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101 servir
v.1 to serve.¿te sirvo más patatas? would you like some more potatoes?¿me sirve un poco más, por favor? could I have a bit more, please?¿en qué puedo servirle? what can I do for you?la polémica está servida the gloves are offLa ley sirve su propósito The law serves its purpose..No servimos a los menores de edad We do not serve kids under age.Este lugar sirve buen pescado This restaurant serves good fish.María sirvió y llamó a comer Mary served and called us to eat.Esto sirve This serves.2 to serve (prestar servicio).servir en el Ejército to serve in the Army3 to be in service (como criado).4 to suit someone's purposes, to suit, to serve someone's purposes.El estante sirve The shelf suits one's purposes.5 to serve the ball.El tenista sirvió The tennis player served the ball.6 to be useful for.Este sistema me sirve This system is useful for me.7 to process, to fill.El chico sirve la órden de compra The boy processes the purchase order.* * *(e weakens to i in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to serve2) be of use3) work•- servirse- servirse de* * *1. VT1) [+ persona, intereses, causa] to serveestán sirviendo a su interés personal — they are furthering o serving their own interests
¿en qué puedo servirle? — how can I help you?
2) [para comer]a) [en la mesa] [+ comida] to serve; [+ bebida] to serve, pour¿a qué hora sirven el desayuno? — what time is breakfast served?
¿me ayudas a servir la mesa? — can you help me serve (the food)?
la cena está servida — dinner's on the table, dinner is served frm
¿te sirvo un poco más? — would you like some more?, can I give you some more?
había cinco criados para servir la mesa — there were five servants waiting at o serving at table
b) (=proporcionar) to give, serve frmese día sirven una comida especial a la tropa — the troops are given o frm served a special meal that day
sirvieron unos canapés tras la inauguración — after the opening ceremony there were canapés, canapés were served after the opening ceremony frm
3) (Com) [+ pedido] to process4) (Tenis) to serve5) (Mec) [+ máquina, cañón] to man6) (Naipes) [+ cartas] to deal2. VI1) (=ser útil) to be usefulsiempre que lo he necesitado me ha servido — whenever I've needed it, it's done the job
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eso no sirve — that's no good o useeste sistema ya no sirve — this system is no good o use any more
ya no me sirve — it's no good o use to me now
la distinción entre derechas e izquierdas ya no sirve — the distinction between right and left is no longer valid
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servir para algo, puede servir para limpiar el metal — it can be used for o it is suitable for cleaning metal¿para qué sirve? — what is it for?
¿para qué sirve este aparato? — what's this gadget for?
la nueva normativa solo ha servido para crear polémica — the new regulation has only served to stir up controversy frm, the only thing the new rule has done is to stir up controversy
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servir de algo, la legislación italiana puede servirnos de guía — we can use Italian law as a guide, Italian law can serve a guide•
no sirve de nada quejarse — it's no good o use complaining, there's no point in complainingno sirve de nada que vaya él — it's no good o use him going *, there's no point in him going
precedente 2.•
¿de qué sirve mentir? — what's the good o use of lying?, what's the point in lying?3) [en el servicio doméstico] to work as a servant•
ponerse a servir — to become a servant4) [camarero] to serve5) (Mil) to serve frmyo serví en la Marina — I was in the Navy, I served in the Navy frm
6) (Tenis) to serve7) (Naipes) (tb: servir del palo) to follow suit3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( ser útil)esta caja no sirve — this box won't do o is no good
tíralo, ya no me sirve — throw it away, it's (of) no use to me anymore
servir para algo: ¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?; no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something; este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread; no sirves para nada you're useless; no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job; yo no sirvo para mentir I'm a hopeless liar, I'm not good at lying; servir de algo: de nada sirve llorar it's no use o good crying; ¿de qué sirve hablarle si no te escucha? what's the point in o the use of talking to him if he doesn't listen to you?; esto te puede servir de mesa — you can use this as a table
2)a) ( en la mesa) to serveb) ( trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) servicec) (Mil) to serve (frml)3) (Dep) ( en tenis) to serve2.servir vtservir la comida — to serve (out) o (colloq) dish out the food
2)a) ( estar al servicio de)servir a algo/alguien — to serve something/somebody
¿en qué puedo servirle? — (frml) how can I help you?
b) (Com) < pedido> to process; < cliente> to serve; < mercancías> to send3.servirse v pron2) (frml) ( hacer uso)servirse de algo — to make use of something, use something
3) (frml) ( hacer el favor de)servirse + inf: sírvase rellenar la solicitud please fill in the application form; les rogamos se sirvan enviarnos esta información — we would ask you to send us this information (frml)
* * *= be of use, do, serve, do + the trick, host, dish out, serve up.Ex. Libraries sometimes also find it useful to prepare leaflets which deal with a particular category of information source which might be of use to various users.Ex. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex. We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex. One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.----* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.* no servir de mucho = be little more than an interesting exercise.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* servir a = be of service to.* servir al mismo tiempo como = double up as.* servir al mismo tiempo de = double as.* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* servir a un público de = serve + a population of.* servir como = serve as.* servir de apoyo a = inform.* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.* servir de catalizador = serve as + a catalyst.* servir de contrapeso = counterpoise.* servir de experiencia = chart + the waters.* servir de factor de predicción de = be predictive of.* servir de guía = carry + the torch.* servir de introducción = set + the backdrop, set + the framework, set + the context.* servir de introducción a = provide + a background to.* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.* servir los intereses = serve + interests.* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.* servir para = be instrumental in/to.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* servir repetidamente = ply + Nombre + with + Bebida.* servirse = help + Reflexivo.* servirse de la experiencia = draw on/upon + background.* servirse de la experiencia de = draw on/upon + experience of.* servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.* servir una Bebida = pour + Bebida.* servir un documento = deliver + document.* servir un fin = serve + end.* servir un pedido = fulfil + order, fill + order.* utensilio para servir = serving utensil.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( ser útil)esta caja no sirve — this box won't do o is no good
tíralo, ya no me sirve — throw it away, it's (of) no use to me anymore
servir para algo: ¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?; no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something; este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread; no sirves para nada you're useless; no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job; yo no sirvo para mentir I'm a hopeless liar, I'm not good at lying; servir de algo: de nada sirve llorar it's no use o good crying; ¿de qué sirve hablarle si no te escucha? what's the point in o the use of talking to him if he doesn't listen to you?; esto te puede servir de mesa — you can use this as a table
2)a) ( en la mesa) to serveb) ( trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) servicec) (Mil) to serve (frml)3) (Dep) ( en tenis) to serve2.servir vtservir la comida — to serve (out) o (colloq) dish out the food
2)a) ( estar al servicio de)servir a algo/alguien — to serve something/somebody
¿en qué puedo servirle? — (frml) how can I help you?
b) (Com) < pedido> to process; < cliente> to serve; < mercancías> to send3.servirse v pron2) (frml) ( hacer uso)servirse de algo — to make use of something, use something
3) (frml) ( hacer el favor de)servirse + inf: sírvase rellenar la solicitud please fill in the application form; les rogamos se sirvan enviarnos esta información — we would ask you to send us this information (frml)
* * *= be of use, do, serve, do + the trick, host, dish out, serve up.Ex: Libraries sometimes also find it useful to prepare leaflets which deal with a particular category of information source which might be of use to various users.
Ex: It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex: We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex: One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.* no servir de mucho = be little more than an interesting exercise.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* servir a = be of service to.* servir al mismo tiempo como = double up as.* servir al mismo tiempo de = double as.* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.* servir a un público de = serve + a population of.* servir como = serve as.* servir de apoyo a = inform.* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.* servir de catalizador = serve as + a catalyst.* servir de contrapeso = counterpoise.* servir de experiencia = chart + the waters.* servir de factor de predicción de = be predictive of.* servir de guía = carry + the torch.* servir de introducción = set + the backdrop, set + the framework, set + the context.* servir de introducción a = provide + a background to.* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.* servir los intereses = serve + interests.* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.* servir para = be instrumental in/to.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* servir repetidamente = ply + Nombre + with + Bebida.* servirse = help + Reflexivo.* servirse de la experiencia = draw on/upon + background.* servirse de la experiencia de = draw on/upon + experience of.* servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.* servir una Bebida = pour + Bebida.* servir un documento = deliver + document.* servir un fin = serve + end.* servir un pedido = fulfil + order, fill + order.* utensilio para servir = serving utensil.* * *viA(ser útil): esta caja no sirve, trae una más grande this box won't do o is no good, can you bring a bigger one?tíralo, ya no me sirve throw it away, it's (of) no use to me o it's no good to me any moreservir PARA algo:¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?, what does this device do?¿esto sirve para algo? is this any use?no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for somethingeste cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting breadno creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this jobyo no sirvo para mentir I'm a hopeless liar, I'm no good at lyingservir DE algo:de nada sirve llorar/que me lo digas ahora it's no use o good crying/telling me now¿de qué sirve hablarle si no te escucha? what's the point in o the use of talking to him if he doesn't listen to you?esto te puede servir de manto para el disfraz you can use this as a cloak for your fancy dress costumeB1 (en la mesa) to serveen este restaurante no saben servir the service is very poor in this restaurantse sirve a los invitados primero guests are served firstno esperes a que te sirva help yourself, don't wait2 (trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) serviceempezó a servir a los catorce años she went into service at the age of fourteensirvió en Infantería he was in o he served in the InfantryC ( Dep) (en tenis) to serve■ servirvtA ‹comida› to serve; ‹bebida› to serve, pourlos alumnos mayores ayudan a servir la comida the older pupils help serve o serve out o ( colloq) dish out the fooda mí no me sirvas salsa no sauce for me, thanks o I won't have any sauce, thank yousírvele otro jerez a Pilar will you pour Pilar another sherry?¿te sirvo un poco más de arroz? can I give you a little more rice?, can I help you to a little more rice?la cena está servida dinner is servedservir frío/a temperatura ambiente serve cold/at room temperatureB1 (estar al servicio de) servir A algo/algn to serve sth/sbservir a la patria/la comunidad/Dios to serve one's country/the community/Godella se sienta y espera que la sirvan she sits down and expects to be waited on¿en qué puedo servirla? ( frml); how can I help you?no se puede servir a dos señores or a Dios y al diablo no man can serve two masters2 ( Com) ‹pedido› to process; ‹cliente› to serve; ‹mercancías› to sendserviremos el pedido a la mayor brevedad we will process your order as soon as possibleC ( Agr) to service■ servirseA ( refl) ‹comida› to help oneself to; ‹bebida› to pour oneself, help oneself tosírvete otro trozo help yourself to another pieceC ( frml) (hacer el favor de) servirse + INF:si el señor se sirve firmar aquí … if you would be kind enough to o would care to sign here, Sir … ( frml)sírvase rellenar la solicitud que se adjunta please fill in the enclosed application formsírvase pasar por caja donde le harán efectivo el pago if you would like to go over to the cashier, they will give you the moneyles rogamos se sirvan enviarnos esta información a la brevedad we would ask you to send us this information at your earliest convenience ( frml)* * *
servir ( conjugate servir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser útil):◊ esta caja no sirve this box won't do o is no good;
ya no me sirve it's (of) no use to me anymore;
¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?;
no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something;
este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread;
no sirves para nada you're useless;
no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job;
servir de algo: de nada sirve llorar it's no use o good crying;
¿de qué sirve? what's the point o the use?;
esto te puede servir de mesa you can use this as a table
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c) (Mil) to serve (frml)
3 (Dep) ( en tenis) to serve
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ comida› to serve;
‹ bebida› to serve, pour
2 ( estar al servicio de) ‹persona/a la patria› to serve;◊ ¿en qué puedo servirla? (frml) how can I help you?
servirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ comida› to help oneself to;
‹ bebida› to pour oneself, help oneself to
servir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to serve
servir a la patria, to serve one's country
2 (ser útil) to be useful, be suitable: su fracaso no me sirve de consuelo, his failure is no consolation to me
el cine te servirá de distracción, the film will keep you amused
ahora ya no sirve para nada, it's no use at all
¿para qué sirve?, what is it (used) for?
3 (ropa, objetos) los pantalones ya no le sirven, the trousers don't fit him now
4 (tener capacidad) este muchacho sirve para estudiar, this boy is good at studying
5 (actuar como sustituto) esta cacerola me servirá de casco, this pot will serve as a helmet
II verbo transitivo
1 to serve
¿en qué puedo servirle?, what can I do for you? o may I help you?
2 (comida) to serve
(bebida) to pour
' servir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- cafetera
- cuchara
- fuente
- pala
- carrito
- echar
- hacer
- helado
- huevera
- jarra
- jarro
- lechera
- panera
- poner
- servicio
- tetera
- valer
English:
act
- attend
- disagree
- dish
- dish out
- dish up
- do
- fix
- help
- off-chance
- pour
- pour out
- purpose
- rim
- serve
- serve out
- serve up
- server
- tablespoon
- venue
- wait
- wait on
- deterrent
- duty
- fat
- serving
- spatula
- table
* * *♦ vt1. [comida, bebida] to serve;todavía no nos han servido we haven't been served yet;sírvanos dos cervezas two beers, please;¿te sirvo más patatas? would you like some more potatoes?;¿me sirve un poco más, por favor? could I have a bit more, please?;la polémica está servida the gloves are off2. [prestar servicio a] to serve;¿en qué puedo servirle? [en tienda, mostrador] what can I do for you?;servir a la patria/a Dios to serve one's country/God;Formalpara servirle, para servir a usted [como respuesta] at your service3. [suministrar] [mercancías] to supply;le serviremos el pedido en el acto we'll bring you your order immediately;nuestra empresa sirve a toda la zona our company serves o supplies the whole area4.Fig [tengo de sobra] I've got plentyvoy servido [en naipes] stick, I'm sticking;♦ vi1. [prestar servicio] to serve;sirvió de ministro en el gobierno socialista he served as o was a minister in the socialist government;servir en el ejército to serve in the Army2. [valer, ser útil]esta batidora ya no sirve/aún sirve this mixer is no good any more/can still be used;esta mesa no me sirve, necesito una mayor this table's no good o use to me, I need a bigger one;servir de algo [cumplir la función de] to serve as sth;el desván le sirve de oficina he uses the attic as an office, the attic serves as his office;la radio me servía de distracción the radio kept me entertained o served to entertain me;servir de guía to act as a guide;servir para [utensilio, máquina, objeto] to be for;¿para qué sirve esto? what's this for?;este líquido sirve para limpiar la plata this liquid is for cleaning silver;¿te sirven estos papeles para algo? are these papers any use to you?;este pegamento no sirve para la madera this glue is no good for wood;yo no serviría para sacerdote I wouldn't be any good as a priest;no sirve para estudiar he's no good at studying;de nada sirve que se lo digas it's no use telling him;¿de qué sirve quejarse si no nos hacen caso? what's the point in o what's the good of complaining if they never take any notice of us?3. [como criado] to be in service;tuvo que ponerse a servir she had to go into service;servir en palacio/en una casa to be a servant at a palace/in a household4. [en tenis, squash] to serve* * *I v/t serve;¿le sirven ya? are you being served?;¿en qué puedo servirle? what can I do for you?;¡para servirle! at your service!II v/i1 be of use;servir de serve as;esta habitación sirve de trastero we use this room as a junk room;servir para be (used) for;¿para qué sirve esto? what is this (used) for?;no servir de nada be no use at all2 MIL, DEP serve3 fig:ir servido fam have another think coming* * *servir {54} vt1) : to serve, to be of use to2) : to serve, to wait3) surtir: to fill (an order)servir vi1) : to workmi radio no sirve: my radio isn't working2) : to be of use, to be helpfulesa computadora no sirve para nada: that computer's perfectly useless* * *servir vb1. (atender, poner comida) to serve¿ya le sirven? are you being served?2. (poner bebida) to pour¿sirvo yo? shall I pour?3. (trabajar) to serve / to work4. (en tenis) to serve5. (hacer las veces) to serve6. (ser útil) to be useful7. (valer) to do8. (emplearse) to be for¿para qué sirve esto? what's this for?9. (ser apto) to be good -
102 suela
f.sole.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: solar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: soler.* * *1 (del calzado) sole2 (cuero curtido) leather3 (del taco de billar) leather tip\no llegarle a la suela del zapato a alguien familiar not to hold a candle to somebody* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de zapato] (=base) sole; (=trozo de cuero) piece of strong leatherduro como la suela de un zapato — tough as leather, tough as old boots
de siete suelas — utter, downright
un pícaro de siete suelas — an utter o a downright o a proper rogue
2) (Téc) tap washer3)suelas — (Rel) sandals
4) (=pez) sole* * *la carne está dura como una suela — the meat is as tough as shoeleather (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) as old boots
no te llega ni a la suela del zapato — he's not even fit to tie your shoelaces
* * *= sole.Ex. The syndrome can be prevented, diminished or avoided by the use of more resilient soles.----* con suela de goma de neumático = tyre-tread soled.* duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather.* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* suela de cáñamo = rope sole.* suela de goma = rubber sole.* suela del zapato = sole.* tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* * *la carne está dura como una suela — the meat is as tough as shoeleather (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) as old boots
no te llega ni a la suela del zapato — he's not even fit to tie your shoelaces
* * *= sole.Ex: The syndrome can be prevented, diminished or avoided by the use of more resilient soles.
* con suela de goma de neumático = tyre-tread soled.* duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather.* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* suela de cáñamo = rope sole.* suela de goma = rubber sole.* suela del zapato = sole.* tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* * *tanuna chaqueta suela or (de) color suela a tan o tan-colored jacket1 (de un zapato) solemedias suelas half solesla carne está dura como una suela de zapato the meat is as tough as shoeleather ( AmE colloq), the meat is as tough as old boots ( BrE colloq)no te llega ni a la suela del zapato he's not even fit to tie your shoelaces o bootlacesser un pícaro or pillo de siete suelas to be an out-and-out villain2 (de un grifo) washer3 (de un taco de billar) cue tip* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
suela es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo soler: ( conjugate soler)
suela es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
solar
soler
suela
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
soler ( conjugate soler) verbo intransitivo:
no suele retrasarse he's not usually late;
solía correr todos los días he used to go for a run every day
suela sustantivo femenino
sole
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
soler vi defect
1 (en presente) to be in the habit of: solemos ir en coche, we usually go by car
sueles equivocarte, you are usually wrong
2 (en pasado) solía pasear por aquí, he used to walk round here
En el presente, la traducción más común de soler es el verbo principal más usually: Suele volver a las diez. He usually comes back at ten.
Para referirnos a costumbres en el pasado hay que usar to use to o would. Would expresa acciones repetidas, mientras que to use to describe también estados o situaciones: Antes íbamos/solíamos ir a la playa en tren. We used to/would go to the beach by train.
No confundas to use to (do sthg) con to be used to (doing sthg), que significa estar acostumbrado y, al contrario que to use to, puede usarse también en presente: Estoy acostumbrado a coger el metro. I'm used to taking the metro. ➣ Ver nota en accustom
suela f (de zapato) sole
♦ Locuciones: este filete está más duro que una suela, this steak is tough as old boots
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be nearly as good as sb o not to be even fit to tie one's shoelaces
' suela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llegar
- antideslizante
English:
sole
- washer
* * *suela nf1. [de zapato] sole;media suela half-sole;Famestar como una suela: este filete está como una suela this steak's as tough as old boots;Famno le llega a la suela del zapato he can't hold a candle to her2. [cuero] coarse leather3. [de taco de billar] cue tip4. [de grifo] washer* * *f de zapato sole* * *suela nf: sole (of a shoe)* * *suela n sole -
103 suelo
m.1 floor (pavimento) (en interiores).2 soil (terreno, territorio).en suelo colombiano on Colombian soilsuelo urbanizable land suitable for development3 ground, floor, firm land.4 solum.pres.indicat.1 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: solar.2 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soler.* * *1 (superficie) ground; (de interior) floor3 (territorio) soil, land4 (terreno) land5 (pavimento) surface6 figurado (de vasija etc) bottom\besar el suelo familiar to fall flat on one's face, hit the deckdar consigo en el suelo to fallechar al suelo to demolish, knock downechar por los suelos figurado to ruinponer algo por los suelos figurado to run something down, tear something to piecesvenirse al suelo to fall down 2 figurado to fall throughsuelo cultivable arable landsuelo de madera wooden floorsuelo patrio native land* * *noun m.1) floor2) ground3) soil* * *SM1) [en el exterior] (=tierra) ground; (=superficie) surfacecaer al suelo — to fall to the ground, fall over
echar al suelo — [+ edificio] to demolish; [+ esperanzas] to dash; [+ plan] to ruin
echarse al suelo — (=tirarse al suelo) to hurl o.s. to the ground; (=arrodillarse) to fall on one's knees
por los suelos —
tirarse por los suelos — * to roll in the aisles (with laughter) *
venirse al suelo — to fail, collapse, be ruined
suelo natal, suelo patrio — native land, native soil
2) [en edificio] (=superficie) floor; (=solería) flooring3) (=terreno) soil, landsuelo empresarial — space for office accommodation
4) [de pan, vasija] bottom* * *a) ( tierra) groundse echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground
arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel
estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)
poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)
b) ( en casa) floorc) (en calle, carretera) road (surface)d) (Agr) lande) ( territorio) soilel suelo patrio — one's native soil o land
* * *= floor, ground, soil, flooring, floor surface.Ex. An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex. This article focusses on the need for suitable flooring strength and ceiling heights in library buildings.Ex. Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.----* abrillantador de suelos = floor polish.* abrillantador para el suelo = floor polish.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* calefacción por suelo radiante = radiant-floor heating, underfloor heating.* cera para suelos = floor wax.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* debajo del suelo = subfloor.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* erosión del suelo = soil erosion.* fertilidad del suelo = soil fertility.* hasta el suelo = floor-length.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* por los suelos = in tatters.* recubrimiento de suelos = floor covering.* retrete de agujero en el suelo = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.* salinización del suelo = soil salinisation, soil salination.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* suelo alzado = raised floor.* suelo arenoso = sandy soil.* suelo cenagoso = loamy soil.* suelo de madera = wood flooring.* suelo de parqué = parquet floor.* suelo lunar = regolith.* suelo margoso = loamy soil.* suelo mojado = wet floor.* suelo radiante = underfloor heating, radiant floor.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* * *a) ( tierra) groundse echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground
arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel
estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)
poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)
b) ( en casa) floorc) (en calle, carretera) road (surface)d) (Agr) lande) ( territorio) soilel suelo patrio — one's native soil o land
* * *= floor, ground, soil, flooring, floor surface.Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: This article focusses on the need for suitable flooring strength and ceiling heights in library buildings.Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.* abrillantador de suelos = floor polish.* abrillantador para el suelo = floor polish.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* calefacción por suelo radiante = radiant-floor heating, underfloor heating.* cera para suelos = floor wax.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* debajo del suelo = subfloor.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* erosión del suelo = soil erosion.* fertilidad del suelo = soil fertility.* hasta el suelo = floor-length.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* por los suelos = in tatters.* recubrimiento de suelos = floor covering.* retrete de agujero en el suelo = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.* salinización del suelo = soil salinisation, soil salination.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* suelo alzado = raised floor.* suelo arenoso = sandy soil.* suelo cenagoso = loamy soil.* suelo de madera = wood flooring.* suelo de parqué = parquet floor.* suelo lunar = regolith.* suelo margoso = loamy soil.* suelo mojado = wet floor.* suelo radiante = underfloor heating, radiant floor.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* * *1 (tierra) groundtropezó y se cayó al suelo she tripped and fell overse echaron or tiraron al suelo they threw themselves to the groundno te sientes en el suelo que te vas a ensuciar don't sit on the ground, you'll get dirtyarrastrarse por los suelos ( fam); to grovelbesar el suelo que algn pisa ( fam); to worship the (very) ground sb walks on«moral/ánimos» to be at rock bottom ( colloq)tiene la moral por los suelos her morale is very low, her morale is at rock bottomen la carta lo ponía por los suelos in the letter she really ran him down o ( AmE) tore into him o ( BrE) slagged him off ( colloq)2 (en una casa) floorse le cayó la taza al suelo he dropped the cup on the floor3 (en una calle, carretera) road surface, road4 ( Agr) landel suelo es muy fértil the land is very fertilesuelo de labor farming o agricultural land5 (territorio) soilen suelo americano on American soilCompuestos:floorboards (pl)● suelo patrio or natalnative soil o land* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
suelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Del verbo soler: ( conjugate soler)
suelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
soler
suelo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
soler ( conjugate soler) verbo intransitivo:
no suele retrasarse he's not usually late;
solía correr todos los días he used to go for a run every day
suelo sustantivo masculino
d) (Agr) land
◊ el suelo patrio one's native soil o land
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
soler vi defect
1 (en presente) to be in the habit of: solemos ir en coche, we usually go by car
sueles equivocarte, you are usually wrong
2 (en pasado) solía pasear por aquí, he used to walk round here
En el presente, la traducción más común de soler es el verbo principal más usually: Suele volver a las diez. He usually comes back at ten.
Para referirnos a costumbres en el pasado hay que usar to use to o would. Would expresa acciones repetidas, mientras que to use to describe también estados o situaciones: Antes íbamos/solíamos ir a la playa en tren. We used to/would go to the beach by train.
No confundas to use to (do sthg) con to be used to (doing sthg), que significa estar acostumbrado y, al contrario que to use to, puede usarse también en presente: Estoy acostumbrado a coger el metro. I'm used to taking the metro. ➣ Ver nota en accustom
suelo sustantivo masculino
1 (tierra) ground
2 Agr land
(de cultivo) soil: es un suelo muy fértil, it's very fertile land
3 (de una casa) floor
(de la calle, carretera) surface, road
4 (país, territorio) soil: el suelo de la patria, native soil
5 (edificable) building land: aún queda mucho suelo sin construir, there's still a lot of land left to be developed
♦ Locuciones: estar por los suelos, (precios) to be rock-bottom o dirt cheap
(el ánimo) to be at rock bottom o down in the dumps
' suelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuchillar
- bambolearse
- bayeta
- brillante
- coger
- contorsionarse
- crujir
- desigualdad
- despanzurrarse
- desplomarse
- elevarse
- entarimado
- escalón
- escurridiza
- escurridizo
- fregar
- greca
- impacto
- intuitivamente
- levantarse
- limadura
- mandar
- ojo
- regar
- relucir
- reluciente
- resbalar
- rodilla
- sembrar
- sobresalir
- solar
- tender
- tierra
- tirar
- tramo
- trampa
- ánimo
- arrastrar
- baldosa
- barrer
- botar
- brillar
- brillo
- caído
- cepillo
- cera
- duela
- echar
- emparejar
- ensuciar
English:
compact
- crack
- creak
- damp
- deal with
- dip
- down
- downcast
- feel
- floor
- floorboard
- gather up
- give
- ground
- ground level
- icy
- litter
- mess
- messy
- mop
- nuisance
- pick up
- polish
- rising
- rolling
- scuff
- shove
- sit
- slump
- soggy
- soil
- stand
- stuff
- sweep
- take up
- tile
- tip out
- wipe
- crash
- cross
- drop
- empty
- free
- lay
- off
- on
- over
- stamp
- stick
- top
* * *suelo2 nm1. [pavimento] [en interiores] floor;[en el exterior] ground; Famarrastrarse por el suelo to grovel, to humble oneself;Fambesar el suelo to fall flat on one's face;echar algo por el suelo to ruin sth;Famestar por los suelos [persona, precio] to be at rock bottom;[productos] to be dirt cheap;tienen la moral por los suelos their morale has hit rock bottom;[fracasar] to fail suelo laminado laminate flooring2. [terreno, territorio] soil;[para edificar] land;en suelo colombiano on Colombian soil;el precio del suelo urbano land prices in urban areassuelo no urbanizable land which is unsuitable for development;suelo urbanizable land suitable for development* * *men el suelo on the ground;estar por los suelos fam be at rock bottom fam ;poner a alguien por los suelos run s.o. down;besar el suelo fig fall flat on one’s face;2 AGR soil* * *suelo nm1) : groundcaerse al suelo: to fall down, to hit the ground2) : floor, flooring3) tierra: soil, land* * *suelo n1. (de habitación) floor2. (del exterior) ground3. (terreno) land -
104 sólido
adj.1 solid, firm, strong, brick-and-mortar.2 solid, punchy, sound, convincing.3 solid, honest, irreproachable.m.1 solid, solid object, trimensional.2 solid, non-liquid.* * *► adjetivo3 figurado (principios etc) sound1 solid————————1 solid* * *1. (f. - sólida)adj.1) solid2) firm3) sound2. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) [objeto] (=compacto) solid; (=duro) hard2) (Téc) (=firme) solidly made; (=bien construido) well built; [zapatos] stout, strong; [color] fast3) (=seguro) [argumento] solid, sound; [base, principio] sound2.SM solid* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <estado/alimentos> solidb) <muro/edificio> solid; < base> solid, firm; <mueble/zapatos> solid, sturdyc) < terreno> solid, hardd) < color> fast2)a) <argumento/razonamiento> solid, sound; <preparación/principios> soundIIa) (Fís, Mat) solidb) sólidos masculino plural (Med) solids (pl)* * *= robust, firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], solid, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], stalwart, rock solid, well-founded, articulated.Ex. Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex. In the past decade or so, much stalwart work has been done in order to provide non-textbook reading material for primary school children.Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex. No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.Ex. The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social.----* alimentos sólidos = solid food.* combustible sólido = solid fuel.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.* partícula sólida = solid particle.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* residuos sólidos = solid waste.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* sólido lácteo = milk solid.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <estado/alimentos> solidb) <muro/edificio> solid; < base> solid, firm; <mueble/zapatos> solid, sturdyc) < terreno> solid, hardd) < color> fast2)a) <argumento/razonamiento> solid, sound; <preparación/principios> soundIIa) (Fís, Mat) solidb) sólidos masculino plural (Med) solids (pl)* * *= robust, firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], solid, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], stalwart, rock solid, well-founded, articulated.Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: In the past decade or so, much stalwart work has been done in order to provide non-textbook reading material for primary school children.Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.Ex: The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social.* alimentos sólidos = solid food.* combustible sólido = solid fuel.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.* partícula sólida = solid particle.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* residuos sólidos = solid waste.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* sólido lácteo = milk solid.* * *A1 ‹estado/alimentos› solid2 ‹muro/edificio› solid; ‹base› solid, firm, secure; ‹mueble/zapatos› solid, solidly made, sturdy3 ‹terreno› solid, hard4 ‹color› fastB1 ‹argumento/razonamiento› solid, sound; ‹conocimientos/preparación/principios› sound2 ‹empresa› sound; ‹relación› steady, strongun empresario de sólido prestigio a businessman with a solid reputationuna sólida experiencia profesional sound professional experience* * *
Del verbo soler: ( conjugate soler)
solido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
soler
sólido
soler ( conjugate soler) verbo intransitivo:
no suele retrasarse he's not usually late;
solía correr todos los días he used to go for a run every day
sólido 1 -da adjetivo
1 ( en sentido físico) solid
2
‹preparación/principios› sound
‹ relación› steady, strong
sólido 2 sustantivo masculinoa) (Fís, Mat) solidb)
soler vi defect
1 (en presente) to be in the habit of: solemos ir en coche, we usually go by car
sueles equivocarte, you are usually wrong
2 (en pasado) solía pasear por aquí, he used to walk round here
En el presente, la traducción más común de soler es el verbo principal más usually: Suele volver a las diez. He usually comes back at ten.
Para referirnos a costumbres en el pasado hay que usar to use to o would. Would expresa acciones repetidas, mientras que to use to describe también estados o situaciones: Antes íbamos/solíamos ir a la playa en tren. We used to/would go to the beach by train.
No confundas to use to (do sthg) con to be used to (doing sthg), que significa estar acostumbrado y, al contrario que to use to, puede usarse también en presente: Estoy acostumbrado a coger el metro. I'm used to taking the metro. ➣ Ver nota en accustom
sólido,-a
I adjetivo
1 Fís Quím solid
2 (material) strong
II sustantivo masculino solid
' sólido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diente
- sólida
- diluir
- macizo
- pulverizar
English:
clash
- established
- filling station
- firm
- massive
- solid
- sound
- stable
- strong
- sturdy
- substantial
- unsound
- well-established
- cast
- flimsy
- robust
- rocky
- secure
- stout
- weak
* * *sólido, -a♦ adj1. [cuerpo] solid;un cuerpo sólido a solid2. [relación] strong3. [fundamento] firm;[argumento, conocimiento, idea] sound, solid4. [color] fast♦ nmsolid* * *I adj solid; fig: conclusion soundII m FÍS solid* * *sólido, -da adj1) : solid, firm2) : sturdy, well-made3) : sound, well-founded♦ sólidamente advsólido nm: solid* * *sólido adj solid -
105 u
conj.or.m.1 u, letter u.2 U, uranium.* * *u(Used before words beginning with o or ho)1 or* * *conj.or* * *I[u]SF (=letra) U, u IICONJ [used instead of "o" before o-, ho-] or* * ** * *= u.Ex. In modern English we can treat /yu/ as two separate phonemes because the second element tends to behave like the vowel /u/ in most dialects.----* con forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* * ** * *= u.Ex: In modern English we can treat /yu/ as two separate phonemes because the second element tends to behave like the vowel /u/ in most dialects.
* con forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* * *u2siete u ocho seven or eightayer u hoy yesterday or today* * *
Multiple Entries:
U
u
U,◊ u sustantivo femenino (pl úes) (read as /u/) the letter U, u
u conjunción used instead of o before o- or ho- or;
siete u ocho seven or eight
U, u f (letra) U, u
'U' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- ábaco
- abad
- abadejo
- abadesa
- abadía
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalear
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abaratamiento
- abaratarse
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abarrotes
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abhorrent
- abide
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
* * *U, u [u] nf[letra] U, u* * *uconj (instead of o before words starting with o) or* * *u nf: twenty-second letter of the Spanish alphabet* * *u conj or -
106 agotado
adj.1 exhausted, tired, washed-out, worn-out.2 sold-out, used-up, consumed, depleted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agotar.* * *1→ link=agotar agotar► adjetivo1 (cansado) exhausted, worn out2 (libros) out of print; (mercancías) sold out* * *(f. - agotada)adj.1) tired2) exhausted3) sold out* * *ADJ1) (=cansado)estar agotado — to be exhausted, be worn out
2) (=acabado) [mercancía, producto] sold out; [existencias, provisión] finished, exhausted; [libro] out of stock3) [pila] flat* * *- da adjetivob) [estar] < persona> exhausted* * *- da adjetivob) [estar] < persona> exhausted* * *agotado11 = spent.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
* tiempo agotado = time out.agotado22 = jaded, washed-out, dog tired, drained.Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.agotado33 = out of print.Nota: Adjetivo utilizado para indicar que a una editorial no le quedan más ejemplares del material bibliográfico en cuestión.Ex: This article describes how INNOVACQ acquisitions system can be used to process order requests for out of print materials.
* * *agotado -da1 ‹recursos› exhausted; ‹edición› sold out; ‹pila› dead, flatlas existencias de carbón están casi agotadas coal stocks are almost exhausted, we have almost used up our stocks of coal[ S ] agotadas todas las localidades sold out2 ‹persona› exhausted* * *
Del verbo agotar: ( conjugate agotar)
agotado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agotado
agotar
agotado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ edición› sold out;
‹ pila› dead, flat;
( on signs) agotadas todas las localidades sold out
agotar ( conjugate agotar) verbo transitivo
‹ pila› to wear out, run down;
‹mina/tierra› to exhaust
agotarse verbo pronominal
[ pila] to run down;
[mina/tierra] to become exhausted;
[ edición] to sell out;
agotado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin fuerzas) exhausted, worn out
2 (consumido, terminado) exhausted
3 Com (vendido) sold out
(libro descatalogado) out of print
agotar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar sin fuerzas) to exhaust, wear out
2 (consumir totalmente) to exhaust, use up (completely)
' agotado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotada
- baldada
- baldado
- destrozada
- destrozado
- parecer
- polvo
- quemada
- quemado
- testigo
- deshecho
- molido
English:
beat
- depleted
- done
- exhausted
- frazzled
- print
- run-down
- sell out
- spent
- stock
- wasted
- wear out
- come
- finish
* * *agotado, -a adj1. [persona, animal] exhausted, tired out;estar agotado de hacer algo to be tired out o exhausted from doing sth2. [producto] [libro, disco] out of stock;[entradas] sold out;agotadas las localidades [en cartel] sold out3. [pila, batería] flat* * *adj1 ( cansado) exhausted, worn out2 ( terminado) exhausted3 ( vendido) sold out;agotadas las localidades TEA sold out* * *agotado, -da adj1) : exhausted, used up2) : sold out3) fatigado: worn-out, tired* * *agotado adj1. (cansado) worn out / exhausted2. (existencias) sold out -
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art.the (in general).el coche the carla casa the houselos niños the childrenel agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eaglefui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children* * *el1 the■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez2 el de the one4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which* * *1. pron.- el que2. art.* * *el; la; los; lasART DEF1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?
¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?
el tío ese — * that chap
2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]a) [con nombres propios]¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?
ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called
dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa
b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]c) [con infinitivo]el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it
d) [con cifras, proporciones]ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more
3) [traducido por el posesivo]4) [con expresiones temporales]5) (=uso distributivo)6) [en exclamaciones]¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!
7) [posesivo]•
el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yoursel del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat
es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's
y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's
8)•
el que —a) + indicél es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to
los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish
b) + subjun whoeverel que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it
* * *[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]1)a) ( con un referente único) the¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?
el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours
el rojo/último — the red/last one
los nacidos entre... — those born between...
2)a)el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's
b)el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it
3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month
4) ( cada)$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo
5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money
el 20% de... — 20% of...
el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor
6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)7) ( con nombres propios)a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal
b) ( en plural)en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc
d) ( al calificar)8) el ( con infinitivo)* * *[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]1)a) ( con un referente único) the¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?
el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours
el rojo/último — the red/last one
los nacidos entre... — those born between...
2)a)el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's
b)el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it
3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month
4) ( cada)$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo
5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money
el 20% de... — 20% of...
el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor
6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)7) ( con nombres propios)a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal
b) ( en plural)en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc
d) ( al calificar)8) el ( con infinitivo)* * *el2= the, ye.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* de los mejores = as good as any.* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.* el acabose = the last straw.* el alcance = comprehensiveness.* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.* el año próximo = the year ahead.* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el auténtico = the real McCoy.* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.* el bien de = the good of.* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* el charco = the big pond.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.* el colmo = the last straw.* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* el corazón de = the heart of.* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.* el cual = which.* el de = that in, that of.* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.* el doble = twice + as many.* el doble de = twice + the number of.* El Dorado = El Dorado.* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* el evitar = avoidance.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el final de = the close of.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.* el grado de = the extent of.* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.* el grado en que = the extent to which.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* el interés público = the public interest.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* el lastre de = the shackles of.* el llevar = carrying.* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.* el más = all-time.* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.* el más allá = hereafter.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* el más leído = the most widely read.* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el mentir = lying.* el mes pasado = last month.* el mío = mine.* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).* el mismo número = as many.* el modo como = the way in which.* el modo de = the way in which.* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.* el motor de = the power behind.* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* el orgullo de = showpiece.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* el padre de = the father of.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* el peso de = brunt of, the.* el populacho = the great unwashed.* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* el portavoz de = the voice of.* el presente = thisness.* el primer intento = the first time around.* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.* el primero mencionado = former.* el principal = the number one.* el principio de = the dawn of.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.* el proletariado = the great unwashed.* el pulmón de = the heart of.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* el que = that, the one.* el que aprende = learner.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.* el registro modelo = record-of-record.* el resto = rest, the.* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).* El Salvador = El Salvador.* el segundo mencionado = latter.* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el tamaño de = the extent of.* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* el tiempo de Algo = in season.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* el tipo de = the range of.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.* el último citado = latter.* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* el único = the one and only.* el único e incomparable = the one and only.* el único e inimitable = the one and only.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* el verdadero = the real McCoy.* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.* el ver televisión = television viewing.* el viejo = the elder.* el vulgo = the great unwashed.* el yugo de = the shackles of.* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.* la = the, ye.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.* la buena noticia = the good news.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la comunidad en general = the community at large.* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la cruz de = the bane of.* la cuestión es que = the thing is.* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.* la demanda de = a call for.* la diversidad de = the range of.* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la época de Algo = in season.* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.* la espalda de = the back of.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.* la joya de = showpiece.* la judicatura = the Bench.* la justicia = the Bench.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.* la magistratura = the Bench.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la medida en que = the extent to which.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* la mentira = lying.* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.* la parte de atrás de = the back of.* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* la pesadilla de = the bane of.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* la petición de = a call for.* la píldora = the pill.* la plebe = the great unwashed.* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.* la primera tentativa = the first time around.* la primera vez = the first time around.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* la que = that, the one.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....* la riqueza de = the wealth of.* la ruina de = the bane of.* las = the, ye.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* las ataduras de = the shackles of.* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* las de = those for.* las doce del mediodía = noon.* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.* la segunda opción = the next best choice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la semana pasada = last week.* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* la situación = the course of events.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* las profundidades del océano = the deep.* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* la temporada de Algo = in season.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* la ventaja de = the beauty of.* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* la vida es así = life's like that.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* la víspera de = on the eve of.* la voz de = the voice of.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.* la voz interior = the voice within.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.* lo anodino = blandness.* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo bastante elevado = high enough.* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.* lo bueno de = the beauty of.* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo caro = expensiveness.* lo chicano = Chicana.* lo chulo = coolness.* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* lo completo = completeness.* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* lo decisivo = the last word.* lo definitivo = the last word.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.* lo directo = directness.* lo divertido = the fun part.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* lo estrambótico = zaniness.* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.* lo favorable = propitiousness.* lo hebraico = Hebraica.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.* lo indirecto = indirectness.* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo insulso = blandness.* lo interesante = the fun part.* lo judío = Judaica.* lo lindo = cuteness.* lo llano = flatness.* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.* lo más destacado = highlights.* lo más detestado = pet hate.* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.* lo más interesante = highlights.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo más novedoso = the last word.* lo más odiado = pet hate.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* lo más probable es que = most probably.* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* lo noble = high-mindedness.* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).* lo oportuno = timeliness.* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.* lo peor de = brunt of, the.* lo peor del = the armpit of the.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lo plano = flatness.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.* lo primero = for one, first off.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.* lo propicio = propitiousness.* lo público = publicness.* lo que = that which, what.* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que es peor aun = worse still.* lo que espera a = what is on store for.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* lo que le corresponde = fair share.* lo que nos espera = things to come.* lo que quiera que = whatever.* lo que sea = something or other.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo rural = rurality.* los = the, ye.* los 365 días del año = year-round.* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.* los acontecimientos = the course of events.* lo sagrado = sacredness.* los albores de = the dawn of.* los años cincuenta = fifties.* los años treinta = thirties.* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* los de = those for, those in.* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los días antes de = leading up to.* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.* los más necesitados = those most in need.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* los necesitados = the needy.* los orígenes de = the dawn of.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.* los que = those who.* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.* los tribunales = the Bench.* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* lo último = the last word.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.* lo yidish = Yiddica.* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.* * *[ the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or, ha e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) theel sol the sunel lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I boughtno, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red oneen la calle Solís in Solís Streetprefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yoursme atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served meyo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographeryo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke itlos nacidos entre … those born between …los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hatun encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known peoplela obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking aboutB(con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love operaodio el pescado I hate fishasí es la vida that's life(nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?en el mar at seaviajar por el espacio to travel in spaceC(en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28el mes pasado/que viene last/next monthno trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdaysestudió toda la mañana he studied all morninga las ocho at eight o'clock, at eighta eso de las seis around six o'clockD(cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?E(con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the moneyel 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians(refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirtytienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside outtiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes1(con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phonedel gran Caruso the Great Caruso2(con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie3(en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega familya los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)(con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo5(con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in Indiaen (el) Perú in Peru6(al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spainel Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all knowla Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century7(con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/BarcelonaH el(con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask heres cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaksel frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers* * *
Multiple Entries:
el
él
el (pl◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina
1
así es la vida that's life;
(nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
las tuyas yours;
el último the last one;
el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
2a) el + de:
el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
el de mi hijo my son'sb) el + que:
los que estén cansados;
those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
la que te guste whichever you like
3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
el mes pasado last month;
toda la mañana all morning;
a las ocho at eight o'clock
4 ( cada):◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter
5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;
el 20% de … 20% of …
6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):
¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
7a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;
los Ortega the Ortegas
ver África, Argentina, etc
él pron pers
◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;
lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
fue él it was him
( refiriéndose a cosas) it;◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;
con/para él with/for him;
son de él they're his
el art def m
1 the
2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
(cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
(prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
(pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
(delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
es el mío, it's mine
él pron pers
1 (sujeto) (persona) he
(animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
2 (complemento) (persona) him
(animal, cosa) it
dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
3 (posesivo) de él, his
4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
'él' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abaratarse
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abastecimiento
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abordar
- aborigen
- aborregarse
- abortar
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstención
- abundancia
- acabar
- acabarse
- acabose
- acallar
- acanallar
- accionariado
- acero
- achacosa
- achacoso
- achatamiento
- achicharrarse
- aclarar
- aclarado
- acomodarse
- acompañar
- acondicionar
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
A
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- about
- above
- abroad
- abseil
- absence
- absent
- absolute
- absolve
- absorb
- abstract
- academic
- accelerate
- accommodate
- accomplice
- account
- accurately
- accusation
- accused
- accustom
- aching
- act
- act on
- act up
- actual
- actually
- acute
- address
- adequately
- adjourn
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- advantageous
- advise
- advocate
- affair
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after
- against
- age
- agenda
- aggregate
* * *el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.1. [con valor especificador] the;el coche the car;la casa the house;los niños the children;el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the childrenla vida life;el hombre Man, human beings;los derechos de la mujer women's rights;los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;vuelve el biquini bikinis are backse quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;se dieron la mano they shook handslos domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;[hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;son las siete it's seven o'clock;el año pasado/que viene last/next yearel Everest (Mount) Everest;la India India;La Haya The Hague;El Cairo Cairo;la España de la posguerra post-war Spainel señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;[familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;los Austrias the Hapsburgs;el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;llegó el tercero he came third;el tercer piso the third floor;un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)10. [con complemento especificativo]el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;[personas] the ones in blue;he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;el de aquí this one here;¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut upel mío mine;la tuya yours;los suyos theirsel/la mejor the best;es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wronges amante del buen comer she loves good food;me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you14. [con frases subordinadas][persona] whoever;el/la que [cosa] whichever;los/las que [cosas] whichever;[personas] whoever;coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person15. [con valor enfático]¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!* * *elI art theII pron:el de … that of …;el de Juan Juan’s;el más grande the biggest (one);el que está … the one that is …* * *él pron: he, himél es mi amigo: he's my friendhablaremos con él: we will speak with himel pron, (referring to masculine nouns)1) : the onetengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yoursde los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México2)el que : he who, whoever, the one thatel que vino ayer: the one who came yesterdayel que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happyel, la art, pl los, las : thelos niños están en la casa: the boys are in the houseme duele el pie: my foot hurts* * *el det1. the¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?3. (característica) the one¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?el Sr. García Mr. Garcíacon el que that... withen el que that... in -
108 plática
f.conversation, chat, dialog, dialogue.* * *1 talk* * *SF esp Méx (=charla) talk, chat; (Rel) sermonestar de plática — to be chatting, be having a talk
* * *a) ( conferencia) talkb) (esp AmL) ( conversación) [this noun is widely used in Mexico and Central America but is literary in other areas] talkestar de plática — to talk, to chat (colloq)
reanudarán pláticas con el sindicato — they will restart talks o negotiations with the union
* * *a) ( conferencia) talkb) (esp AmL) ( conversación) [this noun is widely used in Mexico and Central America but is literary in other areas] talkestar de plática — to talk, to chat (colloq)
reanudarán pláticas con el sindicato — they will restart talks o negotiations with the union
* * *1 (conferencia) talknos dio una plática sobre el tema she gave us a talk on the subject2 ( esp AmL) (conversación) [this noun is widely used in Mexico and Central America but is literary in other areas ] talkestuvimos de plática hasta las tres de la mañana we stayed up talking o ( colloq) chatting until three in the morningla empresa reanudará pláticas con el sindicato the company will restart talks o negotiations with the union* * *
Del verbo platicar: ( conjugate platicar)
platica es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
platicar
plática
platicar ( conjugate platicar) verbo intransitivo (esp AmL) [this verb is widely used in Mexico and Central America but is literary in other areas] to talk, chat (colloq)
verbo transitivo (Méx) ( contar) to tell
plática sustantivo femenino
b) (esp AmL) ( conversación) [this noun is widely used in Mexico and Central America but is formal in other areas] talk;
' plática' also found in these entries:
English:
chat
* * *plática nfCAm, Méx1. [charla] talk, chat;estar de plática to chat2. [relato] talk* * *f Méxchat, talk* * *plática nf1) : talk, lecture2) : chat, conversation -
109 puntilla
f.1 point lace (encaje).2 picot, lace, fine lace, point lace.* * *1 COSTURA lace2 (puñal) dagger\andar de puntillas to tiptoe, walk on tiptoede puntillas on tiptoedar la puntilla familiar to finish off* * *SF1) (Cos) lace edging2) (Taur) short dagger for giving the coup de grâce3)4) (Téc) tack5) [de pluma] point, nib* * *1) (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight)dar la puntilla — (Taur) to administer the coup de grâce
2) ( punta del pie)de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas — on tiptoe
ponerse/andar de puntillas — to stand/walk on tiptoe
3) ( encaje) lace edging* * *1) (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight)dar la puntilla — (Taur) to administer the coup de grâce
2) ( punta del pie)de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas — on tiptoe
ponerse/andar de puntillas — to stand/walk on tiptoe
3) ( encaje) lace edging* * *puntilla11 = nail.Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.* de puntillas = stand on + tiptoes.puntilla22 = killer blow, death blow.Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.
Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.puntilla33 = lace.Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
* * *A ( Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight)dar la puntilla ( Taur) to administer the coup de grâcese dio la puntilla a esta práctica they put an end to this practiceB (clavo) nailC(punta del pie): de puntillas or ( AmL) en puntillas on tiptoeponerse/andar de puntillas to stand/walk on tiptoeentró de puntillas para no despertar al niño she tiptoed into the room so as not to wake the childD (encaje) lace edgingE (península) spit, headland* * *
puntilla sustantivo femenino
1 (Taur) dagger ( used to administer the coup de grâce in a bullfight);
2 ( punta del pie): de puntillas or (AmL) en puntillas on tiptoe;
3 ( encaje) lace edging
puntilla sustantivo femenino (encaje) lace edging
♦ Locuciones: andar/ir de puntillas, to tiptoe
salir de puntillas, to go out on tiptoes
' puntilla' also found in these entries:
English:
lace
- nail
* * *puntilla nf1. [encaje] point lace2. Taurom = short-bladed dagger used to administer the coup de grâce to the bull;dar la puntilla to finish off the bull;Fig to give the coup de grâce3.* * *f:de puntillas on tippy-toe, Br on tip-toe;ponerse de puntillas stand on tippy-toe* * *puntilla nf1) : lace edging2) : dagger (in bullfighting)3)de puntillas : on tiptoe* * *puntilla n -
110 tercero
adj.third, tertiary.adv.third, in the third place, thirdly.m.1 third party.2 procurer, pimp.3 arbitrator, mediator, intervener.* * *► adjetivo1 (ordinal) third► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parte) third1 (mediador) mediator2 (persona ajena) outsider3 DERECHO third party4 (alcahuete) pimp, procurer\ser el tercero en discordia to be the mediator Table 1 NOTA See also sexto,-a/Table 1————————1 (mediador) mediator2 (persona ajena) outsider3 DERECHO third party4 (alcahuete) pimp, procurer* * *(f. - tercera)noun adj.* * *tercero, -a1.ADJ( antes de sm sing tercer) thirdedad, sextotercer grado (penitenciario) — lowest category within the prison system which allows day release privileges
2. SM / F1) (=árbitro) mediator, arbitrator; (Jur) third party2) pey (=alcahuete) procurer/procuress, go-between3.SM (=piso) third floortercera* * *Ia) ( ordinal) thirdla tercera es la vencida or a la tercera va la vencida — third time lucky
b) ( partitivo)IIla tercera parte — a third; para ejemplos ver quinto
masculino third party* * *Ia) ( ordinal) thirdla tercera es la vencida or a la tercera va la vencida — third time lucky
b) ( partitivo)IIla tercera parte — a third; para ejemplos ver quinto
masculino third party* * *tercero(3º)= third (3rd).Ex: We said that this facet appears third in the citation order.
* alumno de tercer año = third grader.* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.* alumno de tercero = third grader.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de tercera = third rate [third-rate].* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de tercera mano = third-hand.* de tercer año = third-year.* de tercer nivel = third-level.* de tercer orden = tertiary.* en tercer grado = in the third degree.* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP) = Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).* país del tercer mundo = third world country.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* tercera edad = third age.* tercer mundismo = backwardness.* tercer mundo, el = third world, the.* tercer país = third country.* Tercer Reich, el = Third Reich, the.* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.* * *adjective / pronoun[ tercer is used before masculine singular nouns] para ejemplos ver quinto1 (↑ quinto (1)), quinto2 (↑ quinto (2))1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (ordinal) thirdvivo en el tercer piso I live on the third flooren la tercera persona del singular in the third person singularsin que intervengan terceras personas without other people getting involvedsiempre tiene que ser el tercero en discordia he always has to complicate things even more!la tercera es la vencida or a la tercera va la vencida third time lucky2(partitivo): la tercera parte a thirdCompuestos:personas de la tercera edad senior citizensmasculine and feminine number eight, lock( Pol):la Tercera Vía the Third Wayel tercer estado the third estateel Tercer Mundo the Third Worldthird partypor intermedio de un tercero through a third partyseguro contra terceros or seguro de daños a terceros third party insurancete lo cuento yo para que no te enteres por terceros I'm telling you this myself so that you don't hear it from someone else* * *
tercero 1◊ -ra adjetivo/pronombre tercer is used before masculine singular nouns third;
en el tercer piso on the third floor;
el Tercer Mundo the Third World;
personas de la tercera edad senior citizens;
la tercera parte a third;
para ejemplos ver quinto
tercero 2 sustantivo masculino
third party;
seguro contra terceros third party insurance
tercero,-a
I adjetivo third: está en la tercera planta, he's on the third floor
la tercera parte, a third
la tercera edad, old age
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (en una competición, serie, etc) third
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mediador) mediator: pidamos opinión a un tercero, let's ask someone else's opinion
2 Jur third party
' tercero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clasificación
- comandita
- ordinal
- tercera
English:
escrow
- grade
- ordinal
- third
- -year
* * *tercero, -a Tercer is used instead of tercero before masculine singular nouns (e.g. el tercer piso the third floor).♦ númthird;Esp Dep la tercera base [posición] third base; Dep el/la tercera base [jugador] third base;la tercera edad senior citizens;durante la tercera edad in old age;Hist el tercer estado the third estate;el Tercer Mundo the Third World;Pol la tercera vía the third way; ver también octavo♦ nm1. [piso] Br third o US fourth floor;2. [curso universitario] third year3. [curso escolar] = third year of primary school, US ≈ third grade4. [mediador, parte interesada] third party;seguro a terceros third-party insurance, liability insurance;me enteré por un tercero I found out from a third party o from another personel tercero en discordia the third party* * *m/adj third* * *1) : third2)el Tercer Mundo : the Third Worldtercero, -ra n: third (in a series)* * *tercero num third -
111 veranear
v.to take summer vacations, to holiday, to take vacations, to take vacations in summer.* * *1 to spend the summer (holiday) (en, in/at)* * *VI to spend the summer (holiday), spend the summer vacation (EEUU), holiday* * *verbo intransitivosolía veranear en un pueblo — she used to spend her summer vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays in a small town
* * *verbo intransitivosolía veranear en un pueblo — she used to spend her summer vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays in a small town
* * *veranear [A1 ]visolía veranear en un pueblo costero she used to spend the summer in a small coastal town, she used to spend her summer vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holidays in a small coastal town* * *
veranear ( conjugate veranear) verbo intransitivo:◊ solía veranear en un pueblo she used to spend her summer vacation (AmE) o (BrE) holidays in a small town
veranear verbo intransitivo to spend one's summer holidays, US to vacation
' veranear' also found in these entries:
English:
holiday
* * *veranear vi* * *v/i spend the summer vacation o Brholidays* * *veranear vi: to spend the summer* * * -
112 ser usado
v.1 to be used.María fue usada por su esposo Mary was used by her husband.Esta ropa es usada! These clothes are used!2 to be used, to be manipulated.María fue usada por su esposo Mary was used by her husband. -
113 anquera
(Sp. model spelled same [arjkera] < Italian or Old Provencal anca 'croup or hindquarters' plus Spanish suffix -era, 'place where something is used'; hence, 'an item that is used on the horse's hindquarters')Mexico and California: 1881. A wide, often highly decorated piece of leather at the base of a western saddle lacking a rear jockey. Watts indicates that the anquera was used when another rider was placed to the rear of the first. Its practical function was to safeguard the second rider from contact with a sweaty horse. Other sources (including Blevins and Rossi, as cited in Watts) claim that the anquera had principally a decorative function. This term is not found in the DRAE, but the DM defines it as a type of leather cover attached to the cantle behind the saddle. Decorated with a string of small iron bells, it covers the horse's hindquarters and extends to the hocks. It is used in the breaking of a horse and as protection during bullfights or when the animal is thrown on the ground. According to Santamaría, the term is rarely used in Spanish today. The anquera is considered a characteristic feature of nineteenth-century Mexican saddles. -
114 cabestro
(Sp. model spelled same [kabéstro] < Latin capistrum 'halter')1) DARE: 1805. Originally a halter or tether made of a hair rope. Watts notes that its original meaning was broadened to refer to any hair rope, or even to a reata, which is generally a rope made of rawhide. This last application is not widespread, however, and can be confusing, since cabestro is often used to distinguish a rope made of hair from one made of rawhide or leather. The DRAE defines cabestro as a halter that is tied to the head or neck of a horse to lead or secure it. Islas's definition differs from the DRAE's in that the horsehair cabestro need not be attached to a halter. According to Islas, it is the term most commonly used in Mexico to refer to a twisted horsehair rope used to restrain, lead, or train a horse. Its length is variable—it may be some sixteen feet long and serve as a halter, or about twenty feet long and function as a double-rein, or from twenty-six to thirty-three feet long and serve as a "false rein" (or halter and headstall used when breaking a horse). The thickness of the cabestro or cabresto also varies, depending on the function of the rope. Santamaría concurs with Islas, noting that cabresto is so common in Mexico that cabestro sounds strange to the ear. He cites Salvá as saying that cabresto is an antiquated form that appears in writing in the sixteenth century. (Linguistically, the fact that the /r/ appears to move from one syllable to the next and forms a consonant cluster with /b/ or /t/ is known as metathesis. Such variation is common in popularly transmitted forms and is evidenced in the history of both Spanish and English.) Cobos indicates that in New Mexico and southern Colorado cabresto can refer to a rope in general.Alternate forms: cabarista, cabaros, caberes, caberos, caboras, caboris, cabras, cabrass, cabressa, cabresse, cabresta, cabresto, cabris, cavraces.2) According to Smith, cabestro can also refer to "one who might be led around by the nose." Spanish sources do not reference this term as a noun that can be applied to a person. However, the DRAE references cabestrear and Santamaría references cabrestear as verbs meaning to lead an animal around with a cabestro or cabresto. Santamaría indicates that the verb form can be used figuratively to lead a person "by the nose" or to coerce him or her to do something against his or her will. According to the DRAE, llevar/ traer del cabestro a alguien has the same figurative meaning in Spain. -
115 lariat
(la riata [larjáta], derived from the definite article la plus riata, variant form of reata 'rope' [refers especially to a rope used to tie horses or mules in single file] < reatar < Latin * reaptare 'to tie').1) Oklahoma: El loó1832. A long rope, usually with a honda at one end to form a loop or noose, used for catching, throwing, and tethering animals. The DRAE glosses reata as a cord, strap, or belt used to fasten or tie something. It is also a rope or cord used to tie animals in single file.Alternate forms: lareat, lariat rope, lariet, lariette, larreyette, laryetto.2) Southwest: 1846. In English, this term can also be used as a verb, meaning to catch or tether using a lariat. The DARE notes that when followed by "out," it can mean to purchase land from the government without occupying it.Alternate form: larriet. -
116 mesquite
( mezquite [meskíte], apocope of mizquicuáhuitl 'mesquite tree' < Nahuatl mízquitl 'tree that produces gum that can be used as dye' and cuáhuitl 'tree')1) DARE: 1805; Texas: 1834. A shrub or small tree of the genus Prosopis, especially P. juliflora. By extension, a thicket formed by these plants.Alternate forms: masketo, mesketis, meskit, mesquiet, mesquit, mesquito, mezquit, mezquite, moscheto, mosquito, musqueto, musquit, skeet.2) Texas: 1898. Referenced by the DARE as "a horsemint."3) Louisiana: 1913. A variety of huisache, including Acacia farnesiana.4) See mesquite grass. The DRAE defines mezquite as an American rubber-producing tree of the Mimosa family, similar to an acacia. An extract obtained from the leaves can be used to cure ophthalmia. Santamaría describes the tree in more detail than the DRAE. He gives the genus and species Prosopis juliflora (Cf. above) and indicates that it is a leguminous tree found in abundance in Mexico. It may grow to a great height, but ordinarily does not exceed seven to nine feet. Its branches are spread apart and don't provide a very complete shade; its leaves are composed of an even number of spiny leaflets; its fragrant white flowers grow in sprays or sprigs; and it produces a beanlike fruit. The tree grows in high altitudes and arid climates, especially in sandy ground near the edge of rivers. Its bark exudes a pungent gum used by some residents of Mexico as a food and as an adulterating agent for gum arabic when dissolved in sugar water. The tree is also valued for its compact heavy wood, which can be polished; its fruit and leaves, which are often used for forage; its seeds, which are toasted and mixed with coffee. When ground into a flourlike substance, the fruit makes a pleasant-tasting drink, and the leaves when boiled are used as a home remedy to cure inflammation of the eyes (the curative is known as bálsamo de mezquite). -
117 molcajete
(Sp. model spelled same [molkaxéte] < Nahuatl molcáxitl or mul-cáxitl < molli 'stew or mole' and cáxitl 'earthenware bowl')A roundish, three-legged mortar used for grinding hot peppers and spices. The DRAE references it as a large stone or earthenware mortar with three short, strong feet, used for preparing salsas. Santamaría indicates that it is a small, three-legged mortar used by the lower classes to grind spices and chiles and to prepare salsas; it is even used occasionally as a serving dish for salsas. The instrument used with the molcajete for grinding is called a tejolote. Compare metate, mortero, mano. -
118 reata
(Sp. model spelled same [reáta] < reatar 'to retie' < atar 'to tie' < Latin aptare 'to adapt; to subject')Bentley: 1838. A rope, made of braided rawhide or leather, according to Blevins (who cites Mora). Watts notes it occasionally referred to a grass rope. Some sources list it as a synonym for lariat, but Clark indicates that the reata is much shorter than the lariat and is used for many purposes, but not for catching cattle. However, neither Watts nor Blevins agrees with Clark. They observe that reatas are made from four to eight strands of leather or rawhide (four being the most suitable for everyday work) and generally measure forty to sixty feet in length, with a diameter three-eighths inch being the most common. These are and were used for roping cattle and other chores. Referenced in the DRAE as a cord, strap, or rope used for tying, or a rope used especially for tying horses or mules in single file. Santamaría glosses it as a rope in general, but especially a rope of twisted fiber, used by charros in their profession.Alternate forms: riata, rieta, rietta.Also called a string. -
119 MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica
= BNB MARCEx. DC has also been used in the British National Bibliography (BNB) and is used in both BNB MARC and LC MARC records.* * *= BNB MARCEx: DC has also been used in the British National Bibliography (BNB) and is used in both BNB MARC and LC MARC records.
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120 MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso
= LC MARCEx. DC has also been used in the British National Bibliography (BNB) and is used in both BNB MARC and LC MARC records.* * *= LC MARCEx: DC has also been used in the British National Bibliography (BNB) and is used in both BNB MARC and LC MARC records.
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