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blood was pouring from the wound

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1 chorrear

v.

1 to drip (gotear) (gota a gota).

estar chorreando to be soaking o wringing wet (estar empapado)

Esta vieja cafetera chorrea demasiado This old coffeepot drips too much.

María chorreó la leche Mary poured the milk.

2 to spurt or gush (out).

3 to steal, to rob. (River Plate)

4 to besprinkle, to bedabble, to stain.

Ricardo chorreó su camisa preferida Richard besprinkled his favorite shirt.

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chorrear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caer a chorro) to spout, gush, spurt

2 (gotear) to drip

■ le chorrea el pelo her hair is dripping wet

3 familiar (ir sin interrupción) to flow

■ los escándalos chorrean scandals are pouring out one after the other

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to drip

■ la herida chorreaba sangre blood was pouring from the wound

■ la brocha chorrea pintura the brush is dripping with paint

2 familiar (abroncar) to tick off, give a dressing-down to

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar chorreando familiar to be dripping wet, be soaking 2 (de sudor) to pour with sweat, be dripping with sweat

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verb

1) to drip

2) pour

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1. VI

1) (=salir a chorros) to gush (out), spout

la sangre le chorreaba por la frente — blood was gushing (out) o spouting from his forehead

estar chorreando de sudor — to be dripping with sweat

2) (=gotear) to drip

la ropa chorrea todavía — the clothes are still dripping water o wringing wet

3) [dinero] to trickle in, come in in dribs and drabs

chorrean todavía las solicitudes — applications are still trickling in o coming in in dribs and drabs

2. VT

1) (Mil) * (=regañar) to tick off *, dress down *

2) (=verter) to pour

3) Cono Sur (=robar) to pinch *

4) And (=mojar) to soak

3.

See:

chorrearse

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1.
verbo intransitivo to drip

las sábanas todavía están chorreando — the sheets are still dripping wet

llegó chorreando de sudor — she arrived dripping with sweat

la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz — blood was pouring from his nose
2.
chorrear vt

1) (AmL fam) ( manchar)

el mantel está todo chorreado de café — the tablecloth is covered in coffee stains

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
3.
chorrearse v pron

1) (refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse)

cuidado con chorrearte — mind you don't get it all over yourself

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)

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= trickle, drip.

Ex. Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.

Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to drip

las sábanas todavía están chorreando — the sheets are still dripping wet

llegó chorreando de sudor — she arrived dripping with sweat

la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz — blood was pouring from his nose
2.
chorrear vt

1) (AmL fam) ( manchar)

el mantel está todo chorreado de café — the tablecloth is covered in coffee stains

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
3.
chorrearse v pron

1) (refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse)

cuidado con chorrearte — mind you don't get it all over yourself

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)

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= trickle, drip.

Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.

Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

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chorrear [A1 ]

vi

to drip

ten cuidado, que esa tetera chorrea be careful, that teapot drips

las sábanas todavía están chorreando the sheets are still dripping wet

tengo el pelo chorreando my hair is soaking wet

llegó chorreando de sudor she arrived dripping with sweat

la sangre le chorreaba por la nariz blood was pouring from his nose

■ chorrear

vt

A

1

(gotear): las sábanas chorrean agua the sheets are dripping wet

esta pluma está chorreando tinta this pen's leaking

chorreaba sudor he was dripping with sweat

2

( AmL fam) (manchar): el mantel está todo chorreado de café the tablecloth is covered in coffee stains

tienes el abrigo chorreado de pintura you've got paint all over your coat

B (Col, RPl arg) (robar) to filch ( colloq), to swipe ( colloq)

■ chorrearse

v pron

A ( refl)

(CS, Per fam) (mancharse): cuidado con chorrearte mind you don't spill o get it all over yourself

B (Col, RPl arg) (robar) to swipe ( colloq), to filch ( colloq)

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chorrear ( conjugate chorrear) verbo intransitivo
to drip;
◊ estaba chorreando ( muy mojado) it was dripping wet;

chorreando de sudor dripping with sweat;
la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz blood was pouring from his nose
verbo transitivo
1 (AmL fam) ( manchar):
◊ chorreado de café covered in coffee stains

2 (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
chorrearse verbo pronominal ( refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse):
◊ cuidado con chorrearte mind you don't get it all over yourself

chorrear
I verbo intransitivo
1 to drip, trickle
familiar estoy chorreando de sudor, I'm pouring with sweat
2 fam (estar empapado) to be soaked: traigo los zapatos chorreando, my shoes are dripping wet
II verbo transitivo to flow out: el jamón chorreaba grasa, the ham was oozing with grease

' chorrear' also found in these entries:
English:
spurt
- drip

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chorrear

♦ vi

1. [gotear] [gota a gota] to drip;
[en un hilo] to trickle;
estar chorreando [estar empapado] to be soaking o wringing wet;

esa cafetera chorrea that coffee pot leaks;

el helado le chorreaba por la cara he had ice cream running down his face

2. [brotar] to spurt o gush (out)

3. RP Fam [robar] to pinch, Br to nick;

chorrear algo a alguien to pinch o Br nick sth off sb

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: prenda] to drip;
[sujeto: persona] to drip with;
ese tubo chorrea aceite that pipe drips oil;

acabó la carrera chorreando sudor he was dripping with sweat when he finished the race

2. CSur [derramar] to spill

♦ See also the pronominal verb chorrearse

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chorrear

v/i

1 gush out, stream out

2 ( gotear) drip

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chorrear vi

1) : to drip

2) : to pour out, to gush out

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chorrear vb

1. to pour

la herida chorreaba sangre blood was pouring from the wound

2. to be dripping

estás chorreando you're dripping wet

estoy chorreando de sudor I'm dripping with sweat

Spanish-English dictionary > chorrear
2 pour

po:
verb

1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) verter, derramar; chorrear; manar, salir

2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) llover a cántaros

pour vb

1. verter / echar

he poured some milk into the jug echó leche en la jarra

2. servir

he poured me a glass of wine me sirvió una copa de vino

3. llover a cántaros

it's pouring está lloviendo a cántaros

pour

tr[pɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb

1 (liquid) verter, echar; (substance) echar; (money) invertir; (drink) servir

■ she poured the orange juice into a jug vertió el zumo de naranja en una jarra

■ pour the rest of the milk away tira la leche que queda

■ I've poured you a cup of tea te he servido una taza de té

■ he poured himself a drink se sirvió una copa

intransitive verb

1 (blood) manar, salir; (water, sweat) chorrear

■ the sweat was pouring off him chorreaba de sudor

2 figurative use moverse en tropel

■ people poured out of the station la gente salía en tropel de la estación

■ offers are pouring in las ofertas llegan a raudales

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to pour (down/with rain) llover a cántaros

■ it's pouring está lloviendo a cántaros

to pour one's heart out to somebody desahogarse con alguien

to pour scorn on something despreciar algo, burlarse de algo

pour ['por] vt

1) : echar, verter, servir (bebidas)

pour it into a pot: viértalo en una olla

2) : proveer con abundancia

they poured money into it: le invirtieron mucho dinero

3)

to pour out : dar salida a

he poured out his feelings to her: se desahogó con ella

pour vi

1) flow: manar, fluir, salir

blood was pouring from the wound: la sangre le salía de la herida

2)

it's pouring (outside) : está lloviendo a cántaros

pour

v.

• derramar v.

• diluviar v.

• echar v.

• escanciar v.

• fluir rápidamente v.

• llover a torrentes v.

• verter v.

pɔːr, pɔː(r)
1.

transitive verb

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<liquid\>\> verter*, echar; \<\<powder\>\> echar

he poured the tea down the sink — tiró el té por el fregadero

money has been poured into the project — han invertido una gran cantidad de dinero en el proyecto

she poured all her energy into her work — se volcó totalmente en su trabajo

she poured scorn on his efforts — se burló de sus esfuerzos

b) pour (out) \<\<drink\>\> servir*

2.

vi

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<blood\>\> manar, salir*

people poured out of the stadium — grandes cantidades de personas salían del estadio

letters came pouring in — llegó una avalancha de cartas

money poured into the country — afluyó mucho dinero al país

b) (serve tea, coffee) servir*

3.

v impers diluviar, llover* torrencialmente or a cántaros

it's pouring (down/with rain) — está diluviando

Phrasal Verbs:

- pour out

[pɔː(r)]
1. VT

1) (=serve) servir

shall I pour the tea? — ¿sirvo el té?

to pour sb a drink, pour a drink for sb — servir una copa a algn

he poured himself some coffee — se sirvió café

2) (=tip) [+ liquid] verter, echar; [+ salt, powder] echar

• I poured the milk down the sink — vertí or eché la leche por el fregadero

• he poured some wine into a glass — vertió or echó un poco de vino en un vaso

• pour the sauce over the meat — vierta or eche la salsa sobre la carne
cold 1., 1), oil 1., 1), scorn 1.
3) (=invest)

• they are pouring millions into the Olympics — están invirtiendo millones en las Olimpiadas

to pour money into a project — invertir grandes cantidades de dinero en un proyecto

we can't go on pouring money into this project — no podemos seguir invirtiendo ese caudal en este proyecto

2. VI

1) (=serve) servir

shall I pour? — ¿sirvo?

2) (=tip)

this teapot doesn't pour very well — es difícil servir con esta tetera

3) (=flow)

• water was pouring down the walls — el agua caía a raudales por las paredes

tears poured down his face — las lágrimas le resbalaban por la cara

• water poured from the broken pipe — el agua salía a raudales de la tubería rota

blood poured from the wound — la sangre salía a borbotones de la herida

• water came pouring into the room — el agua entraba a raudales en el cuarto

• the sweat was pouring off him — sudaba a chorros

4) (Met)

it's pouring (with rain) — está lloviendo a cántaros, está diluviando
pour down, rain 2., 1)
5) (fig)

• smoke was pouring from the window — grandes bocanadas de humo salían de la ventana

passionate German prose poured from her lips — apasionadas palabras de prosa alemana le brotaban de los labios

• refugees poured into the country — entraban grandes cantidades de refugiados en el país

sunshine poured into the room — el sol entraba a raudales en la habitación

• cars poured off the ferry — muchísimos coches salían del transbordador

cars are pouring off the assembly lines — grandes cantidades de coches están saliendo de las cadenas de montaje
pour out
- pour away

- pour down

- pour forth

- pour in

- pour off

- pour out

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[pɔːr, pɔː(r)]
1.

transitive verb

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<liquid\>\> verter*, echar; \<\<powder\>\> echar

he poured the tea down the sink — tiró el té por el fregadero

money has been poured into the project — han invertido una gran cantidad de dinero en el proyecto

she poured all her energy into her work — se volcó totalmente en su trabajo

she poured scorn on his efforts — se burló de sus esfuerzos

b) pour (out) \<\<drink\>\> servir*

2.

vi

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<blood\>\> manar, salir*

people poured out of the stadium — grandes cantidades de personas salían del estadio

letters came pouring in — llegó una avalancha de cartas

money poured into the country — afluyó mucho dinero al país

b) (serve tea, coffee) servir*

3.

v impers diluviar, llover* torrencialmente or a cántaros

it's pouring (down/with rain) — está diluviando

Phrasal Verbs:

- pour out

English-spanish dictionary > pour
3 pour

v. 1. урсах, гоожих, асгарах. Blood was \pouring from the wound. Шархнаас цус гоожиж байв. 2. (ус, сүү, г. м) юүлэх, саванд уудлах, сав дүүргэх, аягалах. 3. (бороо) асгарах, цутгах. 4. үй олноор ирэх, цуврах, хөл тасрахгүй байх. pour sth out сэтгэлээ уудлах.

English-Mongolian dictionary > pour
4 stream

stri:m
1. noun
1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) riachuelo, arroyo

2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) corriente, flujo, chorro

3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) corriente

4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) clase, grupo, nivel

2. verb
1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) manar, correr, chorrear

2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) separar por niveles

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- streamer
- streamlined

stream n arroyo / riachuelo

a mountain stream un arroyo de montaña

stream

tr[striːm]

noun

1 (brook) arroyo, riachuelo

2 (current) corriente nombre femenino

3 (flow of liquid) flujo, chorro, río; (of blood, air) chorro; (of lava, tears) torrente nombre masculino; (of light) raudal nombre masculino

4 figurative use (of people) oleada, torrente nombre masculino; (of vehicles, traffic) desfile nombre masculino continuo, caravana; (of abuse, excuses, insults) torrente nombre masculino, sarta

5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (class, pupils) clase nombre femenino, grupo, nivel nombre masculino (de alumnos seleccionados según su nivel académico)

intransitive verb

1 (flow, pour out) manar, correr, chorrear; (gush) salir a chorros

■ tears streamed down her face las lágrimas le corrían por la cara

■ blood was streaming from the wound salía mucha sangre de la herida

■ the sun streamed through the window el sol entraba a raudales por la ventana

■ a streaming cold un catarro muy fuerte

2 figurative use (people, vehicles, etc) desfilar

■ people streamed out of the station la gente salía a raudales de la estación

3 (hair, banner, scarf) ondear

transitive verb

1 (liquid) derramar

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL poner en grupos según su nivel académico

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

stream of consciousness monólogo interior

stream ['stri:m] vi

: correr, salir a chorros

tears streamed from his eyes: las lágrimas brotaban de sus ojos

stream vt

: derramar, dejar correr

to stream blood: derramar sangre

stream n

1) brook: arroyo m, riachuelo m

2) river: río m

3) flow: corriente f, chorro m

stream

n.

• arroyo s.m.

• chorro s.m.

• corriente s.m.

• flujo s.m.

• raudal s.m.

• río s.m.

v.

• arrojar v.

• chorrear v.

• correr v.

• flotar v.

• fluir v.

• manar v.

• ondear v.

striːm
I

noun

1)

a) ( small river) arroyo m, riachuelo m

b) ( current) corriente f

2) ( flow)

a thin stream of water — un chorrito de agua

a stream of lava — un río de lava

a stream of abuse — una sarta de insultos

there is a continuous stream of traffic — pasan vehículos continuamente, el tráfico es ininterrumpido

streams of people — un torrente de personas

3) (BrE Educ) conjunto de alumnos agrupados según su nivel de aptitud para una asignatura

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( flow) (+ adv compl)

blood streamed from the wound — salía or manaba mucha sangre de la herida

water streamed from the burst pipe — el agua salía a chorros or a torrentes de la tubería rota

tears were streaming down her cheeks — lloraba a lágrima viva

the sunlight was streaming in through the window — el sol entraba a raudales por la ventana

the children streamed in from the yard — los niños entraron en tropel del patio

b) ( run with liquid)

the walls streamed with water — corría agua por las paredes

I've got a streaming cold — tengo un resfriado muy fuerte, me gotea constantemente la nariz

2) ( wave) \<\<flag/hair\>\> ondear

2.

vt

1) ( emit)

my nose streamed blood — me salía mucha sangre de la nariz

his eyes streamed tears — se le saltaban las lágrimas

2) (BrE Educ) dividir (a los alumnos) en grupos según su aptitud para una asignatura

[striːm]
1. N

1) (=brook) arroyo m, riachuelo m

2) (=current) corriente f

to go with/against the stream — (lit, fig) ir con/contra la corriente

3) (=jet, gush) [of liquid] chorro m ; [of light] raudal m ; [of air] chorro m, corriente f ; [of lava] río m ; [of insults, abuse] sarta f ; [of letters, questions, complaints] lluvia f

a thin stream of water — un chorrito de agua

she exhaled a thin stream of smoke — lanzó or exhaló un chorrillo de humo

a steady stream of cars — un flujo constante or ininterrumpido de coches

people were coming out of the cinema in a steady stream — había una continua hilera de gente que iba saliendo del cine

we had a constant stream of visitors — recibíamos visitas continuamente or sin parar

he let out a stream of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

stream of consciousness — monólogo m interior

4) (Brit) (Scol) grupo de alumnos de la misma edad y aptitud académica

the top/middle/bottom stream — la clase de nivel superior/medio/inferior

5) (Ind)

to be on/off stream — [machinery, production line] estar/no estar en funcionamiento; [oil well] estar/no estar en producción

to come on stream — [machinery, production line] entrar en funcionamiento; [oil well] entrar en producción

2. VI

1) (=pour)

a) (lit)

tears were streaming down her face — le corrían las lágrimas por la cara

rain streamed down the windows — la lluvia chorreaba por las ventanas

blood streamed from a cut on his knee — le chorreaba sangre de un corte en la rodilla

water streamed from a cracked pipe — salía agua a chorros de una cañería rota

his head was streaming with blood — la cabeza le chorreaba sangre

b) (fig)

people streamed into the hall — la gente entró en tropel a la sala

bright sunlight streamed in through the window/into the room — la fuerte luz del sol entraba a raudales por la ventana/en la habitación

people came streaming out — la gente salía en tropel

as holiday traffic streams out of the cities... — a medida que las caravanas de las vacaciones van saliendo de las ciudades...

the cars kept streaming past — los coches pasaban ininterrumpidamente or sin parar

2) (=water, run)

her eyes were streaming — le lloraban los ojos

my nose was streaming — me moqueaba la nariz

3) (=flutter) [flag, hair, scarf] ondear

flags streamed in the wind — las banderas ondeaban al viento

3. VT

1)

his face streamed blood — la sangre le corría or chorreaba por la cara

2) (Brit) (Scol) [+ pupils] agrupar, clasificar (según su aptitud académica)

4.

CPD

stream feed N — (on photocopier, printer) alimentación f continua

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[striːm]
I

noun

1)

a) ( small river) arroyo m, riachuelo m

b) ( current) corriente f

2) ( flow)

a thin stream of water — un chorrito de agua

a stream of lava — un río de lava

a stream of abuse — una sarta de insultos

there is a continuous stream of traffic — pasan vehículos continuamente, el tráfico es ininterrumpido

streams of people — un torrente de personas

3) (BrE Educ) conjunto de alumnos agrupados según su nivel de aptitud para una asignatura

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( flow) (+ adv compl)

blood streamed from the wound — salía or manaba mucha sangre de la herida

water streamed from the burst pipe — el agua salía a chorros or a torrentes de la tubería rota

tears were streaming down her cheeks — lloraba a lágrima viva

the sunlight was streaming in through the window — el sol entraba a raudales por la ventana

the children streamed in from the yard — los niños entraron en tropel del patio

b) ( run with liquid)

the walls streamed with water — corría agua por las paredes

I've got a streaming cold — tengo un resfriado muy fuerte, me gotea constantemente la nariz

2) ( wave) \<\<flag/hair\>\> ondear

2.

vt

1) ( emit)

my nose streamed blood — me salía mucha sangre de la nariz

his eyes streamed tears — se le saltaban las lágrimas

2) (BrE Educ) dividir (a los alumnos) en grupos según su aptitud para una asignatura

English-spanish dictionary > stream
5 manar

v.

1 to flow (also figurative).

2 to gush, to issue, to emit, to discharge.

3 to flow out, to flow, to spring, to issue.

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manar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (salir) to flow (de, from), pour (de, from), well (de, from)

■ el agua manaba de la roca water welled from the rock

2 figurado (abundar) to abound in, be rich in

► verbo transitivo

1 to drip with

■ la herida mana sangre blood is flowing from the wound, the wound is bleeding

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verb

to flow, stream

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1.

VT to run with, flow with

la herida manaba sangre — blood gushed from the wound

2. VI

1) [líquido] [gen] to run, flow; [a chorros] to pour out, stream; (=surgir) to well up

2) (=abundar) to abound, be plentiful

manar en algo — to abound in sth

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) sangre/sudor to pour

b) (liter) ( abundar)

manar en algo — to be rich in something
2.
manar vt sudor/sangre to drip with

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= well up, pour out, gush out, well.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. For example, after a fire hydrant has been observed and described, children are addressed as follows: 'What would it feel like to be a fire hydrant? Try it and show how the water gushes out'.

Ex. Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) sangre/sudor to pour

b) (liter) ( abundar)

manar en algo — to be rich in something
2.
manar vt sudor/sangre to drip with

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= well up, pour out, gush out, well.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: For example, after a fire hydrant has been observed and described, children are addressed as follows: 'What would it feel like to be a fire hydrant? Try it and show how the water gushes out'.

Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

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manar [A1 ]

vi

1 «sangre/sudor» to pour

las palabras manaban de su boca the words flowed from his mouth

2 ( liter) (abundar) to be rich

esta tierra mana en vegetación the land is very rich in vegetation

■ manar

vt

to drip with

su frente manaba sudor his brow was dripping with sweat

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manar ( conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
' manar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borbotón
- brotar
- surgir
English:
gush
- pour
- run
- stream
- well
- well up
- flow

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manar

♦ vi

1. [líquido] to flow (de from)

2. [abundar]
su mente manaba en ideas his mind teemed with ideas

♦ vt
[agua]
la fuente manaba agua water was flowing from the fountain;

la herida manaba sangre blood was flowing from the wound

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manar

v/i de líquidos, ideas flow

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manar vi

1) : to flow

2) : to abound

Spanish-English dictionary > manar
6 chorro

m.

1 jet, spurt (de líquido) (borbotón).

salir a chorros to spurt o gush out

como los chorros del oro (informal figurative) as clean as a new pin

2 stream.

3 the runs, diarrhea.

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chorro

► nombre masculino

1 (de líquido) jet, spout, spurt, gush

2 (de gas) jet, blast

3 (de poca cantidad) trickle

4 (de luz) flood

5 figurado (de cosas) stream, flood, torrent

■ un chorro de insultos a torrent of abuse

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a chorros in abundance

■ tiene dinero a chorros he's got plenty of money, he's loaded (with money)

beber a chorro to drink by directing a stream of liquid into the mouth

estar como los chorros del oro familiar to be as clean as a whistle

de propulsión a chorro jet-propelled

hablar a chorros to gabble, jabber

llover a chorros to pour down

salir a chorros to gush forth, gush out

avión a chorro jet plane

chorro de vapor steam jet

chorro de voz loud voice

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noun m.

jet, stream

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SM

1) [de líquido] jet, stream

salía un buen chorro de agua del grifo — there was a strong flow of water from the tap

se añade un chorrito de leche — add a drop of milk

beber a chorro — to drink without touching the bottle

2) (Téc) jet, blast

un avión con propulsión a chorro — jet-propelled plane

motor a chorro — jet engine

chorro de arena — sandblast

chorro de vapor — steam jet

3) (=montón) stream, string

un chorro de insultos — a stream o string of insults

un chorro de palabras — a torrent of words

un chorro de voz — a verbal blast, a really loud voice

- a chorros

llover a chorros — to pour (down)

salir a chorros — to gush forth, come spurting out

hablar a chorros — to talk nineteen to the dozen

4) ** (=suerte) jam **, luck

¡qué chorro tiene! — he's so jammy! **

5) Cono Sur * (=ladrón) thief, pickpocket

6) And [de látigo] lash

7) CAm (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU)

8) Caribe * (=reprimenda) ticking-off *, dressing-down *

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I
masculino

1) ( de agua) stream, jet; (de vapor, gas) jet

un chorrito de agua — a trickle of water

agregar un chorrito de vino — add a splash of wine

cayó un chorro de monedas — coins poured out

a chorro — <motor/avión> jet (before n)

con propulsión a chorro — jet-propelled

a chorros: la sangre salía a chorros blood poured o gushed out; sudaba a chorros he was sweating buckets (colloq); como los chorros del oro — (Esp fam) as clean o bright as a new pin

2) (AmC, Ven) ( del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)

3) (Méx fam) ( cantidad)

qué chorro de gente! — what a lot of people!

tiene chorros de dinero — he's got loads of money (colloq)

me gusta un chorro salir — I really love going out
II
- rra masculino, femenino (CS arg) thief

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= jet, gush.

Ex. This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.

Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

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* a chorros = profusely.

* avión a chorro = jet.

* avión de propulsión a chorro = prop jet.

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing.

* impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer.

* motor a chorro = jet engine.

* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.

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I
masculino

1) ( de agua) stream, jet; (de vapor, gas) jet

un chorrito de agua — a trickle of water

agregar un chorrito de vino — add a splash of wine

cayó un chorro de monedas — coins poured out

a chorro — <motor/avión> jet (before n)

con propulsión a chorro — jet-propelled

a chorros: la sangre salía a chorros blood poured o gushed out; sudaba a chorros he was sweating buckets (colloq); como los chorros del oro — (Esp fam) as clean o bright as a new pin

2) (AmC, Ven) ( del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)

3) (Méx fam) ( cantidad)

qué chorro de gente! — what a lot of people!

tiene chorros de dinero — he's got loads of money (colloq)

me gusta un chorro salir — I really love going out
II
- rra masculino, femenino (CS arg) thief

* * *

= jet, gush.

Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.

Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

* a chorros = profusely.

* avión a chorro = jet.

* avión de propulsión a chorro = prop jet.

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing.

* impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer.

* motor a chorro = jet engine.

* motor de propulsión a chorro = jet engine.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.

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chorro¹

masculine

A (de agua) stream, jet; (de vapor, gas) jet

sólo sale un chorrito de agua del grifo there's only a trickle of water coming from the faucet

agregar un chorrito de vino add a splash of wine

una ducha con un chorro muy potente a shower with a very strong spray, a high-pressure shower

un chorro de luz entraba por la ventana a shaft of light came in through the window

se abrió y cayó un chorro de monedas it came open and coins poured out

a chorro ‹motor/avión› jet ( before n)

con propulsión a chorro jet-propelled

a chorros: la sangre salía a chorros blood poured o gushed out

sudaba a chorros he was sweating buckets ( colloq)

a todo chorro ( Ven fam): pasó a todo chorro he went rushing past, he shot past at top speed

como los chorros del oro ( Esp fam); as clean o bright as a new pin

Compuestos:

● chorro de arena

sandblasting

● chorro de voz

strength of voice

B (AmC, Ven) (del agua) faucet ( AmE), tap ( BrE)

C ( Méx fam) (diarrea) chorrillo

D

( Méx fam) (cantidad): ¡qué chorro de gente! what a lot of people!

tiene chorros de dinero he's got loads o stacks o pots of money ( colloq)

me gusta un chorro salir I really love going out

te extraño un chorro I miss you like crazy ( AmE) o ( BrE) like mad ( colloq)

chorro² - rra

masculine, feminine

(CS arg) thief

cuidado, que aquí abundan los chorros watch it, there are lots of thieves o pickpockets around here ( colloq)

la echaron por chorra she was fired for stealing

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chorro sustantivo masculino
1 ( de agua) stream, jet;
(de vapor, gas) jet;
◊ un chorrito de agua a trickle of water;

a chorro ‹motor/avión› jet ( before n);
el agua salía a chorros water gushed out
2 (AmC, Ven) ( llave) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
3 (Méx fam) ( cantidad):
◊ ¡qué chorro de gente! what a lot of people!;

chorros de dinero loads of money (colloq);
me gusta un chorro salir I really love going out
chorro sustantivo masculino
1 (de líquido abundante) spurt
(pequeño) trickle: el agua salía a chorros por la grieta, water was pouring out of the crack
2 (de gas, de vapor) jet
propulsión a chorro, jet propulsion
3 figurado stream, flood
' chorro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cohete
- enchufar
- proyectar
- surtidor
- avión
- propulsión
English:
gush
- jet
- jet-stream
- printer
- sandblast
- spirt
- spout
- spurt
- squirt
- stream
- blast
- faucet
- lace
- tap

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chorro¹

♦ nm

1. [de líquido] [borbotón] jet, spurt;
[hilo] trickle;
sale un chorro muy fino de agua a thin trickle of water is coming out;

añade un chorro de aceite a la ensalada drizzle some oil over the salad;

salir a chorros to spurt o gush out;

está sangrando a chorros he's bleeding heavily;

la sangre se escapaba a chorros de la herida blood was gushing from the wound;

Comp
Fam
como los chorros del oro as clean as a new pin

2. [de luz, gente, preguntas] stream;

cayó un chorro de monedas de la máquina tragaperras coins poured out of the slot machine

Comp
chorro de voz:
tener un chorro de voz to have a powerful voice

3. Méx Fam
un chorro [mucho] a load, loads;

nos queda un chorro de tiempo we've got loads of time;

me provoca un chorro ir al concierto I really want to go to the concert

4. Méx Fam [diarrea] the runs

♦ adv
Méx Fam loads;
me gusta chorro I love it;

me duele chorro it hurts like hell

chorro², -a nm,f
RP Fam [ladrón] thief
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chorro

m

1 líquido jet, stream; fig

stream;

sangraba/sudaba a chorros he was bleeding/sweating heavily;

como los chorros del oro fam clean as a new pin;

un chorro de Méx fam loads of fam

2 C.Am.

faucet, Br

tap

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chorro nm

1) : flow, stream, jet

2) Mex fam : heap, ton

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chorro n

1. (de líquido) stream

2. (de vapor, gas) jet

a chorros loads

tiene dinero a chorros he's got loads of money

Spanish-English dictionary > chorro
7 pour

§ სხმა, ღვრა, დასხმა

§

1 სხმა (ასხამს), დასხმა

shall I pour you some tea? ჩაი დაგისხა?

pour yourself some milk რძე დაისხი

●●it is pouring კოკისპირულად წვიმს

2 დენა (სდის)

blood was pouring from his wound ჭრილობიდან სისხლი სდიოდა

●●sweet was pouring off him ოფლში იწურებოდა

people poured in to his concert ხალხი მიაწყდა მის კონცერტს

3 დაბნევა (დაიბნევა), ცვენა

grain was pouring out of the bag ტომრიდან ხორბალი ცვიოდა

4 გადაღვრა (გადაღვრის, გადაიღვრება)

she poured out old soup ძველი წვნიანი გადაღვარა

water is pouring out of the tap ონკანიდან წყალი იღვრება

●●she poured it all out to me ყველაფერი მიამბო // გული გადამიშალა

sunlight poured into the room მზემ ოთახს ნათელი მოჰფინა

a pouring rain თავსხმა

I poured out my heart to her გულისნადები გავუმხილე

English-Georgian dictionary > pour
8 pour

pour

A vtr

1 verser [liquid] ; couler [cement, metal, wax] ; to pour sth into/over verser qch dans/sur ; she poured the milk down the sink elle a versé le lait dans l'évier ; she looks as if she's been poured into that dress ○ ! elle a l'air moulée dans cette robe ;

2 ( also pour out) ( serve) servir [drink] ; I poured him a cup of coffee je lui ai versé or servi un café ; he poured her a drink, he poured a drink for her il lui a servi un verre ; pour me a drink please sers-moi un verre, s'il te plaît ; can I pour you some more coffee? puis-je vous resservir du café? ; to pour oneself a drink se servir un verre ; she poured herself another whisky elle s'est resservi un whisky ;

3 ( supply freely) to pour money into industry/education investir des sommes énormes dans l'industrie/l'éducation ; to pour one's energies into one's work mettre toute son énergie dans son travail ; they're still pouring troops into the region ils envoient encore beaucoup de troupes dans la région.

B vi

1 ( flow) [liquid] couler (à flots) ; to pour into [water, liquid] couler dans ; [smoke, fumes] se répandre dans ; [light] inonder ; to pour out of ou from [smoke, fumes] s'échapper de ; [water] ruisseler de ; there was blood pouring from the wound le sang coulait à flots de la blessure ; perspiration/tears poured down her face la transpiration ruisselait/les larmes ruisselaient sur son visage ; water poured down the walls l'eau coulait le long des murs ; light poured through the window la lumière entrait à flots par la fenêtre ; relief poured over me j'ai été envahi par une sensation de soulagement ;

2 fig to pour into [people] affluer dans ; to pour from ou out of [people, cars] sortir en grand nombre de ; [supplies, money] sortir en masse de ; to pour across ou over [people] traverser [qch] en grand nombre [border, bridge] ; workers came pouring through the factory gates les ouvriers sortaient en masse de l'usine ;

3 (serve tea, coffee) shall I pour? je sers?, je fais le service? ;

4 [jug, teapot] verser ; to pour well/badly verser bien/mal.

C pouring pres p adj

1 in the pouring rain sous la pluie battante ;

2 to be of pouring consistency Culin être liquide.

D v impers it's pouring (with rain) il pleut à verse ; it's pouring buckets ○ il pleut à seaux.

Idioms

to pour cold water on sth se montrer peu enthousiaste pour qch ; to pour it on ○ péj en rajouter ○ ; ⇒ oil.

Phrasal verbs

■ pour away:

▶ pour away [sth], pour [sth] away vider [surplus, dregs].

■ pour down pleuvoir à verse ; the rain was pouring down la pluie tombait à verse.

■ pour forth littér = pour out.

■ pour in:

▶ pour in [people] affluer ; [letters, requests] pleuvoir ; [money, job offers] arriver en masse ; [water] entrer à flots ; invitations came pouring in il y a eu une avalanche d'invitations ;

▶ pour in [sth], pour [sth] in verser [water, cream].

■ pour off:

▶ pour off [sth], pour [sth] off vider [excess, fat, cream].

■ pour out:

▶ pour out [liquid, smoke] se déverser ; [people] sortir en grand nombre ; all her troubles came pouring out elle a vidé son cœur ;

▶ pour out [sth], pour [sth] out

1 verser, servir [coffee, wine etc] ;

2 fig donner libre cours à [ideas, feelings, anger, troubles] (to sb devant qn) ; rejeter [fumes, sewage] ; déverser [music] ; engloutir [money, funding] (on dans) ; déverser [goods, exports] ; to pour out one's troubles ou heart to sb s'épancher auprès de qn ; he ended up pouring out all he knew about… il a fini par livrer tout ce qu'il savait sur…

Big English-French dictionary > pour
9 течь

гл.

1. to flow; 2. to pour; 3. to drip; 4. to ooze; 5. to leak; 6. to run

Русский глагол течь предполагает движение воды в большом количестве; независимо от причины, способа, места и интенсивности потока и может употребляться переносно (толпы текли, время течет). Английские соответствия различают аспекты этого движения и предполагают разные ситуации.

1. to flow — течь, протекать (непрерывным, размеренным потоком): The river flows through the middle of the town. — Река протекает через центр города. Blood was flowing down his face. — Кровь текла по его лицу. A narrow stream flowed down the mountain, twisting and turning on its way. — Узкий поток, извиваясь, стремительно несся с горы. Time flows slowly when one is idle. — Время медленно течет, когда делить нечего. Much water flowed under the bridges. — Прошло много времени./Много воды утекло.

2. to pour — вытекать, выливаться, высыпаться ( в большом количестве): Water was pouring out of the hole. — Вода вытекала из отверстия. Blood poured from the wound. — Кровь хлынула из раны. White hot lava from the volcano is pouring down the mountain towards the town. — Раскаленная белая лава из вулкана стекала по горе к городу.

3. to drip — капать, стекать каплями: Water dripped off the ceiling onto the floor. — Вода текла с потолка на пол./Вода капала с потолка на пол. In the intense heat, sweat was dripping into his eyes, making it hard to see. — В этой нестерпимой жаре пот стекал каплями в глаза и мешал зрению. The laundry was left on the rope to drip. — Белье оставили на веревке, чтобы вода стекла. Don't wring out this silk blouse, let it drip on the line. — He выжимайте эту шелковую кофточку, дайте воде стечь.

4. to ooze — течь, сочиться, просачиваться (о густой, неприятной жидкости, медленном, но постоянном вытекании): I stood and watched as thick sticky syrup oozed out of the tree trunk. — Я стоял и смотрел, как густой липкий сок сочился из ствола дерева. Blood was oozing from under the bandage. — Из-под повязки сочилась кровь. A mixture of rainwater and mud oozed from the bottom of the bucket. — Из ведра вытекала мутная жижа.

5. to leak — течь, вытекать, утекать, протекать, давать течь, пропускать жидкость ( в результате неисправности): the pail leaks — ведро течет; the pipe leaks — в трубе течь; gas leaks at the tap — утечка газа в области крана The roof leaks and lets the rain in. — Крыша течет, и дождь попадает в дом. After a few hours of driving we realized that the car's tank was leaking. — Проехав несколько километров, мы поняли, что в баке машины была течь./Проехав несколько километров, мы осознали, что бак протекал.

6. to run — течь, катиться, лить, наливать, наливаться ( быстро): Tears were running down her cheeks. — По ее щекам текли слезы./По ее щекам катились слезы. The Rhine runs into the North Sea. — Рейн течет в Северное море./ Рейн впадает в Северное море. The tap runs. — Кран течет. Don't run the tap too long. — He держите кран открытым слишком долго. His back was running with sweat. — По его спине катился пот. Dad offered to run me a bath. — Отец предложил мне налить ванну/ Отец предложил мне наполнить ванну./Отец предложил набрать ванну для меня.

Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > течь
10 pour

pour [pɔ:(r)]

1 transitive verb

(a) (liquid) verser; (serve) servir, verser; Metallurgy couler;

∎ to pour a drink for sb servir à boire à qn;

∎ pour yourself a drink servez-vous ou versez-vous à boire;

∎ may I pour you some wine? je vous sers du vin?;

∎ would you pour the tea? voulez-vous servir le thé?;

∎ she poured milk into their mugs elle a versé du lait dans leurs tasses;

∎ we poured the water/wine down the sink nous avons vidé l'eau/jeté le vin dans l'évier;

∎ pour the cider into the jug versez le cidre dans le pichet;

∎ her jeans were so tight she looked as if she'd been poured into them son jean était tellement serré qu'elle semblait avoir été coulée dedans;

∎ to pour cold water on or over sb's plans décourager ou refroidir qn dans ses projets;

∎ to pour scorn on sb traiter qn avec mépris

(b) (supply in large amounts)

∎ he poured all his energies into the project il a mis toute son énergie dans le projet;

∎ the government poured money into the industry le gouvernement a investi des sommes énormes dans cette industrie;

∎ I've already poured a fortune into the firm j'ai déjà investi une fortune dans la société;

∎ they poured reinforcements into the area ils ont envoyé des renforts en masse dans la région

2 intransitive verb

(a) (liquid) se déverser, couler à flots;

∎ water poured from the gutters l'eau débordait des gouttières;

∎ water was pouring into the cellar l'eau entrait à flots dans la cave;

∎ tears poured down her face elle pleurait à chaudes larmes;

∎ blood poured from the wound la blessure saignait abondamment;

∎ the sweat was pouring off him/his back il/son dos ruisselait de sueur;

∎ light poured into the church l'église était inondée de lumière;

∎ smoke poured out of the blazing building des nuages de fumée s'échappaient de l'immeuble en flammes

(b) (rain) pleuvoir à verse;

∎ it's pouring (with rain) il pleut à verse ou à torrents

(c) (crowd) affluer;

∎ reporters pour into Cannes for the festival les journalistes affluent à Cannes pour le festival;

∎ spectators poured into/out of the cinema une foule de spectateurs entrait dans le cinéma/sortait du cinéma;

∎ thousands of cars poured out of Paris des milliers de voitures se pressaient aux portes de Paris

(d) (pan, jug)

∎ to pour well/badly verser bien/mal

(e) (serve a drink)

∎ shall I pour? je fais le service?

➲ pour away separable transitive verb

(empty) vider; (throw out) jeter

➲ pour down intransitive verb

(rain) tomber à verse;

∎ it's been pouring down for days il pleut à verse depuis des jours et des jours

➲ pour forth intransitive verb

literary (light, water) se déverser; (people) affluer

➲ pour in intransitive verb

(a) (rain, light, water) entrer à flots;

∎ rain poured in through a hole in the roof la pluie entrait à flots par un trou dans le plafond

(b) (cars, refugees, spectators) arriver en masse; (information, reports) affluer, arriver en masse;

∎ the crowd came pouring in la foule est entrée en masse;

∎ offers of help poured in from all sides des offres d'aide ont afflué de toutes parts;

∎ money poured in for the disaster victims des milliers de dons ont été envoyés pour les victimes de la catastrophe

➲ pour off separable transitive verb

(liquid, excess) vider

➲ pour on separable transitive verb

(cream) verser

➲ pour out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (liquid) verser

(b) (information, propaganda) répandre, diffuser; (of chimney → clouds of smoke) cracher, vomir;

∎ the industry pours out tons of dangerous chemicals l'industrie déverse des tonnes de produits chimiques dangereux

(c) (emotions) donner libre cours à;

∎ she poured out all her troubles to me elle m'a raconté tout ce qu'elle avait sur le cœur;

∎ to pour out one's heart to sb parler à qn à cœur ouvert;

∎ to pour out a torrent of abuse at sb déverser un torrent d'injures sur qn

2 intransitive verb

(a) (water) jaillir, couler à flots; (tears) couler abondamment; (light) jaillir;

∎ smoke was pouring out of the window des nuages de fumée s'échappaient de la fenêtre;

∎ the words just poured out les mots sont sortis en flots;

∎ all his feelings came pouring out il a laissé libre cours à ses émotions

(b) (people) sortir en masse

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11 pour

[pɔː(r)] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) versare [ liquid]; colare [cement, metal, wax]

2) (anche pour out) (serve) servire, versare [ drink]

can I pour you some more coffee? — le verso ancora un po' di caffè?

to pour oneself a drink — versarsi da bere

3) (supply freely)

to pour money into industry — investire molto denaro nell'industria

to pour one's energies into one's work — concentrare tutte le proprie energie nel lavoro
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (flow) [ liquid] colare

to pour into — [water, liquid] colare in; [smoke, fumes, light] entrare o diffondersi in

to pour out of o from [smoke, fumes] uscire (in grande quantità) da; [ water] sgorgare da; tears poured down her face le lacrime le scorrevano sul volto; water poured down the walls l'acqua colava lungo i muri; relief poured over me — fui pervaso da un grande senso di sollievo

2) fig.

to pour into — [ people] affluire in

to pour from o out of [people, cars] uscire in massa o riversarsi fuori da; [supplies, money] uscire in grande quantità da; to pour across o over — [ people] riversarsi su [border, bridge]

3) (serve tea, coffee)

shall I pour? — servo io?

4) [jug, teapot] versare
3.
verbo impersonale

it's pouring (with rain) — piove a dirotto

- pour away

- pour down

- pour in

- pour off

- pour out

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to pour cold water on sth. — farsi vedere poco entusiasti per qcs

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[po:]
verb

1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) versare; riversarsi

2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) (piovere a dirotto)

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pour /pɔ:(r)/
n. [cu]

1 ( di solito downpour) acquazzone; scroscio di pioggia; diluvio

2 (metall.) colata ( di metallo fuso)

● (metall.) pour point, temperatura di colata.
♦ (to) pour /pɔ:(r)/
A v. t.

1 versare; gettare ( un liquido): Pour cold water on it, gettaci sopra dell'acqua fredda!

2 (tecn.) colare ( metallo, cemento, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 ( di liquido, ecc.) riversarsi; fluire copiosamente; scorrere liberamente; sgorgare: Blood poured from the wound, il sangue fluiva copioso dalla ferita

2 versare il tè (o il caffè, ecc.) agli ospiti: Shall I pour?, posso versare?

● (fig.) to pour cold water on, scoraggiare ( una persona); smorzare (l'entusiasmo di q.); gettare acqua fredda su ( un progetto) □ to pour it on, mettercela tutta, darci sotto; fare grandi elogi; fare la vittima, esagerare i propri guai o malanni; (autom.) andare a tutta birra □ (fig.) to pour oil on flames, versare benzina sul fuoco □ (fig.) to pour oil on troubled waters, gettar acqua sul fuoco (fig.); metter pace □ to pour ridicule on sb., gettare il ridicolo su q. □ It's pouring ( with rain), diluvia; piove a dirotto □ (prov.) It never rains but it pours, piove sul bagnato (fig.); le disgrazie non vengono mai sole.

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[pɔː(r)] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) versare [ liquid]; colare [cement, metal, wax]

2) (anche pour out) (serve) servire, versare [ drink]

can I pour you some more coffee? — le verso ancora un po' di caffè?

to pour oneself a drink — versarsi da bere

3) (supply freely)

to pour money into industry — investire molto denaro nell'industria

to pour one's energies into one's work — concentrare tutte le proprie energie nel lavoro
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (flow) [ liquid] colare

to pour into — [water, liquid] colare in; [smoke, fumes, light] entrare o diffondersi in

to pour out of o from [smoke, fumes] uscire (in grande quantità) da; [ water] sgorgare da; tears poured down her face le lacrime le scorrevano sul volto; water poured down the walls l'acqua colava lungo i muri; relief poured over me — fui pervaso da un grande senso di sollievo

2) fig.

to pour into — [ people] affluire in

to pour from o out of [people, cars] uscire in massa o riversarsi fuori da; [supplies, money] uscire in grande quantità da; to pour across o over — [ people] riversarsi su [border, bridge]

3) (serve tea, coffee)

shall I pour? — servo io?

4) [jug, teapot] versare
3.
verbo impersonale

it's pouring (with rain) — piove a dirotto

- pour away

- pour down

- pour in

- pour off

- pour out

••

to pour cold water on sth. — farsi vedere poco entusiasti per qcs

English-Italian dictionary > pour
12 strømme

flow, gush, pour, stream

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vb stream,

( jævnt) flow,

( voldsomt) pour;

( i stort tal) flock, crowd;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ brevene strømmer ind] letters are pouring in;

[ regnen har strømmet ned] the rain has been pouring down;

[ strømme ind over]

( om vand) flood,

( om mennesker, dyr) swarm over;

[ tårerne strømmede ned ad hendes kinder] tears ran (, stærkere: streamed, poured) down her cheeks;

[ strømme over] overflow ( fx the river overflowed (its banks));

[ strømme over af]

(fig: om følelse) brim over with ( fx high spirits, joy), bubble over with ( fx enthusiasm, cheerfulness, joy),

F overflow with ( fx my heart was overflowing with gratitude);

[ strømme over af lovord] be profuse in one's praise;

[ folk strømmede til] people flocked (el. crowded) to the place;

[ blodet strømmede mig til hovedet] the blood rushed to my head;

[ strømme ud] stream (, flow, pour) out ( fx the water (, the pupils) poured out),

( pludseligt, voldsomt, kun om væske) gush out,

( om gas, væske, ved utæthed) leak out, escape;

[ strømme ud af] stream (, flow, pour) out of, gush out of (el. from) (

fx blood gushed from the wound); leak out of, escape from.

Danish-English dictionary > strømme
13 colare

"to cast;

Giessen;

coar"

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1. v/t strain

pasta drain

2. v/i drip

( perdere) leak

di naso run

di cera melt

colare a fondo o a pico sink, go down

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colare v.tr.

1 ( filtrare) to filter, to percolate; ( scolare) to strain (off), to drain, to colander: colare il brodo, il vino, to strain broth, wine; colare il latte in un panno, to strain milk through a cloth; colare la pasta, to drain (o strain) pasta

2 ( fondere) to cast; to pour: colare la ghisa in pani, to pig; colare metallo in uno stampo, to pour (o to run) metal into a mould; colare una statua in bronzo, to cast a statue in bronze

3 (mar.) colare a picco, to sink*

◆ v. intr.

1 ( gocciolare) to drip*, to trickle, to drop*; to ooze; ( di candela) to gutter, to melt*: le lacrime le colavano lungo le gote, tears trickled down her cheeks; un filo d'acqua colava dal rubinetto, a trickle of water was running from the tap; il sudore gli colava dalla fronte, beads of perspiration were dripping from his forehead; far colare il caffè, to percolate coffee; il sangue è colato dalla ferita, blood oozed from the wound

2 (mar.) to founder, to go* down, to sink*, to go* to the bottom: la nave colò a picco in pochi secondi, the ship sank in a few seconds.

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[ko'lare]
1. vt

1) (liquido) to strain, (pasta) drain

hai colato la pasta? — have you drained the pasta?

2) (metalli) to cast, (oro fuso) to pour

2. vi (aus essere)

1) (cadere a gocce) to drip, (cera, formaggio) to run

il sudore gli colava dalla fronte — sweat dripped from his brow

mi cola il naso — my nose is running

mi cola il sangue dal naso — my nose is bleeding

2) (perdere: botte) to leak

3)

(nave) colare a picco — to sink straight to the bottom

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[ko'lare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (filtrare) to strain [ brodo]

2) (scolare) to strain, to drain [pasta, riso]

3) metall. to cast*, to pour [ metallo fuso]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)

1) (gocciolare) (aus. essere) [ liquido] to drip, to trickle, to seep

l'acqua colava giù dai muri — water was streaming o pouring down the walls

mi cola il naso — my nose is running

2) (perdere liquido) (aus. avere) [ recipiente] to leak

3) (affondare) (aus. essere)

colare a picco — [ nave] to sink, to go down o to the bottom

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colare

/ko'lare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (filtrare) to strain [ brodo]

2 (scolare) to strain, to drain [pasta, riso]

3 metall. to cast*, to pour [ metallo fuso]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere, avere)

1 (gocciolare) (aus. essere) [ liquido] to drip, to trickle, to seep; l'acqua colava giù dai muri water was streaming o pouring down the walls; mi cola il naso my nose is running

2 (perdere liquido) (aus. avere) [ recipiente] to leak

3 (affondare) (aus. essere) colare a picco [ nave] to sink, to go down o to the bottom.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > colare
14 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

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

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

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

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

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

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

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

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

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

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

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

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

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

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

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

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

* * *

Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

Comp
Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

* * *

cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

* * *

cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

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