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1 bat
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2 debatir una idea
• bat an idea around• bat an idea back and forth -
3 mostrar sorpresa
• bat an eye• bat an eyelash• show surprise -
4 pestańear
• bat an eye• bat the eye -
5 wat SM
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6 watt SM
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7 parpadear
• bat one's eyelashes• blink the eyes• nicotinism• nictate• nictation• nictitation -
8 bate
m.bat (sport).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: batir.* * *1 bat* * *noun m.* * *SM esp LAm bat, baseball bat* * *= bat.Ex. Sometimes no matter what your self motivation is, or how hard you try it seems life is beating you with a bat.----* bate de béisbol = baseball bat.* * *= bat.Ex: Sometimes no matter what your self motivation is, or how hard you try it seems life is beating you with a bat.
* bate de béisbol = baseball bat.* * *(en béisbol, críquet) bat* * *
Del verbo batir: ( conjugate batir)
bate es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bate
batir
bate sustantivo masculino (en béisbol, cricket) bat
batir ( conjugate batir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ huevos› to beat, whisk;
‹crema/nata› to whip;
‹ mantequilla› to churn
2 ‹marca/récord› to break;
‹enemigo/rival› to beat
3
b)
batirse verbo pronominal
1 ( enfrentarse): batese a or en duelo to fight a duel
2 (Méx) ( ensuciarse) to get dirty;
bate m Dep bat
batir verbo transitivo
1 to beat
2 Culin (mezclar ingredientes) to beat, (levantar claras, etc) to whip, whisk
3 Dep (un récord) to break
4 (vencer, derrotar) to beat: nuestro equipo fue batido dos veces seguidas, our team was beaten two times consecutively
5 (las alas) to flap
6 (un metal) to hammer
7 (recorrer un monte en busca de alguien) to search
(en busca de caza) to beat
' bate' also found in these entries:
English:
bat
- baseball
- so
* * *bate nmDep bat bate de béisbol baseball bat* * *m DEP bat* * *bate nm: baseball bat* * *bate n bat -
9 murciélago
m.bat.* * *1 bat* * *noun m.* * *SM bat* * *masculino bat* * *= bat.Ex. Challenges to Nigerian 'customary norms' are illustrated by documenting conflict between three villages over access to bat colonies.* * *masculino bat* * *= bat.Ex: Challenges to Nigerian 'customary norms' are illustrated by documenting conflict between three villages over access to bat colonies.
* * *bat* * *
murciélago sustantivo masculino
bat
murciélago m Zool bat
' murciélago' also found in these entries:
English:
bat
* * *murciélago nmbatmurciélago enano pipistrelle;murciélago frugívoro fruit bat* * *m ZO bat* * *murciélago nm: bat (animal)* * *murciélago n bat -
10 batear
v.1 to hit (sport).2 to bat.3 to guess.4 to blackball.* * *1 to bat1 to hit* * *1.VT to hit2. VI1) esp LAm (Dep) to bat2) Caribe * (=tragar) to overeat* * *1.verbo intransitivo to bat2.batear vt to hit* * *= bat.Ex. Darling was described as one of the most nervous first-class cricketers, often biting his fingernails before he went out to bat.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to bat2.batear vt to hit* * *= bat.Ex: Darling was described as one of the most nervous first-class cricketers, often biting his fingernails before he went out to bat.
* * *batear [A1 ]vito bat■ batearvtto hit* * *
batear ( conjugate batear) verbo intransitivo
to bat
verbo transitivo
to hit
batear
I verbo intransitivo to bat
II verbo transitivo to hit: el jugador no consiguió batear la pelota, the batter failed to hit the ball
' batear' also found in these entries:
English:
bat
* * *♦ vtto hit♦ vito bat* * *I v/t hitII v/i bat* * *batear vi: to batbatear vt: to hit -
11 inmutarse
1 to react* * *VPR to get perturbed, get worked upni se inmutó — he didn't bat an eyelid, he didn't turn a hair
las cosas van mal, pero ¿quién se inmuta? — things are going badly, but who's worrying o bothered?
* * *----* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* no inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lip.* sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* * ** ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* no inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lip.* sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* * *
inmutarse ( conjugate inmutarse) verbo pronominal [ persona]:◊ cuando se lo dije ni se inmutó she didn't bat an eyelash or (BrE eyelid when I told her (colloq);
lo escuchó sin inmutarsese she listened to him unperturbed
inmutarse verbo reflexivo to get upset: escuchó la sentencia sin inmutarse, he heard the sentence without turning a hair
' inmutarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pestañear
- tranquilo
English:
undeterred
- unperturbed
* * *vprto get upset, to be perturbed;ni se inmutó he didn't bat an eyelid;no se inmutó por las acusaciones que le dirigieron he didn't allow the accusations made against him to upset him* * *v/r:no inmutarse not bat an eyelid;sin inmutarse without batting an eyelid -
12 pala
f.1 spade (tool).pala mecánica o excavadora excavator, digger2 bat(of fronton, ping-pong).3 blade.4 (upper) front tooth (diente).5 shovel, scoop, spade, digging tool.6 kitchen spatula, spatula.* * *1 (herramienta) shovel; (de jardinería) spade2 (de cocina) slice4 (de hélice) blade5 (de zapato) upper* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [para cavar] spade; [para nieve, carbón, tierra] shovelpala quitanieves — snowplough, snowplow (EEUU)
pala topadora — Arg bulldozer
2) (Culin) slice3) (Dep) (Béisbol) bat; [en ping-pong] bat, paddle (EEUU); [en tenis] racket4) [de hélice, remo] blade5)6) [de zapato] vamp7) ** (=mano) mitt **¡choca la pala! — shake on it! *
8) † (=astucia) cunning, wiliness* * *1) ( para cavar) spade; (para mover arena, carbón) shovel; ( para recoger la basura) dustpan2) (Coc) ( para servir - pescado) slotted spatula (AmE), fish slice (BrE); (- tarta) cake slice3)a) ( para golpear alfombras) carpet beaterb) ( de frontenis) racket; ( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE); ( en piragüismo) paddle4)a) (de remo, hélice) bladeb) ( de zapato) upper, vamp; ( de corbata) apron* * *= peel, shovel, spade.Ex. Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos.Ex. In another area he found that the coal shovels being used weighed from 16 to 38 pounds.Ex. Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.----* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala excavadora = excavator.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* quitar con pala = shovel.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* * *1) ( para cavar) spade; (para mover arena, carbón) shovel; ( para recoger la basura) dustpan2) (Coc) ( para servir - pescado) slotted spatula (AmE), fish slice (BrE); (- tarta) cake slice3)a) ( para golpear alfombras) carpet beaterb) ( de frontenis) racket; ( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE); ( en piragüismo) paddle4)a) (de remo, hélice) bladeb) ( de zapato) upper, vamp; ( de corbata) apron* * *= peel, shovel, spade.Ex: Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos.
Ex: In another area he found that the coal shovels being used weighed from 16 to 38 pounds.Ex: Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala excavadora = excavator.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* quitar con pala = shovel.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* * *Compuestos:power shovelbackhoe, backhoe loader ( BrE)B ( Coc) (para servir — pescado) slotted spatula ( AmE), fish slice ( BrE); (— tarta) cake slice; (de panadero) shovelC1 (para golpear alfombras) carpet beater3 (en piragüismo) paddleD1 (de un remo, una hélice) blade2 (de un zapato) upper, vamp3 (de una corbata) aproncorbata de pala ancha wide tie* * *
pala sustantivo femenino
1 (para cavar, de niño) spade;
(para mover arena, carbón) shovel;
( para recoger la basura) dustpan
2 (Coc) ( para servir — pescado) slotted spatula (AmE), fish slice (BrE);
(— tarta) cake slice
3 (de remo, hélice) blade;
( de frontenis) racket;
( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE);
( en piragüismo) paddle
pala sustantivo femenino
1 (cóncava) shovel
(plana) spade
2 (para servir alimentos) slice
(para el pescado) fish slice
3 (palada) shovelful
4 Dep (de tenis de mesa, etc) bat
5 (de remo, hélice, etc) blade
6 fam (incisivo superior) upper incisor
' pala' also found in these entries:
English:
bat
- paddle
- scoop
- scoop out
- shovel
- slice
- spade
- upper
- blade
- dust
- spatula
* * *pala nf1. [herramienta] spade;[para recoger] shovel pala excavadora excavator, digger;pala mecánica power shovel;2. [cubierto] fish knife3. [de frontón] racket;[de ping-pong] bat, US paddle;jugar a las palas [en la playa] to play beach tennis4. [de remo, hélice] blade5. [diente] (upper) front tooth* * *f1 AGR spade2 raqueta paddle* * *pala nf1) : shovel, spade2) : blade (of an oar or a rotor)3) : paddle, racket* * *pala n1. (para cavar) spade2. (para mover tierra, nieve) shovel3. (para recoger basura) dustpan -
13 paleta
f.1 small shovel, small spade (pala pequeña).2 lollipop. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)3 trowel, mason's trowel.4 shoulder.5 palette, painter's palette, palette board.6 spatula.7 Popsicle, lolly, ice lolly.8 paddle, paddle of a waterwheel, blade of wheel.9 vane, blade of a turbine, blade, vane of a turbine.10 pallet.* * *1 (de pintor) palette2 (de albañil) trowel3 (de cocina) slice4 (de hélice etc) blade6 DEPORTE bat7 (pala) small shovel* * *1. SF1) [para cavar] small shovel, small spade; [de albañil] trowel; (Culin) [con ranuras] fish slice; (=plana) spatula; [para el fuego] fire shovel2) (Arte) palette3) (Téc) [de turbina] blade; [de noria] paddle, bucket; (=plataforma) pallet4) (Anat) shoulder blade5) LAm (=polo) ice lolly, popsicle (EEUU)6) LAm (=pala) wooden paddle for beating clothes7) LAm (Culin) topside of beef2.SM * (=albañil) building worker, brickie *paleto* * *1)a) ( de pintor) paletteb) ( de cocina) spatulac) ( de albañil) troweld) (Dep) ( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE)2) (fam) ( diente) front tooth3) (Coc) shoulder; (Anat, Zool) (Andes) shoulder blade4) (Tec) ( de noria) paddle, blade; ( de ventilador) vane, blade5) (AmL) (Jueg) beach tennis6)a) (Andes, Méx) ( helado) Popsicle® (AmE), ice lolly (BrE)b) (Méx) ( dulce) lollipop* * *1)a) ( de pintor) paletteb) ( de cocina) spatulac) ( de albañil) troweld) (Dep) ( de ping-pong) paddle, bat (BrE)2) (fam) ( diente) front tooth3) (Coc) shoulder; (Anat, Zool) (Andes) shoulder blade4) (Tec) ( de noria) paddle, blade; ( de ventilador) vane, blade5) (AmL) (Jueg) beach tennis6)a) (Andes, Méx) ( helado) Popsicle® (AmE), ice lolly (BrE)b) (Méx) ( dulce) lollipop* * *paleta11 = paddle, pallet, pallet, trowel, bat.Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
Ex: The production machinery is interlinked by automatic handling devices (such as robots), automatic transfer systems (such as guided pallets) and communication lines.Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as lines set on curved rockers ( pallets).Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.Ex: Sometimes no matter what your self motivation is, or how hard you try it seems life is beating you with a bat.* barco de vapor con paletas = paddle-steamer.* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.* paleta de cricket = cricket bat.paleta22 = front tooth.Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.
* * *A1 (de pintor) palette2 (de cocina) spatula3 (de albañil) trowel5 ( RPl) (matamoscas) fly swatC ( Coc) shoulderF (Col, CS) (omóplato) shoulder bladeG* * *
paleta sustantivo femenino
1
( de cocina) spatula;
( de ventilador) blade;
( de albañil) trowel
(Jueg) (AmL) beach tennis
2 (fam) ( diente) front tooth
3 (Coc) shoulder;
(Anat, Zool) (Andes) shoulder blade
4
paleto,-a
I adj fam pey (comentario) uncouth, ignorant
(comportamiento) unsophisticated
(gusto) tasteless
II m,f fam pey peasant, country bumpkin
paleta sustantivo femenino
1 (de albañilería) trowel
2 (de artista) palette: es un pintor con una paleta muy colorista, he's a painter who uses a lot of bright colours
3 Dep (de pimpón) bat
' paleta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espátula
- matamoscas
English:
palette
- bat
- blade
- ice
- lollipop
- lolly
- Popsicle
- trowel
* * *paleta1 nf1. [pala pequeña] small shovel, small spade;[de albañil] trowel2. [en máquina] blade, vane3. [de pintor] palette;la paleta clara de los impresionistas the light palette of the impressionists4. [de frontón, ping-pong] bat, US paddle;jugar a las paletas [en la playa] to play beach tennis5. [para servir] fish slice6. [de remo, hélice] blade7. [diente] (upper) front tooth8. Informát palettepaleta flotante floating palette;paleta de herramientas tool palette9. Andes, CAm, Méx [pirulí] lollipop;Bol, Col, Perú [polo] Br ice lolly, US Popsicle® CSur, Ven [de vaca] shoulder♦ adjChile helpful♦ nmf* * *f1 PINT palette2 TÉC trowelice lollyfamI adj hick atr fam, provincialyokel fam* * *paleta nf1) : palette2) : trowel3) : spatula4) : blade, vane5) : paddle6) CA, Mex : lollipop, Popsicle* * *paleta n1. (de pintor) palette2. (de tenis de mesa) bat3. (de albañil) trowel -
14 pestañear
v.to blink, to wink, to bat an eye, to bat the eye.Ricardo parpadeó en la luz Richard blinked in the light.* * *1 to blink\sin pestañear without batting an eyelid* * *verb* * *verbo intransitivo to blinksin pestañear — ( literal) without blinking; ( sin inmutarse) without batting an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid
* * *= blink.Ex. A machine will be considerably faster, and Supercalc, for example, simply ' blinks' and the calculation is done.----* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* no pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* * *verbo intransitivo to blinksin pestañear — ( literal) without blinking; ( sin inmutarse) without batting an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid
* * *= blink.Ex: A machine will be considerably faster, and Supercalc, for example, simply ' blinks' and the calculation is done.
* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* no pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.* * *pestañear [A1 ]vito blinksin pestañear (literal) without blinking; (sin inmutarse) without batting an eyelash ( AmE) o ( BrE) eyelid* * *
pestañear ( conjugate pestañear) verbo intransitivo
to blink;
( sin inmutarse) without batting an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid
pestañear verbo intransitivo to blink
♦ Locuciones: sin pestañear, without batting an eyelid
' pestañear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parpadear
English:
blink
* * *pestañear vito blink;sin pestañear [con serenidad] without batting an eyelid;[con atención] without losing concentration once* * *v/i blink;sin pestañear fig without batting an eyelid* * *pestañear vi: to blink* * *pestañear vb to blink -
15 ni
conj.1 not even.ni siquiera not evenanda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat2 neither.3 nor.* * *ni1 neither, nor2 (ni siquiera) not even\¡ni hablar! no way!ni que it's not as if■ ni que fuera tonta it's not as if I were stupid!■ ni que hubiera sido millonario anyone would think he were a millionaire!* * *conj.neither, nor* * *CONJ1) (=y no) [con verbo negativo en inglés] or; [con verbo afirmativo en inglés] nor- a mí no me gusta -ni a mí — "I don't like it" - "nor do I" o "neither do I"
ni... ni...: no tenía ni amigos ni familiares — he had no friends and no family (either), he had no friends or family, he had neither friends nor family
no es ni blanco ni negro — it's not black and it's not white (either), it's neither black nor white
no vinieron ni Juan ni Pedro — Juan didn't come and neither did Pedro, neither Juan nor Pedro came
ni vino ni llamó por teléfono — he didn't come and he didn't phone (either), he neither came nor phoned
ni que lo hagas bien ni que lo hagas mal te dirán nada — whether you do it well or badly, they won't say anything
2) [para dar más énfasis] evenni se sabe — God knows, who knows?
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ni uno, -¿cuántos tienes? -ni uno — "how many have you got?" - "not a single one" o "none"no me ha dicho ni una palabra desde que llegó — she hasn't said a single word to me since she got here
ni uno de sus parientes lo ha felicitado — not (a single) one of his relatives has congratulated him
3) [exclamaciones]•
¡ni hablar! — no way!, not on your life!¿yo? ¿votar a esos? ¡ni hablar! — me vote for them? no way! o not on your life!
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¡ni por esas!, he intentado convencerla prometiéndole un regalo, pero ni por esas — I tried to persuade her with a present but even that didn't work•
ni que, siempre cuidando de él, ¡ni que fueras su madre! — you're always taking care of him, anyone would think you were his mother!vaya unos humos que tiene, ¡ni que fuese un dios! — he's so arrogant, he must think he's God!
¡pero tú qué te has creído!, ¡ni que yo fuese tonto! — you must think I'm stupid or something!
¡qué curso ni qué curso! ¡yo he aprendido por mi cuenta! — what are you talking about, taking a course? I've studied by myself!
4)ni bien me fui, sonó el teléfono — as soon as I left, the phone rang
* * *1) ( con otro negativo)ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)
2)a) tbb)ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came
3)no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!
* * *----* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.* ni incluso = for that matter, not even.* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni... ni... = neither... nor....* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni tampoco = nor.* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.* sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.* * *1) ( con otro negativo)ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)
2)a) tbb)ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came
3)no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!
* * ** lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.* ni incluso = for that matter, not even.* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni... ni... = neither... nor....* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni tampoco = nor.* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.* sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.* * *niA [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](con otro negativo): venía sin gabardina ni paraguas he wasn't wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrellano se lastimó ni nada he didn't hurt himself or anythingno vino él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife cameyo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — nor do I o neither do I o ( colloq) me neitherni … ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drinkno nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a Pablo ni a mí they didn't tell Sol, or Pablo or meno vinieron ni él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife cameni me gusta ni me deja de gustar I don't like him or dislike him, I neither like nor dislike himB1tb ni siquiera not even¿ni (siquiera) piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?2ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book, they didn't sell one booky de esto ni una palabra a nadie and not a word of this to anyonede sus amigos no vino ni uno not one of his friends cameno me queda ni una I haven't a single one leftC1(en frases que expresan rechazo): ¡ni hablar! out of the question!, certainly not!ni borracha volvería ahí wild horses wouldn't drag me back there ( colloq)ni aunque me lo pida de rodillas not even if he gets down on bended knee¡qué receta ni qué receta! yo lo hago a mi manera recipe? forget the recipe, I do it my own way2(en frases que expresan enfado): ¡ni que fuera el dueño de la empresa! anyone would think he owned the companyno podemos permitírnoslo ¡ni que fuéramos millonarios! we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know o it's not as if we're millionaires!3(en frases que expresan satisfacción, alegría): llegas que ni caída del cielo you couldn't have arrived at a better timete queda que ni a la medida it looks as if it was made to measure* * *
ni conjuncióna) ( con otro negativo):
yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — neither do I;
ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink;
no nos avisó ni a él ni a mí he didn't tell him or me (either);
ni siquiera not even;
¿ ni siquiera piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?;
no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single bookb) (expresando rechazo, enfado):◊ ¡ni hablar! out of the question!;
ni aunque me lo ruegue not even if he gets down on his knees
ni conj 1 no... ni, ni... ni, neither... nor, not... or: ni vive ni deja vivir, she won't live or let live
no iréis ni tú ni él, neither you nor he will go
no tiene valor ni carácter, she has neither courage nor character ➣ Ver nota en neither
2 (siquiera) even: ni aunque me maten, not even if they kill me
¡ni hablar!, no way!
ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the gold on earth
no llamó ni una vez, she didn't phone even once
no lo digas ni en broma, don't say that even as a joke
'ni' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordarse
- adiós
- advertir
- alma
- añadidura
- anda
- ápice
- arte
- asomo
- brizna
- broma
- calva
- calvo
- caso
- cerrarse
- colorante
- comer
- coña
- Cristo
- decir
- dios
- encima
- entender
- enterarse
- entrar
- eso
- figurarse
- flor
- ir
- golpe
- gota
- hablar
- idea
- jota
- loca
- loco
- magín
- más
- mu
- mucha
- mucho
- nombrar
- orden
- oro
- pajolera
- pajolero
- papa
- patata
- peluquín
- pena
English:
alone
- anywhere
- bat
- beneath
- break
- cagey
- can
- chalk
- clear off
- clinch
- cloud
- clue
- dead
- decency
- do
- dread
- even
- far
- fear
- flinch
- for
- half
- head
- home
- inch
- iota
- jot
- less
- life
- likely
- modicum
- muster
- needless
- neither
- nelly
- never
- nor
- not
- notion
- or
- pause
- peep
- penny
- remotely
- rhyme
- self-pity
- shred
- shudder
- skin
- speck
* * *ni♦ conjni… ni… neither… nor…;ni mañana ni pasado neither tomorrow nor the day after;ni mi padre ni mi madre vendrá neither my father nor my mother is coming;no… ni… neither… nor…, not… or… (either);no es alto ni bajo he's neither tall nor short, he's not tall or short (either);no es rojo ni verde ni azul it's neither red nor green nor blue;ni un/una… not a single…;no me quedaré ni un minuto más I'm not staying a minute longer;ni uno/una not a single one;no he aprobado ni una I haven't passed a single one;ni que as if;¡ni que yo fuera tonto! as if I were that stupid!;¡ni que nos sobrara el dinero! it's not as if we have money to burn!, anyone would think we had money to burn!;ni que decir tiene it goes without saying;¡no es listo ni nada! he isn't half clever!;te queda que ni hecho a medida it couldn't look better on you if it had been tailor-made;¡ni hablar! certainly not!, it's out of the question!♦ advnot even;ni siquiera not even;ni (siquiera) me saludó she didn't even say hello;anda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat* * *niconj neither;ni … ni neither … nor;ni siquiera not even;no di ni una I made a real mess of things;ni que not even if* * *ni conj1) : neither, norafuera no hace ni frío ni calor: it's neither cold nor hot outside2)ni que : not even if, not as ifni que me pagaran: not even if they paid meni que fuera (yo) su madre: it's not as if I were his mother3)ni siquiera : not evenni siquiera nos llamaron: they didn't even call us* * *ni conj1. (en doble negación) neither... nor2. (ni siquiera) not even¡ni hablar! no way! -
16 no inmutarse
not to bat an eyelid* * *(v.) = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lipEx. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.Ex. Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests.* * *(v.) = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lipEx: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
Ex: The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. -
17 quedarse tan fresco
not to bat an eyelid* * *= not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelidEx. The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.* * *= not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelidEx: The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town. -
18 burro
m.1 donkey, ass, jackass, burro.2 ass, imbecile, jerk, pompous ass.3 sawhorse, trestle.4 ironing board.5 stepladder.6 corncob.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) donkey, ass2 (persona ignorante) ass1 (de carpintero) sawhorse\apearse del burro / bajarse del burro to climb downno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a batno verse tres en un burro to be pitch darkburro de carga workhorse————————1 (de carpintero) sawhorse* * *(f. - burra)nounass, donkey* * *1. ADJ1) * (=estúpido) stupid¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!
2) (=bruto)¡deja de empujar, no seas burro! — stop pushing, you great oaf o you big brute! *
¡el muy burro se comió el pastel entero! — he ate the whole cake, the pig! *
3) (=obstinado) pig-headed *ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *
2. SM1) (Zool) donkey; Cono Sur hum racehorse; (=perdedor en carrera) also-ransalto de burro — Méx leapfrog
- apearse o bajarse del burroa pesar de las críticas, el gobierno no se apea o baja del burro — in spite of the criticism, the government refuses to back down
¡el niño no se apea o baja del burro! — this kid doesn't know when he's beaten!
- caerse del burrocomer burro —
esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished
- el burro grande, ande o no andeen el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *
- poner a algn a caer de un burrosi los burros volaran, todos nos haríamos ricos con ese negocio — this business could make us rich, and pigs might fly
burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave
burro de carga, trata a su empleados como burros de carga — he treats his workers like slaves
2) * (=estúpido) fool, moron *¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!
3) * (=bruto)eres un burro, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it
el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *
4) (=obstinado) stubborn fooles un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him
5) (Naipes) ≈ old maid6) (Téc) sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)burro de planchar — Méx ironing board
7) Méx (=escalera) stepladder* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex. To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.Ex. Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.----* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *A2 ( fam)(bruto, tosco): ¡no seas burro, me has hecho daño! don't be so rough, that hurt!¡qué burro es! lo movió él solo con todo lo que pesa what a brute! he moved it all on his own and it must weigh a ton ( colloq hum)Bmasculine, feminineA ( Zool)me tienen de burro de carga I'm just a dogsbody o drudge around here, I get landed o ( BrE) lumbered with all the donkey workel burro delante (para que no se espante) ( fr hecha); expression used to correct children's incorrect word orderapearse or bajarse del burro to back downbrincar al burro ( Méx); to play leapfrogtrabajar como un burro to work like a dog o horseburro grande, ande o no ande never mind the quality, feel the width ( colloq hum)después del burro muerto la cebada al rabo there's no point locking the stable door after the horse has boltedquien nace para burro, muere rebuznando a leopard never changes its spotsperdió todo en los burros he lost everything on the horsesB ( fam)1 (ignorante) idiot2 (bruto, tosco) oafes un burro trabajando, aguanta lo que le echen he's a real brute! he can take any amount of work ( colloq hum)A2 ( Méx) (para planchar) ironing board3 ( Méx) (caballete) trestle4 ( Méx) (escalera) stepladderC ( Méx) (de la mazorca) corncob* * *
burro 1◊ - rra adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey;
(f) female donkey, jenny;◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out
2 (fam)
burro 2 sustantivo masculino
( en herrería) workbench
( caballete) trestle;
( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn
♦ Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down
fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig
familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat
' burro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- so
- lomo
English:
ass
- donkey
- dunce
- jackass
- slave
- thick
- dense
- ironing
- leapfrog
- mule
- road
- speed
* * *burro, -a♦ adjFam1. [necio] thick, dumb2. [tosco] rough, oafish;¡eres más burro! you're such an oaf!3. [terco] pigheaded;se puso burro y no pudimos convencerle he dug his heels in and we couldn't convince him♦ nm,f1. [animal] donkey;Fam Famno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat;con estas gafas no veo tres en un burro I can't see a thing with these glasses;Fam Hum¡la carne de burro no es transparente! you make a better door than a window!Famburro grande, ande o no ande big is bestburro de carga workhorsehacer el burro to behave like an idiotes un burro he's as stubborn as a mule, he's really pigheadedtrabaja como una burra she works like a slave♦ nm5. Carib, Méx [escalera] stepladder* * *m, burra f1 ZO donkey;caer obajarse oapearse del burro fam back down;no ver tres en un burro be as blind as a bat2 fampersona idiot* * *1) asno: donkey, assburro nm1) : sawhorse* * *burro1 adj2. (bruto) roughburro2 n1. (animal) donkey2. (idiota) idiot¡qué burro eres! what an idiot!3. (bestia) brute¡hay que ser burro para pegarle de esa forma al niño! what a brute, hitting the boy like that! -
19 ni inmutarse
= not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelashEx. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.* * *= not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelashEx: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
Ex: The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China. -
20 ni pestañear
= not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelashEx. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.* * *= not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelashEx: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people did n't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
Ex: The Department of Justice did n't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
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