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1 compra y venta
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2 simonía
• buying and selling of ecclesiastical objects• buying and selling of ecclesiastical services• simony -
3 compra y venta de artículos eclesiásticos
• buying and selling of ecclesiastical objects• simonyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > compra y venta de artículos eclesiásticos
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4 compra y venta de servicios eclesiásticos
• buying and selling of ecclesiastical services• simonyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > compra y venta de servicios eclesiásticos
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5 compraventa
f.1 trading.compraventa de armas arms dealing2 buying and selling, bargain and sale, commerce, purchase and sale.3 contract of sale, sales contract.* * *1 buying and selling, dealing* * *SF1) [gen] buying and selling, dealing2) (Jur) contract of sale* * *femenino buying and selling* * *----* contrato de compraventa = conveyance.* * *femenino buying and selling* * ** contrato de compraventa = conveyance.* * *compraventa, compra-ventabuying and sellingcontrato de compraventa contract of salese dedica a la compraventa de coches he's a car dealeruna casa de compraventa de joyas a store that buys and sells jewelry* * *
compraventa sustantivo femenino buying and selling: se dedica a la compraventa de coches antiguos, he's an antique-car dealer
' compraventa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrato
* * *compraventa, compra-venta nf1. [intercambio comercial] trading (de in);compraventa de armas arms dealing;se dedican a la compraventa de viviendas they buy and sell housescompraventa de acciones share dealing2. [venta] sale* * *f buying and selling;contrato de compraventa bill o deed of sale* * *compraventa nf: buying and selling -
6 compra
f.purchase.por la compra de una enciclopedia te regalan un televisor if you buy an encyclopedia, they'll give you a television freeesta impresora fue una excelente compra this printer was a really good buyalgunos supermercados te llevan la compra a casa some supermarkets deliver your shopping to your homeir de compras to go shoppingcompra al contado cash purchasepres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: comprar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: comprar.* * *1 purchase, buy\hacer la compra to do the shopping, go shoppingir a la compra to go shoppingir de compras to go shoppingcompra a crédito credit purchasecompra a plazos hire purchase, US instalment buyingcompra al contado cash purchase* * *noun f.purchase, buying* * *SF1) (=proceso) purchase, purchasing, buyingtengo que ir a la compra — I've got to do the shopping, I've got to go shopping
compra a granel — (Com) bulk buying
compra a plazos — hire purchase, installment plan (EEUU)
compra proteccionista — (Com) support buying
2) (=artículo) purchase* * *a) ( acción)están muy ocupados con la compra de la casa — they're very busy with buying the house o (frml) with the house purchase
hacer las compras or (Esp) la compra — to do the shopping o (colloq) shop
b) ( cosa comprada) buy, purchase (frml)fue una buena/mala compra — it was a good/bad buy
* * *= acquisition, procurement, purchase, purchasing, shopping, buy-out, buying, shopping order, buy-in, propertisation [propertization, -USA].Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex. In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex. Research libraries use them to fill in titles that may have been missed in the initial round of purchasing.Ex. CACs have dealt with pre- shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex. The book and serial industry has recently witnessed several takeovers, buy-outs, and mergers.Ex. The library has a centre for buying, cataloguing and storing microform, audio-visual media and other non-book material.Ex. This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.Ex. The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex. Of course, the open source zealots are still likely to be up in arms about what they perceive to be propertisation of communal intellectual resources.----* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.* agente inteligente de compras = shopping agent.* anuncio de compra-venta = classified advertisement.* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad.* asesoramiento antes de la compra = pre-shopping advice.* bolsa de la compra = shopping bag, grocery bag, carrier bag.* bolsa para la compra = shopping bag, carrier bag.* buena compra = good buy.* carrito de la compra = shopping trolley, shopping cart.* carro de la compra = shopping cart, shopping trolley.* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.* cesta de la compra = food bill, shopping basket, food basket.* cesta de la compra, la = cost of living index.* compañía de compra por alquiler = hire-purchase company.* compra a plazos apartando el producto = layaway, lay-by.* compra compulsiva = impulse shopping.* compra de acciones = shareholding.* compra de libros = book buying [book-buying], book supply, book purchasing.* compra desaforada = shopping spree.* compra desde casa = armchair shopping.* compra de una compañía por otra = corporate takeover.* compra en línea = online shopping.* compra impulsiva = impulse buy.* compra por correo = mail-order.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* compra-venta de coches = auto dealer.* comprobante de compra = proof of purchase.* derecho preferente de compra = preemption [pre-emption].* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* día de compras = shopping trip.* fiebre de las compras = shopping fever.* garantía de compra = proof of purchase.* hábito de compra = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habit.* hacer compras = do + shopping.* hacer una compra = make + a purchase.* ir de compras = go + shopping.* lista de compra = shopping list.* mejor compra = best buy.* oferta de compra de una compañía por otra = takeover bid.* opción de compra = buying option, purchasing option.* opción de compra de acciones = stock option.* orden de compra = purchase order.* plan de compra = purchase plan.* política de compras = purchasing policy.* precio de compra = purchase price.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* préstamo para compra de coche = car loan.* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].* presupuesto para la compra de material = materials budget.* prueba de compra = proof of purchase.* sección de compras = acquisitions department, order department.* servicio de compra por televisión = teleshopping service.* servicio de compras = acquisition(s) service.* tienda de compras por Internet = online store.* viaje de compras = shopping trip.* * *a) ( acción)están muy ocupados con la compra de la casa — they're very busy with buying the house o (frml) with the house purchase
hacer las compras or (Esp) la compra — to do the shopping o (colloq) shop
b) ( cosa comprada) buy, purchase (frml)fue una buena/mala compra — it was a good/bad buy
* * *= acquisition, procurement, purchase, purchasing, shopping, buy-out, buying, shopping order, buy-in, propertisation [propertization, -USA].Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.
Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex: Research libraries use them to fill in titles that may have been missed in the initial round of purchasing.Ex: CACs have dealt with pre- shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex: The book and serial industry has recently witnessed several takeovers, buy-outs, and mergers.Ex: The library has a centre for buying, cataloguing and storing microform, audio-visual media and other non-book material.Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex: Of course, the open source zealots are still likely to be up in arms about what they perceive to be propertisation of communal intellectual resources.* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.* agente inteligente de compras = shopping agent.* anuncio de compra-venta = classified advertisement.* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad.* asesoramiento antes de la compra = pre-shopping advice.* bolsa de la compra = shopping bag, grocery bag, carrier bag.* bolsa para la compra = shopping bag, carrier bag.* buena compra = good buy.* carrito de la compra = shopping trolley, shopping cart.* carro de la compra = shopping cart, shopping trolley.* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.* cesta de la compra = food bill, shopping basket, food basket.* cesta de la compra, la = cost of living index.* compañía de compra por alquiler = hire-purchase company.* compra a plazos apartando el producto = layaway, lay-by.* compra compulsiva = impulse shopping.* compra de acciones = shareholding.* compra de libros = book buying [book-buying], book supply, book purchasing.* compra desaforada = shopping spree.* compra desde casa = armchair shopping.* compra de una compañía por otra = corporate takeover.* compra en línea = online shopping.* compra impulsiva = impulse buy.* compra por correo = mail-order.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* compra-venta de coches = auto dealer.* comprobante de compra = proof of purchase.* derecho preferente de compra = preemption [pre-emption].* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* día de compras = shopping trip.* fiebre de las compras = shopping fever.* garantía de compra = proof of purchase.* hábito de compra = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habit.* hacer compras = do + shopping.* hacer una compra = make + a purchase.* ir de compras = go + shopping.* lista de compra = shopping list.* mejor compra = best buy.* oferta de compra de una compañía por otra = takeover bid.* opción de compra = buying option, purchasing option.* opción de compra de acciones = stock option.* orden de compra = purchase order.* plan de compra = purchase plan.* política de compras = purchasing policy.* precio de compra = purchase price.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* préstamo para compra de coche = car loan.* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].* presupuesto para la compra de material = materials budget.* prueba de compra = proof of purchase.* sección de compras = acquisitions department, order department.* servicio de compra por televisión = teleshopping service.* servicio de compras = acquisition(s) service.* tienda de compras por Internet = online store.* viaje de compras = shopping trip.* * *1(acción): hemos estado muy ocupados con la compra de la casa we've been very busy with buying the house o ( frml) with the house purchasehas hecho una excelente compra that was a good buyir de compras to go shoppinghicimos algunas compras we did some shopping o we bought a few thingshacer la compra ( Esp) or ( AmL) las compras para la semana to do the weekly shopping o ( colloq) shopjefe de compras chief buyerla compra de dos o más artículos le da derecho a participar en nuestro sorteo if you purchase two or more items you will be eligible o the purchase of two or more items makes you eligible to take part in our draw2 (cosa comprada) buy, purchase ( frml)este vestido fue una buena/mala compra this dress was a good/bad buypon la compra en la cocina ( Esp); put what you've bought in the kitchen, put the shopping in the kitchen ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo comprar: ( conjugate comprar)
compra es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
compra
comprar
compra sustantivo femeninoa) ( acción):
hacer las compras or (Esp) la compra to do the shopping;
compra por teléfono teleshopping
comprar ( conjugate comprar) verbo transitivo
comprale algo a algn ( a quien lo vende) to buy sth from sb;
( a quien lo recibe) to buy sth for sb
compra sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) buying
ir de compras, to go shopping
2 (objeto comprado) purchase, buy
(conjunto de alimentos) shopping
comprar verbo transitivo
1 to buy: compramos el ordenador a plazos, we bought the computer on hire purchase
le compra el periódico a Lucía, (para Lucía) he buys the newspaper for Lucia
(Lucía lo vende) he buys the newspaper from Lucia
2 figurado (sobornar) to bribe, buy off
' compra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adquisición
- amortizar
- bolsa
- carrito
- comprar
- desorbitar
- dos
- las
- negociar
- opción
- salida
- súper
- barato
- cambiar
- canasta
- catálogo
- clavar
- ganga
- gestionar
- hacer
- importe
- mandado
- pilón
- práctico
- realizar
- talón
English:
bag
- bring up
- buy
- deposit
- first-time
- for
- insider dealing
- insider trading
- leverage
- outsourcing
- purchase
- shopping
- shopping bag
- throw in
- trolley
- any
- business
- deal
- dealer
- first
- free
- hire
- take
- teleshopping
- whichever
* * *compra nf1. [adquisición] purchase;están considerando la compra de un automóvil they are thinking about o considering buying a car;por la compra de una enciclopedia te regalan un televisor if you buy an encyclopedia, they'll give you a television free;ir de compras to go shoppingcompra apalancada leverage buyout;compra al contado [en efectivo] cash purchase;Am compra en cuotas Br hire-purchase, US installment plan;compra al por mayor bulk buying;2. [objeto adquirido] purchase, buy;esta impresora fue una excelente compra this printer was a really good buy;algunos supermercados te llevan la compra a casa some supermarkets deliver your shopping to your home;deja la compra sobre la mesa leave the shopping on the tablecompra impulsiva o por impulso impulse buy* * *f1 acción purchase;hacer la compra, ir a la compra do the shopping;ir de compras go shopping* * *compra nf1) : purchase2)ir de compras : to go shopping3)orden de compra : purchase order* * *compra n (adquisición) purchase / buy -
7 transar
v.1 to compromise, to give in. ( Latin American Spanish)2 to trade off.* * *I1.VT Cono Sur (=comerciar) to trade2.IIVT Méx (=defraudar) to cheat, swindle, defraud* * *1.verbo intransitivo (AmL)b) ( llegar a un acuerdo) to reach an agreement o a compromiseno transaremos por menos del 10% — we will not settle for o accept less than 10%
2.transaron en un 5% — they settled for o accepted 5%
transar vt1) (AmL) (Com, Fin) to buy and sellpocas acciones se transaron hoy en la bolsa — there was little activity o little buying and selling on the stock market today
* * *1.verbo intransitivo (AmL)b) ( llegar a un acuerdo) to reach an agreement o a compromiseno transaremos por menos del 10% — we will not settle for o accept less than 10%
2.transaron en un 5% — they settled for o accepted 5%
transar vt1) (AmL) (Com, Fin) to buy and sellpocas acciones se transaron hoy en la bolsa — there was little activity o little buying and selling on the stock market today
* * *transar [A1 ]vi1 ( AmL) (transigir) to give wayen eso no voy a transar I'm not going to give way o give in on thatno transaremos por menos del 10% we will not settle for o accept less than 10%intentamos transar amigablemente we tried to reach an amicable agreement o compromisetransar EN algo:finalmente transaron en un 5% in the end they settled for o accepted 5%transaron en volver al trabajo they gave in and went back to work, they agreed to go back to work■ transarvtpocas acciones se transaron hoy en el mercado bursátil there was little activity o little buying and selling on the stock market today* * *
transar ( conjugate transar) verbo intransitivo (AmL)
transar EN algo to settle for sth
' transar' also found in these entries:
English:
compromise
- push
* * *♦ vi1. Am [transigir] to compromise, to give in;a veces hay que transar en ciertos aspectos sometimes you have to give way on certain issues2. Am [negociar] to come to an arrangement, to reach a compromise3. RP [droga] to deal♦ vt[acciones] to deal in, to trade* * ** * *transar vitransigir: to give way, to compromisetransar vt: to buy and sell -
8 negocio
m.1 business (empresa).¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?negocio familiar family business2 deal, (business) transaction.(buen) negocio good deal, bargainhacer negocio to do well¡mal negocio! (figurative) that's a nasty business!negocio redondo great bargain, excellent dealnegocio sucio shady deal, dirty business3 establishment, concern, business.4 gain.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: negociar.* * *1 (actividad) business2 (gestión) deal, transaction3 (asunto) affair4 (local) shop, US store\¡bonito negocio hemos hecho! (con ironía) some deal that was!, some deal that turned out to be!hablar de negocios to talk businesshacer negocio to make a profit* * *noun m.1) business2) trade•- mujer de negocios* * *SM1) (Com, Econ) (=empresa) business; (=tienda) shop, store (EEUU)montar un negocio — to set up o start a business
traspasar un negocio — to transfer a business, sell a business
2) (=transacción) deal, transaction¡hiciste un buen negocio! — iró that was a fine deal you did!
un negocio redondo — a real bargain, a really good deal
negocio sucio, negocio turbio — shady deal
hombre/mujer de negocios — businessman/businesswoman
4) (=asunto) affair¡mal negocio! — it looks bad!
6) And, Caribe*el negocio — the fact, the truth
pero el negocio es que... — but the fact is that...
7) And (=cuento) tale, piece of gossip* * *a) ( empresa) businessmontar or poner un negocio — to set up a business
b) ( transacción) dealc) (CS) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)e) (fam) ( asunto) business (colloq)* * *a) ( empresa) businessmontar or poner un negocio — to set up a business
b) ( transacción) dealc) (CS) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)e) (fam) ( asunto) business (colloq)* * *negocio11 = affair, business [businesses, -pl.], line of business, trade, business venture.Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.Ex: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.Ex: In considering business ventures libraries should pay attention to the following considerations -- the library's mission, its capability, the financial impact, legal aspects, and professional and ethical issues.* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.* dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.* de negocios = transactional.* economía de negocios = managerial economics.* emprender un negocio = take on + business venture.* escuela de negocios = business school.* gente de negocios = business people.* hacer negocio = make + business.* hacer negocios = do + business.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.* hombres de negocios = business people.* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.* magnate de los negocios = business leader, business magnate.* mundo de los negocios = business world, business environment.* negocio del ocio, el = entertainment industry, the.* negocio electrónico = online business.* negocio en línea = online business.* negocio internacional = international business.* negocio lucrativo = lucrative business.* negocio multimillonario = multibillion dollar business.* negocios = biz.* negocio sucio = monkey business.* orientado hacia los negocios = business-minded.* promocionar un negocio = drum up + business.* propuesta de negocios = business proposition.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* relacionado con los negocios = business-related.* reunión de negocios = business meeting.* sagacidad para los negocios = business acumen.* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.* visión para los negocios = business acumen.* volumen de negocios = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.negocio22 = business [businesses, -pl.], shop, outfit.Ex: To a small or mid-sized business, information is critical for effective planning, growth and development.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex: The author compares the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the larger established companies and smaller outfits.* base de datos de negocios = business database.* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.* negocio de venta de coches usados = used car business.* negocio familiar = family-run business.* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.* pequeño negocio = small business.* * *1 (empresa) businessmontó or puso un negocio de compraventa de coches he set up a used-car dealership, he set up in business buying and selling cars[ S ] traspaso negocio de vinos wine business for saleesto de la compraventa de apartamentos es un negocio there's a lot of money to be made buying and selling apartments2 (transacción) dealhicimos un buen negocio we made o did a good dealhizo un negocio redondo con la venta de la casa he made a fortune when he sold the househacer negocio to make moneyen ese barrio no hay negocios there are no stores o shops in that areadejó la enseñanza para dedicarse a los negocios he gave up teaching to go into businesshablar de negocios to talk businessen el mundo de los negocios in the business world* * *
Del verbo negociar: ( conjugate negociar)
negocio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
negoció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
negociar
negocio
negociar ( conjugate negociar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to negotiate
negocio sustantivo masculinoa) (Com) business;
montar or poner un negocio to set up a business;
hablar de negocios to talk business;
en el mundo de los negocios in the business world
negociar
I vtr (acordar, tratar) to negotiate: negociamos con él la compra de las acciones, we negotiated the purchase of the shares with him
están negociando la subida de las pensiones, they are negotiating a rise in pensions
II vi (traficar, comerciar) to do business, deal: negocia con ropa usada, he deals in second-hand clothes
negocio sustantivo masculino
1 Com Fin business: esa venta fue un mal negocio, that sale was a bad deal
2 (asunto) affair: no sé en qué negocios anda, I don't know what type of business he's involved in
3 (tienda, empresa) su padre tiene un negocio de restauración de muebles, his father's got a furniture restoring business
♦ Locuciones: hacer negocio, to make a profit: mal negocio vas a hacer si no les cobras a los amigos, you're not going to do very good business if you don't charge your friends
' negocio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocada
- abocado
- acondicionada
- acondicionado
- activar
- ampliar
- ampliación
- bancarrota
- camelar
- cerrar
- chanchullo
- cierre
- contabilidad
- dirigir
- dirigente
- embarcarse
- entablar
- estimativa
- estimativo
- evolución
- filón
- floreciente
- fraudulenta
- fraudulento
- fundar
- gárgaras
- gestión
- honrada
- honrado
- hundirse
- liquidación
- llevar
- local
- lucrativa
- lucrativo
- montar
- naufragar
- pantalla
- patrón
- patrona
- patrono
- peligrar
- pique
- poner
- redonda
- redondo
- reflotar
- regentar
- regente
- regir
English:
attend to
- backing
- bootstrap
- bust
- buy out
- carry on
- close down
- concern
- control
- decline
- enterprise
- established
- expand
- fail
- flourishing
- founder
- funny business
- going
- handle
- injection
- invest
- keep
- lucrative
- mine
- nourish
- open up
- operate
- patronize
- shady
- shop
- show
- shut down
- shut up
- slacken off
- sluggish
- start
- start up
- stock
- stumbling-block
- successful
- big
- business
- engaged
- killing
* * *negocio nm1. [empresa] business;tiene un negocio de electrodomésticos he has an electrical appliance business;¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?negocio familiar family business2.negocios [actividad] business;el mundo de los negocios the business world;un viaje de negocios a business trip;se dedica a los negocios he's in business;hacer negocios con to do business with;estoy aquí por cuestiones de negocios I'm here on business3. [transacción] deal, (business) transaction;hacer negocio to do well;con esta compra hicimos (buen) negocio this was a good buy;negocio redondo great bargain, excellent deal4. [ocupación] business;¡ocúpate de tus negocios! mind your own business!;¿en qué negocios andas metido? what are you involved in now?;¡mal negocio! that's a nasty business!;negocio sucio shady deal, dirty business5. RP [tienda] store* * *m1 business2 ( trato) deal* * *negocio nm1) : business, place of business2) : deal, transaction3) negocios nmpl: commerce, trade, business* * *negocio n2. (trato) deal -
9 compraventa
• bargain and sale• buying and selling• commerce• contract of sale• merchanting• purchase allowance• purchase and sale• purchase and sale prices of the assets traded• sales contract• selling agent• selling and buying• selling at a loss -
10 meterse
1 (introducirse en) to get in■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted4 (ir) to go■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)* * *1) to enter, get into2) meddle* * *VPR1) (=introducirse)¿dónde se habrá metido el lápiz? — where can the pencil have got to?
no sabía dónde meterse de pura vergüenza — she was so ashamed, she didn't know where to hide
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meterse en algo, después de comer siempre se mete en el despacho — after lunch she always goes into her study o shuts herself away in her study2) (=introducir)meterse una buena cena — * to have a good dinner
meterse un pico — ** to give o.s. a fix **
3) (=involucrarse)•
meterse en algo, se metió en un negocio turbio — he got involved in a shady affairme metí mucho en la película — I really got into o got involved in the film
4) (=entrometerse)•
meterse en algo — to interfere in sth, meddle in sth¿por qué te metes (en esto)? — why are you interfering (in this matter)?
¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!, ¡no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!
5) [de profesión]•
meterse a algo, meterse a monja — to become a nun•
meterse de algo, meterse de aprendiz en un oficio — to go into trade as an apprentice6)• meterse a hacer algo — (=emprender) to start doing sth, start to do sth
se metió a pintar todas las paredes de la casa — he started painting o to paint the whole house
7)• meterse con algn — * (=provocar) to pick on sb *; (=burlarse de) to tease sb
* * *(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wetEx. It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.* * *(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wetEx: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.* * *
■meterse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar) to go o come, get [in/into, en]: se metieron en la iglesia, they went into the church
se metió en una secta, he joined a sect
2 (involucrarse) to get into, get mixed up: se metió en asuntos de drogas, he got mixed up in drugs
se metió en un lío, he got into a mess
3 (entrometerse) to meddle
4 (tomar el pelo) no te metas con María, don't pick on Maria ♦ LOC familiar: meterse en faena, to set to, to roll up one's sleeves
' meterse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boca
- ceja
- hondura
- lío
- tarambana
- bolsillo
- dificultad
- entrar
- importar
- introducir
- meter
- monja
English:
butt out
- chip in
- difficulty
- fight
- get at
- get into
- go
- horn
- hot
- jump in
- mess with
- pick
- pick on
- tangle with
- trouble
- water
- dig
- get
- keep
- meddle
- mix
- muscle
- pile
- pocket
- squirm
- stay
- throw
- turn
* * *vprse metió debajo de un árbol para protegerse de la lluvia she took refuge from the rain under a tree;se metió dentro del bosque she entered the forest;meterse en to get into;meterse en la cama to get into bed;dos semanas más y nos metemos en marzo another two weeks and we'll be into March already;se me ha metido agua en los oídos I've got water in my ears;se metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;Figmeterse mucho en algo [un papel, un trabajo, una película] to get very involved in sth;Famse le ha metido en la cabeza (que…) he's got it into his head (that…);muchos jóvenes se meten en sí mismos a lot of young people go into their shell;muy Fam¡métetelo donde te quepa! stick it where the sun don't shine!2. (en frase interrogativa) [estar] to get to;¿dónde se ha metido ese chico? where has that boy got to?meterse a torero to become a bullfighter;se ha metido de dependiente en unos grandes almacenes he's got a job as a shop assistant in a department store;me metí a vender seguros I became an insurance salesman, I got a job selling insurance4. [involucrarse] to get involved (en in);5. [entrometerse] to meddle, to interfere;se mete en todo he's always sticking his nose into other people's business;meterse por medio to interfere¡no te metas con mi novia! leave my girlfriend alone!* * *v/r:meterse en algo get into sth; ( involucrarse) get involved in sth, get mixed up in sth;meterse donde no le llaman stick one’s nose in where it doesn’t belong;no saber dónde meterse fig not know what to do with o.s.;meterse a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;meterse con alguien pick on s.o.;meterse de administrativo get a job in admin;se metió a bailar he became a dancer;¿dónde se ha metido? where has he got to?* * *vr1) : to get into, to enterno te metas en lo que no te importa: mind your own business3)no te metas conmigo: don't mess with me* * *meterse vb1. (introducirse) to get in / to go in2. (entrometerse) to interfere4. (estar) to be¿dónde se habrá metido Juan? where can Juan be? -
11 meter
v.1 to put in.meter algo/a alguien en algo to put something/somebody in somethingmeter la llave en la cerradura to get the key into the lockmeter dinero en el banco to put money in the bankhe metido mis ahorros en esa empresa I've put all my savings into this venturele metieron en la cárcel they put him in prisonno consigo meterle en la cabeza (que…) (informal) I can't get it into his head (that…)2 to give (informal) (asestar).le metió un puñetazo he gave him a punch3 to give (informal) (echar, soltar).meter una bronca a alguien to tell somebody offme metió un rollo sobre la disciplina militar he gave me this routine about military discipline4 to take in (prenda, ropa).meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt5 to score (en deportes) (anotar).nos metieron dos goles they scored two goals against us6 to introduce, to get in, to get inside, to stick.Ella mete la caja She takes the box inside.7 to cause, to make, to create.Ese chico mete problemas That boy causes problems.8 to drive in.9 to take inside.* * *1 (introducir) to put2 (implicar) to put into (en, -), get into (en, -), involve in (en, -)4 (hacer) to make5 (ropa - acortar) to take up; (- estrechar) to take in7 DEPORTE to score1 (introducirse en) to get in■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted4 (ir) to go■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)\a todo meter at full blastmeterse alguien donde no le llaman to poke one's nose into others' affairsmeterse alguien en lo que no le importa to stick one's nose into others' businessmeterse en todo to be a meddler, stick one's nose into everythingno meterse en nada not to get involved¡métetelo donde te quepa! tabú you can stuff it!* * *verb1) to put (in)2) insert, introduce3) place4) cause5) make•- meterse
- meterse a
- meterse con* * *1. VT1) (=poner, introducir) to put¿dónde has metido las llaves? — where have you put the keys?
metió el palo por el aro — she stuck o put the stick through the ring
mete las hamacas que está lloviendo — bring the hammocks in, it's raining
•
meter algo en algo — to put sth in(to) sthmetió el dedo en la sopa — he dipped o put his finger in the soup
tienes que meter la pieza en su sitio — you have to fit o put the part in the correct place
consiguió meter toda la ropa en la maleta — she managed to get o fit all the clothes in(to) the suitcase
¿quién le metió esas ideas en la cabeza? — who gave him those ideas?
está lloviendo a todo meter — it's pelting with rain, it's pelting down
2) (Dep) to score3) (Cos) [para estrechar] to take in; [para acortar] to take upmétele la falda que le queda larga — take her skirt up a bit, it's too long
4) (Aut) [+ marcha] to go into¡mete el acelerador! — put your foot down!
5) (=internar)lo metieron en un colegio privado — they put him in o sent him to a private school
6) [en una profesión]lo metieron a o de fontanero — they apprenticed him to a plumber
7) (=implicar)no metas a mi madre en esto — don't drag o bring my mother into this
8) (=ocasionar)•
meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb•
meter prisa a algn — to hurry sb, make sb get a move ontenemos que meterle prisa a Adela — we need to hurry Adela, we need to make Adela get a move on
¡no me metas prisa! — don't rush me!
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meter un susto a algn — to give sb a fright9) * (=dar)10) * (=endosar)11) * (=aplicar)le quedaba largo el traje y le metió las tijeras — her dress was too long, so she took the scissors to it
12) * (=hacer entender)no hay quien le meta que aquello era mentira — nobody seems able to make him understand that it was a lie, nobody is able to get it into his head that it was a lie
13)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (introducir, poner) to putb) ( hacer entrar)meter a alguien en algo: puedo meter cuatro personas en mi coche I can get o fit four people in my car; lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison; lo metió interno en un colegio she sent him to (a) boarding school; consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company; meter a alguien de algo: lo metieron de aprendiz — they got him a job as an apprentice
c) ( involucrar)meter a alguien en algo — to involve somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2)a) ( invertir) to putb) <tanto/gol> to scorec) ( en costura) < dobladillo> to turn upmeterle tijera/sierra a algo — to set to with the scissors/saw on something
d) (Auto) < cambio>3)a) (provocar, crear)meterle miedo a alguien — to frighten o scare somebody
a todo meter — (fam) <conducir/correr/estudiar> flat out
meterle — (AmL) to get a move on (colloq)
b) (fam) (encajar, endilgar)2.me metieron una multa — I got a ticket (colloq)
meter vi (Col arg) ( consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)3.meterse v pron1)a) ( entrar)meterse en algo: me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water; ( en la piscina) I got into the water; nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum; se metió en la cama he got into bed; no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; (+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo — I got something in my eye
b) ( introducirse)meterse en algo: me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye; se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket; que se lo meta ahí mismo! or que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! (vulg) she can stuff it! (sl); ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter — (vulg) you know where you can stuff it (vulg)
c) (fam) <comida/bebida> to put away (colloq)2)a) ( en trabajo)meterse de or a cura/monja — to become a priest/nun
b) ( involucrarse)c) ( entrometerse) to get involvedmeterse con alguien — (fam) to pick on somebody
* * *= pack up, embroil, sandwich, dip, shove, bung + Nombe + in, put in, take in.Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex. By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.Ex. The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.Ex. Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex. For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.Ex. Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.----* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado = stuff.* meter a presión = wedge.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* meter cisco = make + trouble.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* meter con un calzador = shoehorn.* meter de ancho = take in.* meter de largo = take up.* meter el dobladillo = hem.* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* meter en = cram into.* meter en bolsas = bag.* meter en ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* meter en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en una jaula = cage.* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.* 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.* meter las manos en todos = have + a finger in every pie.* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.* meter mano = grope.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* meter presionando = snap into.* meter preso = imprison.* meter prisa = hustle.* meterse = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet.* meterse + Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* meterse con = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.* meterse de lleno en = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* meterse en = get into, step into.* meterse en el juego = get in + the game.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez = have + a foot in + Número + camps.* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.* meterse en un aprieto = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.* meterse mano = snog, pet.* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio = squeeze a quart into a pint pot.* meter un pifiaso = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (introducir, poner) to putb) ( hacer entrar)meter a alguien en algo: puedo meter cuatro personas en mi coche I can get o fit four people in my car; lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison; lo metió interno en un colegio she sent him to (a) boarding school; consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company; meter a alguien de algo: lo metieron de aprendiz — they got him a job as an apprentice
c) ( involucrar)meter a alguien en algo — to involve somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2)a) ( invertir) to putb) <tanto/gol> to scorec) ( en costura) < dobladillo> to turn upmeterle tijera/sierra a algo — to set to with the scissors/saw on something
d) (Auto) < cambio>3)a) (provocar, crear)meterle miedo a alguien — to frighten o scare somebody
a todo meter — (fam) <conducir/correr/estudiar> flat out
meterle — (AmL) to get a move on (colloq)
b) (fam) (encajar, endilgar)2.me metieron una multa — I got a ticket (colloq)
meter vi (Col arg) ( consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)3.meterse v pron1)a) ( entrar)meterse en algo: me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water; ( en la piscina) I got into the water; nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum; se metió en la cama he got into bed; no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; (+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo — I got something in my eye
b) ( introducirse)meterse en algo: me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye; se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket; que se lo meta ahí mismo! or que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! (vulg) she can stuff it! (sl); ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter — (vulg) you know where you can stuff it (vulg)
c) (fam) <comida/bebida> to put away (colloq)2)a) ( en trabajo)meterse de or a cura/monja — to become a priest/nun
b) ( involucrarse)c) ( entrometerse) to get involvedmeterse con alguien — (fam) to pick on somebody
* * *= pack up, embroil, sandwich, dip, shove, bung + Nombe + in, put in, take in.Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
Ex: By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.Ex: Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado = stuff.* meter a presión = wedge.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* meter cisco = make + trouble.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* meter con un calzador = shoehorn.* meter de ancho = take in.* meter de largo = take up.* meter el dobladillo = hem.* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* meter en = cram into.* meter en bolsas = bag.* meter en ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* meter en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en una jaula = cage.* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.* 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.* meter las manos en todos = have + a finger in every pie.* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.* meter mano = grope.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* meter presionando = snap into.* meter preso = imprison.* meter prisa = hustle.* meterse = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet.* meterse + Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* meterse con = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.* meterse de lleno en = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* meterse en = get into, step into.* meterse en el juego = get in + the game.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez = have + a foot in + Número + camps.* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.* meterse en un aprieto = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.* meterse mano = snog, pet.* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio = squeeze a quart into a pint pot.* meter un pifiaso = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* * *meter [E1 ]vtA1 (introducir, poner) to putle metieron un tubo por la nariz they put o ( colloq) stuck a tube up her nose¿dónde habré metido su carta? where can I have put his letter?meter algo EN algo:metí la tarjeta en un sobre I put the card in(to) an envelopeno lograba meter la llave en la cerradura she couldn't get the key into the lockmetió el pie en el agua he put his foot in(to) the watera ver si consigo meter todo esto en un folio I wonder if I can get o fit all of this onto one sheetno le metas esas ideas en la cabeza a la niña don't put ideas like that into her head, don't go giving her ideas like that2 (hacer entrar) meter a algn EN algo:no puedo meter más de cuatro personas en mi coche I can't get o fit more than four people in my carlo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prisonmetió a su hijo interno en un colegio he sent his son to (a) boarding school3 (colocar, emplear) meter a algn EN algo:consiguió meter a su amigo en la empresa she managed to get her friend a job with o in the companymeter a algn DE algo:lo metieron de aprendiz de carpintero they apprenticed him to a carpenter, they got him a job as a carpenter's apprenticela metieron de sirvienta en la ciudad they sent her to work as a maid in the city4 (involucrar) meter a algn EN algo to involve sb IN sth, get sb involved IN sthno quiero que metas a mi hijo en negocios sucios I don't want you involving my son o getting my son involved in any dirty businessno la metas a ella en esto don't bring o drag her into thisB1 (invertir) to putvoy a meter mis ahorros en el banco I'm going to put my savings in the bankmetió todo su capital en el negocio she put all her capital into the business2 ‹tanto/gol› to score3 (en costura) ‹dobladillo› to turn upmétele un poco en las costuras take it in a bit at the seams4meterle tijera/sierra a algo to set to with the scissors/saw on sth5 ( Auto) ‹marcha/cambio›mete (la) primera/tercera put it into first/third (gear)en este coche es muy difícil meter la marcha atrás it's very difficult to get into reverse in this carC1(provocar, crear): no metas ruido que estoy estudiando keep the noise down, I'm studyingno trates de meterme miedo don't try to frighten o scare menos están metiendo prisa en el trabajo we're under a lot of pressure to do things faster at worka todo meter ( fam); ‹ir/conducir› flat outlleva una semana estudiando a todo meter he's been studying flat out for a week¡métanle, que no llegamos! step on it o get a move on, or we won't get there in time!le metimos con todo we did our utmost, we pulled out all the stops, we did everything we could2 ( fam)(encajar, endilgar): me metieron una multa por exceso de velocidad I got a ticket for speeding ( colloq)no me metas más mentiras don't tell me any more lies, don't give me any more of your lies ( colloq)nos metió una de sus historias she spun us one of her yarns■ metervi■ meterseA1 (entrar) meterse EN algo:nos metimos en un museo we went into a museumse metió en la cama he got into bedmétete por esa calle go down that streetquise meterme bajo tierra I just wanted the ground to swallow me upno sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza que le dio she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself o where to put herself¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?, where can the dog be?(+ me/te/le etc): se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eyecuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza … when he gets an idea into his head …2 (introducirse) meterse algo EN algo:me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eyese metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocketno te metas los dedos en la nariz don't pick your nose¡que se lo meta ahí mismo! or ¡que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! ( vulg); she can stuff it! (sl)B1(en un trabajo): se metió de secretaria she got a job as a secretarymeterse de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nun2 (involucrarse) meterse EN algo to get involved IN sthno quiero meterme en una discusión I don't want to get into o to get involved in an argumentte has metido en un buen lío you've got yourself into a fine messno te metas en gastos don't go spending a lot of moneyse había metido en un asunto muy turbio she had got involved in o mixed up in a very shady affair3 (entrometerse) to get involvedno te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business, don't get involved in o don't meddle in things that don't concern youtodo iba bien hasta que ella se metió por medio things were going fine until she started interferingmeterse con algn ( fam): no te metas conmigo que yo no te he hecho nada don't go picking a fight with me, I haven't done anything to youno te metas conmigo que hoy no estoy para bromas leave me alone, I'm in no mood for jokes todaytú métete con los de tu edad/tamaño why don't you pick on someone your own age/size?con su hijo no te metas, que es sagrado ( iró); don't say a word against her son, she worships himmeterse donde no lo llaman to poke one's nose into other people's business ( colloq)¡no te metas donde no te llaman! mind your own business!* * *
meter ( conjugate meter) verbo transitivo
1
meter algo en algo to put sth in(to) sth;
logró meter todo en la maleta he managed to fit everything into the suitcaseb) ( hacer entrar):
consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the companyc) ( involucrar) meter a algn en algo to involve sb in sth, get sb involved in sth
2
d) (Auto):
meter la marcha atrás to get into reverse
3 (provocar, crear):
meterle miedo a algn to frighten o scare sb;
no metas ruido keep the noise down
meterse verbo pronominal
1a) ( entrar):
( en la piscina) I got into the water;
meterse en la cama/la ducha to get into bed/the shower;
¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?;
se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eyeb) ( introducirse):
se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket
2a) ( en trabajo):
meterse de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nunb) ( involucrarse) meterse en algo to get involved in sth;
no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business;
meterse con algn (fam) to pick on sb;
meterse por medio to interfere
meter verbo transitivo
1 to put [en, in]
(en colegio, cárcel) to put: la metieron en un psiquiátrico, they put her in a mental hospital
(dinero) metimos el dinero en el banco, we paid the money into our bank
2 (invertir) to put: mételo en acciones, put it in shares
3 (involucrar) to involve [en, in], to get mixed up [en, in]
4 fam (causar) no le metas miedo al niño, don't frighten the child
5 (hacer) to make
meter jaleo, to make a noise
♦ Locuciones: familiar a todo meter, at full speed, in a flash
meter en el mismo saco, to lump together: son completamente distintos, no los puedes meter en el mismo saco, they're totally different, you can't lump them together as if they were the same
' meter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
- baza
- cazo
- cizaña
- colarse
- contador
- cuezo
- embotellar
- follón
- fotómetro
- gamba
- hocico
- indicador
- indicadora
- introducir
- lectura
- M
- mano
- métrica
- metro
- nada
- nariz
- pata
- patinar
- prisa
- resbalar
- ruido
- saco
- sobre
- taxímetro
- venga
- altura
- apresurar
- apurar
- bandera
- bulla
- canasta
- compás
- distancia
- el
- encajar
- entrar
- gol
- lado
- m
- marcha
- medidor
- menos
- parquímetro
- por
English:
bake
- blunder
- boob
- brick
- bully
- bungle
- change up
- clanger
- dip
- engage
- enter
- fetch in
- finger
- flub
- foot
- get in
- grope
- hurry
- hustle
- insert
- inset
- jam
- let in
- meter
- mix up
- outdistance
- pad out
- parking meter
- postage meter
- push
- put
- quart
- round
- speed up
- squash in
- stick
- stick in
- taxi-meter
- trip up
- tuck
- tuck in
- unstuck
- waffle
- water meter
- wedge
- back
- cram
- deep
- fit
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [introducir] to put in;meter algo/a alguien en algo to put sth/sb in sth;metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;no puedo meter la llave en la cerradura I can't get the key in the lock;lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison;su padre lo metió de conserje en la empresa his father got him a job in the company as a porter;meter dinero en el banco to put money in the bank;he metido todos mis ahorros en este proyecto I've put all my savings into this project;¿podrás meter todo en un solo disquete? will you be able to get o fit it all on one disk?;Fammeterle ideas a alguien en la cabeza to put ideas into sb's head;Famno consigo meterle en la cabeza (que…) I can't get it into his head (that…);Fammete la tijera todo lo que quieras cut off as much as you like¡en buen lío nos has metido! this is a fine mess you've got o gotten us into!me dieron un trapo y me metieron a limpiar el polvo they gave me a cloth and set me dusting4. [causar]meter prisa/miedo a alguien to rush/scare sb;meter ruido to make a noise5. [en automóvil]meter la primera/la marcha atrás to go into first gear/reverse;meter el freno to brake6. [en deportes] [anotar] to score;nos metieron dos goles they scored two goals against usle metió un puñetazo she gave him a punchmeter una bronca a alguien to tell sb off;me metió un rollo sobre la disciplina militar he gave me this routine about military discipline;te han metido un billete falso they've given you a forged banknote9. [prenda, ropa] to take in;hay que meter los pantalones de cintura the trousers need taking in at the waist;meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt10. Fam [dedicar, destinar]sabe jugar muy bien al billar porque le ha metido muchas horas he plays billiards really well because he's put the hours in o spent hours practising¡métele, que empieza la película! get a move on o hurry up, the movie's starting!♦ vi2. CompFama todo meter at full pelt* * *v/t1 put (en in, into)2 gol score3 ( involucrar) involve (en in);meter a alguien en un lío get s.o. into a mess;a todo meter at full speed* * *meter vt1) : to put (in)metieron su dinero en el banco: they put their money in the bank2) : to fit, to squeezepuedes meter dos líneas más en esa página: you can fit two more lines on that page3) : to place (in a job)lo metieron de barrendero: they got him a job as a street sweeper4) : to involvelo metió en un buen lío: she got him in an awful mess5) : to make, to causemeten demasiado ruido: they make too much noise6) : to spread (a rumor)7) : to strike (a blow)8) : to take up, to take in (clothing)9)a todo meter : at top speed* * *meter vb¿dónde has metido el abrelatas? where have you put the tin opener?2. (empleo) to get a job3. (implicar) to involve -
12 Conasupo
SF ABR Méx= Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares government buying and selling organization for subsidized food, clothes and furniture* * *(en Méx) = Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares -
13 trapichear *
1. VI1) (=hacer trampa) to be on the fiddle *; (=tramar) to plot, scheme; (=andar en malos pasos) to be mixed up in something shady *2) Cono Sur (=comerciar) to scrape a living by buying and selling2.VT to deal in, trade in -
14 compraventa
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15 reducción
f.1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.* * *1 reduction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=disminución)a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reductionuna reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending
estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff
b) [de tiempo] reductionla reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years
los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day
2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction3) [de rebeldes] defeat4) (Med) setting, reduction frm6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *A1(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costsla reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of breadno habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxesuna reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforcese ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumptionuna reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a weekse solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced2 ( Fot) reductionB1 ( Mat) reduction2 ( Quím) reductionC (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeatD2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservationE (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)* * *
reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;
una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining
' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board
* * *reducción nf1. [disminución] reduction;piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percentreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;reducción de condena remission;reducción de gastos cost cutting;han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;[resultado] price cut;reducción tributaria tax cut2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;[de ejército] defeat4. Quím reduction5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]* * *f1 reduction;reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;reducción de impuestos tax cut;reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl2 MED setting* * ** * *reducción n reduction -
16 subida
f.1 hill (cuesta).2 ascent, climb.3 increase, rise (aumento).se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de precios price increasesubida de sueldo pay rise4 pick-up, recovery in prices.past part.past participle of spanish verb: subir.* * *1 (ascenso) ascent, climb2 (pendiente) slope, hill3 (automovilismo) hill climb4 figurado (aumento - gen) increase; (- de temperatura) rise; (- de precios, salario) rise, increase* * *noun f.1) rise2) ascent, climb* * *SF1) (=ascensión) [de montaña, cuesta] ascentes una subida difícil — it's a tough ascent o climb
2) (=pendiente) slope, hill3) (=aumento) rise, increaseuna subida de los precios — a price rise o increase
subida salarial — pay rise, wage increase
4) * [de drogas] high ** * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex. The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex: The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *A1 (pendiente) rise, climbir de or ( AmL) en subida to go uphillla subida fue más dura que la bajada the ascent was harder than the descent o going up was harder than coming down3 (de precios, salarios) rise, increase; (de temperatura) rise, increasese registró una fuerte subida del yen there was a sharp rise in the value of the yen, the yen rose sharply o substantiallyla subida del río supuso un peligro the river rose to a dangerous levelB ( Inf) upload* * *
subida sustantivo femenino
( al poder) rise
subido,-a adj fam (intenso) un rojo subido, a deep red
♦ Locuciones: una conversación subida de tono, a risqué conversation
subida sustantivo femenino
1 (incremento de precios, temperatura, etc) rise, increase
2 (cuesta, pendiente) slope, hill
3 (a una montaña) ascent
' subida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- negociar
- protesta
- protestar
- subido
- brusco
- crecida
- escalada
- trabajoso
English:
ascent
- climb
- demand
- escalation
- gazumping
- increase
- jump
- pay increase
- rise
- scramble
- way
- hike
- raise
- soar
- up
* * *subida nf1. [cuesta] hill2. [ascensión] ascent, climb;el tenista australiano se impuso en sus subidas a la red the Australian player showed his superiority when he came to the net3. [aumento] increase, rise;se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de sueldo Br pay rise, US pay raise4. CompRP Famuna subida al carro an attempt to jump on the bandwagon* * *f rise, ascent;subida de los precios rise in prices* * *subida nf1) : ascent, climb2) : rise, increase3) : slope, hillir de subida: to go uphill* * *subida n1. (aumento) rise2. (ascenso) ascent / climb3. (cuesta) hill / slope -
17 incremento
m.1 increase.2 increment, build-up, increase, augmentation.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incrementar.* * *1 increase, rise\incremento salarial wage rise, US raise* * *SM [de conocimiento] increase, gain; [de precio, sueldo, productividad] increase, rise* * *masculino (frml) increase* * *= increase, increment, rise, tide, blossoming, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, jump, upswing, widening, mark-up [markup].Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex. The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* incremento de = increased.* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.* incremento de la producción = increased production.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* incremento del uso = increased use.* incremento notable = rising tide.* incremento presupuestario = budget increase.* incremento salarial = salary increase.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* * *masculino (frml) increase* * *= increase, increment, rise, tide, blossoming, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, jump, upswing, widening, mark-up [markup].Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.
Ex: The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* incremento de = increased.* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.* incremento de la producción = increased production.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* incremento del uso = increased use.* incremento notable = rising tide.* incremento presupuestario = budget increase.* incremento salarial = salary increase.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* * *( frml)(aumento) increase; (del salario) increase, increment* * *
Del verbo incrementar: ( conjugate incrementar)
incremento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
incrementó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
incrementar
incremento
incrementar ( conjugate incrementar) verbo transitivo (frml) to increase
incremento sustantivo masculino (frml) increase
incrementar verbo transitivo to increase
incremento sustantivo masculino increase, growth
incremento salarial, wage rise
' incremento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
subida
- aumento
- multiplicación
English:
increase
- increment
- rise
* * *incremento nm[de precios, salario] increase, rise; [de actividad] increase; [de temperatura] rise incremento porcentual percentage increase* * *m growth* * *incremento nmaumento: increase -
18 familia monoparental
f.lone-parent family, single-parent household, one-parent family, single-parent family.* * *(n.) = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent familyEx. Allied to these sections were the compilation of self-help packs of information, each dealing with a particular problem or area of enquiry, eg buying or selling a house, one parent families, legal aid, redundancy etc.Ex. Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.Ex. They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of single-parent working families.Ex. Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, single-parent family instead of the catch-all FAMILY.Ex. This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.* * *(n.) = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent familyEx: Allied to these sections were the compilation of self-help packs of information, each dealing with a particular problem or area of enquiry, eg buying or selling a house, one parent families, legal aid, redundancy etc.
Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.Ex: They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of single-parent working families.Ex: Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, single-parent family instead of the catch-all FAMILY.Ex: This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children. -
19 descuento1
1 = discount, deduction, rebate, trade-in allowance, discount ticket, reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, marked-down price, mark-down.Ex. The price, discount, and postage information is used to update the fund and vendor files and to pay the invoice.Ex. Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.Ex. The amount of rebate is three percentage points per year for the first five years of the loan.Ex. The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.Ex. All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.Ex. Subscription price is 55 pounds (103 dollars) with reduced rates for members of the Institute of Information Scientists.Ex. Availability is by means of a monthly subscription of 34.95 dollars with special rates for doctors' groups.Ex. We have exetended the registration deadline for reduced fee of 300 EUR instead of 350 EUR until April, 17th.Ex. In fact, the discounted prices for large consortia are meaningless; probably not a single buyer has actually paid the undiscounted price.Ex. After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration.Ex. Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* descuento por inscripción anticipada = early bird registration, early bird price, early bird price, early-bird discount, early bird rate, early bird registration rate.* descuento por reserva anticipada = early booking discount.* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.* hacer descuento = discount.* hacer un descuento = give + discount.* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada = early bird period.* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.* sin descuento = undiscounted.* vale de descuento = coupon. -
20 descuento
m.discount.hacer descuento to give a discountcon descuento at a discountun descuento del 10 por ciento 10 percent offpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descontar.* * *1 discount, reduction, deduction2 DEPORTE injury time\con descuento at a discount, on offerdescuento por pronto pago cash discount* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Com) discountun descuento del 3% — a discount of 3%, a 3% discount
¿me podría hacer un descuento? — could I have a discount?
2) (Dep) injury time, overtime (EEUU)* * *1)a) ( rebaja) discountun descuento del 15% — a 15% discount
compre Cremol, ahora con descuento — buy Cremol, now on special offer
b) ( del sueldo) deduction2) (Dep) injury time3) (de letra, pagaré) discount* * *1)a) ( rebaja) discountun descuento del 15% — a 15% discount
compre Cremol, ahora con descuento — buy Cremol, now on special offer
b) ( del sueldo) deduction2) (Dep) injury time3) (de letra, pagaré) discount* * *descuento11 = discount, deduction, rebate, trade-in allowance, discount ticket, reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, marked-down price, mark-down.Ex: The price, discount, and postage information is used to update the fund and vendor files and to pay the invoice.
Ex: Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.Ex: The amount of rebate is three percentage points per year for the first five years of the loan.Ex: The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.Ex: Subscription price is 55 pounds (103 dollars) with reduced rates for members of the Institute of Information Scientists.Ex: Availability is by means of a monthly subscription of 34.95 dollars with special rates for doctors' groups.Ex: We have exetended the registration deadline for reduced fee of 300 EUR instead of 350 EUR until April, 17th.Ex: In fact, the discounted prices for large consortia are meaningless; probably not a single buyer has actually paid the undiscounted price.Ex: After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration.Ex: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.* descuento por inscripción anticipada = early bird registration, early bird price, early bird price, early-bird discount, early bird rate, early bird registration rate.* descuento por reserva anticipada = early booking discount.* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.* hacer descuento = discount.* hacer un descuento = give + discount.* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada = early bird period.* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.* sin descuento = undiscounted.* vale de descuento = coupon.descuento22 = injury time.Ex: Flanker was the hero who scored the try that brought Australia to within a point of the lead into injury time at the end of the match.
* * *A1 (rebaja) discount[ S ] no se hacen descuentos no discounts givenme hicieron un descuento del 15% I got a 15% discountcompre Cremol, ahora con descuento buy Cremol, now on special offerdescuentos para empleados staff discounts2 (del sueldo) deductionB ( Dep) injury timemarcó en el (tiempo de) descuento he scored in injury timeestar jugando los descuentos (CS fam); to be on one's last legs ( colloq), to have one foot in the grave ( colloq)C (de una letra, un pagaré) discount* * *
Del verbo descontar: ( conjugate descontar)
descuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
descontar
descuento
descontar ( conjugate descontar) verbo transitivo
1a) ( rebajar):◊ me descontó el 15% he gave me a 15% discount
‹ horas› to deduct
2 ( exceptuar):◊ si descontamos a Pedro/los domingos … if we don't count Pedro/Sundays …
3 ‹letra/pagaré› to discount
descuento sustantivo masculino
1
◊ hacen un descuento del 15% they give a 15% discount
2 (Dep) injury time
3 (de letra, pagaré) discount
descontar verbo transitivo
1 (rebajar) to deduct, give a discount
(no incluir) to leave out, disregard: descontando a tus padres, tocamos a mil por cabeza, not counting your parents, we'll pay a thousand per head
2 Dep (tiempo) to add on
descuento sustantivo masculino discount: nos hicieron descuento, they gave us a discount
con descuento, at a discount
' descuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciento
- dto
- premiar
- tipo
- aplicar
- bonificación
- conceder
- rebaja
- vale
English:
allowance
- deduction
- discount
- per cent
- railcard
- reduction
- injury
- knock
- off
- rebate
* * *♦ nm1. [rebaja] discount;un descuento del 5 por ciento 5 percent off;con descuento at a discount;vendemos todo con descuento we sell everything at a discount;artículos con descuento discounted items;con el descuento se le queda en 5.000 with the discount it comes to 5,000;hacer descuento to give a discount;nos hicieron un descuento del 10 por ciento they gave us a 10 percent discount;llevar descuento to be on special offer;los trajes no llevan descuento there are no discounts on suitsCom descuento comercial trade discount;descuento duro hard discountmarcaron en el tiempo de descuento they scored in injury time3. [de remuneración, salario] deduction* * *m1 discount2 DEP stoppage time* * *descuento nmrebaja: discount* * *1. (rebaja) discount / reductionme hicieron un descuento de 10% they gave me a 10% discount2. (tiempo añadido) injury time
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