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61 weekend
noun (the period from the end of one working week until the beginning of the next (ie Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening to Sunday evening): We spent a weekend in Paris; (also adjective) a weekend trip.) fin de semanaweekend n fin de semanawhat did you do at the weekend? ¿qué hiciste el fin de semana?
weekend /'wiken/ sustantivo masculino weekend ' weekend' also found in these entries: Spanish: dominguera - dominguero - escapada - espantosa - espantoso - fin - puente - venta - fatal English: anywhere - at - couch potato - country - get up to - lazy - over - weekend - blitz - go - throughout - weektr['wiːkend, wiː'kend]1 fin nombre masculino de semana■ what do you do at weekends? ¿qué haces los fines de semana?1 pasar el fin de semana\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlong weekend puente nombre masculinoweekend ['wi:k.ɛnd] n: fin m de semanav.• pasar el fin de semana v.n.• fin de semana s.m.'wiːkend, wiːk'endnoun fin m de semana['wiːk'end]long weekend — fin m de semana largo, puente m
1. N1) fin m de semanato take a long weekend, make a long weekend of it — hacer puente
2) (as adv)2.3.CPD [cottage, trip, visit] de fin de semanaweekend case N — maletín m de viaje
weekend return N — billete de ida y vuelta para el fin de semana
* * *['wiːkend, wiːk'end]noun fin m de semanalong weekend — fin m de semana largo, puente m
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62 enero
enero sustantivo masculino January; a mediados de enero in the middle of January, in mid-January; el tres de enero the third of January, January the third, January third (AmE); en (el mes de) enero in (the month of) January; Lima, 8 de enero de 1987 (Corresp) Lima, January 8 o January 8th, 1987
enero sustantivo masculino January ' enero' also found in these entries: Spanish: abril - agosto - allá - caducar - de - diciembre - febrero - julio - junio - marzo - mayo - noviembre - octubre - retroactivo - septiembre English: January - end - in - mid- - middle - start -
63 siglo
Multiple Entries: s. siglo
s. sustantivo masculino (◊ siglo) C;s.XX C20
siglo sustantivo masculino ( período) century; hace siglos or un siglo que no le escribo (fam) I haven't written to her for ages (colloq)
siglo sustantivo masculino century
a comienzos del siglo XV, at the beginning of the 15th century
este tapiz data del siglo IV, this tapestry dates from the fourth century
Siglo de las Luces, Age of Enlightenment fam (mucho tiempo) hacía siglos que no la veía, I had not seen her for ages Locuciones: por los siglos de los siglos, for ever and ever
el crimen del siglo, the crime of the century ' siglo' also found in these entries: Spanish: apuntar - construcción - corta - corto - descubierta - descubierto - diecinueve - escatológico - mundialmente - realista - datar - s. English: century - decade - early - turn - date - Enlightenment - hundred - late - well -
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66 credits
noun plural (the list of names of the actors, producer, director etc given at the beginning or end of a film.) créditos1 (of film, programme) ficha técnica -
67 appetizer
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) aperitivo, tapatr['æpɪtaɪzəSMALLr/SMALL]1 aperitivoappetizer ['æpə.taɪzər] n: aperitivo m, entremés m, botana f Mex, tapa f Spainappetizer (US/UK)n.• aperitivo s.m.'æpətaɪzər, 'æpɪtaɪzə(r)a) ( drink) aperitivo mb) ( snack) aperitivo m, tapa f (Esp), botana f (Méx)['æpɪtaɪzǝ(r)]N (=drink) aperitivo m ; (=food) aperitivo m, tapas fpl (Sp), botanas fpl (Mex), bocaditos mpl (Peru)* * *['æpətaɪzər, 'æpɪtaɪzə(r)]a) ( drink) aperitivo mb) ( snack) aperitivo m, tapa f (Esp), botana f (Méx) -
68 foreword
'fo:wə:d(a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface: The foreword was written by a famous scholar.) prefacio, prólogotr['fɔːwɜːd]1 prólogoforeword ['forwərd] n: prólogo mn.• advertencia s.f.• prefacio s.m.• prólogo s.m.'fɔːrwɜːrd, 'fɔːwɜːdnoun prólogo m['fɔːwɜːd]N prefacio m, prólogo m* * *['fɔːrwɜːrd, 'fɔːwɜːd]noun prólogo m -
69 hors d'oeuvre
o:'də:vr, ]( American) o:r'də:rvplural - hors d'oeuvre(s); noun(food eg olives, sardines etc served before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite.) entreméstr[ɔː'dɜːvSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL entremés nombre masculinoɔːr'dɜːrvnoun (pl hors d'oeuvres -'dɜːrv) entremés m, botana f (Méx)* * *[ɔːr'dɜːrv]noun (pl hors d'oeuvres [-'dɜːrv]) entremés m, botana f (Méx) -
70 appetiser
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) aperitivo, tapan.• aperitivo s.m. -
71 comenzar
comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml) verbo intransitivo to begin; comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth; comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth; comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire; comenzar por algo to begin with sth
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start (a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense (una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
' comenzar' also found in these entries: Spanish: balbucear - desencadenarse - despuntar - entrar - iniciarse - comience English: afresh - begin - come on - commence - dawn - emigrate - foot - go-ahead - open - set in - start - start off -
72 comience
Del verbo comenzar: ( conjugate comenzar) \ \
comience es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: comenzar comience
comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml) verbo intransitivo to begin; comience haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth; comience a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth; comienceon a disparar they started firing o to fire; comience por algo to begin with sth
comience, comienza, etc see comenzar
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start (a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense (una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
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73 frustrarse
■frustrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (esperanza, planes) to fail, come to nothing: debido al mal tiempo, se frustaron los planes para hacer una barbacoa, the plans for a barbeque were dashed due to bad weather
2 (persona) to get frustrated: si no empiezas por el principio sólo vas a conseguir frustrarte, you'll only become frustrated if you don't start at the beginning ' frustrarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: frustrar -
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75 initially
adverb (at the beginning; at first: This project will cost a lot of money initially but will eventually make a profit.) al principio, inicialmenteinitially adv inicialmente / al principioinitially it was cold, but it got hot later al principio hacía frío, pero luego hizo calortr[ɪ'nɪʃəlɪ]1 al principio, en primer lugaradv.• inicialmente adv.ɪ'nɪʃəliadverb inicialmente, al principio[ɪ'nɪʃǝlɪ]ADV al principio, en un principio, inicialmente frm* * *[ɪ'nɪʃəli]adverb inicialmente, al principio -
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77 prefix
'pri:fiks(a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) prefijoprefix n prefijotr['priːfɪks]1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL prefijoprefix ['pri:.fɪks] n: prefijo mn.• prefijo s.m.v.• prefijar v.
I 'priːfɪksnoun prefijo m
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transitive verb ( add at start) (frml)to prefix something TO something — anteponer* algo a algo
['priːfɪks]to prefix something WITH something — encabezar* algo con algo
1.N [of word] prefijo m ; [of phone number] prefijo m2. [priː'fɪks]VT1) (=introduce) introducirto prefix a statement with... — encabezar una declaración con...
2) (Ling) adjuntar un prefijo a* * *
I ['priːfɪks]noun prefijo m
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transitive verb ( add at start) (frml)to prefix something TO something — anteponer* algo a algo
to prefix something WITH something — encabezar* algo con algo
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78 restart
tr[riː'stɑːt]1 (activity) reanudar, reiniciar; (from the beginning) volver a empezarn.• reanudación (Informática) s.f. (Computing)v.• reanudar (Informática) v.v.• volver a arrancar v.• volver a poner en marcha v.'riː'stɑːrt, ˌriː'stɑːt
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transitive verb \<\<activity/work\>\> reanudar, reiniciar; \<\<engine/machine\>\> volver* a poner en marcha
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vi \<\<activity/work\>\> reanudarse; \<\<engine/machine\>\> volver* a ponerse en marcha['riː'stɑːt]1.VT [+ book, drawing] empezar de nuevo, volver a empezar; [+ negotiations, meeting] reanudar; [+ engine] volver a arrancar2.VI [meeting etc] empezar de nuevo, reanudarse* * *['riː'stɑːrt, ˌriː'stɑːt]
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transitive verb \<\<activity/work\>\> reanudar, reiniciar; \<\<engine/machine\>\> volver* a poner en marcha
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(at the beginning: At first I didn't like him.) al principioal principioexpr.• al principio expr.• en primer lugar expr. -
80 begin
bi'ɡinpresent participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) empezar, comenzar- beginner
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begin vb empezar / comenzarI didn't like the film to begin with al principio, no me gustaba la películatr[bɪ'gɪn]1 empezar, comenzar1 empezar, comenzar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeginning from a partir denot to begin to... estar lejos de...to begin by «+ -ing» empezar por + inf, empezar + ger: empezar, comenzar, iniciarbegin vi1) start: empezar, comenzar, iniciarse2) originate: nacer, originarse3)to begin with : en primer lugar, para empezarbegin (doing sth.)expr.• comenzar (a hacer algo) v. (to do sth.)expr.• empezar (a hacer algo) v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun) = abrir (Iniciar) v.• comenzar v.• empezar v.• entrar v.• iniciar v.• principiar v.bɪ'gɪn
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to begin work on something — empezar* or comenzar* a trabajar en algo
to begin -ING/to + inf — empezar* or comenzar* a + inf
he began talking o to talk about his work — empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo
she began to cry — empezó or se puso a llorar
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via) ( start) empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml)I don't know where to begin — no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar
the author begins by describing... — el autor empieza por describir...
b) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> nacer*; \<\<custom\>\> originarse, empezar*[bɪ'ɡɪn] (pt began) (pp begun)1. VT1) (=start) empezar, comenzarto begin doing sth, begin to do sth — empezar a hacer algo
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I can't begin to thank you — no encuentro palabras para agradecerle•
it doesn't begin to compare with... — no puede ni compararse con...•
this skirt began life as an evening dress — esta falda empezó siendo un traje de noche2) (=undertake) emprender; (=set in motion) iniciar; [+ discussion] entablar2. VI1) (=start) empezar, comenzar, iniciarse frmthe work will begin tomorrow — el trabajo empezará or comenzará mañana
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the teacher began by writing on the board — el profesor empezó escribiendo en la pizarralet me begin by saying... — quiero comenzar diciendo...
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beginning from Monday — a partir del lunes•
to begin on sth — emprender algo•
to begin with sth — comenzar por or con algoto begin with, I'd like to know... — en primer lugar, quisiera saber...
2) (=originate) [river] nacer; [rumour, custom] originarse* * *[bɪ'gɪn]
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to begin work on something — empezar* or comenzar* a trabajar en algo
to begin -ING/to + inf — empezar* or comenzar* a + inf
he began talking o to talk about his work — empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo
she began to cry — empezó or se puso a llorar
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via) ( start) empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml)I don't know where to begin — no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar
the author begins by describing... — el autor empieza por describir...
b) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> nacer*; \<\<custom\>\> originarse, empezar*
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