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41 ñoco

adj.

one-handed.

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ADJ LAm (=sin un dedo) lacking a finger; (=manco) one-handed

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- ca adjetivo (Col fam)

le quedó la mano ñoca — he lost a hand

tiene un dedo ñoco — he has a finger missing

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- ca adjetivo (Col fam)

le quedó la mano ñoca — he lost a hand

tiene un dedo ñoco — he has a finger missing

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ñoco -ca

adjective

( Col fam): le quedó la mano ñoca he lost a hand

tiene un dedo ñoco he has a finger missing

Spanish-English dictionary > ñoco
42 desaparecida

f., (m. - desaparecido)

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desaparecido,-a
I adjetivo
1 missing
2 frml euf (muerto) late, deceased
II sustantivo masculino y femenino missing person
' desaparecida' also found in these entries:
English:
extinct

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desaparecido

I adj missing

II m, desaparecida f

1

:

el desaparecido the deceased

2 L.Am.

un desaparecido one of the disappeared

Spanish-English dictionary > desaparecida
43 aguantar

v.

1 to bear.

está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure

esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books

2 to bear, to stand.

no lo aguanto I can't bear him

no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her

no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke

3 to hold.

aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf

Aguante su respiración Hold your breath.

4 to hold (contener) (respiración, mirada).

apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh

5 to hold on (time).

aguanta un poco más hold on a bit longer

no aguanto más I can't take any more

Ella aguantará porque es fuerte She will hold on because she is strong.

6 to wait for (esperar). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

7 to last.

estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year

aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance

8 to endure, to abide, to bear, to tolerate.

Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.

9 to withstand, to hold, to uphold, to support.

El barrote aguanta el techo The crosspiece holds the roofing.

10 to tolerate to, to suffer to, to bear to, to endure to.

Silvia aguanta estudiar de noche Silvia tolerates to study nights.

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aguantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (contener) to hold (back)

2 (sostener) to hold, support

3 (soportar) to tolerate

■ no aguanto más I can't stand any more, I can't take any more

► verbo pronominal aguantarse

1 (contenerse) to keep back; (risa, lágrimas) to hold back

2 (resignarse) to resign oneself

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡que se aguante! familiar that's her/his tough luck!

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verb

1) to bear, endure, withstand

2) hold

•

- aguantarse

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1. VT

1) (=soportar deliberadamente) to put up with, endure

aguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could

tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults

no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer

- aguantar el chaparrón

2) (=tener capacidad de resistir) to stand up to

esta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat

aguanta bastante bien el trabajo en la mina — he stands up pretty well to the work in the mine

no sé si podré aguantar ese ritmo — I don't know if I'll be able to stand the pace

sabe aguantar bien las bromas — he can take a joke

• no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossips

no aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering

no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme

• no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable

este frío no hay quien lo aguante — this cold is just unbearable

no hay quien aguante una ópera tan larga — who could sit through an opera that long?

3) (=sostener) [persona] to hold; [muro, columna] to support, hold up

aguanta un momento el paquete — hold the parcel a minute

la pierna que aguanta la guitarra — the leg that supports the guitar

se rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke

estas vigas pueden aguantar cualquier peso — these beams can take any weight

esta estantería no podrá aguantar tantos libros — these shelves won't take so many books

4) (=contener) [+ respiración] to hold; [+ risa, llanto] to hold back

soy capaz de aguantar la respiración durante dos minutos — I can hold my breath for two minutes

el mundo aguantó la respiración temiendo un desastre — the world waited with bated breath, fearing a disaster

apenas podía aguantar la risa — she couldn't hold back her laughter

• aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sth

no pude aguantar las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — I couldn't resist telling her what I thought, I couldn't resist the urge to tell her what I thought

se tuvo que aguantar las ganas de llorar — she had to stifle her desire to cry

5) (=durar) to last

este abrigo no aguantará otro invierno — this coat won't last another winter

2. VI

1) [persona]

ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more

cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes

aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can

yo me emborracho enseguida, pero él aguanta mucho — I get drunk straight away but he can really hold his drink

tienes que aguantar hasta el año que viene con esos zapatos — you'll have to make do with those shoes until next year

yo ya no aguanto mucho, a las diez estoy en la cama — I can't take the pace any more, I'm in bed by ten

aguantan poco sin aburrirse — they have a low boredom threshold, they're easily bored

bailaremos hasta que el cuerpo aguante — we'll dance till we drop

es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *

2) [clavo, columna] to hold

¿crees que este clavo aguantará? — do you think this nail will hold?

esa columna va a aguantar poco — that pillar won't hold (out) much longer

3) LAm * (=esperar) to hang on *, hold on

¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!

3.

See:

aguantarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure

aguanto bien el calor — I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas — they had to endure extremely high temperatures

no tengo por qué aguantar esto — I don't have to put up with this

su madre le aguanta todo — his mother lets him get away with murder

aguantó su mirada un momento — he held her stare for a moment

este calor no hay quien lo aguante — this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma — you can't take a joke

no los aguanto — I can't stand them

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas — this toothache's unbearable

2)

a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstand

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo — she can take twice as much drink as I can

b) ( durar)

estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

han aguantado el paso del tiempo — they have survived the passing of time

3) ( sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes — hold (on to) the parcels for me

4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back

aguantar la respiración — to hold one's breath

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo — I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer
2.
aguantar vi

ya no aguanto más! — I can't take any more!

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no creo que este clavo aguante — I don't think this nail will hold
3.
aguantarse v pron

1) (conformarse, resignarse)

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)

no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

no se aguanta las ganas de abrirlos — he can't resist opening them

3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)

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= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.

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

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.

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* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.

* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantarlo = live with it.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.

* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* aguántate = lump it.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure

aguanto bien el calor — I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas — they had to endure extremely high temperatures

no tengo por qué aguantar esto — I don't have to put up with this

su madre le aguanta todo — his mother lets him get away with murder

aguantó su mirada un momento — he held her stare for a moment

este calor no hay quien lo aguante — this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma — you can't take a joke

no los aguanto — I can't stand them

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas — this toothache's unbearable

2)

a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstand

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo — she can take twice as much drink as I can

b) ( durar)

estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

han aguantado el paso del tiempo — they have survived the passing of time

3) ( sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes — hold (on to) the parcels for me

4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back

aguantar la respiración — to hold one's breath

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo — I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer
2.
aguantar vi

ya no aguanto más! — I can't take any more!

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no creo que este clavo aguante — I don't think this nail will hold
3.
aguantarse v pron

1) (conformarse, resignarse)

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)

no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

no se aguanta las ganas de abrirlos — he can't resist opening them

3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)

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= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.

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

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.

* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.

* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantarlo = live with it.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.

* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* aguántate = lump it.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.

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aguantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(tolerar, soportar): aguanto bien el calor I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas en el desierto they had to endure extremely high temperatures in the desert

y como no tengo donde ir tengo que aguantar sus bromas estúpidas and since I have nowhere to go I have to put up with o suffer his stupid jokes

aguantó el dolor con gran fortaleza she bore o endured the pain very bravely

lo aguantó durante años she put up with him for years

no tengo por qué aguantar que me traten así I don't have to stand for this kind of treatment, I don't have to put up with being treated like this

a ése le aguantan todo porque es el hijo del jefe he gets away with anything because he's the boss's son

aguantó su mirada un momento y desvió los ojos he held her stare for a moment, then averted his eyes

2

(uso hiperbólico): este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke

no puedo aguantarlo I can't stand him

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable

B

1 ‹peso/presión›

aguanta todo el peso del tejado it supports o bears the whole weight of the roof

el puente no aguanta más de cierto tonelaje the bridge will only withstand o take o stand a certain tonnage

no aguantó la presión it didn't take o withstand the pressure

el mástil no aguantaría otra embestida del viento the mast wouldn't stand up to o take another gust

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo she can take twice as much drink as I can

2

(durar): estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

construcciones que han aguantado el paso del tiempo buildings that have survived the passing of time

aguantó tres meses en ese trabajo he lasted three months in that job

C (sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes mientras compro las entradas hold (on to) the parcels for me while I buy the tickets

una cuña para aguantar la puerta a wedge to hold the door open

D (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back

aguanta la respiración todo lo que puedas hold your breath for as long as you can

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer

■ aguantar

vi

¡ya no aguanto más! yo renuncio I can't take any more! I quit

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no puedo aguantar hasta enero con este abrigo I can't last till January with this coat, this coat won't last me till January

tenemos que aguantar hasta fin de mes con este dinero we have to make this money last o stretch till the end of the month, we have to get by on o manage on o survive on this money till the end of the month

no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold

■ aguantarse

v pron

A

(conformarse, resignarse): no me apetece ir pero me tendré que aguantar I don't feel like going, but I'll just have to grin and bear it o put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it ( colloq)

me he quedado sin cena — te aguantas, por no haber llegado antes there's no dinner left for me — tough, you should have got(ten) here earlier ( colloq)

B ( euf)

(reprimirse, contenerse): aguántate un poquito que enseguida llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

ya no se aguanta las ganas de abrir los paquetes he can't resist the temptation to open the packages any longer

se aguantó hasta que no pudo más y se lo dijo todo she kept quiet as long as she could and then she told him everything

C ( AmL fam) (esperarse) to hang on ( colloq)

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aguantar ( conjugate aguantar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dolor/sufrimiento› to bear, endure;
◊ aguanto bien el calor I can take the heat;

no tengo por qué aguantar esto I don't have to put up with this;
este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable;
no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke;
no los aguanto I can't stand them;
no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable
2
a) ‹peso/carga› to support, bear;

‹ presión› to withstand
b) ( durar):

◊ estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

3 ( sostener) to hold
4 (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back;
◊ aguantar la respiración to hold one's breath

verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!;

no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold
aguantarse verbo pronominal
1 (conformarse, resignarse):
◊ me tendré que aguantar I'll just have to put up with it;

si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2 (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse):
◊ no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears;

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3 (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)
aguantar
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tolerar) to tolerate: no puedo aguantar más tu prepotencia, I can't stand your arrogance any longer ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
2 (sujetar) to support, hold: por favor, aguanta la escalera mientras cambio la bombilla, please hold the ladder while I change the bulb
3 (reprimirse) aguantó la respiración tres minutos, he held his breath for three minutes
II verbo intransitivo
1 (durar) to last
2 (soportar) aguanta un poco más, hold on a bit longer
' aguantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calibre
- mecha
- pasar
- resistir
- saber
- sufrir
- tipo
- soplar
- tragar
English:
abide
- bear
- bear up
- brave
- bullet
- endure
- going
- hang on
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- last
- pace
- put up with
- ride out
- ridicule
- sit out
- sit through
- stand
- stay
- stick
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- sweat out
- take
- go
- hang
- keep
- put
- ride
- sit
- stuck
- support
- tolerate

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aguantar

♦ vt

1. [sostener] to hold;

aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf

2. [peso, presión] to bear;

esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books;

la presa no aguantará otro terremoto the dam won't withstand another earthquake;

está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure

3. [tolerar, soportar] to bear, to stand;

estas plantas no aguantan bien el calor these plants don't like the heat;

no aguantó el ritmo de sus rivales she couldn't keep up with her rivals;

a tu hermana no hay quien la aguante your sister's unbearable;

no puedo aguantarlo, no lo aguanto I can't bear him;

no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her;

ya no aguanto más este dolor this pain is unbearable;

no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke

4. [tiempo] to hold out for;

aguantó dos meses en el desierto he survived for two months in the desert;

no creo que aguante mucho tiempo fuera su país I don't think he'll be able to last long abroad;

¿cuánto tiempo aguantas sin fumar un cigarillo? how long can you go without smoking a cigarette?;

este abrigo me ha aguantado cinco años this coat has lasted me five years

5. [contener] [respiración, mirada] to hold;
[risa] to contain;
debes aguantar la respiración para hacerte la radiografía you'll have to hold your breath when you have the X-ray;

apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh

6. Méx, RP Fam [esperar] to wait for

♦ vi

1. [tiempo] to hold on;

aguanta un poco más, en seguida nos vamos hold on a bit longer, we'll be going soon;

no aguanto más – necesito un vaso de agua I can't take any more, I need a glass of water;

¡ya no aguanto más, vámonos! I've had enough, let's go!

2. [resistir] to last;

estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year;

aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance;

a pesar de estar lesionado, aguantó hasta el final despite his injury, he carried on until the end

3. Taurom to stand firm

♦ See also the pronominal verb aguantarse

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aguantar

I v/t

1 un peso bear, support

2 respiración hold

3 ( soportar) put up with;

no lo puedo aguantar I can’t stand o bear it

II v/i

:

no aguanto más I can’t take (it) any more, I can’t bear it any longer

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aguantar vt

1) soportar: to bear, to tolerate, to withstand

2) : to hold

3)

aguantar las ganas : to resist an urge

no pude aguantar las ganas de reír: I couldn't keep myself from laughing

aguantar vi

: to hold out, to last

♦ See also the reflexive verb aguantarse

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aguantar vb

1. (sufrir frases afirmativas) to put up with [pt. & pp. put]

no sé cómo aguanta a su marido I don't know how she puts up with her husband

2. (sufrir frases negativas) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]

no aguanto a gente como él I can't stand people like him

3. (peso) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

la estantería no aguantó el peso de los libros the shelf couldn't take the weight of the books

4. (durar) to last

el coche tendrá que aguantar un año más the car will have to last another year

5. (esperar) to hold on [pt. & pp. held]

aguanta, que falta poco hold on, we're nearly there

6. (en la mano) to hold

¿me aguantas la carpeta un momento? can you hold my folder for a minute?

aguantar la respiración to hold your breath

aguantar las lágrimas to hold back your tears

Spanish-English dictionary > aguantar
44 albergue juvenil

m.

youth hostel, hostel.

* * *

albergue juvenil

youth hostel

* * *

(n.) = youth hostel, student hostel

Ex. A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference.

Ex. Student hostels and homes of suspected library staff were searched in order to recover some of the missing books.

* * *

(n.) = youth hostel, student hostel

Ex: A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference.

Ex: Student hostels and homes of suspected library staff were searched in order to recover some of the missing books.

* * *

albergue juvenil

youth hostel

Spanish-English dictionary > albergue juvenil
45 alineación inicial

(n.) = starting line-up

Ex. Rudi Keil returns to the starting line-up after missing out last week through illness.

* * *

(n.) = starting line-up

Ex: Rudi Keil returns to the starting line-up after missing out last week through illness.

Spanish-English dictionary > alineación inicial
46 amarillento

adj.

1 yellowish, waxen, yellowing, yellowed.

Ella se logró vestir a tiempo She was able to get dressed on time.

2 flavescens.

* * *

amarillento

► adjetivo

1 yellowish

* * *

ADJ (=que tira a amarillo) yellowish; [tez] pale, sallow

* * *

- ta adjetivo yellowish

* * *

= yellowish, yellowed.

Ex. The term beige, sometimes referred to as 'light greyish yellowish brown', is commonly used to the description of book-cloth colours.

Ex. The use of microforms solves such problems as missing pages from bound periodicals, out-of-print materials and yellowed and tattered newspapers.

* * *

- ta adjetivo yellowish

* * *

= yellowish, yellowed.

Ex: The term beige, sometimes referred to as 'light greyish yellowish brown', is commonly used to the description of book-cloth colours.

Ex: The use of microforms solves such problems as missing pages from bound periodicals, out-of-print materials and yellowed and tattered newspapers.

* * *

amarillento -ta

adjective

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

yellowish

* * *

amarillento
◊ -ta adjetivo

yellowish
amarillento,-a adjetivo yellowish

' amarillento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarillenta
English:
sallow
- discolor

* * *

amarillento, -a, Col, Méx, Ven amarilloso, -a adj

yellowish

* * *

amarillento

adj yellowish

* * *

amarillento, -ta adj

: yellowish

Spanish-English dictionary > amarillento
47 apuestas deportivas

(n.) = sports betting

Ex. Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

* * *

(n.) = sports betting

Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

Spanish-English dictionary > apuestas deportivas
48 asesinado

adj.

murdered, slain.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: asesinar.

* * *

asesinado, -a
SM / F murder victim, murdered person
* * *

= murdered, slain.

Ex. He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.

Ex. Officers noted that the slain man's gun and ammo were missing.

* * *

= murdered, slain.

Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.

Ex: Officers noted that the slain man's gun and ammo were missing.

Spanish-English dictionary > asesinado
49 asignar valor a

(v.) = attach + value to

Ex. If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.

* * *

(v.) = attach + value to

Ex: If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.

Spanish-English dictionary > asignar valor a
50 aviador

adj.

aviation, aeronautical.

m.

1 aviator, air pilot, airman, aircraftman.

2 phantom employee, person who receives a salary without doing any work.

3 loan shark, moneylender.

* * *

aviador

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 aviator, flier (hombre) airman; (mujer) airwoman

* * *
aviador, -a I
SM / F

1) (Aer) (=piloto) pilot, airman; (=tripulante) crew member; (Mil) member of the air force

2) Méx * phantom employee
II
SM / F And, Caribe (=financiador) mining speculator, mining financier; (=prestamista) moneylender, loan shark *

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino

1) (Aviac, Mil) pilot, aviator (dated)

2) (Chi) (Agr, Min) backer

3) (Méx) ( empleado) person who is paid a salary without actually doing any work

* * *

= airman [airmen, -pl.], aviator, flyer [flier, -USA].

Ex. This is foundation dedicate to preserving the history of America's first black military airmen.

Ex. This female aviator is considered to represent a 'missing link' in the story of American feminism.

Ex. Swifts are the champion flyers of the bird world.

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* aviso para los aviadores = NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino

1) (Aviac, Mil) pilot, aviator (dated)

2) (Chi) (Agr, Min) backer

3) (Méx) ( empleado) person who is paid a salary without actually doing any work

* * *

= airman [airmen, -pl.], aviator, flyer [flier, -USA].

Ex: This is foundation dedicate to preserving the history of America's first black military airmen.

Ex: This female aviator is considered to represent a 'missing link' in the story of American feminism.

Ex: Swifts are the champion flyers of the bird world.

* aviso para los aviadores = NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

* * *

aviador - dora

masculine, feminine

A ( Aviac, Mil) pilot, aviator ( dated)

B ( Chi) ( Agr, Min) backer

C ( Méx) (empleado) person who is paid a salary without actually doing any work

* * *

aviador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino (Aviac, Mil) pilot

aviador,-ora m,f (civil) aviator, flier, flyer
(militar) air force pilot

' aviador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aviadora
English:
bomber jacket
- flier
- bomber

* * *

aviador, -ora nm,f

1. [piloto] pilot

2. Méx Fam = person listed as an employee in a government office and who is paid but who never comes to work

* * *

aviador

m, aviadora f pilot, aviator

* * *

aviador, - dora n

: aviator, flyer

* * *

aviador n pilot

Spanish-English dictionary > aviador
51 bolsa de basura

bolsa de basura

rubbish bag, bin liner, US garbage bag

* * *

(n.) = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag

Ex. The article 'You Might as Well Use a Bin Liner!' presents practical advice on storing the written work generated by students.

Ex. The jury heard pieces of cooked human flesh were found in his kitchen and in a bin bag.

Ex. Rubbish bags should contain only normal household waste and must not include sharp objects, hot ashes, liquids, or dangerous objects.

Ex. The police are asking anyone 'missing' two large garbage bags filled with freshly-cut marijuana found on the side of the highway to call their office.

* * *

(n.) = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag

Ex: The article 'You Might as Well Use a Bin Liner!' presents practical advice on storing the written work generated by students.

Ex: The jury heard pieces of cooked human flesh were found in his kitchen and in a bin bag.

Ex: Rubbish bags should contain only normal household waste and must not include sharp objects, hot ashes, liquids, or dangerous objects.

Ex: The police are asking anyone 'missing' two large garbage bags filled with freshly-cut marijuana found on the side of the highway to call their office.

Spanish-English dictionary > bolsa de basura
52 brindis

m. s.&pl.

toast.

* * *

brindis

► nombre masculino invariable

1 toast

* * *

noun m.

toast

* * *

SM INV

1) [para celebrar algo] toast

hacer un brindis por algn/algo — to toast sb/sth, drink a toast to sb/sth

2) (=dedicatoria) dedication, ceremony of dedication

3) And, Caribe (=recepción) official reception; (=fiesta) cocktail party

* * *

masculino (pl brindis) toast

hacer un brindis por alguien — to drink a toast to somebody

* * *

= drinking toast, toast.

Ex. If you've never heard any Irish drinking toasts you're definitely missing out on something!.

Ex. The simplest toasts are probably 'Cheers!' or 'Here's to you!'.

* * *

masculino (pl brindis) toast

hacer un brindis por alguien — to drink a toast to somebody

* * *

= drinking toast, toast.

Ex: If you've never heard any Irish drinking toasts you're definitely missing out on something!.

Ex: The simplest toasts are probably 'Cheers!' or 'Here's to you!'.

* * *

brindis

masculine

(pl brindis)

toast

hicieron un brindis por los novios they drank a toast to the newlyweds

* * *

brindis sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ brindis) toast;

hacer un brindis por algn to drink a toast to sb
brindis sustantivo masculino toast

' brindis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proponer
English:
cheer
- health
- raise
- toast

* * *

brindis nm inv

toast;

hacer un brindis (por) [proponerlo] to propose a toast (to);
[beber] to drink a toast (to)
* * *

brindis

m inv toast;

hacer un brindis drink a toast ( por to)

* * *

brindis nm

: toast, drink

hacer un brindis: to drink a toast

* * *

brindis n toast

Spanish-English dictionary > brindis
53 campaña publicitaria

f.

advertising campaign, publicity campaign, campaign.

* * *

campaña publicitaria

advertising campaign

* * *

advertising campaign

* * *

(n.) = advertising campaign, publicity campaign, media campaign, press campaign

Ex. The Act was launched with a glossy advertising campaign that led claimants to believe they were entitled to larger sums of money than they in fact received.

Ex. Neither campaign had much impact, mainly because the decisions to use publicity campaigns were misconceived.

Ex. The public responded well to the media campaign and came forward with many missing issues and titles.

Ex. He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.

* * *

advertising campaign

* * *

(n.) = advertising campaign, publicity campaign, media campaign, press campaign

Ex: The Act was launched with a glossy advertising campaign that led claimants to believe they were entitled to larger sums of money than they in fact received.

Ex: Neither campaign had much impact, mainly because the decisions to use publicity campaigns were misconceived.

Ex: The public responded well to the media campaign and came forward with many missing issues and titles.

Ex: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.

* * *

campaña publicitaria

advertising campaign

Spanish-English dictionary > campaña publicitaria
54 carne

f.

1 meat (food).

carne blanca white meat

carne de cerdo pork ( Andes)

carne de chancho pork ( Andes)

carne de cordero lamb

carne de membrillo quince jelly (peninsular Spanish)

carne molida mincemeat (AmEsp, RP), mince (British)

carne picada mincemeat (AmEsp, RP), mince (British)

carne roja red meat

carne de res beef (Mexican Spanish)

carne de ternera veal

carne de vaca beef

2 flesh.

3 flesh.

los placeres de la carne the pleasures of the flesh

4 beef, red meat.

5 identity card, identification document.

6 membership card.

* * *

carne

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA flesh

2 COCINA meat

■ me gusta la carne I like meat

3 (de fruta) pulp

4 figurado (cuerpo) flesh

■ la carne es débil the flesh is weak

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

echar toda la carne en el asador figurado to go in for everything

en carne viva red raw

en carne y hueso figurado in person

estar metido,-a en carnes familiar to be plump

ser de carne y hueso to be only human

ser de pocas carnes familiar to be thin

ser uña y carne figurado to be hand in glove

carne asada roasted meat

carne de cañón figurado cannon fodder

carne de cerdo pork

carne de cordero lamb

carne de gallina figurado goose pimples plural, goose bumps, goose flesh

■ se me pone la carne de gallina it gives me goose pimples

carne de ternera veal

carne de vaca beef

carne picada mince, mincemeat, US ground meat, loose meat

carne viva raw flesh

* * *

noun f.

1) meat

2) flesh

* * *

1. SF

1) (Culin) meat

- poner toda la carne en el asador

- no ser carne ni pescado

ser carne de algo * —

son carne de cañón — they are cannon-fodder

son carne de prestamista — they are prime targets for moneylenders

eran carne de prisión — they were prime candidates to end up in prison

carne adobada — marinated meat

carne asada — roast meat

carne blanca — white meat

carne bovina, carne de bovino — beef

carne congelada — frozen meat

carne cruda — raw meat

carne de carnero — mutton

carne de cerdo, carne de chancho — LAm pork

carne de cordero — lamb

carne de res — LAm beef

carne deshilachada — CAm, Méx stewed meat

carne de ternera — veal

carne de vaca — beef

carne de venado — venison

carne magra, carne mollar — lean meat

carne marinada — LAm salt meat

carne molida LAm —

carne picada — mince, ground meat ( esp EEUU)

carne porcina — pork

carne roja — red meat

carne salvajina — game

carnes blandas — Cono Sur white meat sing

carne tapada — stewed meat, stew

2) (Anat) flesh

de carne y hueso —

las marionetas parecían actores de carne y hueso — the puppets were just like real-life actors

- ser de carne y hueso

me enamoro como cualquier chica de mi edad, soy de carne y hueso — I fall in love like any girl of my age, I'm only human

- en carne y hueso

en carne viva —

tenía las rodillas en carne viva — his knees were raw

un programa que muestra el horror en carne viva — a programme that shows the full horror

carne de gallina — gooseflesh, goose pimples pl, goose bumps pl (EEUU)

me pone la carne de gallina — [de frío, emoción] it gives me goose pimples o (EEUU) goose bumps; [de miedo] it gives me the creeps, it makes my flesh crawl

3) pl carnes [de persona]

de abundantes carnes — amply proportioned

criar o echar carnes — to put on weight

entrado o metido en carnes — plump, overweight

algo metidita en carnes — somewhat plump

de pocas carnes — thin, skinny

4) (Rel) flesh

la carne es débil — the flesh is weak

el Verbo se hizo carne — the Word was made flesh

los pecados de la carne — sins of the flesh

5) (Bot) flesh, pulp; LAm [de árbol] heart(wood)

carne de membrillo — quince jelly

2.

ADJ

color carne — flesh-coloured, flesh-colored (EEUU)

medias de color carne — flesh-coloured tights

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de mamífero, ave) meat; ( de pescado) flesh

echar or poner toda la carne en el asador — to put all one's eggs in one basket

no ser ni carne ni pescado — to be neither fish nor fowl

b) ( de fruta) flesh

- carne blanca

- carne de cerdo or chancho or cochino

- carne de cordero

- carne de ternera

- carne de vaca or res

- carne de venado

- carne mechada

- carne molida or picada

2)

a) ( de una persona) flesh

es carne de mi carne — he's my flesh and blood

de carne y hueso: ¿crees que no sufro? yo también soy de carne y hueso do you think I don't suffer? I have feelings too; en carne propia: lo he vivido/sufrido en carne propia I've been through it/suffered it myself; en carne viva: tenía la herida en carne viva her wound was raw; en carne y hueso — in the flesh

b) carnes femenino plural ( gordura)

de carnes abundantes — of ample proportions (euph)

de pocas carnes — skinny

echar carnes — to put on or gain weight

entrado or metido en carnes — fat

c)

(de) color carne — flesh-colored*

d) (Relig) ( cuerpo) flesh

la carne es débil — the flesh is weak

•

- carne de cañón

- carne de gallina

* * *

= flesh, meat.

Ex. Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.

Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.

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* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* aprender en las carnes de Uno = learn + the hard way.

* caldo de carne = beef tea.

* carne blanca = white meat.

* carne congelada = frozen meat.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* carne de cangrejo = crabmeat.

* carne de cañón = cannon fodder, easy prey.

* carne de cerdo = pigmeat.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* carne de marisco = shellfish meal.

* carne de membrillo = quince jelly.

* carne de oveja = sheepmeat.

* carne de ovino = mutton.

* carne de pescado = fish meal.

* carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.

* carne de ternera = veal.

* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.

* carne de vaca = beef.

* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.

* carne humana = human flesh.

* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.

* carne reconstituida = reconstituted meat.

* carne roja = red meat.

* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* curar carne = cure + meat.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.

* industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la = beef industry, the.

* mazo para la carne = meat mallet.

* pastel de carne = meatloaf.

* pieza de carne = cut of meat.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke.

* producción de carne de vaca = beef production.

* sin carne = meatless.

* trozo de carne = cut of meat.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de mamífero, ave) meat; ( de pescado) flesh

echar or poner toda la carne en el asador — to put all one's eggs in one basket

no ser ni carne ni pescado — to be neither fish nor fowl

b) ( de fruta) flesh

- carne blanca

- carne de cerdo or chancho or cochino

- carne de cordero

- carne de ternera

- carne de vaca or res

- carne de venado

- carne mechada

- carne molida or picada

2)

a) ( de una persona) flesh

es carne de mi carne — he's my flesh and blood

de carne y hueso: ¿crees que no sufro? yo también soy de carne y hueso do you think I don't suffer? I have feelings too; en carne propia: lo he vivido/sufrido en carne propia I've been through it/suffered it myself; en carne viva: tenía la herida en carne viva her wound was raw; en carne y hueso — in the flesh

b) carnes femenino plural ( gordura)

de carnes abundantes — of ample proportions (euph)

de pocas carnes — skinny

echar carnes — to put on or gain weight

entrado or metido en carnes — fat

c)

(de) color carne — flesh-colored*

d) (Relig) ( cuerpo) flesh

la carne es débil — the flesh is weak

•

- carne de cañón

- carne de gallina

* * *

= flesh, meat.

Ex: Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.

Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* aprender en las carnes de Uno = learn + the hard way.

* caldo de carne = beef tea.

* carne blanca = white meat.

* carne congelada = frozen meat.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* carne de cangrejo = crabmeat.

* carne de cañón = cannon fodder, easy prey.

* carne de cerdo = pigmeat.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* carne de marisco = shellfish meal.

* carne de membrillo = quince jelly.

* carne de oveja = sheepmeat.

* carne de ovino = mutton.

* carne de pescado = fish meal.

* carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.

* carne de ternera = veal.

* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.

* carne de vaca = beef.

* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.

* carne humana = human flesh.

* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.

* carne reconstituida = reconstituted meat.

* carne roja = red meat.

* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* curar carne = cure + meat.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.

* industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la = beef industry, the.

* mazo para la carne = meat mallet.

* pastel de carne = meatloaf.

* pieza de carne = cut of meat.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke.

* producción de carne de vaca = beef production.

* sin carne = meatless.

* trozo de carne = cut of meat.

* * *

carne

feminine

A

1 (de mamífero, ave) meat; (de pescado) flesh

quítate de ahí, que la carne de burro no es transparente ( fam hum); out of the way! I haven't got X-ray vision, you know ( colloq)

echar or poner toda la carne en el asador to put all one's eggs in one basket

no ser ni carne ni pescado to be neither one thing nor the other, to be neither fish nor fowl

2 (de fruta) flesh

Compuestos:

● carne blanca

white meat

● carne de cangrejo

crabmeat

● carne de cerdo

pork

● carne de chancho

(Andes, RPI) pork

● carne de cochino

( Ven) pork

● carne de cordero

lamb

● carne de jaiba

( Andes) crabmeat

● carne de membrillo

quince jelly

● carne de res

( AmL excl CS) beef

● carne desmechada or esmechada

( Ven fam) shredded meat

● carne de ternera

veal

● carne de vaca

beef

● carne de venado

venison

● carne magra

lean meat

● carne mechada

(con tocino) larded meat; (en hilachas) ( Ven) shredded meat

● carne molida

( AmL exc RPl) ground beef ( AmE), mince ( BrE)

● carne picada

(Esp, RPl) ground beef ( AmE), mince ( BrE)

● carne roja

red meat

● carne vacuna

beef

B

1 (de una persona) flesh

tenía las carnes marchitas ( liter); she had lost her bloom, her bloom had faded

es carne de mi carne he's my flesh and blood

de carne y hueso: que no te dé miedo hablar con la maestra, es de carne y hueso como tú don't be afraid to talk to the teacher, she's not a monster o she doesn't bite o she's quite human

¿tú te crees que yo no sufro? yo también soy de carne y hueso do you think I don't suffer? I have feelings too

en carne propia: lo he vivido/sufrido en carne propia I've been through it/suffered it myself

en carne viva: tenía la herida en carne viva her wound was raw

tenía el recuerdo de la tragedia todavía en carne viva the memory of the tragedy was still fresh in her mind

en carne y hueso in the flesh

2 carnes fpl

(gordura): de carnes abundantes of ample proportions ( euph), fat

de pocas carnes skinny

echar carnes to put on o gain weight

entrado or metido en carnes fat

está un poco metidito en carnes he's a bit on the plump side

3

(de) color carne flesh-colored*

4 ( Relig) (cuerpo) flesh

la carne es débil the flesh is weak

el Verbo se hizo carne the Word was made flesh

Compuestos:

● carne de cañón

cannon fodder

● carne de gallina

gooseflesh, goose pimples (pl), goose bumps (pl)

el sólo pensar en eso me pone la carne de gallina it gives me the creeps o makes my flesh crawl o gives me goose pimples just to think about it ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
carne
carné
carne sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de mamífero, ave) meat;

( de pescado) flesh;
carné de cerdo or (Chi, Per) chancho or (Ven) cochino or (Méx) puerco pork;
◊ carné de cordero lamb;

carné de ternera veal;
carné de vaca or (AmC, Col, Méx, Ven) res beef;
carné molida or (Esp, RPl) picada ground beef (AmE), mince (BrE)
b) ( de fruta) flesh

2 ( de una persona) flesh;
◊ es carné de mi carné he's my flesh and blood;

tenía la herida en carné viva her wound was raw;
(de) color carné flesh-colored^{( conjugate colored)};
en carné y hueso in the flesh;
me pone la carné de gallina it gives me goose pimples (colloq)
carné sustantivo masculino
identity card;
◊ sacar el carné to have one's identity (o membership etc) card issued;

carné de conducir driver's license (AmE), driving licence (BrE);
carné de estudiante student card;
carné de identidad identity card;
carné de socio (de club, mutual) membership card;

( de biblioteca) library card
carne sustantivo femenino
1 flesh
2 (alimento) meat: no me gusta la carne de cerdo, I don't like pork
3 (de un fruto) pulp 4 carne de cañón, cannon fodder
figurado familiar carne de gallina, goosepimples
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser de carne y hueso, to be only human
en carne viva, (despellejado) raw: tenía los pies en carne viva, her feet were raw
carné, carnet sustantivo masculino card
carnet de conducir, driving licence, US driver license
carnet de estudiante, student card
carnet de identidad, identity card
' carné' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ablandar
- caducar
- carnal
- carne
- carnet
- caza
- cerdo
- cordera
- cordero
- curar
- de
- descomposición
- deshuesar
- filete
- hebra
- identidad
- jugosa
- jugoso
- mala
- malo
- mechar
- morcillo
- nervio
- nunca
- O
- pasada
- pasado
- pastel
- pecado
- perforación
- perforado
- pesar
- picar
- picada
- picado
- poder
- renovar
- retirar
- salsa
- seca
- seco
- tártara
- tártaro
- ternera
- tierna
- tierno
- trinchar
- uña
- vencida
- vencido
English:
bake
- barbecue
- beef
- bone
- bony
- brawn
- brisket
- cannon fodder
- card
- carve
- chill
- consumption
- cost
- crisps
- cut
- defrost
- do
- done
- driver
- driving licence
- fat
- flesh
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- gravy
- grind
- ground
- hash
- hog
- identity card
- joint
- juice
- lamb
- lean
- licence
- life
- live
- meat
- meat pie
- meaty
- membership card
- mince
- mincemeat
- mutton
- off
- pal
- pally
- pork
- potato chips

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carne nf

1. [de persona] flesh

Comp
Fig carne de cañón cannon fodder;
carne de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples, US goose bumps;

se me pone la carne de gallina al ver esas imágenes it sends a shiver down my spine when I see those pictures

2. [alimento] meat

Comp
carne asada al horno roast (meat);
carne asada a la parrilla Br grilled meat, US broiled meat;

carne blanca white meat;

carne de carnero mutton;

carne de cerdo pork;
Andes carne de chancho pork;
carne de cordero lamb;
Ven Culin carne desmechada shredded meat; Culin carne sin hueso boned meat;
Comp

ser carne sin hueso to be a cushy job;

carne magra lean meat;
Culin carne mechada = joint of beef or pork stuffed and roasted; Esp carne de membrillo quince jelly; Am carne molida Br mince, US ground beef; Esp, RP carne picada Br mince, US ground beef;
carne de porcino pork;
Méx carne de puerco pork; Méx carne de res beef;
carne roja red meat;

carne de ternera veal;

carne de vaca beef;

carne de vacuno beef;

carne de venado venison

3. [de fruta] flesh

4. [sensualidad] flesh;

los placeres de la carne the pleasures of the flesh

5. Comp

se me abren las carnes al ver esas imágenes/oír su llanto it breaks my heart to see those pictures/hear her crying;

cobrar o [m5] criar o [m5] echar carnes to put on weight;

echar o [m5] poner toda la carne en el asador to go for broke;

en carnes naked;

en carne y hueso in person;

nos visitó el Presidente, en carne y hueso the President himself visited us, the President visited us in person;

en carne propia: te entiendo perfectamente, he vivido tus sufrimientos en carne propia I know exactly what you're talking about, I've suffered the same experiences as you myself;

en carne viva: tenía el codo en carne viva his elbow was raw;
Fig
tengo la ofensa en carne viva I'm still smarting from the insult;

entrado o [m5] metido en carnes plump;

no ser ni carne ni pescado to be neither fish nor fowl;

perder carnes to lose weight;

ser de carne y hueso to be human;

le temblaban las carnes he was very frightened

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carne

f

1 meat;

echar o

poner toda la carne en el asador pull out all the stops;

ni carne ni pescado fig neither fish, flesh, nor fowl

2 de persona flesh;

de carne y hueso flesh and blood;

de color carne flesh-colored, Br flesh-coloured;

tenía la rodilla en carne viva his knee was raw;

sufrir algo en sus propias carnes fig go through sth o.s.;

echar carnes put on weight

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carne nf

1) : meat

carne molida: ground beef

2) : flesh

carne de gallina: goose bumps

carné nm carnet

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carne n

1. (alimento) meat

he comido carne a mediodía I had meat for lunch

no come carne; es vegetariana she doesn't eat meat; she's vegetarian

2. (de fruta, cuerpo) flesh

la carne cubre los huesos the flesh covers the bones

carne de buey beef

carne de cerdo pork

carne de cordero lamb

carne de vaca beef

carne picada mince

Spanish-English dictionary > carne
55 caído en combate

= killed in action

Ex. The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/ killed in action.

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= killed in action

Ex: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/ killed in action.

Spanish-English dictionary > caído en combate
56 clave

adj.

key (fundamental, esencial).

es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company

f.

1 code.

en clave in code

nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messages

clave de acceso access code

2 key.

la clave de la felicidad/del éxito the key to happiness/success

3 clef (Music).

clave de fa bass clef

clave de sol treble clef

Clave de Fa F clef

4 password (computing).

5 key element, key, core element, crucial element.

6 harpsichord.

7 keystone.

m.

harpsichord (Music).

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: clavar.

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clave

► nombre femenino

1 (de un enigma etc) key, clue

■ la clave del éxito the key to success

2 (de signos) code, key, cipher

■ un mensaje en clave a coded message

3 MÚSICA key

■ en clave de sol in the key of G

4 ARQUITECTURA keystone

► nombre masculino

1 (instrumento) harpsichord

► adjetivo

1 (importante) key

■ el hombre clave es el ministro de Hacienda the key man is the Chancellor of the Exchequer

* * *
1. adj.
key
2. noun f.
1) key

2) code

3) clef

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1. SF

1) (=código) code

la clave de la caja fuerte — the code of o to the safe

la clave secreta — the secret code

en clave — in code

hablan en clave — they speak in code

mensaje en clave — coded message, message in code

clave de acceso — (Inform) password

clave de búsqueda — (Inform) search key

clave de clasificación — (Inform) sort key

2) (=quid) key

la clave del problema — the key to the problem

una de las claves para entender el tema — one of the keys to understanding the subject

3) (Mús) clef

clave de fa — bass clef

clave de sol — treble clef

4) (=sentido)

una interpretación en clave económica — an economic interpretation, an interpretation from an economic viewpoint o perspective

una novela escrita en clave de humor — a novel written in a humorous style o tone

5) (Arquit) keystone

2.

SM (Mús) harpsichord

3.

ADJ (=esencial) [tema, punto, factor, personaje] key antes de s

una figura clave en la política catalana — a key figure in Catalan politics

cuestión clave — key question

palabra clave — keyword

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I
adjetivo (pl clave or - ves) key (before n)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( código) code

en clave — in code

b) (de problema, misterio) key

- clave de usuario

2) (Mús) clef

clave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef

3) (Arquit) keystone
III
masculino harpsichord

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= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.

Ex. Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.

Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex. Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.

Ex. Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.

Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.

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* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* clave compuesta = acronym key.

* clave de acceso = password.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* clave de codificación = scrambling key.

* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.

* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.

* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.

* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.

* componente clave = building block.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* elemento clave = building block.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word].

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* punto clave = key point.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* título clave = key title.

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I
adjetivo (pl clave or - ves) key (before n)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( código) code

en clave — in code

b) (de problema, misterio) key

- clave de usuario

2) (Mús) clef

clave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef

3) (Arquit) keystone
III
masculino harpsichord

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= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.

Ex: Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.

Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.

Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.

Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* clave compuesta = acronym key.

* clave de acceso = password.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* clave de codificación = scrambling key.

* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.

* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.

* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.

* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.

* componente clave = building block.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* elemento clave = building block.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word].

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* punto clave = key point.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* título clave = key title.

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clave¹

adjective

(pl clave or - ves)

key ( before n)

un autor/una obra clave de la literatura mexicana a key author/work in Mexican literature

los sectores clave(s) de la economía the key sectors of the economy

clave²

feminine

A

1 (código) code

transmitir en clave to transmit in code

un mensaje en clave a coded message, a message in code

2 (de un problema, misterio) key

Compuestos:

● clave de acceso

( Inf) password

● clave de bóveda

A ( Arquit) keystone

B (fundamento, base) cornerstone

● clave de búsqueda

( Inf) key word

● clave de clasificación

( Inf) sort key

● clave secreta

( Inf) password

número de clave secreta (Chi, Per); PIN number

● clave de usuario

( AmL) user's password

● clave LADA

( Méx) ( Tel) area code

B (signo) clef

clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef

no quiso que su visita se interpretase únicamente en clave económica he did not wish his visit to be viewed as being motivated purely by economic factors

C ( Arquit) keystone

clave³

masculine

harpsichord

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Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)

clavé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

clave es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
clavar
clave
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1
a) clave algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;

‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;
◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) ‹cartel/estante› to put up (with nails, etc)

c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on

2 (fam)
a) ( cobrar caro) to rip … off (colloq);

◊ nos claveon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

clavarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ‹ aguja› to stick … into one's finger (o thumb etc);

◊ me clavé una espina en el dedo I got a thorn in my finger

b) ( refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›:

◊ se clavó el puñal en el pecho he plunged the dagger into his chest

2 (CS fam) clavese con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
◊ se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy

3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clave adjetivo (pl
◊ clave or -ves) key ( before n);

un factor clave a key factor
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( código) code;

◊ en clave in code;

clave de acceso (Inf) password
b) (de problema, misterio) key

c) (Mús) clef;

◊ clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef

■ sustantivo masculino
harpsichord
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clave
I sustantivo femenino
1 (meollo, pista) key
2 (código, cifra) code, cipher
clave numérica, numerical code
3 Mús (tono) key
(símbolo) clef
II sustantivo masculino Mús harpsichord
' clave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- codificar
- encerrar
- realidad
- cifra
- clavar
English:
bass
- cipher
- clef
- clue
- code
- code name
- issue
- key
- operative
- treble clef
- pass
- treble

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clave

♦ adj inv
[fundamental, esencial] key;
es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company;

el factor clave de la política económica the key factor in economic policy

♦ nm
Mús harpsichord
♦ nf

1. [código] code;

en clave in code;

nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messages

Comp
clave de acceso access code
2. [de sistema informático] password;
[de caja fuerte] combination
3. [solución] key;

la clave del éxito está en una buena planificación the key to success is good planning

4. [interpretación]
un estudio en clave política de la situación a study of the situation from a political standpoint;

interpreta la obra en clave sociológica she interprets the work from a sociological point of view o perspective;

analiza en clave de humor la realidad del país he puts a humorous slant on his analysis of the country's situation

5. Mús clef

Comp
clave de fa bass clef;
clave de sol treble clef

6. Arquit keystone

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clave

I f

1 de problema key

2 ( código) code;

en clave in code

II adj importante key;

figura clave key figure;

puesto clave key post

III m MÚS harpsichord

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clave adj

: key, essential

clave nf

1) cifra: code

2) : key

la clave del misterio: the key to the mystery

3) : clef

4) : keystone

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clave n

1. (código) code

el espía usaba una clave para enviar mensajes al enemigo the spy used a code to send messages to the enemy

el morse es un lenguaje en clave morse is a code language

2. (información, dato) key

la clave de su éxito the key to her success

el libro lleva una clave de ejercicios al final the answers are at the back of the book

Spanish-English dictionary > clave
57 colación

f.

1 collation, hotchpot.

2 collation, light meal in fast days.

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colación

► nombre femenino

1 (comparación) collation

2 (refrigerio) light meal, snack, collation

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sacar a colación / traer a colación to mention, bring up

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SF

1) (=mención)

sacar o traer a colación — to mention, bring up

2) (=refrigerio) light meal, collation frm

3) (=comparación) collation, comparison

4) LAm (=dulce) box of sweets

5) (Univ) conferral

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femenino

1)

a colación: sacar or traer algo a colación to bring something up; salir a colación — tema/asunto to come up

2)

a) (frml) ( comida ligera) light meal (o lunch etc)

b) (Col) ( galleta) cookie (AmE), biscuit (BrE)

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= collation, collation, collation statement.

Ex. ISBD(M) indicates that the description for monographs should include collation (i.e. number of volumes or pagination, illustration statement, size).

Ex. Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.

Ex. Elements that are commonly omitted include the place of publication, collation statement, binding and price.

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* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.

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femenino

1)

a colación: sacar or traer algo a colación to bring something up; salir a colación — tema/asunto to come up

2)

a) (frml) ( comida ligera) light meal (o lunch etc)

b) (Col) ( galleta) cookie (AmE), biscuit (BrE)

* * *

= collation, collation, collation statement.

Ex: ISBD(M) indicates that the description for monographs should include collation (i.e. number of volumes or pagination, illustration statement, size).

Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.

Ex: Elements that are commonly omitted include the place of publication, collation statement, binding and price.

* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.

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colación

feminine

A

(conversación): sacar or traer algo a colación to bring sth up

B

1 ( frml) (comida ligera) light meal ( o lunch etc)

2 ( Col) (galleta) cookie ( AmE), biscuit ( BrE)

C

( Arg) ( Educ): ceremonia de colación de grados graduation ceremony

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colación sustantivo femenino
♦ Locuciones: sacar/traer a colación, to bring up

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colación nf

1. [para comer] snack

2. Am [dulce] Br sweet, US candy

3. Comp
Fam
sacar o [m5] traer algo a colación [tema] to bring sth up;

salir a colación to come up

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colación

f

:

traer o

sacar a colación bring up

* * *

colación nf, pl - ciones

1) : light meal

2) : comparison, collation

sacar a colación: to bring up, to broach

3) : conferral (of a degree)

Spanish-English dictionary > colación
58 combate

m.

1 fight (lucha).

dejar a alguien fuera de combate (también figurative) to knock somebody out

combate de boxeo boxing match

combate cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand combat

combate de lucha libre wrestling match

2 combat, action, battle, engagement.

3 competition, contest, match.

4 combating.

5 boxing match, bout.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: combatir.

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combate

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) combat, battle

2 MILITAR battle

3 (boxeo) fight, contest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

fuera de combate (gen) out of action 2 (en boxeo) knocked out

librar combate to wage battle

combate nulo draw

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noun m.

1) combat

2) fight

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SM (Mil) combat; (Boxeo) contest, fight; [de ideas, sentimientos] conflict

estar fuera de combate — (lit, fig) to be out of action; (Boxeo) to be knocked out

dejar o poner a algn fuera de combate — (lit, fig) to put sb out of action; (Boxeo) to knock sb out

ganar por fuera de combate — to win by a knockout

combate a muerte — fight to the death

combate naval — naval battle, sea battle

combate singular — single combat

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masculino

a) (Mil) combat

zona de combate — combat zone

b) ( en boxeo) fight

dejar a alguien fuera de combate — ( en boxeo) to knock somebody out; (en debate, competición) to crush somebody

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= combat, fighting.

Ex. It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.

Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

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* avión de combate = fighter plane, fighter jet.

* baja en combate = combat casualty.

* bota de combate = combat boot.

* buque de combate = battle cruiser.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caído en combate = killed in action.

* combate aéreo = dogfight [dog fight].

* combate de almohadas = pillow fight.

* combate de boxeo = prize fight, boxing match.

* combate pugilístico = boxing match.

* crucero de combate = battle cruiser.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* desaparecido en combate = missing in action (MIA).

* entablar combate = engage in + combat.

* entablar combate con = engage.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* piloto de avión de combate = fighter pilot.

* piloto de combate = fighter pilot.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* puesto de combate = battle-station.

* reglas de combate = rules of engagement.

* uniforme de combate = battle uniform.

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masculino

a) (Mil) combat

zona de combate — combat zone

b) ( en boxeo) fight

dejar a alguien fuera de combate — ( en boxeo) to knock somebody out; (en debate, competición) to crush somebody

* * *

= combat, fighting.

Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.

Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.

* avión de combate = fighter plane, fighter jet.

* baja en combate = combat casualty.

* bota de combate = combat boot.

* buque de combate = battle cruiser.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caído en combate = killed in action.

* combate aéreo = dogfight [dog fight].

* combate de almohadas = pillow fight.

* combate de boxeo = prize fight, boxing match.

* combate pugilístico = boxing match.

* crucero de combate = battle cruiser.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* desaparecido en combate = missing in action (MIA).

* entablar combate = engage in + combat.

* entablar combate con = engage.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* piloto de avión de combate = fighter pilot.

* piloto de combate = fighter pilot.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* puesto de combate = battle-station.

* reglas de combate = rules of engagement.

* uniforme de combate = battle uniform.

* * *

combate

masculine

1 ( Mil) combat

zona de combate combat zone

2 (en boxeo) fight

un combate a quince asaltos a 15-round fight

dejar a algn fuera de combate (en boxeo) to knock sb out; (en un debate, una competición) to crush sb

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Del verbo combatir: ( conjugate combatir)

combate es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
combate
combatir
combate sustantivo masculino
a) (Mil) combat;

◊ zona de combate combat zone;

avión de combate fighter plane
b) ( en boxeo) fight

combatir ( conjugate combatir) verbo intransitivo [soldado/ejército] to fight
verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/enfermedad/fuego› to fight, to combat (frml);
‹proyecto/propuesta› to fight;
‹ frío› to fight off
combate sustantivo masculino combat
Box fight
Mil battle
♦ Locuciones: fuera de combate, (vencido) out for the count
(inservible) out of action
combatir
I verbo intransitivo to fight [contra, against
con, with]: combatieron con el enemigo hasta caer rendidos, they fought against the enemy until they became exhausted
II verbo transitivo to combat: hay que combatir esta enfermedad con todos los medios a nuestro alcance, we need to fight this disease using all of our resources
' combate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carro
- fiera
- fiero
- lucha
- simulacro
- tanque
- zafarrancho
- avión
- caído
- comando
- disputa
- disputar
- fuera
- librar
English:
action
- bout
- combat
- fight
- match
- station
- unarmed combat
- contest
- firing
- tank
- war

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combate nm

1. [militar] combat;

el combate se produjo por la noche the battle took place during the night;

caer o [m5] morir en combate to die in combat o battle

Comp
combate cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand combat
2. [lucha] fight;

el combate contra las drogas/el desempleo the fight against drugs/unemployment;

un combate desigual an uneven contest;
también Fig
dejar a alguien fuera de combate to knock sb out;

este coche ha quedado fuera de combate this car has had it

3. [en boxeo, artes marciales] fight, contest;

deporte de combate combat sport

Comp
combate de boxeo boxing match;
combate de lucha libre wrestling match;

combate por el título title fight

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combate

m

1 acción combat; MIL engagement

2 DEP fight;

fuera de combate out of action

* * *

combate nm

1) : combat

2) : fight, boxing match

* * *

combate n

1. (en general) battle

zona de combate combat zone

dos días de combates violentos two days of fierce fighting

2. (boxeo) fight / match

Spanish-English dictionary > combate
59 completar

v.

1 to complete.

2 to fulfill, to fulfil.

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completar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to complete

2 (acabar) to finish; (perfeccionar) to round off

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verb

to complete, finish

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VT

1) (=terminar) to complete, finish; (=perfeccionar) to finish off, round off; Méx to match

me falta un sello para completar la serie — I need one stamp to complete the series

completó su formación en varias universidades norteamericanas — she finished off her education at a number of American universities

2) [+ pérdida] to make good

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verbo transitivo

1) ( terminar) to finish, complete

los fuegos artificiales completaron las fiestas — the fireworks rounded off the festivities

2) (AmL) <cuestionario/impreso> to complete, fill out o in

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= complete, fill onto, see through + to its completion, fill out, finish, work through, fill in, carry through to + completion, round off, round out.

Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

Ex. Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex. One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.

Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

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

Ex. The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).

Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.

Ex. Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".

Ex. The second phase of this study will round out the picture sketched by the survey results = La segunda fase de este estudio completará la visión esbozada por los resultados del cuestionario.

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* completar Algo = complete + the picture.

* completar el ciclo = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* completar un cupo = meet + quota.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( terminar) to finish, complete

los fuegos artificiales completaron las fiestas — the fireworks rounded off the festivities

2) (AmL) <cuestionario/impreso> to complete, fill out o in

* * *

= complete, fill onto, see through + to its completion, fill out, finish, work through, fill in, carry through to + completion, round off, round out.

Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

Ex: Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.

Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

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

Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).

Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.

Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".

Ex: The second phase of this study will round out the picture sketched by the survey results = La segunda fase de este estudio completará la visión esbozada por los resultados del cuestionario.

* completar Algo = complete + the picture.

* completar el ciclo = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* completar un cupo = meet + quota.

* * *

completar [A1 ]

vt

A (terminar) to finish, complete

le faltan dos meses para completar sus estudios she'll be finishing o completing her course in two months

con este cromo completo la colección this sticker completes my collection

los fuegos artificiales completaron las fiestas the fireworks rounded off the festivities

B ( AmL) (rellenar) to complete, fill out o in

completar un formulario to fill out o in a form

completar en letra de imprenta complete in block capitals

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completar ( conjugate completar) verbo transitivo
a) ( terminar) to finish, complete

b) (AmL) ‹cuestionario/impreso› to complete, fill out o in

completar verbo transitivo to complete
' completar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- evaluación
English:
complete
- make
- supplement

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completar

♦ vt

1. [acabar] to complete;

completaron la reparación en dos horas they completed the repair in two hours;

esta obra completa la trilogía this work completes the trilogy

2. [impreso] to fill out o in

♦ See also the pronominal verb completarse

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completar

v/t complete

* * *

completar vt

terminar: to complete, to finish

* * *

completar vb to complete

Spanish-English dictionary > completar
60 confusión

f.

1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.

2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.

3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.

4 scene of confusion, shambles.

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confusión

► nombre femenino

1 (desorden) confusion, chaos

2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion

3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment

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noun f.

confusion

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SF

1) (=equivocación) confusion

lo que provocó la confusión — what caused the confusion

para evitar confusiones — to avoid confusion

ha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names

esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake

• por confusión — by mistake

2) (=desconcierto) confusion

el terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets

tiene una gran confusión de ideas — his ideas are very confused

la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her

3) (=turbación)

sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you

tantas alabanzas me produjeron una gran confusión — I found all that praise overwhelming

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femenino

a) (desorden, caos) confusion

para mayor confusión — to add to the confusion

b) ( perplejidad) confusion

mis palabras aumentaron su confusión — what I said made him more confused

c) ( turbación) embarrassment

d) ( equivocación) confusion

hubo una confusión con la factura — there was a confusion over the invoice

se presta a confusión — it is open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones — to avoid any further confusion

* * *

= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.

Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.

Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex. Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.

Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.

Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.

Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.

Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.

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* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.

* confusión económica = economic turmoil.

* confusión histórica = historical confusion.

* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* * *

femenino

a) (desorden, caos) confusion

para mayor confusión — to add to the confusion

b) ( perplejidad) confusion

mis palabras aumentaron su confusión — what I said made him more confused

c) ( turbación) embarrassment

d) ( equivocación) confusion

hubo una confusión con la factura — there was a confusion over the invoice

se presta a confusión — it is open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones — to avoid any further confusion

* * *

= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.

Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.

Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.

Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.

Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.

Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.

Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.

* confusión económica = economic turmoil.

* confusión histórica = historical confusion.

* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

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confusión

feminine

1 (perplejidad) confusion

para mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name

2 (desorden, caos) confusion

3 (turbación) embarrassment

su inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusion

tanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness

4 (equivocación) confusion

lamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoice

sus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups

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confusión sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) confusion;

◊ para que no haya confusiones to avoid any confusion

b) ( turbación) embarrassment, confusion

confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten

* * *

confusión nf

1. [desorden, lío] confusion;

la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;

los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;

hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;

en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;

existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant

2. [desconcierto]
la noticia me llenó de confusión I was disconcerted by the news

3. [error] mix-up;

ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;

esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted

* * *

confusión

f confusion

* * *

confusión nf, pl - siones : confusion

* * *

confusión n

1. (falta de claridad) confusion

la falta de indicaciones creó confusión the lack of signs caused confusion

2. (equivocación) mistake

me pidió disculpas por la confusión she apologized for the mistake

Spanish-English dictionary > confusión

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