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61 aufhören

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) stop; (ein Ende nehmen) (come to an) end; allmählich: cease; (nachlassen) Wind, Sturm: subside; aufhören zu (+ Inf.) stop (+ Ger.), Am. auch quit (+ Ger.) desist (from + Ger.) förm.; sie hörten damit auf, ihn weiter zu befragen they desisted from questioning him further; nicht aufhören zu (+ Inf.) keep ( oder carry) on (+ Inf.) es wird Zeit aufzuhören it’s time to stop (Am. auch quit); aufhören mit (+ Akk) discontinue; seine Besuche hörten auf he discontinued his visits; ohne aufzuhören continuously, nonstop, without stopping; da hört ( sich) doch alles auf! umg. that really is the limit, that beats everything ( oder takes the biscuit); hör auf damit! stop it!, cut it out!; das muss aufhören this has got to stop!; ich höre hier bald auf I’m just about to finish here; Spaß

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das Aufhören

cessation

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auf|hö|ren
vi sep
to stop; (Musik, Lärm, Straße auch, Freundschaft, Korrespondenz) to (come to an) end; (bei Arbeitsstelle) to finish
nicht áúfhören/áúfhören, etw zu tun — to keep on/stop doing sth

hör doch endlich auf! — (will you) stop it!

mit etw áúfhören — to stop sth

da hört sich doch alles auf! (inf) — that's the ( absolute) limit!

da hört bei ihm der Spaß auf (inf) — he's not amused by that

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1) (to stop or (bring to an) end: They were ordered to cease firing; That department has ceased to exist; This foolishness must cease!; Cease this noise!) cease

2) (to stop or put an end to: Let's have done with all this quarrelling.) have done with

3) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) dry up

4) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) stop

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auf|hö·ren

vi

1. (etw nicht mehr weiter tun)

▪ [mit etw dat] \aufhören to stop [or leave off] [sth]

hör endlich auf! [will you] stop it! [or leave off!]

mit dem Lamentieren \aufhören to stop complaining

plötzlich \aufhören to stop dead

▪ \aufhören, etw zu tun to stop [or leave off] doing sth

hör auf zu jammern! stop whining!

2. (ein Ende nehmen) to stop, to [come to an] end

es hört auf zu regnen the rain is stopping [or coming to an end

3. (nicht weiterführen) to stop, to [come to an] end

der Weg hört hier auf the track stops here

4. (nicht fortgesetzt werden) to stop, to [come to an] end

5. (Stellung aufgeben)

▪ [bei jdm/etw] \aufhören to leave [sb/sth]

sie hat bei uns aufgehört she has left [us]

6.

▶ da hört sich doch alles auf! (fam) that's the [absolute] limit!

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intransitives Verb stop; < friendship> end; (ugs.): (das Arbeitsverhältnis aufgeben) finish

das muss aufhören! — this has got to stop!

da hört [sich] doch alles auf! — (ugs.) that really is the limit! (coll.)

es hat aufgehört zu schneien — it's stopped snowing

[damit] aufhören, etwas zu tun — stop doing something

nicht [damit] aufhören, etwas zu tun — keep on doing something

hört mit dem Lärm/Unsinn auf — stop that noise/nonsense

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aufhören v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) stop; (ein Ende nehmen) (come to an) end; allmählich: cease; (nachlassen) Wind, Sturm: subside;

aufhören zu (+inf) stop (+ger), US auch quit (+ger) desist (from +ger) form;

sie hörten damit auf, ihn weiter zu befragen they desisted from questioning him further;

nicht aufhören zu (+inf) keep ( oder carry) on (+inf)

es wird Zeit aufzuhören it’s time to stop (US auch quit);

aufhören mit (+akk) discontinue;

seine Besuche hörten auf he discontinued his visits;

ohne aufzuhören continuously, nonstop, without stopping;

da hört (sich) doch alles auf! umg that really is the limit, that beats everything ( oder takes the biscuit);

hör auf damit! stop it!, cut it out!;

das muss aufhören this has got to stop!;

ich höre hier bald auf I’m just about to finish here; → Spaß

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intransitives Verb stop; < friendship> end; (ugs.): (das Arbeitsverhältnis aufgeben) finish

das muss aufhören! — this has got to stop!

da hört [sich] doch alles auf! — (ugs.) that really is the limit! (coll.)

es hat aufgehört zu schneien — it's stopped snowing

[damit] aufhören, etwas zu tun — stop doing something

nicht [damit] aufhören, etwas zu tun — keep on doing something

hört mit dem Lärm/Unsinn auf — stop that noise/nonsense

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(mit) v.

to cease (from) v.

to conclude (with) v. v.

to break off v.

to cease v.

to leave v.

(§ p.,p.p.: left)

to stop v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aufhören
62 slå

bang, bar, bat, batter, beat, get the better of, bolt, chime, clap, cuff, dash, defeat, drive, foil, hit, knock, lash, latch, mow, pulsate, punch, ram, sock, strike, swipe, throb

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I. (en -er) bolt;

[ skyde slåen for døren] bolt the door;

[ skyde slåen fra døren] unbolt the door;

(se også lås).

II. vb (slog, slået)

( med objekt) ( banke, ramme etc) beat ( fx he beats his wife),

( om enkelt slag) hit ( fx never hit a child in anger; has somebody hit you? hit below the belt),

( hårdt) knock ( fx knock him on the head; knock him unconscious),

F strike ( fx he struck (, hit) me in the face with his fist);

( med flad hånd) slap ( fx slap him in the face (, on the cheek, on the back)),

T thwack;

( støde ( en legemsdel) så det gør ondt) hurt ( fx one's finger, one's back),

( hårdt) bump, knock ( fx one's head);

[ slå ham bevidstløs]

( også) stun him;

[ det slog mig at]

(fig) it struck me that;

( besejre) beat,

(mere F) defeat,

T lick;

( i skak) capture ( fx a pawn);

( overgå) beat ( fx that beats everything);

(eng, græs) mow ( fx the lawn), cut ( fx grass);

( tegne) draw ( fx a circle);

( præge) strike ( fx a medal);

( spille på et instrument) strike ( fx the lyre), play ( fx the harp);

( i terningspil) throw ( fx he threw 5);

( uden objekt) ( om ur) strike;

( om fugl) warble, sing;

( om hjertet) beat,

( hurtigt, F) throb;

( om sejl) flap;

( om alkohol) be heady,

T kick, have a kick in it;

( om gevær) kick;

(se også slående, slås, slagen);

(forb med sb, se sb, fx flue, fold, gnist, I. hul, klik, I. klokke, knude,

kolbøtte, kreds, lejr, mønt, rekord, I. rod, skærver, slag, streg,

takt);

[ forb med sig:]

[ slå sig] hurt oneself ( fx did you hurt yourself?), be hurt ( fx are you hurt?);

( om træ) warp,

(om skinne etc) buckle;

[ slå sig for brystet] beat one's breast;

[ slå sig igennem] fight one's way through,

( klare sig) manage, rub along,

( økonomisk) make both ends meet, scrape by;

[ slå sig ihjel] be killed,

F lose one's life;

[ slå sig løs] break away,

( more sig) let oneself go, have one's fling,

T let one's hair down;

[ slå sig ned]

( bosætte sig) settle;

[ slå sig ned i]

( også) make one's home in;

[ slå sig op]

(fig) prosper (på by), rise in the world;

[ slå sig på]

( om sygdom) attack, affect ( fx the lungs);

[ slå sig på noget]

(fig) go in for something, take up something ( fx a sport);

[ slå sig på én]

( tilslutte sig én) attach oneself to somebody;

[ slå sig på flasken] take to (el. go on) the bottle, take to drink;

[ slå sig på låret] slap one's thigh;

[ slå sig sammen] join forces ( med with, imod against),

(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together;

[ slå sig sammen om at] join together to; club together to ( fx buy him a present);

[ slå sig til], se ridder, I. ro;

[ forb med præp & adv:]

[ slå `af]

( fjerne ved slag) knock off, strike off,

( i pris) knock off, take off;

( om dirigent) break off;

[ han var ikke til at slå et ord af] I (, they etc) couldn't get a single word out of him;

(se også handel, hånd, sludder);

[ slå af på]

(fig) reduce ( fx the price, one's demands);

[ slå an]

( tangent, tone) strike;

( begynde at spille) strike up;

( blive populær, gøre lykke) catch on, take on, make a hit; become popular ( hos with);

( om vare) find favour ( hos with), take on;

( om vaccination) take;

[ slå bagud] kick up;

[ slå bak]

(mar) reverse the engines,

(fig) reverse one's policy;

[ slå efter én] strike at somebody, aim a blow at somebody;

[ slå noget ` efter]

(i en bog etc) look up something;

[ slå ` efter i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;

[ slå med sten efter] throw stones at;

[ slå fast] fix, nail down,

(fig) establish, prove ( fx his innocence), demonstrate;

[ jeg vil gerne slå fast at] I want to make it absolutely clear that;

[ slå fejl] go wrong; fail ( fx the crops failed);

[ slå en for penge] touch (el. tap) somebody for money;

am hit somebody for money;

[ slå ` fra]

( slå løs) knock off,

( maskindel, fx bremse) release,

( slukke for) switch off;

( uden objekt: slukkes) cut out ( fx the heater cuts out when the temperature reaches 20ø C);

[ slå fra sig] defend oneself, fight back;

[ slå det hen] pass it off,

T shrug it off,

( bagatellisere det) make light of it,

T pooh-pooh it;

[ slå noget hen i spøg] laugh something off, pass something off with a laugh;

[ slå i bordet] thump the table,

(fig) put one's foot down;

[ slå bremserne `i] put (, voldsomt: jam el. slam) the brakes on,

(fig) put the brakes on;

[ slå døren `i] slam the door;

[ slå en klo i], se klo;

[ et brøl slog os i møde] we were met (el. greeted) by a roar;

[ lugten slog os i møde] we were met by the smell;

[ slå i stykker], se I. stykke;

[ slå et søm i] drive (el. knock el. hammer) in a nail;

[ slå et søm i væggen] drive (el. knock) a nail into the wall;

[ slå ` igen] hit back;

[ slå ` igennem]

( trænge igennem) strike through, come through,

(om ideer etc) become generally accepted, penetrate,

( om bog) make a hit,

( om kunstner) make a name for oneself, come to the front, become recognized;

( blive effektiv) work (its way) through ( fx the price rises will take two months to work (their way) through (to the shops));

[ slå ihjel] kill,

F put to death;

[ slå tiden ihjel] kill time;

[ slå imod] strike (against),

( om bølger, regn) beat against;

[ slå ind] knock in,

( med hammer) hammer in,

( knuse) break, smash (in) ( fx a window, a door),

( tøndestaver, skibsside) stave in;

( i gartneri) heel in;

( blive opsuget) soak in;

( om sygdom) strike inwards;

[ det slog ind med regn] rain set in;

[ slå ind på]

(fx en vej) strike into, turn into, take ( fx a path, a road);

( en bane, levevej) take up,

F enter upon;

[ slå itu] break, smash, dash to pieces;

[ slå en halvtredskroneseddel itu] break into a 50-kroner note;

[ han slog løs]

(dvs hamrede) he hammered away;

[ slå kvæget løs] let the cattle loose;

[ slå løs på en] pitch into somebody;

[ slå med døren] slam the door;

[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;

[ slå med sten] throw stones ( efter at);

[ fuglen slår med vingerne] the bird flaps its wings;

[ slå ` ned]

(dvs få til at falde ned) knock down ( fx the vase);

( sænke) let down ( fx the blind), lower ( fx one's visor), pull down;

( folde sammen) put down ( fx an umbrella, a hood ( kaleche));

( slå til jorden, slå i gulvet) knock down;

( dyr) slaughter, kill, destroy;

(afgrøde etc) put down, flatten;

( i gartneri) heel in;

( undertrykke) put down ( fx a rebellion, riots),

( stærkere) crush (down),

F suppress;

( bringe til tavshed) silence ( fx criticism, protests);

( falde) fall ( fx bullets fell among the crowd), drop;

( om lyn) strike;

[ slå feberen ned] get the temperature down;

[ slå kraven ned] turn down one's collar;

[ blæsten får røgen til at slå ned] the wind beats down the smoke;

[ slå termometret ned] shake down the thermometer;

[ slå øjnene ned] cast down one's eyes; drop one's eyes;

[ det slog ned i ham] it suddenly occurred to him (el. struck him);

(se også lyn);

[ slå ned på]

( om fugl: sætte sig) perch on ( fx a branch);

( om rovfugl) swoop down on ( fx its prey), pounce on;

(fig: vælge, især til noget ubehageligt) pick on ( fx the teacher picked on me), fasten on,

( begærligt) pounce on ( fx a mistake);

[ slå hårdt ned på] clamp (el. crack) down on ( fx tax evasion);

[ slå om]

( vikle om) wrap round ( fx wrap a shawl round somebody), pass round

( fx pass a rope round something);

( uden objekt) ( om vejret) change;

( om vinden) shift;

( skifte mening) change one's mind;

( skifte tone) change one's tune;

( skifte emne) change the subject (of conversation);

( skifte taktik) shift one's ground; reverse one's policy;

[ slå armene om en] throw one's arms round somebody;

[ slå om sig] hit out (in all directions),

(med stok etc) lay about (one);

[ slå om sig med citater, eder etc] lard one's conversation (, one's writings) with quotations, oaths, etc;

[ slå om sig med penge] throw (el. chuck el. splash) one's money about, spend lavishly;

[ det er slået om til tø] a thaw has set in;

[ hans kærlighed slog om til had] his love turned to hatred;

[ slå op]

( åbne) open ( fx a book);

( en plakat) put up, stick (up);

( i strikning) cast on;

(ord etc i bog) look up;

( smøge op) turn up ( fx one's collar);

( rejse, opstille) put up, pitch ( fx a tent);

( opreklamere) boost;

( om flammer) leap up;

(om lyd etc) surge up;

[ slå en kaleche (, en paraply) op] put up a hood (, an umbrella);

[ slå en latter op] burst into a laugh;

[ slå en stilling op] advertise a post;

[ slå æg op] break eggs (i into);

[ slå øjnene op] open one's eyes;

(se også I. brød);

[ slå noget stort op]

( i avis) splash something;

[ slå forretningen (etc) stort op] start in a grand style;

[ slå op i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;

[ slå det op i en ordbog] look it up in a dictionary;

[ slå op med hende] break off the engagement (with her);

[ slå op på side 7!] open your book(s) on page 7! turn to page 7!

[ slå over]

( om stemme) break;

[ blive slået over bord ( af bølgerne)] be washed overboard;

[ bølgerne slog over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;

(se også bro);

[ slå over i] change into ( fx English),

( bevægelse) break into ( fx a gallop);

[ slå over i en anden tone]

(fig) change one's tune;

[ slå på] beat (on), strike (on),

( let) tap (on) ( fx tap somebody on the shoulder);

(fig: antyde) hint at,

( nævne) mention,

( fremhæve) stress;

(se også flugt, I. tromme);

[ slå sig på] take to ( fx drink, gardening),

( om sygdom) affect;

[ slå sammen]

( folde sammen) fold up ( fx a screen);

( forene) combine, pool,

T knock into one;

(merk) merge, amalgamate ( fx two companies);

( sammenfatte) lump (together), bracket (together);

( lukke sig) close;

( ramme hinanden) knock together;

[ slå hælene sammen] click one's heels;

[ slå hænderne sammen] clap one's hands,

( i forfærdelse) throw up one's hands in horror;

[` slå til] strike;

[ slå ` til]

( slå løs) hammer away,

( slå hårdt til bolden) hit out,

(fig) strike ( fx the Government decided to strike);

( være nok) suffice,

(" strække") last;

( gå i opfyldelse) prove correct, come true ( fx his prediction came true), turn out to be true;

( sige ja) accept, accept the terms (, the offer);

[ det slår ikke til]

(dvs rækker ikke langt) it does not go far;

[ han syntes ikke han slog til] he felt inadequate,

( i sit arbejde) he did not feel equal to the job;

[ få indtægterne (, pengene) til at slå til] make (both) ends meet;

(se også jord, lyd, ridder, skagle, Søren);

[ slå tilbage] throw back, push back;

( angreb) beat off,

F repel, repulse;

( springe tilbage) rebound;

( genlyde) be thrown back,

F resound;

(om fjeder etc) recoil;

[ slå ud]

( med slag) knock out;

( knuse, fx rude) break, smash;

( folde ud) spread ( fx the bird spread its wings),

( om hår) let down;

( hælde ud) pour out,

( en spand) empty;

(i boksning og fig) knock out;

( rival, konkurrent) cut out;

( fortrænge, erstatte) supplant, supersede;

( om flammer og røg) burst out, pour out;

( om sygdom) break out;

( få udslæt) break (el. come) out in spots (, in a rash);

[ slå glasset ud af hånden på én] knock the glass out of somebody's hand;

[ han var helt slået ud]

(fig) he was quite finished;

[ slå ørerne ud]

(fig: lytte) prick up one's ears;

[ slå det ud af hovedet] put it out of one's head;

[ slå ud efter] hit out at;

[ slå ud i lys lue], se I. lue;

[ slå ud med armene] gesticulate,

( ubehersket) fling one's arms about;

[ slå øjet ud på én] knock out somebody's eye.

Danish-English dictionary > slå
63 roll

I 1. [rəul] noun
1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulle; -rulle

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bolle; -bolle

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rul

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) rulning

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bulder

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) dælle

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) trommehvirvel
2. verb
1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rulle; trille

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rulle; trille

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) rulle

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rulle

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) forme

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) rulle ind i

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) tromle; rulle

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rulle

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) buldre

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rulle

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) trille

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rulle

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) gå

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- roller
- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb
(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) løbe på rulleskøjter

- rolling-pin
- roll in
- roll up II
(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) navneliste

- roll-call

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I 1. [rəul] noun
1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulle; -rulle

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bolle; -bolle

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rul

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) rulning

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bulder

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) dælle

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) trommehvirvel
2. verb
1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rulle; trille

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rulle; trille

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) rulle

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rulle

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) forme

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) rulle ind i

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) tromle; rulle

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rulle

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) buldre

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rulle

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) trille

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rulle

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) gå

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- roller
- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb
(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) løbe på rulleskøjter

- rolling-pin
- roll in
- roll up II
(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) navneliste

- roll-call

English-Danish dictionary > roll
64 dar cien mil vueltas

(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > dar cien mil vueltas
65 ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo

(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo
66 ganar cómodamente

v.

to win easily, to win hands down, to win big, to win in a canter.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar cómodamente
67 ganar de forma abrumadora

(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar de forma abrumadora
68 ganar de forma aplastante

(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Ex. The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar de forma aplastante
69 ganar fácilmente

v.

to win easily, to win hands down, to beat to a frazzle.

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(v.) = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. To no one's surprise, Vladimir Putin coasted home in Sunday's presidential election with 71.2 percent support.

Ex. Arnold Schwarzenegger coasted to an easy victory over Democrat Phil Angelides on Tuesday.

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: To no one's surprise, Vladimir Putin coasted home in Sunday's presidential election with 71.2 percent support.

Ex: Arnold Schwarzenegger coasted to an easy victory over Democrat Phil Angelides on Tuesday.

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar fácilmente
70 ganar sin ninguna dificultad

(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar sin ninguna dificultad
71 ganar sobradamente

(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex. There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex. Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

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(v.) = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down

Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down.

Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar sobradamente
72 idea

f.

1 idea (concepto, ocurrencia).

buena/mala idea good/bad idea

hacerse una idea de algo to get an idea of something

hacerse a la idea de que to get used to the idea that

no tengo ni idea (de) I don't have a clue (about)

tener ideas de bombero (figurative) to have wild o crazy ideas (peninsular Spanish)

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do something

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea

idea brillante brilliant idea, brainwave

idea fija obsession

ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2 intention.

con la idea de with the idea o intention of

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do something

a mala idea maliciously

3 impression.

ideas ideas (ideología)

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

pres.indicat.

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

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idea

► nombre femenino

1 idea

2 (noción) notion

3 (ingenio) imagination

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de idea to change one's mind

darle ideas a alguien to put ideas in somebody's head

hacer algo a mala idea to do something on purpose, do something deliberately

hacerse a la idea de algo to get used to the idea of something, accept something

llevar idea de to intend to, have the intention of

¡ni idea! no idea!, not a clue!

no te puedes hacer una idea you have no idea

no tener ni idea familiar to have no idea, not have a clue

ser de ideas fijas to be narrow-minded, have very fixed ideas

tener ideas de bombero to have funny ideas, have madcap ideas

tener mala idea familiar to be a nasty piece of work

idea fija fixed idea

ligera idea vague idea

mala idea evil intention

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noun f.

1) idea

2) notion

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SF

1) (=concepto) idea

tenía una idea muy distinta de Rusia — I had a very different idea of what Russia was like

tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

no es fácil hacerse una idea del proyecto — it's not easy to get an idea of the project

hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

hazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back
preconcebido
2) (=sugerencia) idea

tengo una gran idea — I've had a great idea

¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

necesitamos a gente con ideas — we need people with (fresh) ideas

ideas para cuidar su cabello — hair care tips

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

- ideas de bombero

3) (=intención) idea, intention

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

no hemos conseguido que cambiara de idea — we haven't been able to change her mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

su idea fija era marcharse a Francia — she had this fixed idea about going to France

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

nos preparó una trampa a mala idea — he played a nasty trick on us

lo hizo sin mala idea — he didn't mean any harm

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

- tener idea a algn

4) (=conocimiento) idea

no tengo mucha idea de cocina — I haven't got much (of an) idea about cooking

-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

¡ni idea! — no idea!

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

no tenía ni idea de que te fueras a casar — I had no idea that you were getting married

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German
pajolero 1), remoto 3)
5) pl ideas (=opiniones) ideas

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

tengo las ideas muy claras con respecto al aborto — my position on abortion is very clear

yo soy de ideas fijas — I have very fixed ideas about things

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

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= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex. A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex. Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

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* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

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

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

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femenino

1)

a) ( concepto) idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

b) (opinión, ideología) idea

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

c) ( noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

2)

a) ( ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

b) ( intención) intention, idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

c) ( sugerencia) idea

•

- idea fija

* * *

= idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.

Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.

Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.

Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).

* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

* adquirir una idea = gain + impression.

* aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.

* aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cantera de ideas = hotbed.

* casarse con una idea = wed to + view.

* compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.

* compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.

* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.

* concebir una idea = conceive + idea.

* confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* confrontar ideas = brainstorm.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.

* contrastar ideas = brainstorm.

* contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.

* corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* debatir una idea = discuss + idea.

* deducir una idea = draw + idea.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.

* difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.

* extraer una idea = draw + idea.

* falto de ideas = short of ideas.

* germen de una idea = germ of an idea.

* gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.

* hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.

* hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.

* hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.

* hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.

* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.

* idea abstracta = abstract idea.

* idea + aparecer = idea + surface.

* idea aproximada = rough idea.

* idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.

* idea brillante = bright idea.

* idea buena = cool idea.

* idea central = focal point.

* idea clara = clear idea.

* idea cultural = meme.

* idea + dar forma = idea + shape.

* idea de reforma = reform idea.

* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.

* idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.

* idea favorita = pet idea.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

* idea fundamental = keynote.

* idea general = rough idea.

* idea genial = brain child [brainchild].

* idea incoherente = disjointed idea.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* idea nueva = fresh idea.

* idea original = brain child [brainchild].

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* idea peregrina = outlandish idea.

* idea preconcebida = preconception.

* idea principal = drift.

* idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].

* ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.

* idea secundaria = side issue.

* ideas políticas = politics.

* ideas principales = significant ideas.

* idea + surgir = idea + come up.

* ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.

* inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.

* intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

* intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.

* machacar un idea = squash + idea.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.

* no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* nueva idea = reform idea.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.

* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.

* plantear una idea = raise + idea.

* plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.

* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* recalcar una idea = hammer + point.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.

* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.

* replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

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

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* tener idea = have + a clue.

* tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.

* tener una idea de = gain + idea of.

* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

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idea

feminine

A

1 (concepto) idea

la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom

la idea de un dios único the idea o notion of a single God

2 (opinión, ideología) idea

sus ideas políticas his political beliefs o ideas

es de ideas bastante conservadoras she has fairly conservative ideas o views

es un hombre de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things

yo no soy de la misma idea I don't agree, I don't share your opinion

3 (noción) idea

no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works

no tenía ni idea de todo esto I had no idea about any of this

no tengo idea no idea! o I don't have a clue

no tenía ni la más remota idea or ( Esp fam) ni pajolera idea she didn't have the slightest idea, she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea ( colloq)

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar I had a feeling you'd call

no tienes idea de lo que he sufrido you have no idea how much I've suffered

para darse or hacerse una idea de la situación to give oneself o to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es si no lo has visto it's hard to imagine what it's like if you haven't seen it

esto es sólo una idea del proyecto this is just a general idea of the project

darse idea para algo ( RPl fam); to be good at sth

se da mucha idea para cocinar she's a very good cook

hacerse (a) la idea de algo: ya me voy haciendo (a) la idea de vivir allí I am getting used to the idea of living there now

no se hace (a) la idea de que está muerto she can't accept the fact that he's dead

B

1 (ocurrencia) idea

se me ocurre or tengo una idea I've got an idea

¡qué ideas se te ocurren! you really o sure get some funny ideas! ( colloq)

¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! ( iró); you and your brilliant ideas! ( iro)

se le metió la idea en la cabeza de ir a escalar la montaña she got it into her head to go and climb the mountain

no sería mala idea hacer las reservas hoy it wouldn't be a bad idea to make the reservations today

¡quítate esa idea de la cabeza! you can get that idea out of your head!

idea de bombero ( Esp fam); crazy idea

2 (intención) intention, idea

no fui con esa idea I didn't go with that idea in mind o with that intention

mi idea era terminarlo hoy my intention was to finish it today, I had intended to finish it today

cambió de idea y tomó el tren she changed her mind and took the train

no han abandonado la idea de ir al parque they haven't given up the idea of going to the park

malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

3 (sugerencia) idea

ideas para el hogar ideas for the home

escriban sus ideas en un papelito please write your suggestions o ideas on a piece of paper

Compuesto:

idea fija

fixed idea, idée fixe

C

( RPl) (manía): no lo comas con idea stop thinking about it and just eat it

tenerle idea a algn (CS fam); to have sth against sb ( colloq), to have it in for sb ( colloq)

tenerle idea a algo ( fam); to have a thing about sth ( colloq)

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Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear)

idea es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
idea
idear
idea sustantivo femenino
idea;
◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;

es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things;
no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works;
no tengo idea I don't have a clue;
hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation;
se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea;
cambió de idea she changed her mind;
hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery
(noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach
exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea!
♦ Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of
familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back
(ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive

' idea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandono
- acariciar
- acierto
- acoger
- acogida
- advertir
- aferrarse
- añadidura
- anticipo
- borrosa
- borroso
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- buena
- bueno
- cabeza
- cambiar
- chifladura
- concepto
- confusa
- confuso
- convencer
- cosa
- decir
- definida
- definido
- desechar
- desterrar
- dónde
- exclusión
- flor
- formarse
- fríamente
- gestarse
- gustar
- hacerse
- hoy
- impracticable
- inicialmente
- intención
- irse
- leve
- luminosa
- luminoso
- madurar
- menor
- mentalizarse
- neta
- neto
- noción
English:
abandon
- adjust
- advance
- afterthought
- amusement
- appealing
- assumption
- barmy
- better
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- brilliant
- bring forward
- bristle
- catch
- catch on
- change
- cling
- clue
- come up with
- conception
- confused
- convey
- crazy
- daft
- daring
- dated
- defunct
- dismiss
- distinct
- downside
- drift
- embody
- embrace
- face
- faint
- fall in with
- fanciful
- fasten on to
- flirt
- fluid
- foggy
- fundamental
- get across
- get through
- hit on
- hit upon
- idea
- idiotic
- illusion

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idea nf

1. [concepto] idea;

la idea del bien y del mal the concept of good and evil;

yo tenía otra idea de Estados Unidos I had a different image of the United States;

tiene una idea peculiar de lo que es la honradez he has a funny idea of (what's meant by) honesty;

hazte a la idea de que no va a venir you'd better start accepting that she isn't going to come;

no conseguía hacerme a la idea de vivir sin ella I couldn't get used to the idea of living without her;

con lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;

no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like

Comp
idea fija obsession;
ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas

2. [ocurrencia] idea;

una buena/mala idea a good/bad idea;

ha sido muy buena idea escoger este restaurante it was a very good idea to choose this restaurant;

se le ve falto de ideas en su última novela he seems short of ideas in his latest novel;

lo que contaste me dio la idea para el guión what you said to me gave me the idea for the script;

se me ocurre una idea, podríamos… I know what, we could…;

¿a quién se le habrá ocurrido la idea de apagar las luces? can you believe it, somebody's gone and turned the lights out!;

¡más vale que te quites esa idea de la cabeza! you can forget that idea!;

una idea brillante o [m5] luminosa a brilliant idea, a brainwave;

cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza… when he gets an idea into his head…;

Comp
Esp
tener ideas de bombero to have wild o crazy ideas

3. [conocimiento, nociones] idea;

la policía no tenía ni idea de quién pudo haber cometido el crimen the police had no idea who could have committed the crime;

no tengo ni idea I haven't got a clue;

no tengo ni idea de física I don't know the first thing about physics;

no tengo (ni) la menor o [m5] la más remota idea I haven't the slightest idea;
Esp muy Fam
no tengo ni pajolera idea I haven't the faintest Br bloody o US goddamn idea;
Vulg
no tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a fucking clue;
Fam
¡ni idea! [como respuesta] search me!, I haven't got a clue!;

tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do sth;

tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea;

por la forma en que maneja las herramientas se ve que tiene idea from the way she's handling the tools, you can tell she knows what she's doing;

¡no tienes idea o [m5] no puedes hacerte una idea de lo duro que fue! you have no idea o you can't imagine how hard it was!

4. [propósito] intention;

nuestra idea es volver pronto we intend to o our intention is to return early;

con la idea de with the idea o intention of;

tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do sth;

a mala idea maliciously;

tener mala idea [ser malintencionado] to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work;

¡mira que tienes mala idea! that's really nasty of you!

5. [opinión] opinion;

mi idea de ella era totalmente errónea I had completely the wrong impression of her;

no tengo una idea formada sobre el tema I don't have a clear opinion on the subject;

cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

yo soy de la idea de que mujeres y hombres deben tener los mismos derechos I'm of the opinion that men and women should have equal rights;

somos de la misma idea we agree, we're of the same opinion

6.
ideas [ideología] ideas;

mi padre es de ideas progresistas my father is a progressive o has progressive attitudes;

fue perseguido por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs o ideas

7. CSur [manía]
le tengo idea a su hermana I can't stand her sister;

le tengo idea a eso that drives me nuts;

si te vas a poner el vestido con idea, mejor ponete otra cosa if you're not sure about the dress, you'd do better to wear something else

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idea

f idea;

dar (una) idea de algo give an idea of sth;

hacerse a la idea de que … get used to the idea that …;

no tener ni idea not have a clue

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idea nf

1) : idea, notion

2) : opinion, belief

3) propósito: intention

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idea n idea

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

no tengo ni idea I have no idea / I haven't got a clue

cambiar de idea to change your mind

hacerse a la idea to get used to the idea

hacerse una idea de algo to have an idea of something

Spanish-English dictionary > idea
73 latido

m.

1 beat.

2 throb, beat, heartbeat, heart-throb.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: latir.

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latido

► nombre masculino

1 beat

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noun m.

beat

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SM

1) (=palpitación) [de corazón] beat, beating; [de herida, dolor] throb, throbbing

2) [de perro] bark

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masculino ( del corazón) heartbeat; (en la sien, una herida) throbbing; ( golpe) beat; ( ritmo) beating

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= heartbeat, beat, pulse, throb, heart beating.

Ex. The heartbeat began with man's search for salvation the Vedas, the Sutras, the Torah, the Koran.

Ex. Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.

Ex. Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.

Ex. Suddenly she felt a throb of regret, like a surge of pain in the gut.

Ex. I can bear the heart beatings of joy, but those of sorrow are too much to bear.

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* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.

* latidos = throbbing.

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masculino ( del corazón) heartbeat; (en la sien, una herida) throbbing; ( golpe) beat; ( ritmo) beating

* * *

= heartbeat, beat, pulse, throb, heart beating.

Ex: The heartbeat began with man's search for salvation the Vedas, the Sutras, the Torah, the Koran.

Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.

Ex: Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.

Ex: Suddenly she felt a throb of regret, like a surge of pain in the gut.

Ex: I can bear the heart beatings of joy, but those of sorrow are too much to bear.

* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.

* latidos = throbbing.

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latido

masculine

A

1 (golpe) beat; (ritmo) beating

registraba los latidos de su corazón it registered her heartbeat

2 (en la sien, una herida) throbbing

B (ladrido) bark

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Del verbo latir: ( conjugate latir)

latido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
latido
latir
latido sustantivo masculino ( del corazón) heartbeat;
(en la sien, una herida) throbbing
latir ( conjugate latir) verbo intransitivo
1 [ corazón] to beat;
[ vena] to pulsate;
[herida/sien] to throb
2
a) (Chi, Méx fam) ( parecer) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me late que no vendrá I have a feeling o something tells me he isn't going to come

b) (Méx fam) (parecer bien, gustar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ ¿te late ir al cine? do you feel like going to the movies?

latido m (del corazón) beat
el latido de mi corazón, the beating of my heart
latir verbo intransitivo to beat
' latido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulsación
English:
beat
- heartbeat
- pulsation
- throb
- heart

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latido nm

1. [del corazón] beat;

oigo los latidos de su corazón I can hear her heartbeat

2. [en dedo, herida] throbbing

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latido

m beat

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latido nm

: beat, throb

latido del corazón: heartbeat

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latido n beat / heartbeat

Spanish-English dictionary > latido
74 malhumorado

adj.

bad-humored, cranky, bad-tempered, crabbed.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: malhumorar.

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malhumorado

► adjetivo

1 bad-tempered

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar malhumorado,-a to be in a bad mood

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(f. - malhumorada)

adj.

ill-humored

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ADJ bad-tempered, grumpy

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- da adjetivo

a) [SER] <persona/gesto> bad-tempered

b) [ESTAR] < persona> in a bad mood

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= sullen, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], truculent, peevish, morose, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], moody [moodier -comp., moodiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], short-tempered, hipped, ornery, mardy [mardier -comp., mardiest -sup.], grouch, in a grouch.

Ex. He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.

Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.

Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.

Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.

Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.

Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Ex. The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.

Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex. Moody explorations of unexplained phenomenon can also be found = También se pueden encontrar exploraciones taciturnas de fenómenos inexplicables.

Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.

Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.

Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.

Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.

Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

Ex. They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.

Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.

Ex. Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.

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- da adjetivo

a) [SER] <persona/gesto> bad-tempered

b) [ESTAR] < persona> in a bad mood

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= sullen, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], truculent, peevish, morose, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], moody [moodier -comp., moodiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], short-tempered, hipped, ornery, mardy [mardier -comp., mardiest -sup.], grouch, in a grouch.

Ex: He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.

Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.

Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.

Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.

Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.

Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Ex: The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: Moody explorations of unexplained phenomenon can also be found = También se pueden encontrar exploraciones taciturnas de fenómenos inexplicables.

Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.

Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.

Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.

Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.

Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.

Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

Ex: They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.

Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.

Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.

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malhumorado -da

adjective

1 [ SER] ‹persona/gesto› bad-tempered

2 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› in a bad mood

hoy se ha levantado/anda muy malhumorado he has woken up/he is in a very bad mood today

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Del verbo malhumorar: ( conjugate malhumorar)

malhumorado es:

el participio

malhumorado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) [SER] ‹persona/gesto› bad-tempered

b) [ESTAR] ‹ persona› in a bad mood

malhumorado,-a adjetivo bad-tempered
' malhumorado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malencarada
- malencarado
- malhumorada
- colérico
- taimado
English:
crabby
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- grumpy
- ill-humoured
- ill-tempered
- mean
- moody
- morose
- peevish
- petulant
- stroppy
- bad
- sulky
- truculent

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malhumorado, -a adj

1. [de mal carácter] bad-tempered

2. [enfadado] in a bad mood

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malhumorado

adj bad-tempered

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malhumorado, -da adj

: bad-tempered, cross

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malhumorado adj bad tempered [comp. worse tempered; superl. worst tempered]

Spanish-English dictionary > malhumorado
75 superar

v.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

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superar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

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verb

1) to surpass

2) overcome

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1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

fue incapaz de superar al rival — he was unable to overcome his rival

pronto superó al resto de los corredores — she soon overtook the other runners

las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas — sales have far exceeded our expectations

las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados — temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees

superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points

nos superaban en número — they outnumbered us

nos supera a todos en inteligencia — she's cleverer than all of us

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life

aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres — he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce

3) [+ etapa] to get past

el equipo francés no superó la primera ronda — the French team did not get past the first round

ya hemos superado lo peor — we're over the worst now

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

2.

See:

superarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

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= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

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

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

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= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

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

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

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superar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

B

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

■ superarse

v pron

to better oneself

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superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

2
a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

‹ trauma› to get over
b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend

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superar

♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]
estar superado to have been superseded

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

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superar

v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

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superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

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superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

la empresa ha superado la crisis the company has overcome the crisis

2. (pasar) to pass

ha superado la primera prueba she's passed the first test

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

la realidad supera a la ficción the reality surpasses the fiction

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

el porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85%

Spanish-English dictionary > superar
76 valor medio

m.

mean value, average value.

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(n.) = midrange, mean value

Ex. A scattergram indicates that the correlation between reading level and sentence idea density is stronger in the midranges.

Ex. Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.

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(n.) = midrange, mean value

Ex: A scattergram indicates that the correlation between reading level and sentence idea density is stronger in the midranges.

Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.

Spanish-English dictionary > valor medio
77 beat

past tense; see beat

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[bi:t] n 1 batida, pancada, golpe, toque. 2 pulsação, latejo. 3 Mus ritmo, compasso, movimento de mão ou de batuta para indicar o ritmo. 4 ronda (de guarda). 5 setor, campo de ação ou de conhecimentos. 6 Amer coll o que ganha, o melhor. 7 Amer furo jornalístico. 8 Mech batimento. 9 batida (de caça). 10 sl caloteiro. • vt (ps beat, pp beaten) 1 bater: a) dar pancadas. they beat him hollow / desancaram-no a valer. b) dar uma ou mais pancadas. the windows were beaten in / as janelas foram quebradas (a pedradas etc.). c) remexer, misturar, agitar. I beat up the egg / bati o ovo. d) sovar, socar. e) chocar-se contra, tocar violentamente. f) espancar, açoitar, surrar. g) marcar as horas pelo som. h) incidir (raios luminosos). the sun beat upon the roof / o sol bateu sobre o telhado. i) Mus marcar o compasso. j) vencer, derrotar, desbaratar. l) superar, ultrapassar, levar a melhor sobre. m) palpitar, pulsar, vibrar. my heart beats / meu coração palpita. n) trilhar, percorrer. o) dar na porta com algo que faça barulho. p) levantar (caça). q) agitar (as asas). r) tocar, fazer soar. s) rufar, soar, emitir som. t) afinar batendo, achatar. u) martelar (piano etc.). 2 coll aturdir, desconcertar. 3 coll iludir, lograr, enganar. 4 coll preceder, antecipar-se a. 5 coll conquistar a vitória. 6 ser batido (ovos etc.). 7 Naut bordejar, barlaventear. the ship beat up against the wind / o navio bordejou contra o vento. 8 fig quebrar a cabeça, dar tratos à bola. 9 Mus alternar em volume. • adj 1 sl exausto, esbaforido. 2 coll pasmo, desconcertado, atônito. beat it! Amer sl saia!, fora! can you beat it? Amer sl será possível? dead beat inteiramente exausto. he beat his brains (about) ele quebrou a cabeça, ele deu tratos à bola (sobre). he is on his beat ele está fazendo a sua ronda. I beat up the country for bati todo o país à procura de. that beats all! isto é o cúmulo! that beats me isto escapa ao meu conhecimento. the attack was beaten off o ataque foi repelido. the prices were beaten down os preços foram reduzidos. to beat a retreat bater em retirada, tocar retirada. to beat about the bush usar de rodeios. do not beat about the bush / deixe de rodeios. to beat down a) deprimir, abater. b) coll regatear, pechinchar. c) coll fazer baixar o preço. to beat one’s breast demonstrar grande dor. to beat one’s way viajar ou entrar de carona. to beat off/ to beat out entender ou solver mediante pesquisa laboriosa. to beat over the sea cruzar os mares. to beat the air, to beat one’s meat vulg masturbar-se, Braz vulg bater punheta. to beat the wind errar o golpe, lidar em vão. to beat time Mus marcar o compasso. to beat through romper, passar através de (multidões etc.). to beat to leeward Naut bordejar, barlaventear. to beat up a) atacar subitamente. b) alarmar, perturbar. c) sl malhar, surrar a valer.

English-Portuguese dictionary > beat
78 тъпан

drum

(голям) kettle-drum, timbal

бия тъпан beat a drum

тъпан прах не събира a rolling stone gathers no moss

един бие тъпана, друг събира парсата one beats the bush and another catches the bird; one man makes a chair and another sits in it

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тъ̀пан,

м., -и, (два) тъ̀пана drum; ( голям) kettle-drum, timbal; • един бие \тъпана, друг събира парсата one beats the bush and another catches the bird; one man makes a chair and another sits in it; спирам се в къщи като прах на \тъпан be always on the move; be out all the time; \тъпан прах не събира a rolling stone gathers no moss.

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drum: beat a тъпан - бия тъпан; tambour

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1. (голям) kettle-drum, timbal 2. drum 3. ТЪПАН прах не събира а rolling stone gathers no moss 4. бия ТЪПАН beat a drum 5. един бие ТЪПАНа, друг събира парсата one beats the bush and another catches the bird; one man makes a chair and another sits in it

Български-английски речник > тъпан
79 beat *****

[biːt] beat vb: pt beaten pp
1. n

1) colpo, (of drum: single beat) colpo, (repeated beating) rullo, (of heart) battito, (Mus: rhythm) ritmo, (quaver, crotchet) battuta

to give the beat — dare il tempo

2) (of policeman) giro d'ispezione (a piedi), ronda

on the beat — in giro d'ispezione, di ronda

3) Phys battimento

2. vt

1) (hit) battere, picchiare, (person: as punishment) picchiare, (with stick) bastonare, (carpet) battere, sbattere, (drum) suonare

the bird beat its wings — l'uccello batteva le ali

to beat time Mus — battere il tempo

beat it! fam — fila!, aria!

2) (defeat: team, army) battere, sconfiggere, (record) battere

we beat them three-nil — li abbiamo battuti tre a zero

we were beaten — siamo stati battuti

I beat him to it fam — ci sono arrivato prima di lui

nothing beats a good cup of coffee fam — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel caffè

that beats everything! fam — questo è il colmo!

it beats me how they found out about it fam — non riesco a spiegarmi come l'abbiano scoperto

it's got me beat(en) fam — devo arrendermi

3) Culin sbattere, battere

3. vi

(heart) battere, palpitare, (drums) rullare

to beat on a door — picchiare a una porta

the rain was beating against the windows — la pioggia batteva contro le finestre

don't beat about the bush — non menare il can per l'aia

4. adj

1) (pred), (fam: tired) sfinito (-a)

2) (usu attr: group, music) beat inv

•

- beat back

- beat out

- beat down

- beat off

- beat up

English-Italian dictionary > beat *****
80 beat

[bi:t] n

1) (pulsation, throb, palpitation) Schlag m; of the heart Klopfen nt; ( act) Schlagen nt kein pl, Pochen nt kein pl

2) ( in music) Takt m;

to the \beat of the music im Takt der Musik;

to have a strong \beat einen ausgeprägten Rhythmus haben

3) usu sing ( of policemen) Revier nt;

to be on one's \beat seine Runde machen;

to walk the \beat die Runde machen;

on a \beat auf einem Rundgang;

4) (fig: area of interest)

to be off sb's \beat nicht jds Fach nt sein adj

pred fam

1) ( exhausted) völlig erschöpft, erschlagen ( fam), fix und fertig ( fam)

to be dead \beat ( esp Brit) todmüde [o ( fam) total geschafft] sein

2) (vanquished, defeated) geschlagen, besiegt;

to have sb \beat chess jdn schachmatt gesetzt haben vt <beat, beaten or fam beat>

1) (bang, pound often)

to \beat sb jdn schlagen;

to \beat one's child/ wife sein Kind/seine Frau [ver]prügeln;

to \beat sb to death jdn zu Tode prügeln;

to \beat sb black and blue jdn grün und blau schlagen ( fam)

to \beat sb senseless ( fam) jdn bewusstlos schlagen;

to brutally [or savagely] \beat sb jdn brutal zusammenschlagen;

to \beat a confession out of sb ein Geständnis aus jdm herausprügeln

2) (Am) ( mix food)

to \beat eggs Eier verrühren

3) ( cut through)

to \beat one's path through sth sich dat einen Weg durch etw akk bahnen

4) to \beat sb ( defeat) jdn schlagen [o besiegen]; ( do better than) jdn übertreffen;

to \beat sb hands down jdn haushoch schlagen;

to \beat a record einen Rekord brechen;

to comfortably [or easily] [or soundly] \beat sb/ sth jdn/etw leicht [o mühelos] schlagen;

to \beat sb/ sth fair and square jdn/etw ehrlich [o mit fairen Mitteln] schlagen;

to narrowly \beat sb/ sth jdn/etw knapp schlagen;

to \beat sb/ sth by sth jdn/etw mit etw dat schlagen;

to \beat sb to sth jdm bei etw dat zuvorkommen

5) ( be better than)

to \beat sb/ sth jdn/etw schlagen, besser als jd/etw sein;

you can't \beat our local Italian restaurant for a good pizza eine bessere Pizza als bei unserem Italiener findest du nirgends

6) ( prophylactically take action)

to \beat sth etw umgehen;

to \beat the rush die Stoßzeit umgehen

7) ( hit rhythmically)

to \beat sth auf etw akk trommeln;

to \beat a drum trommeln;

to \beat time den Takt schlagen

PHRASES:

to \beat one's brains out sich dat den Kopf zerbrechen ( fig)

to \beat sb's brains out ( fam) jdm den Schädel einschlagen ( fam)

to \beat one's breast [or chest] sich dat an die Brust schlagen ( fig)

to \beat the [living] daylights out of sb jdn windelweich schlagen ( fam)

to \beat sb at their own game jdn mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen ( fig)

to \beat the hell out of sb (sl) jdn fürchterlich verdreschen ( fam)

to \beat the pants off sb [or ( Brit) sb hollow] ( fam) jdn vernichtend schlagen;

to \beat a path to sb's door jdm die Bude einrennen ( fam)

to \beat sb to the punch [or ( esp Brit) the draw] ( fire gun before other) schneller als jd ziehen;

( get in first blow) jdm zuvorkommen;

to \beat the rap (Am) sich akk herauswinden ( fam)

to \beat a [hasty] retreat [schnell] einen Rückzieher machen;

if you can't \beat 'em, join 'em ('t \beat 'em, join 'em) verbünde dich mit ihnen, wenn du sie nicht besiegen kannst ( fig)

that \beats everything [or (Am a.) all] (sl) das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus ( fam)

\beat it! (sl) hau ab! ( fam)

it \beats me [or what \beats me is] how/why... es ist mir ein Rätsel, wie/warum... vi <beat, beaten or fam beat>

1) (throb, vibrate, pound) schlagen; sun brennen; heart also klopfen, pochen; rain peitschen;

( on metal) prasseln;

the doctor could feel no pulse \beating der Arzt konnte keinen Puls feststellen

2) (Am)

to \beat on sb auf jdn einschlagen;

to \beat on the door gegen die Tür hämmern

PHRASES:

to \beat about [or (Am) around] the bush um den heißen Brei herumreden ( fam)

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