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1 fotografía

f.

photo, photograph, picture, shot.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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fotografía

► nombre femenino

1 (proceso) photography

2 (retrato) photograph

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer fotografías / sacar fotografías to take photographs

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noun f.

1) photograph

2) photography

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SF

1) (=arte) photography

fotografía aérea — aerial photography

fotografía en color — colour photography, color photography (EEUU)

2) (=imagen) photograph

sacar o tomar una fotografía de algo — to take a photograph of sth

fotografía al flash, fotografía al magnesio — flash photograph

fotografía de carnet — ≈ passport photograph

fotografía en color — colour photograph, color photograph (EEUU)

fotografía instantánea — snapshot
foto
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femenino (técnica, arte) photography; (retrato, imagen) photograph

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= exposure, photograph, photography, snapshot [snap-shot], picture, shot.

Ex. There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.

Ex. Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.

Ex. The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public.

Ex. To quote Towl, case studies 'are not an actual snap-shot or sound movie of what really took place'.

Ex. In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.

Ex. Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.

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* álbum de fotografías = photograph album.

* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.

* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.

* exposición de fotografías = photographic exhibition.

* exposiciones de fotografía = salon photography.

* fotografía aérea = aerial photograph, aerial photography.

* fotografía artística = artistic photography.

* fotografía de cine = cinematic photography.

* fotografía del espacio = space photograph.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* fotografía de publicidad = advertising photography.

* fotografía en placa de cristal = glass-plate photography.

* fotografía en seco = dry photography.

* fotografía histórica = documentary photography.

* fotografía tamaño carnet = passport size photograph, ID photograph.

* fotografía tomada por un satélite = satellite photograph.

* fotografía trucada = trick photograph.

* hacer fotografía = make + picture.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* recuperación de fotografías = picture retrieval.

* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.

* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.

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femenino (técnica, arte) photography; (retrato, imagen) photograph

* * *

= exposure, photograph, photography, snapshot [snap-shot], picture, shot.

Ex: There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.

Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.

Ex: The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public.

Ex: To quote Towl, case studies 'are not an actual snap-shot or sound movie of what really took place'.

Ex: In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.

Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.

* álbum de fotografías = photograph album.

* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.

* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.

* exposición de fotografías = photographic exhibition.

* exposiciones de fotografía = salon photography.

* fotografía aérea = aerial photograph, aerial photography.

* fotografía artística = artistic photography.

* fotografía de cine = cinematic photography.

* fotografía del espacio = space photograph.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* fotografía de publicidad = advertising photography.

* fotografía en placa de cristal = glass-plate photography.

* fotografía en seco = dry photography.

* fotografía histórica = documentary photography.

* fotografía tamaño carnet = passport size photograph, ID photograph.

* fotografía tomada por un satélite = satellite photograph.

* fotografía trucada = trick photograph.

* hacer fotografía = make + picture.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* recuperación de fotografías = picture retrieval.

* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.

* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.

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fotografía

feminine

1 (técnica, arte) photography

una tienda de fotografía a photographic o camera store ( AmE), a photographic o camera shop ( BrE)

2 (retrato, imagen) photograph

3 (estudio) photographic studio

Compuesto:

fotografía aérea

(técnica) aerial photography; (imagen, producto) aerial photograph

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Del verbo fotografiar: ( conjugate fotografiar)

fotografía es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
fotografiar
fotografía
fotografiar ( conjugate fotografiar) verbo transitivo
to photograph, take a photograph of
fotografía sustantivo femenino (técnica, arte) photography;
(retrato, imagen) photograph
fotografiar verbo transitivo to photograph, take a photograph of
fotografía sustantivo femenino
1 photograph
fotografía en blanco y negro, black and white photograph
fotografía en color, colour photograph
2 (profesión) photography
' fotografía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ampliar
- ampliación
- detalle
- enfocada
- enfocado
- formato
- grano
- marco
- montar
- pie
- posar
- representar
- sacar
- sesión
- trucar
- fondo
- reducido
- reducir
- retocar
English:
autograph
- photograph
- photography
- amateur
- camera
- photographic

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fotografía nf

1. [arte] photography

Comp
fotografía aérea aerial photography;
fotografía digital digital photography;

fotografía infrarroja infrared photography;

fotografía publicitaria commercial photography

2. [objeto] photograph;

hacer o [m5] sacar una fotografía a alguien to take a picture o photograph of sb

Comp
fotografía aérea aerial photograph;
fotografía de (tamaño) carné passport-sized photograph;

fotografía instantánea snapshot

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fotografía

f

1 técnica photography

2 imagen photograph

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fotografía nf

1) : photograph

2) : photography

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fotografía n

1. (técnica) photography

2. (foto) photograph

Spanish-English dictionary > fotografía
2 arte

f. & m.

1 art.

arte abstracto abstract art

arte dramático drama

arte figurativo figurative art

arte floral flower arranging

bellas artes fine arts

artes gráficas graphic arts

artes interpretativas performing arts

artes liberales liberal arts

artes marciales martial arts

(escuela de) artes y oficios = college for the study of arts and crafts

artes plásticas visual arts

arte pop pop art

2 artistry.

el arte de la la conversación the art of conversation

3 artfulness, cunning (astucia).

malas artes trickery

4 artifice, craftiness, deceitful cleverness, foxiness.

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arte

► nombre masculino

1 art

2 (habilidad) craft, skill

3 (astucia) cunning

4 (pesca) fishing gear

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con malas artes by evil means

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noun mf.

1) art

2) skill

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SM ó SF
[gen m en sing, f en pl]
1) (=pintura, música) art

artes — (Univ) arts

artes y oficios — arts and crafts

bellas artes — fine arts

arte de vivir — art of living

el séptimo arte — the cinema, film

arte de los trucos — conjuring

por arte de magia — by magic, as if by magic

- no tener arte ni parte en algo

arte abstracto — abstract art

artes decorativas — decorative arts

artes gráficas — graphic arts

artes marciales — martial arts

arte poética — poetics sing

arte pop — pop art

artes plásticas — plastic arts
amor 1)
2) (=habilidad) skill; (=astucia) craftiness

malas artes — trickery sing

por malas artes — by trickery

3) (=artificio) workmanship, artistry

sin arte — [como adj] clumsy; [como adv] clumsily

4) (Literat)

arte mayor — Spanish verse of eight lines each of twelve syllables dating from the 15th century

arte menor — Spanish verse usually of four lines each of six or eight syllables

5) (Pesca)

arte de pesca — (=red) fishing net; (=caña etc) fishing tackle

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(gen m en el singular y f en el plural)

1) (Art) art

el arte medieval — medieval art

las artes — the arts

el arte por el arte — art for art's sake

no trabajo por amor al arte — (hum) I'm not working for the good of my health (hum)

(como) por arte de magia — as if by magic

no tener arte ni parte: no tuve arte ni parte en el asunto — I had nothing whatsoever to do with it

- arte dramático

- arte poética

- artes gráficas/plásticas

- artes marciales

- artes menores

- artes y oficios

2)

a) (habilidad, destreza)

el arte de mentir — the art of lying

tiene arte para arreglar flores — she has a flair o gift for flower arranging

b) artes femenino plural (astucias, artimañas) trick

empleé todas mis artes para... — I used every trick I could think of to...

usó todas sus artes para seducirlo — she used (all) her feminine wiles to seduce him

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= art, craft.

Ex. In less well structured schemes, the application of chain indexing is more of an art.

Ex. He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.

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* apreciación del arte = art appreciation.

* arte abstracto = abstraction, abstract art.

* arte conceptual = conceptual art.

* arte contemporáneo = contemporary art.

* arte culinario = cuisine.

* arte de escribir = penmanship.

* arte de gobernar = statesmanship.

* arte de hacer nudos = knotting.

* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.

* arte de la guerra = warfare.

* arte del libro = bookmanship.

* arte del metal = metal art.

* arte del vídeo = video art.

* arte de tejer = weaving.

* arte de vender = salesmanship, specsmanship.

* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.

* arte dramático = performance art, performing arts.

* arte folclórico = folk art.

* arte islámico = Islamic art.

* arte moderno = modern art.

* arte pop = pop art.

* arte popular = popular art, folk art.

* arte publicitario = commercial art.

* arte renacentista = Renaissance art.

* arte rupestre = rock art.

* artes aplicadas = applied arts.

* artes decorativas, las = decorative arts, the.

* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.

* artes gráficas, las = graphic arts, the.

* artes interpretativas = performing arts.

* artes liberales, las = liberal arts, the.

* artes marciales = martial arts.

* artes plásticas = fine art.

* artes plásticas, las = plastic arts, the.

* artes visuales, las = visual arts, the.

* arte topiario = topiary.

* arte tradicional = folk art.

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* aula de arte = art-room.

* bellas artes = fine arts.

* biblioteca de arte = art library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.

* colección de arte = art collection.

* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.

* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* crítico de arte = art critic.

* diapositiva de arte = art slide.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* enseñanza de bellas artes = aesthetic education.

* estado del arte = state of the art.

* estado de las artes = state of the arts.

* exposición de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* galería de arte = art gallery.

* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.

* historia del arte = art history.

* historiador de arte = art historian.

* libro de arte = art book.

* material de arte = art material.

* muestra de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.

* mundo del arte, el = art world, the.

* museo de arte = art museum.

* objeto de arte = art object.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* un arte = a fine art.

* un arte en extinción = a dying art.

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(gen m en el singular y f en el plural)

1) (Art) art

el arte medieval — medieval art

las artes — the arts

el arte por el arte — art for art's sake

no trabajo por amor al arte — (hum) I'm not working for the good of my health (hum)

(como) por arte de magia — as if by magic

no tener arte ni parte: no tuve arte ni parte en el asunto — I had nothing whatsoever to do with it

- arte dramático

- arte poética

- artes gráficas/plásticas

- artes marciales

- artes menores

- artes y oficios

2)

a) (habilidad, destreza)

el arte de mentir — the art of lying

tiene arte para arreglar flores — she has a flair o gift for flower arranging

b) artes femenino plural (astucias, artimañas) trick

empleé todas mis artes para... — I used every trick I could think of to...

usó todas sus artes para seducirlo — she used (all) her feminine wiles to seduce him

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= art, craft.

Ex: In less well structured schemes, the application of chain indexing is more of an art.

Ex: He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.

* apreciación del arte = art appreciation.

* arte abstracto = abstraction, abstract art.

* arte conceptual = conceptual art.

* arte contemporáneo = contemporary art.

* arte culinario = cuisine.

* arte de escribir = penmanship.

* arte de gobernar = statesmanship.

* arte de hacer nudos = knotting.

* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.

* arte de la guerra = warfare.

* arte del libro = bookmanship.

* arte del metal = metal art.

* arte del vídeo = video art.

* arte de tejer = weaving.

* arte de vender = salesmanship, specsmanship.

* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.

* arte dramático = performance art, performing arts.

* arte folclórico = folk art.

* arte islámico = Islamic art.

* arte moderno = modern art.

* arte pop = pop art.

* arte popular = popular art, folk art.

* arte publicitario = commercial art.

* arte renacentista = Renaissance art.

* arte rupestre = rock art.

* artes aplicadas = applied arts.

* artes decorativas, las = decorative arts, the.

* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.

* artes gráficas, las = graphic arts, the.

* artes interpretativas = performing arts.

* artes liberales, las = liberal arts, the.

* artes marciales = martial arts.

* artes plásticas = fine art.

* artes plásticas, las = plastic arts, the.

* artes visuales, las = visual arts, the.

* arte topiario = topiary.

* arte tradicional = folk art.

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* aula de arte = art-room.

* bellas artes = fine arts.

* biblioteca de arte = art library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.

* colección de arte = art collection.

* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.

* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* crítico de arte = art critic.

* diapositiva de arte = art slide.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* enseñanza de bellas artes = aesthetic education.

* estado del arte = state of the art.

* estado de las artes = state of the arts.

* exposición de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* galería de arte = art gallery.

* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.

* historia del arte = art history.

* historiador de arte = art historian.

* libro de arte = art book.

* material de arte = art material.

* muestra de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.

* mundo del arte, el = art world, the.

* museo de arte = art museum.

* objeto de arte = art object.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* un arte = a fine art.

* un arte en extinción = a dying art.

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arte ( gen m en el singular y f en el plural)

A ( Art) art

el arte medieval/abstracto/contemporáneo medieval/abstract/contemporary art

las artes the arts

el arte por el arte art for art's sake

¿te crees que trabajo por amor al arte? ( hum); do you think I'm working for the good of my health o for the fun of it? ( hum)

(como) por arte de magia as if by magic

no tener arte ni parte: no tuve arte ni parte en el asunto I had nothing whatsoever to do with it

bello

Compuestos:

● arte cinético

kinetic art

● arte dramático

dramatic arts (pl)

● arte poética

poetics (pl)

● artes de pesca

fpl nets (pl) (also lines, floats, etc)

● artes gráficas

fpl graphic arts (pl)

● artes liberales

fpl (liberal) arts (pl)

● artes marciales

fpl martial arts (pl)

● arte mayor

( Lit) verse form in which a line has more than eight syllables

● arte menor

( Lit): verse form in which a line has eight syllables or less

● artes menores

fpl crafts (pl)

● artes plásticas

fpl plastic arts (pl)

● artes y oficios

fpl arts and crafts (pl)

B

1

(habilidad, destreza): es maestro en el arte de mentir/de la diplomacia he's an expert in the art of lying/of diplomacy

tiene mucho arte para arreglar flores she has a real flair o gift for flower arranging

tengo muy poco arte para convencer a la gente I'm no good at persuading people

2 artes fpl

(astucias, artimañas): usó todas sus artes para seducirlo she used (all) her feminine wiles to seduce him

tuve que usar todas mis artes para convencerlo I had to use every trick I could think of to win him over

malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

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arte ( gen m en el singular y f en el plural)
1 (Art) art;
◊ el arte por el arte art for art's sake;

no trabajo por amor al arte (hum) I'm not working for the good of my health (hum);
artes gráficas graphic arts;
(como) por arte de magia as if by magic
2 (habilidad, destreza) art;
◊ el arte de la conversación the art of conversation;

tiene arte para arreglar flores she has a flair o gift for flower arranging
arte sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino art
1 (habilidad) skill
2 artes, (trucos, mañas) tricks
3 artes de pesca, fishing equipment
bellas artes, fine arts
♦ Locuciones: familiar como por arte de magia, as if by magic
no tener arte ni parte, to have nothing to do with
' arte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aborigen
- aguafuerte
- amor
- arábiga
- arábigo
- bicha
- boceto
- caligrafía
- canto
- carpintería
- cine
- clásica
- clásico
- cuadro
- cubismo
- dadaísmo
- de
- decadencia
- desnuda
- desnudo
- dialéctica
- dibujante
- encuadernación
- escorzo
- espátula
- estilo
- estofar
- exposición
- expresionismo
- fascinar
- figurativa
- figurativo
- fresca
- fresco
- galería
- género
- grabar
- iluminar
- ilusión
- imagen
- impresionismo
- labrada
- labrado
- lienzo
- litografía
- lobulada
- lobulado
- magia
- marchante
- marina
English:
amateurish
- appreciation
- art
- art gallery
- artistry
- avant-garde
- brush
- bust
- charcoal
- cookery
- corps
- craft
- cubism
- cuisine
- curator
- depict
- design
- designer
- diplomacy
- draw
- dying
- early
- elaborate
- exhibit
- facsimile
- figurative
- forte
- gallery
- graphics
- halo
- life
- magic
- magically
- mime
- mimicry
- motif
- movement
- naive
- nude
- oarsmanship
- oil
- one-upmanship
- oratory
- paintbrush
- patron
- piece
- plaster
- plastic
- portray
- pose

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arte nm o nf Usually masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural.

1. [creación estética] art;

una obra de arte a work of art;

el arte gótico/barroco Gothic/baroque art;

Comp

como por arte de birlibirloque o [m5] de magia as if by magic

Comp
arte abstracto abstract art;
artes audiovisuales audiovisual arts;

arte conceptual conceptual art;

artes decorativas decorative arts;

arte dramático drama;

artes escénicas performing arts;

arte figurativo figurative art;

artes gráficas graphic arts;

artes interpretativas performing arts;

artes liberales liberal arts;

artes marciales martial arts;

arte naïf naive art;

artes y oficios arts and crafts;

artes plásticas plastic arts;

arte religioso religious art;

arte rupestre cave paintings

2. [habilidad, estilo] artistry;

con (buen) arte with (great) style;

tiene mucho arte para recitar she's got a real talent for reciting poetry

3. [astucia] artfulness, cunning;

emplearon todas sus artes para timarla they used all their cunning o wiles to cheat her;

malas artes trickery;

Comp

no tener arte ni parte en algo to have nothing whatsoever to do with sth

4.
artes (de pesca) [instrumentos] fishing tackle

5. Lit [verso]
de arte mayor = comprising lines of more than eight syllables;

de arte menor = comprising lines of eight syllables or fewer

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arte

m (pl f)

1 art;

bellas artes pl fine art sg ;

el séptimo arte cinema, the movies pl ;

(como) por arte de magia as if by magic;

no tener arte ni parte have absolutely no say

2 ( argucia)

:

malas artes pl guile sg

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arte nmf, (usually m in singular, f in plural)

1) : art

artes y oficios: arts and crafts

bellas artes: fine arts

2) habilidad: skill

3) : cunning, cleverness

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arte n

1. (en general) art

una colección de arte an art collection

2. (habilidad) skill

tiene arte para dibujar he's good at drawing

como por arte de magia as if by magic

Spanish-English dictionary > arte
3 fotografía de obra de arte

(n.) = art photograph

Ex. The early photolitho books of 1856-7 were again collections of reproductions of art photographs, but in 1858 there was an event of greater bibliographical significance: the production of a photolitho facsimile of a printed book.

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(n.) = art photograph

Ex: The early photolitho books of 1856-7 were again collections of reproductions of art photographs, but in 1858 there was an event of greater bibliographical significance: the production of a photolitho facsimile of a printed book.

Spanish-English dictionary > fotografía de obra de arte
4 obra

f.

1 work.

la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings

obra de arte work of art

obras completas complete works

obra de consulta reference work

obra maestra masterpiece

2 work.

obras roadworks (en carretera)

vamos a hacer obra o obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen

cerrado por obras closed for refurbishment (en letrero)

obras públicas public works

3 building site.

4 play.

5 opus, piece of work, composition, piece.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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obra

► nombre femenino

1 (trabajo) work

2 LITERATURA (obras completas) work; (libro) book

3 (acto) deed

■ esto seguro que es obra suya I'm sure it's his work

4 (institución) institution, foundation

5 (construcción) building site

► nombre femenino plural obras

1 (en casa) alterations, repairs; (en carretera) road works

■ no quiero meterme en obras I don't want to start having alterations done

■ esta semana estamos de obras we've got the workmen in this week

■ había retenciones a causa de las obras there were delays because of the roadworks

■ 'Carretera cortada por obras' "Road closed for repairs"

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FRASEOLOGÍA

'En obras' "Building works"

¡manos a la obra! let's get cracking!

obras son amores, que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

por obra y gracia de thanks to

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo by the power of the Holy Spirit 2 familiar as if by magic

obra benéfica charity

obra de arte work of art

obra de caridad good deed

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

obra musical musical

obras completas collected works

obras públicas public works

* * *

noun f.

1) work

2) play

•

- obra maestra

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) deed

hoy he hecho una buena obra — I did a good deed today

pecar de obra — to sin by deed

• buenas obras — good works, good deeds

• ser obra de algn — to be sb's doing

esto no puede ser obra de mi hijo — this can't be my son's doing

la policía cree que podría ser obra de la Mafia — the police think this could be the work of the Mafia

• poner por obra un plan — to set a plan in motion

• por obra (y gracia) de — thanks to

un país destrozado por obra del turismo — a country totally spoilt by tourism

una gimnasta convertida en ídolo mundial por obra y gracia de su entrenador — a gymnast who became a world famous idol thanks to her coach

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — (Rel) through the working of the Holy Spirit, by the power of the Holy Spirit

cree que el trabajo va a estar terminado mañana por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — iró he thinks that the work will miraculously get done tomorrow

- ser obra de romanos

- obras son amores y no buenas razones

obra benéfica — (=acción) charitable deed; (=organización) charitable organization, charity

el dinero se destinará a obras benéficas — the money will go to charity

obra de caridad — charitable deed, act of charity

obra de misericordia — (Rel) work of mercy

obra pía — religious foundation

obra piadosa — charitable deed

obra social — (=organización) benevolent fund for arts, sports etc ; (=labor) charitable work

2) [de creación artística]

a) (=producción total) (Arte, Literat, Teat, Mús) work

la vida y la obra de San Juan de la Cruz — the life and work of Saint John of the Cross

el tema de la muerte en la obra de Lorca — the subject of death in Lorca o in Lorca's work

b) (=pieza) (Arte, Mús) work; (Teat) play; (Literat) book, work

una obra de Goya — a work o painting by Goya

una obra de Lope de Vega — a play by Lope de Vega

las obras de Cervantes — the works of Cervantes

obras completas — complete works, collected works

obra de arte — work of art

obra de consulta — reference book

obra de divulgación — non-fiction book aimed at a popular audience

obra de teatro, obra dramática — play

obra maestra — masterpiece

obra teatral — play

3) (Constr)

a) (=edificio en construcción) building site, construction site

hemos estado visitando la obra — we've been visiting the building o construction site

¿cuándo acaban la obra? — when do they finish the building work?

- ser o parecer la obra del Escorial

b)

de obra — [chimenea] brick antes de s ; [estantería, armario] built-in

c) pl obras [en edificio] building work sing, construction work sing ; [en carretera] roadworks

las obras de construcción del hospital — building o construction work on the hospital

las obras de remodelación del estadio — redevelopment work at the stadium

las obras de ampliación del aeropuerto — work on expanding the airport

los vecinos están de obras — they're having building work done next door, they have the builders in next door *

obras — [en edificio] building under construction; [en carretera] roadworks

cerrado por obras — closed for refurbishment

página en obras — (Internet) site under construction

la autopista está en obras — there are roadworks on the motorway

estamos haciendo obras en la cocina — we're having some building work done in the kitchen

obras públicas — public works

Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Ministry of Public Works

obras viales, obras viarias — roadworks

4) (=ejecución) workmanship

la obra es buena pero los materiales son de mala calidad — the workmanship is good but the materials are of a poor quality

- poner manos a la obra

5) Chile brickwork

6)

obra de — about

en obra de ocho semanas — in about eight weeks

7)

la Obra — Esp (Rel) Opus Dei

See:

ver nota culturelle OPUS DEI in opúsculo

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

obra¹

¹ = alterations, building site, construction site.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.

Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* deducción por donación a obras benéficas = charitable deduction, charitable tax deduction.

* despedir mano de oba = shed + jobs.

* despedir mano de obra = axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* donación anual a obras de caridad = charitable gift annuity.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* obra benéfica = charity, charity.

* obra benéfica religiosa = parochial charity.

* obra de beneficiencia = benefaction.

* obra de romanos = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* obras públicas = public works.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* permiso de obra = building permit.

* pie de obra = building site.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

obra²

² = item, title, work, stock item, oeuvre.

Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.

Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.

Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras editadas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras musicales = music catalogue.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* lector de obra literaria = literary reader.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obra anónima = anonymous work.

* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* obra apócrifa = apocryphal work.

* obra audiovisual = audiovisual work.

* obra autobiográfica = autobiographical work.

* obra citada = cited work.

* obra colectiva = collective work.

* obra compuesta = composite work.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

* obra de literatura = literary work.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* obra dramática = dramatic work.

* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* obra gráfica = graphic work.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* obra literaria = literary work, work of literature, work of imagination.

* obra literaria simplificada = easy reader book.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* obra magna = magnum opus.

* obra multimedia = multimedia work.

* obra musical = musical work.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

* obra pictórica = pictorial work.

* obra relacionada = related work.

* obras = life's work.

* obras completas = collected works, oeuvre.

* obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* obras de ficción = fiction.

* obras de literatura = literary materials.

* obras literarias = literature, literary materials.

* obras no ficción = non-fiction [nonfiction].

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* obra teatral = theatrical work.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* * *

obra

feminine

A

1 (creación artística) work

esta escultura es una de sus primeras obras this sculpture is one of her earliest works o pieces

una obra literaria importante an important literary work

ésta es una obra menor this is a minor work

una excelente obra de artesanía an excellent piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel Buñuel's films, Buñuel's oeuvre ( frml)

las obras completas de García Lorca the complete o collected works of García Lorca

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática her plays

2 ( Mús) work, opus

Compuestos:

● obra de arte

work of art

● obra de consulta

reference book, work of reference

● obra maestra

masterpiece, chef d'oeuvre ( frml)

B

(acción): ya he hecho mi buena obra del día I reckon I've done my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis ( Bib) by their works will you know them

hizo muchas obras de misericordia she performed many charitable deeds

ha trabajado incansablemente, todo esto es obra suya she has worked tirelessly, all this is her doing

esto es obra de Víctor this is Víctor's doing

por obra (y gracia) del Espíritu Santo ( Relig) by the grace of God

piensa que la casa se va a pintar por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo ( hum); he seems to think the house will paint itself

ser obra de romanos or de benedictinos to be a huge o mammoth task

obras son amores que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Compuestos:

● obra benéfica or de beneficencia or de caridad

(acto) charitable act o deed, act of charity; (organización) charity, charitable organization

● obra social

(labor filantrópica) benevolent o charitable work; (mutualidad) ( Arg) ≈ benefit society ( in US), ≈ friendly society ( in UK)

C ( Arquit, Const) (construcción) building work

la casa aún está en obra the house is still being built, the house is still under construction ( frml)

perdona el desorden, estamos de or en obras sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done o ( colloq) we've got the builders in

[ S ] instalación de calefacción sin obra heating systems installed — no building work involved

[ S ] peligro: obras danger: building o construction work in progress

[ S ] cerrado por obras closed for repairs/refurbishment

mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

Compuestos:

● obra muerta

freeboard, dead work ( ant)

● obra negra

(Col, Méx): el edificio está en obra negra the building is just a shell

● obras mayores

fpl major works ( requiring building permission)

● obras menores

fpl minor works ( which may require building permission)

● obras públicas

fpl public works (pl)

● obras viales

fpl ( AmL) roadworks (pl)

● obras viarias

fpl ( Esp) roadworks (pl)

D (sitio) building o construction site

E

la Obra ( Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

Del verbo obrar: ( conjugate obrar)

obra es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
obra
obrar
obra sustantivo femenino
1 ( creación artística) work;
◊ sus primeras obras her earliest works;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship;
sus obras de teatro her plays;
obra de arte work of art;
obra maestra masterpiece
2 ( acción):
◊ mi buena obra del día my good deed for the day;

obra benéfica ( acto) act of charity;

( organización) charity, charitable organization
3 (Arquit, Const)
a) ( construcción) building work;

◊ estamos de obras we're having some building work done

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

obrar ( conjugate obrar) verbo intransitivo ( actuar) to act;
◊ obra de buena fe to act in good faith

verbo transitivo ‹ milagros› to work
obra sustantivo femenino
1 (producto, trabajo) (piece of) work
obra de arte, work of art
las obras completas de Baroja, the complete works of Baroja
este desaguisado es obra de tu hermano, this despicable act was the work of your brother
2 (acción) deed
buenas/malas obras, good/bad deeds
por sus obras los conoceréis, you'll know them by their deeds
3 Constr building site
(de la carretera, etc) repairs: la calle mayor está en obras, the main street is being repaired
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, the Ministry of Works
4 Teat play
5 (efecto, resultado) result: todo el proyecto es obra de un esfuerzo colectivo, the project is the result of a joint effort
♦ Locuciones: obras son amores y no buenas razones, actions speak louder than words
obrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to act, behave: siento que no he obrado bien, I don't feel I've done the right thing
2 (hallarse) el testamento obra en mi poder/mis manos..., the will is in my possession
II vtr (causar) to work

' obra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptar
- albañilería
- alguna
- alguno
- censurar
- clásica
- clásico
- concurso
- dramatizar
- encuadrar
- ensayar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- estigmatizar
- éxito
- faraónica
- faraónico
- hecha
- hecho
- infame
- interpretar
- lema
- maestra
- maestro
- mamarrachada
- mano
- notabilidad
- obrar
- paralizarse
- ponderar
- producir
- regusto
- reponer
- reposición
- representar
- restauración
- señera
- señero
- sensiblera
- sensiblería
- sensiblero
- teatral
- teatro
- título
- trabajada
- trabajado
- versión
- ambientación
- ambientar
English:
audition
- bring off
- building site
- charitable
- chronic
- classic
- collection
- crack
- creative
- dinner theater
- doing
- downstairs
- drama
- effort
- elaborate
- enthusiasm
- flop
- funnel
- handiwork
- hoarding
- humorous
- irony
- labour
- labour-intensive
- long
- manpower
- masterpiece
- moderately
- opening
- piece
- play
- stick in
- title
- undermanning
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- work
- workforce
- write up
- writing
- about
- appalling
- building
- burlesque
- by
- credit
- gang
- grip
- hardly
- invite

* * *

obra nf

1. [trabajo, acción]
hacer o [m5] realizar una buena obra to do a good deed;

ya he hecho la buena obra del día I've done my good deed for the day;

poner algo en obra to put sth into effect;

por obra (y gracia) de thanks to;

por sus obras los conoceréis by their works will you know them;

es obra suya it's his doing;

la ruina de las cosechas es obra de la sequía the crops have been ruined as a result of the drought;

Prov

obras son amores y no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Comp
obra benéfica [institución] charity; [acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de beneficencia [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de caridad [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed; Anticuado obra pía charitable institution; Arg obra social benevolent fund;
obras sociales community work

2. [creación artística] work;
[de teatro] play; [de música] work, opus;
la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship

Comp
obra de arte work of art;
obras completas complete works;

obra de consulta reference work;

obra dramática [pieza] play, drama;
[conjunto] plays, dramatic works;
obra maestra masterpiece;

obra menor minor work

3. [trabajo de construcción] work;
[reforma doméstica, en local] alteration;
el ayuntamiento va a empezar una obra en el descampado the council is going to start building on the wasteground;

vamos a hacer obra o [m5] obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen;

toda la calle está en obras there are roadworks all along the road;

el edificio lleva en obras más de dos meses the work on the building has been going on for over two months;

cortada por obras [letrero en calle] road closed for repairs;

cerrado por obras [letrero en restaurante, edificio] closed for refurbishment;

obras [en carretera] roadworks

Comp
Náut obra muerta freeboard;
obras públicas public works

4. [solar en construcción] building site;

encontró trabajo en una obra he found work on a building site

5. [trabajo de albañilería]
un horno de obra a brick oven

6.
la Obra the Opus Dei, = traditionalist Roman Catholic organization, whose members include many professional people and public figures

* * *

obra

f

1 work;

obras completas complete works

2 ( acción)

:

hacer buenas obras do good deeds;

por obra de thanks to, as a result of;

poner por o L.Am.

en obra set in motion;

¡manos a la obra! let’s get to work!

3

:

de obra muro, chimenea brick atr

4

:

obras pl de construcción building work sg ; en la vía pública road works

* * *

obra nf

1) : work

obra de arte: work of art

obra de teatro: play

obra de consulta: reference work

2) : deed

una buena obra: a good deed

3) : construction work

4)

obra maestra : masterpiece

5)

obras públicas : public works

6)

por obra de : thanks to, because of

* * *

obra n

1. (artística, literaria) work

es la mejor obra de Picasso it's Picasso's finest work

la obra completa de Cervantes the complete works of Cervantes

2. (buena acción) deed

has hecho tu buena obra del día you've done your good deed for the day

3. (edificio en construcción) building site

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

Spanish-English dictionary > obra
5 obra2

² = item, title, work, stock item, oeuvre.

Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.

Ex. A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.

Ex. A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.

Ex. For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

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* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras editadas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras musicales = music catalogue.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* lector de obra literaria = literary reader.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obra anónima = anonymous work.

* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* obra apócrifa = apocryphal work.

* obra audiovisual = audiovisual work.

* obra autobiográfica = autobiographical work.

* obra citada = cited work.

* obra colectiva = collective work.

* obra compuesta = composite work.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

* obra de literatura = literary work.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* obra dramática = dramatic work.

* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* obra gráfica = graphic work.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* obra literaria = literary work, work of literature, work of imagination.

* obra literaria simplificada = easy reader book.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* obra magna = magnum opus.

* obra multimedia = multimedia work.

* obra musical = musical work.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

* obra pictórica = pictorial work.

* obra relacionada = related work.

* obras = life's work.

* obras completas = collected works, oeuvre.

* obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* obras de ficción = fiction.

* obras de literatura = literary materials.

* obras literarias = literature, literary materials.

* obras no ficción = non-fiction [nonfiction].

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* obra teatral = theatrical work.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

Spanish-English dictionary > obra2
6 original de una obra de arte

= art original

Ex. An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.

* * *

= art original

Ex: An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.

Spanish-English dictionary > original de una obra de arte
7 retrato

m.

1 portrait (dibujo).

ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody

retrato robot Identikit® picture, Photofit® picture (British)

2 portrayal.

3 picture, photograph, photo.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

retrato

► nombre masculino

1 (pintura) portrait

2 (foto) photograph

3 figurado (descripción) description, depiction, portrayal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of somebody

retrato robot Identikit picture, Photofit picture

* * *

noun m.

1) portrait

2) photograph

3) depiction

* * *

SM

1) (Arte) portrait; (Fot) photograph, portrait

- ser el vivo retrato de algn

retrato hablado — LAm Identikit picture

2) (=descripción) portrayal, depiction, description

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masculino

a) (Art, Fot) portrait

un retrato de cuerpo entero — a full-length portrait

ser el vivo retrato de alguien — to be the (spitting) image of somebody (colloq)

b) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal

- retrato hablado or reconstruido or robot

* * *

= portrait, portrait painting.

Ex. All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc.

Ex. Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.

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* colección de retratos = portrait collection.

* pintor de retratos = portraitist.

* retrato fotográfico = photographic portrait.

* retrato robot = photofit.

* retratos = portraiture.

* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.

* * *

masculino

a) (Art, Fot) portrait

un retrato de cuerpo entero — a full-length portrait

ser el vivo retrato de alguien — to be the (spitting) image of somebody (colloq)

b) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal

- retrato hablado or reconstruido or robot

* * *

= portrait, portrait painting.

Ex: All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc.

Ex: Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.

* colección de retratos = portrait collection.

* pintor de retratos = portraitist.

* retrato fotográfico = photographic portrait.

* retrato robot = photofit.

* retratos = portraiture.

* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.

* * *

retrato

masculine

1 ( Art, Fot) portrait

un retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo a full-length/head-and-shoulders portrait

ser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb ( colloq)

2 (descripción) depiction, portrayal

si trazamos el retrato del votante de cada partido if we draw up a profile of each party's typical voter

Compuestos:

● retrato hablado

( Aml) Identikit picture®, Photofit® (picture) ( BrE)

● retrato hablado en video

( AmL) videofit

● retrato reconstruido

( Méx) retrato hablado

● retrato robot

( Esp) retrato hablado

● retrato robot en vídeo

( Esp) videofit

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Del verbo retratar: ( conjugate retratar)

retrato es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

retrató es:

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

Multiple Entries:
retratar
retrato
retrató
retratar ( conjugate retratar) verbo transitivo
a) ( pintar) to paint a portrait of;

( fotografiar) to photograph
b) ‹realidad/costumbres› to portray, depict

retrato sustantivo masculino
a) (Art, Fot) portrait;

◊ ser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb (colloq)

b) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal

retratar verbo transitivo
1 Fot to take a photograph of
(en un cuadro, dibujo) to paint a portrait of
2 (hacer una descripción fiel) to describe
retrato sustantivo masculino
1 Arte portrait
Fot photograph
retrato robot, identikit‚ picture
2 (descripción) portrayal
♦ Locuciones: ser el vivo retrato de alguien, to be the spitting image of sb
' retrato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerpo
- fotografía
- logrado
English:
composite
- exact
- flatter
- full-length
- identikit
- image
- likeness
- locket
- model
- Photofit
- picture
- portrait
- portrayal
- spit
- unflattering
- anything
- Identikit
- photo

* * *

retrato nm

1. [dibujo, pintura] portrait;

retrato de medio cuerpo head-and-shoulders portrait;

retrato de cuerpo entero full-length portrait;

ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of sb

Comp
Andes, RP retrato hablado Identikit® picture, Br Photofit® picture;
retrato robot Identikit® picture, Br Photofit® picture

2. [fotografía] portrait (photograph)

3. [descripción] portrayal;

hace un retrato muy fiel de las costumbres de entonces she paints a very accurate picture of the customs of the time

* * *

retrato

m picture;

retrato-robot composite photo, E-Fit®;

ser el vivo retrato de alguien be the spitting image of s.o.

* * *

retrato nm

1) : depiction, portrayal

2) : portrait, photograph

* * *

retrato n

1. (cuadro) portrait

2. (fotografía) photograph

Spanish-English dictionary > retrato
8 desnudo

adj.

1 naked, nude, as naked as a jaybird, bare.

2 blunt, unmasked.

La verdad desnuda The blunt truth...

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

desnudo

► adjetivo

1 (persona) naked, nude; (parte del cuerpo) bare

■ estaba totalmente desnuda she was totally naked

■ con los brazos desnudos with bare arms

2 figurado (falto de lo que cubre o adorna) plain, bare

3 figurado (falto de fortuna) destitute

4 figurado (falto de algo no material) devoid

■ este científico está desnudo de méritos this scientist is devoid of merit

5 figurado (patente, claro) plain

■ la verdad desnuda the plain truth

► nombre masculino desnudo

1 ARTE nude

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al desnudo (sin ropa) naked 2 (sin protección) unprotected, exposed

poner al desnudo to lay bare, expose

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desnudo

► nombre masculino

1 ARTE nude

* * *

(f. - desnuda)

adj.

bare, naked

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=sin ropa) [persona] naked; [cuerpo] naked, bare

cavar con las manos desnudas — to dig with one's bare hands

iba andando con los pies desnudos — she was walking along barefoot

2) (=sin adorno) [árbol] bare; [paisaje] bare, featureless

en las paredes desnudas — on the bare walls

3) (=arruinado) ruined, bankrupt

quedarse desnudo — to be ruined, be bankrupt

desnudo de ideas — devoid of ideas

4) (=puro) [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] unadorned

2. SM

1) (Arte) nude

la retrató al desnudo — he painted her in the nude

llevaba los hombros al desnudo — her shoulders were bare

desnudo integral — full-frontal nudity

2)

poner al desnudo — to lay bare

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( sin ropa) < persona> naked

le gusta nadar desnudo — he likes swimming in the nude

totalmente desnudo — stark naked

desnudo de la cintura para arriba — naked to the waist

b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> bare

con los pies desnudos — barefoot

c) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)

2)

a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> bare

la verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth

no perceptible al ojo desnudo — not visible to the naked eye

b) <árbol/paisaje> bare

3)

al desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed
II
masculino (Art) nude

un desnudo de mujer — a female nude

* * *

= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.

Ex. The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.

Ex. Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.

Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.

Ex. In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.

Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.

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* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

* semidesnudo = semi-nude.

* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( sin ropa) < persona> naked

le gusta nadar desnudo — he likes swimming in the nude

totalmente desnudo — stark naked

desnudo de la cintura para arriba — naked to the waist

b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> bare

con los pies desnudos — barefoot

c) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)

2)

a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> bare

la verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth

no perceptible al ojo desnudo — not visible to the naked eye

b) <árbol/paisaje> bare

3)

al desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed
II
masculino (Art) nude

un desnudo de mujer — a female nude

* * *

= bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.

Ex: The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.

Ex: Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.

Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.

Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.

Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.

* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.

* completamente desnudo = stark naked.

* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

* semidesnudo = semi-nude.

* totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

* * *

desnudo¹ -da

adjective

A

1 (sin ropa) ‹persona› naked

nunca la había visto desnuda he had never seen her naked o in the nude

le gusta nadar desnudo he likes swimming in the nude

apareció totalmente desnudo he appeared stark naked

sin maquillaje me siento desnuda I feel naked without makeup o without my makeup on

desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist

para este invierno estoy desnuda ( fam); I haven't a thing to wear this winter

2 (descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos› bare

con los pies desnudos barefoot

3 ( liter); ‹espada› naked ( liter)

B

1

(sin adornos, sin aditamentos): una habitación de paredes desnudas a room with bare walls

la verdad desnuda the naked o plain truth

no perceptible al ojo desnudo not visible to the naked eye

2 ‹árbol/rama› bare

C

al desnudo: ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the truth plain and simple

le había mostrado su corazón al desnudo she had bared her soul to him

el cable quedó al desnudo the wire was left bare

desnudo²

masculine

A ( Art) nude

un desnudo de mujer a female nude

B (desnudez) nudity

Compuesto:

desnudo integral

aparece en desnudo integral she appears (completely) nude

la revista publica desnudos integrales the magazine publishes full-frontal nude pictures o full frontals

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Del verbo desnudar: ( conjugate desnudar)

desnudo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desnudó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
desnudar
desnudo
desnudar ( conjugate desnudar) verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
desnudarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off;
◊ desnudose de (la) cintura para arriba to strip to the waist

desnudo 1 -da adjetivo
a) ( sin ropa) ‹ persona› naked;

◊ nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;

totalmente desnudo stark naked;
desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist
b) ( descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos/torso› bare

desnudo 2 sustantivo masculino (Art) nude
desnudar verbo transitivo to undress, strip: le desnudó con la mirada, she undressed him with her eyes
desnudo,-a
I adj (una persona) naked, nude, (una parte del cuerpo, algo sin adornos) bare
la verdad desnuda, the bare/naked truth
II m Arte nude
♦ Locuciones: al desnudo, bare: mi corazón al desnudo, my heart laid bare
' desnudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- desnuda
- desnudar
- chingo
- cuero
- pudor
English:
altogether
- bare
- naked
- nude
- skinny-dipping
- streak
- unclad
- undressed
- clothes
- on
- stark

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desnudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona, cuerpo] naked;

nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;

posó desnudo para “Mate” he posed in the nude for “Mate”;

me siento desnudo sin mis gafas I feel naked without my glasses;

desnudo de cintura para arriba/abajo naked from the waist up/down;
Fam Fig
necesito ir de compras porque ando desnudo I need to go shopping because I haven't got a thing to wear

2. [brazo, hombro] bare

3. [salón, pared, árbol, ramas] bare;
[paisaje] bare, barren; [verdad] plain, unvarnished
♦ nm

1. [pintura, imagen] nude;

pintar un desnudo to paint a nude;

un desnudo femenino/masculino a female/male nude;

el desnudo en el cine nudity in the movies;

desnudo frontal full-frontal nude;

contiene desnudos integrales it has scenes of full-frontal nudity

2.
al desnudo [a la vista] for all to see;

el reportaje deja al desnudo las intrigas en el seno del partido the article takes the lid off party in-fighting;

ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the plain, unadorned truth

* * *

desnudo

I adj

1 persona naked

2 ( sin decoración) bare

II m

1 PINT nude

2

:

al desnudo realidad harsh; verdad unvarnished, plain and simple;

poner al desnudo lay bare

* * *

desnudo, -da adj

: nude, naked, bare

desnudo nm

: nude

* * *

desnudo adj

1. (persona) naked / nude

2. (parte del cuerpo, pared) bare

Spanish-English dictionary > desnudo
9 mosaico

adj.

mosaic.

m.

1 mosaic.

un mosaico de colores/ideologías a patchwork of colors/ideologies

2 tile. ( Latin American Spanish)

3 floor tile, paving stone, tile.

* * *

mosaico

► nombre masculino

1 mosaic

* * *

noun m.

mosaic

* * *
I
ADJ Mosaic, of Moses
II
SM

1) (Arte) [gen] mosaic; (=pavimento) tessellated pavement

un mosaico romano — a Roman mosaic

un suelo de mosaico — a mosaic floor

mosaico de madera — marquetry

2) (=conjunto)

un mosaico de grupos étnicos — a whole spectrum of ethnic groups

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo Mosaic, Mosaical
II
masculino

a) (Art) mosaic

b) (Méx, RPl) ( baldosa) floor tile

piso de mosaico — tiled floor

c) (Col) ( foto) school/college photograph

* * *

= mosaic.

Ex. Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.

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* impresora en mosaico = tile printer.

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo Mosaic, Mosaical
II
masculino

a) (Art) mosaic

b) (Méx, RPl) ( baldosa) floor tile

piso de mosaico — tiled floor

c) (Col) ( foto) school/college photograph

* * *

= mosaic.

Ex: Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.

* impresora en mosaico = tile printer.

* * *

mosaico¹ -ca

adjective

Mosaic, Mosaical

mosaico²

masculine

1 ( Art) mosaic

Europa es un mosaico de culturas Europe is a medley o patchwork of different cultures

2 (Méx, RPl) (baldosa) floor tile

piso de mosaico tiled floor

3 ( Col) (foto) school/college photograph

* * *

mosaico sustantivo masculino
a) (Art) mosaic

b) (Méx, RPl) ( baldosa) floor tile;

◊ piso de mosaico tiled floor

c) (Col) ( foto) school/college photograph

mosaico sustantivo masculino mosaic
' mosaico' also found in these entries:
English:
mosaic
- patchwork

* * *

mosaico nm

1. [artístico] mosaic

2. [mezcla] patchwork;

un mosaico de colores/ideologías a patchwork of colours/ideologies

3. Am [baldosa] tile;

un piso de mosaico a tiled floor

* * *

mosaico

m

1 mosaic

2 L.Am.

baldosa tile

* * *

mosaico nm

: mosaic

Spanish-English dictionary > mosaico
10 a diferencia de

a diferencia de

unlike

■ a diferencia de ellos unlike them

* * *

in contrast to, unlike

* * *

= apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with)

Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex. This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user.

Ex. The intent is to create a mechanism which recognizes the needs of the reader, in contradistinction to simplifying clerical procedures within the cataloging department.

Ex. An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.

Ex. The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.

Ex. Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.

Ex. The archives of mediaeval universities are sparse and fragmented, in sharp contrast with the fact that these institutions were among the most regulated, structured and stable of their time.

* * *

= apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with)

Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user.

Ex: The intent is to create a mechanism which recognizes the needs of the reader, in contradistinction to simplifying clerical procedures within the cataloging department.

Ex: An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.

Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.

Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.

Ex: The archives of mediaeval universities are sparse and fragmented, in sharp contrast with the fact that these institutions were among the most regulated, structured and stable of their time.

Spanish-English dictionary > a diferencia de
11 pintura

f.

1 painting.

pintura al fresco fresco

pintura mural mural painting

pintura al óleo oil painting

pintura rupestre cave painting

la pintura renacentista Renaissance painting

no poder ver a alguien ni en pintura (figurative) not to be able to stand the sight of somebody

pintura a la acuarela watercolor

2 paint.

pintura plástica emulsion (paint)

3 color(ed) pencil.

* * *

pintura

► nombre femenino

1 (arte) painting

2 (cuadro) picture

3 (producto) paint

■ un bote de pintura a tin of paint

■ esta casa necesita una buena mano de pintura this house really needs painting

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no poder ver ni en pintura familiar not to be able to stand the sight of

* * *

noun f.

1) paint

2) painting

* * *

SF

1) (=forma artística, cuadro) painting

- no lo podía ver ni en pintura

pintura a la acuarela, pintura a la aguada — watercolour, watercolor (EEUU)

pintura al óleo — oil painting

pintura al pastel — pastel drawing

pintura rupestre — cave painting

2) (=descripción) depiction

3) (=material) paint

pintura a la cola, pintura al temple — [para paredes] distemper; [para cuadros] tempera

pintura emulsionada — emulsion, emulsion paint

4) (=lápiz de color) crayon

pintura de cera — wax crayon

* * *

femenino

a) (arte, cuadro) painting

pintura a la acuarela/al óleo — watercolor*/oil painting

no poder ver algo/a alguien ni en pintura — (fam)

no puedo verlo ni en pintura — I can't stand the sight of him (colloq)

no puede ver el queso ni en pintura — she can't stand o bear cheese (colloq)

b) ( material) paint; ( en cosmética) makeup

c) pinturas femenino plural (Méx) ( lápices de colores) crayons (pl)

* * *

= paint, painting, picture.

Nota: Tabla, papel, lienzo, etc., en que se ha pintado cualquier tipo de imágenes.

Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex. Within Human Science we find such subdisciplines as economics and sociology; within Art, painting and music.

Ex. A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing and used when a more specific term (e.g. art original, photograph) is not appropriate.

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* capa de pintura = coat of paint.

* investigador de pinturas = picture researcher.

* mano de pintura = paint job, lick of paint, coat of paint.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* pintura al guache = gouache.

* pintura al óleo = oil painting, oil-based paint.

* pintura barroca = baroque painting.

* pintura con plomo = lead paint.

* pintura de emulsión = emulsion paint.

* pintura descascarillada = flaky paint.

* pintura en espray = spray paint.

* pintura látex = latex paint.

* pintura metálica = metallic paint.

* pintura mural = mural painting.

* pintura plástica = plastic paint.

* pintura rupestre = cave painting, rock painting.

* pintura suelta = flaky paint.

* pintura surrealista = surrealist painting.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* taller de chapa y pintura = bodywork workshop, bodywork garage.

* * *

femenino

a) (arte, cuadro) painting

pintura a la acuarela/al óleo — watercolor*/oil painting

no poder ver algo/a alguien ni en pintura — (fam)

no puedo verlo ni en pintura — I can't stand the sight of him (colloq)

no puede ver el queso ni en pintura — she can't stand o bear cheese (colloq)

b) ( material) paint; ( en cosmética) makeup

c) pinturas femenino plural (Méx) ( lápices de colores) crayons (pl)

* * *

= paint, painting, picture.

Nota: Tabla, papel, lienzo, etc., en que se ha pintado cualquier tipo de imágenes.

Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex: Within Human Science we find such subdisciplines as economics and sociology; within Art, painting and music.

Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing and used when a more specific term (e.g. art original, photograph) is not appropriate.

* capa de pintura = coat of paint.

* investigador de pinturas = picture researcher.

* mano de pintura = paint job, lick of paint, coat of paint.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* pintura al guache = gouache.

* pintura al óleo = oil painting, oil-based paint.

* pintura barroca = baroque painting.

* pintura con plomo = lead paint.

* pintura de emulsión = emulsion paint.

* pintura descascarillada = flaky paint.

* pintura en espray = spray paint.

* pintura látex = latex paint.

* pintura metálica = metallic paint.

* pintura mural = mural painting.

* pintura plástica = plastic paint.

* pintura rupestre = cave painting, rock painting.

* pintura suelta = flaky paint.

* pintura surrealista = surrealist painting.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* taller de chapa y pintura = bodywork workshop, bodywork garage.

* * *

pintura

feminine

1 (arte) painting; (cuadro) painting

pintura abstracta abstract painting

pintura a la acuarela watercolor* painting

pintura al óleo oil painting

no poder ver algo/a algn ni en pintura ( fam): no puedo verlo ni en pintura I can't stand the sight of him ( colloq)

no puede ver el queso ni en pintura she can't stand o bear cheese ( colloq)

2 (material) paint

el techo necesita una mano de pintura the ceiling could do with a coat of paint

3 (en cosmética) makeup

4 pinturas fpl ( Méx) (lápices de colores) crayons (pl)

Compuesto:

pintura rupestre

cave painting

* * *

pintura sustantivo femenino
a) (arte, cuadro) painting;

◊ pintura a la acuarela/al óleo watercolor^{( conjugate watercolor)}/oil painting

b) ( material) paint;

( en cosmética) makeup
pintura
I sustantivo femenino
1 (material) paint
2 (arte, representación) painting
pintura al óleo, oil painting, pintura rupestre, cave painting
3 (cosmética) makeup
4 pinturas, coloured pencils pl, crayons pl
♦ Locuciones: no puedo verle ni en pintura, I can't stand the sight of him
' pintura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antológica
- antológico
- borrosa
- borroso
- bosquejo
- concurso
- dar
- dedicar
- despintar
- emanación
- oler
- mancha
- mano
- museo
- novecentista
- pasada
- pegote
- pulverizador
- rascar
- raspar
- resistente
- rupestre
- secar
- sombrear
- antioxidante
- aplicación
- brillante
- capa
- celeste
- cuadro
- descascararse
- diluir
- disolvente
- dorado
- espátula
- espray
- extender
- fosforescente
- fresco
- mate
- menos
- óleo
- pintar
- raer
- rasgo
- rayar
- saltar
- seco
- sepia
- sesión
English:
add on
- application
- apply
- blister
- chip
- coat
- crack
- dab
- decorate
- dull
- eggshell
- emulsion paint
- flake
- flat
- gloss
- lay on
- lick
- metallic
- oil painting
- paint
- paint in
- paint out
- paint pot
- paint-spray
- painting
- paintwork
- patchy
- peel
- picture gallery
- reapply
- redecoration
- rub off
- satin
- scrape
- scratch
- sink in
- slap on
- smear
- spray
- spray-paint
- strip
- strip off
- take
- undercoat
- wear off
- wet
- cave
- do
- emulsion
- entry

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pintura nf

1. [técnica, cuadro] painting;

la pintura renacentista Renaissance painting;

Comp

no poder ver algo/a alguien ni en pintura not to be able to stand the sight of sth/sb

Comp
pintura a la acuarela watercolour;
pintura al fresco fresco;

pintura mural mural painting;

pintura al óleo oil painting;

pintura rupestre cave painting

2. [líquido] paint

Comp
pintura acrílica acrylic paint;
pintura plástica emulsion (paint);

pintura al temple tempera

3. [lápiz] colour pencil;
[de cera] crayon
4. [descripción] description, portrayal

* * *

pintura

f

1 sustancia paint

2 obra painting;

no le puedo ver ni en pintura fig fam I can’t stand the sight of him

* * *

pintura nf

1) : paint

2) : painting (art, work of art)

* * *

pintura n

1. (actividad, cuadro) painting

la pintura abstracta abstract painting

2. (material) paint

un bote de pintura negra a tin of black paint

3. (lápiz de color) coloured pencil

un estuche con pinturas a box of coloured pencils

Spanish-English dictionary > pintura
12 colección

f.

1 collection, set, array, assemblage.

2 collection.

3 collection, array, panoply.

* * *

colección

► nombre femenino

1 collection

* * *

noun f.

collection

* * *

SF collection

es de colección — Méx it's a collector's item

* * *

femenino

a) (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collection

b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)

tiene una colección de pulseras — she has lots of bracelets

c) (Lit) collection

d) ( de modas) collection

* * *

= aggregation, collection, congeries, holdings, information store, library, stock, document collection, assemblage, repertory, collection, cache, deposit collection, harvest, picking, collecting, line-up, menagerie.

Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex. A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.

Ex. It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.

Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex. The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.

Ex. Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.

Ex. Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..

Ex. Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.

Ex. While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.

Ex. It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.

Ex. In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.

Ex. The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.

Ex. Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.

Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex. The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.

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* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.

* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.

* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.

* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.

* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.

* centrado en la colección = collection-centred, collection-based.

* colección básica = core collection.

* colección bibliográfica = book collection.

* colección bibliotecaria = library collection [library's collection].

* colección central = central collection.

* colección compartida = cooperative collection.

* colección cooperativa = cooperative collection.

* colección de animales = menagerie.

* colección de arte = art collection.

* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.

* colección de autógrafos = autograph collection.

* colección de comics = comics collection.

* colección de consulta = browsing collection.

* colección de control = test collection.

* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.

* colección de derecho = law collection.

* colección de diapositivas = slide library.

* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.

* colección de discos = record collection.

* colección de documentos impresos = print collection.

* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].

* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.

* colección de fotografías = photograph collection.

* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.

* colección de historia local = local history collection.

* colección de investigación = research collection.

* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].

* colección de libros = book collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* colección de libros donados = gift collection.

* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.

* colección de mapas = map collection.

* colección de música = music collection.

* colección de música popular = popular music collection.

* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.

* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.

* colección de prensa = newspaper collection.

* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.

* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.

* colección de programas informáticos = software library.

* colección de publicaciones monográficas = monograph stock.

* colección de publicaciones periódicas = periodical stock, periodical collection.

* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.

* colección de referencia = reference collection.

* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.

* colección de retratos = portrait collection.

* colección de sonido = sound collection.

* colección de tebeos = comics collection.

* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.

* colección de vídeos = video series.

* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.

* colección especializada = special collection, study collection.

* colección ficticia = made-up collection.

* colección fotográfica = photographic library.

* colección impresa = print set.

* colección inactiva = inactive collection.

* colección integrada = integrated collection.

* colección local = area studies collection, local collection.

* colección monográfica = monographic collection, book series.

* colección multimedia = multimedia collection, media collection.

* colección paleontológica = palaeontology collection.

* colección patrimonial = heritage collection.

* colección personal = home collection, personal collection.

* colección pictórica = pictorial collection.

* colección privada = private collection.

* colección recogida = accumulation.

* colección temática = subject collection.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crecimiento de la colección = collection growth.

* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].

* encargado de la colección = stock editor.

* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.

* formación de la colección = collection building.

* formar una colección = build + collection.

* gestión de la colección = collection management.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.

* uso de la colección = stock use.

* * *

femenino

a) (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collection

b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)

tiene una colección de pulseras — she has lots of bracelets

c) (Lit) collection

d) ( de modas) collection

* * *

= aggregation, collection, congeries, holdings, information store, library, stock, document collection, assemblage, repertory, collection, cache, deposit collection, harvest, picking, collecting, line-up, menagerie.

Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex: A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.

Ex: It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.

Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.

Ex: Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..

Ex: Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.

Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.

Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.

Ex: In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.

Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.

Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.

* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.

* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.

* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.

* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.

* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.

* centrado en la colección = collection-centred, collection-based.

* colección básica = core collection.

* colección bibliográfica = book collection.

* colección bibliotecaria = library collection [library's collection].

* colección central = central collection.

* colección compartida = cooperative collection.

* colección cooperativa = cooperative collection.

* colección de animales = menagerie.

* colección de arte = art collection.

* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.

* colección de autógrafos = autograph collection.

* colección de comics = comics collection.

* colección de consulta = browsing collection.

* colección de control = test collection.

* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.

* colección de derecho = law collection.

* colección de diapositivas = slide library.

* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.

* colección de discos = record collection.

* colección de documentos impresos = print collection.

* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].

* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.

* colección de fotografías = photograph collection.

* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.

* colección de historia local = local history collection.

* colección de investigación = research collection.

* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].

* colección de libros = book collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* colección de libros donados = gift collection.

* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.

* colección de mapas = map collection.

* colección de música = music collection.

* colección de música popular = popular music collection.

* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.

* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.

* colección de prensa = newspaper collection.

* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.

* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.

* colección de programas informáticos = software library.

* colección de publicaciones monográficas = monograph stock.

* colección de publicaciones periódicas = periodical stock, periodical collection.

* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.

* colección de referencia = reference collection.

* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.

* colección de retratos = portrait collection.

* colección de sonido = sound collection.

* colección de tebeos = comics collection.

* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.

* colección de vídeos = video series.

* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.

* colección especializada = special collection, study collection.

* colección ficticia = made-up collection.

* colección fotográfica = photographic library.

* colección impresa = print set.

* colección inactiva = inactive collection.

* colección integrada = integrated collection.

* colección local = area studies collection, local collection.

* colección monográfica = monographic collection, book series.

* colección multimedia = multimedia collection, media collection.

* colección paleontológica = palaeontology collection.

* colección patrimonial = heritage collection.

* colección personal = home collection, personal collection.

* colección pictórica = pictorial collection.

* colección privada = private collection.

* colección recogida = accumulation.

* colección temática = subject collection.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crecimiento de la colección = collection growth.

* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].

* encargado de la colección = stock editor.

* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.

* formación de la colección = collection building.

* formar una colección = build + collection.

* gestión de la colección = collection management.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.

* uso de la colección = stock use.

* * *

colección

feminine

1 (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collection

hace colección de mariposas she collects butterflies

2 ( fam)

(gran cantidad): no sé cómo quiere otro hijo, si ya tiene una colección I can't imagine why she wants another child, she already has a whole brood ( hum)

tiene una colección de pulseras she has a huge collection of bracelets

3 ( Lit) collection

4 (de modas) collection

colecciones infantiles children's fashions o wear

* * *

colección sustantivo femenino
collection
colección sustantivo femenino collection
' colección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antológica
- antológico
- discoteca
- engrosar
- exhibir
- herbolaria
- herbolario
- panoplia
- adquirir
- biblioteca
- línea
- presentar
English:
array
- body
- collection
- invaluable
- model
- put together
- set
- stamp collection
- swap for
- collector
- large
- menagerie
- round

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colección nf

1. [de sellos, objetos] collection

Comp
la colección permanente [de museo] the permanent collection
2. Fam [gran cantidad]
tiene una colección de primos he has loads of cousins;

cometió una colección de errores he made a whole series of mistakes;

no dijo más que una colección de tonterías he talked a load of nonsense

3. [de moda] collection;

la colección de primavera the spring collection

* * *

colección

f collection

* * *

colección nf, pl - ciones : collection

* * *

colección n collection

Spanish-English dictionary > colección
13 de última generación

(adj.) = enhanced, high-tech, high-end, leading edge, state-of-the-art

Ex. Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.

Ex. People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.

Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex. The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.

Ex. With a staff of 10 it provides a full information service using state-of-the-art resources and methods.

* * *

(adj.) = enhanced, high-tech, high-end, leading edge, state-of-the-art

Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.

Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.

Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.

Ex: With a staff of 10 it provides a full information service using state-of-the-art resources and methods.

Spanish-English dictionary > de última generación
14 libro de arte

(n.) = art book

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

* * *

(n.) = art book

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Spanish-English dictionary > libro de arte
15 natural

adj.

1 natural (no artificial).

al natural in the flesh (en persona)

es más guapa al natural que en la fotografía she's prettier in real life than in the photograph

ser natural en alguien to be in somebody's nature

2 natural, normal.

es lo más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's perfectly natural

es natural que se enfade it's natural that he should be angry

3 native (nativo).

ser natural de to come from

4 illegitimate (ilegítimo) (hijo).

5 native born, native, natural.

f. & m.

1 native (nativo).

2 character.

m.

nature, disposition (talante).

* * *

natural

► adjetivo

1 (no artificial) natural

2 (fruta, flor) fresh

3 (sin elaboración) plain; (sin alteración) additive-free

■ yogur natural plain yoghurt

4 (espontáneo) unaffected, natural

■ en esta foto has quedado más natural you look more natural in this photo

5 (lógico) natural, to be expected

6 (ilegítimo) natural, illegitimate

► nombre masculino

1 (temperamento) nature, disposition

■ es de natural irritable he is irritable by nature

2 (nativo) native, inhabitant

3 (en toreo) type of pass

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al natural (en la realidad) in real life 2 COCINA in its own juice

de tamaño natural life-sized

del natural (pintado, sacado) from life

ser natural de to be a native of, come from

* * *

adj.

1) natural

2) native

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=no artificial) [calor] natural; [luz, frontera] natural; [seda] pure; [flor] real

los fenómenos naturales — natural phenomena

es rubia natural — she's a natural blonde

2) (=fresco) fresh

fruta natural — fresh fruit

3) (=sin aditivos) natural

yogur natural — natural yoghurt

con ingredientes naturales — with natural ingredients

4) (=a temperatura ambiente)

este vino se sirve natural — this wine should be served at room temperature

5) (=innato) natural

tiene un talento natural para la música — she has a natural talent for music

la bondad es natural en él — kindness is in his nature, it's in his nature to be kind

6) (=normal) natural

es natural que estés cansado — it's natural that you should be tired

es lo más natural del mundo — it's perfectly natural, it's the most natural thing in the world

7) (=no afectado) natural

has salido muy natural en la foto — you look very natural in the photo

8) (=ilegítimo) illegitimate

hijo natural — illegitimate child

9) (=nativo)

es natural de Córdoba — he is a native of Cordoba

¿de dónde es usted natural? — where are you from?, where were you born?

10)

de tamaño natural — life-size(d)

11) (Mús) natural

2.

SMF native

un natural de Badajoz — a native of Badajoz

3. SM

1) (=carácter) nature

un natural optimista — an optimistic nature

es de natural reservado — he's reserved by nature

2)

al natural: fruta al natural — (=sin aditamentos) fruit in its own juice

está muy guapa al natural — she is very pretty just as she is (without make-up)

se sirve al natural — (=a temperatura ambiente) it is served at room temperature

3) (Arte)

del natural: pintar del natural — to paint from life

clase de dibujo del natural — life class

4) (Taur) type of pass

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) < fenómeno> natural; < ingredientes> natural

en estado natural — natural, native

al natural — < mejillones> in brine

es más bonita al natural — she's prettier without makeup

b) ( a temperatura ambiente) <cerveza/gaseosa> unchilled

se sirve al natural — serve at room temperature

c) (Mús) natural

2)

a) ( espontáneo) <gesto/persona> natural

b) ( inherente) natural, innate

c) ( normal) natural

me parece lo más natural del mundo — it seems perfectly natural to me

es natural que le cueste — it's quite natural that he should find it hard

3) (frml) ( nativo)

ser natural de — to be a native of, to come from
II
masculino

1) ( carácter) nature

es de natural generoso — she has a generous nature

2) ( nativo) native

los naturales del lugar — people from the area

3) (Art)

pintar del natural — to paint from life

4) (Taur) close pass made with the muleta held in the left hand

* * *

= natural, effortless, natural-born, native, naturally-occurring.

Ex. Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.

Ex. The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.

Ex. Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.

Ex. Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.

Ex. This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.

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* a escala natural = full-scale.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.

* ciencias naturales = natural sciences.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* defensas naturales = natural defences.

* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.

* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* en su estado natural = in the wild.

* entorno natural = natural setting.

* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.

* estado natural = natural state.

* fibra natural = natural fibre.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gas natural = natural gas.

* habilidad natural = natural ability.

* hábitat natural = wildlife habitat.

* iluminación natural = natural lighting.

* lenguaje de indización natural = natural indexing language.

* lenguaje natural = natural language.

* luz natural = natural daylight, natural light.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* mes natural = calendar month.

* mirador natural = belvedere.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* museo de ciencias naturales = natural science museum.

* natural del país = native-born.

* paisaje natural = natural scenery, natural landscape.

* paraje natural = wildland.

* parque natural = nature park.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* producto natural = natural product.

* recursos de gas natural = natural gas resources.

* reserva natural = nature reserve, nature preserve, wildlife preserve.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser natural de = be a native of.

* sobrenatural, lo = supernatural, the.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.

* término del lenguaje natural = natural-language term.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* ventilación natural = natural ventilation.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) < fenómeno> natural; < ingredientes> natural

en estado natural — natural, native

al natural — < mejillones> in brine

es más bonita al natural — she's prettier without makeup

b) ( a temperatura ambiente) <cerveza/gaseosa> unchilled

se sirve al natural — serve at room temperature

c) (Mús) natural

2)

a) ( espontáneo) <gesto/persona> natural

b) ( inherente) natural, innate

c) ( normal) natural

me parece lo más natural del mundo — it seems perfectly natural to me

es natural que le cueste — it's quite natural that he should find it hard

3) (frml) ( nativo)

ser natural de — to be a native of, to come from
II
masculino

1) ( carácter) nature

es de natural generoso — she has a generous nature

2) ( nativo) native

los naturales del lugar — people from the area

3) (Art)

pintar del natural — to paint from life

4) (Taur) close pass made with the muleta held in the left hand

* * *

= natural, effortless, natural-born, native, naturally-occurring.

Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.

Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.

Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.

Ex: Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.

Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.

* ciencias naturales = natural sciences.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* defensas naturales = natural defences.

* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.

* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* en su estado natural = in the wild.

* entorno natural = natural setting.

* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.

* estado natural = natural state.

* fibra natural = natural fibre.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gas natural = natural gas.

* habilidad natural = natural ability.

* hábitat natural = wildlife habitat.

* iluminación natural = natural lighting.

* lenguaje de indización natural = natural indexing language.

* lenguaje natural = natural language.

* luz natural = natural daylight, natural light.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* mes natural = calendar month.

* mirador natural = belvedere.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* museo de ciencias naturales = natural science museum.

* natural del país = native-born.

* paisaje natural = natural scenery, natural landscape.

* paraje natural = wildland.

* parque natural = nature park.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* producto natural = natural product.

* recursos de gas natural = natural gas resources.

* reserva natural = nature reserve, nature preserve, wildlife preserve.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser natural de = be a native of.

* sobrenatural, lo = supernatural, the.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.

* término del lenguaje natural = natural-language term.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* ventilación natural = natural ventilation.

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natural¹

adjective

A

1 ‹fenómeno› natural; ‹ingredientes› natural

una de las grandes bellezas naturales de nuestro país one of our country's great natural beauty spots

2 (sin elaboración) natural

en estado natural natural, native

¿piña natural o de lata? fresh pineapple or tinned?

al natural ‹mejillones› in brine

una lata de tomates al natural a can of tomatoes in natural juice

es mucho más bonita al natural she's much prettier without makeup

3 (a temperatura ambiente) ‹cerveza/gaseosa› unchilled

se sirve al natural serve at room temperature

4 ( Mús) natural

fa natural F natural

B

1 (sin afectación, espontáneo) ‹gesto/pose/persona› natural

es muy natural en el trato she has a very natural manner

2 (inherente) natural, innate

una inclinación natural hacia la música a natural o an innate musical ability

la generosidad es natural en ella she's generous by nature

3 (normal) natural

se acostó tarde y como es natural se quedó dormida she went to bed late and, of course o naturally, overslept

me parece lo más natural del mundo it seems perfectly natural to me

natural QUE + SUBJ:

es natural que le cueste adaptarse it's quite natural o normal that he should find it hard to adapt

es muy natural que le hayan dicho que no it's only natural that they refused o that they should have refused him

C ( frml) (nativo) ser natural DE to be a native OF, to come FROM

Juan Prieto, de 33 años, natural de Alicante Juan Prieto, 33 years old, from Alicante

natural²

masculine

A (carácter) nature

es de natural generoso she has a generous nature, she is generous by nature

B (nativo) native

los naturales del lugar people from the area

C ( Art):

pintar/dibujar del natural to paint/draw from life

D ( Taur) close pass made with the muleta held in the left hand

natural³

masculine and feminine

(nativo) native

los naturales del lugar the people from the area

* * *

natural adjetivo
1
a) ‹fenómeno/ingrediente› natural;

‹ fruta› fresh;
◊ al natural ‹ mejillones› in brine

b) ( a temperatura ambiente) ‹cerveza/gaseosa› unchilled

c) (Mús) natural

2
a) ( espontáneo) ‹gesto/persona› natural

b) ( inherente) natural, innate

c) ( normal) natural;

◊ me parece lo más natural del mundo it seems perfectly natural to me

3 (frml) ( nativo) ser natural de to be a native of, to come from
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( carácter) nature

b) ( nativo) native;

◊ los naturales del lugar people from the area

natural
I adjetivo
1 natural: es una persona muy natural, he's a very natural person
(no artificial, fresco) fresh: es una rosa natural, it's a fresh rose
a tamaño natural, life-size
2 (normal, lógico) me parece natural, it seems natural to me
3 (nativo) soy natural de Castilla, I come from Castilla
4 Mat natural
II sustantivo masculino
1 (temperamento, inclinación) nature
2 Arte life: lo pintó del natural, he painted it from life
III mf (oriundo) native
' natural' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- cien
- cruda
- crudo
- día
- emanación
- expolio
- hijo
- limonada
- lógica
- lógico
- luz
- mirador
- muerte
- nata
- nato
- reserva
- sencilla
- sencillo
- sobrexplotación
- tamaña
- tamaño
- turba
- anfiteatro
- café
- cataclismo
- en
- franco
- gruta
- llano
- museo
- naturalidad
- naturismo
- naturista
- pantano
- parque
- recurso
- riqueza
- siniestro
English:
border
- born
- curl
- designate
- fair
- full-scale
- hail
- life
- life-size
- life-sized
- lifelike
- mention
- native
- natural
- natural childbirth
- naturally
- nature reserve
- nature trail
- plain
- process
- reserve
- successor
- sunlight
- unaffected
- unnatural
- unnaturally
- unspoilt
- wear
- wild
- wildlife park
- die
- dry
- effortless
- environment
- flair
- full
- good
- may
- might
- nature
- pond
- resource
- should
- unspoiled
- wastage
- wilderness

* * *

natural

♦ adj

1. [de la naturaleza] [recursos, frontera] natural;

un fenómeno natural a natural phenomenon

2. [sin aditivos] [yogur] natural;
[zumo] fresh;
al natural [fruta] in its own juice;
[en persona] in the flesh;
es más guapa al natural que en la fotografía she's prettier in real life o in the flesh than in the photograph

3. [fresco] [flores, fruta, leche] fresh

4. [lógico, normal] natural, normal;

ser natural en alguien to be in sb's nature;

es lo más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's perfectly natural;

es natural que se enfade it's natural that he should be angry

5. [nativo] native;

ser natural de to come from

6. [ilegítimo] illegitimate;

hijo natural illegitimate child

7. [hábil y no hábil]
año/mes natural calendar year/month;

30 días naturales de vacaciones 30 days' holiday (including weekends)

8. RP [del tiempo] unchilled, at room temperature;

un agua natural a glass of unchilled water

9. Mús natural

♦ nmf
[nativo] native
♦ nm

1. [talante] nature, disposition

2. Arte
un dibujo del natural a life drawing

3. Taurom = left-handed pass without the sword

* * *

natural

I adj

1 natural;

es natural it’s only natural

2 MÚS nota natural

3

:

ser natural de come from

II m

:

fruta al natural fruit in its own juice

* * *

natural adj

1) : natural

2) : normal

como es natural: naturally, as expected

3)

natural de : native of, from

4)

de tamaño natural : life-size

natural nm

1) carácter: disposition, temperament

2) : native

un natural de Venezuela: a native of Venezuela

* * *

natural¹ adj (en general) natural

un fenómeno natural a natural phenomenon

es natural que en verano haga calor it's only natural that it should be hot in summer

natural² n

los naturales de Sevilla people born in Seville / people from Seville

Spanish-English dictionary > natural
16 agradable

adj.

1 pleasant (person).

son muy agradables they're very pleasant

2 pleasant (clima, temperatura).

es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice

¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!

* * *

agradable

► adjetivo

1 nice, pleasant

■ poco agradable unpleasant

* * *

adj.

agreeable, pleasant

* * *

ADJ (=grato) pleasant, agreeable

es un sitio agradable — it's a nice place

el cadáver no era muy agradable para la vista — the body was not a pretty sight

ser agradable al gusto — to taste good, be tasty

* * *

adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nice

su secretaria es una persona muy agradable — her secretary is a very agreeable person

trata de ser más agradable con ellos — try to be (a bit) nicer to them

pasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day

agradable a la vista — pleasing to the eye

no fue un espectáculo agradable — it wasn't a pretty sight

* * *

= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.

Ex. But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.

Ex. Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.

Ex. This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.

Ex. Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.

Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.

Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex. It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.

Ex. The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.

Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.

Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.

Ex. This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.

Ex. I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.

Ex. The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.

Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

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* agradable al gusto = palatable.

* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.

* de sabor agradable = palatable.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.

* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.

* * *

adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nice

su secretaria es una persona muy agradable — her secretary is a very agreeable person

trata de ser más agradable con ellos — try to be (a bit) nicer to them

pasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day

agradable a la vista — pleasing to the eye

no fue un espectáculo agradable — it wasn't a pretty sight

* * *

= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.

Ex: But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.

Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.

Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.

Ex: Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.

Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.

Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex: It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.

Ex: The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.

Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.

Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.

Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.

Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.

Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.

Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

* agradable al gusto = palatable.

* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.

* de sabor agradable = palatable.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.

* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.

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agradable

adjective

1 ‹persona› pleasant, nice; ‹carácter› pleasant

es agradable (para) con todo el mundo she's nice to everybody

2 ‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing, nice; ‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nice

pasamos un día muy agradable we had a very nice o enjoyable day

agradable a la vista pleasing to the eye

no fue un espectáculo agradable it wasn't a pretty sight

* * *

agradable adjetivo ‹ persona› pleasant, nice;
‹ carácter› pleasant;
‹día/velada› enjoyable, nice;
‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing;
‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nice;
◊ agradable a la vista pleasing to the eye

agradable adjetivo pleasant

' agradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- encanto
- esforzarse
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fresca
- fresco
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- imaginar
- música
- simpática
- simpático
- suave
- trato
- vida
- bien
- bueno
- cambio
- dije
- lindo
- rico
- sabroso
English:
above
- agreeable
- change
- congenial
- convivial
- cool
- decent
- delightful
- doll
- doorman
- engaging
- enjoyable
- guy
- length
- likable
- likeable
- livable
- nice
- personable
- place
- pleasant
- pleasantly
- pleasing
- pleasurable
- company
- cozy
- easy
- friendly
- have
- make
- palatable
- sight
- sweet

* * *

agradable adj

1. [persona] pleasant;

son muy agradables they're very pleasant;

es una persona de talante muy agradable he has a very pleasant disposition

2. [clima, temperatura] pleasant;
[olor, sabor, película, ciudad] nice, pleasant;
es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice;

¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!

* * *

agradable

adj pleasant, nice;

agradable a la vista good-looking

* * *

agradable adj

grato, placentero: pleasant, agreeable

♦ agradablemente adv

* * *

agradable adj pleasant / nice

Spanish-English dictionary > agradable
17 bueno

adj.

1 good, fine, okay.

2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.

3 good, suitable, wholesome.

4 favorable, good.

intj.

1 okay.

2 now then.

3 hello.

* * *

bueno

► adjetivo

1 (gen) good

■ es una película muy buena it's a very good film

■ los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres good children obey their parents

■ lo que necesitas es una buena taza de café what you need is a nice cup of coffee

2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite

3 (tiempo) good, nice

■ hizo un día muy bueno the weather was very good

4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right

■ no es bueno para los niños pequeños it's not suitable for small children

■ esta llave no es la buena this key isn't the right one

5 (de salud) well

■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?

6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable

■ un buen número de participantes quite a few participants

► interjección ¡bueno!

1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that

estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking

estar de buen ver to be good-looking

por la buenas willingly

¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!

buen humor good humour (US humor)

buenas noches good evening

buenas tardes good afternoon

buenos días good morning

la buena mesa good food

la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1

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(f. - buena)

adj.

1) good

2) kind, nice

3) large, considerable

4) healthy, well

* * *
bueno, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing buen)
1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

es un buen libro — it's a good book

está muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good

tiene buena voz — she has a good voice

les gusta la buena vida — they like the good life

es buen traductor — he's a good translator

hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair

los buenos tiempos — the good old days

la mano buena — hum the right hand

¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

- lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

fue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me

es usted muy bueno — you are very kind

sé bueno — be good

es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

- es más bueno que el pan

3) (=apropiado) good

este es un buen momento para comprar — this is a good time to buy

no es bueno que esté solo — it's not good for him to be alone

ser bueno para — to be good for

esta bebida es buena para la salud — this drink is good for your health

4) [de salud]

estar bueno — to be well

ponerse bueno — to get better

5) * (=atractivo)

está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *

6) (=considerable) good, large

un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

una buena cantidad de dinero — a large amount of money

un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

le eché un buen rapapolvo — I gave him a good telling-off

le di un buen susto — I gave him a real fright

ganó buenos duros — she earned a good deal of money

7) iró

¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see

le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

le dio un tortazo de los buenos — he gave him a hell of a thump *

8) [en saludos]

¡buenas! — hello!

buenos días — good morning

buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

9)

- estar de buenas

- estar en la buena

- hacer algo a la buena de Dios

por las buenas —

resolver algo por las buenas — to settle sth amicably

irás por las buenas o por las malas — you'll go whether you like it or not

si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

- de buenas a primeras

decir una noticia a algn de buenas a primeras — to spring a piece of news on sb

2.

ADV

¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

bueno, pues... — well...

bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

3. SM / F

1)

el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

2)

el bueno de Manolo — good old Manolo

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

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* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

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

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

el bueno

(n.) = good guy, the

Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

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

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *

bueno¹ -na

adjective

[ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]

Sentido I

A

1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good

tiene buena memoria she has a good memory

siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job

¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 (valioso) good

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice

3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good

¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?

la bola fue buena the ball was in

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing

B

1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good

como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good

3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth

es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver

C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good

traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)

la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed

están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off

en las buenas (CS); in the good times

estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky

estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck

hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day

por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …

intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely

D [ SER] (conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much

E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)

lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either

F

1 (agradable) nice

¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good

hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice

hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day

2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice

¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious

la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time

3

¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!

¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it

G [ ESTAR]

(en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off

estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them

¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?

H [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

I

(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well

háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear

aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better

bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober

J (en fórmulas, saludos) good

¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning

¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening

¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma

¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)

¡buen viaje! have a good journey!

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that

Sentido II

A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good

fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me

un buen hombre a good man

dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …

B [ SER] ‹niño› good

sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise

Sentido III

A ( iró fam):

¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you

¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)

¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)

de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)

B ( delante del n)

(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright

lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing

se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount

C

un buen día one day

un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …

un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …

Compuestos:

● buena forma

feminine physical fitness

está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape

● buena mesa

feminine:

la buenoa mesa good cooking

es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking

● Buena Nueva

feminine:

la Buenoa Nueva the Good News

● buena pieza

feminine ( fam):

¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)

● buena vida

feminine:

la buenoa vida the good life

● buen nombre

masculine good name

● Buen Pastor

masculine:

el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd

bueno² -na

masculine, feminine

1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)

los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)

2

(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno³

interjection

A

1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right

¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well

3

(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

4 (expresando escepticismo) well

5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right

bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down

B

1

(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!

¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!

pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?

2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!

¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)

C

1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?

2

(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be

era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange

D

( Méx) (al contestar el teléfono) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ¡bueno! hello

* * *

bueno 1
◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

1 [ser]
a) ‹hotel/producto/trabajo› good;

◊ ropa buena good-quality clothes;

la buena mesa good cooking
b) ‹remedio/método› good;

◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

c) ‹médico/alumno› good;

◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

e) (conveniente, correcto) good;

◊ no es buena hora it's not a good time;

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
a) ( agradable) nice;

◊ hace muy buen tiempo the weather is nice

b) ‹ comida› ( en general)

◊ ser bueno to be good, be nice;

( en particular)
◊ estar bueno to be good, be nice;

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica› good;

◊ una buena noticia a piece of good news

3 [estar]
a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado› fresh;

◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):

◊ está buenísimo he's really gorgeous

4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
◊ estar en buena forma to be in good shape

5
a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;

¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

( más tarde) good evening;
◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;

( al despedirse) good night;
◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
b) ( delante del n) ( uso enfático) ‹ susto› terrible;

◊ una buena cantidad a fair amount;

un buen día one day
c)

◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

d)

◊ de buenas a primeras suddenly;

por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);

◊ los buenos y los malos the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo):

◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno 2 interjección
1
a) ( expresando — duda) well;

(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

b) ( expresando resignación):

◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

c) ( expresando irritación):

◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
◊ ¡bueno! hello

bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable

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bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

♦ adj

1. [en general] good;

tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;

hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;

la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;

una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;

los buenos tiempos the good times;

¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;

el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;

golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;

tener buena acogida to be well received;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[cosa] to look good;
ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

tener buen concepto de to think highly of;

creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;

Prov

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing

Comp
el buen salvaje the noble savage;
el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan

2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;

ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;

¡sé bueno! be good!

3. [curado, sano] well, all right;

ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;

todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;

ponerse bueno to get well

4. [apacible] nice, fine;

buen tiempo good o fine weather;

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
Esp
¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?

5. [aprovechable] all right;
[comida] fresh;
esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off

6. [uso enfático]
ese buen hombre that good man;

una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;

tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;

un buen susto a real fright;

un buen lío a real o fine mess;

un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;

le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;

le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch

7. Fam [atractivo]
estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;

¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!

8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;

¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;

¡bueno está! that's enough!;

¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;

¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;

¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;

librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;

de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;

¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;

estaría bueno that would really cap it all;

si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;

estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;

te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;

poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly

9. [en saludos]
¡buenas! hello!;

¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
[después de las cinco] good evening!;
¡buenas noches! good night!;

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me

10. [en frases]
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

de buen ver good-looking, attractive;

de buena gana willingly;

¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;

lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;

lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;

dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
Am Fam
estar en la buena to be on a roll;

lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;

prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
Irónico
como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it

♦ nm,f

1. Cine
el bueno the goody;

los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win

2. [bonachón]
el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother

♦ adv

1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;

le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;

¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?

2. [pues] well;

bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…

3. Am [bien]
¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;

¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!

♦ interj

1. [expresa sorpresa]
¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;

¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!

2. [expresa irritación]
¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!

3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello

♦ buenas nfpl

Comp

estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;

de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;

por las buenas willingly;

intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;

lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;

¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?

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bueno

I adj

1 good;

buena voluntad goodwill;

lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;

estar de buenas be in a good mood;

ponerse bueno get well;

dar algo por bueno approve sth;

ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;

¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;

¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;

lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 ( bondadoso) kind;

ser buena gente be nice

3 ( sabroso) nice

4

:

por las buenas willingly;

por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;

de buenas a primeras without warning;

a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how

II int

:

¡bueno! well!;

¿bueno? Méx hello;

¡buenas! hello!;

buenos días, Rpl

bueno día good morning;

buenas noches good evening;

buenas tardes good evening

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bueno, -na adj, ( buen before masculine singular nouns)

1) : good

una buena idea: a good idea

2) bondadoso: nice, kind

3) apropiado: proper, appropriate

4) sano: well, healthy

5) : considerable, goodly

una buena cantidad: a lot

6)

buenos días : hello, good day

7)

buenas tardes : good afternoon

8)

buenas noches : good evening, good night

bueno interj

1) : OK!, all right!

2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)

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bueno¹ adj

1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]

los niños buenos good children

un buen coche a good car

2. (agradable) nice

hace un día muy bueno it's a really nice day

es buena persona he's a nice person

¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!

3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking

ese tío está muy bueno that guy's gorgeous

4. (sano) better

cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better

5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge

cayó un buen chaparrón there was a huge downpour

una buena ración de croquetas a nice big portion of croquettes

estar de buenas to be in a good mood

por las buenas willingly

bueno² adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

bueno³ n (en una película) good guy

Spanish-English dictionary > bueno
18 pecho

m.

1 chest.

2 breast (mama).

dar el pecho a to breastfeed

3 heart.

4 breaststroke. ( Latin American Spanish)

los 100 metros pecho the 100 meters breaststroke

5 bosom.

6 tax.

pres.indicat.

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

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pecho

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) chest

2 (seno) breast

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo hecho pecho what's done is done

dar el pecho to breast-feed

partirse el pecho familiar to break one's back

sacar pecho to stick one's chest out

tomar a pecho algo (ofenderse) to take something to heart 2 (mostrar mucho interés) to take something very seriously

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noun m.

1) chest

2) breast

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I
SM

1) (=tórax) chest

le dieron una puñalada en el pecho — he was stabbed in the chest

tenía una herida en el pecho — he had a chest injury

• estar de pecho sobre algo — to be leaning on sth

estaba de pecho sobre la barandilla — he was leaning on the railing

• sacar pecho — to stick one's chest out

ponte firme y saca pecho — stand up straight and stick your chest out

el presidente ha sacado pecho ante las críticas — the president put on a brave face under the criticism

- abrir el pecho a algn

no caberle a algn la alegría en el pecho —

no me/le cabía la alegría en el pecho — I/he was bursting with happiness

- dar el pecho

- a pecho descubierto

- echarse entre pecho y espalda

- gritar a todo pecho

- partirse el pecho

- quedarse con algo en el pecho

- tomarse algo a pecho

2) [de mujer]

a) (=busto) bust

un sujetador que realza el pecho — a bra which makes your bust look bigger

de pecho plano — flat-chested

• tener mucho pecho — to have a big bust

• tener poco pecho — to be flat-chested

b) (=mama) breast

le han extirpado un pecho — she had a breast removed

• dar el pecho — to breast-feed

• un niño de pecho — a baby at the breast

3) (=valor)

- ¡pecho al agua!

- a lo hecho, pecho

4) (Geog) slope, gradient
II
SM ( Hist) tax, tribute

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masculino ( tórax) chest; ( mama) breast

dar (el) pecho a un niño — to breast-feed o suckle a child

nadar (estilo) pecho — to swim (the) breaststroke

a pecho descubierto — boldly

echarse algo entre pecho y espalda (fam) — < comida> to put something away (colloq); < bebida> to knock something back (colloq)

sacar pecho — ( literal) to stick one's chest out; ( vanagloriarse) (CS fam) to brag, show off

tomarse algo a pecho — < crítica> to take something to heart; < responsabilidad> to take something seriously

a lo hecho, pecho — what's done is done

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= breast, bosom, chest, bust.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.

Ex. Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see ' chest and Thoracic duct'.

Ex. First on the list was her bust, which has also gone from plump to saggy and deflated over the course of just a couple of years.

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* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* angina de pecho = angina pectoris.

* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.

* cirugía de pecho = breast surgery.

* congestión de pecho = chest congestion.

* criado con el pecho = breast-fed.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* implante de pecho = breast implant.

* operación de pecho = breast surgery.

* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.

* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.

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masculino ( tórax) chest; ( mama) breast

dar (el) pecho a un niño — to breast-feed o suckle a child

nadar (estilo) pecho — to swim (the) breaststroke

a pecho descubierto — boldly

echarse algo entre pecho y espalda (fam) — < comida> to put something away (colloq); < bebida> to knock something back (colloq)

sacar pecho — ( literal) to stick one's chest out; ( vanagloriarse) (CS fam) to brag, show off

tomarse algo a pecho — < crítica> to take something to heart; < responsabilidad> to take something seriously

a lo hecho, pecho — what's done is done

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= breast, bosom, chest, bust.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.

Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see ' chest and Thoracic duct'.

Ex: First on the list was her bust, which has also gone from plump to saggy and deflated over the course of just a couple of years.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* angina de pecho = angina pectoris.

* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.

* cirugía de pecho = breast surgery.

* congestión de pecho = chest congestion.

* criado con el pecho = breast-fed.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* golpearse el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* implante de pecho = breast implant.

* operación de pecho = breast surgery.

* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.

* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.

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pecho

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(tórax) chest; (mama) breast

dar (el) pecho a un niño to breast-feed o suckle o nurse a child

en su pecho aún abrigaba la esperanza de volver ( liter); he still nursed in his breast the hope of returning ( liter)

nadar (estilo) pecho to swim (the) breaststroke

abrirle el pecho a algn ( liter); to unburden oneself to sb ( liter), to pour one's heart out to sb

a pecho descubierto boldly

echarse algo entre pecho y espalda or ( Chi) mandarse algo al pecho ( fam) ‹comida› to put sth away ( colloq);

‹bebida› to knock sth back ( colloq), to down ( colloq)

partirse el pecho to knock oneself out ( colloq)

nos partimos el pecho para terminarlo a tiempo we knocked ourselves out o ( AmE) we worked our butts off trying to get it finished in time ( colloq)

el equipo se partió el pecho para ganar the team went all out to win ( colloq)

sacar pecho (literal) to stick one's chest out; (vanagloriarse) (CS fam) to brag, show off

le gusta sacar pecho con que el hijo es médico she likes to brag about her son being a doctor

tomarse algo a pecho ‹crítica› to take sth to heart;

‹responsabilidad› to take sth seriously

se toma el trabajo demasiado a pecho she takes her work too seriously

a lo hecho, pecho what's done is done

no me gusta como lo han organizado pero a lo hecho, pecho I don't like the way it's been organized but we'll just have to live with it o we'll just have to make the best of a bad job

tú les dijiste que sí, ahora a lo hecho, pecho you agreed to it and now you'll just have to go through with it

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pecho sustantivo masculino ( tórax) chest;
( mama) breast;
◊ dar (el) pecho a un niño to breast-feed o suckle a child;

tomarse algo a pecho ‹ crítica› to take sth to heart;

‹ responsabilidad› to take sth seriously
pecho sustantivo masculino
1 chest
(de animal) breast
(de mujer) breast, bust
dar el pecho (a un bebé), to breast-feed (a baby)
2 figurado heart, deep down: guarda en su pecho un gran rencor, deep down he harbours a terrible grudge
♦ Locuciones: tomar(se) (algo) a pecho, to take (sthg) to heart
a pecho descubierto, unarmed, defenceless
a lo hecho, pecho, what's done, is done
' pecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angina
- do
- golpe
- opresión
- reposar
- sacar
- apretar
- banda
- chiche
- clavar
- estilo
- friega
- medir
- nadar
- niño
- seno
- tomar
English:
angina
- bosom
- breast
- breast-feed
- breastplate
- bust
- chest
- clutch
- cry
- feed
- heart
- stick out
- thrust out
- buxom
- press
- push
- thrust

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pecho nm

1. [tórax] chest;

un dolor en el pecho a pain in the chest, a chest pain

2. [de mujer] bosom;

tener poco pecho to have a small bust;

tener mucho pecho to have a big bust

3. [mama] breast;

dar el pecho a to breast-feed

4. [interior] heart;

guardaba mucha rabia en su pecho his heart was full of anger

5. Am [en natación] breaststroke;

nadar pecho to do the breaststroke;

los 100 metros pecho the 100 metres breaststroke

6. Comp
Fam
a lo hecho, pecho: no me gusta, pero a lo hecho, pecho I don't like it but, what's done is done;
Fam
tú lo hiciste, así que a lo hecho, pecho you did it, so you'll have to take the consequences;

a pecho descubierto [sin defensas] without protection o any form of defence;
[con sinceridad] quite openly o candidly; Fam
echarse o [m5] meterse entre pecho y espalda algo [comida] to put o tuck sth away;
[bebida] to put sth away, to down sth, Br to knock sth back; Fam
me partí el pecho por ayudarle I bent over backwards to help him;

sacar (el) pecho to thrust one's chest out;

tomarse algo a pecho [ofenderse] to take sth to heart;
[tomar con empeño] to take sth seriously;
no te lo tomes tan a pecho you shouldn't take it so to heart;

se toma el trabajo muy a pecho she takes her work very seriously

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pecho

m

1 ( caja torácica) chest

2 ( mama) breast;

dar el pecho breastfeed;

de pechos planos flat-chested;

tomar algo a pecho take sth to heart;

a pecho descubierto luchar bare-handed; hablar openly, frankly;

echarse o

meterse entre pecho y espalda fam

comida put away fam ; bebida knock back fam ;

sacar pecho stick one’s chest out; fig stick one’s neck out;

partirse el pecho fig knock o.s. out

3 L.Am.
DEP breaststroke
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pecho nm

1) : chest

2) seno: breast, bosom

3) : heart, courage

4)

dar el pecho : to breast-feed

5)

tomar a pecho : to take to heart

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pecho n

1. (tórax) chest

los músculos del pecho the chest muscles

2. (de mujer busto) bust

3. (de mujer seno) breast

tomarse algo a pecho (ofenderse) to take something to heart [pt. took; pp. taken] (tomar en serio) to take something seriously

Spanish-English dictionary > pecho
19 primer plano

m.

1 foreground.

2 close up, closeup.

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primer plano

(foto, cine) close-up

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masculino (Fot) close-up (shot); en primero primero (Art) in the foreground

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(n.) = close up, foreground, limelight, centre stage, forefront

Ex. People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.

Ex. Apple's Mouse is currently restricted to the Lisa microcomputer: it can be seen clearly in the foreground of Fig.9.4.

Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex. The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs.

Ex. The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.

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masculino (Fot) close-up (shot); en primero primero (Art) in the foreground

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(n.) = close up, foreground, limelight, centre stage, forefront

Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.

Ex: Apple's Mouse is currently restricted to the Lisa microcomputer: it can be seen clearly in the foreground of Fig.9.4.

Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex: The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs.

Ex: The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.

Spanish-English dictionary > primer plano
20 redondez

f.

roundness, circular form, globosity.

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redondez

► nombre femenino

1 roundness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en toda la redondez de la tierra in the whole wide world

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SF roundness

en toda la redondez de la tierra — in the whole wide world

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femenino

a) (de superficie, formas) roundness

b) ( de persona) (euf o hum) rotundity (euph or hum)

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= roundness.

Ex. A photograph of a piece of sculpture is an adaptation which cannot possibly show the full roundness of the original work of art.

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femenino

a) (de superficie, formas) roundness

b) ( de persona) (euf o hum) rotundity (euph or hum)

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= roundness.

Ex: A photograph of a piece of sculpture is an adaptation which cannot possibly show the full roundness of the original work of art.

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redondez

feminine

1 (de una superficie) roundness

2 (de una persona) rotundity ( euphor hum)

ya no podía ocultar más su redondez she could no longer hide her rounded figure

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redondez sustantivo femenino roundness: ya nadie niega la redondez de la Tierra, nobody doubts that the world is round anymore

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redondez nf

1. [cualidad] roundness

2.
redondeces [curvas de mujer] curves

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redondez

f roundness

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redondez nf

: roundness

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