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armar un jaleo

Толкование Перевод

1 armar mucho jaleo

• make a jolly din

• stir up trouble

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > armar mucho jaleo
2 armar un jaleo

• kick up a fuss

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > armar un jaleo
3 armar

v.

1 to assemble (montar) (mueble, modelo).

2 to arm.

El general armó los soldados The general armed his soldiers.

3 to load (fusil, pistola).

4 to cause (informal) (scandal).

armarla to cause trouble

armó una buena con sus comentarios she really went and did it with the comments she made

5 to put together, to assemble, to fit out, to mount.

Ricardo armó la estantería Richard put the shelves together.

6 to create, to bring about, to make, to make up.

Armaron un gran alboroto anoche They created a lot of noise last night.

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armar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar armas) to arm

■ armaron al pueblo they armed the people

2 (cargar) to load; (bayoneta) to fix

3 (montar - mueble) to assemble; (- tienda) to pitch, put up; (- trampa) to set

4 (preparar) to arrange, prepare; (organizar) to organize

5 familiar (causar, originar) to cause, kick up, create

■ armó un lío tremendo he kicked up a tremendous fuss

6 (embarcación) to fit out

7 (tela) to stiffen

8 TÉCNICA to reinforce

► verbo pronominal armarse

1 (proveerse) to provide oneself (de, with), arm oneself (de, with)

■ se armó de pintura y pincel y se puso a pintar he provided himself with paint and paintbrush and began to paint

2 (producirse) to be, break out

■ se armó un jaleo there was a right row

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armarla familiar to cause trouble, kick up a fuss

armarse de paciencia to summon up patience

armarse de valor to pluck up courage

va a armarse la gorda familiar there's going to be real trouble

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verb

1) to arm

2) assemble, put together

•

- armar un escándalo

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1. VT

1) [+ persona, ejército] to arm (con, de with)

un arsenal suficiente para armar a un comando — enough weapons to arm a commando group

vino armado de brocha y pintura — he came armed with a brush and paint

se desconoce quién ha armado a los terroristas — it is not known who provided o supplied the terrorists with arms
caballero
2) (=montar) [+ mueble, ventana, juguete] to assemble, put together; [+ tienda de campaña] to pitch, put up; [+ trampa] to set; LAm [+ rompecabezas] to piece together, put together; [+ cigarrillo] to roll

tuvimos que desarmar la cama y volverla a armar — we had to take the bed apart and reassemble it o put it back together again

3) * (=organizar)

armar una bronca o un escándalo — to kick up a fuss

armaron un follón tremendo con lo del cambio de horario — they kicked up a real fuss about the timetable change

amenacé con marcharme armando un escándalo y cedieron — I threatened to leave and create a scene, so they gave in

el cuadro que ha armado tanta polémica — the painting which has caused such controversy

por favor, id entrando despacio, sin armar jaleo — go in slowly please, without making a racket

armarla — to stir up trouble

buena la armó con esa declaración — he really stirred up trouble with that statement

pienso armarla hasta que consiga lo que quiero — I'm going to make a real fuss until I get what I want

4) [+ hormigón] to reinforce

5) (Mil) [+ bayoneta] to fix; [+ rifle, cañón] to load; [+ arco] to bend

6) (Náut) to fit out, commission

7) (Cos) [+ chaqueta, solapa] to stiffen

una chaqueta sin armar — a loose jacket

8)

armar un pleito — LAm * to kick up a fuss *, get ready

2.

See:

armarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Mil) <ciudadanos/país> to arm, supply... with arms

b) ( equipar) < embarcación> to fit out, equip

2)

a) <estantería/reloj> to assemble; <tienda/carpa> to pitch, put up

b) (AmL) < rompecabezas> to do, piece together

c) (Col, RPl) < cigarro> to roll

d) ( dar cuerpo a) <chaqueta/solapa> to stiffen

3) (fam) <alboroto/ruido/lío> to make

armar jaleo — to kick up o make a racket (colloq)

armaron un escándalo porque... — they caused a real scene o commotion because...

armarla — (fam)

no tengo ganas de armarla otra vez — I don't want to stir things up again (colloq)

buena la has armado! — you've really done it now! (colloq)

la que me armó porque llegué tarde — you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
2.
armarse v pron

1)

a) (Mil) to arm oneself

b)

armarse de algo — de armas/herramientas to arm oneself with something

tendrás que armarte de paciencia — you will have to be patient o (liter) arm yourself with patience

tuvo que armarse de valor — he had to pluck up courage

2)

a) (fam) lío/jaleo

qué lío/jaleo se armó! — there was a real commotion, it was pandemonium

se armó una discusión terrible — a terrible argument broke out

b) (fam) persona < lío>

me armé un lío — I got into a mess (colloq)

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (Mil) <ciudadanos/país> to arm, supply... with arms

b) ( equipar) < embarcación> to fit out, equip

2)

a) <estantería/reloj> to assemble; <tienda/carpa> to pitch, put up

b) (AmL) < rompecabezas> to do, piece together

c) (Col, RPl) < cigarro> to roll

d) ( dar cuerpo a) <chaqueta/solapa> to stiffen

3) (fam) <alboroto/ruido/lío> to make

armar jaleo — to kick up o make a racket (colloq)

armaron un escándalo porque... — they caused a real scene o commotion because...

armarla — (fam)

no tengo ganas de armarla otra vez — I don't want to stir things up again (colloq)

buena la has armado! — you've really done it now! (colloq)

la que me armó porque llegué tarde — you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
2.
armarse v pron

1)

a) (Mil) to arm oneself

b)

armarse de algo — de armas/herramientas to arm oneself with something

tendrás que armarte de paciencia — you will have to be patient o (liter) arm yourself with patience

tuvo que armarse de valor — he had to pluck up courage

2)

a) (fam) lío/jaleo

qué lío/jaleo se armó! — there was a real commotion, it was pandemonium

se armó una discusión terrible — a terrible argument broke out

b) (fam) persona < lío>

me armé un lío — I got into a mess (colloq)

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armar¹

¹ = arm, gird for.

Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.

Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.

* armar con = arm with.

* armarse de = summon up.

* armarse de munición = arm + Reflexivo + with ammunition.

* armarse de paciencia = arm + Reflexivo + with patience, be extremely patient.

* armarse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage, pluck up + courage, nerve + Reflexivo, gather up + courage.

* armarse hasta los dientes = be armed to the teeth.

armar²

² = put together, fit out.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.

* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar enredos = make + trouble.

* armarla = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), kick up + a row, raise + a stink, make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose, all hell + break loose.

* armarse la de San Quintín = all hell + break loose, bedlam + break loose.

* armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.

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armar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (proveer de armas) ‹ciudadanos/país› to arm, supply … with arms

2 (equipar) ‹embarcación› to fit out, equip

B

1 ‹mueble/máquina› to assemble; ‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up; ‹aparato/reloj› to assemble, put together

2 ( AmL) ‹rompecabezas› to do, piece together

3 (Col, RPl) ‹cigarro› to roll

4 (dar cuerpo a) ‹chaqueta/solapa› to stiffen

C ( fam); ‹alboroto› to make

sigan jugando pero sin armar alboroto/jaleo carry on playing but don't kick up o make a racket ( colloq)

armaron un escándalo porque no les quise devolver el dinero they caused a real scene o commotion o ( AmE) ruckus because I wouldn't give them their money back ( colloq), they kicked up a terrible fuss because I wouldn't give them their money back ( BrE colloq)

armarla ( fam): no quiero hablar de eso, no tengo ganas de armarla otra vez I don't want to talk about that, I don't want to stir things up again o cause any more trouble ( colloq)

¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! ( colloq)

la que me armó porque llegué diez minutos tarde you should have seen the way he went on o ( colloq) carried on because I was 10 minutes late

■ armarse

v pron

A

1 (proveerse de armas) to arm oneself

2 (de un utensilio) armarse DE algo to arm oneself WITH sth

lo mejor es armarse de paciencia y esperar the best thing is just to be patient o ( liter) to arm yourself with patience and wait

tuvo que armarse de valor y decírselo he had to pluck up courage o ( liter) arm himself with courage and tell her

B

1 ( fam)

«lío/jaleo»: ¡qué lío/jaleo se armó! nadie se ponía de acuerdo there was a real commotion o it was pandemonium, nobody could agree on anything ( colloq)

se armó una discusión terrible a terrible argument broke out, there was a terrible argument

2 ( fam)

«persona» ‹lío› me armé un lío con tanto número I got into a mess o ( BrE) muddle with all those numbers ( colloq), I got confused with all those numbers

C ( Méx) (enriquecerse) ( fam) to make a fortune, to make a bundle ( AmE colloq), to make a packet ( BrE colloq)

se armó para el resto de su vida he made enough to last him the rest of his life

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armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (Mil) ‹ciudadanos/país› to arm, supply … with arms

b) ( equipar) ‹ embarcación› to fit out, equip

2
a) ‹estantería/reloj› to assemble;

‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
b) (AmL) ‹ rompecabezas› to do, piece together

c) (Col, RPl) ‹ cigarro› to roll

3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;
◊ armar jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);

armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armarla (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (Mil) to arm oneself

b) armarse de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;

◊ armarse de paciencia to be patient;

armarse de valor to pluck up courage
2
a) (fam) [pelea/discusión] to break out;

◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotion

b) (fam) [ persona]:

◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)

armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' armar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bulla
- cirio
- Cristo
- jaleo
- lío
- bronca
- camorra
- escándalo
English:
arm
- fuss
- kick up
- pitch
- put together
- rig
- row
- song
- stink
- assemble
- construct
- disturbance
- erect
- kick
- put
- set
- stiffen
- stir

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armar

♦ vt

1. [montar] [mueble, modelo] to assemble;
[tienda] to pitch
2. [ejército, personas] to arm;

armaron a los ciudadanos con fusiles they armed the citizens with rifles;

armar caballero a alguien to knight sb

3. [fusil, pistola] to load

4. Fam [lío, escándalo] to cause;

armarla to cause trouble;

armó una buena con sus comentarios she really went and did it with the comments she made;

¡buena la has armado! you've really gone and done it now!;

armar bronca o [m5] bulla to kick up a row o racket;

armar camorra to pick a fight;

Comp

armar la gorda to kick up a fuss o stink

5. [fundar, sentar] to base, to found

6. Náut to fit out

7. Am [cigarrillo] to roll

8. Comp
Méx Fam
armarla: ¿sabes algo de electrónica? – no, no la armo do you know anything about electronics? – no, I'm no good in that department

♦ See also the pronominal verb armarse

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armar

v/t

1 MIL arm

2 TÉC assemble, put together

3

:

armar un escándalo fam kick up a fuss fam, make a scene fam ;

armarla cause trouble

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armar vt

1) : to assemble, to put together

2) : to create, to cause

armar un escándalo: to cause a scene

3) : to arm

♦ See also the reflexive verb armarse

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armar vb

1. (proporcionar armas) to arm

hay pistolas suficientes para armar a la población there are enough guns to arm the population

2. (montar muebles) to assemble

¿sabes armar la estantería? can you assemble the shelves?

3. (montar tienda) to put up [pt. & pp. put]

armamos la tienda muy rápido we put the tent up very quickly

4. (causar) to make

les pidió que no armaran tanto ruido she asked them no to make so much noise

armar jaleo to make a racket

armar un lío to kick up a fuss

Spanish-English dictionary > armar
4 jaleo

m.

1 row, rumpus (alboroto).

armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss

2 mess, confusion.

3 cheering (aplausos, gritos).

4 fuss, babel, racket, row.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: jalear.

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jaleo

► nombre masculino

1 (alboroto) din, racket

■ no se oye nada con este jaleo I can't hear a thing with all this racket

2 (escándalo) fuss, commotion

■ cuando se enteren se va a montar un jaleo tremendo there'll be a terrible fuss when they find out

3 (riña) row

4 (confusión) muddle

■ me he armado tal jaleo que no sé ni dónde estoy I'm so mixed up I don't know whether I'm coming or going

■ menudo jaleo de cuentas tenéis montado you've made a right mess of the accounts

5 MÚSICA Andalusian dance and music

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SM

1) * (=ruido) row, racket

armar un jaleo — to kick up a row

2) * (=confusión) mess, muddle; (=problema) hassle

es un jaleo acordarse de tantos nombres — it's such a hassle having to remember all those names

con tanto botón me armo unos jaleos — I get into such a mess o muddle with all these buttons

se armó un jaleo tremendo — all hell broke loose *

3) * (=juerga) binge *

estar de jaleo — to be having a good time

4) (Mús) shouting and clapping ( to encourage dancers)

5) (Caza) hallooing

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masculino (fam)

a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)

b) ( confusión) muddle, mess; ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)

c) ( actividad intensa)

hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa — everything's been very hectic at home

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza — with all the upheaval of the move

d) ( riña) brawl

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= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.

Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

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* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

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masculino (fam)

a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)

b) ( confusión) muddle, mess; ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)

c) ( actividad intensa)

hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa — everything's been very hectic at home

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza — with all the upheaval of the move

d) ( riña) brawl

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= fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.

Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

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jaleo

masculine

( fam)

1 (alboroto, ruido) racket ( colloq), row ( colloq), ruckus ( AmE colloq)

2 (confusión) muddle, mess; (desorden) mess; (problemas) hassle ( colloq)

me armo un jaleo con estas calles I get into a muddle o I get confused with these streets

perdón por este jaleo, es que acabo de llegar de viaje excuse the mess, I've just got back from a trip

3

(actividad intensa): hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at home

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move

4 (riña) brawl

aquí no quiero jaleos I don't want any brawling here

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Del verbo jalear: ( conjugate jalear)

jaleo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

jaleó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
jalear
jaleo
jaleo sustantivo masculino (fam)
a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)

b) ( confusión) muddle, mess;

( desorden) mess;
( problemas) hassle (colloq)
c) ( actividad intensa):

◊ hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at home;

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
d) ( riña) brawl

jalear vtr (animar) to cheer (on)
jaleo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido) din, racket
armar jaleo, to make a racket
2 (situación confusa) muddle
3 (bronca) row
' jaleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- alboroto
- buena
- bueno
- bulla
- cacao
- escándalo
- folclore
- follón
- lomo
- meter
- montarse
- ruido
- taco
- zarabanda
- armar
- gresca
- pelotera
- quilombo
- revuelta
English:
almighty
- din
- fuss
- racket
- ruckus
- rumpus
- to-do
- ructions
- to

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jaleo nm
Fam
1. [lío] mess, confusion;

había un jaleo enorme a la entrada del estadio it was utter chaos outside the stadium;

no encuentro el documento entre tanto jaleo de papeles I can't find the document amongst all this muddle o jumble of papers;

tengo mucho jaleo en la oficina things are pretty hectic for me at the office just now;

un jaleo de cifras a jumble of figures;

en menudo jaleo te has metido that's a real mess you've landed yourself in;

con este programa me armo mucho jaleo this program is a nightmare

2. [alboroto] row, rumpus;

armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss

3. [ruido] racket, row;
[aplausos, gritos] cheering;
armar jaleo to make a racket

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jaleo

m

1 ( ruido) racket, uproar;

armar jaleo fam kick up a fuss fam

2 ( lío) mess, muddle

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jaleo nm, fam

1) : uproar, ruckus, racket

2) fam : confusion, hassle

3) : cheering and clapping (for a dance)

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jaleo n

1. (ruido) racket / row

¡no arméis tanto jaleo! stop making such a racket!

2. (problemas) trouble

como se entere tu padre, habrá jaleo there'll be trouble if your dad finds out

Spanish-English dictionary > jaleo
5 armar jaleo

• kick up a racket

• kick up a row

• kick up a rumpus

• kick up dust

• make a row

• make tremulous

• make true

• raise hob

• stir up trouble

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > armar jaleo
6 armar jaleo

v.

to raise hell, to make trouble, to kick up, to kick up a racket.

Spanish-English dictionary > armar jaleo
7 escándalo

m.

1 scandal, public disturbance, lot of noise, public and noisy disturbance.

2 scandal, big scene, discreditable action, indecency.

3 defamatory talk.

4 noise.

imperat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperative of Spanish verb: escandir.

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escándalo

► nombre masculino

1 scandal

■ su comportamiento es un escándalo his behaviour is scandalous

2 (alboroto) racket, fuss, din, uproar

3 figurado (asombro) astonishment, shock

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss

causar escándalo to cause a scandal

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noun m.

scandal

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SM

1) (=tumulto) scandal, outrage

¡qué escándalo! — what a scandal!

¡es un escándalo! — it's outrageous o shocking!

precios de escándalo — (=caros) outrageous prices; (=baratos) amazing prices

comportamiento de escándalo — scandalous behaviour

un resultado de escándalo — (=malo) a scandalous result; (=bueno) a great result, an outstanding result

2) (=ruido) row, uproar

armar un escándalo — to make a scene, cause a row o an uproar

3) (=asombro) astonishment

llamar a escándalo — to cause astonishment, be a shock

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masculino

1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal

un escándalo financiero — a financial scandal

qué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!

- escándalo público

2) (alboroto, jaleo)

no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)

cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)

nada de escándalos dentro del local — we don't want any trouble in here

* * *

= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.

Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.

Ex. Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

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* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.

* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* escándalo político = political scandal.

* escándalo público = public scandal.

* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.

* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.

* * *

masculino

1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal

un escándalo financiero — a financial scandal

qué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!

- escándalo público

2) (alboroto, jaleo)

no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)

cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)

nada de escándalos dentro del local — we don't want any trouble in here

* * *

= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.

Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.

Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.

* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* escándalo político = political scandal.

* escándalo público = public scandal.

* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.

* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.

* * *

escándalo

masculine

A (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal

está implicado en un escándalo financiero he's involved in a financial scandal

¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!

es un escándalo cómo suben los precios it's shocking o scandalous the way prices are going up

la noticia provocó un gran escándalo the news caused (a) great scandal o outrage

[ S ] precios de escándalo amazing prices

Compuesto:

escándalo público

public indecency

B

(alboroto, jaleo): no armen or hagan tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)

cuando le presentaron la cuenta armó un escándalo when they gave him the bill he kicked up a fuss o stink o he created a scene ( colloq)

nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in here

un borracho que daba un escándalo en la calle a drunk who was causing a commotion o scene in the street

* * *

escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal;
◊ ¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!

2 (alboroto, jaleo) fuss;
◊ tanto escándalo para nada all this fuss over nothing;

cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss;
no armen tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row (colloq);
nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in here
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido, jaleo) row, racket, din: con este escándalo vais a despertar a los vecinos, you'll wake up the neighbours with all this row
2 (inmoralidad) scandal
' escándalo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- campanada
- carnaza
- espectáculo
- follón
- montar
- organizar
- polvareda
- salpicar
- vergüenza
- boca
- deber
- descubierto
- destapar
- estallar
- luz
English:
breath
- capital
- catch up
- disgrace
- disorderly
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- hush up
- row
- rumpus
- scandal
- scene
- stink
- blow
- carry
- kick
- outrage

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escándalo

♦ nm

1. [hecho inmoral] scandal;
[indignación] outrage;
un escándalo de corrupción política a political corruption scandal;

hubo escándalo generalizado entre la opinión pública there was widespread indignation among public opinion;

¡esto es un escándalo!, quiero que me devuelvan el dinero this is outrageous! I want my money back;

los sueldos de los políticos son un escándalo o [m5] de escándalo politicians' salaries are a scandal o a disgrace;

sus declaraciones causaron escándalo her statements caused a great scandal

Comp
Der escándalo público public indecency;
escándalo sexual sex scandal

2. [alboroto] uproar, racket;

¡dejen ya de armar tanto escándalo! stop making such a racket!;

armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss;

menudo escándalo armó al enterarse she made quite a scene when she found out

♦ de escándalo loc adj
Fam
1. [enorme] enormous;

una goleada de escándalo a real hammering

2. [asombroso] astonishing;

precios de auténtico escándalo really amazing prices

* * *

escándalo

m

1 ( asunto vergonzoso) scandal

2 ( jaleo) racket, ruckus;

armar un escándalo make a scene

* * *

escándalo nm

1) : scandal

2) : scene, commotion

* * *

escándalo n

1. (asunto) scandal

este escándalo arruinará su carrera this scandal will ruin his career

2. (ruido) racket

los niños arman mucho escándalo a la salida del colegio the children make a terrible racket when they come out of school

Spanish-English dictionary > escándalo
8 lío

m.

1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.

2 bundle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: liar.

* * *

lío

► nombre masculino

1 (embrollo) mess

2 (aventura amorosa) affair

3 (fardo) bundle

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un lío to make a fuss

hacerse un lío (uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up

meterse en un lío to get oneself into a mess

¡qué lío! what a mess!

tener un lío con alguien to be having an affair with somebody

* * *

noun m.

1) mess

2) trouble

3) affair, liaison

* * *

SM

1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss

2) * (=jaleo) fuss; (=confusión) muddle, mix-up

ese lío de los pasaportes — that fuss about the passports

en mi mesa hay un lío enorme de papeles — my desk is in a real muddle with all these bits of paper

• armar un lío — to make a fuss, kick up a fuss

• armarse un lío, se armó un lío tremendo — there was a terrific fuss

• hacerse un lío — to get into a muddle, get mixed up

se hizo un lío con tantos nombres — he got into a muddle with all the names

3) (=aprieto)

meterse en un lío — to get into trouble

4) * (=amorío) affair

tener un lío con algn — to be having an affair with sb

lío de faldas — affair

5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

¡no me vengas con líos! — less of your tales!

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

* * *

= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

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* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

qué lío! — what a mess!

hacerse un lío con algo — to get into a mess with something (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación)

tiene líos con la policía — he's in trouble with the police (colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos — don't come to me with your problems

qué lío se va a armar! — there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)

armó un lío — he kicked up a fuss (colloq)

meterse en un lío — to get oneself into trouble

c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2) ( fardo) bundle

* * *

= mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.

Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.

* armar el lío = make + trouble.

* armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.

* en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* lío amoroso = fling.

* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.

* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

* * *

lío

masculine

A

1 ( fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess

¡qué lío! ¡esto no hay quién lo entienda! what a mess! this is totally incomprehensible

se hizo un lío con las cuentas she got into a mess o a muddle o she got confused with the accounts ( colloq)

2 ( fam)

(problema, complicación): tiene líos con la policía he is in trouble with the police ( colloq)

no me vengas con tus líos don't come to me with your problems

¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! ( colloq), the shit is really going to hit the fan (sl)

armó un lío tremendo porque le sirvieron la sopa fría he created o kicked up a real fuss because his soup was cold ( colloq)

si no obedeces te vas a meter en un buen lío if you don't do as you're told, you're going to get into a lot of trouble o to land yourself in serious trouble

no vengas aquí buscando líos don't come here looking for trouble ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (amorío) affair

tuvo un lío con una periodista famosa he had an affair o ( colloq) a fling with a famous journalist

B (fardo) bundle

* * *

Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar)

lío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

lió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
liar
lío
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cigarrillo› to roll

b) ( atar) to tie (up);

( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle

c) ( en un asunto) ‹ persona› to involve

liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
a) [ asunto] to get complicated

b) [ persona] to get confused

2 (Esp fam)
a) ( entretenerse):

◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …

b) ( emprenderla):

◊ se líoon a golpes they started throwing punches at each other

lío sustantivo masculino
1
a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess;

◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)

b) (fam) (problema, complicación) trouble;

◊ meterse en un lío to get oneself into trouble;

tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq);
¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)
c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

2 ( fardo) bundle
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
lío sustantivo masculino
1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
2 fam (romance) affair
3 (de ropa, etc) bundle
♦ Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
meterse en un lío, to get into trouble
' lío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- barullo
- berenjenal
- buena
- bueno
- enredarse
- follón
- gorda
- gordo
- meterse
- mogollón
- monumental
- petate
- tinglado
- tomate
- trapisonda
- armar
- bochinche
- bronca
- desenredar
- despelote
- enredado
- enredar
- enredo
- menudo
- meter
- pedo
- pelotera
- quilombo
English:
carry-on
- cock-up
- fuss
- hassle
- hot
- hot water
- jam
- kick up
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- muddle
- palaver
- pickle
- rigmarole
- scrape
- screw-up
- tangle
- to-do
- trouble
- ungodly
- water
- bundle
- get
- havoc
- mix
- muddled
- rumpus
- stink
- stir
- to
- wad

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lío nm

1. Fam [enredo] mess;

esto de la declaración de hacienda es un lío filling in your tax return is a real pain o Br palaver;

hacerse un lío to get muddled up;

son tantos hermanos que siempre me armo un lío con sus nombres there are so many different brothers, I always get their names muddled up;

estoy hecho un lío, no sé qué hacer I'm all confused, I don't know what to do

2. Fam [problema]
meterse en líos to get into trouble;

me he metido en un lío del que no sé salir I've got myself into a mess that I don't know how to get out of

3. Fam [jaleo] racket, row;

armar un lío to kick up a fuss

4. Fam [amorío] affair;

está casado pero tiene un lío con alguien del trabajo he's married, but he's having an affair with someone from work

Comp

tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair

5. [paquete] bundle

* * *

lío

m

1 bundle

2 fam ( desorden) mess;

lío amoroso fam affair;

estar hecho un lío be all confused;

hacerse un lío get into a muddle;

meterse en líos get into trouble

3 fam ( jaleo) fuss;

armar un lío fam kick up a fuss fam

* * *

lío nm, fam

1) : confusion, mess

2) : hassle, trouble, jam

meterse en un lío: to get into a jam

3) : affair, liason

* * *

lío n

1. (desorden) mess

tiene la habitación hecha un lío his room is in a right mess

2. (problema) trouble

se ha metido en un buen lío she's in big trouble

se va a armar un lío there's going to be trouble

hacerse un lío to get into a muddle

Spanish-English dictionary > lío
9 fandango

m.

1 fandango (baile).

2 bustle, bustling, frolic, gambol.

* * *

fandango

► nombre masculino

1 MÚSICA fandango

2 familiar (jaleo) row, rumpus

* * *

SM

1) (Mús) fandango

2) * (=jaleo) row, rumpus *

se armó un fandango — there was a huge row

3) LAm * (=fiesta) rowdy party, booze-up *

* * *

masculino

a) (Mús) ( baile) fandango

b) (Andes fam) ( fiesta) party ( with dancing)

c) (fam) ( jaleo) fuss

armar un fandango — to kick up o create a fuss

* * *

= fandango.

Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

* * *

masculino

a) (Mús) ( baile) fandango

b) (Andes fam) ( fiesta) party ( with dancing)

c) (fam) ( jaleo) fuss

armar un fandango — to kick up o create a fuss

* * *

= fandango.

Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

* * *

fandango

masculine

1 ( Mús) (baile) fandango

2 ( Andes fam) (fiesta) party ( with dancing)

3 ( fam) (jaleo) fuss

armar un fandango to kick up o create a fuss

estamos en el fandango de la mudanza we're very busy with o ( colloq) we're up to our eyes in preparations for the move

* * *

fandango nm

1. [baile] fandango

2. Fam [jaleo, bullicio] racket;

montar un fandango to make a racket

3. Andes Fam [fiesta] party, bash

* * *

fandango

m fandango

* * *

fandango nm

: fandango

Spanish-English dictionary > fandango
10 alboroto

m.

1 din (ruido).

2 fuss, to-do (jaleo).

3 lot of noise, brawl, riot, bustle.

4 frolic, noise, hullabaloo.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alborotar.

* * *

alboroto

► nombre masculino

1 (gritería) din, racket, row

2 (desorden) uproar, commotion, disturbance

3 (sobresalto) shock, alarm

* * *

noun m.

1) disturbance

2) riot

* * *

SM

1) (=disturbio) disturbance; (=vocerío) racket, row; (=jaleo) uproar; (=motín) riot; (=pelea) brawl

armar un alboroto — to cause a commotion

2) (=susto) scare, alarm

3) pl alborotos CAm (=rosetas de maíz) popcorn sing

* * *

masculino

a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitement

b) ( ruido) racket

c) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot

* * *

= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.

Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.

Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.

Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.

Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

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* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* * *

masculino

a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitement

b) ( ruido) racket

c) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot

* * *

= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.

Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.

Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.

Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.

Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.

Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.

Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.

Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* * *

alboroto

masculine

A

1 (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; (excitación) excitement

2 (ruido) racket

B

1 (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion, ruckus ( AmE colloq)

2 (motín) riot

* * *

Del verbo alborotar: ( conjugate alborotar)

alboroto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

alborotó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
alborotar
alboroto
alborotar ( conjugate alborotar) verbo intransitivo
to make a racket
verbo transitivo
a) ( agitar) to agitate, get … agitated;

( excitar) to get … excited
b) ‹ muchedumbre› to stir up

alborotarse verbo pronominal
a) ( agitarse) to get agitated o upset;

( excitarse) to get excited
b) ( amotinarse) to riot

alboroto sustantivo masculino
a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation;

( excitación) excitement
b) ( ruido) racket

c) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion;

( motín) riot
alborotar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar agitación) to agitate, work up
2 (revolver, desordenar) to make untidy, turn upside down
II vi (causar jaleo) to kick up a racket
alboroto sustantivo masculino
1 (jaleo) din, racket
2 (disturbios) disturbance, uproar
' alboroto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- armar
- gresca
- mogollón
- organizarse
- barullo
- bochinche
- bronca
- escándalo
- jaleo
- tumulto
English:
commotion
- disturbance
- excitement
- fuss
- hubbub
- pandemonium
- rowdy
- uproar
- up

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alboroto

♦ nm

1. [ruido] din;

había mucho alboroto en la calle there was a lot of noise in the street

2. [jaleo] fuss, to-do;

se armó un gran alboroto there was a huge fuss;

se produjeron alborotos callejeros there were street disturbances

♦ alborotos nmpl
CAm popcorn
* * *

alboroto

m commotion

* * *

alboroto nm

1) : disturbance, ruckus

2) motín: riot

* * *

alboroto n

1. (jaleo) racket

el alboroto en la calle molestó a los vecinos the racket in the street upset the neighbours

2. (disturbio) disturbance / riot

los hinchas provocaron grandes alborotos the fans caused a major disturbance

Spanish-English dictionary > alboroto
11 bronca

f.

1 row (fuss).

armar (una) bronca to kick up a row

buscar bronca to look for trouble

2 scolding, telling-off. (peninsular Spanish)

echar una bronca a alguien to give somebody a row, to tell somebody off

3 snag, problem (informal). (Mexican Spanish)

fue una bronca poder mudarme moving was no picnic

4 quarrel, fight, brawl, dust-up.

5 noisy dispute, free-for-all.

6 big problem, mess.

7 rage.

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bronca

► nombre femenino

1 (lío) row

2 (riña) quarrel; (discusión) argument; (pelea) fight

3 (reprimenda) telling-off

4 (protesta del público) noisy protests plural, jeers plural, jeering

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armar una bronca to kick up a fuss

echar una bronca a alguien to tell somebody off, give somebody a telling-off

* * *

noun f.

fight, quarrel, row

* * *

femenino (fam)

1)

a) (disputa, lío) row

armar or montar una bronca — to kick up a fuss (colloq), to create a ruckus (AmE colloq)

buscar bronca — to look for trouble o a fight

b) (alboroto, bullicio) racket (colloq)

2) (esp Esp) ( regañina) scolding, telling off (colloq)

echarle la bronca a alguien — to tell somebody off

3) (AmL fam) ( rabia)

está con una bronca — he's in a foul mood

me da mucha bronca — it really gets to o bugs me (colloq)

tenerle bronca a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)

* * *

= dressing-down, tongue-lashing, telling-off, telling-off, dust-up.

Ex. 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.

Ex. Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.

Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

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* armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* * *

femenino (fam)

1)

a) (disputa, lío) row

armar or montar una bronca — to kick up a fuss (colloq), to create a ruckus (AmE colloq)

buscar bronca — to look for trouble o a fight

b) (alboroto, bullicio) racket (colloq)

2) (esp Esp) ( regañina) scolding, telling off (colloq)

echarle la bronca a alguien — to tell somebody off

3) (AmL fam) ( rabia)

está con una bronca — he's in a foul mood

me da mucha bronca — it really gets to o bugs me (colloq)

tenerle bronca a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)

* * *

= dressing-down, tongue-lashing, telling-off, telling-off, dust-up.

Ex: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.

Ex: Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.

Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

* armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* * *

bronca

feminine

( fam)

A

1 (disputa, lío) row

armar or montar una bronca to kick up a fuss ( colloq), to create a ruckus ( AmE colloq)

buscar bronca to look for trouble o a fight

no vengas hoy a casa, que hay bronca don't come over today, there's a row o an argument going on

2 (alboroto, bullicio) racket ( colloq)

B ( esp Esp) (regañina) scolding, telling off ( BrE)

siempre le está echando la bronca al or a su hijo he's always telling his son off

C

( AmL fam) (rabia): está con una bronca que no ve he's in a foul mood

me da mucha bronca que sea tan injusto he's so unfair, it really bugs o gets me ( colloq)

dice que la maestra le tiene bronca he says the teacher has it in for him ( colloq)

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bronca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (fam) (disputa, lío) row;

armar or montar una bronca to kick up a fuss (colloq);
◊ buscar bronca to look for trouble o a fight

b) (alboroto, bullicio) racket (colloq)

2 (esp Esp fam) ( regañina) scolding, telling off (colloq);
◊ echarle la bronca a algn to tell sb off

3 (AmL fam) ( rabia):
◊ está con una bronca he's furious;

me da mucha bronca it really gets to o bugs me (colloq);
tenerle bronca a algn to have it in for sb (colloq)
bronca sustantivo femenino
1 (disputa, pelea) quarrel, row
2 (abucheo) jeering
3 (reprimenda) telling-off
echar una bronca a alguien, to tell sb off
' bronca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigo
- escaparse
- oler
- jaleo
- nos
- organizarse
- padre
- camorra
English:
aggro
- bad
- bust-up
- coal
- earful
- hell
- row
- strip
- tell off
- telling-off
- bust
- kick
- punch

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bronca

♦ nf

1. [jaleo] row;

armar (una) bronca to kick up a row;

se armó una bronca increíble there was an almighty row;

buscar bronca to look for trouble

2. Esp [regañina] scolding, telling-off;

echar una bronca a alguien to tell sb off, Br to give sb a row;

me echaron la bronca por llegar tarde I got an earful for being late;

el equipo fue recibido con una bronca the team were booed when they came out onto the pitch

3. RP Fam [rabia]
me da bronca it hacks me off;

¡estoy con una bronca! I'm really hacked off!;

el jefe le tiene bronca the boss has got it in for her;

está que vuela de (la) bronca she's foaming at the mouth

4. Méx Fam [problema]
tengo una bronca de dinero I'm in a fix over money

5. Méx Fam [dificultad] snag, problem;

fue una bronca poder mudarme moving was no picnic

6. ver bronco

♦ nmf
Esp Fam
ser un bronca(s) to be a troublemaker, to be trouble

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bronca

f

1 fam

telling off fam ;

echar la bronca a alguien fam give s.o. a telling off, tell s.o. off

2 Méx pop

fight;

armar una bronca get into a fight

3

:

armar bronca ( hacer ruido) cause a rumpus;

se armó bronca tras anunciarse la subida de los impuestos there was an outcry o a rumpus when the tax increase was announced

* * *

bronca nf, fam : fight, quarrel, fuss

* * *

bronca n

1. (regañina) telling off

mi padre me ha echado una bronca my father gave me a telling off

2. (discusión) argument / row

he tenido una bronca con mi hermana I've had a row with my sister

buscar bronca to look for trouble

Spanish-English dictionary > bronca
12 armado

adj.

1 armed, carrying weapons.

2 armed, equipped with lethal weaponry.

3 armoured.

4 assembled, put-together.

5 reinforced, frameworked.

m.

1 layout.

2 reinforcement.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: armar.

* * *

armado

► participio pasado

1→ link=armar armar

► adjetivo

1 armed

■ ir armado,-a to be armed

2 (en mecánica) mounted, assembled

* * *

(f. - armada)

adj.

1) armed

2) assembled

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ADJ

1) [persona, lucha] armed (con, de with)

ir armado — to go armed, be armed

- armado hasta los dientes

2) (=montado) mounted, assembled

3) [hormigón] reinforced

4) [tela] toughened

5) LAm (=testarudo) stubborn

* * *

- da adjetivo <lucha/persona> armed

armado de or con algo — armed with something

* * *

= armed.

Ex. Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed artisans.

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* Armada Invencible, la = Invincible Armada, the.

* armado de/con = armed with.

* asalto a mano armada = heist.

* atraco a mano armada = heist, daylight robbery.

* causas de conflictos armados = warpath.

* conflicto armado = war conflict.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the, forces, the.

* hormigón armado = reinforced concrete.

* intervención armada = armed intervention.

* lucha armada = armed struggle.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* robo a mano armada = highway robbery.

* * *

- da adjetivo <lucha/persona> armed

armado de or con algo — armed with something

* * *

= armed.

Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed artisans.

* Armada Invencible, la = Invincible Armada, the.

* armado de/con = armed with.

* asalto a mano armada = heist.

* atraco a mano armada = heist, daylight robbery.

* causas de conflictos armados = warpath.

* conflicto armado = war conflict.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the, forces, the.

* hormigón armado = reinforced concrete.

* intervención armada = armed intervention.

* lucha armada = armed struggle.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* robo a mano armada = highway robbery.

* * *

armado¹ -da

adjective

‹lucha› armed; ‹persona› armed armado DE or CON algo armed WITH sth hormigón, fuerza, brazo

armado²

masculine

( Chi)

1 (armazón) frame

2

(de un traje): tiene armado it's tailored

* * *

Del verbo armar: ( conjugate armar)

armado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
armado
armar
armado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹lucha/persona› armed;

armado de or con algo armed with sth
armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (Mil) ‹ciudadanos/país› to arm, supply … with arms

b) ( equipar) ‹ embarcación› to fit out, equip

2
a) ‹estantería/reloj› to assemble;

‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
b) (AmL) ‹ rompecabezas› to do, piece together

c) (Col, RPl) ‹ cigarro› to roll

3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;
◊ armado jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);

armado un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armadola (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (Mil) to arm oneself

b) armadose de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;

◊ armadose de paciencia to be patient;

armadose de valor to pluck up courage
2
a) (fam) [pelea/discusión] to break out;

◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotion

b) (fam) [ persona]:

◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)

armado,-a adjetivo armed: iba armado hasta los dientes, he was armed to the teeth
atraco a mano armada, armed robbery
hormigón armado, reinforced concrete
armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' armado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armada
- brazo
- cemento
- conflicto
- contienda
- guardia
- guerrilla
- hormigón
- armar
- concreto
English:
armed
- reinforced concrete
- tooth
- tailor
- up

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armado, -a

♦ adj

1. [con armas] armed;
Fig
armado hasta los dientes armed to the teeth

2. [con armazón] reinforced

♦ nm
[pez] armed gurnard
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armado

adj armed

* * *

armado, -da adj

1) : armed

2) : assembled, put together

3) PRi : obstinate, stubborn

Spanish-English dictionary > armado
13 gresca

f.

1 row.

se armó una gresca there was a fuss o row

2 quarrel, dispute, fight, altercation.

3 uproar, fracas, noise, shouting.

* * *

gresca

► nombre femenino

1 (bulla) racket

2 (riña) row

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armar gresca to kick up a racket

* * *

SF (=bulla) uproar, hubbub; (=trifulca) row, shindy *

andar a la gresca — to row, brawl

armar una gresca — to start a fight

* * *

femenino (fam) ( jaleo) rumpus (colloq); ( riña) fight

* * *

= donnybrook, brawl, ruckus, fracas.

Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.

Ex. About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.

Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

* * *

femenino (fam) ( jaleo) rumpus (colloq); ( riña) fight

* * *

= donnybrook, brawl, ruckus, fracas.

Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.

Ex: About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.

Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

* * *

gresca

feminine

( fam)

(jaleo) rumpus ( colloq), ruckus ( AmE colloq); (riña) fight

* * *

gresca sustantivo femenino (fam) ( jaleo) rumpus (colloq);
( riña) fight
gresca sustantivo femenino
1 (riña, pelea) row
2 (alboroto) racket
' gresca' also found in these entries:
English:
free

* * *

gresca nf

1. [alboroto] row;

se armó una gresca there was a fuss o row

2. [pelea] fight;

resultó herido en una gresca he was injured in a fight

* * *

gresca

f

1 ( pelea) fight;

armar gresca start a fight

2 ( escándalo) din, uproar

Spanish-English dictionary > gresca
14 arma

f.

1 arm, weapon (instrument).

alzarse en armas to rise up in arms

presentar/rendir armas to present/surrender arms

ser de armas tomar (figurative) to be someone to be reckoned with

arma blanca blade

arma de doble filo (weapon with a sharp blade)(figurative) double-edged sword

arma de fuego firearm

arma homicida murder weapon

arma nuclear nuclear weapon

arma química chemical weapon

arma secreta secret weapon

2 weapon (medio).

la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria

3 gun.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: armar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: armar.

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arma

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 weapon, arm

► nombre femenino plural armas

1 (profesión) army sing; (fuerzas armadas) armed forces; (empresa militar) military combat sing

2 (heráldica) arms, armorial bearings

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FRASEOLOGÍA

alzarse en armas to rise up in arms

pasar por las armas to execute

presentar armas to present arms

rendir armas to surrender

ser de armas tomar figurado to be formidable

tomar las armas to take up arms

arma blanca knife

arma corta small arm

arma de artillería artillery

arma de doble filo figurado double-edged sword

arma de fuego firearm

arma homicida murder weapon

arma nuclear nuclear weapon

licencia de armas firearms licence (US license)

* * *

noun f.

weapon

- arma de fuego

* * *

SF

1) (Mil) weapon

los guerrilleros entregaron las armas — the guerrillas handed over their weapons

un fabricante de armas — an arms manufacturer

nos apuntaba con un arma — he pointed a gun at us

¡a las armas! — to arms!

¡armas al hombro! — shoulder arms!

alzarse en armas — to rise up in arms

¡descansen armas! — order arms!

¡presenten armas! — present arms!

• rendir las armas — to lay down one's arms

• estar sobre las armas — to be under arms

• tocar (al) arma — to sound the call to arms

• tomar las armas — to take up arms

de armas tomar —

es una mujer de armas tomar — she's not someone you mess around with

- limpiar el arma

- pasar a algn por las armas

- volver el arma contra algn

arma arrojadiza — missile

arma atómica — atomic weapon

arma biológica — biological weapon

arma blanca — cold steel

arma convencional — conventional weapon

arma de combate — assault weapon

arma de doble filo — double-edged sword

arma de fuego — firearm

arma larga — shotgun

arma negra — fencing foil

arma química — chemical weapon

arma reglamentaria — service weapon, regulation weapon

armas cortas — small arms

armas de destrucción masiva — weapons of mass destruction

2) (=medio) weapon

la movilización popular es su arma más fuerte — popular mobilization is its most powerful weapon

su sarcasmo es solo un arma defensiva — her sarcasm is just self-defence

3) (Mil) (=cuerpo) arm

arma de infantería — infantry arm

4) (Mil)

las armas — (=profesión) the military, the armed services

5) pl armas [de escudo] arms

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femenino‡

1)

a) (Arm, Mil) weapon

arma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon

tenencia ilícita de armas — illegal possession of arms

a las armas! — to arms!

rendir las armas — to lay down one's arms

tomar (las) armas — to take up arms

de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)

ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword

b) (instrumento, medio) weapon

- arma blanca

- arma de destrucción masiva

- arma de fuego

- arma reglamentaria

2) ( cuerpo militar) arm

el arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm

* * *

= weapon, arm.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.

Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.

Ex. The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.

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* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.

* arma arrojadiza = projectile.

* arma biológica = biological weapon.

* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.

* arma corta = small arm.

* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.

* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* arma de servicio = service weapon.

* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.

* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.

* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.

* arma letal = lethal weapon.

* arma ligera = light weapon.

* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.

* arma nuclear = nuclear device.

* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.

* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.

* arma química = chemical weapon.

* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.

* arma secreta = secret weapon.

* armas, las = armed force.

* armas letales = lethal weaponry.

* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.

* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.

* camarada de armas = brother in arms.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* comercio de armas = arms trade.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.

* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.

* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.

* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* hermano de armas = brother in arms.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* licencia de armas = firearm licence.

* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.

* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.

* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.

* permiso de armas = firearm permit.

* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.

* plaza de armas = parade ground.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.

* tomar armas = take up + arms.

* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.

* venta de armas = arms sale.

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femenino‡

1)

a) (Arm, Mil) weapon

arma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon

tenencia ilícita de armas — illegal possession of arms

a las armas! — to arms!

rendir las armas — to lay down one's arms

tomar (las) armas — to take up arms

de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)

ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword

b) (instrumento, medio) weapon

- arma blanca

- arma de destrucción masiva

- arma de fuego

- arma reglamentaria

2) ( cuerpo militar) arm

el arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm

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= weapon, arm.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.

Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.

Ex: The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.

* arma arrojadiza = projectile.

* arma biológica = biological weapon.

* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.

* arma corta = small arm.

* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.

* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* arma de servicio = service weapon.

* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.

* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.

* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.

* arma letal = lethal weapon.

* arma ligera = light weapon.

* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.

* arma nuclear = nuclear device.

* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.

* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.

* arma química = chemical weapon.

* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.

* arma secreta = secret weapon.

* armas, las = armed force.

* armas letales = lethal weaponry.

* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.

* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.

* camarada de armas = brother in arms.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* comercio de armas = arms trade.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.

* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.

* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.

* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* hermano de armas = brother in arms.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* licencia de armas = firearm licence.

* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.

* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.

* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.

* permiso de armas = firearm permit.

* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.

* plaza de armas = parade ground.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.

* tomar armas = take up + arms.

* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.

* venta de armas = arms sale.

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arma

f‡

A

1 ( Arm, Mil) weapon

la venta de armas the sale of weapons o arms

tenencia ilícita de armas illegal possession of arms

¡a las armas! to arms!

¡armas al hombro! shoulder arms!

¡presenten armas! present arms!

alzarse or levantarse en armas to rise up in arms

rendir las armas to lay down one's arms

tomar (las) armas to take up arms

de armas tomar formidable, redoubtable ( frml)

pasar a algn por las armas (fusilar) to shoot sb;

(aprovecharse de) ( fam) to have one's way with sb

ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos to be a double-edged sword

2 (instrumento, medio) weapon

la huelga es la única arma que tenemos strike action is the only weapon we have

la única arma de que dispone este animal para defenderse the only means this animal has of defending itself

la sencillez de la película se revela como su mejor arma the simplicity of the film turns out to be its greatest strength

Compuestos:

● arma atómica

atomic weapon

● arma aturdidora or de aturdimiento

stun gun

● arma biológica

biological weapon

● arma blanca

any sharp instrument used as a weapon

● arma convencional

conventional weapon

● arma de alto calibre

large-bore gun

● arma de bajo calibre

small-bore gun

● arma de destrucción masiva

weapon of mass destruction

● arma de fuego

firearm

● arma de grueso

large-bore gun

● arma de pequeño calibre

small-bore gun

● arma nuclear

nuclear wepon

● arma química

chemical weapon

● arma reglamentaria

regulation firearm

● arma secreta

secret weapon

B (cuerpo militar) arm

el arma de artillería/infantería the artillery/infantry arm

C armas fpl

1 (fuerzas armadas) armed forces (pl)

2

(profesión militar): la carrera de armas a career in the armed services o in the military (services) ( AmE), a career in the services o the armed forces o the forces ( BrE)

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Del verbo armar: ( conjugate armar)

arma es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
arma
armar
arma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
a) (Arm, Mil) weapon;

◊ arma nuclear nuclear weapon;

arma blanca any sharp instrument used as a weapon;
arma de fuego firearm;
armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;
deponer las armas to lay down one's arms;
tomar (las) armas to take up arms;
no llevaba armas he wasn't carrying a weapon;
de armas tomar formidable;
ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon

armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (Mil) ‹ciudadanos/país› to arm, supply … with arms

b) ( equipar) ‹ embarcación› to fit out, equip

2
a) ‹estantería/reloj› to assemble;

‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
b) (AmL) ‹ rompecabezas› to do, piece together

c) (Col, RPl) ‹ cigarro› to roll

3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;
◊ arma jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);

arma un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armala (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (Mil) to arm oneself

b) armase de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;

◊ armase de paciencia to be patient;

armase de valor to pluck up courage
2
a) (fam) [pelea/discusión] to break out;

◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotion

b) (fam) [ persona]:

◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)

arma sustantivo femenino weapon: figurado ese argumento es un arma de doble filo, that argument is a double-edged sword
arma biológica, biological weapon
arma blanca, knife
arma de fuego, firearm
arma homicida, murder weapon
arma nuclear, nuclear weapon
♦ Locuciones: ser de armas tomar, to be a person to be reckoned with
armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' arma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- calibrar
- calibre
- conminar
- culata
- descargada
- descargado
- desenfundar
- disparar
- doble
- empuñar
- escabechar
- gatillo
- herir
- hoja
- homicida
- impacto
- incisiva
- incisivo
- mira
- montar
- navaja
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- segura
- seguro
- silenciador
- alcance
- cañón
- dardo
- defensivo
- delator
- descarga
- disparador
- espada
- lanza
- manejar
- maza
- patada
- pistón
- portar
- probar
- recargar
- un
English:
accuracy
- aim
- alarm
- automatic
- bang
- barrel
- bore
- cock
- conventional
- cover
- deadly
- disable
- draw
- fire
- firearm
- gun
- hammer
- lethal
- level
- loaded
- magazine
- misfire
- muzzle
- pointed
- recoil
- shoot off
- shot
- sight
- sling
- spear
- train
- weapon
- wield

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arma nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [instrumento] arm, weapon;

alzarse en armas to rise up in arms;

pasar a alguien por las armas to have sb shot (by firing squad);

¡presenten armas! present arms!;

rendir armas to surrender arms;

tomar las armas to take up arms;

velar las armas to undertake the vigil of the arms;

Comp

ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword;

Comp

ser de armas tomar to be someone to be reckoned with

Comp
arma atómica nuclear weapon;
arma bacteriológica bacteriological weapon;

arma biológica biological weapon;

arma blanca blade, = weapon with a sharp blade;

arma convencional conventional weapon;

armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;

arma de fuego firearm;

arma homicida murder weapon;

arma ligera light weapon;

arma nuclear nuclear weapon;

arma pesada heavy weapon;

arma química chemical weapon;

arma reglamentaria regulation firearm;
también Fig arma secreta secret weapon
2. [medio] weapon;

la mejor arma contra la arrogancia es la indiferencia the best defence against arrogance is to ignore it;

renunciaron a la violencia como arma política they renounced the use of violence as a political weapon;

la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria

3. [cuerpo en ejército] arm;

el arma de infantería the infantry arm

4.
las armas [profesión] a military career, the Army;

eligió la carrera de las armas he chose a career in the Army

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arma

f weapon;

alzarse en armas rise up in arms;

tomar las armas take up arms;

llamar a las arma call to arms;

pasar por las armas shoot;

presentar arma present arms;

de armas tomar fig fam formidable

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arma nf

1) : weapon

2) armas nfpl

: armed forces

3)

arma de fuego : firearm

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arma n weapon

arma nuclear nuclear weapon

arma blanca knife

arma de fuego firearm

arma homicida murder weapon

Spanish-English dictionary > arma
15 escandalizar

v.

to scandalize, to shock.

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escandalizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to scandalize, shock

■ el crimen escandalizó al público the crime scandalized the public

► verbo intransitivo

1 to make a racket, make a fuss, make a din

► verbo pronominal escandalizarse

1 to be shocked (de/por, at), be scandalized (de/por, by)

■ se escandalizaron por la película they were scandalized by the film

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verb

to shock, scandalize

- escandalizarse

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1.

VT to scandalize, shock

2.

VI to make a fuss, create a scene

3.

See:

escandalizarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to shock

vas a escandalizar a tus padres — your parents will be shocked
2.
escandalizar vi

a) ( causar escándalo) to shock

b) (fam) ( armar jaleo) to make a row o racket (colloq)
3.
escandalizarse v pron to be shocked

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= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre.

Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.

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* escandalizarse = throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to shock

vas a escandalizar a tus padres — your parents will be shocked
2.
escandalizar vi

a) ( causar escándalo) to shock

b) (fam) ( armar jaleo) to make a row o racket (colloq)
3.
escandalizarse v pron to be shocked

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= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre.

Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.

* escandalizarse = throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror.

* * *

escandalizar [A4 ]

vt

to shock

escandalizó a todos los presentes con la ropa que llevaba he shocked o scandalized everyone there with the clothes he wore

vas a escandalizar a tus padres con esas palabrotas your parents will be shocked to hear you use language like that

■ escandalizar

vi

1 (causar escándalo) to shock

le gusta escandalizar she likes to shock people, she likes to shock

2 ( fam) (armar jaleo) to make a row o racket o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)

■ escandalizarse

v pron

to be shocked

se escandalizó de que vivieran juntos sin casarse he was shocked o scandalized that they were living together without being married

se escandalizó cuando le dijeron el precio he was horrified when they told him the price

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escandalizar ( conjugate escandalizar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to shock
escandalizarse verbo pronominal
to be shocked
escandalizar
I verbo transitivo to shock
II verbo intransitivo to shock, offend, make a racket
' escandalizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocar
English:
scandalize
- shock
- outrage

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escandalizar

♦ vt

to scandalize, to shock;

logra escandalizar a todos con las cosas que dice he manages to shock everyone with the things he says;

casos de corrupción que escandalizan a la opinión pública cases of corruption which scandalize o shock public opinion

♦ vi
[alborotar] to make a fuss
♦ See also the pronominal verb escandalizarse

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escandalizar

v/t shock, scandalize

* * *

escandalizar {21} vt

: to shock, to scandalize

escandalizar vi

: to make a fuss

♦ See also the reflexive verb escandalizarse

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escandalizar vb to shock

Spanish-English dictionary > escandalizar
16 cacao

m.

1 cocoa.

2 cocoa bean (seed).

3 cacao.

4 lip salve.

5 chaos, mess (informal).

cacao mental mental confusion

tener un cacao mental to be at sixes and sevens

6 cocoa plant, cacao, cocoa.

7 screw-up.

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cacao

► nombre masculino

1 BOTÁNICA cacao

2 (polvo, bebida) cocoa

3 familiar (jaleo) mess, cockup

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener un cacao mental familiar to be confused, US be screwed up

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noun m.

cacao, cocoa

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SM

1) (Bot) cacao; (=bebida) cocoa

cacao en polvo — cocoa powder

- pedir cacao

- ser gran cacao

- no valer un cacao

2) * (=jaleo) fuss, to-do

- armar o montar un cacao

se armó un buen cacao — all hell broke loose *

- tener un cacao en la cabeza

cacao mental — * mental confusion

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masculino

1)

a) (Coc) (polvo, bebida) cocoa

b) (Bot) ( planta) cacao; ( semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

c) (Esp) ( para los labios) lipsalve

2) (fam) ( jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE)

qué cacao se armó! — all hell broke loose (colloq)

tener un cacao mental — (fam) to be all mixed up

* * *

= cocoa, cacao.

Ex. This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.

Ex. Every year there are more and more tons of cacao sold to the United States.

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* árbol del cacao = cacao tree.

* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.

* grano de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* haba de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* manteca de cacao = cocoa butter.

* semilla de cacao = cacao bean, cacao seed, cocoa bean.

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masculino

1)

a) (Coc) (polvo, bebida) cocoa

b) (Bot) ( planta) cacao; ( semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

c) (Esp) ( para los labios) lipsalve

2) (fam) ( jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE)

qué cacao se armó! — all hell broke loose (colloq)

tener un cacao mental — (fam) to be all mixed up

* * *

= cocoa, cacao.

Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.

Ex: Every year there are more and more tons of cacao sold to the United States.

* árbol del cacao = cacao tree.

* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.

* grano de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* haba de cacao = cacao bean, cocoa bean.

* manteca de cacao = cocoa butter.

* semilla de cacao = cacao bean, cacao seed, cocoa bean.

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cacao

masculine

A

1 ( Coc) (polvo) cocoa; (bebida) cocoa

2 ( Bot) (planta) cacao; (semillas) cocoa beans (pl)

3 ( Esp) (para los labios) lipsalve, cocoa butter

B ( fam) (jaleo) ruckus ( AmE), to-do ( BrE)

¡menudo cacao se armó! all hell broke loose ( colloq), there was a hell of a ruckus o to-do

pedir cacao ( Col fam); to give in

tener un cacao mental ( fam); to be all mixed up

tiene un cacao mental que no se aclara he doesn't know whether he's coming or going ( colloq)

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cacao sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Coc) (polvo, bebida) cocoa

b) (Bot) ( planta) cacao;

( semillas) cocoa beans (pl)
c) (Esp) ( para los labios) lipsalve

2 (fam) ( jaleo) ruckus (AmE), to-do (BrE);
◊ ¡qué cacao se armó! all hell broke loose (colloq)

cacao sustantivo masculino
1 Bot cacao
2 (bebida) cocoa
3 familiar (jaleo) mess, muddle
♦ Locuciones: tener un cacao mental, to be confused
' cacao' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cascarilla
- manteca
- mantequilla
English:
cocoa

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cacao nm

1. [polvo] cocoa, cocoa powder;
[bebida] [caliente] cocoa; [fría] chocolate milk
Comp
cacao en polvo cocoa powder
2. [árbol] cacao

3. [semilla] cocoa bean

4. Esp [para labios] lip salve

5. Fam [confusión] chaos, mess;
[jaleo] fuss, rumpus;
se armó un cacao there was total chaos;

se han metido en un buen cacao they've got themselves in a real mess

Comp
cacao mental:
tiene un cacao mental terrible his head's in a real muddle

6. Comp
Ven Fam
ser un gran cacao to be rich and powerful;

pedir cacao Ven Fam [ayuda] to ask for help;
Nic Fam [perdón] to say sorry
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cacao

m

1 cocoa;

no valer un cacao L.Am. fig fam not be worth a bean fam

2 de labios lip salve

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cacao nm

: cacao, cocoa bean

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cacao n (lío) mess / chaos

menudo cacao te has hecho con las fichas you've made a right mess of all the cards

con tanta gente se armó un buen cacao there was complete chaos with so many people

Spanish-English dictionary > cacao
17 ruido

m.

1 noise (sonido).

desde aquí se escuchan los ruidos de la fiesta you can hear the noise of the party from here

esta lavadora hace mucho ruido this washing machine is very noisy

¡no hagas ruido! be quiet!

ruido de fondo background noise

mucho ruido y pocas nueces much ado about nothing

2 row (alboroto).

hacer o meter ruido to cause a stir

3 glitch.

4 bruit.

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ruido

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) noise

2 (sonido) sound

3 (jaleo) din, row

4 figurado stir, commotion

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer ruido / meter ruido to make a noise 2 figurado to cause a stir

mucho ruido y pocas nueces familiar much ado about nothing

ruido ambiental / ruido de fondo background noise

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noun m.

noise, sound

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SM

1) (=sonido) noise

¿has oído ese ruido? — did you hear that noise?

no hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise

no hagas ruido, que el niño está durmiendo — don't make a sound, the baby's sleeping

me hace ruido el estómago — * my stomach is rumbling

lejos del mundanal ruido — hum, liter far from the madding crowd liter

sin ruido — quietly

- mucho ruido y pocas nueces

es más el ruido que las nueces —

prometieron reformas para este año, pero era más el ruido que las nueces — they promised reforms for this year, but it was all hot air

los grandes beneficios anunciados son más el ruido que las nueces — the large profits they announced are not all what they were cracked up to be

ruido blanco — white noise

ruido de fondo — background noise

ruido de sables, en los cuarteles se oye ruido de sables — there's talk of rebellion in the ranks

2) (=escándalo)

hacer o meter ruido — to cause a stir

quitarse de ruidos — to keep out of trouble

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masculino

a) ( sonido) noise

sin hacer ruido — quietly

no quiero oír ni un ruido — I don't want to hear a sound

no metas or hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise

lejos del mundanal ruido — (liter o hum) far from the madding crowd (liter), away from it all

mucho ruido y pocas nueces — all talk and no action

b) (Audio) noise

- ruido de fondo

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masculino

a) ( sonido) noise

sin hacer ruido — quietly

no quiero oír ni un ruido — I don't want to hear a sound

no metas or hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise

lejos del mundanal ruido — (liter o hum) far from the madding crowd (liter), away from it all

mucho ruido y pocas nueces — all talk and no action

b) (Audio) noise

- ruido de fondo

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ruido¹

¹ = clatter, noise, cacophony, rumble, loud noise, squeak, swish.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.

Ex: Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.

Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.

Ex: On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.

Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.

* alejado del mundanal ruido = far from the maddening crowd(s).

* con un ruido sordo = plump.

* hacer ruido = be loud, rattle.

* hacer ruido al sorber = slurp.

* hacer un ruido = make + a noise.

* haciendo ruido = noisily.

* lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods, far from the maddening crowd(s).

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* nivel de ruido = noise level.

* ruido altisonante = cacophony.

* ruido corporal = bodily noise.

* ruido de fondo = background noise.

* ruido industrial = industrial noise.

* ruidos de la noche = things that go bump in the night.

* ruido sordo = thud.

* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.

* sin ruido = soundless.

* sorber haciendo ruido = slurp.

ruido²

² = false drop, false hit.

Ex: False drops are cards which drop from the needle when the documents that the cards represent are not truly relevant to the topic of a search.

Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse; these are called ' false hits'.

* ruido documental = noise.

* * *

ruido

masculine

1 (sonido) noise

entra sin hacer ruido come in quietly

no quiero oír ni un ruido I don't want to hear a sound

la lavadora hace un ruido extraño the washing machine is making a funny noise

se oyen mucho los ruidos de la calle you can hear a lot of noise from the street

no metas or hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise

lejos del mundanal ruido ( liter o hum); far from the madding crowd ( liter), away from it all

mucho ruido y pocas nueces all talk and no action, all mouth and no trousers ( BrE colloq)

2 ( Audio) noise

Compuestos:

● ruido blanco

white noise

● ruido de fondo

background noise

● ruido de sables

saber* rattling

* * *

ruido sustantivo masculino
noise;
◊ sin hacer ruido quietly;

no hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise
ruido sustantivo masculino
1 noise: la lavadora hace un ruido extraño, the washing machine is making a strange noise
sin ruido, quietly
2 (jaleo) fuss, row: dejad de meter ruido, vais a molestar a los vecinos, stop fussing, you'll disturb the neighbors
3 familiar stir, commotion
♦ Locuciones: mucho ruido y pocas nueces, much ado about nothing

' ruido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstraerse
- amortiguar
- barullo
- callar
- chasquido
- detonación
- disgusto
- ensordecer
- escándalo
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- hacer
- jaleo
- jolgorio
- matar
- molesta
- molesto
- mundanal
- negra
- negro
- nuez
- oír
- puñetera
- puñetero
- retumbar
- seca
- seco
- sofocar
- sonsonete
- sorber
- sorda
- sordo
- tecleo
- zarabanda
- absorber
- absorción
- alboroto
- armar
- aturdir
- bulla
- bullicio
- creer
- despacio
- enloquecedor
- espantoso
- follón
- fondo
- fuerte
- infernal
- jicotera
English:
ado
- alarm
- bang
- bend
- boom
- bump
- clatter
- crash
- die down
- dislike
- distraction
- disturbance
- disturbing
- effective
- excruciating
- grind
- hell
- incessant
- loud
- make
- munch
- nerve
- noise
- nonstop
- off-putting
- perpetual
- persistent
- quiet
- quietly
- racket
- rattle
- rumble
- rumbling
- rumpus
- scratch
- silence
- sleep through
- smack
- smash
- snap
- sound
- static
- stifle
- terrific
- this
- thud
- thump
- thunder
- tired
- tread

* * *

ruido nm

1. [sonido] noise;

escuchamos un ruido we heard a noise;

desde aquí se escuchan los ruidos de la fiesta you can hear the noise of the party from here;

esta lavadora hace mucho ruido this washing machine is very noisy;

esta impresora hace un ruido muy raro this printer is making a very strange noise;

¡no hagas ruido! be quiet!;

Comp

mucho ruido y pocas nueces much ado about nothing

Comp
ruido de fondo background noise; Pol ruido de sables:
se oye ruido de sables there has been some sabre-rattling

2. [alboroto] row;

hacer o [m5] meter ruido to cause a stir

3. Tel noise

Comp
ruido blanco white noise;
ruido en la línea line noise

* * *

ruido

m noise;

hacer ruido make a noise;

armar mucho ruido make a lot of noise; fig make a fuss;

mucho ruido y pocas nueces all talk and no action

* * *

ruido nm

: noise, sound

* * *

ruido n noise

los vecinos hacen mucho ruido the neighbours make a lot of noise

no hagas ruido don't make a noise

Spanish-English dictionary > ruido
18 bulla

f.

1 racket, uproar.

armar bulla to kick up a racket

2 noise, bustling, fuss, racket.

3 bulla, large blister, bleb.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bullir.

* * *

bulla

► nombre femenino

1 (ruido) din, uproar, racket, row

2 (multitud) crowd

* * *

SF

1) (=bullicio) row, racket

armar o meter bulla — to make a row, make a racket *

2) (=bronca) quarrel, brawl

meter algo a bulla — to throw sth into confusion

3) (=prisa) hurry

tengo mucha bulla — I'm in a real hurry

métele bulla — hurry him up o along

4) (=muchedumbre) crowd, mob

5)

ser el hombre de la bulla — Caribe to be the man of the moment

* * *

femenino ( ruido) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq); ( actividad) bustle

armar or hacer or meter bulla — to make a racket, to create a ruckus

quitado de bulla — (Chi fam) mild-mannered

* * *

= rush, racket.

Ex. It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.

Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

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* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* tener bulla = be in a hurry.

* * *

femenino ( ruido) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq); ( actividad) bustle

armar or hacer or meter bulla — to make a racket, to create a ruckus

quitado de bulla — (Chi fam) mild-mannered

* * *

= rush, racket.

Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.

Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* tener bulla = be in a hurry.

* * *

bulla

feminine

1 (ruido) racket ( colloq), ruckus ( AmE colloq); (actividad) bustle

armar or hacer or (CS) meter bulla to make a racket, to create a ruckus

quitado de bulla ( Chi fam); mild-mannered, good-natured

2 ( Esp fam) (prisa) rush

¿dónde vas con tanta bulla? why the rush? ( colloq), what's the big hurry? ( colloq)

no me metas bulla don't rush me

* * *

Del verbo bullir: ( conjugate bullir)

bulla es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
bulla
bullir
bulla sustantivo femenino ( ruido) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq);
( actividad) bustle;
armar or meter bulla to make a racket, to create a ruckus
bullir ( conjugate bullir) verbo intransitivo:
◊ la calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with people;

el lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity
bulla sustantivo femenino
1 (jaleo) noise, fuss, racket
armar bulla, to kick up a racket
2 (aglomeración) crowd, mob
bullir verbo intransitivo
1 (un líquido) to boil, bubble (up)
2 (hormiguear) to bustle

' bulla' also found in these entries:
English:
din
- razzmatazz
- row

* * *

bulla nf

1. Fam [ruido] racket, uproar;

armar o [m5] meter bulla to kick up a racket;

Comp
Chile
ser quitado de bulla to shy away from the limelight

2. Esp Fam [prisa]
meter bulla a alguien to hurry sb up;

tener bulla to be in a hurry

3. RP Fam [aspavientos]
te voy a contar lo que hice, pero no hagas bulla I'll tell you what I did, but don't go blabbing it around

4. Ven [minería] = gold or diamond deposit

* * *

bulla

f din, racket;

meter o

armar bulla make a din o racket

* * *

bulla nf

barullo: racket, rowdiness

Spanish-English dictionary > bulla
19 revuelo

m.

1 commotion.

armar o causar un gran revuelo to cause a stir

2 turmoil, commotion, stir, storm.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: revolar.

* * *

revuelo

► nombre masculino

1 (revoloteo) fluttering

2 figurado commotion, stir

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un gran revuelo / provocar un gran revuelo to cause a great stir

* * *

SM

1) [de aves] flutter, fluttering

2) (=conmoción) stir, commotion; (=jaleo) row, rumpus

de revuelo — incidentally, in passing

armar o levantar un gran revuelo — to cause a great stir

* * *

masculino ( conmoción) stir; ( de pájaros)

el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired

* * *

= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.

Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.

Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

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* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.

* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *

masculino ( conmoción) stir; ( de pájaros)

el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired

* * *

= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.

Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.

Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.

* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *

revuelo

masculine

1 (conmoción) stir

causó revuelo/un gran revuelo it caused a stir/a huge stir

2

(de pájaros): el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired

* * *

revuelo sustantivo masculino ( conmoción) stir
revuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (situación) stir, commotion
2 (de los pájaros, etc) fluttering
' revuelo' also found in these entries:
English:
cat
- song
- stir
- storm
- hue

* * *

revuelo nm

1. [agitación] commotion;

armar o [m5] causar un gran revuelo to cause a stir

2. [revoloteo] fluttering

3. Am [de gallo] thrust with the spur

* * *

revuelo

m stir;

causar revuelo cause a stir

* * *

revuelo nm

1) : fluttering

2) : commotion, stir

Spanish-English dictionary > revuelo
20 cirio

m.

1 (wax) candle (vela).

cirio pascual paschal candle

2 row, rumpus (informal) (alboroto).

montar un cirio to kick up a row

3 wax candle, wax light, candle, taper.

4 cereus, cereus cactus.

* * *

cirio

► nombre masculino

1 long wax candle

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un cirio familiar to kick up a rumpus

* * *

SM

1) (Rel) (wax) candle

2) * (=jaleo) squabble

montar un cirio — to kick up a row

* * *

masculino candle

armar or montar un cirio — (Esp fam) to kick up o raise o create a stink (colloq)

* * *

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* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* * *

masculino candle

armar or montar un cirio — (Esp fam) to kick up o raise o create a stink (colloq)

* * *

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* * *

cirio

masculine

candle

armar or montar un cirio ( Esp fam); to kick up o raise o create a stink ( colloq)

* * *

cirio sustantivo masculino
candle
cirio sustantivo masculino
1 wax candle
2 familiar armar/montar un cirio, to kick up a fuss
' cirio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mecha
- vela
English:
candle

* * *

cirio nm

1. [vela] (wax) candle

Comp
cirio pascual paschal candle
2. Fam [alboroto] row, rumpus;

montar un cirio to kick up a row;

se armó un cirio there was an almighty row

* * *

cirio

m candle;

armar o

montar un cirio fam kick up a fuss fam

* * *

cirio nm

: large candle

* * *

cirio n (vela) candle

Spanish-English dictionary > cirio

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jaleo — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Situación o asunto en que hay mucho movimiento, ruido o desorden: ■ no encuentro el documento entre tanto jaleo de papeles; en la fiesta se formó un jaleo tremendo. SINÓNIMO enredo tumulto ANTÓNIMO calma 2 Acción y… … Enciclopedia Universal
armar — verbo transitivo 1. Proporcionar (una persona) armas [a otra persona]: El Gobierno trata de averiguar quién se encarga de armar a los terroristas. armar(se) hasta los dientes Proporcionar(se) todo el armamento posible. 2. Preparar … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
jaleo — s. lío, escándalo, alboroto. ❙ «No les va mal un poco de jaleo para que aprendan.» Elena Quiroga, Escribo tu nomjambre, 1965, RAE CREA. ❙ «Pues ha habido jaleo en algunos sitios.» Elena Quiroga, Escribo tu nombre, 1965, RAE CREA. ❙ «...danza de… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
armar(se) la de San Quintín — San Quintín, armar(se) la de San Quintín expr. trifulca, jaleo, alboroto. ❙ «Mira que aquí me huele a chamusquina y se va a armar la de San Quintín.» Jose Vicente Torrente, Los sucesos de Santolaria. ❙ «Y se armó la de San Quintín.» Pedro Casals … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
armar — {{＃}}{{LM A03332}}{{〓}} {{ConjA03332}}{{＼}}CONJUGACIÓN{{／}}{{SynA03407}} {{［}}armar{{］}} ‹ar·mar› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Proporcionar armas: • Armaron a toda la población para poder hacer frente a los invasores. Los exploradores se armaron de … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
armar la gorda — gorda, armar la (una) gorda expr. armar jaleo, escándalo. ❙ «La Feli creyó que era entonces cuando se iba a armar la gorda.» J. L. Castillo Puche, Hicieron partes. ❙ «...se empezaron a correr las voces de que se armaba una gorda contra Inglaterra … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
armar una gorda — gorda, armar la (una) gorda expr. armar jaleo, escándalo. ❙ «La Feli creyó que era entonces cuando se iba a armar la gorda.» J. L. Castillo Puche, Hicieron partes. ❙ «...se empezaron a correr las voces de que se armaba una gorda contra Inglaterra … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
armar un lío — ► locución coloquial 1. Embrollar, armar jaleo: se pusieron a discutir y acabaron armando un buen lío en la calle. 2. Complicar o enredar las cosas haciéndolas confusas: me armó un buen lío en los papeles … Enciclopedia Universal
follón — I (Del ant. fellón < cat. felló < probablemente del germ. fillo, ons, verdugo < filljan, desollar.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo Que se comporta con falsedad y cobardía. SINÓNIMO cobarde falso fanfarrón II (Derivado de fuelle.) ► sustantivo… … Enciclopedia Universal
trapisonda — (Del nombre del Imperio de Trapisonda, que aparece en los libros de caballerías.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 Discusión o riña violenta en que hay gritos y agitación: ■ se organizó una trapisonda por hacer trampas en el juego . SINÓNIMO jaleo maraña… … Enciclopedia Universal

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