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1 antipático
adj.1 unpleasant, disagreeable, antipathetic, hateful.2 antipathic.* * *► adjetivo1 unfriendly, unpleasant, unkind► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 unpleasant person* * *(f. - antipática)adj.* * *ADJ unpleasant, disagreeablees un chico de lo más antipático — he's a horrible o a thoroughly unpleasant boy
en un ambiente antipático — in an unfriendly environment, in an uncongenial atmosphere
* * *I- ca adjetivoa) < persona> unpleasantb) (fam) < tarea>II- ca masculino, femenino* * *= unpleasant, antipathetic.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.* * *I- ca adjetivoa) < persona> unpleasantb) (fam) < tarea>II- ca masculino, femenino* * *= unpleasant, antipathetic.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.* * *1 ‹persona› unpleasant¡qué tipo más antipático! what a horrible o an unpleasant man!las azafatas estuvieron de lo más antipáticas the flight attendants were extremely unfriendly o unpleasant¿por qué estás tan antipático hoy? why are you being so unfriendly o unpleasant today?, why are you in such a bad mood today?; (más fuerte) why are you being so nasty o horrible today?2 ( fam) ‹tarea›tener que cocinar todos los días es muy antipático it's a real pain o drag having to cook every day ( colloq)esto de planchar es de lo más antipático ironing is such a drag ( colloq)masculine, femininees un antipático he's very unpleasant o very unfriendly, he's horrible ( colloq)* * *
antipático◊ -ca adjetivo
◊ ¡qué tipo más antipático! what a horrible man!b) (fam) ‹ tarea›:
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
antipático,-a adjetivo unpleasant
' antipático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antipática
- cargante
- pesado
- volver
English:
nasty
- unfriendly
- unlikeable
- unpleasant
* * *antipático, -a♦ adjunpleasant;estuvo muy antipático con sus primos he was very unpleasant to o towards his cousins;me resulta muy antipático I don't like him at all, I find him very unpleasant;no seas antipático y ven a saludar a mi madre don't be so miserable and come and say hello to my mother;limpiar el baño es un trabajo muy antipático cleaning the bathroom is a very unpleasant job♦ nm,funpleasant person;tu jefe es un antipático your boss is really unpleasant, your boss isn't very nice at all* * *adj disagreeable, unpleasant* * *antipático, -ca adj: obnoxious, unpleasant* * *ese hombre me cae antipático I don't like that man / I find that man unpleasant -
2 antipático
• antipathetic• aversive• disagreeable• dislikable• displeasing• hate very much• hateful individual• loathsome• off-putting• uncongenial• unlikeable• unlovable• unpleasant• unsympathetic -
3 no seas antipático
• don't be horrible -
4 pesado
adj.1 heavy, weighty.2 sluggish, heavy.3 boring, pestiferous, tiresome, pestilent.4 snobby, pretentious.f. & m.snob, nuisance, bore.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pesar.* * *1→ link=pesar pesar► adjetivo1 (gen) heavy2 (molesto) tiresome; (aburrido) boring3 (trabajoso) tough, hard4 (sueño) deep► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) bore, pain\ponerse pesado,-a to get boring, be a pain* * *1. (f. - pesada)nounbore, pest2. (f. - pesada)adj.1) heavy2) difficult3) boring* * *pesado, -a1. ADJ1) [paquete, comida] heavy2) (=lento) [persona] slow, sluggish; [mecanismo] stiff3) (Meteo) heavy, sultry4) [sueño] deep, heavy5) (Med) heavytener el estómago pesado — to feel bloated, feel full up
6) [tarea] (=difícil) tough, hard; (=aburrido) tedious, boring; (=molesto) annoying; [lectura] heavy, stodgyese me cae pesado — Caribe, Méx * that chap gets on my nerves *
es pesado tener que... — it's such a bore having to...
¡no seas pesado! — stop being such a pain!
2. SM / F1) (=aburrido) bore2) Caribe * (=pez gordo) big shot *3.SM (=acto) weighing* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavyc) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressived) <ojos/cabeza> heavytengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy
e) < sueño> deep2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)a) <libro/película/trabajo> tediousb) < persona>qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)
no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasantIIqué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
- da masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavyc) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressived) <ojos/cabeza> heavytengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy
e) < sueño> deep2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)a) <libro/película/trabajo> tediousb) < persona>qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)
no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasantIIqué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
- da masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)* * *pesado11 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.].Ex: The heap of wet sheets of paper was left to stand overnight under a heavy weight.
* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* industria pesada = heavy industry.* maquinaria pesada = heavy machinery.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* peso pesado = big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* vehículo pesado = heavy vehicle.pesado22 = onerous, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, weighty, bore, drab, stodgy, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, importunate, leaden, nuisance, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], pest.Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: Some SLIS are seriously affected by ponderous administrative procedures imposed upon them.Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex: Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* broma pesada = practical joke.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.* lento y pesado = plodding.* pesados, los = nuisance, the.* ser un pesado = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* trabajo pesado = donkey work.* viejo pesado = old fart.* * *A1 ‹paquete/maleta› heavy; ‹artillería/maquinaria› heavy2 ‹comida› heavy, stodgy ( colloq); ‹estómago› bloatedme siento pesado después de haber comido tanto I feel bloated after all that food3 ‹atmósfera/tiempo› heavy, oppressive, sultry4 ‹ojos/cabeza› heavytengo las piernas pesadas my legs feel very heavy o like lead5 ‹sueño› deepB1 ( fam) (fastidioso, aburrido) ‹libro/película/conferencia› tedious¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! ( colloq)¡qué pesado, no me deja en paz ni un minuto! what a pest, he won't leave me alone for a minute ( colloq)los niños están muy pesados the children are being really annoying o ( colloq) being real pests2 ( fam) ‹tarea/trabajo› (monótono) tedious¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! ( colloq)masculine, feminineeres un pesado, deja ya de molestar you're such a pain in the neck, stop annoying me ( colloq)C( Col fam) (mandamás): quiero hablar con el pesado I want to speak to the top man o the boss ( colloq)es uno de los pesados he's one of the bigwigs o the top men ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)
pesado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pesado
pesar
pesado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( en general) heavy;
‹ estómago› bloated;
‹ sueño› deep
2
‹ persona›:◊ ¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! (colloq);
no te pongas pesado don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3 (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a pesado mío or muy a mi pesado much to my regret
2
a pesado de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) heavy
2 (sueño) deep, heavy
3 (trabajo) hard
4 (viaje) tiring
5 (aburrido, molesto) boring, tedious, dull
II sustantivo masculino y femenino pain, pest
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- cargar
- demasiada
- demasiado
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- leve
- más
- pesada
- petardo
- plomo
- sueño
- tostón
- atorrante
- chinche
- hacer
- latoso
- machacón
- muerto
- peso
- rock
English:
aggravating
- awkward
- bore
- boring
- bothersome
- cumbersome
- drag
- dreary
- going
- grind
- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- laboured
- leaden
- lengthy
- lug
- neck
- nuisance
- objectionable
- pain
- pest
- plod
- sleeper
- stodgy
- tiresome
- trying
- weighty
- annoying
- close
- HGV
- muggy
- onerous
- pall
- ponderous
- top
- unwieldy
- weight
* * *pesado, -a♦ adj1. [que pesa] heavy2. [industria, maquinaria] heavy3. [tiempo, día] oppressive;el día está pesado it's very close today4. [comida] heavy, stodgy5. [ojos, cabeza] heavy;tengo el estómago pesado I feel bloated6. [sueño] deep7. [lento] slow-moving;un hombre de andares pesados a man with a ponderous gait8. [tarea, trabajo] difficult, tough9. [aburrido] boring10. [molesto] annoying, tiresome;¡qué pesada eres! you're so annoying!;ponerse pesado to be a pain;Fam¡eres más pesado que una vaca en brazos! you're such a pain in the neck!♦ nm,fbore, pain* * *I adj1 objeto heavy3 trabajo tough fam, difficultII m, pesada f bore;¡qué pesado es! fam he’s a real pain fam* * *pesado, -da adj1) : heavy2) : slow3) : irritating, annoying4) : tedious, boring5) : tough, difficult* * *pesado1 adj2. (aburrido) boringpesado2 n pain¡qué pesado eres! what a pain you are! -
5 borde
adj.1 rude, impolite, rough.2 stupid.f. & m.ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 edge.(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brimal borde del mar by the seaestoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minuteestar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2 border, borderline.3 rim.4 hem.5 outskirt.6 brim, brim of the cup.7 threshold, brink, verge.8 rough person, uncouth person.9 stupid, stupid person.10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.* * *► adjetivo1 (tonto) stupid■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy3 (planta - silvestre) wild1 idiot————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de vaso, copa) rim4 (de prenda) hem\estar al borde de to be on the verge of* * *noun m.border, edge, brink* * *ISM1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, banksembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn
iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road
borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge
borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)
borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge
2)• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of
el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing
su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss
II Espestán al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *
1. ADJ1) ** (=antipático) nastyestuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning
ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)
2) [planta, árbol] wild3) †† [niño] illegitimate2.SMF **¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *
* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *2 (tonto) stupid1(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rimno te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platformllenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brimla página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottomnos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming poolparamos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the roadhabía un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bankestar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madnessal borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's dooral borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tearsCompuesto:leading edge* * *
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)
bordé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
borde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;
(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;
‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!
' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road
* * *borde1 nm[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méxlleno hasta el borde full to the brim;al borde del mar by the sea;no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster♦ adj[antipático]no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you♦ nmf[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him* * *1 adj fampersona rude, uncouth2 m edge;al borde de fig on the verge obrink of* * *borde nm1) : border, edge2)al borde de : on the verge ofestoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy* * *borde1 adj unpleasantborde2 n1. (en general) edge2. (de vaso, taza) rim -
6 atragantarse
pron.v.to choke.se me ha atragantado este libro/tipo (figurative) I can't stand that book/guy* * *1 (no poder tragar) to choke ( con, on), swallow the wrong way2 (atravesarse) to get stuck in one's throat3 figurado (causar fastidio) to turn off* * *VPR1) [al comer] to choke ( con on)swallow the wrong wayme atraganté con una espina — I choked on a fish bone, I got a fish bone stuck in my throat
2) [al hablar] to lose the thread of what one is saying3) * (=caer mal)el tío ese se me atraganta — that guy gets up my nose *, I can't stomach that guy *
* * *verbo pronominala) ( al tragar) to chokeb) (fam) ( caer antipático)* * *verbo pronominala) ( al tragar) to chokeb) (fam) ( caer antipático)* * *atragantarse [A1 ]1 (al tragar) to chokeno comas tan deprisa, que te vas a atragantar don't eat so fast or you'll chokese le atragantó una espina or se atragantó con una espina he got a fish bone stuck in his throat, he choked on a fish bone2 ( fam)la mujer esa se me ha atragantado I can't stomach that woman* * *
atragantarse ( conjugate atragantarse) verbo pronominal ( al tragar) to choke;
atragantarse verbo reflexivo
1 to choke [con, on]
2 fig fam las matemáticas se me han atragantado, I can't stand maths
' atragantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogado
- ahogar
- atorar
English:
choke
* * *atragantarse vpr1. [ahogarse] to choke;te vas a atragantar you'll choke;se atragantó con una espina she got a fish bone stuck in her throat* * *v/r choke ( con on);se le ha atragantado fig she can’t stand ostomach him* * *atragantarse vr: to choke (on food)* * *atragantarse vb1. (no poder tragar) to choke2. (atravesarse) to get stuck in your throat3. (caer antipático) not to be able to stand -
7 cargante
adj.1 annoying (informal).2 tiresome, burdensome, boring, insufferable.f. & m.annoying person, pest, pain in the neck.* * *► adjetivo* * *a) (CS fam) ( antipático) unpleasant, horrible (colloq)b) (Esp fam) cargoso* * *a) (CS fam) ( antipático) unpleasant, horrible (colloq)b) (Esp fam) cargoso* * ** * *
cargante adjetivo
b) (Esp fam) annoying
' cargante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- aburrido
- atorrante
English:
bothersome
* * *cargante adjFam annoying* * *adj famannoying* * *cargante adj boring / annoying -
8 cara
f.1 face (rostro).esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before2 face (person).acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there3 side (lado).4 heads.echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something, to flip a coin for something (United States)5 front (parte frontal).6 cheek, nerve (informal) (desvergüenza).tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, to have a real brass neck (British)tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do something7 appearance, aspect, image, countenance.8 dial.9 Cara.10 expression, look.* * *1 (rostro) face2 (expresión) face, expression3 (lado) side; (de moneda) right side■ ¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?4 (superficie) face■ ¡vaya cara! what a cheek!■ ¡vaya cara que tienes! you've got a cheek!, you've got a nerve!1 familiar (caradura) cheeky person\a la cara to somebody's facecaérsele a uno la cara de vergüenza familiar to die of shamecara a facingcara a cara face to facedar la cara figurado to face the consequencesdar la cara por alguien figurado to stand up for somebodyde cara facingechar algo a cara o cruz to toss for somethingechar en cara figurado to reproach foren la cara in somebody's facejugar algo a cara o cruz to toss for somethinglavar la cara a algo figurado to give something a facelift, give something a once-over■ si le lavamos la cara al piso lo venderemos más caro if we give the flat a once-over we'll get more for itno saber qué cara poner not to know what to do with oneselfno tener cara para hacer algo figurado not to dare do somethingplantar cara a alguien figurado to face up to somebodyponer al mal tiempo buena cara to put on a brave face, grin and bear itponer buena cara to look pleasedponer mala cara to pull a long faceromperle la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face intener buena cara to look welltener cara de to looktener mala cara to look badtener más cara que espalda familiar to have a lot of cheekverse las caras figurado to come face to facevolver la cara to look the other waycara de circunstancias figurado serious lookcara de perro familiar scowling facecara de pocos amigos familiar unfriendly face■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!cara larga figurado long face* * *1. noun f.1) face2) side3) look, appearance4) nerve, cheek2. f., (m. - caro)* * *SF1) (=rostro) faceconocido como "cara cortada" — known as "Scarface"
cara a cara: se encontraron cara a cara — they met face to face
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asomar la cara — to show one's face•
de cara, corrimos con el viento de cara — we ran into the wind•
de cara a, nos sentamos de cara al sol — we sat facing the sunreformas de cara a las próximas elecciones — reforms with an eye on the next elections o for the next elections
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volver la cara hacia algn — to turn one's face towards sbcaérsele a algn la cara de vergüenza —
a dos caras —
echaron en cara a los estudiantes su escasa participación — they reproached the students for not joining in enough
por la cara * —
está viviendo con sus padres y cobrando el paro por la cara — he's living with his parents and getting away with claiming dole money at the same time
- romper la cara a algn2) (=expresión)•
poner mala cara — to grimace, make a (wry) face•
tener cara de, tenía cara de querer pegarme — he looked as if he wanted to hit metener buena cara — [enfermo] to be looking well; [comida] to look appetizing
tener mala cara — [enfermo] to look ill; [comida] to look bad
- tener cara de justo juez- tener cara de pascuas3) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *; (=valor) nerve *¡qué cara más dura! — * what a cheek o nerve! *
¡qué cara tienes! — what a cheek you've got! *, you've got a nerve! *
¿con qué cara le voy a pedir eso? — how do you expect me to have the nerve to ask her for that? *
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tener cara para hacer algo — to have the nerve to do sth *4) (=lado) [de moneda, montaña, figura geométrica] face; [de disco, planeta, papel] side; [de tela] face, right side; (Arquit) face, frontcara A — [en disco] A side
echar o jugar o sortear algo a cara o cruz — to toss for sth
cara y cruz —
* * *1)a) (Anat) faceb) (en locs)de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me
2)a) ( expresión)no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad
no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent
anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face
poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce
andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept
b) ( aspecto) look3)a) (Mat) faceb) (de disco, papel) sidecara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails
la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin
c) ( de situación) face, side4)a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)b) cara masculino y femenino: tb* * *= face, face, side.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.----* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.* cara B, la = flip side, the.* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.* cara expresiva = expressive face.* cara inexpresiva = poker face.* cara inmutable = poker face.* cara larga = straight face.* cara o cruz = heads or tails.* cara oculta = underside.* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.* cara seria = straight face.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con dos caras = double-faced.* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar de cara a = front.* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* de cara a = facing.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de la cara = facial.* echar en cara = fault.* edición cara = hardcover.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer cara a = brave.* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.* otra cara, la = flip side, the.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* sin cara = faceless.* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* viento de cara = headwind.* * *1)a) (Anat) faceb) (en locs)de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me
2)a) ( expresión)no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad
no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent
anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face
poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce
andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept
b) ( aspecto) look3)a) (Mat) faceb) (de disco, papel) sidecara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails
la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin
c) ( de situación) face, side4)a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)b) cara masculino y femenino: tb* * *= face, face, side.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.* cara B, la = flip side, the.* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.* cara expresiva = expressive face.* cara inexpresiva = poker face.* cara inmutable = poker face.* cara larga = straight face.* cara o cruz = heads or tails.* cara oculta = underside.* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.* cara seria = straight face.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con dos caras = double-faced.* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar de cara a = front.* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* de cara a = facing.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de la cara = facial.* echar en cara = fault.* edición cara = hardcover.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer cara a = brave.* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.* otra cara, la = flip side, the.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* sin cara = faceless.* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* viento de cara = headwind.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) faceesa cara me suena I know that face (from somewhere), that face is familiarle encuentro cara conocida his face is familiarmírame a la cara cuando te hablo look at me when I'm talking to youlas mismas caras conocidas the same old facesno se atreve a decírmelo a la cara he doesn't dare say it to my facese le rió en la cara she laughed in his faceno pienso mirarlo más a la cara I don't ever want to set eyes on him again2 ( en locs):cara a cara face to facede cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running ( o riding etc) into the windno puedo conducir cuando el sol me da de cara I can't drive with the sun in my eyesde cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wallla campaña de propaganda de cara a las próximas elecciones the advertising campaign for the forthcoming electionsla importancia de estas reuniones de cara a su futuro the importance of these meetings vis-à-vis o for their futurelas medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of o vis-à-vis this situationa cara descubierta openlycara de póquer poker facecara de poto ( Chi fam) (cara — fea) ugly mug ( colloq); (— de enfermo) pasty face ( colloq); (— larga) long facecara larga or de dos metros ( fam): puso cara larga (de depresión) he put on o pulled a long face; (de disgusto) he pulled a facecruzarle la cara a algn to slap sb's facedar or ( Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara, siempre me manda a mí he never does his own dirty work, he always sends mehacen lo que les da la gana y luego tengo que dar la cara yo they do what they want and then I'm the one who has to suffer the consequencesdar or sacar la cara por algn to stand up for sbecharle or sacarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's faceecharse algo a la cara ( Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met ( colloq)hacerle caritas a algn ( Méx); to give sb the eyelavarle la cara a algo to give sth a quick once-overme/le/nos volteó la cara ( AmL) or ( Esp) me volvió la caraor (CS) me dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away, she turned the other waypartirse la cara por algn: yo me parto la cara por ti I work myself to death o into the ground for youse parte la cara por sus empleados she really puts herself out for her employeesplantarle cara a algn (resistir) to stand up to sbno le plantes cara a tu madre don't answer your mother backpor tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo … if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap …se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himselfverse las caras: ha logrado escapar pero ya nos veremos las caras he's managed to escape but he hasn't seen the last of melos dos boxeadores que se verán las caras el jueves the two boxers who will come face to face o meet on Thursdayvolver la cara atrás to look backcuando se proponía algo no volvía la cara atrás once she decided to do something, she would never look backCompuesto:masculine face-to-face o head-to-head debateB1(expresión): no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that badalegra esa cara, vamos come on, cheer upno pongas cara de bueno don't play o act the innocentpuse cara de circunstancias I tried to look serioussiempre anda con cara de pocos amigos or de vinagre he always has such a sour look on his facesi no pongo cara de perro or de sargento no me hacen caso if I don't look fierce they don't take any notice of mepuso mala cara cuando le pedí que me ayudara he pulled a face when I asked him to help metiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido he looks tired/as if he hasn't slepttienes mala cara you don't look well2 (aspecto) lookno me gusta la cara de esa herida I don't like the look of that wound¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!le cambiará la cara al país it will change the face of the countryC1 ( Mat) face2 (de un disco, un papel) sidesalió cara it came up headscara o cruz or ( Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tailslo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for itdos caras de la misma moneda two sides of the same coinla otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin3 (de una situación) face, sidela otra cara del régimen the other face of the regimeD¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!, you've got a nerve o cheek!se lo llevó por la cara he just took it quite openlyentraron en la fiesta por la cara they gatecrashed the party ( colloq)lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo he said it as cool as you liketiene más cara que espalda he has such a nerve! ( colloq)2cara masculine and feminine tb cara dura ( fam) (persona) sassy devil ( AmE colloq), cheeky swine ( BrE colloq)* * *
cara sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) face;
se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face;
mírame a la cara look at meb) ( en locs)
de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes;
se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall;
dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work;
dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb;
echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face;
romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq
2a) ( expresión):◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;
alegra esa cara cheer up;
le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …;
poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
tienes mala cara you don't look well;
¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!
3a) (Mat) face
cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts)
figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody
figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb
figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face
(a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day
figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year
(mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain
familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing
familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face
' cara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- barba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- cachete
- capaz
- comer
- cruz
- decir
- denotar
- estampar
- evanescente
- galería
- incapaz
- jeta
- lavado
- maquillar
- marca
- momentáneamente
- mona
- mono
- ojo
- plantar
- plena
- pleno
- poema
- reconocer
- rozar
- salir
- santa
- santo
- señalar
- simiesca
- simiesco
- sonar
- sur
- taparse
- tête à tête
- ubicar
- vislumbrar
- abotagado
- alargar
- alegrar
- amarillo
- ancho
- apergaminado
English:
angular
- antiallergenic
- ashen
- best
- black
- blank
- bomb
- bright
- brighten
- brim
- carp
- cheek
- close
- coin
- contort
- cost
- cover
- craggy
- deadpan
- dearly
- deflect
- disappointment
- disfigure
- distort
- drawn
- everyplace
- exasperation
- expression
- face
- fall
- familiar
- feature
- flip side
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- forlorn
- freckle
- frightful
- full
- furrow
- furtive
- glow
- glowing
- grin
- head
- hideous
- hollow
- ill
- job
* * *cara1 nf1. [rostro] face;tiene una cara muy bonita she has a very pretty face;me ha salido un grano en la cara I've got a spot on my face;esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before;los atracadores actuaron a cara descubierta the robbers didn't bother covering their faces;castigar a alguien de cara a la pared to make sb stand facing the wall (as a punishment);arrugar la cara to screw up one's face;también Figasomar la cara to show one's face;¡mira quién asoma la cara! look who's here!;cara a cara face-to-face;un (encuentro) cara a cara entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head (debate) between the two candidates2. [expresión, aspecto]¡alegra esa cara, ya es viernes! cheer up o don't look so miserable, it's Friday!;cuando se enteró de la noticia, puso muy buena cara when she heard the news, her face lit up;no supe qué cara poner I didn't know how to react;¡no pongas mala cara! don't look so miserable!;cuando le contamos nuestro plan, puso muy mala cara when we told her our plan, she pulled a face;tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful;tiene cara de buena persona she has a kind face, she looks like a nice person;tener cara de enfadado to look angry;tienes cara de no haber dormido you look like you haven't slept;tiene cara de querer comer she looks as if she'd like something to eat;tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain;esta comida tiene buena cara this meal looks goodEsp Fam cara de acelga:tener cara de acelga to have a pale face;cara de ángel: [m5] tener cara de ángel to look like an angel;cara de asco: [m5] poner cara de asco to pull a face, to look disgusted;Fam cara bonita eye candy, glamourpuss; Fam cara de circunstancias:puso cara de circunstancias his face took on a serious expression o turned serious;RP Fam cara de culo: Fam cara de hereje:tener cara de hereje to have an ugly mug;Fam cara larga:poner cara larga to pull a long face;Esp Fam cara de pascua:tener cara de pascua to have a happy face;Fam cara de perro:no pongas esa cara de perro don't look so miserable;tiene cara de perro he has an unfriendly face;un enfrentamiento a cara de perro a crunch match;cara de pocos amigos: [m5] tener cara de pocos amigos to have an unfriendly face;Esp Fam cara de póquer:tener/poner cara de póquer to have/pull a poker face;cara de tonto: [m5]tener/poner cara de tonto to have/pull a stupid face;Fam cara de viernes:tener cara de viernes to have a long face;Fam cara de vinagre:tener cara de vinagre to have a sour face3. [persona] face;acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there;veo muchas caras nuevas I see a lot of new faces here4. [lado] side;cara A [de disco] A side5. Geom face6. [parte frontal] front7. [de moneda] heads;Figla otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin;echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth, US to flip a coin for sth;si sale cara, elijo yo if it's heads, I get to choosequiero un apartamento cara al mar I want an apartment that looks out on to the sea;cara al futuro with regard to the future, in future;cara arriba/abajo face up/down;Espde cara [sol, viento] in one's face;los ciclistas tenían el viento de cara the cyclists were riding into the wind9.de cara a [indicando objetivo] with a view to;de cara a mejorar with a view to improving10. Compse le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame;¡no sé cómo no se te cae la cara de vergüenza al hablar así a tu madre! you should be ashamed of yourself, talking to your mother like that!;dar cara a algo to face o confront sth;dar la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;siempre que quiere mandar un mensaje me manda a mí, en vez de dar la cara él whenever he has a message to deliver, he always sends me instead of doing it himself;ya estoy harto de ser yo el que siempre dé la cara I'm fed up of always being the one who takes the flak;dar la cara por alguien [disculpar] to make excuses for sb;[defender] to stick up for sb; RPdar vuelta la cara a alguien to look away from sb;Famsi tiene algo que decir, que me lo diga Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara if she has something to say to me, she can say it to my face;Famechar algo en cara a alguien to reproach sb for sth;Esp Fames lo más grosero/estúpido que me he echado a la cara he's the rudest/most stupid person I've ever met;Famhacer cara a to stand up to;lavar la cara a algo to make cosmetic changes to sth;mirar a alguien a la cara to look sb in the face;Fampartir la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;Espplantar cara a alguien to confront sb;Andes, RPponer la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;Esp Fampor la cara: entrar por la cara [sin pagar] to get in without paying;[sin ser invitado] to gatecrash; Fampor su cara bonita, por su linda cara: le dieron el trabajo por su cara bonita o [m5] por su linda cara she got the job because her face fitted;reírse de alguien en su cara to laugh in sb's face;en mi cara no se me ríe nadie nobody laughs at me to my face;Famromper la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;sacar la cara por alguien to stick up for sb;saltar a la cara to be blindingly obvious;tener dos caras to be two-faced;verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out;[enfrentarse] to fight it out; Andesvoltear la cara a alguien to look away from sb♦ nf[desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do sth;tener mucha cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck;¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek o nerve!;¡qué cara, ahora me echa las culpas a mí! the cheek of it! now he's trying to put the blame on me!;¡hay que tener cara para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve to say a thing like that!;Esptener más cara que espalda to have a cheek o nerve♦ nmfFam* * *f1 face;a cara descubierta not wearing a mask;cara a algo facing sth;cara a cara face to face;en el cara a cara face to face;de cara a facing; fig with regard to;de cara al exterior on the surface, outwardly;hacer cara a face up to;dar la cara face the consequences;sacar la cara por alguien stick one’s neck out for s.o.;plantar cara a stand up to;echar algo en cara a alguien remind s.o. of sth;a la cara de alguien say sth to s.o.’s face;por su linda cara fig he did it just because he felt like it;cruzar la cara a alguien slap s.o. in the face, slap s.o.’s face;romper opartir la cara a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in;¡nos veremos las caras! you haven’t heard the last of this!;tenían el viento/el sol de cara they had the wind in their faces/the sun in their eyes;todo le sale de cara everything goes right for him2 ( expresión) look;tiene cara de pocos amigos he doesn’t look very friendly;tiene cara de preocupación/alegría he looks worried/happy;cara larga long face;poner buena cara a mal tiempo look on the bright side3 fignerve;tener cara dura have a nerve4:la otra cara de la moneda fig the other side of the coin* * *cara nf1) : face2) aspecto: look, appearance¡qué buena cara tiene ese pastel!: that cake looks delicious!4)cara a orde cara a : facing5)de cara a : in view of, in the light of* * *cara n1. (en general) face¿veo una cara nueva? do I see a new face?2. (de página, disco) side3. (expresión) look4. (descaro) cheek / nerve¡vaya cara! what a cheek!¿cara o cruz? heads or tails? -
9 música
adj. femeninine of músicomusical, harmonious, relating to music.f.1 music.2 female musician, one skilled in harmony, harmonist; one who performs upon instruments of music.* * *1 music\irse con la música a otra parte familiar to clear offmúsica ambiental Muzakmúsica de fondo background musicmúsica clásica classical musicmúsica de cámara chamber musicmúsica ligera easy listening* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - músico)* * *SF1) music¡vete con la música a otra parte! — clear off! *
música ambiental, música ambiente — background music
sus ideas me suenan a música celestial — iró his ideas sound like hot air to me
música de las esferas, música de los planetas — music of the spheres
música enlatada — canned music, piped music
música sacra, música sagrada — sacred music
2) (=banda) bandmúsico* * *Iadjetivo (Méx fam)a) [SER] ( antipático) mean (colloq)b) [SER] ( negado)IImúsica PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)
1) (Mús) musicmúsica en directo or en vivo — live music
la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect
irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)
sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears
2) (Chi fam) ( armónica) mouth organ, harmonica* * *= music.Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.Ex. Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.----* adaptar a la música = set to + music.* banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.* biblioteca de música = music library.* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.* CD de música = music CD.* colección de música = music collection.* colección de música popular = popular music collection.* comercio de la música = music trade.* compañía de música rock = rock company.* concierto de música = musical concert, music concert.* concurso de música = music competition.* conjunto de música = musical band.* conservatorio de música = music academy, conservatoire, music conservatory, music conservatoire.* crítica de música = music review.* crítico de música = music critic.* descarga de música = music download.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* equipo de música = home stereo system, stereo system.* estrella de la música pop = pop star.* estudio de música = music studio.* festival de música = music festival.* festival de música pop = pop festival.* grabación de banda de música = band recording.* grabaciones de música = music recordings.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* interpretar música = perform + music.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* música ambiental = ambient music.* música blue = blues music.* música celestial = music to + Posesivo + ears.* música contemporánea = contemporary music.* música coral = choral music.* música country = country music.* música de acompañamiento = backing track.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* música de baile = dance music.* música de cámara = chamber music.* música de circo = circus music.* música de cowboys = western dance.* música de discoteca = disco.* música del oeste = western dance.* música de los Beatles = Beatlemusik.* música de obra de teatro = stage music.* música de orquesta = orchestral music.* música de rhythm and blues = rhythm and blues music.* música de teclado = keyboard music.* música digital = digital music.* música disco = disco.* música dramática = dramatic music.* música en directo = live band, live music.* música en vivo = live music.* música espiritual negra = gospel music.* música étnica = ethnic music.* música grabada = recorded music.* música incidental = incidental music.* música instrumental = instrumental music.* música litúrgica = liturgical music.* música militar = martial music.* música moderna = beat music.* música para laúd = lute-playing.* música pop = pop music.* música popular = popular music.* música rap = rap music.* música reggae = reggae music.* música religiosa = religious music.* música rock = rock music.* música sacra = passion music.* música skiffle = skiffle.* música vocal = vocal music.* práctica de música = music-making.* relacionado con la música = music related [music-related].* teoría de la música = theory of music.* tienda de música = music store.* tocar música = play + music.* vídeo de música rock = rock video.* * *Iadjetivo (Méx fam)a) [SER] ( antipático) mean (colloq)b) [SER] ( negado)IImúsica PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)
1) (Mús) musicmúsica en directo or en vivo — live music
la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect
irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)
sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears
2) (Chi fam) ( armónica) mouth organ, harmonica* * *= music.Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.
* adaptar a la música = set to + music.* banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.* biblioteca de música = music library.* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.* CD de música = music CD.* colección de música = music collection.* colección de música popular = popular music collection.* comercio de la música = music trade.* compañía de música rock = rock company.* concierto de música = musical concert, music concert.* concurso de música = music competition.* conjunto de música = musical band.* conservatorio de música = music academy, conservatoire, music conservatory, music conservatoire.* crítica de música = music review.* crítico de música = music critic.* descarga de música = music download.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* equipo de música = home stereo system, stereo system.* estrella de la música pop = pop star.* estudio de música = music studio.* festival de música = music festival.* festival de música pop = pop festival.* grabación de banda de música = band recording.* grabaciones de música = music recordings.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* interpretar música = perform + music.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* música ambiental = ambient music.* música blue = blues music.* música celestial = music to + Posesivo + ears.* música contemporánea = contemporary music.* música coral = choral music.* música country = country music.* música de acompañamiento = backing track.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* música de baile = dance music.* música de cámara = chamber music.* música de circo = circus music.* música de cowboys = western dance.* música de discoteca = disco.* música del oeste = western dance.* música de los Beatles = Beatlemusik.* música de obra de teatro = stage music.* música de orquesta = orchestral music.* música de rhythm and blues = rhythm and blues music.* música de teclado = keyboard music.* música digital = digital music.* música disco = disco.* música dramática = dramatic music.* música en directo = live band, live music.* música en vivo = live music.* música espiritual negra = gospel music.* música étnica = ethnic music.* música grabada = recorded music.* música incidental = incidental music.* música instrumental = instrumental music.* música litúrgica = liturgical music.* música militar = martial music.* música moderna = beat music.* música para laúd = lute-playing.* música pop = pop music.* música popular = popular music.* música rap = rap music.* música reggae = reggae music.* música religiosa = religious music.* música rock = rock music.* música sacra = passion music.* música skiffle = skiffle.* música vocal = vocal music.* práctica de música = music-making.* relacionado con la música = music related [music-related].* teoría de la música = theory of music.* tienda de música = music store.* tocar música = play + music.* vídeo de música rock = rock video.* * *1 [ SER] (antipático) mean ( colloq)no seas música, préstame tus apuntes don't be mean, lend me your notesde veras que eres música para bailar you really are hopeless at dancing o a hopeless dancerA ( Mús) musicpon algo de música put some music onmúsica en directo or en vivo live musicuna banda de música a banduna música muy pegadiza a very catchy piece of musica los 20 años se dedicó a hacer música she took up music when she was 20no sabe leer música she can't read musicletra y música de una canción lyrics and music of a songpuso música a los versos de Machado he set Machado's poetry to musicla música amansa las fieras ( fr hecha); music has a great calming effect, music calms the nervesirse con la música a otra parte ( fam): vámonos con la música a otra parte let's go somewhere else o get out of here ( colloq)vete con la música a otra parte clear off! ( colloq)sonar a/ser música celestial ( fam); to be music to one's earsCompuestos:background music; (en un supermercado, una fábrica) piped o canned musicatonal musicclassical musicchoral musicclassical musicincidental musicchamber musictitle musicbackground musicprogram* musictwelve-tone musicfolk music( RPl) piped o canned musicincidental musicinstrumental musiclight music, easy listeningmodern musicsacred musicserial musictonal music* * *
Del verbo musicar: ( conjugate musicar)
musica es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
música sustantivo femenino
music;
música ambiental background music;
(en tienda, fábrica) piped o canned music
músico,-a
I adjetivo musical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino musician
música sustantivo femenino music: eso que dices me suena a música celestial, (agradable) what you are saying is music to my ears
(vacuidades) that sounds like a lot of mumbo jumbo to me
' música' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- aficionada
- aficionado
- agrado
- alegre
- ambiental
- amuermar
- baja
- bajo
- cadena
- cámara
- casco
- chiflar
- compacta
- compacto
- conjunta
- conjunto
- determinada
- determinado
- embriagar
- enlatada
- enlatado
- entender
- equipo
- folclórica
- folclórico
- fondo
- gustar
- ídolo
- iniciación
- instrumental
- ligera
- ligero
- marchosa
- marchoso
- martirizar
- musiquilla
- negra
- negro
- paroxismo
- pirata
- resurgimiento
- saber
- sala
- suave
- suavidad
- templete
- afición
- alternativo
- apasionar
English:
alive
- background
- band
- bandstand
- blare out I
- blast out
- blood
- boom box
- box
- brass band
- bring back
- busk
- canned
- catchy
- chamber music
- country music
- dance music
- deck
- disco music
- festival
- fiddler
- folk music
- freak
- full
- gospel
- hi-fi
- jaunty
- loud
- make
- music
- music box
- number
- part-payment
- passion
- piped music
- play
- playback
- pop
- rave
- score
- set
- snatch
- soft
- somber
- sombre
- soul
- sound
- stand
- talent
- appreciation
* * *música1 adjMéx Fam1.soy muy música para los idiomas I'm useless o hopeless at languages2.ser música [egoísta] to be mean;no seas música, déjame dar una vuelta en la moto don't be so mean, let me have a go on the motorbikemúsica2 nf1. [arte] music;pon un poco de música put some music on;estudia música en el conservatorio she is studying music at the conservatoire;es el autor de la música y la letra he wrote the music and the lyrics;la música amansa a las fieras music has a really calming effect;Famirse con la música a otra parte: nos fuimos con la música a otra parte we made ourselves scarce;¡vete con la música a otra parte! clear off!, US take a hike!música de acompañamiento incidental music;música ambiental piped music;música antigua early music;música de baile dance music;música de cámara chamber music;música celestial: [m5] eso me suena a música celestial [a falsa promesa] that sounds like a lot of hot air;[maravillosamente] that's music to my ears;música clásica classical music;música en directo live music;música disco disco music;música electrónica electronic music;música enlatada canned music;música étnica world music;música folk folk music;música de fondo background music;RP música funcional piped music;música heavy heavy metal;música instrumental instrumental music;música ligera light music;música militar military music;música pop pop music;música popular folk music;música rock rock music;música sinfónica orchestral music;música tecno techno (music);música tradicional traditional music;música vocal vocal music* * *fI music;leer música read music;poner algo en música, poner música a algo set sth to music;hacer música make music;ir con la música a otra parte fig go somewhere elseII adj Méx fam:ser música be mean;ser música para algo be useless at sthI adj musicalII m, música f musician* * *música nf: music* * *música n music -
10 volver
v.1 to turn round (dar la vuelta a).al volver la esquina when we turned the cornerElla volvió la tortilla She turned the tortilla.Volvió inservible el carro.. It rendered the car useless.2 to turn (cabeza, ojos).3 to go back, to return (ir de vuelta).yo allí no vuelvo I'm not going back therevuelve, no te vayas come back, don't goal volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way backaún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yetvolver en sí to come to, to regain consciousnessEllos volvieron ayer They returned yesterday.4 to come back to.Me volvieron los recuerdos Memories came back to me.5 to vomit.Ella volvió los tacos She vomited the tacos.* * *1 (dar vuelta a) to turn, turn over; (hacia abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro afuera) to turn inside out; (lo de atrás hacia delante) to turn back to front2 (convertir) to turn, make, change3 (devolver) to give back; (a su lugar) to put back4 (torcer) to turn2 (a un tema etc) to return, revert3 volver a (hacer otra vez) to do again1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back2 (darse la vuelta) to turn3 (convertirse) to turn, become\volver a alguien a la vida to revive somebody, bring somebody back to lifevolver a las andadas to fall back into one's old habitsvolver del revés to turn inside outvolver en sí to regain consciousness, come roundvolver los ojos hacia to turn one's eyes towardsvolver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's stepsvolverle la espalda a alguien figurado to turn one's back on somebodyvolverse atrás figurado to go back on one's word, back outvolverse en contra de alguien to turn against somebody* * *verb1) to return2) go back, come back3) revert4) cause, drive, make5) turn over•- volver a- volverse* * *( pp vuelto)1. VT1) (=dar la vuelta a) [+ cabeza] to turn; [+ colchón, tortilla, enfermo] to turn over; [+ jersey, calcetín] to turn inside out; [+ página] to turn, turn over2) (=cambiar la orientación de) to turn•
volver los ojos al pasado — to look backvuelve sus ojos ahora hacia uno de sus grandes compositores — she now turns to one of her favourite composers
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volver el pensamiento a Dios — to turn one's thoughts to God•
volver la proa al viento — to turn the bow into the wind3) *(=devolver) [+ compra] to return; [+ comida] to bring up; [+ imagen] to reflect; [+ objeto lanzado] to send back, return; [+ visita] to returnvolver algo a su lugar — to return sth to its place, put sth back (in its place)
volver la casa a su estado original — to return o restore the house to its original condition
4) (=enrollar) [+ manga] to roll up5) [+ adj] to makeel ácido lo vuelve azul — the acid turns it blue, the acid makes it go blue
6) (Ling) to translate (a into)2. VI1) (=regresar) (a donde se está) to come back, return; (a donde se estaba) to go back, return (a to) ([de] from)volver victorioso — to come back victorious, return in triumph
volviendo a lo que decía... — going back o returning to what I was saying...
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volver atrás — to go back, turn back2)• volver a hacer algo — to do sth again
me he vuelto a equivocar — I've made a mistake again, I've made another mistake
volvió a casarse — she remarried, she (got) married again
3)• volver en sí — to come to, come round
4) [camino] to turn (a to)3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?
volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person
¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?
volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something
volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...
volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock
2)b) calma/paz to return3)volver en sí — to come to o round
4) ( reconciliarse)2.volver v aux3.volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
volver vt1) ( dar la vuelta)a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turnb) <cabeza/mirada>c) < esquina> to turn2) (convertir en, poner)me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3) (Méx)4.volverse v pron1) ( girar) to turn (around)no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed
volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach
volverse atrás — to back out
2) (convertirse en, ponerse)se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour
* * *= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.Ex. A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.Ex. It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.----* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* no volver = go + forever.* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.* volver a abrir = be back in business.* volver a adoptar = resume.* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].* volver a aparecer = resurface.* volver a aprender = relearn.* volver a asegurar = reinsure.* volver a asentar = resettle.* volver a atar = re-tie.* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* volver a calcular = recalculation.* volver a cargar = reload.* volver a casa = go + home again.* volver a casarse = remarry.* volver a clasificar = refolder.* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].* volver a comprimir = recompress.* volver a comprobar = check back.* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].* volver a considerar = reconsider.* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].* volver a convertir = reconvert.* volver a convocar = reconvene.* volver a copiar = recopy.* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].* volver a descubrir = rediscover.* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].* volver a determinar = respecify.* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].* volver a entrar = come back in.* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].* volver a especificar = respecify.* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.* volver a financiar = re-fund.* volver a formarse = reform.* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].* volver a funcionar = be back in business.* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.* volver a imprimir = reprint.* volver a incluir = reinstate.* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].* volver a inscribir = reregister.* volver a insertar = reinsert.* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* volver a leer = reread [re-read].* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volver al redil = return to + the fold.* volver a manejar = rehandle.* volver a mezclar = remix.* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].* volver a mostrar = redisplay.* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.* volver a nombrar = rename.* volver a ordenar = resort.* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].* volver a planificar = reschedule.* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.* volver a preguntar = check back.* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.* volver a procesar = reprocess.* volver a programar = reschedule.* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.* volver a representar = remap.* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].* volver a salir = come back out.* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.* volver a tomar = regain, retake.* volver a traducir = remap.* volver a traer = restore.* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.* volver a tratar = revisit.* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].* volver a vivir = relive.* volver corriendo = scurry back.* volver de nuevo = come back out.* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.* volver la página = turn over + page.* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).* volver la vista atrás = look back.* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.* volver pronto = haste back.* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.* volverse a reunir = reconvene.* volverse a unir a = rejoin.* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse ciego = become + blind.* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* volverse en contra de = turn against.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse marrón = turn + brown.* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.* volverse violento = turn + violent.* volver sobre = retrace.* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?
volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person
¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?
volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something
volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...
volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock
2)b) calma/paz to return3)volver en sí — to come to o round
4) ( reconciliarse)2.volver v aux3.volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
volver vt1) ( dar la vuelta)a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turnb) <cabeza/mirada>c) < esquina> to turn2) (convertir en, poner)me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3) (Méx)4.volverse v pron1) ( girar) to turn (around)no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed
volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach
volverse atrás — to back out
2) (convertirse en, ponerse)se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour
* * *= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.
Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.Ex: A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.Ex: It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* no volver = go + forever.* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.* volver a abrir = be back in business.* volver a adoptar = resume.* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].* volver a aparecer = resurface.* volver a aprender = relearn.* volver a asegurar = reinsure.* volver a asentar = resettle.* volver a atar = re-tie.* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* volver a calcular = recalculation.* volver a cargar = reload.* volver a casa = go + home again.* volver a casarse = remarry.* volver a clasificar = refolder.* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].* volver a comprimir = recompress.* volver a comprobar = check back.* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].* volver a considerar = reconsider.* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].* volver a convertir = reconvert.* volver a convocar = reconvene.* volver a copiar = recopy.* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].* volver a descubrir = rediscover.* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].* volver a determinar = respecify.* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].* volver a entrar = come back in.* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].* volver a especificar = respecify.* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.* volver a financiar = re-fund.* volver a formarse = reform.* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].* volver a funcionar = be back in business.* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.* volver a imprimir = reprint.* volver a incluir = reinstate.* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].* volver a inscribir = reregister.* volver a insertar = reinsert.* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* volver a leer = reread [re-read].* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volver al redil = return to + the fold.* volver a manejar = rehandle.* volver a mezclar = remix.* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].* volver a mostrar = redisplay.* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.* volver a nombrar = rename.* volver a ordenar = resort.* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].* volver a planificar = reschedule.* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.* volver a preguntar = check back.* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.* volver a procesar = reprocess.* volver a programar = reschedule.* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.* volver a representar = remap.* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].* volver a salir = come back out.* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.* volver a tomar = regain, retake.* volver a traducir = remap.* volver a traer = restore.* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.* volver a tratar = revisit.* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].* volver a vivir = relive.* volver corriendo = scurry back.* volver de nuevo = come back out.* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.* volver la página = turn over + page.* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).* volver la vista atrás = look back.* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.* volver pronto = haste back.* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.* volverse a reunir = reconvene.* volverse a unir a = rejoin.* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse ciego = become + blind.* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* volverse en contra de = turn against.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse marrón = turn + brown.* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.* volverse violento = turn + violent.* volver sobre = retrace.* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.* * *viA (regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back; (— a otro lugar) to go backno sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back¿no piensas volver allí algún día? don't you intend going back there some day?dos de los cazas no volvieron two of the fighters failed to returnvete y no vuelvas más get out and don't ever come backvolvió muy cambiada she came back o returned a different person¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her familyno sé cómo consiguió volver I don't know how he managed to get backvolver A algo:nunca volvió a Alemania she never went back to o returned to Germanyno había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a childlogró volver al campamento she managed to get back to the camp¿cuándo vuelves al colegio? when do you go back to school?volver DE algo:¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma? do you know if she's back from Rome?volvieron del lugar del accidente they returned o came back from the scene of the accidentsiempre vuelve cansado del trabajo he's always tired when he gets o comes home from workveo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it againB1 (a una situación, una actividad) volver A algo to return TO sthel país ha vuelto a la normalidad the country is back to o has returned to normalestá pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business2 (a un tema) volver A algo:volviendo a lo que hablábamos… to go back to what we were talking about…ya volvemos a lo de siempre so we're back to the same old problemsiempre vuelve al mismo tema he always comes back to the same subjectC1 (repetirse) «momento» to returnaquellos días felices que no volverán those happy days that will never return2 «calma/paz» to return volver A algo:la paz ha vuelto a la zona peace has returned to the area, the area is peaceful againla normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica the situation at the factory is back to normalDvolver en sí to come to o roundtrataban de hacerlo volver en sí they were trying to bring him round■volver A + INF:no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen againno hemos vuelto a verlo we haven't seen him sinceno volvió a probar el alcohol she never drank alcohol againme volvió a llenar el vaso she refilled my glasslo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop■ volvervt1 ‹colchón/tortilla/filete› to turn, turn over; ‹tierra› to turn o dig over2 ‹calcetín/chaqueta› to turn … inside out; ‹cuello› to turnvuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out3volver la página or hoja to turn the page, turn over4 ‹cabeza/ojos›volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following hervolvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) mevolver la mirada hacia el pasado to look back to the past5 ‹esquina› to turnestá ahí, nada más volver la esquina it's up there, just around the cornerB (convertir en, poner) to makela ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfishla televisión los está volviendo tontos television is turning them into moronslo vuelve de otro color it turns it a different colorC( Méx): volver el estómago to be sick■ volverseA (darse la vuelta, girar) to turn, turn aroundse volvió para ver quién la llamaba she turned (around) to see who was calling herse volvió hacia él she turned to face himno te vuelvas, que nos siguen don't look back, we're being followedse volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me/her/themvolverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomachvolverse atrás to back outvolverse contra algn to turn against sbB(convertirse en, ponerse): últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática she's become very unpleasant recentlyel partido se ha vuelto más radical the party has grown o become more radicalsu mirada se volvió triste his expression saddened o grew sadse está volviendo muy quisquillosa she's getting very fussyse vuelve agrio it turns o goes sourse volvió loca she went mad* * *
volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
(— a otro lugar) to go back;
¿cómo vas a volver? how are you getting back?;
ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
volver a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;
‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;
quiere volver al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
2 [calma/paz] to return;
volver a algo to return to sth
3◊ volver en sí to come to o round
volver v aux:◊ volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;
no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
verbo transitivo
1 ( dar la vuelta)
‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
‹ cuello› to turn;
2 (convertir en, poner):
me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3 (Méx)
volverse verbo pronominal
1 ( girar) to turn (around);
no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
2 (convertirse en, ponerse):
se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
se volvió loca she went mad
volver
I verbo intransitivo
1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
(: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
(expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
volver a empezar, to start again o US over
II verbo transitivo
1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
(a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
(a la esquina, la página) to turn
(la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
volver en sí, to come round
volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy
' volver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambages
- andadas
- carga
- clara
- claro
- emocionante
- enajenar
- entenderse
- escopetazo
- espalda
- estragos
- garantizar
- grupa
- hervir
- idea
- imperiosa
- imperioso
- indisponer
- loca
- loco
- mentalizarse
- mico
- normalizar
- placer
- recalentar
- rellenar
- repasar
- repetir
- resentirse
- retroceder
- soler
- soñar
- tornar
- trastornar
- venir
- vista
- arreglar
- cuidar
- empezar
- endurecer
- gana
- hacer
- poder
- rehacer
- tal
- vuelto
- vuelva
English:
again
- ask back
- before
- call back
- circle
- clock
- come back
- come round
- come to
- despair
- double back
- drive
- get back
- go back
- go back to
- insane
- lapse
- live through
- look round
- mad
- make
- mind
- move back
- nuts
- paint over
- put back
- rake up
- re-enter
- re-erect
- reapply
- reappoint
- reassemble
- reassess
- reconvene
- reimpose
- rekindle
- remarry
- render
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repeat
- replace
- replay
- replenish
- reread
- rerun
- reschedule
- resit
- restock
- resume
* * *♦ vt1. [dar la vuelta a] to turn round;[lo de arriba abajo] to turn over; [lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out;vuelve la tele hacia aquí, que la veamos turn the TV round this way so we can see it;ayúdame a volver el colchón help me turn the mattress over;al volver la esquina when we turned the corner2. [cabeza, ojos, mirada] to turn;vuelve la espalda turn your back to me3. [convertir en]eso lo volvió un delincuente that made him a criminal, that turned him into a criminal;la lejía volvió blanca la camisa the bleach turned the shirt white♦ vi1. [persona] [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;[venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;yo allí/aquí no vuelvo I'm not going back there/coming back here;vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go;¿cuándo has vuelto? when did you get back?;al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back;no vuelvas tarde don't be late (back);ya he vuelto a casa I'm back home;volver atrás to go back;cuando vuelva del trabajo when I get back from work;aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet;ha vuelto muy morena de la playa she's come back from the seaside with a nice tan2. [mal tiempo, alegría, tranquilidad] to return;cuando vuelva el verano when it's summer again;todo volvió a la normalidad everything went back o returned to normal;vuelve la minifalda miniskirts are backvolver al trabajo/al colegio to go back to work/school;volviendo al tema que nos ocupa… to go back to the matter we are discussing…;vuelve a leerlo read it again;tras el verano volvió a dar clases en la universidad once the summer was over she started teaching at the university again;vuelve a ponerlo en su sitio put it back;vuelve a dormirte go back to sleep;volver con alguien [reanudar relación] to go back to sb;volver a nacer to be reborn4.volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness* * *<part vuelto>I v/thacia toward); tortilla, filete turn (over); vestido turn inside outXXX; boca abajo turn upside down2:volver loco drive crazy;el humo volvío negra la pared the smoke turned the wall black, the smoke made the wall go blackII v/i1 return, go/come back;volver a casa go/come back home;¿cuándo vuelven? when do they get back?;volver sobre algo return to sth, go back to sth;volver a la normalidad return to normality2:volver en sí come to, come around3:volver a hacer algo do sth again;volver a fumar start smoking again* * *volver {89} vi1) : to return, to come or go backvolver a casa: to return home2) : to revertvolver al tema: to get back to the subject3)volver a : to do againvolvieron a llamar: they called again4)volver en sí : to come to, to regain consciousnessvolver vt1) : to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out2) : to return, to repay, to restore3) : to cause, to makela volvía loca: it was driving her crazy* * *volver vb2. (repetir)... again¿puedes volver a decirlo? can you say that again?3. (dar la vuelta a) to turn over / to turn -
11 chocante
adj.1 puzzling.2 shocking, shock, lurid, off-putting.* * *► adjetivo1 (divertido) funny2 (sorprendente) surprising, striking, startling3 (raro) strange, odd4 (escandaloso) shocking, offensive* * *ADJ1) (=sorprendente) startling, striking2) (=raro) odd, strange3) (=escandaloso) shocking, scandalous* * *a) ( que causa impresión)su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
b) ( en cuestiones morales) shockingc) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant* * *----* de un modo chocante = jarringly.* * *a) ( que causa impresión)su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
b) ( en cuestiones morales) shockingc) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant* * ** de un modo chocante = jarringly.* * *1(que causa cierta impresión): una costumbre que a un extranjero le puede resultar chocante a custom that could come as a shock to a foreignersu reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me2 (en cuestiones morales) shockingme resulta chocante que se besen así en público I find it shocking the way they kiss in public like that3 (llamativo) ( fam):tenía un vestido amarillo y verde muy chocante a la vista she was wearing a really loud yellow and green dress ( colloq)los empleados son muy chocantes the staff are very unpleasant o ( colloq) are horrible* * *
chocante adjetivoa) ( que causa impresión):◊ su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me
chocante adj (sorprendente) surprising, startling
(raro) strange, odd
' chocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escándalo
* * *chocante adj1. [raro] odd, strange;[sorprendente] startling; [escandaloso] shocking, scandalous;viste con colores muy chocantes she wears really loud colours;me resulta chocante verle tan contento I'm astonished to see him looking so happy;resulta chocante oír hablar de derechos humanos a un sangriento dictador it's rather a shock to hear a bloodstained dictator talking about human rights;lo chocante es que no lo descubriéramos antes the most worrying thing is that we didn't find out about it earlier2. RP [impropio] inappropriate, unsuitable* * *adj1 ( sorprendente) startling3 ( extraño) odd4 L.Am. ( antipático) unpleasant* * *chocante adj1) : shocking2) : unpleasant, rude -
12 atorrante
adj.lazy. ( River Plate)f. & m.1 layabout.2 vagabond, bum, good-for-nothing person.3 prostitute, whore.* * *And, Cono Sur1.ADJ lazy2.SMF tramp, bum (EEUU) ** * *I2) (Bol, RPl fam) ( sinvergüenza) crooked3) (Col, Per fam) (pesado, cargante)IImasculino y femenino1) (Andes, CS fam)a) ( vagabundo) tramp2) (Bol, RPl fam) ( sinvergüenza)es un atorrante — he's a bit of a crook (colloq)
a ver, atorrante, que te lavo esa cara — come on you little terror, let's wash that face (colloq)
3) (Col, Per fam) (pesado, cargante) pain in the neck (colloq)* * *I2) (Bol, RPl fam) ( sinvergüenza) crooked3) (Col, Per fam) (pesado, cargante)IImasculino y femenino1) (Andes, CS fam)a) ( vagabundo) tramp2) (Bol, RPl fam) ( sinvergüenza)es un atorrante — he's a bit of a crook (colloq)
a ver, atorrante, que te lavo esa cara — come on you little terror, let's wash that face (colloq)
3) (Col, Per fam) (pesado, cargante) pain in the neck (colloq)* * *B(Bol, RPI fam) (sinvergüenza): un comerciante medio atorrante a storekeeper who's a bit of a crook o a bit crooked ( colloq), a shopkeeper who's a bit dodgy ( BrE colloq)C(Col, Per fam) (pesado, cargante): no seas atorrante, déjame en paz don't be such a pain in the neck, leave me alone ( colloq)A2 (Andes, RPI fam) (holgazán) good-for-nothing, layabout, bum ( AmE colloq); (desaseado) slob ( colloq)Ba ver, atorrante, que te lavo esa cara come on you little terror, let's wash that face ( colloq)* * *
atorrante adjetivo
( desaseado) scruffy
c) (Col, Per fam) (pesado, cargante):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
( holgazán) good-for-nothing, layabout;
( desaseado) slob (colloq)b) (Bol, RPl fam) ( sinvergüenza):◊ es un atorrante he's a bit of a crook (colloq)
* * *atorrante, -a Fam♦ adj1. RP [perezoso] lazy2. RP [sinvergüenza] crooked3. RP [vagabundo] good-for-nothing♦ nm,f1. RP [perezoso] lazybones, Br layabout2. RP [sinvergüenza] twister, crook3. RP [vagabundo] good-for-nothing* * *m Rpl, Chi fam1 bum fam, Brtramp2 ( holgazán) bum fam, Brlayabout fam* * * -
13 cardo borriquero
m.cotton thistle, Scotch thistle.* * ** * *(Esp fam) cotton thistle; ser un cardo borriquero ( ser antipático) to be a prickly character (colloq); ( ser feo) to be as ugly as sin* * *(Esp fam) cotton thistle; ser un cardo borriquero ( ser antipático) to be a prickly character (colloq); ( ser feo) to be as ugly as sin -
14 antipática
f., (m. - antipático)* * *
antipático,-a adjetivo unpleasant
' antipática' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bruja
- sierpe
- tocar
-
15 aparentemente
adv.apparently, seemingly.aparentemente fácil/inocente apparently easy/innocent* * *► adverbio1 apparently* * *adv.apparently, seemingly* * *ADV1) (=según parece) seemingly2) (=evidentemente) visibly, outwardly* * *= apparently, seemingly, deceptively, apparently, apparently, ostensibly.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.Ex. Networking is a deceptively simple concept that can be very complex to implement.Ex. Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.Ex. Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.Ex. This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.* * *= apparently, seemingly, deceptively, apparently, apparently, ostensibly.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.Ex: Networking is a deceptively simple concept that can be very complex to implement.Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.* * *apparently¿por qué no vino? — aparentemente no se sentía bien why didn't he come? — apparently he wasn't feeling very wellel esfuerzo aparentemente rindió sus frutos it would seem o appear that the effort bore fruit, the effort apparently bore fruitno sé cómo una mujer aparentemente inteligente puede comportarse así I don't know how an apparently intelligent woman can behave like that* * *aparentemente advapparently, seemingly;colecciona objetos aparentemente inútiles she collects apparently o seemingly useless objects;aparentemente es muy antipático, pero en realidad no lo es he comes across as rather unpleasant at first, but he isn't really* * *adv apparently* * *aparentemente adv apparently -
16 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
17 después
adv.afterwards, after, afterward, in a while.* * *► adverbio1 afterwards, later2 (entonces) then3 (luego) next\después de todo after alldespués que after, when* * *adv.1) afterwards2) next, then•- después de todo* * *ADV1) [con sentido temporal]a) (=más tarde) later, later on; [tras un hecho concreto] afterwards, afterno me da tiempo antes de la cena, lo haré después — I haven't got time before dinner, I'll do it after(wards)
poco después — soon after(wards), not long after(wards)
lo vi en enero, pero después no lo he visto más — I saw him in January, but I haven't seen him since (then)
b) (=a continuación) then, next¿qué pasó después? — what happened then o next?
2) [con sentido espacial]primero está el bar y después mi casa — first there's the bar and then, next to it, my house
3) [en orden, jerarquía] thenprimero está el director y después el subdirector — first there's the manager, and then the assistant manager
4)después de — [con sentido temporal] after
después de aplicarse la mascarilla, relájese — after applying the mask, relax
5)después de — [en orden, jerarquía] after, next to
mi nombre está después del tuyo — my name comes next to o after yours
6)después de todo, no parece tan antipático — he doesn't seem so unpleasant, after all
7)después que — * after
* * *1)a) ( más tarde) laterb) ( en una serie de sucesos) then, afterwardsc) (en locs)después de Cristo — AD
después de + inf — after -ing
después (de) que — when, after
después (de) que + subj — ( refiriéndose al futuro) once, when
después (de) que todos se hayan ido — once o when everybody has left
después (de) que te bañes — once o when you've had a bath
2) ( en el espacio)3)a) (indicando orden, prioridad) thendespués de ti or después que tú, voy yo — I'm after you
b) ( además) thendespués tenemos éstos, que son más baratos — then we have these, which are cheaper
* * *= afterward(s), later, then, in the aftermath, in later years, later on, thereafter.Ex. We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.Ex. Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.Ex. This article discusses the features of the library's disaster planning which had been overlooked but could have reduced the severity of the problems encountered in the aftermath.Ex. In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.Ex. Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.----* antes o después de = either side of.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* después de = after, following, subsequent to, in the wake of, no sooner than.* después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.* después de eso = thereafter.* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* después de la prueba = posttest [post-test].* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* después de la reclamación = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* después del examen = posttest [post-test].* después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].* después del horario normal = after hours [after-hours].* después de lo cual = whereupon.* después del parto = postpartum.* después de todo = after all.* Expresión Temporal + después = Expresión Temporal + on.* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo) = AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).* inmediatamente después = thereupon [thereon].* inmediatamente después de = fast on the heels of, on the heels of, on the coattails of.* justo después = immediately.* justo después de = right behind, right after, on the heels of, on the coattails of.* justo después de (que) = immediately after.* loción para después del afeitado = aftershave lotion, aftershave.* morir después que = outlive.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* no mucho después = not long after.* Número + años después = Número + years on.* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.* * *1)a) ( más tarde) laterb) ( en una serie de sucesos) then, afterwardsc) (en locs)después de Cristo — AD
después de + inf — after -ing
después (de) que — when, after
después (de) que + subj — ( refiriéndose al futuro) once, when
después (de) que todos se hayan ido — once o when everybody has left
después (de) que te bañes — once o when you've had a bath
2) ( en el espacio)3)a) (indicando orden, prioridad) thendespués de ti or después que tú, voy yo — I'm after you
b) ( además) thendespués tenemos éstos, que son más baratos — then we have these, which are cheaper
* * *= afterward(s), later, then, in the aftermath, in later years, later on, thereafter.Ex: We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.
Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.Ex: This article discusses the features of the library's disaster planning which had been overlooked but could have reduced the severity of the problems encountered in the aftermath.Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.* antes o después de = either side of.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* después de = after, following, subsequent to, in the wake of, no sooner than.* después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.* después de eso = thereafter.* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* después de la prueba = posttest [post-test].* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* después de la reclamación = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* después del examen = posttest [post-test].* después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].* después del horario normal = after hours [after-hours].* después de lo cual = whereupon.* después del parto = postpartum.* después de todo = after all.* Expresión Temporal + después = Expresión Temporal + on.* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo) = AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).* inmediatamente después = thereupon [thereon].* inmediatamente después de = fast on the heels of, on the heels of, on the coattails of.* justo después = immediately.* justo después de = right behind, right after, on the heels of, on the coattails of.* justo después de (que) = immediately after.* loción para después del afeitado = aftershave lotion, aftershave.* morir después que = outlive.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* no mucho después = not long after.* Número + años después = Número + years on.* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.* * *A1 (más tarde) laterno me enteré hasta mucho después I didn't find out until much later o until a long time afterwards2 (en una serie de sucesos) then, afterwardsprimero habló con ella y después me vino a ver a mí first he spoke to her and then he came to see me3 ( en locs):después de afterpocos días después de la boda a few days after the weddingdespués DE + INF after -INGdespués de hablar contigo me sentí mejor after I talked o after talking to you I felt betterdespués de mucho pensarlo after (giving it) a lot of thoughtdespués de pelar el limón once you have peeled the lemondespués de todo after alldespués (de) que when, afterdespués (de) que se enteró no le escribió más when o after she found out she never wrote to him againdespués ( DE) QUE + SUBJ (refiriéndose al futuro) when, oncedespués (de) que todos se hayan ido once o when everybody has leftdespués (de) que te bañes once o when you've had a bathdespués que afterusted llegó después que yo you arrived after meB(en el espacio): bájate dos paradas después get off two stops after thathay varias casas y después está el colegio there are some houses and then you come to the schoolestá justo después del puente it's just past the bridge, it's just on the other side of the bridgeC1 (indicando orden, prioridad) thenprimero está este señor y después yo this gentleman is first, and then meprimero está la salud y después lo demás good health comes first, and then everything else, good health comes before anything elsedespués de ti or después que tú, voy yo I'm after you2 (además) thendespués tenemos éstos, que son más baratos then we have these, which are cheaper* * *
después adverbio
1
c) ( en locs)◊ después de after;
después de Cristo AD;
después de hacer algo after doing sth;
después de todo after all;
después (de) que after;
( refiriéndose al futuro) once, when;◊ después (de) que todos se hayan ido once o when everybody has left;
después que after
2 ( en el espacio):
hay una casa y después está el colegio there is a house and then you come to the school;
está justo después del puente it's just past the bridge
después adverbio
1 (más tarde) later, afterwards
(luego) then
(seguidamente) next
unos días después, a few days later
mucho después, a long time later
poco después, soon after
2 (posición) next, then
3 (pospuesto a nombres de espacio o tiempo: siguiente) el día después, the next day
♦ Locuciones: después de, after: (al finalizar) nos volvimos a ver después de su hospitalización, we saw each other after her stay in the hospital
después de comer, after eating
(orden) mi pupitre está después del suyo, my desk is the one after his
después de todo, after all
después de que, after: lo tendrás después de que apruebes, you'll have it after you pass
' después' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adscribirse
- anegarse
- animosidad
- bochinche
- clara
- claro
- cojera
- comida
- conquistar
- d. C
- desmembrarse
- desvariar
- deterioro
- docencia
- enloquecer
- establecerse
- guarnición
- incluida
- incluido
- inclusive
- madrugada
- mies
- molesta
- molesto
- noche
- obligada
- obligado
- para
- poca
- poco
- previa
- previo
- quisque
- quisqui
- rehacerse
- respirar
- suceder
- tarde
- tiempo
- toda
- todo
- tras
- vuestra
- vuestro
- a
- caminata
- cavilar
- Cristo
- d. de C.
- dejar
English:
abandon
- abroad
- accomplice
- ad
- after
- afterlife
- aftershave (lotion)
- afterwards
- alive
- alone
- also
- always
- arm
- ask back
- asleep
- blow up
- body
- bounce back
- brisk
- burial
- bust up
- but
- chaser
- clear off
- clear up
- come back
- come round
- come to
- comedown
- consolation
- crack
- crystallize
- dark
- debt
- decide on
- destroy
- dinner theater
- dip
- disown
- done
- downhill
- either
- enough
- evening
- ever
- fall apart
- flourish
- for
- frazzled
- freshen up
* * *♦ adv1. [en el tiempo] [más tarde] afterwards, later;[entonces] then; [justo lo siguiente] next;poco después soon after;mucho después much later;un año después a year later;años después years later;ellos llegaron después they arrived later;llamé primero y después entré I knocked first and then I went in;primero vienen los elefantes, luego los malabaristas y después los payasos first come the elephants, then the jugglers and then o after them the clowns;yo voy después it's my turn next;nos veremos después see you later;ahora todo son risitas, después vendrán los lloros you may be giggling now, but you'll be crying later;después de after;llegó después de ti she arrived after you;después de él, nadie lo ha conseguido no one else has done it since he did;después de hacer algo after doing sth;después de hervir la pasta, añada la salsa once the pasta is cooked, add the sauce;después de desayunar after breakfast;¡qué pena que no ganaran, después de lo bien que lo hicieron! what a shame they lost after playing so well!;después de que after;después de que amanezca after dawn;después de que te fueras a la cama after you went to bed;después de que lo hice after I did it, after doing it;después de todo lo que han hecho por ti, ¿cómo puedes tratarlos tan mal? how can you treat them so badly, after everything they've done for you?;llegó después que yo she arrived after I did o after me2. [en el espacio] next, after;¿qué viene después? what comes next o after?;hay un hotel y después está mi casa there's a hotel and then there's my house;varios bloques después several blocks further on;está 2 kilómetros después del pueblo it's 2 kilometres past the village;nos bajaremos cinco paradas después we get off five stops later;después de usted [al dejar pasar] after you3. [en una lista, jerarquía] further down;después de after;después de él, soy el primero de la clase after him, I'm the best in the class;después del vino, la cerveza es la bebida más popular after wine, beer is the most popular drink;quedó después del atleta ruso he finished behind the Russian athlete;primero viene el deber, y después el placer business before pleasure♦ después de todo loc advafter all;después de todo, no nos podemos quejar we can't complain, after all* * *advyo voy después I’m next;después de que se vaya after he’s gonedespués de after;después de la parada after the bus stop4 en locuciones:después de todo after all* * *después adv1) : afterward, later2) : then, next3)después de : after, next afterdespués de comer: after eating4)después (de) que : afterdespués que lo acabé: after I finished it5)después de todo : after all6)poco después : shortly after, soon thereafter* * *después adv1. (más tarde) afterwards / later2. (luego) then / nextpara ella, primero es la familia y después los amigos for her, the family comes first and then her friends -
18 esto
pron.this thing (esta cosa).esto es tu regalo de cumpleaños this is your birthday presentesto que acabas de decir no tiene sentido what you've just said doesn't make senseesto de trabajar de noche no me gusta I don't like this business of working at night¿para esto me has hecho venir? you got me to come here for this* * *1 this\a todo esto by the way■ a todo esto, ¿cómo te llamas? by the way, what's your name?en esto... just then, whenesto... (vacilación) er...esto es that is, ie■ vendrán pasado mañana, esto es, el miércoles they're coming day after tomorrow, that is, on Wednesdayesto de... the business about..., all that about...* * *pron.- en esto* * *PRON DEM thisy esto ¿qué es? — whatever is this?
esto es — that is, that is to say
esto de la boda es un lío — * this wedding business is a hassle *
esto... — [vacilando] er..., um...
no tiene ni esto de tonto — he isn't the least o slightest bit silly
* * *pronombre demostrativo (neutro)a) thisel 10%, esto es, el doble — 10%, that is to say, twice as much
en esto llega Daniel — just at this moment o just then Daniel arrives
no tiene ni esto de sentido común — he hasn't an ounce of common sense
b) (Esp) ( como muletilla) well, er* * *Ex. Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do.----* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* * *pronombre demostrativo (neutro)a) thisel 10%, esto es, el doble — 10%, that is to say, twice as much
en esto llega Daniel — just at this moment o just then Daniel arrives
no tiene ni esto de sentido común — he hasn't an ounce of common sense
b) (Esp) ( como muletilla) well, er* * *Ex: Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do.
* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* * *( neutro)1 thisesto es lo más difícil this is the most difficult partel 10%, esto es, el doble que el año pasado 10%, that is to say, double last year's figureesto de tener que venir a las siete no me gusta I don't like having to come in at sevenen esto llega Daniel y … just at this moment o just then Daniel arrives and …no tiene ni esto de sentido común he hasn't an ounce of common sense2 ( Esp) (como muletilla) well, er* * *
esto pron dem ( neutro) this;◊ ¿qué es esto? what's this?;
esto es lo que quiero this is what I want
esto pron dem neut this: ¿qué es esto?, what's this?
♦ Locuciones: esto de coser es un rollo, sewing is a bore
a todo esto, by the way
' esto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- baqueteada
- baqueteado
- conmoverse
- disminuir
- distraerse
- echar
- ser
- extensiva
- extensivo
- fea
- feo
- franchuta
- franchute
- gárgaras
- iceberg
- interesar
- Jauja
- llevar
- muestra
- que
- significar
- súmmum
- superar
- suya
- suyo
- tomadura
- vestidura
- vida
- acarrear
- afectar
- aguantar
- alguno
- antipático
- aparte
- apuro
- arreglar
- atención
- bastar
- beneficiar
- bien
- burla
- calmar
- capaz
- chorear
- comentario
- comprometer
- consecuencia
- cosa
- costar
English:
accepted
- add up
- aid
- be
- behind
- bother
- bottom
- by
- call
- call for
- cesspit
- cheese off
- come to
- definitive
- departure
- do with
- doing
- earful
- go
- i.e.
- into
- job
- keep out
- last
- latest
- lead to
- listen
- longhand
- make
- mix up
- mockery
- monstrous
- nose
- outrageous
- parcel
- part
- pattern
- properly
- property
- rile
- serve
- should
- simply
- so
- soil
- sound
- straw
- sufficient
- thicken
- this
* * *♦ pron demostrativo1. [en general] [neutro] this thing;esto es tu regalo de cumpleaños this is your birthday present;esto es lo que me dijo this is what she said to me;esto que acabas de decir no tiene sentido what you've just said doesn't make sense;esto de aquí es una probeta this thing here is a test tube;¿cuánto dura esto de la campaña electoral? how long does this election campaign last?;esto de trabajar de noche no me gusta I don't like this business of working at night;¿para esto me has hecho venir? you got me to come here for THIS?;por esto lo hice that's why I did ity entonces, esto, le dije… and then, well, I told her…;es un, esto, cómo se llama, un taxidermista he's a, let me think o what's it called, a taxidermist♦ a todo esto loc adv[por cierto] by the way;a todo esto, ¿a qué hora sale el tren? by the way, what time does the train leave?♦ en esto loc adv[entonces] just then;en esto se fue la luz just then o at that very moment, the lights went out;en esto que entró mi padre just then o at that very moment my father came in♦ esto es loc adv[es decir] that is (to say);empezará el próximo mes, esto es, en marzo it will begin next month, that is (to say) in March* * *pron this;esto es that is to say;por esto this is why;en esto just then, at that moment;hablar de esto y aquello talk of this and that* * *1) : this¿qué es esto?: what is this?2)en esto : at this point3)por esto : for this reason* * *esto pron this¿qué es esto? what's this? -
19 horrible
adj.1 horrifying, terrifying.2 terrible, awful (muy malo).3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, dreadful, awful* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous3) (=malo, perverso) horrible¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!
4) (=insoportable) terriblehizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible
la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *
* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.----* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful4(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!* * *
horrible adjetivo
‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile
* * *horrible adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;un accidente horrible a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weathertiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving* * *adj horrible, dreadful* * *horrible adj: horrible, dreadful♦ horriblemente adv* * *horrible adj1. (en general) awful / terrible2. (accidente) horrific -
20 odioso
adj.hateful, detestable, loathsome, obnoxious.* * *► adjetivo1 hateful, despicable, odious* * *ADJ1) (=detestable) odious, hateful, detestable2) (=repelente) nasty, unpleasant* * ** * *= horrid, odious, invidious, hateful, detestable, loathsome.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex. You will not upload, post, reproduce or distribute through the Service any libelous, obscene, unlawful, racist, hateful, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * ** * *= horrid, odious, invidious, hateful, detestable, loathsome.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex: You will not upload, post, reproduce or distribute through the Service any libelous, obscene, unlawful, racist, hateful, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *odioso -sa1 ‹trabajo/tema› horrible, hatefulsu odiosa manía de mandar a todo el mundo her maddening o annoying o horrible habit of bossing everyone around2 ‹persona› (antipático) nasty, horrible, odious* * *
odioso
‹ persona› horrible, odious
odioso,-a adjetivo hateful
' odioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciable
- odiosa
English:
anathema
- hateful
- invidious
- loathsome
- obnoxious
- odious
* * *odioso, -a adj[persona, actitud, acción] hateful, horrible;tiene la odiosa manía de interrumpir a todo el mundo she has the annoying o irritating habit of interrupting everyone* * *adj odious, hateful* * *odioso, -sa adjabominable, aborrecible: hateful, detestable* * *odioso adj horrible
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См. также в других словарях:
antipático — antipático, ca adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. (ser / estar; antepuesto / pospuesto) Que causa o inspira antipatía: El mundo está lleno de gente antipática. Tras ese antipático gesto, el público comenzó a abuchearle. Últimamente estás … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
antipático — Relativo a una excesiva aversión o disgusto. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
antipatico — /anti patiko/ [der. di antipatia ] (pl. m. ci ). ■ agg. 1. [che desta antipatia, con la prep. a o assol.: una persona a. (a tutti )] ▶◀ fastidioso, malaccetto, malvisto (da), sgradevole, spiacevole. ↑ insopportabile, inviso, odioso. ◀▶ benaccetto … Enciclopedia Italiana
antipático — antipático, ca adjetivo y sustantivo desagradable, aborrecible, enojoso, odioso, insufrible, inaguantable*, repelente, repulsivo, atravesado. ≠ … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
antipático — adj. Que inspira antipatia … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
antipático — antipático, ca adj. Que causa antipatía. Apl. a pers., u. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
antipático — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo Que provoca un sentimiento de rechazo: ■ en cuanto la vi me resultó muy antipática. ANTÓNIMO simpático * * * antipático, a («Hacerse, Resultar, Ser») adj. y n. Se dice del que causa antipatía en otros: ‘Es una persona… … Enciclopedia Universal
antipatico — an·ti·pà·ti·co agg. 1. AU che suscita antipatia: persona antipatica, viso, atteggiamento antipatico; anche s.m.: quell antipatico del tuo vicino di casa! | che provoca disagio: una situazione antipatica Sinonimi: insopportabile, odioso, scostante … Dizionario italiano
antipático — {{#}}{{LM A02694}}{{〓}} {{SynA02741}} {{[}}antipático{{]}}, {{[}}antipática{{]}} ‹an·ti·pá·ti·co, ca› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} Que produce un sentimiento de antipatía o desagrado: • No seas antipática con él y trátalo de forma agradable. Esta camisa es… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
antipatico — adjective unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby I must say, even for my own part, that however much I respected German superiority, I thought it a cruel dispensation for the gay hearted Italian to be made subject to a power … Wiktionary
antipatico — {{hw}}{{antipatico}}{{/hw}}A agg. (pl. m. ci ) Che desta antipatia; SIN. Inviso. B s. m. (f. a ) Persona antipatica; CONTR. Simpatico … Enciclopedia di italiano