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1 bíblico
adj.biblical, scriptural.* * *► adjetivo1 biblical* * *(f. - bíblica)adj.* * *ADJ biblical* * *- ca adjetivo biblical* * *= biblical, scriptural.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. Also a vast range of scriptural, historical and literary texts are available only in Indian languages.----* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* proverbio bíblico = biblical saying.* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.* * *- ca adjetivo biblical* * *= biblical, scriptural.Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
Ex: Also a vast range of scriptural, historical and literary texts are available only in Indian languages.* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* proverbio bíblico = biblical saying.* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.* * *bíblico -cabiblical* * *
bíblico◊ -ca adjetivo
biblical
bíblico,-a adjetivo biblical
' bíblico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bíblica
English:
biblical
* * *bíblico, -a adjbiblical* * *adj biblical* * *bíblico, -ca adj: biblical* * *bíblico adj biblical -
2 bíblico
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3 dicho bíblico
(n.) = biblical sayingEx. Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.* * *(n.) = biblical sayingEx: Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.
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4 proverbio bíblico
(n.) = biblical sayingEx. Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.* * *(n.) = biblical sayingEx: Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.
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5 refrán bíblico
(n.) = biblical sayingEx. Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.* * *(n.) = biblical sayingEx: Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.
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6 castigar
v.1 to punish (imponer castigo a).castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinnerlo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penaltyElsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.2 to penalize (sport).3 to damage.una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods4 to seduce.5 to ravage.6 to recur to punishment.* * *1 (aplicar una pena) to punish2 (dañar) to damage, ruin3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard* * *verb* * *VT1) [por delito, falta]a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)[+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep ines un delito que puede ser castigado con 15 años de prisión — it is a crime punishable by 15 years' imprisonment
la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school
castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh
b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)c) (Com, Pol) to punish2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harmcastigamos a nuestro cuerpo con los excesos en la bebida — we harm our bodies with excessive drinking
castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver
4) [+ caballo] to ride hard5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise6) (=enamorar) to seduce7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.----* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *castigar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹criminal› to punishserán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the lawfueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentencecrímenes que son castigados con la pena de muerte crimes punishable by death2 ‹niño›lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessertme castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heartse quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher backmi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being lateB1«crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened bodyla zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard* * *
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
' castigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterarse
- sancionar
English:
book
- cane
- deal with
- penalize
- punish
- chastise
* * *♦ vt1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment2. Dep to penalize;el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;[sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors4. [enamorar] to seduce5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;[con látigo] to whip6. Taurom to wound♦ See also the pronominal verb castigarse* * *v/t punish* * *castigar {52} vt: to punish* * *castigar vb to punish -
7 proverbio
m.proverb.* * *1 proverb, saying\los proverbios de Salomón the Proverbs* * *SM proverb* * *masculino proverb* * *= proverb, saying.Ex. As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.Ex. 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.----* proverbio bíblico = biblical saying.* * *masculino proverb* * *= proverb, saying.Ex: As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.
Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.* proverbio bíblico = biblical saying.* * *proverb* * *
proverbio sustantivo masculino
proverb
proverbio sustantivo masculino proverb
' proverbio' also found in these entries:
English:
proverb
* * *proverbio nmproverb;RelProverbios Proverbs* * *m proverb* * *proverbio nmrefrán: proverb♦ proverbial adj* * *proverbio n proverb -
8 refrán
m.popular saying, adage, proverb, saying.* * *1 proverb, saying\como dice el refrán as the saying goes* * *SM proverb, saying* * *masculino saying, proverbcomo dice or según reza el refrán — as the saying goes
* * *= adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain, proverb.Ex. But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex. Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex. 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex. And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.Ex. As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.----* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.* * *masculino saying, proverbcomo dice or según reza el refrán — as the saying goes
* * *= adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain, proverb.Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.Ex: As the old Chinese proverb tells us 'To prophesy is extremely difficult, especially about the future'.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* refrán bíblico = biblical saying.* * *saying, proverbcomo dice or según reza el refrán as the saying goes* * *
refrán sustantivo masculino
saying, proverb;
refrán sustantivo masculino proverb, saying
' refrán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dicha
- dicho
- sonar
English:
proverb
- run
- saying
* * *refrán nmproverb, saying;como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…, as they say,…* * *m saying* * ** * *refrán n saying -
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10 dicho1
1 = adage, dictum [dicta, -pl.], utterance, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain.Ex. But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.Ex. John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex. One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex. Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex. 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex. And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex. The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.----* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* dicho familiar = familiar saying.* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.* dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.* dicho popular = adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, familiar saying, saw.* dicho preferido = catchphrase.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* dichos sabios = nuggets of wisdom.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip. -
11 he
m.He, helium, helium gas.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: haber.* * *he► adverbio1\he ahí la cuestión that's the questionhe aquí el problema that's the problem————————he1 hey!————————he1→ link=haber haber* * *I IIADV frmhe aquí — here is, here are
¡heme aquí! — here I am!
¡helo aquí! — here it is!
¡helos allí! — there they are!
he aquí la razón de que..., he aquí por qué... — that is why...
he aquí los resultados — these are the results, here you have the results
* * *I IIverbo impersonal (liter)he aquí las pruebas — here is o here I have the evidence
* * *Ex. What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.* * *I IIverbo impersonal (liter)he aquí las pruebas — here is o here I have the evidence
* * *Ex: What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
* * *he2( liter):he aquí las pruebas here is o here I have the evidencemujer, he ahí a tu hijo ( Bib) woman, behold thy son!heme/henos/hela aquí here I am/we are/she isy hete aquí que cuando llegué me los encuentro en la cama ( hum); and when I arrived, lo and behold, there they were in bed* * *
Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber)
he es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
haber
he
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
de helo sabido had I known, if I'd known;
¡deberías helo dicho! you should have said so!
he v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you;
¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?;
hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents;
¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?;
no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest;
hubo varios heridos several people were injured;
las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones;
gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome;
no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about;
¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?;
hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?;
¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
( ser necesario) he que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it;
no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it;
( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
c)
he see◊ haber
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious
( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession
figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets
(salario) wages
♦ Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it
Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
'he' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abatirse
- abominable
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abrazarse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstraída
- abstraído
- abusón
- abusona
- abyecta
- abyecto
- acabar
- acariciar
- acaso
- acceder
- acero
- ácida
- ácido
- acierto
- acostumbrar
- acreditar
- actuar
- actual
- acudir
- además
- adherirse
- adiós
- adscribir
- adscribirse
- afanarse
- afectiva
- afectivo
- aferrada
- aferrado
- afición
- agachar
- agarrotada
- agarrotado
- agobiada
- agobiado
- aguantar
- aguante
- ahí
- alardear
- alejada
English:
A
- abroad
- absent-mindedly
- abuse
- accidentally
- account
- accustom
- achieve
- acquit
- actual
- ad-lib
- add to
- adjust
- admit
- adore
- advance
- advantage
- advice
- advocate
- afraid
- Afro
- against
- age
- aggravating
- aggressive
- agree
- aim to
- aimlessly
- all
- allege
- allergy
- also
- alternative
- always
- amend
- angry
- anticipate
- anything
- apologetic
- appease
- appointment
- appreciative
- apprentice
- approachable
- as
- ashen
- aside
- ask
- ask back
- asleep
* * *he2 advFormalhe aquí el libro que te prometí here's the book I promised you;he aquí los resultados here are the results;mujer, he aquí a tu Hijo [lenguaje bíblico] woman, behold thy Son;te dije que vendría, y heme aquí I told you I'd come, and here I am* * *heI vb → haberII adv:he aquí sg here is; pl here are;he me aquí here I am* * *he v impershe aquí : here is, here are, behold -
12 honrar
v.to honor.nos honró con su presencia she honored us with her presencesu sinceridad le honra his sincerity does him creditMillie honra a su hijo Millie honors her son.Millie honra la verdad Millie honors the truth.Ricardo honra a sus padres Richard honors his parents.* * *1 (gen) to honour (US honor)2 (enaltecer) to do credit to1 to be honoured (US honored)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=enorgullecer) to honour, honor (EEUU)2) (=respetar) to honour, honor (EEUU), revere frm3) (Com) to honour, honor (EEUU)2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1) comportamiento/actitud to do... credit o honor*2) ( respetar) to honor** * *= honour [honor, -USA], grace.Ex. Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.----* honrar la memoria de = honour + the memory of.* honrarse = be an honour for.* * *verbo transitivo1) comportamiento/actitud to do... credit o honor*2) ( respetar) to honor** * *= honour [honor, -USA], grace.Ex: Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* honrar la memoria de = honour + the memory of.* honrarse = be an honour for.* * *honrar [A1 ]vtA«comportamiento/actitud»: su gesto desinteresado la honra her unselfish gesture does her credit o honornos honra a todos con su presencia hoy she is honoring us all with her presence here todayB (respetar) to honor*honrarás a tu padre y a tu madre ( Bib) honor thy father and thy mother■ honrarsehonrarse CON algo to be honored* by sthfueron los primeros en honrarse con su visita they were the first to be honored by her visitse honraban con or en or de tener ese apellido they were proud to have that surname* * *
honrar ( conjugate honrar) verbo transitivo
1 [comportamiento/actitud] to do … credit o honor( conjugate honor);
2 ( respetar) to honor( conjugate honor)
honrarse verbo pronominal
to be honored( conjugate honored)
honrar verbo transitivo
1 (respetar, venerar) to honour, US honor
honrar a los padres, to respect one's parents
2 (enaltecer, ennoblecer) to be a credit to: ese gesto le honra, that gesture does him credit
' honrar' also found in these entries:
English:
favor
- favour
- honour
- honor
* * *♦ vtto honour;su sinceridad lo honra his sincerity does him credit;nos honró con su presencia she honoured us with her presence;honrarás a tu padre y tu madre [lenguaje bíblico] thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother* * *v/t honor, Brhonour;su humildad le honra his humility does him credit* * *honrar vt1) : to honor2) : to be a credit tosu generosidad lo honra: his generosity does him credit -
13 dicho
adj.the aforementioned, aforementioned, this, aforesaid.intj.I meant what I said.m.saying, adage, aphorism, byword.past part.past participle of spanish verb: decir.* * *1 saying, proverb————————1→ link=decir decir► adjetivo1 said, mentioned■ dicha casa... the said house...1 saying, proverb1 betrothal sing\del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, it's easier said than donedicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other wordsdicho sea de paso let it be said in passingdicho y hecho no sooner said than donelo dicho what we (I, you, etc) saidpropiamente dicho,-a strictly speaking* * *noun m.* * *1.o dicho de otro modo... — or, putting it another way,..., or, in other words...
bueno, lo dicho — OK, then
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dejar algo dicho, le dejó dicho lo que tenía que hacer antes de irse — she gave him instructions as to what he should do before leavingantes de morir dejó dicho que la casa era para su hijo — before dying he gave instructions for the house to go to his son
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o mejor dicho — or ratherpropiamente 1)•
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way2.ADJ (=este) thisquieren reformar la ley y para dicho propósito... — they wish to reform the law and to this end...
y en la cuarta de dichas cartas... — and in the fourth of these letters...
vamos a hablar de Cáceres: dicha ciudad fue construida en... — and now we come to Caceres: the city was built in...
dicha compañía fue disuelta en 1994 — this o the said company was dissolved in 1994
3. SM1) (=máxima popular) saying2) (=comentario) remark3) pl dichos (Rel) betrothal pledge* * *Idicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left
bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday
eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that
¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?
dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
IIme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...
IIIdichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately
masculino sayingdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it
* * *Idicho esto, se fue — having said this, he left
bueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo — oright, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sunday
eso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho — I've told you before, you mustn't do that
¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? — (CS) do you want to leave a message for her?
dicho de otro modo — to put it another way, in other words
dicho sea de paso — incidentally, by the way
dijo que ella lo prepararía y dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo — she said she would get it ready and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
IIme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio — I have three, or rather, two and a half days left
- cha adjetivo demostrativo (frml)en dichas cuidades... — in these cities...
IIIdichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente — the above o (frml) said documents must be submitted immediately
masculino sayingdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho — it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it
* * *dicho11 = adage, dictum [dicta, -pl.], utterance, wise saying, old saying, saying, saw, refrain.Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* dicho bíblico = biblical saying.* dicho familiar = familiar saying.* dicho favorito = catchphrase.* dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.* dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.* dicho popular = adage, wise saying, old saying, saying, familiar saying, saw.* dicho preferido = catchphrase.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* dichos sabios = nuggets of wisdom.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.dicho22 = stated.Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
* bien dicho = amen to that!.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = actions speak louder than words, many a slip between the cup and the lip.* dicho anteriormente, lo = foregoing, the.* dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.* dicho esto = that said.* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.* dicho sea a su favor = to + Posesivo + credit.* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).* dicho sucintamente = economically told.* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* propiamente dicho = proper, properly.* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.* título propiamente dicho = title proper.* verdaderamente dicho = in disguise.dicho3= such.Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
* * *pp[ ver tb decir2 (↑ decir (2)) ] dicho esto, recogió sus cosas y abandonó la sala having said this o ( frml) so saying, he picked up his things and left the roomcon eso queda todo dicho that says it allme remito a lo dicho en la última reunión I refer to what was said at the last meetingbueno, lo dicho, nos vemos el domingo right, that's settled then, I'll see you on Sundayeso no se hace, te lo tengo dicho how often do I have to tell you not to do that?, I've told you before, you mustn't do that¿le quiere dejar algo dicho? (CS); do you want to leave a message for her?dicho así parece fácil if you put it like that it sounds easydicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other wordsdicho sea de paso incidentally, by the wayy, dicho sea de paso, se portó muy bien con él and, I have to say o it has to be said, she was very good to himy ella, que dicho sea de paso todavía me debe los 500 pesos, … and she, who incidentally still owes me the 500 pesos, …dijo que ella lo prepararía y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo she said she would get it ready and, what do you know? o ( BrE) hey presto, ten minutes later there it wasyo dije que se iba a caer y ¡dicho y hecho! se hizo añicos I said it was going to fall and, the next minute, it smashed o and, no sooner had I said it than it smashedme quedan tres días, mejor dicho, dos y medio I have three, or rather, two and a half days leftpropiamente dicho strictly speakingno es un cereal propiamente dicho it is not, strictly speaking, a cerealla pintura cubista propiamente dicha Cubist painting in the strict sense of the term( frml):excepto en Guayaquil y Quito: en dichas ciudades … except in Guayaquil and Quito: in these cities …dichos documentos deben presentarse inmediatamente the above documents must be submitted immediately, said documents must be submitted immediately ( frml)no existía dicha dirección there was no such addresssayingcomo dice el dicho as the saying goesdel dicho al hecho va or hay mucho trecho it's one thing to say something and another to actually do it, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip* * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
dicho es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
decir
dicho
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un dicho hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 dichole algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a dichole a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres dicho con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
dicho 1
con eso queda todo dicho that says it all;
dicho de otro modo to put it another way, in other words;
dicho sea de paso incidentally, by the way;
y ¡dicho y hecho! en diez minutos estaba listo and, sure enough, ten minutes later there it was
■ adj dem (frml): en dichas ciudades … in these cities …;
dicha información that information;
dichos documentos (en escrito, documento) the above o (frml) said documents
dicho 2 sustantivo masculino
saying
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
dicho,-a
I adjetivo
1 said, mentioned: ya os lo tengo dicho, I've told you before
dicho de otro modo, in other words
2 (mencionado con anterioridad) dicha publicación, the above-mentioned publication
II m (refrán, sentencia) saying
♦ Locuciones: dicho y hecho, no sooner said than done
mejor dicho, or rather
' dicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- bastar
- ciudad
- coña
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- decir
- dejar
- desvarío
- dicha
- diversa
- diverso
- frase
- maldad
- mamarrachada
- molesta
- molesto
- mu
- necedad
- picardía
- propiamente
- reafirmarse
- sentencia
- tal
- tata
- tener
- vez
- arrepentido
- bien
- cómo
- deber
- estupidez
- haber
- impertinencia
- indiscreción
- ingenioso
- injusticia
- insensatez
- insolencia
- lengua
- ligereza
- limitar
- majadería
- mejor
- mentiroso
- mirar
- mucho
- negar
- paso
- pavada
English:
actual
- bird
- but
- do
- proper
- rather
- recollect
- said
- say
- saying
- should
- soon
- take back
- what
- witticism
- word
- go
- hear
- message
- ought
- point
- something
- well
- wish
* * *dicho, -a♦ participiover decir♦ adjsaid, aforementioned;dichos individuos… the said o aforesaid individuals…;recibió un paquete, dicho paquete contenía… she received a parcel, and this parcel contained…;lo dicho no significa que… having said this, it does not mean (that)…;de lo dicho se desprende que… from what has been said one gathers that…;o mejor dicho or rather;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;dejar dicho to leave word;dejé dicho que no me molestaran I left word that I was not to be disturbed;RP¿quiere dejarle algo dicho? [al teléfono] can I take a message?;lo dicho: lo dicho, no voy a ir like I said, I'm not going to go;lo dicho, os veré en el cine ok then, I'll see you at the cinema♦ nmsaying;* * *I part → decirII adj saidIII m saying;del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho easier said than done* * *: said, aforementioneddicho nmdecir: saying, proverb* * *dicho n saying
См. также в других словарях:
biblico — / bibliko/ agg. [der. del lat. tardo Biblia Bibbia ] (pl. m. ci ). 1. (relig., teol.) [della Bibbia, contenuto nella Bibbia e, anche, attinente alla Bibbia] ▶◀ ⇓ evangelico, neotestamentario, veterotestamentario. 2. (fig.) a. [che riguarda un… … Enciclopedia Italiana
biblico- — prefix meaning biblical, from M.L. biblicus, from biblia (see BIBLE (Cf. bible)) … Etymology dictionary
bíblico — adj. Da Bíblia ou a ela relativo … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
bíblico — bíblico, ca adjetivo 1. De la Biblia: estudios bíblicos … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
bíblico — bíblico, ca adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la Biblia … Diccionario de la lengua española
bíblico — ► adjetivo Que tiene relación con la Biblia: ■ episodio bíblico; escrituras bíblicas. * * * bíblico, a adj. De la Biblia. * * * bíblico, ca. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la Biblia. * * * ► adjetivo Relativo a la Biblia … Enciclopedia Universal
bíblico — adj Que pertenece a la Biblia o se relaciona con ella: temas bíblicos, nombre bíblico, un personaje bíblico, una película bíblica … Español en México
biblico — bì·bli·co agg., s.m. CO 1. agg., relativo alla Bibbia: testo, lessico biblico; ermeneutica, esegesi biblica 2a. agg., fig., che ricorda la Bibbia, spec. per la drammaticità, l austerità e sim.: una figura, un atmosfera biblica 2b. agg., estens.,… … Dizionario italiano
bíblico — (adj) (Intermedio) que se refiere a los libros del Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento Ejemplos: Algunos no están de acuerdo con la versión bíblica de cómo se originó el mundo. Adán es un nombre bíblico … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
bíblico — {{#}}{{LM B05187}}{{〓}} {{[}}bíblico{{]}}, {{[}}bíblica{{]}} ‹bí·bli·co, ca› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} De la Biblia (Sagradas Escrituras o libro sagrado de cristianos y judíos) … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
biblico — {{hw}}{{biblico}}{{/hw}}agg. (pl. m. ci ) 1 Della Bibbia | Proprio dell epoca e della civiltà dell Antico Testamento. 2 (fig.) Solenne, grandioso: impresa biblica … Enciclopedia di italiano