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1 Winnie the Pooh
Ex. In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.* * *Ex: In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.
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2 Pick and choose what you like, as in a fruit salad bar.
Literal: Fruit Salad (Пример: "Let's not treat the problems in our school like a fruit salad.")Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Pick and choose what you like, as in a fruit salad bar.
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3 отзовутся кошке мышкины слёзки (used as words of warning and threat to mean: troubles (will) rebound upon the originator)
Set phrase: curses like chickens come home to roostУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > отзовутся кошке мышкины слёзки (used as words of warning and threat to mean: troubles (will) rebound upon the originator)
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4 отольются кошке мышкины слёзки (used as words of warning and threat to mean: troubles (will) rebound upon the originator)
Set phrase: curses like chickens come home to roostУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > отольются кошке мышкины слёзки (used as words of warning and threat to mean: troubles (will) rebound upon the originator)
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5 A horizontal hug where the friends/lovers lie back to chest, and fit into each others nooks. They fit together like spoons.
Current usage: SpooningУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > A horizontal hug where the friends/lovers lie back to chest, and fit into each others nooks. They fit together like spoons.
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6 וכד'
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7 lignende
* * *adj similar;[ eller lignende] or the like;[ noget lignende] something like that;[ jeg har aldrig set noget lignende] I never saw anything like it, I never saw the like of it;[ og lignende] and the like, etc;[ på lignende måde] in a similar way, similarly,F in like manner. -
8 и тому подобное
•The computer receives and stores data on inventory balances, manufacturing schedules, work authorization, and the like.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > и тому подобное
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9 כיוב
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10 cosa
f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* 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.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* 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.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
11 similar
adj.similar.m.match, par.* * *► adjetivo1 similar* * *adj.* * *ADJ similar (a to)* * *adjetivo similar* * *= associated, like, similar, like-minded, collateral, nonunique [non-unique], alike, coterminous [co-terminous], parallel, suchlike, consistent, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex. This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.Ex. Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Ex. Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex. Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex. If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status = Si existen dos o más textos impresos similares que se compusieron a partir del mismo original, no de otras ediciones impresas, el editor debe escoger uno u otro como texto fuente a partir de aquello que pueda descubrir que los diferencie.Ex. Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.Ex. I think this should all be interpreted as a challenge, rather than as a mandate for complacency or suchlike.Ex. In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex. The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.----* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de un modo similar = in a similar vein.* muy similar a = much like.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* ser similar = be on a par.* ser similar a = be nothing short of.* similar a = akin to, of the type, along the lines of, to the effect of.* similar a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* similar a un bolígrafo = pen-like.* y similares = and the kind.* * *adjetivo similar* * *= associated, like, similar, like-minded, collateral, nonunique [non-unique], alike, coterminous [co-terminous], parallel, suchlike, consistent, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.
Ex: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Ex: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex: If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status = Si existen dos o más textos impresos similares que se compusieron a partir del mismo original, no de otras ediciones impresas, el editor debe escoger uno u otro como texto fuente a partir de aquello que pueda descubrir que los diferencie.Ex: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.Ex: I think this should all be interpreted as a challenge, rather than as a mandate for complacency or suchlike.Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de un modo similar = in a similar vein.* muy similar a = much like.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* ser similar = be on a par.* ser similar a = be nothing short of.* similar a = akin to, of the type, along the lines of, to the effect of.* similar a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* similar a un bolígrafo = pen-like.* y similares = and the kind.* * *similar similar A algo similar TO sth* * *
similar adjetivo
similar;
similar A algo similar to sth
similar adjetivo similar
' similar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afín
- análoga
- análogo
- enfoque
- julepe
- parecida
- parecido
- pareja
- parejo
- semejante
- sí
- símil
- tenor
- vecina
- vecino
- asemejar
- carajillo
- chueca
- parecer
- rayuela
- salchichón
- tejo
English:
similar
- uncannily
- akin
- broadly
- gravitate
- kindred
- like
- net
- similarly
- unlike
* * *similar adj* * *adj similar;y similares and the like* * *similar adjsemejante: similar, alike* * *similar adj similar -
12 dergleichen
Dem. Pron. (abgek. dgl.) such, like that, of that kind; substantivisch: the like, such a thing, something like that; nichts dergleichen no such thing, nothing of the kind; er tat nichts dergleichen he just didn’t react; und dergleichen ( mehr) and the like, and so forth* * *suchlike* * *der|glei|chen ['deːɐ'glaiçn] inv1. dem pron1) (adjektivisch) of that kind, such, like thatdérgleichen Dinge — things of that kind, things like that, such things
2) (substantivisch) that sort of thingnichts dérgleichen — nothing of that kind, nothing like it
er tat nichts dérgleichen — he did nothing of the kind
und dérgleichen (mehr) — and suchlike
2. rel pron (old)of the kind thatJuwelen, dérgleichen man selten sieht — jewels whose like or the like of which one rarely sees
* * *der·glei·chen[de:ɐ̯ˈglaiçn̩]pron dem, inv2. substantivisch that sort of thingnichts \dergleichen nothing like it [or of that kind]\dergleichen ist mir noch nicht passiert never has that [or anything like that] happened to me beforeich will nichts \dergleichen hören! I don't want to hear any of it▪ und \dergleichen [mehr] and suchlike* * *indeklinabeles Demonstrativpronomen1) attr. such; like that postpos., not pred.2) allein stehend that sort of thing; such things pl.; things pl. like thatund dergleichen [mehr] — and suchlike
* * *dergleichen dem pr (abk dgl.) such, like that, of that kind; substantivisch: the like, such a thing, something like that;nichts dergleichen no such thing, nothing of the kind;er tat nichts dergleichen he just didn’t react;und dergleichen (mehr) and the like, and so forth* * *indeklinabeles Demonstrativpronomen1) attr. such; like that postpos., not pred.2) allein stehend that sort of thing; such things pl.; things pl. like thatund dergleichen [mehr] — and suchlike
* * *adj.suchlike adj. -
13 demás
adj.other, the rest of the.El carro y demás vehículos The car and other [the rest of the] vehicles...* * *► adjetivo1 other, rest of1 the other, the rest► adverbio1 besides, moreover\por lo demás apart from that, otherwise■ es una película larga, pero por lo demás es interesante it's a long film, but otherwise it's interestingtodo lo demás everything else■ compramos claveles, rosas y demás flores we bought some carnations, some roses and so on* * *adj.rest, remaining- lo demás- los demás
- las demás
- por lo demás
- y demás* * *1.ADJlos demás libros — the other books, the rest of the books
2. PRON1)los demás — the others, the rest (of them)
esto es lo importante y lo demás se puede eliminar — this is the important thing, we can get rid of the rest
todo lo demás — all the rest, everything else
las demás no tenían dinero — the others didn't have any money, the rest (of them) didn't have any money, no-one else had any money
esta ropa es de Juan y lo demás de Pedro — these clothes are Juan's and the others o the rest are Pedro's
2)por lo demás — otherwise, apart from that
es muy larga, pero, por lo demás, es una buena novela — it's very long, but otherwise o apart from that it's a good novel
3)y demás — and so on, and so forth
vimos la catedral, la muralla y demás — we saw the cathedral, the walls and so on o and so forth
4)por demás frm —
a) (=a propósito)una característica que, por demás, no es exclusiva suya — a characteristic which, incidentally o by the way, is not unique to him
ha escrito decenas de novelas, por demás excelentes — he has written dozens of novels, which are excellent by the way, he has written dozens of novels, excellent ones at that
b) (=en vano)nunca está por demás solicitarlo — you have nothing to lose by asking for it, it is always worthwhile asking for it
c) (=demasiado) excessively* * *Iadjetivo invariable (delante del n)IIsu viuda, hijos y demás familia — (frml) his widow, children and other members of the family
1)a)b) (en locs)por lo demás — apart from that, otherwise
2)a)los/las demás — ( referido a cosas) the rest; ( referido a personas) the rest, everybody else
b)los crustáceos: langostas, cangrejos y demás — the crustaceans: lobsters, crabs, and the like
* * *----* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* dirigido hacia los demás = other-oriented.* en lo demás = everywhere else.* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* orientado hacia los demás = other-oriented.* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* sobresalir sobre los demás = stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.* todo lo demás = all else.* todos lo demás = everyone else.* todos los demás = everybody else.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (delante del n)IIsu viuda, hijos y demás familia — (frml) his widow, children and other members of the family
1)a)b) (en locs)por lo demás — apart from that, otherwise
2)a)los/las demás — ( referido a cosas) the rest; ( referido a personas) the rest, everybody else
b)los crustáceos: langostas, cangrejos y demás — the crustaceans: lobsters, crabs, and the like
* * ** darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest.* destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* dirigido hacia los demás = other-oriented.* en lo demás = everywhere else.* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* orientado hacia los demás = other-oriented.* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* sobresalir sobre los demás = stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.* todo lo demás = all else.* todos lo demás = everyone else.* todos los demás = everybody else.* * *( delante del n):agregar los demás ingredientes add the remaining ingredients o the rest of the ingredientssu viuda, hijos y demás familia ( frml); his widow, children and other members of the familyA1lo demás the restlo demás se puede arreglar con dinero everything else o the rest is just a question of money2 ( en locs):por lo demás apart from that, otherwise, in all other respects ( frml)por demás extremelyle habló en forma por demás ofensiva he spoke to her in an extremely offensive mannerestar por demás: está por demás insistir it's no good o use insisting, there's no point insistingno estaría por demás intentarlo there's no harm in tryingB1los/las demás: los/las demás votaron en contra the rest o everybody else voted againstlas cosas de los demás other people's thingsse comió los suyos y los de los demás he ate his own and everybody else'sme dio dos y se quedó con todos los demás he gave me two and kept the rest2y demás and the likelos crustáceos: langostas, cangrejos y demás the crustaceans: lobsters, crabs, and the like* * *
demás adjetivo invariable ( delante del n):◊ los demás estudiantes the rest of the o the remaining students
■ pronombre
1a)
todo lo demás everything elseb) ( en locs)
por demás extremely
2
( referido a personas) the rest, everybody else;◊ me dio uno y se quedó con los demás he gave me one and kept the rest o the others;
los demás han terminado the rest (of them) have finished, everybody else has finished
demás
I adjetivo los/las demás, the rest of
la demás gente, the rest of the people
II pron lo/ los/las demás, the rest
♦ Locuciones: por lo demás, otherwise o apart from that
... y demás, etcetera
' demás' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achantarse
- confiada
- confiado
- consideración
- consistente
- dedicarse
- desvivirse
- eclipsar
- imponerse
- lata
- malmeter
- ombligo
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pequeña
- pequeño
- privada
- privado
- víspera
- costa
- nivel
- quedar
- resto
- retrasado
- sino
- sobresalir
- superior
English:
aloud
- angular
- courteous
- else
- fail
- insensitive
- interrupt
- isolate
- mix
- monopolize
- one-upmanship
- ostensible
- other
- otherwise
- propensity
- rest
- tolerant
- vicarious
- with
- live
- put
- rough
* * *♦ adj1. [resto] other;los demás invitados the other o the remaining guests;las ranas y demás anfibios frogs and other amphibianstu auto es demás your car's really cool;la fiesta estuvo demás the party was great;la casa le pareció demás she thought the house was fab♦ pron1. [otras personas]los/las demás the others, the rest;entramos ella y yo, los demás se quedaron fuera just she and I went in, the others stayed outside;no te metas en los problemas de los demás don't stick your nose in other people's business;se bebió su cerveza y las de los demás he drank his own beer and everyone else'ssólo dejó la zanahoria, lo demás se lo comió todo she only left the carrot, she ate all the rest;deja fuera tres filetes y congela los demás leave three fillets out and freeze the rest;por lo demás apart from that, otherwise;por lo demás me encuentro bien apart from that I feel fine;todo lo demás everything else;la casa tiene lavadora, lavaplatos y todo lo demás the house has a washing machine, a dishwasher and all the rest of it;y demás and so on;planetas, estrellas, asteroides y demás planets, stars, asteroids and so on♦ por demás loc advme hacían regalos por demás they showered me with gifts;es reservado por demás he's too reserved2. [en vano] unsuccessfully, in vain* * *I adj remainingII pron:lo demás the rest;los demás the rest, the othersIII adv:por lo demás apart from that;y demás and so on;por demás extremely* * *demás adj: remainingacabó las demás tareas: she finished the rest of the choresdemás pron1)lo (la, los, las) demás : the rest, everyone else, everything elsePepe, Rosa, y los demás: Pepe, Rosa, and everybody else2)estar por demás : to be of no use, to be pointlessno estaría por demás: it couldn't hurt, it's worth a try3)por demás : extremely4)por lo demás : otherwise5)y demás : and so on, et cetera* * *demás1 adj otherle gustan los perros, los gatos y demás animales she likes cats, dogs and other animalsdemás2 pron1. (cosa) rest2. (personas) others -
14 encerrar
v.1 to shut up or in.2 to contain.sus palabras encerraban una amenaza there was a threat in his words3 to shut in, to close in, to confine, to lock in.Ella encerró al chico mal portado She shut in the misbehaving boy.4 to enclose, to encompass, to contain, to comprise.Ese poema encierra mucha verdad That poem encloses much truth.5 to surround, to hem.La cerca encierra el potrero The fence surrounds the pasture.6 to block in, to box in, to box up.* * *1 (gen) to shut in, shut up2 (con llave) to lock in, lock up3 (palabras, frases, etc) to put4 (ajedrez, damas) to block1 (recogerse) to go into retreat; (en sí mismo) to become withdrawn* * *verb1) to lock up, shut up2) contain* * *1. VT1) (=meter) to shut (up); [con llave] to lock (up)2) (=contener) to contain3) (=implicar) to involve4) (Ajedrez, Damas) to block2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivome encerró en mi habitación — he shut me o locked me in my room
está para que lo encierren — (fam) he's crazy o a nut (colloq)
2)a) ( contener) to containb) ( conllevar) to involve, entail2.encerrarse v pron (refl) ( en una habitación) to shut oneself in; (en una fábrica, universidad) obreros/estudiantes to lock oneself in* * *= enclose, lock, intern, shut up, closet, hold + prisoner, coop up, hem + Nombre + in, pen.Ex. The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex. We've all heard of road rage: being cooped up in a car on a crowded freeway with no means of escape.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex. There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.----* encerrar con candado = padlock.* encerrar en una jaula = cage.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* * *1.verbo transitivome encerró en mi habitación — he shut me o locked me in my room
está para que lo encierren — (fam) he's crazy o a nut (colloq)
2)a) ( contener) to containb) ( conllevar) to involve, entail2.encerrarse v pron (refl) ( en una habitación) to shut oneself in; (en una fábrica, universidad) obreros/estudiantes to lock oneself in* * *= enclose, lock, intern, shut up, closet, hold + prisoner, coop up, hem + Nombre + in, pen.Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex: We've all heard of road rage: being cooped up in a car on a crowded freeway with no means of escape.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex: There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.* encerrar con candado = padlock.* encerrar en una jaula = cage.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* * *encerrar [A5 ]vtA ‹persona› to lock up; ‹ganado› to shut up, penlo han encerrado en la cárcel he's been locked up in prison o put behind barsme encerraban en mi habitación they used to shut me in my roomencierra al perro shut the dog inestá para que lo encierren ( fam); he's crazy o a nut ( colloq), he should be put away o certified ( colloq)nos dejaron encerrados en la oficina we got locked in the officeB1 (contener) to containla película encierra una gran carga moral the movie contains o has a strong moral message2 (conllevar) to involve, entailno sabe el peligro que encierra she does not know the danger which it involves o entails( refl) to shut oneself inse ha encerrado en su habitación he has shut himself in his roomse encerró en un convento she shut herself away in a conventlos trabajadores se encerraron en la fábrica the workers locked themselves in the factory o occupied the factory* * *
encerrar ( conjugate encerrar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ganado› to shut up, pen;
‹ perro› to shut … in;
‹ persona› (en cárcel, calabozo) to lock up;◊ me encerró en mi habitación he shut me o locked me in my room;
me dejaron encerrada en la oficina I got locked in the office
2 ( conllevar) ‹peligro/riesgo› to involve, entail
encerrarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( en habitación) to shut oneself in;
(en fábrica, universidad) [obreros/estudiantes] to lock oneself in
encerrar verbo transitivo
1 to shut in: encerraron al perro en la cocina, they shut the dog in the kitchen
(con llave) to lock in
2 (entrañar) to contain, include: la Esfinge encierra la clave, the Sphinx holds the key
' encerrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encierra
English:
confine
- enclose
- hem in
- lock in
- lock up
- put away
- seal in
- shut away
- shut in
- shut up
- coop
- hem
- lock
- put
- shut
* * *♦ vt1. [recluir] to shut up o in;[con llave] to lock up o in; [en la cárcel] to lock away o up; [ganado, rebaño] to pen (up); [gallinas] to shut up; [en carreras] to box in;lo encerraron en un psiquiátrico they shut him away o up in a mental hospital;me encerraron en la curva y no pude esprintar they boxed me in on the bend and I couldn't put on a sprint;Fam2. [contener] to contain;el espectáculo encierra grandes sorpresas the show has some big surprises;sus palabras encerraban una amenaza there was a threat in his words3. [en ajedrez] to checkmate4. [con signos de puntuación] to enclose ( entre in);encerró el comentario entre paréntesis she enclosed the comment in brackets* * *v/t1 lock up, shut up2 ( contener) contain* * *encerrar {55} vt1) : to lock up, to shut away2) : to contain, to include3) : to involve, to entail* * *encerrar vb2. (con llave) to lock -
15 inesperado
adj.unexpected, out of the blue, spur-of-the-moment, sudden.* * *► adjetivo1 unexpected* * *(f. - inesperada)adj.* * *ADJ (=imprevisto) unexpected; (=repentino) sudden* * *- da adjetivo unexpected* * *= unannounced, unexpected, midstream, adventitious.Ex. The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.Ex. The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Ex. For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.Ex. There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.----* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de modo inesperado = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* dinero inesperado = windfall, windfall moneys.* giro inesperado = twist.* ingresos inesperados = windfall.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.* vencedor inesperado = dark horse.* * *- da adjetivo unexpected* * *= unannounced, unexpected, midstream, adventitious.Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.
Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Ex: For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.Ex: There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de modo inesperado = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* dinero inesperado = windfall, windfall moneys.* giro inesperado = twist.* ingresos inesperados = windfall.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.* vencedor inesperado = dark horse.* * *inesperado -daunexpectedse marchó de manera inesperada she left unexpectedly* * *
inesperado◊ -da adjetivo
unexpected;
de manera inesperada unexpectedly
inesperado,-a adj (no esperado) unexpected: un encuentro inesperado, a chance meeting
(no previsto) unforeseen: una inesperada alegría, an unforeseen state of happiness
' inesperado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batatazo
- inesperada
- vaivén
- remezón
English:
dark horse
- poof
- suddenness
- surprise
- twist
- unannounced
- unexpected
- unhoped-for
- upset
- freak
- sudden
* * *inesperado, -a adjunexpected;hacer algo de forma inesperada to do sth unexpectedly* * *adj unexpected* * *inesperado, -da adj: unexpected♦ inesperadamente adv* * *inesperado adj unexpected -
16 final
adj.final, end.punto final end pointf.final.m.1 end.a finales de at the end ofya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll seeal final de at the end ofal final del pasillo at the end of the corridorfinal feliz happy ending2 ending, bottom, end, finale.* * *► adjetivo1 (último) final, last1 end2 MÚSICA finale1 DEPORTE final\al final in the endal final del día at the end of the dayhasta el final until the endfinal de línea terminusfinal feliz happy ending* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.end, final* * *1.ADJ (=último) [momento, capítulo, resultado, decisión] final; [objetivo] ultimatejuicio 4), recta, punto 2)2. SM1) (=fin) [de ceremonia, vida, aventura, guerra] end; [de obra musical] finale•
al final — in the end•
al final de algo — at the end of sthel anuncio se realizó ayer al final de la reunión — the announcement was made yesterday at the end of the meeting
2) (=desenlace) [de película, libro] ending3)• a finales de — at the end of
3.SF (Dep) final•
cuartos de final — quarter-finals* * *I IImasculino endIIIestábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue
femenino (Dep)a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) finalpasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final
b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)* * *I IImasculino endIIIestábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue
femenino (Dep)a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) finalpasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final
b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)* * *final11 = completion, end, ending, finale, goodbye [good-bye], output stage, final.Ex: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.* a finales de = by the end of, in the late + Fecha.* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, at the close of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* a finales de + Fecha = in late + Fecha.* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.* al final (de) = at the end (of).* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.* al final del día = at the close of the day.* al final de su mandato = lame duck.* al final resultó que = in the event.* al principio y al final = both ends.* al principio y al final de = at each end of.* balance final, el = bottom line, the.* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.* de final de año = end-year.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* el final de = the close of.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* empezar por el final = work back from.* estrategia final = endgame.* fase final = endgame.* final apoteósico = grandstand finish.* final de la jornada laboral = close of business.* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.* final feliz = happy ending, happy end.* final, la = final, the.* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.* incluir al final = append.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.* marca de final de campo = delimiter.* marcar el final = mark + the end.* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.* nota al final = endnote.* nota al final del texto = endnote.* para finales de = by the end of.* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* poner punto y final a = sound + the death knell for.* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.* significar el final de = mean + the end of.* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.final22 = concluding, eventual, final, terminal, ultimate, finished, wrap-up.Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.
Ex: If a concept is recognized in the subject analysis of a document, it will form part of the eventual index description of that document.Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.Ex: Numbers may be grouped in columns according to their terminal digit.Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.* como fecha final = at the very latest.* cuestionario final = exit survey.* día del Juicio Final = Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* escena final = closing scene.* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.* examen final = final, final exam.* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].* índice final = back-of-the-book index, back-of-book index.* informe final = final report.* juicio final = doom.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner punto final a = bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to.* producto final = end product, finished product, final product.* producto final, el = finished work, the.* prueba final = final.* resultado final = end result.* sondeo final = exit survey.* sprint final = last-minute rush.* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader.* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.la final= final, theEx: Tony was disappointed the last time he was in the finals, and he's determined to leave everything on the dance floor this time.
* * *‹decisión› final; ‹objetivo› ultimateendme quedé hasta el final I stayed to the enda finales de junio at the end of Juneal final de la película ella muere she dies at the end of the movieno me gustó nada el final I didn't like the ending at alltiene un final feliz it has a happy endingestán al final de la lista they're at the bottom of the listvivo al final de la calle I live at the end of the streetal final del partido at the end of the gameal final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the endsiempre protestando pero al final nunca hace nada he spends his whole time complaining but he never actually does anything( Dep)1 (en fútbol, tenis etc) finalla final de copa the cup finalpasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final* * *
final adjetivo ‹ decisión› final;
‹ objetivo› ultimate
■ sustantivo masculino
end;
un final feliz a happy ending;
al final de la lista at the bottom of the list;
al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
■ sustantivo femenino (Dep)
pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the finalb)
final
I adjetivo final
la decisión final, the final decision
II sustantivo masculino end
a finales de, at the end of
al final, in the end: nos apetecía mucho, pero al final no fuimos, we really felt like doing it, but in the end we didn't go
final de trayecto, terminus
final feliz, happy ending
III f Dep final
' final' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- avenirse
- cepillarse
- cierre
- cola
- coletilla
- cuarta
- cuarto
- decorado
- disolución
- disputarse
- echarse
- emitir
- fin
- gato
- guinda
- hasta
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incidir
- infarto
- inicial
- judicatura
- juicio
- machacar
- octava
- octavo
- paciencia
- política
- recta
- remate
- retocar
- retoque
- sacacorchos
- servidor
- servidora
- sprint
- total
- traca
- última
- último
- animar
- clasificación
- clasificar
- concho
- conseguir
- contar
- decir
- ensayo
English:
actual
- aggregate
- also
- Armageddon
- back
- best
- bitter
- bottom
- bottom line
- bring round
- close
- doomsday
- end
- ending
- evade
- eventual
- fast forward
- final
- finale
- follow through
- from
- grand finale
- hear of
- in
- last
- late
- light
- listen
- out of
- outsmart
- outtake
- quarter-final
- reckoning
- right
- see
- sit through
- soon
- stage
- still
- straight
- tack on
- tag on
- tail end
- to
- track down
- truth
- turn
- ultimate
- ultimately
- way
* * *♦ adj1. [último] final, end;sus palabras finales fueron muy aplaudidas her closing words were loudly applauded;punto final end point2. Gram final♦ nm1. [terminación] end;el final del libro es sorprendente the book has a surprise ending;a finales de at the end of;al final [en conclusión] in the end;la cocina está al final del pasillo the kitchen is at the end of the corridor;responderé preguntas al final de la charla I will answer questions at the end of the talk;al final siempre tengo que ayudarles I always have to help them in the end;ya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll seefinal feliz happy ending2. [examen] final (exam)♦ nffinal;cuartos de final quarter finalsfinal de consolación 3rd/4th place play-off;final de la copa cup final;final a cuatro [en baloncesto] final four* * *1 f & adj final2 m end;al final in the end;a finales de mayo at the end of May* * *final adj: final, ultimate♦ finalmente advfinal nm1) : end, conclusion, finale2) finales nmpl: play-offs* * *final1 adj final / lastfinal2 n1. (fin) end2. (de competición) final3. (de historia) ending -
17 ähnlich
I Adj. similar ( Dat to), (a)like; in ähnlicher Weise in like manner; ein ähnlicher Fall a similar case; ähnliche Interessen / Methoden similar interests / methods; die Plätze sind alle ähnlich the seats are all alike; so etwas Ähnliches wie something like; ... oder so ähnlich umg. something like that; jemandem ähnlich sehen look ( oder be) like s.o.; ärgerlich: das sieht ihm etc. ähnlich that’s him etc. all over, he etc. would; das sieht ihm etc. aber gar nicht ähnlich that’s not like him etc. at all!; sie sieht i-r Mutter ähnlich she resembles her mother; er wird seiner Mutter ähnlich he takes after his mother; das Foto ist nicht sehr ähnlich the photo is not a good likeness; oder Ähnliches (abgek. o.Ä.) or the like; und Ähnliche(s) (abgek. undÄ.) and the likeII Adv. similarly; ich hätte ähnlich gehandelt I would have acted similarly, I would have done (pretty much) the same* * *alike; parallel; like; similar* * *ähn|lich ['ɛːnlɪç]1. adjsimilar (+dat to)das dem Vater ä́hnliche Kind — the child that resembles his father, the child that is like his father
ä́hnlich wie er/sie — like him/her
ä́hnlich wie damals — as then
ä́hnlich wie vor 10 Jahren — as 10 years ago
sie sind sich ä́hnlich — they are similar or alike
(etwas) Ähnliches — something similar, something like it/that
2. advein ä́hnlich aussehender Gegenstand — a similar-looking object
ä́hnlich kompliziert/intelligent — just as complicated/intelligent
eine ä́hnlich komplizierte Sachlage — a similarly complicated state of affairs
er hat sie ä́hnlich hintergegangen wie seine frühere Freundin — he cheated on her just as he did with his former girlfriend
jdm ä́hnlich sehen — to be like sb, to resemble sb
See:3. prep +datsimilar to, like* * *1) (in the same, or a similar, way.) similarly2) ((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) similar* * *ähn·lich[ˈɛ:nlɪç]I. adj similar▪ \ähnlich wie jd/etw sein to be similar to [or like] sb/sth▪ [etwas] Ähnliches [something] similarÄhnliches habe ich vorher noch nie gesehen I've never seen anything like it▪ jdm \ähnlich sehen to look like [or resemble] sb▪ \ähnlich jdm/etw like [or similar to] sb/sth* * *1.Adjektiv similarjemandem ähnlich sein — be similar to or be like somebody
jemandem ähnlich sehen — resemble somebody; be like somebody
das Kind ist seinem Vater ähnlich — the child takes after his father
[so] ähnlich wie etwas aussehen/klingen — look/sound like something
2.das sieht dir/ihm ähnlich! — (ugs.) that's you/him all over; that's just like you/him
adverbial similarly; <answer, react> in a similar way or mannerähnlich dumm/naiv usw. argumentieren — argue in a similarly stupid/naïve etc. way or manner
3.uns geht es ähnlich — it is/will be much the same for us; (wir denken, fühlen ähnlich) we feel much the same
Präposition mit Dat. like* * *A. adj similar (dat to), (a)like;in ähnlicher Weise in like manner;ein ähnlicher Fall a similar case;ähnliche Interesen/Methoden similar interests/methods;die Plätze sind alle ähnlich the seats are all alike;so etwas Ähnliches wie something like;… oder so ähnlich umg something like that;das sieht ihm etcdas sieht ihm etcsie sieht i-r Mutter ähnlich she resembles her mother;er wird seiner Mutter ähnlich he takes after his mother;das Foto ist nicht sehr ähnlich the photo is not a good likeness;oder Ähnliches (abk o. Ä.) or the like;und Ähnliche(s) (abk und Ä.) and the likeB. adv similarly;ich hätte ähnlich gehandelt I would have acted similarly, I would have done (pretty much) the same* * *1.Adjektiv similarjemandem ähnlich sein — be similar to or be like somebody
jemandem ähnlich sehen — resemble somebody; be like somebody
[so] ähnlich wie etwas aussehen/klingen — look/sound like something
2.das sieht dir/ihm ähnlich! — (ugs.) that's you/him all over; that's just like you/him
adverbial similarly; <answer, react> in a similar way or mannerähnlich dumm/naiv usw. argumentieren — argue in a similarly stupid/naïve etc. way or manner
3.uns geht es ähnlich — it is/will be much the same for us; (wir denken, fühlen ähnlich) we feel much the same
Präposition mit Dat. like* * *(Mathematik) adj.similar adj. adj.akin adj.alike adj.analogical adj.like adj.likely adj.related adj.similar adj. adv.likewise adv.similarly adv. -
18 etcétera
adv.etcetera, and so forth, and so on, et cetera.m.etcetera, etc, etc..* * *1 etcetera, and so on\y un largo etcétera and much/many more besides* * *1.ADV and so on2.SM long listy un largo etcétera — and a lot more besides, and much much more
* * *etcetera, and so on (and so forth)... y un largo etcétera de ensayos — (frml)... and a long list of essays
* * *= and so forth, and so on, and the like, etc, so on, etcetera, and the kind.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex. And it can be used in management courses in schools of library and information science, but also in less formal settings, such as workshops, conferences, in-service training programs, and the like.Ex. Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.Ex. In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex. How would you organize it? What would its goal be? What sort of timetable would you set up? etcetera.Ex. The main finding was that the foreign language holdings of the British Library were an extremely important resource for those working in disciplines, such as archeology, classics, and the kind.----* etcétera, etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* y un largo etcétera = and so on, and so on....* * *etcetera, and so on (and so forth)... y un largo etcétera de ensayos — (frml)... and a long list of essays
* * *= and so forth, and so on, and the like, etc, so on, etcetera, and the kind.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex: And it can be used in management courses in schools of library and information science, but also in less formal settings, such as workshops, conferences, in-service training programs, and the like.Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex: How would you organize it? What would its goal be? What sort of timetable would you set up? etcetera.Ex: The main finding was that the foreign language holdings of the British Library were an extremely important resource for those working in disciplines, such as archeology, classics, and the kind.* etcétera, etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* y un largo etcétera = and so on, and so on....* * *etcetera, and so onvarias novelas y un largo etcétera de ensayos ( frml); several novels and a long list of essays* * *
etcétera etcetera, and so on (and so forth)
' etcétera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demás
- etc.
English:
and
- etc.
- so
- et cetera
* * *♦ advetcetera♦ nmy un largo etcétera de… and a long list of…* * *m etcetera, and so on;y un largo etcétera de … and a long list of …, and many other …* * *etcétera : et cetera, and so onetcétera nmf: etcetera* * *etcétera n etcetera -
19 modesto
► adjetivo1 modest► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 modest person* * *(f. - modesta)adj.1) modest2) humble* * *ADJ1) (=humilde) modest2) (=de poca importancia) modestnuestra modesta aportación a la causa — our modest o humble contribution to the cause
3) (=sin lujo) modest4) † (=recatado) [mujer] modest* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de pretensión) modestb) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humblec) < sueldo> modestd) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)* * *= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.Ex. He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.----* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de pretensión) modestb) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humblec) < sueldo> modestd) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)* * *= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* * *modesto -ta1 (falto de orgullo) ‹actitud/persona› modesten mi modesta opinión in my humble o modest opinion2 (humilde, sencillo) ‹familia› humble; ‹posición social› modest, humbleviven/visten de una manera muy modesta they live/dress very modestly3 (escaso, pequeño) ‹sueldo› modestun hombre de ambiciones modestas a man of modest ambitionsun paso modesto hacia un acuerdo a modest step towards an agreement* * *
modesto◊ -ta adjetivo
‹ posición social› modest, humble
modesto,-a adjetivo modest
' modesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrenar
- ser
- modesta
English:
basic
- discreet
- modest
- self-effacing
* * *modesto, -a♦ adj1. [humilde] modest;a mi modesto entender… in my humble opinion…2. [sencillo] modest;vive en una casa modesto she lives in a modest house3. [reducido, pequeño] modest;contamos con un modesto presupuesto we have a small o limited budget;la producción creció un modesto 1 por ciento production increased by a modest 1 percent♦ nm,fmodest person;es un modesto he's very modest* * *adj modest* * *modesto, -ta adj: modest♦ modestamente adv* * *modesto adj modest -
20 malvado
adj.wicked, devilish, evil, perverse.m.villain, evildoer, wrongdoer.* * *► adjetivo1 wicked, evil► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 villain, evil person* * *(f. - malvada)adj.evil, wicked* * *malvado, -a1.ADJ evil, wicked2.SM / F villain* * *- da adjetivo wicked, evil; ( uso hiperbólico) wicked* * *= wicked, evil, heartless.Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.----* vieja malvada = evil old woman.* * *- da adjetivo wicked, evil; ( uso hiperbólico) wicked* * *= wicked, evil, heartless.Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.* vieja malvada = evil old woman.* * *wicked, evil; (uso hiperbólico) wickedmasculine, feminineel malvado que la había engañado the evil man who had deceived herno llores por esa malvada don't cry over that evil o wicked woman* * *
malvado◊ -da adjetivo
wicked, evil
malvado,-a adjetivo evil, wicked
' malvado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malvada
- miserable
- siniestra
- siniestro
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
- satánico
English:
evil
- fiend
- ungodly
- villainous
- wicked
* * *malvado, -a♦ adjevil, wicked♦ nm,fvillain, evil person;es un malvado he's evil o wicked* * *I adj evil* * *malvado, -da adj: evil, wickedmalvado, -da n: evildoer, wicked person* * *
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The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… … Wikipedia