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61 encuadernación en tela
cloth binding* * *(n.) = cloth casing, cloth bindingEx. At first all the processes of cloth casing were carried out by hand; then they were mechanized one by one until, by the early twentieth century, every one of them could be performed by machines.Ex. But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.* * *(n.) = cloth casing, cloth bindingEx: At first all the processes of cloth casing were carried out by hand; then they were mechanized one by one until, by the early twentieth century, every one of them could be performed by machines.
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62 engranaje
m.1 gearing.2 cogs (mecanismo) (de reloj, piñón).3 chain, sequence (enlace) (de ideas).4 machinery (aparato) (político, burocrático).5 gear, cogwheel, cog-wheel, gearing.* * *2 (de reloj) cogs plural3 figurado machinery* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Mec) (=rueda dentada) [de reloj] cogs pl ; [de máquina] gear teeth pl ; (=conjunto de engranajes) gears pl, gear assembly2) (=sistema) mechanismuna pieza básica del engranaje de poder comunista — a fundamental part of the apparatus of communist power
* * *1) (Mec) gear assembly (o mechanism etc), gears (pl)2) (sistema, estructura)* * *= machinery, cog, gearing, gear.Ex. We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.Ex. This node should be the begin to be recognized by others as a major channel of relational information, indeed, a crucial cog in the network, occupying a central location.Ex. The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex. Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.----* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the machine.* * *1) (Mec) gear assembly (o mechanism etc), gears (pl)2) (sistema, estructura)* * *= machinery, cog, gearing, gear.Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
Ex: This node should be the begin to be recognized by others as a major channel of relational information, indeed, a crucial cog in the network, occupying a central location.Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the machine.* * *el engranaje del reloj the cogs of the watchCompuestos:spur wheelbevel gears (pl), bevel gear assemblyworm gears (pl), worm gear assemblyepicicloidal gears (pl), epicicloidal gear assembly● engranaje helicoide or helicoidalhelicoidal gears (pl), helicoidal gear assemblyB(sistema, estructura): el engranaje de destrucción montado por la dictadura the mechanism of destruction established under the dictatorshiplos engranajes de la actividad política se pusieron en marcha the wheels of the political machine were set in motionafectó a todo el engranaje del partido it affected the whole party apparatus o the whole machinery of the party* * *
engranaje sustantivo masculino
1 (Mec) gear assembly (o mechanism etc), gears (pl);
2 (de partido, sociedad) machinery
engranaje sustantivo masculino
1 Téc gears
2 (de un partido, etc) machinery
' engranaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diente
English:
gear
* * *engranaje nm1. [acción] gearing2. [mecanismo] [de reloj, piñón] cogs;[de automóvil] gears engranaje cónico bevel gear;engranaje helicoidal helical gear;engranaje de tornillo sin fin worm gear3. [conjunto de dientes] gear teeth4. [enlace] [de ideas] chain, sequence5. [aparato] [político, burocrático] machinery;el lento engranaje de la administración de justicia the slow grinding of the wheels of justice* * *m TÉC gears pl ; figmachinery* * *engranaje nm: gears pl, cogs pl -
63 esperar una (gran) sorpresa
(v.) = be in for a (big) surpriseEx. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.* * *(v.) = be in for a (big) surpriseEx: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass
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64 estampado
adj.patterned, print, printed.m.1 printing, print.2 stamping.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estampar.* * *1 (tela) print2 (proceso - tela) printing; (- metal) stamping————————1→ link=estampar estampar► adjetivo1 (tela) print2 (proceso - tela) printing; (- metal) stamping* * *1.ADJ printed2. SM1) (=impresión) [gen] printing; [con sello, pie] stamping2) (=diseño) pattern3) (=tela) print* * *I- da adjetivo patterned, printedIIa) ( motivo) patternb) ( tela)los estampados están de moda — patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
c) (proceso - sobre tela, papel) printing; (- sobre metal) stamping; (- formando relieve) embossing* * *= blocking, tooled.Ex. But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.----* estampado de cachemir = paisley.* estampado de lunares = polka dot.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* pasta estampada = printed paper board.* * *I- da adjetivo patterned, printedIIa) ( motivo) patternb) ( tela)los estampados están de moda — patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
c) (proceso - sobre tela, papel) printing; (- sobre metal) stamping; (- formando relieve) embossing* * *= blocking, tooled.Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.* estampado de cachemir = paisley.* estampado de lunares = polka dot.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* pasta estampada = printed paper board.* * *patterned, printed1 (motivo) pattern2(tela): los estampados están de moda patterned o printed fabrics are in fashionpara la camisa eligió un bonito estampado en rojo y azul she chose a pretty red and blue print for the shirt* * *
Del verbo estampar: ( conjugate estampar)
estampado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estampado
estampar
estampado 1◊ -da adjetivo
patterned, printed
estampado 2 sustantivo masculino
pattern;
los estampados están de moda patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
estampar ( conjugate estampar) verbo transitivo ( imprimir) ‹tela/diseño› to print;
‹ metal› to stamp;
( formando relieve) to emboss
estampado,-a
I adj (un tejido) printed, patterned
II sustantivo masculino
1 (en la tela) print
2 (actividad) printing
estampar verbo transitivo
1 (en tela, papel) to print: ha estampado sus iniciales en toda su correspondencia, she printed her initials on all of her letters
2 (dejar huella o señal) to imprint: su cara se estampó en mi memoria, his face is etched on my memory
3 (estrellar, arrojar) to hurl [contra, against]: estampó el vaso contra la pared, she hurled the glass against the wall
' estampado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estampar
- estampada
- dibujo
English:
pattern
- print
- emboss
- floral
- patterned
* * *estampado, -a♦ adjprinted♦ nm1. [acción] [en tela, papel] printing;[en metal] stamping2. [dibujo] pattern;estampado de flores/en azul floral/blue pattern3. [tela] (cotton) print;estampado de flores/en azul floral/blue print* * *I adj tejido patternedII m1 acción printing2 diseño pattern* * *estampado, -da adj: patterned, printedestampado nm: print, pattern* * * -
65 estar entre la espada y la pared
figurado to be between the devil and the deep blue sea* * ** * *Ex. Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.* * *Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.
Spanish-English dictionary > estar entre la espada y la pared
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66 extravagancia típica de los hippies
(n.) = hippiedomEx. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.* * *(n.) = hippiedomEx: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
Spanish-English dictionary > extravagancia típica de los hippies
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67 fanfaria
= fanfare, hooting.Ex. The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.* * *= fanfare, hooting.Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces. -
68 farsa
f.1 farce (also figurative).2 burlesque, low comedy.* * *1 TEATRO farce2 (enredo) sham, farce* * *ISF1) (Teat) farce; pey bad play2) (=engaño) farce, shamIISF (Culin) stuffing* * ** * *= farce, travesty of justice, masquerade, theatrics, whitewash, charade, travesty.Ex. University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.Ex. Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.Ex. The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.Ex. The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.Ex. Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.Ex. It's great that Connecticut finally decided to drop the charges, but the whole thing remains a travesty.* * ** * *= farce, travesty of justice, masquerade, theatrics, whitewash, charade, travesty.Ex: University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.
Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.Ex: The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.Ex: It's great that Connecticut finally decided to drop the charges, but the whole thing remains a travesty.* * *1 ( Teatr) farce2 (engaño) sham, farcelas elecciones fueron una farsa the elections were a complete sham o farce* * *
farsa sustantivo femenino (Teatr) farce;
( engaño) sham, farce
farsa sustantivo femenino
1 Teat farce
2 (montaje, engaño) sham, mockery: su desmayo fue una farsa para conmovernos, he pretended to faint because he wanted our attention
' farsa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comedia
- pantomima
- simulacro
English:
charade
- farce
- mockery
- sham
* * *farsa nf1. [obra teatral] farce2. [engaño] farce;la investigación fue una farsa the investigation was a complete farce* * *f tb figfarce* * *farsa nf1) : farce2) : fake, sham -
69 gotear
v.1 to drip.Esta vieja cafetera chorrea demasiado This old coffeepot drips too much.2 to spit, to drizzle.3 to be dripping, to be running.Me gotea la nariz My nose is running.* * *2 (Used in 3rd person only; it does not take a subject) (lluvia) to drizzle* * *verb1) to drip2) leak* * *VI1) [líquido, grifo, vela] to drip; [cañería, recipiente] to leak2) (Meteo) to rain lightly* * *1. 2.* * *= trickle, dribble, leak, drip, spring + a leak.Ex. Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.Ex. Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobrre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme.Ex. The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.Ex. While the region grapples with fixing its sewer infrastructure, another set of underground pipes are springing leaks.----* que gotea = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.* * *1. 2.* * *= trickle, dribble, leak, drip, spring + a leak.Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
Ex: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobrre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme.Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.Ex: While the region grapples with fixing its sewer infrastructure, another set of underground pipes are springing leaks.* que gotea = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.* * *gotear [A1 ]vi«líquido» to drip; «grifo/vela» to drip; «cañería» to leak■(lloviznar) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] to spit, drizzle* * *
gotear ( conjugate gotear) verbo intransitivo [líquido/grifo/vela] to drip;
[ cañería] to leak
gotear v impers ( lloviznar) to spit, drizzle
gotear verbo intransitivo & impers to drip: el grifo gotea, the tap o faucet is dripping
' gotear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estilar
English:
dribble
- drip
- leak
* * *♦ vi[líquido] to drip; [techo, depósito] to leak; Fig to trickle through;el grifo gotea the tap is dripping♦ v impersonal[chispear] to spit, to drizzle* * *v/i drip; filtrarse leak* * *gotear v1) : to drip2) : to leakgotear v imperslloviznar: to drizzle* * *gotear vb2. (cañería) to leak -
70 graneador
= rocker.Ex. The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as lines set on curved rockers (pallets).* * *= rocker.Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as lines set on curved rockers (pallets).
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71 hojalata
f.1 tin plate.2 tinplate, tin, tin-plate, tin sheet.* * *1 tin, tin plate* * *noun f.* * *SF tin, tinplate; LAm corrugated iron* * *femenino tinplate* * *= tinplate.Ex. Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.----* industria de la hojalata, la = tinplate industry, the.* * *femenino tinplate* * *= tinplate.Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
* industria de la hojalata, la = tinplate industry, the.* * *tinplatehojalata ondulada corrugated iron* * *
hojalata sustantivo femenino
tinplate
hojalata sustantivo femenino tin, tin plate: este coche parece hecho de hojalata, this car seems like it's made of tin
' hojalata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tarro
- lata
English:
tin
* * *hojalata nftin plate* * *f tin* * *hojalata nf: tinplate* * *hojalata n tin -
72 juguete de cuerda
(n.) = clockwork toyEx. Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.* * *(n.) = clockwork toyEx: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
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73 llamador
m.1 door knocker.2 caller.3 doorknocker, door knocker, doorbell, knocker.* * *1 (de una puerta) door knocker2 (timbre) bell* * *ISM [en la puerta] (=aldaba) doorknocker; (=timbre) bellIIllamador, -aSM / F (=visitante) caller* * *masculino door knocker* * *= door knocker, knocker.Ex. The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.Ex. Having a knocker on the door really does ensure that staff respect the fact that they are entering personal space.* * *masculino door knocker* * *= door knocker, knocker.Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
Ex: Having a knocker on the door really does ensure that staff respect the fact that they are entering personal space.* * *door knocker* * *llamador nm[aldaba] door knocker; [timbre] bell* * *m (door) knocker* * *llamador nm: door knocker -
74 llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión
(v.) = take + Nombre + into a new dimensionEx. But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.* * *(v.) = take + Nombre + into a new dimensionEx: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
Spanish-English dictionary > llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión
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75 llevarse
2 (recibir) to get3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over* * *1) to take away2) get along* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=tomar consigo) to take¿puedo llevarme este libro? — can I borrow this book?
-¿le gusta? -sí, me lo llevo — [al comprar] "do you like it?" - "yes, I'll take it"
se llevaron más de diez mil euros en joyas — they got away with more than ten thousand euros' worth of jewels
2) [+ persona](=acompañar)•
llevarse a algn por delante — (=atropellar) to run sb over; LAm (=ofender) to offend sb; (=maltratar) to ride roughshod over sbla riada se llevó el pueblo por delante — the village was swept away by o in the flood, the flood took the village with it
esa ley se llevó por delante los derechos de los trabajadores — this law swept away o rode roughshod over the rights of the workers
3) (=conseguir) [+ premio] to winllevársela * —
¡no lo toques o te la llevas! — don't touch it or you'll live to regret it!
4) (=sufrir)5) (=arrastrar)6) [en el trato]matar 2., perro 1., 2)no se lleva bien con el jefe — he doesn't get on o along with the boss
7) (=estar de moda) to be in fashion, be all the ragese llevan los lunares — polka dots are in fashion o all the rage
8) [con cantidades]de doce me llevo una — (Mat) that makes twelve so carry one
* * *(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away withEx. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.Ex. In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.Ex. A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.Ex. The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.Ex. Like them or not, plaits are still in.Ex. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.* * *(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away withEx: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.Ex: The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass
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■llevarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un sitio a otro) to take away: ¡llévatelo de aquí!, take it away!
se llevaron la televisión al dormitorio, they moved the television to the bedroom
2 (un premio, una felicitación) to win
llevarse un susto, to have a fright
3 (arrebatar) to carry away: se lo llevó la corriente, the current carried it away
se llevaron el dinero, they took away all the money
4 fam (estar de moda) to be fashionable 5 llevarse bien/mal con alguien, to get on well/badly with sb: con su padre no me llevo en absoluto, I don't get on with his father at all
6 (haber una diferencia) se llevan diez años, there's a difference of ten years in their ages
♦ Locuciones: llevársele los demonios, to get really angry o mad
llevarse el gato al agua, to succeed o to pull off
' llevarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- calle
- desengaño
- entenderse
- palma
- perra
- perro
- compaginar
- conectar
- entender
- gato
- jalar
- llevar
- premio
- preso
- susto
English:
agree
- blow off
- carry off
- conform
- doggy bag
- get along
- get on
- just
- lead away
- make off
- reap
- relationship
- spirit
- take
- take away
- term
- walk off
- walk with
- wash away
- whisk away
- whisk off
- carry
- get
- go
- grab
- lead
- rough
- shock
- wash
* * *vpr1. [tomar consigo] to take;alguien se ha llevado mi sombrero someone has taken my hat;¿se lo envuelvo o se lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?2. [trasladar, desplazar] to take;los agentes se lo llevaron detenido the policemen took him away;se llevó el cigarrillo a la boca she brought o raised the cigarette to her lips;llevarse algo por delante: la riada se llevó por delante casas y vehículos the flood swept o washed away houses and vehicles;un coche se lo llevó por delante he was run over by a car3. [conseguir] to get;se ha llevado el premio she has carried off o won the prize4. [recibir] [susto, sorpresa] to get;[reprimenda] to receive;como vuelvas a hacerlo te llevarás una bofetada if you do it again you'll get a smack;me llevé un disgusto/una desilusión I was upset/disappointed;llevarse una alegría to have o get a pleasant surprise;yo me llevo siempre las culpas I always get the blame5. [entenderse]llevarse bien/mal (con alguien) to get on well/badly (with sb);no me llevo muy bien con él I don't get on very well with him;se llevan a matar they are mortal enemies6. [estar de moda] to be in (fashion);este año se lleva el verde green is in this year;ahora se llevan mucho las despedidas de soltera hen parties are really in at the moment7. [recíproco] [diferencia de edad]mi hermana mayor y yo nos llevamos cinco años there are five years between me and my older sister* * *v/r1 take3:llevarse bien/mal get on well/badly4:se lleva el color rojo red is fashionable* * *vr1) : to take away, to carry off2) : to get alongsiempre nos llevábamos bien: we always got along well* * *llevarse vb2. (estar de moda) to be in fashion -
76 llevarse una (gran) sorpresa
(v.) = be in for a (big) surpriseEx. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.* * *(v.) = be in for a (big) surpriseEx: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass
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77 loco de remate
stark raving mad* * *(n.) = barking mad, certified madmanEx. Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.Ex. But it is a fact that since Marshall's time only a certified madman would resign the chief justiceship to become governor, let me say.* * *(n.) = barking mad, certified madmanEx: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.
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78 manilla de la puerta
(n.) = door handleEx. The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.* * *(n.) = door handleEx: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
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(n.) = door handleEx. The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.* * *(n.) = door handleEx: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
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Brass — Brass, n.; pl. {Brasses}. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br[ae]s; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d {Braze}.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brass — [bra:s US bræs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(metal)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(decorations)¦ 4 get down to brass tacks 5¦(people with top jobs)¦ 6 it s brass monkeys/brass monkey weather 7¦(money)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: brAs] 1.) ¦(METAL)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
brass — [ bræs ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a shiny yellow metal that is used for making musical instruments and objects such as door handles. It is a mixture of COPPER and ZINC: a faucet made of brass doors with brass hinges a ) count a flat piece of brass… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brass — ► NOUN 1) a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2) (also horse brass) a flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse. 3) Brit. a memorial consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass in the wall or floor of a church. 4) brass wind… … English terms dictionary
Brass — ist: die englische Bezeichnung für Messing eine gängige Bezeichnung für Blasmusik mit Blechblasinstrumenten aus Messing eine Stadt in Nigeria, siehe Brass (Nigeria) Brass ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Arnold Braß (1854–1915), deutscher … Deutsch Wikipedia
brass — [bras, bräs] n. pl. brasses [ME bras < OE bræs, brass, bronze] 1. a yellowish metal that is essentially an alloy of copper and zinc 2. things made of brass, as fittings, ornaments, or implements 3. [often with pl. v.] the brass instruments of… … English World dictionary
brass — brass; brass·bound·er; brass·ie; brass·i·ly; brass·i·ness; ze·brass; brass·ey; steen·brass; … English syllables
brass´i|ly — brass|y «BRAS ee, BRAHS », adjective, brass|i|er, brass|i|est, noun, plural brass|ies. –adj. 1. of or covered with brass. 2. like brass: » … Useful english dictionary
brass|y — «BRAS ee, BRAHS », adjective, brass|i|er, brass|i|est, noun, plural brass|ies. –adj. 1. of or covered with brass. 2. like brass: » … Useful english dictionary
brass — [brɑːs ǁ bræs] noun [uncountable] informal the top managers in an organization; = TOP BRASS: • Mr Sprey and the Air Force brass clashed continually over major elements of the plane s design. * * * brass UK US /brɑːs/ noun [U] ► WORK … Financial and business terms
brass — (n.) O.E. bræs brass, bronze, originally in reference to an alloy of copper and tin (now bronze), later and in modern use an alloy of two parts copper, one part zinc. A mystery word, with no known cognates beyond English. Perhaps akin to Fr.… … Etymology dictionary