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2 pedir

v.

1 to ask for.

pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for something

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do something

pedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)

pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebody

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike

Yo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.

2 to order.

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3 to demand.

4 to call for, to need.

5 to beg.

6 to ask to, to request to.

Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.

7 to require.

El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.

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pedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to ask for

■ me pidió el teléfono he asked me for my phone number

■ me pidió que la acompañara she asked me to go with her

2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order

■ lo pedí por teléfono I ordered it over the phone

■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?

3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for

■ este suelo está pidiendo a gritos un fregado this floor is crying out to be washed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (por la calle) to beg

■ siempre hay gente pidiendo there are always people begging

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a pedir de boca just right, perfectly

pedir la cuenta to ask for the bill

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

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verb

1) to ask for, request

2) order

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1. VT

1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for

¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?

lo único que pido es que no llueva mañana — all I ask is that it doesn't rain tomorrow

necesito pedirte consejo — I need to ask your advice

a ti nadie te ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked your opinion

estuve pidiendo auxilio durante un buen rato — I was calling for help for some time

una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages

llamé para pedir que me pusieran una canción — I phoned to request a song

• pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb

• pedir algo a Dios — to pray to God for sth

• pedir disculpas — to apologize

• pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myself

te lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me

• pedir hora — to make an appointment

• pedir limosna — to beg

• pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord

• pedir perdón — (=disculparse) to apologize; [suplicando] to beg (for) forgiveness

• pedir permiso — to ask (for) permission

- te lo pido por Dios

- ¿qué más se puede pedir?

2) (Com) (=encargar) to order

he pedido unos zapatos por correo — I've ordered some shoes by post

tengo pedidos varios libros — I've got some books on order

3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, order

de primero hemos pedido sopa — we've ordered soup as a starter

hemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea

4) [para casarse] to propose to

fue a su casa a pedirla — he went to her house to propose to her

mis dos hermanas ya están pedidas — my two sisters are already spoken for

• pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand

• pedir a algn en matrimonio — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for

el fiscal pidió siete años de cárcel — the prosecution asked for a seven-year sentence

6) (=requerir) to need

esta planta pide mucho sol — this plant needs lots of sunlight

ese sofá pide una cortina azul — that sofa needs a blue curtain to go with it

• pedir algo a gritos o voces — to be crying out for sth

la casa está pidiendo a voces que la pinten — the house is crying out to be painted

7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrow

tengo que pedirte unos libros — I need to borrow some books off you

me pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car

2. VI

1) (=rogar)

este niño está todo el día pidiendo — that child is always asking for things

• pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb

pido a Dios por los difuntos — I pray to God for the dead

- por pedir que no quede

2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money

iba pidiendo por los vagones — he went begging from carriage to carriage

piden para una buena causa — they are collecting money for a good cause

3) [en un bar, restaurante] to order

¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
boca 1., 3)
3.

See:

pedirse
PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

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* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

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

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

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

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pedir [ I14 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave

me pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advice

pide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church door

préstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to me

si no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicely

pedir algo prestado ver prestado:

nadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had done

pídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father

¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak

pide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accused

es un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's ideal

está haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can ask

pedir QUE + SUBJ:

me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaper

pidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred

boca

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

pedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second course

pide la cuenta y nos vamos ask for o get the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill and we can go

B ( Com)

1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth

¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

2 ‹mercancías› to order

C

(para casarse): pedir a una mujer en matrimonio to ask for a woman's hand in marriage ( frml)

le pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughter

vino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sister

D (requerir) to need

este pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wine

ese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heel

está pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slap

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered

■ pedir

vi

1 (mendigar) to beg

pide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands

■ pedirse

v pron

( leng infantil); to have dibs on ( AmE colloq), to bags ( BrE colloq)

me pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk

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pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for;

◊ pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan;

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) ‹plato/bebida› to order;

‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)
a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;

◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

b) ‹ mercancías› to order

verbo intransitivo
a) (en bar, restaurante) to order

b) ( mendigar) to beg

pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge

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pedir

♦ vt

1. [solicitar] to ask for;

pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;

me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;

pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;

le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;

le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;

pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);

pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;

no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;

Comp
CAm, Méx
pedir raid to hitch a ride o Br lift

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3. [mercancías] to order;

pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb

4. [exigir] to demand;

¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;

le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;

la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years

5. [requerir] to call for, to need;

los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;

esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it

♦ vi

1. [mendigar] to beg;

hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?

3. [rezar]
pedir por el alma de alguien to pray for sb's soul

♦ See also the pronominal verb pedirse

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pedir

I v/t

1 ask for;

pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;

me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;

te lo pido I beg you

2 ( necesitar) need

3 en bar, restaurante order

II v/i

1 ( mendigar) beg

2 en bar, restaurante order

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pedir {54} vt

1) : to ask for, to request

le pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan

2) : to order (food, merchandise)

3)

pedir disculpas or

pedir perdón : to apologize

pedir vi

1) : to order

2) : to beg

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pedir vb

1. (en general) to ask for

ha pedido una bicicleta a los Reyes Magos he's asked Father Christmas for a bicycle

¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?

2. (un favor) to ask

te tengo que pedir un favor I've got to ask you a favour

3. (en restaurante) to order

¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course?

pedir disculpas to apologize

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir / pedir limosna to beg [pt. & pp. begged]

pedir perdón to apologize

pedir prestado to borrow

Spanish-English dictionary > pedir
3 carga

f.

1 loading.

zona de carga y descarga loading bay

2 cargo (cargamento) (de avión, barco).

3 load (peso).

representa una enorme carga para sus hijos she is a great burden on her children

llevar la carga de algo to be responsible for something

carga máxima autorizada maximum authorized load

4 charge (ataque, explosivo).

¡a la carga! charge!

volver a la carga (figurative) to insist; (insistir) to go back on the offensive (atacar de nuevo)

carga explosiva explosive charge

carga de profundidad depth charge

5 refill.

6 tax (impuesto).

cargas fiscales taxes

carga tributaria levy

7 charge.

8 burden, onus, imposition, millstone.

9 charging.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cargar.

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carga

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) loading

■ la carga de las mulas nos ha llevado media hora the loading of the mules took us half an hour

2 (lo cargado) load; (de avión, barco) cargo, freight

3 (peso) weight

■ las vigas aguantan una carga de varias toneladas the girders can hold a weight of several tons

4 (de pluma, bolígrafo) refill

5 (de arma) charge

6 (ataque) charge

7 ELECTRICIDAD (de condensador) charge; (de circuito) load

8 (tributo) tax, charge

9 figurado (responsabilidad) responsibility, duty

■ los directores de empresas tienen muchas cargas managing directors have a lot of responsibilities

10 figurado (molestia) burden

■ el abuelo no es una carga our grandfather is not a burden

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser un burro de carga familiar to be a dogsbody

volver a la carga figurado to go on and on about something

andén de carga loading platform

carga afectiva figurado emotional content

carga de profundidad depth charge

carga eléctrica electric charge

carga explosiva explosive charge

carga fiscal tax charge

zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading bay

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noun f.

1) load, freight, cargo

2) burden

3) charge

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SF

1) (=cargamento)

a) [de camión, lavadora] load; [de barco] cargo; [de tren] freight

el camión volcó con toda la carga — the lorry overturned with a full load

la lavadora admite cinco kilos de carga — the washing machine has a maximum load of five kilos

b) (=acto) loading

zona reservada para carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

andén de carga — loading platform

de carga frontal — front-loading antes de s

de carga superior — top-loading antes de s

c) (=peso) load

no puedo con tanta carga — I can't take o manage such a heavy load

la carga que aguantaba la columna — the weight supported by the column

carga aérea — air cargo

carga de fractura — breaking load

carga de pago — payload

carga de rotura — breaking load

carga fija, carga muerta — dead load

carga útil — payload
bestia 3., buque 1)
2) (=responsabilidad) burden

no quiero ser una carga para mis hijos — I don't want to be a burden to my children

la carga de la prueba — (Jur) the burden of proof

yo soy quien lleva la carga de esta casa — I'm the one who takes responsibility for everything in this house

no sabes la carga que me quitas de encima — you can't imagine what a weight off my mind that is

carga de trabajo — workload

carga financiera — [por gastos] financial burden; [por intereses] financial expense, financing cost

carga fiscal, carga impositiva — tax burden

carga lectiva — hours of attendance at lectures or seminars

cargas familiares — dependants, dependents (EEUU)

cargas sociales — social security contributions

carga tributaria — tax burden

3) (=contenido)

el discurso tenía una fuerte carga emocional — the speech was charged with great emotion

se caracteriza por un exceso de carga ideológica — it is characterized by its excessive ideological content

carga viral — viral load

4) [en armas] charge

una carga de tres kilos de explosivo — three kilos of explosives

carga de pólvora — (Min) gunpowder charge

carga de profundidad — depth charge

carga explosiva — explosive charge

5) (=recambio) [de pluma] cartridge; [de bolígrafo] refill

se le ha acabado la carga al mechero — the lighter has run out of fuel

6) (=ataque) (Mil, Dep) charge

¡a la carga! — charge!

volver a la carga —

a los pocos minutos el equipo volvió a la carga — a few minutes later the team returned to the attack

el grupo vuelve a la carga con un nuevo disco — the group are back with a new record

carga de caballería — cavalry charge

carga policial — police charge

7) (Elec) [de un cuerpo] charge; [de generador, circuito] load

carga eléctrica — electrical charge, electric charge

carga estática — static

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femenino

1)

a) (Transp) ( de barco) cargo; ( de camión) load; ( de tren) freight

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

b) ( peso) load

carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos — maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos

no lleves tanta carga — don't carry such a heavy load

- carga útil

2)

a) (de escopeta, cañón) charge

una carga explosiva — an explosive charge

b) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refill

al encendedor se le está acabando la carga — the lighter is running out of fuel

c) ( de lavadora) load

d) ( de reactor) charge

- carga de profundidad

3) (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge; ( de circuito) load

un discurso con una enorme carga emocional — a highly emotional speech

4) ( responsabilidad) burden

es una carga para la familia — he is a burden to his family

lleva una gran carga sobre los hombros — he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders

- carga familiar

5) (Der, Fin) charge

libre de cargas — not subject to any charges

- carga impositiva or fiscal or tributaria

6)

a) (de tropas, policía) charge

a la carga! — charge!

volver a la carga — to return to the attack

b) (Dep) tb

carga defensiva — blitz

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= burden, load, cargo, freight, loading, albatross.

Ex. In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

Ex. By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex. Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.

Ex. The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.

Ex. Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

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* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.

* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).

* animal de carga = pack animal.

* barco de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.

* carga de la prueba, la = burden of proof, the.

* carga de lavadora = washing load, load of washing.

* carga de profundidad = depth-charge.

* carga de trabajo = workload [work load].

* carga docente = teaching responsibilities.

* carga eléctrica = electrical charge.

* carga emocional = emotional baggage.

* carga excesiva = overload.

* carga familiar = dependent.

* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.

* cargas = filler.

* culto a la carga = cargo cult.

* descarga = unloading.

* exceso de carga = overload.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* muelle de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* mulo de carga = workhorse.

* navío de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* repartir la carga = spread + the load.

* tiempo de carga = loading time.

* trayecto sin viajeros o carga = deadhead.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

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femenino

1)

a) (Transp) ( de barco) cargo; ( de camión) load; ( de tren) freight

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

b) ( peso) load

carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos — maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos

no lleves tanta carga — don't carry such a heavy load

- carga útil

2)

a) (de escopeta, cañón) charge

una carga explosiva — an explosive charge

b) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refill

al encendedor se le está acabando la carga — the lighter is running out of fuel

c) ( de lavadora) load

d) ( de reactor) charge

- carga de profundidad

3) (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge; ( de circuito) load

un discurso con una enorme carga emocional — a highly emotional speech

4) ( responsabilidad) burden

es una carga para la familia — he is a burden to his family

lleva una gran carga sobre los hombros — he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders

- carga familiar

5) (Der, Fin) charge

libre de cargas — not subject to any charges

- carga impositiva or fiscal or tributaria

6)

a) (de tropas, policía) charge

a la carga! — charge!

volver a la carga — to return to the attack

b) (Dep) tb

carga defensiva — blitz

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= burden, load, cargo, freight, loading, albatross.

Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex: Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.

Ex: The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.

Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.

* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).

* animal de carga = pack animal.

* barco de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.

* carga de la prueba, la = burden of proof, the.

* carga de lavadora = washing load, load of washing.

* carga de profundidad = depth-charge.

* carga de trabajo = workload [work load].

* carga docente = teaching responsibilities.

* carga eléctrica = electrical charge.

* carga emocional = emotional baggage.

* carga excesiva = overload.

* carga familiar = dependent.

* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.

* cargas = filler.

* culto a la carga = cargo cult.

* descarga = unloading.

* exceso de carga = overload.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* muelle de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* mulo de carga = workhorse.

* navío de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* repartir la carga = spread + the load.

* tiempo de carga = loading time.

* trayecto sin viajeros o carga = deadhead.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

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carga

feminine

A

1 ( Transp) (de camión) load; (de barco, avión) cargo

llevaba una carga de carbón it was carrying a load/cargo of coal

la carga se movió the cargo/load shifted

servicios de carga a toda España nationwide freight services

[ S ] zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only

2

(peso): [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos

si te duele la espalda no lleves tanta carga if your back aches don't carry so much

3 ( Arquit, Const) load

Compuesto:

carga útil

payload

B

1 (de una escopeta, un cañón) charge

una carga explosiva an explosive charge

2 (de una lavadora) load

al mechero se le está acabando la carga the lighter is running out of fuel

3 ( Metal) charge

4 (de un reactor) charge

5 ( Inf) upload

Compuesto:

carga de profundidad

depth charge

C ( Elec) (de un cuerpo) charge; (de un circuito) load

D

(de una obra, un discurso): una obra con una fuerte carga erótica a work highly charged with eroticism

un discurso con una enorme carga emocional a very emotional speech

un lugar que para él tiene una gran carga afectiva a place which has very strong emotional associations for him

E (responsabilidad) burden

es una carga para la familia he is a burden to his family

lleva una gran carga sobre los hombros he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders

Compuestos:

● carga de la prueba

burden of proof

● carga familiar

dependent relatives (pl), dependants (pl)

F ( Der, Fin) charge

una finca libre de cargas an unencumbered property, a property not subject to any charges

Compuesto:

carga impositiva

tax burden

G

1 (de tropas, la policía) charge

¡a la carga! charge!

llevarle la carga a algn ( RPl fam); to be after sb ( colloq)

volver a la carga «tropas» to return to the attack o fray; (sobre un tema) to return to the attack

2 ( Dep) tb

carga defensiva blitz

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Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)

carga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
carga
cargar
carga sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de barco, avión) cargo;

( de camión) load;
( de tren) freight;
( on signs) zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only
b) ( peso) load;

◊ no lleves tanta carga don't carry such a heavy load

2
a) (de escopeta, cañón) charge

b) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refill;

( de lavadora) load
3 (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge;
( de circuito) load
4 ( responsabilidad) burden;
◊ es una carga para la familia he is a burden to his family

5
a) (de tropas, policía) charge;

◊ ¡a la carga! charge!

b) (Dep) tb

◊ carga defensiva blitz

cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹barco/avión/camión› to load;

◊ cargaon la camioneta de cajas they loaded the van with boxes;

no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
b) ‹pistola/escopeta› to load;

‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film in
c) (Elec) to charge

2
a) ‹ mercancías› to load

b) ‹ combustible› to fuel;

◊ tengo que carga nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3 ( de obligaciones) carga a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;
◊ me cargaon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me

4
a) ‹paquetes/bolsas› to carry;

‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹ armas› to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear;

( tener consigo):
◊ cargo las llaves I have the keys

5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 carga con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;
◊ tiene que carga con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household

2 carga contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
◊ me cargan los fanfarrones I can't stand show-offs

cargarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [pilas/flash] to charge;

[ partícula] to become charged
b) cargase de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;

‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) ‹ motor› to wreck;

‹ jarrón› to smash
carga sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) loading
2 (objeto cargado, peso) load
3 (peso que transporta un avión, un tren) freight
(un barco) cargo, (un camión) load
4 (cantidad de explosivo) charge
5 Fin (impuesto) tax: esta mercancía está libre de cargas, this merchandise is not subject to any charges
(deudas, gastos añadidos) debit: el piso está libre de cargas, the flat is free of charges
6 fig (deber, obligación) burden
7 Mil Elec charge
8 (repuesto, recambio) refill
♦ Locuciones: volver a la carga, to insist
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
' carga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- cargar
- cruz
- descargar
- desembarcar
- desembarco
- desriñonarse
- destinataria
- destinatario
- flete
- gravamen
- imponerse
- losa
- máxima
- máximo
- parihuelas
- peso
- relevar
- sobrepeso
- soportar
- tara
- agobiante
- aguantar
- aligerar
- balancear
- caballo
- camión
- consignar
- correr
- cuesta
- destino
- distribuir
- eléctrico
- equilibrar
- furgoneta
- lastre
- llevar
- mula
- munición
- retener
- sostener
- volcar
- zona
English:
bay
- burden
- busload
- cargo
- carload
- carousel
- charge
- chute
- dead weight
- freight
- front-load
- lighten
- load
- loaded
- loading
- millstone
- pack-animal
- tie down
- truckload
- dependant
- fall
- freighter
- refill

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carga nf

1. [acción] loading;

zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading area

2. [cargamento] [de avión, barco] cargo;
[de tren] freight;
la carga va en la bodega the cargo goes in the hold

3. [peso] load;

no sé si esta viga aguantará tanta carga I don't know if this beam will be able to take such a heavy load

Comp
carga máxima autorizada maximum authorized load;
carga útil [de vehículo] payload

4. [responsabilidad] burden;

representa una enorme carga para sus hijos she is a great burden on her children;

llevar la carga de algo to be responsible for sth;

una persona con cargas familiares a person with family responsibilities

5. [ataque] charge;

¡a la carga! charge!;

volver a la carga [atacar de nuevo] to go back on the offensive;
[insistir] to insist
Comp
carga policial baton charge
6. [explosivo] charge

Comp
carga explosiva explosive charge;
carga de profundidad depth charge

7. [de mechero, pluma] refill

8. [de obra, declaraciones]
un poema con una fuerte carga erótica a highly erotic poem;

una estatua con una carga simbólica a statue that is very symbolic;

una película con gran carga emocional a movie that has a real emotional punch

9. [impuesto] tax

Comp
cargas administrativas administrative costs;
carga financiera financial cost;

carga fiscal [impuesto] tax;
[presión fiscal] tax burden;
carga impositiva [impuesto] tax;
[presión fiscal] tax burden;
cargas sociales social security contributions;

carga tributaria levy

10. [eléctrica] [de partícula] charge;
[de circuito] load
11. [en fútbol] push [with one's body];
[en rugby, hockey] shoulder charge
Comp
carga reglamentaria bodycheck;
hacer una carga reglamentaria a alguien to bodycheck sb

12. Comp
RP Fam
llevar la carga a alguien Br to chat sb up, US to hit on sb

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carga

f

1 load; de buque cargo

2 MIL, EL charge

3

:

volver a la carga return to the attack

4 ( responsabilidad) burden;

llevar la carga take responsibility;

ser una carga para alguien be a burden to s.o.

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carga nf

1) : loading

2) : freight, load, cargo

3) : burden, responsibility

4) : charge

carga eléctrica: electrical charge

5) : attack, charge

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carga n

1. (mercancías avión, barco) cargo [pl. cargoes]

la carga que lleva este barco es de carbón this ship is carrying a cargo of coal

2. (mercancías tren, camión) load

el camión ha dejado la carga en el muelle the lorry has left its load in the docks

3. (peso) weight / load

no sabemos si las vigas aguantarán tanta carga we don't know if the beams will take so much weight

4. (de pluma, bolígrafo) refill

tengo que comprar una carga a este bolígrafo I've got to buy a refill for this pen

5. (explosiva, eléctrica, militar) charge

una carga de caballería a cavalry charge

6. (obligación) responsibility [pl. responsibilities]

su nuevo ascenso supone nuevas cargas his new jobs means new responsibilities

7. (molestia) burden

estos problemas son una carga para ella these problems are a burden for her

Spanish-English dictionary > carga
4 mantener

v.

1 to keep.

mantener algo en buen estado to keep something in good condition

mantener una promesa to keep a promise

mantener la calma to stay calm

Los mantengo trabajando I keep them working.

Ellos mantienen el proyecto They maintain the project.

2 to support (with scaffold, columns).

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3 to support.

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

4 to have (relationships, conversations).

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with somebody

5 to stick to (to defend) (conviction).

mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent

mantiene que no la vió he maintains that he didn't see her

6 to maintain, to keep, to conserve, to hold.

Ellos mantienen unas mantas They maintain some bedcovers.

Mantiene sus mismas creencias de antes He keeps his old views.

Ellos mantienen su opinión They maintain their opinion.

María mantiene a su hijo Mary maintains=provides for her son.

Ella mantiene su declaración She maintains her declaration.

7 to claim to, to hold to, to maintain to.

Ellos mantienen haber limpiado They claim to have cleaned.

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mantener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (conservar) to keep

■ la policía mantiene el orden público the police keep law and order

■ la nevera mantiene los alimentos en buenas condiciones the fridge keeps food fresh

■ 'Mantenga Zamora limpia' "Keep Zamora tidy"

2 (tener) to keep

■ 'Mantener en posición vertical' "Keep vertical"

■ 'Mantener fuera del alcance de los niños' "Keep out of the reach of children"

3 (sostener) to support, hold up, hold

■ estos pilares mantienen el techo these pillars support the roof

■ no sé como se mantiene en pie con lo que ha bebido I don't know how he can stand up after having drunk so much

4 (sustentar) to support, maintain

■ ella sola mantiene a toda la familia she supports the whole family by herself

5 (afirmación etc) to maintain

■ pues yo mantengo que no es verdad well, I maintain that it is not true

6 (conversación, relaciones) to have; (reunión) to hold, have; (correspondencia) to keep up; (promesa, palabra) to keep

■ afirma que no mantuvieron relaciones sexuales he states that they did not have sexual intercourse

■ mantuvieron una larga correspondencia they kept up a lengthy correspondence

■ mantuvimos una reunión en su despacho we held a meeting in her office

► verbo pronominal mantenerse

1 (sostenerse) to remain, stand

2 (continuar en un estado, una posición) to keep

■ se mantuvo a distancia she kept her distance

■ se mantiene firme en sus creencias he remains firm in his beliefs

3 (sustenerse) to manage, maintain oneself, support oneself

4 (alimentarse) to eat, live

■ se mantiene a base de fruta she lives on fruit, she eats only fruit

■ no nos mantenemos del aire we can't live on air

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mantener algo en secreto to keep something secret

mantenerse aparte to stay out of it, not get involved

mantenerse en contacto con to stay in contact with

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, keep in trim, keep fit

mantenerse en pie to stand, remain standing

mantenerse en sus trece to stick to one's guns

mantenerse vivo,-a to stay alive

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verb

1) to keep

2) maintain

3) hold

4) support

5) sustain

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1. VT

1) (=sostener) [gen] to hold; [+ puente, techo] to support

mantén la caja un momento — hold the box a minute

los pilares que mantienen el puente — the pillars which support the bridge

2) (=preservar)

a) [en un lugar] to store, keep

una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado — once opened keep in a refrigerator

"manténgase en un lugar fresco y seco" — "store in a cool dry place"

b) [en un estado o situación] to keep

la ilusión es lo único que lo mantiene vivo — hope is the only thing that keeps him alive o going

hay que mantener actualizada la base de datos — we have to keep the database up to date

para mantener el motor en buen estado — to keep the engine in good condition

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep your city clean

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños — keep out of the reach of children

• mantener algo caliente — to keep sth hot

• mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth, keep sth balanced

• mantener algo en secreto — to keep sth a secret

mantuvo en secreto que tenía dos hijos — she kept her two children a secret
raya I, 1)
3) (=conservar) [+ opinión] to maintain, hold; [+ costumbre, ideales] to keep up, maintain; [+ disciplina] to maintain, keep; [+ promesa] to keep

un alto porcentaje mantenía su opinión sobre la crisis — a high percentage maintained o held their opinion about the crisis

me marcho manteniendo mi opinión — I'm leaving, but I stand by my opinion

una civilización que lucha por mantener sus tradiciones — a civilization struggling to uphold o maintain its traditions

eran partidarios de mantener el antiguo orden social — they were in favour of preserving the old social order

mantener el orden público — to keep the peace

• al conducir hay que mantener la distancia de seguridad — you have to keep (at) a safe distance when driving

• mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

le cuesta mantener el equilibrio — he finds it difficult to keep his balance

hemos conseguido mantener el equilibrio entre ingresos y gastos — we have managed to maintain a balance between income and expenditure

• mantener el fuego — to keep the fire going

• mantener la línea — to keep one's figure, keep in shape

• mantener la paz — to keep the peace, maintain peace

- mantenella y no emendalla
calma, distancia
4) [económicamente] to support, maintain

ahora tiene una familia que mantener — now he has a family to support o maintain

ya no pienso mantenerla más — I refuse to keep o support o maintain her any longer

5) [+ conversación, contacto] to maintain, hold

es incapaz de mantener una conversación coherente — he is incapable of maintaining o holding a coherent conversation

en las conversaciones que hemos mantenido con el presidente — in the talks we have held with the president

¿han mantenido ustedes relaciones sexuales? — have you had sexual relations?
correspondencia 2)
6) (=afirmar) to maintain

siempre he mantenido lo contrario — I've always maintained the opposite

2.

See:

mantenerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

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= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex. The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

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

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

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

Ex. The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

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* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

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= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

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

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

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

Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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mantener [ E27 ]

vt

A (sustentar económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain

cuesta una fortuna mantener a ese perro tan grande it costs a fortune to keep that enormous dog

¡y pretende que ella lo mantenga! and he expects her to support o keep him!

B

1 (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura to keep calm/one's composure

mantener el orden to keep o ( frml) maintain order

para mantener la paz in order to keep the peace

mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones to keep up the old traditions

2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

los postes mantienen la viga en posición the posts keep the beam in position

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance

lo mantiene en equilibrio sobre la punta de la nariz he balances it on the end of his nose

los militares lo mantuvieron en el poder the military kept him in power

todos los medicamentos deben mantenerse fuera del alcance de los niños all medicines should be kept out of reach of children

[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep Norwich ( o York etc) tidy

[ S ] una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado keep refrigerated once open

no mantiene su coche en buenas condiciones he doesn't keep his car in good condition, he doesn't maintain his car very well

sigue manteniendo vivos sus ideales he still keeps his ideals alive

C

1 ‹conversaciones› to have; ‹contactos› to maintain, keep up; ‹correspondencia› to keep up; ‹relaciones› to maintain

durante las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra during the negotiations held in Geneva

2 (cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

D (afirmar, sostener) to maintain

mantiene que es inocente he maintains that he is innocent

■ mantenerse

v pron

A (sustentarse económicamente) to support o maintain o keep oneself

B (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división they kept their place o they stayed in the first division

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, to keep fit

lo único que se mantiene en pie es la torre all that remains is the tower, only the tower is still standing

se mantiene al día she keeps up to date

siempre se mantuvo a distancia he always kept his distance

se mantuvo en contacto con sus amigos de la infancia he kept in touch with o kept up with his childhood friends

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa he remained neutral in the dispute

C

(alimentarse): nos mantuvimos a base de latas we lived off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas he lives on vitamin pills

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mantener ( conjugate mantener) verbo transitivo
1 ( económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain;
‹ amante› to keep
2 (conservar, preservar) to keep;
◊ mantener la calma to keep calm;

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance;
mantener algo en equilibrio to balance sth;
para mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight
3
a) ‹ conversaciones› to have;

‹ contactos› to maintain, keep up;
‹ correspondencia› to keep up;
‹ relaciones› to maintain
b) ( cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

4 (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
mantenerse verbo pronominal
1 ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself
2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) to keep;
◊ mantenerse en forma to keep fit;

la torre aún se mantiene en pie the tower is still standing;
mantenerse en contacto (con algn) to keep in touch (with sb)
3 ( alimentarse):
◊ mantenerse a base de latas to live off tinned food

mantener verbo transitivo
1 (conservar) to keep: ella mantiene vivo su recuerdo, she keeps his memory alive
mantén la calma, keep calm
2 (sostener) to have: mantuvimos una conversación muy seria, we had a very serious talk
(una teoría, hipótesis) to defend, maintain
3 (alimentar, sustentar) to support, feed: no podían mantener las dos casas, they couldn't keep up both houses
4 (peso) to support, hold up
' mantener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- conchabarse
- conservar
- conservarse
- continuismo
- escribirse
- ir
- hilo
- línea
- raya
- sustentar
- tener
- tipo
- ahuyentar
- alerta
- calma
- correspondencia
- corriente
- disciplina
- flote
- guardar
- llevar
- mantiene
- mantuve
- orden
- preservar
- sujetar
English:
balance
- bay
- buoy
- captive
- carry on
- cherish
- cool
- fire
- hold
- hold off
- house
- hygiene
- image
- keep
- keep away
- keep down
- keep up
- maintain
- order
- preserve
- provide for
- retain
- secrecy
- stall
- support
- suspense
- sustain
- swear
- track
- unionist
- uphold
- weight-watching
- white elephant
- carry
- clear
- conduct
- correspond
- credit
- door
- go
- head
- inform
- occupy
- peace
- police
- provide
- segregate
- stand
- stick
- struggle

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mantener

♦ vt

1. [económicamente] to support;

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

2. [sostener] to keep;

un andamio mantiene el edificio en pie a scaffold supports the building o keeps the building from falling down;

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3. [conservar] to keep;
[ritmo, nivel, presión] to keep up;
mantener las amistades to keep up one's friendships;

mantener algo en buen estado to keep sth in good condition;

mantener la calma to stay calm;

mantener el orden to keep order;

mantener la línea to keep one's figure;

mantener una promesa/la palabra to keep a promise/one's word;

mantenga limpia su ciudad [en letrero] keep your city tidy;

manténgase en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place;

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños [en medicamento, producto tóxico] keep out of the reach of children;

es incapaz de mantener la boca cerrada he can't keep his mouth shut

4. [tener] [conversación] to have;
[negociaciones, diálogo] to hold;
mantener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with sb;

mantener contactos con alguien to be in contact with sb

5. [defender] [convicción, idea] to stick to;
[candidatura] to refuse to withdraw;
mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent;

mantiene que no la vio he maintains that he didn't see her

♦ See also the pronominal verb mantenerse

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mantener

v/t

1 ( sujetar) hold; techo etc hold up

2 ( preservar) keep

3 conversación, relación have

4 económicamente support

5 ( afirmar) maintain

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mantener {80} vt

1) sustentar: to support, to feed

mantener uno su familia: to support one's family

2) conservar: to keep, to preserve

3) continuar: to keep up, to sustain

mantener una correspondencia: to keep up a correspondence

4) afirmar: to maintain, to affirm

♦ See also the reflexive verb mantenerse

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mantener vb

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

la nevera mantiene los alimentos fríos the fridge keeps food cold

he mantenido mi promesa I've kept my promise

2. (económicamente) to support

su hijo mantiene a toda la familia their son supports the whole family

3. (afirmar) to maintain

mantengo lo que dije el mes pasado I maintain what I said last month

4. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

mantén bien sujeto el cuadro hold the picture tight

Spanish-English dictionary > mantener
5 portero

m.

1 doorman, redcap, porter, hall porter.

2 janitor, super, porter, superintendent.

3 goalkeeper, goalie, gatekeeper.

4 doorkeeper, person in charge of the door, porter.

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portero

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de un edificio) porter

2 DEPORTE goalkeeper

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

portero automático entryphone

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(f. - portera)

noun

1) doorman, caretaker

2) goalkeeper

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portero, -a
1. SM / F

1) [de edificio] caretaker, concierge, (apartment house) manager (EEUU)

2) [en hotel, hospital] porter

3) (Dep) goalkeeper

2.

SM

portero automático, portero eléctrico, portero electrónico — entry phone

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- ra masculino, femenino

1) ( que abre la puerta) doorman, porter; ( que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE)

- portero eléctrico or automático

2) (Dep) goalkeeper
•• Cultural note:
portero

A superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay. Many buildings no longer have porteros. In these cases, access is regulated by a portero automático (intercom). The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip

* * *

= janitor, porter, doorman [doormen, -pl.], doorkeeper, goalkeeper, goalie.

Nota: Abreviatura de goalkeeper.

Ex. It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.

Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex. He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.

Ex. This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.

Ex. Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.

Ex. They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.

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* cuartillo del portero = janitor's closet.

* portero de noche = nightman [nightmen, -pl.].

* * *

- ra masculino, femenino

1) ( que abre la puerta) doorman, porter; ( que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE)

- portero eléctrico or automático

2) (Dep) goalkeeper
•• Cultural note:
portero

A superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay. Many buildings no longer have porteros. In these cases, access is regulated by a portero automático (intercom). The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip

* * *

= janitor, porter, doorman [doormen, -pl.], doorkeeper, goalkeeper, goalie.

Nota: Abreviatura de goalkeeper.

Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.

Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.

Ex: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.

Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.

* cuartillo del portero = janitor's closet.

* portero de noche = nightman [nightmen, -pl.].

* * *

portero -ra portero (↑ portero a1)

masculine, feminine

A (que abre la puerta) doorman, porter; (que cuida el edificio) super ( AmE), superintendent ( AmE), caretaker ( BrE), concierge

Compuesto:

portero eléctrico or ( Esp) automático

masculine intercom ( AmE), entryphone ( BrE)

B ( Dep) goalkeeper

CULTURAL NOTE

portero

A superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay.

Many buildings no longer have porteros. In these cases, access is regulated by a portero automático (intercom).

The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip.

* * *

portero
◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 ( que abre la puerta) doorman, porter;
( que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE);
portero eléctrico or (Esp) automático sustantivo masculino
entryphone
2 (Dep) goalkeeper
portero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (de una vivienda) porter, caretaker
(de un edificio público) doorman
portero automático, entry-phone
2 Dep goalkeeper
' portero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelarse
- despeje
- garita
- gorila
- obnubilarse
- portera
- interfono
- mayordomo
English:
caretaker
- doorman
- goalkeeper
- intercom
- janitor
- porter
- scapegoat
- door
- entry
- goal
- superintendent
- turn

* * *

portero, -a

♦ nm,f

1. [de casa] Br caretaker, US super(intendent)

2. [de hotel, ministerio] [en recepción] porter;
[a la puerta] doorman
3. [de discoteca] doorman

4. [en fútbol, balonmano, hockey] goalkeeper;
[en hockey] goalminder
♦ nm
portero automático entryphone;
portero eléctrico entryphone;

portero electrónico entryphone

* * *

portero

m

1 doorman

2 de edificio superintendent, Br

caretaker

3 DEP goalkeeper

* * *

portero, -ra n

1) arquero: goalkeeper, goalie

2) : doorman m

3) : janitor, superintendent

* * *

portero n

1. (en deportes) goalkeeper

2. (de un edificio) porter

Spanish-English dictionary > portero
6 reclamar

v.

1 to demand, to ask for.

le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me

la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamored for her to sing another song

2 to demand, to require.

el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention

3 to ask for.

te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office

4 to protest.

5 to claim, to ask for, to demand, to lay claim to.

Ellos reclaman su premio They claim their prize.

6 to reclaim, to recover, to recuperate.

Reclamaron mucha tierra junto al mar They reclaimed a lot of land by the sea

7 to complain.

Ellos reclaman siempre They always complain.

8 to file a claim, to lodge a claim.

Ellos reclamaron hace un mes They filed a claim about a month ago.

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reclamar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir) to demand, claim

2 (exigir) to require, demand

► verbo intransitivo

1 (protestar) to protest ( contra, against)

■ reclamaron contra aquella medida they protested against the measure

2 DERECHO to appeal

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verb

1) to demand

2) claim

3) complain

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1. VT

1) [+ herencia, tierras] to claim; [+ derechos] to demand

reclama su parte de los beneficios — he is claiming his share of the profits

reclamar daños y perjuicios — to claim damages

reclaman mejores condiciones de trabajo — they're demanding better working conditions

reclamar una deuda — to demand payment of a debt

reclamaron su presencia ante el tribunal — they demanded him to appear before the court

2) [+ atención, solución] to demand

esto reclama toda nuestra atención — this demands our full attention

3) [+ aves] to call to

2.

VI (=quejarse) to complain

fui a reclamar al director — I went and complained to the manager

reclamar contra algo — to complain about sth

reclamar contra una sentencia — (Jur) to appeal against a sentence

3.

See:

reclamarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demand

reclamó su parte — he claimed his share

reclaman el derecho al voto — they demand the right to vote

b) situación/problema to require, demand
2.
reclamar vi to complain

reclamó ante los tribunales — she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa — I appealed against the fine

* * *

= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.

Ex. Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.

Ex. To send a recall, display the circulation status of the copy to be recalled.

Ex. If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex. Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex. The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.

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* reclamar daños = claim + damages.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demand

reclamó su parte — he claimed his share

reclaman el derecho al voto — they demand the right to vote

b) situación/problema to require, demand
2.
reclamar vi to complain

reclamó ante los tribunales — she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa — I appealed against the fine

* * *

= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.

Ex: Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.

Ex: To send a recall, display the circulation status of the copy to be recalled.

Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex: Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.

* reclamar daños = claim + damages.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

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reclamar [A1 ]

vt

1 «persona» ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim; (con insistencia) to demand

si no reclama el pago dentro de seis meses if you do not claim payment within six months

reclamó su parte de los beneficios he claimed his share of the profits

los manifestantes reclamaban el derecho al voto the demonstrators were demanding the right to vote

el enfermo reclamaba constantemente atención the patient was constantly demanding attention

2 «situación/problema» to require, demand

la situación reclama mucho tacto the situation calls for o requires a great deal of tact

estos problemas reclaman soluciones inmediatas these problems need to be sorted out immediately, these problems require o demand immediate solutions

■ reclamar

vi

to complain

tiene derecho a reclamar si no está satisfecho you have the right to complain o to make a complaint if you are not satisfied

reclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa I appealed against the fine

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reclamar ( conjugate reclamar) verbo transitivo
a) [ persona] ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim;

( con insistencia) to demand
b) [situación/problema] to require, demand

verbo intransitivo
to complain;
◊ reclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to court

reclamar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un derecho, una propiedad) to claim, demand
2 (requerir) to call: la empresa lo reclama en la sede central, the company have summoned him to the headquarters
Jur (a un testigo, inculpado) to summon
3 (exigir) este trabajo reclama nuestra paciencia, this work demands our patience
II verbo intransitivo
1 to complain, protest [contra, against]
2 Jur to appeal

' reclamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reivindicar
English:
claim
- demand
- reclaim
- stake

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reclamar

♦ vt

1. [pedir, exigir] to demand, to ask for;

le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me;

reclamó ante un tribunal una indemnización she went to court to claim compensation;

la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamoured for her to sing another song

2. [necesitar] to demand, to require;

el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention;

este conflicto reclama una solución inmediata this conflict calls for an immediate solution

3. [llamar] to ask for;

te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office

4. Der
reclamar a alguien to summon sb to appear before the court

♦ vi
[quejarse] to make a complaint;
reclamaron por los malos tratos recibidos they made a complaint about the ill-treatment they had received;

reclamó contra la sanción he made a formal protest against the suspension

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reclamar

I v/t claim, demand

II v/i complain

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reclamar vt

1) exigir: to demand, to require

2) : to claim

reclamar vi

: to complain

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reclamar vb

1. (protestar) to complain

fui a la tienda a reclamar I went to the shop to complain

2. (exigir) to demand / to claim

los trabajadores reclaman el dinero que se les debe the workers demand the money owed to them

Spanish-English dictionary > reclamar
7 protestar

v.

1 to complain.

protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service

protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical they were protesting against the arrest of the union leader

¡protesto! (law) objection!

2 to grumble.

haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling

3 to protest, to object, to remonstrate, to present an objection.

María se quejó contra los perros Mary complained against the dogs.

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protestar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mostrar disconformidad) to protest ( contra, against)

2 DERECHO to raise an objection

■ ¡protesto, su señoría! objection, Your Honour!

3 (refunfuñar) to moan

■ te pasas la vida protestando you're always moaning

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin protestar without protest

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verb

to protest

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1. VI

1) (=quejarse) to complain

protestaron contra la subida de la gasolina — they complained o frm protested against the rise in the price of petrol

protestó por lo mal que la habían tratado — she complained o frm protested about how badly she had been treated

no protestes tanto y acábate la cena — stop complaining and finish your dinner

2) (Jur)

¡protesto, Su Señoría! — objection, Your Honour!

¡protesto contra esa observación! — I resent that!, I object to that remark!

2. VT

1) [+ letra, pagaré] to protest, note

un cheque protestado por falta de fondos — a cheque referred to drawer

2) frm (=declarar) to protest

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protest

protestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something

protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor

b) ( quejarse) to complain

protestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something

nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
2.
protestar vt

1)

a) (Com, Fin) < letra> to protest; < cheque> to refer... to drawer, dishonor*

b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at

2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest

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= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.

Ex. 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.

Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.

Ex. This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.

Ex. Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.

Ex. And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.

Ex. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.

Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.

Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.

Ex. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.

Ex. Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.

Ex. The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.

Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.

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* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.

* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.

* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* protestar furiosamente = rage against.

* protestar por = bridle at.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protest

protestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something

protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor

b) ( quejarse) to complain

protestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something

nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
2.
protestar vt

1)

a) (Com, Fin) < letra> to protest; < cheque> to refer... to drawer, dishonor*

b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at

2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest

* * *

= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.

Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.

Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.

Ex: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.

Ex: Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.

Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.

Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.

Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.

Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.

Ex: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.

Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.

Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.

Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.

* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.

* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.

* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* protestar furiosamente = rage against.

* protestar por = bridle at.

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protestar [A1 ]

vi

to protest protestar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST o ABOUT sth

protestan contra la carestía de vida they're protesting against o about the high cost of living

protestar POR or DE algo to complain ABOUT sth

protestó por el trato recibido he complained about o protested about o at the way he had been treated

hágalo ahora mismo y sin protestar do it right now and no complaining o don't start complaining

¡protesto, señoría! objection, your Honor! o I object, your Honor!

—no es culpa mía —protestó it's not my fault, he protested

nadie protestó cuando lo propuse nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal

■ protestar

vt

A

1 ( Com, Fin) ‹letra› to protest; ‹cheque› to refer … to drawer, dishonor*

2 ‹actuación› to protest about o at

protestaron la decisión del árbitro they protested about o at the referee's decision, they protested the referee's decision ( AmE)

B ( frml); ‹inocencia› to protest

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protestar ( conjugate protestar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protest;

protestar CONTRA algo to protest against o about sth
b) ( quejarse) to complain;

protestar POR or DE algo to complain about sth
protestar verbo intransitivo
1 (manifestar desacuerdo) to protest: vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos, we're going to protest against the rise in taxes
2 (quejarse) to complain: siempre está protestando por el frío, he's always complaining about the cold
3 Jur to object
4 Com to protest
' protestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- chistar
- levantarse
- pitar
- rechistar
- sentada
- alegar
- energía
- patalear
- plantón
- quejarse
- valer
- valor
- venga
- zapatear
English:
constrained
- fuss
- protest
- rage
- remonstrate
- contest
- move

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protestar

♦ vi

1. [quejarse] to complain (por/contra about/against); [en manifestación] to protest (por/contra about/against);
protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service;

los manifestantes protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical the demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of the union leader

2. [refunfuñar] to grumble;

haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling

3. Der
¡protesto! [en juicio] objection!

♦ vt

1. Com to protest

2. Méx [prometer]
el presidente protestó su cargo ante el congreso the president was sworn in before parliament

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protestar

I v/t protest

II v/i

1 ( quejarse) complain (por, de about)

2 ( expresar oposición) protest (contra, por about, against)

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protestar vi

: to protest, to object

protestar vt

1) : to protest, to object to

2) : to declare, to profess

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protestar vb

1. (oponerse a) to protest

una manifestación para protestar contra la guerra a demonstration to protest against war

2. (quejarse) to complain / to moan

siempre protesta por la comida she always complains about the food

Spanish-English dictionary > protestar
8 quejarse

pron.v.

1 to complain.

siempre está quejándose del frío que hace en este país (refunfuñar) he's always complaining about how cold it is in this country

no sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about

quejarse de vicio (informal) to complain about nothing

2 to moan, to groan (expresar dolor, pena).

últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts

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quejarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (de descontento) to complain (de, about)

■ ¡no te quejes! stop complaining!

2 (de dolor) to moan, groan

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verb

to complain

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VPR

1) (=reclamar) [gen] to complain (de about, of)
[refunfuñando] to grumble (de about, at) [protestando] to protest (de about, at)
quejarse a la dirección — to complain to the management

quejarse de que — to complain (about the fact) that

se quejó de que nadie lo escuchaba — he complained that nobody listened to him

quejarse de vicio — * to be always complaining

2) (=gemir) [gen] to moan, groan; [lloriqueando] to whine

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verbo pronominal

a) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumble

después no te quejes — don't go complaining afterward(s)

quejarse DE algo/alguien — to complain about something/somebody

b) (de una afección, un dolor)

quejarse DE algo — to complain of something

c) ( gemir) to moan, groan

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= complain, grieve, grumble, protest, remonstrate, moan, whinge [winge], be (all) up in arms, voice + complaint, whine, niggle, carp, groan, rail against, cry + foul, fuss, grouch (about), whimper.

Ex. Then he complained to the reference librarian and said, 'Well, you have one edition under one title and another edition under another title'.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. Staff have continually grumbled about this extra effort.

Ex. 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.

Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.

Ex. The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.

Ex. The advice is summarized under the headings: be positive; be honest; be exact; and don't whinge.

Ex. And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.

Ex. Occasional users did not, as a rule, voice complaints.

Ex. Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.

Ex. The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.

Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.

Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.

Ex. A baby who fusses, cries or displays other colicky symptoms is most likely reacting quite negatively to something that his or her mother is eating.

Ex. You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.

Ex. My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.

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* quejarse de = deplore, bemoan.

* quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.

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verbo pronominal

a) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumble

después no te quejes — don't go complaining afterward(s)

quejarse DE algo/alguien — to complain about something/somebody

b) (de una afección, un dolor)

quejarse DE algo — to complain of something

c) ( gemir) to moan, groan

* * *

= complain, grieve, grumble, protest, remonstrate, moan, whinge [winge], be (all) up in arms, voice + complaint, whine, niggle, carp, groan, rail against, cry + foul, fuss, grouch (about), whimper.

Ex: Then he complained to the reference librarian and said, 'Well, you have one edition under one title and another edition under another title'.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: Staff have continually grumbled about this extra effort.

Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.

Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.

Ex: The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.

Ex: The advice is summarized under the headings: be positive; be honest; be exact; and don't whinge.

Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.

Ex: Occasional users did not, as a rule, voice complaints.

Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.

Ex: The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.

Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.

Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.

Ex: A baby who fusses, cries or displays other colicky symptoms is most likely reacting quite negatively to something that his or her mother is eating.

Ex: You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.

Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.

* quejarse de = deplore, bemoan.

* quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.

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quejarse [A1 ]

v pron

1 (protestar) to complain; (refunfuñar) to grumble, moan ( colloq)

luego no vengas quejándote don't come complaining to me afterward(s)

quejarse DE algo/algn to complain ABOUT sth/sb

¿de qué te quejas? what are you complaining about?

si te quejas de tus vecinos, tendrías que conocer a los míos if you think your neighbors are bad, you should meet mine!

2 (de una afección, un dolor) quejarse DE algo to complain OF sth

se queja de que le duele el pecho or de un dolor de pecho she's complaining of chest pains

3 (gemir) to moan, groan

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quejarse ( conjugate quejarse) verbo pronominal
a) ( protestar) to complain;

( refunfuñar) to grumble;
quejarse DE algo/algn to complain about sth/sb
b) (de una afección, un dolor) quejarse DE algo to complain of sth

c) ( gemir) to moan, groan

quejarse verbo reflexivo
1 to complain [de, about]
2 (de dolor) to groan, moan
' quejarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolerse
- lamentarse
- protestar
- valer
- vicio
English:
beneath
- bluster
- carry on
- complain
- go on
- grouse
- moan
- nag
- report
- the
- whine
- complaint
- grievance
- grumble
- protest
- remonstrate

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quejarse vpr

1. [lamentarse] to groan, to moan;

últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts

2. [protestar] to complain;
[refunfuñar] to moan;
siempre está quejándose del frío que hace en este país he's always complaining about how cold it is in this country;

se quejó por la lentitud de la conexión he complained about how slow the connection was;

no sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about;

Comp
Fam
quejarse de vicio to complain about nothing

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quejarse

v/r

1 complain (a to;

de about)

2 de dolor moan, groan

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quejarse vr

1) : to complain

2) : to groan, to moan

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quejarse vb

1. (protestar) to complain / to moan

siempre se queja de algo he's always moaning about something

2. (gritar de dolor) to moan / to groan

Spanish-English dictionary > quejarse
9 contener

v.

1 to contain.

no contiene CFC does not contain CFCs (en etiqueta)

¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?

Ese estudio contiene mucha información That study contains a lot of info.

Esa bolsa contiene melocotones That bag contains peaches.

2 to restrain, to hold back.

tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer

no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying

Pedro contiene su ira Peter holds back his anger.

3 to stanch, to stop, to staunch.

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contener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (incluir) to contain, hold

■ este paquete contiene treinta galletas this packet contains thirty biscuits

2 (detener) to hold back, restrain

■ la presa contiene el cauce del río the dam holds back the flow of the river

3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold

■ contuvo su alegría he held back his joy

■ contuve mis lágrimas I held back the tears

► verbo pronominal contenerse

1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself

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verb

1) to contain

2) hold

•

- contenerse

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1. VT

1) (=incluir) to contain

el maletín contenía explosivos — the suitcase contained explosives

el libro contenía un capítulo dedicado a su vida — the book contained a chapter on her life

no contiene alcohol — alcohol-free, does not contain alcohol

2) (=frenar) [+ gente, muchedumbre] to contain, hold back; [+ revuelta, epidemia, infección] to contain; [+ invasión, lágrimas, emoción] to contain, hold back; [+ aliento, respiración] to hold; [+ hemorragia] to stop; [+ bostezo] to stifle; [+ inflación] to check, curb; [+ precios, déficit, consumo] to keep down

para contener la tendencia al alza de los precios — to check the tendency for prices to rise

no pude contener la risa — I couldn't help laughing

3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean

2.

See:

contenerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain

2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain

dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
2.
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo — I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain

2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain

dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
2.
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo — I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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contener¹

¹ = bear, contain, contain in, enclose, gather, hold, host, include, possess, carry, be stocked with, harbour [harbor, -USA], offer, provide.

Ex: Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.

Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

Ex: A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.

Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.

Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.

Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.

Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.

Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.

Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.

Ex: The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.

Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.

Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.

Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* contener hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].

* contener información = carry + information.

* contener mucho = be high in.

contener²

² = staunch [stanch, -USA], dam (up), smother, keep at + bay, hold + the line, repress, force back, bottle up, hold at + bay, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.

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: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.

Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.

Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.

Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.

Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.

Ex: A man died early today after holding deputies at bay for three hours, then shooting himself.

Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

* contener Algo = keep + Nombre + in check.

* contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* contener la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* contener las lágrimas = hold back + Posesivo + tears.

* contener los gastos = contain + costs.

* contenerse = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

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contener [ E27 ]

vt

A «recipiente/producto/mezcla» to contain

la carta contenía acusaciones muy serias the letter contained some very serious accusations

[ S ] contiene lanolina contains lanolin

B (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain; ‹respiración› to hold; ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain ( frml), to hold back; ‹invasión/revuelta› to contain

la policía intentaba contener a la gente the police tried to hold back o contain o restrain the crowd

dejó estallar aquella furia contenida he let out all that pent up o bottled up rage

■ contenerse

v pron

( refl) to contain oneself

no me pude contener y me eché a llorar I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tears

tuve que contenerme para no insultarlo it was all I could do not to insult him, I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him

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contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
a) [recipiente/producto/libro] to contain

b) (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain;

‹ tendencia› to curb;
‹ respiración› to hold;
‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;
◊ no se pudo contener más he could contain himself no longer

contener verbo transitivo
1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!

' contener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantarse
- albergar
- contenerse
- dominar
- frenar
- incluir
- resistir
- respiración
- tener
- aguantar
- comprender
English:
accommodate
- breath
- check
- choke back
- contain
- curb
- dam up
- face
- hold
- hold back
- repress
- restrain
- stem
- straight
- suppress
- fight
- keep
- stifle

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contener

♦ vt

1. [encerrar] to contain;

¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?;

la novela contiene elementos diversos the novel has many different aspects;

no contiene CFC [en etiqueta] does not contain CFCs

2. [detener, reprimir] [epidemia] to contain;
[respiración] to hold; [conflicto, crisis] to contain; [éxodo] to contain, to stem; [inflación, salarios] to keep down;
no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying;

tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer

♦ See also the pronominal verb contenerse

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contener

v/t

1 contain

2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back

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contener {80} vt

1) : to contain, to hold

2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back

♦ See also the reflexive verb contenerse

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contener vb

1. (tener) to contain

el libro contiene muchas ilustraciones the book contains a lot of illustrations

2. (aguantar) to hold back [pt. & pp. held]

no pudo contener las lágrimas she couldn't hold back her tears

Spanish-English dictionary > contener
10 Brunel, Isambard Kingdom

SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering, Land transport, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Ports and shipping, Public utilities, Railways and locomotives

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b. 9 April 1806 Portsea, Hampshire, England

d. 15 September 1859 18 Duke Street, St James's, London, England

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English civil and mechanical engineer.

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The son of Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Kingdom, he was educated at a private boarding-school in Hove. At the age of 14 he went to the College of Caen and then to the Lycée Henri-Quatre in Paris, after which he was apprenticed to Louis Breguet. In 1822 he returned from France and started working in his father's office, while spending much of his time at the works of Maudslay, Sons \& Field.

From 1825 to 1828 he worked under his father on the construction of the latter's Thames Tunnel, occupying the position of Engineer-in-Charge, exhibiting great courage and presence of mind in the emergencies which occurred not infrequently. These culminated in January 1828 in the flooding of the tunnel and work was suspended for seven years. For the next five years the young engineer made abortive attempts to find a suitable outlet for his talents, but to little avail. Eventually, in 1831, his design for a suspension bridge over the River Avon at Clifton Gorge was accepted and he was appointed Engineer. (The bridge was eventually finished five years after Brunel's death, as a memorial to him, the delay being due to inadequate financing.) He next planned and supervised improvements to the Bristol docks. In March 1833 he was appointed Engineer of the Bristol Railway, later called the Great Western Railway. He immediately started to survey the route between London and Bristol that was completed by late August that year. On 5 July 1836 he married Mary Horsley and settled into 18 Duke Street, Westminster, London, where he also had his office. Work on the Bristol Railway started in 1836. The foundation stone of the Clifton Suspension Bridge was laid the same year. Whereas George Stephenson had based his standard railway gauge as 4 ft 8½ in (1.44 m), that or a similar gauge being usual for colliery wagonways in the Newcastle area, Brunel adopted the broader gauge of 7 ft (2.13 m). The first stretch of the line, from Paddington to Maidenhead, was opened to traffic on 4 June 1838, and the whole line from London to Bristol was opened in June 1841. The continuation of the line through to Exeter was completed and opened on 1 May 1844. The normal time for the 194-mile (312 km) run from Paddington to Exeter was 5 hours, at an average speed of 38.8 mph (62.4 km/h) including stops. The Great Western line included the Box Tunnel, the longest tunnel to that date at nearly two miles (3.2 km).

Brunel was the engineer of most of the railways in the West Country, in South Wales and much of Southern Ireland. As railway networks developed, the frequent break of gauge became more of a problem and on 9 July 1845 a Royal Commission was appointed to look into it. In spite of comparative tests, run between Paddington-Didcot and Darlington-York, which showed in favour of Brunel's arrangement, the enquiry ruled in favour of the narrow gauge, 274 miles (441 km) of the former having been built against 1,901 miles (3,059 km) of the latter to that date. The Gauge Act of 1846 forbade the building of any further railways in Britain to any gauge other than 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.44 m).

The existence of long and severe gradients on the South Devon Railway led to Brunel's adoption of the atmospheric railway developed by Samuel Clegg and later by the Samuda brothers. In this a pipe of 9 in. (23 cm) or more in diameter was laid between the rails, along the top of which ran a continuous hinged flap of leather backed with iron. At intervals of about 3 miles (4.8 km) were pumping stations to exhaust the pipe. Much trouble was experienced with the flap valve and its lubrication—freezing of the leather in winter, the lubricant being sucked into the pipe or eaten by rats at other times—and the experiment was abandoned at considerable cost.

Brunel is to be remembered for his two great West Country tubular bridges, the Chepstow and the Tamar Bridge at Saltash, with the latter opened in May 1859, having two main spans of 465 ft (142 m) and a central pier extending 80 ft (24 m) below high water mark and allowing 100 ft (30 m) of headroom above the same. His timber viaducts throughout Devon and Cornwall became a feature of the landscape. The line was extended ultimately to Penzance.

As early as 1835 Brunel had the idea of extending the line westwards across the Atlantic from Bristol to New York by means of a steamship. In 1836 building commenced and the hull left Bristol in July 1837 for fitting out at Wapping. On 31 March 1838 the ship left again for Bristol but the boiler lagging caught fire and Brunel was injured in the subsequent confusion. On 8 April the ship set sail for New York (under steam), its rival, the 703-ton Sirius, having left four days earlier. The 1,340-ton Great Western arrived only a few hours after the Sirius. The hull was of wood, and was copper-sheathed. In 1838 Brunel planned a larger ship, some 3,000 tons, the Great Britain, which was to have an iron hull.

The Great Britain was screwdriven and was launched on 19 July 1843,289 ft (88 m) long by 51 ft (15.5 m) at its widest. The ship's first voyage, from Liverpool to New York, began on 26 August 1845. In 1846 it ran aground in Dundrum Bay, County Down, and was later sold for use on the Australian run, on which it sailed no fewer than thirty-two times in twenty-three years, also serving as a troop-ship in the Crimean War. During this war, Brunel designed a 1,000-bed hospital which was shipped out to Renkioi ready for assembly and complete with shower-baths and vapour-baths with printed instructions on how to use them, beds and bedding and water closets with a supply of toilet paper! Brunel's last, largest and most extravagantly conceived ship was the Great Leviathan, eventually named The Great Eastern, which had a double-skinned iron hull, together with both paddles and screw propeller. Brunel designed the ship to carry sufficient coal for the round trip to Australia without refuelling, thus saving the need for and the cost of bunkering, as there were then few bunkering ports throughout the world. The ship's construction was started by John Scott Russell in his yard at Millwall on the Thames, but the building was completed by Brunel due to Russell's bankruptcy in 1856. The hull of the huge vessel was laid down so as to be launched sideways into the river and then to be floated on the tide. Brunel's plan for hydraulic launching gear had been turned down by the directors on the grounds of cost, an economy that proved false in the event. The sideways launch with over 4,000 tons of hydraulic power together with steam winches and floating tugs on the river took over two months, from 3 November 1857 until 13 January 1858. The ship was 680 ft (207 m) long, 83 ft (25 m) beam and 58 ft (18 m) deep; the screw was 24 ft (7.3 m) in diameter and paddles 60 ft (18.3 m) in diameter. Its displacement was 32,000 tons (32,500 tonnes).

The strain of overwork and the huge responsibilities that lay on Brunel began to tell. He was diagnosed as suffering from Bright's disease, or nephritis, and spent the winter travelling in the Mediterranean and Egypt, returning to England in May 1859. On 5 September he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralysed, and he died ten days later at his Duke Street home.

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Further Reading

L.T.C.Rolt, 1957, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, London: Longmans Green. J.Dugan, 1953, The Great Iron Ship, Hamish Hamilton.

IMcN

Biographical history of technology > Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
11 aparcamiento

m.

1 car park (British), parking lot (United States). (peninsular Spanish)

aparcamiento subterráneo (hueco) underground car park

2 parking lot, car park, parking place.

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aparcamiento

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) parking

2 (en la calle) place to park, parking place

3 (parking) car park, US parking lot

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noun m.

1) parking

2) parking lot

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masculino (Esp)

a) ( acción) parking

b) ( lugar - en ciudad) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE); (- en carretera) rest area o stop (AmE), lay-by (BrE)

- aparcamiento disuasorio

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= parking facilities, parking lot, car park [car-park], off-street parking, parking place, car parking facilities, parking garage, parking.

Ex. Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.

Ex. On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.

Ex. In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.

Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.

Ex. The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.

Ex. Car parking facilities will be needed and should be manned during the hours when open to the public.

Ex. Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

Ex. Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

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* aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking.

* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.

* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.

* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A. = meter maid.

* multa por aparcamiento indebido = parking ticket.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

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masculino (Esp)

a) ( acción) parking

b) ( lugar - en ciudad) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE); (- en carretera) rest area o stop (AmE), lay-by (BrE)

- aparcamiento disuasorio

* * *

= parking facilities, parking lot, car park [car-park], off-street parking, parking place, car parking facilities, parking garage, parking.

Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.

Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.

Ex: In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.

Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.

Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.

Ex: Car parking facilities will be needed and should be manned during the hours when open to the public.

Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

* aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking.

* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.

* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.

* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A. = meter maid.

* multa por aparcamiento indebido = parking ticket.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

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aparcamiento

masculine

1 (acción) parking

2 (espacio para aparcar) parking space; (recinto) parking lot ( AmE), car park ( BrE); (en carretera) rest area o stop ( AmE), lay-by ( BrE)

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aparcamiento sustantivo masculino (Esp)
a) ( acción) parking

b) ( lugar — en ciudad) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE);

(— en carretera) rest area o stop (AmE), lay-by (BrE);
◊ aparcamiento disuasorio (Esp) overflow parking lot (AmE) o car park (BrE)

aparcamiento m (en la calle) parking place
(parking) car park, US parking lot/ramp
' aparcamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cochera
- estacionamiento
- gratuita
- gratuito
English:
attendant
- bay
- car park
- park-and-ride
- parking
- parking lot
- parking offence
- parking ticket
- overflow

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aparcamiento nm
Esp
1. [acción] parking

Comp
aparcamiento en batería = parking at an angle to the Br pavement o US sidewalk;
aparcamiento en cordón = parking end-to-end;

aparcamiento en línea = parking end-to-end

2. [para muchos vehículos] Br car park, US parking lot

Comp
aparcamiento disuasorio park-and-ride;
aparcamiento subterráneo underground Br car park o US parking garage;

aparcamiento vigilado Br car park o US parking lot with an attendant

3. [hueco] parking place;

tardamos una hora en encontrar aparcamiento it took us an hour to find somewhere to park

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aparcamiento

m parking lot, Br

car park

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aparcamiento nm, Spain

1) : parking

2) : parking lot

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aparcamiento n car park

Spanish-English dictionary > aparcamiento
12 estacionamiento

m.

1 parking.

estacionamiento indebido illegal parking

2 car park (British), parking lot (United States) (place). ( Latin American Spanish)

3 parking lot, parking, parking spot, parking bay.

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estacionamiento

► nombre masculino

1 AUTOMÓVIL (acción) parking; (lugar) car park, US parking lot

2 MILITAR stationing

3 figurado (estancamiento) impasse

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SM

1) [de soldados] stationing

2) (Aut) (=acción) parking; esp LAm (=sitio) car park, parking lot (EEUU)

estacionamiento limitado — restricted parking

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción de estacionar) parking

zona de estacionamiento vigilado/limitado — attended/restricted parking zone

b) ( espacio para estacionar) parking space; ( en centro comercial) (AmL) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE)

2) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

se produjo un estacionamiento en el curso de la enfermedad — the development of the disease halted

un estacionamiento en el crecimiento de la economía — a leveling-off in the growth of the economy

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= car park [car-park], parking, parking facilities, parking lot, parking place.

Nota: Referido al espacio individual que ocupa un vehículo en un aparcamiento.

Ex. In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.

Ex. Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

Ex. Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.

Ex. On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.

Ex. The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.

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* controlador de estacionamiento = traffic warden.

* permiso de estacionamiento = parking permit.

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción de estacionar) parking

zona de estacionamiento vigilado/limitado — attended/restricted parking zone

b) ( espacio para estacionar) parking space; ( en centro comercial) (AmL) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE)

2) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

se produjo un estacionamiento en el curso de la enfermedad — the development of the disease halted

un estacionamiento en el crecimiento de la economía — a leveling-off in the growth of the economy

* * *

= car park [car-park], parking, parking facilities, parking lot, parking place.

Nota: Referido al espacio individual que ocupa un vehículo en un aparcamiento.

Ex: In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.

Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.

Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.

Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.

* controlador de estacionamiento = traffic warden.

* permiso de estacionamiento = parking permit.

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estacionamiento

masculine

A

1 (acción de estacionar) parking

[ S ] zona de estacionamiento vigilado/limitado attended/restricted parking zone

2 (espacio para estacionar) parking space; (recinto) ( AmL) parking lot ( AmE), car park ( BrE); (en carretera) rest area o stop ( AmE), lay-by ( BrE)

B

(en el desarrollo de algo): se ha producido un estacionamiento en el desarrollo de la enfermedad the development of the disease has halted

un estacionamiento en el crecimiento de la economía a leveling-off in the growth of the economy

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estacionamiento sustantivo masculino
a) ( acción de estacionar) parking

b) ( espacio para estacionar) parking space;

( en recinto cerrado) (AmL) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE)
estacionamiento m Auto
1 (acción de aparcar) parking
estacionamiento en bateria, parking with the front/back end to the curb
estacionamiento en línea, parking parallel to the curb
2 (aparcamiento) car park, US parking lot
' estacionamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cajón
- ficha
- luz
- playa
English:
parking lights
- warden
- parking
- traffic

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estacionamiento nm

1. [acción] parking

Comp
estacionamiento en batería [en letrero] = sign indicating one must park at an angle to the Br kerb o US curb;
estacionamiento indebido illegal parking;

estacionamiento en línea [en letrero] = sign indicating one must park parallel to the Br kerb o US curb

2. Am [para muchos vehículos] Br car park, US parking lot

Comp
estacionamiento subterráneo underground car park;
estacionamiento vigilado attended parking

3. Am [hueco] parking place;

tardamos una hora en encontrar estacionamiento it took us an hour to find a parking place o somewhere to park

4. [estabilización] stabilization

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estacionamiento

m AUTO

1 parking;

estacionamiento indebido illegal parking;

estacionamiento prohibido no parking

2 L.Am.

parking lot, Br

car park

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estacionamiento nm

1) : parking

2) : parking lot

Spanish-English dictionary > estacionamiento
13 dostęp

m sgt (G dostępu) 1. (możliwość dotarcia) access (do czegoś to sth)
- łatwy dostęp do budynku easy access to the building

- przesuń biurko, żeby był dostęp do okna move the desk so we have access to the window

- dostępu do zatoki broni rafa koralowa a coral reef protects a. shelters the mouth of the bay

- kraj z dostępem/bez dostępu do morza a country with a sea coast a. with access to the sea/a landlocked country

- Czechy nie mają dostępu do morza the Czech Republic is a landlocked country

- proces fermentacji zachodzi bez dostępu powietrza fermentation takes place in anaerobic conditions a. when there’s no access of a. to oxygen

- roślina ma wtedy lepszy dostęp powietrza the plant has better access to air
2. (możliwość korzystania) access, accessibility (do czegoś to sth)
- dostęp do Internetu/do informacji access to the Internet/to information

- kod/kontrola dostępu access code/monitored access

- ograniczenie (prawa) dostępu limited access

- mieć dostęp do akt to have access to the files

- dostęp do zawodu lekarza/prawnika access to the medical/legal profession
3. (możliwość kontaktu) access (do kogoś to sb)
- dostęp do lekarza/pediatry/onkologa access to a doctor/pediatrician/oncologist

- nie wszyscy pracownicy mają dostęp do dyrektora not all employees have access to the director

- dostępu do dyrektora broniły dwie sekretarki there were two secretaries to get around a. past if you wanted to see the director

- zwątpienie i przygnębienie nie miały do niego dostępu przen. he was immune a. impervious to doubt and depression

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- pu; loc sg - pie; m

access

mieć dostęp do dostęp — +gen to have access to

pamięć o dostępie swobodnym — KOMPUT random access memory

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dostęp

mi

access ( do czegoś to sth); uzyskać dostęp gain l. get l. win access; z dostępem do morza with access to the sea; bez dostępu do morza landlocked; bezpośredni dostęp do pamięci komp. direct memory access; czas dostępu komp. access time; natychmiastowy dostęp komp. immediate l. rapid access.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dostęp
14 קרי

קרי, קָרָהII, Pi. קֵרָה (b. h.) 1) (denom. of קוֹרָה, q. v.) to lay beams; to cover. 2) (denom. of קִיר, q. v.) to wall up, close. Ber.10b (ref. to 2 Kings 4:10) עלייה … וקֵירוּהָ it was an open upper room (a balcony), and they closed it up. M. Kat. I, 4 מְקָרִין את הפירצהוכ׳ you may close up a breach during the festive week. Ib. 7a כיצד מקריןוכ׳ in what way is it to be done?… With shrubbery or bay-trees. Succ.I, 8 המְקָרֶה סוכתווכ׳ he who covers his Succah with spits or boards of a bed-side. Lev. R. s. 1 היה מקרה בקורותוכ׳ he covered the building with joists, and wrote the name of the king on them; a. e.Part. pass. מְקוֹרֶה; f. מְקוֹרָה. Y.Succ.1, 51d top סוכה מ׳ פסולה a Succah covered with beams is ritually unfit; מבוי מ׳ כשר a covered alley is fit (for Sabbath movements). Y.Naz.IX, 57d מערה מ׳ a vaulted cave. Sabb.5a; a. fr.

Jewish literature > קרי
15 קרה II

קרי, קָרָהII, Pi. קֵרָה (b. h.) 1) (denom. of קוֹרָה, q. v.) to lay beams; to cover. 2) (denom. of קִיר, q. v.) to wall up, close. Ber.10b (ref. to 2 Kings 4:10) עלייה … וקֵירוּהָ it was an open upper room (a balcony), and they closed it up. M. Kat. I, 4 מְקָרִין את הפירצהוכ׳ you may close up a breach during the festive week. Ib. 7a כיצד מקריןוכ׳ in what way is it to be done?… With shrubbery or bay-trees. Succ.I, 8 המְקָרֶה סוכתווכ׳ he who covers his Succah with spits or boards of a bed-side. Lev. R. s. 1 היה מקרה בקורותוכ׳ he covered the building with joists, and wrote the name of the king on them; a. e.Part. pass. מְקוֹרֶה; f. מְקוֹרָה. Y.Succ.1, 51d top סוכה מ׳ פסולה a Succah covered with beams is ritually unfit; מבוי מ׳ כשר a covered alley is fit (for Sabbath movements). Y.Naz.IX, 57d מערה מ׳ a vaulted cave. Sabb.5a; a. fr.

Jewish literature > קרה II
16 קָרָה

קרי, קָרָהII, Pi. קֵרָה (b. h.) 1) (denom. of קוֹרָה, q. v.) to lay beams; to cover. 2) (denom. of קִיר, q. v.) to wall up, close. Ber.10b (ref. to 2 Kings 4:10) עלייה … וקֵירוּהָ it was an open upper room (a balcony), and they closed it up. M. Kat. I, 4 מְקָרִין את הפירצהוכ׳ you may close up a breach during the festive week. Ib. 7a כיצד מקריןוכ׳ in what way is it to be done?… With shrubbery or bay-trees. Succ.I, 8 המְקָרֶה סוכתווכ׳ he who covers his Succah with spits or boards of a bed-side. Lev. R. s. 1 היה מקרה בקורותוכ׳ he covered the building with joists, and wrote the name of the king on them; a. e.Part. pass. מְקוֹרֶה; f. מְקוֹרָה. Y.Succ.1, 51d top סוכה מ׳ פסולה a Succah covered with beams is ritually unfit; מבוי מ׳ כשר a covered alley is fit (for Sabbath movements). Y.Naz.IX, 57d מערה מ׳ a vaulted cave. Sabb.5a; a. fr.

Jewish literature > קָרָה
17 ventana en saliente

(n.) = bay, bay window

Ex. The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.

Ex. Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light.

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(n.) = bay, bay window

Ex: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.

Ex: Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light.

Spanish-English dictionary > ventana en saliente
18 ventana mirador

f.

bow window.

* * *

(n.) = bay window, bay

Ex. Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light.

Ex. The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.

* * *

(n.) = bay window, bay

Ex: Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light.

Ex: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.

Spanish-English dictionary > ventana mirador
19 mar

f. & m.

1 sea (also figurative).

veranean en el mar they spend their summer holidays at the seaside

hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea

pasan meses en el mar they spend months at sea (navegando)

alta mar high seas

a mares a lot

llover a mares to rain buckets

me cago en la mar (muy informal) bloody hell! (peninsular SpanishBr), goddamn it! (United States)

mecachis en la mar (informal Euf) sugar! (peninsular SpanishBr), shoot! (United States)

mar abierto the open sea

mar adentro out to sea

mar de fondo (también figurative) groundswell

mar gruesa rough o stormy sea

mar rizada choppy sea

el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea

el mar Cantábrico the Cantabrian Sea

el mar Caribe the Caribbean Sea

el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea

el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea

el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea

el mar Muerto the Dead Sea

el mar del Norte the North Sea

el mar Negro the Black Sea

el mar Rojo the red Sea

Un mar de gente A great number of people.

2 EAR, enlarged access resources.

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mar

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (gen) sea

2 (marejada) swell

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en alta mar on the high sea, on the open sea

estar hecho,-a un mar de lágrimas to be crying his/her eyes out, be in floods of tears

hacerse a la mar to put (out) to sea, set sail

la mar de... familiar (mucha cantidad) a lot of, lots of, loads of

■ vino la mar de gente loads of people came 2 (muy) very, really

■ estás la mar de guapa you look really lovely

■ fue la mar de divertido it was great fun

llover a mares to rain cats and dogs, bucket down

¡pelillos a la mar! familiar let bygones be bygones!

por mar by sea

mar adentro out to sea

mar de fondo (corriente) ground swell 2 (agitación) undercurrent

mar gruesa heavy sea

mar picada rough sea

mar rizada slightly choppy sea

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noun mf.

sea

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I
SM
[a veces] SF
1) (Geog) sea

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea, the seabed

una casa al lado del mar — a house by the sea o on the coast

el avión cayó en el mar — the plane came down in the sea

el o la mar estaba en calma — the sea was calm

• iban navegando en mar abierto — they were sailing on the open sea

• mar adentro — [ir, llevar] out to sea; [estar] out at sea

• en alta mar — on the high seas

un buque de alta mar — an ocean-going vessel

pesca de alta mar — deep-sea fishing

• mar arbolada — heavy sea

• caer(se) al mar — [desde tierra] to fall into the sea; [desde un barco] to fall overboard

• echarse a la mar — to set sail

• mar de fondo — (lit) groundswell; (fig) underlying tension

• mar gruesa — heavy sea

• hacerse a la mar — liter [barco] to set sail, put to sea frm; [marinero] to set sail

• mar picada — choppy sea

• por mar — by sea, by boat

toda la mercancía llegará por mar — all the goods will arrive by sea o by boat

• mar rizada — rough sea

• los siete mares — the seven seas

- arar en el mar

- eso es hablar de la mar

- me cago en la mar salada

- mecachis en la mar

- quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar

mar Adriático — Adriatic Sea

mar Báltico — Baltic Sea

mar Cantábrico — Bay of Biscay, Cantabrian Sea

mar Caribe — Caribbean Sea

mar Caspio — Caspian Sea

mar de arena — poét sand dunes pl, desert wastes pl poét

mar de las Antillas — Caribbean Sea

mar del Norte — North Sea

mar Egeo — Aegean Sea

mar interior — inland sea

mar Jónico — Ionian Sea

mar Mediterráneo — Mediterranean Sea

mar Muerto — Dead Sea

mar Negro — Black Sea

mar Rojo — Red Sea

mar Tirreno — Tyrrhenian Sea
brazo 4), golpe 11)
2) (=marea) tide

hay demasiada mar para salir de pesca — the tide is too high to go fishing

mar llena — high tide

3) (=abundancia)

a)

• un mar de diferencia — a world of difference

hay un mar de diferencia entre las dos expresiones — there is a world of difference between the two expressions

existe un mar de diferencia entre nosotros — we're poles apart

• estar hecho un mar de dudas — to be full of doubt, be beset with doubts frm

• estar hecho un mar de lágrimas — to be in floods of tears

se fue hecha un mar de lágrimas — she left in floods of tears

b)

• a mares, estaba llorando a mares — she was crying her eyes out

estaba sudando a mares — he was sweating buckets *

estuvo lloviendo a mares todo el camino — it was raining cats and dogs o it was pouring (down) the whole way

el vino corría a mares en la fiesta — wine flowed like water at the party

c)

la mar de * —

tengo la mar de cosas que hacer — I've got no end of things to do

hace la mar de tiempo que no la veo — I haven't seen her for ages

es la mar de guapa — she's ever so pretty

estoy la mar de contento — I'm ever so happy, I'm over the moon *

lo hemos pasado la mar de bien — we had a whale of a time * o a great time

en Lisboa vivimos la mar de bien — we live ever so well in Lisbon, we love living in Lisbon

ese traje te queda la mar de bien — that suit looks wonderful on you
II
SF [eufemismo] de madre in obscene expressions
III
EXCL (Mil) march!

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masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)

1) (Geog) sea

la vida en el mar — life at sea

a orillas del mar — by the sea

surcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)

el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea

mar abierto — open sea

la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro — the boat was swept out to sea by the current

la tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro — they were caught out at sea by the storm

hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail

por mar — by sea

a mares — (fam)

llovió a mares — it poured with rain

sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat

arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse

me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)

surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas

quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained

- mar Cantábrico

- mar de fondo

- mar de las Antillas

- mar del Norte

- mar gruesa

- mar Mediterráneo

- mar patrimonial

- mar territorial or jurisdiccional

2) ( costa)

el mar — the coast

3)

a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)

un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems

b) ( abismo)

hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...

los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)

c)

la mar de... — (fam)

está la mar de contento — he's over the moon (colloq)

es la mar de simpática — she's so nice

tengo la mar de cosas que contarte — I have loads of things to tell you (colloq)

* * *

= sea.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* alta mar = high seas, the.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.

* brazo de mar = sound.

* caballito de mar = seahorse.

* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.

* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.

* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.

* concha de mar = seashell.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de mar adentro = offshore.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en alta mar = on the high seas.

* en el mar = at sea.

* energía del mar = ocean energy.

* en mar abierto = on the open sea.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* erizo de mar = sea urchin.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estrella de mar = starfish.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.

* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.

* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].

* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].

* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.

* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.

* mar adentro = offshore.

* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.

* mar agitada = heavy sea.

* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar arbolada = heavy sea.

* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.

* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.

* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.

* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.

* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.

* mar fuerte = heavy sea.

* mar gruesa = heavy sea.

* mar interior = inland sea.

* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.

* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* Mar Negro = Black Sea.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* mar revuelto = stormy sea.

* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.

* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.

* mar territorial = territorial sea.

* mar tropical = tropical sea.

* mina de mar = sea mine.

* nutria de mar = sea otter.

* oreja de mar = abalone.

* orilla del mar = seashore.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.

* puerto de mar = seaport.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.

* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.

* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.

* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.

* un mar de = a sea of.

* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.

* verde mar = sea green.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

* vista al mar = sea view.

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masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)

1) (Geog) sea

la vida en el mar — life at sea

a orillas del mar — by the sea

surcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)

el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea

mar abierto — open sea

la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro — the boat was swept out to sea by the current

la tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro — they were caught out at sea by the storm

hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail

por mar — by sea

a mares — (fam)

llovió a mares — it poured with rain

sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat

arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse

me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)

surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas

quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained

- mar Cantábrico

- mar de fondo

- mar de las Antillas

- mar del Norte

- mar gruesa

- mar Mediterráneo

- mar patrimonial

- mar territorial or jurisdiccional

2) ( costa)

el mar — the coast

3)

a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)

un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems

b) ( abismo)

hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...

los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)

c)

la mar de... — (fam)

está la mar de contento — he's over the moon (colloq)

es la mar de simpática — she's so nice

tengo la mar de cosas que contarte — I have loads of things to tell you (colloq)

* * *

= sea.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* alta mar = high seas, the.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.

* brazo de mar = sound.

* caballito de mar = seahorse.

* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.

* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.

* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.

* concha de mar = seashell.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de mar adentro = offshore.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en alta mar = on the high seas.

* en el mar = at sea.

* energía del mar = ocean energy.

* en mar abierto = on the open sea.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* erizo de mar = sea urchin.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estrella de mar = starfish.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.

* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.

* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].

* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].

* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.

* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.

* mar adentro = offshore.

* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.

* mar agitada = heavy sea.

* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar arbolada = heavy sea.

* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.

* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.

* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.

* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.

* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.

* mar fuerte = heavy sea.

* mar gruesa = heavy sea.

* mar interior = inland sea.

* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.

* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* Mar Negro = Black Sea.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* mar revuelto = stormy sea.

* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.

* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.

* mar territorial = territorial sea.

* mar tropical = tropical sea.

* mina de mar = sea mine.

* nutria de mar = sea otter.

* oreja de mar = abalone.

* orilla del mar = seashore.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.

* puerto de mar = seaport.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.

* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.

* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.

* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.

* un mar de = a sea of.

* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.

* verde mar = sea green.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

* vista al mar = sea view.

* * *

mar

masculine

(sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)

A ( Geog) sea

la vida en el mar life at sea

a orillas del mar by the sea

el mar estaba como un plato or una balsa the sea was like a millpond

el mar está picado or rizado the sea is choppy

el mar estaba agitado or revuelto the sea was rough

el galeón surcaba los mares ( liter); the galleon plied the seas ( liter)

el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea

mar abierto open sea

la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current

la tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro they were caught out at sea by the storm

hacerse a la mar ( liter); to set sail

por mar by sea

a mares ( fam): llovió a mares it poured with rain, it bucketed down ( BrE colloq), it rained cats and dogs

sudaba a mares he was sweating streams, he was streaming o pouring with sweat

arar en el mar to flog a dead horse

la mar en coche ( RPl fam): una cena con champán, el mejor caviar y la mar en coche a meal complete with champagne, the finest caviar, the works o the whole shebang o the whole caboodle ( colloq)

me cago ( vulg) or ( euf) me cachis en la mar shit! ( vulg), shoot! ( AmE euph), sugar! ( BrE euph)

surcar los siete mares to sail the seven seas

quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar nothing ventured, nothing gained

alto¹ (↑ alto (1))

Compuestos:

● mar Adriático

Adriatic Sea

● mar Amarillo

Yellow Sea

● mar Báltico

Baltic Sea

● mar Cantábrico

Bay of Biscay

● mar Caribe

Caribbean Sea

● mar Caspio

Caspian Sea

● mar de Barents

Barents Sea

● mar de (la) China

China Sea

● mar de fondo

(marejada) swell

parece que se llevan muy bien pero hay mucho mar de fondo on the surface they seem to get on really well but underneath it all there's a lot of tension o but there's a lot of underlying tension

● mar de las Antillas

Caribbean Sea

● mar del Norte

North Sea

● mar Egeo

Aegean Sea

● mar gruesa

rough o heavy sea

● mar interior

inland sea

● mar Jónico

Ionian Sea

● mar Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Sea

● mar Muerto

Dead Sea

● mar Negro

Black Sea

● mar patrimonial

territorial waters (pl) ( within a 200 mile limit)

● mar Rojo

Red Sea

● mar territorial or jurisdiccional

territorial waters (pl) ( within a 12 mile limit)

● mar Tirreno

Tyrrhenian Sea

B

(costa): el mar the coast

¿prefieres ir al mar o a la montaña? would you prefer to go to the coast o to the seaside or to the mountains?

C

1

(indicando abundancia, profusión): un mar de …: está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts

tiene un mar de problemas he has no end of problems

estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears

2

(abismo): hay un mar de diferencia entre los dos países there's a world of difference between the two countries

los separaba un mar de silencio ( liter); a gulf of silence lay between them ( liter)

3

la mar de … ( fam): está la mar de contento he's really happy, he's over the moon ( colloq)

es la mar de simpática she's so nice

lo pasamos la mar de bien we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

el vestido te queda la mar de bien the dress suits you perfectly, the dress looks really good on you

tengo la mar de cosas que contarte I have loads of things to tell you ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
mar
mar.
mar sustantivo masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)
1 (Geog) sea;
◊ a orillas del mar by the sea;

el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea;
mar abierto open sea;
la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current;
hacerse a la mar (liter) to set sail;
por mar by sea;
mar Cantábrico Bay of Biscay;
mar de las Antillas Caribbean Sea;
mar Mediterráneo Mediterranean Sea;
mar gruesa rough o heavy sea
2 ( costa):
◊ prefiero el mar a la montaña I prefer the seaside to the mountains

mar
I sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sea: ayer había mucha mar, there was a heavy sea yesterday
en alta mar, on the high seas
mar adentro, out to sea
II sustantivo masculino
1 sea
Mar Cantábrico, Cantabrian Sea
2 (gran cantidad) un mar de deudas, a flood of debts
♦ Locuciones: a mares, a lot: lloraba a mares, he was in floods of tears
hacerse a la mar, to set sail
la mar de, really, very: es una niña la mar de despierta, she's a really clever girl
' mar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- arrastrar
- bonanza
- borde
- bramar
- bramido
- brava
- bravo
- buey
- cala
- chalet
- contramaestre
- crucero
- deslucir
- embravecerse
- encresparse
- erizo
- espuma
- estrella
- faenar
- golpe
- gruesa
- grueso
- langosta
- lengua
- loba
- lobo
- manga
- mareo
- nivel
- nublar
- nudo
- oleada
- orientarse
- orilla
- picada
- picado
- picarse
- puerto
- respeto
- revuelta
- revuelto
- ribera
- rizada
English:
above
- afloat
- bass
- bathe
- bed
- breaker
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- choppy
- crossing
- Dead Sea
- facing
- groundswell
- hair
- heavy
- lap
- lost
- mar
- Mediterranean
- mighty
- navigate
- paddle
- prospect
- put out
- quagmire
- quit
- raging
- reclaim
- Red Sea
- rig
- rise
- roar
- rock
- rough
- sail
- sea
- sea dog
- sea-fish
- sea-level
- sea-water
- seabed
- seahorse
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- shore
- sink
- smooth
- splendid

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mar nm o nf Note that the feminine is used in literary language, by people such as fishermen with a close connection with the sea, and in some idiomatic expressions.

1. [océano, masa de agua] sea;

al nivel del mar at sea level;

se cayó al mar she fell into the sea;

hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea;

pasan meses en el mar [navegando] they spend months at sea;

mar adentro out to sea;

por mar [viajar, enviar] by sea;

un viaje por mar a sea voyage;
Literario
surcar los mares to ply the seas;

Comp

a mares: llover a mares to rain cats and dogs;

lloraba a mares she was crying her eyes out;

sudaba a mares he was sweating buckets;

Comp
RP Fam
la mar en coche the whole shebang;

Comp
Esp muy Fam
me cago en la mar Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;

Comp
Esp Fam Euf
mecachis en la mar Br sugar!, US shoot!

Comp
mar abierto open sea;
el mar Adriático the Adriatic Sea;

el mar Amarillo the Yellow Sea;

el mar Arábigo the Arabian Sea;

el mar de Aral the Aral Sea;

mar arbolada = rough sea with waves between 6 and 9 metres in height;

el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea;

mar calma calm sea;

el mar Cantábrico the Bay of Biscay;

el mar Caribe the Caribbean (Sea);

el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea;

el mar de China the China Sea;

el mar de(l) Coral the Coral Sea;

el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea;
también Fig mar de fondo groundswell;
el asunto ha creado mucha mar de fondo en la opinión pública the affair has given rise to a groundswell of public opinion;

mar gruesa = rough sea with waves under 6 metres;

un mar interior an inland sea;

el mar de Irlanda the Irish Sea;

el mar Jónico the Ionian Sea;

mar llana calm sea;

el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea;

el mar Muerto the Dead Sea;

el mar Negro the Black Sea;

el mar del Norte the North Sea;

mar picada very choppy sea;

mar rizada choppy sea;

el mar Rojo the Red Sea;

el mar de los Sargazos the Sargasso Sea

2. [litoral] seaside;

nos vamos a vivir al mar we're going to live by the sea;

veranean en el mar they spend their summer Br holidays o US vacation at the seaside;

una casa en el mar a house by the sea;

junto al mar at the seaside

3. [gran abundancia]
un mar de gente a sea of people;

un mar de sangre a river of blood;

estoy inmersa en un mar de dudas I'm plagued with doubts;

Comp

estar hecho un mar de lágrimas to be crying one's eyes out

4. Fam
la mar de [muchos] loads of;
[muy] dead;
es la mar de inteligente she's dead intelligent;

todo va la mar de lento everything's going dead slowly;

está la mar de nerviosa she's dead nervous;

tengo la mar de cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do

* * *

mar

m (also f) GEOG sea;

los mares del Sur the South Seas;

alta mar high seas pl ;

sudaba a mares fig fam the sweat was pouring off him fam ;

llover a mares fig fam pour, bucket down fam ;

la mar de bien ( muy bien) really well;

hacerse a la mar put to sea

* * *

mar nmf

1) : sea

un mar agitado: a rough sea

hacerse a la mar: to set sail

2)

alta mar : high seas

* * *

mar n sea

en el fondo del mar at the bottom of the sea

los barcos navegan por el mar ships sail on the sea

hacerse a la mar to put out to sea [pt. & pp. put] / to set sail [pt. & pp. set]

la mar de (muchos) a lot of / lots of (muy) very / really

la mar de gente lots of people

es la mar de simpático she's very nice

Spanish-English dictionary > mar
20 ventana

f.

1 window.

echar o tirar algo por la ventana (figurative) to let something go to waste

ventana de socorro emergency exit (window)

2 nostril.

3 window (computing).

ventana activa active window

ventana de diálogo dialog o dialogue box (British)

4 fenestra.

* * *

ventana

► nombre femenino

1 ARQUITECTURA window

2 (de la nariz) nostril

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tirar algo por la ventana figurado to waste something

ventana de guillotina sash window

ventana vidriera picture window

* * *

noun f.

window

* * *

SF

1) (Constr) window

doble ventana — double-glazed window

tirar algo por la ventana — (lit) to throw sth out of the window; (fig) to throw sth away, fail to make any use of sth

ventana aislante — double-glazed window

ventana de guillotina — sash window

ventana salediza — bay window

ventana vidriera — picture window

ventanas dobles — double glazing [sing]

2) [de nariz] nostril

3) (Inform) window

ventana emergente — (Inform) pop-up (window)

4) (And) (=claro de bosque) forest clearing, glade

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Arquit, Const) window

tirar algo por la ventana — ( literal) to throw something out of the window; ( desperdiciar) to throw something away

b) (Inf) window

- ventana de guillotina

- ventana de socorro

2) ( de la nariz) nostril

* * *

= window.

Ex. In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

----

* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.

* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.

* basado en ventanas = window-based.

* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.

* marco de la ventana = window frame.

* marco de ventana = window frame.

* repisa de la ventana = window-sill, window ledge.

* sin ventana(s) = windowless.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* ventana al mundo = window on/to the world.

* ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window.

* ventana de búsqueda = search box.

* ventana de guillotina = sash-window.

* ventana de selección = dialogue box.

* ventana desplegable = pop up window.

* ventana de un portal = portlet.

* ventana emergente = pop up window.

* ventana en saliente = bay, bay window.

* ventana mirador = bay window, bay.

* Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros (WIMP) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Arquit, Const) window

tirar algo por la ventana — ( literal) to throw something out of the window; ( desperdiciar) to throw something away

b) (Inf) window

- ventana de guillotina

- ventana de socorro

2) ( de la nariz) nostril

* * *

= window.

Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.

* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.

* basado en ventanas = window-based.

* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.

* marco de la ventana = window frame.

* marco de ventana = window frame.

* repisa de la ventana = window-sill, window ledge.

* sin ventana(s) = windowless.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* ventana al mundo = window on/to the world.

* ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window.

* ventana de búsqueda = search box.

* ventana de guillotina = sash-window.

* ventana de selección = dialogue box.

* ventana desplegable = pop up window.

* ventana de un portal = portlet.

* ventana emergente = pop up window.

* ventana en saliente = bay, bay window.

* ventana mirador = bay window, bay.

* Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros (WIMP) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).

* * *

ventana

feminine

A ( Arquit, Const) window

las ventanas dan al patio/a la calle the windows look out onto the courtyard/the street

asomarse a la ventana to lean out (of) the window

arrojar or echar or tirar algo por la ventana (literal) to throw sth out of the window; (desperdiciar) to throw away sth, squander sth; (malograr) to ruin sth, spoil sth

casa

Compuestos:

● ventana de guillotina

sash window

● ventana de socorro

emergency exit

● ventana emergente

( Inf) pop-up (window)

● ventana flotante

( Inf) floating window

● ventana frailera

shuttered window

B (de la nariz) nostril

C ( Inf) window

* * *

ventana sustantivo femenino
1 (Arquit, Const, Inf) window;
◊ ventana emergente pop-up

2 ( de la nariz) nostril
ventana sustantivo femenino
1 window
2 Inform window
3 Anat (de la nariz) nostril
' ventana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- abrir
- antepecho
- asomarse
- barandilla
- bocanada
- caber
- cadavérica
- cadavérico
- caer
- carril
- casa
- cegar
- cerrarse
- clavada
- clavado
- corredera
- corredero
- cristal
- descolgarse
- desde
- ensordecer
- entornar
- entornada
- entornado
- entrar
- entreabierta
- entreabierto
- gaita
- golpear
- golpetazo
- guardia
- hoja
- importar
- jardinera
- peligro
- por
- postigo
- refilón
- reja
- rendija
- reventar
- sacar
- salir
- sol
- tambalearse
- tranca
- travesaño
- alféizar
English:
bay window
- cricket
- dormer window
- double glazing
- frame
- frightful
- frost
- glass
- glaze
- gunshot
- hog
- lash out
- lean out
- lock
- nostril
- out
- out of
- overlook
- pull
- put
- rattle
- sash
- sash window
- shall
- slam to
- splash out
- thrust
- town
- wind down
- window
- window frame
- windowpane
- bay
- billow
- carry
- double
- French
- get
- lean
- leave
- ledge
- look
- mind
- no
- own
- pop-up
- stream

* * *

ventana nf

1. [en casa] window;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por la ventana to let sth go to waste, to throw sth away;

estás tirando por la ventana muchos años de investigación you're throwing away many years of research

Comp
ventana de guillotina sash window;
ventana de socorro emergency exit (window)

2. Informát window

Comp
ventana activa active window;
ventana de diálogo dialog o Br dialogue box o window

3. [de nariz] ventana de la nariz nostril

* * *

ventana

f

1 window;

echar o

tirar por la ventana throw out of the window; fig throw away

2 de la nariz nostril

* * *

ventana nf

1) : window (of a building)

2)

ventana de la nariz : nostril

* * *

ventana n window

Spanish-English dictionary > ventana

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