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army officer

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1 ejército, el

= army, the [armies, pl.], military, the.

Ex. Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.

Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..

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* alistar en el ejército = join + the army.

* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.

* ejército de reserva = reserve army.

* Ejército de Salvación, el = Salvation Army, the.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* ejército profesional = professional army.

* ejército profesional, el = regular army, the.

* ejército regular, el = regular army, the.

* oficial del ejército = army official, army officer.

* un ejército de = an army of.

Spanish-English dictionary > ejército, el
2 militar

• army officer

• be politically active

• military man

• serve in the army

• soldierly

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > militar
3 oficial del ejército

• army officer

• military man

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > oficial del ejército
4 oficial del ejército de tierra

• army officer

• military man

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > oficial del ejército de tierra
5 oficial

adj.

official.

f. & m.

1 officer, official, commissioned officer, journeyman.

2 skilled worker.

m.

1 officer (military).

oficial de marina naval officer

2 clerk (funcionario).

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oficial

► adjetivo

1 official

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (en oficina) office worker, clerk; (en oficio) assistant

2 MILITAR officer

3 (en la Administración) official, officer

4 (en albañilería) skilled labourer

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1. adj.
official
2. noun mf.
officer

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1.

ADJ [viaje, documento, comunicado] official

2. SMF

1) (Mil) officer

primer oficial — (Náut) first mate

oficial de enlace — liaison officer

oficial de guardia — (Náut) officer of the watch

oficial del día — orderly officer

oficial de marina — naval officer

oficial ejecutivo — executive officer

oficial médico — medical officer

oficial pagador — paymaster

2) (=obrero) [en fábrica] skilled worker; [en taller artesano] craftsman/craftswoman; [por cuenta ajena] journeyman; [en oficina] clerk

oficial mayor — chief clerk

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I
adjetivo official

Concesionario Oficial — authorized dealer
II
- ciala masculino, femenino, oficial masculino y femenino

1) ( obrero) skilled worker

se necesita oficial tornero — time-served machinist needed

2) oficial masculino y femenino ( de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant); (Mil) officer

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- oficial de guardia

* * *

= official, governmental, officer.

Ex. Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.

Ex. At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.

Ex. All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.

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* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.

* boletín oficial = official gazette.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* comunicación oficial = official communication.

* extraoficial = off the record.

* inauguración oficial = ceremonial opening.

* oficial aprendiz = journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].

* oficial aprendiz de imprenta = journeyman printer.

* oficial de aduanas = immigration officer, customs official.

* oficial de la marina = marine officer.

* oficial del ejército = army official, army officer.

* oficial del gobierno = government official.

* oficial de servicio = duty officer.

* partido oficial = official game.

* representante oficial = game official.

* versión oficial, la = official story, the.

* visita oficial = official visit.

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I
adjetivo official

Concesionario Oficial — authorized dealer
II
- ciala masculino, femenino, oficial masculino y femenino

1) ( obrero) skilled worker

se necesita oficial tornero — time-served machinist needed

2) oficial masculino y femenino ( de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant); (Mil) officer

•

- oficial de guardia

* * *

= official, governmental, officer.

Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.

Ex: At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.

Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.

* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.

* boletín oficial = official gazette.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* comunicación oficial = official communication.

* extraoficial = off the record.

* inauguración oficial = ceremonial opening.

* oficial aprendiz = journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].

* oficial aprendiz de imprenta = journeyman printer.

* oficial de aduanas = immigration officer, customs official.

* oficial de la marina = marine officer.

* oficial del ejército = army official, army officer.

* oficial del gobierno = government official.

* oficial de servicio = duty officer.

* partido oficial = official game.

* representante oficial = game official.

* versión oficial, la = official story, the.

* visita oficial = official visit.

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oficial¹

adjective

‹acto/delegación› official; ‹hora› official; ‹noviazgo› official

fuentes oficiales official sources

[ S ] Concesionario Oficial Nolex authorized Nolex dealer

oficial² - ciala

masculine, feminine

oficial masculine and feminine

A (obrero) skilled worker

se necesita oficial tornero/albañil time-served machinist/bricklayer needed

B

oficial masculine and feminine

1 (de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant)

2 ( Mil) officer

Compuestos:

● oficial de aduanas

customs officer

● oficial de cumplimiento

compliance officer

● oficial de guardia

officer of the watch

● oficial de reserva

officer in the reserve

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oficial adjetivo
official
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant);
(Mil) officer
oficial(a) m,f (obrero cualificado) skilled worker
oficial
I adj (documento, etc) official
II mf
1 Mil Náut officer
2 (de administración) officer
' oficial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- BOE
- boletín
- carta
- comunicación
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conducto
- despacho
- emisión
- emitir
- extraescolar
- fe
- graduación
- inscribir
- licencia
- novia
- novio
- oficiala
- oficio
- partida
- protección
- timbre
- ascender
- ascenso
- carácter
- colegio
- comandante
- denominar
- designar
- informal
- marino
- superior
English:
authoritative
- clash
- commissioner
- council housing
- declare
- document
- formal
- informal
- marshal
- mate
- midshipman
- off-the-record
- officer
- official
- party line
- pass off
- quotable
- rank
- record
- senior
- soldier
- stamp
- starter
- state
- statement
- subaltern
- unofficial
- whip
- commanding
- commission
- declaration
- detective
- Downing Street
- established
- guard
- legal
- navigator
- odds
- public
- standard

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oficial¹

♦ adj

official

♦ nmf

1. Mil officer

Comp
oficial de guardia officer of the watch;
oficial al mando commanding officer;

oficial de reserva reserve officer

2. [de policía] police officer

3. [funcionario] clerk

oficial², -ala nm,f

skilled worker, journeyman;

oficial montador journeyman fitter;

oficial electricista skilled electrician

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oficial

I adj official

II m/f MIL officer

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oficial adj

: official

♦ oficialmente adv

oficial nmf

1) : officer, police officer, commissioned officer (in the military)

2) : skilled worker

* * *

oficial¹ adj official

oficial² n

1. (en general) officer

2. (en oficios manuales) skilled worker

Spanish-English dictionary > oficial
6 jefe

adj.

chief, top.

m.

1 boss, principal, chief, manager.

2 chief, chieftain, leader, ringleader.

3 boss, woman in charge, headwoman, top woman.

4 boss.

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jefe

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 boss, head, chief

2 COMERCIO (hombre) manager; (mujer) manageress

3 PLÍTICA leader

4 MILITAR officer in command

5 (de una tribu) chief

► interjección ¡jefe!

1 familiar waiter!

► nombre femenino la jefa

1 familiar the old lady, the wife

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jefe de cocina chef

jefe de estación station master

jefe de Estado Head of State

jefe de Estado Mayor Chief of Staff

jefe de redacción editor in chief

jefe de taller foreman

jefe de ventas sales manager

jefe supremo commander-in-chief

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(f. - jefa)

noun

1) boss

2) head

3) chief

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jefe, -a
SM / F
1) (=superior) boss; (=director) head; (Pol) leader; (Com) manager; (Mil) officer in command; [de tribu] chief

comandante en jefe — commander-in-chief

¿quién es el jefe aquí? — who's in charge around here?

jefe/a civil — Caribe registrar

jefe/a de almacén — warehouse manager/manageress

jefe/a de bomberos — fire chief, chief fire officer

jefe/a de cabina — (Aer) chief steward/stewardess

jefe/a de camareros — head waiter/waitress

jefe/a de cocina — head chef

jefe/a de equipo — team leader

jefe/a de estación — station master, station manager

jefe/a de estado — head of state

jefe/a de estado mayor — chief of staff

jefe/a de estudios — (Escol) director of studies

jefe/a de filas — (Pol) party leader

jefe/a de máquinas — (Náut) chief engineer

jefe/a de márketing — marketing manager

jefe/a de obras — site manager

jefe/a de oficina — office manager/manageress

jefe/a de personal — personnel manager

jefe/a de pista — ringmaster

jefe/a de plató — (Cine, TV) floor manager

jefe/a de producción — production manager

jefe/a de protocolo — chief of protocol

jefe/a de realización — (Cine, TV) production manager

jefe/a de redacción — editor-in-chief

jefe/a de sala — head waiter/waitress

jefe/a de taller — foreman

jefe/a de tren — guard, conductor (EEUU)

jefe/a de ventas — sales manager

jefe/a ejecutivo/a — chief executive

jefe/a supremo/a — commander-in-chief

2) [como apelativo]

¡oiga jefe! — hey!, mate! *

sí, mi jefe — esp LAm yes, sir o boss

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- fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino

a) ( superior) boss

b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief

c) (Pol) leader

d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)

- jefe -fa de bomberos

- jefe -fa de cocina

- jefe -fa de estación

- jefe -fa de Estado/gobierno

- jefe -fa de Estado Mayor

- jefe -fa de estudios

- jefe -fa de personal/ventas

- jefe -fa de redacción

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= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.

Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.

Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.

Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.

Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.

Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.

Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.

Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.

Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.

Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de cocina = chef.

* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.

* jefe de espías = spymaster.

* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.

* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.

* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).

* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* jefe de milicia = warlord.

* jefe de oficina = office manager.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.

* jefe de prensa = press officer.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* jefe de sección = section head.

* jefe de taller = overseer.

* jefe militar = army official, army officer.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

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- fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino

a) ( superior) boss

b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief

c) (Pol) leader

d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)

- jefe -fa de bomberos

- jefe -fa de cocina

- jefe -fa de estación

- jefe -fa de Estado/gobierno

- jefe -fa de Estado Mayor

- jefe -fa de estudios

- jefe -fa de personal/ventas

- jefe -fa de redacción

* * *

= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.

Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.

Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.

Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.

Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.

Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.

Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.

Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.

Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.

Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de cocina = chef.

* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.

* jefe de espías = spymaster.

* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.

* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.

* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).

* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* jefe de milicia = warlord.

* jefe de oficina = office manager.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.

* jefe de prensa = press officer.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* jefe de sección = section head.

* jefe de taller = overseer.

* jefe militar = army official, army officer.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

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jefe -fa

masculine, feminine

jefe masculine and feminine

1 (superior) boss

aquí el jefe soy yo I'm the boss here, I'm in charge here

2 (de una sección, un departamento) head

3 (de una tribu) chief

4 (de un partido, una banda) leader

5 (como apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq), guv ( BrE colloq dated)

6 jefes mpl ( fam) (padres) folks (pl) ( colloq), parents (pl)

Compuestos:

● jefe/jefa de bomberos

fire chief

● jefe/jefa de cocina

chef

● jefe/jefa de departamento

head of department

● jefe/jefa de estación

stationmaster

● jefe/jefa de Estado

head of state

● jefe/jefa de Estado Mayor

Chief of Staff

● jefe/jefa de estudios

director of studies

● jefe/jefa de filas

group leader

● jefe/jefa de gobierno

(primer ministro) prime minister; (presidente) president

● jefe/jefa de la guerrilla

guerrilla leader

● jefe/jefa de la oposición

leader of the opposition

● jefe/jefa de la policía

chief of police

● jefe/jefa de los espías

spymaster

● jefe/jefa de máquinas

chief engineer

● jefe/jefa de negociado

head of section, head of department

● jefe/jefa de oficina

chief clerk, office manager

● jefe/jefa de personal

personnel manager

● jefe/jefa de planta

floor manager

● jefe/jefa de producción

production manager

● jefe/jefa de producto

product manager

● jefe/jefa de redacción

editor-in-chief

● jefe/jefa de sección

section head

● jefe/jefa de seguridad

chief of security

● jefe/jefa de taller

supervisor, foreman

● jefe/jefa de tren

head conductor, train manager ( BrE)

● jefe/jefa de ventas

sales manager

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jefe
◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino, jefe sustantivo masculino y femenino

a) ( superior) boss;

◊ jefe de estudios director of studies;

jefe de personal/ventas personnel/sales manager;
jefe de redacción editor-in-chief
b) ( de empresa) manager;

( de sección) head;
( de tribu) chief
c) (Pol) leader;

◊ jefe de Estado/gobierno head of state/government

jefe,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 boss
Com manager
jefe de estación, station master
jefe de informativos, news editor
jefe de personal, personnel manager
jefe de redacción, editor-in-chief
jefe de ventas, sales manager
2 (líder) leader: es el jefe de la tribu, he's the chief of the tribe
jefe de Estado, Head of State
3 Mil comandante en jefe, commander-in-chief
' jefe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arder
- bailar
- bebida
- cabestro
- congraciarse
- definitivamente
- encima
- faltar
- gastar
- gusano
- jefa
- mondarse
- patrón
- patrona
- patrono
- quemada
- quemado
- redactor
- redactora
- sapo
- sheriff
- tal
- trinar
- abajo
- canciller
- citar
- comandante
- condición
- enfermero
- facultar
- mandar
- pensar
- plantear
- quedar
- rabiar
- robar
- salir
- ver
English:
absence
- abuse
- anybody
- approachable
- around
- ask for
- bluster
- boss
- busywork
- by
- by-product
- chancellor
- chief
- chieftain
- clear
- comeback
- cow
- deal with
- departmental
- deputy
- discount
- doormat
- edit
- even
- expect
- forceful
- foreman
- forge
- frustrated
- grievance
- guard
- head
- higher-up
- imagine
- in
- initially
- leader
- manager
- marshal
- mate
- of
- pass over
- pat
- pool
- postmaster
- promise
- Secretary of State
- sister
- staff nurse
- take over

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jefe, -a nm,f

1. [persona al mando] boss;
[de empresa] manager, f manageress; [líder] leader; [de tribu, ejército] chief; [de departamento] head; Mil
en jefe in-chief;

Comp
Méx Fam
como jefe: entró a la oficina como jefe he walked into the office as if he owned the place

Comp
jefe de bomberos fire chief;
jefe de cocina chef;

jefe de compras purchasing manager;

jefe de estación stationmaster;

jefe de Estado head of state;

jefe del estado mayor chief of staff;

jefe de estudios director of studies;
Dep jefe de fila(s) team leader [driver or cyclist];
jefe de gabinete chief of staff;

jefe de gobierno prime minister;

una reunión de jefes de gobierno a meeting of heads of government;

jefe de policía police chief, chief of police, Br chief constable;

jefe de prensa press officer;

jefe de producción production manager;

jefe de producto product line manager;

jefe de protocolo chief of protocol;

jefe de proyecto project manager;

jefe de redacción editor-in-chief;

jefe de sección departmental head o chief;

jefe de ventas sales manager

2. Fam [como apelativo]
pregúntale al jefe qué se debe ask the guy for the bill;

jefe, pónganos dos cervezas give us two beers, Br guv o US mac

3. Méx Fam [padre, madre] old man, f old girl

4. Esp Fam
mis jefes [mis padres] my folks

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jefe

m, jefa f de departamento, organización head; ( superior) boss; POL leader; de tribu chief

3 Méx fam

:

mi jefe my dad fam ;

mi jefa my mom fam

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jefe, -fa n

1) : chief, head, leader

jefe de bomberos: fire chief

2) : boss

* * *

jefe n

1. (superior) boss [pl. bosses]

voy a discutirlo con el jefe I'm going to speak to the boss about it

2. (de un grupo) head

la jefa del departamento the head of the department

3. (de un partido, de una asociación) leader

4. (de una tribu) chief

jefe de cocina chef

jefe de estación station master

jefe de Estado head of state

Spanish-English dictionary > jefe
7 jefe militar

m.

warlord, admiral in chief, commander in chief, supreme commander.

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(n.) = army official, army officer

Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex. He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.

* * *

(n.) = army official, army officer

Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex: He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.

Spanish-English dictionary > jefe militar
8 oficial del ejército

(n.) = army official, army officer

Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex. He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.

* * *

(n.) = army official, army officer

Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex: He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.

Spanish-English dictionary > oficial del ejército
9 representante militar

(n.) = army official, army officer

Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex. He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.

* * *

(n.) = army official, army officer

Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex: He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.

Spanish-English dictionary > representante militar
10 militar

adj.

military.

Aquí hay actividad militar Here we have military activity.

f. & m.

1 soldier.

los militares the military

2 army officer, military man.

Los militares están en descanso The army officers are at ease.

v.

1 to be active.

2 to serve in the army.

El chico alto militó The tall boy served in the army.

3 to be politically active.

Los estudiantes militan The students are politically active.

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militar

► adjetivo

1 military

► nombre masculino

1 military man, soldier

■ los militares the armed forces

► verbo intransitivo

1 MILITAR to serve

2 PLÍTICA (ser miembro) to be an active member; (ser activista) to be a militant, be an activist

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tribunal militar military court

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1. adj.
military
2. noun mf.
soldier

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1.

ADJ military

ciencia militar — art of war

2.

SM (=soldado) soldier, military man; [en la mili] serviceman

los militares — the military

3. VI

1) (Mil) to serve ( in the army)

2) (Pol)

militar en un partido — to be a member of a party

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I
adjetivo military
II
masculino y femenino soldier, military man

los militares — the military

- militar de carrera
III
verbo intransitivo to be politically active

militar en un partido político — to be an active member of a political party

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I
adjetivo military
II
masculino y femenino soldier, military man

los militares — the military

- militar de carrera
III
verbo intransitivo to be politically active

militar en un partido político — to be an active member of a political party

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militar¹

¹ = serviceman [servicemen, -pl.], serviceperson.

Ex: Personal readers' guidance was provided to World War I servicemen.

Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.

* hijo de militares = military brat.

* militares, los = military, the.

militar²

² = military, martial.

Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, a graphic presentation of a military o naval plan, etc.

Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.

* academia militar = military academy.

* accesorios militares = militaria.

* acción militar = military action.

* actuación militar = military action.

* aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.

* al estilo militar = military-style.

* amante de lo militar = military buff.

* amenaza militar = military threat.

* armamento militar = military hardware.

* arquitectura militar = military architecture.

* base militar = military base.

* brazo militar = military arm.

* campaña militar = military campaign.

* ciencia militar = military science.

* comandante militar = military commander.

* condecoración militar = Legion of Merit.

* conflicto militar = military conflict.

* cuartel militar = army barracks.

* desfile militar = military parade, military tattoo.

* despliegue militar = military deployment.

* dictadura militar = military dictatorship.

* estrategia militar = military strategy.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* funeral militar = military funeral.

* gasto militar = military expenditure.

* historiador militar = military historian.

* hospital militar = military hospital.

* ingeniero militar = military engineer.

* intervención militar = military intervention, military action.

* jefe militar = army official, army officer.

* junta militar = military junta, junta.

* líder militar = military leader.

* mando militar = military command.

* medicina militar = military medicine.

* mujer militar = servicewoman.

* música militar = martial music.

* observación militar = surveillance.

* ofensiva militar = military offensive.

* operación militar = military operation.

* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.

* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].

* personal militar = military personnel.

* poderío militar = military power.

* policía militar = military police.

* prisión militar = military prison.

* propiedad militar = military property.

* protección militar = military protection.

* reclutamiento militar = military draft.

* régimen militar = military regime.

* representante militar = army official, army officer.

* satélite militar = surveillance satellite.

* secreto militar = military secret.

* servicio militar = military service.

* servicio militar obligatorio = compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.

* silo militar = missile silo.

* soldado militar = military soldier.

* tribunal militar = military tribunal.

militar³ contra

³ = militate against.

Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.

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militar¹

adjective

military

militar²

masculine and feminine

soldier, military man

los militares the military

Compuesto:

militar de carrera

career soldier

militar³ [A1 ]

vi

to be politically active

militar en un partido político to be an active member of a political party

era de izquierda, pero nunca militó he was left-wing, but never politically active

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militar 1 adjetivo
military
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
soldier, military man;
◊ los militares the military

militar 2 ( conjugate militar) verbo intransitivo
to be politically active;
militar en un partido político to be an active member of a political party
militar
I adjetivo military
el presupuesto militar, the defense budget
II sustantivo masculino soldier
unos bandidos vestidos de militares..., some bandits dressed as soldiers...
III vi Pol (ser miembro de) to be a member: milita en las juventudes pacifistas, she's a member of the young pacifists group

' militar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aviación
- aviador
- aviadora
- cartilla
- control
- exenta
- exento
- intervención
- juventud
- milicia
- oprimir
- paisana
- paisano
- PM
- rango
- servicio
- sublevarse
- superior
- zona
- aeronáutica
- apto
- base
- capote
- centinela
- charanga
- civil
- colonia
- comando
- cumplir
- destinado
- destinar
- dispositivo
- escuela
- guardia
- instrucción
- patrullero
- potencia
- prestar
- recluta
- tribunal
English:
civilian
- conscription
- DSO
- excuse
- guardhouse
- military
- serviceman
- soldier
- staff college
- stockade
- tattoo
- junta
- service

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militar¹

♦ adj

military

♦ nmf

soldier;

el general es el segundo militar que asesina el grupo en lo que va de año the general is the second member of the military to be murdered by the group this year;

los militares the military

militar² vi

1. [en partido, sindicato] to be a member (en of);
militó en la izquierda durante su juventud he was an active left-winger in his youth

2. [apoyar]
son muchas circunstancias las que militan a o [m5] en su favor there are many circumstances in his favour;

en o [m5] a su defensa milita que es menor de edad in his defence is the fact that he is a minor

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militar

I adj military

II m/f soldier;

los militares pl the military

III v/i POL

:

militar en be a member of

* * *

militar vi

1) : to serve (in the military)

2) : to be active (in politics)

militar adj

: military

militar nmf

soldado: soldier

* * *

militar¹ adj military

la disciplina militar military discipline

militar² n soldier

ser militar to be in the armed forces

Spanish-English dictionary > militar
11 representante

adj.

representative.

f. & m.

1 representative (gen) & (commerce).

2 agent.

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representante

► adjetivo

1 representative

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 representative

2 (actor) actor; (actriz) actress

* * *

noun mf.

representative

* * *

SMF

1) [de organización, país, en parlamento] representative

la única representante española en esta prueba — Spain's only representative in this event

uno de los máximos representantes del surrealismo — one of the greatest exponents o representatives of surrealism

representante legal — legal representative

representante sindical — union representative

2) (Com) representative

3) [de artista, deportista] agent

4) † (=actor) performer, actor/actress

* * *

masculino y femenino representative

es representante de una editorial — she represents a publishing house

ganó la representante brasileña — the Brazilian contestant won

- representante de la ley

* * *

= proxy, representative, umbrella, nominee, exponent, figurehead, byword, officer, spokesman [spokesmen, -pl.], spokeswoman [spokeswomen, -pl.].

Nota: Femenino.

Ex. This article suggests that 'form of material' should be used to serve as a proxy for information content analysis in the case of archival material.

Ex. CAG's membership consists basically of representatives from each of the British library co-operative.

Ex. SCOCLIS is the umbrella body for the 30 UK local networks which deal in commercial and technical information resources.

Ex. A local coordinating committee was also established for the course, consisting of the President (or his nominee), the local coordinator and the local tutors.

Ex. The Commission of the European Communities is also the exponent of Community as distinct from national interests in the Council of Ministers.

Ex. This book is a biography of Mary Baker Eddy, a woman who became the figurehead for the medico-religious movement of Christian Science.

Ex. Hackman became a byword for everything that was authentic about the cerebral American New Wave of the late 1960s and 1970s.

Ex. Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.

Ex. The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.

Ex. The UK Labour Party spokeswoman on information technology reviewed some of the future applications of the information superhighway to education.

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* Cámara de Representantes = House of Representatives.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* representante comercial = company representative, business traveller.

* representante de laboratorio farmacéutico = pharmaceutical company representative.

* representante de la comunidad = community activist.

* representante de los estudiantes = student representative.

* representante de productos farmacéuticos = pharmaceutical company representative.

* representante de ventas = sales rep, sales representative.

* representante militar = army official, army officer.

* representante oficial = game official.

* representante sindical = trade union shop steward, shop steward, steward, union steward, trade union official.

* visita de representante = sales call.

* * *

masculino y femenino representative

es representante de una editorial — she represents a publishing house

ganó la representante brasileña — the Brazilian contestant won

- representante de la ley

* * *

= proxy, representative, umbrella, nominee, exponent, figurehead, byword, officer, spokesman [spokesmen, -pl.], spokeswoman [spokeswomen, -pl.].

Nota: Femenino.

Ex: This article suggests that 'form of material' should be used to serve as a proxy for information content analysis in the case of archival material.

Ex: CAG's membership consists basically of representatives from each of the British library co-operative.

Ex: SCOCLIS is the umbrella body for the 30 UK local networks which deal in commercial and technical information resources.

Ex: A local coordinating committee was also established for the course, consisting of the President (or his nominee), the local coordinator and the local tutors.

Ex: The Commission of the European Communities is also the exponent of Community as distinct from national interests in the Council of Ministers.

Ex: This book is a biography of Mary Baker Eddy, a woman who became the figurehead for the medico-religious movement of Christian Science.

Ex: Hackman became a byword for everything that was authentic about the cerebral American New Wave of the late 1960s and 1970s.

Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.

Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.

Ex: The UK Labour Party spokeswoman on information technology reviewed some of the future applications of the information superhighway to education.

* Cámara de Representantes = House of Representatives.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* representante comercial = company representative, business traveller.

* representante de laboratorio farmacéutico = pharmaceutical company representative.

* representante de la comunidad = community activist.

* representante de los estudiantes = student representative.

* representante de productos farmacéuticos = pharmaceutical company representative.

* representante de ventas = sales rep, sales representative.

* representante militar = army official, army officer.

* representante oficial = game official.

* representante sindical = trade union shop steward, shop steward, steward, union steward, trade union official.

* visita de representante = sales call.

* * *

representante

masculine and feminine

1 (de una persona, organización) representative; ( Com) representative

es representante de una editorial she represents a publishing house

ganó la representante brasileña the Brazilian contestant won

2 (diputado) representative

Compuesto:

representante de la ley

( period); officer of the law

* * *

representante sustantivo masculino y femenino
representative;
(de artista, cantante) agent;
◊ es representante de una editorial she represents a publishing house

representante
I adjetivo representative
II mf
1 representative
2 (de un artista) agent, manager
3 Com sales representative

' representante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditado
- acreditar
- delegado
- legítimo
- personero
- vendedor
English:
absent
- agent
- rep
- representative
- sales rep
- salesman
- saleswoman
- shop steward
- dealer
- proxy
- sales

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representante

♦ adj

representative

♦ nmf
[delegado] representative;
ganó el festival el representante irlandés the contestant representing Ireland won the contest;

representante (artístico) agent;

representante (comercial) (sales) rep

Comp
representante exclusivo(a) sole representative;
representante sindical union rep o representative

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representante

m/f tb COM representative

* * *

representante nmf

1) : representative

2) : performer

* * *

representante n representative

Spanish-English dictionary > representante
12 alto

adj.

1 tall, elevated, high-rise.

2 high, upland.

3 tall.

4 high, steep.

Precios altos High (steep) prices

5 loud.

6 lofty.

adv.

1 loudly, aloud, high up.

2 high, in a high position.

intj.

stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.

m.

1 height.

2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.

3 hill, top of the hill, height.

4 upper floor.

5 high point, high, maximum.

6 Alto.

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alto

► adjetivo

1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall

■ es una mujer muy alta she's a very tall woman

2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high

■ lleva zapatos de tacón alto she wears high-heeled shoes

■ la marea está alta it's high tide

■ tiene la presión alta he's got high blood pressure

3 (elevado) top, upper

■ viven en los pisos altos they live on the upper floors

4 (importancia) high, top

■ es un alto ejecutivo en la empresa he's a top executive in the company

5 (voz, sonido) loud

■ lo dijo en voz alta she said it aloud

■ pon la tele más alta turn the telly up

► adverbio alto

1 high (up)

■ colocaron los platos muy alto they put the dishes very high up

2 (voz) loud, loudly

■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?

► nombre masculino

1 (altura) height

■ sólo hace dos metres de alto it's only two metres high

2 (elevación) hill, high ground

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a altas horas de la noche late at night

en lo alto de on the top of

pasar por alto to pass over

por todo lo alto figurado in a grand way

tirando alto figurado at the most

alta cocina haute cuisine

alta sociedad high society

alta tecnología high technology

altas presiones high pressure sing

alto horno blast furnace

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alto

► adverbio

1 high (up)

■ colocaron los platos muy alto they put the dishes very high up

2 (voz) loud, loudly

■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?

► nombre masculino

1 (altura) height

■ sólo hace dos metres de alto it's only two metres high

2 (elevación) hill, high ground

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alto

► nombre masculino

1 (parada) stop

■ hicieron un alto para comer they stopped for lunch

► interjección

1 halt! (policía) stop!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to halt

alto el fuego cease-fire

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1. (f. - alta)
adj.

1) tall

2) high

3) loud
2. adv.
1) high

2) loudly
3. noun m.
1) height

2) halt, stop

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I
1. ADJ

1) [en altura]

a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high

está muy alto para su edad — he is very tall for his age

los pisos altos tienen más luz natural — the top flats have more natural light

• jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneck

• camino de alta montaña — high mountain path

• zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heels
mar I, 1)
b)

• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill

desde lo alto del árbol — from the top of the tree

• lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from above

por todo lo alto —

lo celebraron por todo lo alto — they celebrated it in style

2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upper

se han alcanzado muy altas temperaturas — there have been very high temperatures

tiene la tensión alta — he has high blood pressure

los alumnos de los niveles más altos — the highest level students

la marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in

ha pagado un precio muy alto por su descaro — he paid a very high price for his cheekiness

una familia de clase alta — an upper class family

la cámara alta del Parlamento ruso — the upper house of the Russian parliament

ocupa una alta posición en el gobierno — he occupies a high-ranking position in the government

tiene un alto sentido del deber — he has a strong sense of duty

• alta burguesía — upper-middle class

• alto cargo — [puesto] high-ranking position; [persona] senior official, high-ranking official

• alta cocina — haute cuisine

• alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner

• Alto Comisionado — High Commission

• alta costura — high fashion, haute couture

• de alta definición — high-definition antes de s

• alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive

• alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage

un jugador de alta escuela — a top quality player

• altas esferas — upper echelons

• alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi

• altas finanzas — high finance

• alta frecuencia — high frequency

• alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official

• oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• altos hornos — blast furnace

• altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition

• alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure

hoy continuarán las altas presiones — the high pressure system will continue today

• alta sociedad — high society

• alta tecnología — high technology

• temporada alta — high season

• alta tensión — high tension, high voltage

• alta traición — high treason

• alta velocidad — high speed

Alta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system

3) [en intensidad]

el volumen está muy alto — the volume is very loud

la calefacción está muy alta — the heating is very high

• en voz alta — [leer] out loud; [hablar] in a loud voice

4) [en el tiempo]

hasta altas horas de la madrugada — until the early hours

5) [estilo] lofty, elevated

6) (=revuelto)

• estar alto — [río] to be high; [mar] to be rough

7) (Geog) upper

el Alto Rin — the Upper Rhine

8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto

9) ( Hist, Ling) high

alto antiguo alemán — Old High German

la alta Edad Media — the high Middle Ages

2. ADV

1) (=arriba) high

sube un poco más alto — go up a little higher

ha llegado muy alto en su carrera profesional — he's reached the top in his professional career

lanzar algo alto — to throw sth high

2) (=en voz alta)

gritar alto — to shout out loud

hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly

¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!

pon la radio un poco más alto — turn the radio up a little

pensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
volar
3. SM

1) (=altura)

el muro tiene 5 metros de alto — the wall is 5 metres high

mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall

• en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet up

con las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air

dejar algo en alto —

el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world

estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name

2) (Geog) hill

el pueblo está en un alto — the town lies on a hill

Altos del Golán — Golan Heights

3) (Arquit) upper floor

4) (Mús) alto

5)

altos y bajos — ups and downs

6)

• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook

7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile

8) Chile [de tela] length

9)

los altos — Cono Sur, Méx [de casa] upstairs; (Geog) the heights

los altos de Jalisco — the Jalisco heights
II
1. SM

1) (=parada) stop

• dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sb

• hacer un alto — [en viaje] to stop off; [en actividad] to take a break

a este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way

hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich

• poner el alto a algo — Méx to put an end to sth

alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire

2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl

2.

EXCL

¡alto! — halt!, stop!

¡alto ahí! — stop there!

¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> high

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

una blusa de cuello alto — a high-necked blouse

b) [ESTAR]

qué alto estás! — haven't you grown!

está tan alta como yo — she's as tall as me now

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] high

los techos eran muy altos — the rooms had very high ceilings

un vestido de talle alto — a high-waisted dress

b) [estar]

el río está muy alto — the river is very high

la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in

los pisos más altos — the top floors

salgan con los brazos en alto — come out with your hands in the air

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

están con la moral bastante alta — they are in pretty high spirits

mantener alto el espíritu — to keep one's spirits up

en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree

en lo alto del árbol — high up in the tree

por todo lo alto — in style

una boda por todo lo alto — a lavish wedding

3) (en cantidad, calidad) high

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

productos de alta calidad — high-quality products

embarazo de alto riesgo — high-risk pregnancy

tirando por lo alto — at the most

4)

a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loud

pon la radio más alta — turn the radio up

b)

en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud

5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top

un militar de alto rango — a high-ranking army officer

conversaciones de alto nivel — high-level talks

6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high

un alto sentido del deber — a strong sense of duty

tiene un alto concepto de ti — he thinks very highly of you

7) (delante del n)

a) (Ling) high

el alto alemán — High German

b) (Geog) upper

el Alto Paraná — the Upper Paraná

•

- alta burguesía

- alta cocina

- alta costura

- alta Edad Media

- alta fidelidad

- alta mar

- altas esferas

- alta sociedad

- altas presiones

- alta tensión

- alto cargo

- alto comisionado

- alto horno

- alto mando
II
adverbio

1) <volar/subir> high

2) < hablar> loud, loudly

habla más alto — speak up a little

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
III
interjección halt!

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

alto el fuego! — cease fire!

- alto el fuego
IV
masculino

1)

a) ( altura)

de alto — high

un muro de cuatro metros de alto — a four-meter high wall

tiene tres metros de alto — it's three meters high

b) ( en el terreno) high ground

2)

a) ( de edificio) top floor

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

b) los altos masculino plural (CS) ( en casa) upstairs

vivo en los altos del taller — I live above the workshop

3)

a) (parada, interrupción)

hacer un alto — to stop

b) (Méx) (Auto)

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> high

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

una blusa de cuello alto — a high-necked blouse

b) [ESTAR]

qué alto estás! — haven't you grown!

está tan alta como yo — she's as tall as me now

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] high

los techos eran muy altos — the rooms had very high ceilings

un vestido de talle alto — a high-waisted dress

b) [estar]

el río está muy alto — the river is very high

la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in

los pisos más altos — the top floors

salgan con los brazos en alto — come out with your hands in the air

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

están con la moral bastante alta — they are in pretty high spirits

mantener alto el espíritu — to keep one's spirits up

en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree

en lo alto del árbol — high up in the tree

por todo lo alto — in style

una boda por todo lo alto — a lavish wedding

3) (en cantidad, calidad) high

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

productos de alta calidad — high-quality products

embarazo de alto riesgo — high-risk pregnancy

tirando por lo alto — at the most

4)

a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loud

pon la radio más alta — turn the radio up

b)

en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud

5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top

un militar de alto rango — a high-ranking army officer

conversaciones de alto nivel — high-level talks

6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high

un alto sentido del deber — a strong sense of duty

tiene un alto concepto de ti — he thinks very highly of you

7) (delante del n)

a) (Ling) high

el alto alemán — High German

b) (Geog) upper

el Alto Paraná — the Upper Paraná

•

- alta burguesía

- alta cocina

- alta costura

- alta Edad Media

- alta fidelidad

- alta mar

- altas esferas

- alta sociedad

- altas presiones

- alta tensión

- alto cargo

- alto comisionado

- alto horno

- alto mando
II
adverbio

1) <volar/subir> high

2) < hablar> loud, loudly

habla más alto — speak up a little

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
III
interjección halt!

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

alto el fuego! — cease fire!

- alto el fuego
IV
masculino

1)

a) ( altura)

de alto — high

un muro de cuatro metros de alto — a four-meter high wall

tiene tres metros de alto — it's three meters high

b) ( en el terreno) high ground

2)

a) ( de edificio) top floor

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

b) los altos masculino plural (CS) ( en casa) upstairs

vivo en los altos del taller — I live above the workshop

3)

a) (parada, interrupción)

hacer un alto — to stop

b) (Méx) (Auto)

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap

* * *

alto¹

¹ = stop.

Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

alto²

² = alto.

Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

alto³

³ = height.

Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.

* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.

* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.

* en lo alto = on top.

* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

alto⁴

⁴ = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.

Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.

* alta cocina = haute cuisine.

* alta costura = haute couture.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* alta intensidad = high-rate.

* alta mar = high seas, the.

* alta posición = high estate.

* alta productividad = high yield.

* alta resolución = high resolution.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.

* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.

* alta traición = high treason.

* alta velocidad = high-rate.

* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.

* alto cargo público = senior public official.

* alto comisario = high commissioner.

* alto dignatario = high official.

* alto en fibras = high-fibre.

* alto funcionario = high official.

* alto horno = blast furnace.

* alto nivel = high standard.

* alto precio = costliness.

* alto rendimiento = high yield.

* alto riesgo = high stakes.

* altos cargos = people in high office.

* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].

* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].

* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.

* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.

* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].

* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.

* clase alta = upper class.

* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].

* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* edificio alto = high-rise building.

* en alta mar = on the high seas.

* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* física de altas energías = high energy physics.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.

* línea de alta tensión = power line.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* marea alta = high tide.

* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.

* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.

* ser muy alto = be metres high.

* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.

* temporada alta = high season.

* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.

* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.

* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.

alto⁵

⁵ = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.

* hablar alto = be loud.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.

* sonido alto = loud noise.

* * *

alto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› high

zapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoes

es más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brother

una blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse

2 [ ESTAR]:

¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!

mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height now

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] high

los techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilings

un vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR]:

ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too high

ponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reach

el río está muy alto the river is very high

la marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's in

los pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the building

salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the air

eso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputation

últimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recently

a pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losing

Dios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on high

habían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainside

en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the tree

por todo lo alto in style

celebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in style

una boda por todo lo alto a lavish wedding

C (en cantidad, calidad) high

tiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressure

cereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cereals

ha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashness

productos de alta calidad high-quality products

[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essential

el nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this school

el alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the elections

embarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancy

tirando por lo alto at the most, at the outside

tirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outside

D

1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loud

pon la radio más alta turn the radio up

¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!

2

en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loud

estaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loud

E ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, top

un militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officer

uno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executives

conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks

F ( delante del n) ‹ideales› high

tiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of duty

es el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever had

tiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of you

G ( delante del n)

1 ( Ling) high

el alto alemán High German

2 ( Geog) upper

el alto Aragón upper Aragon

el Alto Paraná the Upper Paraná

Compuestos:

● alta burguesía

feminine upper-middle classes (pl)

● alta cocina

feminine haute cuisine

● alta comedia

feminine high comedy

● alta costura

feminine haute couture, high fashion

● alta definición

feminine high definition

de or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)

● alta Edad Media

feminine High Middle Ages (pl)

● alta escuela

feminine dressage

● alta fidelidad

feminine high fidelity, hi-fi

● alta frecuencia

feminine high frequency

● alta mar

masculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)

se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at sea

la flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleet

● alta peluquería

feminine hairstyling

● altas esferas

fpl upper echelons (pl)

● altas finanzas

fpl:

las altoas finanzas high finance

● alta sociedad

feminine high society

● altas presiones

fpl high pressure

un sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure system

● alta tecnología

feminine high technology

● alta tensión

feminine high tension o voltage

● alta traición

feminine high treason

● alto cargo

masculine (puesto) high-ranking position, important post; (persona) high-ranking official

● alto comisario, alta comisaria

masculine, feminine high commissioner

● alto comisionado or comisariado

masculine high commission

● alto horno

masculine blast furnace

● alto mando

masculine high-ranking officer

● alto relieve

masculine high relief, alto relievo

● Alta Velocidad Española

AVE

● alto voltaje

masculine high voltage o tension

alto²

adverb

A ‹volar/subir/tirar› high

tírala más alto throw it higher

B ‹hablar› loud, loudly

habla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear you

pasar por alto ver pasar vt Sense I F. (↑ pasar)

alto³

interjection

halt!

¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!

¡alto el fuego! cease fire!

Compuesto:

alto el fuego

masculine ( Esp) ( Mil) cease-fire

alto⁴

masculine

A

1

(altura): de alto high

un muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high wall

tiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide

2 (en el terreno) high ground

siempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high ground

B

1 (de un edificio) top floor

viven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flat

2 los altos mpl (CS) (en una casa) upstairs

viven en los altos del taller they live above the workshop

C

(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stop

hicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunch

dar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt

D ( Méx) ( Auto)

1 (señal de pare) stop sign

pasarse el alto to go through the stop sign

2 (semáforo) stoplight

pasarse el alto to run the red light ( AmE), to jump the lights ( BrE)

E

1 ( Chi fam) (de cosas) pile, heap

2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length

* * *

alto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) [ser] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall;

‹pared/montaña› high;
◊ una blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse

b) [ESTAR]:

◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;

está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)
a) [ser] high;

◊ los techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilings

b) [estar]:

◊ el río está muy alto the river is very high;

la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
◊ el alto nivel de contaminación the high level of pollution;

productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
a) [estar] ( en intensidad) ‹volumen/televisión› loud;

◊ pon la radio más alta turn the radio up

b) en alto or en voz alta aloud, out loud

5 ( delante del n)
a) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/funcionario› high-ranking, top;

◊ conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks

b) ‹ideales/opinión› high;

◊ un alto sentido del deber a strong sense of duty

c) ( en nombres compuestos)

◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino

upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;

( persona) high-ranking official;
◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino

high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
◊ habla más alto speak up a little

alto 3 interjección
halt!;
◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!

alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( altura)

◊ de alto high;

tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
b) ( en el terreno) high ground;

◊ construido en un alto built on high ground

2
a) (parada, interrupción):

◊ hacer un alto to stop;

alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fire
b) (Méx) (Auto):

◊ pasarse el alto ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE);

( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft

* * *

alto, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;
[montaña] high;
es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;

el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;

¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;

un jersey de cuello alto Br a polo neck, US a turtleneck;

tacones o Andes, RP [m5] tacos altos high heels;

lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;
Fig [el cielo] Heaven;
en lo alto de at the top of;

el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;

Comp

hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;

una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous wedding

Comp
alto relieve high relief
2. [indica posición elevada] high;
[piso] top, upper;
tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;

¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;

aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;

tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;

el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;

de alta mar deep-sea;

en alta mar out at sea;

le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;

equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;

Comp

mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;

Comp

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out;
esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time

3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;

de alta calidad high-quality;

tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;

tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;
Informát
un disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;

un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;

una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;

un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed train

Comp
alto horno blast furnace;
altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;
Informát alta resolución high resolution;
alta temperatura high temperature;

alta tensión high voltage;
Der alta traición high treason;
alto voltaje high voltage

4. [en una escala]
la alta competición [en deporte] competition at the highest level;

de alto nivel [delegación] high-level;

un alto dirigente a high-ranking leader

Comp
Hist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;
alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;
[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;
los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;

los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;

alta cocina haute cuisine;

Alto Comisionado High Commission;

alta costura haute couture;
Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;
alta sociedad high society

5. [avanzado] alta fidelidad high fidelity;

altas finanzas high finance;
Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;
alta tecnología high technology

6. [sonido, voz] loud;

en voz alta in a loud voice;

el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up

7. [hora] late;

a altas horas de la noche late at night

8. Geog upper;

un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;

el Alto Egipto Upper Egypt

Comp
Hist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta
9. Hist High;

la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages

10. [noble] [ideales] lofty

11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;
[mar] rough;
con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks

♦ nm

1. [altura] height;

mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;
[persona] he's 2 metres tall
2. [lugar elevado] height

Comp
los Altos del Golán the Golan Heights
3. [detención] stop;

hacer un alto to make a stop;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;

dar el alto a alguien to challenge sb

Comp
alto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;
¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!

4. Mús alto

5. [voz alta]
no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking

6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;

tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to read

7. CSur, Perú
altos [de casa] upstairs Br flat o US apartment [with its own front door];

vive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's

8. Méx [señal] stop sign

♦ adv

1. [arriba] high (up);

volar muy alto to fly very high

2. [hablar] loud;

por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud

♦ interj

halt!, stop!;

¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;

¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;
[a un fugitivo] stop!
* * *

alto

1

I adj persona tall; precio, número, montaña high;

en alta mar on the high seas;

el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;

los pisos altos the top floors;

en voz alta out loud;

a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;

clase alta high class;

alta calidad high quality

II adv volar, saltar high;

hablar alto speak loudly;

pasar por alto overlook;

poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;

por todo lo alto fam lavishly;

en alto on high ground, high up;

llegar alto go far

III m

1 ( altura) height;

dos metros de alto two meters high

2 Chi

pile

3

:

los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights

alto

2 m

1 halt;

¡alto! halt!;

dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;

¡alto ahí! stop right there!

2 ( pausa) pause;

hacer un alto stop

* * *

alto adv

1) : high

2) : loud, loudly

alto, -ta adj

1) : tall, high

2) : loud

en voz alta: aloud, out loud

alto nm

1) altura: height, elevation

2) : stop, halt

3) altos nmpl

: upper floors

alto interj

: halt!, stop!

* * *

alto¹ adj

1. (en general) high

la montaña más alta del mundo the highest mountain in the world

una puntuación muy alta a very high score

2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall

soy más alto que tú I'm taller than you

3. (sonido, voz) loud

la música está muy alta the music is really loud

dilo en voz alta say it out loud

a altas horas de la noche late at night

pasar por alto to overlook

alto cargo senior official

alta fidelidad hi fi

alta mar high sea

alta sociedad high society

clase alta upper class

alto² adv

1. (volar, subir) high

los aviones vuelan muy alto aeroplanes fly very high

2. (hablar) loudly

no hables tan alto don't talk so loudly

alto³ n (altura) height

mide más de dos metros de alto he's over two metres tall

el muro tiene cinco metros de alto the wall is five metros high

alto el fuego ceasefire

Spanish-English dictionary > alto
13 militar2

² = military, martial.

Ex. A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, a graphic presentation of a military o naval plan, etc.

Ex. The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.

----

* academia militar = military academy.

* accesorios militares = militaria.

* acción militar = military action.

* actuación militar = military action.

* aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.

* al estilo militar = military-style.

* amante de lo militar = military buff.

* amenaza militar = military threat.

* armamento militar = military hardware.

* arquitectura militar = military architecture.

* base militar = military base.

* brazo militar = military arm.

* campaña militar = military campaign.

* ciencia militar = military science.

* comandante militar = military commander.

* condecoración militar = Legion of Merit.

* conflicto militar = military conflict.

* cuartel militar = army barracks.

* desfile militar = military parade, military tattoo.

* despliegue militar = military deployment.

* dictadura militar = military dictatorship.

* estrategia militar = military strategy.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* funeral militar = military funeral.

* gasto militar = military expenditure.

* historiador militar = military historian.

* hospital militar = military hospital.

* ingeniero militar = military engineer.

* intervención militar = military intervention, military action.

* jefe militar = army official, army officer.

* junta militar = military junta, junta.

* líder militar = military leader.

* mando militar = military command.

* medicina militar = military medicine.

* mujer militar = servicewoman.

* música militar = martial music.

* observación militar = surveillance.

* ofensiva militar = military offensive.

* operación militar = military operation.

* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.

* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].

* personal militar = military personnel.

* poderío militar = military power.

* policía militar = military police.

* prisión militar = military prison.

* propiedad militar = military property.

* protección militar = military protection.

* reclutamiento militar = military draft.

* régimen militar = military regime.

* representante militar = army official, army officer.

* satélite militar = surveillance satellite.

* secreto militar = military secret.

* servicio militar = military service.

* servicio militar obligatorio = compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.

* silo militar = missile silo.

* soldado militar = military soldier.

* tribunal militar = military tribunal.

Spanish-English dictionary > militar2
14 ejército

m.

1 army, armed forces, soldiers, battalion.

2 legion.

3 legion, army.

* * *

ejército

► nombre masculino

1 army

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ejército de tierra army

ejército del aire air force

* * *

noun m.

army

* * *

SM

1) (Mil) army

estar en el ejército — to be in the army

los tres ejércitos — the forces, the Services

ejército del aire — Air Force

ejército de ocupación — army of occupation

Ejército de Salvación — Salvation Army

ejército de tierra — Army

ejército permanente — standing army

2) (=multitud) army

un ejército de fotógrafos — an army of photographers

* * *

masculino army

- ejército del aire

- Ejército de Salvación

- ejército de tierra

- ejército regular

* * *

masculino army

- ejército del aire

- Ejército de Salvación

- ejército de tierra

- ejército regular

* * *

el ejército

= army, the [armies, pl.], military, the.

Ex: Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.

Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..

* alistar en el ejército = join + the army.

* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.

* ejército de reserva = reserve army.

* Ejército de Salvación, el = Salvation Army, the.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* ejército profesional = professional army.

* ejército profesional, el = regular army, the.

* ejército regular, el = regular army, the.

* oficial del ejército = army official, army officer.

* un ejército de = an army of.

* * *

ejército

masculine

1 ( Mil) army

alistarse en el ejército to join up, enlist, join the army

2 (multitud) army

un ejército de periodistas an army of reporters

Compuestos:

● ejército del aire

air force

● Ejército de Salvación

Salvation Army, Sally Army ( BrE colloq)

● ejército de tierra

army

● ejército regular

regular army

* * *

Del verbo ejercitar: ( conjugate ejercitar)

ejercito es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ejercitó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
ejercitar
ejército
ejercitar ( conjugate ejercitar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹músculo/dedos/memoria› to exercise
2 ‹ caballos› to train;
‹ tropa› to drill, train;
‹ alumnos› to train
ejército sustantivo masculino
army;
◊ ejército del aire air force;

ejército de tierra army
ejercitar verbo transitivo
1 (una habilidad, virtud) to exercise: ejercitó sus dotes culinarias, he put his culinary skills to use
2 (practicar, entrenar) to train
3 (ejercer) to practise
ejército sustantivo masculino army

' ejército' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- dictado
- ejercitar
- milicia
- motín
- ocupante
- prófuga
- prófugo
- ración
- regular
- ronda
- sección
- sofocar
- superior
- vencedor
- vencedora
- agresor
- alistarse
- amotinado
- asediar
- capitán
- chequeo
- comandante
- combatir
- conquistador
- coronel
- defensor
- derrotado
- derrotar
- entrar
- escuadra
- ingresar
- ingreso
- invadir
- motorizado
- puesto
- rebelde
- repartición
- resistir
- retirar
- retroceder
- retroceso
- sargento
- teniente
- triunfador
- tropa
- vencer
- vencido
English:
army
- chuck out
- defeat
- deploy
- discharge
- dishonorable
- dishonourable
- dodger
- feign
- in
- IRA
- join
- military
- mobilize
- name
- pass off
- regular army
- Salvation Army
- serve
- standing
- Territorial Army
- commission
- paratrooper
- salvation
- senior
- stint
- strong
- trained
- USA

* * *

ejército nm

1. [fuerzas armadas] army;

alistarse en el ejército to join the army, to enlist (in the army)

Comp
Ejército del Aire Air Force;
ejército profesional professional army;

ejército regular regular army;
Hist el Ejército Rojo [en Rusia] the Red Army;
el Ejército de Salvación the Salvation Army;

Ejército de Tierra army [as opposed to navy and air force];

Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional Zapatista Army of National Liberation

2. [grupo numeroso] army;

un ejército de admiradoras an army o a host of admirers

* * *

ejército

m army

* * *

ejército nm

: army

* * *

ejército n army [pl. armies]

Spanish-English dictionary > ejército
15 atentado golpista

(n.) = attempted coup, coup attempt

Ex. Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.

Ex. The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.

* * *

(n.) = attempted coup, coup attempt

Ex: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.

Ex: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.

Spanish-English dictionary > atentado golpista
16 castigador

adj.

punishing, castigatory, chastising.

m.

punisher, chastiser, sanctioner, castigator.

* * *

castigador

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar (hombre) ladies' man; (mujer) man-eater

* * *

castigador, -a
SM / F ladykiller/seductress
* * *

= lady-killer.

Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

* * *

= lady-killer.

Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

* * *

castigador, -ora Fam

♦ adj

seductive

♦ nm,f

lady-killer, f man-eater

Spanish-English dictionary > castigador
17 de pelo negro

(adj.) = dark-haired

Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

* * *

(adj.) = dark-haired

Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

Spanish-English dictionary > de pelo negro
18 de pelo oscuro

(adj.) = dark-haired

Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

* * *

(adj.) = dark-haired

Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

Spanish-English dictionary > de pelo oscuro
19 donjuán

m.

philanderer, Don Juan, Casanova, ladykiller.

* * *

donjuán

► nombre masculino

1 Don Juan, womanizer, Casanova

* * *

masculino ( tenorio) womanizer, Don Juan

* * *

= lady-killer, ladies' man, playboy, Latin lover, womaniser [womanizer, -USA], Don Juan.

Ex. He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

Ex. Sweet Lou is a ladies' man who does not have to say much to have his way with women.

Ex. Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.

Ex. Since most Latin men adore their mothers or grandmothers who raised them, the best bet to get your Latin lover back is to act like them.

Ex. Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).

Ex. And he became 'a prey to sexual obsessions' -- a Don Juan -- until he met a young married woman in her thirties.

* * *

masculino ( tenorio) womanizer, Don Juan

* * *

= lady-killer, ladies' man, playboy, Latin lover, womaniser [womanizer, -USA], Don Juan.

Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

Ex: Sweet Lou is a ladies' man who does not have to say much to have his way with women.

Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.

Ex: Since most Latin men adore their mothers or grandmothers who raised them, the best bet to get your Latin lover back is to act like them.

Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).

Ex: And he became 'a prey to sexual obsessions' -- a Don Juan -- until he met a young married woman in her thirties.

* * *

donjuán

masculine

A ( Bot) dondiego

B (tenorio) womanizer, Casanova, Don Juan

* * *

donjuán sustantivo masculino ( tenorio) womanizer, Don Juan
donjuán o Don Juan sustantivo masculino Casanova,
' donjuán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fama
- picaflor

* * *

donjuán, don Juan nm
Fam Casanova, Don Juan
* * *

donjuán

m fig

womanizer, Don Juan

Spanish-English dictionary > donjuán
20 intento de golpe de estado

(n.) = attempted coup, coup attempt

Ex. Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.

Ex. The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.

* * *

(n.) = attempted coup, coup attempt

Ex: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.

Ex: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.

Spanish-English dictionary > intento de golpe de estado

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