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v.1 to leave, to put.dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the tabledeja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hangerhe dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearbyRicardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost causedejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behindsu marido la ha dejado her husband has left herte dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go3 to leave out.dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do somethingdejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved4 to forget (about).¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peacedéjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.7 to let, to allow to.Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.8 to be allowed to.Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.9 to be left.Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.11 to lend, to lend out.* * *1 (colocar) to leave, put2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up3 (permitir) to allow, let4 (prestar) to lend5 (ceder) to give6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave8 (esperar) to wait9 (aplazar) to put off10 (omitir) to leave out, omit11 (causar un efecto) to make12 (legar) to bequeath, leave► auxiliar1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf3 dejar + past participle1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to1 (cesar) to stop\dejar algo por imposible to give up on somethingdejar caer to dropdejar en paz to leave alonedejar frío,-a figurado to leave colddejar mal a alguien to make somebody look baddejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody updejar preocupado,-a to worrydejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop indejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebodydejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with somethingdejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter* * *verb1) to leave2) abandon3) give up4) let5) allow, permit•- dejar de- dejarse* * *Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=poner, soltar) to leavedejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit
podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out
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dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside•
dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behindse vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind
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dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave3) (=guardar)¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?
4) (=abandonar)a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up•
dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinkingb) [+ persona, lugar] to leavec) [en coche] to drop off¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?
5) (=no molestar)deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it
déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone
¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!
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dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are•
¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!6) (=posponer)•
dejar algo [para] — to leave sth tillhe dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time
7) (=prestar) to lend¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?
¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?
8) (=permitir) + infin to letdejar que ({+ subjun})dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse
9) [indicando resultado]+ adjme dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me
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dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them10) (=producir)[+ dinero]11) dejar que (=esperar)dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail
deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see
12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget2.VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sthdeja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops
¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!
yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago
no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking
no dejar de ({+ infin})cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid
no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them
3.See:DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( en lugar determinado) to leavelo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table
¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault
dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) to leavec) ( como herencia) to leave2)a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leaveb) < ganancia> to produce3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave4) (+ compl)a) ( en cierto estado) to leaveel avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos
dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)
b) (CS)5)a) ( posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave6) ( permitir)dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf
déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out
¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?
dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf
7)a)b)2.dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop
a) ( cesar)dejar de + inf — to stop -ing
deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me
b) (omitir, no hacer)3.dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
dejarse v pron1)a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself gob)dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract
2) <barba/bigote> to grow3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leaveme dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home
4) dejarse de (fam)déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush
* * *= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.----* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dejando a un lado = apart from.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejar ciego = blind.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.* dejar claro que = make + the point that.* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar constancia de = record.* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* dejar de existir = be no more.* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* dejar de gustar = go off.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* dejar de ser actual = date.* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.* dejar de ver = become + blind to.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.* dejar en adobo = marinade.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* dejar en remojo = steep.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.* dejar en testamento = will.* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar huérfano = orphan.* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar lisiado = lame.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* dejar marcado = scar.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse ver = have + visibility.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.* dejar una cicatriz = scar.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( en lugar determinado) to leavelo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table
¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault
dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) to leavec) ( como herencia) to leave2)a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leaveb) < ganancia> to produce3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave4) (+ compl)a) ( en cierto estado) to leaveel avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos
dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)
b) (CS)5)a) ( posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave6) ( permitir)dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf
déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out
¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?
dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf
7)a)b)2.dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop
a) ( cesar)dejar de + inf — to stop -ing
deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me
b) (omitir, no hacer)3.dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
dejarse v pron1)a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself gob)dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract
2) <barba/bigote> to grow3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leaveme dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home
4) dejarse de (fam)déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush
* * *= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dejando a un lado = apart from.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejar ciego = blind.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.* dejar claro que = make + the point that.* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar constancia de = record.* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.* dejar de existir = be no more.* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* dejar de gustar = go off.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* dejar de ser actual = date.* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.* dejar de ver = become + blind to.* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.* dejar en adobo = marinade.* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* dejar en herencia = bequeath.* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* dejar en remojo = steep.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.* dejar en testamento = will.* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.* dejar huérfano = orphan.* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar lisiado = lame.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* dejar marcado = scar.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse ver = have + visibility.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.* dejar una cicatriz = scar.* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* sin dejar huella = into thin air.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* * *■ dejar (verbo transitivo)A1 dejar en un lugar2 olvidar3 como herencia4 depositar: personaB1 dejar: marca, mancha etc2 ComercioC abandonar: novia, marido etcD1 en cierto estado2 dejar algo dichoE1 posponer2 reservar, guardarF prestarA1 permitir2 esperarB1 dejar paso2 dejar caer■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)A deja/dejenB1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer2 dejar de: cesar■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)A abandonarseB1 dejarse la barba etc2 dejarse + infinitivoC olvidarD dejarse devtA1 (en un lugar) to leave¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for medeja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourselfdejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about itdéjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any moredéjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her faultdejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired2 (olvidar) to leavedejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train3 (como herencia) to leavele dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … offdejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at schoolB1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leavedeja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouthdeja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children2 ( Comercio):no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit marginese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returnsC (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leavelo dejó por otro she left him for another manquiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancingno quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happyte dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get readyD (+ compl)1 (en cierto estado) to leavedejé la ventana abierta I left the window opensu muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute povertysu respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her replyese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me coldel golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconsciousdejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soakdejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your handsme dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outsideel avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesosquiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite cleardejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behinddejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone2(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a messagedejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?E1 (posponer) leaveno lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it nowdejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow2 (reservar, guardar) to leavedeja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other timedejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavodeja un margen leave a marginhe salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have someA1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?déjame entrar/salir let me in/outsiempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleasesdeja correr el agua let the water run, run the watertú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worrysacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to standsu rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotiondejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INFdejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to herdéjame que te ayude let me help youno dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickensdeja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!B1dejar paso to make waydejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulancehay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas2dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;‹comentario› to let … dropdejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married■ dejarviAdeja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to paytoma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, pleasedejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't botherB dejar de1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get thereno deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without failno dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feelyo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusionsno deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologizelo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -INGdeja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering mecreía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking■ dejarseA (abandonarse) to let oneself gose ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wifeB1 ‹barba/bigote› to growquiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long2 dejarse + INF:se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of himno me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easilyquería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let himse dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the musicse dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondencyno te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and thennunca te dejas ver we never seem to see youdejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do somethingsi nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at homeD dejarse de ( fam):déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truthdéjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaininga ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time* * *
Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
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dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!
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3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
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◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now
( permitir)◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;
déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;
no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
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b)◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;
se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);
( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down
* * *♦ vt1. [poner] to leave, to put;dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in2. [olvidar] to leave;dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the moviesle dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause6. [posponer] to leave;dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do todayno me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;dejar correr algo to leave sth be;dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubtdeja algo para los demás leave some for the others;deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time9. [legar] to leave;dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity10. [reportar] to bring;el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year11. [omitir] to leave out;la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be14. (+ infinitivo)dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;lo dejó caer she dropped it;dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by15. [indica resultado] to leave;deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;dejar algo hecho to get sth done;te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as newdejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her♦ videjó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough* * *I v/t1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;2 ( permitir) let, allow;déjale marcharse let him go;dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen3 ( prestar) lend4 beneficios yield5:déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;dejar caer algo drop sthII v/i1 ( parar):dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them2:no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us* * *dejar vt1) : to leave2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake3) : to let be, to let go4) permitir: to allow, to permitdejar videjar de : to stop, to quitdejar de fumar: to quit smoking* * *dejar vb¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]¡déjame en paz! leave me alone! -
42 detallado
adj.detailed, itemized, minute, blow-by-blow.past part.past participle of spanish verb: detallar.* * *1→ link=detallar detallar► adjetivo1 detailed, thorough* * *(f. - detallada)adj.* * *ADJ [informe, relato] detailed; [declaración] circumstantial; [conocimiento] detailed, intimate* * *- da adjetivo <factura/cuenta> itemized, detailed; <estudio/descripción> detailed* * *= careful, detailed, diligent, elaborate, elaborated, in-depth [in depth], point-by-point, scripted, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, stage by stage, fine-grained, blow-by-blow.Ex. The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.Ex. However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex. An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.Ex. She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex. A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.Ex. The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex. The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.Ex. Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.Ex. Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.----* conocimiento detallado = intimate knowledge.* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.* * *- da adjetivo <factura/cuenta> itemized, detailed; <estudio/descripción> detailed* * *= careful, detailed, diligent, elaborate, elaborated, in-depth [in depth], point-by-point, scripted, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, stage by stage, fine-grained, blow-by-blow.Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex: An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.* conocimiento detallado = intimate knowledge.* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.* * *detallado -da‹factura/cuenta› itemized, detailed; ‹estudio/descripción› detailed* * *
Del verbo detallar: ( conjugate detallar)
detallado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
detallado
detallar
detallado◊ -da adjetivo ‹factura/cuenta› itemized;
‹estudio/descripción› detailed
detallar ( conjugate detallar) verbo transitivo
to detail
detallado,-a adjetivo detailed, thorough: le vamos a hacer un examen detallado, we're going to give him a thorough examination
detallar verbo transitivo to give the details of, list
' detallado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detallada
- minuciosa
- minucioso
- presupuesto
- puntual
English:
detailed
- elaborate
- full
- step
* * *detallado, -a adj1. [análisis, descripción, estudio] detailed2. [factura, cuenta] itemized* * *adj detailed* * *detallado adj detailed -
43 secador
adj.drying.m.1 dryer (aparato).secador (de pelo) hair-dryer2 tea towel. ( Central American Spanish)3 drier, dryer, tumble-dryer.* * *1 dryer, drier2 (de pelo) hairdryer* * *SM drier, dryersecador centrífugo — spin drier, spin dryer
secador de manos — hand drier, hand dryer
secador de pelo — hairdrier, hairdryer
* * *1) tb* * *= drier [dryer], dryer [drier], hairdryer, blow-dryer.Nota: También escrito blow-drier.Ex. The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).Ex. The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex. Since then hairdryer design has transformed over time, largely influenced by changing fashions and society.Ex. As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.----* agente secador = drying agent.* lavadora-secadora = washer/dryer.* secadora de la ropa = clothes drier.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* * *1) tb* * *= drier [dryer], dryer [drier], hairdryer, blow-dryer.Nota: También escrito blow-drier.Ex: The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex: Since then hairdryer design has transformed over time, largely influenced by changing fashions and society.Ex: As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.* agente secador = drying agent.* lavadora-secadora = washer/dryer.* secadora de la ropa = clothes drier.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* * *Atb secador de pelo hairdryersecador de manos hand drier, hand dryerB ( Per)2 (toalla) towel* * *
secador sustantivo masculino
1 tb
2 (Per) ( paño) dishtowel (AmE), tea towel (BrE);
( toalla) towel
secador,-ora
1 sustantivo masculino secador de manos, hand-dryer
secador de pelo, hairdryer
2 f (de ropa) tumble dryer
' secador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secadora
- resistencia
English:
blow-dry
- hairdrier
- hairdryer
- blow
- hair
* * *secador nm1. [aparato] dryer, drier;secador (de pelo) hairdryer* * *m:secador (de pelo) hair dryer* * *secador nm: hair dryer* * *secador n hairdryer -
44 pelo
m.1 hair (cabello).la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair2 fur.3 down.4 nap.5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.6 head of hair, tresses.7 thrix.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pelar.* * *1 hair2 (de animal) coat, fur3 familiar bit\caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for itcon pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detailde medio pelo second-rateestar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince wordsno tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's foolno verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebodyponer los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on endpor los pelos by the skin of one's teethser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real mansoltarse el pelo to let one's hair downtocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebodytomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's legvenir al pelo familiar to be just the thingpelo de camello camelhair* * *noun m.1) hair2) fur3) pile* * *SM1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pilepelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)
3) [de reloj] hairspring4) [de diamante] flaw5) (=grieta) hairline crack6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade7)a pelo * —
cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback
hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex
está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on
ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked
pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey
al pelo * —
te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove
caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —
¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!
con estos pelos * —
¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!
así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off
punta 1., 2)pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam
8)un pelo * (=un poco) —
no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring
no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch
* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.----* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *1) ( de personas) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair
tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair
llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose
al pelo — (fam)
la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her
andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)
caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched
2) (fam) ( poco)3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) furmontar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback
4) ( de alfombra) pile* * *= hair, bristle.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* cable de pelos = stranded wire.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* corte de pelo = hair cut.* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.* de medio pelo = small-time.* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* erizar los pelos = bristle.* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* goma del pelo = hair bobble.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.* implante de pelo = hair implant.* lavado de pelo = shampooing.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* manta de pelo = hair coat.* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].* pelo lacio = straight hair.* pelo liso = straight hair.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.* pinza del pelo = hair claw.* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.* rizador del pelo = curler.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.* sin pelo = hairless.* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hairpelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hairtengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cuttiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hairtiene mucho pelo he has really thick hairsiempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o looseme encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soupla falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirtel dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I needcaérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his haircomo te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detaillo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of himde medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-ratele regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ringno tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his wordsno tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for agesya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any moreponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o maduna película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling moviepor los pelos ( fam); only justse libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrestedaprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)por un pelo ( AmL); justme salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few secondspor un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in timese me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on endse me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on endtirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetchedtirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sbtomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your legme están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the datetraído por or de los pelos farfetchedel argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetchedB ( fam)no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inchno quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inchte queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for youel gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the housela perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairsun perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dogmontar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride barebackCompuestos:camelhairangora, angora woolelephant hairD (de una alfombra) pileuna alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpeteste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere* * *
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)
pelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
peló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;
llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);
( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer
* * *pelo nm1. [cabello] hair;hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;Méx Famde pelos [muy bien] great;Chile Famechar el pelo to chill;Famestar hasta los pelos to be fed up;así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;de medio pelo second-rate;Famte voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;CSur Famponer a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;con pelos y señales with all the details;no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;Fam¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;[de perro, caballo] coat; Fampresentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;Esp muy Famfollar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair3. [de melocotón] down4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;[de alfombra] pile;pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all* * *mtiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;por un pelo just, barely;los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam2 de animal fur;montar a pelo ride bareback;tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;con pelos y señales in minute detail;hombre de pelo en pecho real man;(ni) un pelo not at all;no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam* * *pelo nm1) : hair2) : fur3) : pile, nap4)a pelo : bareback5)con pelos y señales : in great detail6)no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt7)tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg* * *pelo n1. (en general) hair2. (de animal) fur -
45 informar pormenorizadamente
(v.) = document + blow by blowEx. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.* * *(v.) = document + blow by blowEx: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
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46 tocar
v.1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelveElla toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.Toca el piano! Play the piano!3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).no toques ese tema don't mention that subject4 to touch.5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.7 to be in for.Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.8 to be time to.Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.9 to be ringing, to ring.Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.10 to knock, to knock at the door.Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.11 to be one's turn to.Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.13 to clang.María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.14 to feel.El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.15 to bunt.* * *1 (gen) to touch2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike6 (la hora) to strike9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn2 (corresponder) to be up to3 (ganar) to win4 (en un reparto etc) to fall5 (un destino) to be posted6 (tener que) to have to7 (afectar) to concern, affect8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)10 (entrar en contacto) to touch1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other\por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concernedtocar a muerto to tolltocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an endtocar con to be next totocarse la nariz to pick one's nose————————1 (peinar) to do the hair of1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head* * *verb1) to touch2) feel3) play4) ring, knock5) concern, affect•* * *1. VT1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel¡no me toques! — don't touch me!
no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency
tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is
tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot
2) (=estar en contacto con) to touchponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there
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tocar tierra — to touch down, land3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play•
tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch onno tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all
5) (=afectar) to concern6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to7) (=conmover) to touchlas imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply
8) (Dep) to hit9) (Náut)hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port
en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa
10) (Caza) to hit11) (Arte) to touch up2. VI1) (Mús) to playtoca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group
2) (=sonar)3) (=llamar)tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door
4) (=corresponder)tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each
¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?
me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat
¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?
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tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your goa usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit
5) (=rayar)•
tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sthesto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous
su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness
6) (=chocar)•
tocar con algo — to touch sth7)• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...
b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in3) ( en béisbol) to bunt5)a) (conmover, impresionar) to touchb) (atañer, concernir) to affectc) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?
6)a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, soundb) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play2.tocar vi1) ( concernir)por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned
2) ( rayar)tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something
3)b) campana/timbre to ringtocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat
c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play4)a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school
b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?
5) (en 3a pers) (fam)3.vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying
tocarse v prona) (refl) <herida/grano> to touchsiempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose
* * *= touch, play, lay + a finger on.Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.----* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* sin tocar = untouched.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* tocar con arco = bowing.* tocar de refilón = brush past.* tocar distraídamente = finger.* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.* tocar el claxon = honk.* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.* tocar juntos = play along with.* tocar la bocina = honk.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar música = play + music.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...
b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in3) ( en béisbol) to bunt5)a) (conmover, impresionar) to touchb) (atañer, concernir) to affectc) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?
6)a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, soundb) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play2.tocar vi1) ( concernir)por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned
2) ( rayar)tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something
3)b) campana/timbre to ringtocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat
c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play4)a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school
b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?
5) (en 3a pers) (fam)3.vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying
tocarse v prona) (refl) <herida/grano> to touchsiempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose
* * *= touch, play, lay + a finger on.Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* sin tocar = untouched.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* tocar con arco = bowing.* tocar de refilón = brush past.* tocar distraídamente = finger.* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.* tocar el claxon = honk.* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.* tocar juntos = play along with.* tocar la bocina = honk.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar música = play + music.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* * *tocar [A2 ]vtA1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibitsla pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the netme tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stickle tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcoholni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his foodno me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papersmis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savingsdel marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children2 «objeto» to touchla cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wallla planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceilingel avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched downB (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go viano toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at LisbonC (en béisbol) to buntsólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passingE1 (conmover, impresionar) to touchsus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his wordstu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pridesupo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present2 (atañer, concernir) to affectel problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countriesno siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at allel tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart3( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ringtocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the hornB ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to playestá aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the pianoC ( Mil) to soundtocar retirada to sound the retreat■ tocarviA(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecologyB (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sthla situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesqueme parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the doorB «campana» to ringlas campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already goneel reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed threetocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarmC ( Mús) (hacer música) to playA1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the childrensiempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walknos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of usa ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a millionnos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult timesnos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the schoolnos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same schoolme tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to payB ( en tercera persona)1 ( fam)(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!2 ( fam)(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again■ tocarseA1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touchsiempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touchlos fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirslos extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meetla reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat* * *
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;
mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
‹ claxon› to blow, sound
2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
verbo intransitivo
1
c) (Mús) to play
2a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):
le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the schoolb) ( ser el turno):
¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
‹ barba› to play with
[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched
* * *♦ vt1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;[palpar] to feel;por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;tocar madera to touch wood2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;no toques ese tema don't mention that subjecten o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely5. [conmover] to touch;la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply♦ vi1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs3. [llamar]tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window4. [campanas, timbre] to ring5. [en un reparto]tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;a ti te toca la casa you get the house;a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;[debemos] it's a thousand each;te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?6. [caer en suerte]me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lotahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;Fam Humsi te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go outeso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary* * *I v/t1 touch;tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely2 MÚS playII v/i1 L.Am.las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;tocar a muerto toll the death knell:ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby:te toca jugar it’s your turn4:por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned* * *tocar {72} vt1) : to touch, to feel, to handle2) : to touch on, to refer to3) : to concern, to affect4) : to play (a musical instrument)tocar vi1) : to knock, to ringtocar a la puerta: to rap on the door2)tocar en : to touch on, to border oneso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous3)tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?* * *tocar vb1. (en general) to touch2. (instrumento) to play¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?4. (bocina) to sound5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now? -
47 añicos
m.pl.bits, small pieces, smithers, smithereens.* * *1 bits, pieces\hacer añicos to smash to pieceshacerse añicos to shatter, smash to bits* * *SMPL pieces, fragmentshacer un vaso añicos — to smash a glass to bits o to smithereens
hacer un papel añicos — to tear a piece of paper into little o tiny bits
estar hecho añicos — (=cansado) to be worn out, be shattered *
* * *masculino pluralestoy hecho añicos — I'm shattered (colloq)
* * *= smithereens.Ex. It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.----* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hecho añicos = shattered.* que no se hace añicos = shatterproof.* * *masculino pluralestoy hecho añicos — I'm shattered (colloq)
* * *= smithereens.Ex: It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.
* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hecho añicos = shattered.* que no se hace añicos = shatterproof.* * *tiró el florero y lo hizo añicos he knocked the vase over and smashed it to smithereens o and it smashed to piecesel parabrisas se hizo añicos en el choque the windshield shattered in the collisionestoy hecho añicos I'm shattered ( colloq)la noticia la dejó hecha añicos she was devastated by the news* * *
añicos sustantivo masculino plural:
tiró el florero y lo hizo añicos he knocked the vase over and smashed it to smithereens
añicos mpl smithereens
hacer añicos, to smash to smithereens
' añicos' also found in these entries:
English:
shatter
- dash
- smash
- smithereens
* * *añicos nmplhacer algo añicos to smash sth to pieces o smithereens;la explosión hizo añicos los cristales the explosion smashed the windows to smithereens o shattered the windows;el asesinato hizo añicos el proceso de paz the murder shattered the peace process;hacerse añicos to shatter, to smash to pieces;el jarrón se cayó y se hizo añicos the vase fell and smashed to pieces o shattered;estoy hecho añicos I'm utterly exhausted* * *mpl:hacer añicos fam smash to smithereens;estar hecho añicos fig be shattered* * *añicos nmpl: smithereens, bitshacer(se) añicos: to shatter* * *añicos npl pieces -
48 defender
v.1 to defend.defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interestsdefendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound argumentsElsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).* * *1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?\defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case* * *verb* * *1.VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defendel Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions
defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivosiempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister
defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody
b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defendc) (Der) to defendd) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend2.defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
defenderse v prona) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneselfdefenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)* * *= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.----* defender a = put + a word in for.* defender a Alguien = stand up for.* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.* defender una idea = champion + idea.* defender un argumento = support + view.* defender un opinión = support + view.* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.* * *1.verbo transitivosiempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister
defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody
b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defendc) (Der) to defendd) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend2.defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
defenderse v prona) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneselfdefenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)* * *= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* defender a = put + a word in for.* defender a Alguien = stand up for.* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.* defender una idea = champion + idea.* defender un argumento = support + view.* defender un opinión = support + view.* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.* * *defender [E8 ]vt1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defendsiempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sisterdefender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sbla defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defenddefender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sbme defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)* * *
defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
to defend;
‹ intereses› to protect;
defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
defenderse verbo pronominal
(Der) to defend oneself;
defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
' defender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
defensa
- defensor
- defensora
- muerte
- resguardar
- uña
- unirse
- valedor
- valedora
- defienda
English:
argue
- defend
- defender
- guard
- leg
- plead
- speak up
- stand up
- stick up for
- uphold
- advocate
- champion
- speak
- stand
- stick
* * *♦ vt1. [país, ideas] to defend;[amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;Depdefender el título to defend the title;defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail2. [reo, acusado] to defend♦ viDep to mark;defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;defender en zona to use a zone defence* * *I v/t1 defend (de against)2 en fútbol mark* * *defender {56} vt: to defend, to protect* * *defender vb1. (en general) to defend2. (proteger) to protect -
49 desahogarse
1 (desfogarse) to let off steam■ ¡desahógate! don't bottle it up!2 (confiarse) to open one's heart ( con, to)3 (descargar un problema) to get off one's chest* * *VPR1) (=desfogarse) to let off steam *me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba — I got it out of my system by telling him everything I thought
2) (=confesarse) to get it off one's chest *3) (=librarse) [de deuda] to get out of* * *= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex. Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.Ex. Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.Ex. I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.----* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.* desahogarse con = take it out on.* * *= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.Ex: I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.* desahogarse con = take it out on.* * *
■desahogarse verbo reflexivo (la ira, rabia) to let off steam
(contar las penas, los secretos) to unburden oneself: llora, así te desahogas, have a good cry, then you'll feel better
' desahogarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confiar
- desahogar
- explayarse
English:
chest
- cry
- pour out
- steam
- system
* * *vpr1. [contar penas]desahogarse con alguien to pour out one's woes to sb, to tell one's troubles to sb;necesito alguien con quien me pueda desahogarse I need somebody to talk to2. [desfogarse] to let off steam;se desahogaba haciendo pesas en el gimnasio he let off steam pumping iron in the gym;se desahogan insultando al árbitro they let off steam insulting the referee;llora, si quieres desahogarte cry if you want to let it all out* * *v/r fig famlet off steam fam, get it out of one’s system fam* * *vr1) : to recover, to feel better2) : to unburden oneself, to let off steam* * *desahogarse vb to get it off your chest -
50 desaparecer
v.1 to disappear.me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappearedserá mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a whiledesaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.2 to go missing.* * *1 (dejar de estar) to disappear\desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earthhacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of* * *verbto disappear, vanish* * *1. VI1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missinghan desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood
me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing
mapa¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)3) euf (=morir) to pass away2.VT LAm (Pol) to disappeardesaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.----* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *desaparecer [E3 ]vi1 (de un lugar) to disappeardesapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyesen esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die outlo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came outtenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence3 (de la vista) to disappearel sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloudel ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowddesaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)( Andes)1 (de un lugar) to disappearse desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared2 (de la vista) to disappear* * *
desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing
* * *♦ videsapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown♦ vtAm [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill* * *I v/i disappear, vanishII v/t L.Am.disappear fam, make disappear* * *desaparecer {53} vt: to cause to disappeardesaparecer vi: to disappear, to vanish* * *desaparecer vb to disappear -
51 descubrir
v.1 to discover.Elsa descubrió el escondite Elsa discovered the hiding place.2 to unveil (destapar) (estatua, placa).la entrevista nos descubrió otra faceta de su personalidad the interview revealed another aspect of his characterdescubrir el pastel (figurative) to let the cat out of the bag, to give the game away3 to discover, to find out (enterarse de).descubrió que su mujer lo engañaba he discovered o found out that his wife was cheating on him4 to give away.5 to uncover, to bare, to find out.Elsa descubre sus brazos Elsa uncovers her arms.6 to disclose, to bare, to expose, to reveal.Teo descubrió su secreto Teo disclosed his secret.* * *(pp descubierto,-a)1 (gen) to discover; (petróleo, oro, minas) to find; (conspiración) to uncover; (crimen) to bring to light2 (revelar) to reveal3 (averiguar) to find out, discover4 (delatar) to give away5 (divisar) to make out, see6 (destapar) to uncover1 (la cabeza) to take off one's hat3 (en boxeo) to lower one's guard* * *verb1) to discover, find out2) uncover3) unveil* * *( pp descubierto)1. VT1) (=encontrar) [+ tesoro, tratamiento, persona oculta] to discover, find; [+ país, deportista] to discoveral revisar las cuentas ha descubierto numerosas irregularidades — when he went over the accounts he discovered o found numerous irregularities
descubra Bruselas, corazón de Europa — discover Brussels, the heart of Europe
los análisis han descubierto la presencia de un virus — the tests have revealed o shown up the presence of a virus
2) (=averiguar) [+ verdad] to find out, discoverhe descubierto la causa de su malhumor — I've found out o discovered why he's in such a bad mood
descubrió que era alérgica a las gambas — she found out o discovered she was allergic to prawns
3) (=sacar a la luz) [+ conspiración, estafa] to uncover; [+ secreto, intenciones] to revealnunca nos descubrirá sus secretos — he will never tell us his secrets, he will never reveal his secrets to us
4) (=delatar) to give away5) (=destapar) [+ estatua, placa] to unveil; [+ cacerola] to take the lid off; [+ naipes] to turn over, lay up; [+ cara] to uncoverdescubrió la cara y su contrincante le asestó un derechazo en la mandíbula — he uncovered his face and his opponent landed a right on his jaw
6) (=divisar) to make outapenas se podía descubrir al avión entre las nubes — you could just make out the plane among the clouds
7) liter (=transparentar) to revealla seda le descubría el escote — the silk revealed o exposed her cleavage
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <tierras/sustancia/fenómeno> to discover; <oro/ruinas/cadáver> to discover, find; < virus> to identifyb) <artista/atleta> to discover2)a) (enterarse de, averiguar) <razón/solución> to discover, find out; <complot/engaño> to uncover; < fraude> to detectaún no se han descubierto las causas del accidente — the causes of the accident have not yet been established
b) < persona escondida> to find, track downc) < culpable> find... outd) ( delatar) to give... away3)a) <estatua/placa> to unveilb) (liter) ( dejar ver) <cuerpo/forma> to revealc) ( revelar) <planes/intenciones> to reveal2.descubrirse v pron1) (refl) ( quitarse el sombrero) to take one's hat off; < rostro> to uncoverme descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them
2) ( delatarse) to give oneself away* * *= dig up, discover, find out, unlock, spy, uncover, unearth, find, come to + light, unveil, ferret out, unfurl, lay + bare, tease apart, bare, suss (out).Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. This, in turn, depends upon users and user interests, and it may be necessary to conduct a survey to discover or update the profile of user interests.Ex. For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex. NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.Ex. His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex. A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.Ex. Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex. The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.Ex. He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.----* descubrir Algo = make + a discovery.* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, let + the cat out of the bag.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.* sin descubrir = undiscovered.* volver a descubrir = rediscover.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <tierras/sustancia/fenómeno> to discover; <oro/ruinas/cadáver> to discover, find; < virus> to identifyb) <artista/atleta> to discover2)a) (enterarse de, averiguar) <razón/solución> to discover, find out; <complot/engaño> to uncover; < fraude> to detectaún no se han descubierto las causas del accidente — the causes of the accident have not yet been established
b) < persona escondida> to find, track downc) < culpable> find... outd) ( delatar) to give... away3)a) <estatua/placa> to unveilb) (liter) ( dejar ver) <cuerpo/forma> to revealc) ( revelar) <planes/intenciones> to reveal2.descubrirse v pron1) (refl) ( quitarse el sombrero) to take one's hat off; < rostro> to uncoverme descubro! — I take my hat off to you/him/them
2) ( delatarse) to give oneself away* * *= dig up, discover, find out, unlock, spy, uncover, unearth, find, come to + light, unveil, ferret out, unfurl, lay + bare, tease apart, bare, suss (out).Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: This, in turn, depends upon users and user interests, and it may be necessary to conduct a survey to discover or update the profile of user interests.Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.* descubrir Algo = make + a discovery.* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, let + the cat out of the bag.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.* sin descubrir = undiscovered.* volver a descubrir = rediscover.* * *vtA1 ‹tierras/sustancia/fenómeno› to discover; ‹oro/ruinas/cadáver› to discover, finden los análisis han descubierto unos anticuerpos extraños the tests have revealed o ( BrE) shown up the presence of unusual antibodiestodavía no se ha descubierto el virus causante de la enfermedad the virus responsible for causing the disease has not yet been identifieddurante mi investigación descubrí este expediente in the course of my research I discovered o unearthed this dossierhe descubierto un restaurante fabuloso cerca de aquí I've discovered a wonderful restaurant nearby2 ‹artista/atleta› to discoverB1 (enterarse de, averiguar) to discover, find outdescubrió que lo habían engañado he discovered o found out that he had been trickedaún no se han descubierto las causas del accidente the causes of the accident have not yet been establishedel complot fue descubierto a tiempo the plot was uncovered in timedescubrieron el fraude cuando ya era demasiado tarde the fraud was detected when it was already too lateen momentos como éstos descubres quiénes son los verdaderos amigos it's at times like these that you find out who your real friends are2 ‹persona escondida› to find, track down3 ‹culpable› find … outno dijo nada por miedo a que lo descubrieran he said nothing for fear that he might be found out4 (delatar) to give … awayla carta los descubrió the letter gave them awayestamos preparando una fiesta para Pilar, no nos descubras we're arranging a party for Pilar, so don't give the game awayC1 ‹estatua/placa› to unveil2 ( liter) (dejar ver) ‹cuerpo/forma› to reveal3 (revelar) ‹planes/intenciones› to revealA ( refl) (quitarse el sombrero) to take one's hat off; ‹rostro› to uncoverse descubrió el brazo para enseñar las cicatrices he pulled up his sleeve to show the scars¡me descubro! I take my hat off to you/him/themB (delatarse) to give oneself away* * *
descubrir ( conjugate descubrir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹tierras/oro/artista› to discover
2
‹complot/engaño› to uncover;
‹ fraude› to detect
3
descubrir verbo transitivo
1 (algo oculto o ignorado) to discover
(un plan secreto) to uncover
(oro, petróleo, etc) to find
2 (algo tapado) to uncover, (una placa conmemorativa) to unveil
3 (enterarse) to find out: descubrió que no era hija de su padre, she found out that she wasn't her father's daughter
4 (revelar, manifestar) to give away
' descubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- delatar
- desvelar
- encontrarse
- hallar
- instigación
- sacar
- coger
- destapar
- encontrar
English:
bare
- bean
- call
- detect
- dig out
- discover
- expose
- find
- find out
- search out
- see
- show up
- smell out
- strike
- uncover
- unveil
- cat
- divine
- ferret
- rediscover
- spot
- spy
- trace
- unearth
* * *♦ vt1. [hallar] to discover;[petróleo] to strike, to find; [oro, plutonio] to find; [nuevas tierras, artista, novedad científica] to discover;no han descubierto la causa de su enfermedad they haven't discovered the cause of his illness;callejeando descubrimos un bar irlandés we came across an Irish bar as we wandered about the streets;la policía descubrió al secuestrador the police found the kidnapper;Fam Hum¡has descubierto América! you've reinvented the wheel2. [destapar] [estatua, placa] to unveil;[complot, parte del cuerpo] to uncover; [cualidades, defectos] to reveal;los periodistas descubrieron un caso de estafa the reporters uncovered a case of fraud;la entrevista nos descubrió otra faceta de su personalidad the interview revealed another aspect of his character;descubrir el pastel to let the cat out of the bag, to give the game away3. [enterarse de] to discover, to find out;¿qué has conseguido descubrir? what have you managed to find out?;descubrió que su mujer lo engañaba he discovered o found out that his wife was cheating on him4. [vislumbrar] to spot, to spy5. [delatar] to give away;una indiscreción la descubrió an indiscreet remark gave her away* * *<part descubierto> v/t2 ( averiguar) discover, find out* * *descubrir {2} vt1) hallar: to discover, to find out2) revelar: to uncover, to reveal* * *descubrir vb1. (encontrar, hallar) to discover -
52 desfogar
v.1 to vent.El mecánico desfogó la caldera The mechanic vented the boiler.2 to give vent to.María desfoga sus tensiones Mary gives vent to her tensions.* * *1 (descargar) to give vent to, vent2 (la cal) to slake3 (dar salida al fuego) to vent1 MARÍTIMO (tormenta) to burst, break1 to let off steam, vent one's anger* * *1.VT [+ cólera, frustración] to vent (con, en on)2.VI (Náut) [tormenta] to burst3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ira/pasiones/frustraciones> to ventdesfogar algo con or en alguien — to vent something on somebody
b) (Col) < cañería> to bleed2.desfogarse v pron to vent one's anger (o frustration etc)* * *= allow + vent for, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + feelings, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, relieve.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex. This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex. Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.Ex. Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ira/pasiones/frustraciones> to ventdesfogar algo con or en alguien — to vent something on somebody
b) (Col) < cañería> to bleed2.desfogarse v pron to vent one's anger (o frustration etc)* * *= allow + vent for, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + feelings, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, relieve.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex: This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.* * *desfogar [A3 ]vt1 ‹ira/pasiones/frustraciones› to vent desfogar algo CON or EN algn to vent sth ON sb2 ( Col) ‹cañería› to bleedto vent one's anger ( o frustration etc)* * *
desfogar verbo transitivo to give vent to
* * *♦ vt[ira, frustraciones] to vent;desfogó su cólera con su hermano he took out o vented his anger on his brother* * *desfogar {52} vt1) : to vent -
53 destruir
v.to destroy.El temblor destruyó la pared The quake destroyed the wall.Sus trucos destruyeron a María His tricks destroyed Mary.* * *1 to destroy2 figurado to destroy, ruin, wreck* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, edificio] to destroyel año pasado se destruyeron miles de empleos en la construcción — last year thousands of construction jobs were lost
2) (=estropear) [+ amistad, matrimonio, armonía] to wreck, destroy; [+ argumento, teoría] to demolish; [+ esperanza] to dash, shatter; [+ proyecto, plan] to wreck, ruin2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <documentos/pruebas> to destroy; < ciudad> to destroy; < medio ambiente> to damageb) ( echar por tierra) < reputación> to ruin; < plan> to wreck; < esperanzas> to dash, shatterle destruyó la vida — it/he wrecked o destroyed his/her life
* * *= demolish, destroy, knock out, scupper, wipe out, trash, pull apart, sweep away, knock down, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, destruct, shred, wreck, decimate, lay + waste to, wash out, run down, break down, blow up, rubbish, stomp + Nombre + out, smash.Ex. Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex. At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex. Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Ex. That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex. Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.Ex. It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.----* chocar destruyendo = smash into.* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* destruir un mito = explode + myth.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* * *verbo transitivoa) <documentos/pruebas> to destroy; < ciudad> to destroy; < medio ambiente> to damageb) ( echar por tierra) < reputación> to ruin; < plan> to wreck; < esperanzas> to dash, shatterle destruyó la vida — it/he wrecked o destroyed his/her life
* * *= demolish, destroy, knock out, scupper, wipe out, trash, pull apart, sweep away, knock down, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, destruct, shred, wreck, decimate, lay + waste to, wash out, run down, break down, blow up, rubbish, stomp + Nombre + out, smash.Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Ex: That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.* chocar destruyendo = smash into.* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* destruir un mito = explode + myth.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* * *vt1 ‹documentos/pruebas› to destroy; ‹ciudad› to destroyproductos que destruyen el medio ambiente products that damage the environment2 (echar por tierra) ‹reputación› to ruin; ‹plan› to ruin, wreck; ‹esperanzas› to dash, shatterlos problemas económicos destruyeron su matrimonio financial problems wrecked o ruined their marriagela droga está destruyendo muchas vidas drugs are wrecking o ruining o destroying the lives of many people* * *
destruir ( conjugate destruir) verbo transitivo
‹ ciudad› to destroy;
‹ medio ambiente› to damage
‹ plan› to wreck;
‹ esperanzas› to dash, shatter
destruir verbo transitivo to destroy
' destruir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- barrer
- dinamitar
- minar
- socavar
- anular
- consumir
- liquidar
English:
destroy
- flatten
- gut
- nuke
- obliterate
- shatter
- zap
- explode
- ruin
- shred
* * *♦ vt1. [destrozar] to destroy2. [desbaratar] [argumento] to demolish;[proyecto] to ruin, to wreck; [ilusión, esperanzas] to dash; [reputación] to ruin; [matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up3. [hacienda, fortuna] to squander* * *v/t1 destroy2 ( estropear) ruin, wreck* * *destruir {41} vt: to destroy* * *destruir vb to destroy -
54 desvanecerse
1 (disiparse) to disperse, clear3 figurado (demayarse) to faint* * *1) to vanish2) fade3) faint* * *VPR1) (=desaparecer) [humo, niebla] to clear, disperse; [recuerdo, sonido] to fade, fade away; [duda] to be dispelled2) (Med) to faint3) (Quím) to evaporate* * *= fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, fall out, perish, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, wither, banish, blow away, fizzle out, etherealise [etherealize, -USA], fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, wear off.Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex. The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.Ex. Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex. We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.Ex. All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.----* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.* * *= fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, fall out, perish, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, wither, banish, blow away, fizzle out, etherealise [etherealize, -USA], fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, wear off.Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex: So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex: The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.Ex: Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.* * *
desvanecerse ( conjugate desvanecerse) verbo pronominal
[dudas/temores/sospechas] to vanish, be dispelled;
[fantasma/visión] to disappear, vanish
desvanecerse verbo reflexivo
1 (un recuerdo, una imagen, duda) to vanish, fade
(la niebla) to clear
2 (perder el conocimiento) to faint
' desvanecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disiparse
English:
evaporate
- recede
- disappear
- dissipate
- fade
- melt
- swoon
- window
* * *vpr1. [desmayarse] to faint;caer desvanecido to fall in a faint, to faint;yacía desvanecido en el pavimento he lay unconscious in the road2. [humo, nubes] to clear, to disappear;[perfil, figura] to become blurred; [colores] to fade; [sonido, olor] to fade away;su imagen se desvanece y en la pantalla vemos un paisaje her image fades out and we see a country scene3. [sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;[esperanzas] to be dashed; [recuerdos] to fade;aquello hizo que se desvanecieran todas nuestras dudas that dispelled all our doubts* * *v/r1 de niebla disperse;desvanecerse en el aire vanish into thin air2 MED faint* * *vr1) : to vanish, to disappear2) : to fade3) desmayarse: to faint, to swoon -
55 disiparse
1 (desvanecerse) to clear, disperse, dissipate2 (evaporarse) to evaporate3 figurado to vanish, be dispelled* * *VPR1) (Meteo) [niebla] to lift; [nubes] to disperse2) [dudas] to be dispelled* * *(v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear offEx. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *(v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear offEx: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *
disiparse ( conjugate disiparse) verbo pronominal [nubes/niebla] to clear;
[temores/sospechas] to be dispelled;
[ ilusiones] to vanish, disappear
■disiparse vr (desvanecerse la niebla, el temor, etc) to disappear, vanish
' disiparse' also found in these entries:
English:
clear
- disperse
- dissipate
- lift
- thin out
- melt
* * *vpr1. [dudas, sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;[ilusiones] to be shattered2. [niebla, humo, vapor] to disperse;un frente cálido hará que se disipe la borrasca a warm front will cause the low pressure to dissipate* * *v/r1 de niebla clear2 de duda vanish* * *vr -
56 machacar
v.1 to crush.Ella machaca las semillas She crushes the seeds.2 to bone up on(informal) (estudiar). (peninsular Spanish)3 to go on and on (informal) (insistir).4 to repeat over and over, to insist on, to drive into the ground, to repeat.Ella machaca sus razones She repeats over and over her reasons.5 to insist in harping on a subject.Ella machaca siempre She insists in harping on a subject always.* * *1 (triturar) to crush4 familiar (estudiar) to swot up on, US grind away at5 familiar (insistir en) to harp on about, go on about1 (estudiar) to swot up, cram, US grind\machacársela tabú to wank, US jerk offpor mí como si se la machaca tabú I couldn't give a toss* * *1. VT1) (=triturar) to crush2) * (=aniquilar) [+ contrincante] to thrash; [en discusión] to crush, flatten3) [+ precio] to slash4) * [+ lección, asignatura] to swot (up) *5) Esp * (=insistir sobre) to go on about6) (Baloncesto) * to dunk, slam dunk2. VI *1) Esp (=insistir) to go on¡no machaques! — don't go on so!, stop harping on about it!
hierro 1)machacar con o sobre algo — to go on about sth
2) (=empollar) to swot *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.----* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *machacar [A2 ]vtA1 ‹ajo› to crush; ‹almendras› to grind, crush; ‹piedra› to crush, pound4 ‹precios› to slashB ( Esp)1 ( fam)(remachar): machácale bien lo que tiene que hacer make sure you drum into her what she has to dosiguen machacando los mismos puntos they're still going on about o harping on about the same points ( colloq)■ machacarvi1 ( fam)(insistir): machacar con or sobre algo to go on o harp on about sth ( colloq)1 ( fam); ‹dedo› to smash, crush2 ( Esp fam) ‹comida/bebida› to put away ( colloq), to polish off ( colloq); ‹trabajo› to polish off ( colloq); ‹dinero› to blow ( colloq)* * *
machacar ( conjugate machacar) verbo transitivo
‹ almendras› to grind, crush;
‹ piedra› to crush, pound
verbo intransitivo
machacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a golpes) to crush: hay que machacar los ajos, you have to crush the garlic
2 fam (vencer, derrotar) to crush, thrash: nos machacaron en la final, they thrashed us in the final
3 fam (estudiar) to study hard: aún me quedan por machacar dos lecciones, I still have to swot up on two lessons
4 fam (agotar, cansar) to exhaust, wear out: este trabajo me machaca, this job wears me out
II verbo intransitivo
1 fam (estudiar) to cram, US grind
2 fam (insistir) to harp on, go on: siempre machaca sobre lo mismo, she's always going on about the same thing
' machacar' also found in these entries:
English:
crush
- dead
- dent
- labour
- lick
- pound
- grind
- hammer
* * *♦ vt1. [desmenuzar] to crushsigue machacando las mismas ideas she keeps on trotting out the same old ideas6. [en baloncesto] to dunk♦ vi2. [en baloncesto] to dunk* * *I v/t1 ( triturar) crush2 fig ( vencer) thrash3 en baloncesto dunkII v/i2 en baloncesto dunk* * *machacar {72} vt1) : to crush, to grind2) : to beat, to poundmachacar vi: to insist, to go on (about)* * *machacar vb1. (triturar) to crush2. (vencer) to thrash3. (insistir) to go over / to go on -
57 regar
v.1 to water (con agua) (planta, campo).regaron la comida con un buen vino tinto they washed down the meal with a good red wineMaría riega las plantas a diario Mary waters the plants daily.2 to flow through.el río que riega la región the river which flows through the region3 to supply with blood.esta arteria riega de sangre los pulmones this artery supplies blood to the lungs4 to sprinkle, to scatter.Lisa regó los botones Lisa scattered the buttons.5 to ruin, to screw, to blow.* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables; g changes to gu before e)Present IndicativePast Indicativeregué, regaste, regó, regamos, regasteis, regaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ planta, parterre] to water; [+ campo, terreno] to irrigate; [+ calle] to hose downregó la carta con lágrimas — liter she cried all over the letter
2) (Culin)durante la cocción se riega la carne con su jugo — whilst it is cooking, baste the meat in its own juice
3) (Geog) [río] to water; [mar] to wash4) [+ herida] to wash, bathe (con, de with)5) (=esparcir) to sprinkle, scatter7) Caribe (=pegar) to hit2. VI1) Caribe * (=bromear) to joke2) Caribe (=actuar sin pensar) to act rashly3)3.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <planta/jardín> to water; <tierra/campo> to irrigate; < calle> to hose downb) río to water2)regarla — (Chi, Méx fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) (AmC, Ven) <noticia/versión> to spread* * *= water.Ex. Watering the fern is best done by plunging the entire plant into a large container of room-temperature water.----* boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.* prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.* regado por aspersión = sprinkling.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <planta/jardín> to water; <tierra/campo> to irrigate; < calle> to hose downb) río to water2)regarla — (Chi, Méx fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) (AmC, Ven) <noticia/versión> to spread* * *= water.Ex: Watering the fern is best done by plunging the entire plant into a large container of room-temperature water.
* boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.* prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.* regado por aspersión = sprinkling.* * *regar [A7 ]vtA1 ‹planta/jardín› to water; ‹tierra/campo› to irrigate; ‹calle› to hose downuna excelente comida regada con un buen vino an excellent meal washed down with a good wine2 «río» to water; «mar» to washB1 (derramar) ‹líquido› to spill2 (esparcir) ‹azúcar/café› to spill; ‹objetos› to scatterlos niños regaron los juguetes por todas partes the children scattered the toys everywhere3 (AmC, Ven) ‹noticia/versión› to spread* * *
regar ( conjugate regar) verbo transitivo
‹tierra/campo› to irrigate;
‹ calle› to hose down
regar verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to water
2 (un terreno) to irrigate
3 (un río) to water
4 (una calle, un suelo, etc) to hose down
5 (con objetos) to scatter
6 fig (una comida) regamos el asado con un crianza estupendo, we had an excellent mature wine to go with the roast
' regar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manga
- manguera
- riega
English:
garden
- hose
- irrigate
- plant
- water
- need
- shower
* * *regar vt1. [con agua] [planta, campo] to water;[calle] to hose down;regaron la comida con un buen vino tinto they washed down the meal with a good red wine2. [sujeto: río] to flow through;el río que riega la región the river which flows through the region3. [sujeto: vasos sanguíneos] to supply with blood;esta arteria riega de sangre los pulmones this artery supplies blood to the lungs4. [desparramar] to sprinkle, to scatter;regaron el suelo de papeles they scattered papers all over the floor* * ** * *regar {49} vt1) : to irrigate2) : to water3) : to wash, to hose down4) : to spill, to scatter* * *regar vb (planta, jardín) to water -
58 riña
f.quarrel, fight, dispute, bickering.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: reñir.* * *1 (pelea) fight, brawl2 (discusión) quarrel, row, argument* * *noun f.* * *SF (=discusión) quarrel, argument; (=lucha) fight, brawlriña de perros — dogfight, dogfighting
* * *a) ( pelea) fightuna riña callejera — a street fight o brawl
b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)* * *= fireworks, donnybrook, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, rumble, spat, quarrel, affray, dust-up, fracas.Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Ex. It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.Ex. The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.* * *a) ( pelea) fightuna riña callejera — a street fight o brawl
b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)* * *= fireworks, donnybrook, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, rumble, spat, quarrel, affray, dust-up, fracas.Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.* * *A (pelea) fightuna riña callejera a street fight o brawlCompuesto:( AmS) cockfightB (discusión) quarrel, argument, row ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo reñir: ( conjugate reñir)
riña es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
reñir
riña
reñir ( conjugate reñir) verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)
( enemistarse) to fall out with sb
verbo transitivo (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell … off (colloq)
riña sustantivo femenino
◊ riña de gallos (AmS) cockfight
reñir
I vi (tener una discusión) to quarrel, argue
(enfadarse, dejar de hablarse) to fall out [con, with]
II verbo transitivo
1 (regañar) to tell off: mamá me riñó por romper el perchero, mum told me off for breaking the hatstand
2 (una batalla) to fight
riña sustantivo femenino
1 (pelea,discusión) quarrel, argument
2 (reprimenda) telling-off
' riña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disputa
- gresca
- lance
- zafarrancho
- zipizape
- acalorado
- bailarín
- bochinche
- bonche
- callejero
- camorra
- cantarín
- danzarín
- gallo
- jaleo
- pelotera
English:
disagreement
- fight
- quarrel
- quarreling
- quarrelling
- rough-and-tumble
- settle
- squabble
- wrangling
- argument
- ballet
- dancer
- row
- wrangle
* * *riña nf1. [discusión] quarrel2. [pelea] fightRP riña de gallos cockfight* * *f quarrel, fight* * *riña nf1) : fight, brawl2) : dispute, quarrel* * *riña n1. (discusión) quarrel / row2. (pelea) fight -
59 señal
f.1 signal, sign, earmark, token.2 sign, indication.3 trace, vestige.4 scar.5 landmark, boundary marker.6 signal, transmission.7 token payment, deposit, payment on flat, returnable security.* * *1 (signo) sign, indication2 (marca) mark; (en libro) bookmark3 (aviso, comunicación) signal4 (placa, letrero) sign5 (vestigio) trace6 (cicatriz) scar7 (de teléfono) tone8 (de pago) deposit\dar señales de vida to show signs of lifedejar señal to leave a markdejar una señal (dinero) to leave a depositen señal de as a sign of, as a token ofhacer señales a alguien to signal to somebodyni señal not a traceser buena señal / ser mala señal to be a good sign / be a bad signseñal de alarma alarm signalseñal de comunicar engaged tone, US busy signalseñal de la cruz RELIGIÓN sign of the crossseñal de llamada (teléfono) dialling tone, US dial toneseñal de tráfico road sign* * *noun f.1) signal2) sign3) deposit4) mark5) token* * *SF1) [de aviso] [gen] signal; (=letrero) sign•
dar la señal de o para algo — to give the signal for sth•
hacer una señal a algn — [con un gesto cualquiera] to gesture to sb; [ya acordada] to signal to sbsubieron a la azotea para hacer señales al helicóptero — they went up to the roof to signal to the helicopter
señal de alarma — [ante un peligro] warning signal; (=síntoma) warning sign
la muerte de varias ovejas ha hecho sonar la señal de alarma — the death of several sheep has set alarm bells ringing
señal de la victoria — victory sign, V-sign
señal de salida — (Dep, Ferro) starting signal
2) (Aut) signseñal de circulación — traffic sign, road sign
señal de tráfico — traffic sign, road sign
3) (=indicio) signle contestó sin la menor señal de sorpresa — she answered him without the slightest sign of surprise
•
es buena señal — it's a good sign•
dar señales de algo — to show signs of sth•
en señal de algo — as a sign of sthen señal de respeto — as a mark o sign of respect
4) (=marca) markhaz una señal en los paquetes urgentes — put a mark on the express parcels, mark the express parcels
la varicela le ha dejado la cara llena de señales — her face has been left badly scarred o marked by chickenpox
5) (Med) (=síntoma) symptom6) (Com, Econ) (=depósito) deposit7) (Radio) signal8) (Telec) [al teléfono] tone; [en contestador] beep, toneseñal de comunicando — engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)
señal de llamada — dialling tone, ringing o (EEUU) ring tone
señal de ocupado — LAm engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)
* * *1)a) (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs
señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign
b) ( signo) signalnos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer
señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal2) (marca, huella)3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4) ( indicio) signen señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest
5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down paymentdar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment
* * *= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex. Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex. Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.Ex. Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.----* activar una señal = activate + signal.* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.* dar señales de = show + signs of.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* detectar una señal = detect + signal.* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* señal analógica = analog signal.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* señal de advertencia = safety notice.* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de ampliación = extension sign.* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señal de depósito = security deposit.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* señal de peligro = danger signal.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* señal de radio = radio signal.* señal de semáforo = semaphore.* señal de stop = stop sign.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señal digital = digital signal.* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.* señal indicadora = signpost.* señal lógica = logical signal.* señal luminosa = beacon.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* señal vial = road sign.* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.* * *1)a) (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs
señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign
b) ( signo) signalnos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer
señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal2) (marca, huella)3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4) ( indicio) signen señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest
5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down paymentdar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment
* * *= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.* activar una señal = activate + signal.* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.* dar señales de = show + signs of.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* detectar una señal = detect + signal.* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* señal analógica = analog signal.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* señal de advertencia = safety notice.* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de ampliación = extension sign.* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señal de depósito = security deposit.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* señal de peligro = danger signal.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* señal de radio = radio signal.* señal de semáforo = semaphore.* señal de stop = stop sign.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señal digital = digital signal.* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.* señal indicadora = signpost.* señal lógica = logical signal.* señal luminosa = beacon.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* señal vial = road sign.* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.* * *A1 (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación traffic signsseñal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido danger/stop/no parking signseñales de carretera road signs2 (signo) signalal oír la señal convenida on hearing the agreed signaldio la señal de salida he gave the starting signalnos hacía señales con la mano para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearersalió haciendo con los dedos la señal de la victoria he gave the victory sign o V sign as he came outseñales de humo smoke signalsseñal de auxilio or socorro distress signal3 ( Ferr) signalCompuesto:sign of the crossB(marca, huella): pon una señal en la página para saber por dónde vas mark the page so you know where you've got up toel cuerpo no presentaba señales de violencia there were no marks on the body which might point to the use of violence, the body showed no signs of violent treatmentdescuelgue y espere la señal para marcar lift the receiver and wait for the dial ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tonela señal nos llega vía satélite the signal comes to us via satellitela señal llega muy débil the reception is very poorCompuesto:time signalD (indicio) sign¿todavía no te han contestado? mala señal haven't you heard from them yet? that's a bad signel accidentado no daba señales de vida the victim showed no signs of lifehace mucho tiempo que no da señales de vida ( fam); nobody has seen hide nor hair of him for ages ( colloq)continuó sin dar señales de cansancio she carried on without showing any sign of tiring o without appearing to get at all tired¡antes no se veían estas cosas! — ¡señal de que los tiempos cambian! you never used to see that sort of thing — well, it's a sign of the timesel aluvión sepultó totalmente el pueblo, no quedó ni señal the mudslide submerged the village completely, leaving no trace of its existenceen señal de protesta as a sign o gesture of protestintercambiaron anillos en señal de amor y fidelidad they exchanged rings as a token of love and fidelitydar or dejar una señal to leave a deposit o down payment* * *
señal sustantivo femenino
1
Sseñal de la Cruz sign of the cross
◊ nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer;
señal de auxilio or socorro distress signalc) (Ferr) signal
2 (marca, huella):
señales de violencia signs of violence
3a) (Rad, TV) signalb) (Telec):◊ la señal para marcar the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone;
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4 ( indicio) sign;
no daba señales de vida he showed no signs of life;
en señal de respeto/amor as a token of respect/love
5 (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment
señal sustantivo femenino
1 (muestra) sign
en señal de respeto/duelo, as a sign/token of respect/mourning
2 (con la mano, el rostro) sign
hacer señales a alguien, to signal to sb
3 (huella, indicio) trace, sign: la operación le dejó una señal, the operation left a scar
4 Tel tone
señal de llamada, dialling, US dial tone
5 Com (anticipo) deposit: dejar una señal, to leave a deposit
6 Auto señal de tráfico, road sign
' señal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amago
- aparato
- captar
- codazo
- emitir
- estampar
- hierro
- horario-a
- huella
- impresión
- índice
- indicio
- patear
- rebasar
- rendir
- roce
- seña
- significar
- signo
- silbar
- síntoma
- sonora
- sonoro
- sudaca
- baliza
- dirección
- disco
- impacto
- inclinar
- indicador
- intermitente
- marca
- marcar
- mojón
- muestra
- prenda
- presagio
- protesta
- punto
- rastro
- respetar
- silbido
- transmisión
- transmitir
English:
bookmark
- busy signal
- deposit
- dialling tone
- distress signal
- engaged
- evidence
- mark
- marker
- motion
- omen
- ominous
- pip
- pledge
- road sign
- scar
- scour
- send out
- sign
- signal
- stop sign
- tick
- token
- traffic sign
- warning sign
- watermark
- blinker
- bode
- breeding
- busy
- danger
- flash
- hand
- peace
- protest
- road
- signpost
- smoke
- tone
- trace
- walk
* * *señal nf1. [gesto, sonido, acción] signal;la señal convenida eran tres golpes en la puerta the signal they agreed on was three knocks on the door;cuando dé la señal empujamos todos a la vez when I give the signal, everyone push together;hacerle una señal a alguien para que haga algo to signal to sb to do sth;señal de alarma alarm signal;señales de humo smoke signals;señal de peligro danger sign;señal de salida starting signal;señal de socorro distress signal2. Ferroc signal3. [tono telefónico] toneseñal de comunicando Br engaged tone, US busy signal; Méx señal de libre Br dialling o US dial tone;señal de llamada ringing tone;señal de portadora carrier signal4. [símbolo] sign;una señal de prohibido adelantar a no overtaking sign;en señal de as a mark o sign of;en señal de duelo/buena voluntad as a sign of mourning/goodwillseñal de circulación road sign;señal de la cruz sign of the Cross;señal indicadora (de dirección) [en carretera] signpost;señal de tráfico road sign5. [indicio] sign;esto es señal de que están interesados this is a sign that o this shows they're interested;dar señales de vida to show signs of life;el temporal no daba señales de remitir the storm showed no sign of abating;ser buena/mala señal to be a good/bad sign6. [marca, huella] mark;hice o [m5] puse una señal en las cajas con ropa I marked o put a mark on the boxes with clothes inside;el cuerpo presentaba señales de descomposición the body showed signs of decomposition;no quedó ni señal de él there was no sign of him left;no dejó ni señal she didn't leave a trace7. [cicatriz] scar, mark;te va a quedar señal you'll have a scar8. [fianza] deposit;* * *f1 signal;señal de prohibición prohibition disk2 figsign, trace;dar señales de vida get in touch;3 COM deposit, downpayment;dejar una señal leave a deposit o downpayment4 TELEC tone* * *señal nf1) : signal2) : signseñal de tráfico: traffic sign3) indicio: indicationen señal de: as a token of4) vestigio: trace, vestige5) : scar, mark6) : deposit, down payment* * *señal n1. (indicio) sign2. (marca) mark3. (signo) signal4. (del teléfono) tonehacer señales to signal / to gesture -
60 matar
v.1 to kill (quitar la vida a).lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).3 to tone down (apagar) (color).4 to round (off).* * *1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun6 (pasar) to kill■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round11 (suavizar - color) to tone down12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself\llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebodymatarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothingmatarse a trabajar to work oneself to deathque me maten si... I'll be damned if...* * *verb1) to kill2) butcher, slaughter3) pass, waste* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughterque me maten si... — I'll be damned if...
- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull3) * (=molestar)4) * (=sorprender)¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *
2.VI to killno matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.----* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *matar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughterlo mataron a golpes they beat him to deathlo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to deathlo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a carhubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyedentrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killla vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leadingentre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blameasí me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lielas mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing2(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of heres para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at schoolcuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!B ( fam); ‹sed› to quenchcompraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetitepara matar el tiempo to kill timeC1 ‹pelota› to kill2 ‹carta› to cover■ matarvi1 (causar muerte) to killno matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not killhay miradas que matan if looks could killestar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn2mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress■ matarseA1(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accidental bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneselfse mató de un tiro she shot herselfB1 ( fam)(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)2* * *
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;Fam Figcomo descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;Fam Figsi se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;Fam Figes para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;Fammatarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Famque me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to captureno quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it♦ vito kill;no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;RP Famque mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt* * *I v/tmatar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing2 ganado slaughterII v/i kill;no matarás thou shalt not kill;estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.* * *matar vt1) : to kill2) : to slaughter, to butcher3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)4) : to tone down (colors)5) : to pass, to waste (time)6) : to trump (in card games)matar vi: to kill* * *matar vb to kill
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