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1 chapucear
• botch up• do a clumsy repair job• do a clumsy repair job on• foul up• jerry-rig• jerrybuild• petticoat chaser• pettifogger -
2 chapucería
• botch• botched job• botchery• bungle• bungle job• bungle work• odd job• pettifog• pettifogging• shoddiness -
3 chapuza
• botch• botched job• botchery• mess up• muddily• muddle along• mulish• mull over• Muslim• mussel• odd job• shoddiness -
4 trabajo chapucero
• botch job -
5 chapuza
f.1 botch (job) (trabajo mal hecho).2 odd job (trabajo ocasional).3 botched job, muddle, hash, mess-up.4 trick, trap, ruse, scheme.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chapuzar.* * *1 (trabajo sin importancia) odd job2 (trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work\hacer una chapuza to botch up* * *SF1) (=trabajo mal hecho) botched job, shoddy piece of work2) (=trabajo ocasional) odd job3) Méx trick, swindle* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex. The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.----* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *a) (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)b) (Esp fam) ( trabajo ocasional) odd jobc) (Méx) ( trampa) trick* * *= odd-job, repair job, fudge.Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* hacer una chapuza = botch, bodge.* * *me hizo una chapuza y ahora funciona peor he botched the repair and now it's worse than before ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo chapuzar: ( conjugate chapuzar)
chapuza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
chapuza sustantivo femenino (fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botched job (colloq), botch (colloq)
chapuza sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo mal hecho) shoddy piece of work
2 (trabajo ocasional) odd job
' chapuza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
- pegote
- churro
English:
botch
- fudge
- odd job
- shoddy work
* * *♦ nf1. [trabajo mal hecho] botch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapuza this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapuza you've made a real botch o mess of your exam2. [trabajo ocasional] odd job;vive de las chapuzas he makes his living by doing odd jobs♦ chapuzas nmf inv[persona] sloppy o shoddy worker;no seas un chapuza y pon más cuidado al pintar don't be so sloppy and be more careful when you're painting* * *fhacer chapuzas do odd jobs* * *chapuza nf1) : botched jobhacer chapuzas: to cheat* * *chapuza n1. (trabajo mal hecho) botched job2. (trabajillo) odd job -
6 chapucear
v.1 to botch (up).2 to do a clumsy repair job on, to bat out, to botch up, to botch.Edwin chapuceó las ventanas Edwin did a clumsy repair job on the windows.Edwin chapuceó y luego se fue Edwin did a clumsy repair job and then left.3 to pettifog.Fuss chapuceó, perdiendo el caso Fuss pettifogged, losing the case.* * *1 to botch, bungle* * *VT1) [+ trabajo] to botch, make a mess of2) Méx (=estafar) to swindle* * *chapucear vtto botch (up)* * *v/t botch -
7 churro
adj.darling.m.1 botch (informal) (fracaso).ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful2 fritter, long cylinder-shaped fritter made of flour and sprinkled with sugar, fritter stick.3 glamour girl.4 botched job.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: churrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (res) coarse-woolled (US coarse-wooled)————————1 (dulce) fritter, US cruller■ este programa de televisión es un churro this TV programme is lousy, this programme is rubbish■ el examen me ha salido un churro I made a hash of the exam, I mucked up the exam■ ¡qué churro de gol! what a jammy goal!\de churro by a fluke, by a stroke of luck* * *1.ADJ [lana] coarse2. SM1) (Culin) flour fritter eaten with coffee or hot chocolate2) * (=chapuza) botch, mess3) * (=suerte) fluke4) And, Cono Sur * attractive person, dish *5) *** (=pene) prick ***6) Méx * bad filmCHURROS Churros, long fritters made with flour and water, are popular in much of Spain and are often eaten with thick hot chocolate either for breakfast or as a snack. In Madrid, they eat a thicker variety of churro called a porra.* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *churro (↑ churro a1)A ( Coc) strip of fried doughmandar a algn a freír churros ( fam); to tell sb to go jump in a o the lake ( colloq), to tell sb to get stuffed ( BrE colloq)¡vete a freír churros! go jump in a o the lake!, get stuffed!A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with a thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast.* * *
churro sustantivo masculino
1 (Coc) strip of fried dough
2 (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job
churro sustantivo masculino
1 Culin fritter, US cruller
2 familiar (birria) mess
* * *churro1 nm1. [para comer] = stick or ring of dough fried in oil and sprinkled with sugar;Fam¡vete a freír churros! get lost!ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful;esto es un churro de reparación they've made a real botch of this repairlo encontraron de churro it was a fluke that they found itCHURROSChurros are a type of fritter which are a traditional Spanish snack. They are made from a flour and water dough which is squeezed by a special machine into long ribbed tubular shapes, which are then fried in hot oil and coated with sugar. They are often eaten with thick hot chocolate at special snack bars called “churrerías”. People also eat them at home with coffee for breakfast or buy them to eat out of a paper cone in fairgrounds during their local annual festivals.♦ adjstunning;¡estás muy churra con ese vestido nuevo! you look stunning in that new dress!♦ nm,flooker;¡tu hermano es un churro bárbaro! your brother is a real looker!* * *m1 fritter2 ( chapuza) botched job* * *churro nm1) : fried dough* * *churro n (alimento) fritter -
8 pata
f.1 leg (pierna de animal).las patas delanteras the forelegslas patas traseras the hindlegspata negra (cooking) = type of top-quality cured ham2 foot (pie de animal).3 leg (informal) (of person).a pata on footir a la pata coja to hopa cuatro patas on all fourspata de palo wooden leg4 leg.5 female duck.6 buddy, mate.* * *————————1 (gen) leg2 (garra) paw3 (pezuña) hoof\a cuatro patas on all foursa la pata coja hopping, on one lega la pata la llana familiar down to earthmeter la pata familiar to put one's foot in itpatas arriba upside downtener mala pata familiar to have bad luckpata de gallo (dibujo, motivo) hound's-tooth check, dog's-tooth checkpatas de gallo (arrugas) crow's feet* * *1. f., (m. - pato) 2. noun f.1) paw2) leg3) foot* * *1. SF1) (Zool)a) (=pierna) legpata trasera — back o hind leg
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pantalones de pata de elefante — flared trousers, flaresb) (=pie) [de mamífero] (tb Peletería) paw; [de ave] footpata de cabra — (Téc) crowbar
pata de gallo — [en tela] houndstooth check; (=disparate) † silly remark, piece of nonsense
patas de gallo — [en el ojo] crow's feet
2) * [de persona] legquita la pata, que no veo — get your leg out of the way, I can't see *
es un diccionario con dos patas — hum he's a walking dictionary, he's a dictionary on legs hum
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a pata — * on foot, on Shanks' pony *, on Shanks' mare (EEUU) *•
a cuatro patas — on all fourspata de palo — wooden leg, peg leg
3) [de mueble] legdespués de la mudanza estaba toda la casa patas arriba — after the move the whole house was in a complete mess o was topsy-turvy *
4) Chile (=etapa) stage, legtener patas — to be brash, be cheeky *
6)aunque se ha hecho famosa, se sigue comportando a la pata la llana — although she has become famous, she is as down to earth as ever
¡qué mala pata tuviste! — you were really unlucky!
- ser patametedura, patoes pata para todo — he's game for anything *, he's up for anything *
2. SM And*1) (=amigo) pal *, mate *, buddy (EEUU)2) (=tipo) bloke *** * *I1) (Zool)a) (pierna - de animal, ave) leglas patas delanteras/traseras — the front/hind legs
b) (pie - de perro, gato) paw; (- de ave) foot2) ( de persona)a) (fam & hum) ( pierna) lega la pata — (Chi fam) word for word
estirar la pata — (fam) to kick the bucket (colloq)
meter la pata — (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq)
patas (para) arriba — (fam) upside down
b) (AmL fam & hum) foota pata — (fam & hum) on foot
a pata pelada — (Chi, Per fam) barefoot
hacer algo con las patas — (Col, Méx, Ven fam) to make a botch of something (colloq)
hacerle la pata a alguien — (Chi fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
por abajo de la pata — (RPl fam) at least
saltar en una pata — (CS) to jump for joy
ser pata — (RPl fam) to be game (colloq)
ser pata de perro — (Chi, Méx fam) to have itchy feet (colloq)
tener pata — (AmL fam) to have contacts
tener patas — (Chi fam) to have a lot of nerve (colloq); malo I
3) ( de mueble) legIImasculino (Per fam)a) ( tipo) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq)b) ( amigo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)él es mi pata del alma — he's my best pal o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= leg, paw.Ex. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the ' legs'.Ex. The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.----* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.* con patas = legged.* de dos patas = two-legged.* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* estirar la pata = give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket.* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* metedura de pata = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up.* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* pata delantera = foreleg, forelimb.* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.* pata trasera = hind leg.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* * *I1) (Zool)a) (pierna - de animal, ave) leglas patas delanteras/traseras — the front/hind legs
b) (pie - de perro, gato) paw; (- de ave) foot2) ( de persona)a) (fam & hum) ( pierna) lega la pata — (Chi fam) word for word
estirar la pata — (fam) to kick the bucket (colloq)
meter la pata — (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq)
patas (para) arriba — (fam) upside down
b) (AmL fam & hum) foota pata — (fam & hum) on foot
a pata pelada — (Chi, Per fam) barefoot
hacer algo con las patas — (Col, Méx, Ven fam) to make a botch of something (colloq)
hacerle la pata a alguien — (Chi fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
por abajo de la pata — (RPl fam) at least
saltar en una pata — (CS) to jump for joy
ser pata — (RPl fam) to be game (colloq)
ser pata de perro — (Chi, Méx fam) to have itchy feet (colloq)
tener pata — (AmL fam) to have contacts
tener patas — (Chi fam) to have a lot of nerve (colloq); malo I
3) ( de mueble) legIImasculino (Per fam)a) ( tipo) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq)b) ( amigo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)él es mi pata del alma — he's my best pal o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= leg, paw.Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the ' legs'.
Ex: The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.* con patas = legged.* de dos patas = two-legged.* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* estirar la pata = give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket.* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* metedura de pata = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up.* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* pata delantera = foreleg, forelimb.* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.* pata trasera = hind leg.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* * *pata1A ( Zool)1 (pierna — de un perro, gato) leg; (— de un ave) leguna pata de pollo ( Coc) a chicken leg, a (chicken) drumsticklas patas delanteras/traseras the front/hind legs2 (pie — de un perro, gato) paw; (— de un ave) foot3 (en peletería) pawen cada pata ( fam hum): tiene 36 años — sí, en cada pata he's 36 — you can tell that to the Marines ( AmE) o ( BrE) pull the other one ( colloq hum)patas (para) arriba ( fam); upside downlo dejó todo patas para arriba he left everything upside down o ( colloq) topsy-turvy¡qué olor a pata! what a smell of cheesy feet! ( colloq)a la pata la llana ( Esp fam): a mí me gustan las cosas a la pata la llana I like things to be clear, I like people to be upfront about things ( colloq)María es muy a la pata la llana María is very down-to-earth o straightforwardlo hacen todo a la pata la llana they do things in a very slapdash way, they do things any which way ( AmE colloq), they do things any old how ( BrE colloq)tuvimos que volver a pata we had to come back on shank's mare ( AmE) o ( BrE) shanks's pony ( colloq hum), we had to come back on foothacer algo con las patas (Col, Méx fam); to make a botch o ( BrE) a botched job of sth ( colloq), to botch sth up ( colloq)les debe haber costado $500 por abajo de la pata it must have cost them $500 easily, it must have cost them at least $500 o ( colloq) a good $500saltar a (la) pata coja to hopentró dando saltos a (la) pata coja she hopped in, she came hopping insaltar en una pata (CS); to jump for joysi van a la playa yo soy pata if you're going to the beach I'm game o I'm up for it ( colloq)ser un/una pata de perro (Chi, Méx fam); to have itchy feet ( colloq), to be a globetrotter ( colloq)Compuestos:crowbar, prybar ( AmE)houndstooth check, dog's tooth checkwooden legfpl crow's feet (pl)C (de una silla, mesa) legpata2* * *
pata sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool)
◊ las patas delanteras/traseras the front/hind legs
(— de ave) foot
2 ( de persona) (fam & hum) ( pierna) leg;
( pie) (AmL) foot;
a pata (fam &
hum) on foot;◊ estirar la pata (fam) to kick the bucket (colloq);
meter la pata (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq);
patas (para) arriba (fam) upside down;
saltar a (la) pata coja to hop;
tener pata (AmL fam) to have contacts;
See Also→ malo 1 a
3 ( de mueble) leg
■ sustantivo masculino (Per fam)
pata sustantivo femenino
1 leg: el caballo se rompió la pata delantera, the horse broke its foreleg
2 (suerte) buena/mala pata, good/bad luck
3 (arrugas) patas de gallo, crow's feet
♦ Locuciones: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket
ir a la pata coja, to hop
meter la pata, to put one's foot in it
patas arriba, (desordenado) in a mess
' pata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banco
- colarse
- estirar
- estropear
- impresionante
- metedura
- molesta
- molesto
- nada
- palo
- patinar
- patinazo
- resbalar
- resbalón
- cojo
- embarrada
- malo
- metedura de pata
- metida de pata
- plancha
- tener
- trasero
English:
blunder
- boo-boo
- boob
- brick
- bucket
- bungle
- clanger
- flub
- foot
- goof
- hop
- hounds-tooth
- leg
- lucky
- paw
- put
- slip-up
- stuck-up
- table leg
- trip up
- unstuck
- wooden
- chum
- drum
- faux pas
- foreleg
- gaffe
* * *♦ nf1. [pierna de animal] leg;las patas delanteras the forelegs;las patas traseras the hindlegs;Culinpata de pollo chicken legEsp Culin pata negra = type of top-quality cured ham; Esp2. [pie de animal] foot;[de perro, gato] paw; [de vaca, caballo] hoof pata de cabra crowbar, Br jemmy, US jimmy;pantalones de pata de elefante bell bottoms, flares;pata de gallo [tejido] hound's-tooth check (material);patas de gallo [arrugas] crow's feet;RP patas de rana [para bucear] flippers Am [pie] foot; Amme torcí la pata I twisted my ankle;Am¡qué olor a pata! what a stink of smelly feet in here!;a cuatro patas on all fours;a pata on foot;ir a la pata coja to hop;salimos de allí por patas we legged it out of there;Esp Famtener la pata chula to have a gammy legpata de palo wooden leg4. [de mueble, mesa] leg;una mesa de tres patas a three-legged table7. CompEsp Fama la pata la llana straightforwardly;nos tratamos a la pata la llana we were quite straight with each other;RP Fampor abajo de la pata at least;Famestirar la pata to kick the bucket;Esp Fam Humestoy más liado que la pata de un romano things are pretty hectic at the moment;RP Famhacer pata a alguien to keep sb company;Famtener mala pata to be unlucky;¡qué mala pata tienes! what rotten luck!;Fammeter la pata to put one's foot in it;Fam CSur Famsaltar en una pata to jump for joy;RP Famser pata to be willing to go along;si van al cine soy pata if you're going to the cinema count me in;Chile, Méx Famser pata de perro to have itchy feet;Am Famtener patas to have friends in high places♦ nmPerú Fam1. [amigo] pal, Br mate, US buddy2. [tipo] guy, Br bloke* * *1 m/f Pe fampal fam, buddy fam2 f leg;a cuatro patas on all fours;ir a la pata coja hop;meter la pata fam put one’s foot in it fam ;tener mala pata fam be unlucky;patas arriba upside down, in a mess;comportarse naturally, in a down-to-earth way* * *pata nf1) : paw, leg (of an animal)2) : foot, leg (of furniture)3)patas de gallo : crow's-feet4)* * *pata n1. (pierna) leg2. (pie) paw -
9 pegote
f. & m.1 sponger, dollop.2 gooey mess, gob.m.1 sticky mess (masa pegajosa).2 botch.* * *3 familiar (fanfarronada) brag, boast\tirarse pegotes familiar to show off* * *a) ( de suciedad) sticky messtirarse pegotes — (Esp fam) to brag (colloq)
b) (Esp fam) ( mamarracho)* * *= blob.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.* * *a) ( de suciedad) sticky messtirarse pegotes — (Esp fam) to brag (colloq)
b) (Esp fam) ( mamarracho)* * *= blob.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
* * *1 (de suciedad) sticky messno te tires pegotes stop bragging o don't give me that! ( colloq)2( Esp fam) (mamarracho): quedará mejor si no le pones el pegote ese en el medio it'll look better if you don't put that awful thing in the middleese lazo es un pegote that bow just doesn't go4( RPl fam) (persona apegada a otra): es un pegote de la mamá he's tied to his mother's apron stringsel novio es un pegote her boyfriend never leaves her for a minute o sticks to her like glue* * *
pegote sustantivo masculino
1 (de masa, etc) blob: tienes que sacar los pegotes de pintura, you'll have to get rid of those paint blobs
2 fam (chapuza, cosa mal hecha) botch up
3 Lit (añadido inútil) unfortunate addition
fam (añadido que desentona) las nuevas papeleras son auténticos pegotes, those new bins stick out a mile
4 fam (mentira, trola) fib: no entiendo por qué tiene que tirarse esos pegotes, I just can't understand why he has to lie like that
' pegote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
English:
dollop
- gob
* * *pegote nmFam1. [masa pegajosa] sticky mess;este arroz está hecho un pegote this rice is a sticky mess;tenía la moto llena de pegotes de barro her motorbike was covered in mud splashes2. [chapucería] botch;el final de la película es un pegote the ending just doesn't go with the rest of the moviese tiró el pegote diciendo que era jugador de baloncesto he spun a yarn about being a basketball player4. RP [persona]es un pegote de la madre he's tied to his mother's apron strings, he's a mummy's boy;esos dos están siempre como un pegote those two are like Siamese twins, they're never apart* * ** * *pegote nm1) : sticky mess -
10 plasta
f.1 mess (cosa blanda).2 botch-up (informal) (cosa mal hecha).3 thick paste, soft mass.4 cataplasm.f. & m.pain, drag (informal) (pesado). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 familiar (sustancia) mess* * *1. SF1) [gen] soft mass, lump; (=cosa aplastada) flattened mass2) * (=desastre) botch, messel plan es una plasta — the plan is one big mess, the plan is a complete botch
2.SMF * (=pelmazo) bore3.ADJ INV boring* * *Ia) (Esp fam) ( pesado)no seas plasta, tío! — stop being such a pain in the neck! (colloq)
b) (AmL fam) ( cachazudo) slow, sluggish (colloq)II1) (fam) ( masa - blanda) soft lump; (- aplastada) flat o shapeless lump2)a) (AmL fam) ( cachaza) laid-back attitude (colloq)qué plasta tiene! — she's so laid back! (colloq)
b) ( persona cachazuda) slow o (colloq) laid-back person; ( persona inútil) useless person, waste of time (colloq)c) ( persona fea) ugly mug (colloq)d) ( persona aburrida) bore (colloq)* * *= nuisance, pest.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.----* hacerse una plasta = cake (up).* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* plasta de vaca = cowpat, cowpat.* ser un plasta = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *Ia) (Esp fam) ( pesado)no seas plasta, tío! — stop being such a pain in the neck! (colloq)
b) (AmL fam) ( cachazudo) slow, sluggish (colloq)II1) (fam) ( masa - blanda) soft lump; (- aplastada) flat o shapeless lump2)a) (AmL fam) ( cachaza) laid-back attitude (colloq)qué plasta tiene! — she's so laid back! (colloq)
b) ( persona cachazuda) slow o (colloq) laid-back person; ( persona inútil) useless person, waste of time (colloq)c) ( persona fea) ugly mug (colloq)d) ( persona aburrida) bore (colloq)* * *= nuisance, pest.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* hacerse una plasta = cake (up).* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* plasta de vaca = cowpat, cowpat.* ser un plasta = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *1( Esp fam) (pesado): ¡no seas plasta, tío! stop being such a pain in the neck! ( colloq), quit bugging me! ( AmE colloq)¡qué plasta tiene! she's so laid back! ( colloq)1 (persona cachazuda) slow o ( colloq) laid-back person2 (persona inútil) useless person, waste of time ( colloq)3 (persona fea) ugly mug ( colloq)4 (persona aburrida) bore ( colloq)D* * *
plasta sustantivo femenino (fam) ( masa — blanda) soft lump;
(— aplastada) flat o shapeless lump
plasta
I sustantivo femenino soft o flat lump
II adjetivo & mf fam bore, pain: ¡ya te oí, no seas plasta!, I heard you already, don't be such a pain in the neck!
* * *♦ adjFamun tío plasta a real bore♦ nmfFam2. RP [perezoso] lazy slob♦ nf1. [cosa blanda] mess2. [cosa mal hecha] botch-up* * *I m/f fampain fam, drag famII adj:ser plasta fam be a pain odrag fam* * *plasta nf: soft mass, lump -
11 chambonada
f.1 a blunder, piece or stupidity; at billiards, a fluke.2 clumsiness.* * *2 familiar (patinazo) blunder* * *femenino (AmL fam) botch (colloq), botched job (colloq)* * *femenino (AmL fam) botch (colloq), botched job (colloq)* * ** * *
chambonada sustantivo femenino (AmL fam) botch (colloq)
-
12 mamarrachada
f.1 stupid or idiotic thing (informal).2 awful thing, ugly thing.3 buffoonery, clownish act.* * ** * *femenino (fam)otra de sus mamarrachadas fue poner esas ventanas tan feas — another awful thing he did was put in those horrible windows
qué mamarrachada han hecho en esta pared! — what a mess o botch they've made of this wall! (colloq)
* * *femenino (fam)otra de sus mamarrachadas fue poner esas ventanas tan feas — another awful thing he did was put in those horrible windows
qué mamarrachada han hecho en esta pared! — what a mess o botch they've made of this wall! (colloq)
* * *( fam)otra de sus mamarrachadas fue poner esas ventanas tan feas another awful thing he did was put in those horrible windowsese cuadro es una mamarrachada that painting is a daub o ( colloq) a whole lot of splodges¡qué mamarrachada han hecho en esta pared! what a mess o botch they've made of this wall! ( colloq)* * *
mamarrachada f fam
1 (comportamiento) bad behaviour
2 (dicho absurdo) stupid story: déjate de mamarrachadas y ponte a estudiar, stop being so stupid and get down to your studies
3 (cosa mal hecha) botch up: esa obra de teatro era una mamarrachada, they really botched up that theatre play
* * *mamarrachada nfFam stupid o idiotic thing;tu plan es una mamarrachada your plan is crazy;pintar la puerta de rosa me parece una mamarrachada I think it's daft o crazy to paint the door pink* * *f fammess -
13 chafallar
v.1 to botch, to mend in a clumsy manner.2 to bungle.* * *1 familiar to botch (up)* * *VT to botch, botch up -
14 chapucería
f.1 odd job, patchwork.2 bungle work, botched job, balls-up, botch.3 shoddiness, botchery.* * *1 (tosquedad) shoddiness2 (chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * *SF1) (=cualidad) shoddiness2) (=chapuza) botched job, shoddy piece of work* * ** * *= fudge.Ex. The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.* * ** * *= fudge.Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.
* * ** * *chapucería nfbotch, botched job;esta reparación es una auténtica chapucería this repair is a real botched job;tu examen es una chapucería you've made a real botch o mess of your exam* * *f botched job -
15 hacer una chapuza
to botch up* * *(v.) = botch, bodgeEx. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point.* * *(v.) = botch, bodgeEx: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point. -
16 parche
m.1 patch.2 poultice (emplasto).3 botch job (chapuza).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parchar.* * *1 patch\poner un parche a algo to patch something up* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=pieza) patch; [para un ojo] eye patch2) [provisional] temporary remedy, stopgap solution3) (Med) (=cataplasma) poultice; Chile (=tirita) sticking plaster, Band-Aid ® (EEUU)4) (Mús) (=piel de tambor) drumhead; (=tambor) drum* * *a) ( remiendo) patcheso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks
ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)
b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patchcolocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions
c) ( en la piel) mark, blotchd) ( del tambor) drumhead* * *= patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.Ex. The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.Ex. The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex. The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex. The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.Ex. The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.Ex. The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.Ex. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.Ex. This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.----* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].* poner parches = patch up, patch.* * *a) ( remiendo) patcheso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks
ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)
b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patchcolocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions
c) ( en la piel) mark, blotchd) ( del tambor) drumhead* * *= patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.Ex: The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.Ex: The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.Ex: The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.Ex: The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.Ex: This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].* parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].* poner parches = patch up, patch.* * *A1 (remiendo) patchle puse unos parches en los codos I put patches on the elbowsla nueva ley sólo le pone parches al problema the new law only papers over the cracksestar como un parche to stick out like a sore thumbser un parche to be an eyesore2 (para un ojo) eye patch, patch3 (en la piel) mark, blotchtenía dos parches de color en las mejillas her cheeks were flushedCompuestos:contraceptive patchnicotine patchtransdermal patchB (del tambor) drumheadC ( Inf) patch* * *
parche sustantivo masculino
patch;
parche sustantivo masculino
1 patch
2 Med (cataplasma) plaster: lleva un parche de nicotina, she wears a nicotine patch
3 pey (chapuza, pegote) botch-up: no se trata de que le pongas un parche, sino de que rehagas el artículo, it's not a question of making the best of a bad job, it's more a question of re-writing the whole article again
' parche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parchar
- rodillera
English:
patch
- nicotine
* * *parche nm1. [de tela, goma] patch;poner un parche a algo to put a patch on sth;Fam Chile parche curita Br sticking plaster, US Band-Aid®;parche de nicotina nicotine patch;2. [en el ojo] eyepatch3. [emplasto] poultice4. [solución transitoria] makeshift solution;la ley es sólo un parche al problema de la inmigración this law merely provides a makeshift solution to the problem of immigration;la empresa sobrevive poniendo parches a sus problemas the company survives by papering over the cracks5. Informát patch6. [piel de tambor] drumhead7. [tambor] drum* * *m* * *parche nm: patch* * * -
17 piratear
v.1 to pirate (propiedad intelectual).Los vikingos piratean las villas The Vikings pirate the villages.2 to be involved in piracy (asaltar barcos).3 to hack into (computing).4 to hack (computing).5 to copy illegally, to knock off.El chico pirateó la aplicación The boy copied the application illegally.* * *1 (gen) to pirate2 (avión) to hijack* * *1.VT (Aer) to hijack; [+ CD, DVD, software] to pirate; (Inform) to hack into; [+ libro] to plagiarize2. VI1) [barcos] to buccaneer, practise piracy, practice piracy (EEUU)2) (=robar) to steal* * *1.verbo intransitivo2) (Ven fam) ( trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)2.piratear vt to pirate* * *= pirate, hack, buccaneer.Ex. These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.Ex. Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.Ex. But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2) (Ven fam) ( trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)2.piratear vt to pirate* * *= pirate, hack, buccaneer.Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.
Ex: Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.Ex: But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *piratear [A1 ]viA to commit piracy■ piratearvtto pirate* * *
piratear ( conjugate piratear) verbo transitivo ‹videos/casetes› to pirate;
‹ sistema› to hack into
piratear verbo transitivo to pirate
' piratear' also found in these entries:
English:
bootleg
- hack
- pirate
* * *♦ vi1. [asaltar barcos] to be involved in piracy2. Informát to crack♦ vt1. [propiedad intelectual] to pirate[hacer copia ilegal] to pirate a program* * *v/t INFOR pirate* * *piratear vt1) : to hijack, to commandeer2) : to bootleg, to pirate -
18 piratería
f.piracy, pirating.* * *1 (gen) piracy\piratería aérea hijacking* * *1) (Náut) piracy; (de vídeos, casetes) piracy2) (Ven fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botch job (colloq)* * *= piracy, hackery, buccaneering.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. At this point, it is instructive to observe that hackery has some of the attributes of a disease.Ex. Henry Morgan became the most famous and successful pirate of the golden age of buccaneering.----* acto de piratería = piracy.* piratería informática = hacking, hackery.* * *1) (Náut) piracy; (de vídeos, casetes) piracy2) (Ven fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botch job (colloq)* * *= piracy, hackery, buccaneering.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: At this point, it is instructive to observe that hackery has some of the attributes of a disease.Ex: Henry Morgan became the most famous and successful pirate of the golden age of buccaneering.* acto de piratería = piracy.* piratería informática = hacking, hackery.* * *A1 ( Náut) piracy2 (de videos, casetes) piracy* * *
piratería sustantivo femenino
piracy;◊ piratería informática hacking (colloq)
piratería sustantivo femenino piracy
' piratería' also found in these entries:
English:
hacking
- piracy
- video piracy
* * *piratería nf1. [de corsarios] piracypiratería aérea hijacking2. [de programas, vídeos, ropa] piracypiratería informática [copias ilegales] software piracy; [acceso no autorizado] hacking;piratería musical music piracy* * *f piracy* * *piratería nf: piracy, bootlegging -
19 chambonear
v.to have a stroke of luck, to win by a fluke. (Latin American Spanish)* * *1 to botch, bungle* * *verbo intransitivo (Andes fam) to do a botched job (colloq)* * *verbo intransitivo (Andes fam) to do a botched job (colloq)* * *chambonear [A1 ]vi* * *chambonear viAm Fam to bungle, to botch things up -
20 pastel
adj.pastel (color).colores pastel pastel colorsPastel painting Pintura al pastel.m.1 cake (cooking) (dulce).pastel de bodas wedding cakepastel de cumpleaños birthday cakepastel de manzana apple pie2 pastel (art).pintar al pastel to draw in pastels3 pie, tart.* * *► adjetivo1 (color) pastel3 familiar (conspiración) plot\al pastel pasteldescubrir el pastel to let the cat out of the bagpastel de boda wedding cakepastel de carne meat pie, meatloafpastel de pescado fish pie* * *noun m.1) cake2) pie* * *1. SM1) (Culin) (=dulce) cake; [de carne] pie2) (Arte) pastel3) * (=chanchullo) scam *4) † (=chapuza) botch, mess2.ADJ pastel* * *Iadjetivo invariable pastelII1)a) ( dulce) cakepastel de chocolate — chocolate cake o gateau
b) ( cubierto de masa) pie2) (fam) ( enredo) mess (colloq)descubrir el pastel — (fam) to take the lid off something (colloq)
3) (Art) pastelal pastel — pastel (before n)
* * *= pie, cake, pastel, bundt, tart, pastry [pastries, -pl.].Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex. Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.Ex. An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.Ex. They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.Ex. They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.Ex. These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.----* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, let + the cat out of the bag.* molde para pasteles = cake pan.* pastel de carne = meatloaf.* pastel de chocolate = devil's food cake.* pastel de manzana = apple pie.* * *Iadjetivo invariable pastelII1)a) ( dulce) cakepastel de chocolate — chocolate cake o gateau
b) ( cubierto de masa) pie2) (fam) ( enredo) mess (colloq)descubrir el pastel — (fam) to take the lid off something (colloq)
3) (Art) pastelal pastel — pastel (before n)
* * *= pie, cake, pastel, bundt, tart, pastry [pastries, -pl.].Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
Ex: Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.Ex: They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.Ex: They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.* descubrir el pastel = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, let + the cat out of the bag.* molde para pasteles = cake pan.* pastel de carne = meatloaf.* pastel de chocolate = devil's food cake.* pastel de manzana = apple pie.* * *pastelesta primavera se llevan los colores pastel pastels o pastel colors are in fashion this springA1 (dulce) cakepastel de chocolate chocolate cake o gateaupastel de nata cream cakeCompuestos:wedding cake(con masa) meat pie; (con puré) shepherd's pie, cottage piebirthday cake(CS) shepherd's pie, cottage pieB ( fam euf)(caca): el pobre va con todo el pastel encima the poor thing has a dirty diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappypisé un pastel que había en la calle I stepped in some dog mess in the street ( euph)mira con qué pastel me encontré look at the mess o state I found things in! ( colloq)al final se le descubrió el pastel he was found out in the end, in the end somebody blew the lid off his operation ( colloq)un dibujo al pastel a pastel drawing* * *
pastel sustantivo masculino
1
◊ pastel de boda/cumpleaños wedding/birthday cake
2 (Art) pastel;
■ adjetivo invariable
pastel
pastel sustantivo masculino
1 cake
(relleno de carne, compota, etc) pie
2 Arte pastel
' pastel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borracha
- borracho
- confesar
- dulce
- rellena
- rellenar
- relleno
- renuncio
- tarta
- almibarar
- bizcocho
- color
- cortar
- hacer
- merengue
- piso
- trozo
English:
bake
- bean
- cake
- Christmas cake
- confess
- Danish pastry
- divide
- either
- fancy
- frosting
- game
- gateau
- meat pie
- mince pie
- myself
- nibble
- pastry
- pie
- share
- slam
- slice
- take
- tier
- wedding cake
- any
- apple
- cat
- Christmas
- eclair
- pastel
- wedge
* * *♦ adj inv[color] pastel;colores pastel pastel colours♦ nm1. [dulce] cakepastel de bodas wedding cake;pastel de cumpleaños birthday cake;pastel de manzana apple pie2. [salado] piepastel de carne meat pie;Chile pastel de choclo = chicken stew with ground Br sweetcorn o US corn; CSur pastel de papas ≈ shepherd's pie3. Arte pastel;pintar al pastel to draw in pastels7. Compdescubrir el pastel [enterarse] to find out what's going on;[destapar] to reveal what's going on, to give the game away;finalmente su mujer descubrió el pastel in the end his wife found out about his little game;se descubrió el pastel the goings-on were discovered;repartirse el pastel to share things out* * *m1 GASTR cake3:descubrirse el pastel fam come to light* * *pastel adj: pastelpastel nm1) : cakepastel de cumpleaños: birthday cake2) : pie, turnover3) : pastel* * *pastel n1. (dulce) cake2. (salado) pie
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