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21 desmontar
v.1 to take apart or to pieces (desarmar) (machine).2 to unseat.el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its riderdesmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle3 to dismount, to disassemble, to dismantle, to take apart.El carpintero desmontó los gabinetes The carpenter dismounted the cabinets4 to remove.Los chicos desmontaron las estructuras The kids removed the structures.* * *1 (desarmar) to take to pieces, take down, dismantle2 (edificio) to knock down3 (arma) to uncock4 (cortar en un bosque) to clear5 (allanar) to level6 (quitar de la montura) to unset, unmount7 (motor) to strip1 (del caballo) to dismount (de, -)* * *verb1) to dismantle2) dismount* * *1. VT1) (=desarmar) [gen] to dismantle; [+ mueble, estantería] to take apart; [+ motor] to strip down; [+ máquina] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; (Náut) [+ vela] to take down2) [+ terreno] (=nivelar) to level; (=quitar los árboles a) to clear3) [+ jinete] to throw, unseat4) (Mil) [+ escopeta] to uncock; [+ artillería] to knock out2.VI to dismount, alight (de from)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex. Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex. The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex. The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.----* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *desmontar [A1 ]vtA1 (desarmar) ‹mueble/estante› to dismantle, take apart; ‹motor› to stripdesmontamos la tienda de campaña we took down the tent2 (separar) ‹forro/pieza› to detach, removeB1 (allanar) ‹terreno› to level2 ‹zona/selva› to clearC ( Arm) to uncock■ desmontarvi«jinete» to dismount* * *
desmontar ( conjugate desmontar) verbo transitivo
‹ tienda de campaña› to take down
verbo intransitivo [ jinete] to dismount
desmontar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, artefacto) to dismantle, take to pieces
2 (una excusa, argumento) to take to pieces
II vi (de un caballo, vehículo) to dismount [de, -], get off [de, -]
' desmontar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshacer
- tienda
English:
apart
- disassemble
- dismantle
- piece
- pull apart
- strip
- take apart
- take down
- clear
- detach
- dismount
- take
- throw
- unseat
* * *♦ vt[mueble, librería, mesa] to dismantle, to take to pieces; [motor] to strip down; [piezas, partes] to remove, to detach; [rueda] to remove, to take off; [andamio, tablado, tienda de campaña] to take down2. [teoría, argumentación] to demolish, to pull to pieces3. [arma] to uncock4. [persona] [de caballo, moto, bicicleta] to unseat;el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its rider;desmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle5. Informát to unmount6. [terreno] to level;[área, bosque] to clear♦ videsmontar de [caballo] to dismount from;[moto, bicicleta] to get off; [coche] to get out of* * *I v/t2 terreno levelII v/i dismount* * *desmontar vt1) : to clear, to level off2) desmantelar: to dismantle, to take apartdesmontar vi: to dismount* * *desmontar vb -
22 dispositivo
adj.dispositive.m.device.dispositivo intrauterino intrauterine device, IUD* * *1 device, gadget* * *SM1) (Mec) (=aparato) device; (=mecanismo) mechanismdispositivo de seguridad — (=mecanismo) safety catch, safety (EEUU); (=medidas) security measures pl
dispositivo intrauterino — intrauterine device, coil
2) pl dispositivos (Mil) forces* * *2) (frml) ( destacamento)han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona — they have reinforced their military presence in the area
aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras — the number of highway patrols will be increased
* * *= device, unit, rig.Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.----* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.* controlador de dispositivo = device driver.* dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.* dispositivo de almacenamiento = storage device.* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* dispositivo de conexión = linking device.* dispositivo de conmutación = toggle switch.* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.* dispositivo de lectura = reading device.* dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.* dispositivo de perforación = punching device.* dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit), display device.* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.* dispositivo de salida = output equipment.* dispositivo de señalización = pointing device.* dispositivo de vídeo = video playback unit.* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.* dispositivo motorizado = motorised device.* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.* dispositivos = armoury [armory, -USA].* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.* driver de dispositivo = device driver.* * *2) (frml) ( destacamento)han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona — they have reinforced their military presence in the area
aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras — the number of highway patrols will be increased
* * *= device, unit, rig.Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.
Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.* controlador de dispositivo = device driver.* dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.* dispositivo de almacenamiento = storage device.* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* dispositivo de conexión = linking device.* dispositivo de conmutación = toggle switch.* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.* dispositivo de lectura = reading device.* dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.* dispositivo de perforación = punching device.* dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit), display device.* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.* dispositivo de salida = output equipment.* dispositivo de señalización = pointing device.* dispositivo de vídeo = video playback unit.* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.* dispositivo motorizado = motorised device.* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.* dispositivos = armoury [armory, -USA].* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.* driver de dispositivo = device driver.* * *A (mecanismo) mechanism; (aparato) deviceel dispositivo de arranque the starting mechanismCompuestos:( Inf) storage deviceintrauterine device, IUDB ( frml)(destacamento): han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona they have reinforced their military presence in the area, they have deployed more troops in the areaun fuerte dispositivo policial a large contingent of policeaumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras the number of highway patrols will be increased* * *
dispositivo sustantivo masculino
1 ( mecanismo) mechanism;
( aparato) device
2 (frml) ( destacamento):◊ un fuerte dispositivo policial/militar a large police/military presence
dispositivo sustantivo masculino device
dispositivo intrauterino, intrauterine device (IUD)
' dispositivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- artefacto
- DIU
- intrauterina
- intrauterino
- reflector
- reflectora
- accionar
- activar
- alarma
- chivato
- espiral
- estallar
- instalación
- luz
English:
appliance
- contraption
- intrauterine device
- IUD
- timing mechanism
- device
- dispenser
- guard
* * *dispositivo nm1. [mecanismo] deviceInformát dispositivo de almacenamiento storage device; Informát dispositivo de entrada input device;dispositivo intrauterino intrauterine device, IUD;Informát dispositivo periférico peripheral device; Informát dispositivo de salida output device;dispositivo de seguimiento tracking device;dispositivo de seguridad safety deviceun impresionante dispositivo de seguridad impressive security arrangements;se desplegó un dispositivo militar a lo largo de la frontera troops were deployed along the border* * *m device* * *dispositivo nm1) aparato, mecanismo: device, mechanism2) : force, detachment* * *dispositivo n device -
23 elaboración
f.elaboration, manufacture, preparation, production.* * *1 (producto) manufacture, production2 (madera, metal, etc) working3 (idea) working out, development\de elaboración casera home-made* * *noun f.1) production2) preparation* * *SF1) (=fabricación) [de producto] production; [de madera, metal] working2) (=preparación) [de proyecto, presupuesto, lista, candidatura] drawing up; [de estrategia] devisingla elaboración del plan pasó por diversas fases — the process of drawing up the plan went through various stages
3) [de documento, código] writing, preparation* * *1)a) (de producto, vino) production, making; ( de pan) baking, makingb) (de metal, madera) working2)a) ( de plan)los responsables de la elaboración del plan — those responsible for drawing up o devising the plan
b) (de informe, estudio) preparation3) (Biol) production* * *= building, creation, drafting, elaboration, manufacturing, processing.Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.Ex. The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.Ex. The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.----* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* elaboración de cerveza = brewing, beer brewing.* elaboración de informes = report writing.* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.* elaboración de mapas = mapmaking.* elaboración de maquetas = model-making.* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.* elaboracion de presupuesto = budgeting.* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.* elaboración de vinos = winemaking.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* * *1)a) (de producto, vino) production, making; ( de pan) baking, makingb) (de metal, madera) working2)a) ( de plan)los responsables de la elaboración del plan — those responsible for drawing up o devising the plan
b) (de informe, estudio) preparation3) (Biol) production* * *= building, creation, drafting, elaboration, manufacturing, processing.Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.Ex: The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* elaboración de cerveza = brewing, beer brewing.* elaboración de informes = report writing.* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.* elaboración de mapas = mapmaking.* elaboración de maquetas = model-making.* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.* elaboracion de presupuesto = budgeting.* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.* elaboración de vinos = winemaking.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* * *A1 (de un producto, vino) production, making; (del pan) baking, makingde elaboración casera homemade[ S ] elaboración propia made ( o baked etc) on the premises2 (del metal, de la madera) workingB1(de un plan): los responsables de la elaboración del plan those responsible for drawing up o working out o devising the plan2 (de un informe, estudio) preparationla elaboración del informe le llevó varios meses preparation of the report took him several months, it took him several months to prepare o write the reportC ( Biol) production* * *
elaboración sustantivo femenino (de producto, vino) production, making;
( de pan) baking, making
elaboración sustantivo femenino
1 (producción) manufacture, production
2 (de un proyecto) development
' elaboración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proceso
- realización
English:
brewing
- manufacture
* * *elaboración nf1. [de producto] manufacture;[de plato, alimento] preparation; [de bebida] making, production; [de sustancia orgánica, hormona] production;pasteles de elaboración propia cakes made on the premises;de elaboración casera home-made;un artefacto explosivo de elaboración casera a home-made explosive device;proceso de elaboración [industrial] manufacturing process2. [de idea, teoría] working out, development;[de plan, proyecto] drawing up; [de estudio, informe] preparation* * ** * *elaboración nf, pl - ciones1) producción: production, making2) : preparation, devising -
24 estallar
v.1 to explode (explotar) (bomba).si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burstLa bomba estalló de repente The bomb exploded suddenly.2 to break out (sonar) (ovación).La epidemia estalló The epidemic broke out.3 to break out (guerra, epidemia).ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted4 to blow up, to blow one's top (expresarse bruscamente).se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my topestallar en sollozos to burst into tearsestallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!5 to suffer a nervous breakdown, to crumble emotionally, to crack up, to crumble.María estalló Mary suffered a nervous breakdown.6 to explode all of a sudden, to appear suddenly, to blaze forth, to blaze out.7 to explode on.Nos estalló una mina A mine exploded on us* * *1 (reventar) to explode, blow up3 (volcán) to erupt4 (látigo) to crack5 figurado (rebelión, epidemia) to break out6 figurado (pasión, sentimientos) to burst* * *verb1) to explode2) burst3) break out* * *VI1) (=reventar) [pólvora, globo] to explode; [bomba] to explode, go off; [volcán] to erupt; [neumático] to burst; [vidrio] to shatter; [látigo] to crackhacer estallar — to set off; (fig) to spark off, start
2) [epidemia, guerra, conflicto, sublevación] to break out* * *verbo intransitivob) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to breakc) personaestallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something
* * *= reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.Ex. Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.Ex. There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).Ex. Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.Ex. It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.Ex. The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.Ex. My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.----* estallar a borbotones = splurt out.* guerra + estallar = war + break out.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *verbo intransitivob) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to breakc) personaestallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something
* * *= reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.* estallar a borbotones = splurt out.* guerra + estallar = war + break out.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *estallar [A1 ]vi1 (explotar, reventar) «bomba» to explode; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «globo» to burst; «cristal» to shatterla policía hizo estallar el dispositivo police detonated the deviceel vestido le estallaba por las costuras her dress was literally bursting at the seamsun día de estos voy a estallar one of these days I'm going to blow my top ( colloq)2 «guerra/revuelta» to break out; «tormenta» to break; «escándalo/crisis» to breakel conflicto estalló tras un incidente fronterizo the conflict blew up after a border incident3«persona»: estallar EN algo: estalló en llanto she burst into tears, she burst out cryingel público estalló en aplausos the audience burst into applause* * *
estallar ( conjugate estallar) verbo intransitivo
[ neumático] to blow out, burst;
[ globo] to burst;
[ vidrio] to shatter;
[tormenta/escándalo/crisis] to break
estallar en algo ‹en llanto/carcajadas› to burst into sth
estallar verbo intransitivo
1 (reventar) to burst
(explotar) to explode, blow up, go off: a José le estalló la televisión, Jose's TV blew up
estalló el vaso, the glass shattered
2 (un suceso) to break out
3 fig (de rabia, etc) to explode
' estallar' also found in these entries:
English:
blow up
- break out
- burst
- erupt
- explode
- flare up
- let off
- live
- start
- blow
- break
- flare
- go
- let
- pop
- spark
* * *estallar vi1. [reventar] [bomba] to explode, to go off;[misil] to explode; [petardo] to go off; [neumático, globo] to burst; [volcán] to erupt; [cristal] to shatter; [olas] to break, to crash; [botón] to fly off; [cremallera, costura] to burst; [vestido, falda, pantalón] to split;hacer estallar un artefacto explosivo to detonate an explosive device;si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burst2. [sonar] [ovación] to break out;[látigo] to crack; [trueno] to crash3. [desencadenarse] [guerra, revolución, disturbios, epidemia] to break out;[tormenta] to break;ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted4. [expresarse bruscamente] to blow up, to blow one's top;se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top;estallar en aplausos to burst into applause;estallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing;¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!* * *v/i1 explodeestalló en llanto she burst into tears* * *estallar vi1) reventar: to burst, to explode, to erupt2) : to break out* * *estallar vb1. (explotar) to explode -
25 hechizo
adj.1 phony, false.2 makeshift, provisional, home-made, improvised.m.1 enchantment, charm, enthrallment, enthralment.2 spell, curse, magic spell.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hechizar.* * *1 (embrujo) charm, spell2 figurado (embelesamiento) fascination, charm* * *noun m.1) spell2) charm* * *1.2. SM1) (=brujería) sorcery, witchcraft2) (=encantamiento) enchantment; (=maleficio) spellun hechizo — a magic spell, a charm
3) (=atracción) fascination4)hechizos — (=encantos) charms
* * *I- za adjetivo (Chi, Méx) makeshift, home-madeIIa) ( maleficio) spellb) (atractivo, encanto) charm* * *= enchantment, incantation, spell, magic spell.Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.Ex. But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.Ex. These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.----* hacer un hechizo = cast + a (magic) spell.* * *I- za adjetivo (Chi, Méx) makeshift, home-madeIIa) ( maleficio) spellb) (atractivo, encanto) charm* * *= enchantment, incantation, spell, magic spell.Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.* hacer un hechizo = cast + a (magic) spell.* * *(Chi, Méx) makeshift, home-madees hechizo, pero aparenta mucho it's a makeshift o home-made affair, but it looks goodA1 (atractivo, encanto) charmel hechizo de aquella mujer lo conquistó he was won over by her charms, he fell under her spell2 (maleficio) spell* * *
Del verbo hechizar: ( conjugate hechizar)
hechizo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hechizó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hechizar
hechizo
hechizar ( conjugate hechizar) verbo transitivo
hechizo 1◊ -za adjetivo (Chi, Méx) home-made
hechizo 2 sustantivo masculino
hechizar verbo transitivo
1 (con magias y maleficios) to cast a spell on
2 fig (encandilar, cautivar) to bewitch, charm
hechizo sustantivo masculino
1 (embrujo, sortilegio) spell
2 fig (seducción, encanto) fascination, charm
' hechizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embrujo
- encanto
English:
cast
- charm
- hex
- spell
* * *hechizo, -a♦ adjChile, Méx home-made♦ nm1. [maleficio] spell2. [encanto] magic, charm;se rindió al hechizo de sus palabras she surrendered to the magic of his words* * *I m spell, charm;romper el hechizo break the spellII adj Méxmakeshift* * *hechizo nm1) sortilegio: spell, enchantment2) encanto: charm, fascination* * *hechizo n spell -
26 instrumento
m.1 instrument (musical).instrumento de cuerda stringed instrumentinstrumento musical musical instrumentinstrumento de percusión percussion instrumentinstrumento de viento wind instrument2 tool, instrument (tool).instrumento de precisión precision tool3 means, tool (medio).un instrumento para estimular la demanda a means of stimulating demand4 apparatus.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: instrumentar.* * *1 instrument\instrumento de cuerda stringed instrumentinstrumento de percusión percussion instrumentinstrumento de viento wind instrument* * *noun m.1) instrument2) tool, implement* * *SM1) (Mús) instrumentinstrumento musical, instrumento músico — musical instrument
2) (Téc) (=aparato) instrument; (=herramienta) tool, implementinstrumentos de mando — (Aer) controls
3) (=medio) instrument, tool4) (Jur) deed, legal document5) *** (=pene) tool **** * *1)a) (Mús) (musical) instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de viento — string/wind instrument
b) ( herramienta) instrument; (Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión — measuring/precision instruments
2) ( medio) means* * *= instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex. The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.Ex. This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.Ex. Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.Ex. This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.----* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.* instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.* instrumento bibliográfico = bibliographic aid, bibliographic tool.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.* instrumento de medición = measuring instrument.* instrumento de percusión = percussion instrument.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.* instrumento de recuperación = recall device.* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* instrumento de trabajo = tool.* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* instrumento geográfico = geographical artifact.* instrumento musical = instrument, musical instrument.* instrumento musical con teclado = keyboard instrument.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* instrumento para la recuperación = access tool.* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos = fastener.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* instrumento para resumir e indizar = abstracting and indexing tool.* instrumentos de comunicación = communication media.* instrumento sicométrico = psychometric instrument.* panel de instrumentos = dashboard.* tablero de instrumentos = dashboard.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* * *1)a) (Mús) (musical) instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de viento — string/wind instrument
b) ( herramienta) instrument; (Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión — measuring/precision instruments
2) ( medio) means* * *= instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.
Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.* instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.* instrumento bibliográfico = bibliographic aid, bibliographic tool.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.* instrumento de medición = measuring instrument.* instrumento de percusión = percussion instrument.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.* instrumento de recuperación = recall device.* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* instrumento de trabajo = tool.* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* instrumento geográfico = geographical artifact.* instrumento musical = instrument, musical instrument.* instrumento musical con teclado = keyboard instrument.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* instrumento para la recuperación = access tool.* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos = fastener.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* instrumento para resumir e indizar = abstracting and indexing tool.* instrumentos de comunicación = communication media.* instrumento sicométrico = psychometric instrument.* panel de instrumentos = dashboard.* tablero de instrumentos = dashboard.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* * *A1 ( Mús) instrument, musical instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de percusión/de viento string/percussion/wind instrument2 (herramienta) instrument; ( Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión measuring/precision instrumentsinstrumentos quirúrgicos surgical instrumentsCompuesto:musical instrumentB (medio) meansemplea su encanto como instrumento para conseguir sus fines he uses his charm as a means o way of getting what he wantsC ( Der) instrument* * *
Del verbo instrumentar: ( conjugate instrumentar)
instrumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
instrumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
instrumentar
instrumento
instrumentar verbo transitivo ( conjugate instrumentar) (Mús) to orchestrate
instrumento sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) instrument;
instrumentos de precisión precision instruments
2 ( medio) means
instrumentar vtr Mús to score, instrument, orchestrate: el poema lo instrumentó el cantante, the singer orchestrated the poem
instrumento sustantivo masculino instrument
instrumento de cuerda/percusión/viento, stringed/percussion/wind instrument
' instrumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afinar
- aparato
- baja
- bajo
- con
- corneta
- cuadrante
- cuerda
- cuerno
- de
- desafinar
- desgastarse
- escarpelo
- fagot
- gaita
- herir
- incisiva
- incisivo
- instrumentar
- manipular
- mástil
- media
- medio
- metro
- mira
- oboe
- pedal
- pistón
- salterio
- saxo
- sonar
- taladro
- tambor
- tañido
- templar
- tocar
- viola
- violín
- violón
- violoncelo
- violonchelo
- aguja
- alguno
- arma
- artefacto
- bombo
- boquilla
- compás
- contrabajo
English:
accurate
- bass
- blow
- dial
- gouge out
- implement
- instrument
- on
- play
- record
- setting
- string
- warp
- whistle
- tool
- wind
* * *instrumento nm1. [musical] instrument;Méx instrumento de aliento wind instrument;instrumento de cuerda stringed o string instrument;instrumento de percusión percussion instrument;instrumento de viento wind instrument2. [herramienta] tool, instrumentinstrumento de medida measuring instrument;instrumento óptico optical instrument;instrumento de precisión precision tool o instrument3. [medio] means, tool;un instrumento para estimular la demanda a means of stimulating demand;ella fue el instrumento del gobierno she was a tool of the government;el canal televisivo es un instrumento de propaganda de la oposición the television channel is a propaganda tool for the opposition4. Der instrument* * *m instrument; ( herramienta) tool, instrument; figtool* * *instrumento nm: instrument* * *instrumento n instrument -
27 lavatorio
m.1 washbasin (British), washbowl (United States). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)2 washroom, restroom, rest room.3 washbowl, lavatory, washbasin, handwash basin.4 ablution, cleansing.* * *1 (ceremonia de Jueves Santo) maundy2 (de la misa) lavabo* * *SM1) † (=pila) washstand †2) LAm (=cuarto de baño) bathroom, washroom (EEUU)3) (Med) lotion* * *1)a) (AmL) ( mueble) washstandb) (CS) ( lavamanos) sink (AmE), washbasin (BrE)2) (Chi, Per) ( palangana) washbowl (AmE), washbasin (BrE)* * *= lavatory.Ex. One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.* * *1)a) (AmL) ( mueble) washstandb) (CS) ( lavamanos) sink (AmE), washbasin (BrE)2) (Chi, Per) ( palangana) washbowl (AmE), washbasin (BrE)* * *= lavatory.Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
* * *A ( Relig)1 (del Jueves Santo) maundy2 (en la misa) lavaboB* * *
lavatorio sustantivo masculino
' lavatorio' also found in these entries:
English:
sink
- wash
* * *lavatorio nm1. [en misa] lavabo2. [de Jueves Santo] Maundy3. Andes, RP [lavabo] Br washbasin, US washbowl* * *m Rplwashbasin* * *lavatorio nm: lavatory, washroom -
28 patear
v.1 to kick.Ella patea la bola She kicks the ball.El atleta patea The athlete punts.2 to stamp one's feet.3 to tramp (informal) (andar).4 to be kicked on.Se me patea la espinilla I am kicked on the shin.* * *1 to kick2 (andar) to walk1 (con enfado) to stamp one's feet1 (lugar) to traipse round2 (dinero) to blow* * *1. VT1) [en el suelo] to stamp on; (=dar patadas a) to kick, boot; (Dep) [+ pelota] to kick2) Esp * (=andar por) to tramp round3) (=maltratar) to treat roughly, treat inconsiderately; (Teat) (=abuchear) to boo, jeer4) Caribe (=insultar) to abuse5)la comida me ha pateado — Cono Sur * the meal has upset my stomach
2. VI1) (=patalear) to stamp one's foot; (Teat) to stamp2) LAm [arma, animal] to kick4) * (=ir y venir) to be always on the go, bustle about3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) persona to kick, boot (colloq)b) (AmL) animal to kick2) (Chi fam) <novio/novia> to dump (colloq)2.patear vi1)a) ( dar patadas en el suelo) to stamp (one's feet)b) (AmL) animal to kickc) escopeta to kickpatear para el otro lado/los dos lados — (RPl fam) to be gay/to be bisexual
2) (Dep) to putt3)a) (CS fam) (+ me/te/le etc) comida to disagree withb) (Chi) ( desagradar) (+ me/te/le etc)3.patearse v pron (fam) (enf) ( recorrer a pie) to traipse around* * *= kick.Ex. Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) persona to kick, boot (colloq)b) (AmL) animal to kick2) (Chi fam) <novio/novia> to dump (colloq)2.patear vi1)a) ( dar patadas en el suelo) to stamp (one's feet)b) (AmL) animal to kickc) escopeta to kickpatear para el otro lado/los dos lados — (RPl fam) to be gay/to be bisexual
2) (Dep) to putt3)a) (CS fam) (+ me/te/le etc) comida to disagree withb) (Chi) ( desagradar) (+ me/te/le etc)3.patearse v pron (fam) (enf) ( recorrer a pie) to traipse around* * *= kick.Ex: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
* * *patear [A1 ]vt1 «persona» to kick, boot ( colloq)pateó el balón he kicked the ball2 ( AmL) «animal» to kick■ patearviA1 (dar patadas en el suelo) to stamp, stamp one's feet2 ( AmL) «animal» to kick3 «escopeta» to kickB ( fam) (andar mucho) to traipse o tramp aroundC ( Dep) to puttDme patea la cebolla onions disagree with me2■ patearse( fam)A ( enf)(recorrer): me pateé todo el centro buscando ese libro I traipsed o tramped all over town looking for that book* * *
patear ( conjugate patear) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
patear
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar patada) to kick
2 (recorrer a pie) to walk
II verbo intransitivo (en señal de protesta) to stamp
' patear' also found in these entries:
English:
boo
- punt
- stamp
- kick
* * *♦ vt1. [dar un puntapié a] to kick;patear la pelota to kick the ball2. [en golf] to putt3. [pisotear] to stamp on;RP Fampatearle el chiquero a alguien to spoil it o things for sbhe pateado varias tiendas buscando el libro I traipsed round several shops looking for the bookllevaban como cinco años juntos y él la pateó after they'd been together for about five years, he dumped her♦ vi1. [patalear] to stamp one's feet3. [en golf] to putt4. Am [cocear] to kick5. Am [arma] to kick6. Am [artefacto eléctrico]ojo con la lavadora, mirá que patea careful with the washing machine, it can give you a shock7. CompRP Fampatear para el otro lado to swing the other way, to bat for the other side* * *I v/t1 L.Am.de animal kick2 ( recorrer) go all over, walk all aroundII v/i L.Am.de animal kick* * *patear vt: to kickpatear vi: to stamp one's foot* * *patear vb (andar mucho) to go round -
29 raro
adj.1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.3 unfamiliar.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco común) rare2 (escaso) scarce, rare3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird4 (excelente) excellent■ escribió un libro raro, una verdadera obra de arte she wrote a very good book, a real work of art\¡qué raro! how odd!, that's strange!rara vez seldom* * *(f. - rara)adj.1) rare, uncommon, unusual, funny2) bizarre, weird3) odd•- rara vez* * *ADJ1) (=extraño) strange, oddes un hombre muy raro — he's a very strange o odd man
es raro que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that he hasn't called
¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara! — how (very) strange!, how (very) odd!
2) (=poco común) rarecon alguna rara excepción — with few o rare exceptions
de rara perfección — of rare perfection, of remarkable perfection
rara vez nos visita, rara es la vez que nos visita — he rarely visits us
3) (Fís) rare, rarefied* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...
qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!
es un poco rara — she's a bit odd o strange
te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)
b) ( poco frecuente) rareraro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...
aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
2) < gas> rare* * *= bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex. Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.----* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* colección de libros raros = rare book collection.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* demasiado raro = all too rare.* de modo raro = funnily.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de un modo raro = freakishly.* edición rara = rare edition.* en casos raros = in rare cases.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.* en raros casos = in rare cases.* especie rara = rare breed.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* libro raro = rare book.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* sala de libros raros = rare book room.* salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...
qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!
es un poco rara — she's a bit odd o strange
te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)
b) ( poco frecuente) rareraro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...
aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
2) < gas> rare* * *= bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* colección de libros raros = rare book collection.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* demasiado raro = all too rare.* de modo raro = funnily.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de un modo raro = freakishly.* edición rara = rare edition.* en casos raros = in rare cases.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.* en raros casos = in rare cases.* especie rara = rare breed.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* libro raro = rare book.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* sala de libros raros = rare book room.* salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* * *raro -raAes raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yetya me parecía raro que no salieras I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out¡qué cosa más rara! or ¡qué raro! how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!me siento raro en este ambiente I feel strange o funny in these surroundingses un poco rarilla she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar¿qué te pasa hoy? te noto/estás muy raro what's up with you today? you're acting very strangelyme miró como si fuera un bicho raro ( fam); he looked at me as if I was some kind of weirdo ( colloq)¡qué tipo más raro! what a strange o peculiar o funny man!2 (poco frecuente, común) raresalvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptionsraro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go outaquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow hereB ‹gas› rare* * *
raro◊ -ra adjetivo
◊ es raro que … it's strange o odd o funny that …;
¡qué raro! how odd o strange!;
te noto muy raro hoy you're acting very strangely today
aquí es raro que nieve it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
raro,-a adjetivo
1 (no frecuente) rare: es raro que no llame, it's unusual for her not to telephone
2 (poco común) odd, strange: ¡qué sombrero más raro!, what a weird hat!
tiene un raro sentido del humor, he's got a warped sense of humour
♦ Locuciones: Paco es un bicho raro, Paco is a weirdo
' raro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bicho
- chocante
- disgustar
- individuo
- particular
- peculiar
- rara
- singular
- tipo
- artefacto
- extraño
- gusto
- olor
- sonar
English:
flaky
- funny
- most
- odd
- odd-looking
- oddbod
- oddity
- odor
- odour
- peculiar
- queer
- rare
- set-up
- should
- strange
- strangely
- unlikely
- unusual
- weird
- for
- how
- incongruous
- like
- oddball
- seem
- strike
- uncanny
* * *raro, -a adj1. [extraño] strange, odd;¡qué raro! how strange o odd!;¡qué raro que no haya llamado! it's very strange o odd that she hasn't called;es raro que no nos lo haya dicho it's odd o funny that she didn't tell us;ya me parecía raro que no hubiera dicho nada I thought it was strange o odd that he hadn't said anything;no sé qué le pasa últimamente, está o [m5] la noto muy rara I don't know what's up with her lately, she's been acting very strangely2. [excepcional] unusual, rare;[visita] infrequent;rara vez rarely;es raro el día que viene a comer she very rarely comes round for lunch;raro es el que no fuma very few of them don't smoke3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric4. [escaso] rare5. Quím rare* * *adj1 rare2 ( extraño) strange;¡qué raro! how strange!* * *raro, -ra adj1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar2) : unusual, rare3) : exceptional4)rara vez : seldom, rarely* * *raro adj1. (extraño) strange / odd2. (poco frecuente) rare -
30 bomba
intj.listen, attention.f.1 bomb (explosive).poner una bomba to plant a bombbomba atómica atom o nuclear bombbomba fétida stink bombbomba de hidrógeno hydrogen bombbomba de humo smoke bombbomba incendiaria petrol bombbomba lacrimógena tear gas grenadebomba de mano (hand) grenadebomba de neutrones neutron bomb2 pump.bomba hidráulica hydraulic pumpbomba de pie foot pump3 bombshell.caer como una bomba to be a bombshell4 petrol station (British), gas station (United States). (Chilean Spanish, Ecuadoran Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)5 filling station, petrol station.6 bubble.7 finger-shaped cream puff.8 fire station.9 drinking spree.10 popular verse recited to music.* * *1 (explosivo) bomb2 (noticia) bombshell\a prueba de bomba bombproofpasarlo bomba to have a whale of a timebomba atómica atomic bombbomba de cobalto cobalt bombbomba de gas lacrimógeno tear gas canisterbomba de hidrógeno hydrogen bombbomba de mano hand grenadebomba de neutrones neutron bombbomba de relojería time bombbomba fétida stink bombbomba fumígena smoke bombbomba incendiaria incendiary bomb, incendiary devicebomba nuclear nuclear bomb————————1 pump\bomba de agua water pumpbomba de gasolina fuel pump* * *noun f.1) bomb2) pump•* * *1. SF1) (Mil) bomb•
poner una bomba — to plant a bomb•
a prueba de bomba(s) — bomb-proofbomba de humo — (lit) smoke bomb; (fig) smokescreen
bomba de mortero — mortar bomb, mortar shell
bomba de racimo — Cono Sur cluster bomb
bomba lacrimógena — tear-gas canister, tear-gas bomb
2) (Téc) [de agua, de aire] pump•
dar a la bomba — to pump, work the pumpbomba bencinera — Chile petrol station, gas station (EEUU)
bomba de cobalto — (Med) cobalt bomb
bomba corazón-pulmón — (Med) heart-lung machine
bomba de gasolina — [en motor] fuel pump; [en gasolinera] petrol o (EEUU) gas(oline) pump
3) (Periodismo)a) (=notición) bombshellla dimisión del presidente fue una auténtica bomba — the president's resignation was a real bombshell
•
noticia bomba — bombshellb) * (=éxito) smash hit *4) (Mús) slide5) [de lámpara] glass, globe7) Col, Ven(tb: bomba gasolinera) petrol station, gas station (EEUU)2.ADJ INV Esp† * (=estupendo)•
éxito bomba — * phenomenal successel grupo está teniendo un éxito bomba en su gira — the group is having a phenomenally successful tour
3.ADV Esp*pasarlo bomba — to have a whale of a time *, have a super time *
* * *1)a) (Arm, Mil) bomblanzar/arrojar bombas — to drop bombs
caer como una bomba: la noticia cayó como una bomba the news came as a bombshell; pasarlo bomba (Esp fam) to have a great time o a ball (colloq); ser una bomba — (RPl fam) to be gorgeous (colloq)
b) ( notición) big newsc) ( en fútbol americano) bomb2) (Tec) pump; (para insecticidas, pesticidas) spray3) ( de chicle) bubble4) (Andes, Ven) ( gasolinera) gas station (AmE), petrol station (BrE)5) (Chi) ( vehículo) fire engine, fire truck (AmE); ( estación) fire station; ( cuerpo) fire department (AmE), fire brigade (BrE)6) (Col) ( en baloncesto) area7) (Per fam) ( borrachera)se pegó una bomba — he got plastered (colloq)
* * *1)a) (Arm, Mil) bomblanzar/arrojar bombas — to drop bombs
caer como una bomba: la noticia cayó como una bomba the news came as a bombshell; pasarlo bomba (Esp fam) to have a great time o a ball (colloq); ser una bomba — (RPl fam) to be gorgeous (colloq)
b) ( notición) big newsc) ( en fútbol americano) bomb2) (Tec) pump; (para insecticidas, pesticidas) spray3) ( de chicle) bubble4) (Andes, Ven) ( gasolinera) gas station (AmE), petrol station (BrE)5) (Chi) ( vehículo) fire engine, fire truck (AmE); ( estación) fire station; ( cuerpo) fire department (AmE), fire brigade (BrE)6) (Col) ( en baloncesto) area7) (Per fam) ( borrachera)se pegó una bomba — he got plastered (colloq)
* * *bomba11 = pump.Nota: Para mover líquidos.Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee: 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.
* bomba de agua = water pump.* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.* bomba de calor = heat pump.* bomba de gasolina = fuel pump.* bomba de inyección = fuel injection pump.* bomba de mano = hand pump.* bomba de pie = foot pump.* sacar con una bomba = pump out.bomba22 = bomb.Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni tampoco en aplomb, climb, numb, plumb, succumb).Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
* amenaza de bomba = bomb threat.* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.* bomba antipersonal = anti-personnel bomb.* bomba atómica = atomic bomb.* bomba clúster = cluster munition, cluster bomb.* bomba de dispersión = cluster bomb, cluster munition.* bomba de hidrógeno = hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).* bomba de humo = smoke bomb.* bomba de racimo = cluster munition, cluster bomb.* bomba de relojería = ticking time bomb, time bomb, accident waiting to happen, loose cannon.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* bomba fétida = stink bomb.* bomba H = hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).* bomba incendiaria = incendiary device, incendiary bomb.* bomba lapa = limpet bomb.* bomba lógica = logic bomb.* bomba magnética = limpet bomb.* brigada de desactivación de bombas = bomb squad.* camión bomba = truck bomb.* carta bomba = letter bomb.* coche bomba = car bomb.* coche bomba suicida = suicide car bomb.* colocar una bomba = plant + bomb.* experto en desactivación de bombas = detonation expert.* explosión de bomba = bomb attack, bomb blast, bombing, bomb explosion.* fabricación de bombas = bomb manufacture.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hombre bomba = suicide bomber.* lanzar bombas = bomb.* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.* plantar una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* tirar bombas = bomb.* * *Alanzar/arrojar bombas to drop bombspusieron una bomba en el hotel they planted a bomb in the hotelcaer como una bomba: la noticia de su muerte cayó como una bomba the news of his death was a bombshelllos mariscos le cayeron como una bomba ( fam); the seafood really upset his stomach2 (notición) big newsCompuestos:anti-personnel bombhome-made bombatom o atomic bombbooby-trap bombtime bombcluster bombsmoke bombnail bombneutron bombdepth chargecluster bomb● bomba de tiempo or de relojeríatime bombeste asunto es una bomba de tiempo or de relojería this issue is a time bombstink bomb● bomba H or de hidrógenohydrogen bomb, H-bombincendiary bombsmart bomb, intelligent bombtear gas bombcar bombthermobaric bomb, vacuum bombbooby-trap bombB ( Tec) pump; (para insecticidas, pesticidas) sprayCompuestos:● bomba aspirante/impelentesuction/force pumpheart-lung machinepumpcobalt bomb● bomba de combustible/aguafuel/water pumpC (de chicle) bubblehacer bombas to blow bubblesD (Andes, Ven) (gasolinera) filling station, gas station ( AmE), garage ( BrE), petrol station ( BrE)E ( Chi) (vehículo) fire truck ( AmE), fire engine ( BrE); (estación) fire station; (cuerpo) fire department ( AmE), fire brigade ( BrE)G ( Col) (en baloncesto) areabomba de chocolate chocolate eclairbomba de crema cream puffI* * *
bomba sustantivo femenino
1a) (Arm, Mil) bomb;◊ lanzar/arrojar bombas to drop bombs;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb;
bomba atómica atom o atomic bomb;
bomba de tiempo time bomb;
bomba lacrimógena tear gas canister;
caer como una bomba [ noticia] to come as a bombshell
2 (Tec) pump;
bomba de agua water pump
3 (Andes, Ven) ( gasolinera) gas station (AmE), petrol station (BrE)
4 (Chi) ( vehículo) fire engine, fire truck (AmE);
( estación) fire station
bomba sustantivo femenino
1 (explosivo) bomb
bomba atómica/incendiaria, nuclear/incendiary bomb
bomba de hidrógeno/de neutrones, hydrogen/neutron bomb
coche/paquete bomba, car/letter bomb
2 (de bicicleta, de líquidos) pump
bomba de agua, water pump
bomba de incendios, fire engine
3 fam (notición) bombshell
♦ Locuciones: familiar pasarlo bomba, to have a whale of a time
' bomba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detonante
- explosión
- explosionar
- incendiaria
- incendiario
- inyección
- lapa
- mecha
- mina
- nitroglicerina
- relojería
- retardada
- retardado
- tirar
- amenaza
- arrojar
- carro
- coche
- colocar
- desactivar
- estallar
- estallido
- estampido
- explotar
- lanzamiento
- lanzar
- paquete
- poner
- saltar
English:
blow
- bolt
- bomb
- bombshell
- booby trap
- car bomb
- defuse
- disposal
- drop
- earthshattering
- explode
- fuse
- go off
- hydrogen bomb
- incendiary
- let off
- letter bomb
- live
- parcel bomb
- plant
- pump
- pump out
- set off
- smoke bomb
- stink-bomb
- stomach-pump
- thunderbolt
- time bomb
- timing device
- atomic
- balloon
- booby
- bubble
- car
- fire
- gas
- hit
- letter
- miss
- petrol
- scare
- smoke
- stink
- stomach
- time
- vacuum
- whale
* * *♦ nf1. [explosivo] bomb;paquete/coche bomba parcel/car bomb;caer como una bomba to be a bombshellbomba atómica atom o nuclear bomb;bomba de cobalto cobalt bomb;bomba de dispersión cluster bomb;bomba fétida stink bomb;bomba de fragmentación fragmentation bomb, cluster bomb;bomba H H bomb;bomba de hidrógeno hydrogen bomb;bomba de humo smoke bomb;bomba incendiaria incendiary (bomb), fire-bomb;bomba lacrimógena tear-gas grenade;bomba lapa = bomb affixed to underside of vehicle;bomba de mano (hand) grenade;bomba de neutrones neutron bomb;también Fig bomba de relojería time bomb;bomba teledirigida remote-controlled bomb;bomba termonuclear thermonuclear bomb;RP también Fig bomba de tiempo time bomb2. [de agua, de bicicleta] pumpbomba aspirante suction pump;bomba hidráulica hydraulic pump;bomba de mano stirrup pump;bomba neumática pneumatic pump;bomba de pie foot pump;bomba rotativa rotary pump;bomba de succión suction pump;bomba de vacío vacuum pump3. [acontecimiento] bombshell;Famla fiesta de anoche fue la bomba the party last night was something else4. [con chicle] bubble;hacer bombas to blow bubbles6. Chile, Ecuad, Ven [gasolinera] Br petrol station, US gas station;7. Col, Hond, RDom [burbuja] bubbleestar en bomba to be drunk9. Am [cometa] circular kite10. RP [dulce] choux pastry puff♦ adj invEsp Famuna noticia bomba a bombshell♦ advEsp Fampasarlo bomba to have a great time* * *f1 ( explosivo) bomb;caer como una bomba fig fam come as a bombshell2 TÉC pump3 S.Am.gas station, Brpetrol station4 Esp:pasarlo bomba fam have a great time* * *bomba nf1) : bomb2) : bubble3) : pumpbomba de gasolina: gas pump* * *bomba n1. (artefacto) bomb2. (máquina) pump -
31 cierre
m.1 closing, shutting.cierre patronal lockout2 fastener (mecanismo).cierre de combinación combination lock3 zip (fastener) (British), zipper (United States) (cremallera). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, River Plate)4 closedown, closing, closing down, closure.5 clasp, fastener, zip.6 lock, lock primitive.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cerrar.* * *\cierre centralizado centralized locking systemcierre de seguridad safety lockcierre patronal lockout* * *noun m.1) closure, closing2) clasp, fastener* * *SM1) (=acto) [de verja, puerta] [gen] closing, shutting; [con llave] locking; [automático] central locking; [de edificio, establecimiento, frontera] closingun dispositivo especial controla el cierre de la puerta — the door is closed o shut by a special device
cuatro horas después del cierre de los colegios electorales — four hours after the polling stations closed
el mal tiempo obligó al cierre del aeropuerto — the airport was forced to close due to the bad weather
cierre empresarial, cierre patronal — lockout
2) (=fin) [de una emisión] closedown; [de campaña electoral] end, close; [de la Bolsa] close; [de año fiscal] end•
al cierre, al cierre de esta edición de noticias — at the end of this news bulletin•
precio de cierre — closing price3) [de negocio, carretera, instalaciones] closurelos vecinos piden el cierre de la factoría — local residents are demanding the closure of the factory
muchos comerciantes se verán obligados al cierre de sus comercios — many traders will find themselves having to close down their businesses
4) (=mecanismo) [de maleta, puerta] catch; [de collar, pulsera, libro] clasp; [de vestido] fastener, snap fastenercierre centralizado — (Aut) central locking
cierre de dirección — (Aut) steering lock
cierre eclair — Chile zip, zip fastener, zipper ( esp EEUU)
cierre metálico — (=persiana) metal shutter; (=cremallera) metal zip
cierre relámpago — Cono Sur, Perú zip, zip fastener, zipper ( esp EEUU)
5)•
echar el cierre —a) [a un local, comercio] [temporalmente] to close; [definitivamente] to close downestaba echando el cierre a la tienda — he was locking the shop up o locking up the shop
b) Esp* (=callar)¡echa el cierre! — give it a rest!
* * *1) ( acción)a) (de fábrica, empresa, hospital) closureb) ( de establecimiento) closingc) ( de frontera) closingd) ( de emisión) end, closehora de cierre — close, closedown
e) ( de negociación) endf) (Fin) close2)a) (de bolso, pulsera) clasp, fastener; (de puerta, ventana) lockb) ( cremallera) zipper (AmE), zip (BrE)•* * *1) ( acción)a) (de fábrica, empresa, hospital) closureb) ( de establecimiento) closingc) ( de frontera) closingd) ( de emisión) end, closehora de cierre — close, closedown
e) ( de negociación) endf) (Fin) close2)a) (de bolso, pulsera) clasp, fastener; (de puerta, ventana) lockb) ( cremallera) zipper (AmE), zip (BrE)•* * *cierre11 = closure, closing, shutdown.Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
Ex: This article argues that the closings of the University of Chicago Graduate Library School and the Columbia University School of Library Service do not signal a trend.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* cierre de plazo = deadline, dateline.* cierre y despedida = sign-off.* fecha de cierre = closed date.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* horario de cierre = closing hour, closing time.cierre22 = fastener.Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.* cierre hermético = seal.* cierre metálico = shutter, security shutter.* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.* mecanismo de cierre = closing mechanism, fastener.* sistema de cierre = locking system.* válvula de cierre = stop valve.* * *A (acción)1 (de una fábrica, empresa, hospital) closure2 (de un establecimiento) closingla hora de cierre closing time3 (de una frontera) closing4 (de una emisión) end, closeal cierre de esta edición at the time of going to presshora de cierre close, closedown5 (de una negociación) end6 ( Fin) closeprecio al cierre closing priceCompuesto:lockoutB1(dispositivo): ¿me abrochas el cierre del vestido? will you fasten/zip up my dress o ( BrE) do my dress up?el cierre de esta pulsera the clasp on this braceletfrasco con cierre hermético airtight containerCompuestos:central locking● cierre cler or eclairsteering lock* * *
Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)
cierre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cerrar
cierre
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
( definitivamente) to close (down)
3
d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end
verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cierre sustantivo masculino
1 ( acción)
e) (Fin) close
2a) (de bolso, pulsera) clasp, fastener;
(de puerta, ventana) lock
cierre relámpago (CS, Per) zipper (AmE), zip (BrE)
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
cierre sustantivo masculino
1 (acción de cerrar) closing, shutting
2 (cese de un negocio) shutdown, closing-down
3 (artefacto para cerrar un bolso) clasp
(una puerta) catch
(un collar) fastener
4 TV (final de emisión) close-down
5 cierre centralizado, central locking
cierre de seguridad, safety lock
cierre metálico, metal shutter
cierre patronal, lockout
♦ Locuciones: echar el cierre, to close down
' cierre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clip
- corchete
- hermética
- hermético
- atorar
- automático
- definitivo
- seguro
- trabar
English:
clasp
- closing
- closing price
- closing time
- closure
- collapse
- fastener
- lockout
- mismanagement
- rundown
- seal
- self-closing
- should
- shutdown
- tight
- wedge
- catch
- lock
- press
- shut
- snap
- threat
- zip
- zipper
* * *cierre nm1. [de fábrica, tienda, colegio] [permanente, administrativo] closure;el juez ordenó el cierre del bar the judge ordered the closure of the bar, the judge ordered the bar to be closed;se encarga del cierre de la tienda al final del día he locks up the shop at the end of each day;el horario de cierre de las tiendas the shops' closing times;echar el cierre [a tienda] [cada día] to close up;[permanentemente] to close up shop, to call it a day Ind cierre patronal lockout3. Rad & TV [de emisión] Br closedown, US sign-off;la hora de cierre closedownprecio de cierre closing price5. [finalización] end;las elecciones supusieron el cierre de una época oscura en el país the elections brought to an end o a close a dark chapter in the country's history;al cierre del plazo se habían presentado cinco candidaturas by the closing date, five candidates had put their names forward;según los datos del cierre del ejercicio 1998… according to the figures for the end of the 1998 Br financial o US fiscal year…6. [mecanismo] fastenerAut cierre centralizado central locking;cierre de combinación combination lock;cierre metálico [de tienda] metal shutter7. Andes, Méx, RP [cremallera] Br zip (fastener), US zipperAndes, Méx cierre relámpago, Chile cierre eclair, Urug cierre metálico Br zip (fastener), US zipper8. [de herida] closing up9. [de fronteras] closing* * *mcierre de la Bolsa close of the stock exchange;al cierre de la edición at the time of going to press* * *cierre nm1) : closing, closure2) : fastener, clasp, zipper* * *cierre n1. (de collar, pulsera) clasp / fastener2. (de puerta, caja) lock3. (acción) closure -
32 Granada
f.1 pomegranate (fruit).2 grenade (proyectil).granada de mano hand grenade3 Granada.past part.past participle of spanish verb: granar.* * *1 Granada* * ** * ** * ** * *granada11 = pomegranate.Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.
granada22 = grenade.Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines.
* granada de mano = hand grenade.* lanzador de granadas = grenade launcher.* * *1 (en España) Granada2 (en el Caribe) Grenada* * *
Multiple Entries:
Granada
granada
Granada sustantivo femenino ( en España) Granada;
( en el Caribe) Grenada
granada sustantivo femenino
1 (Bot) pomegranate
2 (Arm, Mil) grenade;
granado,-a
I adjetivo best, topmost: a la exposición vino lo más granado del mundillo cultural, the foremost members of the cultural set came to the exhibition
II m Bot pome granate tree
granada sustantivo femenino
1 Bot pomegranate
2 Mil grenade
' granada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Granada
English:
grenade
- hand-grenade
- pomegranate
- Grenada
- hand
* * *Granada n1. [en España] Granada2. [en las Antillas] Grenada* * *f1 BOT pomegranate2 MIL grenade* * *granada nf1) : pomegranate2) : grenadegranada de mano: hand grenade* * *granada n1. (fruta) pomegranate2. (artefacto) grenade -
33 granada
f.1 pomegranate (fruit).2 grenade (proyectil).granada de mano hand grenade3 Granada.past part.past participle of spanish verb: granar.* * *1 Granada* * ** * *1) (Bot) pomegranate2) (Arm, Mil) grenade•* * ** * *granada11 = pomegranate.Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.
granada22 = grenade.Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines.
* granada de mano = hand grenade.* lanzador de granadas = grenade launcher.* * *1 (en España) Granada2 (en el Caribe) Grenada* * *
Multiple Entries:
Granada
granada
Granada sustantivo femenino ( en España) Granada;
( en el Caribe) Grenada
granada sustantivo femenino
1 (Bot) pomegranate
2 (Arm, Mil) grenade;
granado,-a
I adjetivo best, topmost: a la exposición vino lo más granado del mundillo cultural, the foremost members of the cultural set came to the exhibition
II m Bot pome granate tree
granada sustantivo femenino
1 Bot pomegranate
2 Mil grenade
' granada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Granada
English:
grenade
- hand-grenade
- pomegranate
- Grenada
- hand
* * *Granada n1. [en España] Granada2. [en las Antillas] Grenada* * *f1 BOT pomegranate2 MIL grenade* * *granada nf1) : pomegranate2) : grenadegranada de mano: hand grenade* * *granada n1. (fruta) pomegranate2. (artefacto) grenade -
34 puntudo
adj.pointed, sharp, spiky.* * *ADJ LAm sharp* * *- da adjetivo (Col, CS) puntiagudo* * *- da adjetivo (Col, CS) puntiagudo* * *puntudo -daun lápiz puntudo a sharp pencilun palo puntudo a sharp o pointed sticknariz puntuda pointed nose* * *
puntudo◊ -da adjetivo (Andes, RPl) See Also→ puntiagudo
' puntudo' also found in these entries:
English:
pointed
- spiky
* * *puntudo, -a adjChile1. [puntiagudo] [nariz, pico] pointed;[cuchillo, artefacto] sharp2. [delicado] [tema] thorny;[persona] prickly -
35 desmonte
m.1 leveling (allanamiento).2 clearing.3 leveled ground, levelled ground, clearing.4 clearance, land clearing, act of clearing of land, land clearance.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desmontar.* * *1 (tala) clearing of trees2 (terreno allanado) levelled (US leveled) ground* * *SM1) (=acto) [al allanar] levelling, leveling (EEUU); [al quitar los árboles] clearinglos trabajos exigirán el desmonte de 200 metros cúbicos — the work will necessitate the removal of 200 cubic metres
2) (=terreno) levelled ground, leveled ground (EEUU)3) (Ferro) cutting, cut (EEUU)4) (=madera) felled timber* * *1 (acción de allanar) leveling*; (terreno) leveled* area2 (de árboles) clearance* * *
Del verbo desmontar: ( conjugate desmontar)
desmonté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
desmonte es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desmontar
desmonte
desmontar ( conjugate desmontar) verbo transitivo
‹ tienda de campaña› to take down
verbo intransitivo [ jinete] to dismount
desmontar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, artefacto) to dismantle, take to pieces
2 (una excusa, argumento) to take to pieces
II vi (de un caballo, vehículo) to dismount [de, -], get off [de, -]
desmonte sustantivo masculino clearing, cutting
' desmonte' also found in these entries:
English:
clearance
* * *desmonte nm2. [allanamiento] levelling3. [de bosque] clearing* * *m leveling, Brlevelling* * *desmonte nm: clearing, leveling
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