detain3 ( distraer) distractII v/i be entertaining* * *entretener {80} vt1) divertir: to entertain, to amuse2) distraer: to distract3) demorar: to delay, to hold up* * *entretener vb2. (enredar) to keep
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