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  • 61 wear away

    to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc:

    The steps have (been) worn away in places.

    يَفْنى، يَذوب، يَبْلى

    Arabic-English dictionary > wear away

  • 62 wear away

    (to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) (s')user

    English-French dictionary > wear away

  • 63 wear away

    (to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) gastar(-se)

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > wear away

  • 64 humo

    m.
    1 smoke.
    echar humo (informal figurative) to be fuming, to have smoke coming out of one's ears
    2 vanity, airs.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: humar.
    * * *
    1 smoke
    2 (gas) fumes plural
    3 (vapor) steam, vapour (US vapor)
    1 figurado (vanidad) conceit sing, airs
    \
    a humo de pajas figurado thoughtlessly
    bajarle los humos a alguien figurado to put somebody in his/her place
    echar humo to smoke
    subírsele los humos a uno figurado to become conceited, get on one's high horse
    tener muchos humos figurado to put on airs
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=de fuego, cigarro) smoke; (=gases) fumes pl ; (=vapor) vapour, vapor (EEUU), steam

    echar humo — (lit) to smoke; (fig) to be fuming

    2) pl humos (=vanidad) conceit sing, airs

    tener muchos humos — to think a lot of o.s., have a big head

    - vender humos
    3) pl humos † (=hogares) homes, hearths
    * * *
    1) (de tabaco, incendio) smoke; ( gases) fumes (pl)

    hacerse humo — (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)

    llegar al humo de las velas — (Arg) to arrive just as everyone is leaving

    2) humos masculino plural ( aires)

    bajarle los humos a alguien — to take somebody down a peg or two

    se te/le han subido los humos a la cabeza — you've/he's become very high and mighty o very stuck up (colloq)

    * * *
    = smoke, fume, flue gas.
    Ex. This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.
    Ex. The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes.
    Ex. In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
    ----
    * anillo de humo = smoke ring.
    * bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
    * bocanada de humo = puff of smoke.
    * bomba de humo = smoke bomb.
    * colector de humos = exhaust manifold, inlet manifold.
    * columna de humo = plume of smoke.
    * cortina de humo = smokescreen, pall of smoke, smoke pall.
    * daño causado por el humo = smoke damage.
    * detector de humos = smoke detector, smoke alarm.
    * deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.
    * donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.
    * echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA].
    * echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.
    * estela de humo = vapour trail.
    * exhalar humo = steam.
    * fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
    * humo de cigarrillo = cigarette smoke.
    * humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas, exhaust fume, exhaust.
    * humo de tabaco = tobacco smoke.
    * humo + disiparse = smoke + clear.
    * libre de humo = smokeless.
    * libre de humos = smoke-free.
    * negro de humo = lampblack.
    * nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.
    * paño de humo = pall of smoke, smoke pall, smokescreen.
    * que baja los humos = humbling.
    * salida de humos = flue.
    * señal de humo = smoke signal.
    * sin emitir humo = smokeless.
    * sin humo = smokeless.
    * sin humos = smoke-free.
    * sistema de emisión de humos = exhaust system.
    * subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.
    * zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.
    * * *
    1) (de tabaco, incendio) smoke; ( gases) fumes (pl)

    hacerse humo — (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)

    llegar al humo de las velas — (Arg) to arrive just as everyone is leaving

    2) humos masculino plural ( aires)

    bajarle los humos a alguien — to take somebody down a peg or two

    se te/le han subido los humos a la cabeza — you've/he's become very high and mighty o very stuck up (colloq)

    * * *
    = smoke, fume, flue gas.

    Ex: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.

    Ex: The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes.
    Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
    * anillo de humo = smoke ring.
    * bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
    * bocanada de humo = puff of smoke.
    * bomba de humo = smoke bomb.
    * colector de humos = exhaust manifold, inlet manifold.
    * columna de humo = plume of smoke.
    * cortina de humo = smokescreen, pall of smoke, smoke pall.
    * daño causado por el humo = smoke damage.
    * detector de humos = smoke detector, smoke alarm.
    * deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.
    * donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.
    * echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA].
    * echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.
    * estela de humo = vapour trail.
    * exhalar humo = steam.
    * fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
    * humo de cigarrillo = cigarette smoke.
    * humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas, exhaust fume, exhaust.
    * humo de tabaco = tobacco smoke.
    * humo + disiparse = smoke + clear.
    * libre de humo = smokeless.
    * libre de humos = smoke-free.
    * negro de humo = lampblack.
    * nube de humo = smoke pall, pall of smoke, smokescreen, puff of smoke, plume of smoke.
    * paño de humo = pall of smoke, smoke pall, smokescreen.
    * que baja los humos = humbling.
    * salida de humos = flue.
    * señal de humo = smoke signal.
    * sin emitir humo = smokeless.
    * sin humo = smokeless.
    * sin humos = smoke-free.
    * sistema de emisión de humos = exhaust system.
    * subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.
    * zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.

    * * *
    A (de tabaco, de un incendio) smoke; (gases) fumes (pl)
    empezó a echar humo smoke started pouring out of it
    hacerse humo ( AmL fam); to make oneself scarce ( colloq)
    a la hora de pagar siempre se hace humo when it's time to pay the bill he always makes himself scarce o does a vanishing trick ( colloq)
    irse/venirse al humo ( RPl fam): llegó con las tortas y los chicos se fueron al humo she arrived with the cakes and the kids gathered round like bees around a honey pot ( colloq)
    llegar al humo de las velas ( Arg); to arrive just as everyone is leaving
    donde hay humo hay fuego there's no smoke without fire
    echar humo por las orejas ( fam); to be fuming ( colloq)
    (aires): ¡vaya humos que tiene! she really puts on o gives herself airs ( colloq), she really thinks she's the bees knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)
    bajarle los humos a algn to take sb down a peg or two
    subírsele los humos a la cabeza a algn: se le han subido los humos a la cabeza he's become very high and mighty o very stuck-up ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    humo sustantivo masculino
    1 (de tabaco, incendio) smoke;
    ( gases) fumes (pl);

    hacerse humo (AmL fam) to make oneself scarce (colloq)
    2
    ◊ humos sustantivo masculino plural ( aires) airs (pl);

    ¡qué humos se da! she really gives herself airs (colloq);
    bajarle los humos a algn to take sb down a peg or two
    humo sustantivo masculino
    1 smoke
    (vapor) vapour, US vapor, steam
    (de un tubo de escape, de un extractor) fumes pl 2 humos mpl (soberbia, vanidad) airs: se da muchos humos, she thinks a lot of herself
    ' humo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahumar
    - ahumada
    - ahumado
    - bocanada
    - bote
    - cargada
    - cargado
    - chimenea
    - columna
    - cortina
    - despedir
    - desprender
    - echar
    - espesa
    - espeso
    - pantalla
    - respirar
    - sahumar
    - tenue
    - arrojar
    - asfixiante
    - desvanecerse
    - dispersar
    - envolver
    - envuelto
    - nube
    - oler
    - tragar
    English:
    belch
    - coil
    - curl
    - discharge
    - dissipate
    - from
    - fume
    - give off
    - inhale
    - overpower
    - pall
    - plume
    - puff
    - rise
    - send up
    - set off
    - smoke
    - smoke bomb
    - smoke detector
    - smokeless
    - smokescreen
    - smoky
    - thick
    - trail
    - vapour trail
    - wisp
    - wreath
    - billow
    - blow
    - canister
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [producto de combustión] smoke;
    [de vehículo] fumes; Fam
    echar humo to be fuming, to have smoke coming out of one's ears;
    estoy que echo humo I'm fuming;
    Fam
    se hizo humo [desapareció] he made himself scarce;
    su fortuna se convirtió en humo en pocos meses his fortune went up in smoke within a few months
    2. [vapor] steam
    ♦ humos nmpl
    [soberbia]
    tener demasiados humos to be too full of oneself;
    Fam
    bajarle a alguien los humos to take sb down a peg or two;
    Fam
    con esa derrota se les han bajado los humos that defeat has brought them back down to earth;
    Fam
    darse humos to give oneself airs;
    Fam
    * * *
    m
    1 de fuego smoke;
    echar humo fig be furious, be fuming;
    2 ( vapor) steam
    3
    :
    humos pl fumes;
    tener muchos humos fam be a real bighead fam ;
    bajarle los humos a alguien fam take s.o. down a peg or two;
    se le han subido los humos (a la cabeza) he’s gotten really high and mighty
    * * *
    humo nm
    1) : smoke, steam, fumes
    2) humos nmpl
    : airs pl, conceit
    * * *
    humo n
    1. (de fuego, cigarrillo) smoke
    2. (gas) fumes
    3. (vapor) steam

    Spanish-English dictionary > humo

  • 65 deformar

    v.
    1 to deform (huesos, objetos).
    El calor deformó el plástico The heat deformed the plastic.
    2 to distort, to deface, to twist.
    Sus mentiras deforman los resultados Her lies distort the results.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to deform, put out of shape; (cara) to disfigure; (realidad, imagen, etc) to distort
    1 to become distorted, go out of shape
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ cuerpo] to deform
    2) [+ objeto] to distort, deform

    si sigues tirando del jersey, lo deformarás — if you keep pulling at your sweater you'll pull it out of shape

    no te pongas mis zapatos que me los deformas — don't wear my shoes, you'll put them out of shape

    3) [+ imagen, realidad] to distort
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < imagen> to distort; <chapa/riel> to distort
    b) <verdad/realidad> to distort
    c) (Anat, Med) to deform
    2.
    deformarse v pron
    a) imagen to become distorted
    b) puerta/riel to distort, become distorted
    c) (Anat, Med) to become deformed
    * * *
    = distort, mar, misrepresent, strain, disfigure, falsify, warp, deform.
    Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
    Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
    Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
    Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
    Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
    Ex. As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.
    ----
    * deformarse = deflect.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < imagen> to distort; <chapa/riel> to distort
    b) <verdad/realidad> to distort
    c) (Anat, Med) to deform
    2.
    deformarse v pron
    a) imagen to become distorted
    b) puerta/riel to distort, become distorted
    c) (Anat, Med) to become deformed
    * * *
    = distort, mar, misrepresent, strain, disfigure, falsify, warp, deform.

    Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

    Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
    Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
    Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
    Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
    Ex: As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.
    * deformarse = deflect.

    * * *
    deformar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹imagen› to distort
    2 ‹chapa/riel› to distort, to twist ( o push etc) … out of shape
    la percha ha deformado la chaqueta the hanger has pulled the jacket out of shape
    3 ‹verdad/realidad› to distort
    4 ( Anat, Med) ‹cara/brazo› to deform
    la artritis le ha deformado los dedos her fingers have been deformed by o become misshapen with arthritis
    1 «imagen» to become distorted
    2 «puerta/riel» to distort, become distorted, bend ( o twist etc) out of shape
    los zapatos se me deformaron con la lluvia my shoes got wet in the rain and lost their shape
    3 ( Anat, Med) «cara/mano» to become deformed
    * * *

    deformar ( conjugate deformar) verbo transitivo

    b) (Anat, Med) to deform

    deformarse verbo pronominal

    b) (Anat, Med) to become deformed

    deformar verbo transitivo
    1 (una parte del cuerpo) to deform
    (una prenda) to put out of shape
    2 (la verdad, realidad, una imagen) to distort
    ' deformar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desfigurar
    English:
    deform
    - distort
    - misrepresent
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [cuerpo, figura, miembro] to deform;
    [prenda] to pull out of shape; [metal] to twist; [madera] to warp
    2. [imagen] to distort
    3. [la verdad, la realidad] to distort
    * * *
    v/t
    1 forma, sonido distort
    2 MED deform
    * * *
    1) : to deform, to disfigure
    2) : to distort

    Spanish-English dictionary > deformar

  • 66 miedo

    m.
    1 fear.
    dar miedo to be frightening
    me da miedo conducir I'm afraid o frightened of driving
    meter miedo a to frighten
    por miedo a for fear of
    tener miedo a o de (hacer algo) to be afraid of (doing something)
    le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the dark
    tengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damaged
    lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic time
    morirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrified
    miedo cerval terrible fear, terror
    miedo escénico stage fright
    2 scare.
    * * *
    1 fear
    ■ ¡qué miedo! how frightening!
    \
    dar/meter miedo a alguien to frighten somebody, scare somebody
    morirse de miedo to be scared stiff
    tener miedo to be scared, be frightened, be afraid
    de miedo familiar (fabuloso) great, terrific 2 (de terror) terrifying
    miedo al escenario stage fright
    * * *
    noun m.
    - tener miedo
    * * *
    SM
    1) fear

    ¡qué miedo! — how scary!

    • coger miedo a algo — to become afraid of sth

    • dar miedo — to scare

    le daba miedo hacerlo — he was afraid o scared to do it

    • de miedo, una película de miedo — a horror film

    • entrar miedo a algn, me entró un miedo terrible — I suddenly felt terribly scared

    • meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb

    • pasar miedo, pasé mucho miedo viendo la película — I was very scared watching the film

    • perder el miedo a algo — to lose one's fear of sth

    • por miedo a o de algo — for fear of sth

    por miedo a o de quedar en ridículo — for fear of looking ridiculous

    por miedo de que... — for fear that...

    • tener miedo — to be scared o frightened

    tener miedo a o de algn/algo — to be afraid of sb/sth

    tenemos miedo a o de que nos ataquen — we're afraid that they may attack us

    tener miedo de o a hacer algo — to be afraid to do sth, be afraid of doing sth

    miedo al público — (Teat) stage fright

    2)

    de miedo * —

    * * *
    masculino fear

    me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night

    se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)

    miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody

    le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father

    agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody

    tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared

    de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)

    * * *
    = fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.
    Ex. Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.
    Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
    Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.
    Ex. These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.
    ----
    * cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.
    * coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.
    * con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.
    * cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.
    * disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.
    * dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.
    * encogerse de miedo = cower.
    * entrar miedo = become + jittery.
    * esconderse de miedo = cower.
    * estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.
    * estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.
    * expresar miedo = express + fear.
    * infundir miedo = instil + fear.
    * meter miedo = frighten, scare.
    * miedo a las tablas = stage fright.
    * miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].
    * miedo al escenario = stage fright.
    * miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.
    * miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.
    * miedo continuo = nagging fear.
    * miedo escénico = stage fright.
    * miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.
    * miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.
    * mostrar miedo = show + fear.
    * no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * por miedo de = for fear of/that.
    * que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].
    * retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.
    * sentir miedo = be in fear.
    * sin miedo = with confidence.
    * superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.
    * tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.
    * tener miedo a = be scared of.
    * tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.
    * vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.
    * vivir con miedo = live in + fear.
    * * *
    masculino fear

    me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night

    se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)

    miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody

    le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father

    agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody

    tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared

    de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)

    * * *
    = fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.

    Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.

    Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
    Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.
    Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.
    * cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.
    * coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.
    * con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.
    * cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.
    * disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.
    * dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.
    * encogerse de miedo = cower.
    * entrar miedo = become + jittery.
    * esconderse de miedo = cower.
    * estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.
    * estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.
    * expresar miedo = express + fear.
    * infundir miedo = instil + fear.
    * meter miedo = frighten, scare.
    * miedo a las tablas = stage fright.
    * miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].
    * miedo al escenario = stage fright.
    * miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.
    * miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.
    * miedo continuo = nagging fear.
    * miedo escénico = stage fright.
    * miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.
    * miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.
    * mostrar miedo = show + fear.
    * no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * por miedo de = for fear of/that.
    * que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].
    * retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.
    * sentir miedo = be in fear.
    * sin miedo = with confidence.
    * superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.
    * tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.
    * tener miedo a = be scared of.
    * tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.
    * vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.
    * vivir con miedo = live in + fear.

    * * *
    fear
    ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!
    el miedo se apoderó de ellos they were gripped by o overcome with fear
    estaba temblando de miedo he was trembling with fear
    casi me muero de miedo I almost died of fright, I was scared half to death ( colloq)
    me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
    esto le hará perder el miedo this will help him overcome his fear
    estaba que se cagaba de miedo ( vulg); he was shit-scared o scared shitless ( vulg)
    miedo A algo/algn fear OF sth/sb
    el miedo a la muerte/a lo desconocido fear of death/the unknown
    le tiene miedo a la oscuridad/su padre he's scared o frightened o afraid of the dark/his father
    cogerle or agarrarle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb
    por miedo a ser descubierto for fear of being found out
    tengo miedo de perderme I'm worried o afraid I might get lost
    tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid of falling, he's afraid he might fall
    tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense, I'm worried he might take offense
    de miedo ( esp Esp fam): se ha comprado un coche de miedo he's bought himself a fantastic o great car ( colloq)
    en la fiesta lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic o great time at the party ( colloq)
    jugaron de miedo they played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)
    hace un frío de miedo it's freezing cold
    Compuesto:
    stage fright
    * * *

     

    miedo sustantivo masculino
    fear;
    ◊ ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!;

    temblaba de miedo he was trembling with fear;
    me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night;
    miedo A algo/algn fear of sth/sb;
    el miedo a lo desconocido fear of the unknown;
    le tiene miedo a su padre he's scared o afraid of his father;
    miedo a salir a escena stage fright;
    agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb;
    por miedo a for fear of;
    tener miedo to be afraid o frightened o scared;
    tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid he might fall;
    tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense
    miedo sustantivo masculino
    1 (terror) fear, fright: me da miedo la oscuridad, I'm scared of the dark
    la película me metió miedo, the film frightened me
    temblaba de miedo, he was trembling with fear
    ¡mamá, tengo miedo!, mummy, I'm scared! ➣ Ver nota en fear
    2 (recelo, preocupación) concern: tiene miedo de suspender, he's worried that he will fail
    tengo miedo por ti, I'm worried about you ➣ Ver nota en afraid
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar de miedo: el agua está de miedo, the water is great

    ' miedo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cagarse
    - canillera
    - cundir
    - escénica
    - escénico
    - experimentar
    - gritar
    - inocuidad
    - meter
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - osada
    - osado
    - película
    - temer
    - temblar
    - temblor
    - temblorosa
    - tembloroso
    - tenebrosa
    - tenebroso
    - terrorífica
    - terrorífico
    - alarido
    - aprensión
    - campante
    - chillar
    - chillido
    - comunicar
    - contagiar
    - de
    - encoger
    - espanto
    - estremecer
    - estremecimiento
    - horror
    - infundir
    - invencible
    - morir
    - pasar
    - quitar
    - sostener
    - terror
    - vencer
    English:
    afraid
    - apprehension
    - be
    - bully
    - curdle
    - dark
    - death
    - dignity
    - eerie
    - evaporate
    - fear
    - fearfully
    - fearlessly
    - free
    - fright
    - frightened
    - lest
    - monster
    - numb
    - overcome
    - recoil
    - register
    - scandal
    - scare
    - scary
    - seize
    - sense
    - shiver
    - shock
    - sick
    - spasm
    - stage fright
    - stiff
    - strike
    - bear
    - betray
    - cower
    - petrified
    - scared
    - shake
    - stage
    - still
    - with
    * * *
    miedo nm
    fear;
    miedo cerval terrible fear, terror;
    dar miedo to be frightening;
    me da miedo conducir o Am [m5] manejar I'm afraid o frightened of driving;
    me da miedo que se entere I'm frightened o scared she'll find out;
    agarró o Am [m5] tomó o Esp [m5] cogió miedo a volar he developed a fear of flying;
    meter miedo a alguien to frighten sb;
    nos metió miedo en el cuerpo it put the fear of God into us;
    por miedo a for fear of;
    no le dije la verdad por miedo a ofenderla I didn't tell her the truth for fear of offending her;
    temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;
    tener miedo a o [m5] de (hacer algo) to be afraid of (doing sth);
    le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the dark;
    tengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damaged;
    morirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrified;
    Esp Fam
    de miedo: la película estuvo de miedo the movie was brilliant;
    lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic time;
    cogió una borrachera de miedo he got totally plastered;
    cocina de miedo he's a fantastic o an amazing cook;
    muy Fam
    cagarse de miedo to shit oneself;
    muy Fam
    estar cagado de miedo to be shit-scared
    miedo escénico stage fright
    * * *
    m fear (a of);
    dar miedo be frightening;
    miedo a volar fear of flying;
    me da miedo la oscuridad I’m frightened of the dark;
    meter miedo a frighten;
    tener miedo de que be afraid that;
    por miedo a for fear of;
    de miedo fam great fam, awesome fam
    * * *
    miedo nm
    1) temor: fear
    le tiene miedo al perro: he's scared of the dog
    tenían miedo de hablar: they were afraid to speak
    2)
    dar miedo : to frighten
    * * *
    miedo n fear
    dar miedo to frighten / to scare
    de miedo (muy bueno) great / fantastic (muy grande) terrible / awful

    Spanish-English dictionary > miedo

  • 67 blive

    1. 4, vi
    остава́ться

    blíve hjemme — остава́ться до́ма

    blíve ved sin méning — остава́ться при своём мне́нии

    2. 4

    húset blev býgget... — дом был постро́ен...

    blíve til — возника́ть

    * * *
    be, become, come, get, go, grow, make, run, stay, stay put, turn, work
    * * *
    vb (blev, blevet)
    ( forblive) stay ( fx stay where you are; stay (at) home; stay for (el.
    to) lunch),
    T stop ( fx I'll stop here; stop to tea),
    F remain ( fx remain at home; remain standing; he remained when the others left);
    (se også liggende, siddende, stående);
    ( om ændring:) (med adj) become ( fx angry, blind, famous, fat, rich, wise; it has become difficult (, expensive)),
    T get ( fx angry, fat, rich, well, wet; get dry quickly! it was
    getting dark (, cold));
    ( langsomt) grow ( fx fat, old, wise);
    (især om noget uønsket el. om farve) go ( fx bald, blind, mad, wild, Conservative; the coffee went cold; the bread went stale; he went red
    (, pale) with anger; the leaves went yellow),
    ( om farve også, mere F) turn ( fx red, pale; his hair turned white; the leaves turned yellow);
    (se også rask, syg);
    (med perf part: som hjælpevb i passiv) be ( fx arrested, helped, killed, married, rewarded),
    T ( ofte: pludseligt el. = opnå at blive) get ( fx damaged, hit, dressed, married; arrested, caught, killed; how did you get invited?);
    ( efterhånden blive) become ( fx accustomed to something; known; his clothes had become torn);
    ( om følelse der pludseligt opstår) be ( fx he was disappointed (, hurt, surprised) when he heard it);
    (se også forelsket, forkølet);
    queen, a teacher, his friend);
    ( udvikle sig til) grow to be, grow into ( fx he grew into a despot; she had grown into a beautiful woman);
    ( pludseligt blive, ofte neds) turn ( fx thief, traitor, Buddhist, Socialist);
    ( forvandle sig til) turn into ( fx the ugly duckling had turned into a beautiful swan);
    ( vise sig at være) be ( fx the play was a success; the party was a failure; the visit was a disappointment), turn out (to be), prove;
    [ blive enke (, forældreløs)] be left a widow (, an orphan);
    ( opstå; efter: der, det) be ( fx there was a silence (, a panic));
    [ der blev vanskeligheder] there were difficulties, difficulties arose;
    [ det blev uvejr (, regnvejr, nat, vinter)] a storm (, (the) rain, night, winter) came on;
    ( beløbe sig til) be ( fx that'l be 70 p.), come to ( fx I didn't
    realize that it would come to so much);
    ( ved beregning) come (el. work) out at;
    [ om fremtid:]
    [ bliver] will (, shall) be ( fx when will that be? it will be difficult
    (, interesting); there will be dancing; I'll (, I shall be) 20 next week);
    [ han er og bliver et fæ] he is a fool and always will be;
    [ han bliver hende en god mand] he will make her a good husband;
    [ med præp & adv:]
    [ det bliver der ikke noget af!] that will never happen!
    T not if I know it! nothing doing!
    [ der blev ikke noget af det] it came to nothing; nothing came of it; it did not come off;
    [ hvor bliver han af? hvor er han blevet af?] where has he got to?
    [ jeg forstår ikke hvor tiden bliver af] I don't understand where time gets to;
    [ hvad er der blevet af ham?] what has become of him?
    [ hvad skal der blive af børnene?] what will become of the children?
    [ blive af med] get rid of,
    (F el. spøg.) dispose of;
    [ det var godt vi blev af med ham] good riddance! we were glad to see the last of him;
    ( borte fra) stay (el. keep) away from,
    ( ikke røre) leave alone, not touch;
    [ bliv mig fra livet!] keep off!
    [ blive inde] stay in, stay indoors;
    [ dette bliver mellem os] this is to go no further;
    [ blive oppe] stay (el. sit) up;
    [ blive længe oppe] stay (el. sit) up late;
    [ blive ` til]
    (dvs opstå, skabes) come into existence;
    ( forvandle sig til) turn into ( fx the toad turned into a prince; turn into stone);
    ( langsomt) grow to be, grow into;
    [ dagene blev til uger] days turned into weeks;
    [nå, hvad bliver det til?] well, what about it?
    [ hvad blev det til?] what was the outcome?
    ( om person) succeed, get on, go far;
    ( komme i stand) come off ( fx the marriage never came off);
    [ det blev ikke til noget] nothing came of it; it came to nothing; it did not come off;
    [ blive tilbage] stay behind,
    F remain (behind) ( fx he remained when the others left),
    ( overleve) survive;
    ( sakke agterud) fall (el. lag) behind;
    ( blive tilovers) be left (over), remain;
    [ blive ude] stay out;
    [ blive ved] continue ( fx the rain continued);
    [ blive ved ( med) at] go (el. keep) on -ing, keep -ing ( fx keep
    singing); carry on ( fx carry on eating); continue to ( fx if he continues to be so unco-operative);
    [ blive ved at være] remain ( fx faithful, a clerk all one's life);
    [ det bliver derved] that stands, that is definite;
    [ det blev ikke derved] that was not all;
    [ alt blev ved det gamle] everything went on as before;
    [ han blev ved sit] he stuck to his point;
    (se også snak, læst, tanke);

    Danish-English dictionary > blive

  • 68 afectar

    v.
    1 to affect.
    las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners
    La conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.
    2 to upset, to affect badly.
    le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard
    3 to damage.
    a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp
    4 to affect, to feign.
    afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger
    María afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.
    5 to pretend to.
    El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.
    * * *
    1 (aparentar) to affect
    2 (impresionar) to move
    3 (dañar) to damage
    4 (concernir) to concern
    1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect
    2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to move
    3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feign

    afectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance

    4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber
    5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume
    6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener efecto en) to affect
    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)
    2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign
    * * *
    = affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.
    Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
    Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
    Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
    Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
    Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
    Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
    Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
    Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
    Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
    Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
    Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
    Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
    Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
    Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
    ----
    * afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * afectar al mundo = span + the globe.
    * afectar a todo = run through.
    * afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.
    * afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.
    * afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.
    * afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.
    * que afecta a = surrounding.
    * que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener efecto en) to affect
    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)
    2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign
    * * *
    = affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

    Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

    Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
    Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
    Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
    Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
    Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
    Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
    Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
    Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
    Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
    Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
    Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
    Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
    Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
    * afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * afectar al mundo = span + the globe.
    * afectar a todo = run through.
    * afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.
    * afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.
    * afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.
    * afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.
    * que afecta a = surrounding.
    * que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

    * * *
    afectar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (tener efecto en) to affect
    la nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessman
    está afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung disease
    la enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brain
    las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floods
    2 (afligir) to affect ( frml)
    lo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly
    3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumber
    B (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF
    * * *

     

    afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
    1


    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);


    2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
    afectar verbo transitivo
    1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
    2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
    ' afectar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inmune
    - tocar
    - afligir
    - impresionar
    - repercutir
    - sacudir
    English:
    affect
    - damage
    - get
    - hit
    - tell
    - upset
    - dent
    - difference
    - disrupt
    - impair
    - interfere
    - touch
    - whole
    * * *
    1. [incumbir] to affect;
    las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners
    2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;
    todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;
    lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard
    3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;
    la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;
    a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp
    4. [simular] to affect, to feign;
    afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger
    5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( producir efecto en) affect
    2 ( conmover) upset, affect
    3 ( fingir) feign
    * * *
    1) : to affect
    2) : to upset
    3) : to feign, to pretend
    * * *
    1. to affect
    2. (conmover) to affect / to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

    Spanish-English dictionary > afectar

  • 69 anular

    adj.
    1 ring-shaped.
    dedo anular ring finger
    2 annular, ring-shaped.
    Ricardo compró un artefacto anular Richard bought a ring-shaped artifact.
    m.
    1 ring finger (dedo).
    Elsa se quebró el anular Elsa fractured her ring finger.
    2 annular, annular ligament.
    v.
    1 to annul, to leave without effect, to abolish, to invalidate.
    El juez anuló la decisión The judge annulled the decision.
    2 to belittle, to annul, to underrate.
    Dorotea anula a su hijo Dorothy belittles her son.
    3 to chalk off.
    * * *
    1 ring-shaped
    1 ring finger
    ————————
    1 (matrimonio) to annul; (una ley) to repeal; (una sentencia) to quash
    2 (un pedido, viaje) to cancel; (un contrato) to invalidate, cancel
    3 DEPORTE (un gol) to disallow
    4 figurado (desautorizar) to deprive of authority
    1 to lose one's authority
    * * *
    verb
    1) to cancel, annul, rescind
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ contrato] to cancel, rescind; [+ ley] to repeal; [+ decisión] to override; [+ matrimonio] to annul
    2) [+ elecciones, resultado] to declare null and void; [+ gol, tanto] to disallow
    3) [+ cita, viaje, evento] to cancel
    4) [+ cheque] to cancel
    5) [+ efecto] to cancel out, destroy
    6) (Mat) to cancel out
    7) [+ persona] to overshadow
    8) frm (=incapacitar) to deprive of authority, remove from office
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < forma> ring-shaped
    II 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <contrato/viaje> to cancel; < matrimonio> to annul; <fallo/sentencia> to quash, overturn; < resultado> to declare... null and void; <tanto/gol> to disallow
    b) < cheque> ( destruir) to cancel; ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop
    2) < persona> to destroy
    2.
    anularse v pron (recípr)
    III
    masculino ring finger
    * * *
    = negate, nullify, override, overtake, overturn, render + valueless, render + wrong, repeal, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, dope, gainsay, eviscerate, wipe out, obliterate, preempt [pre-empt], revoke, undo, waive, quash, block off, write off, blot out, overrule, void.
    Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
    Ex. To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.
    Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
    Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.
    Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
    Ex. The immense cultural differences facing the professions tends to render comparisons valueless.
    Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
    Ex. I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.
    Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
    Ex. A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.
    Ex. We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.
    Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
    Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex. I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.
    Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
    Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.
    Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.
    Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
    Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
    Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
    Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
    ----
    * anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.
    * anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.
    * anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < forma> ring-shaped
    II 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <contrato/viaje> to cancel; < matrimonio> to annul; <fallo/sentencia> to quash, overturn; < resultado> to declare... null and void; <tanto/gol> to disallow
    b) < cheque> ( destruir) to cancel; ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop
    2) < persona> to destroy
    2.
    anularse v pron (recípr)
    III
    masculino ring finger
    * * *
    = negate, nullify, override, overtake, overturn, render + valueless, render + wrong, repeal, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, dope, gainsay, eviscerate, wipe out, obliterate, preempt [pre-empt], revoke, undo, waive, quash, block off, write off, blot out, overrule, void.

    Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

    Ex: To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.
    Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
    Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.
    Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
    Ex: The immense cultural differences facing the professions tends to render comparisons valueless.
    Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
    Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.
    Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
    Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.
    Ex: We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.
    Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
    Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex: I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.
    Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
    Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.
    Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.
    Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
    Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
    Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
    Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
    * anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.
    * anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.
    * anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.

    * * *
    ‹forma› ring-shaped dedo
    anular2 [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹contrato› to cancel, rescind; ‹matrimonio› to annul; ‹fallo/sentencia› to quash, overturn; ‹resultado› to declare … null and void; ‹tanto/gol› to disallow
    2 ‹cheque› (destruir) to cancel; (dar orden de no pagar) to stop
    3 ‹viaje/compromiso› to cancel
    B ‹persona› to destroy
    las dos fuerzas se anulan the two forces cancel each other out
    ring finger
    * * *

     

    anular verbo transitivo
    a) ‹contrato/viaje› to cancel;

    ‹ matrimonio› to annul;
    ‹fallo/sentencia› to quash, overturn;
    ‹ resultado› to declare … null and void;
    ‹tanto/gol› to disallow
    b) ‹ cheque› ( destruir) to cancel;

    ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    finger ring
    anular 1 sustantivo masculino ring finger
    anular 2 verbo transitivo
    1 Com (un pedido) to cancel
    Dep (un gol) to disallow
    (un matrimonio) to annul
    Jur (una ley) to repeal
    2 Inform to delete
    3 (desautorizar, ignorar a una persona) to destroy
    ' anular' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dedo
    English:
    annul
    - cancel out
    - disallow
    - invalidate
    - negate
    - nullify
    - off
    - override
    - quash
    - rescind
    - ring finger
    - scrub
    - cancel
    - finger
    - over
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [en forma de anillo] ring-shaped;
    dedo anular ring finger
    ♦ nm
    [dedo] ring finger
    ♦ vt
    1. [cancelar] to cancel;
    [ley] to repeal; [matrimonio, contrato] to annul
    2. Dep [partido] to call off;
    [gol] to disallow; [resultado] to declare void
    3. [restar iniciativa]
    su marido la anula totalmente she's totally dominated by her husband;
    el defensa anuló a la estrella del equipo contrario the defender marked the opposing team's star out of the game
    * * *
    1 v/t cancel; matrimonio annul; gol disallow; ley repeal
    2 adj ring-shaped;
    dedo anular ring finger
    * * *
    anular vt
    : to annul, to cancel
    * * *
    anular vb
    1. (cita, viaje, etc) to cancel [pt. & pp. cancelled]
    2. (matrimonio) to annul [pt. & pp. annulled]
    3. (gol, tanto) to disallow

    Spanish-English dictionary > anular

  • 70 combar

    v.
    1 to warp.
    2 to bend, to arch, to warp, to camber.
    * * *
    1 to bend
    1 (una cuerda) to bend; (viga, pared) to sag, bulge
    * * *
    1.
    VT (=curvar) to bend, curve
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    = warp, curl.
    Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
    Ex. Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
    ----
    * combarse = buckle.
    * * *
    = warp, curl.

    Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

    Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
    * combarse = buckle.

    * * *

    combar verbo transitivo to bend
    ' combar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vencerse
    English:
    buckle
    - warp
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [alambre, barra, viga de metal] to bend; [pared] to cause to bulge; [puerta, viga de madera] to warp
    * * *
    v/t bend
    * * *
    combar vt
    : to bend, to curve

    Spanish-English dictionary > combar

  • 71 perjudicar

    v.
    to damage, to harm.
    Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dañar) to harm
    2) † (=desfavorecer)

    ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat

    3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

    está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

    b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
    * * *
    = damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.
    Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
    Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
    Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
    Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
    Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
    ----
    * perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

    está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

    b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
    * * *
    = damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.

    Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

    Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
    Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
    Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
    Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
    * perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

    * * *
    perjudicar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (dañar) to be detrimental to ( frml)
    el tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your health
    está perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
    estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measures
    para no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations
    2 (Col, Per fam euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with ( euph)
    * * *

     

    perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;
    ◊ el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;

    estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
    perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
    esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests

    ' perjudicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cama
    - dañar
    - embromar
    English:
    damage
    - handicap
    - harm
    - impair
    - injure
    - prejudice
    - weigh
    - reflect
    * * *
    to damage, to harm;
    el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;
    esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests
    * * *
    v/t harm, damage
    * * *
    perjudicar {72} vt
    : to harm, to be detrimental to
    * * *
    1. (salud) to damage
    2. (persona) to affect

    Spanish-English dictionary > perjudicar

  • 72 violento

    adj.
    1 violent.
    2 violent, bitter, forceful.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: violentar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) violent
    2 (vergonzoso) embarrassing, awkward
    3 (molesto) embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease
    4 (dicho, escrito) twisted, distorted
    5 (postura) forced, unnatural
    6 DEPORTE rough
    * * *
    (f. - violenta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [acto, deporte, persona] violent
    2) (=incómodo) awkward, uncomfortable

    me encuentro violento estando con ellos — I feel awkward o I don't feel at ease when I'm with them

    3) [postura] awkward
    4) [interpretación] forced
    5) (LAm) (=repentino) quick
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violent
    2) ( incómodo) < situación> embarrassing, awkward

    le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

    * * *
    = violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.
    Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.
    Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.
    Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
    Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
    Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.
    ----
    * cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].
    * perturbado y violento = violently insane.
    * reacción violenta = backlash.
    * sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.
    * sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.
    * volverse violento = turn + violent.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violent
    2) ( incómodo) < situación> embarrassing, awkward

    le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

    * * *
    = violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.

    Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.

    Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.
    Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
    Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
    Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.
    * cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].
    * perturbado y violento = violently insane.
    * reacción violenta = backlash.
    * sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.
    * sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.
    * volverse violento = turn + violent.

    * * *
    violento1 -ta
    A
    1 ‹choque/deporte/muerte› violent; ‹discusión› violent, heated; ‹discurso› vehement
    utilizar métodos/medios violentos to use violent methods/means
    2 ‹persona/tono/temperamento› violent
    B
    (incómodo): le resulta violento hablar del tema she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it
    estaba muy violento I felt very awkward o embarrassed o uncomfortable
    ¡qué situación más violenta! how embarrassing!
    ( Per fam) quickly
    * * *

    Del verbo violentar: ( conjugate violentar)

    violento es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    violentó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    violentar    
    violento
    violentar ( conjugate violentar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( forzar) ‹cerradura/puerta› to force;

    ‹ persona› to rape
    b) ( poner en situación embarazosa) to make … feel awkward

    violentarse verbo pronominal
    to get embarrassed
    violento
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 ( en general) violent;

    2 ( incómodo) ‹ situación› embarrassing, awkward;

    estaba muy violento I felt very awkward
    violentar verbo transitivo
    1 (incomodar) to embarrass
    2 (enfadar) to infuriate
    3 (violar) to rape
    4 (forzar una puerta, cerradura, etc) to force
    violento,-a adjetivo
    1 (una persona, tormenta, muerte, etc) violent
    2 (una situación) embarrassing: se sintió muy violenta, she felt very awkward
    ' violento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrupta
    - abrupto
    - cacharrazo
    - castaña
    - dura
    - duro
    - impetuosa
    - impetuoso
    - vándala
    - vándalo
    - violenta
    - bestia
    - bruto
    - cochino
    - enojoso
    - fuerte
    - gamberrada
    - gamberrismo
    - molesto
    - remolino
    English:
    aggressive
    - appal
    - appall
    - bang
    - bring out
    - fierce
    - furious
    - horseplay
    - onslaught
    - rough
    - rough-and-tumble
    - sense
    - smash-up
    - trouble
    - video nasty
    - violent
    - wild
    - burning
    - embarrassed
    - harsh
    - savage
    - smash
    - sticky
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    violento, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona, deporte, acción] violent;
    muerte violenta violent death;
    se hicieron con el parlamento por medios violentos they took control of the parliament by violent means
    2. [intenso] [pasión, tempestad] intense, violent;
    [viento] fierce;
    los despertó una violenta sacudida del wagón they were awoken when the carriage gave a violent jolt
    3. [incómodo] awkward;
    aquello lo puso en una situación muy violenta that put him in a very awkward situation;
    me resulta violento hablar con ella I feel awkward talking to her
    ♦ nmpl
    los violentos the men of violence
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    adj
    1 violent;
    morir de muerte violenta die a violent death
    2 situación embarrassing; persona embarrassed
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    violento, -ta adj
    1) : violent
    2) embarazoso, incómodo: awkward, embarassing
    * * *
    1. (en general) violent
    2. (incómodo) awkward

    Spanish-English dictionary > violento

  • 73 break

    I [breɪk]
    1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.
    2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.
    3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.

    a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

    4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.
    5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.

    to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!

    6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.
    7) fig. (departure) rottura f.

    it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare

    8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.

    at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

    to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga

    11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.
    12) (in snooker, pool)
    II 1. [breɪk]
    verbo transitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)
    1) (damage) rompere [chair, eggs, stick, toy]; rompere, spaccare [plate, window]; spezzare [ rope]

    to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso

    2) (rupture) infrangere [ seal]; interrompere [ sentence]
    3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]
    4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]

    he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

    5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]
    6) (lessen the impact of) tagliare [ wind]; [ branches] frenare [ fall]; [ hay] attutire [ fall]
    7) fig. (destroy) [ troops] soffocare [ rebellion]; spezzare [resistance, will]

    to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

    8) (ruin) rovinare [ person]
    9) equit. domare [ young horse]

    to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

    11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]
    13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]

    to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn

    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)
    1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi
    2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi
    3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa
    4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessare
    5) (begin) [ day] spuntare, cominciare; [ storm] scoppiare; [scandal, story] scoppiare, esplodere

    to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

    to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

    to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

    8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare
    •
    * * *
    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare
    3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento
    3) (an opening.) inizio
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it
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    I [breɪk]
    1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.
    2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.
    3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.

    a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

    4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.
    5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.

    to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!

    6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.
    7) fig. (departure) rottura f.

    it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare

    8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.

    at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

    to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga

    11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.
    12) (in snooker, pool)
    II 1. [breɪk]
    verbo transitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)
    1) (damage) rompere [chair, eggs, stick, toy]; rompere, spaccare [plate, window]; spezzare [ rope]

    to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso

    2) (rupture) infrangere [ seal]; interrompere [ sentence]
    3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]
    4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]

    he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

    5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]
    6) (lessen the impact of) tagliare [ wind]; [ branches] frenare [ fall]; [ hay] attutire [ fall]
    7) fig. (destroy) [ troops] soffocare [ rebellion]; spezzare [resistance, will]

    to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

    8) (ruin) rovinare [ person]
    9) equit. domare [ young horse]

    to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

    11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]
    13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]

    to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn

    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)
    1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi
    2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi
    3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa
    4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessare
    5) (begin) [ day] spuntare, cominciare; [ storm] scoppiare; [scandal, story] scoppiare, esplodere

    to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

    to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

    to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

    8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare
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    English-Italian dictionary > break

  • 74 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 75 zostać

    (-nę, -niesz); imp -ń; vi perf
    (lekarzem, ojcem) to become
    * * *
    pf.
    1. (= pozostawać) stay, remain; zostać w domu/w łóżku stay at home/in bed; zostać na noc stay overnight, stay for the night; zostać u kogoś na obiedzie stay for dinner at sb's; zostać w tej samej klasie repeat a grade; zostać w tyle lag behind; niech to zostanie między nami let this remain between me and you, let's keep it between us.
    2. (= być resztą) be left, remain; z całej klasy zostały tylko dwie dziewczyny only two girls out of the whole class were left l. remained; została z niego skóra i kości he is mere skin and bones; czy zostało jeszcze trochę czasu? is there any time left?; kamień na kamieniu nie zostanie not a stone will be left standing.
    3. (= być spuścizną) be left; został mi po wujku dom I inherited a house from my uncle.
    4. (= być w sytuacji) be left; zostałem bez grosza przy duszy I was left penniless; zostać przy swoim stick to one's opinion; zostać przy życiu stay alive, survive.
    5. tylko pf. (= stać się kimś) become; zostać ojcem/matką become a father/mother; zostać lekarzem/inżynierem become a doctor/an engineer; zostać protestantem/katolikiem become a protestant/catholic; zostać samotnym be left alone.
    6. tylko pf. (= doznać czegoś) get; zostać zrozumianym be understood; budynek został zniszczony the building got destroyed; samochód został uszkodzony the car got damaged.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zostać

  • 76 зіпсуватися

    1) to be ( to become) spoilt ( damaged); to get out of order; ( про їжу) to go off, to go bad; ( про м'ясо) to become tainted; ( гнити) to rot; ( про погоду) to break up

    Українсько-англійський словник > зіпсуватися

  • 77 dessécher

    dessécher [dese∫e]
    ➭ TABLE 6
    1. transitive verb
       a. [+ terre, végétation] to parch ; [+ plante, feuille] to wither
       b. [+ cœur] to harden
    2. reflexive verb
    ► se dessécher [terre] to dry out ; [plante, feuille] to wither ; [aliments] to go dry ; [peau] to get dry
    * * *
    deseʃe
    1.
    1) ( déshydrater) to dry [something] out
    2) ( rendre insensible) to harden [personne, cœur]; to deaden [imagination]

    2.
    se dessécher verbe pronominal
    1) ( se déshydrater) [cheveux, lèvres] to become dry; [végétation] to wither; [sol] to dry out
    2) fig ( maigrir) [personne] to wither
    * * *
    deseʃe vt
    1) [terre, plante] to dry out
    2) [peau] to dry

    Le soleil dessèche la peau. — The sun dries your skin.

    3) (volontairement) [aliments] to dry
    4) fig, [cœur] to harden
    * * *
    dessécher verb table: céder
    A vtr
    1 ( déshydrater) to dry [sth] out; le soleil dessèche la peau the sun makes your skin dry, the sun dries your skin out; arbre/fruit desséché withered tree/fruit; cheveux desséchés dry hair;
    2 ( rendre insensible) to harden [personne, cœur]; to deaden [âme, imagination].
    1 ( se déshydrater) [cheveux, lèvres] to become dry; [végétation] to wither; [sol] to dry out;
    2 fig [personne] to wither; un vieillard desséché a withered old man; un intellectuel desséché a fusty intellectual;
    3 ( devenir insensible) [personne] to become unfeeling, to harden.
    [deseʃe] verbe transitif
    1. [peau, cheveux] to dry out (separable)
    [pétale, feuille] to wither
    2. [amaigrir] to emaciate, to waste
    3. [endurcir]
    ————————
    se dessécher verbe pronominal intransitif
    1. [peau, cheveux] to go dry
    2. [cœur] to harden

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dessécher

  • 78 ξηραίνω

    ξηραίνω (ξηρός) fut. ξηρανῶ LXX; 1 aor. ἐξήρανα. Pass.: fut. 3 sg. ξηρανθήσεται LXX; 1 aor. ἐξηράνθην; pf. ἐξήραμμαι, ptc. ἐξηραμμένος (Hom. et al.; pap, LXX, En, TestSol; TestLevi 4:1; ParJer 19:17; 4 Esdr 8:23 [Fgm. c]; Joseph.)
    ① to stop a flow (such as sap or other liquid) in someth. and so cause dryness, to dry, dry up
    ⓐ act. dry, dry out τὶ someth. (Thu. 1, 109, 4; schol. on Nicander, Ther. 831 ξηραίνει τὸ δένδρον; PGM 13, 27 ξήρανον [viz. τὰ ἄνθη]; Is 42:15; Jer 28:36; Just., D. 107, 3) of the sun τὸν χόρτον Js 1:11.
    ⓑ pass. in act. sense become dry, dry up, wither of trees (POxy 53, 10; Jo 1:12) Mt 21:19f; Mk 11:20f. Of plants without good roots Mt 13:6; Mk 4:6; Lk 8:6.—1 Pt 1:24 (Is 40:7). A vine-branch when cut off J 15:6. Gener. of plants Hs 9, 21, 1; 3. Of water (Gen 8:7; 3 Km 17:7; Is 19:5f ποταμός; En 101:7; Jos., Bell. 5, 409 πηγή; TestLevi 4:1) of a river: dry up Rv 16:12. Of a flow of blood εὐθὺς ἐξηράνθη ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς her hemorrhage stopped at once Mk 5:29.
    ② to become dry to the point of being immobilized, be paralyzed, pass. in act. sense, fig. ext. of 1. As plants are killed by drought, so the human body is damaged by certain harmful things (Hippocr., π. τῶν ἐντὸς παθῶν 22 vol. VII 222 L.—PUps 8, 4 καταξηρανθήτω τὸ σῶμα ἐν κλίνοις=may her body dry up on the sickbed) ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τ. χεῖρα a man with a withered hand (i.e., one incapable of motion; cp. 3 Km 13:4) Mk 3:1, 3 v.l. Likew. the whole body of a boy who was possessed stiffens ξηραίνεται he becomes stiff 9:18 (Theocr. 24, 61 ξηρὸν ὑπαὶ δείους=stiff with fright. Similarly Psellus p. 212, 6).
    ③ to become dry and therefore be ready for harvesting, be ripe, pass. of grain Rv 14:15.—DELG s.v. ξηρός. M-M.

    Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > ξηραίνω

  • 79 abstoßen

    (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)
    I v/t
    1. (Boot etc.) push off; Magnet: repel
    2. (Geweih, Haut) shed; (Organe) nach Transplantation: reject
    3. (Porzellan) chip; (abbrechen) break off; (Ecke) knock off; (Wand, Decke) scrape off; (Schuhe) scuff; (Möbel) knock, batter; Horn1 1
    4. fig. (anwidern) repel, disgust, revolt
    5. umg., fig. (loswerden) get rid of; (verkaufen) sell off, unload
    II v/refl push o.s. off (von etw. from s.th.); rub off; sich gegenseitig abstoßen repel mutually
    III v/i Fußball: take a goal kick
    * * *
    (abnutzen) to scuff;
    (anwidern) to disgust; to repel;
    (loswerden) to get rid of;
    (verkaufen) to unload;
    (zurückweisen) to reject
    * * *
    ạb|sto|ßen sep
    1. vt
    1) (= wegstoßen) Boot to push off or away or out; (= abschlagen) Ecken to knock off; Möbel to batter; (= abschaben) Ärmel to wear thin
    See:
    → Horn
    2) (= zurückstoßen) to repel; (COMM) Ware, Aktien to get rid of, to sell off; (MED ) Organ to reject; (fig = anwidern) to repulse, to repel

    dieser Stoff stößt Wasser ab — this material is water-repellent

    3) (FTBL)

    den Ball abstoßen — to take the goal kick; (nach Fangen) to clear (the ball)

    2. vr
    1) (= abgeschlagen werden) to get broken; (Möbel) to get battered
    2) (ESP SPORT Mensch) to push oneself off

    sich mit den Füßen vom Boden abstoßen — to push oneself off

    3) (PHYS) to repel

    die beiden Pole stoßen sich ab — the two poles repel each other

    3. vi
    1) aux sein or haben (= weggestoßen werden) to push off
    2) (= anwidern) to be repulsive

    sich von etw abgestoßen fühlen — to be repelled by sth, to find sth repulsive

    3) (FTBL) to take a goal kick; (nach Fangen) to clear (the ball)
    * * *
    1) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) put off
    2) (to cause a feeling of dislike or disgust: She was repelled by his dirty appearance.) repel
    3) (to force to move away: Oil repels water.) repel
    * * *
    ab|sto·ßen
    I. vt
    1. MED
    ▪ etw \abstoßen to reject sth
    2. (nicht eindringen lassen)
    ▪ etw \abstoßen to repel sth
    Wasser \abstoßend to be waterproof [or water-repellent
    ▪ jdn \abstoßen to repel sb
    4. (durch einen Stoß abschlagen)
    ▪ etw \abstoßen to chip off sth
    ▪ etw \abstoßen to get rid of [or offload] sth
    ▪ etw \abstoßen to damage sth
    an älteren Büchern sind oft die Ecken abgestoßen the corners of old books are often bent and damaged
    ▪ etw [von etw dat] \abstoßen to push sth away [from sth]
    mit dem Ruder stieß er das Boot vom Ufer ab using the rudder he shoved [or pushed] off from the bank
    ▪ etw \abstoßen:
    die Schlange stieß die Haut ab the snake shed its skin
    II. vr
    1. (abfedern und hochspringen)
    ▪ sich [von etw dat] \abstoßen to jump [or leap] [from sth]
    2. (durch Stöße ramponiert werden)
    ▪ sich akk \abstoßen to become [or get] damaged
    III. vi (anwidern)
    sich von etw abgestoßen fühlen to be repelled by sth
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wegstoßen) push off or away

    das Boot [vom Ufer] abstoßen — push the boat out [from the bank]

    2) (beschädigen) chip <crockery, paintwork, stucco, plaster>; batter < furniture>; s. auch Horn
    3) (verkaufen) sell off
    4) (Physik) repel
    5) (anwidern) repel; put off

    sich von jemandem/etwas abgestoßen fühlen — find somebody/something repulsive

    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) mit sein od. haben (sich entfernen) be pushed off
    2) (anwidern) be repulsive
    3.

    sich [vom Boden] abstoßen — push oneself off

    * * *
    abstoßen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)
    A. v/t
    1. (Boot etc) push off; Magnet: repel
    3. (Porzellan) chip; (abbrechen) break off; (Ecke) knock off; (Wand, Decke) scrape off; (Schuhe) scuff; (Möbel) knock, batter; → Horn1 1
    4. fig (anwidern) repel, disgust, revolt
    5. umg, fig (loswerden) get rid of; (verkaufen) sell off, unload
    B. v/r push o.s. off (
    von etwas from sth); rub off;
    C. v/i Fußball: take a goal kick
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wegstoßen) push off or away

    das Boot [vom Ufer] abstoßen — push the boat out [from the bank]

    2) (beschädigen) chip <crockery, paintwork, stucco, plaster>; batter < furniture>; s. auch Horn
    3) (verkaufen) sell off
    4) (Physik) repel
    5) (anwidern) repel; put off

    sich von jemandem/etwas abgestoßen fühlen — find somebody/something repulsive

    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) mit sein od. haben (sich entfernen) be pushed off
    2) (anwidern) be repulsive
    3.

    sich [vom Boden] abstoßen — push oneself off

    * * *
    v.
    to push v.
    to scuff v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abstoßen

  • 80 tirar

    v.
    1 to throw.
    tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)
    tírame una manzana throw me an apple
    Ella tira bolas She throws balls.
    3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).
    4 to throw away.
    tirar algo a la basura to throw something away
    eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money
    5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).
    tirar una foto to take a picture
    6 to play (jugar) (carta).
    7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).
    tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal
    8 to print.
    La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.
    10 to shoot.
    tirar a matar to shoot to kill
    11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).
    me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country
    tirar de algo to attract something
    12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).
    13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).
    14 to go, to head.
    tira por esa calle go up o take that street
    15 to (have one's) go.
    17 to last.
    18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.
    La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.
    19 to pull.
    El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.
    * * *
    1 (echar) to throw, fling
    2 (dejar caer) to drop
    3 (desechar) to throw away
    4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down
    5 (derramar) to spill
    6 (vaso, botella) to knock over
    7 (estirar) to pull
    8 (imprimir) to print
    9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw
    10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch
    11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick
    12 DEPORTE to take
    13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander
    1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)
    2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)
    3 (atraer) to draw, attract
    4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw
    5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn
    6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run
    7 familiar (durar) to last
    8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on
    9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit
    10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal
    11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)
    12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)
    13 figurado (ir) to go, turn
    14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along
    15 (disparar) to shoot, fire
    16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace
    1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself
    2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)
    3 (tumbarse) to lie down
    4 familiar (tiempo) to spend
    5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)
    \
    a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest
    ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay
    tira y afloja figurado give and take
    tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in
    tirar al blanco to shoot at a target
    tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet
    tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out
    tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone
    tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin
    tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water
    * * *
    verb
    1) to throw, hurl, toss
    3) shoot, fire
    4) pull, draw
    •
    - tirar a
    - tirar de la cadena
    - tirar para
    * * *
    Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
    1. VERBO TRANSITIVO
    1) (=lanzar) to throw

    tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

    2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

    van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

    ¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

    3) (=dejar caer) to drop
    4) (=desechar) to throw away

    no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

    no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

    estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

    5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

    has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

    6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

    el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

    7) [+ foto] to take
    8) (=dar, pegar)

    la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

    ¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

    9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off
    10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace
    11) * (=suspender)

    ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

    12) And (=usar) to use
    13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport
    14)

    • tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

    2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO
    1) [haciendo fuerza]
    a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

    ¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

    • tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

    ¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

    tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

    tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

    tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

    b) (=llevar tras sí)

    • tirar [de] — to pull

    un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

    2) * (=atraer)

    no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

    3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight
    4) (=usar)

    • tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

    tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

    5) (=disparar) to shoot

    ¡no tires! — don't shoot!

    • tirar al [blanco] — to aim

    • tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

    6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

    ¡tira! — shoot!

    • tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

    7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

    ir tirando — to get by, manage

    -¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

    8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull
    9) (=ir) to go

    ¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

    tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

    10) * (=durar) to last
    11) [seguido de preposición]
    tirar a (=tender)

    es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

    tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
    12)

    nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

    13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( arrojar) to throw

    no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

    tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

    b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away
    c) ( desperdiciar) to waste
    2)
    a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

    cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

    b) ( derribar) to knock down
    3)
    a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire
    b) < foto> to take
    4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull
    5) (Impr) to print, run off
    6) (Mat) < línea> to draw
    7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
    2.
    tirar vi
    1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull
    2) ( atraer)
    3)
    a) ( disparar) to shoot
    b) (Dep) to shoot

    tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

    tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

    c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl
    4)
    a) chimenea/cigarro to draw
    b) coche/motor to pull
    5)
    a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

    con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

    b) tirando gerundio (fam)

    ¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

    6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

    vamos, tira — get a move on

    tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

    7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

    es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

    3.
    tirarse v pron
    1)
    a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

    tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

    tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

    tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

    b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

    tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

    2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend
    3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

    tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

    4) (fam) ( expulsar)
    5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin
    * * *
    = dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.
    Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
    Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.
    Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
    Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
    Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
    Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
    Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
    Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.
    Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.
    Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
    Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
    Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.
    Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.
    Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
    Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
    Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.
    Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.
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    * cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.
    * de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.
    * de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.
    * introducir tirando = haul in.
    * ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.
    * sacar tirando = haul out.
    * seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.
    * servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.
    * tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.
    * tirando a bajo = shortish.
    * tirando a corto = shortish.
    * tirando a marrón = brownish.
    * tirando a morado = purplish.
    * tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.
    * tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.
    * tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.
    * tirar al suelo = upset.
    * tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.
    * tirar bombas = bomb.
    * tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.
    * tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.
    * tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.
    * tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.
    * tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.
    * tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.
    * tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.
    * tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.
    * tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.
    * tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.
    * tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.
    * tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.
    * tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.
    * tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.
    * tirar ligeramente de = tug on.
    * tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.
    * tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.
    * tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.
    * tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.
    * tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.
    * tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.
    * tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.
    * tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.
    * tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.
    * tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.
    * tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.
    * tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.
    * tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.
    * tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.
    * tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.
    * tirarse un farol = bullshit.
    * tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( arrojar) to throw

    no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

    tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

    b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away
    c) ( desperdiciar) to waste
    2)
    a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

    cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

    b) ( derribar) to knock down
    3)
    a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire
    b) < foto> to take
    4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull
    5) (Impr) to print, run off
    6) (Mat) < línea> to draw
    7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
    2.
    tirar vi
    1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull
    2) ( atraer)
    3)
    a) ( disparar) to shoot
    b) (Dep) to shoot

    tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

    tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

    c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl
    4)
    a) chimenea/cigarro to draw
    b) coche/motor to pull
    5)
    a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

    con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

    b) tirando gerundio (fam)

    ¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

    6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

    vamos, tira — get a move on

    tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

    7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

    es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

    3.
    tirarse v pron
    1)
    a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

    tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

    tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

    tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

    b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

    tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

    2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend
    3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

    tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

    4) (fam) ( expulsar)
    5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin
    * * *
    tirar(de)
    (v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

    Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

    Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.
    Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
    Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
    Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

    = dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

    Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

    Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.
    Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
    Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
    Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
    Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
    Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
    Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.
    Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.
    Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
    Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
    Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.
    Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.
    Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
    Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
    Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.
    Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.
    * cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.
    * de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.
    * de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.
    * introducir tirando = haul in.
    * ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.
    * sacar tirando = haul out.
    * seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.
    * servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.
    * tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.
    * tirando a bajo = shortish.
    * tirando a corto = shortish.
    * tirando a marrón = brownish.
    * tirando a morado = purplish.
    * tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.
    * tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.
    * tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.
    * tirar al suelo = upset.
    * tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.
    * tirar bombas = bomb.
    * tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.
    * tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.
    * tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.
    * tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.
    * tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.
    * tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.
    * tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.
    * tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.
    * tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.
    * tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.
    * tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.
    * tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.
    * tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.
    * tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.
    * tirar ligeramente de = tug on.
    * tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.
    * tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.
    * tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.
    * tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.
    * tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.
    * tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.
    * tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.
    * tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.
    * tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.
    * tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.
    * tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.
    * tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.
    * tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.
    * tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.
    * tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.
    * tirarse un farol = bullshit.
    * tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

    * * *
    tirar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw
    ¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?
    tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window
    tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air
    tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river
    no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground
    tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb
    le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him
    tírame las llaves throw me the keys
    me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me
    le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him
    le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her
    tírale un beso blow him a kiss
    2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away
    todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)
    estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out
    ¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!
    3 (desperdiciar) to waste
    ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!
    B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):
    no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place
    se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner
    C
    1 (hacer caer) to knock over
    ¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!
    tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow
    2 (derribar) to knock down
    el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over
    tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go
    van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down
    tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down
    D
    1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire
    le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him
    2 ‹foto› to take
    E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw
    tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center
    el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me
    no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me
    tiró la cadena he pulled the chain
    no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair
    te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears
    le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve
    G ( Impr) to print, run off
    H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw
    I ( Chi)
    1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for
    2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw
    ■ tirar
    vi
    A
    ¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!
    [ S ] tirar pull
    tirar DE algo to pull sth
    no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair
    dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses
    tirar de la cadena to pull the chain
    le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve
    le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear
    2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight
    me tira it's too tight on me
    B
    (atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico
    no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport
    la sangre tira blood is thicker than water
    C
    1
    (disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back
    ¡no tiren! don't shoot!
    le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart
    tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)
    tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill
    (para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)
    siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me
    2 ( Dep) to shoot
    tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
    tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most
    3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl
    D
    1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw
    2 «coche/motor» to pull
    E
    1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by
    con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month
    con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year
    ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by
    no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing
    F
    ( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us
    vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on
    si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in
    tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now
    hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it
    tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street
    en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street
    G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)
    (tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow
    no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color
    los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side
    el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic
    los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more
    es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height
    A
    1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself
    se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window
    tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water
    tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard
    tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
    intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving
    se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms
    2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over
    se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side
    3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down
    estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while
    tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave
    B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend
    nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house
    se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it
    se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone
    C ( vulg)
    (joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)
    D ( fam)
    (expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind
    tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)
    E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin
    el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk
    se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
    1


    tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

    ( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
    b) ( desechar) to throw out o away


    ◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

    2
    a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;


    b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

    3
    a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

    ‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
    ‹ flecha› to shoot
    b) ‹ foto› to take

    4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;

    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
    tirar de algo to pull sth;

    2


    b) (Dep) to shoot;

    tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

    ( en juegos de dados) to throw;
    ( en dardos) to throw;
    ( en bolos) to bowl
    3
    a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

    b) [coche/motor] to pull

    4
    ◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

    ¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
    5
    ◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

    ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
    tirarse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;


    tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

    ( en emergencia) to bale out;

    tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
    b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

    2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;

    3 (fam) ( expulsar):

    tirar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
    no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
    (enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
    2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
    tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
    3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
    (despilfarrar) to squander
    4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
    5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
    tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
    (demoler) to pull down
    6 (una bomba) to drop
    (un tiro, un cohete) to fire
    7 (una foto) to take
    8 Impr to print
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
    ¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
    2 (disparar) to shoot
    Dep to shoot
    (dados, dardos) to throw
    3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
    4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
    (parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
    5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
    6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
    ' tirar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aire
    - bala
    - borda
    - calle
    - casa
    - esconder
    - palanca
    - toalla
    - trapo
    - apedrear
    - arrojar
    - basura
    - blanco
    - botar
    - cadena
    - crimen
    - echar
    - jalar
    - pinta
    - zumbar
    English:
    aim at
    - archery
    - bung
    - cast
    - chain
    - chuck
    - chuck away
    - chuck out
    - clearout
    - dash
    - drag
    - draw
    - fling
    - flush
    - haul
    - heave
    - keep
    - knock off
    - knock over
    - lash out
    - pitch
    - pull
    - pull on
    - pull over
    - putt
    - run off
    - shoot
    - sling
    - sling out
    - splash out
    - sponge
    - strain
    - throw
    - throw aside
    - throw away
    - throw out
    - toss
    - toss away
    - towel
    - town
    - trash
    - tug
    - turf out
    - waste
    - yank
    - beat
    - blow
    - bring
    - disposable
    - ditch
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [lanzar] to throw;
    tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;
    tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
    [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
    tírame una manzana throw me an apple;
    le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;
    le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police
    2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
    [líquido] [derramar] to spill;
    no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;
    tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;
    me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit
    3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
    [muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
    tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;
    la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;
    esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down
    4. [desechar] to throw away o out;
    tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;
    tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;
    esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;
    eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money
    5. [arrastrar]
    un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart
    6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
    [bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
    tirar una foto to take a picture
    7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
    [dado] to throw
    8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
    [balón] to pass
    9. [imprimir] to print
    10. [trazar] [línea] to draw
    11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;
    me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography
    ♦ vi
    1. [disparar] to shoot;
    tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;
    tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;
    tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
    [con comentario] to go for the jugular
    2. [estirar, arrastrar]
    tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);
    el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;
    me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
    [en letrero] pull;
    me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;
    RP
    tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out
    3. [estar tirante] to be tight;
    la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back
    4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
    [con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
    tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal
    5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
    ¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
    Fam
    ¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;
    Fam
    tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;
    tira por esa calle go up o take that street
    6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;
    te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go
    7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;
    este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly
    8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;
    el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;
    el coche tira bien the car runs well
    9. [durar] to last;
    estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year
    10. Fam [atraer]
    la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;
    la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;
    tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;
    no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;
    no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;
    tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb
    11. Fam [apañárselas]
    aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;
    ir tirando to get by;
    voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse
    12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
    tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;
    tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;
    este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;
    el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;
    es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;
    es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;
    es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;
    tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman
    13. Fam [hacer uso]
    tirar de algo to use sth;
    cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;
    hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings
    14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over
    2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam
    3 TIP print
    4 fam
    en examen fail
    5 foto take
    6 tiro fire
    II v/i
    1 de coche pull;
    tirar de algo pull sth
    2 ( disparar) shoot
    :
    tirar a puerta shoot at goal;
    tirar fuera shoot wide
    4 ( atraer) pull, attract;
    no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on
    5
    :
    tirar a tend toward;
    tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies
    6 ( girar)
    :
    tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right
    7
    :
    ir tirando fam get by, manage
    * * *
    tirar vt
    1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss
    2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste
    3) derribar: to knock down
    4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch
    5) : to take (a photo)
    6) : to print, to run off
    tirar vi
    1) : to pull, to draw
    2) : to shoot
    3) : to attract
    4) : to get by, to manage
    va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing
    5)
    tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather
    tira a picante: it's a bit spicy
    * * *
    tirar vb
    1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]
    2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]
    3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down
    4. (malgastar) to waste
    5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull
    6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]
    7. (atraer, gustar) to like

    Spanish-English dictionary > tirar

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