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1 forro
m.1 cover.¡ni por el forro! (informal) no way!tela de forro lining materialforro polar fleece jacket2 lining, liner, casing.3 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.4 babe.5 foreskin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: forrar.* * *1 (interior) lining2 (funda) cover, case3 (tapizado) upholstery\ni por el forro familiar not in the slightest* * *noun m.1) lining2) cover* * *SM1) [gen] lining; [de libro] cover; (Aut) upholsteryno nos parecemos ni por el forro — we are not in the least alike, we are not a bit alike
forro polar — fleece, Polartec ®
2) (Téc) [gen] lining; [de tubería] laggingforro de freno — (Aut) brake lining
3) Cono Sur * (=preservativo) rubber *, condom4) Chile [de bicicleta] tyre, tire (EEUU)5) LAm (=fraude) swindle, fraud6) Cono Sur (=talento) aptitude* * *ni por el forro — (fam)
no lo entiendo ni por el forro — I don't understand the first thing about it
b) (Chi) ( de bicicleta) tire** * *= paste-down, backliner, liner, lining.Ex. Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.Ex. This article provides basic knowledge of how to prepare artwork for printing the colour label on the freshly lacquered CD-ROM and the backliner for insertion in the back of the jewel case.Ex. In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.Ex. The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.----* forro polar = fleece.* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.* * *ni por el forro — (fam)
no lo entiendo ni por el forro — I don't understand the first thing about it
b) (Chi) ( de bicicleta) tire** * *= paste-down, backliner, liner, lining.Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.
Ex: This article provides basic knowledge of how to prepare artwork for printing the colour label on the freshly lacquered CD-ROM and the backliner for insertion in the back of the jewel case.Ex: In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.* forro polar = fleece.* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.* * *Ase lo dejaron como el forro they made a lousy o an awful job of itni por el forro ( fam): no lo entiendo ni por el forro I don't understand the first thing about it, I don't understand it at allése no toma un libro ni por el forro he's never opened a book in his life ( colloq), he doesn't even know what a book looks like ( colloq)2 ( Chi) (de bicicleta) tire*Compuesto:brake lining* * *
Del verbo forrar: ( conjugate forrar)
forro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
forró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
forrar
forro
forrar ( conjugate forrar) verbo transitivo ‹ prenda› to line;
‹libro/sillón› to cover
forrarse verbo pronominal (fam) tb◊ forrose de dinero to make a killing o mint (colloq)
forro sustantivo masculino ( de abrigo) lining;
( de sillón) cover;
( de libro) cover, jacket
forrar vtr (el interior) to line
(el exterior) to cover
forro m (interior) lining
(exterior) cover, case
' forro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desmontable
- desmontar
English:
lined
- lining
- cover
- liner
- unlined
* * *forro nm1. [cubierta] [de libro] cover;[de ropa] lining; [de asiento] upholstery;tela de forro lining material;Vulgpasarse algo por el forro de Esp [m5] los cojones o RP [m5] las bolas to shit on sth from a great height;Fam¡ni por el forro!: no se le parece ni por el forro he doesn't look anything like himforro polar fleece (jacket)* * *mno se le parece ni por el forro he looks nothing like him;pasarse algo por el forro fam not give a damn about sth fam* * *forro nm1) : lining2) cubierta: book cover* * *forro n1. (interior) lining2. (exterior) cover -
2 no hay mal que por bien no venga
every cloud has a silver lining* * ** * *= every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver liningEx. The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds.Ex. The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.Ex. As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* * *= every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver liningEx: The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds.
Ex: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.Ex: As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.Spanish-English dictionary > no hay mal que por bien no venga
См. также в других словарях:
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basic oxygen process — a high speed method of steelmaking in which oxygen of high purity is blown through an oxygen lance at high velocity onto the surface of a bath containing steel scrap and molten pig iron within a vessel with a basic lining (basic oxygen furnace).… … Universalium
basic oxygen process — a high speed method of steelmaking in which oxygen of high purity is blown through an oxygen lance at high velocity onto the surface of a bath containing steel scrap and molten pig iron within a vessel with a basic lining (basic oxygen furnace) … Useful english dictionary
Basic bottom and lining — Basic bottom and lining. См. Основная футеровка и облицовка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
basic — [bā′sik] adj. 1. of, at, or forming a base; fundamental; essential 2. constituting a basis or introduction; elementary [basic military training] 3. a) Chem. of, having the nature of, or containing a base; alkaline b) designating, of, or resulting … English World dictionary
Basic process — Ba sic proc ess (Iron Metal.) A Bessemer or open hearth steel making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to {acid process},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basic slag — noun slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer • Hypernyms: ↑slag, ↑scoria, ↑dross * * * noun : a slag low in silica and high in base forming oxides; specifically : a slag… … Useful english dictionary
Basic oxygen furnace — A basic oxygen furnace, also known as an LD converter , is the place within an integrated steel mill where molten iron from the blast furnace is changed into liquid steel. LD is short for Linz Donawitz, the names of the two towns in Austria, near … Wikipedia
basic steel — steel produced in a furnace in which the hearth consists of a basic refractory such as dolomite or magnesite, as opposed to steel melted in a furnace with an acid lining. The basic process permits the removal of sulphur and phosphorous and in… … Mechanics glossary
basic slag — Metall. slag formed by the basic process of steelmaking, used as a furnace or converter lining or as a fertilizer. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
basic slag — /beɪsɪk ˈslæg/ (say baysik slag) noun non siliceous or base forming slag used for lining furnaces to remove impurities in pig iron during steelmaking …
