auto antiguo

auto de choque — bumper car, dodgem (Brit)

auto de comparecencia — summons, subpoena (EEUU)

hacer un auto de fe de algo — † (fig) to burn sth

Ex: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.

coche blindado — armoured car, armored car (EEUU)

coche celular — police van, patrol wagon (EEUU)

coche de choque — bumper car, dodgem (Brit)

coche de línea — coach, long distance bus ( esp EEUU)

coche de punto — † taxi

coche escoba — (Ciclismo) sag wagon

coche cama — sleeping car, sleeper, Pullman (EEUU)

coche de equipajes — luggage van, baggage car (EEUU)

coche de monte — wild pig o boar

coches usados or de segunda mano or de ocasión — used o (BrE) secondhand cars

en el coche de San Fernando — on shanks's mare (AmE) o (BrE) pony

coches usados or de segunda mano or de ocasión — used o (BrE) secondhand cars

en el coche de San Fernando — on shanks's mare (AmE) o (BrE) pony

Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.

• jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneck

• camino de alta montaña — high mountain path

• zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heels

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

• alta burguesía — upper-middle class

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

• alta cocina — haute cuisine

• alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner

• Alto Comisionado — High Commission

• alta costura — high fashion, haute couture

• de alta definición — high-definition antes de s

• alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive

• alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage

• altas esferas — upper echelons

• alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi

• altas finanzas — high finance

• alta frecuencia — high frequency

• alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official

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

• altos hornos — blast furnace

• altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers

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

• alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure

• alta sociedad — high society

• alta tecnología — high technology

• temporada alta — high season

• alta tensión — high tension, high voltage

• alta traición — high treason

• alta velocidad — high speed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire

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

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

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

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)

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

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

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

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

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

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

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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