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1 Quick Back- Track

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Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Quick Back- Track
2 track

طَرِيق \ course: a line of action to be followed: He was given a course of treatment for disease. Your best course is to wait for an answer. key: sth. that provides an answer, or a way to gain sth.: Hard work is the key to success. passage: passing; way: Fallen rocks blocked our passage. procedure: a regular or official way of doing things: What’s the usual procedure at an election?. process: a course of action, a course of change: Coal was formed out of forests by chemical processes. road: a track with a hard surface, suitable for cars, etc.: a main road; the road to London. route: the way that one takes from one place to another: Which is the safest route up the mountain?. street: a road in a town (or the main road in a village), with buildings beside it: Side streets lead from a main street into the back streets. tack: the course that is taken when one is tacking, the course that is being followed in any planned action: I think she’s on the right tack. track: a rough road or path: a cart track; a mountain track; a railway track (the ground on which the line is laid, or the line itself). way: a road: highway; motorway, a direction Which is the way to London? I’ve lost my way. It’s a long way away (it’s far away) Please lead the way (Please go in front). \ See Also طَريقَة عَمَلِيَّة، خطة (خُطَّة)، سَبيل، مفتاح (مِفْتاح)، درب (دَرْب)، مرور (مُرور)، مِنْهاج سَيْر العَمَل

Arabic-English glossary > track
3 Play-back

['pleːbɛk]
1. nt -s, -s, Play|back

2. nt -s, -s
(= Band) (bei Musikaufnahme) backing track; (TV) recording; (= Playbackverfahren) (bei Musikaufnahme) double-tracking no pl; (TV) miming no pl
ein Play-back von einem Lied machen — to double-track a song; (TV) to prerecord a song, to make a recording of a song

etw im Play-back machen — to double-track sth; (TV) to mime to (a recording of) sth

Play-back singen — to mime, to lip-sync(h)

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Play-back^RR, Play·back

<-, -s>

[ˈple:bɛk]

nt

1. (aufgenommene Musikbegleitung) backing track

2. (komplette Film- o Gesangsaufnahme) miming track

3. kein pl MUS, TV, TECH recording

4. kein pl (getrennte Aufnahme von Orchester und Gesang) double-tracking no pl

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Play-back [ˈpleːbɛk] n; -, -s

1. TV etc: miming; (Gesang) auch singing to playback, US lip-sync(h);

es ist Play-back auch he’s etc (just) miming (US lip-sync[h]ing), it’s a recording

2. (Verfahren) double-tracking, multiple-tracking;

mit Play-back arbeiten use double-tracking ( oder multiple-tracking)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Play-back
4 Play-back

Play-back^RR, Play·back <-, -s> [ʼple:bɛk] nt

1) ( aufgenommene Musikbegleitung) backing track

2) ( komplette Film- o Gesangsaufnahme) miming track

3) kein pl mus, tv, tech recording

4) kein pl ( getrennte Aufnahme von Orchester und Gesang) double-tracking no pl

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Play-back
5 povratni put

• back track; backtrack

Serbian-English dictionary > povratni put
6 volver

v.

1 to turn round (dar la vuelta a).

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

Ella volvió la tortilla She turned the tortilla.

Volvió inservible el carro.. It rendered the car useless.

2 to turn (cabeza, ojos).

3 to go back, to return (ir de vuelta).

yo allí no vuelvo I'm not going back there

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet

volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

Ellos volvieron ayer They returned yesterday.

4 to come back to.

Me volvieron los recuerdos Memories came back to me.

5 to vomit.

Ella volvió los tacos She vomited the tacos.

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volver

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp vuelto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar vuelta a) to turn, turn over; (hacia abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro afuera) to turn inside out; (lo de atrás hacia delante) to turn back to front

■ volver la tortilla to turn the omelette

2 (convertir) to turn, make, change

■ el dinero ha vuelto tonto a Paco money has made Paco foolish

■ volvió el agua en vino he changed water into wine

3 (devolver) to give back; (a su lugar) to put back

4 (torcer) to turn

■ al volver la esquina on turning the corner

► verbo intransitivo

1 (regresar) to return; (ir) to go back; (venir) to come back

■ volvió de la guerra he returned form the war

■ volvieron a casa después de cenar they went back home after dinner

■ vuelve cuando quieras come back whenever you want

2 (a un tema etc) to return, revert

3 volver a (hacer otra vez) to do again

■ volver a leer to read again

► verbo pronominal volverse

1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back

2 (darse la vuelta) to turn

3 (convertirse) to turn, become

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FRASEOLOGÍA

volver a alguien a la vida to revive somebody, bring somebody back to life

volver a las andadas to fall back into one's old habits

volver del revés to turn inside out

volver en sí to regain consciousness, come round

volver los ojos hacia to turn one's eyes towards

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

volverle la espalda a alguien figurado to turn one's back on somebody

volverse atrás figurado to go back on one's word, back out

volverse en contra de alguien to turn against somebody

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verb

1) to return

2) go back, come back

3) revert

4) cause, drive, make

5) turn over

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- volver a
- volverse
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( pp vuelto)
1. VT

1) (=dar la vuelta a) [+ cabeza] to turn; [+ colchón, tortilla, enfermo] to turn over; [+ jersey, calcetín] to turn inside out; [+ página] to turn, turn over

• volver la espalda — to turn away

me volvió la espalda — he turned his back on me

• volver la esquina — to go round o turn the corner

- tener a algn vuelto como un calcetín o una media

2) (=cambiar la orientación de) to turn

volvió el arma contra sí mismo — he turned the gun on himself

• volver la vista atrás — to look back

• volver los ojos al pasado — to look back

volvieron los ojos a épocas más recientes — they looked to more recent times

vuelve sus ojos ahora hacia uno de sus grandes compositores — she now turns to one of her favourite composers

• volver el pensamiento a Dios — to turn one's thoughts to God

• volver la proa al viento — to turn the bow into the wind

3) *
(=devolver) [+ compra] to return; [+ comida] to bring up; [+ imagen] to reflect; [+ objeto lanzado] to send back, return; [+ visita] to return
volver algo a su lugar — to return sth to its place, put sth back (in its place)

volver la casa a su estado original — to return o restore the house to its original condition

volver bien por mal — to return good for evil

4) (=enrollar) [+ manga] to roll up

5) [+ adj] to make

el accidente lo volvió inservible — the accident left it useless

el ácido lo vuelve azul — the acid turns it blue, the acid makes it go blue

vuelve fieras a los hombres — it turns men into wild beasts

volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad

6) (Ling) to translate (a into)

2. VI

1) (=regresar) (a donde se está) to come back, return; (a donde se estaba) to go back, return (a to) ([de] from)

déjalas aquí y luego vuelves a por ellas — leave them here and come back for them later

volver victorioso — to come back victorious, return in triumph

no he vuelto por allí — I've never gone back there

volvió muy cansado — he got back very tired

volviendo a lo que decía... — going back o returning to what I was saying...

• volver atrás — to go back, turn back

• volver a una costumbre — to revert to a habit

2)

• volver a hacer algo — to do sth again

volver a empezar — to start (over) again

me he vuelto a equivocar — I've made a mistake again, I've made another mistake

he vuelto a salir con ella — I've started going out with her again

volvió a casarse — she remarried, she (got) married again

volví a poner en marcha el motor — I restarted the engine

volver a hacerlo — to redo it

volver a pintar algo — to repaint sth

3)

• volver en sí — to come to, come round

volver sobre sí — to change one's mind

4) [camino] to turn (a to)

3.

See:

volverse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

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= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex. A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex. It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

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* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

* * *

= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex: A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex: It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

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volver [ E11 ]

vi

A (regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back; (— a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back

¿no piensas volver allí algún día? don't you intend going back there some day?

dos de los cazas no volvieron two of the fighters failed to return

vete y no vuelvas más get out and don't ever come back

volvió muy cambiada she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family

no sé cómo consiguió volver I don't know how he managed to get back

volver A algo:

nunca volvió a Alemania she never went back to o returned to Germany

no había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a child

logró volver al campamento she managed to get back to the camp

¿cuándo vuelves al colegio? when do you go back to school?

volver DE algo:

¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?

¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma? do you know if she's back from Rome?

volvieron del lugar del accidente they returned o came back from the scene of the accident

siempre vuelve cansado del trabajo he's always tired when he gets o comes home from work

volver atrás (en un viaje) to go o turn back; (al pasado) to turn back the clock

veo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it again

vuelve y juega … ( Col fam); here we go again … ( colloq)

B

1 (a una situación, una actividad) volver A algo to return TO sth

el país ha vuelto a la normalidad the country is back to o has returned to normal

está pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business

2 (a un tema) volver A algo:

volviendo a lo que hablábamos… to go back to what we were talking about…

ya volvemos a lo de siempre so we're back to the same old problem

siempre vuelve al mismo tema he always comes back to the same subject

C

1 (repetirse) «momento» to return

aquellos días felices que no volverán those happy days that will never return

2 «calma/paz» to return volver A algo:

la paz ha vuelto a la zona peace has returned to the area, the area is peaceful again

la normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica the situation at the factory is back to normal

D

volver en sí to come to o round

trataban de hacerlo volver en sí they were trying to bring him round

E ( Méx) (vomitar) to be sick

■

v aux

volver A + INF:

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again

no hemos vuelto a verlo we haven't seen him since

no volvió a probar el alcohol she never drank alcohol again

me volvió a llenar el vaso she refilled my glass

lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop

■ volver

vt

A (dar la vuelta)

1 ‹colchón/tortilla/filete› to turn, turn over; ‹tierra› to turn o dig over

2 ‹calcetín/chaqueta› to turn … inside out; ‹cuello› to turn

vuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out

3

volver la página or hoja to turn the page, turn over

4 ‹cabeza/ojos›

volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following her

volvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) me

volver la mirada hacia el pasado to look back to the past

5 ‹esquina› to turn

está ahí, nada más volver la esquina it's up there, just around the corner

B (convertir en, poner) to make

la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish

la televisión los está volviendo tontos television is turning them into morons

lo vuelve de otro color it turns it a different color

C

( Méx): volver el estómago to be sick

■ volverse

v pron

A (darse la vuelta, girar) to turn, turn around

se volvió para ver quién la llamaba she turned (around) to see who was calling her

se volvió hacia él she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos siguen don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me/her/them

volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás to back out

volverse contra algn to turn against sb

B

(convertirse en, ponerse): últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática she's become very unpleasant recently

el partido se ha vuelto más radical the party has grown o become more radical

su mirada se volvió triste his expression saddened o grew sad

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca she went mad

* * *

volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
(— a otro lugar) to go back;
◊ no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back;

¿cómo vas a volver? how are you getting back?;
ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
volver a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;

‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;
◊ mañana volvemos a clases tomorrow we go back to school;

quiere volver al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
2 [calma/paz] to return;
volver a algo to return to sth
3
◊ volver en sí to come to o round

volver v aux:
◊ volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
verbo transitivo
1 ( dar la vuelta)
a) ‹colchón/tortilla› to turn (over);

‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
‹ cuello› to turn;
◊ volver la página to turn the page

b) ‹ cabeza› to turn;

◊ volvió la mirada hacia mí he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) ‹ esquina› to turn

2 (convertir en, poner):
◊ la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish;

me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3 (Méx)
◊ volver el estómago to be sick

volverse verbo pronominal
1 ( girar) to turn (around);
◊ se volvió hacia él she turned to face him;

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
2 (convertirse en, ponerse):
◊ se ha vuelto muy antipático he's become very unpleasant;

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
se volvió loca she went mad
volver
I verbo intransitivo
1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
(: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
(expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
volver a empezar, to start again o US over
II verbo transitivo
1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
(a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
(a la esquina, la página) to turn
(la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
volver en sí, to come round
volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy
' volver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambages
- andadas
- carga
- clara
- claro
- emocionante
- enajenar
- entenderse
- escopetazo
- espalda
- estragos
- garantizar
- grupa
- hervir
- idea
- imperiosa
- imperioso
- indisponer
- loca
- loco
- mentalizarse
- mico
- normalizar
- placer
- recalentar
- rellenar
- repasar
- repetir
- resentirse
- retroceder
- soler
- soñar
- tornar
- trastornar
- venir
- vista
- arreglar
- cuidar
- empezar
- endurecer
- gana
- hacer
- poder
- rehacer
- tal
- vuelto
- vuelva
English:
again
- ask back
- before
- call back
- circle
- clock
- come back
- come round
- come to
- despair
- double back
- drive
- get back
- go back
- go back to
- insane
- lapse
- live through
- look round
- mad
- make
- mind
- move back
- nuts
- paint over
- put back
- rake up
- re-enter
- re-erect
- reapply
- reappoint
- reassemble
- reassess
- reconvene
- reimpose
- rekindle
- remarry
- render
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repeat
- replace
- replay
- replenish
- reread
- rerun
- reschedule
- resit
- restock
- resume

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volver

♦ vt

1. [dar la vuelta a] to turn round;
[lo de arriba abajo] to turn over; [lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out;
vuelve la tele hacia aquí, que la veamos turn the TV round this way so we can see it;

ayúdame a volver el colchón help me turn the mattress over;

volver la hoja o [m5] página to turn the page;

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

2. [cabeza, ojos, mirada] to turn;

vuelve la espalda turn your back to me

3. [convertir en]
eso lo volvió un delincuente that made him a criminal, that turned him into a criminal;

la lejía volvió blanca la camisa the bleach turned the shirt white

4. Méx
volver el estómago to throw up

♦ vi

1. [persona] [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;
[venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;
yo allí/aquí no vuelvo I'm not going back there/coming back here;

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go;

¿cuándo has vuelto? when did you get back?;

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back;

no vuelvas tarde don't be late (back);

ya he vuelto a casa I'm back home;

volver atrás to go back;

cuando vuelva del trabajo when I get back from work;

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet;

ha vuelto muy morena de la playa she's come back from the seaside with a nice tan

2. [mal tiempo, alegría, tranquilidad] to return;

cuando vuelva el verano when it's summer again;

todo volvió a la normalidad everything went back o returned to normal;

vuelve la minifalda miniskirts are back

3. [reanudar]
volver a la tarea to return to one's work;

volver al trabajo/al colegio to go back to work/school;

volviendo al tema que nos ocupa… to go back to the matter we are discussing…;

vuelve a leerlo read it again;

tras el verano volvió a dar clases en la universidad once the summer was over she started teaching at the university again;

vuelve a ponerlo en su sitio put it back;

vuelve a dormirte go back to sleep;

volver con alguien [reanudar relación] to go back to sb;

Comp

volver a nacer to be reborn

4.
volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

♦ See also the pronominal verb volverse

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volver

<part vuelto>

I v/t

1 página, mirada etc turn (a to;

hacia toward); tortilla, filete turn (over); vestido turn inside outXXX; boca abajo turn upside down

2

:

volver loco drive crazy;

el humo volvío negra la pared the smoke turned the wall black, the smoke made the wall go black

II v/i

1 return, go/come back;

volver a casa go/come back home;

¿cuándo vuelven? when do they get back?;

volver sobre algo return to sth, go back to sth;

volver a la normalidad return to normality

2

:

volver en sí come to, come around

3

:

volver a hacer algo do sth again;

volver a fumar start smoking again

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volver {89} vi

1) : to return, to come or go back

volver a casa: to return home

2) : to revert

volver al tema: to get back to the subject

3)

volver a : to do again

volvieron a llamar: they called again

4)

volver en sí : to come to, to regain consciousness

volver vt

1) : to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out

2) : to return, to repay, to restore

3) : to cause, to make

la volvía loca: it was driving her crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb volverse

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volver vb

1. (regresar) to come back [pt. came; pp. come] / to go back

vuelve a casa come back home

volveré dentro de una hora I'll be back in an hour

le gustaría volver a Londres he'd like to go back to London

2. (repetir)... again

¿puedes volver a decirlo? can you say that again?

ha vuelto a salir he's gone out again

volveré a llamar I'll ring back

3. (dar la vuelta a) to turn over / to turn

volví la hoja I turned the piece of paper over

volvió el vestido del revés she turned the dress inside out

volver en sí to come round

volver la cabeza to look round

volvió la cabeza hacia la puerta she looked towards the door

Spanish-English dictionary > volver
7 atrás

adv.

1 behind, fro, back.

2 back, back in time.

3 ago.

4 backward, backwards.

intj.

get back, jump back, back, back up.

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atrás

► adverbio

1 back

■ dio un salto atrás she jumped back

2 (tiempo) ago

■ días atrás several days ago

► interjección

1 stand back!, move back!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir hacia atrás to go backwards

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adv.

1) back, behind

2) ago

•

- atrás de
- hacia atrás
- para atrás
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1. ADV

1) [posición]

a) (=a la espalda) behind

la pelota le vino de atrás — the ball came from behind

la tienda está ahí atrás — the shop is back there

atrás mío — esp Cono Sur behind me

quedarse atrás — to fall behind, get left behind

b) (=al final) at the back

los alumnos de atrás estaban fumando — the pupils at the back were smoking

más atrás se ve mejor la pantalla — you can see the screen better if you sit further back

ese capítulo está más atrás — that chapter is further back

la parte de atrás — the back, the rear

está muy atrás en la fila — he is a long way down the queue

las patas de atrás — the back legs

la rueda de atrás — the back o rear wheel
asiento
2) [dirección] backwards

dar un paso atrás — to take a step back(wards)

ir hacia o para atrás — to go back(wards)

échense atrás, por favor — move back please

lo has prometido y no puedes echarte atrás — you can't back out now, you promised
marcha 5)
3) [en sentido temporal]

días atrás — days ago

cuatro meses atrás — four months back

este odio viene de atrás — this hatred goes (a long) way back

desde muy atrás — for a very long time

dejaron atrás sus rencores — they put aside their bitterness

mirar atrás, volver la vista atrás — to look back

4)

atrás de LAm —
= detrás 3)
2.

EXCL

¡atrás! — back!, get back!

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

a) ( expresando dirección) back

muévelo para or hacia atrás — move it back

da un paso atrás — take one step back

b)

atrás! — (como interj) get back!

c) (lugar, parte)

está allí atrás — it's back there

la parte de atrás — the back

me estaba quedando atrás — I was getting left behind

dejamos atrás la ciudad — we left the city behind us

tiene los bolsillos atrás — (esp AmL) the pockets are at the back

estar hasta atrás — (Méx fam) to be as high as a kite (colloq)

saberse algo de atrás para adelante — (CS fam) to know something backwards

2) ( en el tiempo)

sucedió tres años atrás — it happened three years ago

había sucedido tres años atrás — it had happened three years earlier o before

3)

atrás de — (loc prep) (AmL) behind

atrás de mí/ti — behind me/you

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= in the back.

Ex. The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene.

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* asiento de atrás = pillion seat.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* cuenta atrás = count down.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar macha atrás = backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* empujar hacia atrás = push back.

* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.

* en la parte de atrás = at the rear.

* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.

* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.

* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* marcha atrás = about-face.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* muy atrás = far behind.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* pasajero de atrás = pillion passenger, pillion.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pase hacia atrás = back pass.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* pirueta hacia atrás = backflip.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* voltereta hacia atrás = backflip.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].

* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

a) ( expresando dirección) back

muévelo para or hacia atrás — move it back

da un paso atrás — take one step back

b)

atrás! — (como interj) get back!

c) (lugar, parte)

está allí atrás — it's back there

la parte de atrás — the back

me estaba quedando atrás — I was getting left behind

dejamos atrás la ciudad — we left the city behind us

tiene los bolsillos atrás — (esp AmL) the pockets are at the back

estar hasta atrás — (Méx fam) to be as high as a kite (colloq)

saberse algo de atrás para adelante — (CS fam) to know something backwards

2) ( en el tiempo)

sucedió tres años atrás — it happened three years ago

había sucedido tres años atrás — it had happened three years earlier o before

3)

atrás de — (loc prep) (AmL) behind

atrás de mí/ti — behind me/you

* * *

= in the back.

Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene.

* asiento de atrás = pillion seat.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* cuenta atrás = count down.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar macha atrás = backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* empujar hacia atrás = push back.

* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.

* en la parte de atrás = at the rear.

* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.

* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.

* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* marcha atrás = about-face.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* muy atrás = far behind.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* pasajero de atrás = pillion passenger, pillion.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pase hacia atrás = back pass.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* pirueta hacia atrás = backflip.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* voltereta hacia atrás = backflip.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].

* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.

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atrás

adverb

A (en el espacio)

1 (expresando dirección, movimiento) back

muévelo un poco para or hacia atrás move it back a little

tuvo que volver atrás she had to go back

da un paso atrás take one step back o backward(s)

2

¡atrás! ( como interj) get back!

3

(lugar, parte): está allí atrás it's back there

¿nos sentamos más atrás? shall we sit further back o nearer the back?

la parte de atrás the back

iba sentado (en la parte de) atrás he was sitting in the rear

me estaba quedando atrás I was getting left behind

dejamos atrás la ciudad we left the city behind us

tiene los bolsillos atrás ( esp AmL); the pockets are at the back

estar hasta atrás ( Méx fam); to be as high as a kite ( colloq)

saberse algo de atrás para adelante (CS fam); to know sth backwards

tente/téngase de atrás ( Col fam); brace yourself, prepare yourself for a surprise

B

(en el tiempo): sucedió tres años atrás it happened three years ago

había sucedido tres años atrás it had happened three years earlier o before

C

atrás de ( loc prep) ( AmL); behind

atrás de mí/ti/él or ( crit) atrás mío/tuyo/suyo behind me/you/him

atrás de la puerta behind the door

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atrás adverbio
1 ( en el espacio)
a) ( expresando dirección) back;

muévelo para or hacia atrás move it back;
◊ da un paso atrás take one step back

b)

◊ ¡atrás! ( como interj) get back!

c) (lugar, parte):

◊ está allí atrás it's back there;

me senté atrás ( en coche) I sat in the back;

(en clase, cine) I sat at the back;
◊ la parte de atrás the back;

me estaba quedando atrás I was getting left behind;
dejamos atrás la ciudad we left the city behind us;
estar hasta atrás (Méx fam) to be as high as a kite (colloq)
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ sucedió tres años atrás it happened three years ago;

había sucedido tres años atrás it had happened three years earlier o before
3
◊ atrás de ( loc prep) (AmL) behind

atrás
I adverbio
1 (lugar) at the back, behind
echarse hacia/para atrás, to move backwards
mirar hacia/ para atrás, to look back
fig (arrepentirse) echarse atrás, to back out
quedarse atrás, to fall behind
2 (tiempo) previously, in the past, ago
dos meses atrás, two months ago
II exclamación ¡atrás!, get back!
' atrás' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrepentirse
- atrasarse
- coleta
- cuenta
- descolgar
- descolgarse
- echarse
- hacia
- marcha
- retroceder
- revés
- salto
- vista
- volver
- bien
- dar
- detrás
- echar
- fondo
- inclinar
- ir
- más
- meter
- mirar
- parte
- pasar
- paso
- quedar
- retroceso
English:
back
- back down
- back out
- back up
- backpedal
- backward
- backwards
- behind
- countdown
- drop behind
- fall behind
- foot
- further
- get back
- get behind
- lag behind
- lean back
- leave behind
- lineage
- look back
- move back
- outdistance
- outrun
- point
- rear
- remain behind
- reverse
- smooth back
- step back
- tilt
- tip
- tip back
- tip backward
- tip backwards
- bump
- count
- fall
- get
- go
- lag
- lean
- leave
- look
- out
- pull
- push
- retrospect
- shrink
- slope
- step

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atrás

♦ adv

1. [movimiento] backwards;

echarse para atrás to move backwards;

dar un paso atrás to take a step backwards;

hacia atrás backwards;

Comp
Méx Fam
estar hasta atrás [borracho] to be plastered

2. [en el tiempo] earlier;

se habían casado tres años atrás they had married three years earlier;

cinquenta años atrás pocos tenían televisores not many people had televisions fifty years ago

3. [posición]
está allá atrás it's back there;

el asiento de atrás the back seat;

la parte de atrás the back;

la falda es más larga por atrás the skirt is longer at the back;

prefiero sentarme atrás I'd rather sit at the back;

Comp
CSur
saberse algo de atrás para adelante to know sth back to front

♦ atrás de loc prep
Am behind;
me escondí atrás de un árbol I hid behind a tree;

hace meses viene enfrentando un problema atrás de otro he's had one problem after another over the past few months

♦ interj

get back!

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atrás

I adv

1 para indicar posición at the back, behind;

sentarse atrás sit at the back; en coche sit in back, Br sit at the back;

de o

por atrás behind, in back of;

quedarse atrás get left behind;

dejar atrás leave behind;

años atrás years ago o back

2 para indicar movimiento back;

hacia atrás back, backwards;

echar atrás el asiento push one’s seat back;

¡atrás! get back!;

venir de atrás come from behind; fig go back a long way;

mi amistad con Carlos viene de atrás fig Carlos and I go back a long way;

venir por atrás come from behind;

volverse o

echarse atrás fig fam back out

II prp

:

atrás de L.Am. behind

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atrás adv

1) detrás: back, behind

se quedó atrás: he stayed behind

2) antes: ago

mucho tiempo atrás: long ago

3)

para atrás or

hacia atrás : backwards, toward the rear

4)

atrás de : in back of, behind

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atrás¹ adv

1. (posición) back

no te sientes tan atrás don't sit so far back

¿oyen bien los de atrás? can those at the back hear all right?

la puerta de atrás the back door

2. (en el tiempo) ago

vi a Miguel unos días atrás I saw Miguel a few days ago

dejar atrás to leave behind

echarse atrás to go back on your word

hacia atrás backwards

corre hacia atrás run backwards

para atrás backwards

quedarse atrás to fall behind

volverse atrás to go back on your word

atrás² interj get back!

Spanish-English dictionary > atrás
8 retroceder

v.

1 to go back.

tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage

la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back

retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table

no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now

2 to move back, to turn back, to back out, to draw back.

Ellos retroceden pronto They move back quickly.

Ellos retroceden el auto They move back the car.

3 to run back.

Ellos retroceden la película They run back the film.

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retroceder

► verbo intransitivo

1 (recular) to go back, move back

2 (bajar de nivel) to go down

3 (echarse atrás) to back down

4 figurado (mirar atrás) to look back; (cejar) give up

5 MILITAR to fall back, retreat

6 (arma) to recoil

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer retroceder a alguien to force somebody back, make somebody move back

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verb

1) to move back

2) shrink

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VI

1) (=moverse hacia atrás) to move back, move backwards, go back, go backwards; [ejército] to fall back, retreat; [aguas] to go down

retrocedió unos pasos — he went o moved back a few steps

la policía hizo retroceder a la multitud — the police made the crowd move back

tienes que retroceder a la primera casilla — you have to go back to the first square

2) [rifle] to recoil

3) (=desistir) to give up; (=rajarse) to back down; [ante un peligro] to flinch

no retroceder — to stand firm

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verbo intransitivo

1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat

al ver la pistola retrocedió — when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew back

el autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos — the author takes us back three centuries

2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down

3) (Arm) to recoil

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= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.

Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. Use < Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change.

Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.

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* hacer retroceder = roll back.

* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.

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verbo intransitivo

1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat

al ver la pistola retrocedió — when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew back

el autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos — the author takes us back three centuries

2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down

3) (Arm) to recoil

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= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.

Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: Use < Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change.

Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.

* hacer retroceder = roll back.

* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.

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retroceder [E1 ]

vi

A (moverse hacia atrás) «persona/coche» to go back, move back; «ejército» to withdraw, fall back, retreat

ya nos pasamos, retrocede un poco we've gone past it, go back a bit

al ver la pistola retrocedió when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew back

la policía hizo retroceder a la multitud the police moved the crowd back o made the crowd move back

el autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos en el tiempo the author takes us back three centuries (in time)

B (desistir) to give up; (volverse atrás) to back down

C ( Arm) to recoil

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retroceder ( conjugate retroceder) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/coche] to go back, move back;

[ ejército] to withdraw, retreat
b) ( volverse atrás) to back down

retroceder verbo intransitivo
1 (volver hacia atrás) to move back, back away: retrocedieron varios kilómetros, they went back several kilometres
2 (por una dificultad, peligro, etc) to give up, flinch: no retrocede ante la adversidad, she doesn't give up in times of adversity
' retroceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortante
- marcha
English:
back
- backwards
- draw back
- fall back
- force back
- move back
- push back
- recoil
- shove back
- shrink
- stand back
- draw
- ebb
- further
- push
- scroll

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retroceder vi

1. [moverse hacia atrás] to go back;

tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage;

la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back;

retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table

2. [ante obstáculo] to back down;

no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now

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retroceder

v/i go back, move back; fig

back down

* * *

retroceder vi

1) : to move back, to turn back

2) : to back off, to back down

3) : to recoil (of a firearm)

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retroceder vb to go back

Spanish-English dictionary > retroceder
9 volver sobre los pasos de uno

(v.) = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.

Ex. Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.

Ex. We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk.

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(v.) = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.

Ex: Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882.

Ex: We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk.

Spanish-English dictionary > volver sobre los pasos de uno
10 apartado

adj.

1 remote, distant, far away, separate.

2 distant, isolated, reclusive.

3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.

m.

1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.

2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apartar.

* * *

apartado

► nombre masculino

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

————————

apartado

► participio pasado

1→ link=apartar apartar

► adjetivo

1 (alejado) remote, distant; (aislado) isolated, cut off

2 (retirado) retired

■ apartado de la política retired from politics

► nombre masculino apartado

1 post office box

2 (párrafo) section

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody

* * *
1. noun m.
section

- apartado de correos
- apartado postal 2. (f. - apartada)
adj.

1) remote, isolated

2) solitary

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=lejano) remote, isolated

un pueblo muy apartado — a very remote o isolated village

su casa está un poco apartada — her house is a bit out-of-the-way

apartado de — [lugar] far from; [persona] isolated from

donde vivía, estaba apartado de todos nosotros — where he lived he was isolated from us all

ha conseguido mantenerse apartado de los problemas — she's managed to keep out of the problems

2) (=solitario) [vida, persona] solitary

2. SM

1) (Correos) (tb: apartado de correos, apartado postal) Post Office box, P.O. Box, box number

apartado de correos 325 — P.O. Box 325

2) (=sección) (Literat) section; (Jur) section, sub-section

vamos a empezar por el apartado dedicado a la economía — let's begin with the section on the economy

en el apartado de sanidad han aumentado los gastos — in the area of health, costs have increased

3) (=sala) spare room, side room

apartado de localidades — ticket agency

4) (Metal) extraction

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) <zona/lugar> isolated

b) < persona>

apartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
II
masculino

1) (Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box

2) (de artículo, capítulo) section

* * *

= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.

Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.

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* apartado de comentarios = comments section.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* apartado postal = post office box.

* camino apartado = byway.

* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) <zona/lugar> isolated

b) < persona>

apartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
II
masculino

1) (Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box

2) (de artículo, capítulo) section

* * *

= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.

Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.

* apartado de comentarios = comments section.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* apartado postal = post office box.

* camino apartado = byway.

* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

* * *

apartado¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹zona/lugar› isolated

2 ‹persona› apartado DE algo/algn:

se ha mantenido apartado de la vida pública he has stayed out of public life

vive muy apartado de la familia he has very little to do with his family

apartado²

masculine

A ( Corresp) tb

apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box

B (de un artículo, capítulo) section

en el apartado de seguridad social, los logros del gobierno han sido mucho menores as far as social security is concerned o as for social security, the government's achievements have been much smaller

* * *

Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)

apartado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
apartado
apartar
apartado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹zona/lugar› isolated

b) ‹ persona›:

◊ se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life;

vive apartado de la familia he has little to do with his family
apartado 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) tb apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box
2 (de artículo, capítulo) section
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartadoon del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartado,-a
I adj (lugar alejado) remote, isolated: manténganse apartados de las vías, keep off the track
II sustantivo masculino
1 (párrafo) section, paragraph 2 apartado de correos, Post Office Box
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartada
- apdo.
- capítulo
- retirada
- retirado
- rincón
- sección
- rubro
English:
aloof
- isolated
- off
- Post Office Box
- set back
- solitary
- stand back
- track
- box
- by
- out
- secluded

* * *

apartado, -a

♦ adj

1. [separado]
apartado de away from;

hoy día vive apartado del mundo del teatro nowadays he has very little to do with the theatre

2. [alejado] remote;

nuestra casa está bastante apartada del centro our house is quite far from the centre

♦ nm
[párrafo] paragraph; [sección] section
Comp
Col, Ecuad apartado aéreo Post Office box, PO Box;
apartado de correos Post Office box, PO Box;

apartado postal Post Office box, PO Box

* * *

apartado

I adj isolated

II m section

* * *

apartado nm

1) : section, paragraph

2)

apartado postal : post office box

* * *

apartado¹ adj (lugar) remote

vivimos en un pueblo apartado we live in a remote village

apartado² n paragraph / section

leyó el primer apartado he read the first paragraph

apartado de correos post office box / PO box

Spanish-English dictionary > apartado
11 superar

v.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

* * *

superar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

* * *

verb

1) to surpass

2) overcome

* * *

1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

fue incapaz de superar al rival — he was unable to overcome his rival

pronto superó al resto de los corredores — she soon overtook the other runners

las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas — sales have far exceeded our expectations

las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados — temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees

superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points

nos superaban en número — they outnumbered us

nos supera a todos en inteligencia — she's cleverer than all of us

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life

aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres — he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce

3) [+ etapa] to get past

el equipo francés no superó la primera ronda — the French team did not get past the first round

ya hemos superado lo peor — we're over the worst now

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

2.

See:

superarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *

superar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

B

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

■ superarse

v pron

to better oneself

* * *

superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

2
a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

‹ trauma› to get over
b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend

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superar

♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]
estar superado to have been superseded

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

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superar

v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

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superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

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superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

la empresa ha superado la crisis the company has overcome the crisis

2. (pasar) to pass

ha superado la primera prueba she's passed the first test

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

la realidad supera a la ficción the reality surpasses the fiction

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

el porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85%

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12 volver a

v.

1 to go back to, to return to.

La carretera vuelve al pueblo The road goes back to the town.

El paciente volvió al hospital The patient went back to the hospital.

2 to go back to, to lead back to, to return to, to get back.

La carretera vuelve al pueblo The road goes back to the town.

3 to revert to.

María volvió al sistema antiguo Mary reverted to the old system.

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to do again

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(v.) = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to

Ex. I want to depart for a moment to something that has been discussed earlier, which is also relevant here.

Ex. Getting back to studies, I don't know what you mean by study, but I'm leery of stalls in the name of study.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.

Ex. The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex. Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.

Ex. Nevertheless, librarians most often circled back to the central importance of circulation counts in weeding decisions.

Ex. Use < Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change.

Ex. The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.

Ex. You can resolve these issues by rolling back to Windows Media Player 10.

Ex. To revert back to the default size of text, select 'Normal'.

Ex. A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.

Ex. So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

Ex. If you enter a language which is not available, the system will default to English.

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(v.) = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to

Ex: I want to depart for a moment to something that has been discussed earlier, which is also relevant here.

Ex: Getting back to studies, I don't know what you mean by study, but I'm leery of stalls in the name of study.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.

Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.

Ex: Nevertheless, librarians most often circled back to the central importance of circulation counts in weeding decisions.

Ex: Use < Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change.

Ex: The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.

Ex: You can resolve these issues by rolling back to Windows Media Player 10.

Ex: To revert back to the default size of text, select 'Normal'.

Ex: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.

Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

Ex: If you enter a language which is not available, the system will default to English.

Spanish-English dictionary > volver a
13 astuto

adj.

1 sly, artful, astute, crafty.

2 clever, sharp, quick-witted, sharp-witted.

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astuto

► adjetivo

1 astute, cunning, shrewd

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(f. - astuta)

adj.

1) astute, shrewd

2) crafty

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ADJ (=sagaz) astute, clever; (=mañoso) crafty, sly

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- ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute; (pey) ( taimado) crafty, cunning

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= clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].

Ex. It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.

Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.

Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.

Ex. The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.

Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.

Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.

Ex. The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.

Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

Ex. You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.

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* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.

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- ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute; (pey) ( taimado) crafty, cunning

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= clever [cleverer -comp., cleverest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.], wily [wilier -comp., wiliest -sup.], streetwise [street-wise], astute, skilful [skillful, -USA], cunning, crafty, shifty, canny, artful, sly [slyer/slier -comp., slyest/sliest -sup.].

Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.

Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.

Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.

Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.

Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.

Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.

Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.

Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.

* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* tan astuto como un zorro = as sly as a fox, as wily as a fox.

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astuto -ta

adjective

1 (sagaz) shrewd, astute

no la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta you won't be able to fool her, she's too shrewd o astute o ( colloq) smart

2 ( pey) (taimado) crafty, wily, cunning

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astuto
◊ -ta adjetivo ( sagaz) shrewd, astute;

( ladino) (pey) crafty, sly, cunning
astuto,-a adjetivo astute, shrewd
' astuto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astuta
- cuca
- cuco
- espabilada
- espabilado
- guachinanga
- guachinango
- hábil
- ladina
- ladino
- pilla
- pillo
- zorra
- zorro
- jodido
- listo
- pícaro
- piola
- taimado
- vivo
English:
artful
- astute
- canny
- crafty
- cunning
- foxy
- outfox
- outsmart
- sharp
- shrewd
- sly
- tricky
- worldly-wise
- wily

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astuto, -a adj

1. [ladino, tramposo] cunning

2. [sagaz, listo] astute

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astuto

adj shrewd, astute

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astuto, -ta adj

1) : astute, shrewd

2) : crafty, tricky

♦ astutamente adv

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astuto adj

1. (hábil) shrewd / astute

es astuta y no se deja engañar fácilmente she's shrewd and is not easily deceived

2. (malicioso) cunning / sly [comp. slyer; superl. slyest]

se dice que el zorro es muy astuto people say foxes are very cunning

Spanish-English dictionary > astuto
14 correr más deprisa que

(v.) = outrun [out-run]

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

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(v.) = outrun [out-run]

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Spanish-English dictionary > correr más deprisa que
15 dar el esquinazo

(v.) = dodge

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

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(v.) = dodge

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Spanish-English dictionary > dar el esquinazo
16 delgado y fuerte

(adj.) = wiry

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

* * *

(adj.) = wiry

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Spanish-English dictionary > delgado y fuerte
17 desapercibido

adj.

1 unnoticed, unobserved, un-noticed, unperceived.

2 unprepared, not ready, unaware.

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desapercibido

► adjetivo

1 (inadvertido) unnoticed

2 (desprevenido) unprepared, unready

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar desapercibido,-a to go unnoticed

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ADJ

1) (=no visto) unnoticed

marcharse desapercibido — to slip away unnoticed

pasar desapercibido — to go unnoticed

2) (=desprevenido) unprepared

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- da adjetivo

pasar desapercibido — to go unnoticed

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= unnoticed, unseen, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], unnoted, unobserved.

Ex. By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex. This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.

Ex. Differentials long attributed to marital status may in part reflect previously unobserved effects of sexual orientation.

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* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall.

* desapercibido (que pasa) = unremarked.

* pasando desapercibido = unobtrusively, unnoticeably.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous, unobserved.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

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- da adjetivo

pasar desapercibido — to go unnoticed

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desapercibido (que pasa)

(adj.) = unremarked

Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.

= unnoticed, unseen, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], unnoted, unobserved.

Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.

Ex: Differentials long attributed to marital status may in part reflect previously unobserved effects of sexual orientation.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall.

* desapercibido (que pasa) = unremarked.

* pasando desapercibido = unobtrusively, unnoticeably.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous, unobserved.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

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desapercibido -da

adjective

pasar desapercibido to go unnoticed

no pasó desapercibido su comentario his comment did not go unnoticed

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desapercibido
◊ -da adjetivo: pasar desapercibido to go unnoticed

desapercibido,-a adj (sin ser notado) unnoticed: intentaba pasar desapercibido, he was trying to go unnoticed

' desapercibido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desapercibida
English:
jump out
- slip past
- unnoticed
- unobserved
- detection
- profile
- skulk

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desapercibido, -a adj

1. [inadvertido] unnoticed;

pasar desapercibido to go unnoticed;

su original obra no pasó desapercibida a los expertos the originality of her work didn't go o pass unnoticed by the critics

2. [desprevenido] unprepared, unready

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desapercibido

adj unnoticed;

pasar desapercibido go unnoticed;

pillar desapercibido a alguien catch s.o. unawares

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desapercibido, -da adj

1) : unnoticed

2) desprevenido: unprepared, off guard

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18 desbordar

v.

1 to overflow, to burst (cauce, ribera).

El vaso desborda al llenarlo The glass overflows when filled.

2 to exceed.

3 to get past, to pass (contrario, defensa).

4 to surpass, to go beyond.

Esto desborda nuestras expectativas This surpasses our expectations.

5 to cause to burst its banks.

La tormenta desbordó el río The storm caused the river to burst its banks.

6 to cause to brim over.

Ricardo desbordó el vaso Richard caused the glass to brim over.

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desbordar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sobrepasar) to overflow

■ el río desbordó su cauce the river burst its banks

2 figurado (exceder) to surpass, exceed

■ eso desborda mis conocimientos that's way over my head

► verbo intransitivo

1 (salirse) to overflow

■ el río desbordó the river overflowed

► verbo pronominal desbordarse

1 (salirse) to overflow, flood

2 figurado to burst

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1. VT

1) (=rebosar)

la lluvia ha desbordado el río — the rain has caused the river to burst its banks o to overflow

la leche estuvo a punto de desbordar el cazo — the milk nearly boiled over

han desbordado la centralita con tantas llamadas — the switchboard has been inundated o overwhelmed with calls

2) (=exceder) [+ límite, previsiones] to exceed; [+ persona, tolerancia] to be beyond, be too much for

los beneficios han desbordado todas nuestras previsiones — profits have exceeded all our forecasts

su fama ha desbordado las fronteras de este país — her fame has spread far beyond this country

el trabajo me desborda — the work is just too much for me

3) [+ energía, entusiasmo] to be brimming (over) with

desborda alegría y buen humor — he's brimming (over) with happiness and good humour

4) (Mil) [+ enemigo, policía] to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas — they broke through enemy lines

5) (Dep) (=aventajar) to outplay

desbordaron por completo al equipo visitante — they totally outplayed the visiting team

2.

See:

desbordarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( salirse de)

el río desbordó su cauce — the river burst its banks

b) < límites> to exceed, go beyond

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión — it's quite beyond me

c) (Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordar las líneas enemigas — to break through the enemy lines

d) < persona> to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos — it was all too much for him

estoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work

esta casa me desborda — this house is too much for me to manage

e) <alegría/entusiasmo>

su cara desbordaba alegría — her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo — she was brimming with enthusiasm
2.
desbordarse v pron

a) río/canal to burst its banks

b) vaso/cubo to overflow

c) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control

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= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.

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* desbordarse = overflow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( salirse de)

el río desbordó su cauce — the river burst its banks

b) < límites> to exceed, go beyond

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión — it's quite beyond me

c) (Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordar las líneas enemigas — to break through the enemy lines

d) < persona> to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos — it was all too much for him

estoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work

esta casa me desborda — this house is too much for me to manage

e) <alegría/entusiasmo>

su cara desbordaba alegría — her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo — she was brimming with enthusiasm
2.
desbordarse v pron

a) río/canal to burst its banks

b) vaso/cubo to overflow

c) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control

* * *

= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.

* desbordarse = overflow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

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desbordar [A1 ]

vt

1

(salirse de): el río desbordó su cauce the river flooded o overflowed, the river overflowed o burst its banks

la fruta está desbordando el cesto the basket is brimming over with o overflowing with fruit

la ropa casi desborda la maleta the suitcase is bursting with clothes

2 ‹límites› to exceed, go beyond

las pérdidas han desbordado todas las previsiones losses have exceeded all forecasts

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión it's quite beyond me

3 ( Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas they broke through o breached the enemy lines

los manifestantes desbordaron los controles policiales the demonstrators broke o burst through the police barriers

4 ‹persona› to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos he found events too much for him, he was overwhelmed by events

estoy desbordada de trabajo I'm swamped with o overloaded with o ( BrE) snowed under with work

esta casa me desborda this house is too much for me to manage

5 ‹alegría/entusiasmo›

su cara desbordaba alegría her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo she exuded o she was brimming with enthusiasm

■ desbordarse

v pron

1 «río/canal» to flood, overflow, burst o overflow its banks

2 «vaso/cubo» to overflow

el agua se desbordó de la bañera the bath overflowed

el vino se desbordó de la copa the wine spilled over the edge of the glass

3 «multitud» to get out of hand o out of control

se desbordaron los ánimos tempers flared o boiled over, things got out of hand

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desbordar
I verbo transitivo to overflow
figurado to overwhelm: este tipo de situaciones me desbordan, these situations are just too much for me
II verbo intransitivo to overflow [de, with]
' desbordar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebasar
- rebosar

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desbordar

♦ vt

1. [cauce, ribera] to overflow, to burst;
[recipiente] to brim over;
el río desbordó el dique the river burst the flood bank;

procura que la leche no desborde el cazo be careful not to let the milk spill over;

la basura desbordaba los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish

2. [límites] to break through;

los manifestantes desbordaron el cordón policial the demonstrators broke through the police cordon

3. [previsiones, capacidad] to exceed;
[paciencia] to push beyond the limit;
la respuesta del público desbordó todas nuestras previsiones the public's response exceeded all our forecasts;

la cantidad de pedidos nos desborda we can't cope with the number of orders;

estamos desbordados de trabajo we're overwhelmed o swamped with work;

¡la ineptitud de este gobierno es algo que me desborda! this government's ineptitude is just beyond belief!

4. [pasión, sentimiento] to brim with, to overflow with;

todos desbordábamos felicidad we were all brimming with happiness;

el artículo desborda elogios the article is overflowing with praise;

su rostro desbordaba amor y ternura her face shone with love and tenderness

5. [contrario, defensa] to get past, to pass;

desbordó al portero en su salida he beat the goalkeeper as he was coming out

♦ vi

desbordar de to overflow with

♦ See also the pronominal verb desbordarse

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desbordar

I v/t

1 de río overflow, burst

2 de multitud break through

3 de acontecimiento overwhelm; fig

exceed

II v/i overflow

* * *

desbordar vt

1) : to overflow, to spill over

2) : to surpass, to exceed

3) : to burst with, to brim with

♦ See also the reflexive verb desbordarse

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desbordar vb to overflow

la basura desbordaba de los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish

el río se desbordó the river overflowed its banks

Spanish-English dictionary > desbordar
19 eludir

v.

1 to avoid.

eludir a la prensa to avoid the press

Elude sus responsabilidades a menudo He often avoids his responsibilities.

2 to elude, to be out of the grasp of, to be out of someone's grasp, to get out of someone's grasp.

El significado de esto elude a Ricardo The significance of this eludes Richard.

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eludir

► verbo transitivo

1 (responsabilidad, justicia, etc) to evade

2 (pregunta) to avoid, evade; (persona) to avoid

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VT

1) (=evitar) [+ problema, responsabilidad] to evade; [+ control, vigilancia] to dodge; [+ pago, impuesto] to avoid

no eludas mis preguntas — don't evade o avoid my questions

eludió pagar impuestos — he avoided paying tax

eludir el servicio militar — to avoid military service

2) [+ persona] to avoid

siempre me estás eludiendo — you're always avoiding me

logró eludir a sus perseguidores — she managed to evade her pursuers

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verbo transitivo

a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid

me eludió la mirada — she avoided my gaze

b) < persona> to avoid

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= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.

Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex. There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

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* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.

* eludirse = duck away.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.

* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.

* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.

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verbo transitivo

a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid

me eludió la mirada — she avoided my gaze

b) < persona> to avoid

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= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.

Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.

* eludirse = duck away.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.

* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.

* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.

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eludir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹problema› to evade, avoid, dodge; ‹pago› to avoid, evade

un compromiso que no puedes eludir an obligation which you can't evade o duck

eludió la persecución de la policía she escaped from o she avoided capture by her police pursuers

me eludió la mirada she avoided my gaze, she avoided looking me in the eye

2 ‹persona› to avoid

me ha estado eludiendo toda la semana she's been avoiding o dodging me all week

consiguió eludir a los periodistas he managed to avoid o elude the reporters

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eludir ( conjugate eludir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹problema/compromiso/pago› to evade, avoid

b) ‹ persona› to avoid

eludir verbo transitivo to avoid
' eludir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capear
- desentenderse
- evitar
English:
avoid
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- evade
- fend off
- skirt
- berth
- bypass
- divert
- fend
- get
- parry
- shirk
- side

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eludir vt

1. [evitar] [compromiso, responsabilidad] to avoid, to evade;
[problema, dificultad, tema] to avoid; [pregunta] to evade, to avoid, to dodge;
eludir el pago de una deuda to avoid paying a debt;

eludir al fisco to avoid paying taxes;

eludir el servicio militar to avoid o get out of doing military service;

eludió hacer declaraciones he avoided making any statement;

eludió su mirada she avoided his eyes

2. [perseguidores]
eludir a to avoid, to evade;

consiguió eludir a la policía he managed to avoid the police;
Der
eludir la acción de la justicia to escape justice

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eludir

v/t evade, avoid

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eludir vt

evadir: to evade, to avoid, to elude

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eludir vb to avoid

Spanish-English dictionary > eludir
20 esquivar

v.

1 to avoid.

2 to dodge, to evade, to duck, to fend off.

Luis capeó el problema Louis dodged the problem.

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esquivar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to avoid, shun

2 (golpe) to dodge, elude

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verb

1) to dodge

2) avoid

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1.

VT (=evitar) to avoid, shun; (=evadir) to dodge, side-step

esquivar un golpe — to dodge a blow

esquivar el contacto con algn — to avoid meeting sb

esquivar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth, be chary of doing sth

2.

See:

esquivarse

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verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade

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= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.

Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

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* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

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verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade

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= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.

Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

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esquivar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to avoid

2 ‹golpe› to dodge, evade; ‹pregunta› to avoid, dodge, sidestep

intentaron esquivar el tema they tried to dodge o evade the issue

3 ‹problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹responsabilidad› to avoid, evade

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esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
' esquivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- cuneta
- huir
- esquinazo
English:
dodge
- elude
- fend off
- sidestep
- way
- avoid
- divert
- duck
- fend
- fudge
- side

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esquivar vt

1. [golpe] to dodge;
[valla, obstáculo] to clear;
trató de esquivar al perro para no atropellarlo he tried to avoid the dog so as not to knock it down

2. [persona, discusión, tema] to avoid;
[pregunta] to evade, to dodge; [compromiso, responsabilidad] to evade, to get out of; [problema, inconveniente] to avoid, to get round
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esquivar

v/t avoid, dodge fam

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esquivar vt

1) evadir: to dodge, to evade

2) evitar: to avoid

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esquivar vb

1. (golpe) to dodge

2. (persona) to avoid

Spanish-English dictionary > esquivar

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