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1 enlomadora

= backing machine.

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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= backing machine.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Spanish-English dictionary > enlomadora
2 cortadora

f.

cutter.

cortadora de césped lawnmower

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cortadora

► nombre femenino

1 cutting machine

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SF cutter, cutting-machine

cortadora de césped — lawnmower

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= cutting machine.

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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* cortadora de cartón = board-cutting machine.

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= cutting machine.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

* cortadora de cartón = board-cutting machine.

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cortadora nf

cutter

Comp
cortadora de césped lawnmower
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cortador

m, cortadora f de prendas de vestir, zapatos cutter

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cortadora nf

: cutter, slicer

Spanish-English dictionary > cortadora
3 cosedora

adj.&f.

feminine of COSEDOR.

f.

1 seamstress, stitcher.

2 sewing machine, stitching machine.

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= stitching press, stabbing machine, sewing machine.

Ex. Years ago, many libraries had their own binderies equipped with simple stitching presses, guillotines, etc.

Ex. Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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= stitching press, stabbing machine, sewing machine.

Ex: Years ago, many libraries had their own binderies equipped with simple stitching presses, guillotines, etc.

Ex: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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cosedora nf
Col [grapadora] stapler
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cosedor

m, cosedora f machinist

Spanish-English dictionary > cosedora
4 mecanizado

adj.

mechanized, automatized, unmanned.

m.

mechanization, machining, tooling.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: mecanizar.

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mecanizado

► adjetivo

1 mechanized

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ADJ mechanized

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- da adjetivo mechanized

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= machine + Nombre, mechanised [mechanized, -USA], power, machining.

Ex. With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.

Ex. Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Ex. Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.

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* indización mecanizada = machine indexing.

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- da adjetivo mechanized

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= machine + Nombre, mechanised [mechanized, -USA], power, machining.

Ex: With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.

Ex: Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.

* indización mecanizada = machine indexing.

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mecanizado -da

adjective

mechanized

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Del verbo mecanizar: ( conjugate mecanizar)

mecanizado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
mecanizado
mecanizar
mecanizado
◊ -da adjetivo

mechanized
mecanizar ( conjugate mecanizar) verbo transitivo
to mechanize
mecanizar verbo transitivo to mechanize

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mecanizado, -a adj

mechanized

Spanish-English dictionary > mecanizado
5 cortar

v.

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

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cortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

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verb

1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

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- cortarse

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1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

corta la manzana por la mitad — cut the apple in half

¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

cortar la cabeza a algn — to cut sb's head off

3) (=dividir) to cut

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

han cortado el gas — the gas has been cut off

las tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport

han cortado el tráfico durante unos minutos — they've closed the road to traffic for a few minutes

carretera cortada al tráfico — road closed

sus seguidores han cortado la calle — her followers have blocked off the road

nos cortaron la retirada — they cut off our retreat

cortar la hemorragia — to stop the bleeding

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

cortar la comunicación — to hang up

5) (=suprimir) to cut

la censura cortó una de las escenas — the censors cut one of the scenes

6) [frío] to chap, crack

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
sano 1)
2) (Inform)

"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"

3) (Meteo)

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

4) (=acortar)

podemos cortar por el parque — we can take a shortcut through the park

es mejor que cortéis por el atajo — it would be better if you took the shortcut

5)

• cortar con (=terminar) —

cortar con el pasado — to make a break with the past

hay que cortar con este comportamiento — we must put a stop to this behaviour

es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

6)

¡corta! — * give us a break! *
rollo 1., 5)
7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

¡corto! — over!

¡corto y cierro! — over and out!

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortó — he hung up

3.

See:

cortarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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cortar [A1 ]

vt

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

D

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

F

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

K

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

M

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

■ cortar

vi

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

B

1

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

G

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

■ cortarse

v pron

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

C

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

F

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss

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cortar

♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;
[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;
cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;
[gastos] to cut back
3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;
[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;
cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

Comp
CSur Fam
¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;
[calle, territorio] to cut across;
el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;
[censurar] to censor
10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;
[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;
cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;
[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;
Comp

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]
este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's around

12. RP [comunicación]
cortar la comunicación to hang up;

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

Comp

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);
corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);
corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

4. [terminar una acción] Cine
¡corten! cut!;
Rad
¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]
hace un frío que corta it's bitterly cold

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

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cortar

I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

3

:

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

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cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

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cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

cortó un trozo de queso she cut a slice of cheese

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut

ten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

han cortado el gas the gas has been cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

han cortado la calle the road has been closed

cortar el bacalao to be the boss

cortar en pedazos to cut up

Spanish-English dictionary > cortar
6 máquina de coser

máquina de coser

sewing machine

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(n.) = sewing machine

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

* * *

(n.) = sewing machine

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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máquina de coser

sewing machine

Spanish-English dictionary > máquina de coser
7 Londres

m.

1 London.

2 Outer London.

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Londres

► nombre masculino

1 London

* * *

SM London

* * *

masculino London

* * *

= London.

Ex. French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

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* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.

* centro de Londres = Inner London.

* City de Londres, la = the City.

* condados de alrededor de Londres, los = home counties, the.

* conurbación de Londres, la = Greater London.

* Región Bibliotecaria de Londres y el Sudeste (LASER) = London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER).

* * *

masculino London

* * *

= London.

Ex: French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.

* centro de Londres = Inner London.

* City de Londres, la = the City.

* condados de alrededor de Londres, los = home counties, the.

* conurbación de Londres, la = Greater London.

* Región Bibliotecaria de Londres y el Sudeste (LASER) = London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER).

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Londres

masculine

London

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Londres sustantivo masculino
London
Londres sustantivo femenino London
' Londres' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- tirarse
- andar
- distancia
- domicilio
- estar
- propiamente
- telefonear
English:
central
- city
- Cockney
- connected
- flat
- go
- have
- leave behind
- LIBOR
- lie
- London
- previous
- pros and cons
- put in
- should
- some
- west
- Downing Street
- east
- ever
- home
- not
- other
- outside
- since
- when

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Londres n

London

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Londres

m London

Spanish-English dictionary > Londres
8 combinar

v.

1 to combine.

combina lo práctico con lo barato it is both practical and cheap

Ella combina minerales She combines minerals.

Ella combina trabajo y placer She combines business with pleasure.

Ella combina posibilidades She permutes possibilities.

2 to mix (bebidas).

3 to match (colores).

4 to arrange, to organize.

5 to bind.

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combinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to combine

2 (disponer) to arrange, plan

3 QUÍMICA to combine

4 (colores) to match ( con, -), go ( con, with)

► verbo pronominal combinarse

1 (ponerse de acuerdo) to get together

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verb

1) to combine

2) match

•

- combinarse

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1. VT

1) [+ esfuerzos, movimientos] to combine; [+ colores] to match, mix

2) [+ plan, proyecto] to devise, work out

2.

See:

combinarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < ingredientes> to combine, mix together

b) < colores> to put together

no sabe combinar la ropa — he isn't very good at coordinating clothes

combinar algo con algo: combinar el rojo con el violeta to put red and purple together; no puedes combinar esa falda con ese jersey — you can't wear that skirt with that sweater

c) (Quím) to combine

d) ( reunir) to combine
2.
combinar vi colores/ropa to go together

combinar con algo — to go with something
3.
combinarse v pron

a) personas ( ponerse de acuerdo)

se combinaron para sorprenderlo — they got together to give him a surprise

nos combinamos para estar allí a las seis — we all arranged to be there at six

b) (Quím) to combine

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= bridge, combine (together), link, marry, perform + combination, pick and mix, coalesce, blend, mix and match, piece together, concatenate, conflate, mingle (with), mesh, bundle, federate, couple, mix, mash up, conjoin, conjugate, commingle.

Ex. BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.

Ex. Search aids are available in the form of logical statements which combine terms in order to be able to trace subjects according to a more specific document profile.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

Ex. If a search involves more than a single term, the system searches for each term separately, and reports intermediate results before performing the combination.

Ex. Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.

Ex. Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.

Ex. In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.

Ex. It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.

Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex. Individual files are concatenated to allow a full Boolean search to all files simultaneously.

Ex. Authors did not always read proofs; revises might be omitted and routines conflated.

Ex. Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.

Ex. Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.

Ex. CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex. The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.

Ex. The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.

Ex. Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Ex. The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.

Ex. The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.

Ex. The problema can be solved by conjugating two bare hard disks.

Ex. By mixing the marital property (your paycheck) with the separate property (your inheritance), you have ' commingled' them, and they cannot be considered separate property anymore.

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* combinar Algo con Algo = marry + Nombre + with + Nombre.

* combinar con = intersperse with.

* combinar en = meld (in/into).

* combinar intereses = bridge + interests.

* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].

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

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < ingredientes> to combine, mix together

b) < colores> to put together

no sabe combinar la ropa — he isn't very good at coordinating clothes

combinar algo con algo: combinar el rojo con el violeta to put red and purple together; no puedes combinar esa falda con ese jersey — you can't wear that skirt with that sweater

c) (Quím) to combine

d) ( reunir) to combine
2.
combinar vi colores/ropa to go together

combinar con algo — to go with something
3.
combinarse v pron

a) personas ( ponerse de acuerdo)

se combinaron para sorprenderlo — they got together to give him a surprise

nos combinamos para estar allí a las seis — we all arranged to be there at six

b) (Quím) to combine

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= bridge, combine (together), link, marry, perform + combination, pick and mix, coalesce, blend, mix and match, piece together, concatenate, conflate, mingle (with), mesh, bundle, federate, couple, mix, mash up, conjoin, conjugate, commingle.

Ex: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.

Ex: Search aids are available in the form of logical statements which combine terms in order to be able to trace subjects according to a more specific document profile.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

Ex: If a search involves more than a single term, the system searches for each term separately, and reports intermediate results before performing the combination.

Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.

Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.

Ex: In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.

Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.

Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex: Individual files are concatenated to allow a full Boolean search to all files simultaneously.

Ex: Authors did not always read proofs; revises might be omitted and routines conflated.

Ex: Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.

Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.

Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex: The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.

Ex: The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.

Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Ex: The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.

Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.

Ex: The problema can be solved by conjugating two bare hard disks.

Ex: By mixing the marital property (your paycheck) with the separate property (your inheritance), you have ' commingled' them, and they cannot be considered separate property anymore.

* combinar Algo con Algo = marry + Nombre + with + Nombre.

* combinar con = intersperse with.

* combinar en = meld (in/into).

* combinar intereses = bridge + interests.

* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].

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

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combinar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹ingredientes› to combine, mix together

2 ‹colores› to put together

no se puede combinar esos dos colores you can't put those two colors together

no sabe combinar la ropa he isn't very good at coordinating clothes

combinar algo CON algo:

me gusta la falda pero no tengo con qué combinarla I like the skirt but I have nothing to wear with it o to go with it

¿a quién se le ocurre combinar el rojo con el violeta? how could you think of putting red and purple together?

no puedes combinar esa falda con ese jersey you can't wear that skirt with that sweater

3 ( Quím) to combine

4 (reunir) to combine

■ combinar

vi

«colores/ropa»: combinar CON algo; to go WITH sth

quiero un bolso que combine con estos zapatos I want a bag that goes with o to go with these shoes

■ combinarse

v pron

1

«personas» (ponerse de acuerdo): se combinaron para sorprenderlo they got together to give him a surprise

se combinaron para gastarle una broma they got together o ganged up to play a trick on him

nos combinamos para estar allí a las seis we all arranged to be there at six

2 ( Quím) to combine

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combinar ( conjugate combinar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to combine

b) ‹ colores› to put together;

‹ ropa› to coordinate;
◊ combinar el rojo con el violeta to put red and purple together

verbo intransitivo [colores/ropa] to go together;
combinar con algo to go with sth
combinar verbo transitivo, to combine, mix: hay que saber combinar estos dos sabores, you need to know how to best combine these two flavours
' combinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
- entonar
- ir
- mezclar
- pegar
- compaginar
- salir
- sintetizar
English:
blend
- combine
- match
- merge
- coordinate
- go
- mix

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combinar

♦ vt

1. [unir, mezclar] to combine;

combina lo práctico con lo barato it is both practical and cheap

2. [bebidas] to mix

3. [colores] to match

4. [planificar] to arrange, to organize;

combinan sus horarios para que siempre haya alguien en casa they arrange the hours they work so there's always somebody at home

5. Mat to permute

6. Quím to combine

♦ vi
[colores, ropa]
combinar con to go with;

no tengo nada que combine con estos pantalones I haven't got anything to go o that goes with these trousers

♦ See also the pronominal verb combinarse

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combinar

v/t combine

* * *

combinar vt

1) unir: to combine, to mix together

2) : to match, to put together

♦ See also the reflexive verb combinarse

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combinar vb

1. (en general) to combine

combina el trabajo con los estudios he combines work with studying

2. (tener armonía) to match / to go with

ese color combina muy bien con los muebles that colour matches the furniture really well

Spanish-English dictionary > combinar
9 cortadora de cartón

(n.) = board-cutting machine

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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(n.) = board-cutting machine

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Spanish-English dictionary > cortadora de cartón
10 cuñado

m.

brother-in-law.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cuñar.

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cuñado

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) brother-in-law; (mujer) sister-in-law

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cuñado, -a
SM / F brother-/sister-in-law
* * *

- da masculino, femenino

1) ( pariente político) (m) brother-in-law; (f) sister-in-law

mis cuñados — ( sólo varones) my brothers-in-law; ( varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters-in-law

2) (Per fam) ( compañero) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *

= brother-in-law.

Ex. French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

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- da masculino, femenino

1) ( pariente político) (m) brother-in-law; (f) sister-in-law

mis cuñados — ( sólo varones) my brothers-in-law; ( varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters-in-law

2) (Per fam) ( compañero) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *

= brother-in-law.

Ex: French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

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cuñado -da

masculine, feminine

A (pariente político) ( masculine) brother-in-law; ( feminine) sister-in-law

mis cuñados (sólo varones) my brothers-in-law; (varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters-in-law

B ( Per fam) (compañero) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)

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cuñado
◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) ( pariente político) (m) brother-in-law;

(f) sister-in-law;
◊ mis cuñados ( solo varones) my brothers-in-law;

( varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters-in-law
b) (Per fam) ( compañero) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

cuñado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hombre) brother-in-law
(mujer) sister-in-law
2 cuñados, ( hombres) brothers-in-law
(hombres y mujeres) brother(s)- and sister(s)-in-law ➣ Ver nota en in-laws
Recuerda que el plural de brother-in-law se refiere únicamente al sexo masculino. Por tanto, la frase viene mi suegra con todos mis cuñados (ellos y ellas) debe traducrise por my mother-in-law and all my brothers- and sisters-in-law are coming.
' cuñado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contemporizar
- cuñada
- parásita
- parásito
English:
brother-in-law
- in-laws
- brother

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cuñado, -a nm,f

brother-in-law, f sister-in-law

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cuñado

m brother-in-law

* * *

cuñado, -da n

: brother-in-law m, sister-in-law f

* * *

cuñado n brother in law

Spanish-English dictionary > cuñado
11 encartonar

v.

1 to apply (binder's) boards to books.

2 to bind in boards only.

3 to cover with cardboard, to bind with cardboard.

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encartonar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner cartones) to cover with cardboard

2 (encuadernar) to bind with cardboard

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VT

1) (=cubrir) to cover with cardboard

2) (Tip) to bind in boards

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= case.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

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* máquina de encartonar = casing-in machine.

* * *

= case.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

* máquina de encartonar = casing-in machine.

Spanish-English dictionary > encartonar
12 grapar

v.

to staple.

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grapar

► verbo transitivo

1 to staple

* * *

VT to staple

* * *

verbo transitivo to staple

* * *

= staple, staple together.

Ex. The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.

Ex. The pages should not be bound or stapled together, as this makes insertions and corrections difficult.

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* maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.

* * *

verbo transitivo to staple

* * *

= staple, staple together.

Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.

Ex: The pages should not be bound or stapled together, as this makes insertions and corrections difficult.

* maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.

* * *

grapar [A1 ]

vt

to staple

* * *

grapar ( conjugate grapar) verbo transitivo
to staple
grapar verbo transitivo to staple
' grapar' also found in these entries:
English:
staple

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grapar vt

to staple

* * *

grapar

v/t staple

* * *

grapar vt

engrapar: to staple

* * *

grapar vb to staple / to staple together

Spanish-English dictionary > grapar
13 máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta

(n.) = straight-knife trimming machine

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

* * *

(n.) = straight-knife trimming machine

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Spanish-English dictionary > máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta
14 máquina de torno

(n.) = nipping machine

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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(n.) = nipping machine

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Spanish-English dictionary > máquina de torno
15 papelero mayorista

(n.) = wholesale stationer

Ex. French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

* * *

(n.) = wholesale stationer

Ex: French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

Spanish-English dictionary > papelero mayorista
16 redondeadoras

(n.) = rounding machine

Ex. In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

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(n.) = rounding machine

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Spanish-English dictionary > redondeadoras
17 sensato

adj.

reasonable, prudent, sensible, sound.

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sensato

► adjetivo

1 sensible

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(f. - sensata)

adj.

reasonable, sensible, sound, wise

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ADJ sensible

* * *

- ta adjetivo sensible

* * *

= judicious, sage [sager -comp., sagest -sup.], sensible, sober, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], level-headed, sane, down-to-earth, even-keel, on an even keel.

Ex. They can also alert the user to unexpected filing orders by the judicious use of references.

Ex. The proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness, coupled with sage assurances that the flexibilities possible with machine processing would obviate most of the problems not addressed.

Ex. For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.

Ex. 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. The book represents a fascinating, level-headed account of a neglected theme.

Ex. Democracy to be sane must be desired by a people qualified by their own understanding to judge it and shape its course.

Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex. She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.

Ex. In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.

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* actitud sensata y recta = no-nonsense approach.

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* ser sensato = be on the safe side.

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- ta adjetivo sensible

* * *

= judicious, sage [sager -comp., sagest -sup.], sensible, sober, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], level-headed, sane, down-to-earth, even-keel, on an even keel.

Ex: They can also alert the user to unexpected filing orders by the judicious use of references.

Ex: The proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness, coupled with sage assurances that the flexibilities possible with machine processing would obviate most of the problems not addressed.

Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.

Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: The book represents a fascinating, level-headed account of a neglected theme.

Ex: Democracy to be sane must be desired by a people qualified by their own understanding to judge it and shape its course.

Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.

Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.

* actitud sensata y recta = no-nonsense approach.

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* ser sensato = be on the safe side.

* * *

sensato -ta

adjective

‹persona› sensible; ‹decisión/respuesta› sensible

* * *

sensato
◊ -ta adjetivo

sensible
sensato,-a adjetivo sensible

' sensato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabal
- entera
- entero
- responsable
- sensata
- consciente
- maduro
- prudente
- sabio
English:
level-headed
- reasonable
- sane
- sensible
- sound
- level
- no-nonsense
- unwise

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sensato, -a adj

sensible

* * *

sensato

adj sensible

* * *

sensato, -ta n

: sensible, sound

♦ sensatamente adv

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sensato adj sensible

Spanish-English dictionary > sensato
18 tener éxito

v.

to have success, to be successful, to succeed, to be a hit.

Ricardo acertó en su empresa Richard succeeded in his undertaking.

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tener éxito

to be successful

■ ha tenido éxito en el mundo del espectáculo he's been successful in show business

* * *

to be successful

* * *

(v.) = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong

Ex. Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.

Ex. For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.

Ex. The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.

Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.

Ex. In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex. The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.

Ex. During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.

Ex. The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.

Ex. This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.

Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.

Ex. Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.

Ex. The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.

Ex. The arrangement of two rotors side by side was never very popular.

Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

* * *

(v.) = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong

Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.

Ex: For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.

Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.

Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.

Ex: In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

Ex: The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped.

Ex: During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.

Ex: The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.

Ex: This new software will prove trumps for Microsoft = Este nuevo software será un éxito para Microsoft.

Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.

Ex: Consumers appear to complain largely when they believe their efforts were likely to meet with success.

Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.

Ex: The arrangement of two rotors side by side was never very popular.

Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

Spanish-English dictionary > tener éxito
19 unir

v.

1 to join (juntar) (pedazos, habitaciones).

unió los dos palos con una cuerda he joined o tied the two sticks together with a piece of string

Ellos unieron las telas They joined the fabrics.

Ellos unieron los equipos They merged the teams.

2 to connect, to link (comunicar) (ciudades, terminales, aparatos).

El cable une la tubería The wire connects the tubing.

3 to combine.

en su obra une belleza y técnica her work combines beauty with technique

unir algo a algo to add something to something

4 to draw together, to assemble, to unify.

El amor une a las personas Love draws people together.

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unir

► verbo transitivo

1 (juntar) to unite, join, join together

2 (combinar) to combine (a, with)

3 (enlazar) to link (a, to)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

unirse en matrimonio formal to unite in marriage

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verb

to unite, join, link

- unirse
- unirse a
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1. VT

1) (=acercar)

a) [+ grupos, tendencias, pueblos] to unite

es la persona perfecta para unir al partido — he is the ideal person to unite the party

b) [sentimientos] to unite

los une el mismo amor a la verdad — they are united in their love of the truth

a nuestros dos países los unen muchas más cosas de las que los dividen — there are far more things that unite our two countries than divide them

nos une el interés por la ciencia — we share an interest in science

me une a él una estrecha amistad — I have a very close friendship with him

c) [lazos] to link, bind

los lazos que unen ambos países — the ties that bind o link both countries

2) (=atar) [contrato] to bind

con el periódico me unía un mero contrato — I was bound to the newspaper by nothing more than a simple contract

el jugador ha rescindido el contrato que lo unía al club — the player has terminated the contract binding him to the club

unir a dos personas en matrimonio — to join together two people in matrimony

3) (=asociar, agrupar) to combine

uniendo los dos nombres resulta un nuevo concepto — a new concept is created by combining the two nouns

el esquí de fondo une dos actividades: montañismo y esquí — cross-country skiing combines two activities: mountaineering and skiing

decidieron unir sus fuerzas para luchar contra el crimen — they decided to join forces in the fight against crime

ha logrado unir su nombre al de los grandes deportistas de este siglo — he has won a place among the great sporting names of this century

4) (=conectar) [carretera, vuelo, ferrocarril] to link ( con with)

la autopista une las dos poblaciones — the motorway links the two towns

5) [+ objetos, piezas] [gen] to join, join together; [con pegamento, celo] to stick together; [con clavos, puntas] to fasten together

unir los bordes con cinta adhesiva — stick the edges together with adhesive tape

van a tirar el tabique para unir el salón a la cocina — they are going to knock together the lounge and the kitchen

6) (Culin) [+ líquidos] to mix; [+ salsa] to blend

7) (Com) [+ compañías, intereses] to merge

2.

See:

unirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < cables> to join; (con cola, pegamento) to stick... together; < esfuerzos> to combine

unió los trozos con un pegamento — she glued the pieces together

los unió en matrimonio — (frml) he joined them in matrimony (frml)

b) sentimientos/intereses to unite

unida sentimentalmente a... — (period) romantically involved with...

c) <características/cualidades/estilos> to combine

unir algo a algo — to combine something with something

2) ( comunicar) < lugares> to link

3) ( fusionar) <empresas/organizaciones> to merge

4) < salsa> to mix
2.
unirse v pron

1)

a) ( aliarse) personas/colectividades to join together

se unieron para hacer un frente común — they joined forces o united in a common cause

unirse en matrimonio — to be joined in matrimony (frml)

se unió a nuestra causa — he joined our cause

b) características/cualidades to combine

a su belleza se une una gran simpatía — she combines beauty and a very pleasant personality

2) ( juntarse) caminos to converge, meet

3) ( fusionarse) empresas/organizaciones to merge

* * *

= aggregate, bridge, connect, join together, link, marry, string, unite, confound, piece together, weld into/together, splice, bundle, pool, band, bind + Nombre + together, knit, knit, federate, conjoin, cement.

Ex. You have attempted to aggregate the UDC class number incorrectly.

Ex. BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.

Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex. A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

Ex. There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.

Ex. It has become increasingly difficult to unite both categories in one union and demands for a trade union of library employees have been raised.

Ex. The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.

Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex. The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.

Ex. A filmloop is a short length of film enclosed in a cassette and with the end of the film spliced on to the beginning so that it requires no rewinding.

Ex. CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex. The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.

Ex. People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex. I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.

Ex. I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.

Ex. The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.

Ex. The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.

Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.

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* conseguir unir = rally.

* unir a = tie (to), couple with.

* unir esfuerzos = join + hands.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

* unir inextricablemente = interweave.

* unir mediante espigas = tenon.

* unir mediante hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].

* unir mediante mortaja = mortise.

* unirse = come together, partner, bond, stand up as + one.

* unirse a = ally with, join, hop on, join + Posesivo + ranks.

* unirse a una conversación = chime in.

* unirse en matrimonio = tie + the knot.

* unir sin solapar = butt together.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < cables> to join; (con cola, pegamento) to stick... together; < esfuerzos> to combine

unió los trozos con un pegamento — she glued the pieces together

los unió en matrimonio — (frml) he joined them in matrimony (frml)

b) sentimientos/intereses to unite

unida sentimentalmente a... — (period) romantically involved with...

c) <características/cualidades/estilos> to combine

unir algo a algo — to combine something with something

2) ( comunicar) < lugares> to link

3) ( fusionar) <empresas/organizaciones> to merge

4) < salsa> to mix
2.
unirse v pron

1)

a) ( aliarse) personas/colectividades to join together

se unieron para hacer un frente común — they joined forces o united in a common cause

unirse en matrimonio — to be joined in matrimony (frml)

se unió a nuestra causa — he joined our cause

b) características/cualidades to combine

a su belleza se une una gran simpatía — she combines beauty and a very pleasant personality

2) ( juntarse) caminos to converge, meet

3) ( fusionarse) empresas/organizaciones to merge

* * *

= aggregate, bridge, connect, join together, link, marry, string, unite, confound, piece together, weld into/together, splice, bundle, pool, band, bind + Nombre + together, knit, knit, federate, conjoin, cement.

Ex: You have attempted to aggregate the UDC class number incorrectly.

Ex: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.

Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.

Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.

Ex: It has become increasingly difficult to unite both categories in one union and demands for a trade union of library employees have been raised.

Ex: The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.

Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex: The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.

Ex: A filmloop is a short length of film enclosed in a cassette and with the end of the film spliced on to the beginning so that it requires no rewinding.

Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex: The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.

Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex: I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.

Ex: I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.

Ex: The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.

Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.

Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.

* conseguir unir = rally.

* unir a = tie (to), couple with.

* unir esfuerzos = join + hands.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

* unir inextricablemente = interweave.

* unir mediante espigas = tenon.

* unir mediante hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].

* unir mediante mortaja = mortise.

* unirse = come together, partner, bond, stand up as + one.

* unirse a = ally with, join, hop on, join + Posesivo + ranks.

* unirse a una conversación = chime in.

* unirse en matrimonio = tie + the knot.

* unir sin solapar = butt together.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* * *

unir [I1 ]

vt

A

1

«persona»: unió los trozos con un pegamento she stuck the pieces together with glue

unió los cables con cinta aislante he joined the wires with insulating tape

ha unido dos estilos muy diferentes he has combined two very different styles

el sacerdote los unió en matrimonio ( frml); the priest joined them in matrimony ( frml)

unamos nuestros esfuerzos let us combine our efforts

2 «sentimientos/intereses» to unite

los unía el deseo de … they were united by their desire to …

los une su afición al deporte their love of sport binds them together o acts as a bond between them o unites them

el amor que nos une the love which unites us

unida sentimentalmente a … ( period); romantically involved with …

3 ‹características/cualidades› unir algo A algo to combine sth WITH sth

une a su inteligencia una gran madurez he combines intelligence with great maturity

B (comunicar) to link

la nueva carretera une los dos pueblos the new road links the two towns

el puente aéreo que une las dos ciudades the shuttle service which runs between o links the two cities

C ‹salsa› to mix

■ unirse

v pron

A

1 (aliarse) «personas/colectividades» to join together

se unieron para hacer un frente común they joined forces o united in a common cause

los dos países se unieron en una federación the two countries joined together to form a federation

se unieron en matrimonio they were married, they were joined in matrimony ( frml)

varias empresas se unieron para formar un consorcio several companies joined together o came together o combined to form a consortium

unirse A algo:

se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause

2 «características/cualidades» to combine

en él se unen la ambición y el orgullo ambition and pride come together o combine in him, he combines ambition with pride

a su belleza se une una gran simpatía her beauty is combined with a very likable personality

B (juntarse) «caminos» to converge, meet

donde el tráfico del oeste se une con el del norte where traffic from the west converges with o meets traffic from the north

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unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cables› to join;

(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine
b) [sentimientos/intereses] to unite

c) ‹características/cualidades/estilos› to combine;

unir algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;
◊ se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause

2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
' unir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- casar
- empalmar
- fundir
- juntar
- ligar
- remachar
- vincular
English:
bond
- cement
- connect
- couple
- join
- join up
- link
- neither
- screw together
- stick together
- unite
- yoke
- amalgamate
- bring
- marry
- reunite
- splice
- unify

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unir

♦ vt

1. [juntar] [pedazos, piezas, habitaciones] to join;
[empresas, estados, facciones] to unite; Informát [archivos] to merge;
unió los dos palos con una cuerda he joined o tied the two sticks with a piece of string;

debemos unir fuerzas we must combine forces

2. [relacionar] [personas]
aquella experiencia les unió mucho that experience made them very close;

les une una fuerte amistad they are very close friends, they share a very close friendship;

les une su pasión por la música they share a passion for music;

los lazos que nos unen the ties that bind us;
Formal
unir a dos personas en (santo) matrimonio to join two people in (holy) matrimony

3. [comunicar] [ciudades, terminales, aparatos] to connect, to link;

la línea férrea que une la capital a o [m5] con la costa the railway o US railroad between o which links the capital and the coast

4. [combinar] to combine;

en su obra une belleza y técnica her work combines beauty with technique;

unir algo a algo [añadir] to add sth to sth;

a la desinformación hay que unir también el desinterés de la gente in addition to the lack of information, we have to take into account people's lack of interest

5. [mezclar] to mix o blend in;

una la mantequilla con el azúcar cream together the butter and the sugar

♦ See also the pronominal verb unirse

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unir

v/t

1 join

2 personas unite

3 características combine ( con with)

4 ciudades link

* * *

unir vt

1) juntar: to unite, to join, to link

2) combinar: to combine, to blend

♦ See also the reflexive verb unirse

* * *

unir vb

1. (juntar) to join

he unido todas las piezas del rompecabezas I've joined all the pieces of the jigsaw together

2. (comunicar) to link

la línea férrea une las dos ciudades the railway line links the two cities

3. (relacionar) to unite

les une la afición por la música they are united by their love of music

Spanish-English dictionary > unir
20 mecánico

adj.

mechanical, power-driven, robotic.

m.

1 mechanic, greaser.

2 grease monkey.

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mecánico

► adjetivo

1 mechanical

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 mechanic

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

mecánico dentista dental technician

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1. (f. - mecánica)
noun

mechanic
2. (f. - mecánica)
adj.

mechanical

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mecánico, -a
1. ADJ

1) [gen] mechanical; [con motor] power antes de s ; (=de máquinas) machine antes de s

2) [gesto, trabajo] mechanical

2.

SM / F [de coches] mechanic, grease monkey (EEUU) *; (=operario) machinist; (=ajustador) fitter, repair man/woman; (Aer) rigger, fitter; (=conductor) driver, chauffeur

mecánico/a de vuelo — flight engineer

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I
- ca adjetivo

a) (Mec) mechanical

b) <gesto/acto> mechanical
II
- ca masculino, femenino ( de vehículos) mechanic; ( de maquinaria industrial) fitter; (de fotocopiadoras, lavadoras) (m) engineer, repairman; (f) engineer, repairwoman

- mecánico -ca dental or dentista

- mecánico -ca de vuelo

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

a) (Mec) mechanical

b) <gesto/acto> mechanical
II
- ca masculino, femenino ( de vehículos) mechanic; ( de maquinaria industrial) fitter; (de fotocopiadoras, lavadoras) (m) engineer, repairman; (f) engineer, repairwoman

- mecánico -ca dental or dentista

- mecánico -ca de vuelo

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mecánico¹

¹ = mechanic.

Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.

* banco de mecánico = metal-shop bench.

* garaje mecánico = mechanic garage, mechanic workshop, garage.

* mecánico de coches = auto mechanic.

* taller mecánico = mechanic workshop, mechanic garage, garage.

mecánico²

² = mechanical, mechanistic, rote, mindless, unthinking, power.

Ex: With a fully faceted classification scheme (see 13.2.4) chain indexing is purely mechanical, and straightforward.

Ex: Content analysts, doing their kind of mechanistic time-and-motion studies on 'Till death do us part', might well come up with the conclusion that the greater part of it is straight and explicit racialism.

Ex: This article examines creative and rote modes of thinking as they relate to 'theory' and 'practice' in library education.

Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.

Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

* barredera mecánica = sweeper, mechanical sweeper, mechanised sweeper, road sweeper, street sweeper.

* barredora mecánica = sweeper, mechanical sweeper, mechanised sweeper, road sweeper.

* barredora mecánica = street sweeper.

* componente mecánico = mechanical part.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.

* de un modo mecánico = mechanically.

* escalera mecánica = escalator.

* estropajo mecánico = mechanised scrubber.

* excavadora mecánica = excavator.

* herramienta mecánica = machine tool.

* período de la prensa mecánica, el = machine-press period, the.

* pieza mecánica = mechanical part.

* propiedad mecánica = mechanical property.

* rampa mecánica = moving ramp.

* recambio mecánico = mechanical part.

* rotura mecánica = mechanical breakdown.

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mecánico¹ -ca

adjective

1 ( Mec) mechanical

2 ‹gesto/acto› mechanical

lo hacen de manera mecánica they do it mechanically

mecánico² -ca

masculine, feminine

1 (de vehículos) mechanic

2 (de maquinaria industrial) fitter

3 (de fotocopiadoras, lavadoras) ( masculine) technician, repairman, engineer ( BrE); ( feminine) technician, repairwoman, engineer ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● mecánico dental, mecánica dental

masculine, feminine dental technician

● mecánico dentista, mecánica dentista

masculine, feminine dental technician

● mecánico de vuelo, mecánica de vuelo

masculine, feminine flight engineer

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mecánico
◊ -ca adjetivo

mechanical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de vehículos) mechanic;

( de maquinaria industrial) fitter;
(de fotocopiadoras, lavadoras) engineer
mecánico,-a
I adjetivo mechanical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino mechanic
' mecánico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
foso
- mecánica
- taller
- aprendiz
- empezar
- mono
- montallantas
- taladro
English:
failure
- fault
- garage
- grease
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mindless
- regurgitate
- fitter
- perfunctory
- sweeper

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mecánico, -a

♦ adj

1. [de la mecánica] mechanical

2. [automático] mechanical;

un gesto mecánico a mechanical gesture;

lo hace de forma mecánica he does it mechanically

♦ nm,f
[persona] mechanic
Comp
mecánico dentista dental technician;
mecánico de vuelo flight engineer

* * *

mecánico

I adj mechanical

II m, mecánica f mechanic

* * *

mecánico, -ca adj

: mechanical

♦ mecánicamente adv

mecánico, -ca n

1) : mechanic

2) : technician

mecánico dental: dental technician

* * *

mecánico¹ adj mechanical

mecánico² n mechanic

Spanish-English dictionary > mecánico

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