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1 a la deriva

a la deriva

adrift

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(adj.) = rudderless

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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(adj.) = rudderless

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > a la deriva
2 flirtear

v.

1 to flirt.

2 to flirt with, to give the come-on.

Te flirtea Ricardo Ricardo flirts with you.

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flirtear

► verbo intransitivo

1 to flirt

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VI to flirt ( con with)

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verbo intransitivo to flirt

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= flirt, chat up.

Ex. While many artists have flirted with technology, however, there has not been a fully committed alliance between art & technology.

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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verbo intransitivo to flirt

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= flirt, chat up.

Ex: While many artists have flirted with technology, however, there has not been a fully committed alliance between art & technology.

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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flirtear [A1 ]

vi

to flirt

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flirtear ( conjugate flirtear) verbo intransitivo
to flirt
flirtear verbo intransitivo to flirt
' flirtear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lesear
- tontear
English:
flirt

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flirtear vi
[con persona] to flirt;
flirteó con la idea de presentarse candidato she flirted with the idea of running as a candidate

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flirtear

v/i flirt ( con with)

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flirtear vi

: to flirt

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flirtear vb to flirt

Spanish-English dictionary > flirtear
3 intentar ligar

(v.) = chat up

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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(v.) = chat up

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > intentar ligar
4 joven2

² = young [younger -comp., youngest -sup.], young lady, young man [young men, -pl.], young woman, youthful, junior, young person.

Ex. Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.

Ex. Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.

Ex. The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.

Ex. In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.

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* amante joven = sugar baby.

* animal joven = kit.

* joven promesa = whiz(z) kid.

* joven y prometedor = up-and-coming.

* niño joven = young boy.

* personal joven = new blood.

* planta joven = seedling.

* Plinio el Joven = Pliny the Younger.

* público joven = young audience.

* queso joven = young cheese.

* vino joven = young wine.

Spanish-English dictionary > joven2
5 jovencito

adj.

very young, youngish.

m.

1 young person.

2 young boy, young lad, small boy, lad.

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jovencito, -a
SM / F youngster
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- ta (m) young man; (f) young lady

moda para jovencitas — teenage fashions ( for girls)

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= young man [young men, -pl.], laddie.

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex. This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.

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* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.

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- ta (m) young man; (f) young lady

moda para jovencitas — teenage fashions ( for girls)

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= young man [young men, -pl.], laddie.

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.

* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.

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jovencito -ta, jovenzuelo -la

masculine, feminine

A ( masculine) young man

B ( feminine) young lady, young woman

moda para jovencitas teenage fashions ( for girls)

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jovencito
◊ -ta (m) young man;

(f) young lady, young woman;
◊ moda para jovencitas teenage fashions ( for girls)

' jovencito' also found in these entries:
English:
spring chicken
- youngster

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jovencito, -a nm,f

young man, f young lady

Spanish-English dictionary > jovencito
6 ligar

v.

1 to bind.

Ellos ligaron las cuerdas They bound the ropes.

2 to slur (Music).

3 to score (informal) (encontrar pareja).

ligar con alguien to get off with somebody (entablar relaciones) (British), to make out with somebody (United States)

4 to alloy, to combine, to mix.

Ellos ligaron los metales They alloyed the metals.

5 to league, to unite, to confederate, to join.

Ellos ligaron a los bandos They leagued the parties.

6 to associate, to bind together, to link.

Ellos ligaron las empresas They associated the companies.

7 to pair up, to mix well, to pull.

8 to take a beating.

9 to ligate.

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ligar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie, bind

■ lo ligaron de manos y pies they bound him hand and foot

2 (unir) to link, connect

■ un hombre estrechamente ligado a la historia española a man closely linked with Spanish history

3 (metales) to alloy

■ ligan cinc y cobre para hacer latón they alloy zinc and copper to make brass

4 COCINA to bind

■ liga la carne picada con huevo bind the mince with egg

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (conquistar) to score

■ con esa pinta no me sorprende que no ligues I'm not surprised you never score looking like that

■ ligó con una italiana he picked up an Italian girl, he got off with an Italian girl

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar ligado,-a a to be linked to, be connected

ir ligado,-a a→ link=estar estar ligado,-a

ligarse a alguien familiar to pick somebody up, get off with somebody

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1. VT

1) (=atar) [gen] to tie, bind; (Med) to bind up, put a ligature on

2) (=mezclar) [+ metales] to alloy, mix; [+ bebidas] to mix; [+ salsa] to thicken

3) (=unir) to join, bind together

estar ligado por contrato a — to be bound by contract to

4) * (=conquistar) to pick up *, get off with *, pull *

5) * (=birlar) to pinch *

6) * (=conseguir) to get hold of, lay one's hands on

7) * (=comprar) to buy

8) * (=detener) to nick *

9) Caribe (=contratar) to contract in advance for

2. VI

1) (=ir juntos) to mix well, blend well, go well together

2) * (=conquistar) to pull *

salieron dispuestas a ligar — they went out to try to pick up a man o to pull *

Pepe y Ana han ligado — Pepe and Ana have paired up

3) Caribe, Méx * (=tener suerte) to have a bit of luck, be lucky

la cosa le ligó — And, CAm the affair went well for him

4) Caribe, Méx (=mirar) to look, stare

5)

le ligó su deseo — And, Caribe * her wish came true

3.

See:

ligarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex. People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex. The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (unir, vincular) to bind

2) ( atar)

le ligaron las manos — they tied his hands together

un fajo de billetes ligados con una gomita — a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

3) < metales> to alloy; < salsa> to bind
2.
ligar vi (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto)

salieron a ligar — they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq)

ligar con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE), to get off with somebody (BrE)
3.
ligarse v pron

1) (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)

2) salsa to bind

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= attach, connect, intertwine, bind + Nombre + together, entwine, chat up.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

* frase usada para ligar = chat-up line.

* intentar ligar = chat up.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* truco para ligar = chat-up line.

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ligar [A3 ]

vt

A (unir, vincular) to bind

el contrato que la ligaba a la empresa the contract which bound her to the company

los ligaba una larga amistad they were bound together by a long-standing friendship

B

(atar): le ligaron las manos con una cuerda they tied his hands together o they bound his hands with a rope

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band

C

1 ‹metales› to alloy

2 ‹salsa› to bind

D

1 ( fam)

(en naipes): ligar un full to get a full house

2 ( RPl fam) (conseguir, obtener) to get

van a visitarlos sólo para ver si ligan algo they only go to visit them to see what they can get out of them

3 ( Esp arg) ‹hachís/coca› to score (sl)

4 ( Esp arg) (apresar) to bust (sl), to nick ( BrE sl)

■ ligar

vi

A ( fam)

(conquistar): los sábados salían a ligar on Saturdays they went out trying to pick up girls/boys ( colloq), on Saturdays they went out on the pick-up o ( AmE) on the make (sl)

ligar CON algn to make out WITH sb ( AmE), to get off WITH sb ( BrE)

B ( Chi fam) (flirtear con) to give … the come-on ( colloq), to give … the eye ( BrE colloq)

C

( Chi fam) (tocar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí siempre me liga lavar los platos it's always me who gets landed with washing o who has to wash the dishes ( colloq)

ligarle ( Per fam); to pull it off ( colloq)

■ ligarse

v pron

A ( fam) (conquistar) to make out with ( AmE colloq), to get off with ( colloq BrE)

B «salsa» to bind

C ( RPl fam) ‹reto/cachetada› to get

se ligó tres meses a la sombra he got three months in prison o ( colloq) inside

ligársela ( RPl fam); to get a hiding o clobbering ( colloq)

D

(Arg, Ven) ( Telec): la línea se ligó I got a crossed line

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ligar ( conjugate ligar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) to bind;

◊ los ligaba una gran amistad they were bound together by a strong friendship

b) ( atar):

◊ le ligaron las manos they tied his hands together;

un fajo de billetes ligados con una goma elástica a bundle of bills held together with a rubber band
c) ‹ metales› to alloy;

‹ salsa› to bind
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( con el sexo opuesto):
◊ salieron a ligar they went out on the make o (BrE) pull (colloq);

ligar con algn to make out with sb (AmE), to get off with sb (BrE)
ligarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( conquistar) to make out with (AmE colloq), to get off with (colloq BrE)
ligar
I verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join
figurado mis recuerdos me ligan a esta ciudad, my memories bind me to this town
2 (relacionar) to link
3 fam (coger) to get
II vi fam (seducir, cortejar) to make advances: estaba ligando con mi primo, she was making advances to my cousin

' ligar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bronce
- pinchar
English:
advance
- chat up
- pass
- pick up
- score
- screw around
- strong
- bind
- slur

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ligar

♦ vt

1. [atar] to tie (up);

liga bien los paquetes tie the packages up tightly;

les ligaron las manos they tied their hands

2. [unir] to bind;

los ligan muchos lazos afectivos they are bound together by a lot of emotional ties;

un contrato lo liga con la empresa he is contractually bound to the company

3. [salsa] to thicken

4. Med to put a ligature on

5. Mús to slur

6. [en naipes] to get;

ligué un póquer de ases I got four aces

7. [metales] to alloy

8. Fam [droga] to score, to get hold of

9. RP [conseguir] to get;

siempre viene a ver si liga algo he always comes along to see what he can get

10. Comp
Fam
ligar bronce to catch some rays

11. Cuba [cosecha] to contract in advance for

12. Ven Dep [béisbol] to hit;

ligó un cuadrangular he hit a home run

♦ vi

1. Fam [encontrar pareja] to score, Br to pull;

en esta ciudad no se liga nada it's a nightmare trying to score o Br pull in this town;

esta noche vamos a salir a ligar we're going out to score with someone tonight, Br we're going out on the pull tonight

2. [salsa] to bind

3. RP, Ven Fam [tener suerte] to be damn lucky, Br to be jammy

4. Carib, Guat, Perú [deseo] to be fulfilled

5. Ven Dep [en béisbol] to go into the wind-up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ligarse

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ligar

I v/t

1 bind

2 ( atar) tie

3 GASTR blend

II v/i

:

ligar con fam pick up

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ligar {52} vt

: to bind, to tie (up)

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ligar vb

1. (unir) to bind [pt. & pp. bound]

nos liga una estrecha amistad we are bound by a close friendship

2. (atar) to tie

ligó la carga en la parte trasera he tied the load onto the back

3. (establecer una relación) to get off

siempre liga con la chica más guapa he always gets off with the prettiest girl

Spanish-English dictionary > ligar
7 novio

m.

1 bridegroom, beau, groom, fiancé.

2 boyfriend, boy friend, sweetheart, regular and exclusive date.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: noviar.

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novio

► nombre masculino

1 (amigo) boyfriend

2 (prometido) fiancé; (en boda) bridegroom

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FRASEOLOGÍA

quedarse compuesto,-a y sin novio familiar to be left in the lurch, be left high and dry

los novios the bride and groom

ser novios (salir juntos) to be going out 2 (estar prometidos) to be engaged

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(f. - novia)

noun

1) boyfriend / girlfriend

2) fiancé / bride

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novio, -a
SM / F (=amigo) boyfriend/girlfriend, sweetheart †; (=prometido) fiancé/fiancée; [en boda] (bride)groom/bride; (=recién casado) newly-married man/woman
los novios — (=prometidos) the engaged couple; [en boda] the bride and groom; (=recién casados) the newly-weds

ser novios formales — to be formally engaged

viaje de novios — honeymoon

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- via masculino, femenino

a) ( no formal) (m) boyfriend; (f) girlfriend; ( después del compromiso) (m) fiancé; (f) fiancée

b) ( el día de la boda) (m) groom; (f) bride

los novios — the bride and groom

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= boyfriend, fiancé, groom, bridegroom, husband-to-be, sweetheart.

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex. Spouses, fiancés/fiancees, and adopted children of U.S. citizens receive priority in this new immigration system.

Ex. The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.

Ex. A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.

Ex. The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.

Ex. Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.

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* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* ex-novio = old flame.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* viaje de novios = honeymoon.

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- via masculino, femenino

a) ( no formal) (m) boyfriend; (f) girlfriend; ( después del compromiso) (m) fiancé; (f) fiancée

b) ( el día de la boda) (m) groom; (f) bride

los novios — the bride and groom

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= boyfriend, fiancé, groom, bridegroom, husband-to-be, sweetheart.

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex: Spouses, fiancés/fiancees, and adopted children of U.S. citizens receive priority in this new immigration system.

Ex: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.

Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.

Ex: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.

Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* ex-novio = old flame.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* viaje de novios = honeymoon.

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novio - via

masculine, feminine

1 (no formal) ( masculine) boyfriend; ( feminine) girlfriend; (después del compromiso) ( masculine) fiancé; ( feminine) fiancée

vive con su novio she lives with her boyfriend/fiancé

¿tienes novio? do you have a boyfriend?, are you going out with o ( AmE) seeing anybody?

quedarse compuesta y sin novio ( fam); to be left high and dry

2 (el día de la boda) ( masculine) groom, bridegroom; ( feminine) bride

los novios salieron de viaje the bride and groom o the newlyweds left for their honeymoon

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novio
◊ - via sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) ( no formal) (m) boyfriend;

(f) girlfriend;
( después del compromiso) (m) fiancé;
(f) fiancée
b) ( el día de la boda) (m) groom;

(f) bride;
◊ los novios the bride and groom

novio sustantivo masculino
1 (pareja) boyfriend
2 (prometido oficial) fiancé
3 (en la boda) (bride) groom
los novios, the bride and groom
' novio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- planta
- plantificarse
- sí
- botar
- cita
- con
- conocer
- echar
- empate
- galán
- jebo
- largar
- nuevo
- pescar
- plantar
- romper
English:
boot out
- boyfriend
- bridegroom
- disparaging
- distress
- ditch
- freak out
- front
- groan
- groom
- miserable
- pour out
- sweetheart
- valentine
- whoever
- best
- boy
- bride
- elope
- steady
- sweet
- what

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novio, -a nm,f

1. [compañero] boyfriend, f girlfriend;
[prometido] fiancé, f fiancée
2. [el día de la boda] bridegroom, f bride;

los novios [antes de la boda] the bride and groom;
[después de la boda] the newly-weds;
¡vivan los novios! to the bride and groom!

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novio

m

1 boyfriend

2 ( prometido) fiancé

3 el día de la boda bridegroom;

quedarse compuesta y sin novio tb fig fam be left high and dry fam

4

:

los novios the bride and groom; ( recién casados) the newly-weds

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novio, - via n

1) : boyfriend m, girlfriend f

2) prometido: fiancé m, fiancée f

3) : bridegroom m, bride f

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novio n

1. (en general) boyfriend

2. (en una boda) groom

Spanish-English dictionary > novio
8 ocultar Algo a

(v.) = keep + Nombre + a secret from

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

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(v.) = keep + Nombre + a secret from

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > ocultar Algo a
9 para no

prep.

not to, so as not to.

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= so as not to

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

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= so as not to

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > para no
10 perjudicar las posibilidades de

(v.) = prejudice + chances of

Ex. To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

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(v.) = prejudice + chances of

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > perjudicar las posibilidades de
11 sin norte

sin norte

aimless

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(adj.) = aimless, off course, rudderless

Ex. Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.

Ex. Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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(adj.) = aimless, off course, rudderless

Ex: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.

Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin norte
12 sin rumbo

adj.

without a fixed aim, aimless.

adv.

aimlessly.

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(adj.) = aimless, off course, rudderless

Ex. Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.

Ex. Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

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(adj.) = aimless, off course, rudderless

Ex: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.

Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin rumbo
13 sin timón

adj.

rudderless.

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(adj.) = rudderless

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

* * *

(adj.) = rudderless

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin timón
14 tratar de ligar

(v.) = chat up

Ex. She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

* * *

(v.) = chat up

Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

Spanish-English dictionary > tratar de ligar
15 joven

adj.

young.

está muy joven para su edad he looks very young for his age

esa ropa te hace más joven those clothes make you look younger

de joven as a young man/woman

la noche es joven the night is young

moda joven youth fashion

f. & m.

young man, (f) young woman (persona joven).

los jóvenes young people

m.

1 young man, adolescent, juvenile, teenager.

2 young lady, young woman, young girl.

* * *

joven

► adjetivo

1 young

■ yo de joven no hacía esas cosas I didn't do things like that when I was young

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (hombre) youth, young man; (mujer) young lady, girl

■ los jóvenes de hoy día the youth of today

* * *
1. adj.
1) young

2) youthful
2. noun mf.
1) young person

2) youngster

* * *

1.

ADJ [persona, animal] young; [aspecto] youthful

2.

SMF young man/young woman; [como apelativo] young man/young lady

los jóvenes — young people, youth, the young

¡joven! — Méx [al cliente] (yes), sir?; [al empleado] excuse me!

* * *
I
adjetivo young
II
masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man; (f) young person, young woman

de aspecto joven — youthful looking

los jóvenes de hoy... — young people today...

* * *
I
adjetivo young
II
masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man; (f) young person, young woman

de aspecto joven — youthful looking

los jóvenes de hoy... — young people today...

* * *

joven¹

¹ = girl, youngster, juvenile, wench.

Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.

Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.

Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.

Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

* despendolarse cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* joven actriz = starlet.

* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.

* joven casadero = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* jóvenes = youth, young people.

* jóvenes, los = young, the, youth culture.

* joven estrella = starlet.

* joven inconformista = beatnik.

* joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star, whiz.

* joven que deja los estudios = school leaver.

* joven que huye de su casa = runaway.

* pandilla de jóvenes = gang of youths.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.

* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

joven²

² = young [younger -comp., youngest -sup.], young lady, young man [young men, -pl.], young woman, youthful, junior, young person.

Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.

Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.

Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.

Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.

Ex: In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.

* amante joven = sugar baby.

* animal joven = kit.

* joven promesa = whiz(z) kid.

* joven y prometedor = up-and-coming.

* niño joven = young boy.

* personal joven = new blood.

* planta joven = seedling.

* Plinio el Joven = Pliny the Younger.

* público joven = young audience.

* queso joven = young cheese.

* vino joven = young wine.

* * *

joven¹

adjective

‹persona/animal› young; ‹industria/país› young; ‹vino› young

es tres años más joven que yo she is three years younger than me

está muy joven para su edad he's very young o youthful for his age

la noche es joven the night is young

para mantenerse joven to keep oneself young

joven²

masculine and feminine

( masculine) young person, young man; ( feminine) young person, young woman

el número de jóvenes sin empleo the number of young people out of work

¿qué desea, joven? what would you like, young man/young lady?

fue atacado por un grupo de jóvenes he was attacked by a gang of youths

yo no entiendo a los jóvenes de hoy día I don't understand the youth of today

* * *

joven adjetivo
young
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man;
(f) young person, young woman;
◊ de aspecto joven youthful looking;

los jóvenes de hoy … young people today …
joven
I adjetivo young: está muy joven, she's very young-looking
II mf (hombre) youth, young man
(mujer) girl, young woman
los jóvenes, young people, youth

' joven' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaudillar
- ayuda
- conservarse
- contextura
- cuando
- domicilio
- para
- promesa
- saltarín
- saltarina
- señor
- señorita
- señorito
- chico
- chino
- cierto
- conservar
- cuenta
- disparate
- edad
- imberbe
- júnior
- juventud
- maduro
- malograr
- moda
- mozo
- niño
- parecer
- porvenir
- potro
- pueblo
- talento
- tratar
English:
age
- antidepressant
- arson
- as
- audacious
- avail
- baby
- boy
- broiler
- elegantly
- fixation
- girl
- junior
- little
- man
- mixed-up
- poise
- rob
- settle down
- sugar daddy
- toyboy
- up-and-coming
- when
- whiz kid
- woman
- young
- young-looking
- youth
- youthful
- advise
- aim
- get
- immature
- joy
- sapling
- school
- starlet
- to
- veal

* * *

joven

♦ adj
[en edad] young;
moda joven youth fashion;

de joven as a young man/woman;

está muy joven para su edad he looks very young for his age;

esa ropa te hace más joven those clothes make you look younger;

la noche es joven the night is young

♦ nmf

1. [persona joven] young man, f young woman;

los jóvenes young people

2. [como apelativo]
¡oiga, joven, se le ha caído esto! excuse me young man, you dropped this;
Am
el joven Alfonso llegó ayer young Alfonso arrived yesterday

* * *

joven

I adj young

II m/f young man; mujer young woman;

los jóvenes young people pl

* * *

joven adj, pl jóvenes

1) : young

2) : youthful

joven nmf, pl jóvenes : young man m, young woman f, young person

* * *

joven¹ adj young

aún eres muy joven you're still very young

joven² n

1. (chico) boy / young man [pl. young men]

2. (chica) girl / young woman [pl. young women]

Spanish-English dictionary > joven
16 espantar

v.

1 to frighten or scare away.

espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail

El monstruo espanta a los chicos The monster frightens the kids.

2 to frighten, to scare.

3 to appall, to shock.

4 to chase away, to shoo off, to shoo out, to beat.

El granjero espantó a los cuervos The farmer chased away the crows.

5 to be frightening, to be scary, to be frightful, to inspire fear.

Esa vieja casa espanta That old house is frightening.

* * *

espantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (asustar) to frighten, scare, scare off

2 (ahuyentar) to frighten away

► verbo pronominal espantarse

1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared

■ el perro se espantó con el ruido the dog was scared by the noise

■ se espantó de sus amenazas their threats frightened him

2 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be astonished

* * *

1. VT

1) (=asustar) [gen] to frighten, scare; [haciendo huir] to frighten off o away, scare off o away

el ruido espantó a las reses — the noise frightened o scared the cattle

espantó a los perros con una escoba — she frightened the dogs off o away with a broom

con ese genio espanta a todas las chicas — with that temper of his he frightens o scares all the girls (off o away)

2) (=horrorizar) to horrify, appal

le espantaba la idea de tener que ir solo — he was horrified o appalled at the thought of having to go on his own

2.

See:

espantarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten away

b) ( asustar) < caballo> to frighten, scare

c) ( apartar de si)

se tomó un café para espantar el sueño — she had a coffee to keep herself awake

cantando se espantan las penas — by singing you drive your troubles away

no podía espantar el miedo que sentía — he could not shake off his feeling of fear

2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*

le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
2.
espantar vi

a) (fam) ( asustar)

es tan feo que espanta — he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma

en esa casa espantan — that house is haunted
3.
espantarse v pron

1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled

2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled

* * *

= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

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* espantarse = shy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten away

b) ( asustar) < caballo> to frighten, scare

c) ( apartar de si)

se tomó un café para espantar el sueño — she had a coffee to keep herself awake

cantando se espantan las penas — by singing you drive your troubles away

no podía espantar el miedo que sentía — he could not shake off his feeling of fear

2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*

le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
2.
espantar vi

a) (fam) ( asustar)

es tan feo que espanta — he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma

en esa casa espantan — that house is haunted
3.
espantarse v pron

1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled

2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled

* * *

= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.

Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

* espantarse = shy.

* * *

espantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten away

2 (asustar) ‹caballo› to frighten, scare, spook ( AmE)

con ese peinado lo vas a espantar al pobre ( fam); with that hairstyle you'll frighten o scare the poor guy off ( colloq)

3 (apartar de sí) ‹sueño/pena/miedo›

se tomó un café para espantar el sueño she had a coffee to stop herself from falling asleep o to keep herself awake

cantando se espantan las penas by singing you drive your troubles away o keep your troubles at bay

espanta de ti esos malos pensamientos drive those evil thoughts out of your mind, rid yourself of those evil thoughts ( liter)

le era imposible espantar el miedo que sentía he could not drive away o shake off his feeling of fear

B ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*

le espanta la idea de vivir allí the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him

■ espantar

vi

1 ( fam)

(asustar): es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous ( colloq)

2

(Bol, Col, Ven fam) «fantasma»: dicen que en esa casa espantan they say that house is haunted

■ espantarse

v pron

A

1 «pájaro/peces» to get frightened away

2 «caballo» to take fright, be startled, spook ( AmE)

B ( fam) (uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled

se va a espantar cuando lo sepa she'll be horrified o appalled when she finds out

* * *

espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten away

b) ( asustar) ‹ caballo› to frighten, scare

2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall^{( conjugate appall)}
verbo intransitivo
a) (fam) ( asustar):

◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)

b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:

◊ en esa casa espantan that house is haunted

espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
' espantar' also found in these entries:
English:
scare
- frighten

* * *

espantar

♦ vt

1. [ahuyentar] to frighten o scare away;

espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail;

Comp
RDom Fam
espantar la mula to split

2. [asustar] to frighten, to scare;
Fam
el loco de mi hermano me espanta a todos los novios my crazy brother frightens off o scares away all my boyfriends

3. [pasmar] to appal, to shock;

sus costumbres espantarían a cualquier occidental their customs would appal any Westerner

4. [apartar de la mente]
espanta sus penas bebiendo he drowns his sorrows in drink;

no conseguía espantar el fantasma de los celos she couldn't rid herself of the jealousy she felt

♦ vi

1. [asustar] to be frightening;

esa casa espanta sólo de verla that house is frightening just to look at

2. Méx, Ven [haber apariciones]
en esa casa espantan that house is haunted

♦ See also the pronominal verb espantarse

* * *

espantar

v/t

1 ( asustar) frighten, scare

2 ( ahuyentar) frighten away, shoo away

3 fam ( horrorizar) horrify, appall

* * *

espantar vt

asustar: to scare, to frighten

♦ See also the reflexive verb espantarse

* * *

espantar vb

1. (ahuyentar) to scare away / to frighten away

cállate o espantarás a los animales be quiet or you'll scare away the animals

¡espanta las moscas! shoo the flies away!

2. (causar miedo) to scare / to frighten

los truenos espantaron a los niños the thunder fightened the children

le espanta la oscuridad he's afraid of the dark / he's scared of the dark

Spanish-English dictionary > espantar
17 romper con

v.

1 to break with, to break off relations with, to break off with, to break up with.

Ricardo rompió su relación con María Richard broke his relationship off with Mary.

Ellas rompieron con sus novios They broke up with their boyfriends.

2 to break away from, to do away with.

Ella rompió con su situación She broke away from her situation.

3 to break off with, to break up with.

Ricardo rompió su relación con María Richard broke his relationship off with Mary.

* * *

(v.) = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from

Ex. Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience.

Ex. Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.

* * *

(v.) = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from

Ex: Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience.

Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.

Spanish-English dictionary > romper con
18 pololo

m.

1 short trouser used by boys.

2 boyfriend.

* * *
pololo, -a Chile
1.

SM / F * boyfriend/girlfriend
polola
2. SM

1) (=insecto) moth

2) (=pesado) bore

3) (=coqueto) flirt

4) (=pretendiente) (persistent) suitor

5) (=chulo) pimp

* * *

- la (Chi fam) (m) boyfriend; (f) girlfriend

* * *

- la (Chi fam) (m) boyfriend; (f) girlfriend

* * *

pololo¹ -la

adjective

( Chi fam): es muy polola she has a lot of boyfriends

pololo² -la

masculine, feminine

( Chi)

A ( masculine) boyfriend; ( feminine) girlfriend

B

pololo masculine

1 ( fam) (trabajo ocasional) odd job

2 ( Zool) type of chafer

* * *

pololo
◊ -la sustantivo masculino, femenino (Chi fam) (m) boyfriend;

(f) girlfriend
' pololo' also found in these entries:
English:
boy

* * *

pololo, -a nm,f
Chile Fam boyfriend, f girlfriend
* * *

pololo

m Chi boyfriend

Spanish-English dictionary > pololo

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